Chapter 66: Lin Qi: I Hid a Trump Card
The nine red dots on the radar moved simultaneously.
Ning Zhaoyue put away the radar and charged directly toward the castle, with Lin Chuan closely following behind her.
A distance of six kilometers was not considered close for ordinary people, but for them, it took less than two minutes.
There was no cover on the wasteland. As soon as the two had run a few dozen meters, an alarm sounded inside the castle.
Since they had already been discovered, there was no need to hide anymore.
The two accelerated all the way and soon arrived outside the castle.
Only after getting closer did Lin Chuan clearly see the situation inside the castle.
Half of a teleportation altar had already been set up in the castle's courtyard. At the very bottom was a base pieced together with blood-veined steel, surrounded by a dozen teleportation pillars.
A large amount of spatial crystals were piled nearby.
More than a dozen mentally controlled workers were transporting array materials under the surveillance of the cult members.
Their movements were stiff, and their eyes were dull. Even when they heard the alarm, they showed no reaction at all.
Lin Chuan glanced toward the back of the castle.
Behind it was still an endless gray wasteland, with no mountains and no living creatures in sight.
Throughout the entire subterranean cave, there seemed to be only this single castle.
Ning Zhaoyue looked toward the altar.
"Tianyi Cult selected this place precisely because this dungeon has no monsters and no human activities."
"Once the altar is built, they can teleport the forces from the demon city over, and then directly enter the western outskirts of Haicheng through the natural passage in reality."
The outer perimeter of Haicheng had a protective array, and the Zhenyuan Division also had people stationed year-round.
However, what they guarded against was mainly the outside of the city and the already discovered dungeon passages.
If not for Lin Chuan, no one would have imagined that beneath an abandoned factory lay hidden a natural passage controlled by the Tianyi Cult.
As long as the altar was successfully built, a large number of monsters could enter reality from here.
By then, Haicheng's urban defense line would be as good as useless.
"Fortunately, we didn't arrive too late."
Lin Chuan looked at the half-completed altar.
"If they were really allowed to finish building it, Haichengwould become quite lively."
On the high wall of the castle, a man wearing a bronze mask looked down at the two.
He was tall, holding a full-moon scimitar in his right hand, with purplish-black True Qi flowing along the blade.
That black hawk landed on his shoulder.
The bronze-masked man's eyes were closed, but the black hawk kept staring at Lin Chuan and Ning Zhaoyue.
That hawk was precisely his Awakening talent.
Not only could it share vision, but it could also replace him in high-altitude reconnaissance and participate in combat.
Just moments ago when the two stepped out of the passage, they had already been discovered by the black hawk.
"People from the Zhenyuan Division really arrived quite fast."
The Bronze Captain opened his eyes and ordered:
"Three people guard the altar and keep those workers under control."
"The rest follow me to seal the city gate; don't let them enter the courtyard."
The cult members inside the castle immediately separated.
Three remained near the altar, while the other four leaped onto the high wall and stood beside the Bronze Captain.
At this moment, a figure walked out from the courtyard.
It was precisely Lin Qi. When he saw Lin Chuan, his eyes instantly narrowed.
"Lin Chuan?"
Having not seen each other for days, Lin Qi's aura was a notch stronger than during the clan competition.
His injuries had recovered, and his Mental Strengthfluctuations were also more solid, obviously having not been idle during this period.
The Bronze Captain looked toward Ning Zhaoyue.
The radar could judge their Realm, and the opponent could similarly judge the approximate strength of the two based on True Qi fluctuations.
Ning Zhaoyue was a Grandmaster.
As for Lin Chuan, he was merely a Martial Artist.
"First surround and kill that woman."
The Bronze Captain raised the full-moon scimitar.
"As for the remaining brat, just deal with him casually."
"Captain, leave him to me; I alone am enough."
Lin Qi suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Lin Chuan.
"I have an old score to settle with him."
The Bronze Captain turned his head and glanced at him.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course."
Lin Qi said coldly:
"During the last clan competition, referees were present, and I couldn't use the cult's fatal methods, which allowed him to win once by fluke."
"No one is protecting him now."
"I will kill him with my own hands."
The Bronze Captain did not stop him.
In his eyes, Lin Chuan was merely a Martial Artist and could not affect the situation at all.
As for Lin Qi, he was a high-tier Martial Master in his squad, which was more than enough to deal with a minor Martial Artist.
As long as Ning Zhaoyue was killed first, tonight's trouble would naturally be resolved.
"Very well, don't waste too much time."
"Everyone else, follow me!"
The Bronze Captain leaped down from the high wall, and that black hawk took to the air once again.
Four cult members closely followed behind, quickly scattering and surrounding Ning Zhaoyue from different directions.
Ning Zhaoyue drew her narrow-bladed short blade, looked at Lin Chuan, and said:
"Can you handle it?"
Lin Chuan smiled: "Of course. This fellow is already a defeated opponent of mine to begin with."
"Alright, just stall him. I'll deal with the others and come back to help you."
Ning Zhaoyue was a person who, although cold in speech, was warm in her actions.
"In addition, don't lead his attacks toward the courtyard; those workers cannot withstand a single aftershock of True Qi."
Lin Chuan loosened his wrists.
"Understood."
Ning Zhaoyue said no more and, utilizing the cover of the city gate and stone wall, quickly charged toward the Bronze Captain.
Silent Static Realm instantly unfolded.
Her footsteps, breathing, and True Qi fluctuations vanished simultaneously. With a flicker of her figure, she entered the shadows on the side of the city gate.
The Bronze Captain immediately stopped his steps.
The black hawk constantly turned its head in the air, but for a moment, it couldn't pinpoint Ning Zhaoyue's location.
"Don't separate!"
"Her talent can interfere with perception!"
The four cult members quickly converged toward the Bronze Captain, the five of them guarding the city gate and constantly guarding against Ning Zhaoyue striking from the dark.
On the other side, Lin Qi had already dropped down from the high wall.
He did not approach Lin Chuan, instead stopping thirty meters away.
Six silver flying shuttles flew out from his sleeves, respectively hovering in front, behind, to the left, and to the right of Lin Chuan.
"Lin Chuan, you have such immense guts to still dare come here to throw your life away."
Lin Qi raised his right hand, and the six flying shuttles vibrated simultaneously.
"I might as well tell you, during the last clan competition, I hid a trump card."
"Today, there are no rules, no referees, and no one can save you!"
As his voice fell, two flying shuttles took the lead in flying out, aiming straight for Lin Chuan's temples and throat.
The other four did not immediately attack, instead sealing off Lin Chuan's sides and rear.
A flash of lightning flickered beneath Lin Chuan's feet.
Perfection-grade Thunder Flash Step activated, and he instantly shifted horizontally to the right by several meters.
The two flying shuttles brushed past his body.
But just as he landed, the ground violently cracked, and a number of stone spikes rushed out from under his feet.
At the same time, dozens of wind blades slashed from the side, sealing off the direction for him to continue dodging.
Lin Chuan took another step, his body turning into an afterimage, passing through between the stone spikes and wind blades.
The third flying shuttle followed closely behind, piercing toward his heart.
He sidestepped to avoid it, and the flying shuttle grazed his clothes, blasting a deep pit into the ground.
[Thunder Flash Step + 2]
Such high-intensity dodging triggered the proficiency increase of Thunder Flash Step once again. Unfortunately, given the urgent situation this time, Lin Chuan did not have time to use Lin Qi to practice his skills.
