"You... how could you possibly do that?" The leading Xuantian Sect cultivator exclaimed in disbelief, his eyes filled with disbelief.
The "Mysterious Blood Combined Strike Technique" they cultivated was the core secret technique of the Xuan Tian Sect—the four of them linked their auras and communicated their spiritual power, and the combined force they unleashed was not a simple addition, but increased exponentially, something even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators might not be able to withstand. Yet, Xiao Chen before them, clearly only at the early Nascent Soul stage, could single-handedly contend with the four of them, even subtly gaining the upper hand, all with just himself and his spear. This completely overturned their understanding of cultivation levels!
"Among those of the same level, you're the first to withstand our combined attack!" another person said through gritted teeth, his tone filled with shock. "But your cultivation level... is clearly lower than ours!"
Xiao Chen gripped the rusty iron spear, its tip pointing diagonally at the ground, a cold smile curving his lips: "Cultivation level? In the face of absolute strength, realm is nothing but a number."
He could feel the "Wildfire Spear Scripture" circulating rapidly within his body. The few moves his master had casually pointed out—"force reduction" and "entanglement"—were now perfectly neutralizing the combined force of the four attackers. If it weren't for his master's guidance, he might have truly been unable to withstand this strange secret technique.
"We can't wait any longer!" The leading Xuantian Sect cultivator's eyes hardened. "Let's finish this quickly!"
Before they finished speaking, the four of them simultaneously took out a blood-red crystal from their robes, which was the "Golden Blood" they had refined over a hundred years of cultivation.
"puff!"
The four of them simultaneously slapped the golden blood into their foreheads. In an instant, their auras surged, and their cultivation levels, which were originally at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, were forcibly raised to the pseudo-divine transformation stage! However, the price was that the four of them turned ashen-faced instantly, and their auras weakened. Clearly, the golden blood had used their original essence blood.
"Reunite the Xuan Blood, kill!"
The four of them shouted in unison, and four surging auras converged into a dark torrent of slaughter, mixed with the howls of countless wronged souls, soaring into the sky and staining half of the secret realm's sky red—this strange phenomenon caused cultivators both inside and outside the secret realm to turn their heads in surprise.
"Such a powerful killing intent! Where is this attack taking place?"
"It seems to be heading towards the Xuantian Sect! Is this their forbidden technique, the 'Blood Slaughter Array'?"
Xiao Chen's pupils contracted; this aura was several times stronger than before, giving him a sense of oppression. But he did not back down. The image of Lin Zhou using a tree branch to wield his sword, employing the principle of "going with the flow," flashed through his mind, and his spear stance suddenly changed.
"The Wildfire Spear Manual—Repost!"
The rusty iron spear drew a perfect arc in his hand, like a vortex diverting the torrent of slaughter to the side, while the spear tip rebounded four spear beams, which shot towards the four people respectively.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Four muffled thuds followed. The four members of the Xuantian Sect were struck as if by a heavy hammer, each flying back more than ten meters before crashing to the ground. Black blood spilled from the corners of their mouths, and their auras were even weaker than before, clearly indicating that they had suffered serious injuries.
They stared at Xiao Chen in horror—how could this be? He had used the Golden Blood Blood Killing Array, yet he had broken it so easily?
Xiao Chen didn't look at them. His gaze was sharp as an eagle's as he swept towards the dense forest to his left. When the Blood Killing Array erupted just now, he clearly felt a faint fluctuation of aura there. Although it was fleeting, it could not escape his refined spear intent perception.
"The Shadow Pavilion's assassins can't hide anymore, can they?" Xiao Chen sneered inwardly. From the moment he entered the secret realm, he knew that Zhao Feng would not only send these four people. The Shadow Pavilion's assassins must be lurking nearby, waiting to reap the benefits. He deliberately fought the four of them just now to force the assassins to reveal a weakness.
Sure enough, from the dense forest to the left, a dark figure darted out like a ghost, a short blade in its hand gleaming with an eerie light, aimed straight at Xiao Chen's back!
"Finally out!" Xiao Chen was prepared. He turned around and swept his gun horizontally. The wind from the gun was fierce, forcing the dark figure to show himself and block.
"clang!"
As the guns clashed, the shadowy figure was forced back three steps. He glanced at the rusty iron gun in Xiao Chen's hand, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes. He didn't linger in the fight and turned to flee into the depths of the dense forest.
"Trying to leave?" Just as Xiao Chen was about to give chase, two more whooshing sounds came from behind!
"careful!"
Two dark figures emerged from the left and right sides, their short blades blocking all of Xiao Chen's escape routes; they were clearly reinforcements from the Shadow Pavilion!
Xiao Chen remained calm under pressure, his gun spinning like a wheel, forcing the two men back while simultaneously taking several steps back to create distance.
His heart sank – the Shadow Pavilion assassins were indeed more than one; only three had shown themselves, who knew how many more were lurking in the shadows? If this dragged on any longer, and the four from the Xuan Tian Sect recovered, or even more assassins arrived, he would surely be defeated!
"withdraw!"
Xiao Chen made a decisive move, no longer lingering in the fight. He plunged his rusty iron spear into the ground, using the recoil to propel himself into the sky, and then turned and sped deeper into the secret realm.
Seeing this, the four members of the Xuantian Sect wanted to give chase but were powerless to do so. They could only watch him escape, and they were so angry that they trembled all over.
The two Shadow Pavilion assassins exchanged a glance and did not dare to pursue further—Xiao Chen's strength was too astonishing, and they were not confident in capturing him. If they pushed him too far, they would be killed instead, which would be a loss.
The dense forest fell silent once more, leaving only Li Chen's fallen corpse, the four Xuan Tian Sect members lying listlessly on the ground, and the pervasive stench of blood and slaughter in the air.
As he sped along, Xiao Chen glanced back and gripped his rusty iron spear tightly.
Stepping on flowing light, he sped through the dense forest, with three dark figures relentlessly pursuing him like maggots clinging to his bones. Further away, four Xuan Tian Sect cultivators, their auras weakened but still gritting their teeth in pursuit, followed closely.
He quickly crushed a cyan pill with his left hand, and the pill transformed into a warm spiritual energy that flowed into his dantian—this was the "Qi-restoring pill" given to him by Lin Zhou, whose effects far surpassed those of ordinary pills. In just a short while, the spiritual energy he had consumed in the fierce battle against the Blood Killing Array was restored by 30%.
"This pill..." Xiao Chen sighed inwardly. Something his master had given him so casually was so effective.
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