Chapter 131 All Rescued!
As Lin Chuan's voice fell, the green soul fire inside the Warden's helmet beat violently.
It clearly didn't understand what an NPC was.
However, it could tell that Lin Chuan was cursing it.
"Catch him."
The soul lamp in the Warden's hand shook gently.
Clatter!
The chains wrapped around Qin Li and the others tightened simultaneously.
Qin Li stiffly raised his head, green soul fire lighting up in his vacant eyes.
He gripped the red dragon spear tightly and took a step forward.
Boom!
The red true essence erupted anew.
The red dragon spear pierced through the hundreds-of-meters-long corridor, heading straight for Lin Chuan's chest.
Shen Zhiyuan also raised both hands.
Over a dozen mental weapons flew out from behind, bypassing Qin Li, and sealed off Lin Chuan's position from both the left and right sides.
He Qingshan, Li Yunfeng, and dozens of core members of the Tianheng Society and Chifeng Society also all started moving.
They had already lost consciousness.
Yet their strikes remained ruthless.
The Warden controlled their souls through the chains, forcibly awakening the combat instincts within their bodies.
The female investigator's expression changed.
"They've been controlled!"
"I can see that."
Purple light lit up between Lin Chuan's eyebrows.
Fifteen thousand quarters of high-grade Mental Strengthspread out instantly.
Thud!
The red dragon spear that Qin Li thrust right in front of him suddenly stopped in mid-air.
The spear tip was less than half a meter away from Lin Chuan's chest.
Qin Li's arm was still exerting force.
The red true essence continuously erupted along the spear shaft, yet it couldn't make the red dragon spear move forward another inch.
The dozen or so mental weapons around were also frozen in place.
Shen Zhiyuan desperately urged his Mental Strength.
The mental weapons trembled wildly, completely unable to break free.
Those controlled students in the back were just about to charge up together when a layer of purple Mental Strengthappeared beneath their feet.
The bodies of dozens of people left the ground simultaneously.
Seeing that the students couldn't get close, the Wardenpulled the chains again.
Qin Li's soul slid outward by a section.
The red dragon spear that had previously stopped in mid-air also began to move forward again accordingly.
Lin Chuan looked at the chain connected to Qin Li's chest.
If ordinary weapons slashed at it, the chain would instantly transform into soul fire to evade the attack.
This thing could change between intangible and tangible.
The people of the Tianheng Society and Chifeng Societyhad suffered a loss from this just now.
"You can change, huh?"
Behind Lin Chuan, the huge Dutian Thunder Ringcondensed.
The first ancient rune lit up!
Boom!
His strength and speed instantly surged tenfold.
Dutian Divine Thunder surged along his arm into the thunder blade.
A large amount of purple thunder continuously compressed, finally condensing into a thin layer of crystal light on the blade's surface.
High-grade Mental Strength also covered it subsequently.
Just as the thunder blade was raised, Lin Chuan in front had already disappeared.
The next second, he appeared beside Qin Li.
That chain hooking the soul seemed to sense danger and instantly turned translucent.
"Found you."
Lin Chuan's high-grade Mental Strength had already locked onto the soul energy within the chain.
The thunder blade slashed down!
Swish!
The translucent chain broke on the spot.
Large amounts of green soul fire emerged from the break, and before they could recondense, they were all shattered by the Dutian Divine Thunder.
Losing the chain's traction, Qin Li's soul, which had been dragged out for the most part, immediately flew backward into his body.
Lin Chuan raised his hand and pressed it against his back.
Bang!
The translucent soul shadow remerged into the body.
Qin Li closed his eyes and his body fell downward.
Ning Zhaoyue immediately caught him with Mental Strength and dragged him toward the rear.
"It can be severed!"
Seeing this scene, the female investigator's eyes lit up.
The Warden clearly didn't expect that Lin Chuan could actually sever its soul-locking chain.
It raised its arm.
Dozens of iron hooks flew in from different directions, all attacking Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan took a step forward.
Divine Mobility Technique!
All the iron hooks passed through the afterimage simultaneously and thrust into empty space.
As for him, he appeared behind Shen Zhiyuan, the thunder blade grazing his shoulder and completely severing the five chains wrapped around Shen Zhiyuan's waist.
Shen Zhiyuan's body went limp.
Lin Chuan grabbed his collar and casually tossed him backward.
Ning Zhaoyue hurriedly caught the person.
"Be a bit gentler!"
"He's not awake anyway, so he won't know if you throw him lightly or heavily."
While Lin Chuan was speaking, he had already arrived in front of He Qingshan.
He Qingshan was controlled, and the primal divine statuebehind him had just condensed.
Lin Chuan slashed with his blade, cutting off the chains connected to the divine statue's limbs.
Losing the chain's control, the primal divine statue quickly dissipated.
He Qingshan was also picked up by him and thrown toward the rear.
"Here comes another one, catch!"
Ning Zhaoyue supported He Qingshan with Mental Strength.
She suddenly felt like she had become a dedicated catch-person.
However, at a time like this, there was no time to bicker with Lin Chuan.
Whenever Lin Chuan severed a batch of chains, she and the people from the Zhenyuan Division would drag the unconscious students to the back of the prison area.
The Warden continuously swung its iron hooks.
The number of chains grew more and more.
Dozens!
One hundred!
Hundreds!
The entire corridor was packed with black chains.
Yet every step Lin Chuan took directly passed through the blockade.
After the Divine Mobility Technique reached Great Perfection, most Formations and Restrictions couldn't trap him.
Purple thunder light kept flashing among the crowd.
Every time it flashed, a few chains were severed by the thunder blade.
Li Yunfeng.
Wei Linfeng.
He Qingshan.
And those core members of the Tianheng Society and Chifeng Society.
One after another fell, only to be dragged away by Ning Zhaoyue and the people of the Zhenyuan Division.
A few minutes later, all the students brought by the Warden were snatched back by Lin Chuan.
Qin Li recovered consciousness first.
The feeling of the soul being hooked away by the iron hooks was like being forcibly torn apart from the middle.
He lay on the ground to recover for a long time before his vision gradually returned.
"Lin Chuan?"
"Walk by yourself once you're awake, don't lie there taking up space."
Qin Li propped himself up with the red dragon spear and sat up.
Seeing the unconscious Wei Linfeng beside him, and then looking at the iron hook on his chest that had already disappeared, he immediately understood what had happened.
Lin Chuan had saved him just now.
"This time..."
Qin Li opened his mouth.
Asking him to thank someone he was prepared to fight not long ago felt somewhat awkward.
But saving a life was saving a life.
There was nothing bad about admitting this matter.
"I owe you a life this time."
"Owe it for now then."
Lin Chuan pointed to the back of the prison area.
"Take whoever can move and stay away from me. When the fight starts later, I won't have time to keep protecting you."
Shen Zhiyuan also woke up.
His mental space still hurt terribly.
Although somewhat unwilling, Shen Zhiyuan did not retort this time.
Not long ago, they still felt that the alliance between the Tianheng Society and Chifeng Society was enough to breach this Secret Realm.
As a result, more than a hundred core members went up together, yet they were still caught by the Warden.
After Lin Chuan came over, he easily withstood hundreds of chains and snatched everyone back.
The gap between the two sides was already so large that being stubborn made no sense.
"Thanks."
Shen Zhiyuan said in a low voice.
Lin Chuan looked back at him.
"Yo, hearing these words come out of your mouth is quite fresh."
Shen Zhiyuan's face darkened.
The slight gratitude that had just risen was almost wiped out by Lin Chuan's retort.
However, in the end he still didn't talk back.
His savior was standing right here.
So being rebuked a couple of times was fine.
Ning Zhaoyue led the people of the Zhenyuan Division to transfer all the wounded to the rear of the prison area.
The members of the Tianheng Society and Chifeng Societywho still had combat capability also actively guarded both sides, protecting those bodies that had lost their souls.
They already knew by now.
In a battle of this level, rushing up would not help at all and would only cause trouble.
The Warden was thoroughly enraged.