Lin Qi consistently stood thirty meters away.
He was very clear about Lin Chuan's close-combat strength and knew the power of the Four-Armed King Fist, so he simply didn't give Lin Chuan any chance to approach him.
The six flying shuttles split into two groups.
Three attacking, three sealing off.
The first group was just evaded by Lin Chuan when the second group immediately followed up, giving him no breathing time at all.
The earth spikes and wind blades were also constantly changing direction, forcing Lin Chuan to move according to Lin Qi's plan.
For this battle, Lin Qi had obviously made preparations.
Lin Chuan successively avoided several attacks.
The smile on Lin Qi's face became increasingly obvious.
"Where is your demonic saber?"
"Why aren't you using it?"
"Weren't you very arrogant last time? Now you only know how to run?"
Lin Chuan stopped his steps and looked toward Lin Qi in the distance.
"An enemy who has been defeated by me once simply doesn't deserve to fight me again."
Lin Qi's expression sank.
"Seeking death!"
The six flying shuttles simultaneously changed direction, shooting toward Lin Chuan from six angles.
This time, the flying shuttles aimed entirely at fatal positions.
Lin Chuan, however, did not dodge again.
Here, he did not need to hide the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, nor did he need to worry about exposing his second talent.
Boom!
Purple thunder erupted from within his body.
Four arms condensed from thunder-force True Qi instantly appeared behind him.
Thunder light surged, and a muffled explosive sound spread across the wasteland.
The sneer on Lin Qi's face froze.
"Thunder-attribute power?"
A flash of lightning flickered beneath Lin Chuan's feet, and his entire person rushed out against the six flying shuttles.
The two flying shuttles at the very front pierced directly toward his face.
Two purple thunder giant hands grabbed out simultaneously, actually catching the high-speed flying flying shuttles firmly in their palms.
The flying shuttles vibrated frantically, wanting to break free.
Lin Chuan tightened his five fingers.
Snap!
The two flying shuttles were crushed on the spot.
That was a Tier 3 Material, forged alloy flying shuttles!
They were actually crushed directly by Lin Chuan.
"How is this possible!" Lin Qi couldn't believe it.
But had no choice but to believe it. He immediately condensed his will, manipulating the remaining four flying shuttles. Swish, swish, swish—the flying shuttles killed their way to Lin Chuan's side from the sides and rear.
Lin Chuan's main body didn't move at all; the four thunder arms simultaneously turned and threw punches.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Four consecutive explosive sounds.
The remaining flying shuttles were all struck by the fists, breaking into several pieces in mid-air.
Six spiritual weapons were destroyed simultaneously. Lin Qi's face turned pale, his mind feeling as though it had been fiercely punched by someone, and he retreated step by step.
A trickle of blood flowed down from his nostrils.
Yet he couldn't care about the mental backlash, staring fixedly only at the four thunder arms behind Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan flicked his hands.
"Lin Qi, saying you're no good means you really are no good."
"You hid your methods, thinking I wouldn't have any?"
"Impossible! I am a Genius chosen by the Tianyi Cult!"
Lin Qi clenched his teeth tightly.
During the clan competition, Lin Chuan had never used thunder-attribute power.
He had always thought he lost to the demonic saber and Mental Strength, so these past few days he desperately cultivated and even specially researched methods to restrain Lin Chuan's close combat.
But now, Lin Chuan used only a single move to destroy his six flying shuttles.
"I might as well tell you, I! Still have even deeper hidden methods!"
Lin Qi raised his head, his eyes gradually covered by purplish-black.
"The one who is no good is you!"
He formed hand seals with both hands, and a strange sound suddenly came from within his body.
Streak after streak of purplish-black inscription patterns emerged from his chest, rapidly crawling all over his neck, cheeks, and limbs.
After the inscription patterns covered his entire body, Lin Qi's aura surged violently, and the ground beneath his feet was blasted with several cracks by True Qi.
The next second, a mental shock wave struck toward Lin Chuan first.
Black flames, blood-colored chains, and a large number of earth spikes followed closely behind, simultaneously sealing off his retreat paths from three directions.
What was even more troublesome was that those smashed flying shuttles hadn't fallen to the ground.
Dozens of sharp fragments rose into the air again, rotating at high speed under Lin Qi's Mental Strength control, rapidly forming a metallic storm.
Lin Qi raised his hand and pointed forward.
All fragments pounced toward Lin Chuan simultaneously.
"Let's see how you block this time!"
Lin Chuan stood in place, purple thunder light constantly leaping along his four arms.
Looking at the several attacks pressing head-on toward him, not only did he not retreat, but the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.
"The Tianyi Cult indeed has some tricks, but not many."
Chapter 67 Lin Chuan: "But you haven't hidden enough!"
Ning Zhaoyue did not engage the Bronze Captain in a direct clash.
She turned around, passed through the city gate, and actively retreated into the interior of the castle.
There were many rooms inside the castle, along with pillars, corridors, and warehouses storing formation materials. As long as she entered here, the Bronze Captainand the four cult members could not besiege her simultaneously.
"Pursue!"
The Bronze Captain held a crescent scimitar and led the people charging into the castle.
Ning Zhaoyue's figure had already vanished.
The Silent Static Realm enveloped the surroundings. The five people could not hear her footsteps, nor could they perceive True Qi fluctuations; even the sounds of each other's breathing had disappeared.
A cult member swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Even though he was clearly standing with his companions, he felt as if only he remained in the entire castle.
"Back to back, don't walk around randomly!"
The Bronze Captain's voice suddenly transmitted into the ears of the four people.
Ning Zhaoyue did not completely seal off the sound between them.
She deliberately allowed them to communicate.
Because the more people could hear their companions speak, the easier it was for them to believe they were temporarily safe.
The four immediately leaned against each other and slowly moved forward.
On the left side of the corridor, a soft sound of gravel falling suddenly came.
The cult member standing on the outermost side abruptly turned his head.
"Over there!"
The other three simultaneously looked toward the room on the left.
But Ning Zhaoyue was not there at all.
She appeared from behind the right pillar, a short blade stabbing into the back of the neck of the last person, and pressed the blade downward directly cutting the cervical bone.
That person's body went soft.
The cult member beside him sensed his companion falling and was just about to turn around when Ning Zhaoyue had already pulled out the short blade, horizontally slicing across his throat.
Fresh blood sprayed onto the wall.
Two people fell to the ground without making any sound.
By the time the two in front realized something was wrong, Ning Zhaoyue had long since entered another corridor.
"Where are the people?"
"Damn it! She killed two people!"
The remaining two cult members hurriedly retreated, getting close to the Bronze Captain again.
A black hawk flew past outside the castle, its purple-black eyes searching inside through the window.
It could share vision.
But there were too many walls in the castle, and Ning Zhaoyue did not have any energy fluctuations either.
The black hawk flew from the first window to the third window, only able to see two corpses that had just fallen, completely unable to lock down where she had gone.
The Bronze Captain tightly gripped his crescent scimitar.
This woman was too difficult to deal with in indoor combat.
On the other side.
Dozens of flying shuttle fragments formed a metal storm, having already killed their way before Lin Chuan.
Black flames, blood-colored chains, and ground spikes sealed off the retreat route from three directions, and the Tianyi inscriptions elevated Lin Qi's aura by a large margin.
