Xingjue hurriedly stood up and picked up that jade pendant.
Immediately, he looked at the jade pendant in his hand as if it were a rare treasure, constantly observing it. This jade pendant was indeed rather special. Although it didn't have overly elaborate patterns, as long as one looked carefully, there were shiny objects flowing slowly within the jade pendant. Clearly, this was indeed a treasure.
After observing it for a while, Xingjue carefully put it into his bosom. For something left to him by his father like this, Xingjue didn't want to put it in the storage bracelet but preferred to carry it close to his body.
"Peace Village, Uncle Pan. Maybe he will know something about my father," Xingjue recalled his father's words and said with a smile.
At this moment, Xingjue made a decision in his heart. That was, when he had time, he would definitely go and visit that Uncle Pan. Maybe he could learn about his parents there.
After adjusting his mood, Xingjue was ready to return to that city. Although he didn't succeed in hunting the Divine-rank magical beast, Xingjue still had to rush back within the stipulated time limit.
Even if he couldn't get the first place in the hunting competition, at least he had to secure the second place. And with his current gains, Xingjue felt that he might not necessarily not get the first place.
But just when Xingjue was about to leave, a concave pit not far away suddenly caught Xingjue's attention because there was actually a faint red light flashing there.
Walking along the light, Xingjue was even more astonished to discover that in a small concave pit, there was a red water crystal with a faint glow. And within that water crystal, Xingjue could even sense a powerful soul force.
"Beast soul! Good heavens, it's actually a beast soul," Looking at the red water crystal, Xingjue suddenly laughed excitedly.
Previously, Elder Feng had given Xingjue a beast soul. Although it was somewhat different in form from this one, it was largely similar. And with that powerful soul force, Xingjue dared to assert that this must be a beast soul.
Carefully putting this beast soul into his bosom, Xingjue also guessed the origin of this beast soul at this moment.
This must have been left by the Nine-tailed Fox. Now, the body of the Nine-tailed Fox has been destroyed by a powerful force, and this beast soul is instead the best proof of hunting it. In this way, Xingjue had absolute confidence in getting the first place in this hunting competition.
Thinking of this, Xingjue didn't hesitate anymore. With a movement of his figure, he began to rush towards the city at top speed.
On the ninth day of the hunting competition, the disciples of various forces had already returned to the city one after another. By the tenth day, except for Xingjue, everyone was already present.
At this moment, in the square of the city, nineteen disciples were standing neatly there, and the four elders were standing imposingly in front of them.
However, at this moment, the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet had a worried expression on his face. "It's this time, and Xingjue still hasn't returned. Could something have happened to him?"
Not only the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet, but Wang Yanyan and Zhao Yue were also extremely worried at the moment. After all, Xingjue had a deep relationship with them.
Especially Wang Yanyan. She was really afraid that something might have happened to Xingjue when he was hunting magical beasts. As long as she thought that something might have happened to Xingjue, her fair jade-like hands couldn't help but start to clench tightly.
"Elder Luo, your disciple from the Windy Pavilion, couldn't have really gone to hunt the Divine-rank magical beast, could he? Haha..." The elder of the Nangong Family said to the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet with a smile. The old face was full of ridicule.
"Humph" But the Grand Elder just glanced at him and didn't speak.
"This bastard Xingjue is indeed a hindrance," At this moment, Hu Bin also muttered in a low voice.
"Just mind your own business. Junior Brother Xingjue is much stronger than you," Hearing Hu Bin's words, Zhao Yue angrily retorted. After all, Xingjue had saved her life, and her impression of Xingjue was very good at the moment.
"You... Humph" Being rebuked by Zhao Yue like this, Hu Bin was so angry that he snorted and stopped speaking. He realized that as long as he targeted Xingjue, Zhao Yue would definitely come to help.
"Alright, it's about time. Disciples of each force, show your hunting achievements." At this moment, the elder of the Nangong Family said to the disciples below.
And after his words fell, the disciples of each force did as he said and handed over the corpses of the magical beasts they had hunted.
After some calculation, the scores of each force were also listed.
Windy Pavilion: 260 points
Nether Palace: 280 points
Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa: 320 points
Nangong Family: 850 points
"Oh dear, Elder Luo. What's wrong with your Windy Pavilion?"
"The results this year are too poor. You're actually last,"
After checking the scores, the elder of the Nangong Family pursed his mouth and said with a sly smile, as if he had obtained a rare treasure, smiling so widely that his mouth couldn't close.
"Humph! There's still one disciple of my Windy Pavilion who hasn't returned. How do you know?" The Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet glanced at the elder of the Nangong Family and said coldly.
"How? Do you think that with his strength as an initial-stage Martial Honor, he can defy the odds?" The elder of the Nangong Family said harshly. He didn't believe that Xingjue could change anything with his own power.
"Humph" After hearing his words, the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet snorted and then turned his head, ignoring him. In fact, the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet never expected Xingjue to help Windy Pavilion win the first place in the hunting competition. But he thought that as long as Xingjue was there, it would be no problem to secure the second place.
