Chapter 12517

"You don't need to be nervous, I didn't blame you."

The Food Saint said in a deep voice, "Things have developed to this point, and the whole nature of the matter has completely changed. We are not only facing the Ending Society, but also the other five Saints."

Jiang Xuyan's heart skipped a beat: "The other five saints?"

The Food Saint sneered, "You really think the Five Saints are one? Don't you think about it? Our control over Yan Jiajie is so secretive. Without the intervention of the other Five Saints, how could the Termination Society possibly have found out so quickly?"

"I see."

Jiang Xuyan suddenly realized what he was hearing.

He also found this matter very strange.

It's not difficult for the other party to guess their relationship with Yan Jiajie; the difficulty lies in providing concrete evidence.

It is truly unbelievable that the committee was able to produce such detailed and verifiable evidence in just a few days, leaving them speechless.

This is definitely not just about the ability to end things.

If the Five Saints were behind this, then it would make sense.

Jiang Xuyan frowned and said, "Zhang Baiyu, the eldest son of the strategist, and Kong Qianqiu, the eldest granddaughter of Confucius, are both at the End of the Society. Could it be their two families?"

The Food Saint took a big bite of lamb chop: "No matter who is behind this dirty trick, we are now besieged on all sides. If we don't resolve this matter as soon as possible, there will be endless troubles in the future."

Jiang Xuyan was drenched in cold sweat.

As the chief disciple of the Food Saint, he knew better than anyone else how deep the water was in this matter.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Food Saint lineage still seems to be high and mighty today. If something goes wrong, like Yan Jiajie's sudden downfall and death, it could happen in no time.

The Food Saint's eyes hardened: "No matter what, we cannot be the first sacrifice to be pushed out."

"But……"

Jiang Xuyan hesitated and said, "The Termination Society is making exorbitant demands; they probably won't let us off easily."

The Food Saint sneered, "He's not stupid either. He understands the current situation. If we become sacrifices, he'll definitely be one of those served up at the table."

After a pause, the Food Saint gritted his teeth: "This time we can pay a higher price. Once the storm has passed, we can always find another opportunity to make up for it."

"Where there is life, there is hope!"

Jiang Xuyan nodded in a deep voice: "Disciple understands."

The headquarters of the Termination Committee.

Lin Yi was not at all surprised by Jiang Xuyan's arrival.

If the Food Saint could remain calm now that the situation has developed to this point, it would be a miracle.

Jiang Xuyan cut to the chase: "We're all sensible people, so I won't beat around the bush with you. I'm willing to use our Food Saint lineage's Resurrection Technique to redeem my junior brother!"

"The Art of Reversing Death?"

Lin Yi raised an eyebrow slightly.

The Resurrection Technique is considered a signature Dharma Form secret technique of the Food Saint lineage. Its core effect is to restore the Dharma Form in a very short time.

Simply put, in a battle between top masters, the Dharma body is like a health bar.

As long as the Dharma body doesn't collapse, the health bar is still there, and there's still a chance to turn the tide.

However, the problem is that, compared to high-intensity combat, the recovery of one's Dharma form is an extremely slow process.

Unless one masters the relevant secret techniques of Dharma Form, trying to restore Dharma Form in battle is pure fantasy.

Because they are so rare, any secret technique involving the restoration of one's Dharma form is priceless and extremely precious.

The Resurrection Technique of the Food Saint lineage is a prime example.

This time, the other party took the initiative to use the Resurrection Technique, which can be considered quite sincere to some extent.

Lin Yi simply replied, "Not enough."

Jiang Xuyan's face darkened: "This is already our greatest sincerity. Don't push your luck!"

Lin Yi showed no sign of being tempted.

"In that case, please go back and discuss it with the Food Saint before you come back."

Jiang Xuyan: "..."

Since he came here this time, he must get a result. How could he just go back like this?
After a long silence, Jiang Xuyan finally offered his price again: "In addition to the Resurrection Technique, we are willing to give you one more piece of divine equipment."

Lin Yi's eyes lit up: "What divine equipment?"

"Resume abstinence."

A ring immediately appeared in Jiang Xuyan's hand.

At first glance, it looks ordinary and doesn't even qualify as valuable, but Lin Yi could tell at a glance that it was surrounded by a layer of mysterious energy of conceptual mechanism.

It is indeed a divine piece of equipment.

Jiang Xuyan explained, "The effect of this ring is that as long as you wear it, it will double the speed at which your Dharma form recovers."

Lin Yi weighed the situation in his mind.

This is undoubtedly a basic divine item.

In terms of its effect alone, it is far from amazing.

Doubling the speed, or a 100% boost, sounds impressive at first glance, but if you take into account the natural recovery speed of most Dharma Aspect masters, then in absolute terms, it's only average.

The reason is simple: the overall base number is too small.

However, if it is combined with the Resurrection Technique, that's another story. Both are methods of restoring the Dharma body, and they can achieve a synergistic effect greater than the sum of their parts.

To give an extreme example.

If the overall recovery speed of the stacked Dharma body exceeds the opponent's output per unit time, then a true qualitative change can be achieved, becoming a perpetual motion machine on the battlefield and naturally invincible.

Of course, relying solely on the Resurrection Technique and the Recovery Ring is far from sufficient to achieve such an effect; it's unrealistic.

But if it's Lin Yi, then it's a different story.

The butterfly knife's 30% physical evasion, combined with the 15% damage reduction from the Mindset, plus the extremely high defense from nine layers of Vajra Form, make its inherent toughness incredibly high.

On this basis, the healing bonuses from the Resurrection Technique and the Restoration Ring are added.

The thought of that scene is enough to make one despair.

Even a four-zhang Dharma Aspect expert of the same level would likely find himself in an extremely awkward situation if he faced Lin Yi.

After scraping for so long, Lin Yi might not have recovered as much as he has on his own.

How is this still playing?
From the perspective of a culinary master, he naturally had no intention of aiding his enemy by presenting these two items.

He probably thought that while falling into Lin Yi's hands would certainly enhance his strength, it would be better than nothing.

I never even considered what kind of monster Lin Yi was.

Lin Yi pondered for a moment, then immediately stopped hesitating and said, "Okay."

Jiang Xuyan breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Then let them go."

Lin Yi asked Lü Bukui to bring Cheng Zhiyu over.

Jiang Xuyan carefully examined Lin Yi for a while to make sure there were no aftereffects before handing the Resurrection Technique and the Recovery Ring to him.

Lin Yi checked both items and, after confirming they were in order, signaled to Lü Bukui to release the person.

But the next second, something unexpected happened.

Without warning, Jiang Xuyan suddenly opened his enormous, blood-red maw and, right in front of Lin Yi and the others, swallowed Cheng Zhiyu whole.

The scene was so horrifying and abrupt that everyone was momentarily stunned. (End of Chapter)