The four thunder arms behind Lin Chuan blasted out simultaneously.
Boom!
The blood-colored chains were shattered by two punches.
The other two thunder arms blocked in front of him, colliding with the metal storm.
A large number of fragments were blasted away, but a few pieces also passed through the thunder light, grazing past Lin Chuan's shoulder.
His clothes were torn open.
A few shallow bloodstains were left on his skin.
Thunder light erupted under Lin Chuan's feet, rapidly moving toward the outside of the castle.
He did not retreat toward the direction of the courtyard.
There were still dozens of controlled ordinary workers there; once Lin Qi's spell struck over, those people would undoubtedly die.
Thinking that he was forced to flee, Lin Qi immediately chased after him.
"Lin Chuan, weren't you very arrogant just now?"
"What, now you only know how to run?"
After the Tianyi inscriptions crawled all over his body, Lin Qi's speed, True Qi, and Mental Strength were all enhanced.
He raised his hand and grabbed.
A large swath of black demonic fire fell in front of Lin Chuan, forcing Lin Chuan to change direction.
Following closely, three black spears flew out from the side, preemptively sealing the position of his next step.
Just as Lin Chuan avoided the spears, a mental impact had already blasted into his mind.
Lin Qi connected the three attacks together, not giving him a chance to stop at all.
"Tianyi Art, God Destroyer!"
Mental Strength condensed into a purple-black spike, heading straight into the depths of Lin Chuan's consciousness.
A ferocious smile appeared on Lin Qi's face.
An ordinary Martial Artist's Mental Strength was inherently not strong.
No matter how powerful Lin Chuan's physical body was, as long as his consciousness was pierced through, he would immediately lose the ability to resist.
But just as the mental spike entered Lin Chuan's mind, the heart-protecting mirror lit up with a layer of cyan light.
Purple Heaven Divine Thunder followed closely behind.
Boom!
The purple thunder light swept across the consciousness space, directly shattering the purple-black pollution attached to the mental spike.
Lin Chuan only paused his footsteps for a moment, and quickly returned to normal.
The smile on Lin Qi's face stiffened once again.
"A mental defense treasure?"
He didn't expect that Lin Chuan even had such a thing.
However, Lin Qi reacted very quickly.
Since mental attacks could not directly solve Lin Chuan, he would consume his True Qi.
"I'd like to see how many times you can block!"
Lin Qi changed his fighting style, no longer using spells with too large of a coverage area.
Dozens of clusters of black demonic fire condensed around him, each cluster only the size of a fist, but twice as fast as before.
The demonic fires flew out successively, continuously exploding around Lin Chuan.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The explosion range was not large, but it was very dense.
Lin Qi condensed more black spears again, sealing the positions where Lin Chuan could dodge, forcing him to use the Four-Armed King Fist to hard-resist the demonic fire.
In his view, Lin Chuan was only a Martial Artist after all.
No matter how strong his physical body or move was, the total amount of True Qi could not be compared to a Martial Master.
As long as the consumption continued, the person who won would definitely be him.
The ground kept exploding.
A large swath of smoke and dust rose, quickly completely obscuring Lin Chuan's figure.
Lin Qi did not rashly approach.
He stood thirty meters away, continuing to manipulate the demonic fire to blast toward the smoke and dust.
"Didn't you hide thunder-type power?"
"Keep using it!"
"I'll see how much longer your True Qi can hold out!"
Amidst the smoke and dust, Lin Chuan raised his right hand.
Six demonic blades flew out simultaneously.
What he was waiting for was precisely this opportunity.
Lin Qi knew he had demonic blades, and had always been guarding against the demonic blades launching an attack from the front.
But now, his line of sight was blocked by the smoke and dust created by Lin Qi himself.
After the six demonic blades left Lin Chuan's side, they immediately scattered in different directions.
Two flew close to the ground.
Two rose near the high walls of the castle.
The last two, one left and one right, bypassed behind Lin Qi taking advantage of the smoke and dust.
The energy-conduction slots of the demonic blades lit up simultaneously.
Nether-green venomous power flowed on the blades, while Purple Heaven Divine Thunder filled the entire energy-conduction slot.
Venom power and thunder power were loaded simultaneously.
This was the first time Lin Chuan truly unleashed the full power of the six demonic blades.
The smoke and dust had not yet dissipated when the first demonic blade already rushed out from the front.
Lin Qi had long been prepared.
"I knew you would use this move!"
He clapped his hands together, and all the Tianyi inscriptions on his entire body lit up simultaneously.
Three layers of purple-black spell barriers rapidly formed, protecting his entire person inside.
At the same time, more inscriptions concentrated on his chest and head, reinforcing his protective True Qi.
Lin Qi stared fixedly at the first demonic blade.
During the clan competition, he had already seen this weapon.
In his view, as long as he blocked the first round of attacks, Lin Chuan would lose the ability to continue manipulating the demonic blades due to excessive Mental Strengthconsumption.
Three layers of barriers were enough!
The first demonic blade crashed into the outermost barrier.
The Purple Heaven Divine Thunder on the blade instantly erupted.
Crack!
The first layer of barrier was directly pierced through.
Lin Qi's expression changed slightly.
The second demonic blade followed closely behind, striking the second layer of barrier from the upper side.
Boom!
The barrier only persisted for less than a second before exploding as well.
"Impossible!"
Lin Qi immediately retreated backward.
But the third demonic blade flew close to the ground, suddenly raising up and hitting dead center on the last layer of barrier.
The purple thunder concentrated and erupted along the tip of the blade.
Bang!
The last layer of barrier shattered on the spot.
There was no longer any defense in front of Lin Qi.
Only until this moment did he realize that Lin Chuan's remaining three demonic blades were not at the front at all.
"Lin Qi, the trump cards you hid are not enough!"
While speaking, Lin Chuan simultaneously manipulated the demonic blades.
Swish, swish!
One flew from the left, piercing through Lin Qi's chest.
The second stabbed in from behind, directly passing through the heart.
The last demonic blade fell from high above.
Pfft!
The blade pierced in from the top of Lin Qi's head.
Purple thunder and venomous power erupted simultaneously, and the Tianyi inscriptions all over Lin Qi's body instantly extinguished.
He stood in place, his eyes wide open.
Until the very last moment of his life did he finally understand.
During the clan competition, Lin Chuan had not used his full strength at all.
It wasn't just the thunder-type power.
Even those six demonic blades, Lin Chuan had never truly driven them to their full potential before.
Unfortunately, he understood too late.
The three demonic blades were pulled out simultaneously.
Lin Qi's corpse fell forward, smashing into the smoke and dust.
Lin Chuan raised his hand in a beckoning motion, and the six demonic blades flew back above his head.
"I already said, you aren't worthy of fighting me another round."
Inside the castle.
Ning Zhaoyue had just walked out from a room when she saw the fallen Lin Qi in the distance.
Her actions paused slightly.
From the time the two separated until now, less than a minute had passed.
Not only was Lin Chuan not delayed, but he had already solved the high-tier Martial Master Lin Qi.
Ning Zhaoyue had originally thought that Lin Chuan could at most stall for a period of time.
Now it seemed that bringing him over by Pei Wubing was not to let him play a supporting role for himself.
This eighth-stage Martial Artist could indeed get things done.
"Not bad."
Ning Zhaoyue said in a low voice.
The remaining two cult members were defending in another corridor, and they didn't hear this sentence at all.
