Chapter 70

"Give up and let us take you in. As long as you stay still, we won’t make things difficult for you."

The young man who rushed towards Nie Tian first had a tiger-like appearance, but there was no killing intent in him. He merely wanted to ensure that Nie Tian was restrained and unable to assist An Ying and the others.

In his view, since Nie Tian had appeared, the people from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, including An Ying, should soon arrive.

"A bunch of ignorant fools!"

Nie Tian cursed, intending to explain the appearance of the Ghost Sect and the Blood Sect. However, he was enraged by the people from the Xuanwu Palace and decided to give them a taste of his power.

"Hand over what you have, let us tie you up, and nothing will happen to you," another young man shouted.

Both young men came from families affiliated with the Xuanwu Palace, and they had reached the eighth level of Qi Refinement, which was not weak.

However, because they saw Nie Tian looking disheveled and alone, they did not use their spirit artifacts when they moved to subdue him.

The two approached from either side, extending their arms to grab Nie Tian and make him submit.

The other Xuanwu Palace trial participants were laughing and joking, completely unaware that many people in the Green Illusion World had already died due to the arrival of the Ghost Sect and the Blood Sect disciples.

Clearly, unlike Nie Tian, who had encountered the Ghost Sect and the Blood Sect shortly after entering the Green Illusion World, they had not faced such dangers.

Nie Tian, who had killed Yuan Feng, Yun Song, and the Ghost Sect's Du Kun in the Green Illusion World, and had a fierce battle with Yu Tong, suddenly had a cold expression, and a murderous aura appeared in his eyes.

"Li Xi, Jian Xuan, be careful!" Zheng Bin suddenly shouted.

He sensed danger from the change in Nie Tian's eyes and realized that Nie Tian was not as simple as he thought.

But his warning came too late!

Before Li Xi and Jian Xuan could form a pincer movement, Nie Tian coldly snorted and shot forward like an arrow, aiming straight for Li Xi.

He raised his hand and slapped Li Xi's shoulder.

"Bang!"

The tiger-like Li Xi, who had not yet reacted, was sent stumbling back by the slap.

Nie Tian, who had moved like lightning, turned to see Jian Xuan approaching with a fierce momentum.

"Boom!"

Nie Tian's punch landed heavily on Jian Xuan's raised arm.

Jian Xuan, who had not yet unleashed his spirit technique, suddenly felt his arm go numb and weak, and his raised arm dropped limply.

His eyes filled with anger, and he immediately tried to summon his spiritual energy to counterattack.

At that moment, Nie Tian, like a ghostly shadow, slammed into Jian Xuan's chest.

In Jian Xuan's perception, it felt as if he had been hit by a galloping carriage. He grunted and staggered back.

Taking advantage of Jian Xuan's unsteady stance, Nie Tian moved in and grabbed his neck with one hand.

Nie Tian was taller and stronger than his peers. Jian Xuan, who was two years older, was half a head shorter.

After grabbing Jian Xuan's neck, Nie Tian lifted him off the ground with a single effort.

Jian Xuan, now a half-meter off the ground, turned red from the lack of air.

He grabbed Nie Tian's arm with both hands, struggling to pry open the hand that was choking him, trying to escape from this humiliating position.

"Ugh, ugh!"

He struggled desperately, kicking his legs in the air.

But Nie Tian's grip on his neck was as solid as an iron gate. No matter how hard he tried, he could not break free.

"Behave yourself, or I'll crush your neck!" Nie Tian's expression was cold, and his eyes glinted with a fierce light as he glared at Jian Xuan.

He slightly increased the pressure on his grip.

With this effort, Jian Xuan could not even make a sound. Looking at Nie Tian, who was so close, Jian Xuan suddenly felt fear.

For some reason, even though he knew that killing was forbidden in the Green Illusion World, Jian Xuan felt that if he did not comply, Nie Tian would indeed crush his neck.

He suddenly became quiet, no longer daring to struggle, for fear of angering Nie Tian.

"Let go of Jian Xuan!"

At this moment, the tiger-like Li Xi, holding a gleaming silver axe, rushed over in a rage.

Nie Tian, who was holding Jian Xuan, turned and faced Li Xi, calmly saying, "Do you want him dead?"

Li Xi looked at Jian Xuan, whose face was red, and saw him signaling with his eyes not to act rashly.

He stopped immediately.

"Stop!" Zheng Bin shouted.

"I wanted you to stop just now, but you didn't give me the chance and attacked me directly," Nie Tian coldly snorted. He loosened his grip on Jian Xuan's neck, allowing him to breathe again.

But he did not release Jian Xuan, still holding him in the air. "Now, can we talk properly?"

"Let go of Jian Xuan, and we can talk," Zheng Bin said hurriedly.

"Are you crazy? You almost killed Jian Xuan! We just wanted to capture you so you couldn't help An Ying. We didn't intend to hurt you. Was it necessary to react so violently?"

A girl with an oval face glared at Nie Tian, shouting angrily.