The green soul fire inside its helmet all focused on Lin Chuan.
"Such a powerful soul."
"You will become the brightest flame in the soul lamp!"
Hundreds of chains rose from behind it.
The iron hooks flew out simultaneously!
Some attacked from the front, some burrowed into the stone wall, and dozens more directly disappeared into the green ghost fire, reappearing from beneath Lin Chuan's feet and behind his back.
Front, back, left, and right—everything was sealed off by the chains.
Lin Chuan's figure flickered.
He had already appeared a hundred meters away.
Hundreds of iron hooks turned at the same time.
They chased Lin Chuan into the prison area, their speed getting faster and faster, even starting to cross paths and cutting the nearby space into numerous narrow zones.
Lin Chuan stepped forward continuously.
Every time the chains were about to touch him, the Divine Mobility Technique would take him away from the spot.
The Warden's iron hooks didn't even touch the corner of his clothes.
"Are you knitting a sweater here?"
Lin Chuan reappeared in the center of the corridor.
Hundreds of chains had tangled into a ball.
The Warden pulled its right hand backward.
All the chains snapped apart simultaneously and attacked Lin Chuan again.
It deliberately used the iron hooks to chase and lure Lin Chuan into moving continuously.
On the other side, the flame on the surface of the soullamp was rapidly brightening.
The newly captured souls inside the lantern also began to sink deeper within.
"Want to refine them while taking the opportunity?"
Lin Chuan saw through the Warden's intention.
Fifteen thousand quarters of high-grade Mental Strengthcovered toward the interior of the soul lamp.
A large number of souls were crammed inside.
There were Zhenyuan Division members who had just been captured.
There were also students from the Tianheng Society and Chifeng Society.
These people's souls were still complete and maintained a connection with their physical bodies outside.
Besides that, deep within the soul lamp were thousands of vague soul shadows.
They had been trapped inside for too long.
Some had already lost consciousness, and some couldn't even have their original appearance recognized.
All the Soul Power was glued together, completely fusing with the Warden.
Lin Chuan tried to pull one of the ancient souls.
The soul shadow had only just left the green flame when a large number of cracks appeared on its body.
If he pulled any harder by force, it would immediately soul scattered and spirit dissipated.
Their physical bodies had long since died.
Even if the soul was extracted, there was nowhere to return to.
"Can't save them..."
Lin Chuan did not continue to pull by force.
He immediately changed his target.
The purple Mental Strength condensed into countless fine threads, entangling those souls that had just been locked in.
The Warden sensed his intention.
The iron cover above the soul lamp slammed shut!
"Get out!"
The green soul fire shrank inward, wanting to drag all those souls deep into the lantern.
Lin Chuan raised his right hand.
"Competing with me for people?"
"Can you win the competition?!"
Boom!
All fifteen thousand quarters of high-grade Mental Strength erupted.
The space around the soul lamp was dyed purple.
Dozens of new souls broke free from the green flame simultaneously and flew out from the gaps of the soullamp.
The Warden reached out, wanting to grab them.
Lin Chuan increased his Mental Strength once more.
Inside the soul lamp, all the souls that still maintained a connection with their physical bodies outside were yanked out by him in one breath!
One after another, translucent soul shadows flew across the upper part of the corridor.
Some returned into the students' bodies.
And a few more passed through the prison area, drilling into the bodies of those unconscious Zhenyuan Divisionmembers.
Ning Zhaoyue had been guarding nearby all along.
The soul of one of the investigators had just returned, and his fingers twitched slightly.
"They're back!"
"Fluctuations are reappearing in their mental spaces!"
The female investigator immediately took out potions to help stabilize the souls of several people.
The unconscious members of the Tianheng Society and Chifeng Society also began to recover consciousness one after another.
Inside the soul lamp, only those ancient souls that had fused with the Warden for many years remained.
"Lin Chuan, thank you very much!"
Those who woke up were extremely excited.
Lin Chuan retracted his Mental Strength.
"All that could be saved have been rescued."
This time, no one else could be used to block damage for the Warden.
He could finally fight to his heart's content!
Looking at the much dimmer soul lamp, the ghost fire inside the Warden's helmet beat frantically.
"You stole my prisoners!"
"I'll tear your soul into ten thousand pieces!"
Over a hundred chains blocked in front of it simultaneously.
The Warden's iron armor also grew outward, and several layers of cyan-black armor plates completely protected that huge scar on its chest.
Lin Chuan took a step forward.
The Divine Mobility Technique directly passed through the chains.
When he reappeared, he was already standing in front of the Warden.
True essence, high-grade Mental Strength, and Dutian Divine Thunder converged toward his right fist simultaneously.
Cangtian Divine Fist!
Boom!
The purple-gold fist imprint struck the center of the Warden's chest.
The several layers of cyan-black iron armor in front of it exploded together.
The fist force pierced through its chest and blasted out from its back.
The Warden's nearly five-meter-tall body was directly blasted into pieces on one half!
Yet it did not fall down.
The soul lamp in its hand suddenly lit up.
Deep within the lantern, those ancient souls that had fused with it for many years cried out simultaneously.
The green flames poured into the iron armor.
The Warden's shattered half-body actually grew back anew.
A few seconds later, it stood firm again.
"I am immortal!"
Lin Chuan looked at his own fist.
"In front of me, who dares to call themselves immortal?"
He moved forward again.
The second punch!
Boom!
The Warden's newly recovered body was blasted apart by the Cangtian Divine Fist once more!
This time, even the helmet flew off.
But the soul lamp burned again.
Dozens of ancient soul shadows rapidly shriveled, transforming into pure Soul Power.
The Warden's head, iron armor, and arms began to recondense once more.
It had already seen through it.
Lin Chuan's attacks were indeed terrifyingly strong.
But this level of fist technique consumed a massive amount of true essence and Mental Strength every single time.
One punch wasn't enough.
Two punches weren't enough.
What about after ten punches?
What about after a hundred punches?
It had accumulated in this prison for over a thousand years.
There were still a large number of ancient souls in the soullamp.
As long as it dragged on, the one whose power would be exhausted first would definitely be Lin Chuan!
"Human strength is limited after all."
The Warden actively extracted the souls inside the soullamp.
The green ghost fire on its body grew brighter and brighter.
"And I will never be exhausted!"
Lin Chuan felt the true essence within his body.
His blood Qi remained abundant.
In his mental space, the 18,000 quarters of Mental Strength hadn't changed much either.
These days, the enemies he bound to were increasing more and more.
Tianheng Society, Tianyi Cult, Demon Race, and those core members cultivated by Chu Xuanheng.
Hundreds or thousands of people were desperately cultivating and taking potions every day.
A massive amount of returns continuously poured into Lin Chuan's body.
His blood Qi and Mental Strength were already so immense that Martial Artists of the same realm couldn't possibly imagine.
Want to exhaust him?
That's simply daydreaming!
"Quite able to endure, huh."
Looking at the fully restored Warden, Lin Chuan had the Dutian Thunder Ring behind him spin up once again.
"If one punch can't kill you."
"Then let's try a hundred punches!"
Crackle!
Large swaths of purple thunder surged out from his body.
The first phantom thunder Avatar walked out from the thunder light.
Followed closely by the second one.
The third.
The fifth.
The tenth!
Ten thunder Avatars, identical to Lin Chuan, stood side by side in the corridor.
They raised both hands simultaneously.
True essence, Mental Strength, and Dutian Divine Thunderbegan to converge toward their fist tips.
One purple-gold fist imprint after another condensed above the entire prison!
Chapter 132: Cangtian Divine Fist, One Hundred-Hit Combo!
After the ten phantom lightning Avatars appeared, they simultaneously scattered in different directions.
Stepping on purple light, the lightning Avatars surrounded the Warden in the blink of an eye.
Two of the Avatars directly blocked its path back to the central hall.
The green soul fire inside the Warden's helmet kept flickering.
Every single lightning Avatar possessed the exact same aura as Lin Chuan.