Ning Zhaoyue entered the Static Realm once again.
A cult member leaned back against a pillar, holding the saber with both hands, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.
The other person stood to his right, nervously staring at the room door in front.
Ning Zhaoyue first made the room door emit a soft sound.
The two raised their sabers simultaneously.
The next second, she appeared from the other side of the pillar, the short blade stabbing in from behind the first person's ear.
Just as the second person was about to counterattack, Ning Zhaoyue had already grabbed the corpse to block in front of her.
The long saber hacked into the companion's shoulder.
Ning Zhaoyue flashed out from behind the corpse, the tip of the blade piercing through the second person's heart.
The two cult members fell to the ground one after another.
Ning Zhaoyue took out the radar.
Of the original nine red dots inside the cavern, only four remained now.
One was the Bronze Captain.
The other three were all guarding near the courtyard altar.
The Bronze Captain likewise discovered that the four subordinates following him had all died.
He did not continue searching for Ning Zhaoyue in the corridor.
"Black Hawk, ascend!"
The black hawk immediately rushed into the high sky, overlooking the entire castle.
Although it was still unable to determine which room Ning Zhaoyue was hiding in, it could clearly see the overall structure of the castle.
The Bronze Captain raised both hands.
Powerful psychokinetic power erupted from within his body, directly enveloping the castle's exterior walls and roof.
Sensing something was wrong, Ning Zhaoyue immediately rushed outward.
The next second, the surrounding walls vibrated simultaneously.
Rumble!
Large swathes of exterior walls were forcibly blasted down by psychokinetic power.
The roof was also torn off entirely, and countless bricks and stones flew outward from the castle.
The rooms, pillars, and corridors rapidly disappeared, and the originally intact castle instantly turned into an open ruin.
The smoke and dust dispersed.
The Bronze Captain stood upon the rubble, his crescent scimitar pointing toward Ning Zhaoyue.
The black hawk hovered high in the sky, a pair of purple-black eyes locking onto the entire battlefield.
"Without these walls,"
"Let's see how you can hide!"
Chapter 68: Shattered Altar, Triangle Heavenly Demon!
"Without these walls, let's see how you can hide!"
The Bronze Captain stood in the center of the ruins, while the black eagle circled high above.
Ning Zhaoyue did not answer.
The Silent Static Realm remained active. Her footsteps and True Qi fluctuations completely vanished as her figure swiftly charged toward the Bronze Captain.
But there were no longer any walls here to block the view.
The moment she moved to the left, the black eagle immediately turned its head.
Sharing the high-altitude vision through the black eagle, the Bronze Captain didn't need to listen for sounds at all to see Ning Zhaoyue's position.
The full moon scimitar slashed horizontally.
Ning Zhaoyue pivoted on her feet, dodging the blade light, and immediately approached from the other side.
The black eagle changed direction once again.
The Bronze Captain turned around in advance, holding the scimitar in front of his chest.
Clang!
The narrow short blade collided with the full moon scimitar.
Having missed her strike, Ning Zhaoyue immediately retreated backward.
The Bronze Captain did not pursue.
He had already figured it out.
The Silent Static Realm could indeed interfere with perception, but Ning Zhaoyue could not truly make herself disappear.
As long as the black eagle remained high in the sky, he possessed dual fields of vision.
It was nearly impossible for Ning Zhaoyue to approach from a blind spot.
"Without those rooms, your talent is nothing special."
The Bronze Captain raised the full moon scimitar.
"Now, it's my turn."
He stepped forward and slashed out three consecutive streams of blade light.
The black eagle kept its eyes locked on Ning Zhaoyue's retreat path.
Whichever direction she dodged toward, the Bronze Captain would seal off in advance.
Ning Zhaoyue retreated continuously, and the final blade grazed past her arm, slicing open her cuff.
She lowered her head and glanced at it.
The next second, Ning Zhaoyue suddenly dashed forward.
The Bronze Captain immediately raised the full moon scimitar.
When Ning Zhaoyue rushed forward, her back was exposed to the black eagle high in the sky.
The Bronze Captain sneered cruelly.
With a grasp of his left hand, the black eagle folded its wings and directly swooped down from the sky.
Sharp talons went straight for the back of her neck.
Not until the black eagle entered a ten-meter range did she suddenly stop.
"Hmph!"
Ning Zhaoyue spun her body, and the narrow short blade slashed upward.
The blade light passed straight through the black eagle's chest.
Plop!
The black eagle was split into two halves on the spot, its body transforming into a ball of purple-black True Qi that dissipated in mid-air.
The black eagle was not a true living creature.
It was the Bronze Captain's Awakening talent, capable of re-condensing as long as his True Qi was not depleted.
However, the moment the black eagle was shattered, the Bronze Captain's attack had already arrived.
Sching!
With a single slash, a gash was cut into Ning Zhaoyue's thigh.
However, Ning Zhaoyue's speed was too fast.
While the Bronze Captain swung his blade, she had also completed a turning stab.
Plop!
The narrow short blade pierced through the Bronze Captain's left shoulder.
Ning Zhaoyue gripped the hilt, preparing to widen the wound, when the psychokinesis inside the Bronze Captainviolently erupted.
Bang!
Ning Zhaoyue was pushed away by the psychokinesis, sliding back more than a dozen meters.
The Bronze Captain clutched his shoulder as fresh blood continuously dripped down his arm.
He immediately retreated, no longer giving Ning Zhaoyue a chance to get close.
In mid-air, the purple-black True Qi gathered once again.
The black eagle reappeared.
The Bronze Captain was not in a rush to attack.
Using psychokinesis to kick up rubble from the ground, he blocked the routes through which Ning Zhaoyue could approach.
The full moon scimitar remained constantly guarded in front of him.
Two Grandmasters of the First Heavens would find it very difficult to take down each other within a short period of time.
Not far away, seeing Ning Zhaoyue forced back, Lin Chuanimmediately prepared to go over and help.
"Lin Chuan, destroy the altar first!"
Discovering his action, Ning Zhaoyue immediately spoke up.
"I can't resolve him in a short time, but stalling him is no problem. The altar has already begun gathering spatial energy, and if we don't act now, it will be too late!"
Lin Chuan looked toward the courtyard.
The spatial crystals on half of the altar were already beginning to glow.
"Alright."
Without hesitation, Lin Chuan immediately changed direction.
The main objective of the mission was originally to destroy the altar anyway.
As for the Bronze Captain, as long as Ning Zhaoyue could stall him, killing him a little later would be the same.
Of course, the Bronze Captain would not let Lin Chuanpass.
He took out a purple-black token and directly crushed it.
"Activate the altar!"
Purple-black light flew out from the token, merging into the main Formation Plate of the courtyard.
The originally unfinished altar suddenly lit up.
Pillar after pillar of teleportation columns began to vibrate.
A massive amount of spatial crystals were extracted by the Formation, turning into wisps of silver energy that converged toward the center of the altar.
The Bronze Captain then looked toward the three cultists guarding the courtyard.
"Stop him!"
"Stall until the teleportation is complete!"
The three cultists stood up simultaneously, blocking Lin Chuan's path.
One of them was a high-level Martial Master, while the other two guarded near the Formation eyes on both sides of the altar.
They had all seen Lin Qi's corpse.
The high-level Martial Master's expression was somewhat ugly.
"This brat killed Lin Qi; watch out for his six blades."
However, a cultist beside him let out a cold hmph.
