Chapter 146: Flame Suppression (Second Update)

  Ye Chen, maintaining his sword stance, was getting a bit overwhelmed. This sword energy was connected to his own true energy, and every moment, the consumption of true energy was enormous, fundamentally unable to be sustained. Of course, if it were just him and one Wujie, he could have killed the Wujie with one swift move. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, and he couldn't guarantee that when his true energy was exhausted, something unexpected wouldn't happen.

  The Cloud Concealing Sword was withdrawn, and the mountain's sword energy finally dissipated.

  Looking at the martial corpse squeezed into the wall, it was even more miserable. Its body was almost cut in half by the sword energy, and its internal organs and spine were clearly visible.

  Ahh!

  The fierce zombie let out a shrill cry, and from the dark bones and flesh inside its body, green airflow burst forth, trying to close and connect the split open chest.

  "How can I let you have your way."

  He reached behind his back and pulled out an iron spear. With a tap of his foot on the ground, Ye Chen shot forward, transforming into a crimson streak of light that flashed out.

  Bear!

  This bullet directly nailed the chest of the broken Wujia, and the raging flames engulfed him, turning him into a human torch.

  Rustling and crackling!

  The flames seemed to have a restraining effect on Wu Jiang's body, as Ye Chen continued to pour in his true energy, the flames on the iron spear grew stronger and hotter, burning his opponent's bones and flesh until they began to soften like wax, dripping down thick corpse water.

  Ye Chen's eyes lit up, he was just thinking that flames might be able to slightly restrain the Wu Jiang, but didn't expect it to be so effective, even more so than his full-strength sword. However, ordinary true energy flames shouldn't be this fierce, probably because the iron spear is a low-grade treasure, the flame energy contained within is even more intense and overbearing.

  As soon as he thought of this, Ye Chen didn't have any other ideas, his hands holding the iron spear tightly, pinning Wu Jiang against the wall.

  Waaaahhhhhh...

  Wu Jiang had been severely injured before, and at this moment his body was filled with intense flames inside and out. Suddenly, he let out a wolf-like howl, and the sound waves radiated outward.

  "Ah, Wu Jiang was afraid of being burned by fire, so it was like this!"

  Lin Yue seemed to be thinking of something and pulled out a handful of orange-yellow explosive pellets from his pocket.

  The explosive power of the Blast Marbles is not very great, even if the explosion is very close, it can only injure one early-stage martial artist who has grasped the origin, and cannot kill them instantly. Compared to the Silver Light Thunderbolt and Red Light Magma Bombs, they are not as powerful. However, compared to the latter two, Blast Marbles are currently the most common lethal weapons. The reason is simple: Blast Marbles can be manufactured in small batches, whereas the manufacturing methods for Silver Light Thunderbolts and Red Light Magma Bombs have been lost. One less of these bombs means one less, and the last time Luo Hanshan carried a Silver Light Thunderbolt was almost all of the Flowing Cloud Sect's savings, which will not appear again, nor can they be manufactured, unless an ancient ruin is found with Silver Light Thunderbolts inside.

  Of course, the explosive pill is not a common product on the market. Among the nine countries, only a few sects have the method of making explosive pills, and Lingyue's Dragon Tiger Mountain is one of them. Other sects that want explosive pills can only buy them at high prices. As for snatching the manufacturing method by force, it rarely happens. After all, Dragon Tiger Mountain is a mid-level seventh-grade sect. Even if top-notch seventh-grade sects come to snatch it, they must be prepared to burn jade and stone together, which would be a loss for other sects. And sixth-grade sects wouldn't destroy a seventh-grade sect just for the method of making explosive pills. Maybe they have even more powerful lethal weapons themselves. After all, the depth of a sixth-grade sect is not something that ordinary people can imagine.

  Taking advantage of Wu Jian's momentary distraction, Lin Yue swiftly threw an explosive pellet at him.

  The howling stopped abruptly, except for a few explosive pellets that popped out, most of the explosive pellets were swallowed into Wu Jiang's belly.

  Boom boom boom boom boom...

  Almost instantly, a fierce explosion sounded from inside and outside Wu Jiang's body. In an instant, threads of flames burst out from Wu Jiang's seven orifices, with dark smoke billowing upwards.

  Yin Wuqing was taken aback for a moment. He didn't have any low-grade treasure or destructive pills like the explosive pellets, and it seemed he could only rely on brute force to resolve this.

  Without overthinking, Yin Wuqing 'dug' out a pair of black silk gloves that flashed with cold light from his pocket, and put his palms into them. With a surge of true energy, the black silk gloves 'exploded' with a deep purple true energy blade, closely adhering to the edge of his palm, with dense sawtooth edges.

  This was a low-grade treasure bestowed upon him by the Sect Master - the Golden Gauntlets, which he had rarely used before because he believed his own 'flesh' body was sufficient.

  "Demon Earth Slash!"

  His body was like lightning, and Yin's ruthless palm chopped at Wu Leng's neck. The gash that had healed there some time ago only left a shallow scar, but now it was cut again, instantly tearing open a gash twice as big as before, almost severing Wu Leng's cervical vertebrae.

  Lin Yue and Yin Wuqing's actions were seen by Ye Chen, who smiled faintly. His true energy poured into the iron spear like water, firmly suppressing the martial zombie, making it impossible for it to move even a little despite its continuous roars. The hard-as-iron flesh on its body had already melted away by half, losing its human form.

  "Boom!"

  The situation was already settled, Ye Chen swallowed a pill to recover his true energy, and with a flick of his wrist, a fierce red flame burst out within Wu Jian's body.

  Splash!

  The undead body did not maintain a human shape and scattered all over the ground, forming a pile of melted rotten flesh.

