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Chapter 101: Thousand Pound Break

"Tough Realm. Not only is his body tough, but his bones are also tough…"

Lin Yan helplessly left the Tough Realm member of the Wang family, who had already collapsed.

Just now, he had interrogated this person to see if there were any other poisonous areas in the mountain. He did not expect this person to be so unyielding. The man did not say anything and kept cursing Lin Yan. In the end, he even controlled his strength to shatter his internal organs and commit suicide.

Lin Yan looked at his limp corpse on the ground.

Lin Yan raised his leg and kicked down like a sharp ax, stepping on his neck. The originally dead corpse actually opened its eyes, its face filled with fear.

"As expected, you're pretending to be dead…"

He opened his mouth to beg for mercy, but Lin Yan ignored him and crushed his neck. He was deader than dead.

…..

This person was rough on the outside but cunning on the inside. Lin Yan didn't dare to believe his words. In case anything happened, he would kill the man as soon as possible.

As for where the other poisonous fog was…

He had no choice but to find it himself.

Thinking back to the confrontation just now, it was obvious that many people in the Guangchuan Mountain Range were looking for the place where the poisonous fog erupted. Therefore, there was no need to treat the Wang family as a life-saving straw.

As long as he explored deeper and found a place with many people, he would be able to find out.

A simple search of the corpse.

"This is…"

After putting away the two gold ingots worth more than ten taels, Lin Yan sized up a brand new booklet in his hand.

"Thousand Pound Break, isn't this the move he used just now? I remember that Li Qu seemed to have shouted this name back then. It seemed to be an ultimate killing move…"

However, wasn't the ultimate killing move a martial art that could only be mastered when one cultivated it to the Large Success realm?

Could it be that the two of them had both practiced this martial art?

Lin Yan picked it up and studied it. The pages of this booklet were brand new, and the words "Thousand Pound Break" were written on it with new ink

After he flipped it open, all the words inside were also freshly copied.

After roughly flipping through the booklet…

"This is… a general ultimate killing move?"

The ultimate killing move of secret martial arts required a specific force to support it. Therefore, every secret martial art had its own ultimate killing move that could not be used by others.

However, this Thousand Pound Break was called the universal killing move. It could gather any Tough Force and erupt violently, producing a power comparable to the ultimate killing move.

"Therefore, this is a martial arts eruption technique. However, the side effects are also more serious than the normal killing move…"

After using the normal ultimate killing move, his strength would weaken for a short period of time and he would fall into a state of exhaustion. He would not be able to use it a second time, but it would not hurt his body.

However, after he used this Thousand Pound Break, he would damage himself!

The more force gathered, the stronger the power, and the greater the damage to himself. Moreover, they were all internal injuries that were extremely difficult to treat.

It was an explosive method that injured the enemy as badly as it injured himself.

Therefore, only those who couldn't cultivate a killing move or didn't have a killing move would choose to use such an explosive martial art.

Still.

"We're both injured…"

Lin Yan's eyes lit up. Wasn't this the cultivation technique prepared for him?

With Rejuvenation, he did not have to care about the side effects of Thousand Pound Break at all and he could directly erupt crazily!

Compared to an ordinary martial arts technique's ultimate killing move, this kind of martial arts technique was clearly more suitable for him!

"This Thousand Pound Break has three explosive levels. The first level is double eruption, injuring both the enemy and myself. The second level is triple eruption, exchanging injuries for lives. The third level is quadrupole eruption, which is mutual destruction. It's much more powerful than ordinary ultimate killing moves!"

Injuring both, exchanging injuries for lives, and mutual destruction…

To Lin Yan, the first two were not important at all. He would just go with mutual destruction!

As if he had obtained a treasure, Lin Yan carefully put the Thousand Pound Break into his pocket.

It was still early. Lin Yan ignored the corpse on the ground and headed deeper into the Guangchuan Mountain Range.

After walking for about an hour.

Lin Yan's body flashed and disappeared behind a tree trunk.

Seven to eight men and women in animal skin clothes and covered in injuries supported each other and walked out cursing.

"What bullsh*t Void Fist Sect? They're going too far!" "We were the ones who discovered it first! Do they really think they own the Guangchuan Mountains?!" "That's right! Bah!"

As they cursed, Lin Yan's gaze swept across them. His eyes flashed slightly, and his figure swayed as he blocked in front of them.

"Who's there!" "Stop right there!"

Lin Yan did not approach. He only took a deep breath and punched a towering tree beside him like lightning.

BANG!

The huge tree was forcefully broken by him and flew dozens of feet away.

"Tough Realm!"

The seven or eight people on the other side gasped.

Lin Yan said in a low voice, "Everyone, I don't have any ill intentions. I just want to ask you about something…"

After about fifteen minutes, Lin Yan set off again.

This group of people indeed discovered a mountaintop where poisonous fog erupted, but they were expelled by a large faction called the Void Fist Sect.

When Lin Yan asked about the location of the poisonous fog, these six or seven people were naturally happy to see it. They pointed it out to him without hiding anything, hoping that he would find trouble with the Void Fist Sect.

However, this was only the beginning.

As Lin Yan went deeper into the Guangchuan Mountains, not long after, he encountered several groups of forces that had been chased out.

After consulting them one by one, Lin Yan slowly stopped in his tracks.

