ATPnovel Chapter 144 Slaying 3 Celestials with One Hand
Chapter 144 Slaying 3 Celestials with One Hand
The moment the teleportation ended, Lin Chen felt dizzy and heard the buzzing sound of space tearing apart.
When my feet touched the ground again, I was greeted by a completely unfamiliar world.
The continuous red mountains, the sky is an eerie dark red, there is no sun, moon and stars, only thick clouds hanging low.
The air was filled with the smell of decay and sulfur.
"Cough cough..." Qin Shuyan covered her mouth, her face pale. "Where...where am I?"
Xiao Yulou cautiously looked around, drawing his longsword:
"Eighth Brother, we should have been teleported to a secret realm."
Ye Qingying held the Sky-Gazing Mirror, its surface reflecting the surrounding scenery:
"The space is stable, but the laws governing it differ from those of the outside world. This place... should be an independent little world."
Zhuge Liang gently waved his feather fan, his brows slightly furrowed:
"My lord, this place is dangerous; we must be careful."
Li Chunfeng then squatted down to carefully observe the strange patterns on the ground:
"My lord, there are remnants of an ancient formation here, which are of the same origin as the teleportation arrays outside."
It seems this secret realm is related to that stone slab.
Zhao Zilong, holding a spear, stood guard in front and said in a deep voice, "My lord, there is murderous intent here."
As soon as he finished speaking, three figures slowly emerged from behind the crimson mountains.
They were all elderly men dressed in black robes, with withered faces and cold auras; each of them possessed at least the peak of the Celestial Realm cultivation!
The old man in black robes at the head of the group spoke in a hoarse voice, "Lin Chen, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Lin Chen raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "Oh, you think highly of me, sending three peak Celestial Realm cultivators."
A thought struck him: on his side—Zhao Zilong was a half-step Celestial, Li Chunfeng was an early-stage Celestial, and Zhuge Liang was a mid-stage Celestial… well, on the surface, they were indeed no match.
But Lin Chen wasn't flustered at all, and yawned with a relaxed expression:
"Three elderly people, you've come all this way to ambush me, thank you for your hard work."
How about... we talk? Fighting and killing are no good.
The three old men were slightly taken aback, and the elder in the lead sneered:
"Even on the verge of death, you're still spouting nonsense, Lin Chen. Hand over the stone tablet and tell me Li Bai's whereabouts, and I might spare your life."
"It's very unlucky to have a body that's not whole," Lin Chen waved his hand.
"Alright, tell me what this secret place is, what my father discovered here back then, and I'll consider sparing your lives."
"Insolence!" the old man on the left roared.
"How dare a mere junior utter such arrogant words!"
With one step, the overwhelming pressure of the peak Celestial Realm expert erupted, pressing down on Lin Chen like a tidal wave!
Zhao Zilong flicked the tip of his spear, a flash of silver light appearing as he attempted to block it.
However, the gap between the peak of the Celestial Realm and the half-step Celestial Realm was too great, and the spear light shattered inch by inch under the pressure.
The oppressive force was about to descend upon them—
Lin Chen suddenly extended his right index finger and gently tapped it.
"Buzz—"
The space ripples.
The overwhelming pressure vanished instantly, as if it had struck an invisible wall.
"What?!" The three old men's expressions changed simultaneously.
The leading elder stared intently at Lin Chen: "You...you're not a first-grade cultivator?!"
"First rank?" Lin Chen tilted his head. "Who told you I'm first rank?"
After saying that, his aura began to rise steadily.
Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster... Celestial Being!
Ultimately, he reached the pinnacle of celestial beings.
But that oppressive aura was several times more terrifying than that of an ordinary peak Celestial Being!
The entire secret realm trembled, the crimson mountains shook violently, and the dark red clouds churned in the sky.
Qin Shuyan and the other two women were dumbfounded.
They knew Lin Chen was strong, but they didn't expect him to be... this strong!
This oppressive aura was even more terrifying than the Purple Robe Tower Master they had ever seen!
Zhuge Liang and the others exchanged glances, all seeing the understanding in each other's eyes.
They had long suspected that Lin Chen was hiding his strength, but they hadn't expected him to be hiding it so well.
"You...you..." The three old men were deathly pale.
They were ordered to ambush Lin Chen, thinking it would be a piece of cake, and that even if Li Bai appeared, the three of them working together could hold him off for a while.
But now...
This oppressive aura has exceeded their understanding of the Celestial Realm!
"Run!" The elder in the lead made a decisive decision.
The three transformed into three streaks of black light, shooting out in three different directions.
"Do you think you can escape?" Lin Chen's smile gradually turned cold.
His figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.
The next moment, they appeared behind the old man on the left.
One punch.
A simple punch, without any fancy moves.
But wherever the fist passed, space shattered inch by inch, revealing dark void cracks.
"No--!!!"
The old man on the left turned around in horror, frantically activating his protective qi and simultaneously summoning a black shield.
The shield shattered, and the protective aura collapsed.
A fist was pressed against his chest.
"puff--"
The blood mist exploded.
A peak Celestial Being, one of the three elders of the Netherworld Sect, who has fallen.
Lin Chen didn't even look, his figure flickered again, and he was already in front of the old man on the right.
"Netherworld Soul Devourer!" the old man on the right roared, his hands forming a seal, and a ferocious ghost claw reached out from the void, grabbing at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen casually snapped a photo.
The demon claw was crushed.
The old man coughed up blood and flew backward. Before he could land, Lin Chen arrived and stomped down.
"Bang!"
His skull exploded.
The second peak Celestial Being fell.
The whole process took no more than three breaths.
The old man who was leading the group had already fled ten miles away. When he turned around and saw this scene, he was so frightened that his soul almost left his body. He burned his life essence and fled frantically.
Lin Chen stopped chasing.
He stood still, his right hand loosely clenched.
A thousand miles away, the leading old man froze.
He looked down and saw an invisible hand appear out of thin air, grasping his entire body in its palm.
"Spare...spare my life..." the old man pleaded with difficulty.
Lin Chen clenched his fist.
"puff--"
The third peak Celestial Being turned into a blood mist.
As the smoke and dust cleared, silence returned to the red mountains.
Only the lingering smell of blood in the air proved what had just happened.
Lin Chen clapped his hands, as if he had only swatted three flies.
He turned around, looked at the stunned crowd, and grinned:
"Alright, the flies are dealt with. Shall we continue exploring the secret realm?"
Qin Shuyan and the other two women finally came to their senses.
"Eighth...Eighth Brother..." Qin Shuyan's voice trembled.
"You...you are a celestial being?"
"More or less," Lin Chen shrugged. "A tiny bit stronger than the average peak Celestial Realm cultivator."
Xiao Yulou was both amused and exasperated.
"You call that 'slightly stronger'? Three peak Celestial Realm cultivators! You killed them all in three breaths!"
"The main problem is that they're too weak." Lin Chen walked over and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Let's go and see what secrets this hidden realm holds."