by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
It seemed Long Chen had truly terrified her. She didn’t dare personally come to settle her debt with him, and Han Tianyu had yet to exit his seclusion. Not wanting Long Chen to advance quickly, she had used some unknown means to bribe the bunch of loud-mouthed idiots here.
According to reason, she would find such people very dislikable, but since there was basically no one that would dare to go kill Long Chen for her, she could only use these people in an attempt to slow him down.
If Long Chen killed them, that would incite the public’s anger. After all, these idiots had all come while waving the banner of ‘justice’ and were just condemning his sins. If he killed them, he would no longer just be an enemy with the Xuantian Supermonastery’s disciples, but with the entire Righteous path’s disciples. Then he would truly be surrounded by enemies on all fronts.
It could be said that this woman truly was malicious to the extreme. Despite clearly knowing what kind of scheme she had plotted, there was also no effective way to get out of it. They could only jump into her trap.
“Long Chen, I need to see you!”
Just as everyone had been shocked to the point of not being able to move by Guo Ran, a figure rushed up the mountain.
Chapter 419 Slaughter Machine
“Long Chen, I need to see you!”
This person was just a regular Favored. Rushing up the mountain, his voice was filled with urgency.
“Don’t move, Guo Ran. I know him.” Guo Ran’s crossbow was already aimed at that person when he heard Long Chen’s voice.
While refining, Long Chen had also been paying attention to what was happening outside. Perhaps only Long Chen had the ability to refine pills this way.
When he heard that person’s voice, he realized he recognized him as the person he had saved on the outer region of the Misty Mountain Valleys.
That person had called himself Xu Yang. As thanks for saving his life, he had offered up his only treasure, a wind spirit stone. However, Long Chen had declined.
This person was a Favored and possessed wind attribute spiritual qi. Now that he was in the Bone Forging realm, his speed was shocking. He reached the mountaintop in just a moment.
As soon as Long Chen walked out of his tent, Xu Yang recognized him and urgently said, “Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, a group of your friends is surrounded and being attacked! They need your help!”
Long Chen was startled and hastily asked, “What’s the situation?”
Panting for breath, Xu Yang reported, “In a canyon two hundred and seventy-five miles from here, there were many people besieging a group of people. One of them was a woman who was exceptionally powerful. With a wave of her hand, ice pillars soared into the sky.
“There were four men that were fighting alongside her, but they have too many enemies. When I saw them, they were being forced to retreat, over and over.
“After I asked around, I found out they were disciples from the same monastery as you. They were coming over to join you here, but somehow, they were noticed by others on the way and hunted down.
“The people attacking them are mostly from your Xuantian Supermonastery. There are three Chosen amongst them, and by myself, I couldn’t save them. I could only rush over here as fast as possible to tell you.” At this time, Xu Yang was drenched in sweat, practically on the brink of collapse. It was obvious that he had pushed his speed to his limit.
“Those idiots!” Long Chen clenched his teeth furiously. Those bastards were too hateful, to even target other disciples just because they came from the same monastery.
After hesitating for a moment, Long Chen decided to enter the other tent and awaken Chu Yao. He needed to borrow the Violet Phoenix Sparrow’s speed.
Although this would delay Chu Yao’s bone tempering, saving lives was more urgent. With Chu Yao present, she would be able to instantly heal anyone injured.
“Many thanks. You two protect this place. Chu Yao and I are going to go help them.” Long Chen thanked Xu Yang, as well as giving a warning to Gu Yang and Guo Ran.
“Boss, do you…?” Guo Ran clearly felt hesitant. Then did Long Chen really think this person was trustworthy? Could he just be luring him away?
“Don’t worry, it’ll be fine. If they dare to try and take advantage of me leaving, you have free rein to kill them all. Kill anyone that dares come up,” said Long Chen. He didn’t directly say whether or not Xu Yang was trustworthy, but his attitude already said everything.