They were not afterimages used to confuse vision.
They were all energy Avatars with combat power!
"Fake soul."
The Warden raised the soul lantern.
"No matter how many there are, they are still fake!"
Hundreds of chains shot out from the iron armor, attacking the surrounding phantom lightning Avatars respectively.
The two Avatars that were attacked first simultaneously activated the Divine Mobility Technique.
The space beneath their feet trembled slightly, and their bodies directly passed through the middle of the chains.
All the iron hooks missed.
The other eight Avatars were also moving.
Large swaths of purple lightning continuously flashed around the Warden, and the positions of the ten Avatars shifted back and forth.
It couldn't tell at all which one it should attack first.
Behind the cell area.
Qin Li had just recovered a portion of his Mental Strengthwhen he saw the ten figures surrounding the Warden.
He had seen Lin Chuan's lightning Avatar before.
That Avatar had once fought Zhao Qishan and the other two by itself.
But right now, there wasn't just one.
There were ten!
Moreover, every single Avatar was gathering the Cangtian Divine Fist!
"Retreat further back!"
Qin Li forced his body to stand up.
"Everyone retreat behind the cell area, don't get caught in the fist force's aftermath!"
The people from the Zhenyuan Division, Tianheng Society, and Chifeng Society quickly retreated backwards.
Those with too severe injuries were directly lifted and carried away by Spirit Readers.
Shen Zhiyuan retreated while staring fixedly at the ten lightning Avatars.
"Why can they also unleash the Cangtian Divine Fist?"
There were no normal meridians inside the Avatars.
Releasing ordinary attacks was fine.
For an SS-grade cultivation technique like the Cangtian Divine Fist that required simultaneous control of Gang Qi, Mental Strength, and elemental power, theoretically, it was completely impossible for Avatars to use.
But Lin Chuan's phantom lightning Avatars obviously didn't care about this theory.
The ten Avatars raised their hands simultaneously.
Gang Qi condensed.
High-grade Mental Strength covered their fists.
Dutian Divine Thunder fused into them!
Streaks of purple-gold fist imprints appeared above the prison.
At first, there were only a dozen or so.
Then thirty.
Fifty.
One hundred!
Dense fist imprints completely covered the entire central hall.
Every single fist imprint exceeded one hundred meters.
On the surface of the fist imprints, purple lightning continuously exploded.
Ripples of Mental Strength expanded outward, pressing all the chains in the hall to bend downwards.
In the campus livestream room, no one was sending bullet comments anymore.
Hundreds of thousands of students stared at the livestream screen.
Not a single person was spamming the screen.
Jiuli Academy's Mission Hall.
The old principal, the current academy head, and a dozen or so board members all stood up from their seats.
One of the board members even stood up too hurriedly and knocked over the chair behind him.
"One hundred?"
"Can his Avatars really unleash an SS-grade cultivation technique?"
"Just how much Mental Strength does this kid have to simultaneously maintain ten Avatars and condense one hundred Cangtian Divine Fists!"
The current academy head was also dumbfounded.
His attention was entirely on those purple-gold fist imprints.
Not a single one was an empty shell.
They simultaneously possessed Gang Qi, lightning, and high-grade Mental Strength inside.
Taking out a single punch alone could shatter the physical body of an ordinary ninth-tier Grandmaster.
Now there were a total of one hundred punches!
The old principal's eyebrows also twitched.
"I previously thought that when he attacked the Tianheng Club, he used some trump cards to some extent."
"Now it seems that kid probably really just went over to collect a debt at that time."
"Otherwise, those students would have long since died!"
After hearing this, several board members nearby were speechless.
Lin Chuan punching through the Tianheng Club had already caused such a huge commotion.
As a result, he didn't even use his trump cards?
Inside the Secret Realm.
The Warden finally sensed danger.
It no longer pursued the lightning Avatars, and all chains retracted simultaneously.
A large number of black chains intertwined together to form a huge iron ball, protecting both the Warden and the soul lantern inside.
The dark blue-black iron armor also continued to grow.
Shoulders, chest, helmet.
Layer after layer.
In the blink of an eye, the Warden had been wrapped into a dozen-meter-tall iron-armored monster.
The ancient souls inside the soul lantern continuously wailed.
The green soul fire flowed along the chains, making the entire iron ball semi-transparent, and it began to constantly transform between illusion and reality.
Ordinary attacks hitting chains in this state would pass straight through the middle.
But the Cangtian Divine Fist fused high-grade Mental Strength within it.
No matter whether it turned into a physical entity or a soulbody, it was going to get beaten!
Lin Chuan stood at the entrance of the hall.
"Weren't you quite capable of recovering just now?"
"Come."
"Let me see how many punches you can actually endure!"
The ten phantom lightning Avatars clenched their fists simultaneously.
The one hundred purple-gold fist imprints behind them all locked onto the Warden.
"Cangtian Divine Fist!"
Lin Chuan raised his right hand and waved it forward.
"One Hundred-Hit Combo!"
In the first round, ten fist imprints fell simultaneously!
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
Ten loud bangs almost merged into one.
The fist imprints slammed into the chained iron ball from ten directions.
Dozens of the outermost chains exploded on the spot.
The green soul fire attached to them was struck by the Dutian Divine Thunder, instantly dissipating without even a chance to re-condense!
The second round fell right after.
Another ten punches!
The Warden controlled the remaining chains, whipping them outward in an attempt to shatter the fist imprints in advance.
But those chains had just extended out when they were hit head-on by the purple-gold fist force.
Bang, bang, bang!
The iron hooks shattered.
The chains snapped.
The second layer of defense was also punched through!
The Warden's massive body was exposed once again.
It raised its arms, and hundreds of dark cyan armor scales lit up together.
The ancient souls in the soul lantern rapidly withered, providing power to the iron armor.
"You can't kill me!"
Just as the Warden's voice came out, the third round of fist imprints had already fallen.
Ten punches!
Boom!
The arms blocking above its head exploded simultaneously.
The layers of iron armor covering its chest were also blasted inward and collapsed.
The Warden took a step back.
The fourth round arrived again!
It didn't have any chance to breathe at all.
Lin Chuan's ten phantom lightning Avatars were constantly throwing punches.
After one punch was finished, the next punch had already condensed and completed.
The one hundred fist imprints above seemed to completely merge into one piece.
The first thirty punches had just shattered the defense.
The middle thirty punches all blasted into the Warden's body!
Boom, boom, boom!
The dark cyan iron armor continuously exploded and shattered.
The helmet was blasted flying with one punch.
Its left arm had just recovered, only to be smashed into fragments by the next punch immediately.
The huge hole in the Warden's chest became more exaggerated each time.
Green soul fire gushed out from the cracks.
The soul lantern frantically extracted ancient souls, wanting to help it repair its body.
But just as flesh, blood, and iron armor grew out, new fist imprints had already fallen.
A piece grows.
A piece shatters.
Recovering an arm, the next punch would blast the entire shoulder away together!
The Warden finally panicked.
"Stop!"
"As long as you stop attacking, I can hand this prison over to you!"
Lin Chuan couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
"You know how to negotiate now?"
"Too late!"
The seventh round!
Ten Cangtian Divine Fists pressed down simultaneously from above the Warden's head!
Boom!
The Warden's legs snapped with a loud crash.
Its nearly five-meter-tall body was forcibly smashed into the black stone ground.
The ground for hundreds of meters around all sank downwards.
The space of this Secret Realm was far more stable than the outside mining area.
The people who built the prison back then clearly considered that the prisoners inside might rebel.
There were a large number of spatial runes within the walls and the ground.
Even with such an attack, it did not cause the Secret Realmto collapse.
Lin Chuan didn't need to worry about the mine tunnel collapsing, nor did he need to protect the buildings inside the prison.
All the fist force was greeted entirely onto the Warden's body!
The eighth round.
The Warden only had the upper half of its body left.
The ninth round.
All the chains connected to the soul lantern exploded and shattered!
Losing the Warden's protection, the soul lantern was completely exposed for the first time.
