Chapter 153: Escaping the Imperial Prison

The Heaven-Defying Bead.

"This is a half-immortal artifact."

Xiao Junlin could hardly stop himself from laughing out loud on the spot.

He was still that Son of Destiny; destiny was on his side, and no one could ever snatch it away from him.

And as for him.

I don't care who he is! Suppressing me twice and shattering my Supreme Bone—this grudge, he, Xiao Junlin, will definitely repay. When that time comes, that person's fortune will become his own.

Xiao Junlin said, "Many thanks, Senior. As for this Golden Silkworm Gu..."

The old man said, "Don't panic. Next is the time to remove this Golden Silkworm Gu for you."

"First, use your remaining strength to shatter the barrier between you and me."

Xiao Junlin frowned and said, "Senior, this celestial prison is indestructible. I tried when I first came in; it cannot be opened at all."

The old man retorted irritably, "Who told you to open the prison door? Two adjacent prison cells can be easily breached."

"Oh."

Xiao Junlin immediately gave it a try.

With a single punch.

He actually heard a crisp cracking sound.

The indestructible prison wall unexpectedly developed cracks.

Following that, the entire wall collapsed.

It left a space just large enough for a person to pass through. Xiao Junlin immediately squeezed through, came to the old man's side, and propped up the dying old man.

"Senior."

The old man said with difficulty, "Now I will remove the Golden Silkworm Gu for you. Do not move, and do not resist. The best way to remove the Golden Silkworm Gu is a life-for-life trade—let the Golden Silkworm Gu inside my body act as a lure, drawing the Golden Silkworm Gu inside your body to enter mine."

With those words.

The old man began to act.

Suddenly, a white light emerged from within the old man's body, and then he lunged instantly toward Xiao Junlin, who clearly heard the old man's final admonition.

"Do not resist! Remember your Heavenly Dao oath, and remember your promise. After I draw out the Golden Silkworm Gu for you, I will also perish on the spot."

Xiao Junlin nodded and said, "Senior, rest assured. I know what to do."

Yet the very next moment.

What followed instead was the old man's shriek.

"Brat, what are you doing? Let me go quickly!"

Xiao Junlin said coldly, "Old man, did you really think I, Xiao Junlin, am a fool? Help me? I can see that you clearly want to seize my body and take the magpie's nest."

The old man's soul panicked and said, "What are you saying? I don't understand what you mean by this."

Xiao Junlin sneered disdainfully, "Stop pretending. Those little tricks of yours were clear to me long ago."

"To deceive me, you didn't hesitate to reveal the secret of the Golden Immortal Palace, nor did you hesitate to claim you possessed a half-immortal artifact. Unfortunately, do you know where you went wrong? Where you let me easily figure all this out?"

The old man said, "I don't know what you're talking about! I am helping you expel the Golden Silkworm Gu. Could it be that you want to be devoured by the Golden Silkworm Gu, suffering endless torture until you die?"

Xiao Junlin let out a cold laugh. "Even now, you are still quibbling, attempting to deceive me. If you were expelling the Golden Silkworm Gu, why would your soul enter my body? I suppose you thought everything was foolproof—you tricked me, let down my guard, and then launched a sneak attack, trying to ambush me with your so-called Heaven-Defying Bead. But you were a fraction too late. I am the successor of the Supreme Hall."

"By the way, when you asked me about the Supreme Token earlier, it must have been because the Supreme Token can resist soul intrusion. Seeing that I didn't have the Supreme Token on me, you decided to seize my body, didn't you?"

"Even though I, Xiao Junlin, do not have the Supreme Token, as the successor of the Supreme Hall, do I really have only these meager means?"

"Old man, you can go die now."

In an instant.

A powerful wave of mental energy flew out from the ring on Xiao Junlin's finger, merged into Xiao Junlin's mind, transformed into a sharp sword, and slashed straight toward the old man's soul.

Before the old man's soul could even react, it was destroyed on the spot.

It turned into soul fragments and was absorbed by Xiao Junlin.

The ring in Xiao Junlin's hand was also a supreme treasure of the Supreme Hall—a soul-defense artifact of the Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Monarch tier.

If the old man had been in his prime, it might have been different; by this point, his soul was already utterly decayed and on the verge of collapsing at any moment. Against Xiao Junlin as he was now, he might have had a sliver of hope.

But under this ring.

How could his soul possibly resist? It was instantly scattered into nothingness.

With the old man's death, his soul was instead absorbed by Xiao Junlin.

What a pity.

This was the Ji family's celestial prison.

The old man was dead, he had been infected with the Golden Silkworm Gu, and he was still trapped here. How could he escape? The excitement that had just risen was instantly extinguished.

Xiao Junlin shook his head, flicked his hand to release the Supreme Divine Fire, and the old man's body was instantly burned to ashes. Sure enough, a bead flew up.

Truth be told, Xiao Junlin hadn't really held out much hope for the existence of the Heaven-Defying Bead, thinking of it merely as an excuse the old man fabricated to deceive him, but to his surprise, it was actually real.

As soon as the Heaven-Defying Bead appeared, it immediately tried to fly away.

It transformed into a streak of light.

However, it slammed heavily against the celestial prison barrier.

With a crisp crack.

A fissure actually appeared on the celestial prison barrier, and the Heaven-Defying Bead bounced back as well.

"Hahaha, Heaven helps me!"

Xiao Junlin never expected such a stroke of good fortune.

He grabbed the Heaven-Defying Bead and smashed it fiercely toward the celestial prison barrier.

With a single blow, the celestial prison barrier shattered completely. If not leaving now, when else?

Xiao Junlin immediately fled.

"Someone has broken out of prison! Pursue them quickly!"

The moment Xiao Junlin escaped from the celestial prison, he was immediately discovered, and the cry quickly swept through the entire celestial prison.

The news spread rapidly.

The Ji family's celestial prison was renowned far and wide; for a million years, not a single person had ever managed to escape.

This person was the first.

However, when Xiao Junlin was originally thrown into the celestial prison, because it was no different from death to the Ji family, no one had bothered to inquire about his name.

They merely relied on the memories of several Xuanyuan Guards who had captured Xiao Junlin at the time to sketch a portrait and issue a bounty.

Instantly, the wanted poster for Xiao Junlin was distributed throughout the Taixu Holy City.

When Chu Feng saw this wanted poster.

He felt not the least bit surprised.

"As expected of the Son of Destiny; he managed to escape even from that. However, I wonder if this Xiao Junlin obtained any fortuitous encounters. The Son of Destiny always gains a new opportunity to make up for his losses every time he is suppressed."

"He has been suppressed twice, leaving two more times before he can be completely harvested."

"Still, this time, with the Ji family issuing a city-wide wanted notice, finding him won't be easy. I just wonder if he will still show up for the Ji family's martial arts competition to select a son-in-law."

"If he doesn't show up, Ji Qingyue will become another man's woman. Truly a case of sleeping with his woman and beating his child."

"Though, for the man who marries Ji Qingyue, would he be considered cuckolded?"

At this thought, Chu Feng suddenly felt a stir in his heart.

He said to Chen Wanwan, "Wanwan, does your Demonic Saint Land have any influence in Taixu Holy City?"

"Yes."

Chen Wanwan nodded and asked, "What does my husband want me to do?"