Emperor Jing Fragments | Plundering the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone in Front of the Rat

[96%, Host, hold on a little longer!]

The system was currently undergoing a high-speed upgrade and had no time to concern itself with the outside world, nor could it spare the processing power to eavesdrop on Lin Jing's inner thoughts.

Tang Hao's pressure increased bit by bit, quickly rising from a level-one Spirit Apprentice to a level-fifteen Great Soul Master.

Seeing that Lin Jing's spirit had yet to be forced out, Tang Hao became even more convinced that Lin Jing possessed twin spirits.

Because even if a Blue Silver Grass spirit had obtained its first spirit ring, it would absolutely have manifested under the level-fifteen pressure exerted by him, a Titled Douluo.

He increased the pressure once more, determined to force out Lin Jing's second spirit.

When the pressure reached level eighteen, Lin Jing raised his right hand.

Tang Hao's gaze converged on it instantly.

He saw a black-red stalk of Blue Silver Grass appear in Lin Jing's hand.

"This..."

Tang Hao's eyes widened, and even the pressure weighing down on Lin Jing weakened slightly.

"This is... the Blue Silver Emperor..."

"No!"

"It's a Blue Silver King!"

"And a mutated Blue Silver King at that!"

Tang Hao's pressure dissipated completely.

He finally understood why Lin Jing had innate full spirit power.

It wasn't the Blue Silver Emperor, nor was it twin spirits.

It was... a mutated Blue Silver King.

While the Blue Silver King spirit wasn't considered top-tier, it belonged to the middle tier and had undergone a beneficial mutation.

It was not impossible for such a spirit to possess innate full spirit power.

"Although it isn't a twin spirit, a mutated Blue Silver King is still qualified to assist Little San."

"Every generation of Blue Silver King follows the Blue Silver Emperor. Little San's spirit is the Blue Silver Emperor, so this Lin Jing's Blue Silver King spirit is practically born for Little San."

Thinking this, Tang Hao cleared his throat and said, "I misunderstood you... my apologies."

He had to steel himself for a long time before he could accept the fact that he, the dignified Haotian Douluo, was apologizing to a child.

Tang Hao did not intend to reveal his identity now. This kid and Little San were from the same village and would surely head to the Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy together.

When that time came, he would provide a little guidance and give Little San a few words of advice.

He would be able to make Tang San bring this kid into his fold.

"Follow this path and you can walk back to Holy Soul Village. Be careful on your way."

Tang Hao stepped back, signaling that Lin Jing could leave.

Lin Jing nodded fearfully, glanced back at the waterfall behind him, and slowly walked away along the path Tang Hao had indicated.

Be careful on the way? I think the biggest danger is you.

Lin Jing cursed inwardly. Once he became strong, he would definitely make sure Tang Hao knew what it meant to have his wife taken care of by another man.

Damn rat.

[Ding!]

[System upgrade complete. Due to the maintenance, the host is compensated with 1x Emperor Jing Fragment.]

[Emperor Jing Fragment: 1/50.]

"If I had waited for you to finish upgrading, I don't know how many times I would have died already!"

"Couldn't you have been faster?"

"If I hadn't been quick-witted, I would have died at Tang Hao's hands long ago!"

Lin Jing vented all his anger toward Tang Hao onto the system, acting like a bully who only dared to lash out at those weaker than him.

[With one Emperor Jing Fragment, the host can temporarily obtain the strength of Emperor Jing at his peak for one minute.]

The system used only one sentence to extinguish all of Lin Jing's anger, replacing it with a fawning smile.

"System-buddy, I admit I was a bit impatient just now. I apologize, please don't take it to heart."

Lin Jing laughed sheepishly:

"How about this, let me use this fragment first. That rat is still back there, and I can't swallow this insult today!"

[Ding!]

[Emperor Jing Fragment used successfully. Countdown, starting!]

[60... 59...]

Lin Jing instantly felt a tyrannical power flood his entire body, and his field of vision rapidly elevated.