"I reckon Lin Qi was simply too careless, insisting on fighting him one-on-one."
"The three of us will go up together. No matter how strong he is, he is only a Martial Artist."
The three simultaneously took out demonic blood and slapped it into their chests.
As the demonic blood entered their bodies, purple-black inscriptions rapidly emerged.
The aura of all three rose simultaneously.
Wielding a long staff, the high-level Martial Master took the initiative to charge toward Lin Chuan.
The other two did not leave the Formation eyes; while controlling the Formation, they condensed demonic fire to attack Lin Chuan from both sides.
One was responsible for close-quarters entanglement.
Two were responsible for ranged support.
As long as they stalled for dozens of seconds, the teleportation could be completed.
The high-level Martial Master smashed down with his staff.
True Qi covered the shaft of the staff, directly smashing a crack into the ground.
Purple lightning flashed beneath Lin Chuan's feet.
Thunder Flash Step activated!
His figure flashed past the long staff, instantly arriving in front of his opponent.
The high-level Martial Master was prepared.
He raised his battle staff to protect his chest, while all the inscriptions on his body concentrated on his arms.
"I'll block him!"
As long as he blocked the first strike, the demonic fire of the other two could hit Lin Chuan simultaneously.
But he underestimated Lin Chuan.
Purple Heaven Divine Thunder poured into the blade.
That was a tier 4 thunder saber, after all. A purple blade light flashed by in an instant.
The high-level Martial Master's battle staff was directly hacked to pieces, and the True Qi protecting his arms also directly shattered.
The blade slashed into his shoulder and pierced out from his waist.
Fresh blood spewed.
The high-level Martial Master was sent flying with a single slash, crashing more than a dozen meters away.
Not until this moment did the two balls of demonic fire arrive behind Lin Chuan.
Lightning flashed beneath Lin Chuan's feet once more, and he had already vanished from his spot.
Boom!
The two balls of demonic fire exploded simultaneously.
The expressions of the two cultists guarding the Formationeyes changed completely.
They knew Lin Chuan was very strong.
Yet they didn't expect that a high-level Martial Master who activated demonic blood couldn't even block a single blade strike.
"Don't fight him; guard the Formation eyes!"
"The Formation will be completed immediately!"
The two retreated simultaneously, wanting to use the teleportation columns to protect themselves.
Lin Chuan raised his right hand.
Six demonic blades scattered in the air, sealing off the two people's retreat routes from different directions.
One cultist raised his hand to condense three demonic shields, blocking the two demonic blades coming from the front.
The other hid behind a teleportation column, continuing to inject True Qi into the main Formation Plate.
"Stop for me!"
Lin Chuan stepped into the encirclement range of the six demonic blades.
Purple Heaven Divine Thunder erupted from within his body.
Four thunder arms condensed simultaneously.
Boom!
The three demonic shields in front were directly shattered by the Four-Armed King Fist.
Two demonic blades passed through the shattered demonic shields, piercing through the first cultist's chest.
On the other side, three demonic blades bypassed the teleportation column, descending simultaneously from the left, right, and above.
The last cultist had nowhere to hide at all.
Just as he raised his head, the three demonic blades had already pierced through his body.
Purple lightning burst forth.
That person's entire body was charred black as he collapsed beside the Formation eyes.
From the three blocking the way to all of them dying, only a dozen or so seconds had passed in total.
Yet Lin Chuan did not stop.
Near the altar, there were still over a dozen mind-controlled workers.
Not knowing how to flee, they still stood near the Formation materials, continuing to carry spatial crystals according to previous orders.
If the altar exploded, not a single one of these people would survive.
Lin Chuan released mental power, first supporting the few people closest to the altar.
"All of you, get over there!"
Controlling the bodies of the dozen-plus workers, he pushed them toward the back of the courtyard.
Those people did not resist and were quickly sent behind the Formation materials where blood-patterned steel was piled.
That place was the furthest from the altar.
Confirming the workers were temporarily safe, Lin Chuanimmediately charged toward the altar.
At this moment, a silver-black vortex had already appeared at the center of the altar.
On the other side of the vortex, a purple-black demonic city could be vaguely seen.
Countless tall figures stood beneath the city walls.
As long as the connection completely stabilized, those monsters could enter the subterranean cave through the altar.
Of course, the teleportation Formation was not yet stable; the number of teleportations was limited, and monsters exceeding the fourth tier could not be transmitted over at the same time.
After all, the teleportation Formation had not been completely built yet.
"Want to come over? Have you asked me first!"
Lin Chuan raised his hand and slashed down with a blade.
All of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder poured into the blade.
With a single slash, he struck the closest teleportation column.
Boom!
The teleportation column snapped from the middle.
Following closely, the second and third blades slashed out in succession.
The Formation pillars on the outer periphery of the altar shattered one after another.
The spatial crystals lost control, and a massive amount of silver energy darted around wildly.
The vortex at the center of the altar shook violently.
The demonic city on the other side rapidly became blurry.
The connection was fracturing.
Lin Chuan raised his thunder blade once again, directly hacking toward the main Formation Plate.
Bang!
The main Formation Plate split apart from the middle.
The entire altar simultaneously ceased operation.
The silver-black vortex rapidly shrank.
But just as the spatial fissure was about to close completely, a large hand covered in black scales suddenly reached out from the other side of the vortex.
Five fingers grasped the edge of the vortex.
Immediately afterwards, the other hand also reached out.
Rip!
The closing vortex was forcefully pried open.
A head growing three sharp horns squeezed out from the final fissure.
Following that were the shoulders, the body, and a pair of huge black wings.
The altar completely collapsed.
The spatial vortex also vanished along with it.
Yet that monster was already completely standing inside the courtyard.
It stood over three meters tall, with wings on its back, three horns on top of its head, and a black battle fork clenched in its hands.
Powerful Demonic Qi diffused in all directions.
Lin Chuan looked up at it.
Not far away, Ning Zhaoyue, who was exchanging blows with the Bronze Captain, likewise saw this scene.
Her expression changed drastically.
"Peak third-tier."
"Triangle Heavenly Demon!"
Chapter 69: Lin Chuan's Thunderous Fighting Style
The Triangle Heavenly Demon stood upon the shattered altar, lowering its head to sweep a glance at the surroundings.
Its name was Moga, and it was a minor leader in the Heavenly Demon army.
In terms of Realm, a third-tier Heavenly Demon corresponded to a human Martial Master, but Heavenly Demons belonged to Advanced magical monsters, and their physical body, magic power, and speed far surpassed ordinary races.
The Moga before them had already reached the Peak of the third tier, enough to fight a human Grandmaster head-on.
Moga looked at the fragments of the Formation Plate all over the ground, its tone mocking.
"Is this the stronghold prepared by your Tianyi Cult?"
"I've only just arrived, and someone already dismantled the altar. How do you people do things?"
The Bronze Captain's expression was unsightly.
"There was a bit of an accident."
"But it's not entirely a loss. That woman is called Ning Zhaoyue, a third-rank Blade-Wielding Officer of the Zhenyuan Division, and she was already on the wanted list of the Tianyi Cult."
"As for that brat, with the Martial Artist Realm, he killed two Advanced Martial Masters and two Martial Masters. Catching such a seed of potential and dragging him back will likewise be a great achievement."
Only then did Moga seriously look toward Lin Chuan.
"A Martial Artist killed four Martial Masters?"
