Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 216 Killing Intent from Tiandu: Assassination of Bai Ling
"To see or not to see?" the tribesman asked.

"Let him come."

Li Xia nodded. Although she didn't know what Gu Anlai was doing there, she understood that the Gu family had always wanted the position of Imperial Advisor and probably wouldn't come to stop them.

After a while, Gu An appeared, accompanied only by Ji Ru. Upon meeting her, he said, "Miss Li Xia, are you late? Has the beast fighting competition ended?"

"You don't allow me to arrive before the Beast Fighting Tournament?" Li Xia asked with a smile.

Gu An stopped beating around the bush and said, "Everyone says the Li family is the most loyal to Zhong Nan. I'm really curious, what is your purpose?"

"Can't I be here to protect her?" Li Xia said.

Now that things have come to this point, there's no need to keep anything to yourself.

Gu An smiled and said:

"If I'm not mistaken, you don't intend to betray Zhong Nan, but Bai Ling isn't the Li family's top candidate for Grand Tutor, which doesn't align with your interests."

Li Xia didn't answer, but instead asked, "Are you here to stop me?"

Gu An's lips curled up slightly, a hint of a smile in his eyes, and he said, "Of course not. The Gu family has always wanted to regain the position of Imperial Preceptor, I think you must know that."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Li Xia quietly, waiting for her response.

Li Xia frowned, her tone firm: "Speak."

She knew in her heart that Gu An must have come with some ulterior motive.

"Kill Bai Ling and help my Gu family take this position." Gu An's eyes burned with determination. If the Gu family could regain the position of Imperial Advisor, they could enjoy glory for another thousand years.

“Impossible.” Li Xia refused without hesitation. She was serious and analyzed carefully: “The reason why the Cangling Ancient Kingdom is so peaceful is entirely because of the balance of power among all parties. If the Li family supports the Gu family, the balance will be broken. When one family becomes dominant, that is when war will break out.”

"So here's the question." Gu An's lips curled into a cold smile. He understood that the Li family wouldn't easily join forces with the Gu family. His gaze was fixed on Li Xia. "So, what about Bai Ling? Are you going to kill her or not?"

Li Xia fell silent instantly, her face turning extremely pale.

Gu An didn't linger. After speaking, he turned and left, waving his hand before departing. His tone was indifferent: "We will return to Tiandu tomorrow morning. Liao Qing will escort them with eight Tianying Guards. Just pretend I was never here today."

Li Xia kept watching Gu An's departing figure. In fact, whether or not Bai Ling was killed was not a decision for Li Xia to make.

Before she arrived, she received the following orders from the Li family's higher-ups:

After getting the information you need from Bai Ling, kill her immediately!

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Gu An led the Heavenly Shadow Guards in neat formation, preparing to return to Tiandu.

With a benevolent smile on his face, he gently surveyed Lin Chen and the others before turning to Zhu Tong and saying, "I will report the students' performance in this Beast Fighting Tournament to the Tian Shu Pavilion in detail. The Tian Shu Pavilion has always been fair in its rewards and punishments, and the subsequent rewards will be promptly communicated to the Ling Academy."

Zhu Tong quickly cupped his hands and said sincerely, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Gu. Please take good care of yourself on the journey."

Gu An politely returned the greeting with a cupped hand, then walked up to Liao Qing and earnestly instructed, "Liao Qing, you must make sure they are safely delivered to the Spirit Academy. Only return to Tiandu after confirming that everything is in order. Do not let your guard down."

Liao Qing immediately cupped his hands in greeting and loudly replied, "Yes, sir!"

As Gu An and the others gradually disappeared into the distance, Zhu Tong did not linger any longer. He told Lin Chen and the others to pack their belongings and embark on their journey back to the Spirit Academy.

There were quite a few people from the Spirit Academy this time, so nearly eight Gale Beasts were used. Lin Chen, Bai Ling, and Liu Gu were on one Gale Beast, with Liao Qing and a Heavenly Shadow Guard next to them.

Liao Qing wasn't a good conversationalist, so he kept his eyes on Lin Chen and Bai Ling the whole way.

When Lin Chen made a comeback in the Beast Fighting Tournament, all of Lin Chen's information was exposed, including his birthplace and his past in Nine Star City.

This greatly surprised Liao Qing.
In previous years, it was difficult for people from small cities like this to even get onto the stage of the Feast Arena.

This year, Lin Chen not only overpowered many prodigies, but also created a miracle that will go down in history.

It is conceivable that once Lin Chen leaves the Spirit Academy, countless forces will want to recruit him.

As for Bai Ling, Liao Qing didn't think so highly of her.

Zhong Nan's decision to take on a disciple at this time has led to speculation that he has two motives:

First, to divert attention, the national advisor he truly wanted to appoint was not Bai Ling.

Secondly, the next imperial advisor he appointed was Bai Ling.

Regardless of which one, if Bai Ling wants to establish herself in Tiandu, she must first learn how to survive in Tiandu.

Even Zhong Nan, who was ruthless back then, only managed to establish a firm foothold in Tiandu with the support of the Li family.

