Chapter 53: Mutation!

  The Great Elder's eyes sparkled as he swept his gaze over all the young Xia family disciples, and in an instant, he had a grasp of everyone's abilities.

  Xia Lin, the undisputed first! The vortex boundary warrior, no one can surpass. Second is Xia Ming, with a physique of ninefold peak, holding an extraordinary giant bow that can burst out extraordinary power, ranking second. And Xia Cheng, who obtained the most resources from Heifeng Village, surprisingly only ranked third.

  This gap made the elder give him a comment at the first time, a waste.

  At this time, far away, the two elders examined Xia Cheng's body for half a day, and the more they looked, the colder their hearts became. The dantian was shattered, and Xia Cheng had completely perished. Thinking of this, a sense of resentment rose to the surface of the second elder's heart. He had invested so much heart and soul in Xia Cheng, almost treating him as his successor, only to have him perish so easily.

  "Summer is here!" The two elders were extremely indignant and severely scolded: "A fight among fellow clansmen, yet you used such a deadly move, ruthless and merciless. You are not worthy of being a disciple of the Xia family!"

  As soon as the words came out, everyone was shocked. This is a senior elder, a strong man in the Condensed Sea Realm, who has a crucial position in the Xia family and can almost determine Xia Lin's life and death with one sentence. Unexpectedly, Xia Lin had provoked this old man with just one move. Thinking of this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts and secretly worried about Xia Lin.

  "Am I so heartless and cruel that you have the right to point fingers at me?"

  Xia's eyes flashed with a cold light, and although he knew that the Second Elder was a strong practitioner of the Condensing Sea Realm, he didn't show any fear. He wasn't alone, after all. Even he had easily entered the Vortex Realm, so what about his father, who had entered the Vortex Realm twenty years ago? What level had this equally talented person reached by now?

  "Alright, very well." The Second Elder glanced at him, his anger turning to laughter. "Not only are you ruthless and cruel, but also so arrogant. If you really became the master of the house, wouldn't you turn everything upside down?"

  Xia Lin gave him a disdainful look: "Isn't it just you colluding with Xia Ye, joining forces to cultivate this waste Xia Cheng? How is it that now you're being trampled underfoot by me, someone with no cultivation resources? It feels like your tail has been stepped on! And another thing, the mountain trial task was not arranged by the Council of Elders, but was secretly swapped out by you, this old thing. You think I don't know? After I defeated Xia Cheng, I was pursued and killed by a powerful expert, does that have nothing to do with you?"

  "What you have done is enough to condemn you for a serious crime!"

  Xia Lin spoke out about these things in front of everyone, and for a moment, everyone's face changed greatly. Even the faces of the two elder brothers were gloomy and uncertain at this time. If what Xia Lin said was true, then these two elder brothers were indeed doomed to die.

  The two elders' faces were uncertain for a moment, but soon calmed down and looked at Xia Lin: "You're spouting nonsense without evidence, what do you have to slander an elder?"

  Xia Lin shrugged: "Evidence and all that, it's actually quite easy to find, as long as you don't flee in fear of punishment. I believe it will be found very soon."

  Here is the translation:

  "Speaking of which, Xia Lin looked at him with a somewhat strange gaze: "Hmm, to be honest, I'm also very curious, what exactly is it that makes you pay such a huge price to push Xia Shang into the position of mountain stronghold leader? Is it a treasure or something else? Or perhaps, are you colluding with other strongholds to empty out Black Wind Stronghold?"

  "What nonsense!" The Second Elder's face changed color.

  For a moment, everyone looked at him with disapproving faces, their expressions filled with suspicion. After all, what Xia Lin said was reasonable and made sense. Moreover, considering the previous incidents, if they were entirely true, then the Second Elder would be unworthy of sympathy. Although people thought this way, in reality, most had already accepted that Xia Lin's words were correct. After all, who would want to accuse a strong Condensing Sea Realm cultivator, especially one from their own family?

  Xia Lin dared to say this, it's already a great courage, after all, these things are still easy to investigate, as long as they are carefully investigated, the truth will be revealed soon. Xia Lin would not talk nonsense at this time and add trouble for himself. So, after thinking about it, everyone has made up their minds.

  Looking at the angry Second Elder, Xia Lin secretly smiled to himself. Were those things he said true or false? He himself didn't know. But in this world, what's most terrifying isn't the truth nor lies, but half-truths and half-lies. What Xia Lin said was half-confirmed facts and the other half were just nonsense that couldn't withstand investigation.

  But anyway, would the two elders dare to let the Black Wind Gang disciples investigate freely? No! So he is destined to take all the blame.

  "Hmph! You want to investigate, I'll accompany you in the investigation." The Second Elder said, taking a step forward, looking at everyone with a calm expression, including the Great Elder who was always on guard against him. "Everyone is welcome to investigate, I am innocent and upright! If even one of the charges is proven true, I am willing to die to apologize for my crime!"

  "Whoosh——"

  A burst of noise erupted. If Xia Lin's words earlier had shocked the crowd, then the Second Elder's few sentences were like throwing a bomb.

  Confrontation!

