Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

Chapter 421 Unraveling the Secrets of Heaven

Upon witnessing Xu Yao's combat prowess, the Korean members present were immediately shocked, exclaiming, "This brother Xu Yao's strength must have already transcended the heavens, right?"

Han Yi said, "Actually, I don't know the specifics, but that's the crux of the problem."

"No matter what, you've seen it for yourself now. Brother Xu Yao's strength is beyond what ordinary people can match."

"Actually, if it weren't for this incident involving the ninth-grade spirit beast, I myself wouldn't have known that Xu Yao had actually reached this level of cultivation," Han Yi exclaimed in amazement.

Xu Yao now seems like a god descended to earth; his every move exudes an immense sense of oppression.

After all, anyone who isn't a fool can see that Xu Yao is not only highly skilled in cultivation, but his weapon, the Dragon Slayer Sword, is also extremely powerful.

Xu Yao held the sword with both hands, and bolts of lightning concentrated on the blade of the Dragon Slayer Sword.

Xu Yao let out a dragon's roar, followed by a massive lightning sword aura that slashed down directly at the fire-breathing bull.

In an instant, the fire-breathing bull was instantly torn apart by Jiang Hao's attack.

And the fire-breathing bull has absolutely no way of avoiding such a thing.

A huge bolt of lightning flashed, and the fire-breathing bull collapsed heavily to the ground, barely clinging to life.

Xu Yao was about to continue his actions when the system's voice rang out: "Ding-dong!"

"Host, the system has detected something strange inside this fire-breathing bull. Would you consider removing it from its stomach?"

Xu Yao hadn't thought much about it at first; he just planned to kill the fire-breathing bull. But now he heard something.

Now Xu Yao was genuinely interested. If there were any good treasures inside, he could use them for cultivation.

If there really is something like a golden elixir, then this matter will be much easier to handle.

Although this fire-breathing bull is only a ninth-grade spirit beast, it is still considered a high-grade spirit beast.

Encountering divine beasts later would be a different story, so upon hearing the system's words, Xu Yao immediately changed his strategy.

Xu Yao swiftly used the sharpness of the Dragon Slayer Sword to cut a large gash in the belly of the fire-breathing bull.

The fire-breathing bull let out a roar, but there was nothing it could do; even though the fire-breathing bull didn't want to die.

But now that Xu Yao had done this, he was doomed, so naturally Xu Yao happily started searching inside the fire-breathing bull's belly.

Honestly, the smell of blood was really unpleasant. Han Xi then asked Han Yi, "Mr. Han Yi, what is Brother Xu Yao doing?"

"I don't know, but they must have discovered something," Han Yi said, frowning.

Not long after, Xu Yao excitedly took a jade pendant out of the fire-breathing bull's belly.

Xu Yao held the jade pendant in his hand and then said, "Could it be that this jade pendant is inside the belly of this fire-breathing bull?"

Xu Yao was somewhat discouraged. He had thought it was some kind of treasure, but in reality, the jade pendant was just made from an ordinary piece of jade.

Although its value is still considerable, it's not exactly a treasure, so it's not of any use for cultivation.

However, at this moment, Xu Yao was surprised to find that the jade pendant was engraved with the character "Lin".

Xu Yao looked at the jade pendant with some surprise and asked, "Why is there a 'Lin' character on it?"

"Could this jade pendant be from the Lin family?" Xu Yao wondered.

Although Xu Yao was puzzled, he still decided to take the jade pendant to the Sixth Elder to ask him for clarification.

Only the Sixth Elder knows the truth of the matter; the others naturally do not.

Thinking of this, Xu Yao immediately raised his knife and killed the fire-breathing bull, which was already on the verge of death, on the spot.

After killing the spirit beast, Xu Yao returned to Han Yi and Han Xi's side and said, "Alright, the spirit beast is dealt with."

"But this guy is really amazing. Although it's a ninth-grade high-level spirit beast, it feels like it's about to break through."

"Such a powerful spirit beast, it's a pity we can't tame it. If we could, things would be much easier," Xu Yao said regretfully.

In fact, Xu Yao was willing to take such a ninth-grade spirit beast with him to explore the world, after all, if he could cultivate it.

It's a great help to me, but there's one problem: it's not that simple.

In short, Xu Yao knew that since he had already killed the fire-breathing creature, he had no choice but to give up such a good opportunity.

Han Xi looked at Xu Yao with admiration and said, "Brother Xu Yao, I truly admire your cultivation level."

"I won't waste any more words, but this time, I've had the privilege of witnessing your strength, Brother Xu Yao."

"If possible in the future, I really hope that Brother Xu Yao can help my Hanshan Sword Sect more," Han Xi said.

After exchanging pleasantries with Han Xi, Xu Yao returned to the Sword Sect.

Upon arriving at the Sword Sect, Xu Yao immediately went to find the Sixth Elder.

After all, this jade pendant is very likely related to the Lin family, and now only the Sixth Elder can solve the mystery.

Therefore, Xu Yao naturally wanted to resolve this matter thoroughly.

Upon seeing the Sixth Elder, the Sixth Elder looked at Xu Yao curiously and asked, "Xu Yao, what brings you here?"

"Of course there is something, but there is no other way to deal with it. I'm here to find the Sixth Elder now."

"I just hope the Sixth Elder will take a look at what I have in my hand," Xu Yao said.

The Sixth Elder also asked, "What is that?"

Xu Yao took out the jade pendant, and the Sixth Elder's lips twitched slightly when he saw it, but Xu Yao did not miss these details.

Xu Yao then asked, "Sixth Elder, is this the jade pendant of your Lin family?"

"That's certainly not the case," the Sixth Elder denied.

Xu Yao had anticipated that the Sixth Elder would deny it, so he smiled and said, "If that's not the case, how do you explain the character 'Lin' on it?"

"I'm saying, Xu Yao," the Sixth Elder said, somewhat displeased, "there are many people with the surname Lin in this world."

"There are plenty of people who can afford jade pendants, so what's there to say? I'm not saying anything."

“At least you should know that you’re holding a jade pendant that came from who-knows-where and then expect me to admit that it belongs to the Lin family.”

"Hey Xu Yao, are you drunk on fake alcohol?"