Undress?

Lin Chuan had actually spotted these individuals long ago and knew they were heading this way, but he had no way to tell Zhang Leyang and the others; he did not want to expose the abilities of his Byakugan to others so easily.

Since he could not avoid them, he would face them calmly. For the current Lin Chuan, almost no one in Hunting Grounds No. 44 could make him feel threatened, except for that big guy sleeping underground.

Lin Chuan gave all five Crimson Flame Lotus he had picked to Zhang Leyang, not keeping a single one for himself.

The Fruit of the God Tree within his body had become much quieter, lacking that intense urge to devour. It seemed to have passed the stage of being famished and indiscriminate, or perhaps after devouring hundreds of Crimson Flame Lotus, this thing had started to become "picky" about its food.

Zhang Leyang and his two companions were overjoyed as they looked at the five Crimson Flame Lotus in their hands. According to the rules of the Lin Clan, they only needed to collect three or more to pass the assessment, so they had exceeded their quota this time.

"We only need three; you take these two!" After a brief discussion, the three decided to give the extra Crimson Flame Lotus to Lin Chuan. Even though these extra flowers could earn them more cultivation resources, they did not believe greed was a good thing, and besides, the four of them had discovered these flowers together.

"You keep them. I truly don't need any more Crimson Flame Lotus!" Lin Chuan glanced at the three in surprise but still refused.

If he wanted to collect Crimson Flame Lotus, he had ways to take every single one in this entire cave, but there was no need. Moreover, the Foundation Establishment Stage Ant Queen sleeping below weighed on his heart like a heavy mountain; he just wanted to leave this place as quickly as possible.

"Let's go!" Lin Chuan signaled for the three to head outside, not bothering to warn them that six powerful cultivators were approaching. From start to finish, Lin Chuan remained completely calm.

"With these five Crimson Flame Lotus, we can finally officially join the Lin Clan. We won't have to live a wandering life anymore, and we won't have to worry about being kicked out at any moment!" Zhang Mo said happily, clutching the Crimson Flame Lotus to his chest with a look of intoxication.

However, they hadn't been happy for more than a few minutes when a cold, mocking voice rang out from the other end of the cave passage.

"Yo, five Crimson Flame Lotus. What an effortless gain!" Following this voice, six figures instantly appeared ten meters in front of Lin Chuan.

"These four are quite lucky to have found Crimson Flame Lotus in a place like this. We've been searching for so long and only managed to get three." One of them glanced at the cave behind Lin Chuan and immediately spotted the traces of where the flowers had been picked.

"Are you going to hand them over yourselves, or should I kill you and take them?" A cultivator at the seventh level of the Qi Refining Stage curled his lips into a smile and slowly extended a hand, his gaze fixed on Zhang Leyang and his companions. Since all the Crimson Flame Lotus were in their hands, Lin Chuan was completely ignored by these people for the moment.

Even though Lin Chuan's cultivation was at the fifth level of the Qi Refining Stage—the highest among the four—so what? To these people, all at least at the sixth level, there was no essential difference between the fifth level and the first level; they were all ants that could be crushed at will.

The faces of Zhang Leyang and his companions turned deathly pale the moment these six appeared. At a glance, there was one at the eighth level, three at the seventh, and two at the sixth. How could they possibly fight this?

The gap between each level of cultivation for a cultivator is immense. Unless one possesses special means, high innate talent, or magical treasures, cross-level combat is basically impossible. Even if the gap between Qi Refining levels isn't as vast as in the Foundation Establishment Stage, being one level higher is enough to suppress and kill someone of a lower level.

In other words, the weakest among these six—at the sixth level—could suppress all four of Lin Chuan's group alone. This was the gap in cultivation; unless someone among them could pull out a defensive magical treasure like Qin Lang or Bu Lianshi, this battle had no suspense.

However, you can't just pull out a magical treasure whenever you want!

"If I give you the Crimson Flame Lotus, will you let us leave?" Zhang Leyang said with a hoarse voice. He was very unwilling to hand over the flowers they had worked so hard to find, but if he didn't, they would die. What use were the flowers if they were dead? It was an unavoidable fact.

"If you hand them to me, I might consider letting you leave!" said the cultivator who had extended his hand, a playful smile on his lips that didn't look trustworthy in the slightest.

Zhang Leyang knew their lives were now in the hands of these six, and there was no way to escape. Even if they handed over the flowers, there was no guarantee they would leave safely. But there was no choice; the items had to be handed over, otherwise, it would only give these guys more reason to attack.

Lin Chuan watched coldly from the sidelines, observing the six. If these people truly intended to let them go, he might have tacitly allowed it, as he was too close to the sleeping creature below and didn't want to cause a commotion. Unfortunately, he didn't see a shred of intent to let them go on their faces; instead, he saw expressions of mockery.

Just as Zhang Leyang braced himself to hand over the five Crimson Flame Lotus, Lin Chuan raised a hand to stop him and said without even turning his head, "The result is the same whether you hand them over or not. They won't let us leave. Keep the Crimson Flame Lotus."

Lin Chuan's voice was calm, as the six people opposite him could not put any pressure on him at all. He was currently only thinking about the simplest and fastest way to deal with these six.

"Lin Chuan, you..." Zhang Leyang was startled. If there had been any room for maneuver before, Lin Chuan's words had now cut off all their paths of retreat.

Cold snorts immediately came from the six. They hadn't intended to let the four go, but being called out so directly made them feel very annoyed.

Especially Lin Chuan, with his cold and calm demeanor, coupled with his white pupils and eyes, which had been irritating from the start. If Lin Chuan hadn't been empty-handed, they might have attacked him long ago.

"Sometimes, seeing things too clearly isn't a good thing, brat!" one of them said sinisterly.

"No choice then. It seems we'll have to kill these four brats and then take the Crimson Flame Lotus. Although we were planning to do that anyway, it's still quite unpleasant to have it said out loud." The youth at the eighth level of the Qi Refining Stage finally spoke, and the spiritual energy on the six began to circulate rapidly, ready to strike at any moment.

"Zhang Leyang, you guys go around the side. Leave them to me!" Lin Chuan walked out slowly, raised his hands, and under the astonished gazes of everyone, took off his outer garment, revealing a fair body with a hint of muscle.