Yanjing City, the largest restaurant in the city.

Ling Chen sat in a private room, drinking alone, his gaze occasionally lost in thought as if he were contemplating something.

At that moment, a person in black suddenly pushed the door open and entered the box.

The person in black sat directly in front of Ling Chen and then lowered the hood, revealing a pale and beautiful face.

The arrival was none other than Hades Supreme.

"The three-month period has passed, Young Master Ling Chen. If you can't get the Saint's Soul Niche, even I will be powerless."

Hades Supreme raised the wine glass, smiling and speaking.

"I'll figure something out to get it as soon as possible."

Ling Chen slightly furrowed his brow. Although he said so, he actually didn't have a good method at the moment.

"I can wait, but I'm afraid your Miss Xia can't wait for you that long."

Hades Supreme's pale face retained its smile, then the eyes suddenly turned cold, "You have at most ten days; otherwise, even if you get the Saint's Soul Niche, I'm afraid it'll be too late."

"Ten days?"

Ling Chen's face slightly changed; by normal means, obtaining the Saint's Soul Niche in ten days was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Unless special means were used.

But that would mean a complete break with the Ling Family.

If it had been at the beginning, Ling Chen would have acted without hesitation, but now, he had developed some feelings for the Ling Family, and was naturally reluctant.

"Haha, Young Master Ling Chen, I'm not criticizing you; you've done enormous things for the Ling Family and achieved great merits, even reversing the decline in their fortune. But in the end, how did they treat you? They still can't bear to lend you the Saint's Soul Niche."

Seeing the hesitation in Ling Chen's heart, Hades Supreme suddenly sneered, "I'd say some things in this world are impossible to have both ways. Sometimes, for the things you cherish, you must give up something."

"Young Master Ling Chen, do not forget your original purpose for entering the Ling Family, was it truly to become a Ling family disciple?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Chen's face changed again. Indeed, he initially joined the Ling Family in pursuit of the Saint's Soul Niche, wasn't it?

Rescuing Xia Yunxin was his ultimate goal.

"Moreover, you have no way out now."

In Hades Supreme's beautiful eyes, a shadowy look suddenly appeared, "If you can't decide, we'll decide for you."

"What do you mean?"

Ling Chen's gaze narrowed slightly.

"We will reveal your true identity to the Ling Family, so even if you want to continue being the Ling Family's first genius, you can't stay."

Hades Supreme's crimson lips curved into an insidious smile.

"You should know since we can help you get into the Ling Family, we can also drag you down."

"Doing so has no benefit to your Witch Fiend Sect."

Ling Chen's expression still didn't change much, he said calmly, "With my current status in the Ling Family, even if you reveal my identity to the upper echelons, even if they believe it and find out the truth, what do you think they will do to me?"

"A genius who can reverse the Ling Family's fortune is more important than anything to them now. Even if the high-ups find out my true identity, do you believe they will not announce it, but instead try their utmost to lock down the spreading of this news?"

Upon hearing this, Hades Supreme's face also slightly changed. She initially wanted to use this to threaten Ling Chen, but the latter was unexpectedly unaffected.

Indeed, as Ling Chen said, it's very likely the Ling Family will handle it as he described; their methods might not be able to threaten Ling Chen.

The issue is not that Ling Family people don't believe, but that even if they know, they are unwilling to believe, announcing that Ling Yu has a fabricated identity would indeed immediately stir up a storm and even cause chaos, exacerbating the Ling Family's decline.

Moreover, if it's found that the source of this news was spread by the Witch Fiend Sect, the Ling Family people have more reason not to believe it.

"I was merely joking with you, Young Master Ling Chen."

Feeling quite helpless, Hades Supreme faced a clearly young man, but in reality, he was wiser than anyone else, with such meticulous thoughts. She realized that Ling Chen was soft-hearted rather than hard-hearted, and threats would have no effect, only backfire.

"So, Young Master Ling Chen, what do you actually intend to do?"

"Action is necessary, but I just don't like being threatened."

Ling Chen raised the wine glass in his hand and drank it in one go.

"Alright, this matter is entirely up to your decision. Our people will fully cooperate with your action."

Having lost the initiative, Hades Supreme was straightforwardly humble.

"I plan to make a request to the Ling Family Patriarch to apply for cultivation in the Ancestor Pavilion."

Ling Chen's eyes glinted with determination as if he'd finally made up his mind, "But the Ling Family Ancestral Hall is heavily guarded, under normal circumstances, it's impossible for me to steal the Saint's Soul Niche."

"Therefore, I need your people to create disturbances throughout the Ling Family, attracting the high-ups and numerous strong members' attention, only then can I have a slim chance."

"No problem,"

Hades Supreme nodded, "We have planted quite a few pieces in the Ling Family these years, assisting your action shouldn't be a problem."

"Why are you Witch Fiend Sect so obsessed with the Saint's Soul Niche?"

Ling Chen felt something unusual; this Saint's Soul Niche was probably not as simple as he knew.

"The Saint's Soul Niche is a supreme treasure for Gathering Spirits, with it, the chance of awakening your friend will be much greater."

Hades Supreme spoke calmly; however, she may have known this answer couldn't convince Ling Chen, so she added another sentence, "And you were right, our Witch Fiend Sect indeed needs the Saint's Soul Niche for an important task."

"I don't care what you're going to do; I just want to awaken my friend. If your Witch Fiend Sect dares to play any tricks, don't blame me for being rude."

Ling Chen said coldly.

"Rest assured, obtaining the Saint's Soul Niche is a win-win for you and our Witch Fiend Sect, why would we go back on our word and unnecessarily set you up as a formidable enemy."

Hades Supreme smiled and spoke.

"In this case, prepare yourself for action scheduled for three days later, alright?"

Ling Chen did not immediately consider the intentions of the Witch Fiend Sect, for he had his own precautions in mind; it was impossible for these evil spirits to kindly help him out, clearly there's a catch.

"Alright! I will further contact you with details through our spies."

Hades Supreme stood up from her seat and slightly bowed to Ling Chen, "This action must not fail, I need to prepare immediately, so I must leave now."

"No need to send off."

Watching Hades Supreme leave the box, Ling Chen's eyes slightly flickered. At this moment, the Heavenly Mansion Ring on his hand suddenly lit up, a faint light emerged, and the avatar of the Human Emperor appeared.

"Do you really intend to cooperate with this Witch Fiend Sect? The people of the Witch Fiend Sect are insidious and cunning, they may not keep their word." The Human Emperor said casually.

"I'm well aware of their treacherous intent and must be on high alert."

Ling Chen's expression did not change, but his gaze suddenly became fierce, "If they truly intend to engage in a fight to the end, I naturally will not hesitate to accompany them to the end, just fearing they can't afford the final price." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

With the avatar of the Human Emperor present, enough to rival the Witch Fiend Sect's Left Guardian Law, and now Ling Chen, with the Red Sky Sword and Thunder Sound Sword in hand, he was fearless. If the Witch Fiend Sect dared to scheme against him, he would definitely cause them turmoil, flow rivers of blood!