Lin Baici swiftly followed and used his massive body weight to press the Iron Armor Sword Slave to the ground.

“Beautiful!”

Xia Hongyao couldn’t help but exclaim. The Muscle Buddha stood like a bear and lay like a tiger. This time, his move was as swift as thunder, extremely agile, resembling a wrestling master who had reached the pinnacle of lightness.

“Oh my god!”

Guo Zheng envied and spat blood. This Muscle Buddha is too useful, right?

I really want one!

Let it wrestle with me every day!

At the moment when the Muscle Buddha knocked down the Iron Armor Sword Slave, Lin Baici also rushed out. He held a burning pine torch and fiercely struck it on the head of the Iron Armor Sword Slave.

The armor on the Sword Slave’s body was indeed not as easy to ignite as wood, clothing, or human flesh, but it only burned for about seven or eight seconds.

When the Iron Armor Sword Slave erupted with brute force and lifted the Muscle Buddha off its body, its helmet had already started to burn like a big fireball. As the fire grew, it began to spread onto its body, covering more and more of the armor.

“Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!”

Lin Baici shouted as a reminder, feeling relieved. Now he could wait for this monster to be severely burned before making further plans.

“Baici, did you summon this Muscle Buddha with the robe on your body?”

Guo Zheng approached and asked in a low voice.

Divine taboos born from the radiation of divine remains were mysterious and unpredictable. For divine hunters like Guo Zheng, who had only been in the business for a few years and had little experience, they could generally only judge whether an item was a divine taboo based on some appearances.

Like the turtle shell divination contamination they encountered just now, he made a wrong judgment, thinking that the altar was the key. But in reality, it was already relatively simple in the game of divine taboos.

Divine hunters were most afraid of encountering rule contaminations that had nothing to do with each other, but they were generally very rare.

“No!”

Lin Baici denied.

“Huh?”

Guo Zheng felt embarrassed. Did I guess wrong again? “Then why are you wearing this thing? Are you doing performance art?”

“To mislead the enemy and make them think that this robe is a divine taboo. Once the robe is removed, that Muscle Buddha can be dealt with. Actually, my real trump card is something else!”

Lin Baici smiled proudly.

“I see!”

Guo Zheng thought to himself, this kid is really cunning.

Xia Hongyao was surprised. Little Lin is not someone who shows off superficially, and the Muscle Buddha was indeed summoned by that robe…

Oh!

I understand now!

Xia Hongyao suddenly realized that Little Lin was deceiving Guo Zheng.

This guy is a wild divine hunter belonging to the Nine Dragon Hall. What if he doesn’t play fair and launches a surprise attack on our side for the meteorite and divine remains?

So Little Lin deliberately put on a smug smile to mislead Guo Zheng.

Haha!

I’m really good at deducing things, as someone who often reads Sherlock Holmes detective stories.

The Iron Armor Sword Slave was burning and had completely turned into a fireman. It no longer cared about attacking others because it felt that the flames were extremely scorching, even hotter than the temperature in the forge.

The armor was already melting. If it continued, it would never be able to take it off in this lifetime. So the Sword Slave exerted all its strength, bulging its muscles.

Boom!

The armor of the Sword Slave burst.

The thick black iron armor burning on its body cracked into pieces and flew in all directions, revealing a man wearing shorts.

“Ah!”

The girls screamed in fright because this man was too terrifying.

His whole body was covered in dense scars, not a single piece of good flesh, and his face was no exception. His original appearance could no longer be seen.

Only on his forehead, there was a clearly visible character ‘slave’.

“Baici, explain the tactics from earlier again!”

Guo Zheng was excited. “It has lost its armor this time, it will definitely be burned to death!”

Lin Baici ignored the naive Guo Zheng and leaned over to Xia Hongyao’s ear, whispering, “I’ll create an opportunity for you. Can you remove the ‘slave’ character from its forehead?”

“Huh?”

Xia Hongyao was stunned. What does this mean?

“Don’t ‘huh’, I’m asking if you can do it?”

