Trading Wounds for a Life

Yan Huang never dreamed that Lin Zhen could use such a crooked trick in battle, even at the cost of destroying his Sacred Artifact and taking a heavy blow, just to freeze his feet to the ground.

No wonder Yan Huang is like this. With multiple elemental powers, Lin Zhen always has too many Xuan Ze in battle, making him impossible to defend against.

Lin Zhen disregarded her injuries and tried her best to deliver a blow to Yan Huang.

Yan Huang now hated Lin Zhen to the core. He realized that combat skills were also part of the battle, and he had a long way to go before he could crush Lin Zhen with his strength.

However, he would not simply give up and wait to die. He unleashed his strongest Light Fiend strike against Lin Zhen.

At worst, everyone will suffer together. Yan Huang was confident that he wouldn't be killed by Lin Zhen in one blow. This distance was the best attack range for light elements. Lin Zhen was seriously injured at the moment and should not be able to dodge this attack.

A Light Blade slashed towards Lin Zhen, and Yan Huang then transformed the Light Fiend into a shield to withstand the Thunder Kill!

"Boom!"

The ice Yan Huang's feet shattered, and his body was sent flying backward by the powerful impact. The power of Light-Electric, and ice flickered on his body. He already had a severed arm, and now his injury was aggravated.

He thought his Light Blade would finish off Lin Zhen, but unexpectedly, Lin Zhen used Space Folding when the Light Blade was close, and disappeared into thin air!

The Light Blade whistled through the air, only severing a strand of Lin Zhen's long hair; it ultimately missed harming Lin Zhen by a hair's breadth.

Seeing that Lin Zhen had dodged his attack, Yan Huang felt a surge of anger and blood rush to his chest. He landed awkwardly, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and his left arm went limp.

If Lin Zhen were to attack again at this moment, he might really lose his life here today.

Lin Zhen also realized this. He hid in the space to avoid the attack of the Light Blade, and then prepared to go out and attack Yan Huang again.

Perhaps his absolute strength is far inferior to Yan Huang's, but with his combat experience and fighting spirit, Lin Zhen is confident that he can crush this high and mighty Pope.

At that very moment, a sudden change occurred!

A person appeared without warning in the space in front of Lin Zhen.

This is a Westerner, about fifty years old, with a cloak draped over his back.

Lin Zhen had a bad feeling, but he was currently in the space and couldn't move at all. He could only stay in the space for the time being, and he didn't believe that this person could break through the space to attack him.

This person is Larix, Yan Huang's teacher.

As soon as Larix appeared, he launched a lightning-fast attack!

He possessed the Invisibility Cloak, Sacred Artifact that could make him completely invisible, and the World-Breaking Nail, a Sacred Artifact that could pierce through space. He attacked immediately and actually managed to break through Lin Zhen's Folded Space, piercing Lin Zhen's lower abdomen with a single blow!

This nail was driven directly into Lin Zhen's Dantian Qi Sea!

Lin Zhen's figure appeared in the space, looking incredulously at the World-Breaking Nail in her abdomen.

He could clearly feel that the attack had pierced into his Dantian Qi Sea, and the hidden Dark Energy on it completely suppressed his Dantian Qi, making it impossible for him to muster even a trace of Dantian Qi!

"Sacred Artifact for spatial attacks!"

Larix sneered, "You do have some insight, but it's all too late, Lin Zhen. Dantian Qi is the foundation of a martial artist. This World-Breaking Nail will remain in your Dantian forever, suppressing your Dantian Qi and preventing it from growing in the slightest. Without Dantian Qi, what can you possibly achieve?"

From a distance, Yan Huang looked at Larix and shouted with delight, "Teacher, you've finally appeared!"

Larix glanced back at Yan Huang: "Of course, you should know that when your teacher makes a move, it must be effective. I have been looking for this opportunity for far too long. The best time to attack is when Lin Zhen enters the spatial realm, because at that time he cannot move or dodge, and can only obediently let me succeed."

"Teacher is indeed amazing!" Yan Huang was still unable to get up, but he was incredibly confident. The World-Breaking Nail was something that sealed a martial artist's Dantian. Lin Zhen was like a lamb to the slaughter after being hit by such an attack, with absolutely no chance to fight back.

"Hehe, you should recover quickly. I'll leave Lin Zhen to you."

Larix turned to Lin Zhen: "Kid, I advise you not to make any more futile struggles. Once the World-Breaking Nail is used, the martial artist will never have a chance to advance again. From now on, you are crippled. Let my disciple Yan Huang take your life, which will be a mercy to you."

Lin Zhen lowered his head, sensing the Dantian Qi that had become completely still, and knew that what Larix said was true.

His Dantian Qi, Quasi-Star Realm, could no longer be exerted in the slightest.

But Lin Zhen's battle was not over yet.

Looking at Larix, who was talking big and showing no restraint in front of him, Lin Zhen took a deep breath and suddenly made a lightning-fast move.

Seven Stars Knife Kill!

Even without using his Dantian Qi, his Mental Power is extremely strong!

Larix's expression was solemn. He took out a sword. He believed that as long as he could block the Seven Stars Knife for a while, Lin Zhen would fall on his own. He just needed to stall for time.

