Kill

Within the imperial palace.

Azure Lord rose from atop the palace maid, a smile appearing on his face.

The sweetness of pineapple juice still lingered on his lips.

"The legendary born saint has finally arrived."

Azure Lord burst into laughter.

"Where is the Azure Dragon Army?"

At that moment, a thin, effeminate-looking man walked over.

"Your servant is here." A nervous expression appeared on the man's face.

"There is an assassin today. Leave him to you lot. I want to watch a good show."

"By your command." The man lowered his head, his voice trembling.

This so-called Azure Dragon Army had been established by Azure Lord ten days ago.

There were three hundred soldiers in the army. These three hundred were not ordinary soldiers, but all eunuchs from within the palace.

Thus, faced with this moment, the Grand Commander of the Azure Dragon Army felt rather uneasy.

He knew that anyone capable of assassinating Azure Lord and entering the imperial palace was an Extraordinary.

They were merely ordinary eunuchs. They could not even defeat a regular army, much less an Extraordinary.

But Azure Lord had given the order, so naturally they did not dare resist. Otherwise, they would be thrown into the Ten Thousand Poison Pit to feed the venomous creatures.

Half an hour later.

Lin Chao entered the palace hall, only to find the way completely unimpeded. There were not even soldiers stopping him.

Lin Chao held the Dao Sword in his arms, his gaze calm.

He looked up and saw a man in a yellow robe standing atop a tall building a hundred meters away.

That man was Azure Lord!

"Lin Ping, was it you who killed my younger brother?"

Azure Lord's voice boomed, his expression unreadable.

Lin Chao looked at Azure Lord without speaking.

"I admire you very much." A faint smile appeared on Azure Lord's face. "You could probably be considered the second greatest in the world, no?"

The greatest in the world was naturally Azure Lord himself.

Lin Chao looked at Azure Lord in the distance, his gaze calm.

Azure Lord had a burly frame and carried a savage, violent air about him.

Even if he were placed in the middle of a street, anyone could tell that he was no ordinary man.

"For your sake, I specially formed an Azure Dragon Army. Defeat it, and you will be qualified to speak with me." Azure Lord laughed.

It was impossible to tell whether he meant those words sincerely or as humiliation.

Three hundred eunuchs had been casually gathered into an army.

Such an army had received no training, and its combat strength could be said to be extremely weak.

They might not even be able to defeat bandits.

Using such an army against an Extraordinary was simply a fantasy.

Of course, against ordinary Extraordinaries, they still had a chance of victory.

Was Lin Chao an ordinary Extraordinary?

No.

He was the man who had slain Azure Lord's younger brother, the master of Tai Qing Palace.

Facing Lin Chao, the Azure Dragon Army wore terrified expressions.

Yet they still donned armor, raised their blades, and formed a military formation.

Lin Chao looked at them, his eyes deep and dark.

"With destiny on their side, this shitty army could probably even hold back three thousand Wolf Guards."

The Azure Dragon Army was not strong.

But the Golden Threads upon them were extraordinarily thick at this moment, each as thick as a baby's wrist.

With such fortune upon them, the strength they could unleash was likely more than even the master of Tai Qing Palace could withstand.

However, they had encountered Lin Chao.

"Kill."

Eunuch Cao, commander of the Azure Dragon Army, spoke.

At once, the three hundred soldiers raised their blades and charged at Lin Chao.

These soldiers ran without any formation at all, looking like a flock of ducks scrambling along.

Unfortunately, with destiny upon them, even a duck could defeat a tiger.

Lin Chao stood where he was, feeling a sense of oppression.

Though the Azure Dragon Army was utterly ridiculous, he felt as if he were facing elite Wolf Guards.

Lin Chao sensed countless Golden Threads surging toward him, wrapping around his body and binding his movements.

If it were anyone else, they would likely have become unable to move for some inexplicable reason.

But Lin Chao was not ordinary.

Unwavering Dao Heart!

With the Unwavering Dao Heart, he did not fear this vague and intangible so-called destiny at all.

This so-called destiny was nothing more than pollution.

Lin Chao had not feared tens of thousands of Wolf Guards. What were these three hundred eunuchs worth?

Lin Chao raised his sword, and the blade left its sheath.

One slash carved out a half-moon arc, and two living beings died at once.

This time, Lin Chao had not awakened Slaughter Mastery.

Yet in this life, killing seemed even more like an innate talent to him.

Lin Chao kept advancing, kept swinging his sword.

Whenever his sword fell, someone died.

In the very first clash alone, more than a dozen people died.

No one was injured.

Every strike of his sword meant death; there were no wounded.

The eunuchs had already gone red-eyed, their earlier cowardice gone.

Bolstered by fortune, these eunuchs had transformed into desperate men who risked their lives.

They used not only weapons, but their teeth and their feet as well.

Unfortunately, Lin Chao's sword was too sharp, giving them no chance to even open their mouths.

On the high platform, Consort Lian, dressed in a long purple gown, fed grapes into Azure Lord's mouth, her eyes occasionally examining the battle below.

"My beloved consort, who do you think will win this battle?" Azure Lord ate the grape, his gaze fixed on the beautiful woman before him.

"Of course, Your Majesty's Azure Dragon Army will win!" Consort Lian replied smoothly.

"How about we make a bet?" A smile appeared on Azure Lord's face.

Consort Lian's body stiffened, and she began trembling uncontrollably.

Everyone who had made a bet with Azure Lord... had died.

"Your Majesty, I share your thoughts. This concubine cannot wager against you."

"Haha." Azure Lord was very satisfied with Consort Lian's reaction. "I bet that this Lin Ping will win."

"Your Majesty..." Consort Lian trembled violently, her face turning pale.

"I am in a good mood today, so I will not bet with you." Azure Lord laughed loudly. "Let us slowly watch how the Azure Dragon Army... is slaughtered."

Consort Lian trembled as she let out a breath of relief.

Yet she felt as though she might have misheard him.

The battle continued, and the roars never ceased.

Lin Chao remained calm from beginning to end, as though not a drop of blood had stained his body.

If Heize was brutality, strength, and fear,

Then Lin Ping was elegance and the unknown.

A quarter of an hour passed, and the stone slabs on the ground had been soaked in blood.

There was no longer a single living soul on the ground.

Everywhere the eye could see was covered in corpses.

After reincarnating as Heize, Lin Chao had killed more than ten thousand people.

The several hundred corpses before him now did not even enter his eyes.

Still carrying his sword, he continued forward at an unhurried pace.

The palace guards watched him with reverence in their eyes, yet not one stepped forward to stop him.

Clearly, Azure Lord had given them orders not to obstruct Lin Chao.

Lin Chao walked unobstructed onto the high platform.

Only ten meters separated him from Azure Lord.

Lin Chao looked at Azure Lord, his gaze profound.

A Golden Thread rested upon Azure Lord's body, like a true dragon.

Outside, every person had a thread upon them. These threads represented fortune.

All fortune flowed toward Azure Lord.

At this moment, Azure Lord was like the chosen son of fortune.

The closer one drew to him, the more strongly one would be entangled by his fortune.

This was Azure Lord's confidence, and also Azure Lord's strength.

Even if the other eleven factions joined forces and appeared before Azure Lord, they still could not truly kill him.

Azure Lord, who possessed the Azure Dragon Stone, was the one truly favored by fortune.

Azure Lord looked at Lin Chao, amusement in his eyes. "There is no Golden Thread on you."