The ancient souls inside the lantern struggled desperately, and the green flames began to gush outward uncontrollably.
The Warden was left with only a tattered helmet wrapped in ghost fire.
It still wasn't dead.
A thousand years of accumulation had long since caused its soul to completely fuse with the soul lantern.
As long as the soul lantern was still there, it could continue to recover!
"I won't die!"
The tattered helmet let out a sharp roar.
"This prison is my body!"
"I am the Sovereign here!"
The soul lantern suddenly grew larger.
Large swaths of green ghost fire rushed out from the lantern, wanting to sweep away the iron armor and chains on the ground to re-condense the Warden's body.
Lin Chuan looked at the last ten fist imprints remaining.
"Still a Sovereign?"
"What are you bragging to me for!"
The ten phantom lightning Avatars made their final punching motion.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
The final round smashed down.
The cracks on the Warden's body grew more and more numerous, quickly covering the entire soul lantern.
The ancient soul shadows inside that had fused with the Warden all let out miserable cries simultaneously.
The Warden desperately contracted the soul fire, wanting to protect its core.
But the final few fist imprints had already blasted over from different directions.
Boom, boom, boom!
The entire ancient prison trembled violently.
The purple-gold fist imprints pierced through the soullantern, and then smashed all the way into the black stone ground below.
That soul lantern which had trapped countless souls could finally no longer bear it.
Bang!
The lantern exploded from the middle!
The green soul fire, the rotting iron armor, and the Warden's remaining soul were simultaneously blasted into fragments of light all over the sky by the Cangtian Divine Fist.
All the chains lost their power and fell down from mid-air.
The Warden's aura also completely disappeared!
A few seconds later.
A huge prompt appeared in front of everyone in the Secret Realm.
[Prison Soul Warden has been slain!]
[Core Lord has died!]
[First clear completed!]
[Secret Realm challenge successful!]
Chapter 133: Wraith Core! Poison-type Talent Promoted to SSS-Level!
After the final Cangtian Divine Fist landed, the ten phantom lightning Avatars also exhausted their power, transforming into large patches of purple arcs that dissipated.
The central hall was beaten into a complete mess.
The black stone ground had sunk by dozens of meters, and broken chains and iron armor were everywhere.
The Warden was completely gone.
Only those powerless green ghost fires were still floating in mid-air.
Clang!
A cyan-black crystal dropped from the broken soul lamp.
The crystal was only the size of a fist, but inside it seemed to trap a cluster of flames. The cyan soul fire and black poisonous gas intertwined, occasionally condensing into a distorted human face that pressed against the surface of the crystal.
Lin Chuan raised his hand and beckoned.
The cyan-black crystal flew over.
[Special treasure detected!]
[Wraith Core!]
[Condensed from a massive amount of pure Soul Power, wraith poison fire, and Secret Realm rules, it can elevate the grade of an Awakening talent!]
[Current status: Complete!]
"Elevate talent grade?"
Lin Chuan's eyes lit up.
The surrounding members of the Zhenyuan Division, who had just recovered, also recognized the Wraith Core.
The female investigator who was rescued first walked closer, supporting herself against the wall, with a slightly excited expression.
"What the Five Elements Cult is looking for should be this thing."
"We previously confiscated some of their mission records. The Five Elements Cult sent so many people into the Secret Realm one after another just to kill the Warden and get the Wraith Core."
Ning Zhaoyue asked, "Is this thing very precious?"
"It can no longer be described as precious."
The woman stared at the core in Lin Chuan's hand.
"Weapons, potions, and cultivation resources can only help a Martial Artist elevate their Realm. But talent is basically determined at birth; wanting to elevate it is countless times more difficult."
"A single Wraith Core is enough to let a Martial Artist with ordinary Aptitude step into the Levels of top Geniuses in one stride."
"Putting a thing like this outside, no one would sell it at all."
Everyone else in the hall also gathered around.
Looking at that core, it was impossible for the members of the Tianheng Society and Chifeng Society not to be tempted.
Yet no one dared to reach out.
The Warden was killed by Lin Chuan.
Their lives were also saved by Lin Chuan.
Running over to snatch the loot now wouldn't even be a matter of being shameless anymore.
Qin Li stood up, supporting himself with the red dragon spear, and directly said to the crowd of the Chifeng Society, "All of you stay away, that is Lin Chuan's thing."
Shen Zhiyuan didn't talk back this time either.
The Tianheng Society had indeed killed two elite guards and obtained two keys.
But the Warden had almost packed all of them into the soul lamp.
The Secret Realm core lord was wiped out by Lin Chuanalone.
No matter how it was calculated, this thing's turn wouldn't fall on them.
Lin Chuan didn't mind the gazes of the surrounding people.
He held the Wraith Core in his hand and silently chanted in his heart.
"Reinforce Dutian Divine Thunder."
[Detecting talent status!]
[Current Lightning-type Talent: Seven-S-Level Dutian Divine Thunder!]
[The Seven-S-Level Lightning-type Talent Level is too high!]
[The Wraith Core quality is insufficient, unable to complete reinforcement!]
[This reinforcement did not consume the Wraith Core!]
"As expected, it won't work."
Lin Chuan wasn't disappointed either.
Dutian Divine Thunder had already reached Seven-S-Level.
With a talent of this level, let alone ordinary treasures, even if ten more Wraith Cores came, it might not necessarily allow it to continue evolving.
If he wanted to reinforce it in the future, he could only go look for even more monstrous things.
Lin Chuan reopened his talent panel.
Aside from Dutian Divine Thunder, he also had an A-LevelPoison-type Talent.
Ever since this talent underwent Awakening, it hadn't really been elevated much.
Whenever he encountered enemies before, it was always a bolt of lightning to blast them dead directly; poison wasn't needed at all.
Now is just right.
"Reinforce Poison-type Talent."
[The Wraith Core and the host's Poison-type Talent have an extremely high compatibility!]
[Proceed with Fusion?]
"Yes!"
Crack!
A crack appeared on the cyan-black crystal.
The next moment, the entire core turned into a massive amount of wraith poison fire, drilling into the body along Lin Chuan's palm.
Whoosh!
Cyan-black flames emerged from his body.
Several surrounding students smelled a strange odor, and the Qi within their bodies actually showed signs of corrosion, frightening them into quickly backing away.
"Stay away!"
"This fire is poisonous!"
Ning Zhaoyue unfolded a mental barrier, blocking the nearby wounded behind her.
Standing in the center of the poison fire, Lin Chuan didn't feel any discomfort at all.
After those cyan-black flames entered his body, they quickly found the original Poison-type Talent, wrapping around it layer by layer.
A massive amount of wraith poisonous force was absorbed.
The Poison-type energy inside Lin Chuan's body began to grow wildly!
A-Level!
S-Level!
SS-Level!
Until it finally reached SSS-Level did the elevation stop.
[Wraith Core Fusion successful!]
[Poison-type Talent completed evolution!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the SSS-LevelPoison-type Talent — Myriad Poison Calamity!]
[Myriad Poison Calamity: The poisonous force can simultaneously corrode flesh, Qi, and Mental Strength!]
[Can devour other talents, retain their excellent characteristics, and continuously reinforce one's own poison source!]
[Poisonous force can be released by attaching to Qi, Mental Strength, weapons, and other attribute powers!]
[The host can precisely control the toxins without accidentally injuring designated targets!]
"Myriad Poison Calamity!"
Lin Chuan spread open his right hand.
A wispy cyan-black poison fire drilled out from his palm.
Immediately following that, Dutian Divine Thunder also emerged alongside it.
The purple lightning and cyan-black poison fire intertwined with each other without conflicting, quickly condensing into a poison lightning of a bizarre color.
Lin Chuan flicked his finger.
The poison lightning landed on a piece of cyan-black iron armor nearby.
Snap!
On the surface of the iron armor, only a fingernail-sized hole had been added.
But a few seconds later, the entire piece of iron armor turned black.
The cyan-black poisonous force continuously spread along the internal patterns, corroding away the energy inside in the blink of an eye.
