novelapdf Chapter 189 The Hunt Ends, Sharp Edge Revealed
Chapter 189 The Hunt Ends, Sharp Edge Revealed
Deep within Redwood Ridge, seven people sent by the Huang family, wielding magical artifacts, stared intently at the group dressed in black before them. Between the two groups lay dozens of first- and second-tier demonic beasts.
Huang Wenhua, the leader, frowned and said in a deep voice, "Mo Wuyai, you guys are too domineering! These dozens of demonic beasts were clearly discovered by our Huang family. What kind of nonsense is it for you to interfere?"
"What's so special about it?"
The boy in black remained silent, but one of the people behind him immediately shouted, "Is there any rule that says whoever finds it gets to keep it? This is a competition; the more monsters a team hunts, the higher their score."
"Your skills are inferior; you're so slow at killing monsters. My family was just trying to help you, but we ended up being scolded instead."
"Do you think it's ugly or not?"
"That's right!" The Mo family members were full of sarcasm, and one of them even laughed so hard he was sprawled out. Mo Wuyai, on the other hand, neither joined in nor tried to stop them.
"you!"
Upon hearing this, the Huang family cultivators were immediately enraged, some even nearly unleashing their magical artifacts. Just as a great battle was about to erupt, Huang Wenhua stopped them.
"Brother, what are you doing? He's humiliating us like this!"
"Shut up!"
Huang Wenhua, unusually angry, said:
"The Mo family is right. Hunting monsters depends on individual skill. There's no rule against stealing other people's prey. We're too slow, so we can't blame others!"
"Let's go first."
After saying that, he gave Mo Wuyai a deep look, and without hesitation led his team away to another place.
Once they reached a quiet place, several members of the Huang family group who had been clamoring for a fight immediately jumped out, angrily saying, "Brother, why did you leave? Doing so will make our family lose all face!"
As one of the earliest followers of the Zhang family, their family has remained loyal for over two hundred years. In addition, being a wife's family, their status has always been above that of the Wang and Du families.
With Yingchuan now pacified, the Huang family has benefited the most among all the vassal states. Now that Huang Wenhua has become Zhang Yuanshan's apprentice, their status is about to rise to another level. However, they have been humiliated by a family that has just surrendered. It is an utter disgrace.
This would have started a fight long ago, but now they've retreated without a fight, which is a huge loss of face.
If this matter gets out, the Huang family will surely become a laughing stock.
"Idiot, all you do is fight! Didn't you see the rules say private fights aren't allowed?!"
Huang Wenhua's forehead veins throbbed as he launched into a tirade against the group: "We expended so much effort but couldn't kill those monsters. The moment the Mo family arrived, the situation changed instantly."
"Even if we were to fight, could you win?"
"Of course...we can...beat them." The unconvinced group wanted to argue, but when they saw the fiery eyes of the other party, they instantly lost their confidence, but still stubbornly said it.
After that, they stopped speaking out.
Yes, given the strength of their team, they couldn't defeat Mo Wuyai and his group, but such humiliation of the Huang family was something they couldn't swallow.
"Don't worry, I will definitely give him a try in the individual competition three days from now."
Seeing that everyone had fallen silent and their arrogance had subsided somewhat, Huang Wenhua's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and they hurriedly asked, "Then what are your chances of winning, brother?"
"About 40%."
"right."
Faced with the affirmative answer from the person involved, everyone was speechless. Although they had long heard that Mo Wuyai was a genius that only appeared once every few decades, Huang Wenhua was also a genius of the Huang family. Even he was not confident, so it seemed that they could not get their revenge now.
"So what if I lost? Combat has never been my forte..."
Huang Wenhua didn't care. At present, his only strength was alchemy. Although there were Zhang Yuanli and Xu Haisheng above him, it did not affect his cultivation.
In his view, Zhang Yuanli would definitely be the future head of Dan Ding Pavilion. Now that he had become Zhang Yuanshan's disciple, as long as he could get along well with the two of them, and with the help of the Huang family, the position of deputy head of the pavilion would most likely be his.
As for Xu Haisheng, who is above him, the chances of him succeeding are very small.
There's no other reason than that he, like Mo Wuyai, was too popular.
Although she came from the Xu family, Zhang Lingyu didn't seem to care much about the other party's background, so when Xu Haisheng suppressed her, Huang Wenhua felt like the sky had fallen.
Fortunately, that one sentence saved him.
To say that he wanted to become Zhang Lingyu's disciple in front of almost all the cultivators in Yingchuan County was seen by most people as him being willful and reckless because of his talent, something that those in high positions never liked.