After summarizing those people's different statements, Lin Yan learned that in the depths of the Guangchuan Mountain Range, a large area of the mountain range had cracked and spewed out poisonous fog.

The poisonous fog covered the sky like a green sea. It was extremely wide and would probably not dissipate for a month or two.

If that was all, it would be fine. The key was that the Song family, the Wang family, the Void Fist Sect, the Five Dragons Union…

Many of the remaining factions in Ding'an City had actually appeared in the Guangchuan Mountains!

Not only did the Tough Realm cores of the clan appear, but even the Noble Realm experts were mobilized.

Therefore, factions that were not strong enough were either killed or expelled. That was why so many factions were chased out.

Lin Yan's eyes flickered. "They've even mobilized the Noble Realm…" "The mountains are tough. How can they compare to the comfort in the city?

"Did these forces smell some danger and want to escape from Ding'an City, or did they receive orders and have no choice but to enter the mountain?"

Since he knew that the poisonous fog was extremely wide and would not dissipate in a short period of time, Lin Yan was not so anxious.

"With the appearance of the Noble Realm, my current strength is probably not enough…"

He still had a little bit of Enlightenment Spiritual Light. If he used it on the Dragon Fist, he could naturally immediately break through to the Tough Realm.

However, his Dragon Fist was extremely smooth to begin with. It would not be long before he could break through on his own. It would be a waste to use the Enlightenment Spiritual Light on it.

Then he only had two choices. One was the Iron Pagoda, and the other was the Thousand Pound Break that he had just obtained.

He originally planned to use the Enlightenment Spiritual Light on the Iron Pagoda because the cultivation of the Iron Pagoda was extremely slow. Stone Pagoda, Iron Pagoda, and Jade Pagoda were three levels. However, after two months, Lin Yan had not even touched the threshold of the Stone Pagoda level.

However, the appearance of Thousand Pound Break made him change his mind.

The place he was going to explore next was surrounded by poisonous fog. He did not have to worry about replenishing his Vitality at all…

As long as he learned the Thousand Pound Break, he could completely use this explosive martial arts technique as a normal way of attack!

Every attack was four times the explosive strength. Even a Noble Realm expert would be afraid of him!

Thinking of this, Lin Yan was not in a hurry to explore.

He turned around and returned to the mountain where he had seen the poisonous fog.

He did not know what problems there would be with using the Enlightenment Spiritual Light. Naturally, it was best to ensure the supply of blood energy in the poisonous fog.

…..

"Who's there!"

As soon as he approached, a man with a thick round spear that he had seen before jumped out to stop him.

In the mountains, Lin Liangce was originally vigilant, but when he saw Lin Yan's outfit, his expression changed drastically. He slapped the man's head and kicked him over. Then, he walked up respectfully. "Benefactor!"

Lin Yan glanced at them and nodded. He pointed down the mountain. "Down the mountain."

Behind Lin Liangce, the faces of the men from the Iron Spear Association changed slightly, but they dared not say anything else. Lin Liangce struggled and finally said regretfully, "Since you want to occupy this place, we won't disturb you anymore!"

With that, he waved his hand and left with his disciples.

Lin Yan watched until they disappeared at the end of the mountain path.

Lin Yan entered the poisonous fog and arrived in front of the crack in the mountain wall. He punched twice and forcefully smashed the mountain wall, burying the entrance of the cave.

"That way, nothing will disturb me."

Then, he found a place hidden by dead trees and sat down cross-legged. He opened the

Thousand Pound Break secret manual in his hand and communicated with the Golden Bodhi Scripture in his mind.

The Enlightenment Spiritual Light was a great increase in one's comprehension ability. When one entered a state of enlightenment, they could naturally use it on skills that they had yet to learn.

Comprehend the Thousand Pound Break

As the Enlightenment Spiritual Light was released, Lin Yan's spiritual world suddenly became empty.

There was only a little glimmer left, flickering in the empty world.

Suddenly, the faint light magnified. Thousands of resplendent lights bloomed and instantly filled the entire empty world.

Lin Yan subconsciously looked down at the Thousand Pound Break book and flipped through it at an extremely fast speed.

Then, endless thoughts burst out in his mind. Countless human-shaped phantoms began to automatically practice the Thousand Pound Break in his mind.

Several specific muscles and bones in his body also trembled and grew as the human-shaped phantom in his mind practiced.

In the end, all the humanoid phantoms merged into one and overlapped with Lin Yan's body, no longer separable.

The Golden Bodhi Scripture opened automatically, and the words on it were updated.

Basic information:

Skills: Devour (100%), Five Animal Hands (100%), Dragon Fist (65%), Iron Pagoda (14%), Thousand Pound Break Incomplete (30°/o)

Chapter 102: Tough Force

Countless insights slowly dissipated.

Lin Yan had a flash of understanding.

The Thousand Pound Break seemed to be a part of some martial arts technique and was incomplete. Unless it was completed, the highest proficiency could only be 30%…

Although it sounded long, in reality, it happened in an instant.

Divine light slowly gathered in Lin Yan's eyes. It was as if he had suddenly fallen into a small pool from an endless sea. The boundless comprehension he had just felt instantly turned into a dry reality.

It took him a while to adapt to the feeling of his comprehension decreasing.

Lin Yan stood up and clenched his fists. Countless cultivation memories of the Thousand Pound Break appeared in his mind, as if he had practiced it thousands of times.

…..

