191: War (2)

Chen Linsheng took a deep breath, retracting most of the power maintaining the "True Yang Gauze Garment." He pressed his palms together as pale gold and blazing white air currents swirled and converged frantically.

He wanted to try infusing the "Great Sun True Flame" he had just comprehended into his strongest Move, "Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression," which was a Fusion of the "Mountain Suppressing Seal" and "Python Dragon Strength"!

Facing the blade aura and fist force, the White Lotus Cult Heretic snorted coldly. The black flames from his palms retracted, laying down layer upon layer of black fire walls in front of him. When the blade aura pierced the fire walls, its speed plummeted, and its light quickly dimmed; Yan Chen's fist force slammed into the fire walls, exploding into large bursts of black-red flames, yet failed to punch through in one go.

But just as he was putting all his effort into defending the front—

"Chen Linsheng! Catch the sword!"

A cold, delicate shout faintly echoed from outside the starry sky illusion! It was Mu Qingxue!

Immediately after, a streak of translucent ice-blue light, containing pure ice Sword Intent, somehow penetrated the Inheritance Hall's void barrier, shooting toward Chen Linsheng like a meteor!

It was exactly Mu Qingxue's personal weapon, the "autumn water sword"!

Chen Linsheng understood immediately and reached out with his right hand, firmly grasping the hilt. In an instant, the icy Sword Intent surged up his arm. Instead of conflicting with the scorching Qi and blood in his body, it formed a strange sensation of "Ice and Fire Balancing" under the subtle mediation of the "Great Sun True Flame."

"Now is the time!"

A sharp light burst from Chen Linsheng's eyes. His left hand maintained the Fist Intent of "Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression," building up momentum, while his right hand pointed the autumn water sword diagonally. Pale gold, blazing white, and ice-blue radiance swirled and intertwined upon the blade!

He took a step forward, his body merging with the sword as he transformed into a three-colored rainbow. He didn't strike at the White Lotus Cult Heretic, but instead—shot straight toward the two White Lotus Cult Agents who were prowling and lurking on the periphery!

To capture the bandits, first capture their leader? No, cut off their claws and fangs first!

This sudden change of Move caught everyone off guard. The two agents were fully focused on preparing a sneak attack, and before they could react, the sword rainbow was already before their eyes!

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Two soft sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

Where the sword light passed, a head soared into the sky, the face of the agent who had released the black needles still frozen in shock. The other arm-severed agent had his bizarre flesh-and-blood tentacle arm cut off at the root. Black blood sprayed from the wound as he let out a non-human scream and retreated in panic.

Chen Linsheng pointed the autumn water sword diagonally with his right hand; upon the blade, pale gold, blazing white, and ice-blue radiance swirled and intertwined, his Sword Intent awe-inspiring.

He took a step forward, his body merging with the sword as he transformed into a three-colored rainbow, shooting straight toward the two White Lotus Cult Agents who were prowling and lurking on the periphery!

The sword light was faster than perception.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Two soft sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

Where the sword light passed, a head soared into the sky, the face of the agent who had released the black needles still frozen in shock. The other arm-severed agent had his bizarre flesh-and-blood tentacle arm cut off at the root. Black blood sprayed from the wound as he let out a non-human scream and retreated in panic.

Having succeeded in one strike, Chen Linsheng did not linger. He forcefully twisted his body in mid-air and thrust out the "Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression" fist seal he had been preparing in his left hand!

This punch was completely different from the ones he had used before.

Within the Heart Fire Qi Vortex, that wisp of "Great Sun True Flame" Origin spark throbbed violently. Guided by the opening chapter of the "Great Sun Burning Heaven Physique," it began a wondrous Fusion with the Five Elements Origin Qi refined by the "Five Viscera Absorbing Essence Art" and the solid Foundation forged by the "Hunyuan True Body."

A brand new, thicker, more inclusive "Hunyuan Qi and Blood," which also contained a hidden, majestic pure Yang aura, surged from his five viscera to his entire body!