Lin Chuan raised his foot and gently touched it.
Clatter!
The half-meter-thick iron armor directly shattered into a ground of black powder.
Qin Li nearby twitched his eyelids.
That was armor plating from the Warden's body.
When his red dragon spear stabbed onto it earlier, it hadn't even been able to thoroughly pierce through.
A tiny bit of poison lightning casually flicked out by Lin Chuan had actually corroded it away from the inside.
"This thing is a bit sinister!"
Yet Lin Chuan was quite satisfied.
Dutian Divine Thunder in the past was mainly for frontal destruction.
The Cangtian Divine Fist was responsible for twisting Qi, Mental Strength, and lightning together, blasting through the enemy's defense with a single punch.
Now with the addition of Myriad Poison Calamity, the effect would be completely different.
After the Cangtian Divine Fist landed, the fist force would first smash the defense, Dutian Divine Thunder would penetrate, and the poisonous force would drill into the enemy's body along with the lightning.
Flesh, Qi, and Mental Strength.
Corroded all together!
Some enemies had a powerful physical body and could stubbornly withstand the fist force.
There were also some fiends with monstrous vitality whose bodies could recover even if half were shattered.
Whenever he encountered such things in the future, he would directly give it a shot of Cangtian poison lightning.
Withstanding the first punch was useless.
Once the poisonous force entered the body, the more they urged energy to resist, the faster it would spread!
Lin Chuan's mind stirred.
Those cyan-black toxins still spreading on the ground all turned into tiny airflow currents, returning to his palm.
Not a single grain of poisonous powder remained.
"It can be released and retracted."
Lin Chuan grinned.
"This is so useful now!"
Right at this moment, the entire ancient prison trembled once again.
However, this time, it wasn't because an enemy appeared.
The black stone pillars on both sides of the hall lit up one after another.
After the Warden died, the power sealing the prison had already vanished.
A massive amount of green runes floated out from the walls, ultimately all converging in front of Lin Chuan.
A cyan imprint landed on his identity bracelet.
[Core Lord is dead!]
[Secret Realm core recognition of master complete!]
[Owner: Lin Chuan!]
[Unknown Prison Secret Realm, registration officially completed!]
[According to the gray zone pioneering rules, the ownership of this Secret Realm belongs to Lin Chuan!]
As soon as the prompt came out, the mission bracelets of everyone present lit up along with it.
After reading it, Qin Li directly put away the red dragon spear.
"The Secret Realm is yours."
"Just settle the materials and mission contribution of the Chifeng Society for killing the headless executioner normally."
Shen Zhiyuan was silent for a moment and also nodded.
"The Tianheng Society will likewise only take our own battle results."
He truly had no face to contend with Lin Chuan right now.
The Secret Realm gate was opened by them.
The Warden was also released by them.
In the end, it was still Lin Chuan who saved people, killed the lord, and took the core.
Saying how much effort the Tianheng Society put in at this time would truly be a bit shameless.
...
Jiuli Academy, Mission Hall.
The Secret Realm ownership prompt similarly appeared on the large screen.
[Secret Realm Owner: Lin Chuan!]
[Registration complete!]
Seeing these two lines of words, several school directors supporting the Tianheng Society couldn't sit still anymore.
This was an ancient Secret Realm that had never been developed before!
Inside, it could not only produce wraith materials, but also a massive amount of cold iron, soul lamps, and Formations left behind by the ancient prison.
As long as it was managed well, the revenue brought in every year would definitely be a terrifying number.
A middle-aged school director spoke up first.
"Headmaster, this Secret Realm was discovered during the joint mission organized by the school."
"The entrance is also located in the Ninth Mining Area."
"I feel that shouldn't the Secret Realm be registered as Jiuli Academy's public property?"
"Lin Chuan killed the core lord, so he can be given top merit and a portion of the revenue. The Tianheng Societyand Chifeng Society also killed three elite guards and put in a lot of effort as well."
Another person also chimed in, "Handing a complete Secret Realm over to an individual student makes development inconvenient."
"The school can be responsible for management."
"As for the revenue, Lin Chuan takes 30 percent, and the rest will be used for academy construction and rewarding the students who participated in the battle this time."
The current Headmaster sat there, his brow furrowing tighter and tighter as he listened.
"Are you guys dreaming?"
That school director's expression turned ugly.
"Headmaster, I am merely proceeding from the interests of the academy."
"Don't you fucking make it sound so nice."
The Headmaster directly interrupted him.
"The rules have always been written clearly and plainly."
"Whoever kills the core lord first and masters the Secret Realm core, the ownership belongs to whoever it is."
"When Shen Zhiyuan was live-streaming, why didn't you say the Secret Realm belonged to the school?"
"At that time, every single one of you was hoping the Tianheng Society would take down the Warden, so you could rely on the Secret Realm battle merits to surpass Xinghuo."
The Headmaster raised his hand and pointed at the large screen.
"Now that the Warden has been beaten to death by Lin Chuan and the core has recognized its master, you guys jump out and talk about public property."
"How is it?"
"Are rules some kind of plasticine that you can knead however you want?"
The several school directors were asked to the point of being speechless.
The rules of gray zone pioneering have always been that whoever conquers gets the ownership.
It's not just Jiuli Academy that is like this.
The military, the Zhenyuan Division, and all major martial arts academies strictly abide by this rule.
Otherwise, who would still be willing to risk their lives to explore unknown Secret Realms?
The Headmaster's anger had not subsided yet.
"Don't fucking try to change the rules with that little power in your hands every time you see something good."
"You guys wanted to penalize Lin Chuan a few days ago, but couldn't succeed."
"Now you want to snatch his Secret Realm again."
"Do you really think he is easy to bully?"
"The Grand Elder of the Imperial Capital Lin Family is still at Jiuli, and Pei Wubing is likewise staring closely at this side. If you guys really change the Secret Realm into the school's, do you believe these two sides will come together tomorrow to block your front doors?"
The school director who made the proposal earlier turned completely dark in complexion.
The old Headmaster sat to the side and leisurely added a sentence.
"If the final blow was dealt by Shen Zhiyuan, would you guys still say that the Secret Realm should belong to the school?"
No one answered.
The answers were all written on their faces.
The old Headmaster let out a cold hum.
"That settles it then."
"Don't always fixate on other people's things."
The current Headmaster directly signed his own name on the mission approval.
[Jiuli Academy audit approved!]
[Unknown Prison Secret Realm ownership officially registered under Lin Chuan's name!]
[Without the owner's permission, no individual or organization is allowed to enter the Secret Realm for long-term development!]
Approval completed.
Whoever wants to change it again would first have to overthrow the entire gray zone pioneering rules.
Inside the Secret Realm.
Lin Chuan's bracelet vibrated once more.
Seeing that ownership registration was complete, he rubbed his chin.
Running a dungeon once.
Poison-type Talent elevated from A-Level to SSS-Level.
And picked up an ancient Secret Realm.
Looking at the loot all over the ground, Lin Chuan's mood was quite good.
Chapter 134: The Five Elements Cult Still Dares to Come?
After the ownership of the Secret Realm was determined, Lin Chuan led everyone to continue inspecting the remaining cells.
Once the Warden died, the Qi-sealing runes on the door had all gone out.
Several members of the Zhenyuan Division pushed open the iron door and found the confiscated weapons and combat equipment inside.
Some people's storage bracelets were still there.
Some only recovered a broken saber.
The elderly captain walked into the last cell and did not come out for a long time.
Ning Zhaoyue followed him over and saw that he was crouching beside two companions, reaching out to tidy up their combat uniforms.
The two of them no longer had any breath of life.
"Bring over two stretchers."
The captain's voice was a bit hoarse.
"Those who are alive have been rescued, and those who are dead must also be taken back."
Several investigators immediately went over to help.
Lin Chuan stood at the door, took a glance, and then dismantled the cold iron door blocking the way to the side.
The door panel was too large, making it difficult for stretchers to pass.