He subconsciously clenched his fists in his abdomen and gathered his strength according to the circulation method of Thousand Pound Break. Immediately, an invisible power gathered in his fists.

However, just as the power gathered, the muscles in Lin Yan's arm and the tendons and bones in half of his body twisted. Earthworm-like veins bulged, and a sharp pain instantly deformed his movements. He couldn't even stand and fell to the ground.

After taking two large mouthfuls of poisonous fog, Lin Yan felt heat surge in half of his body and quickly recovered.

"I haven't broken through to the Tough Realm yet and don't have Tough Force, so I can't use Thousand Pound Break…"

He propped himself up from the ground and stopped using Thousand Pound Break. Instead, he practiced the Dragon-Shaped Fist.

The principle of Thousand Pound Break was to gather Tough Force and explode to form power.

In the vast comprehension just now, not only did Lin Yan comprehend the Thousand Pound Break, but he also had a deep understanding of the Tough Force.

At this moment, after practicing the Dragon-Shaped Fist over and over again, he felt his muscles and bones burning. The surging heat made his skin turn red bit by bit. It was as if earthworms were crawling in his body, and his muscles were trembling.

Suddenly, Lin Yan's body trembled. He maintained a posture of holding his chest and pulling his back, bending his legs, and not moving at all.

Infinite poisonous fog was sucked in by him and transformed into surging blood energy that quickly filled into his legs, waist, abdomen, back, and arms like a bottomless pit.

As a huge amount of blood energy was injected, the muscles and bones in the four parts grew rapidly. They became more compact and dense, like a steel rope that connected them together.

When the steel rope was stretched to the limit and could no longer be stretched,

When the conditions were right, an extremely tenacious invisible force came out of thin air and spread along his legs, waist, abdomen, back, and arms.

It was like an invisible tendon dragon that connected the bones into one.

"Success! Is this the Tough Force?"

This was an invisible force. It was different from the internal force in the martial arts novels in his previous life. It was a force that was rooted in the muscles and bones and born from blood energy!

It was strong and hard!

Not only could it make his body's defense as hard as iron, but it could also greatly increase the strength of his fist!

Lin Yan's breathing suddenly relaxed. He had been maintaining his stillness just now, but now, he subconsciously punched out.

Crackle!

With a crisp sound, the force shook, and the air was disturbed by his punch. The wind and waves blew, causing the surrounding withered grass to tremble.

"Even the fist wind is so powerful. This Tough Force has at least doubled my fist strength!" "… Hmm? Why is it still absorbing blood energy?!"

Lin Yan was shocked to discover that the four muscles on his body were still absorbing blood energy and continuously producing Tough Force!

He had asked Eldest Senior Brother before that when he broke through to the Tough Realm, it would end in half an hour at most.

But now, his Tough Force was actually still continuously forming!

"Could it be that when 1 was in the Strength Realm, my blood energy far exceeded that of ordinary people in the Strength Realm, so the Tough Force formed after breaking through to the Tough Realm also far exceeded that of ordinary people in the Tough Realm?!"

Lin Yan took a deep breath as endless blood energy supplied his body.

Fifteen minutes…

30 minutes…

Soon, the Tough Force in Lin Yan's body exceeded that of an ordinary Tough Realm by several times.

It was not until an hour later that he felt his entire body swell. The growth of the Tough Force reached its limit before it slowly stopped.

Lin Yan raised his hand and placed it in front of his eyes. A force that was invisible to the naked eye covered his fist like a thick armor.

This Tough Force was at least seven to eight times thicker than that of Eldest Senior Brother and Xie Lingyan!

How powerful was this?

Lin Yan subconsciously raised his hand and punched out.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the air was directly shattered by his punch. A large area of poisonous fog in front of him exploded, and a cavity appeared in the middle. A violent wind blew, lifting the surrounding withered grass up from the ground.

"So powerful!"

Just the force of his punch was enough to blow up the air!

Lin Yan's heart trembled. His casual punch was already comparable to the power of Li Qu's Thousand Pound Break back then!

Not to mention, the Dragon-Shaped Fist was not good at strength, but speed!

He took a step forward and his figure seemed to disappear.

Ping! Ping! Ping!

Lin Yan appeared at the other end of the mountain path. He forcefully broke three dead trees along the way. Only when he appeared did he fall to the ground.

"This speed is really too fast. I almost couldn't react!"

Lin Yan was secretly speechless. He touched his body and the Tough Force automatically protected him. He didn't even feel the impact just now.

"Speed, attack, and defense have almost all improved qualitatively! Not to mention, there's also Thousand Pound Break!"

Lin Yan's eyes lit up as he turned to look at the towering mountain wall beside him. He wondered how powerful it would be if he used Thousand Pound Break with all his might.

At the same time, Lin Liangce brought his brothers to a mountain at the side and roasted an elk around a bonfire.

"Big Brother, eat it." "I'm not eating. Eat it yourself." "Oh…"

Everyone shared the elk. Lin Liangce looked conflicted. Seeing that his brothers had really shared all the elk and not left a single piece for him, his expression immediately turned fierce. "Eat, eat, eat. All you know is to eat!"

A tall and strong man beside him said innocently, "Brother, isn't it time for dinner?"

Lin Liangce rolled his eyes and grabbed a fragrant deer leg in his hand. He started biting it.

Hey, hey, hey, Big Brother, I thought you didn't want to eat?" "Huh?"

