Chapter 571: One Man Can Destroy Them All!
Supreme Divine Pupils!
These were one of the three great divine pupils in all the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Lin Mu had once encountered a person with the Divine Eyes of the Fire Departing. This person’s pupils contained the power of the sun and moon, and he was known as the Divine King of Departing Flame. Wherever his divine pupils gazed, all life was extinguished. In the end, however, Lin Mu had slain him with a single sword strike for looking upon something he should not have.
As for the Yin Yang Divine Pupil, it could penetrate the Yin and Yang of heaven and earth and peer into the cycle of reincarnation, making it known as the most mysterious and bizarre of the divine pupils. Because these pupils had offended the Heavenly Dao, they had long since vanished without a trace.
The Supreme Divine Pupils, however, could alter the very rules of existence, possessing all the powerful Divine Skills of both the Divine Eyes of the Fire Departing and the Yin Yang Divine Pupil. They could absorb the power of the sun and moon for cultivation and also see through the creations of Yin and Yang. If such divine pupils were to appear, not only would the world’s most powerful experts try to claim them, but even the Heavenly Dao itself would scramble to exterminate their owner. Perhaps it was due to the unique nature of Earth that the Supreme Divine Pupils had emerged.
The discovery that Leng Feng possessed them was purely an accident. Since Lin Mu was going to be an instructor for the Divine Machine Camp, it was only natural that he investigate its background. When the other instructors arrived, Leng Feng entered Lin Mu’s line of sight. After having Shi Potian track and observe him for a few days, Lin Mu confirmed his suspicions.
This was a massive, pleasant surprise. Lin Mu was already beginning to realize that with his own power, he could roam the Ten Thousand Realms unhindered and carefree. But lately, he had a persistent, nagging feeling that a major event was imminent—one that he was completely incapable of facing with his current strength.
Therefore, from Liu Xiaolin, Li Xiaotian, and Li Lingqing, to the later additions of Shi Potian and Li Linglong, and now Leng Feng and the future Alice, Lin Mu was steadily making preparations. A great upheaval was coming, and no one would be exempt.
「...」
"Instructor Lin, you’re finally back!" When the members of the Divine Machine Camp learned of Lin Mu’s return, they hurried to find him. "Instructor Lin, if you hadn’t come back soon, we were going to search for you ourselves."
"What’s wrong?" Lin Mu had just finished guiding Leng Feng’s cultivation when he saw the somber expressions on their faces.
"What’s wrong?" Kong Ying demanded angrily. "You have the nerve to ask what’s wrong? Let me ask you, where have you been these past few days?"
"Are the toilets clean?" Lin Mu’s face was devoid of warmth as he looked at her. "Also, you need to remember one thing: I am in charge of the Divine Machine Camp. Were you just questioning me?"
Kong Ying was rendered speechless by his retort.
"Go and do what you’re supposed to do. If you want answers, you’ll have them in half a month," Lin Mu stated.
Hearing this, Kong Ying sneered. "Let me remind you, there are only ten days left until the competition."
"That’s enough time," Lin Mu replied with a faint smile. "So you’d all better work hard. Don’t let Leng Feng beat you. That would be embarrassing."
"You..."
Kong Ying started to say more, but Jiaolong held her back. "Instructor Lin, a few days ago, some people from the Bagua Sect came looking for trouble. They said they wanted to avenge Shen Lian, but Zhang Ze managed to turn them away."
"However, they said they would be back," Jiaolong continued. "They won’t let you off until they’ve avenged Shen Lian."
Monkey chimed in, fuming, "The Bagua Sect? What gives them the right to be so arrogant? Just say the word, Instructor Lin, and we brothers will go wipe them out!"
"Monkey, stop talking nonsense!" Jiaolong sharply rebuked him. "The Bagua Sect isn’t like an ordinary ancient martial arts sect. They have strong ties to the Military Department. If something really happened, would you want Instructor Lin to bear all the responsibility?"
The Bagua Sect had once been a dominant force in the Martial Arts World. Wherever they went, other sects would defer to them. The sect was full of talented individuals, and crossing them was like being cursed by a demon—the outcome was always tragic. The appearance of their Iron Eight Trigrams was like a demonic decree. It was said that someone once offended the Bagua Sect, and the sect’s experts mobilized as one to annihilate his entire clan. Their ruthless methods were enough to make one’s blood run cold.
