Lin Chen looked at the dozen or so martial artists surrounding him, his expression turning somewhat ugly.

Xu Rong was a high-level warrior in the Innate Realm; among the others, there were also two mid-level fighters and one junior-level fighter, making the lineup overwhelmingly strong for Lin Chen.

"Tsk, tsk, Lin Chen, you still want to run in front of me? Hand over the Tianyan and get out of the Spirit Spring, and I might spare your life," Xu Rong said coldly.

Lin Chen snorted, "You want the Tianyan? Come and get it if you have the skills."

Xu Rong's eyes surged with murderous intent, "Since you're courting death, then I'll fulfill your wish, kill him for me!"

As his voice fell, Xu Rong and the few Innate Realm martial artists behind him burst out from three directions, pouncing towards Lin Chen.

Annihilate!

Lin Chen snorted coldly, a golden light shot out, and the several Innate Realm martial artists rushing towards him suddenly stopped in their tracks.

In the moment of their distraction, Lin Chen had already appeared in front of a junior-level Innate Realm warrior, and hammered down with a fiery palm.

The junior-level Innate Realm warrior hadn't even had time to scream before his body turned into a pile of ashes.

The next moment, Lin Chen pointed his toes to the ground and shot out again, rushing towards the forest.

Lin Chen's Annihilation could only affect warriors of the same rank for a moment, and had almost no effect on Xu Rong and the other two mid-level Innate Realm warriors, making fleeing the wisest choice for him.

"Damn, this kid can actually launch mental attacks!" Xu Rong almost instantly recovered from his daze, and his expression turned ugly upon seeing the ash-covered junior-level Innate Realm warrior.

"What just happened? Why did my mind feel as if it was being pricked painfully?" the other Innate Realm warriors turned pale, and their eyes were filled with terror.

This guy's abilities are horrifying.

Those Nascent Soul Realm martial artists behind exchanged glances, their faces filled with shock; considering even Innate Realm warriors lost their composure, if that attack had landed on them, they would probably have lost their lives.

Xu Rong had been careless; he hadn't anticipated that Lin Chen would instantly kill an Innate Realm warrior, thus leaving a gap behind him, giving Lin Chen a chance to escape.

The two mid-level Innate Realm warriors reacted the quickest, chasing after Lin Chen like two sharp swords.

However, as soon as they neared Lin Chen, he flicked his wrist, and a clump of yellow salve sprayed out from his sleeves.

"Damn, it's poison!"

The two mid-level Innate Realm warriors were shocked and immediately stopped in their tracks, holding their breath.

By the time the poisonous mist had dissipated, Lin Chen had already vanished.

"Chase him!" Xu Rong said fiercely.

By now, Xu Rong's expression was gloomy; he hadn't expected that, despite bringing so many powerful fighters, they still couldn't stop Lin Chen.

Lin Chen rapidly leapt through the forest, initially hoping to shake off Xu Rong, but the speed of Xu Rong and the few other Innate Realm warriors was nearly the same as his, so they constantly hung on behind him.

Just then, the sound of flowing water could be heard nearby; looking forward, Lin Chen saw a huge lake blocking the path.

Damn! Lin Chen stared intensely at the lake, his expression suddenly turning unpleasant.

In that lake, Lin Chen sensed a dangerous feeling.

Before entering Spirit Spring, Long Wu had warned Lin Chen never to enter any lake or river within Spirit Spring, as the bodies of water were even more dangerous than the land.

By this time, Xu Rong and the others had already caught up and, seeing Lin Chen trapped by the lake, they all slowed their steps, their faces wearing sinister smiles.

"Kid, keep running!" Xu Rong said with a ferocious look.

"Haha, you can't run anymore, kid; this is where you'll die," the others also mockingly watched Lin Chen.

Lin Chen looked at the approaching group, his lips suddenly curving up into a cold smile, "You want to kill me? Alright, I'll wait for you in the lake."

Saying this, Lin Chen walked towards the lake without looking back.

"Does this kid not know the lake is dangerous?"

"Damn, is this kid seeking death?"

"This madman, he actually jumped into the lake to seek his own death." Seeing Lin Chen's crazed actions, everyone was in an uproar.

Lin Chen made a disdainful gesture at the people, striding toward the center of the lake.

At that moment, all was silent, watching as Lin Chen gradually disappeared into the lake, everyone involuntarily swallowed their saliva.

It was said that no one who entered Spirit Spring Lake had ever come out alive. How courageous must this guy be to make such a crazy move.

Xu Rong came to the lake's edge and lightly touched the water with his hand. Feeling a numbness spread up his palm, streaks of lightning energy burrowed into his body.

Quickly withdrawing his hand, Xu Rong's expression grew even grimmer.

This lake was filled with the energy of lightning. How could this kid enter it so easily?

Could it be that the lakeside contained the power of lightning? Xu Rong's eyes narrowed slightly.

"You, come here." Xu Rong beckoned a Nascent Soul Realm martial artist over.

"Young Master Xu, what are your orders?" the young martial artist asked.

"Enter the lake and try," Xu Rong said emotionlessly.

"What, me to enter the lake?" Upon hearing Xu Rong's words, the young martial artist began to tremble.

"Young master, my cultivation is too shallow; I'll die if I go into the lake," the young martial artist quickly waved his hands saying.

Xu Rong snorted coldly, "Since Lin Chen is fine, you will surely be fine too."

As he spoke, he grabbed the young man and threw him directly into the lake.

"Zap!"

The moment the young man fell into the lake, his body was enveloped in electricity, and with agonizing cries, he struggled a few times before sinking to the bottom.

There was silence by the shore; indeed, Spirit Spring Lake was not to be trespassed casually.

"Lin Chen is a fire attribute ability user, right?" Xu Rong suddenly asked.

"Boom!"

Once again, the shore turned deathly silent.

Everyone began to ponder a very serious issue. Lin Chen was clearly a fire attribute ability user, so why was he unharmed upon entering the lake?

This guy was too strange, not human but a monster.

"Seal off the shore. The moment this kid comes out of the lake, kill him on the spot." Xu Rong said coldly.

The excitement in Lin Chen's heart soared upon entering the lake.

The lightning energy in the lake water was incredibly intense.

Streams of lightning energy infiltrated Lin Chen's body, flooding into his Qi Sea.

Lin Chen swam toward the bottom of the lake, discovering that the closer he got to the bottom, the denser the lightning energy became.

The entire surface was shrouded in a thick yellow Spiritual Energy. Even with the help of Tianyan divine eyes, Lin Chen could only see a distance of less than one meter.

Continuing deeper, Lin Chen found that the lake bottom contained not only thunder attributes but was also mixed with fire attribute Spiritual Energy. No wonder they say not to enter the lake casually in Spirit Spring; if Lin Chen had only thunder or only fire attribute, entering the lake meant certain death, having dual attributes, how many in this world could possibly possess dual attributes!

At that moment, Lin Chen's body was wrapped in thick fire and metal attributes. Finally, Lin Chen's feet touched the ground; he had reached the bottom.

Lin Chen looked around, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his face showed an expression of wild joy.