He casually placed it by the wall and turned around to inspect another corridor.
Those rescued members of the Five Elements Cult were also all gathered together.
A cultist with a scar on his face saw that everyone was busy and quietly moved a few steps to the side.
Just as he reached the corner, a narrow-bladed short saber was barred in front of his neck.
Ning Zhaoyue looked at him.
"Where are you going?"
"I... I'm looking for something to eat."
"Go back and squat down."
The man still wanted to explain, but a member of the Zhenyuan Division nearby had already walked over and pinned him against the wall with a backhand.
"Rescuing you is to let you face trial."
"Do you really think you're fine now?"
After hearing this, dozens of Five Elements Cult cultists squatted back down.
No one dared to move around recklessly again.
On Lin Chuan's side, they quickly found several warehouses at the back of the prison.
Cold iron chains were similarly hung outside the warehouses.
He drew his saber, hacked them open, and pushed the door open to go in.
Inside the first one, it was piled with unused cold iron.
Iron ingots, iron plates, and bundles of thick chains not yet inscribed with runes were neatly arranged on the shelves.
Lin Chuan casually picked up an iron ingot.
It felt icy cold to the touch.
Looking not very big, it was quite heavy in weight.
"Is this also cold iron?"
The female investigator who followed nodded.
"Yes, it's the same as the two chains that locked me up."
Lin Chuan looked at the shelves piled with iron materialsbehind.
"Goodness, this prison actually has quite a bit of inventory."
When he cut the chains earlier, he didn't care at all how much these things were worth.
Looking at them now.
materials that could be used to lock a Great Grandmasterdefinitely couldn't be cheap.
Shen Zhiyuan also walked in.
He picked up a section of cold iron and looked at the patterns on it.
"The purity is very high."
"Nowadays, there are still people outside who specialize in acquiring this kind of ancient cold iron to repair high-tier weapons. With so much, it's enough to sell for a huge sum of money."
Lin Chuan smiled.
"That's not bad. Later when we go out, I'll have people come over to move it."
Hearing the word 'move', Shen Zhiyuan's eyelids twitched.
A few days ago, the Tianheng Club was emptied out just like this.
However, what was being moved this time was an ancient prison, which had nothing to do with their Tianheng Society.
His heart didn't feel quite as painful anymore.
Inside the second warehouse, dozens of sealed black boxes were placed.
Lin Chuan opened one of them.
A chilly aura rushed out.
The boxes were filled with a large amount of grayish-blue spar, as well as some ghostly materials sealed in small vials.
After approaching, He Qingshan picked up a piece of spar, surprise appearing on his face.
"Tier 5 Ghost Stone."
"When forging Spirit Reader weapons, this can come in handy. I bought a bit of it before, and a piece this big would cost millions."
Lin Chuan glanced at the spar in his hand and then looked at the dozens of boxes behind.
"Millions?"
"Yeah, and it's not very easy to buy. After some consortiums acquire it themselves, they don't sell it out at all."
Lin Chuan covered the box back up.
"Alright, this will also be kept."
Just as he was about to go to the next warehouse, Qin Liwalked in from behind.
"The people from Chifeng Society can still walk, should I have them help you move a batch out?"
"No need."
Lin Chuan waved his hand.
"You guys take care of the wounded first. Wait for Xinghuo's people to come, and we'll move it all in one trip."
Qin Li nodded and turned around to arrange the team.
As for Lin Chuan, he picked up his bracelet and recorded the locations of several warehouses.
One for cold iron.
Two for ghostly materials.
Additionally, there were some Formation Plates and apparatuses used by the ancient prison.
Whether they could be used or not would be checked by finding someone after going out.
Even if they were all dismantled into materials and sold, it definitely wouldn't be a loss.
Outside the warehouse, Ning Zhaoyue suddenly called out to him.
"Lin Chuan, come take a look."
She was standing in a half-collapsed stone chamber, holding a few thin metal pieces in her hand.
Many small characters were engraved on them.
A few pieces had already been corroded, and more than half of the handwriting was missing.
"What is it?" Lin Chuan asked.
"Imprisonment records."
Ning Zhaoyue used her bracelet to photograph the text on it and turned one of the pieces over.
A very simple picture was engraved on the back.
Several horned heavenly demons were chained to stone pillars. Beside them were a group of people wearing robes, with heretical god marks painted on their chests.
"Heavenly demons were imprisoned here before, and so were heretical god cultists."
"The chronological years on these records match the old data preserved by the Zhenyuan Division; they are things from over a thousand years ago."
The female investigator also walked over.
She took a few careful looks, her expression becoming much more serious.
"Take them all back."
"We never knew why an ancient prison appeared beneath this mining area. Now that we have the records, we can at least investigate some of the situation back then."
Half an hour later.
Those with lighter injuries had already recovered a portion of their Qi.
Qin Li sat by the wall, finished drinking the second potion, and the tearing pain between his eyebrows finally eased a lot.
Wei Linfeng stood nearby, touching his own neck.
"President, that iron hook is truly fucking demonic, impossible to block."
"In the future, when you encounter things whose background you don't know, scout them out clearly first."
Qin Li put away the empty potion tube.
He originally thought that with the core teams of Tianheng Society and Chifeng Society, they could at least fight the Warden a bit.
As a result, not long after the door was opened, his soul was hooked out by someone.
This loss of face was simply unspeakable.
Fortunately, Lin Chuan came over.
Otherwise, the president of Chifeng Society would probably have to hold meetings inside a lantern in the future.
Everyone packed their equipment well, and several Spirit Readers supported the stretchers, starting to move toward the exit.
Lin Chuan checked the warehouses one last time and closed the doors again.
When they returned to Ninth Layer, just have Zhou Mingchuan bring people down.
The passage that was sealed when they came had now been reopened.
Everyone passed through the exit and quickly returned in front of that ancient stone gate.
The grayish-black mist in the mining area drifted toward them.
Ning Zhaoyue lowered her head to look at her bracelet.
Communication had been restored.
She first sent the rescue results and the Secret Realmentrance coordinates back to the Zhenyuan Division, and attached the condition of the wounded.
Lin Chuan was also preparing to contact Duan Cheng.
As a result, before the communication was even dialed out, the other party's message came first.
"Brother Chuan, are you guys out?"
"Out, what's wrong?"
"A group of people from the Five Elements Cult has come to Ninth Layer, bringing quite a few demons, and they are attacking the outer mining tunnels."
From Duan Cheng's side, a burst of explosions came over.
"We have already retreated into the defensive Formation. The wounded and transport vehicles are all inside the Formation, and they can't break in for the time being."
The smile on Lin Chuan's face slowly faded away.
"How many people?"
"There are two to three hundred already seen, and more people are coming out from the fork roads behind."
"Alright, guard the Formation core well, we'll head back immediately."
Lin Chuan ended the communication and turned to look at everyone.
"The Five Elements Cult is here again."
"Those who can walk, follow me back to Ninth Layer; the wounded stay at the back of the team. Don't run around blindly, leave the front to us."
The female investigator immediately had several team members protect the stretchers.
Qin Li also took out the red dragon spear from his storage equipment.
Shen Zhiyuan called out to the people of Tianheng Society, releasing all the Spirit Reader weapons that could still be used.
The team moved upwards along the mining tunnel and soon heard the sounds of battle.
Boom!
A ball of flames exploded at the mining entrance ahead.
The defensive light barrier set up by Xinghuo flickered a few times, blocking all the flying flames.
Inside the Formation, Zhao Qishan was holding his saber and guarding the entrance.
Several Spell Cultivators stood at the back, continuously blasting lightning and fireballs out.
Outside was crowded with Five Elements Cult cultists.
Some manipulated metal spikes, some summoned vines, and a few red-robed cultists were continuously attacking the rock strata near the Formation pillars.
They wanted to dig away the Foundation of the Formationfirst.
Lin Chuan walked out from the fork road and saw it at a glance.
"Old Duan!"
Inside the Formation, Duan Cheng suddenly turned his head.