Lin Mu waved his hand dismissively. "Alright, I understand. In that case, let the Bagua Sect come and watch the competition."
"What?" Kong Ying exclaimed in shock. "Do you realize what you’re saying? The Bagua Sect is..."
"Is what? Who cares if they’re the Eight Trigrams Sect or the Nine Trigrams Sect? Leng Feng alone can annihilate them!"
Kong Ying was dumbfounded by his words.
Are you kidding me? Leng Feng alone can annihilate them? Even if Leng Feng were the reincarnation of Ip Man, he wouldn’t dare say something so outrageous!
"Your surname is Lin, right? You’re all talk! Aren’t you afraid of biting your own tongue? You..." Kong Ying was practically vibrating with rage. She had been giving him a kind reminder, and this guy was still so unbelievably arrogant.
"Scram," Lin Mu said, his brow twitching.
Seeing that Lin Mu was about to lose his temper, Monkey quickly grabbed Kong Ying and dragged her away.
"Advisor Kong, you should really stop provoking Instructor Lin," Monkey said helplessly once they were clear. "No matter what, he’s our instructor. Even if you’re holding a grudge, you should at least show him some respect on the surface, right?"
"Besides, you know Instructor Lin isn’t some rich kid just here to pad his resume. The man has real strength."
Monkey couldn’t understand it. Why is Advisor Kong always targeting the instructor? Wasn’t the last lesson painful enough?
"Hmph! Since you brought it up, let me ask you: don’t you find it strange for a Martial Arts Grandmaster to be in his twenties?" Kong Ying said heatedly. "I’ve asked around. In the entire Martial Arts World today, there isn’t a single Grandmaster under the age of thirty. So, I suspect he’s also used the Gene Potion."
"No way," Monkey said, surprised. "Even with the Gene Potion, he couldn’t possibly be that much stronger than us, could he?"
"What do you know?" Kong Ying snorted. "When I was assisting Professor Feng with developing the Gene Potion, I came across a serum that could allow someone to unleash immense power in a short time, even strength comparable to a Grandmaster. So, I suspect..."
She didn’t finish, but the others understood her implication. Thinking about it, the theory seemed plausible. Lin Mu had really only made a move once—when he fought all of them at once. The incident with Zhu Tao didn’t count, as that was mainly because Zhu Tao had taken an untested Gene Potion. As for embedding a pen in the wall, that might also be possible if he had used this so-called Gene Serum. What other explanation was there?
"But where would Instructor Lin get a serum like that?" Jiaolong asked.
"He managed to become your instructor, so what’s so strange about him obtaining the serum? Besides, it’s not like we’re the only ones who possess serums capable of enhancing physical strength," Kong Ying said, rolling her eyes, her suspicion of Lin Mu’s abilities clear. "I can’t wait to see how that arrogant man deals with the Bagua Sect when they arrive!"
「...」
"I, Shen Lian, swear I am not human if I do not get revenge for this!"
「The Shen Family」
Shen Lian lay on a bed, his face twisted into a ferocious scowl. One of his legs was ruined. On top of that, he had sustained severe injuries when he was thrown into the sea, which only deepened his hatred for Lin Mu.
"Junior Brother, don’t worry," said Chang Chun, the senior disciple of the Bagua Sect. He was thirty-eight this year, and his mastery of the Iron Eight Trigrams technique was extraordinary. "He got lucky that we missed him this time, but he won’t be so fortunate again!"
Shen Lian was his youngest junior brother. When Chang Chun heard that his leg had been broken and he’d been thrown into the sea, he immediately gathered a group of disciples to seek revenge.
However, they were stopped before they could even enter the Divine Machine Camp’s training base. The reason given was that the camp was a secret base of the Southeast Military Region and was off-limits to outsiders. No matter how powerful the Bagua Sect was, how could it possibly oppose an entire military region? That would be suicide.
Nevertheless, by leveraging the connections of both the Shen Family and the Bagua Sect, they had received word. In ten days, they could select a few members to enter the Divine Machine Camp and observe a competition. At that time, they would issue their challenge and vow to avenge Shen Lian.
Shen Lian grinned sinisterly. "Good. Let him live a few more days. When the time comes, I’ll cripple him myself!"