The crowd of disciples was completely bewildered by this bizarre turn of events.
Ignoring the shocked and astonished looks around him, since Lin Chen had offended Liao Jianhua, no one dared to approach him.
In the entire Outer Sect's martial arts field, Lin Chen kept picking up variously colored balls of light!
【Host: Lin Chen.
Cultivation Level: 8th Layer of Tempering.
Maximum Strength: 22 tiger strength.
Vital Energy: 782 points.
Martial Arts Profundity: 491 points.
Spiritual Power: 0 points.
Inner Arts: None.
Knows Battle Techniques: Split Wind Kick, Dust Trampling Gentle Breeze.
Possesses Battle Technique: Starfire Spear Art.
Fire Elemental Power: 185 points.
Water, Metal, Wood, Earth Elemental Powers: None.】
Seeing that long list of ample values, Lin Chen couldn't help but cackle wildly to the sky!
Exhilarating! Simply exhilarating beyond words!
"Killing someone and still being so arrogant, you've got some nerve. But offending Senior Brother Jianhua, none of those who've offended him have come to a good end. An insignificant nobody who gets ideas above his station, today you're going to die here!"
In the sunset, the martial arts field halfway up Shenwu Sect mountain was dyed red. Two youths in green shirts walked out from the martial arts field. Their every step was like an agile dragon or fierce tiger, releasing a berserk killing aura!
The true identities of these two made many disciples gasp in astonishment.
"It's Outer Sect top 100 disciples, Yu Leng and Xia Fei!"
These two had a astonishing cultivation level of 8 layers into the Tempering Realm, possessing 18 and 19 tiger strength. With bare hands they could capture leopards and tear apart tigers. Their fists could split mountains apart, overbearingly mighty!
"This brat has some tricks up his sleeve, even I can't probe out his depth. No wonder someone said Xue Hu died by this brat's hands, looks like it's true. Let's go together, don't let Junior Sister Qing'er get angry."
The eyebrowed man spoke coldly and gloomily. Xia Fei crouched to the ground like a pouncing, vicious hunting leopard!
Lin Chen's physical cultivation level had reached the 8th Layer of Tempering. Warriors at the same level might not necessarily see through his true depth!
"Humph, you think two is enough to win?"
Lin Chen shook his head with a mocking laugh. As he gently took a step forward, his silhouette flashed!
"Such fast speed! Could this brat have also cultivated body arts and battle techniques at the Tempering Realm?"
Yu Leng cried out inwardly. Just as he was about to defend, Lin Chen suddenly charged at Xia Fei!
"Brother Fei, be careful, this brat's coming at you!"
Yu Leng shouted sternly. Xia Fei's brutish face revealed a trace of disdain and mockery. "Overestimating yourself. Just because you have some speed you think you're unrivaled?"
Xia Fei's palm was like an eagle's claw, emitting a rolling murderous aura. It flashed out like lightning!
"Blood Eagle Claw!"
Bang!
Their fists and claws collided. Lin Chen's fist was scratched and left with several bloody marks, but his formidable energy still blasted Xia Fei back several steps. Two red balls of light fell out, which he surreptitiously picked up.
【Host has obtained 83 points of Vital Energy.】
Lin Chen was excited, but Xia Fei revealed shock. This brat's strength had already reached 22 tiger strength. Without using any battle techniques he could clash head-on with him!
Whoosh!
When Lin Chen's retreating figure stabilized, his body arts revolved again. His silhouette was like the wind, even faster than before!
"What, he can be even faster..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Chen's Reverse Sweeping Split Wind Kick struck his neck and twisted it backwards, killing him on the spot!
Two moves! With just two moves, this Shenwu Sect Outer Sect top 100 elite disciple was dead at Lin Chen's hands!
This scene caused the Outer Sect disciples lingering in the martial arts field to be shocked and lose composure!
If Lin Chen defeating Xue Hu could be explained away as concealed strength, then easily killing Xia Fei with two moves was simply monstrous!
Lin Chen was only 16. Xia Fei struggled until 20 before entering the Outer Sect's top 100. This was not something that could be achieved with the meager resources of low-level Outer Sect disciples. Innate talent and roots were indispensable!
On Xia Fei's corpse were four differently colored balls of light, and a hovering purplish ball of light. Inside the light ball was a faint purple wooden chest, which Lin Chen unhesitantly grabbed.
【Host has obtained a Purple Wooden Treasure Chest.】
Ignoring the contents of the chest for now, Lin Chen's figure turned into a hurricane as he sped away, stepping as lightly and quickly as a Dust Trampling Gentle Breeze. He charged towards Yu Leng!
To kill one was killing, to kill two was still killing!
Since the enemy refused to let him be, he would show no mercy!
A domineering aura of slaughter and decisiveness surged out. Lin Chen's figure turned sharply, unstoppable like a dragon emerging into the world!
"F*ck, this brat's concealed so deeply! I'm not his match!"
Having witnessed Lin Chen's speed, Yu Leng was scared into a cold sweat. But he was still one of the top 100 Outer Sect disciples, and didn't immediately flee for his life. Instead he prepared himself to fight back!
"Falling Star!"
With 19 tiger strength and great power to uproot a mountain, his fist turned into a meteor falling from the sky, directly clashing against Lin Chen's Split Wind Kick!
Boom!
