Chapter 776: Give Me 100,000 Dao Rhyme Fragments

Once a prodigy falls, they become worthless. The Ji Family probably wouldn’t pick a fight with a peerless prodigy like Ye Tianling over a dead man—after all, if his Talent was this astonishing, the Dragon Race backing him would never stand idly by!

"Once you leave this place, you’ll understand what’s happened. You have nothing to worry about. Even if I were to kill you right now and stand before the strongest expert of your Ji Family, he would only bow to me. He’d swallow his anger and humiliation, and say, ’A fine kill.’"

Ye Tianling said indifferently.

Ji Nan and the others obviously didn’t believe him, thinking Ye Tianling was just bragging.

But Ji Yun’s expression turned grave as he instantly thought of something—if what Ye Tianling said was true, then his backing was likely something even the Ji Family deeply dreaded!

If that were the case... Ye Tianling’s rise to power would actually seem perfectly normal.

Ji Yun took a deep breath, suppressing the roiling emotions and endless killing intent within him. He completely abandoned the thought of fighting Ye Tianling to the death. "What do you want?" he said. "I know you have a purpose. I will cooperate fully."

When Ji Yun said this, Ji Nan and the other six members of his group all revealed looks of shock.

This meant that Ji Yun had, at that moment, ’submitted’.

Although it wasn’t a true submission, on this matter, Ji Yun had clearly yielded and admitted defeat.

All seven of them stared at Ye Tianling with incredibly complex gazes.

Ye Tianling ignored the complex emotions and stares of Ji Nan’s group. His gaze landed calmly on Ji Yun’s face. "You’re sensible enough. No wonder you’ve lived this long."

Ji Yun gave a wry smile. "My thanks for the compliment."

Ye Tianling said nonchalantly, "The Dao Rhyme Fragments you’ve gathered have a Flame Attribute, correct? You have over a hundred thousand? Give me one hundred thousand of them."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yun’s whole body trembled, and he was so angry he almost spat blood.

These Dao Rhyme Fragments were resources he was supposed to bring back to the Ji Family.

These Dao Rhyme Fragments were true Law Fragments! Why did the Ji Family even come to the War Dragon Academy? It was all for this once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity!

Ji Yun’s expression flickered, and he was obviously hesitating.

Ye Tianling’s tone was casual. "You don’t have to give them to me. But if I take them myself, it won’t be just one hundred thousand. No one here will be able to keep their Dao Rhyme Fragments. You’d better think this through."

Before Ji Yun could speak, Ji Yuan, unable to contain his anger, burst out, "Ye Tianling, don’t take it too far!"

Ye Tianling raised his hand and grabbed. A stream of Divine Thought Energy Origin flowed out, instantly snatching Ji Yuan over to him.

"CRACK—"

With a squeeze of Ye Tianling’s hand, Ji Yuan’s neck was nearly snapped.

As for resisting?

Ji Yuan was completely incapable of resisting. His cultivation was at the Sword Tribulation Four Refinings Great Perfection Realm, two full realms higher than Ye Tianling’s Sword Tribulation Second Refining Great Perfection Realm. However, Ye Tianling was using a sliver of Divine Power. Combined with the broadened perspective he’d gained from Yanyan, the Venerable Female Corpse, capturing and suppressing Ji Yuan was ridiculously easy.

Ye Tianling had wanted to make an example out of someone to begin with. Since Ji Yuan had thrown himself forward, he didn’t mind being ruthless.

None of these people were saints.

And Ye Tianling had absolutely no intention of holding back with them.

"Stop! I’ll give them to you!"

Ji Yun shouted, alarmed and furious.

Ye Tianling released his grip and gave a light push. Ji Yuan was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground, completely unable to muster even a sliver of his power.

An expression of utter terror appeared in Ji Yuan’s eyes. He looked at Ye Tianling as if he were looking at a peerless Demon or a monster.

Only after personally experiencing the feeling of being ’insta-killed’ did Ji Yuan feel true terror. He never wanted to fight Ye Tianling again.

Ji Yun and the others were even more shocked, because he hadn’t detected the slightest hint of how Ye Tianling had attacked and suppressed Ji Yuan!

From the moment Ye Tianling attacked to the moment Ji Yuan was nearly killed, Ji Yun hadn’t noticed a single clue. This meant that if Ye Tianling had targeted him, his fate would have been exactly the same as Ji Yuan’s!

The scene was simply too terrifying!

"So you’re willing to hand them over now?!"

After shoving Ji Yuan away, Ye Tianling looked indifferently at Ji Yun.

Ji Yun’s face was pale and he felt incredibly humiliated, but he showed no killing intent.

Not only him, but Ji Yuan, Ji Nan, and the others all reined in their killing intent, not daring to show the slightest hint of indignation.

Might makes right. In their eyes, Ye Tianling was a true powerhouse.

Ji Yun nodded lightly and prepared to gather the Dao Rhyme Fragments.

"Wait. I can’t acquire Dao Rhyme Fragments myself; I’m already at my limit for slaughter-type fragments. You need to figure out a way to isolate them so they exist independently, without losing their characteristics as a Law."

Ye Tianling spoke again.

Hearing this, the muscles on Ji Yun’s face twitched a few times, but he didn’t say anything.

A moment later, Ji Yun gathered his Essence Blood and, using a special, jade-like tablet, began to draw the Dao Rhyme Fragments and inject them into it.

Soon, the jade-like tablet turned a vibrant, emerald green, becoming so translucent it seemed to glisten.

That green was like a crystal, sparkling and clear. Wisps of a special Spiritual aura began to circulate within it, like rising mist or Purple Qi from the East.

Ye Tianling watched quietly. ’So this is how it’s done,’ he thought. ’Most of the Cultivators who come here are probably trying to harvest Dao Rhyme Fragments, preserve them, and take them away.’

’An opportunity like this definitely doesn’t come around every year.’

’Perhaps countless factions have been scheming for years, all for this very moment.’

Ye Tianling suddenly felt a twinge of regret. ’I should have asked for more.’

...

As Ye Tianling watched, Ji Yun had to gather a total of 130,000 Dao Rhyme Fragments to successfully inject 100,000 of them into the jade tablets.

Each jade tablet held ten thousand Dao Rhyme Fragments.

After filling a full ten tablets, Ji Yun was mentally and physically exhausted, coughing up blood repeatedly. The toll on him was clearly not light.

"Not bad, little Yun-Yun, not bad at all. I won’t make things difficult for you this time. And remember, you owe your life to me, Ye Tianling."

Ye Tianling patted Ji Yun’s shoulder, stored the ten jade tablets in his Qiankun Ring, and said appreciatively.

Hearing this, Ji Yun almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

’Who the fuck is little Yun-Yun?’

’You got what you wanted, now hurry up and get lost!’

’I never want to see you again!’

Ji Yun coughed, so miserable he could just die. This time, the loss was far more than just painful.

Ye Tianling, on the other hand, was very satisfied. After collecting the Dao Rhyme Fragments, he clasped his hands behind his back and swaggered away.

Seeing Ye Tianling finally leave, Ji Yun spat out another mouthful of blood, his face turning extremely pale.

"Divine Child..."

Ji Nan walked over and supported Ji Yun, who had nearly collapsed, a worried expression on his face.

"Sigh, to think that such a monster would appear. What terrible luck!"

Ji Yun sighed. He no longer had any thoughts of trying to comprehend the Hell Red Lotus Fire. It seemed his chance at the Hellfire was gone.