The tall burly man licked his lips and said aggrievedly, "Even if it's Big Brother, you can't snatch my meat…"

A clean-shaved man at the side gave him half of his meat before asking Lin Liangce, "Brother, why do you think we re still guarding here?" "To wait for the opportunity." "But the place has already been occupied by that expert. How can we have the opportunity?" "That person only said that he wanted us to go down the mountain. He didn't say that he occupied the place." "Is there anything different about this?" "Cut the crap. Am I the big brother or are you the big brother?" "You are, you are…"

The man pursed his lips and continued eating.

Lin Liangce did not know why he was still waiting here.

He had a feeling that the mysterious person did not care about the things in the poisonous fog. Otherwise, why would he leave after capturing Wang Wufa the first time?

Suddenly.

Boom!

An earth-shattering bang!

"Earthquake! Another earthquake?"

The few of them were shocked and stood up.

However, the ground under his feet was very stable. There was no tremor at all.

"It can't be a thunder in a sunny day, right?" "Nonsense. How can a sunny thunder sound like this? Could it be a cave-in in the mountain?"

At this moment, the tall burly man was suddenly stunned. His face was filled with shock as he pointed at the distant sky.

Lin Liangce turned around and was stunned.

A thick layer of green fog rose high from that direction.

"That sound just now, was it an explosion from the poisonous fog? Even the poisonous fog was blown away?" The few of them looked at each other.

Someone suddenly thought of something. "Could it be that all the poisonous fog has been blown away?"

As soon as he said this, everyone's hearts burned. Wouldn't they be able to enter once the poisonous fog blew away?

…..

If they could find treasures in the ruins, they would be rich!

Lin Liangce gritted his teeth. "That benefactor just now was quite easy to talk to. We won't snatch anything from him. We ll just take a look!"

The brothers nodded one after another. Riches came from danger!

They packed up and set off.

Soon, the few of them approached the mountain. Indeed, there was a hole in the poisonous fog, but it still enveloped a large mountain slope and they could not enter at all.

After wandering around, they found nothing.

Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "Look! What's that?!"

His eyes widened as if he couldn't believe it. He pointed at the mountain with a face full of fear.

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing and were instantly stunned.

At the incomplete hole of the poisonous fog was a towering mountain wall. On the mountain wall, there were countless fist pits of various sizes. The largest was more than ten feet tall, and the smallest was as tall as a person.

However, this was not the reason why they were stunned.

On the rightmost side of these fist marks, a large piece of the mountain wall was suddenly missing.

The gap was 30 to 40 feet tall and could accommodate more than ten people from top to bottom. Its outline was connected by four arcs, drawing a round circle on both sides.

From the looks of it… it was clearly an incomparably huge fist mark that was likely caused by the punch of a towering giant!

"This, this was punched by someone?"

Everyone looked at each other as if they had fallen into an ice cave. Their bodies turned cold..

Chapter 103: Noble Realm Miner (1)

It hurt! It really hurt!

Lin Yan carried a few longbows and returned to Ji Village in ragged clothes. Thinking back to the huge backlash caused by Thousand Pound Break, Lin Yan still had lingering fear.

"All! Lin Yan, why aren't you wearing clothes?!"

When he met Pang Feiyan halfway, she screamed and hurriedly covered her face with her hand. At the same time, she separated her fingers, leaving a gap for her to look out.

Lin Yan:"…"

His figure flashed and he instantly left Pang Feiyan's line of sight. He threw the few longbows on the village square and returned home.

He touched the clothes on his body. It was no longer appropriate to call them clothes. They were completely broken into pieces. It was indeed not much different from not wearing them.

…..

After changing his clothes, Lin Yan touched various parts of his body. The pain that almost exploded his entire body seemed to still reverberate faintly under his skin.

His Tough Force was far stronger than ordinary Tough Realm cultivators, so he carefully chose to start from the level of injuring both the enemy and himself. He increased the output of his force bit by bit and slowly found a balance of eruption. Not only could he ensure continuous combat strength, but he could not erupt with enough strength.

The experiment went very smoothly. He also had a sufficient understanding of his explosive strength.

However, he could not resist it. In the end, his hands were itchy. He wanted to test the limit of his attack power!

All the Tough Force erupted, together with the Thousand Pound Break at the level of mutual destruction!

In an instant, as the terrifying power erupted, almost half of his body exploded!

If it were anyone else, they would have died in less than ten seconds!

Even he had to lie down for a few minutes to completely recover with sufficient blood energy.

It was obvious how serious his injuries were.

Of course, its power was also extremely terrifying. A punch that was more than ten meters long was simply not human strength. It had the feeling of breaking mountains and rivers.

After packing his clothes, Lin Yan went to see Xiaozhi. She was still unconscious. Xiao Lu said that Xiaozhi actually woke up for a while today, but she quickly fell asleep again.

Lin Yan remained silent. He picked up her palm and squeezed it slightly.

What if he could not find a solution in the Guangchuan Mountains?

Xiaozhi was a living person who was ill, but in the Guangchuan Mountains, it was a cold dead relic. Was Xiaozhi's illness really related to the earthquake?

Lin Yan was not confident, but this was his only clue.

Knock knock knock.

"Lin Yan, you're back? I heard from Feiyan that you ran around naked? Are you alright?"

Xie Lingyan's slightly anxious voice came from outside.

Lin Yan:

He pushed the door open and went out.