Seven Flying Knife flew up and down around Larix, while Lin Zhen himself seemed to be getting weaker and weaker, which made Larix even more convinced that he had no power to fight back. He just focused his attention on the Seven Stars Knife.

Before anyone could react, Lin Zhen suddenly attacked, and with the help of his Lightning Wings, he was instantly in front of Larix.

"Bang!"

Lin Zhen grabbed Larix tightly, using his Lightning Wings to protect several vital points on his body. No matter how Larix struggled and fought back, he didn't let go. Several Seven Stars Knife came at him again!

Larix never dreamed that Lin Zhen could unleash such a powerful attack. He had a feeling that the restriction on his Dantian Qi didn't seem to have much of an effect on Lin Zhen.

However, Larix, a master of the Dark Star Ranking, was no ordinary person. He was not in a hurry to counterattack Lin Zhen. Instead, he used his Long Sword to protect himself. Since Lin Zhen was behind him, he only needed to block the Seven Stars Knife's frontal attack.

If Larex had focused all his strength on Lin Zhen at that moment, he might have had his throat slit by the Seven Stars Knife. Larix wasn't that foolish.

Lin Zhen also saw through Larix's intention to stall, but she didn't want to drag things out with him any longer.

The six blades of water, fire, light, electricity, wind, and earth continued to dance in front of Larix, while the Gold Qi Flying Knife, under Lin Zhen's control, arrived at his own back!

What is now presented to the world is Lin Zhen holding Larix Ling Kong mid-air, Larix using his Long Sword to block Lin Zhen's Flying Knife, while Yan Huang is seriously injured.

Everyone heard that Lin Zhen's Dantian Qi was blocked, which meant that Lin Zhen could only use his Mental Power.

If this Flying Knife attack fails to kill Larix, Lin Zhen will be the one to die.

But when they saw the Flying Knife pierce Lin Zhen's back, almost everyone who cared about Lin Zhen shouted out.

"No!"

"No, Lin Zhen!"

"Big Brother Lin, what are you doing!"

Lin Zhen didn't hear anyone calling him. He had to kill Larix as soon as possible. Today's battle could not be delayed any longer. Yan Huang's blow was heavy, and now he was injured again. He desperately needed rest.

Everyone in the world saw the Flying Knife pierce Lin Zhen's back, but Larix was right in front of Lin Zhen and couldn't see it.

So without any suspense, Lin Zhen's Flying Knife first pierced his own chest, and then pierced Larix's heart.

The only difference is that Lin Zhen managed to avoid the location of the heart, while Larix couldn't.

The Flying Knife pierced through his chest, severing Larix heart meridian. He stared in disbelief at the Flying Knife, then turned with difficulty to look at Lin Zhen's bloodied face, saying, "You... you're so cruel."

Before Lin Zhen could even reply after Larix finished speaking, he fell backward and died on the spot!

Lin Zhen was also feeling extremely unwell at that moment.

With this last blow, Lin Zhen was now seriously injured. He was no longer able to kill Yan Huang, even though he still had Star Power.

Dark Star and Dantian Qi are not in the same space, so Dark Star is not affected by the confinement of Dantian Qi. Sealing his Dantian Qi only weakens part of his strength, but it does not seal his current strongest combat power.

After killing Larix, Lin Zhen was no longer able to fight.

Having suffered Yan Huang, his injuries were already extremely serious. He was only holding on by sheer willpower, wanting to deliver the final blow to Yan Huang. However, not only was his Dantian Qi sealed, but he had also suffered another serious injury to his abdomen. He had to find a place to heal immediately, otherwise he might not even be able to defeat the City Defense Army who were eyeing him covetously.

I glanced at Yan Huang with great regret. I had schemed and plotted all day, gaining the upper hand twice, but I had failed to kill Yan Huang either time. It seems that this guy is not destined to die.

It seems we can only wait for the next opportunity.

Lin Zhen's Lightning Wings flapped behind him, and he was carried away almost entirely by the speed of this Sacred Artifact, as he could no longer even fly freely.

Watching Lin Zhen leave, Yan Huang opened his mouth, but ultimately did not stop Lin Zhen. His injuries were also very serious, and forcibly chasing after him might not end well.

Unexpectedly, his second encounter with Lin Zhen ended in a draw despite his significantly improved strength, leaving him extremely frustrated.

The unexpected encounter that occurred because Lin Zhen was rescuing her parents came to an end.

Yan Huang was Yan Huang injured, and Lin Zhen was also seriously injured. However, Lin Zhen managed to kill two top experts, Kholov and Larix, in this battle and escaped successfully. In fact, Lin Zhen won this battle again.

World opinion has once again turned in favor of Lin Zhen, and more and more people are leaving the Divine Cult; its decline seems irreversible.

Yan Huang, however, made no effort to make any publicity efforts to compensate for the situation; he simply let it all slide.

His primary goal is to recover as quickly as possible, then find the Ascetic Monks staying in the Iceland region. Once everyone is in place, he will not waste words with anyone, but will crush them with his overwhelming strength, letting all those who dare to oppose the Divine Cult know the taste of iron and fire.