Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 455 The Hall of Yama? Sorry.

Over the valley.

The appearance of the giant and the old woman did not stop the battle.

“I will not interfere in your clan’s affairs. As agreed, we will only be responsible for dealing with your guards.”

The giant listened to the masked man's words with disdain in his eyes. If it weren't for the chieftain's order, why would he cooperate with these cunning people who only knew how to hide in the shadows?

“My people will not be allowed to die at the hands of outsiders. You just need to stop these people.”

The masked man could sense the disdain in the giant's words, but he was not angry. As long as the payment was right, he didn't care about his employer's attitude.

“Old woman, let the young lady come with me.” Giant Ada looked at the old woman: “The chieftain promised the elders that he would make an exception for the young lady.”

"What a joke! When we get back, are we going to let that beast imprison the young lady?"

The old woman's voice turned shrill: "Ada, if you want to see the young lady, you'll have to get past me first."

"Ok."

Ada shook his head helplessly, and the next moment his massive, mountain-like body took a step forward.

This step caused the entire valley floor to tremble violently, and the surrounding towering ancient trees collapsed backward as if pushed by an invisible giant hand.

"Old woman, forgive me!" Ada's voice was resolute and unwavering. He swung his arm, as thick as a pillar, his fist clenched tightly, and with a force capable of shattering mountains and splitting the earth, he slammed it down on the old woman standing in front of the flying boat.

Wherever his fist passed, the air was compressed to the extreme, producing a sharp popping sound. A visible wave of air formed in front of his fist, pressing down like a tidal wave.

Lin Chen, who was fighting his opponent, was surprised when he saw the giant make his move. The giant's punch did not have any innate power flowing through it; it was purely an attack that was generated by his physical body.

Having come all the way through body-refining techniques, Lin Chen was very clear about the intensity of body tempering. Whether in the Yan Dynasty or on the island, the human body could only unleash damage below the innate level.

Pure physical body tempering techniques, no matter how strong the body is, cannot break through the defense of an innate martial artist.

The Zhenyue Manual he cultivated back then, and the Divine Elephant Body of the Elephant Kingdom, had an upper limit of the first-grade peak. Faced with the innate power of an innate expert, even the strongest body tempering technique was as fragile as tofu.

The Wujin Divine Appearance Technique that he cultivated was not a pure body tempering technique. It relied more on the transformation of the body by the innate fire. Rather than body tempering, it was more like tempering the innate fire.

The acupoints in my body all contain the energy of innate fire. This energy of innate fire has fused with my flesh and blood, and with the protection of innate power, I am able to have such a powerful body today.

At this moment, the old woman in front of the flying boat flashed a fierce light in her cloudy old eyes, and her withered body suddenly burst out with terrifying power that was completely disproportionate to her size.

Facing the giant's fist, powerful enough to collapse mountains, the old woman neither dodged nor evaded. Her hunched body suddenly straightened, and her withered fingers formed an ancient hand seal. The surrounding energy of heaven and earth was instantly drawn in and condensed, transforming into a round shield.

boom!
The giant's fist struck the round shield like a meteor hitting the earth, and a deafening explosion swept across the area. Fortunately, the round shield did not break.

"Yingpo, you can't stop her."

Ada roared angrily, and his fist came flying again in an instant.

One punch, two punches, three punches—with each punch, the round shield trembled, and the old woman's face grew paler with each blow.

As the giant punched, although the round shield had not yet shattered, the flying boat behind the old woman began to shake.

"Brother Gu, we're afraid we've been caught up in a conspiracy. This isn't a caravan at all. Let's run if things get out of hand."

Sun Kang's voice reached my ears.

Lin Chen glanced in Sun Kang's direction. At this moment, Sun Kang's long sword was incredibly sharp, completely suppressing his opponent. If he hadn't heard Sun Kang's telepathic message, Lin Chen would never have believed that Sun Kang would have any intention of escaping, just by looking at Sun Kang's current fighting posture.

It seems that Brother Sun, like himself, appears to be going all out, but in reality, he is holding back.

However, Lin Chen did indeed have such thoughts. From the conversation between the old woman and the giant, it was clear that this was some kind of family feud.

His original mission was to escort a caravan, and since the other party concealed the truth first, withdrawing now does not constitute a breach of contract.

boom!
A few breaths later, the old woman groaned, her face turned deathly pale, and a trickle of bright red blood spilled from the corner of her mouth. The round shield in front of her shattered and disappeared completely.

"Brother Gu, now's the time to leave!"

At the same time, Lin Chen heard Sun Kang's reminder again. At this moment, the long sword in Sun Kang's hand burst out with extremely brilliant light, and the terrifying sword light surged several feet, causing the masked warrior opposite to immediately retreat.

Taking advantage of the opponent's retreat, Sun Kang's figure transformed into a streak of rainbow light and fled into the distance. At the very moment Sun Kang moved, Lin Chen was about to strike with his Azure Wave Finger.

"Trying to run? No one from the Underworld has ever been able to escape."

The masked man, who hadn't made a move yet, chuckled as he watched the direction Sun Kang had gone. He then followed closely behind, his speed even surpassing Sun Kang's. Lin Chen, who had also originally planned to defeat his opponent and retreat, instantly changed his mind upon hearing the masked man's words.

call out!
Canglan unleashed his finger technique, but this time it was a single, unreserved strike.