Xie Lingyan frowned with a hint of worry. Beside her, Pang Feiyan looked innocent as she sized up Lin Yan with interest.

Lin Yan stared at Pang Feiyan expressionlessly.

Pang Feiyan said guiltily, "Why are you looking at me? You were indeed naked…"

Lin Yan: "…I'm fine."

Xie Lingyan sighed. "Don't worry. Although Xiaozhi is unconscious, her body is normal. She will be fine."

"Miss Xie, thank you for your concern."

Xie Lingyan nodded and was about to leave when she suddenly stopped. Her beautiful eyes raised slightly as she stared at Lin Yan carefully for a long time. "You… you really broke through?"

During this period of time, Xie Lingyan had already known that Lin Yan had not broken through to the Tough Realm at all. Because of this, she had suffered a blow for a long time.

"How can you tell?"

"Generally speaking, people who have just broken through are not used to restraining their Tough Force. They can be sensed by people of the same or high realm, like this…"

Xie Lingyan's clothes bulged slightly. Lin Yan immediately felt a faint force field envelop her body.

"You can feel my Tough Force, right?"

Lin Yan nodded. This feeling was like the interaction between two magnetic fields.

In that case, he, who had just broken through, was like a magnetic field with a flash. He was very conspicuous.

He pondered for a moment and quickly figured out a way to restrain the Tough Force from the comprehension of Thousand Pound Break. In an instant, he restrained the Tough Force in his body.

"Do you want me to teach…" Before she could finish speaking, Xie Lingyan was stunned and stopped.

It was not difficult for him to restrain his Tough Force, but with just a few words, he immediately understood the trick without anyone teaching him. Furthermore, he successfully restrained all of his strength… What kind of freak was this?

She had always been called a genius, but in the face of a freak like Lin Yan, she lost all her temper.

She stretched out her fair fist and faced Lin Yan. "You just broke through to Tough Realm. How is it? Do you want to test your strength?"

"Test my strength?"

"It's to spar with me and release your Tough Force on your fist to compare the density and quality of your strength. By the way, this is a Tough Force test method created by my Qinghong Martial Arts School."

Lin Yan nodded and reached out his fist to bump with Xie Lingyan's.

"Get ready. Let's release Tough Force on each other. Hear my countdown. Three, two…"

Looking at Lin Yan's serious expression as he prepared for the test, Xie Lingyan revealed a gentle smile.

In the Tough Realm, polishing the Tough Force was the most important.

She had been in the Tough Realm for a long time, so her strength was definitely purer and tougher than Lin Yan's, who had just entered the Tough Realm. Lin Yan would definitely not be able to defeat her in this test.

"… One, exert force!"

Lin Yan subconsciously followed her instructions. The thick Tough Force circulated like silver mercury.

Xie Lingyan was thinking of apologizing to Lin Yan for teasing him later.

Pffft!

Her fist bounced off and formed a high arc before falling.

Xie Lingyan:"…"

Lin Yan subconsciously said, "I lost…"

Chapter 104: Noble Realm Miner (2)

However, when he saw Xie Lingyan's raised fist, he couldn't help but become puzzled. "Did I lose…?"

He had long seen the look of victory on Xie Lingyan's face. He deliberately didn't expose her because he planned to joke with her once to relieve the pressure in her heart.

But her fist was raised high. No matter how she looked at it, she didn't look like she had won?

Xie Lingyan blushed slightly, but she quickly regained her seriousness and thought. "Come, let's do it again!"

The same angle and force, but Xie Lingyan's arm was still raised without any resistance.

She carefully sensed that the force she released was indeed purer. However, Lin Yan's force was too thick!

When her force collided with it, it was as if she had collided with a towering mountain and was bounced up.

…..

She was very smart and immediately reacted. "The powerful blood energy of the Strength Realm also makes your Tough Force far exceed martial artists of the same realm!"

Lin Yan nodded helplessly.

Xie Lingyan was speechless for a moment. She was envious and helpless. "How strong are you now?"

Lin Yan couldn't answer.

After chatting for a while, Lin Yan's heart skipped a beat.

He took out the grayish-yellow rough hide.

"Miss Xie, do you recognize the words on it?"

Xie Lingyan frowned slightly. "Did you… find this from the ancient ruins in the Guangchuan Mountains?"

Lin Yan's eyes lit up. "Miss Xie, you recognize them?"

"Then you'll be disappointed. I've only seen it before. Some time ago, the ruins in the Guangchuan Mountain Range were the center of attention. I saw someone selling the same human skin pages in the underground black market. Later, they were taken away by a rich customer."

"Human skin?!" Lin Yan was slightly shocked.

Xie Lingyan nodded. "Someone appraised it and said that it's actually human skin. It's just that it has gone through an unknown process of salting. I don't know why it can be preserved for so long."

Lin Yan subconsciously rubbed the surface of the leather. After hearing Xie Lingyan say that it was human skin, the more he touched it, the more he felt that it looked a little similar. It was a grayish-yellow color, and it might be caused by special craftsmanship, but the feeling was indeed human skin.

"Miss Xie, do you know if anyone can recognize the words on it?"

The things in the ruins might be related to Xiaozhi's illness, so Lin Yan naturally didn't want to let it go.

"This should be an ancient language. There's probably someone in Ding'an City who can recognize it, but I don't know the specifics."