If they really couldn’t hold out, then the worst-case scenario was that they would have to wake up Meng Qi and the others. The only problem was that when tempering bones, you usually had to temper each bone in one go. If you stopped midway, the medicinal energy would dissipate from the bone, so you would have to redo that bone, wasting your previous effort.
Tempering the first bone was the simplest and fastest. By this point, they had already reached the second bone. So now that he had awakened Chu Yao, she would have to redo her second bone tempering.
That was equivalent to wasting a few Bone Tempering Pills as well as some time. That loss was something that was recoverable.
Chu Yao called out her Violet Phoenix Sparrow, and the two of them got on its back. With a loud cry, the Violet Phoenix Sparrow soared into the clouds, disappearing from their gazes in an instant.
“Long Chen has left the mountain.” Those hidden people below the mountain were startled.
“He probably had something urgent to do. Hehe, now that he’s left, there are only some weaklings. After a bit, let’s all go up and kill them. Then those treasures lady Yin promised will be ours.”
“Not only will we slow down Long Chen’s cultivation, but we would have also killed all his friends. This way, Long Chen will definitely go crazy. Hehe, it seems our rewards will increase even more.”
“Kill these troublemakers! Each one of these people has taken the side of evil. None of them are good people, so just kill them all!”
As soon as Long Chen left, those hidden experts all jumped out. It was unknown just what promises Yin Wushuang had given them, but they now came for the tents, their killing intent surging out.
There were over sixty Bone Forging experts who came up. Amongst them were even two Chosen.
This was Xu Yang’s first time seeing such a scene, and he turned pale with fright. The sword in his hand quivered slightly.
In front of that many experts, they only had three people, while he was just an ordinary Favored. Other than specializing in speed, his combat ability was just average. But even in the face of this many experts, he didn’t flee. That was enough to prove his courage.
“Brother, you don’t have to do anything. Gu Yang and I are enough. But if we aren’t, just enter that tent and call out the ones inside. Don’t worry, there definitely won’t be any danger.” Guo Ran patted Xu Yang on the shoulder.
Although Meng Qi and the others were in a meditative state, they weren’t actually cultivating. As long as there was a threat to their lives, they would immediately sense it and come out of that state. The only damage would be that they would have to retemper the bone they were on. However, Guo Ran didn’t want to alarm them just yet.
“I’ll be the first line of defense, and Gu Yang, you’ll be second. If the two of us are defeated, Xu Yang, you awaken them.” Guo Ran was still calm and unhurried. After speaking, he didn’t even have to look. Pointing his crossbow in their general direction, he shot an arrow at those people that were charging up.
BOOM! The arrow exploded amongst them, and several people screamed miserably, blood and flesh flying through the air.
“Everyone scatter! At this distance, he can send out at most two more arrows. Once we reach him, we’ll crush him!” ordered the Chosen.
A distance of five miles could be crossed in just a couple of breaths’ time. Guo Ran couldn’t shoot many arrows in this time, and as long as everyone scattered, his arrows wouldn’t be able to kill many of them. It would just depend on who was unlucky.
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p; As soon as that Chosen said that, a fiery arrow appeared in front of him, its speed incomparably quick.
With an icy snort, the Chosen took out a huge golden shield covered with shining runes. From the powerful pressure coming from it, it was definitely an extremely sturdy shield.
BOOM! The Chosen’s arm turned numb, and his shield almost flew out of his hand. However, he still managed to block Guo Ran’s arrow.
“Haha, die!”
At this point, people were just a couple of hundred meters from Guo Ran. At this distance, there was no way they would allow Guo Ran to fire any more arrows from his Voidbreaking Crossbow.
That Chosen was the first to charge up. At the same time, he activated a photographic jade, using it to record the image of him heroically killing a villain. This would be his proof to get his reward.
A broadsword suddenly appeared in that Chosen’s hand, and he slashed it down.
