Chapter 1165: Chapter 1165: The Best Time to Strike
The True Yang Monster Path, having witnessed the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron within Lin Chen’s Soul Sea, immediately turned and fled.
Although he couldn’t discern the level of the Three-legged Cauldron inside Lin Chen’s Soul Sea, it was enough to make a seasoned expert in the later stage of the Creation Realm shudder, suggesting it was not a mere object, but likely something beyond a Holy Artifact.
Bang—
Just as the True Yang Monster Path intended to escape, Lin Chen’s heart stirred, and the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron understood the intention, naturally refusing to give him the chance to flee from Lin Chen’s Soul Sea.
A pale yellow flame descended upon the True Yang Monster Path’s body, instantly dispersing his Divine Soul, transforming it into a wave of Soul Power, leaving him no time to even scream.
Subsequently, all that Divine Soul Power was absorbed by Lin Chen’s Divine Soul, nourishing his spirit.
To this, the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron showed no intent to compete with Lin Chen for the power, understanding that only by Lin Chen becoming stronger could it benefit.
Nourished by the Divine Soul Power from the True Yang Monster Path, Lin Chen’s Divine Soul finally recovered.
"Perhaps I should use the Soul Shatter Cone less in the future; the toll on the body is too great, it’s almost been drained dry,"
Lin Chen thought to himself.
If the True Yang Monster Path had invaded someone else’s Soul Sea instead of Lin Chen’s, everyone here might have died at his hands.
Speaking of which, the Soul Shatter Cone consumed immense amounts of Divine Soul Power and Spiritual Power; during the battle between Tang Tianpeng and Lin Chen, it was the usage of this item that might have given Lin Chen the chance for a counterattack.
Even in less favorable circumstances, Tang Tianpeng had means to protect himself, allowing him to escape Lin Chen’s grasp.
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"Could it be that Young Master Lin Chen has been taken over?"
The surrounding martial artists saw the hint of Divine Soul from the True Yang Monster Path fly into Lin Chen’s forehead, and with Lin Chen motionless, everyone speculated about what had happened to him.
"Stop speaking nonsense! This guy has many tricks up his sleeve; how could he be so easily taken over?"
Yang Minghui immediately rebuked when she heard a female martial artist from the Yang Family expressing doubts about Lin Chen.
After all, everyone was gravely injured at the moment, and Gu Yong’an, due to the secret technique he performed, had the least injuries and presumably some fighting capacity left.
If he harbored ill intentions, it could be extremely detrimental to Lin Chen.
Gu Yong’an was not a member of the Four Great Families, but the City Lord of Xindi Water City, and from the way he summoned the martial artists of Tan Shui Village here, disregarding their lives, one could discern his lack of character.
Currently, everyone was heavily injured, powerless, all consuming elixirs to slowly recover their strength.
Without knowing the fate of the True Yang Monster Path, if one were to seize this opportunity to kill Lin Chen, there might not be a future threat.
If the True Yang Monster Path dies, the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures within the Stone Mansion would belong to those left alive.
So, Gu Yong’an was contemplating murder to silence others, eliminating competitors.
Everyone could naturally guess Gu Yong’an’s intentions, silently taking out elixirs to heal their injuries.
Given their current state, if Gu Yong’an truly wished them harm, resisting would likely be in vain.
Su Yun also awoke from unconsciousness, blood still soaking her body, her injuries severely grave.
"Should I make a move?!"
"This guy has many tricks, if the move fails to kill him in one strike, one might face his mad revenge."
Gu Yong’an’s mind was incredibly conflicted, taking out an elixir obtained from Lin Chen, considering his options.
"City Lord, what should we do?"
Several martial artists from Xindi Water City approached Gu Yong’an, even though gravely injured too, yet thankfully seven or eight of them survived.
If they united, eliminating Lin Chen in his current state seemed gettable.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yong’an furrowed his brows, deeply contemplating.
Once action is taken, all threats must be eliminated—not just Lin Chen, but the offspring of the other three Great Families present must also be dealt with.
If the strength is there, after eliminating everyone, the narrative is simple—simply explain they fell in the battle against the True Yang Monster Path.
Even if the Three Great Families don’t buy this and suspect foul play, there’s no evidence to tie them to it.
However, Gu Yong’an found himself hesitant, suspecting Lin Chen still had more cards up his sleeve, unlikely to be easily overpowered.
"Hoo—"
At that moment, Lin Chen suddenly moved, letting out a long breath, stretching his arms as bones throughout his body began to crack and pop.
This was the moment when the bones broken during his battle with the True Yang Monster Path were reset.
Witnessing this, Gu Yong’an’s brow twitched slightly, and his eyes squinted.
Now was the perfect time to strike Lin Chen, to miss this chance would mean losing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The members of Xindi Water City exchanged glances, their gazes ultimately resting on Gu Yong’an, awaiting his command.
Buzz—
Just then, everyone noticed Lin Chen’s injuries healing at an astonishing rate, soon recovering more than half, leaving them stunned.
Everyone understood that Lin Chen still held stronger elixirs, explaining the rapid healing and spirit power replenishment.
Lin Chen glanced at everyone, a faint smile tugging at his lips.
How could he not comprehend their thoughts? Indeed, moments ago was their best chance to strike against him; if they had acted, Lin Chen might have had to resort to another secret card.
But now, they had missed their chance.
Should Gu Yong’an and the others act, Lin Chen wouldn’t mind ensuring they never leave here.
"Give these elixirs to them."
"Of course, they’re not free; the price is the same as before."
Lin Chen handed some elixirs to a martial artist from the Yang Family standing beside Yang Minghui, the very woman who had embraced Lin Chen earlier.
This aroused dissatisfaction within Yang Minghui, silently grumbling that despite having Yu Weilian, Lin Chen was still flirting with other women. Yet, Lin Chen’s action was entirely casual.
Soon, everyone consumed the elixirs Lin Chen provided, including Su Yun, and their injuries improved by nearly fifty percent.
Boom—
Crash—
Suddenly, the stone door outside the hall was struck violently, producing a loud noise.
Everyone turned their heads anxiously.
Evidently, the monsters outside were ramming into the stone door of the hall.
Earlier, the place was protected due to the presence of the True Yang Monster Path, imposing restrictions.
But now, with the True Yang Monster Path dead, the restrictions ceased to take effect.