Lin Yan's mind raced. Now, most of the large factions in Ding'an City had gathered in the depths of the Guangchuan Mountains, outside the large poisonous fog.

If anyone could really recognize the ancient words, they would probably be brought there by those large factions.

Therefore, if he went there to ask, he might be able to find clues!

He was subconsciously unwilling to enter Ding'an City again. Even though his strength had improved greatly, Ji Ying's death that night made him even more vigilant against Ding'an City.

At the same time, in a dark underground mine.

A thin layer of blue light appeared and disappeared, barely illuminating the mine.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of picks hitting the hard stones kept coming from afar, echoing back and forth in the narrow and dark mine tunnel.

Pang Yinlong was nailed tightly into a rough iron cover. He was really nailed. The thick and long Dragon Binding Nail pierced through his body and nailed him into the iron shell at the back. On it, they added a thick iron shell and sealed all the parts below his head into the human-shaped iron shell.

"Let me die, let me die…" He opened and closed his mouth, and a faint voice kept coming out.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his eyeballs were bulging. One could see the red eyelids around his eyes. His lips were severely dry and cracked, and his hair had fallen sparsely. There were only a few strands left, but his skin was frighteningly pale. His entire face seemed to be filled with air and swelled up.

In fact, from some angles, he didn't look like a human, especially his smooth skin. He looked like… an amphibious frog.

In the dim light, there was a rustling sound that quickly approached.

In the light and shadow, several extremely fast figures appeared in this slightly spacious cave with hunched backs.

"Huha, Huha, Huha…"

Gasps came from the mouths of these figures.

The remnant light flashed past, illuminating a few middle-aged men in ragged clothes, with dust on their faces, and carrying large baskets.

They put down the large wicker baskets and sat on the ground, panting heavily. The huge force of absorbing the airflow disturbed the air in the entire mine.

If anyone in Ding'an City saw their current appearance, their eyes would definitely fall to the ground in shock.

Liu Teng of the Liu family, Hong Xi and Hong Guan of the Hong family, Lin Tuyuan of the Fuwei Escort Agency, Yang Zheng of the Green Alliance…

Which one of them was not a famous Noble Realm martial master in Ding'an City?

But now, all of them had dark expressions and were completely dressed as miners?

After a long while, their breathing finally stabilized. Then, they spat out a large mouthful of dark green phlegm. When it landed on the ground, it actually emitted green smoke and let out a corrosive sound.

Lin Tuyuan looked defeated. "I can't take it anymore. If this continues, I'll be poisoned to death in a few days!"

Yang Zheng gritted his teeth. "F*ck, what mine is it? Must we dig into the poisonous fog? Is there no one else? Must we dig?!"

Liu Teng tilted his mouth and said self-deprecatingly, "Who asked us to be Noble Realm martial masters? Not only can we hold our breath for a long time, but we can also circulate our strength to isolate the poison and expel it. If not us, are they going to let others die for nothing?"

"But this isn't how it should be done! How many martial masters have died in just a few days?"

"If you're not satisfied, you can run. The mine path extends in all directions. If you're confident that you can leave the range of the poisonous fog before your strength is exhausted, you can run."

"What the f*ck did you say?! Old bastard, you used to go against me, and now you're still…"

"Save your energy! You're already at the gates of hell. Why are you still arguing?"

"That's right. It's good enough that you're alive."

"Let's not talk about living. It's already not bad to die. Look at Pang Yinlong…"

Everyone shifted their gazes to Pang Yinlong, who was locked in an iron cage in the corner, and shuddered.

Pang Yinlong did not seem to notice their argument earlier on and continued mumbling, "Let me die, let me die…"

Becoming like this, which was neither human nor ghost, was truly miserable.

Hong Xi straightened his back and stood up. He said gloomily, "If you're controlled by others, you have to have this awareness. Let's go. If you don't hurry, you won't be able to complete today's mission…"

After a series of sighs, everyone stood up again and left.

From afar, there was the sound of rapid knocking on the mine again.

Only Pang Yinlong, who was staring blankly at the blood stalactite at the top, was left behind. He was still low and hoarse.. "Let me die, let me die…"

Chapter 105: Unparalleled Clearness, Save or Kill

After confirming that Xiaozhi was safe and sound, Lin Yan set off for the depths of the Guangchuan Mountains the next morning.

Green branches covered the dense forest. Lin Yan turned into a blurry shadow and flashed through the lush leaves.

Along the way, he saw that the number of people entering the mountain had increased greatly. Obviously, they had heard of the unforeseen event in the depths and went to try their luck.

Lin Yan's speed was extremely fast. Not long after, he saw a majestic green poisonous fog sea in the distance.

At first glance, it was as if a hole dozens of kilometers wide had opened in the sky. Green fog kept rolling down from the sky. Upon closer look, it was purely a rolling and surging green fog sea of clouds. It was like a tidal wave that spread for at least dozens of kilometers.

"It's too big. Where did so much poisonous fog come from…"

A trace of deep shock flashed across Lin Yan's eyes.

…..

He took a deep breath and continued forward.

"There are many forces stationed outside the poisonous fog. We have to be careful. It's best if we can find some people to ask about the distribution of the surrounding forces."

After walking for a while, Lin Yan's ears twitched slightly. There was a commotion in the distance, so he slowed down and approached carefully.

In the quiet forest, the grayish-yellow dead leaves were as thick as a finger, and a large area was covered in splattered blood.

