Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 131 Players Fishing in Troubled Waters, Yan Luo Appears
"Friendly reminder: an earthquake recently struck Suzhou. The Yan Family Manor to the north of the city was turned into a lake in half a day. Can you guess how it happened?"

"Holy crap, buddy, you're kidding, right?"

"Are you kidding me? Hahaha, you can verify this with players around Suzhou City. Many streamers are broadcasting it live."

"Friendly reminder: Players in the outer city of Lanling, run! Don't hesitate, run!"

"Hmph, you think I'm a coward? That I need to avoid his sharp edge?"

"Fine, you've got guts. You can sail a warship now."

"Haha, I was just kidding. You know me, I like to joke around sometimes."

"Coward."

"By the way, I don't seem to see 'I Love a Piece of Firewood'. Didn't he take on a mission? Didn't he catch up?"

"He's still in Suzhou, he hasn't caught up yet."

"That idiot, he accepted this mission and didn't even keep up. Is he stupid? Doesn't he know how rich the Yan family of Lanling is?"

"Various Heaven-level martial arts, and even Confucian and Taoist traditions."

"Why is he staying in Suzhou if he's not coming to collect the spoils?"

"He didn't even seize the opportunity, what a bastard."

"It's tough keeping up, guys."

"I'll remember this idiot player."

Chai Jin had no idea how the forum users were cursing him, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.

Because, at this very moment, he has already obtained what he wanted.

Heaven-level martial arts.

The Grandmaster, the Ten Absolute Elder, decided to pass on to him the Heavenly Version of the Dream Three Hammers.

The normal version of Dream Three Hammers is a level-one martial art.

The difference between Heaven-level martial arts and ordinary martial arts lies in the corresponding martial arts conception.

There are two ways to acquire the essence of martial arts.

You can either comprehend it yourself or learn the essence of martial arts from others.

To find one's own path is a difficult one; many peak second-rank martial artists get stuck here.

To break through to the first rank, they need to cultivate their martial arts to the extreme, and then, based on their existing martial arts, comprehend their own unique martial arts realm, thus breaking through to the first rank.

This method is the most difficult, but also the most powerful.

Once they break through, they become top-tier first-rank martial artists, whose combat strength and future potential far surpass those of ordinary first-rank martial artists.

The second approach is to simply follow in others' footsteps and tread the path laid by those who came before.

By simply learning Heaven-level martial arts, one can skip the step of comprehending the essence of martial arts.

The downside is that you cannot surpass your predecessors, and in the path of martial arts, if you don't advance, you will regress. Being trapped in the path of your predecessors is undoubtedly cutting off your own path forward.

But Chai Jin didn't care.

Because he's a player.

Players don't have this restriction; they level up once they have enough experience.

Besides, he's just a gamer; he doesn't have that kind of obsession with martial arts.

……

The outer city of Lanling at this very moment.

Many players are already planning to leave this place and seek refuge in the wild.

They worked so hard to reach this level, and they don't want to lose it.

However, the world is never short of adventurous people.

Commonly known as a gambling addict.

"Third brother, don't go in. Stay outside the city and keep an eye on our equipment."

"Once we find something good, we'll send you a transaction request. Remember to approve it and don't scroll through short videos."

"If we're unlucky and all of us die, you run away, leave Qilu, and we'll catch up with you after we're resurrected."

After discussing their strategy, the players decided to take the risk and give it a try.

Anyway, Lu Yuan is currently fighting the Yan family one-on-one inside.

The players would sneak in quietly, grab a few items, and leave.

If you're lucky, you might even find top-tier martial arts techniques, top-tier equipment, or various treasures like gold and silver.

If you're unlucky, then that's bad.

At worst, I'll die and drop a level; it's not unacceptable.

Many players share the same idea.

Some people are stingy and don't bring any equipment, while others are daring and want to make a fortune, so they bring some low-level equipment. If they happen to encounter the Yan family, they can fight them, and if they encounter someone with low health, they can even get a kill.

As for the consequences.

These players are never afraid of any consequences.

At worst, we can just run away.

This isn't the first time they've run away.

...The fighting in the inner city was fierce.

Corpses were everywhere, or unidentified clumps of blood.

The strong smell of blood was nauseating.

Lu Yuan was covered in blood and continued to slaughter every member of the Yan family he encountered.

The Yan family is not lacking in brave warriors.

Undeterred by death, they charged forward to kill Lu Yuan.

"This monster."

"Send someone to the military camp outside the city to find General Luo and ask him to send reinforcements immediately."

Inside the ancestral hall, an elder spoke anxiously.

"It's no use, he won't come."

“If he wanted to come, he would have come long ago.”

"Elder, look, how long has that demon been inside the inner city? Have you heard any commotion outside?"

"Besides the Yan family members, who else will come to our aid?"

"There must be some scheming behind this."

"The imperial court wants to inflict heavy losses on our Yan family."

Although the head of the Yan family is old, he is not senile.

Back then, only the Chen family, Lu Xingzhi, and the imperial court knew what they had done.

Lu Xingzhi is already crippled, so he certainly wouldn't dare to publicize this matter.

Although the Chen family is a noble family, their power is not what it used to be, and they would not offend the Yan family and harm their family's interests for the sake of an outsider.

After much deliberation, the only party capable of informing Luo Qinghe of this news was the imperial court.

All of this was a conspiracy by the imperial court.

"Father, let's ask the Kong family for help."

“There are two other companies as well.”

"They can't just stand by and watch our Yan family be consumed."

"We are all in the same boat."

The young master was somewhat anxious.

"That's too late."

"They are too far away. By the time they arrive, our Yan family will no longer exist."

"This Lu Yuan is completely illogical."

"He had no respect whatsoever for Confucianism or the imperial court."

"Our only option now is to buy time under the guise of peace talks."

"Wait for reinforcements."

"Father, let me do it."

……

"There are so many people from the Yan family."

"No wonder it's a family that has lasted for over a thousand years."

"It's good to have more people."

Lu Yuan casually swung his fist and killed a young disciple. The old man beside him, whose strength was lowly, was furious when he saw this.

These are all their descendants, the future of their families.

That damned devil.

"Give me back my child's life!"

A middle-aged man used a longsword coated with deadly poison to attack Lu Yuan's lower body, trying to find Lu Yuan's true weakness.

"You despicable bastard, how dare you resort to underhanded tactics."

"die."

Lu Yuan dodged the malicious sword strike, then grabbed the middle-aged man's leg and slammed it violently against the floor on both sides.

"Boom boom boom..."

After being smashed several times, the middle-aged man's body was reduced to a pile of minced meat.

The death was extremely tragic.

"Yan Luo, get out here."

"Coward, do you think I can't do anything to you just because you're hiding and not coming out?"

"Lu Yuan."

"I'm here."

"Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor; why harm the innocent?"

……

(End of this chapter)