Chapter 12531

Facing Lin Yi himself, he dared not have the slightest distracting thought.

Only one person was still shouting.

"Take me away! Take me away now! I am a disciple of the Emperor Saint! I want to see the Emperor Saint!"

Yang Wudi lay on the ground shouting repeatedly, staring longingly at Di Qingfan.

Di Qingfan glanced at him indifferently: "It's no longer needed."

Yang Wudi looked bewildered: "What do you mean? What do you mean?"

Di Qingfan showed no interest in answering him.

Zhang Baiyu, who was standing to the side, spoke up to explain for him.

"The Emperor chose you only because you could be a suitable pawn. Now that your core value as a pawn is gone, you can naturally be discarded."

Yang Wudi was stunned for a moment, barely digesting the hidden message behind it, and then shouted even louder.

"Impossible! Impossible! I am a chosen one of heaven! I am definitely not a discarded pawn!"

He appeared to have lost his mind.

Unfortunately, no matter how frantically he screamed, no one paid any attention to him anymore.

Disliking his noise, Di Qingfan casually shot out a burst of energy, severing his vocal cords.

The world fell silent instantly.

Di Qingfan turned to look at Lin Yi and bowed slightly: "I will visit you another day to learn from you. Until we meet again."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Watching his retreating figure, Zhang Baiyu whispered a reminder: "This person needs to be treated with extra care. He is the most dangerous person around Emperor Sheng, without exception."

Di Qingfan was only the third disciple; there were a senior disciple and a second disciple above him.

From any perspective, those two are absolutely not to be underestimated.

Zhang Baiyu still gave this evaluation.

It can be seen.

Lin Yi smiled and asked, "Is it dangerous to Emperor Saint or to others?"

Zhang Baiyu said in a low voice, "I'm afraid only he knows the answer."

As they spoke, the two turned their heads at the same time.

Everyone else had already left on their own. The old woman from before came over again, looking at Yang Wudi, who was screaming silently, with a face full of heartache.

The old woman struggled to carry Yang Wudi on her back, and before leaving, she bowed to Lin Yi.

Zhang Baiyu couldn't help but sigh: "Fate is cruel. If it weren't for this opportunity on the racetrack, the mother and son might still be living a peaceful life."

Lin Yi remained noncommittal: "Good fortune may be a harbinger of misfortune, and misfortune may be a harbinger of good fortune. Until the final verdict is reached, it is difficult to say whether it is a harbinger of misfortune or a harbinger of good fortune."

Zhang Baiyu was taken aback for a moment, then wholeheartedly agreed.

Judging from Yang Wudi's personality, he is by no means a law-abiding person. Even without today's incident, he would have caused trouble sooner or later.

In that case, it might harm not only himself, but also his elderly mother, and even other people in the village.

Looking at what happened today, the outcome seems rather dire. If no other unforeseen circumstances arise, he is very likely to become a complete and utterly useless person.

But such a result may not actually be bad.

Back at the headquarters of the Termination Society, Lin Yi reviewed his findings.

The biggest gain was taking advantage of the track to directly enter the pseudo-three-zhang Dharma form. Although it can't be called a real leap to the top, in terms of strength improvement, it was not bad at all.

At least for the upcoming competition for the Three-Zhang Dharma Image position, they now have more resources and greater confidence.

In addition, another major gain was the Shadow Cloak.

Compared to other divine equipment, the Shadow Cloak offers no offensive or defensive bonuses, and its stealth capabilities are also severely limited.

At first glance, its value seems similar to, or even less than, that of the Wind-Fixing Pearl.

Regardless, even if the Wind-Fixing Pearl is a bit complicated to use, if used properly, it is still a point control mechanism at the conceptual level.

In contrast, while the Shadow Cloak does provide a stealth effect, you cannot move while in stealth mode; any movement will cause the stealth to fail.

This alone limits the scenarios in which it can be used.

Fortunately, it can work with the world's will to reduce its presence, and this incident has already demonstrated its specific effects.

Given the right setting, this is practically a must-have for any cunning and scheming individual.

In addition, the Shadow Cloak has another advantage compared to the Wind-Fixing Bead.

It can be synthesized.

The ability to synthesize means there is huge room for improvement. Even if it cannot be directly converted into combat power at present, the future possibilities it provides are already priceless.

In addition, Lin Yi also gained something significant this time.

Emperor Sheng surfaced for the first time.

This is the most dangerous person he needs to be wary of.

Although it was just a brief encounter and not a real fight, in a battle between masters, a single glance can reveal a great deal.

Besides, they even exchanged blows.

The information obtained from this encounter was far more direct and valuable than all the information about the Emperor Saint that had been collected through various channels before.

However, this kind of intelligence is mutual.

When you can see the other side clearly, the other side can also see you clearly.

Lin Yi concluded, "It won't be easy to handle."

He did have the upper hand on the field. To put it bluntly, in a one-on-one situation, his current strength as a pseudo-three-zhang Dharma form would be enough to give him the advantage.

However, this advantage does not necessarily guarantee victory.

After all, the other side wasn't a reckless brute.

As the recognized leader of the Five Saints of the aristocratic families, the fact that he could retreat without uttering a word after being publicly humiliated is enough to show that he is not someone to be trifled with.

If the other party had recklessly charged in earlier, things would have been simpler.

Unfortunately, it's just a thought.

With the situation having reached this point, the five sages of the aristocratic families have basically all come to light.

The Sage of Food had a direct face-to-face battle with the Sage of Slaughter, and although they hadn't directly faced each other, they had clashed openly and secretly many times. As for the Sage of Confucius and the Sage of Strategy, they hadn't formally met, but their interactions were also quite significant.

After all, Kong Qianqiu and Zhang Baiyu were at the Termination Meeting at that moment.

In addition, there's the Emperor Saint, who fought against us remotely today.

Looking across the entire Tianjun, the only person Lin Yi needed to pay close attention to was the Supreme Emperor.

However, this person's stance is unpredictable, and he has never shown his whereabouts. Without a suitable opportunity, even if Lin Yi wanted to see him, he would find it difficult.

But no matter what, if we're talking about variables, the Ultimate Emperor is the biggest variable.

Lin Yi was very certain of this.

Although the situation is far from clear, the outline has already emerged. One thing is certain: when the quota for the Three-Zhang Dharma Aspect is officially settled, the entire Tianjun will surely usher in a top-level competition.

The outcome of that struggle may directly influence, or even determine, the fate of Tianjun.

Everything Lin Yi is doing now is to accumulate cards for that day to come.

So far, he has a lot of cards to play.

With his pseudo-three-zhang Dharma form, a series of divine equipment, and various Dharma form secret techniques, his raw strength is already enough to lead the Tianjun.

In addition, he also indirectly established connections with Confucius and the sage of strategy.

Or perhaps it's a tacit understanding. (End of Chapter)