There were three corpses lying on the ground. Their chests swelled up and protruded backward, sinking into the withered leaves. Beside them were seven to eight trembling men and women in black who were half kneeling on the ground.

On the opposite side, a noble young master in a silver crown and green robe crossed his arms. His eyes were filled with frustration as he stared at a pear flower that stretched into the air. He seemed to be in a daze. He was the third disciple of the Void Fist Sect, Xiao Changsheng.

After a long while, he realized that no one around him had moved. He gave an impatient look. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and go!"

There were a total of six men and women standing behind him. Two of them were wearing yellow robes and wooden crowns, and one of them was a man and the other a woman. The other four were all wearing gray robes and cardigans. They were originally standing like wooden statues.

Hearing his instructions, they instantly came to life.

The woman in the yellow robe and wooden crown on the left glanced sideways. "Didn't you bring your ears? Get lost and tie them up!"

The other four male and female disciples in gray robes and rough cardigans were obsequious. They took out a hemp rope and walked up to tie up the black-robed men and women who were half kneeling on the ground.

Suddenly, a black-robed woman kneeling on the ground pulled out a cold silver awl from her hair and instantly stabbed it into the chest of an unsuspecting gray-robed disciple.

The gray-robed disciple screamed on the spot and fell to the ground, his face filled with fear.

"Hahaha! Father, I want to avenge you. Die, die!"

The expressions of the three gray-robed disciples beside her changed drastically. They kicked the black-robed woman down and mercilessly hit her head.

Among the men and women in black, several people's expressions changed drastically, but they were already tied up and could not break free at all.

"Bastards! Stop!"

Unexpectedly, the man in the yellow robe and wooden crown behind him actually shouted anxiously. He went forward and punched and kicked, pushing away the three gray-robed disciples.

However, the woman in black was surrounded and punched several times. Moreover, they all hit vital parts. Blood spurted from her mouth and nose. It was obvious that she had already suffered internal injuries.

"A bunch of trash! How can we use them to test the antidote after you beat them up like this? Do you want to be an experiment subject yourself?!"

The three gray-robed disciples shivered and lowered their heads. They looked at the other gray-robed disciple who had died with remaining grievances and did not dare to speak.

The man in the yellow robe and wooden crown turned around and looked at Xiao Changsheng fawningly. "Third Senior Brother?"

Xiao Changsheng's gaze was still on the pear flower. When he heard this voice, he turned his head and realized that they had not finished dealing with it. He immediately said angrily, "If she's injured, just kill her! Why are you asking me about such a small matter? You're an official disciple. Are you stupid?! Hurry up!"

The yellow-robed man with the wooden crown hurriedly lowered his head and said respectfully, "Yes, yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and raised his leg, stepping fiercely on the chest of the woman in black who was on the ground.

This kick was from a Strength Realm martial artist. The woman could not withstand it at all. She spat out large mouthfuls of blood and quickly stopped moving.

"You can't even do a small thing, and someone died! You bunch of servant disciples deserve to be servant disciples for the rest of your lives!"

After cursing for a while, he tied all the men and women in black together and chased them to his feet.

The man in the yellow robe and wooden crown walked to Xiao Changsheng's side and said fawningly, "Third Senior Brother, we've captured six more experiment subjects. Let's go back."

Xiao Changsheng's expression was gloomy. He ignored him and led the way out.

As he walked, he spat softly. "Let me do all the dirty work. Wu Yunhai, oh Wu Yunhai. One day, I'll go back and replace you and become Eldest Senior Brother. At that time…"

The two yellow-robed men and women with wooden crowns trembled, but they pretended not to hear him.

The Void Fist Sect had a strict hierarchy. Labor disciples, official disciples, and personal disciples were clearly divided. It was strictly forbidden to offend their superiors.

However, Third Senior Brother was different. He had entered the Tough Realm at a young age and was the most talented disciple in the entire Void Fist Sect.

It was only a matter of time before he replaced Eldest Senior Brother Wu Yunhai.

They lowered their heads and followed. The gray-robed disciples behind them chased the black-robed men and women along.

Crack!

Suddenly, the crisp sound of a branch being stepped on sounded.

Xiao Changsheng suddenly stopped and scanned the area with his eyes. He looked at the dense forest dozens of feet away on the right.

A masked ordinary figure seemed to have barged in by accident and stepped out. "Sorry to disturb everyone, a…"

Lin Yan swept his gaze around and his eyes suddenly froze. He stopped what he was about to ask and focused on the group of tied-up men in black. He unexpectedly discovered a familiar face.

"Xu Hongchang?"

One of the men and women in black was in despair and grief. Their expressions were dark. When he heard his name, he suddenly looked up at Lin Yan in shock.

It was Xu Hongchang, a former disciple of the Dragon Gate Pavilion.

"S-Senior Brother Lin?!!"

Although Lin Yan was masked, he immediately recognized him from his voice and figure. He was overjoyed.

However, in an instant, fear filled his eyes as he shouted, "Senior Brother Lin, run! Run! This guy is at the Tough Realm. Run!"

Xiao Changsheng immediately looked displeased. "Shut up! What are you shouting for? What are you two waiting for? Isn't one of them dead? Arrest him!" "Aye, aye!"

The two yellow-robed men and women with wooden crowns agreed respectfully and immediately ran towards Lin Yan. Their speed was not slow, and they clearly had the strength of the upper echelons of the Strength Realm.

