Under the mounting fury, Lin Chen's power surged to another level.
A fierce gale-force wind blasted toward Gabriel!
It forced him back relentlessly!
Gabriel smirked. Though isolated and without reinforcements, he remained composed.
He could see it clearly.
The brat who slew Chi Xiao was strong, but his body was already pushed to its limits—those exhausted eyes couldn’t lie. Right now, he was like a tiger with its fangs pulled, posing no real threat.
As for that little punk who took down the Iron Tower with his fists, he could barely even stand now.
That left Katies, who was currently fending off the remaining demon beasts and wouldn’t be free anytime soon.
As for Lin Chen? Honestly, Gabriel didn’t even consider him worth his attention.
Struggling just to withstand his attacks, holding on any longer would be nothing but a futile last stand.
"Rage will rob you of your clarity," Gabriel said coolly, swinging his serrated greatsword down.
Lin Chen didn’t dodge. The end of his Splinter Cloud Staff struck Gabriel’s chest.
The serrated blade left a gruesome wound across Lin Chen’s spine.
The Splinter Cloud Staff hit Gabriel’s torso, the force concentrated at its tip exploding outward, shredding his clothes and flesh to reveal a dense network of gears and mechanical structures beneath!
"A cyborg?!"
Lin Chen’s eyes turned icy.
That strike clearly hadn’t dealt Gabriel any critical damage.
Yet his own back had been slashed open, blood soaking his clothes until he was drenched in crimson, a horrifying sight.
"Old Lin!"
An Yi’s gaze sharpened, the Dragon Fang Demon Sword materializing in his hand as he prepared to charge forward.
"Stay back! I’ll handle him myself! No one interferes!" Lin Chen blocked An Yi’s path, his voice hoarse, his eyes locked on Gabriel with manic intensity.
"But—"
An Yi hesitated, then finally nodded. "It’s yours."
A surge of boiling white mist erupted from Lin Chen’s body.
"Oh? The Netherworld’s forbidden art—Seven Kill Fist!"
Gabriel’s careless expression finally turned serious.
He pulled a syringe from his coat and injected it into himself.
Instantly, his dark skin turned granite-like, his features twisting into something monstrous.
"Pity. The Four-Eyed Alligator Turtle serum is still incomplete."
Gabriel sighed faintly as he felt the terrifying surge of power within him.
"Still, even as a prototype, it grants a monstrous boost in strength."
Not to mention inheriting the Four-Eyed Alligator Turtle’s horrifying defense.
Lin Chen didn’t speak. After activating Seven Kill Fist, the pendant on his chest flashed, pouring an insane amount of power into his body.
His once-calm face contorted in agony, turning savage.
Hongtian sensed something and roared, "Kid, stop! You’ll die!"
He knew exactly what lay within that pendant.
"Die already!"
Gabriel’s eyes turned frenzied and cold after the injection.
A second pair of green eyes opened on his grotesque head, his back hunching as his body twisted further.
An Yi’s expression darkened.
"A prototype serum with a side effect of bestial transformation…"
At least the one he gave his disciple was the finished product.
Lin Chen’s eyes gleamed with an eerie green light, his skin splitting under the overwhelming force, blood seeping out.
He gripped the Splinter Cloud Staff, smashing it against Gabriel’s serrated greatsword before whipping the other staff toward his face.
"With your level of attack power, you can’t break my defense!"
Gabriel’s confidence was absolute.
He was already heavily defense-oriented, and the defensive capabilities of the four-eyed snapping turtle were downright terrifying! Combined, there were very few people in this world who could break through his defenses.
At that moment, a staff came swinging at him!
Thud!
Gabriel's face twisted in pain.
It hurts!
Thud!
Lin Chen deflected his serrated greatsword and struck again!
Gabriel's eyes darkened with malice as he blocked with one hand and slashed with his sword.
He was actually being suppressed by this kid!
The serrated greatsword came down—and stopped mid-air.
Ignoring the blade cutting into his palm, Lin Chen grabbed it barehanded, his icy gaze fixed emotionlessly on Gabriel.
"Let go!"
Gabriel finally felt fear and screamed.
Thud!
Lin Chen's staff smashed into his face again.
Cheekbone shattered, teeth sent flying.
Thud!
Another strike, and one of Gabriel's mechanical eyes exploded, releasing a wisp of smoke.
Thud!
The next blow destroyed his remaining organic eye.
Thud!
"Spare me—"
Gabriel couldn't take it anymore, pleading in agony.
Thud!
His face caved in, blood splattering as he fell silent, his grip on the greatsword loosening.
The sword clattered to the ground.
Gabriel, one of the Twelve Leaders of the Heaven Organization, an SSS-ranked assassin, had fallen!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The relentless sound of strikes echoed.
Lin Chen, gripping his Cloud-Splitting Staff, was driven by fury—he kept smashing down until Gabriel was reduced to a bloody, unrecognizable mess.
Clang!
His arms trembling, blood dripping, the twin T-shaped staves slipped from his grasp and hit the deck with a crisp ring.
Staring at Gabriel's corpse, Lin Chen's chest still burned with grief and rage. He let out a furious roar.
Thump.
As if all his strength had drained away, Lin Chen collapsed slowly.
"He'll live. Just exhausted," An Yi checked Lin Chen's pulse and sighed in relief.
Uncle Fu wiped his sweat and finally relaxed.
By then, Katies had taken down the last demon beast.
Hongtian scampered excitedly across the deck, digging out spirit cores and swallowing them whole.
Fang Jueming lay sprawled on the ground, too drained to move.
The sixth strike of the Flash Fist packed 7.6 times the power of a normal punch. If not for his newly mastered metal-attuned spiritual energy, his fists would’ve long since turned to mincemeat.
Hongtian licked his lips, trotting over to An Yi and whispering, "An Yi, there's something off about his jade pendant."
An Yi glanced at the dragon-shaped pendant around Lin Chen's neck and raised an eyebrow. "What about it?"
"Ever heard of dragon veins?" Hongtian's eyes gleamed.
An Yi paused. He hadn’t, but something about it felt vaguely familiar.
Hongtian explained, "The Great Xia has nine dragon veins governing the nation’s fate. But the one around his neck? That’s the tenth—a nearly depleted, sealed-away dragon vein. The power inside is terrifying!"
"Carrying a dragon vein with him?"
An Yi marveled silently.
Typical protagonist privilege.
No treasure in the world could compare to this sealed dragon vein. What kind of supreme being could even trap a withered spiritual vein inside a pendant?
Hongtian’s eyes brimmed with greed. "An Yi, if we kill him and take the pendant, we’re set for life—"
Suddenly, Hongtian felt his neck tighten—An Yi had yanked his soul chain, hoisting him up.
"Don’t even think about touching that pendant!" An Yi warned.
Hongtian flailed. "Why not?!"
To it, thousands of spirit cores were worthless compared to this dragon-shaped jade pendant.
It was certain—if given three years to refine the power within this pendant, its strength would not only return to its peak but even surpass it!
An Yi glanced at the unconscious Lin Chen and said coolly, "He's my subordinate. What I say goes."
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