Sparks flew as that Chosen’s broadsword was caught by a metallic arm.
“What?!”
Everyone was stunned. Guo Ran had instantly turned into a metal monster, his whole body covered in a strange armor.
The most bizarre part of this image was the mask Guo Ran had put on. The mask was of a fiend with two shining horns, appearing incredibly fierce.
This bizarre armor stunned everyone. They had never seen anything so strange. Furthermore, the speed at which Guo Ran had donned that armor was too quick. In just the blink of an eye, he had turned into a different person.
“You should die instead!” With one hand holding the Chosen’s sword, the other formed a metallic fist that whistled towards the Chosen’s chest.
The Chosen had yet to recover from his shock. By the time he reacted, Guo Ran’s fist had already reached his chest, and he couldn’t dodge. The only thing he could do was focus all his spiritual qi onto his chest, forming a translucent barrier.
This defense was something that could only be formed once spiritual qi was compressed to the pinnacle. It was something only Bone Forging experts were capable of with their dense spiritual qi.
Such a spiritual qi defense had an extremely great effect on spiritual qi attacks. Other people’s fists would lose at least thirty percent of their power when striking this barrier.
BOOM!
Bones cracked as that Chosen vomited blood. He was sent flying back.
“Tch, what Chosen? Just trash.”
A metallic voice rang out from Guo Ran’s armor. That voice was full of disdain.
That kind of spiritual qi defense might be effective against others, but it was useless against Guo Ran. His attack didn’t contain any spiritual qi; it was created entirely from the armor’s power.
This armor was something he had created from the material Long Chen had gained within the ancient tomb. Although such things were all low grade in that era, their hardness was comparable to Xiantian material. It could be said that this armor was something that contained all of Guo Ran’s heart and soul.
This was also why he had been holding back from advancing to Bone Forging. He wanted to use his invention to prove his own strength to himself.
He knew that in terms of cultivation, he had no talent. His goal was to become a crafting god, so he had complete confidence in his inventions.
With a single fist, he had heavily injured a Chosen. Seeing him coughing up blood as he flew back, everyone was horrified.
“Too useless! Just die!”
That metallic voice once more rang out. Raising a hand, Guo Ran suddenly clenched a fist.
Countless black lights shot out, instantly enveloping the Chosen that was still in midair.
Chapter 420 Die
Countless black lights shot out, instantly enveloping the Chosen that was still in midair.
He screamed as his body was pierced through by over a hundred needles. Those were steel needles that had shot out of Guo Ran’s arm. These needles were covered in runes that made them frighteningly hard, and the physical body was simply unable to block them. They had pierced holes through his body from head to toe.
He fell to the ground, his body basically just a lump of flesh now. Those people that had been shouting to kill all turned green with horror. Seeing this metallic monster in front of them, they all trembled.
He had killed a Chosen with just a single attack. Furthermore, his attacks were things they had never seen before in their lives. The fear of the unknown was what was truly terrifying.
“Run!”
Without any hesitation, everyone began to flee down the mountain. Right now, they no longer cared about what Yin Wushuang had promised them. Although treasures were enticing, you had to have a life to enjoy them.
There were some that had come here due to promises from Yin Wushuang, but the majority were actually those who had come here to suck up to her. Having heard of this matter, they wanted to create a good relationship with Yin Wushuang, and so they had taken the risk to disturb Long Chen.
Originally, they had thought of it as just making some trouble. After all, they were all Righteous disciples, and Long Chen shouldn’t have dared to do anything to them. But Long Chen’s ruthlessness had surpassed their imaginations.
Guo Ran was now some metallic devil. With a wave of his hand, he killed a Chosen. None of them cared about any treasures or creating a good relationship anymore, and they fled for their lives.
“Ah, this is no good, don’t you think?”