  Faced with such a sensitive topic, the two elders actually chose to confront each other, and for a time, there were all sorts of discussions and debates. Looking at the two elders' righteous and fearless attitude, as if they would rather die than yield, those who had previously doubted them lowered their heads one after another. The two elders' attitude made it clear that they were free from guilt.

  Even if it's summer, it's still frozen at this time.

  I'm going, this guy can't be innocent, right? Are those things all done by Xia Ye behind his back? It shouldn't be, if it's all Xia Ye, then he's too bold.

  Could it be that I really guessed wrong? Xia Lin furrowed her brow and began to think back on some of the causes and consequences.

  The two elders slowly stepped forward, looking at Xia Lin and said: "I don't know why you misunderstood me, but I will definitely prove my innocence! If I am innocent, I need you to leave the mountain stronghold and pay the price for your ruthless actions."

  The two elders spoke selflessly and generously.

  At this time, Xia Lin also went through the events that were about to happen again. No, the analysis wasn't wrong, Xia Lin thought, and when he looked up, he unexpectedly met Er Lao's bright red eyes, and his heart was shocked at the moment, damn it!

  "Boom!"

  No one had expected it, just as everyone was thinking or discussing and relaxing their vigilance against the Second Elder, he made his move!

  Taking advantage of the conversation just now, after getting close to Xia Lin, he made his move in front of everyone.

  Like a substantial and vast dark energy pouring down, the two elders' figures flashed by, faster than Zuo Haotian by an unknown number of times. Xia Lin only had time to blink his eyes, and the two elders were already behind him.

  A chill ran down his back as a stern aura emanated from behind, and Xia Lin felt that if he made the slightest move, he would be killed.

  "Damn it! Is this the true power of the Sea of Convergence?"

  "The boundary of the cyclone and the condensed sea is just a single boundary, yet there's such a huge difference!"

  Xia Lin was shocked, having just broken through to the Refining Blood Realm, and was at a time when his confidence was swelling, especially after confronting Xia Ye's palm strike, which made him feel that he already had enough qualifications to stand in a higher position. However, Second Elder suddenly brought him back to reality. The first layer of Refining Blood was equivalent to only the first layer of Qi Rotation, and was still far from the Condensing Sea Realm, separated by countless streets.

  In fact, he has no right to be arrogant.

  After calming down, Xia Lin also put down his panic and said to the Second Elder behind him: "Second Elder, what's the use of holding me hostage?"

  "What's the use? You won't understand." The Second Elder chuckled and shook his head, looking at the Great Elder: "A Xia family disciple, only a few dozen people have reached the Qi Rotation Realm, and now another one has been added, not to mention that he is also the successor of this mountain trial. If he dies, what do you think will happen?"

  The Great Elder's face turned red with rage, and his overwhelming aura charged straight at the Second Elder, "How dare you!"

  "What's there to be afraid of? Haha." The Second Elder burst out laughing, "What if your strength is greater than mine? Do you dare make a move? As soon as you do, I'll kill this little brat."

  The elder looked at him holding Xia Lin hostage, took a deep breath to calm himself down, and asked coldly: "What do you want?"

  The two elders chuckled and said: "Xiayě, come here."

  Xia Ye stood up, and countless auras locked onto him, as if they could kill him at any moment if he took another step!

  The Great Elder looked at the Second Elder and said, "Let him go."

  It seems that he sensed the breath around him, Xia Ye smiled and brought Xia Sheng to float over, standing behind the Second Elder.

  "Alright."

  The two elders nodded in satisfaction, "After we leave, Xia Lin will be released, haha."

  After finishing speaking, the two elders and Xia Ye each took one person with them, turned around and were about to leave. However, at this moment, a clear and cold voice came from afar, seeming ethereal and vague.

  "Who allowed you to leave?"

  The few people who were about to leave suddenly froze, the Second Elder's eyebrows furrowed, his face changed color, this voice... Thinking of this, the Second Elder actually attacked Xia Lin without hesitation.

  Like a substantial mysterious energy emerging once again, like a mighty river flowing down from the sky, an overwhelming atmosphere rushes forth.

  Xia Lin had long been prepared when the voice appeared and used his secret technique without hesitation.

  "Every inch! Every step!"

  "Boom!"

  A soft sound, Xia Lin's body shifted half a step to the side, instantly escaping the control of the Second Elder. However, the Second Elder had already made his move, and although it didn't land on Xia Lin, the dark energy still came crashing in. Just at this moment, a sonic boom echoed from afar, rapidly approaching.

  "Whoosh!"

  An arrow shot out, a giant bow was fully drawn and fired, the powerful force directly dispersed the dark energy behind Xia, scattering it, and Xia also officially escaped danger.

  "Damn it! Retreat!"

  Just as Xia Lin was about to escape, the Second Elder didn't say a word and turned around to flee, but it was too late. A massive palm descended from the sky, slapping down towards the three of them.

  "Not good."

  The two elders shouted in terror, gathering all their strength to attack upwards, trying to resist this power. Unfortunately, under the cover of this hand, before this palm, his body was as small as an ant.