Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 330 The Danger of Departing from the Fire (Please Subscribe)

"My three junior brothers, please wait here."

Zang Qing watched as the halos around his three junior brothers began to fade and spoke up.

"it is good."

The three young men nodded in agreement. They really couldn't hold on any longer. They hadn't expected the Li Huo to be so terrifying. Even with their seventh-rank strength and the treasures given to them by the master above, they still couldn't get close to the Li Huo.

Now, the only way to awaken the fire of separation is through Brother Zang.

"Those three junior brothers should rest well. I will return as soon as I have completed my mission."

Zang Qing didn't delay either. In his eyes, his three junior brothers were just a burden. Ultimately, the task of awakening the Li Huo still had to be completed by him.

In fact, there are many ways to awaken the Li Huo. The simplest way is to have a high-ranking martial artist forcibly enter the formation and release their aura. The aura of a high-ranking martial artist will stimulate the Li Huo.

However, the powerful figures of the three islands in the South China Sea disagreed. They argued that if a high-ranking martial artist were to stimulate the Li Huo, it would instantly awaken, and not only would the Li Huo Dao of the Great Liang Dynasty suffer, but also the three islands in the South China Sea, and even the high-ranking martial artist would not be able to escape.

The powerful figures on the three islands of the Spratly Islands only agreed to slowly awaken the Li Huo, giving them time to escape.

Zang Qing's lips curled up. This escape did not refer to the ordinary people of the three islands of the Nansha Islands, but to the relatives of the island lords and those powerful and influential people.

However, this is the worst possible solution. The best solution is to slowly awaken the Li Huo and let it devour the Li Huo Dao. In this way, the three islands of Nansha can be spared the harm of the Li Huo.

But how to direct the fire towards the Liang Kingdom was not part of his task.

Four hours later, Zang Qing stopped, staring at the huge abyss in front of him and the fiery waves splashed by the falling lava, his face filled with shock.

"Is this where Li Huo is hiding?"

Standing a hundred feet away from the abyss, Cang Qing took a deep breath, took out six fiery red beads from his pocket, and after taking another deep breath, threw one of the beads violently towards the abyss.

With his sixth-grade strength, he could easily throw the bead a distance of a hundred feet, not to mention that the bead was no ordinary object.

The red bead hurtled towards the abyss and suddenly exploded in the sky above it. A creature resembling a fire dragon, but with four legs, emerged from it, circled once in the air, and then swooped down into the depths of the abyss.

These beads were provided by the state of Zheng.

Each bead contains the spirit of a fire lizard, and for Li Huo, the fire lizard spirit is a delicious food that can awaken it.

One, two, three...

Just as Zang Qing was about to throw in the fourth one, a glint of cold light suddenly appeared.

"Sneak attack!"

The sudden appearance of the cold light caused Cang Qing's expression to change drastically. A long spear appeared in his hand, and he instantly slashed at the cold light.

call out!
However, the cold light pierced straight through the spear and, to Cang Qing's astonishment, went straight to his brow.

"Soul attack!"

Zang Qing's face turned pale instantly, and he seemed to have lost all his energy, collapsing to the ground with a thud.

For these rank-up martial artists, physical injuries, unless the limbs are broken, still leave them with combat power. However, if their soul is injured, especially if they suffer serious injuries, it means that their martial will cannot be condensed, and they are no different from ordinary unranked martial artists.

Having been a rank-3 martial artist for ten years, he was already accustomed to using his martial will. Now, however, he had fallen to the state of an unranked martial artist and was completely at a loss.

A few feet in front of Zang Qing, a throwing knife hovered silently.

“Senior, I am a martial artist from South Korea. I have come here on orders.”

Zang Qing, who had fallen to the ground, immediately revealed his identity. In his opinion, the senior who could condense a flying knife with his divine soul was definitely a high-grade martial artist.

Such a martial artist was beyond his ability to contend with. Although he did not know why there was a high-level martial artist in this formation, he could only reveal his identity to make the other party wary and not dare to kill him.

“If I die here, my seniors in Korea will definitely come in and investigate.”

Seeing the flying knife still hovering above his head, Cang Qing's forehead was covered in beads of cold sweat: "Senior, if our actions have offended you, we will leave immediately and inform the powerful figures in the country to avoid ruining your plans."

In Zang Qing's view, this high-grade martial artist must have some ulterior motive for staying in this formation, and it is very likely related to the Li Huo.

It is highly likely that he is secretly absorbing the energy of the fire to cultivate some kind of technique.

As for why this senior was able to remain undisturbed by Li Huo, that was beyond his comprehension.

“Senior, if I fail to complete the mission and return, the powerful figures of my Han Kingdom will disregard everything and forcibly awaken the Li Huo. I believe you would not want this to happen. If you have any instructions, I can pass them on.”

