Chapter 1042 - 657: Bandit Extermination Mission, Will to Kill Boiling
Chapter 1042: Chapter 657: Bandit Extermination Mission, Will to Kill Boiling
"A-class assassins can apply for an assessment and have a chance to join the Netherworld Palace?"
Lu Qing pondered silently.
Although he wasn’t particularly interested in joining the Netherworld Palace, this promotion mechanism revealed quite a bit of information.
It’s worth noting that assassinating someone like Gong Shulian, a Primordial Spirit Great Power, is merely a C-class mission.
It can be imagined just how powerful an assassin who reaches A-class must be.
It seems they must at least be at the strength of an experienced Primordial Spirit Realm.
Reaching such a level of strength only grants the eligibility to apply for an assessment, not necessarily entry into the Netherworld Palace.
Observing a single leaf to know the entire forest, from this alone, Lu Qing deeply felt the terrifying depth of the Netherworld Palace.
No wonder the three major clans are deeply wary of the Netherworld Palace; this mysterious force is truly fearsome.
Moreover, Lu Qing knew that the Netherworld Palace in the Heavenly Origin Great World is actually just a branch; the true Netherworld Palace is probably unimaginably powerful.
"Looks like I’ll have to let Gong Shulian live a bit longer for now. Fine, I’ll just take on some D-class missions first to raise my assassination level up."
After understanding the assassination levels of the Netherworld Palace, Lu Qing realized that taking on C-class missions could only be postponed for now.
Thus, he returned to the task wall there, continuing to select missions.
This time, his gaze settled on those D-class missions, slowly picking them out.
However, the rewards for D-class missions are much lower than those for C-class.
Most range from a few hundred to a few thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, rarely exceeding ten thousand.
After a while, he once again returned to the rabbit mask woman’s presence.
"Senior, are you sure you want to take on all these bounty missions at once?"
The rabbit mask woman was shocked again.
"Yes, is there a problem?"
"Senior, you should know, once our Netherworld Palace missions are accepted, they all have a completion deadline."
If tasks aren’t completed within the specified timeframe, mission points will be deducted."
Once points drop below negative ten, the peripheral member status will be canceled."
So if you take on so many tasks at once and fail to complete them on time, having points deducted wouldn’t be worth it."
The rabbit mask woman advised.
"No problem, the tasks I’ve selected aren’t far from where I currently am, so I should be able to complete them."
Lu Qing responded indifferently.
Seeing Lu Qing insisting, the rabbit mask woman took a deep look at him and offered no further advice.
In her view, this senior was likely extremely confident in his own strength.
She had seen many like him before, knowing that advice wouldn’t sway him; only personal setbacks would reveal how challenging their Netherworld Palace tasks are to complete.
A quarter of an hour later, Lu Qing’s Heart and Spirit exited the Netherworld Jade Token, his consciousness returning to his body.
However, there was still a trace of astonishment in his eyes.
Truly, that Divine Soul Space was too mystical.
It could manifest all sorts of substantial buildings and allow so many Divine Soul Powers to materialize and communicate.
It’s hard to believe what realm the Great Power who created that Divine Soul Space reached.
Storing the Netherworld Jade Token, Lu Qing began to contemplate.
Just now in the Divine Soul Space, he had successfully taken on ten D-class missions.
And all these missions required completion within a month, a pretty tight timeframe.
But for Lu Qing, it was no problem.
"Little Li, let’s go."
"Where are we going, Ah Qing?"
"Of course, to complete the missions."
...
Half a day later, Lu Qing’s figure appeared in a deep mountain, gazing at a rather ordinary, unnoticeable cave entrance at the base of a mountain.
"This should be it, the entrance to the Black Heart Thieves’ lair."
Lu Qing activated his Superpower, looking into the cave entrance, soon smiling at the strips of paper floating out.
"Ah Qing, is this where your first mission is?"
Little Li emerged from Lu Qing’s hood, curiously looking ahead.
"Yes."
Lu Qing nodded slightly.
Although he wanted to earn Spirit Stones in the Netherworld Palace, he wouldn’t take on just any task.
This time, the ten tasks selected were all completed without violating his principles.
Just like in this mountain cave ahead, a group of bandits known as the Black Heart Thieves, lived by plundering passing caravans and loose cultivators.
Because this area is located at the intersection of several small sect territories, it’s a lawless zone.
Moreover, these Black Heart Thieves allegedly possess an Exotic Treasure for hiding their whereabouts, and every time they commit a crime, they’re extremely cautious.
Like the wind, at the first sign of trouble, they immediately retreat to the underground labyrinth.
The terrain of this area is incredibly complex, the underground labyrinth is like a maze, making it difficult to navigate.
Using their familiarity with the terrain, even top-tier Golden Cores found it hard to catch these Black Heart Thieves.
As for Primordial Spirit Great Powers, the surrounding sect forces are small and lack a Primordial Spirit Level Great Power to oversee them.
So despite the passage of time, these Black Heart Thieves continue to live well, with no one coming to eliminate them.
Previously, some assassins from the Netherworld Palace took on the task of exterminating this band of Black Heart Thieves.
But these Black Heart Thieves were very alert, every time sensing danger, they’d hide in the underground labyrinth, leaving the assassins helpless.