"Inner Palace Elder, anyway, the time is almost up. Why don't we just wait?" Just then, the elder of the Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa suddenly spoke up to help.
After all, his impression of Xingjue was extremely good. So naturally, he didn't want Xingjue to be disqualified just because he was a little late. Besides, he didn't want the Nether Palace to take this big advantage.
"Well, then" Hearing the elder of the Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa speak, the elder of the Nangong Family reluctantly agreed and then said no more.
Time passed little by little. Everyone who cared about Xingjue began to become anxious. While those who had conflicts with Xingjue had幸灾乐祸looks on their faces. For some people, they wished Xingjue would die in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
"Hey, Elder Luo, the time is indeed almost up. Why don't we announce the ranking of this hunting competition?" Just then, the elder of the Nether Palace suddenly spoke.
This time, their Nether Palace actually lost to the Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa. But fortunately, Windy Pavilion unexpectedly became the last. So at this moment, he really didn't want Xingjue to come back. After all, as long as there was one more person, they were afraid they couldn't hold onto the third place.
"Elder Luo, it's not that I don't give your Windy Pavilion a chance. It's just that we can't keep everyone waiting here just because of one disciple of your Windy Pavilion, right?" After the elder of the Nether Palace spoke, the elder of the Nangong Family also looked at Elder Luo and said coldly with a sneer.
"All right" After a moment of silence, Elder Luo finally compromised. In fact, he had always been worried that something might have happened to Xingjue. And now that Xingjue still hadn't returned, he became even more uneasy.
So at this moment, he didn't care too much and just let them announce the results of this hunting competition earlier and then go look for Xingjue.
Although the results this time were too embarrassing, Xingjue's safety was more important.
Seeing the helpless expression on the face of the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet, the elder of the Nangong Family was even more smug and then said with a smile: "I announce the results of this hunting competition are..."
"Wait..." But just then, a young man's voice, like a thunderclap, rang out at the city gate.
Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw Xingjue slowly walking towards the city from outside the city gate. And when the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet, Wang Yanyan and others saw Xingjue, the hearts that had been held in suspense finally relaxed.
"Sorry everyone, I'm a little late. But... I don't think I'm late, am I?" Xingjue walked to the square and said to everyone with a smile.
"Xingjue, the results of the hunting competition have all been counted except for yours. Hurry and show us what you've got" Seeing Xingjue come back safe and sound, the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet said to Xingjue with a smile.
"Okay" Xingjue also smiled slightly and then came to the middle of the crowd. With a wave of his sleeve, the corpses of one magical beast after another appeared. And when those corpses of high-level and mid-level magical beasts fell, almost everyone present except Wang Yanyan was stunned because this was simply too incredible.
The Grand Elder was wearing a relieved smile and began to be glad that he brought Xingjue this time because Xingjue really gave him a big surprise. Looking at the corpses of the high-level and mid-level magical beasts on the ground, the Grand Elder felt that it was definitely no problem to secure the second place.
"24 high-level magical beasts and 10 mid-level magical beasts. Xingjue actually got 400 points by himself" Just then, the elder of the Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa said in shock. Because Xingjue's personal score was actually higher than the total score of his Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa. This was indeed a bit too strong.
"Oh my goodness"
And when they heard the words of the elder of the Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa, it caused an uproar among the crowd.
Even Liu Teng of the Nangong Family also turned his solemn gaze to Xingjue because Xingjue's personal score was actually higher than his.
"From this point of view, the second place of my Windy Pavilion can't be taken away by anyone" The Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet suddenly said with satisfaction and a smile.
And then he even turned his smug gaze to the elder of the Nangong Family. He really wanted to see what expression he had at this moment. And when he saw the appearance of the elder of the Nangong Family, the Grand Elder couldn't help but laugh happily.
Because at this moment, the Grand Elder of the Nangong Family had a bitter face and looked very ugly.
Except for the elder of the Nangong Family, the elder of the Nether Palace was even worse. Because in this way, his Nether Palace became the last. With such a result, when he returned to the Nether Palace, he would inevitably be punished.
Compared to the two of them, the elder of the Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa was happily smiling. He didn't care much about the second place. What he cared about was whether he could step on the Nether Palace. So at this moment, he was rather happy for Xingjue's achievement.
"Inner Palace Elder, I think we can announce the scores now" The Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet stroked his long beard and said to the elder of the Nangong Family with a smile.
And when he heard the words of the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet, the face of the elder of the Nangong Family twitched and then snorted and said: "Since this is the case, then I'll announce the results of this hunting competition"
"Respected elders, I still have one prey that I haven't taken out yet." But just when the elder of the Nangong Family was about to announce the final result, Xingjue said something astonishing.
"What?" And after hearing Xingjue's words, everyone looked at Xingjue in disbelief. The score Xingjue had already obtained was already abnormal. Did he actually still have prey that he hadn't handed over?