The other young men and women also pointed at Nie Tian, loudly accusing him of being too ruthless.

Nie Tian did not respond but looked at each of the young men and women from the Xuanwu Palace with a cold gaze.

Those who were loudly accusing him fell silent one by one under his gaze.

At this moment, Nie Tian, still holding Jian Xuan, had his muscles and scars standing out due to the effort he was making. The crisscrossing scars on his body, combined with the fierce expression on his face, made him seem like a ferocious beast, exuding a terrifying aura.

"Bang!"

After everyone fell silent, Nie Tian nodded and threw Jian Xuan to the side.

Jian Xuan, now free, crouched and took deep breaths but did not dare to attack Nie Tian again.

On the contrary, the tiger-like Li Xi, seeing that Jian Xuan was safe, his eyes lit up, and he wanted to attack Nie Tian.

"Li Xi, let it go," Zheng Bin frowned, stopping him. "Since he let Jian Xuan go, we should give him some face. We can wait for the people from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion to arrive before we act."

"This guy is not simple. He will become a powerful ally for the Spirit Treasure Pavilion. If we don't act now..."

"Having one more or less doesn't matter," Zheng Bin cut him off, giving Nie Tian a cold look. "I have my principles. You let Jian Xuan go, and now I'll let you off. But your actions have already angered me! I'll wait for the people from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion to arrive before I deal with you, to get justice for Jian Xuan!"

"Brother Bin, you're too fair!"

"A guy as ruthless as him should be captured now. He's too dangerous and shouldn't be allowed to join the Spirit Treasure Pavilion!"

"Brother Bin, don't be so rigid. The Spirit Treasure Pavilion is heading to the Ice Region, where they might have killed the Mystic Ice Python! Only the head of the Mystic Ice Python can exchange for the Enlightenment Pill, which is your main goal in the Green Illusion World, right?"

The other young men and women urged Zheng Bin to act against Nie Tian immediately.

"Shut up!" Zheng Bin shouted, annoyed.

The noisy Xuanwu Palace trial participants, seeing that he was angry, finally fell silent, each of them glaring at Nie Tian with hatred.

Especially the three girls who admired Zheng Bin, their gazes towards Nie Tian were the most hostile.

Despite being surrounded by hostile gazes, Nie Tian remained surprisingly calm. He sat down and pointed to the roasted spirit beast meat behind them, saying, "I'm very hungry. Get me something to eat, and we can talk while we eat."

"Do you have any shame? You just hurt Jian Xuan, and when the people from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion arrive, you'll become our enemy. How can you have the nerve to ask us for food?" The girl with the oval face stared at Nie Tian, immediately scolding him, as if she had never seen such a shameless person.

"Enemies?" Nie Tian shook his head. "If I really considered you my enemies..."

He turned to look at Jian Xuan, adding, "I wouldn't have let him go so easily. Even if I couldn't kill him due to the rules of the Green Illusion World, I would have made sure he couldn't fight for months."

The girl's face changed slightly at his words.

Zheng Bin looked at him deeply, pondering for a moment, and said, "What do you want to talk about?"

Having earned the right to speak, Nie Tian suddenly smiled bitterly and sighed, "I really envy your luck. You only lost one person and even hunted a second-level spirit beast in the Fire Region."

He had already seen the large wolf head behind them, which was clearly the Fiery Wolf from the Fire Region.

"Are you mocking us?" Zheng Bin's face darkened, a hint of pain in his eyes. "When we killed that Fiery Wolf, we lost a good brother due to carelessness. It was just a second-level spirit beast. With our strength, we should have been able to kill it without any casualties."

"I know the strength of Yuan Feng, An Ying, and the others. If there were no accidents, they would definitely have killed their targets without any casualties."

"Unlike us, who lost a brother. When we return, I don't know how to explain to the elders in the palace."

As he spoke, Nie Tian noticed that Zheng Bin and the other young men and women from the Xuanwu Palace all looked gloomy, as if they were blaming themselves.

He suddenly believed that the atmosphere within the Xuanwu Palace was the most harmonious among the four sects.

But he still had to reveal the harsh reality.

"You've been lucky. Now, the Gray Valley has been completely wiped out, with no survivors," he said coldly.

"Impossible?"

At his words, the Xuanwu Palace trial participants, led by Zheng Bin, all changed color, unable to suppress their screams.

"Not just the Gray Valley, but the Spirit Treasure Pavilion and the Lingyun Sect have also suffered heavy casualties. I don't know how many survivors are still active in the Green Illusion World or when they will arrive."

"Perhaps, they are all dead, and none will come."

"Because, the disciples of the Ghost Sect and the Blood Sect have also entered the Green Illusion World!"

"They are here for trial, but their trial tasks are slightly different from ours. We kill spirit beasts, but they are here to kill us."

Nie Tian said firmly.

All the young men and women from the Xuanwu Palace were instantly stunned by his words, their faces pale.

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