A pair of dragon horns grew from the top of his head, and a dragon tail sprouted from his lower back.

He pushed off the ground with his feet, soaring directly into the air as his Glazed Dragon Wings unfurled.

He flew toward the waterfall he had just left.

In the blink of an eye, he was hovering above the waterfall.

Looking through the lake surface below, Lin Jing discovered that his appearance... had changed.

He had become the image of Emperor Jing from that other space-time.

"Tang Hao, get out here!!!"

Lin Jing's voice boomed like a thunderclap, echoing across the horizon.

Behind the waterfall was a cave, and inside the cave was a powerful aura.

But in front of the current Lin Jing, it was like a minor wizard meeting a great one.

Thanks to the system's modification, Lin Jing didn't need to familiarize himself with this power and could use it as he pleased, giving him a feeling of looking down upon the world.

"Who is it!"

Inside the cave, Tang Hao, who had been reminiscing about A-Yin, was shaken by the voice and stumbled.

"Could it be that people from Spirit Hall have tracked me down?"

"Did that kid discover my identity and notify Spirit Hall?"

"Even if he did, it shouldn't have been this fast."

Lin Jing, outside, had no time to waste with Tang Hao; he only had one minute.

He was in a hurry.

He curled his hand in a beckoning gesture, and Tang Hao instantly felt a powerful suction force, lifting him into the air and pulling him out of the cave.

"How is this possible!"

Tang Hao was shocked. Just how strong was this person to be able to manipulate him so easily?

"May I ask which senior you are?"

"Have I, Tang Hao, offended you in some way?"

"Offended?"

Lin Jing chuckled, "You bullied the young, so I, this old man, naturally have to come out and seek justice."

"Bullied the young?"

Tang Hao was stunned. Ever since he had hidden in Holy Soul Village, he hadn't revealed his strength, so how could he have bullied anyone young?

He immediately thought of Lin Jing.

It seemed that ever since he arrived at Holy Soul Village, Lin Jing had been an orphan with no parents.

He had assumed they died in an accident, but now it seemed...

Could it be the story of a top-tier second-generation heir from some hidden sect, starting his training as a commoner?

"May I ask for your title, Senior?"

Tang Hao was being held like a chick by Lin Jing, unable to mobilize even a sliver of spirit power.

His face was deathly pale.

Back then, when facing Qian Daoliu, one of the recognized peak powerhouses who held the title of "Invincible in the Sky," he had never felt such a vast disparity in strength.

Tang Hao was filled with immense regret. If he could do it all over again, he would never have come to trouble Lin Jing.

He would even have encouraged Tang San to interact more with Lin Jing, to curry favor with him, and to cling to Lin Jing's leg.

"Emperor Jing."

Lin Jing said indifferently.

He glanced at the system countdown; forty seconds remained.

That was enough.

The moment the words "Emperor Jing" reached Tang Hao's ears, he was sent flying!

Lin Jing flashed, appearing beneath Tang Hao.

Dragon claws gleamed with cold light.

He swung upward!

"Sshhh—"

The air emitted a piercing tearing sound.

The claw blades tore across Tang Hao's waist and abdomen like knives.

His body flew upward again.

Lin Jing flashed once more, appearing above Tang Hao.

His dragon tail whistled through the air, bringing a gust of wind with it.

"Pfft—!"

Tang Hao spat out a mouthful of blood.

He crashed heavily onto the ground.

"Thank you, Senior Emperor Jing, for showing mercy..."

Tang Hao had not yet fainted; lying in the deep crater he had created, he spoke weakly.

"Take this as compensation."

Lin Jing grabbed at the air, and a silver-blue, crystal-clear spirit bone appeared in his hand.

Tang Hao's pupils shrank when he saw the spirit bone.

He struggled to his feet, looking at the spirit bone with a complex expression.

In the end, he could not bring himself to refuse.

Circumstances were stronger than the man.

As long as it wasn't A-Yin, he could accept anything.

However,

Emperor Jing's next sentence left him frozen in place.