"A bit interesting."
It looked again at the Bronze Captain.
"Is that thing of yours still here?"
The Bronze Captain instantly understood its meaning.
"The Boundary-Demarcation Token is still here."
"That's good."
Moga revealed a mouthful of sharp fangs.
"There must be people guarding the natural passageway outside, so we cannot leave by the original path. Once we catch these two people, we'll leave directly using the Boundary-Demarcation Token."
"As for this brat, leave him to me."
"Merely a Martial Artist, he can be suppressed with a flip of the hand."
Hearing these words, Ning Zhaoyue immediately closed in toward Lin Chuan.
But the moment she moved, the Bronze Captain blocked her path ahead.
The black hawk swooped down from the air, and the full-moon scimitar simultaneously slashed toward her shoulder.
Ning Zhaoyue could only raise her blade to parry.
Clang!
As the two weapons collided, she was blasted back several steps.
The Bronze Captain blocked her way forward.
"Just now, you blocked me."
"Now, it's my turn to block you."
Ning Zhaoyue looked toward Lin Chuan.
"Lin Chuan, don't fight him head-on!"
Gripping the tier 4 thunder saber, Lin Chuan didn't even look back.
"Rest assured, I just happen to want to taste what winged things taste like."
Moga's expression sank.
"Human, you're courting death!"
It grasped the middle of the black battle fork, backhand-throwing it into mid-air.
Hum!
The battle fork stopped above the atrium, and a massive amount of Demonic Qi gushed out from the fork's body.
One turned into ten.
Ten turned into a hundred.
In the blink of an eye, over a hundred black demonic forks hung in mid-air, every single one of them not an illusory image, but a physical attack condensed from demonic power.
Moga grinned ferociously, its purplish-black lips curving into an arrogant arc, and then it raised a hand to point at Lin Chuan.
"Kill!"
Over a hundred demonic forks descended simultaneously.
Thunder light flashed beneath Lin Chuan's feet, instantly shifting him horizontally by more than ten meters.
But those demonic forks had already locked onto his aura.
The moment he changed direction, all the demonic forks also shifted, continuing to fall down from above his head.
The area of the atrium was limited, and the fork shadows were far too dense; relying solely on the Thunder Flash Step made it impossible to dodge.
Fortunately, Lin Chuan had been refunded too many skills from his younger brother, and among them were defensive ones.
Back then, Lin He had obtained the monster core of the Thunder Armored Lizard and acquired a protective talent, so Lin Chuan naturally had an even stronger one.
"Purple Empyrean Thunder Armor!"
The Purple Heaven Divine Thunder inside Lin Chuan's body erupted completely.
A massive amount of thunder light covered his body, rapidly condensing into a set of purple thunder armor.
Purple Empyrean Thunder Armor!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The demonic forks smashed into the thunder armor one after another.
Purple electric arcs exploded everywhere, and a large number of demonic forks were shattered on the spot.
There were also a few that brushed past the gaps in the thunder armor, leaving several wounds on Lin Chuan's shoulder and back.
However, the wounds were very shallow and couldn't affect his movements in the slightest.
Lin Chuan did not stay in the atrium.
He turned and rushed toward the wasteland outside the castle.
All those demonic forks locked onto him and also changed direction accordingly, avoiding the workers hiding behind the formation materials.
Seeing this scene, surprise flickered through Moga's eyes.
"A third-tier Peak demonic fork actually cannot break through a Martial Artist's defense?"
Lin Chuan looked up at it.
"Didn't you eat?"
"Is this all the strength you have?"
Moga let out a cold snort, spread its wings, and flew directly into mid-air.
That black battle fork fell back into its hands.
Lin Chuan raised his left hand.
Six palm-length demonic sabers flew out from behind his waist.
These six small sabers were weapons used by a Spirit Reader, completely different from the tier 4 thunder saberin his hand.
The tier 4 thunder saber was responsible for frontal slaughter.
As for the six demonic sabers, they could engage in long-range melee and seal off positions.
Purple lightning followed the energy-conduction grooves to cover the blades, and the six demonic sabers ascended simultaneously, attacking Moga from different directions.
Moga swung its battle fork, smashing away the two demonic sabers in front, and sidestepped to avoid the other three.
The last one brushed past its wing, slicing off a piece of black scale.
Moga immediately flew backward.
Although it was arrogant, it wasn't stupid.
After probing a few times in succession, it had already seen that the limit distance for Lin Chuan to manipulate the demonic sabers was only fifty meters.
As long as it exceeded this distance, the speed and power of the demonic sabers would rapidly decrease.
Moga maintained a distance of about sixty meters from Lin Chuan at all times.
When Lin Chuan chased forward, it would vibrate its wings and retreat.
When Lin Chuan stopped slightly, it would condense a large number of flying forks, strafing downward from the air.
Swish swish swish!
One flying fork after another fell like a machine gun.
Bearing the Purple Empyrean Thunder Armor, Lin Chuanchased forward, thunder light continuously flashing beneath his feet.
The flying forks struck the thunder armor, leaving behind a large number of tiny cracks.
Occasionally, an attack pierced through the defense, leaving only a shallow wound on his body.
The more they fought, the more Moga felt something was amiss.
This human clearly only had the Martial Artist Realm, yet his defense was ridiculously tough, and his speed was likewise no slower than a top-tier Martial Master.
The most troublesome things were those six demonic sabers.
As long as it got slightly closer, the six small sabers would attack simultaneously.
Moga could only continuously ascend, further pulling open the distance.
In the distance, Ning Zhaoyue and the Bronze Captain also noticed the situation here.
Ning Zhaoyue hadn't expected that Lin Chuan could truly withstand a third-tier Peak Heavenly Demon all by himself.
The Bronze Captain was likewise somewhat surprised, but he quickly found a reason.
"Purple lightning has a restraining effect on Demonic Qi."
"He's merely taking advantage of the attribute; he won't be able to hold out for long."
In reality, Lin Chuan's True Qi consumption was indeed huge.
Using the tier 4 thunder saber to continuously slaughter Martial Masters just now, and also shattering the altar, had already consumed a massive amount of True Qi.
Now, maintaining the Purple Empyrean Thunder Armorand the six demonic sabers at the same time, the True Qiinside his body was left with only about half.
But Moga simply didn't give him the chance to close in.
The two sides chased and retreated, quickly leaving the castle several kilometers away.
Lin Chuan couldn't help cursing:
"Damn it! Can you stop running?"
Moga, flying high up, burst out laughing.
"Brat! Are you mentally retarded? I grew wings, why shouldn't I fly?"
"If you've got the ability, fly up here!"
"You can't fly, yet you dare to challenge us Heavenly Demons?"
Lin Chuan stopped in his tracks and withdrew the six demonic sabers.
Going on like this wouldn't do; that bird thing could fly, and he couldn't hit the opponent.
Moga thought he was going to give up the pursuit, so it hovered in mid-air, once again condensing over a hundred demonic forks.
However, Lin Chuan raised both hands and activated another skill contributed to him by an employee.
Phantom Art! Activate!
Thunder light flickered around him, and several thunder shadow Avatars rapidly condensed into form.
Moga swept a glance over them and instantly grew excited.
"Avatars? Ho, you sure have plenty of tricks up your sleeve! Once your True Qi is exhausted and I drag you back to the Devil City, I will definitely receive a heavy reward from the Lord Demon King!"
Lin Chuan: "Keep dreaming!"