On the fist seal, the pale gold phantom of a mountain became more solid, and the crimson gold flood dragon phantom circling inside gained a touch of blazing white luster. The dragon's eyes were like suns, majestic and vast!

boom——!

The fist seal and the returning Black Lotus Fire Pillar collided violently!

This time, it was no longer a simple matter of wear and erosion.

When that blazing white luster touched the black flames, it was like a hot iron entering snow, producing a "chi-chi" popping sound! The faces of the vengeful souls within the black flames let out shrill shrieks before quickly fading and dissipating!

The fist seal was unstoppable, forcefully gouging a hole through the Black Lotus Fire Pillar!

Chen Linsheng's figure followed closely behind the fist seal, passing through the gap to face the White Lotus Cult Heretic directly!

"Junior! You're looking for death!" The black-robed cultist was both shocked and enraged. He never expected that this kid, who had just received the Legacy, could so quickly integrate the characteristics of the "Great Sun True Flame" into his own Qi and blood and even break through his Black Lotus Holy Fire!

He clawed at the air, and two more condensed black fireballs, containing ghastly white Bone Fire, gathered in his palms. The pitch-black vortexes in his eyes spun to their limit.

"Black Lotus Soul Devourer!"

The fireballs left his hands. Instead of attacking directly, they hovered on Chen Linsheng's left and right sides and suddenly exploded! Countless tiny black fire lines spread and intertwined like living things, instantly forming a black fire net covering a thirty-meter radius. Between the meshes of the net, countless twisted vengeful souls reached out with their mangled arms, letting out silent wails as they tried to drag Chen Linsheng into an endless resentment Hell!

This was a dual attack on both the mental and physical planes!

Chen Linsheng suddenly felt a stabbing pain in his mind as countless negative emotions—fear, despair, hatred, madness—surged in like a tide, attempting to pollute his spiritual terrace. Meanwhile, that black fire net, carrying a bone-eroding and soul-consuming cold power, contracted from all directions to completely strangle and devour him.

At the critical moment, deep within Chen Linsheng's spiritual terrace, the Mental Energy that had just been tempered by the Heart Refining Bridge and had already touched the threshold of a Divine Ability erupted!

The Realm barrier of [Tracking (Perfection)] finally shattered completely under the pressure of life and death and the baptism of the Legacy!

It wasn't a quantitative change; it was a qualitative leap!

A brand new, even more profound perception spread out. He "saw" not just the flow of energy and the trajectory of Moves, but the core of the obsession of every vengeful soul in that black fire net, and every Law node where the black flames circulated!

Simultaneously, the "Five Viscera Absorbing Essence Art" operated at its limit. The Five Elements rotated, becoming as one with Hunyuan, quickly dividing and dissolving the negative emotions that had invaded his Sea of Consciousness. Within the Heart Fire Qi Vortex, although the "Great Sun True Flame" spark was weak, it was like a stabilizing pillar, firmly guarding the clarity of his spiritual terrace.

Chen Linsheng's eyes instantly regained their clarity, becoming even deeper and more transparent than before.

He didn't try to break through the fire net with brute force. Instead, he stepped out with the "Crane Ape Illusory Wind Steps," his figure rapidly weaving through the gaps of the contracting fire net. Every step precisely avoided the densest clusters of vengeful soul arms, and every turn was perfectly positioned at the weak gaps in the flow of black flame energy.

His Extraordinary Perception, combined with his sublimated Movement Technique, allowed him to Move through this killing net like a fish in water, remaining temporarily unharmed!

"How is this possible?!" For the first time, a look of disbelief appeared in the black-robed cultist's eyes. His "Black Lotus Soul Devourer" was one of the secret killing Moves of the White Lotus Sect, specifically designed to trap the Divine Soul and erode a person's Qi and blood. Few in the same Realm could escape it, let alone dodge it so effortlessly!

"Your black flames have too many flaws," Chen Linsheng's cold voice rang out from within the fire net.