"He actually walked toward the center of the lake all by himself, does he really think that with his fierce tiger puppet, he can battle those skeleton frames? How naive."
"How is this different from seeking death? What do we do? Should we take this chance to escape!?"
Ning Yuanxuan and the others by the lakeside were shocked to see Lin Chen, riding alone on a fierce tiger puppet, charging straight for the heart of the lake.
At this moment, Lin Chen had reached the center of the lake; he leapt down from the fierce tiger puppet, gripping a sword that flickered with flames in his hand, and immediately engaged in fierce combat with the skeletal warriors in the lake.
Lin Chen’s swordsmanship was sharp, and with his robust physique, he often needed only a move or two to destroy a skeleton. Even when surrounded by them, he remained completely unharmed.
Even if a few scratches from the skeletons occasionally appeared on his body, they healed almost instantly.
As for the fierce tiger puppet, after Lin Chen’s meticulous refining, its body had become even more solid and powerful. To the skeletons of the First and Second Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm, it was nearly invincible.
Lin Chen and the fierce tiger puppet, man and beast, had no sooner charged into the lake than they quickly cooperated to eliminate ten skeletons.
"This guy, he’s actually so powerful."
Ning Yuanxuan, witnessing Lin Chen’s display of astonishing strength from a distance, was deeply shocked.
If he were to confront Lin Chen, even without the power of the fierce tiger puppet, Ning Yuanxuan was not confident he could defeat Lin Chen, and might even be killed by him.
Fear filled Ning Yuanxuan’s heart, regretting that he had carelessly provoked Lin Chen previously.
At this point, all he could do was hope that Lin Chen would make a mistake in the fight and get killed by those skeletons.
However, his wish seemed unlikely to come true, as even when attacked by the skeletons with weapons, they were unable to cause any serious harm to Lin Chen.
Everyone watched as Lin Chen continuously knocked down skeletons, and they couldn’t help but wonder.
Could these skeletons be merely made of paper?
Although the aura of these skeletons seemed to be of the Heavenly Human Realm, perhaps they were actually fragile.
Despite such imaginings, no one dared to charge into the lake and battle the skeletons like Lin Chen.
However, just then, although Lin Chen had already eliminated some skeletons, he mainly drew the attention of only part of them. The remaining skeletons surged out from the center of the lake and launched attacks on Ning Yuanxuan’s team and on Yu Weilian and the others.
The moment those skeleton frames rushed close to the Explosive Dragon Killing Formation, the formation was instantly activated, and fire dragons swiftly attacked the skeletons.
Even though these fire dragons were not as lethal as Lin Chen, under the continuous operation of the formation, the skeletons were struck down one by one.
By contrast, the situation for Ning Yuanxuan’s group of over twenty people was not so optimistic.
They had to use all their tricks, with five or six people cooperating just to barely contend with a single skeleton.
However, with the great number of skeletons, many in Ning Yuanxuan’s team began to sustain injuries under their assault.
Ning Yuanxuan himself was still able to cope, barely managing to hold his ground against the skeletons, but as time went on, he felt increasingly strained.
Only then did everyone truly realize that these skeletons were not so easily defeated, and their awe at Lin Chen’s formidable strength grew even more.
At that moment, sparks flew from the Fiery Flame Sword in Lin Chen’s hand, a bright light flashing in his eyes.
Although the skeletons were only of the First Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm or just Half-Step Heavenly Human Realm, what made them troublesome for Ning Yuanxuan and the others was not solely their insensate and formidable strength—but because they had existed in this secret realm for too long and accumulated a large amount of Yin Sha Qi. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novel★fire.net
Perhaps for a Demon Cultivator, fighting against these skeletons would be easier, but for those from the Righteous Factions, the Yin Sha Qi posed a significant problem; however, it was not a pressure for Lin Chen.
Moreover, both the Fiery Flame Sword and Lin Chen’s Spiritual Power within were capable of suppressing the Yin Sha Qi.
"Since it’s Yin Sha Qi, the Heavenly Thunder Pearl should play a significant role."
An idea flashed through Lin Chen’s mind. He then sheathed the Fiery Flame Sword and commanded the fierce tiger puppet to keep away from the lake’s surface, returning to Yu Weilian and the others.
Afterward, Lin Chen leapt up and floated high above the heart of the lake.
With a loud shout from Lin Chen, his whole body was instantly filled with purple lightning power. A mighty thunderbolt descended from the sky, striking directly at the lake’s surface.