Almighty Genius

Chapter 1954 - 1506: Preparing for Devil's Island

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"Qin Zi, from now on it's mostly up to your performance..."

Having obtained the trialist token, Qin Fang's objective is partially achieved, but the real test has only just begun.

The position of the Great Priest of the Dao Shen Sect is incredibly prestigious, and ascending to such a peak is definitely not an easy task. The trials to be faced are also enormous.

Especially since there is very little Qin Fang can do to help, mostly it depends on Qin Zi's personal efforts...

"Master, rest assured, Qin Zi will do her utmost!"

Qin Zi, this little girl, had not the slightest fear. On the contrary, she expressed her excitement and thrill, as if victory was already within her grasp.

Looking at Qin Zi's face, flushed with excitement and thrill, Qin Fang couldn't help but sigh lightly, "Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers."

Of course, Qin Fang himself wasn't much better, being so young yet having faced numerous peak experts of the previous generation.

Entering the Priest Trial, it basically depends entirely on Qin Zi herself. Qin Fang and the others, though wishing to help, cannot really lend a hand.

While Sakura and others also enter the Priest Trial, they still have their own people accompanying them. Although they might not necessarily be able to help, at least blocking a gun or something is not out of question.

But Qin Zi seems alone, theoretically she counts as one from the Hokkaido Shrine, but she has no ties with any of the major holy lands, sects, or factions.

As for strength...

Originally, Qin Fang believed her Grandmaster Mid-Stage cultivation would definitely suppress the inheritors of the Six Great Holy Lands, who held the highest probability of success, but after seeing Hattori Hisanari's performance, even Qin Fang himself was not so sure anymore!

Hattori Hisanari, with only Grandmaster-level Initial Stage cultivation, experienced a tremendous surge in strength after wielding the Demon Blade Muramasa, nearly rivalling Kawada Musashi's Grandmaster Level Late-Stage strength, and could even suppress him without a hint of resistance... In terms of this, he already surpassed Qin Zi by several tiers.

Moreover, Qin Zi's strength came so rapidly, not through her own arduous cultivation, with not much combat experience, the likelihood of suffering losses is really high.

"Old Qin, why don't you replace Qin Zi in the trial?"

Qin Zi's flaw was known not only to Qin Fang but also to Ji Xiang, Monk Wukong, and others. Seeing Qin Fang's worried expression, they couldn't help but ask.

"I have more important matters to attend to..."

Qin Fang replied with a bitter smile and a shake of his head.

Actually, he initially planned to participate with an altered face himself. With his personal involvement, even if Hattori Hisanari wielded the Demon Blade Muramasa, Qin Fang could still handle him.

But upon learning the scheduling of this Priest Trial, Qin Fang could only shake his head helplessly... only letting Qin Zi enter the fray.

"What's the matter?"

Upon hearing this from Qin Fang, the others were also confused, seemingly unable to think of anything more important.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, it's my own personal affair..."

Qin Fang shook his head with a bitter smile, then recalling something, turned his head towards Ji Xiang, saying, "Old Ji, you should be able to guess!"

"I can guess?"

Ji Xiang was slightly puzzled, appearing a bit confused, but soon his eyes lit up, seemingly recalling something, "You're not saying..."

Before Ji Xiang could voice it, Qin Fang already nodded, "Yes, I must indeed pay a visit to Devil's Island..."

Although Monk Wukong and others belonged to the Martial World, they weren't part of the Underground World, only Ji Xiang, also an assassin, could surmise it.

Because in a while, the triennial trial of the Underground World will commence, many experts from the Underground World will enter Devil's Island for the trial.

Those who survive can naturally leave Devil's Island, with their strength soaring, and may even receive unexpected benefits.

As for those who perish, they can only be buried on Devil's Island...

Coincidentally, the Devil's Trial on Devil's Island and the Priest Trial of Dao Shen Sect have partially overlapping periods...

If Qin Fang participates in the Priest Trial, then he can't join the Devil's Trial...

His dad, Qin Tiannan, is still stuck on Devil's Island unable to leave, only Qin Fang can rescue him from there, realizing a true family reunion.

If this chance is missed, Qin Fang would have to wait another three years...

Though twenty years have already passed, waiting another three isn't too long, but Qin Fang clearly could not wait any longer.

Compared to storming Devil's Island to rescue his father, everything else can be temporarily set aside!

"Old Qin, I'll go with you!"

Upon hearing Qin Fang intended to storm Devil's Island, Ji Xiang, too, couldn't help but express his eagerness to accompany him.