The Gale Beast set off and quickly flew away from the sky above White Emperor City. Lin Chen sat on the Gale Beast and looked down with the spirit beasts. The little fox was timid, so it was held in the arms of the big white bear.

"I didn't think the scenery was this beautiful when I came here," Lin Chen said.

Liu Gu said with a smile, "You think the reward is a sure thing, so everything seems perfect."

"My teacher understands me best," Lin Chen said with a smile.

Liu Gu shook his head helplessly.

Just as they were talking, the Gale Beast's back suddenly began to tremble violently.

Liu Gu's expression froze instantly. He immediately stood up and grabbed Lin Chen and Bai Ling.

Lin Chen reacted quickly, immediately putting Xiaobai and Xiaohong into his beast-taming space, while the big white bear was protected by Liu Gu's spirit beasts.

"What happened?" Bai Ling had just fallen asleep when she was suddenly awakened.

At that moment, Liao Qing leaped into the air, soaring through the air, and looked around, saying:

"I am Liao Qing, the seventh captain of the Heavenly Shadow Guard of the Heavenly Pivot Pavilion. Who are you? Please show yourself."

Zhu Tong and the others were also on high alert, signaling the Gale Beast to immediately fly downwards.

But the Gale Beast was trembling at this moment.
There's only one possibility for why the Gale Beast is behaving this way:
That means we encountered a powerful beast.

Zhu Tong also responded and shouted:

"I am Zhu Tong, the vice dean of the Spirit Academy. Please, senior, show yourself."

He finished speaking and glanced around again, but there was still no response.

Several seconds later, the eight Gale Beasts suddenly exploded and died, followed by a voice that rang out from all around:

"I'm here, and you might all be unhappy."

Zhu Tong and Liao Qing looked up at the same time, and the next second they both swallowed hard.

Because they saw a very terrifying spirit beast.
Level 90.

This is a gigantic serpent, level 89, and it even has tentacles.

That is
It has entered the dragon transformation stage and is only one step away from becoming the final celestial beast.

The Gale Beast exploded and died. Most of the students did not have the ability to fly, so they could only be protected by their mentors, such as Zhang Daoren, and the Heavenly Shadow Guards.

Zhu Tong naturally understood that this was not someone they could defeat by force, but he remained fearless, stepping forward and shouting:

"Does Your Excellency intend to oppose my Spirit Inner Court?"

Although Lingyuan is not located in Tiandu, its strength is not weak.

Excluding the students who graduated from the Spiritual Academy in recent years, the Spiritual Academy itself is very powerful.

Besides the Tree Ancestor, the Spirit Academy also has many other guardian spirit beasts.

The dean, who hadn't returned for many years, had reached a terrifying level of 90 before disappearing.

This is why Li Xia chose to take action immediately after they left Baidi City.

Although the Li family is as powerful as the four great families, they still dare not easily provoke the Spirit Academy.

This time, none of the others brought by Li Xia made a move. The one who did make a move was a foreign elder whom the Li family had secretly worshipped many years ago, named Chen Zhiliu.

He was the one who did most of the dirty work the Li family had done behind the scenes over the years.

When Chen Zhiliu appeared, he didn't even wear a mask. He only needed to use his cultivation to conceal his presence, so no one could see his true appearance. "Spirit Academy?" Chen Zhiliu laughed loudly, "Your guardian tree is here, so I might give you some face. As for you? I don't need to give you any."

After saying this, Chen Zhiliu waved his hand and gave the python a command.

Zhu Tong and Liao Qing immediately summoned their spirit beasts, intending to fight back.

However, the level 89 spirit python merely hovered in the air, and with a flick of its tail, both Zhu Tong and Liao Qing's spirit beasts were shaken away, then collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Zhu Tong and Liao Qing's expressions changed drastically. The other Heavenly Shadow Guards were also fearless, and together with the instructors of the Spirit Academy and all the spirit beasts, they all set out.

But if Zhu Tong and Liao Qing can't handle someone, how can the mentors possibly handle them?

At the critical moment, Zhu Tong thought of something and shouted loudly:

"Bai Ling!"

Liao Qing was taken aback. At first, he thought the other party had come to kill Lin Chen.

At that moment, he seemed to awaken from a dream.

In Tiandu, the only other place besides foreign forces could mobilize this level of combat power.

Judging from their accents, they were clearly natives of the Cangling Ancient Kingdom, so they weren't there for Lin Chen.
It was Bai Ling.

"So fast?"

Liao Qing exhaled.

He had considered that Bai Ling's matter would alarm Tiandu, but he did not expect the people of Tiandu to take action so quickly.

Lin Chen immediately realized what was happening. Instead of talking to Bai Ling, he said to the unicorn, "Little Fatty, hurry up and open the hole."

Normally, Lin Chen rarely calls the unicorn "Little Fatty" because the unicorn is indeed a bit chubby, so Lin Chen only calls it that behind its back.

The situation is urgent now, and he can't worry about anything else.

The unicorn understood, and it lazily activated the horn on its head. Immediately afterward, a spatial hole appeared, and Lin Chen pushed Bai Ling inside, then followed her in.