Guo Ran’s icy voice rang out. Placing both hands on his waist, many little holes opened up over his chest plate…
…
A huge ice wall was shattered by three weapons, revealing an ice-cold face. Shapely eyebrows framed her phoenix eyes, and a bright light shone in her eyes. She seemed just like an ice goddess that was beyond ordinary mortals.
This kind of particular temperament was something only Ye Zhiqiu possessed. At this time, she was being besieged by three Chosen and forced to constantly retreat.
By her side were three men that were also fighting intensely. Blood had dyed their robes red, and they were doing their best to defend against a tide of enemies.
Behind the three men were two bodies. One of those bodies was already cold and had lost any life. The other one still held a trace of life, but that kind of weak life force could be extinguished at any moment.
“Ye Zhiqiu, don’t struggle meaninglessly. Today, you’ll all definitely die,” sneered one of the three Chosen attacking her. This Chosen’s face was covered with pockmarks.
Although Ye Zhiqiu was forced into a disadvantage by the three of them, they didn’t dare be careless. Ye Zhiqiu’s ice attribute energy was terrifyingly destructive.
At the beginning of this battle, this pockmarked man had fought a one on one against Ye Zhiqiu, almost ending up being killed by her. Although he hadn’t died, he had suffered heavy injuries, causing his combat ability to sharply drop. Otherwise, Ye Zhiqiu wouldn’t have been able to endure for so long.
The three of them were all wearing monastery robes, coming from the seventh, ninth, and eleventh monasteries. The other attackers were all from the various monasteries.
“Hmph, so what if we die? Long Chen will definitely get revenge for us! At that time, your deaths will be a thousand times worse than ours!” Song Mingyuan clenched his teeth.
At this time, Song Mingyuan, Luo Cang, and Yue Zifeng were fighting with their lives on the line. All of their attacks were self-destructive ones that traded injury for injury. They had already descended into madness.
As for these attackers, they all saw that victory was in sight. This was just their final struggle, and their deaths were merely a matter of time. No one wanted to take the risk of going head-on against them, so they were just fighting a battle of attrition to grind down their energy.
Of the two bodies lying on the ground, the one that was on his last breaths was Li Qi, Song Mingyuan’s inseparable brother. There was a sword that was stabbed into his chest, and he was on his deathbed.
The other person, t
he one that had already lost his life, was Guan Wennan. Back during the first competition of the 108th monastery, alongside Gu Yang, Tang Wan-er, and Ye Zhiqiu, he had been one of the four core disciples that had already awakened their ancestral marks.
There was a large hole over his stomach. His blood had dyed the ground scarlet, and his eyes were lifelessly staring up at the sky.
“Long Chen? Idiot, Long Chen will quickly be sent to the otherworld with you! Han Tianyu will personally cut off his head,” sneered a Chosen.
BOOM!
The three Chosen once more worked together to shatter Ye Zhiqiu’s ice blade. She flew back, a strand of blood slowly flowing out of the corner of her mouth.
“Haha, all of you can die now!” After that attack, they noticed that Ye Zhiqiu’s aura had sharply declined. That meant that all of her energy had already been poured into that attack. She no longer had the power to fight any longer.
The three of them raised their weapons in delight, the cold blades slashing mercilessly at her.
“Ten Thousand Wood Overgrowth.”
The ground suddenly split apart, and countless wooden stakes bored their way out, forming a huge wooden shield around Ye Zhiqiu and the others.
The three of the Chosen’s weapons all landed on the wooden shield. They were shocked to find that their attacks could only chop through a portion of this wood and were unable to completely destroy it.
These three were all Bone Forging Chosen, and they had already tempered two bones. With their incredible power, they were unable to even break apart some wood?
BOOM!
The wooden shield sank back into the ground, revealing one man and one woman.
“Long… Long Chen!”
Seeing that face filled with killing intent, the three of them turned pale, stuttering out his name.
Long Chen and Chu Yao had managed to finally make it. Seeing Long Chen, Ye Zhiqiu and the others finally relaxed, collapsing to the ground.