Even though they came to Japan together, and have been walking until this point, they might continue onward, but when it comes to heading to Devil's Island, it's obvious that Monk Wukong and the others aren't qualified, only he can accompany Qin Fang.

After all, the others aren't from the Underground World, even Song Qingshan, a mediocre Black Fist expert, can't be considered part of the Black Fist Alliance.

Only he and Qin Fang are assassins from the Assassin's Alliance, especially himself, having become a Five-Star Assassin a long time ago.

Now that Ji Xiang's strength has reached the Grandmaster level, aiming for a Six-star Assassin is not a big problem, obtaining a spot for the Devil's Trial isn't too difficult.

"You don't need to, it's easier for me to go alone!"

But Qin Fang shook his head, saying, "This time I'm not participating through normal channels, following me would only get you involved..."

As he spoke, Qin Fang's hand suddenly held a badge, it was precisely the one the Bloody-handed Demon Tu San had given to Qin Fang in the past...

"Hiss~~~"

Seeing this badge, even Ji Xiang couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Having spent a long time in the Underground World, he naturally knew what this Devil's Trial badge represented, indicating that Qin Fang definitely had support from a high-level figure in the Underground World.

This kind of badge is very rare, supposedly only issued to each trialist right before officially entering Devil's Island...

And after the trial, those who leave Devil's Island alive naturally have to return the badge, otherwise, it's impossible to leave the island, meaning there's no way someone could possibly bring the badge out.

As for those trialists who have died, since they're already dead, it's even less likely they could bring it out, all seized by the experts on Devil's Island...

But now with Qin Fang holding such a trialist badge, it was obviously obtained through special channels, definitely not secretly brought out by any trialist.

In fact, even Qin Fang didn't know himself how his father managed to have the Bloody-handed Demon Tu San bring out this badge back then.

"Old Qin, what exactly are you planning?"

The more he couldn't figure it out, the more curious Ji Xiang became, mainly because of the strange look in Qin Fang's eyes and expression.

"Rescue..."

Qin Fang paused for a moment, ultimately not concealing much, simply uttering these two words.

"Rescue?"

This time, not only Ji Xiang was stunned, but the others were also dumbfounded.

They weren't entirely clear about what Devil's Island was, but Monk Wukong and the others vaguely understood it as an absolute death trap within the Underground World.

Every three years, a group of trialists enters, but fewer than thirty percent actually leave alive, while the remaining seventy percent forever lie buried there.

The people on the island are also unable to leave, otherwise, information about Devil's Island would have spread far and wide, remaining a mystery to this day.

Yet now Qin Fang said he's going to Devil's Island for a rescue mission...

The words 'rescue mission' alone already speak volumes.

The person needing rescue couldn't be a trialist participating in the Devil's Trial, because trialists have the right to refuse participation, withdrawing anytime, which doesn't require a rescue, one simply needs not to participate.

Hence, needing to rescue someone from Devil's Island means rescuing someone from the island...

"Hiss~~~"

Once they realized this, everyone couldn't help but gasp deeply.

It's said that even the weakest trialists in the Devil's Trial are Master-level Peak Experts, borderlining Grandmaster-level Tiers, and there aren't few Grandmaster-level experts who are even stronger.

Yet even with such a lineup, less than thirty percent ultimately survive, with only over twenty out of a hundred trialists making it out alive, a rather high mortality rate.

So many experts charge in, and more than half are destined to die, exposing the danger of Devil's Island, while the island's inhabitants have lived for many years, surviving in such an environment, their power has reached terrifying extents.

But Qin Fang plans to rescue someone from among those terrifying experts... the difficulty of this is absolutely unimaginable.

"No wonder you're doing this?"

It was precisely because of this that Qin Fang chose to use a trialist badge to enter, rather than going through the Assassin's Alliance for a trialist qualification.

What Qin Fang intends to do is something no expert in the Underground World dares to imagine, therefore he absolutely cannot reveal his identity.

Devil's Island is too terrifying, with the entire Underground World backing it, once his identity is exposed, it would definitely bring about a devastating crisis.

Qin Fang could imagine this, and his father Qin Tiannan likely anticipated it long ago, hence having the Bloody-handed Demon Tu San secretly bring this badge out, probably not wanting Qin Fang to enter Devil's Island through normal channels...

"Brothers, Qin Zi is going to participate in the Priest's Trial, I certainly can't be of much help, so I entrust all of you to take good care..."

Without letting Ji Xiang continue, Qin Fang solemnly entrusted the heavy responsibility to everyone present. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote with recommendations or monthly votes on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my biggest motivation.)