The Sword Slave’s anger was clearly reaching its limit as it started to charge, wanting to kill and vent its anger. Lin Baici quickly had the Muscle Buddha intercept, but even though the Sword Slave had lost its armor, its defense had greatly decreased, but its agility had improved a lot.

“I can!”

Xia Hongyao was eager to try. Is it finally my turn? Although she didn’t know the purpose behind Little Lin’s instructions, it didn’t matter. She would just do it.

She never thought about what would happen if Lin Baici was playing a trick on her.

Xia Hongyao joined the battle.

Without making a move, she circled around the Muscle Buddha and the Sword Slave, constantly changing her position.

For a full minute.

“What are you doing?”

Guo Zheng couldn’t stand it anymore. Are you not going to do anything?

Don’t think that you’re so big that I won’t criticize you!

“Shut up!”

Lin Baici scolded.

“Uh…”

Guo Zheng felt embarrassed, but when he looked at the Muscle Buddha and thought about the divine grace that appeared behind Lin Baici earlier, he decided to pretend that he didn’t hear that sentence.

Hmm!

I didn’t hear it, which means you didn’t scold me!

From the bottom of my heart!

Lin Baici was not in a hurry and took this opportunity to see Xia Hongyao’s true strength.

Boom!

When the Muscle Buddha punched the Sword Slave’s shoulder, causing its figure to sway, Xia Hongyao made her move. She shot out like lightning and appeared in front of the Sword Slave with a residual image.

Corona!

Swish!

A black short blade over a foot long, like a corona erupting, swiftly slashed across the Sword Slave’s forehead.

Hiss!

A piece of scalp was shaved off, slowly falling to the ground.

“Beautiful!”

Lin Baici praised.

With this one slash, Xia Hongyao perfectly removed the piece of scalp with the ‘slave’ character branded on it, without any excess or deficiency.

“Little Lin, I…”

Xia Hongyao wanted to say, “Did I do well?” But before she could finish her sentence, the Muscle Buddha behind her suddenly swung a heavy punch towards the back of her head.

If it hits, her whole head will explode like a watermelon crushed by a truck tire.At this critical moment, Xia Hongyao seemed to have eyes on the back of her head. She twisted her waist forcefully, causing her upper body to fall while her left leg kicked up and bent, hooking onto the muscular Buddha’s arm.

Hoo!

A heavy punch was thrown, causing Xia Hongyao’s ponytail to flutter, but she was unharmed.

“What’s going on?”

Guo Zheng, seeing the situation, instinctively dodged to the side, distancing himself from Lin Baici.

Double-crossing?

But shouldn’t he have turned against them after killing the sword slave?

So, it must be this muscular Buddha that he summoned with the divine taboo, occasionally not under his control.

Damn!

The divine taboo is indeed terrifying!

Guo Zheng suddenly didn’t want this divine taboo anymore. What if it suddenly punched his own head when they were all wrestling together?

Lin Baici saw Xia Hongyao dodge the muscular Buddha’s attack and breathed a sigh of relief. He stared at the sword slave, considering whether he could dissolve the muscular Buddha. At that moment, a dark golden light whizzed towards Xia Hongyao.

Because Xia Hongyao had just dodged the muscular Buddha’s attack, her whole body was still adjusting, making it inconvenient for her to exert force. So when this dark golden light shot towards her, she saw it, but couldn’t dodge it.

“Going to suffer!”

Xia Hongyao’s heart skipped a beat, but she didn’t panic. She continued to save herself, and her waist muscles, honed over eighteen years of training, burst with tremendous strength, allowing her upper body to evade.

Dodging was definitely impossible, so she could only do her best to avoid vital areas.

Just as Xia Hongyao was about to be hit by the dark golden light,

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three cherry-sized stones flew and collided with the dark golden light one after another.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The dark golden light was deflected, grazing the high ponytail and cutting off a few strands of hair.

“A sword?”

Xia Hongyao saw clearly that it was a one-and-a-half-foot-long, three-finger-wide bronze sword. The overall color was bronze green, and because it was engraved with golden patterns, it shimmered with a dark golden color in the sunlight.

Beautiful, noble, and magnificent!

Xia Hongyao landed, holding a short knife, staring at the bronze sword. But after its failed attack, it didn’t launch another ambush, but flew back into the small sword pavilion.