A giant finger fell from the sky. The martial artist fighting Lin Chen initially didn't take it seriously, but when he felt the terrifying energy emanating from the finger, his expression changed drastically and he tried to retreat.

Unfortunately, it's too late!
A giant finger descended from the sky, slamming the masked man directly into the ground.

boom.

A deep pit appeared on the ground, from which icy blue azure energy overflowed.

The sudden commotion attracted the attention of everyone else present. When they saw the deep pit on the ground and the weak, dying breath below the pit, the three Yu brothers showed joy on their faces.

This Gu Fei wasn't just at the early stage of the second level of the Innate Realm; the strength he just unleashed was at least at the middle stage of the second level of the Innate Realm.

Giant Ada glanced at the commotion out of the corner of his eye, but quickly looked away. He had only one purpose in coming here: to take the young lady back as ordered. The lives of the others were none of his concern. However, when the old woman saw Lin Chen severely injure her opponent with a single move, a glint of light appeared in her old eyes, and she took out a red stone from her bosom with her right hand.

The red stone bloomed in the air, transforming into a halo that instantly enveloped the giant, while the red thread at the top of the halo landed in the old woman's hand.

"I can buy myself fifteen minutes."

The old woman looked at Lin Chen with surprise in her eyes. She had secretly used her divine sense to examine the five guards he had invited this time, and they had all just entered the second stage of the Innate Realm not long ago.

The moment the old woman saw eight people on the other side, she knew in her heart that these five people would not be able to escape, and that she and her young lady were in danger.

However, at this moment, this person severely injured his opponent with one move, giving her renewed hope.

She didn't expect the other party to be able to defeat Ada, who was already at the peak of the second realm. However, she could hold Ada back at the cost of her life. As long as the other party could defeat these assassins from the Underworld, the young lady would be able to escape.

When Lin Chen heard the old woman say that she could buy them a quarter of an hour, he understood what she meant.

The old woman could help hold off the giant for a quarter of an hour.

A quarter of an hour is enough time for a Xiantian Realm expert to escape far away.

"Yingpo, why are you doing this?"

The giant Ada looked at the red halo surrounding him, a look of irritation in his eyes.

The sealed boulder is a treasure of the tribe, but it can only be activated at the cost of one's own life, and he did not want to actually kill Yingpo.

“Ada, if you still remember the kindness I showed you when I taught you, I don’t expect you to let the young lady go. Stay here for an hour.”

A pleading look appeared on the old woman's face, but the giant Ada shook his head: "Yingpo, your words have no effect on me."

"If that's the case, then let's see if you can break this seal."

The old woman's face instantly turned cold, and she turned her gaze to Lin Chen: "If you can help my young lady break through the siege, the clan will reward you handsomely."

Lin Chen did not answer, but instead flicked his right hand again, unleashing several Canglan Finger strikes in succession. Several enormous fingers in the sky fell towards the assassins fighting the three Yu brothers.

He only took action because the other party was an assassin from the Underworld.

This time, the sect is not only at war with the Eight Desolations Sect, but also with the Yama Palace.

Moreover, he himself had a grudge against the Yama Palace.

Lin Chen's all-out attack instantly reversed the situation on the scene. Ada, who was inside the red circle, looked anxious and punched the circle again.

Each punch caused ripples in the red aura, but that was all. The old woman held the red thread in her hand without moving an inch. However, each time the red aura rippled, a few more strands of white hair appeared on her head.

Huh, huh, huh!
Lin Chen's Azure Wave Finger was like a ruthless reaper, and these assassins from the Underworld Palace couldn't avoid it at all. The three Yu brothers, who had stepped into the Innate Realm, also had considerable combat experience. With the assassins distracted, they also went all out, not giving their opponents a chance to retreat.

Fifteen breaths later.

An assassin was struck by Canglan Finger, and Yu Xingyao's spear followed closely behind, piercing through the assassin's body.

A second-stage Innate Realm assassin thus lost his life.

"Thank you."

Yu Xingyao clasped his hands in greeting to Lin Chen. At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he had invited two more guards, and also Gu Fei from the Canglan Sect.

"I'll leave this to you, I'm going to help Sun Kang."

Lin Chen ignored Yu Xingyao and turned to Sun Kang, who was currently fighting the leader of the assassins, but was at a disadvantage.

"Brother Gu, you've been hiding your strength very well."

Although he was at a disadvantage, Sun Kang did not look anxious. He was fully aware of the situation on Lin Chen's side. Now that the situation had reversed, all he needed to do was hold off his opponent.

"This matter concerns my Yama Palace. If you leave now, my Yama Palace will not pursue the matter. You were only responsible for guarding, and there is no need for you to offend my Yama Palace for the sake of unrelated people."

The masked man at the head of the group was no longer as arrogant as before, but unfortunately, Lin Chen ignored him completely.

The next moment, Canglan's Eyes opened.

Two beams of icy blue light shot out from between Lin Chen's eyes in an instant.

"Sorry, the place I like to offend the most is the Yama's Palace."

Seeing the masked man's body pierced through, Lin Chen spoke calmly, while Sun Kang, standing to the side, felt his scalp tingle.

This Brother Gu is amazing.

Instantly kill a Xiantian expert of the same realm.

This is something even an ordinary inner disciple of the Canglan Sect could do.
Even direct disciples are not suitable; only the most gifted disciples might have a chance, and the gifted disciples of the Canglan Sect…

An unbelievable thought popped into Sun Kang's mind.

"Brother Gu... Lin?"

(End of this chapter)