Everything that needed to be said has been said. Now all Zang Qing can do is wait for this senior to make a decision.

After a while, the throwing knife trembled slightly. Zang Qing blinked, and only when he saw that the throwing knife was not flying towards him did he breathe a sigh of relief.

The throwing knife hovered in the air, but Zang Qing quickly realized that the senior was using it to write words.

"Tell me everything you have come here for."

When he recognized the handwriting on the flying knife, Cang Qing hesitated. The senior had not shown up yet, which was very likely because he was being held up or unable to show up for some reason.

That myself...

Just as Zang Qing was having other thoughts, he heard a "whoosh" and the flying knife got even closer to him.

In an instant, the little thought that had just surfaced in Zang Qing's heart vanished, and he immediately said, "Senior, this junior will tell you everything in detail."

"This junior is ordered to use the fire lizard spirit to awaken the Li Huo. As for the rest, the higher-ups have other arrangements."

Zang Qing was not lying. Although he knew that the adults would devise a plan to make the Li Huo spread towards the Li Huo Dao of Liang Kingdom, the adults above had not told him how to "devise" it.

"If you, senior, do not wish for Li Huo to awaken so quickly, you might consider discussing this with the elders of our country..."

call out!
Before Zang Qing could finish speaking, the flying knife transformed into a streak of cold light and pierced his brow once again.

Snapped!
Zang Qing's body fell straight down to the ground, his eyes wide open, and he didn't even realize what was happening before he died.

Or rather, he never imagined that the other party would suddenly turn on him and kill him after he had told them everything.

……

At this moment, on the other side of the abyss, Lin Chen's expression also turned ugly. He was the one who controlled the flying knife to kill Cang Qing, and he had clearly heard what Cang Qing said through his divine sense.

The Han and Zheng kingdoms are truly treacherous, actually plotting to use the Li Huo fire to destroy southern Liang.

Lin Chen believed that this was something that neither the Duke nor the officials in the court had expected, because no one would believe that the three islands in the Spratly Islands would be willing to give up their place of survival for the sake of the Han Kingdom.

They sacrificed the livelihoods of the people of the three islands to win the favor of the Korean people.

The owners of the three islands in the Spratly Islands have become utterly depraved.

"We must inform the Duke of this news so that Daliang can make preparations in advance."

Lin Chen retrieved the six beads filled with the energy of the Blazing Fire, and didn't intend to let the flying knives continue searching. According to Zang Qing, he had three junior brothers, but those three were hundreds of miles away from the abyss, and the flying knives controlled by his divine sense couldn't fly that far.

Most importantly, by the time he discovered Zang Qing with his throwing knives, it was too late; Zang Qing had already cast several fire lizard spirits into the abyss.

This matter should be informed of Duke Fang as soon as possible, so that the Duke and the court can prepare in advance.

Just as Lin Chen was about to turn and leave, the rumbling sound that had been coming from the bottom of the abyss, like muffled thunder, suddenly became louder, like the sound of drums suddenly turning from gentle to rapid. "Oh no, could it be that Li Huo has awakened so quickly?"

Lin Chen's expression changed drastically. His figure left an afterimage in place as he quickly headed towards the entrance.

Above his head, the already dark red sky now radiated an eerie red hue, with waves of fire erupting from the lava rivers, and the temperature of the entire space rising rapidly at an alarming rate.

Lin Chen was surrounded by white mist, and the ice silk contained in his clothes was constantly being evaporated by the heat wave. The cuffs of his clothes began to shrink, leaving most of Lin Chen's limbs exposed.

Just as Lin Chen was frantically fleeing, his pupils suddenly contracted as he looked at the sky ahead. The red color that had originally appeared due to the reflection of lava was now flowing like liquid, and finally cascading down.

The fiery waves, like a torrential downpour, blocked Lin Chen's path.

At the same time, lava in the river on one side was also churning up huge waves, crashing against the rocks and spreading rapidly.

……

On the other side of the abyss, three Korean warriors who were resting looked bewildered as their surroundings suddenly became strange and turbulent.

"It must be that Brother Zang has completed his mission."

One of them offered a guess, believing that the only reason for the change was that Senior Brother Zang had completed his mission, and the Li Fire had begun to slowly awaken, which led to the change in the environment within the formation.

"We'll leave as soon as Brother Zang returns; the Li Huo is too terrifying."

"Senior brothers...look ahead quickly."

The youngest one swallowed hard, his voice trembling. The other two immediately looked ahead, and the three of them turned pale the next moment.

clap clap clap!
The rain of fire, as large as beans, poured down like a waterfall, quickly engulfing the three figures. They were then engulfed in flames, but within moments, their remains vanished, as if they had never existed.

