High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

"No wonder they said such severe internal injuries were minor; even with just a skeleton left, he didn't die."

"This vitality is almost on par with that of a level twelve martial artist, isn't it?"

As soon as Zhao Lianqi finished speaking, the golden skull scaffold moved slightly.

"Clatter clatter (the tendon has healed!)..."

"Giggle giggle (My vocal cords are growing so slowly, I can't even speak...)"

The skull's jaw bumped back and forth, and the group watched as he sat up.

At this moment, Chen Mo had neither sight nor hearing, but he still had vital energy.

Judging from the qi and blood of the people around him, it must be Gu Feng and Ma Wanglin who have come looking for him.

I think I look a bit scary right now, so I'd better explain myself.

Thinking of this, Chen Mo stretched out a finger and carved a few words on the ground.

Several people crowded around, their expressions shifting from despair and sorrow to silence.

"It's nothing serious, I just messed up a bit, don't worry!"

"I can't hear, see, or speak right now. It'll be fine in a little over an hour, then we can talk."

After saying that, Chen Mo also carved a thumbs-up next to him.

"..."

The somber atmosphere vanished instantly, and Ma Wanglin returned to normal, her face turning so red that steam began to rise from her cheeks.

"Sister Ma, what's wrong...?"

He Miao, whose brain was still overloaded, was completely unaware that something was wrong. When she saw that Ma Wanglin was not behaving properly, she rushed over to check on her.

"I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Ma Wanglin felt like dying right now; that bastard Chen Mo had made her look so bad!

The atmosphere had barely eased for a few seconds when Zhao Lianqi's expression changed, and he used his hands, which were wrapped with qi and blood, to block in front of the group.

The violent blood energy and the power of a grandmaster erupted instantly, causing the entire underground cavern to tremble.

"What happened?"

Zhao Lianqi glanced at the unharmed group and realized that something must have happened up there.

Then, a terrifying aura emanated from him, and Zhao Lianqi's body instantly froze on the spot.

"This is... a level fourteen imperial beast?"

"And there's fluctuation from the abyss rift, what's going on!?"

If Si Zhi were still alive at this moment, he would definitely be laughing out loud.

As one of the most intelligent archbishops in the Abyss Church, how could he not have left any contingency plans?

This underground cave is just a cover; below lies a deep abyss rift leading to the middle depths!

The place connected by the abyssal rift is neither the Sea of ​​the End nor any other place, but the lair of an imperial beast!

Over the years, he has extracted abyssal energy from the Emperor Beast to strengthen himself, and used his immense spiritual power to influence the Emperor Beast's perception, which is why nothing bad has happened.

Or rather, this is his biggest backup plan!

If someone makes him perceive a great threat, he will lift the influence on the Emperor Beast and release the terrifying creature.

Unfortunately, he had no chance to speak when facing Chen Mo, as Chen Mo's three hundred billion real damage directly evaporated him.

"Come with me!"

Zhao Lianqi scooped up Gu Feng and the others, including Chen Mo, who was now just a skeleton.

Feeling himself being picked up, Chen Mo's first reaction was to clutch the small stone ball in his palm.

This thing withstood 300 billion real damage without being evaporated; it must be a valuable treasure.

Having learned from his previous experience of having his kill stolen, Chen Mo's hand speed improved dramatically.

"He Miao, contact Brigade Commander Kong and my brother, and tell them to find a place to take refuge, preferably to leave the cave immediately!"

"This place is going to collapse!"

Zhao Lianqi's face was grim. He was just a newly promoted Grandmaster, so why did he encounter a level 14 Emperor Beast in his very first Grandmaster-level battle?

"What utter bad luck! What utter bad luck! How could something like this happen to me!"

Gu Feng, who was being held under Chen Mo's arm, secretly glanced at him. He seemed to understand why Zhao Lianqi was so unlucky.

However, he didn't say it out loud, because as long as Chen Mo was there, everything would eventually turn out alright.

It's really amazing, as long as you stay by Chen Mo's side, nothing will ever happen to you.

Could this kid be some kind of reincarnated deity...?

That's quite possible. I heard them talking about some kind of ancient martial artist before.

While Gu Feng was having a wild idea, Zhao Lianqi had already found a weak point in the underground cavern.

With a powerful stomp of his feet, he kicked a large hole in the bedrock layer that was hundreds of meters thick.

But what awaited them was not light, but a large pool of melted sand.

"Damn it, what on earth is happening outside?!"

Zhao Lianqi used his qi and blood to envelop Chen Mo and the others, while he himself used Zhao-style Tai Chi to move away the melted sand.

But what he was facing was not just a little bit, but most of the desert sand, which he couldn't move even if he worked himself to death.

"No, it's going to collapse if we don't get out soon..."

Zhao Lianqi sensed something was wrong and knew he had to come up with a solution...

"Got it!"

Upon returning to the surface of the cave, Zhao Lianqi's blood and qi suddenly surged!

A pair of large hands made of golden-red blood and qi embraced the group, and the collapsed rocks were pushed around by a series of subtle forces.

"Since we can't get out, let's ensure the safety of these kids..."

Sensing the vital energy and master-level essence of Xu Gengtian and Gao Xing outside, he knew things were serious.

They'd better not go out and cause trouble until the battle is over.

It's worth noting that the only opponent capable of forcing these two to use a combined attack was probably that level fourteen imperial beast.