“A sword?”

Lin Baici also saw clearly. He saw the bronze sword fly back to the sword pavilion and immediately stared at the sword slave, whose scalp had been shaved off.

The sword slave stood still, touching his head, looking at the piece of scalp on the ground, dumbfounded.

“Come back!”

Lin Baici called Xia Hongyao.

There was still one unknown divine taboo waiting to be unleashed, and Xia Hongyao didn’t dare to be careless. She immediately returned to Lin Baici’s side and said, “Thank you!”

She knew that it was Lin Baici who activated the divine favor to save her at the critical moment.

“Throwing stones?”

Guo Zheng was surprised and curious, unable to help but ask, “Is that also your divine favor?”

“Guess.”

Lin Baici had activated the ‘Red Rolling Stone’ before the battle.

This divine favor was obtained from the clay puppet god idol. Once activated, it could summon a one-foot-long red clay puppet.

This clay puppet could skillfully use a slingshot to throw stones and hit enemies within a two-hundred-meter range, regardless of their position.

Although this clay puppet was small in size and used a crude primitive weapon like a slingshot, its accuracy was extremely high, and its killing power was immense. The stones it threw were comparable to the bullets fired by a shotgun.

Of course, the most important thing was its concealment.

Squatting in the grass or lying in the mud, it would just look like a lump of mud, and if you didn’t pay attention, you wouldn’t be able to see it at all.

Just now, the sword slave was hit in the eye by a stone thrown by this red clay puppet, causing a pause in his movements, which gave the muscular Buddha an opportunity to grab and throw.

“How many divine favors do you have? Three?”

Guo Zheng’s curiosity was like a cat, scratching at his chest.

“Guess again?”

Lin Baici wouldn’t say.

“From the sound of it, it seems like more? It can’t be five, right?”

After Guo Zheng finished speaking, he started shaking his head.

Impossible!

He had been a divine hunter for four years and only had two divine favors, and they were particularly rubbish. How could this kid, who was still a college student, be stronger than him?

“It shouldn’t be. If you have five divine favors, you would be a wolf king. The Kyushu Security Bureau wouldn’t fail to recruit you.”

Guo Zheng reasoned, “Unless the head of the Haijing branch is an idiot!”

According to the strength of divine hunters, there were titles. The lowest was the Hungry Wolf level, and after obtaining five divine favors, one would become a wolf king.

When a wolf king participated as the main force in conquering three divine ruins, they would be promoted to Leopard Head.

“Who are you calling an idiot?”

Xia Hongyao frowned.

“I didn’t say it was you.” Guo Zheng rolled his eyes. “Lin Shen, tell me quietly, how many divine favors do you actually have?”

When Guo Zheng said this, his gaze never left the sword slave.

The monster was in a daze, and since Lin Baici hadn’t ordered an attack, he naturally wouldn’t go looking for trouble.

Although Xia Hongyao hadn’t been in battle for long, she could tell that the other party was more powerful than herself.

“Is it important how many divine favors I have?”

Lin Baici countered.

【A sword named Wang’s Pendant, forged by a self-made sword master. Although it’s a bit old and made of bronze, it can still be used as a kitchen knife to slaughter prey and clean ingredients.】

Guo Zheng was stunned, then raised his hand and lightly slapped his own cheek.

Right, is it important how many?

With that Buddha shadow behind him, he was already incredibly powerful, obviously a major divine favor. How could one divine favor compare to five?

Within the divine hunter circle, there wasn’t a strict division for divine favors. Those that were not helpful in combat and belonged to the category of daily life were all called small divine favors.

Those that were helpful in combat but had little power were also small divine favors.

And Lin Baici’s, was definitely a major divine favor.

Seeing that the sword slave was still in a daze and not knowing when he would stand up, Lin Baici took the initiative to speak, “Hey, are we still fighting?”

The sword slave looked up at Lin Baici, then glanced at Xia Hongyao.

“I am no longer the king’s sword slave. Whether you want to leave or stay, it’s up to you!”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions brightened.

“Lin Shen, let’s go quickly!”

“Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!”

“What is that dark golden light? Could something be wrong?”

Everyone clamored, wanting Lin Baici to lead the way and leave this place quickly.

Lin Baici looked at He Zhongkun.

He had been knocked unconscious by the Muscle Buddha just now, so when Boss Xie and the others ran, he didn’t run and instead saved his own life.

The Iron Armor Sword Slave wanted to kill everyone just now, and whoever ran would be the first to be attacked.

Now, when He Zhongkun saw Lin Baici’s cold gaze, he trembled and wanted to escape, but when he looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, he didn’t dare to move.

Where could he go alone?

He Zhongkun was ready to surrender, but before he could beg for mercy, Lin Baici spoke, “Either leave or die, choose one.”

He Zhongkun’s face immediately fell, “Lin Shen, if I leave alone without any support, I will die!”

“That’s not my concern!”

Lin Baici’s attitude was cold. There was no need to be polite to such a wicked person who sacrificed others.

“I…”

He Zhongkun wanted to say something, but the earring-wearing youth cursed at him.

“Lin Shen told you to get lost, didn’t you hear?”

The earring-wearing youth even aimed his gun at He Zhongkun, “I’ll count to three, if you don’t leave, I’ll shoot!”

He Zhongkun had no choice but to leave. He took three steps back and looked at Lin Baici, hoping for forgiveness.

“I have a lot of money, and I have a vast network of connections. Even if you are a Divine Hunter in real life, you will encounter some troubles, right? For example, helping relatives and friends find good jobs, finding good schools for children, I can do all of that for you!”

He Zhongkun rambled on.

Lin Baici ignored him and instead looked at the Sword Hut. Suddenly, when He Zhongkun had walked about seventy meters away, a dark golden light flew out from the Sword Hut.

It was the bronze sword.

Whoosh!

The bronze sword sped up and almost instantly caught up to He Zhongkun. It pierced through his chest from behind.

Splash!

A burst of blood mist erupted.

Bang!

He Zhongkun fell to the ground.

“What the f*ck!”

“There’s still a monster!”

“Lin Shen!”

Everyone was shocked and hurriedly hid behind Lin Baici.

The bronze sword flew back, piercing through the crowd in a straight line.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Three girls were pierced by the bronze sword and died on the spot.

Du Xin was so scared that she hugged Zhou Ya. If the flying sword came again, she was prepared to use Zhou Ya as a shield.

Guo Zheng was also shocked and on high alert.

After killing four people with the bronze sword, it flew back to the Sword Hut.

The surroundings quieted down once again.

Hua Yueyu looked at He Zhongkun’s corpse and quickly glanced at Lin Baici. She found that Lin Baici remained calm and unsurprised.

The female anchor understood.

Lin Baici intentionally drove He Zhongkun away to see if anyone leaving this place would be attacked.

“Lin Bai’s thinking is so meticulous!”

Hua Yueyu praised.

Guo Zheng turned his head and saw that Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao were not panicking, but instead were observing the Sword Hut. This made him feel embarrassed.

It seemed like he had brought shame to the profession of Divine Hunter.

Ahem!

Guo Zheng coughed twice, “Baici, it seems like this rule contamination hasn’t ended yet!”

“What is the name of that sword?”

Lin Baici asked the Sword Slave.

“Dragon Tooth!”

The Sword Slave smiled, “It seems that King Sword doesn’t allow you to leave, so offer your head as a sacrifice to the sword!”

Whoosh!

Everyone was shocked and chilled to the bone.

Especially the dozen or so girls who had just been beaten by He Zhongkun, they were in tears and trembling like quails, looking at Lin Baici with fear.

At this time, Lin Shen definitely had the final say.

Du Xin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She knew Zhou Ya, and with Zhou Ya’s face, she shouldn’t have to sacrifice herself, right?

“Xiao Bai!”

Hua Yueyu felt that this Divine Taboo game was too cruel and didn’t give people a way out.

“Xiao Linzi, have you found a way to break this rule contamination?”

Xia Hongyao tried to reason, but couldn’t think of a solution.