Xiao Changsheng didn't think much of it and turned to leave.

This person suddenly appeared and was discovered by him from afar. He was clearly a rookie.

With such little strength, he dared to come and save those people?

The man was a fool. There was no need for him to do anything.

However, when he thought of this series of troubles, he became even more depressed. He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Wu Yunhai, I'm at the Tough Realm, but 1 have to be controlled by you as a servant…"

Behind him, Xu Hongchang's desperate shout sounded again. "Senior Brother Lin, leave quickly! Hurry…"

Suddenly, his voice stopped abruptly. Just before it was about to reach the highest peak, it was suddenly cut off, making Xiao Changsheng even more unhappy.

"Trash, you can't even do such a small thing. You…"

He cursed as he turned around.

However, halfway through, the second half of his sentence was stuck in his throat. Even his body suddenly stiffened and his eyes widened, as if he had seen something extremely unbelievable.

A pair of calm and overly bright eyes floated less than an arm's length in front of him, staring straight at him coldly.

The reason why he could only see these eyes was because the owner of the eyes had covered half of his face, which should have been more than a hundred feet away a moment ago.

The air seemed to stagnate for a moment, until a breeze blew down a half-withered leaf.

Xiao Changsheng's expression changed drastically just now. He suddenly exerted strength in his feet and exploded into a ball of dried branches and leaves as he retreated crazily.

He stared straight at that pair of eyes. After confirming that the man had been staying where he was, he heaved a sigh of relief and retreated more than a hundred feet.

The two yellow-robed official disciples and the three gray-robed labor disciples were all lying on the ground silently. The few black-robed captives standing were all dumbfounded and could not say a word.

"I've met a tough opponent…"

Xiao Changsheng had the intention to retreat.

On the other side, dead branches and broken leaves fell again, covering those hazy eyes.

In an instant.

Xiao Changsheng's soul almost left his body, and his heart almost skipped a beat!

That pair of eyes appeared in front of him again like a ghost!

It was a complete sudden appearance. He actually did not see how the guy moved at all!

…..

In a short moment, Xiao Changsheng made the fastest decision in his life.

His right fist was raised to his eyebrows. All the force in his body followed the path of the Ethereal Fist and instantly condensed on his right fist. A layer of oppressive explosive force bloomed from his fist, forming a spherical air wave that blew away a circle of dead leaves.

"Unparalleled Clearness!"

The Ethereal Fist was a secret technique of the Void Fist Sect, so it naturally had an ultimate killing move.

Xiao Changsheng believed that one day, he would be able to replace Eldest Senior Brother Wu Yunhai. It was because he had already cultivated this unparalleled technique at a young age!

He punched out with his right fist, and the air wave immediately exploded. Withered leaves flew in the sky, and with the momentum of the punch, they blasted towards the owner of those eyes.

The owner of those eyes only raised his hand and casually threw a punch.

Crackle!

The air suddenly exploded, and the withered leaves that filled the sky were instantly cut into pieces by the huge force, squeezing and flying in all directions. The space between the two of them instantly became clear and bright.

The two fists collided, but there was no sound. The owner of the eyes opposite let out a soft "Eh?"

Only then did Xiao Changsheng reveal a ferocious expression. "You've been tricked!"

He felt a huge force coming from his right fist, as if his bones were about to shatter. He endured the pain and forcefully circulated his strength to transfer this force to his left arm that was already prepared!

Then, his right fist turned into a claw and grabbed that person's fist tightly.

Unparalleled Clearness. This ultimate killing move looked like the right fist using force, but the true core was actually the left fist that no one paid attention to!

He used the emptiness of his right fist to receive the strength of his opponent's fist. Then, he shifted the force to his left fist and punched out with his own strength.

This strike contained the strength of himself and his opponent at the same time. Its might was endless. This was an unparalleled killing move, and it was also the core force of the Ethereal Fist!

However, the force of the punch of the owner of the eye was too shocking. He forcefully transferred it to his left fist. The bones in Xiao Changsheng's right arm, ribs, and waist creaked, and they were instantly filled with cracks of varying degrees.

He endured the pain and clenched his right claw tightly. His left fist, which was accumulating strength, drilled out with infinite strength. From the bottom up, it struck the chest of the person opposite him at a tricky angle!

"Go to hell!"

This punch was his life-and-death gamble. After punching out, he immediately wanted to escape. He could not stop for a moment!

However, the body of the owner of the eyes opposite him suddenly trembled, and an extremely terrifying power suddenly flashed from his body.

Xiao Changsheng only felt that in the center of his tightly clenched right hand, an unparalleled huge force suddenly exploded, actually forcefully breaking all five fingers of his right hand!

Five severed fingers shot out. With a loud bang, they actually embedded deeply into two ancient trees.

Before he could feel the excruciating pain of his broken finger, the fair fist flashed and appeared again. It punched out with a bang, hitting his left fist that was wrapped in terrifying strength.

Time seemed to have stopped for a moment.

An invincible force that seemed to come from the body of a wild beast instantly destroyed all of Xiao Changsheng's strength and pushed his entire arm back. Even his shoulder joint was flipped 180 degrees.

The terrifying pain caused his mind to stop for a moment. Then, an extremely terrifying thought flashed through his remaining rationality.

Noble Realm!

Only those in the Noble Realm had such strength!