The very next moment, his muscles bulged, and thunder power poured into his body.
He grabbed the hand of a thunder shadow Avatar, his arms suddenly exerting force.
Spin!
It was just like throwing a discus.
Lin Chuan's strength was over forty tons, and under the infusion of thunder power, it could reach two hundred tons!
This was already the current limit of his physical body; although he could still add more, it would tear his body apart, and the backlash of the load would be too great.
Whoosh!
Lin Chuan started spinning; he was spinning.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
A small tornado seemed to appear on the spot, with gravel rolling about, and subsequently, the thunder shadow Avatar flew toward mid-air like a cannonball.
Lin Chuan's strength was 200 tons, and grabbing a 140-jin Avatar to spin, his release speed reached as high as 335 meters per second.
If it were in a vacuum state, he could throw it 5,710 meters.
Taking air resistance into consideration, the Avatar could be thrown by him to a maximum height of 1,200 meters.
And this speed was quite fast.
Moga was even stunned for a moment.
It had seen those who summoned Avatars to fight, and it had also seen those who utilized Avatars to flee for their lives.
Using a Avatar as a hidden weapon and throwing it out was something it was seeing for the very first time.
Moga thrust out with a fork, directly piercing through the thunder shadow Avatar.
But the Avatar did not dissipate.
Purple thunder light suddenly burst open.
Boom!
The explosion detonated right against Moga's chest, blasting it flying backward.
Before it could steady its body, the second thunder shadow Avatar was thrown up by Lin Chuan once again.
Then came the third one.
The fourth one!
Several Avatars ascended into the air from different directions.
Moga continuously swung its battle fork, blasting apart two of the Avatars, but the thunder light generated by the explosions similarly smashed onto its wings.
The last two Avatars seized the opportunity to rush to its side.
One hugged the left wing.
The other grabbed its right leg.
These thunder shadow Avatars had immense strength, and Moga actually failed to break free for a moment.
"Scram!"
Moga's internal demonic power erupted, wanting to forcibly shatter the Avatars.
Lin Chuan stood on the ground and shouted loudly.
"Art is explosion! Snap!"
Rumble!
All the thunder shadow Avatars exploded simultaneously.
A huge purple thunder ball appeared in mid-air, and Moga's two wings were blasted into tatters.
It lost its balance and plummeted from high altitude.
Bang!
Its body, over three meters tall, smashed into the wasteland, creating a large crater in the ground.
This round of thunder shadow explosions also almost squeezed dry Lin Chuan's True Qi.
There was only about one-tenth left inside his body.
Lin Chuan took out a bottle of recovery potion from his pocket.
This was prepared for him by Ye Qinghe before the operation.
"Little Sister Qinghe is still the reliable one."
Lin Chuan twisted open the bottle cap and tilted his head to drink it all.
The medicinal power rapidly dispersed.
The True Qi that had originally been close to drying up recovered to eighty percent in the blink of an eye.
"It's enough."
Lin Chuan gripped the tier 4 thunder saber tightly once again, thunder light erupting beneath his feet.
Just as Moga crawled out of the crater, it saw a purple afterimage rush right in front of it.
It immediately condensed a demonic shield, holding its battle fork horizontally across its hands.
"A Martial Artist cannot possibly kill me!"
Lin Chuan gripped the blade with both hands.
All the thunder patterns on the tier 4 thunder saber lit up.
"Then let's give it a try."
A single blade slash descended!
Boom!
The purple blade light pierced through the demonic shield, snapped the battle fork, and then swept horizontally across Moga's neck.
Moga's body stiffened in place.
The next second, the head growing three sharp horns dropped to the ground.
Lin Chuan walked over to Moga's corpse, confirming that its aura had completely vanished.
He used the thunder blade to slice open its chest, taking out a purplish-black demonic core the size of a fist from inside.
"The demonic core of a third-tier Peak Heavenly Demon."
Lin Chuan weighed it in his hand.
"This thing should be worth quite a bit!"
Chapter 70: Hunting Down Bronze Captain
Although Lin Chuan and Moga had already left the castle by a few kilometers, Bronze Captain and Ning Zhaoyuecould still clearly see the battle over there.
They witnessed with their own eyes as Lin Chuan spun around and threw the thunder shadow Avatar up into the sky.
They also saw Moga being grabbed by the Avatar, its wings blowing apart on the spot, and crashing from mid-air into the ground.
Finally, Lin Chuan pursued it and sliced off Moga's neck with a single blade strike.
Bronze Captain was completely dumbfounded.
He never expected that a third-tier Peak celestial demon would actually die at the hands of a Martial Artist.
The thunder element truly restrained demonic creatures.
But the gap in Realm was right there.
Moga's strength was no weaker than an ordinary Grandmaster, and it had the advantages of physical body, spells, and flight.
In the end, Lin Chuan forcefully blew it down from the sky using one Avatar after another.
Ning Zhaoyue similarly hadn't expected Lin Chuan to use this kind of fighting style.
"What kind of thunder fighting style is this?"
If he couldn't catch up to the flying celestial demon, he just threw his Avatars out like hidden weapons.
And he actually succeeded.
When this guy fought, he completely didn't follow the normal path.
In the distance, Lin Chuan had already put away the third-tier demonic core, and holding the tier 4 thunder saber, he was quickly rushing toward the castle ruins.
Bronze Captain's expression was ugly.
Moga was dead.
The altar was destroyed.
All the other cultists had also died.
Only he alone was left in the entire stronghold.
It could be said to be a considerable failure.
Once Lin Chuan and Ning Zhaoyue converged, he would have to face two people at the same time.
Bronze Captain looked at Ning Zhaoyue.
Just now when Lin Chuan was hunting down Moga, Ning Zhaoyue had been holding him back from the front.
A wound had already been slashed into her left arm by the crescent sabre, and fresh blood dyed half of her sleeve red.
Taking advantage of the distance opened between them, Ning Zhaoyue took out a tourniquet and quickly sealed the wound.
But after her left arm was injured, her body balance was still affected.
Every time she collided with the crescent sabre, the narrow short blade in her hand would slightly deflect.
Bronze Captain immediately made a decision.
He must force open a gap before Lin Chuan came back.
Even if he couldn't kill Ning Zhaoyue, he had to seriously injure her first.
At the very least, he had to drag back one of these two people; otherwise, after plotting for so long with no gains and suffering such huge losses, he as the captain would have to bear heavy responsibility!
Bronze Captain took a deep breath and directly triggered the demonic blood within his body.
Purple-black blood patterns appeared from his chest, spreading along his meridians toward his right arm.
His arm rapidly swelled by a circle.
Beneath the skin, blood vessels bulged one by one, finally all turning purple-black.
When the blood patterns spread to his shoulders, Bronze Captain immediately stopped.
Demonic blood could strengthen the body, but it would also erode the body.
The more it was used, the stronger the power.
But once it exceeded the limit of endurance, the demonic blood would invade the internal organs and brain, causing a person to completely lose control.
Finally turning into a monster that was neither human nor ghost.
Bronze Captain had already reached the GrandmasterRealm, capable of controlling the flow direction of the demonic blood.
Causing it to locally strengthen one arm.
Demonic blood was a double-edged sword for them, with both pros and cons; the more it was used, the faster the loss of control.
"Enough."
Bronze Captain tightly gripped the crescent sabre.
Purple-black Demonic Qi gushed out from his palms, rapidly covering the blade body.
