"The chance is here!"

Rich True Qi flooded into the Treasure Sword. At the split second Ling Chen was injured, Longyang transformed his arm into a phantom and swung, sending out five blasts of sword qi.

These five blasts of sword qi—one aimed forward, two upward, and two downward—formed what looked like the sharp beak of a mighty eagle, diving swiftly at Ling Chen. The air it passed through was instantly sliced into pieces and couldn't reassemble.

"Get lost!"

Ling Chen had been wary of Longyang's movements. The instant the latter lunged forward, without looking, he struck out with his sword.

THUD, THUD, THUD, THUD, THUD...

His fierce blood-red sword qi dissolved on impact. Sword Light from his Cloud-hidden Sword shot through, landing on Longyang's body.

His Protective True Qi burst open. Grunting, Longyang's body was thrown backward.

In just a blink of an eye, both Cao Protector and Longyang were defeated.

"Is this guy even human? Is he really just a Seventh Realm Martial Artist?"

"Too terrifying! A Grandmaster Third Realm like Cao Protector, plus Longyang—who was Heavenly Ranking Eighth and had forced a breakthrough using a drug—were still no match for him. Just what kind of freak is this guy?"

All the Disciples of the Shocking Death Sect were dumbfounded, their gazes towards Ling Chen filled with shock.

"You two vermin, today is the day you die."

Sweeping his gaze over Longyang and Cao Protector, Ling Chen's eyes were filled with killing intent.

"You bastard, do you really think you can kill us that easily?"

Coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood, Longyang immediately swallowed a Healing Pill as soon as he hit the ground. Then, he rushed at Ling Chen, leaving afterimages behind him.

"You little beast, I'll stake everything against you!"

If it hadn't been for Longyang, Cao Protector would have long ago fled. With their combined strength, they still had a chance at killing Ling Chen. But if one of them were to fall, they would both be doomed.

Seeing Longyang charging towards Ling Chen, Cao Protector, regardless of his numerous injuries, erupted with a sphere of blood-red True Qi, painting a bloody arc in the air at high speed.

The two attacks arrived almost simultaneously, aimed to shatter Ling Chen's body.

Wait a minute!

Both of their eyes widened in shock. The figure of Ling Chen they were attacking was just another True Qi illusion!

Cao Protector had just thought to retreat when a blaze of Sword Light suddenly shot out before him. There was no time to dodge.

"No!"

The horror in Cao Protector's eyes widened rapidly. He watched as the real Ling Chen emerged, swinging his sword at him. A blaze of Sword Light shot towards him. In the next moment, he felt oddly light-headed. Looking down, he saw a headless corpse, blood spurting crazily from the neck stump like a fountain.

THUMP!

The head fell to the ground, and after a few convulsions, Cao Protector died, devoid of breath.

"Cao Protector!"

Seeing Cao Protector killed by Ling Chen, Longyang felt a chill up his spine. If Ling Chen had targeted me earlier, I would have been the one lying decapitated on the ground.

"Run!"

Seeing Cao Protector killed by Ling Chen, Longyang's complexion fell. Without any hesitation, he turned around and tried to escape again.

"You think you can just run away?"

Ling Chen had let Longyang escape once before. He wouldn't allow him to escape again. He performed the Wind Shadow Step, shape-shifting, and in the blink of an eye, he was right behind Longyang.

"Ling Chen! I know I was wrong. For the sake of us being from the same sect, spare my life. I swear to the heavens that once I return, I'll persuade my master to forge peace with you and stop causing you trouble."

In the face of danger, Longyang knew that if Ling Chen caught up with him, his death was imminent, so he hurriedly began to plead for mercy.

"Do you think I should trust you?"

The murderous intent on Ling Chen's face remained unchanged, unblemished.

"You should believe me! Because if you kill me, my master Ye Nantian will definitely not let you go. It's clear to you that with his power, killing you would be as easy as lifting a finger. If you let me go, you can avoid an unwarranted disaster, why wouldn't you do it?"

Longyang still didn't abandon his attempts to persuade Ling Chen, layering his pleading discourse with vague threats. Appearing both submissive and assertive, he was confident that if he could escape this debacle, he would recount these events to his master Ye Nantian. He would then beg him to personally eliminate Ling Chen, this great scourge.

"That seems reasonable enough, but sadly, I don't believe you. In my eyes, a dead person who cannot speak is the safest. So, you should just be a dead person!"

Just as he finished speaking, a glint flashed across Ling Chen's eyes. With a sweep of his palm, a Sword Light sliced through the air like a bolt of lightning.

With surprise registering on his face, Longyang hastily shifted aside. He avoided his vitals, but his left hand was severed by the sword. His severed limb flew into the air, and blood sprayed everywhere.

"Ah, Ling Chen, you beast, I will drag you to hell with me!"

With a bloodcurdling shriek, Longyang hurriedly pulled out several black gunpowder Hidden Weapons from his storage bag and flung them towards Ling Chen.

Among them were indeed two Wind-breaking explosives.

"Get back!"

Witnessing the Wind-breaking explosives being hurled, Ling Chen swung his Cloud-hidden Sword, deflecting both Wind-breaking explosives back toward Longyang.

BOOM! BOOM!

Both Wind-breaking explosives detonated on Longyang's body, instantly mutilating his back. However, among the Wind-breaking explosives, there was also a Poison Ant Needle.

SQUELCH!

With a stifled groan, the Poison Ant Needle dug into Ling Chen's body, and a numbing sensation began to rapidly spread from the wound.

"Die!"

Ignoring the Poison Ant Needle, Ling Chen stabbed forcefully again, creating a white flash of the sword in mid-air.

With a SQUELCH, the Sword Light punctured Longyang's neck from behind, slicing through his throat.

Eyes bulging, a look of disbelief spread across Longyang's face.

He had never expected that he, a Heavenly Pride of his generation, would meet his untimely end in such an obscure place, killed by the insignificant Ling Chen.

The hate seethed within him. He regretted not taking out the threat named Ling Chen earlier. Had he done that, this threat would have long been eradicated.

BANG!

Pulling out the Cloud-hidden Sword, Longyang's body fell abruptly to the ground.

Having killed two people consecutively, the violent and murderous aura around Ling Chen became increasingly thicker, and the True Qi within his body began to spiral out of control, causing a backlash against his meridians.

WHOOSH!

A blood-red glint in Ling Chen's eyes intensified as his gaze landed on the dozen or so remaining Disciples of the Shocking Death Sect, sending shivers down their spines.

"Ling Chen, we are innocent, please spare us!"

At this moment, a beautiful female Disciple emerged from the crowd of Shocking Death Sect Disciples. She knelt in front of Ling Chen and pleaded pitifully.

Upon hearing this, the murderous intent surrounding Ling Chen slightly diminished. Although his eyes were filled with slaughter and rage, he still retained some sanity and hadn't completely succumbed to the madness.

Originally, after using the Absorption Technique to absorb Mr. Wu's power, Ling Chen should have immediately refined it. Even if he didn't refine it, he should not have used this True Qi.

But in his urgency, Ling Chen had no choice but to use Mr. Wu's True Qi. If it weren't for his strong Mental Power and the protection of his Sword Intent, he would have lost his sanity by now and turned into a killing machine.

As Ling Chen hesitated, the female Disciple secretly slipped her hand behind her back, pulling a Hidden Weapon from her sleeve, intending to ambush Ling Chen.