Nine Star Coffin? Stealing My Origin!

Bang~

Just when everyone thought Lin Chen would back down, he suddenly raised his hand and struck the old man's neck.

The old man's eyes rolled back, and he fell straight to the ground.

"This is the first time I've ever heard of such a request in my life!"

Lin Chen's gaze swept over the old men on the ground, his face calm. "Since you all insist so strongly, I, your young master, have no choice but to fulfill your request!"

"Ah~"

"He's killing people!"

The old men on the ground, after a brief moment of stunned silence, screamed in terror. They scrambled to their feet and vanished from sight in the blink of an eye, moving faster than any young man.

"Isn't this problem solved?" Lin Chen looked at Master Huiming and the others beside him.

As soon as he said this, Master Huiming and the others' faces darkened. The old men on the ground weren't dead, they were just unconscious. Did they lack the ability to stop them?

Of course not. It was just that if they acted, their reputations and that of Vajra Temple would be ruined, so they didn't dare to make a move!

"As expected, Layman Lin sees things more clearly. We were the ones who were deluded!" Master Yi Jie said with emotion.

"Reputation?"

Lin Chen let out a scoff. Did that thing smell as good as Origin?

"Now we can investigate!" Lin Chen walked to the ancient well and looked down. It turned out to be a dry well, filled with eerie ghost energy.

Whoosh~

Lin Chen's body moved, and he leaped directly into the ancient well. The five people, including Master Huiming, left two to guard the well's entrance, while the others also jumped into the well.

At the bottom of the well, Lin Chen spotted a hidden passage on one side. The true source of the ghost energy was deep within that passage.

Following the passage, Lin Chen arrived in a vast cavern within a mountain. Not far away, nine coffins were placed, each emitting a dense ghost energy!

"Nine Star Coffin!"

At the same time, a sudden voice came from behind Lin Chen. It was none other than Master Huiming, who had arrived.

"What is a Nine Star Coffin?" Lin Chen looked at Master Huiming, confused.

Master Huiming raised an eyebrow and said with a grave tone, "The Nine Star Coffin is a unique secret technique of the Ghost Cultivation lineage in Tiannan Province. It involves raising ghosts in nine coffins simultaneously, and then one ghost from a coffin absorbs the other eight, transforming into a vengeful spirit. Once successful, its strength will be at least Tier 4!"

Among the group, the strongest was Master Sanjie, who was only at the late stage of Tier 3. Once the ghost successfully emerged, they would be no match for it.

Fortunately, all nine coffins currently contained ghost energy, which meant the ghosts within had not yet been devoured, and a Tier 4 vengeful spirit had not yet been born!

This was definitely good news for everyone. They didn't have to face a Tier 4 ghost; they only needed to deal with the ghosts within these coffins that had not yet fully formed.

"Act immediately and destroy these coffins, otherwise, once the ghosts take shape, they will..." Master Huiming said urgently.

Whoosh~

However, before Master Huiming could finish speaking, a figure had already shot out, arriving before a coffin. His Blood Qi True Flame surged, instantly engulfing the coffin.

"Killed a Tier 3 ghost, Origin +2000."

Seeing the System notification, Lin Chen's eyes lit up. Nine Tier 3 ghosts were more profitable than one Tier 4 ghost. After all, a Tier 4 ghost only yielded four thousand points of Origin, while nine Tier 3 ghosts represented eighteen thousand points of Origin!

Lin Chen activated his Blood Qi True Flame and lunged towards another coffin, saying to Master Huiming and the others, "Master Huiming, you all go find the mastermind behind this. Leave this place to me!"

"This..."

Seeing Lin Chen take action and already destroy one ghost, Master Huiming and the others were stunned. His methods were incredibly fierce, turning the ghost into dust.

"Senior Brother, Layman Lin's personality is like this; he can't stand even a speck of dust in his eyes!" Master Yi Jie explained from the side.

Hearing this, Master Huiming said nothing more. The ghosts in these coffins were basically Tier 3. If they wanted to kill them, it would take some effort.

Now that Lin Chen was taking action and easily killing Tier 3 ghosts, it saved them a lot of trouble.

Whoosh~ Whoosh~

Master Huiming and the other two did not hesitate and immediately headed towards the rear of the cavern. At this moment, Lin Chen had already killed the second ghost, gaining another two thousand Origin points.

Buzz~ Buzz~

Suddenly, the remaining seven coffins began to shake violently, and the coffin lids seemed about to burst open.

"They've noticed?"

Seeing this, how could Lin Chen not know that the mastermind who raised ghosts had sensed that his ghosts were in trouble and had prematurely activated these coffins?

Whoosh~

Lin Chen's body moved, and he instantly arrived before a coffin, activating his Blood Qi True Flame again to annihilate the ghost within.

Bang~ Bang~

At the same time, the remaining six coffins exploded, and six figures appeared in the cavern – the remaining six ghosts!

The six ghosts did not attack Lin Chen immediately upon appearing. Instead, they instantly converged, their ghost energies surging as they began to merge with each other.

"Holy crap, don't you dare fuse!"

Seeing this, Lin Chen's expression changed drastically. He fully activated his Blood Qi True Flame, his body flickered, and he instantly appeared before the six ghosts, his fists flying wildly, both dispersing the merging ghost energy and annihilating the ghosts.

"Killed a Tier 2 Ghost, Origin +1000."

"Killed a Tier 3 Ghost, Origin +2000."

Ghosts were continuously being annihilated, and the System's kill notifications kept coming. However, Lin Chen's expression grew exceptionally grim. Aside from one Tier 3 Ghost, the remaining five were actually just Tier 2 Ghosts!

Six Ghosts in total, yielding only seven thousand Origin points. The previous three Ghosts had already provided six thousand Origin points!

It was clear that even though Lin Chen had reacted swiftly, the merging of the Ghosts had caused some of their strength to diminish, dropping from Tier 3 to Tier 2, significantly reducing the Origin points Lin Chen obtained.

"You dare to disrupt my Nine Stars Ghost Raising Formation? I will kill you!"

Just then, from the direction of the ancient well's entrance, a furious roar echoed, followed by a figure charging towards Lin Chen's position.

"Stealing my Origin? Die!"

Lin Chen was already furious. Facing the attack from behind, he met it head-on with a full-powered punch.

BOOM~

His Blood Qi True Flame erupted, instantly engulfing the incoming attack. A piercing scream was heard, and in an instant, it turned to ashes and vanished.

"Argh~ Argh~"

An enraged roar came. Seeing his peak Tier 3 Ghost killed, the attacker's face turned extremely grim. "Who are you?"

"Weren't you going to kill me? Why aren't you acting?"

Lin Chen looked at the grey-robed old man, his tone icy. "You old turtle, either you kill me today, or I kill you!"

His entire body enveloped in Blood Qi True Flame, Lin Chen leaped forward, charging directly at the grey-robed old man. Losing several thousand Origin points like this, he couldn't quell his rage!

"Do you really think I'm afraid of you!"

The grey-robed old man was furious. He had initially intended to negotiate upon seeing Lin Chen's extraordinary strength, but he never expected Lin Chen to give him no chance at all. He too became utterly enraged.