The shockwaves from their collision exploded like a blast, stirring up hundred-meter winds. The ground cracked with faint fissures, and a bloody arm spun off!
Lin Chen retreated several steps. When he stabilized, Yu Leng was already clutching his broken arm and relying on Lin Chen's momentum blowing him back to flee at full speed!
"Run away huh. No matter, my gains today are already plentiful. Time is on my side. Within a month, I will definitely return to Shenwu Sect and kill that treacherous thief Liao Jianhua!"
Surveying the scene, Lin Chen picked up the two egg-sized red attribute balls from the severed arm, as well as another dropped green wooden chest.
Then he sped away at a run. No one dared to obstruct Lin Chen as he left the halfway up the mountain martial arts field alone!
The matter of him killing two Outer Sect disciples would surely be exposed. If Liao Jianhua found out, killing him would just take a word. Staying in Shenwu Sect now was unwise.
Lin Chen had to take an even faster, more extreme path to get stronger!
Shenwu Sect was located within the Qingxia Mountain Range. As long as he slipped into the mountains, no one could find him!
...
At night, in the Qingxia Mountain Range's Red Peak Forest.
Lin Chen sat cross-legged atop an ancient pine tree trunk, and opened up the earlier obtained purple wooden treasure chest after consulting the system.
【Opening Purple Wooden Treasure Chest, congratulations Host for obtaining a 1st rank low-grade soldier weapon: Silver Wire Wandering Dragon Spear.】
A spear that glittered with silver light fell before Lin Chen. It was over ten feet long, completely covered in silver twisting markings like carved dragons. The spearhead had two sharp edges, faintly emanating a chilling aura.
"Silver Wire Wandering Dragon Spear? Perfect! System, I want to learn the 《Starfire Spear Art》."
【Host is learning the Yellow Grade top-tier battle technique 《Starfire Spear Art》. It costs 230 points of Martial Arts Profundity and 70 points of Fire Elemental Power.】
In less than ten breaths, Lin Chen had successfully inherited the Starfire Spear Art, and was adeptly twirling the Silver Wire Wandering Dragon Spear with one hand.
Lin Chen had absorbed over 1000 points of Vital Energy, officially stepping into the 8th Layer of Tempering. His maximum strength could reach 40 tiger strength!
1 tiger strength was equal to 4500 kg of power, approximately 4.5 tons.
On Earth this would be like 180 tons of power!
A few punches from Lin Chen could sink a small ship. His power was completely monstrous!
However in this Nine Provinces Continent, everything seemed extra sturdy. Even a piece of green stone needed tons of power to break through. Therefore, this 40 tiger strength was nothing for Lin Chen to be arrogant about.
"40 tiger strength should theoretically be the 9th Layer of Tempering, yet I'm still stuck in the 8th Layer. Could this be what the ancient texts mentioned about having a solid foundation?"
After inspecting himself, Lin Chen connected to the system again and opened the other green wooden chest.
【Opening Green Wooden Treasure Chest, congratulations Host for obtaining unfinished treasure 'Windwalking Shoes'. Movement speed increased by 30%, only suitable for those below the 5th Layer of Qi Condensation.】
A pair of exquisite green-lined soft leather shoes appeared before Lin Chen. Seeing the effects, his eyes immediately lit up!
Having the Windwalking Shoes gave him a bit more power to protect himself in this dangerous mountain range! With his Tempering Realm cultivation, almost no one would be able to capture his movements now!
"The ferocious beasts in the Qingxia Mountains are numerous, with danger and opportunity existing together. If I meet two 2nd rank beasts I'd be a goner."
After wearing the Windwalking Shoes, Lin Chen's eyes narrowed. A hundred meters away on a slope flickered a dark red ball of light.
Carrying the Silver Wire Wandering Dragon Spear, Lin Chen leapt down from the tree trunk and landed on the ground. His body flashed across the distance, carefully bending down to pick up that single dark red ball of light.
【Host has obtained 80 points of Ferocious Beast Vital Energy.】
This dark red ball of light was a drop from a ferocious beast!
Lin Chen surveyed the surroundings and discovered that there were still quite a number of these dark red spheres of light! In addition, there were many scattered attribute spheres of light in various places. He was overjoyed and picked them up along the way. There were far more of these than the attribute spheres of light at the Shenwu Sect's competition grounds.
[65 points of Qi and Blood Energy, 15 points of Profound Mental Energy, 50 points of Wood Elemental Energy, 30 points of Fire Elemental Energy...]
Lin Chen followed the direction of the dark red spheres of light picking them up along the way.
Just upon entering the Red Peak Forest, Lin Chen had already picked up 17 dark red spheres, obtaining 970 points of Qi and Blood Energy.
He followed the final direction of these dark red spheres and discovered a mysterious cave beneath the cliffs!
This cave was overgrown with weeds and gave off an odor of decaying corpses. Ordinary people would never notice this place. If it wasn't for Lin Chen seeing the glow of the attribute spheres of light, he would have difficulty spotting this bizarre cave entrance.
An ancient fierce aura emanated from within the cave, as if an ancient beast of antiquity lay dormant inside!
Most importantly, Lin Chen saw an intense, dazzling bluish-green glow from within! This glow was identical to the attribute spheres of light he had picked up earlier! But the brightness was greater by tens of times!
“There is a treasure inside!”
Almost instinctively, Lin Chen rubbed his hands in excitement.