Chapter 1554: Chapter 1554: Shi An’s Plan, War of Attrition
Lin Chen smirked slightly as he observed Shi An’s dismissive demeanor. It seems Shi An had acquired many treasures for protection in the canyon; otherwise, why else would he dare to speak such arrogance knowing that Lin Chen possessed powerful talismans like the Flame Explosion Talisman.
"Lin Chen, meet your death! Today I will settle all past grudges with you, today you will surely die!" Shi An glared at Lin Chen and shouted angrily, then, without hesitation, he lunged at Lin Chen with a sharp sword in hand.
Back in the Yunlong Heavenly Palace, Lin Chen had repeatedly spoiled his plans, bringing him great disgrace; Shi An had long harbored thoughts of killing Lin Chen, but had never found the opportunity within the palace.
Now, encountering Lin Chen in this canyon was a golden opportunity gifted by the heavens, and he naturally intended to seize it firmly.
Seeing Shi An charging, Lin Chen too drew his sharp sword and engaged in a fierce battle with Shi An.
Though Shi An was strong and held a significant position in the Heaven Hall, Lin Chen, having broken through to the Eighth Layer of the Nirvana Realm, was not afraid in the slightest, especially since Lin Chen still had many trump cards.
While Shi An wanted to kill Lin Chen, Lin Chen likewise wanted to get rid of Shi An.
Clang—
As the two clashed, the sound of swords clashing echoed through the canyon, carrying sharp Sword Qi.
The surrounding mountains of the canyon were exceptionally sturdy, and even as their energies clashed violently, they did not cause much damage to the surrounding area.
Their Sword Qi collided countless times, with some still falling upon each other’s bodies.
Lin Chen’s physique was robust, and with the defensive blessing of the Fiery Fire Profound Armor, Shi An’s attacks could not harm him in the slightest.
Similarly, when Lin Chen’s attacks landed on Shi An, the latter had a defensive magical treasure that blocked Lin Chen’s Sword Qi, making it difficult for Lin Chen’s Sword Qi to inflict substantial damage.
Lin Chen was secretly astounded, pondering how Shi An dared to threaten him so fearlessly, realizing that even if he used the killing move of the Flame Explosion Talisman, it might not have much destructive effect on Shi An.
"So you dare to have the confidence to fight me, it turns out you’ve had a breakthrough in cultivation." After a brief battle, Shi An realized that his attacks could not harm Lin Chen.
After a bout of fighting, he was shocked to discover that Lin Chen’s cultivation had broken through to the Eighth Layer of the Nirvana Realm.
If it were an ordinary martial artist, such a full-powered sword of his would undoubtedly be fatal, but Lin Chen’s cultivation was vastly different from ordinary martial artists.
Lin Chen had merely increased by one Cultivation Realm level, yet his combat power had improved significantly.
Thus, Shi An was instantly flustered; he initially thought the magic treasure he obtained in the canyon would make him unafraid of Lin Chen’s Flame Explosion Talisman, and with his means, it should have been easy to kill Lin Chen.
But now, it appeared that this matter was no easy task.
His dreams of fortune might become difficult to realize.
Shi An had originally thought that after slaying Lin Chen, he could seize the Flame Explosion Talismans on Lin Chen, as well as the magic treasures and Spirit Crystals Lin Chen had exchanged with other martial artists.
After all, Lin Chen had sold many Flame Explosion Talismans previously, amassing a fortune even greater than that of some Late Stage Creation Realm experts.
So Lin Chen was akin to a large, plump sheep; if Shi An killed Lin Chen, all of it would belong to him.
At that time, Shi An would no longer search the ruins for opportunities; he would leave immediately since the treasures and wealth from Lin Chen would be enough to allow him to break through to the Creation Realm, or even the Late Stage Creation Realm, without a doubt.
"I don’t believe it, are you truly that powerful? Even if I can’t kill you shortly, I’ll exhaust you to death. Even if you’ve broken through to the Eighth Layer of the Nirvana Realm, how could your spiritual power be as deep as mine?" Shi An thought to himself, looking at Lin Chen.
He resolved to exhaust Lin Chen to death with his powerful Spiritual Power.
Thus, brandishing his sharp sword once more, he charged at Lin Chen without reserve.
Observing this, Lin Chen’s lips curled into a cold smile, as if seeing through Shi An’s thoughts. He too grabbed his sharp sword and, filled with strong fighting spirit, charged at Shi An.
Shi An intended to use his deep spiritual power to exhaust Lin Chen, but he had chosen the wrong opponent.
Lin Chen was no ordinary martial artist; even at just the Eighth Layer of the Nirvana Realm, due to having cultivated the Primordial Transformation Decree and possessing the Ancient Divine Body, his spiritual power was several times that of an ordinary martial artist. Therefore, his spiritual power was even more profound than Shi An’s.
Lin Chen, after his breakthrough, was very keen to know the battle power of his cultivation level, and Shi An before him was an excellent whetstone, perfect for testing his strength.
Boom—
The two continued their fierce battle, and because they both had great confidence in their defense, neither of them bothered with defense, pouring all their strength into attacking.
Though their attacks were incredibly fierce, neither Shi An nor Lin Chen could harm each other due to their formidable defenses.
In response, Shi An gnashed his teeth in anger, wondering how Lin Chen, this guy, dared have such formidable defense.
However, Lin Chen’s formidable defense only heightened his desire to kill, for Lin Chen clearly possessed a powerful defensive magical treasure, perhaps even comparable to his own. Killing Lin Chen would grant him that treasure.
So, determined to exhaust Lin Chen to death, Shi An intensified the frequency of his attacks.
Yet Shi An could not have guessed that Lin Chen’s spiritual power was even more profound than his.
Though both Shi An and Lin Chen were continuously consuming elixirs during the fight to replenish spiritual power...
But what Shi An didn’t know was that while Lin Chen seemed to be running low on spiritual power before consuming elixirs, the elixirs Lin Chen used were personally refined by Zhao Rushi. Their restorative speed was unimaginable, one of Lin Chen’s elixirs was worth more than ten of Shi An’s.
As they fought, neither gaining the upper hand, they battled for an entire day and night.
Gradually, Shi An’s stamina and spiritual power were nearly depleted, and he had almost entirely consumed his elixirs. If he couldn’t exhaust Lin Chen to death in this battle, he would suffer a significant loss, with great cost in elixirs alone.