The entire crescent sabre turned purple-black.
At the same time, the black hawk in mid-air let out a cry, reversed direction, and pounced directly toward Lin Chuanwho was rushing over.
As for Bronze Captain, he dashed toward Ning Zhaoyue in a single step.
"I'll cripple you first!"
His arm, strengthened by the demonic blood, swung violently.
The crescent sabre swept horizontally outward.
The purple-black blade light instantly expanded, and the ground along the way was directly torn apart.
"Heaven's Will Demonic Blade!"
Feeling the power of this blade strike, Ning Zhaoyue's expression also turned serious.
As a top student of Jiuli University, what truly made her powerful was never just her talent or the Silent Static Realm.
The top martial arts universities of Daxia all had their own exclusive cultivation techniques and Martial Techniques.
And what Jiuli University was most famous for was its saber technique.
Ning Zhaoyue gripped the narrow short blade with both hands.
The True Qi within her body rapidly circulated.
A large amount of True Qi gushed out from her Dantian, flowed through both hands, and concentrated onto the edge of the blade.
The short blade began to vibrate.
A white blade light rose from the blade's edge.
"Jiuli Heavenly Saber!"
"First Form, Mountain Severer!"
Ning Zhaoyue stepped forward and likewise slashed out with a blade strike.
Boom!
The two blade lights collided head-on.
The white True Qi and purple-black Demonic Qi exploded simultaneously.
The surrounding rubble was all blown away.
The ground was also torn open by the two forces into a crack over ten meters long.
Ning Zhaoyue retreated continuously.
Bronze Captain likewise retreated.
With this blade strike, neither could suppress the other.
Bronze Captain looked at Ning Zhaoyue, his eyes growing even gloomier.
He had utilized the demonic blood and unleashed the Heaven's Will Demonic Blade, yet he only managed a tie with Ning Zhaoyue.
However, Ning Zhaoyue was not having an easy time either.
S-rank saber techniques were not something she could easily use right now.
That blade strike just now had almost completely stretched open the meridians of her right arm.
The web of her palm cracked open, and fresh blood flowed down along the hilt.
The wound on her left arm that had just been sealed burst open again.
The Qi and blood within her body churned violently, making it completely impossible for her to execute the second form of the Jiuli Heavenly Saber for the time being.
Bronze Captain's situation was likewise not easy.
The demonic blood patterns on his right arm had already crossed his shoulder and started spreading toward his neck.
He immediately circulated his True Qi, forcibly suppressing the demonic blood back down.
Right at this moment, an explosion suddenly came from afar.
Bronze Captain abruptly turned his head.
The black hawk he had sent out to intercept Lin Chuan had already rushed in front of Lin Chuan.
Just as its two talons were about to descend, six demonic blades attacked from different directions.
The first demonic blade pierced through the black hawk's chest.
The second cut open its wings.
The remaining four demonic blades turned simultaneously, surrounding the black hawk in the middle.
Purple Heaven Divine Thunder erupted.
Boom!
The black hawk was directly blown into a ball of purple-black True Qi.
From the time it launched its attack to being blasted apart by Lin Chuan, it didn't even last three seconds in total.
Lin Chuan's speed did not decrease as he continued to charge toward the castle ruins.
"This one isn't as energetic as the previous one."
"Using it to stop me, you're looking down on me way too much!"
Bronze Captain was completely out of options.
The demonic blood failed to seriously injure Ning Zhaoyue.
Nor could the black hawk stop Lin Chuan.
If he stayed any longer, he would undoubtedly die.
Bronze Captain raised his left hand, and his psychokinesis erupted violently.
A large amount of rubble rose into the air simultaneously, smashing toward Ning Zhaoyue.
Ning Zhaoyue swung her blade to shatter the rocks in front of her, but she was also forced to retreat backward.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Bronze Captaindashed toward the wilderness.
Purple-black True Qi converged above his head.
In the blink of an eye, a flying eagle with a wingspan of over two meters condensed into form.
The flying eagle dove downwards, its two talons directly grabbing Bronze Captain's left arm and lifting him up from the ground.
Its wings flapped.
Man and eagle rapidly flew toward the depths of the wilderness.
Just as Lin Chuan rushed back to the ruins, he saw Bronze Captain being carried away by the flying eagle as he fled.
"Running while being grabbed by the arm by a bird?"
"Your posture as a Grandmaster running for your life is quite unique!"
Thunderlight exploded beneath Lin Chuan's feet.
Thunder Flash Step activated!
His body turned into a purple afterimage, directly chasing after them.
Suppressing the churning Qi and blood within her body, Ning Zhaoyue also immediately followed behind.
Although the flying eagle could carry people in flight, after all, it was only condensed from True Qi by Bronze Captain.
After grabbing an adult, its speed was greatly affected.
The distance between both sides rapidly shortened.
Two hundred meters.
One hundred fifty meters.
One hundred meters.
Lin Chuan raised his left hand.
The six demonic blades had already flown back to his side.
As long as he got fifty meters closer, he could control the demonic blades to attack the flying eagle.
Bronze Captain looked back and his expression completely changed.
If he kept flying like this, he would be caught sooner or later.
He could only use his final resort.
Bronze Captain took out a grey-black token from his embrace.
Engraved on the front of the token was the character "Realm".
It was precisely the Boundary-Delimiting Token.
The Boundary-Delimiting Token had already pre-recorded a coordinate of the real world.
As long as True Qi was injected, a temporary passage could be forcibly opened between the Catacomb and reality.
Bronze Captain poured True Qi into the token.
Grey-black light flew toward the ground ahead.
Hum!
The wilderness began to vibrate.
Black patterns rapidly spread, forming a circular passage with a diameter of over two meters.
The interior of the passage was completely distorted.
The lights on the other side could be vaguely seen.
The flying eagle grabbed Bronze Captain and arrived above the passage, suddenly loosening its talons.
Bronze Captain fell from mid-air and drilled directly into the passage.
His figure instantly disappeared.
The light on the Boundary-Delimiting Token also extinguished accordingly.
Within twelve hours, this Boundary-Delimiting Token could not be used again.
However, the passage that had already been opened would continue to maintain for 15 seconds.
Seeing the passage on the ground, Ning Zhaoyueimmediately spoke.
"It's a Boundary-Delimiting Token!"
"The passage can only exist for 15 seconds, hurry in!"
Lin Chuan didn't stop at all.
Thunderlight flashed beneath his feet, and he dashed directly in front of the passage, diving headfirst into it.
Ning Zhaoyue followed closely behind.
The very next second after she entered the passage, the black patterns on the ground rapidly contracted.
The passage completely disappeared.
Lin Chuan only felt his vision go dark.
The next second, his feet were already stepping on the hard asphalt road.
Beep——!
A harsh honking sound rang out from the side.
A car slammed on the emergency brakes, leaving less than two meters between it and him.
Lin Chuan raised his head to look around.
Streetlights.
Shops.
Tall buildings.
On both sides of the street, there were still quite a few pedestrians eating midnight snacks.
It was already late at night.
They came directly from the Catacombs to a city street block.
Ning Zhaoyue also dropped down from behind.
Not far away, Bronze Captain shoved aside two pedestrians, dragging his right arm eroded by the demonic blood as he rapidly rushed toward the end of the street.
Lin Chuan raised the tier 4 thunder saber once again.
"Let's see where you can run to today!"