……

Lin Chen's body was enveloped in a blood-red aura, which formed a blood-red halo. However, as the fire points fell, the blood-red halo became fainter and fainter.

"No, at this rate we won't make it to the entrance."

Lin Chen frowned, looking at the flames falling continuously in front of him, and the sea of ​​lava spreading behind and to his side. Finally, he gritted his teeth and took something out of his pocket.

Martial arts seal.

According to Master Kong, when he entered Martial Dao Mountain, the Martial Dao Seal would descend and bathe his entire body in golden light. As long as he remained on Martial Dao Mountain, this golden light would continue to envelop his body.

Now, he can only rely on the Martial Dao Seal to buy time.

With such a major change occurring within the formation, Duke Fang will soon become aware of it and will surely send people to search for him. The longer he holds out, the greater his chance of survival.

With a thought, Lin Chen appeared on the steps of Martial Arts Mountain.

At the same time, the Martial Dao Seal floated above his head, and beams of golden light, like willow branches, descended, enveloping his entire body.

The fire rain fell on the golden light shield and slid down the smooth shield towards the ground. Even more strangely, the fire rain changed its trajectory as it fell on the martial arts seal.

It was as if an invisible hand was manipulating the Martial Arts Seal above.

A few dozen breaths later, the entire space was engulfed by flames. The martial arts imprint drifted like a lone boat in the sea of ​​fire, eventually flowing slowly into the river and heading towards the abyss.

……

……

The steps of Wudao Mountain.

Lin Chen didn't rush to start the challenge, but instead asked, "May I ask if it's possible to exchange for martial arts techniques?"

Entering Wudao Mountain meant giving up the last chance to escape, but Lin Chen did not completely entrust his life to the Duke of Fang's rescue. Wudao Mountain points could be exchanged for rewards, and perhaps he could exchange them for some special techniques to counter the Li Huo.

However, Wudaoshan did not respond.

So it's not possible to exchange for cultivation techniques?
"Is there any treasure that can suppress the fire of separation?"

If there's no cultivation technique, then what about treasures?
Martial Arts Mountain still did not respond. Lin Chen frowned and chose to take the initiative to open the points redemption.

However, after browsing through them, Lin Chen was disappointed to find that none of the treasures he could exchange for could counteract the Li Fire, or even the flames themselves.

The items that can be redeemed with Martial Arts Mountain Points are all related to cultivation and are used to improve one's martial arts cultivation level.

This is clearly due to the Yan Dynasty's positioning of Martial Dao Mountain. The Yan Dynasty created Martial Dao Mountain to provide resources and rewards for martial arts cultivation to some geniuses. However, special items such as those that restrain the Li Fire do not help improve martial arts cultivation, and Martial Dao Mountain will not provide them.

Given the strength and vast territory of the Yan Dynasty, they definitely possess such techniques. We need to encounter another disciple of the Canglan Sect and ask them for help.

"Start the challenge."

With a thought, Lin Chen appeared on the battle plain, waiting for his opponent to arrive.

……

……

In the valley.

Fang Funan saw the jade tablet trembling not far away, his expression changed, and he instantly appeared in front of the gap at the bottom of the stone tablet.

At the same time, several figures rushed in from all directions of the valley.

"Lord Duke, what has happened?"

Several middle-aged men standing at the back asked, explaining that they had just felt the earth shake violently, as if the entire mountain range had turned over.

There are no earth dragons beneath the mountain range, but there is a fiery barrier beneath it, which is even more dangerous than earth dragons.

"The fire has been rekindled."

Fang Funan's face was very ugly, and upon hearing his words, the men behind him also gasped instantly.

"Send a message to the court immediately. Also, I need to go down there."

"Sir, you cannot go down."

A voice came from the entrance of the valley, and the next moment an old man appeared on the scene.

"I know you are concerned about Lin Chen's safety, please let me go down."

The old man looked at Fang Funan and advised, "You are the pillar of our Great Liang. Although my strength is not as great as yours, I still have a chance to rescue Lin Chen."

"Your Excellency, Lord Zhuang is right, you cannot go down."

Several middle-aged men also tried to persuade him, and Fang Funan's expression kept changing. He knew that his men were right. His safety was not only related to himself, but also to the stability of southern Liang.

"Xianrong, you must rescue Lin Chen."

Zhuang Xianrong smiled and nodded: "My lord, I understand how important Lin Chen is to our Great Liang. Even if it means sacrificing myself, I will rescue Lin Chen."

Fang Funan's mouth opened slightly, but before he could reply, Zhuang Xianrong jumped into the crack.

(End of this chapter)