Chapter 245: Exposed (I)

Below Heavenly Blade Peak. Lin Zheyu cautiously stared at the opponent. His strength had increased by quite a bit, but it was not yet to the point where he could act without restraint. If there were only one enemy, he would not mind directly using a secret technique to kill him. However, there were many powerful figures watching from all sides, including quite a few martial artists from the Tang Family. Those who had besieged Little Black last time were also present, silently surrounding them. Even if he used a secret technique to kill the opponent, there was no guarantee he could escape from here.

This is getting troublesome

.

He had already been careful enough. Not only had he treated his body with various medicinal solutions to remove any lingering tracking aura, but he had also hidden in the deep mountains for around ten days. All of this was to prevent the Tang Family's martial artists from detecting him through any residual aura. Yet even so, he had still been discovered.

In the future, if I encounter such a situation again, I should immediately leave the area, flee to another city, hide for a few months, and only then return.

Lin Zheyu took this lesson to heart, but the most important thing now was to find a way to get rid of this trouble. Suddenly, his expression tightened. In his perception, the aura on Tang Weizhong's body began to surge wildly. He saw the man take out a blood colored medicinal pill from his robes, slowly put it into his mouth, and then grin ferociously at Lin Zheyu.

This guy is planning to go all out,

Lin Zheyu thought to himself as the blood qi within his body began to surge.

He also had blood colored medicinal pills. With the aid of such pills, activating the Forbidden Reversal Method could be sustained for a longer time, and the side effects would be reduced.

"Do not fight head-on. This place is very close to the Tang Family stronghold. A desperate battle here is not a wise choice. Let's go. Escape from here and run toward the Li Family stronghold. There are powerful experts of the Li Family there. Once you reach that place, even if the Tang Family head arrives, he will not be able to do anything to you," Li Mengqi said in a low voice, seeing that Lin Zheyu had also taken out a blood colored medicinal pill.

She then glanced at the martial artists closing in from all around. There were many from the Tang Family, the Ji Family, and the Lu Family. These three families were allied. If it were a single family alone, the Li Family would not even take them seriously. However, with all three advancing and retreating together, the Li Family also had to take them seriously.

"All right."

As soon as the words fell, the blood qi within Lin Zheyu's body erupted explosively. He casually wrapped an arm around Li Mengqi's waist and shot off toward the direction of the Li Family stronghold. Taking Li Mengqi with him was partly to protect her, but more importantly, it was to bind this Li Family genius to his own war chariot.[1]

"Stop him!" Tang Ziqiu shouted fiercely. But without needing his command, the martial artists who had long been ready surged forward with their weapons.

Puff, puff, puff.

Blades, halberds, spiked clubs, and other weapons slammed toward Lin Zheyu. He tightened his grip around Li Mengqi, pulling her tightly in front of him. The blood qi within his body roared into motion as his muscles swelled abruptly. He did not dodge. With his powerful physique, he forcibly endured the attacks of the others, pushed his speed to the limit, and charged straight through.

The three martial artists blocking his path saw Lin Zheyu charging at them like a frenzied, ferocious beast, and their faces turned deathly pale. They stomped hard with their feet, trying to dodge, but their bodies could not keep up with their thoughts. Before they could evade, a terrifying impact force struck, sending all three flying backward.

𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Die!"

Within just a few breaths, Tang Weizhong finally unleashed all of his latent potential and lunged toward Lin Zheyu with a ferocious grin. Unlike Lin Zheyu, who had used Origin Force to circulate the Boiling Blood Secret Art tens of thousands of times and could activate it silently and instantly, for Tang Weizhong, circulating his secret technique required several breaths of preparation.

As for Lin Zheyu, only the Boiling Blood Secret Art could be activated instantly. The Forbidden Reversal Method was something he had cultivated to perfection purely on his own. Although he could use it, it still required two or three breaths to prepare. Therefore, even though the amplification effect of the Boiling Blood Secret Art was somewhat weaker, in emergencies, it was always his first choice.

So fast.

Feeling the fierce wind rushing in from behind, Lin Zheyu was slightly startled. His figure suddenly flashed, turning in a way that defied inertia without losing speed, and charged toward the left.

Puff.

Tang Weizhong's sharp claws brushed past Lin Zheyu's back and slammed into the arm of another martial artist who was trying to attack Lin Zheyu. The power of the claws was astonishing. The instant they struck, they tore the martial artist's arm clean off.