"Brother Chuan is back!"
Zhao Qishan also saw the crowd behind.
"Holy crap, why are Tianheng Society and Chifeng Societyboth following back?"
Before he could ask clearly, on the side of the Five Elements Cult, a priest draped in five-color robes had already recognized Lin Chuan.
"It's him!"
"The person who killed the four lords and snatched the altar is Lin Chuan!"
The priest raised his hand and pointed to the mining tunnels on both sides.
"Seal the exits, don't let him leave!"
Several cultists immediately turned around.
Large patches of vines drilled out from the rock crevices, and metal spikes also condensed on both sides of the mining entrance.
Qin Li was already holding back a belly full of fire.
His soul was hooked by the Warden, almost turning him into lamp oil.
Now that he had just come out, he ran into this group of cultists blocking the road again.
He gripped the red dragon spear tightly and walked directly to the very front of the team.
"You stinking beasts, you still dare to come and look for trouble?"
A red-robed cultist raised his hand, flames condensing in his palm.
Before he could strike it out, the red dragon spear had already arrived.
Puchi!
The spear pierced through the protective Qi barrier, nailing that cultist onto the mine wall.
Qin Li turned his wrist.
Crimson Qi exploded, and several cultists nearby who were preparing to cast spells were also swept flying by the spear's force.
"Come on!"
Qin Li pulled out the red dragon spear, his gaze locking onto the five-color-robed priest.
"Weren't you quite able to shout just now?"
The priest looked at the nailed cultist, but there was no panic on his face.
He even took two steps back.
"Qin Li."
"With just you, you are still not worthy of making a move against the lord behind me."
Finishing his words, he raised his right hand.
"Move aside."
The Five Elements Cult cultists on both sides immediately retreated.
The team that originally crowded the mining tunnel quickly yielded a wide passage.
Lin Chuan raised his head and looked behind them.
There was only a patch of Demonic Qi so thick it looked black, spreading outwards along the rock wall.
Dong!
A heavy footstep echoed out.
The gravel near the mining entrance jumped along with it.
Following closely, the second sound rang out.
That Demonic Qi grew thicker and thicker.
The light barrier on the Xinghuo defensive Formation was actually pressed to cave inwards.
The hand with which Qin Li held the red dragon spearslowly tightened.
The aura of this thing was even stronger than the Iron-Burning Fire Baboon and the Crimson-Armored Rock King!
Staring at the figure in the darkness, Lin Chuan instead smiled.
"No wonder you dared to block my door."
"Turns out you even brought a big one."
Chapter 135: Trying Out Cangtian Poison Thunder on You
Thick Demonic Qi surged from the depths of the mine tunnel.
A Celestial Demon clad in black demonic armor walked out.
It was nearly five meters tall, with two curved demonic horns on its head. The armor plates on its shoulders and chest were covered in dark golden demonic patterns.
The Five Elements Cult priest immediately lowered his head.
The cultists behind him, who had just been casting spells, also stepped aside one after another, not daring to block its path.
When the elderly Zhenyuan Division captain saw the demonic patterns, his expression changed on the spot.
"Celestial Demon King!"
Zhao Qishan was gripping his saber so hard that he was trembling.
"What the fuck, why did a Celestial Demon King run all the way here?"
This time, they had come to clear out the mining area.
Fourth-rank and fifth-rank lords were still within the norm.
But now even a Celestial Demon King had come out—what the hell was the point of fighting anymore!
Duan Cheng immediately looked toward the Formationeye.
If this were truly the main body of a Celestial Demon King, this newly set-up defensive Formation wouldn't hold up at all.
Ning Zhaoyue stared at the opponent's arm.
Within the gaps of the black demonic armor, there was no normal flesh and blood, only wisps of continuously flowing Demonic Qi.
"It's not the main body!"
"This is a spirit avatar!"
At this moment, the detection equipment beside Shen Zhiyuan also sounded an alarm.
[Fifth-rank Peak!]
[High-risk target!]
Shen Zhiyuan hurriedly projected the detection results.
Upon seeing the words "Fifth-rank Peak", everyone finally let out a sigh of relief.
However, it was only a slight relief.
A fifth-rank Peak Demon King spirit avatar was still not someone to be trifled with.
Although its power was limited by the spirit avatar, the one controlling this body was still a true Celestial Demon King!
Lin Chuan looked at the priest in the five-colored robe.
"You guys really know how to find helpers."
The priest sneered.
"Your name has always been hanging on the bounties of the Celestial Demon clan."
"You wouldn't think that by hiding in Jiuli Academy, no one would be able to find you, right?"
Lin Chuan remembered.
Previously, this group of people from the Five Elements Cult had watched the video of him slaying the Cyan Miasma Tree Demon.
It was probably back then that someone recognized him.
In order to claim the bounty, these guys had even specially brought over a Demon King spirit avatar.
The black-armored Celestial Demon lowered its head to look at Lin Chuan.
"This king has seen the footage of you killing the Warden."
"Your movement technique is not bad, and your fist technique is also not bad."
"For an eighteen-year-old human to reach this step is truly rare."
It extended its right hand.
The surrounding Demonic Qi converged toward its palm, condensing into a pitch-black giant hand.
"However, it ends here."
As the words fell—
The Five Elements Cult priest immediately raised his hand.
"Do it!"
Cultists on both sides cast spells simultaneously, and more demons rushed out from the mine tunnels behind them.
Part of them continued to attack Xinghuo's defensive Formation, while the other part moved along the mine walls on both sides, preparing to circle around toward where the wounded were located.
Qin Li immediately blocked the way horizontally with his spear.
"Chifeng Society members, guard the left! Don't let them touch the stretchers!"
With a sweep of his red dragon spear—
The three demons rushing at the very front were directly overturned by the spear energy.
Shen Zhiyuan also led the Tianheng Society members toward the other side. Over a dozen mental telekinetic weapons flew out, nailing several cultists preparing to launch a sneak attack onto the rock wall.
"These miscellaneous soldiers belong to us."
Shen Zhiyuan looked at Lin Chuan.
"You just need to deal with the spirit avatar."
He Qingshan and the others also followed closely behind.
Having been thrashed so miserably by the Warden earlier, all of them had a fire pent up in their hearts.
Now that they ran into the Five Elements Cultists, they finally had an outlet to vent.
The Zhenyuan Division members protected the stretchers and moved toward the Formation, bringing the captured cultists along inside.
Ning Zhaoyue stood at the back of the team, cutting off a few vines that were coiling toward the wounded.
Lin Chuan turned his head to glance at Duan Cheng.
"Old Duan, hold the Formation eye."
"Don't let them blow up this mineral vein of mine."
Duan Cheng immediately nodded.
"Rest assured, leave this side to me!"
Zhao Qishan also led the main combat group to press toward both sides.
In the Ninth Layer mine tunnel, fireballs, lightning, and Five Elements spells exploded one after another.
The students took on the demons and cultists.
As for Lin Chuan, he walked directly toward the Demon King spirit avatar.
Seeing him approach, the priest quickly retreated dozens of meters backwards.
Several five-colored Formation Flags hidden behind the ores lit up simultaneously.
Boom!
A layer of five-colored light barrier rose, enveloping Lin Chuan and the Demon King spirit avatar inside.
A large number of vines grew from the ground.
Above their heads, metal spikes condensed, sealing off the space above.
A smile appeared on the priest's face.
This Formation was specifically used to restrict Lin Chuan's movement technique.
But the next second—
Lin Chuan took a step forward.
Divine Mobility Technique!
The five-colored light barrier did not suffer any damage, yet his figure had already passed through it, appearing directly in front of the Demon King spirit avatar.
The priest's smile froze.
"How is this possible?"
Lin Chuan's Gang Qi, high-grade Mental Strength, and Dutian Divine Thunder simultaneously converged toward his fist Peak.
"Cangtian Divine Fist!"
Boom!
The purple-golden fist print struck the exact center of the Demon King spirit avatar's chest.
Several layers of black demonic armor caved in simultaneously.
