Chapter 10

Lin Haoming naturally knew what a life-and-death contract was. Once signed in the presence of a witness, even if one party killed the other in the capital, it would not violate the sect's rules.

In his memory, the previous Lin Haoming was forced to participate in consecutive competitions. To save his life, he repeatedly used the wealth given to him by the old ancestor. In the end, when he had nothing left to offer, he was kicked out of the inner sect.

Now, most of those who had robbed him back then have already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. If he wanted to take revenge, it would not be easy.

Situ Ping took out a refined scroll and directly threw it to Lin Haoming. Although Lin Haoming was helpless, he could only sign his name. As for Guo Xin on the other side, he did not expect the situation to become so serious, but since it had come to this, he could not back down. Moreover, he did not believe he would lose.

Seeing the two sign the life-and-death contract, Zhou Zhiye smiled and said, "Good, since that's the case, Junior Brother here has a bottle of mid-grade Harmonizing Qi Pills, a total of twenty pills, worth two hundred spirit stones!"

Harmonizing Qi Pills are generally used by cultivators at the ninth level of the Qi Condensation stage or those who have reached the Great Perfection stage. One pill costs three spirit stones, and a mid-grade Harmonizing Qi Pill is worth at least three times that, ten spirit stones per pill. Twenty pills indeed were worth two hundred spirit stones.

Among the outer sect disciples, unless someone was about to break through the Qi Condensation bottleneck, they would not buy more than one or two pills. Otherwise, no one would waste so many spirit stones. So although Lin Haoming knew it was a good thing, he had never bought any.

Situ Ping did not take anything out but directly took out two hundred spirit stones as stakes and said to Lin Haoming, "If you win, not only will you get your bet back, but as your senior brother, I will also reward you with a mid-grade Harmonizing Qi Pill."

After hearing this, Lin Haoming knew that Situ Ping was trying to motivate him.

On the other side, Zhou Zhiwei, hearing this, also did not back down and said, "If you win, Guo Xin, in addition to winning the thirty spirit stones bet, your senior brother will also reward you with thirty spirit stones."

Thirty spirit stones were more valuable than a mid-grade Harmonizing Qi Pill, which was a way to outdo Situ Ping. However, everyone understood that to get this benefit, one had to risk their life.

After the stakes were set, both sides stepped back. According to the rules, the match was over once one side conceded or lost their fighting ability.

The match was presided over by Manager Ma. The old man remained neutral, acting as a referee. In the past, he would take one spirit stone for each match, and although the stakes were high this time, he only took one spirit stone.

At this moment, the two stood in the middle, about ten zhang apart. Guo Xin looked at Lin Haoming and sneered, "Boy, if you beg for mercy now, you might still have a chance to live. Otherwise, heh heh!"

Lin Haoming paid no attention to his threat and only looked at Manager Ma. Since it was Lin Haoming's first match, Manager Ma specially explained the rules briefly.

In fact, Lin Haoming had already learned the rules from Niu Wu. He was just listening to them again.

After Manager Ma finished, he specifically asked, "Do you understand?"

"I understand!" Lin Haoming replied.

Seeing Lin Haoming nod, Manager Ma said, "If you understand, let's begin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Haoming threw out a talisman and then spat a mouthful of essence blood onto it to enhance its power.

On the other side, Guo Xin took out a half-foot-long flying dagger from his chest and casually threw it. He then cast a spell, and the flying dagger instantly glowed blue, shooting toward Lin Haoming.

"Mid-grade magical weapon!" Everyone shouted when they saw the flying dagger, clearly not expecting Guo Xin to have such a good item. With a mid-grade magical weapon and a higher cultivation level than Lin Haoming, the match was already decided. No wonder Zhou Zhiye had placed such a high bet.

However, just as everyone thought this, Lin Haoming's talisman flashed with a green light, and suddenly, thick wind blades shot out from the green light, raining down on Guo Xin like a storm.

"Ah!" Guo Xin did not expect the other party to casually throw out a high-grade low-level talisman. This was something he could not block. With a惨叫, his entire body was sliced into pieces of meat. If one did not look closely, it was hard to tell that it was a person.

On the other side, Lin Haoming took out another talisman and slapped it on his forehead. A golden light shield enveloped his body. The flying dagger that had shot over collided with the shield, causing ripples. However, after Guo Xin's惨叫, the flying dagger, without its master's control, became a dead object and fell to the ground.

Lin Haoming looked at Guo Xin, who had just threatened him, now reduced to pieces of flesh. Although he had dealt with corpses before, this was the first time he had truly killed someone. Lin Haoming's face turned pale. This was his first time taking a life, and although the person had a grudge against him and he had thought about killing him, the feeling was very different when it actually happened. However, he did not regret it or feel afraid, because he understood that if his means had been weaker, he would have been the one to die.

At this moment, Lin Haoming felt a reaction from the Virtue Pearl. He realized that by killing this person, he had actually gained some virtue, though he did not know who was grateful to him.

Lin Haoming thought about it. He had won the match, helped Situ Ping win the pills, and gained face. It was normal for him to be grateful. However, he thought it was more likely that other managers were grateful because his victory meant that the Great Moon competition was half won. They did not have to pay and even gained something, even if it was only one spirit stone, it was better than nothing.

Lin Haoming then came to his senses, took off the Vajra Talisman, and noticed that just one strike from the flying dagger had consumed a third of its spiritual power. Mid-grade magical weapons were indeed powerful. If Guo Xin had been at the ninth level, the Vajra Talisman might have only withstood two strikes.

After putting away the Vajra Talisman, Lin Haoming immediately picked up the flying dagger and went to Situ Ping, smiling and said, "Senior Brother Situ, this is a mid-grade magical weapon!"

"This flying dagger is quite good, and I can use it. Here, I have five Harmonizing Qi Pills, consider it a purchase!" Situ Ping grabbed the Harmonizing Qi Pills he had won, gave five to Lin Haoming, and then put the flying dagger away.

"Senior Brother Situ, with the life-and-death contract, the victor can take everything from the defeated. This flying dagger is at least worth a hundred spirit stones. Senior Brother, you are really generous. The two talismans that boy used must have cost at least fifty spirit stones, right?" Zhou Zhiye sneered.

Situ Ping, of course, knew the value of the flying dagger. However, his cultivation was already at the peak of the Great Perfection stage of Qi Condensation, and Harmonizing Qi Pills were of little use to him. Giving them away did not hurt him. But since Zhou Zhiye said this, he could not help but retort, "A manager can afford a mid-grade magical weapon? Junior Brother Zhou, did you give it to him? After all, you can get it back after use!"

Situ Ping was right. The flying dagger was indeed given by Zhou Zhiye. Now that he had lost, it was as if he had lost another mid-grade magical weapon. Feeling不服, he retorted, "The talismans used by your subordinate, are they his own?"

Lin Haoming knew that by killing Guo Xin, he had thoroughly offended Zhou Zhiye. At this moment, he could only go all the way. He said, "These are talismans left by my ancestor for my protection!"

Lin Haoming's words were reasonable, as everyone knew he was once the descendant of the old ancestor.

Situ Ping was very satisfied with Lin Haoming's response and, for the first time, showed a smile. "Did you hear that? Do you think everyone is as shameless as you?"

As Situ Ping said this, Lin Haoming felt that his Virtue Pearl seemed to gain something again. He did not expect that Situ Ping would also be grateful to him.

"You!" Zhou Zhiye could not immediately retort, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes as he looked at Lin Haoming.

Seeing this look, Lin Haoming knew he had been thoroughly hated by this inner sect disciple.

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