Liu Gu was lagging behind and was about to follow when he saw Chen Zhiliu's spirit python charging towards him.

At the critical moment, Liu Gu shouted loudly:
"Corner, close the space rift!"

The unicorn turned around, saw a giant snake's head, and immediately closed the spatial portal.

Lin Chen and his companion walked out through the spatial tunnel.

Bai Ling had never experienced anything like this before. Her mind went blank, and she said, trembling, "We're leaving. Are the teachers alright?"

Lin Chen was observing his surroundings when Bai Ling said again, "Why don't we go back? I'd give my life for the teachers."

Lin Chen wasn't sure where he was at this point, but he was certain that it was safe. He finally understood what Bai Ling had said.

He wasn't surprised that Bai Ling would say such a thing.

Bai Ling has always been considerate of others. If Zhu Tong and the others really died because of Bai Ling, then Lin Chen believes that Bai Ling will live under this shadow for the rest of her life.

"Let me put it this way," Lin Chen said, "If they want to kill you, they'll kill the teachers and the others too, so if you go back now, it might just mean one more person dies."

"But."

Bai Ling gritted her teeth.

She wasn't a saint; she was also afraid of death.

But the thought that so many people would die because of her made her feel extremely uncomfortable with guilt.

Just then, a voice rang out, "He's right. If you go back, you might only harm them."

Lin Chen and Bai Ling's pupils dilated suddenly, with the former showing a hint of fear.

The unicorn is currently at a low level, so the spatial distance it can move is very short.

But how could the other party possibly track you if you move through space?

Looking up, he saw Li Xia, dressed in red, appearing before Lin Chen without any attempt to conceal herself.

This made Lin Chen's face darken.

Li Xia, with her sexy figure and good looks, smiled at Lin Chen and said, "Miss Bai, you didn't harm your teachers, but you did harm him."

Bai Ling wasn't stupid; she immediately understood and said, "I'll go with you, just don't touch Lin Chen, please."

Looking at Bai Ling's pleading expression, Li Xia smiled and said, "No problem, but you'd better cooperate obediently."

After saying that, she was about to step forward and grab Bai Ling, who believed her, but Lin Chen pulled Bai Ling behind him first.

"Lin Chen." Before Bai Ling could speak, Lin Chen interrupted her, saying, "She won't let us go."

"Oh?" Li Xia laughed and said, "Do I look like the kind of person with a heart of stone?"

Lin Chen didn't answer her, but said, "We're all going to die anyway, so we should at least know who's trying to kill us, right?"

Li Xia's smile widened, and she looked at Lin Chen teasingly, saying:

"I've heard of you. You fought two against one at the Beast Fighting Tournament. You're quite the little genius. It's a pity you didn't come along. That would have been better."

"However, in my eyes, you are not qualified to know these things, but Miss Bai is qualified to know all of this."

Lin Chen frowned.

Li Xia waved his hand, and at that moment, two spirit beasts appeared behind him, their levels reaching as high as level 66.

Bai Ling looked at Lin Chen with remorse, her eyes red, and said, "Lin Chen, I'm sorry, Lin Chen, I'm so sorry."

Her body was trembling.

At this moment, she was not afraid of death, but she was annoyed that she had implicated Lin Chen.

"Don't cry, be good." Li Xia walked over step by step, believing that neither Lin Chen nor Bai Ling would resist.

Throughout this process, she kept her eyes on Bai Ling, so she didn't notice Lin Chen's strange gaze.

As Lin Chen watched Li Xia walk towards him step by step, he already had the answer in his mind.

"The Imperial Advisor is indeed a terrifying figure."

Perhaps Lin Chen didn't understand why Zhong Nan had sought him out in the past.

At that moment, he understood completely.

He remarked that Zhong Nan's abilities were truly remarkable.

Do humans in this world really have the ability to predict the future?
Such a person with extraordinary luck is terrifying.

"Come on, I'll give you a quick death."

Li Xia spoke coldly, and as soon as he finished speaking, the enormous spider demon behind him sprang up instantly. Its eight long legs drew afterimages in the air, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, and pounced on Lin Chen like black lightning.

At this moment, Bai Ling watched helplessly as the level 66 spirit beast bared its fangs and claws and pounced on Lin Chen. Fear instantly filled her heart, her face turned deathly pale, and her eyes were filled with despair and worry.

She instinctively wanted to rush over and shield Lin Chen from the fatal blow with her own body, but her feet seemed to be firmly locked by invisible shackles, and no matter how hard she struggled, she could not move an inch.

A cold smile curled at the corner of Li Xia's lips, a smile that Bai Ling saw as a mark of evil.

"I'm sorry, you can't die yet."

Her voice was like ice, carrying a chilling coldness.

She then shifted her gaze away from Lin Chen, believing that he had no chance of survival under the powerful attack of the spirit beast.

Li Xia approached Bai Ling step by step, each step feeling like he was stepping on Bai Ling's heart.

Just as she was about to touch Bai Ling, a deafening bellow suddenly rang out across the sky. The sound seemed to penetrate one's soul, startling Li Xia.

(End of this chapter)