The Sword Slave returned to the stone tablet and, just like before, knelt down on the ground. It hadn’t thought about where to go next.

Should it follow these people?

But in their eyes, it was a monster!

And how long had it been in the tomb?

Why were these people dressed so strangely?

Where were they from?

“Let’s go and see what is written on that stone tablet.”

Lin Baici walked towards the stone tablet.

“What? Could it be dangerous?”

Xia Hongyao and Hua Yueyu followed.

The others hesitated. Although the Sword Slave seemed to have stopped killing, they still feared it.

Lin Baici stood five meters behind the Sword Slave and looked at the words on the stone tablet.

They were some twisted and turning words, even with symbols, completely incomprehensible.

Guo Zheng saw that the Sword Slave didn’t attack and also came over.

“You guys are really reckless!”

Guo Zheng thought Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao were very bold. Afterward, he also observed the inscription, “Damn, what does this say?”

“It should be a sacrificial text, describing the origin of this sword.”

Xia Hongyao speculated.

“You can understand it?”

Guo Zheng was astonished. Didn’t they say that Xiong Da was brainless? How come you actually have knowledge?

“I only recognize a few characters, so I’m guessing!”

Xia Hongyao honestly replied.

“Should we ask it?”

Hua Yueyu gestured towards the Sword Slave.

【Sacrifice blood to the sword, and then reveal something embarrassing. If it pleases King Sword, you can leave!】

“What is this?”

Lin Baici was astonished. Instead of offering their heads as a sacrifice, it was just some blood. This was simple and easy to do, but what was the meaning behind the second sentence?

【Nine Leaking Fish Stone Hammer!】

【Literally, the more shameful the thing, the happier King Sword will be, and the greater the chance for the sacrificer to leave alive.】

【In short, it means to reveal a piece of your own dark history!】

“Lin Shen, why not send someone to ask?”

Guo Zheng suggested. He definitely wouldn’t go himself, it was too dangerous.

“No need!”

Lin Baici trusted the judgment of the Food God.

“Hmm?”

Guo Zheng was about to ask what to do, but then he realized and looked surprised. “You can understand?”

“I can’t understand!”

Lin Baici pouted. “But I can guess!”

Guo Zheng was dumbfounded. “Lin God, don’t joke about your life!”

“What does it say on the stone tablet?”

Xia Hongyao was curious.

“Sacrifice the sword with blood, and then say the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done since birth!”

Lin Baici explained.

[You must say it loudly!]

The Food God added.

“It has to be very loud!”

Lin Baici felt that once he said it, he would die socially.

The sword slave kneeling on the ground raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

This barbarian can understand the characters of our great nation?

Hua Yueyu: “…”

Xia Hongyao: “…”

Guo Zheng: “…”

“Lin God, this joke is good!”

Tang Zhiqian and Lv Yingxi dared to follow along. Upon hearing this, they smiled bitterly.

Indeed, the Divine Hunter is confident.

“I’m not joking!”

Lin Baici’s expression turned serious. “Do you want to try it?”

Tang Zhiqian and Lv Yingxi fell silent.

“Why waste time talking to them? Just give them orders!”

Guo Zheng pointed at Tang Zhiqian. “You go!”

Tang Zhiqian’s face immediately turned ugly. He had a gun, but facing a Divine Hunter, he didn’t want to act unless it was a life-or-death situation.

“Lin God!”

Tang Zhiqian looked to Lin Baici for help.

“Guo Zheng, why don’t you try it? If you gain the approval of the bronze sword, you will become its new owner!”

Lin Baici baited. The Food God had been saying that this sword could be used as a kitchen knife, which meant it could be tamed.

Guo Zheng thought for a moment and shook his head.

If others can take it, I can snatch it too. Why should I take the risk myself?

“I’ll do it!”

Xia Hongyao, a member of the Nine Provinces Security Bureau, believed in helping civilians who had not committed any heinous acts.

“Sister Hongyao, don’t take risks!”

Hua Yueyu persuaded.

“It’s fine!”

Xia Hongyao walked to the Sword Pavilion, holding a short knife in her right hand, ready to offer blood sacrifice. Suddenly, the bronze sword named Dragon Tooth shot out from the Sword Pavilion.