  "You two, I'll go ahead first."

  Ye Chen and the two had no great 'dealings', nor did they plan to explore the tomb together, one shot killed Wu Jia, and immediately had the idea of parting ways.

  "Haha, the tomb is spacious and vast, it's better if we split up."

  Lin Yue was about to thoroughly defeat Wu Jia, but upon hearing this, he burst out laughing and didn't take it seriously.

  Yin Wuqing didn't say a word, in fact if he had killed Wu Jiang first, he would have made the same choice as Ye Chen. The tomb was vast and there were treasures everywhere.

  "Then it's all right, we'll meet again someday."

  In a flash of movement, Ye Chen darted into one of the passageways and vanished without a trace.

  Lin Yue withdrew his gaze and said to Yin Wuqing, "This year's Pinyin Dragon List competition is likely to have many changes. Yin Wuqing, your cultivation seems to be a bit low."

  "You'd better find a way to keep your own position! Tianmeng Ancient Land is one of the four inherited ancient lands in Nan Zhuo Domain, and the other three are controlled by the sects of other countries. Once they are opened, those who can advance to the Embracing Origin Realm will not be just one or two." Yin Wuqing said calmly.

  "It's true that the Hidden Dragon Rankings have had their ups and downs, but this generation is the most flourishing one yet. With so many talented and cunning individuals gathered here, you'll need extraordinary means to suppress your peers."

  ……

  The tomb's passageway was well-connected, and on the way of exploration, Ye Chen saw many corpses of sect disciples. Some were killed by each other, some were eaten by unknown creatures, and some were slapped against the wall, becoming a piece of flesh and blood, with a bloody atmosphere filling the air.

  "The Heavenly Dream Ancient Land opens once every ten years, each time is an opportunity and a fatal calamity. In the past, at least half of the people who entered came out alive. This time, if even half can make it out, that would be considered not bad. No wonder some people say that the strong are all walking out on mountains of corpses and seas of blood, with countless lives lost in their hands."

  Ye Chen felt a sense of melancholy, in this world where martial power reigns supreme, one can only protect oneself by becoming stronger step by step. Those ordinary people seem to be living in peace and contentment, without any worries or conflicts, but when faced with natural disasters or man-made calamities, how can they have the strength to protect themselves?

  Of course, even without these reasons, Ye Chen would not be willing to live an ordinary life. The world of warriors has only revealed the tip of the iceberg, and he has yet to see the most 'vibrant' places. In his opinion, if this life cannot be lived with great passion and intensity, it would be a great pity. Moreover, in the world he came from, there is a famous saying: "When alive, one should be a hero among men; when dead, a champion among ghosts." One must live 'vibrantly' and die 'magnificently', no matter where they are.

  Unconsciously, Ye Chen arrived in front of a huge passageway.

  At the end of the passage, there is a large stone gate with two ferocious stone beasts standing on either side. The beasts have flat heads and two burning candles emit a faint flame.

  He took a slight breath, Ye Chen drew out Yun Yin Sword and walked step by step towards the great 'gate'.

  Whoosh!

  A small, agile black shadow suddenly darted out of the small 'hole' beside him, flashing a cold light as it shot towards Ye Chen's face.

  "Die!"

  Ye Chen's senses were acute, and with one sword strike, he pierced the black shadow's head.

  Hmph!

  The black shadow fell to the ground, let out a scream and fled in panic.

  "This tomb has a lot of strange things." The black shadow's appearance had already been seen clearly by Ye Chen, but it was a monster with a body like a monkey, dry and hairless. The sword just now only cut a deep wound on the opponent's face, and did not completely kill it.

  Next, seven or eight more monkey-like monsters attacked Ye Chen, and without exception, they were injured and escaped. The strange cries as they left added a hint of eeriness to the passageway.

  Thirty paces from the great gate, Ye Chen halted his footsteps and swung out with a sideways slash of his sword.

  The sword energy was so fierce that it made the candle flame lose its color and struck the wall carving.

  Got it!

  Card scratch!

  A bas-relief shattered, and a larger monkey-like creature emerged, with deep sword scars on its 'chest'.

  "Yao beast? Zombie?" If Ye Chen's guess was correct, whether it was the monkey-like monster before or the one in front of him now, they were all zombies sealed within the walls. Once they smelled the "essence" blood of a living person, they would break through the wall and come out to eat human flesh.

  This giant ape-like monster was over three meters tall, with no 'hair' on its body, and its dry skin as hard as metal, making it difficult to kill with a sword.

  A terrifying shriek escaped its mouth as the ape-like monster struck at Ye Chen with a swipe of its paw.

  Pfft!

  Its speed was fast, Ye Chen's speed was even faster, the iron spear jumped out from behind and was caught by him in one hand, fiercely stabbing into the monkey-shaped monster's mouth that had not yet closed.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  The explosion sounded, the ape-like monster retreated in defeat, its skin and flesh blown off by the fiery flames, unable to resist.

  Ye Chen exerted his arm strength and used the iron spear to push the monkey-like monster back into the wall carving, burning it alive.

  Seeing the other party was dead, Ye Chen pulled out his iron spear and came to the front of the stone gate.

  Next to the stone gate there was a handrail, Ye Chen grabbed the handrail and pushed it down.

  Rumble.

  The stone door opens, and inside is a secret room.

  One side of the room had a bookshelf, on which were placed several secret books.

  Ye Chen walked directly to the bookshelf and picked up a secret book, "Liang Yang tore heart claw, low-level earth claw method, has the power of melting gold and iron."

  He picked up another one, "Xuan 'Yin' finger, a low-level earth-grade finger technique. One finger comes out, the enemy's blood freezes, hurting his lung meridian..."

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