"

Ah!

"

The martial artist let out a shrill scream as blood sprayed everywhere.

"Damn it!"

Tang Weizhong's expression was ferocious. Without even glancing at the other man, he unleashed terrifying force and shot toward Lin Zheyu. The immense power blasted a huge crater into the ground.

"

Hah.

"

Lin Zheyu shot him a cold glance and moved like a ghost, weaving rapidly through the surrounding martial artists. What he had mastered was not just speed. His agility in movement techniques had reached a sublime level.

Although Tang Weizhong, after using a secret technique, was superior in raw speed, he was not particularly proficient in lightness techniques and movement techniques. Thus, even with astonishing speed, he still could not lock onto Lin Zheyu.

"

Ah!

"

Another shrill scream rang out as a bystanding martial artist had his chest pierced straight through by Tang Weizhong's claw. With Lin Zheyu's peerless movement techniques and lightness technique, the numerous martial artists around him had become living shields.

"Damn it, all of you get out of the way!" shouted Tang Weizhong.

He was furious. After using a secret technique, his strength clearly far exceeded the opponent's, yet he felt unbearably stifled. The other party's astonishing movement techniques and lightness techniques often allowed him to evade attacks in bizarre ways.

With so many martial artists gathered around, it became even harder to hit Lin Zheyu. Some of these martial artists had extraordinary backgrounds. If they were injured, it would bring major trouble to the Tang Family. As a result, Tang Weizhong was forced to hold back, feeling extremely constrained.

"Move toward the north-west. The Li Family's place is in that direction," Li Mengqi said, guiding Lin Zheyu.

Her heart was filled with shock. Lin Zheyu's movement techniques and lightness technique were simply terrifying. Even with his left arm holding her, he was still able to contend with Tang Weizhong, who was using a secret technique. It was utterly unbelievable. She could not help but feel the urge to recruit him.

A martial artist like Lin Zheyu, who had cultivated movement techniques and lightness techniques to such a sublime level, was extremely valuable. Against such a martial artist, sheer numbers were useless. Only overwhelming strength or lightness technique on par with his could possibly cause him trouble.

Bang!

With a single punch, he blasted a Tang Family martial artist flying. Lin Zheyu then shot toward the direction Li Mengqi had indicated. His path was not a straight line. He rapidly shifted positions, moving in an extremely erratic manner as he weaved through the surrounding martial artists.

Without these martial artists present, against Tang Weizhong using a secret technique, Lin Zheyu would have had no choice but to use a secret technique himself to have any chance of escaping.

"Be careful," Li Mengqi suddenly cried out.

She had been vigilantly observing the surroundings and suddenly saw Tang Zhentao of the Tang Family appear in her field of vision. Tang Zhentao was a peak Marrow Refining realm martial artist of the Tang Family and had already comprehended his own Intent. He specialized in the Divine Wind Blade Technique and had grasped a trace of wind-infused Intent. With this Intent empowering him, even though he was not skilled in movement techniques, his speed was still extremely astonishing.

So fast

, Lin Zheyu thought in alarm.

He had also noticed the man appearing not far away. Tang Zhentao held a long blade, his expression calm. With a light step and a single leap, he closed in at astonishing speed. He didn't seem to be using any lightness technique method at all, yet with that light leap, his body appeared weightless, as if he no longer took any resistance from the wind. It looked faintly strange.

A sense of danger rose in Lin Zheyu's heart. The thought of using the Boiling Blood Secret Art flashed through his mind, but he quickly dismissed it. Using the Boiling Blood Secret Art in this situation would make escape impossible. Although he could run for a short distance, once he fell into a weakened state, the opponent would quickly catch up. Even if he could use Origin Force to recover, he would not be able to do so many times. If he used it too often, even if the opponent failed to catch him, he would end up exhausting his mind to the point of killing himself.

Bang!

With a single punch, he blasted away the martial artist blocking his path. Driven by instinct, he abruptly sidestepped and raised his right arm, using the black silver glove on his arm to block.

Under the sunlight, a golden blade glowed. The blade sliced through the void without the slightest sound of wind, silently chopping toward Lin Zheyu.

The blade struck Lin Zheyu's black silver glove with a clang, instantly splitting open a gash in the glove made of some unknown metal. It then cut through the flesh of his arm and struck his bone.

1. This means he deliberately pulled her into his affairs, tying her interests and fate to his own so they would advance or fall together. ☜