Huh!

Dragon Tooth wandered randomly and stopped in front of a girl with a relatively tender face.

Ah!

The girl was so scared that she sat on the ground, trembling all over.

“Quick, sacrifice the sword with blood, and then say another one of your dark secrets!”

Lin Baici urged.

Upon hearing this, everyone thought Lin Baici was joking, but his expression didn’t seem like it.

“I… I…”

The girl was still contemplating, but Dragon Tooth was no longer willing to wait. With a swoosh, it suddenly activated and pierced through the girl’s chest.

Dong!

The girl fell to the ground.

The bronze sword swept in a circle and stopped in front of Du Xin.

“Quick, do as Xiao Linzi said!”

Xia Hongyao urged. “Quick, cut your hand!”

The girl’s death made Du Xin not dare to question Lin Baici’s words. There were many bronze swords stuck in the ground nearby.

Du Xin had just picked up one, and now she forcefully cut her finger.

Drip, drip!

Blood flowed down.

“I… I… In the second half of my junior year, I often didn’t wear underwear at night and just wore a windbreaker to take a walk around the school!”

Du Xin, in order to save her life, revealed her most embarrassing and unmentionable secret.

After saying it, her face turned red and hot, as if she wanted to dig a hole in the ground.

Zhou Ya looked at Du Xin, dumbfounded.

She remembered that in late October, Du Xin bought a windbreaker worth over a thousand yuan and would go out every night.

At that time, everyone thought Du Xin was dating, but who would have thought she was doing this kind of thing?

Du Xin felt ashamed and embarrassed, but at this moment, she was more anxious and scared.

After about ten seconds, Dragon Tooth flew away with a swoosh and stopped in front of Feng Yi.

“I’m alive! I’m alive!”

Du Xin felt relieved and collapsed on the ground.

“It’s really as you said!”

Guo Zheng was shocked and then admired. He gave a thumbs-up. “Lin God, you’re amazing! If it weren’t for the wrong occasion, I would bow down to you!”

Everyone felt the same way and was very excited.

Although saying such private matters in public would lead to social death, it was still better than being dead.

“I got a girl pregnant!”

Feng Yi said while cutting his palm. He was embarrassed, as this behavior was despicable.

He waited, but after more than ten seconds, the bronze sword didn’t fly away.

“What’s going on? Is the thing I said not embarrassing enough?”

Feng Yi panicked. He seemed to see the bronze sword piercing through his chest, so he gritted his teeth and added, “I know my wife has other men, not just one. I have already gathered evidence and am prepared to expose it at the right moment!”

“Damn, this is explosive!”

Guo Zheng admired. Feng Yi was really patient. It could be seen that he was someone who could do big things.

The bronze sword was satisfied this time and flew away.

Feng Yi breathed a sigh of relief and tore some cloth strips from his shirt to bandage his wound.

Dragon Tooth flew two circles above everyone’s heads and finally stopped in front of Xia Hongyao.

Xia Hongyao swiftly cut her finger. “When I was young, I once said that my sister wasn’t human, and as a result, she made me kneel on the floor and shout ‘I’m not human, I’m a dog!’ a thousand times. That’s why I worked so hard to train and learn various combat skills, so that one day I could fight back!”

Hua Yueyu sympathized. It seemed that Xia Hongyao’s childhood had always been overshadowed by her sister.

Dragon Tooth was still satisfied. With a sweep of its tip, it pointed at Hua Yueyu next to Xia Hongyao.

Hua Yueyu’s spirits lifted.

Oh no, what should I say? Little Bai is here, I can’t say anything too socially dead, or else my cute and sweet image as Little Fish will be ruined. But if I don’t say something socially dead enough, will I be killed?

Hua Yueyu was still hesitating when Dragon Tooth suddenly moved and pointed at Lin Baici.

Everyone’s gaze immediately turned towards Lin Baici.Xia Hongyao perked up her ears, listening intently. She wanted to know about Lin Baici’s dark past, so she could tease him about it in the future.

In Xia Hongyao’s view, good friends are those with whom you can even share your darkest secrets.