Zhang Lingyu gave him some face, originally intending to persuade him to give up the idea, but the other party seized on the words "you can ask for advice" and wouldn't let it go. He would definitely visit him often in the future to show off his intelligence.
"Xu Haisheng, Mo Wuyai... they have talent, ambition, strength, and drive, but I'm different. I understand my place..."
The two of them were exceptionally outstanding in this competition, subtly surpassing Zhang Yuanli and Zhang Yuanyao. This would certainly attract the attention of the Zhang family, but they both have ambitions and will not remain subordinate to others for long.
The Zhang family couldn't possibly be unaware that even if Zhang Lingyu didn't act, the rest of the clan would have intervened when the other party was about to endanger the family.
The Zhang family couldn't possibly be unaware that even if Zhang Lingyu didn't act, the rest of the clan would have intervened when the other party was about to endanger the family.
"Six Foundation Establishment cultivators in one family... there's simply no way to resist."
Thinking of this, Huang Wenhua couldn't help but shudder. He was glad that he was a member of the Huang family and that he only had talent in alchemy.
"Let you be smug for now; I'll focus on my cultivation... and we'll settle this another time."
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Seven days passed quietly. As each family's team withdrew from Redwood Ridge, the family patriarchs and cultivators who had been watching from high vantage points also descended on the wind. They were both happy and worried, because from their high vantage point, they could see far and clearly who had killed the most.
"Take the items out and hand them over to your Elder Lingyu for inspection."
Zhang Lingyu glanced at each group's ranks, her expression unchanging, and simply watched as everyone took out counting tools from their storage bags.
To prevent cheating, the Zhang family marked each monster before the teams entered Redwood Ridge. Only by killing a monster and obtaining the mark could a team be considered a true monster.
Therefore, incidents like the Mo family stealing the Huang family's prey were common during this hunt.
Hunting is for the purpose of training cultivators; it is actually part of the training process. In the outside world, those cultivators will not only steal your prey, but also take your life.
So the person who was robbed had no choice but to accept their fate.
"Chieftain, the number of monsters hunted by each clan has been tallied."
"Alright, then I'll trouble you to announce the results again, brother."
"No trouble at all, it's nothing."
Zhang Lingyu casually took the list handed over by his clansmen, glanced at it, and then looked at the various cultivators below, saying loudly:
"The Yuan family of Huakun Mountain hunted and killed 21 first-tier demonic beasts and 6 second-tier demonic beasts, for a total of 510 points."
"The Yang family of Shuiyun Kunshan hunted 25 first-tier demonic beasts and 7 second-tier demonic beasts, for a total of 600 points."
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"The Huang family of Shuiyan Mountain hunted and killed 41 first-tier demonic beasts and 10 second-tier demonic beasts, for a total of 910 points."
"Phew, fourth place. At least it doesn't disgrace my family's reputation."
Hearing this, Huang Wenhua breathed a sigh of relief. The rankings were announced from lowest to highest. A total of 24 families participated in the hunt, and ranking fourth was quite good.
As for the remaining families that did not give their names, only the Zhang, Mo, and Xu families remain.
"The Mo family of Cuiyun Mountain hunted and killed fifty first-tier demonic beasts and thirteen second-tier demonic beasts, for a total of 1,150 points."
As Zhang Lingyu's voice fell, the various cultivators present all had different expressions, and their gazes all focused on the young man from the Xu family.
"Xu Haisheng... he's truly a dark horse, the biggest dark horse of this competition."
Xu Haisheng won second place in the previous alchemy competition, and now the Xu family team has won third place. If they achieve good results in the subsequent individual competitions, the Xu family will reach the same level of prestige as the Mo family.
At that time, the Huang family and other families will face great pressure.
"The Zhang family of Qingya Mountain hunted down 72 first-tier demonic beasts and 20 second-tier demonic beasts, for a total of 1,720 points."
"The Mo family of Yannan Lake hunted down 90 first-tier demonic beasts and 25 second-tier demonic beasts, for a total of 2,150 points."
Seemingly dissatisfied with her team's results, Zhang Lingyu read out all the remaining rankings in one breath, then turned and left.
Zhang Lingyu, on the other hand, showed no emotion on his face and simply waited silently.
"Wow, the Mo family actually won first place!"
"Yeah, yeah, the host is still here. Isn't this a slap in their face?"
All the cultivators knew that the Mo family's ranking this time would not be too low, but they did not expect that they would directly surpass the Zhang family. After all, it was understandable that they won first place in the previous minor competition, but the competition of hunting demonic beasts was different.
But taking first place was within everyone's expectations.
Firstly, the Mo family sent a strong force this time. Secondly, they like to interfere when other families are hunting monsters and steal their prey. Most of the families present had the same experience as the Huang family.
