A Useless Person Awakens to the Eternal Spirit Emperor Technique

As soon as Zhao Xuan finished speaking, two Qi Refining Level 8 experts behind him pressed close to Ling Chen, looking at him with amusement, as if they were looking at a dead man.

Su Qinghe's pretty face was frosty as she held her long sword horizontally in front of her chest, with cyan spiritual energy circulating around her body.

With a resolute gaze, he looked at the group and said, "In the sect's secret realm, how dare you murder your fellow disciples? Aren't you afraid of violating the sect rules?"

The other two grinned lewdly, "After we deal with Ling Chen, we'll pamper the young lady properly, and take her and her belongings with us, hahaha..."

"You scoundrel!" Su Qinghe said angrily. Ling Chen pulled Su Qinghe back and said, "Stop spouting nonsense and get to work."

Facing two Qi Refining Level 8 cultivators and one Qi Refining Level 9 peak cultivator, Ling Chen's fighting spirit intensified, and he rapidly spun the Eternal Spirit Emperor Technique.

"If you want the Moonflower Grass and the Demon Core, come and get them if you can." Ling Chen's voice was indifferent. The aura of the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining erupted from his body once again. The Eternal Spirit Emperor Technique was quietly activated, and his physical strength and spiritual power were perfectly integrated.

"This is too risky!" Su Qinghe said urgently, "Young Master Ling Chen, the three of them are quite strong, especially Zhao Xuan, who is already at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining. We cannot fight them head-on!"

Zhao Xuan is an outstanding member of the Xuanjian Sect's inner circle, with few rivals among his peers. In addition, the other two are both experts at the eighth level of Qi Refining. Today's situation is likely to be dire.

"It's alright," Ling Chen said calmly. "You take care of yourself and leave the other three to me."

A disciple at the eighth level of Qi Refining roared and took the lead in attacking. He condensed earth-yellow spiritual energy in his palm, transforming it into a heavy palm print, and slammed it down towards Ling Chen's head. The palm wind was fierce, intending to severely injure him in one blow.

With a cold look in his eyes, Ling Chen neither dodged nor avoided the attack. He unleashed a punch with his Spirit Light Fist, its golden light dazzling and its fierce, unparalleled force directly colliding with the palm print.

With a loud bang, the disciple felt a tremendous force spread from his palm throughout his body. His body, like a kite with a broken string, crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out blood.

He was defeated in one move at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Zhao Xuan and the remaining person's expressions changed drastically; they hadn't expected Ling Chen's physical strength to be so formidable.

A ruthless glint flashed across his face. "Attack him together and kill him."

Zhao Xuan let out a low shout, and his long sword was suddenly drawn from its sheath. Azure sword energy crisscrossed, and his sword moves were fierce and ruthless, aiming straight for Ling Chen's vital points.

The other person quickly followed, forming hand seals. A fierce wind howled, and for a moment, sword energy and the sound of the wind intertwined, creating an atmosphere of deadly intent.

He easily dodged all attacks. At the same time, he unleashed a barrage of golden fist energy, each punch containing the power to shatter mountains.

Boom!

The force of the fist collided with the sword energy, creating a surge of air that shook the trees.

As Zhao Xuan fought, he became increasingly alarmed. Despite being at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining, he was unable to suppress Ling Chen, who was at the seventh level of Qi Refining. The opponent's physical body and spiritual power were far more terrifying than he had imagined.

Ling Chen's eyes turned serious. He no longer held back and pushed the Eternal Spirit Emperor Technique to its limit. His entire body shone with golden light, as if it had been cast in gilded gold.

"Spirit Emperor Fist - Shattering Illusion!"

He leaped into the air and threw a punch, the golden fist energy colliding violently with the cyan sword energy.

Click!

The sword energy shattered instantly, but its residual force slammed into Zhao Xuan's chest.

Zhao Xuan screamed, spitting out blood. His body flew several feet backward and landed heavily on the ground. His longsword slipped from his hand, and his aura instantly weakened.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the other disciple had the idea of ​​retreating and turned to flee.

"Trying to leave?"

Ling Chen snorted coldly, flicked his finger, and a streak of spiritual energy shot out, accurately striking the man's hind leg.

The man staggered and fell to the ground. Ling Chen flashed over and stomped down, directly crippling his cultivation and leaving him powerless to resist.

In the blink of an eye, the two men Zhao Xuan brought were both defeated, one injured and the other crippled.

The valley fell silent instantly.

Su Qinghe stared blankly at Ling Chen's tall figure, her beautiful eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

With his peak Qi Refining Level 7 cultivation, he defeated two Qi Refining Level 8 cultivators and severely injured Zhao Xuan, who was at the peak of Qi Refining Level 9. His combat power has already surpassed that of his peers and can be described as heaven-defying!

Ling Chen walked slowly toward Zhao Xuan, his eyes cold and devoid of any warmth.

Zhao Xuan leaned against the tree trunk, his face deathly pale, staring at Ling Chen in terror: "You...you can't kill me! I'm a personal disciple of an inner sect elder. If you kill me, the elder won't let you get away with it!"

"Threatening me?" Ling Chen's lips curled into a cold smile. "The moment you decided to kill me, the outcome was already decided."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Chen raised his palm, gathering spiritual energy, ready to finish off this person.

"Young Master Ling Chen, wait!" Su Qinghe hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. "In the sect's secret realm, one must not kill fellow disciples indiscriminately, otherwise it will be difficult to explain when we return. Just cripple their cultivation and confiscate their storage ring."

Upon hearing this, Ling Chen stopped in his tracks.

He wasn't a bloodthirsty person, but Zhao Xuan had repeatedly provoked him and even tried to kill him; keeping him alive would only bring trouble. However, Su Qinghe's words weren't without merit; killing a fellow disciple in the secret realm would indeed cause trouble upon returning.

After a moment's thought, Ling Chen flicked his finger, sending a stream of spiritual energy into Zhao Xuan's dantian.

"ah--!"

Zhao Xuan let out a shrill scream as his dantian shattered and his cultivation was completely destroyed. His eyes were filled with despair and resentment.

Ling Chen didn't bother to look at him. He casually confiscated the storage rings of Zhao Xuan and the other two. They contained a lot of spiritual herbs, spiritual stones, and magical artifacts, making it a very fruitful haul.

"Let's go."

Ling Chen called out, and he and Su Qinghe turned around, ignoring the three people in the valley, and sped deeper into the forbidden area of ​​spirit herbs.

All that remained was Zhao Xuan's desperate wails and the mess on the ground, witnessing the astonishing battle where the weak had triumphed over the strong.

What Ling Chen didn't know was that his feats of slaying a peak second-tier demonic beast and overwhelming his fellow disciples in a one-against-three battle would eventually spread quietly within the secret realm.