Shi Yuandao regained his composure. "Mr. Lin, let's have a bet."
"What bet?" Lin Jin asked.
"Let's bet if I can break this treasure of yours with my martial qi." Right after he said that, Shi Yuandao bellowed and his energy surged to its peak.
His eyes widened and he took a deep breath. His body enlarged and the immortal-binding rope let out a strange noise.
Lin Jin couldn't help but take a step back.
Too strong.
Lin Jin's eyes were filled with shock. He didn't expect Shi Yuandao to be able to exert such overwhelming strength even after being bound by a treasure like the immortal-binding rope.
It seemed like Shi Yuandao was planning to use brute force to break the rope.
"Break!" Shi Yuandao's energy surged. Lin Jin could clearly hear the immortal-binding rope creaking as if it was about to break.
This wasn't a good omen.
Lin Jin prepared himself. If necessary, he would kill Shi Yuandao right away. After all, this century-old warrior sage was too dangerous. If he managed to break free, it would be difficult to deal with him again.
Moreover, even if Shi Yuandao didn't attack Lin Jin, he would still be a huge threat if he managed to escape.
Lin Jin didn't want to live in fear at all times, wary of a martial sage expert spying on him from the shadows.
Hence, no matter what, he had to eliminate this threat today.
There was a crack.
Lin Jin clearly heard a sound.
It sounded like something had cracked.
His first thought was that the immortal-binding rope had snapped. This treasure was still very important to Lin Jin. It might be the most valuable item in his possession.
If this item were to be damaged, it would be a huge loss to Lin Jin.
However, upon closer inspection, it didn't seem like the immortal-binding rope had snapped. Instead, it seemed like some kind of boundary had been broken. Shi Yuandao's energy was so strong that it was terrifying.
Not daring to waste any more time, Lin Jin acted immediately. Since regular needles wouldn't work, Lin Jin took out the thunderfire needle.
This thunderfire needle could be considered the most destructive magic weapon Lin Jin had.
With a flick of his finger, the thunderfire needle pierced Shi Yuandao's chest. The latter immediately vomited a mouthful of blood as his energy dissipated.
With a plop, Shi Yuandao fell to the ground, dead.
Lin Jin went over to take a look, and his heart thumped wildly. Shi Yuandao might not have died to his Thunderfire Needles, but in fact, his meridians were already broken.
Thinking about it carefully, Shi Yuandao knew that the strength and strength he had used to forcefully break the Immortal-binding Rope had exceeded his limits.
Continuing in that kind of situation was no different from suicide.
Even if he didn't use the Thunderfire Needle, Shi Yuandao would still die. Moreover, he would die of exhaustion.
Lin Jin wasn't acquainted with this Martial Sage expert and it was only a coincidence that they met. It was a pity that they were enemies.
Otherwise, based on the other party's personality, they might have become friends at another time and place.
But there were no ifs in this world.
Lin Jin didn't regret it at all. By choosing to help his disciple, Lin Jin was already opposing him.
After putting away the immortal binding rope, Lin Jin was shocked to see that there were several strands of rope snapping. This made Lin Jin's heart pound.
Obviously, this was caused by Shi Yuandao.
Just now, when the other party struggled with all his might, he almost succeeded?
No, that wasn't right!
Lin Jin took a closer look. Although the rope was slightly damaged, it wasn't a big problem. This was all Shi Yuandao could do. Even if the other party continued, he couldn't possibly break the immortal binding rope.
After all, this was a treasure.
"A hundred-year-old Martial Sage is still limited," Lin Jin muttered to himself.
Despite his words, Lin Jin knew that if it weren't for his many tricks up his sleeves and treasures, anyone else in his place would have been dead by now.
For this man's martial arts to be passed down for so long, he must have some impressive items.
After killing the man, Lin Jin quickly searched through the manor as well. He wanted to find clues about the Demonic Appraisal Association, and to his surprise, he did find something.
Inside the young master's house, Lin Jin found some letters.
Other than that, there was also a black wooden box.
Judging by its shape, it seemed to contain some sort of weapon. Taking a closer look, Lin Jin noticed that there were many ancient talismans pasted on the black wooden box.
It seemed like they were used to seal this black wooden box.
There must be something inside.
As he got closer, Lin Jin could faintly hear strange noises coming from the black wooden box. It sounded like someone was crying, but also like someone was laughing at the same time.
The sound of a bitter laugh was rather eerie.
The item inside wasn't simple. It was sinister.
Lin Jin was curious but he had no intention of investigating it here. He then went to Shi Yuandao's house. Soon, Lin Jin came out with a small booklet.
Shi Yuandao didn't have much to offer. Lin Jin only found a handwritten book with the title 'Martial Scripture' written on it. However, since it was obtained from a hundred-year-old Martial Sage like Shi Yuandao, it must be something extraordinary.
Lin Jin didn't touch the corpse.
Just like Chu Chi's body, Lin Jin's goal was to let the Demonic Appraisal Association know. This was a show of force and also a warning.
After all, the war between him and the Demonic Appraisal Association had already begun so there was no need to hide it anymore.
Other than a formal declaration of war, Lin Jin had another motive.
He wanted to let the Demonic Appraisal Association know that he was currently in Merak City. This way, they would focus their attention here and not cause trouble at Maple City.
Of course, even if they did, they might not get anything out of it.
Shang'er was no pushover.
Before daybreak, Lin Jin returned to the inn so he could still rest for a while.
Overnight, Lin Jin dug out one of the Demonic Appraisal Association's meeting places and learned a lot about them. He even got rid of two of their members.
Unfortunately, Lin Jin couldn't split himself and didn't dare to use his needles to track down the four members. Hence, Lin Jin couldn't do anything to the other two, Elder Ye and Zhou Weng.
Lucky them.
This was all the Demonic Appraisal Association could do for now. Next, Lin Jin would wait and see how the Demonic Appraisal Association would react and take action.
No matter what they did, Lin Jin would take it on.
Of course, none of this would affect Lin Jin's business.
He came to the Heavenly Spiral Nation for two official matters. One was to successfully pass the Rank 4 beast appraiser's assessment and become a Rank 4 beast appraiser. The second was to visit the Heavenly Spiral Palace and borrow a Lord's Heavenly Tome.
To Lin Jin, these two matters were rather important.
After daybreak, he would head to Merak City's headquarters. Yesterday, he made an appointment with Appraiser Tan Xun's old friend, Jiang Tianhe. He would arrange for the Rank 4 beast appraiser here to take the examination.
Lin Jin didn't ask for the details. He only knew that he would pass the examination according to normal standards.
Lin Jin had this much confidence.
After lying down for a while, the sky brightened.
Lin Jin got up, washed up, and changed his clothes. Outside, Senior Mo was still immersed in his cultivation. The inn had prepared breakfast but Lin Jin didn't plan on eating in the room. Instead, he went to the dining hall on the first floor and flipped open the 'Martial Bible' to read as he ate.
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