As soon as these words left her mouth, everyone instantly turned to stare at Lin Fan. After all, he was the one who had compiled the list, yet one of the people on it had just publicly admitted to being inferior to someone else.
What credibility did the list even have left?
Moreover, Jian Liuli held the top spot.
“What’s going on? She’s saying she’s no match for the person who killed Sha Kong?”
“No way? But didn’t Mr. Lin rank that guy second?”
“Heh! You all really think Lin Fan is some infallible authority? He’s just a storyteller—what does he know?”
“But Mr. Lin accurately exposed Ano’s secrets! And he even one-shotted Ano, so he must be something special, right?”
“…”
The crowd buzzed with discussion, one voice overlapping the next, while Lin Fan felt a massive headache coming on.
He never could have imagined Jian Liuli saying something like that.
The system had just prompted him about a minor fluctuation from the idle chatter, rewarding him with a pitiful handful of storytelling points.
Right now, he wanted to cry but had no tears.
Today had been a total disaster. Tales of the Great Wilderness hadn’t earned him a single storytelling point, and even revealing the top three names on the newcomers list had barely netted him anything.
For some reason, he couldn’t shake the feeling that a shadow lurked behind it all, constantly throwing wrenches into his plans.
It left him with a deep sense of unease.
“Mr. Lin, since you were able to reveal Ano’s secrets and know some hidden truths about the others, can you tell us the identity of the one who killed Sha Kong? I’m looking for him.”
Jian Liuli turned to Lin Fan and posed the question.
Lin Fan’s mouth twitched. Who are you asking me to ask?
It wasn’t even mentioned in the original story!
“This person is quite mysterious. I dare not comment on him much,” Lin Fan said evasively.
At that moment, inside the private box, Luo Yin curved his lips into a faint smile.
Lin Fan’s luck value had already fallen a hundred points below his own. That meant he could finally make his move and strip away the man’s system!
Luo Yin tilted his head slightly and glanced at Ling Qingxue. “Don’t reveal yourself later. Even if someone attacks me, stay out of it. Don’t let them discover you.”
Ling Qingxue froze for a moment, then rolled her eyes at him. “Who would bother with you? It’d be better if you dropped dead!”
Luo Yin merely smiled and said nothing more. He stood up and strode out of the box in a single step.
“Mr. Lin, what mystery could I possibly have? I’m nothing but a lone wanderer from the Northern Spirit Realm.”
Luo Yin’s voice rang out clearly, drawing everyone’s gaze toward him at once.
Someone recognized him immediately and shouted, “It’s him! That’s the guy! He was the one who defeated Chen Yufeng with a single sword that day!”
“What? Does that mean the person who beat Chen Yufeng is the same one who killed Sha Kong?”
“Luo Yin! He’s Luo Yin! I saw him in the Dayan Dynasty of the Northern Spirit Realm!”
“Him? Didn’t he replace that Su Chen to take tenth on the newcomers list? How did he jump to second, taking Sha Kong’s spot?”
“…”
Murmurs rippled through the crowd. Jian Liuli fixed Luo Yin with a puzzled look.
The man who had killed Sha Kong a few days ago hadn’t looked anything like this!
Had he altered his appearance that day?
By now, Lin Fan was completely dumbfounded.
Luo Yin?
He was Luo Yin?!
Just who the hell was he?
Though Lin Fan was still reeling, he was dead certain this guy was behind the plot going off the rails!
In the corner, another figure had locked eyes on Luo Yin the moment he appeared. Murderous intent churned wildly in that man’s gaze.
It was Qiu Yuanqing.
Back in Fuyao Holy Land, he had been ready to strike at Luo Yin, only for the Holy Lord to shield the man and issue a stern warning that left him no opening.
But now, his chance had finally arrived!
Even so, Qiu Yuanqing held back.
He was biding his time.
Ever cautious, he knew Luo Yin had slain that Blood Nether Soldier inside the Profound Heaven Tower.
That meant Luo Yin possessed some means of countering Blood Nether forces. Qiu Yuanqing would wait until the man grew complacent, then deliver a killing blow in one strike.
Otherwise, while this body might survive unscathed, he himself might not.
Luo Yin turned his gaze to Lin Fan and offered a faint smile. “Lin Fan, right? Thanks for gathering all those treasures for me over the past few days. I’ll gladly accept them.”
Lin Fan frowned at the words, thoroughly puzzled.
But a sense of unease began to build in his chest, growing stronger by the second.
The onlookers watched the two men intently, ready to enjoy the spectacle.
Luo Yin pressed on. “Aren’t you wondering about all these bizarre events? Who is Luo Yin? How did Su Chen die? Who spread Tales of the Great Wilderness? And who the hell got bored enough to divine its contents and spoil everything?”
The rapid-fire questions sent a chill down Lin Fan’s spine. He stared at Luo Yin in wide-eyed horror.
At the same time, strange lights swirled in his eyes, as if he were gearing up for a fatal strike.
Luo Yin spotted the telltale glow in Lin Fan’s eyes but made no move to stop it. He knew the man wouldn’t attack until he had answers.
With a slight smile, Luo Yin locked eyes with him and enunciated each word clearly: “Because we come from the same place!”
The declaration hit Lin Fan like a thunderbolt. Cold sweat poured down his back as sheer terror exploded in his eyes!
It all made sense now!
Even Luo Yin’s smile took on an eerie cast in his vision!
If this Luo Yin was gunning for him, then he harbored no good intentions at all!
One thought consumed Lin Fan’s mind.
Strike!
Kill him!
He had to kill him—or he would be the one to die!
Lin Fan moved on instinct, ready to activate his Primordial Heavy Pupils and unleash the Supreme Pupil Technique for a finishing blow.
But then Lin Fan noticed something horrifying.
His Primordial Heavy Pupils were gone!
He frantically called out to the system—and found that gone too!
“Looking for this?”
Luo Yin’s voice drifted over, ghostly and calm.
Lin Fan whipped his head around. Two pupils gleamed in Luo Yin’s eyes.
Divine radiance blazed forth, surging with brilliant light!
“You…”
A lump formed in Lin Fan’s throat, as if the Grim Reaper himself had seized him by the neck. He could only stare at Luo Yin, his eyes brimming with unbridled terror.