Although they were indignant, there was nothing they could do, since the other side had defeated them within the rules.
Meanwhile, the Mo family patriarch in the crowd looked worried. The results of the competition had been announced long ago, and like the Xu family, he was very anxious.
Mo Wuyai, like Xu Haisheng, has talent and strength. As long as he cultivates diligently, the Zhang family will surely value him. But now that he has shown his talent, people are afraid to trust him.
"Even if you want to showcase yourself, this isn't the way to do it."
After all, the Zhang family held the competition for two reasons: first, to hone their disciples, and second, to showcase their own strength.
Now that we've suppressed the other party, wouldn't we have offended them even more?
He turned to look at Zhang Lingyu and saw that the other party was still smiling as she looked at the cultivators below. Unlike the other Zhang family cultivators, she was not affected at all by her family's second place.
What is this person thinking...?
The Mo family patriarch couldn't help but shudder. He couldn't see through this person at all... and dared not look at him any longer, so he just waited quietly.
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"This is Mo Wuyai?"
Wang Menghan, standing in the group, looked at the black-clad youth in the distance. This was the first time she had observed this genius from the Mo family so closely.
In the past, she mostly buried herself in cultivation in Zhang Lingyu's cave and was not very interested in news from the clan. When the clan competition started, she was eager to test her cultivation results and began to show herself in front of everyone.
The competition has been going on for some time now, and the cultivators she has heard about the most are Mo Wuyai, Xu Haisheng, Huang Wenhua, Zhang Yuanli, and Zhang Yuanyao.
Opinions about Mo Wuyai are mixed. Some say he is a hypocrite who only tries to win people over, while others say he is respectful to scholars and is willing to give guidance even to cultivators at the first level of Qi Refining.
However, there was no doubt about his aptitude for cultivation.
The Zhang family often discussed having him marry into the family as soon as possible, so that he could become a great asset to the family.
Mo Wuyai accepted this, but the object had to be Zhang Yuanyao. He would not look favorably upon anyone else, because in the eyes of a genius, there is only a genius.
This proposal was naturally rejected by the family. Zhang Yuanyao himself also made it clear that he only focused on the path of cultivation and had no interest in love or romance.
Although Mo Wuyai was rejected, he never gave up. Perhaps he kept trying to impress the other party.
"Sister Yuanyao, what do you think of Mo Wuyai? I heard he's been pursuing you for a while?"
"Yes, but I refused."
Zhang Yuanyao sat cross-legged on a blue stone, carefully wiping the longsword in her hand. Upon hearing these three words, her eyes remained unmoved. While wiping the sword, she answered the girl's question: "He is also talented, with good strength and methods. He can be called the number one genius of the Mo family in hundreds of years."
She felt no displeasure at the fact that her opponent had beaten her to first place in the hunt.
After all, the Zhang family could have easily interfered while other families were hunting monsters, but there was really no need for them to.
Mo Wuyai had always wanted to compete with her, but he couldn't find an opportunity. Seeing Zhang Yuanyao participating in the monster hunting competition, he naturally wanted to strive for a good ranking so as to show himself.
"I will defeat him in the next individual match."
Although Zhang Yuanyao didn't care that the Zhang family won second place, it was a different story within the family. They were a Foundation Establishment family, and being defeated by a cultivator from a Qi Refining family would definitely make them furious.
Therefore, for the sake of family honor, she will do everything she can to win first place.
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As the discussion gradually subsided, Zhang Lingyu began to announce the rankings and rewards for the hunted monsters.
"The Yuan family of Mount Huakun, ranked twenty-fourth, will be rewarded with the right to keep any monsters they hunt, plus two hundred spirit stones for each member..."
"Mo Wuya..."
While everyone was eagerly anticipating what their rewards would be, Zhang Lingyu, sitting at the head of the table, remained silent, watching a young man in black from the Mo family's group.
He had heard about this talented genius from his clan, but at the time he was preoccupied with the six [Mysterious Thunder] flying swords and didn't pay much attention.
Looking at it now, it's truly eye-opening.
After all, it would be unreasonable for such a large Yingchuan County not to produce one or two geniuses. As for their outward display of talent, Zhang Lingyu could understand it; which genius isn't full of arrogance?
What's needed now is to hone him and push him.
Genius is good, but the best genius is the one who can be used by the family.
As for Mo Wuyai's desired marriage partner, it was Zhang Yuanyao, a thought shared by his family.
impossible things.
When did recruiting one genius have to come at the cost of sacrificing another?
So before they show their fangs to the Zhang family, Zhang Lingyu will still try his best to cultivate and recruit them. Even when that happens, it will be a matter of course.
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