Immediately following that, a crack spread from the chest to both sides, and a large swath of armor plates exploded and flew away!
The Demon King spirit avatar slid backward for dozens of meters, its feet plowing two deep trenches into the ground.
Qin Li had just stabbed a cultist to death, and out of the corner of his eye, seeing this scene, he felt more assured in his heart.
If its defense could be broken, then there was still a chance!
The Demon King spirit avatar lowered its head and looked at its shattered chest armor.
Afterwards, it raised its right hand.
"Endless Demonic Qi!"
Hum!
A crack tore open in the space behind it.
Inside the crack was pitch black, and a massive amount of Demonic Qi gushed out from it, pouring into its body along its back.
The shattered demonic armor began to regrow.
In just a few short seconds, the places that had been smashed to pieces by the Cangtian Divine Fist had completely recovered!
Lin Chuan glanced at that crack.
"Recovery ability again!"
The Demon King spirit avatar abruptly raised its hand.
A pitch-black giant palm pressed down from above!
The space beneath Lin Chuan's feet flickered, and his figure had already arrived at its side.
Boom!
The giant palm smashed into the ground, leaving behind a pit over a dozen meters deep.
The Demon King spirit avatar turned its head.
"You have seen the Warden recover its body, so you should know how troublesome this ability is."
"However, this king is different from it."
"There were only that many souls in its soul Lamp; once they were consumed, you killed it."
The dimensional crack behind it continuously spewed out Demonic Qi.
On the surface of the black demonic armor, the dark golden demonic patterns grew brighter and brighter.
"Yet the Demonic Qi of the Demon Realm is endless!"
Lin Chuan raised his hand and delivered another punch.
Boom!
The left shoulder that the Demon King spirit avatar had just recovered exploded on the spot.
But the Demonic Qi from the dimensional crack poured in once more, and the shoulder grew back out.
This time, Lin Chuan saw it clearly.
The demonic armor and body on it were entirely condensed from Demonic Qi.
The thing truly maintaining the spirit avatar was hidden deep within its chest.
"All things in the world possess a glimmer of survival; I don't believe I can't kill you."
Behind Lin Chuan, the Dutian Thunder Ring condensed.
The first ancient rune lit up!
Strength and speed increased tenfold simultaneously!
His figure vanished once again.
The Demon King spirit avatar raised its arm, preparing to block the frontal attack.
Ten Cangtian Divine Fists landed in succession.
Boom, boom, boom!
The fifth-rank Peak Demon King spirit avatar was blasted all the way into the rear mine wall.
The helmet exploded.
Both arms shattered.
The several layers of heavy demonic armor on its chest were also completely beaten to shreds!
Large swaths of black Demonic Qi scattered outward.
A fist-sized dark red demonic core was finally revealed.
"Found it."
Lin Chuan closed in with a single step, his final punch smashing directly toward the demonic core.
Clang!
A crisp metallic collision sound echoed throughout the mine tunnel.
On the outside of the demonic core, a layer of black-golden light suddenly lit up.
The Cangtian Divine Fist smashed onto it, yet it unexpectedly failed to shatter it!
Lin Chuan dropped back to the ground and narrowed his eyes as he looked over.
That demonic core was not exposed on the outside.
Its outer periphery was wrapped in a thin layer of black artifact, carved with dense dark golden patterns.
The fist force from just now was completely blocked by this layer of thing.
It didn't even leave a single crack.
From inside the demonic core, the laughter of the Celestial Demon King rang out.
"Want to destroy this king's demonic core?"
"Your fist technique is still far from enough!"
In the distance, that Zhenyuan Division captain saw the lighting patterns, and his expression changed once more.
"A Saint Artifact!"
"It used a Saint Artifact to protect the demonic core!"
Lin Chuan also saw it.
No wonder it was so tough.
Piercing through the external demonic armor was no problem for him, but the Saint Artifact outside the demonic core was a completely different matter.
The Demonic Qi in the dimensional crack continued to pour out.
The black demonic armor wrapped around the demonic core once again.
Several arms, legs, and a head also rapidly condensed within the Demonic Qi.
The Demon King spirit avatar stood up once again.
It looked at Lin Chuan and reached out to clench its hand.
"How many times can you shatter it?"
"Ten times?"
"A hundred times?"
"As long as the demonic core is undestroyed, this king's spirit avatar will not vanish!"
Lin Chuan loosened his wrists.
"So you brought good equipment along! No wonder you dared to come out and act tough."
The demonic horns on the head of the Demon King spirit avatar lit up.
The dimensional crack behind it suddenly expanded!
More Demonic Qi poured into the demonic core, and the black mist that had been scattered by Lin Chuan all converged toward it as well.
"This king also knows that you can use Avatars."
"Ten Avatars executing fist techniques simultaneously is indeed not bad."
It spread its arms wide to both sides.
"Now, take a look at this king's!"
Swish!
A black-armored figure walked out from within its body.
Followed by a second one.
The tenth one.
The one hundredth one!
A massive amount of Demonic Qi diffused in all directions, and Avatar after Avatar of Demonic Qi identical to its appearance continuously condensed.
The entire open space was soon filled with black-armored Celestial Demons!
A full thousand of them!
Zhao Qishan had just chopped down a demon, and when he looked up, he saw dense, countless black-armored figures.
"What the fuck, a thousand of them?"
"Is this thing cheating or what!"
Those Demonic Qi Avatars did not charge toward the student team; instead, they turned around simultaneously, surrounding Lin Chuan in the center.
Over a thousand palms were raised together.
Black palm prints pressed down from all directions!
Lin Chuan took a step forward, the Divine Mobility Technique carrying him through the encirclement.
Dozens of palm prints collided together, blasting a large, deep pit into the ground.
Lin Chuan landed on the other side, raising his hand to deliver a single Cangtian Divine Fist.
The purple-golden fist shadow swept horizontally across the mine tunnel.
Boom!
Dozens of Demonic Qi Avatars exploded simultaneously.
But just as they were blasted apart, new Demonic Qipoured in from the crack.
The scattered black mist re-gathered.
Head, arms, demonic armor.
The Avatars that had just been shattered unexpectedly stood back up one after another!
The voice of the Demon King spirit avatar simultaneously rang out from over a thousand black-armored bodies.
"If you cannot shatter the demonic core, no matter how many Avatars you kill, it's useless!"
Lin Chuan looked at those recovering figures.
It really was troublesome.
The power of these Avatars was not as great as the main body; a single Cangtian Divine Fist would wipe out a large area of them.
But after being beaten, they could recover with the aid of Demonic Qi.
Trying to rely on fists to exhaust this stock of Demonic Qiwas obviously unsuitable.
Lin Chuan suddenly smiled.
He had just acquired the Myriad Poisons Calamity and happened not to have tried it out on living things yet.
This guy had plenty of Demonic Qi and wasn't afraid of being beaten.
It couldn't be more suitable!
Lin Chuan clenched his right fist once more.
Dutian Divine Thunder converged toward his palm.
Immediately following that, a wisp of cyan-black toxic fire drilled into the lightning radiance, entangling with the purple lightning.
The Cangtian Divine Fist circulated.
Gang Qi, high-grade Mental Strength, Dutian Divine Thunder, and the Myriad Poisons Calamity were simultaneously integrated into the fist force!
The color of the fist print condensed this time had visibly changed.
Hidden within the purple lightning were a large amount of cyan-black toxic lights.
Every time an electric arc exploded, a thin layer of toxic mist would be left behind in the surroundings.
Seeing that fist print, the demonic horns on the head of the Demon King spirit avatar paused slightly.
Yet Lin Chuan had already raised his hand.
"Cangtian Poison Thunder!"
Boom!
The massive fist print crashed into the group of Avatars.
Dozens of black-armored Avatars in the front exploded one after another, and the cyan-black Poison Thunder followed, rushing into the massive swaths of Demonic Qi!
Lin Chuan looked toward the dimensional crack in the rear and grinned.
"Just right, I'll use you to test out the poison!"