Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the void, the battle between Saber9 and the skeleton Greed continued; it was impossible to determine who was the winner or loser for now.
Although Saber9’s combat experience was far superior to the monster, and he was more practiced in the use of sequence power, he had not mastered as many god sequence chains as the Greed.
Apart from Sword Dao heavenly rule, the skeleton Greed had mastered at least ten different god sequence chains. It was just that its limits only allowed it to use a maximum of seven god sequence chains, the power of which was on par with Saber9’s attacks.
Perhaps it was because the Greed was not in total control of its consciousness, or perhaps the god sequence chains it plundered could not be compounded and integrated well, but the combination of god sequence chains that it used was not very logical.
Saber9 soon noticed this issue and very soon dominated his opponent completely.
However, as the two were battling intensely, Lin Huang suddenly had a slight change of expression.
He had felt that that Lan Ling’s probing range was too small, and far from sufficient to give advance warning or to probe the path ahead. Therefore, he had secretly released many Leech Pods along the way and had been continuously monitoring their surroundings at all times.
Through the Leech Pods just now, he saw that some Greeds nearby might have sensed the energy waves from the battle between Saber9 and the skeleton Greed. Although most of them had sensed the threat and distanced themselves of their own accord, there were also several high-level ones whose greed skyrocketed after sensing the waves and were now heading toward the battlefield. Among them was even a powerful ninth-rank being.
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Huang urged Saber9, “Saber9, can you finish it off quickly?”
Saber9 was stunned when he heard this, while Virtuoso and the rest looked at Lin Huang, feeling rather puzzled.
Urging teammates to hurry up like this was rude behavior, as everybody had their own tempo of battle. If one suddenly pressed a teammate to hurry, it could very well directly interfere with their fighting tempo.
“What’s wrong?” Virtuoso knew there must be a reason why Lin Huang had spoken up to urge Saber9.
Lin Huang hesitated but decided to reveal the reason anyway. “There are high-level Greeds heading over now after sensing the battle waves here…”
He did not explain how he knew this, and Virtuoso did not pursue the matter further. They merely glanced at him very intently.
Lin Huang did not use voice transmission when he replied to Virtuoso. Saber9, in the midst of battle, heard him loud and clear.
Initially, he was wondering whether or not Lin Huang was hurrying him up just to provoke him. Now he finally realized that his battle had alerted the other Greeds far away.
The minute Lan Ling heard what Lin Huang had to say, she hurriedly performed her hand seals again, initiating another new round of probing.
However, she soon said to Lin Huang doubtfully, “I didn’t sense any Greeds on the way. Instead, I saw many of them leaving the area that we’re in.”
“The weaker ones have certainly sensed the threat, so they’re leaving of their own volition. However, the powerful ones are being drawn here. You didn’t sense them as they haven’t come into your sensing range yet,” Lin Huang explained, “I don’t want to elaborate on what kind of probing technique I used, but trust me, I’m not wrong about this.”
“Alright then…” Lan Ling reluctantly accepted Lin Huang’s explanation.
The others also did not enquire further into exactly what kind of probing technique Lin Huang had used.
As the clone of a Club member, Saber9 was naturally aware that all Club members had their own secrets.
With barely any hesitation, he chose to believe Lin Huang and began increasing the power of his attacks, as well as the frequency of them.
As the tempo of battle changed, the skeleton Greed clearly failed to react. Its consciousness was already not fully under its control, and as time went by, not only was it unable to adapt to the new battle tempo, but its flaws began to show even more. Saber9 had already dominated it initially, and it soon went into a completely passive mode.
Within three minutes after Lin Huang’s warning, Saber9 killed the skeleton Greed with his saber.
Right as he completed the kill, Lan Ling gave a startled exclamation.
“A high-level Greed has entered my sensing range! It’s heading in our direction!”
Tu Tong had been initially doubtful of Lin Huang’s words but had not expressed his opinion all this while. Any suspicions he had previously harbored now vanished completely.
“At such close proximity, it’s too late to think of escaping. Let’s just fight it!” Lin Huang said expressionlessly, “We only need to take care of this one as soon as we can before the next one arrives.”
He shook his sleeves as soon as he was done speaking, and telekinetic flying daggers shot out like a school of fish.
Saber9, who had just finished with his battle, did not sheathe his saber either. Instead, he brandished his weapon and turned around, staring in the direction where Lin Huang’s telekinetic flying daggers were pointing.
Although Virtuoso did not move, the circulating Divine Power around them accelerated in preparation for going into battle at any moment.
Meanwhile, Tu Tong and Lan Ling retreated to one side.
High-level heavenly god-level powerhouses were already beyond their capabilities.
Very soon, a Greed with a powerful aura showed up in front of them.
This monster’s form vaguely resembled a human.
It was bald and excruciatingly thin, with swarthy skin.
The biggest difference between itself and humans was that it had six arms and three eyes.
“The Ascetic Buddhist Tribe?!” Saber9 could not help a startled exclamation the minute he set eyes on it.
Lin Huang was stunned as well upon hearing that.
He had also heard about the Ascetic Buddhist Tribe, which was a unique tribe in the great world.
The Tribe members aspired to become ascetic cultivators.
They even rejected using equipment and most cultivation resources.
Not only that, they pursued the simplest life possible. If they did not have to eat, they would not eat; if they did not need to drink water, they would not either. They severed connections with anything related to desires, retaining only the most basic requirements in life.
Therefore, the Ascetic Buddhist Tribe members had powerful inner strength and terrifying wills.
This was also why Saber9 was so shocked to see this Greed.
The Ascetic Buddhist Tribe could unanimously be considered by everyone in the entire universe as the Tribe with the least desires.
They could even get rid of their most basic biological desires, what more greed.
However, the Ascetic Buddhist Tribe member before them had fallen and transformed into something that was practically impossible for its Tribe—a Greed.
‘What’s this fellow greedy for?’ Almost everyone present, including Lin Huang, had a similar question pop up in the minds.
However, they soon found out the answer to that.
The third eye on the Ascetic Buddhist Greed’s forehead opened abruptly. All of a sudden, myriad rays of Buddha’s Light flooded the entire area. Countless golden sutras circulated around, enveloping the surroundings and turning them into a Buddhist kingdom.
The Ascetic Buddhist Greed levitated gradually into the air, and the silhouette of a massive golden Buddha appeared behind it slowly.
A low mutter reached the ears of Lin Huang and the others very clearly.
“We’ll become a Buddha after cleansing the Abyss…”
These muttered words abruptly caused them to understand why this fellow had turned into a Greed.
This Ascetic Buddhist Tribe member must have been obsessed with cleansing the Abyss of Abyssal monsters. In the end, it was overcome by greed, which had then magnified its obsession, and it had turned into a monster itself.
After mumbling for a while, the Ascetic Buddhist Greed lowered its head to look at Lin Huang and the others. Its third eye gradually turned red.
Its six palms shot out almost simultaneously without holding back, as if six massive mountains had tumbled down.
“Die, monster!”
