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Chapter 238 The Power of True Intent: Luring the Snake Out of its Hole Only to Attract Tigers and Wolves (5K)

too suddenly.

Su Chen was not prepared, and a tremendous force descended upon him like a meteorite, bringing him immense pressure.

"Is this the true meaning of martial arts?"

However, Su Chen did not refuse at all; on the contrary, he showed an eager attitude, with excitement in his eyes.

After a brief moment of distraction, Su Chen quickly regained his composure, letting the true essence of martial arts wash over his body and will.

Unlike the power of Yuanli, the true meaning of martial arts, in addition to physical pressure, also exerts pressure on the will.

It's like this: both are weapons of war, but the power of Yuanli is a cold weapon, while the true meaning of martial arts is a firearm.

When faced with cold weapons, a martial artist in the realm of artistic conception might be wary, but still has the strength to fight.

However, when faced with firearms, they exerted a tremendous sense of pressure on the martial artists, making them dare not make any rash moves, let alone take the initiative to attack.

Su Chen was in this state at that moment; he knew he had to resist.

However, both his Yuan Power and his physical body were invisibly prevented from resisting under the crushing force of this martial arts intent, leaving him with no choice but to silently endure it.

Even so, Su Chen continued to resist with unwavering determination and tenacity.

As time went by, Su Chen's body was like a withered leaf in the wind, drifting aimlessly and about to fall.

His face turned pale, he pursed his lips and gritted his teeth, and large beads of sweat slowly rolled down his face, landing on his trembling eyelids.

Beneath his eyelids were a pair of eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit, their light radiating an indomitable brilliance.

Even as his body creaked under the weight, Su Chen's spine remained straight.

He knew that once he showed any signs of bending, the deputy sect leader would definitely stop, but that was not what he wanted to see.

Because the moment one bends, it signifies a desire to submit, and once a martial artist submits, they lose their martial spirit.

Moreover, this level of martial arts prowess is far from enough to make him submit.

"Good!" The vice sect leader saw Su Chen's firm belief and showed approval on his face.

Many martial artists at the Nascent Soul Realm fail to grasp the essence of martial arts not because of their lack of talent or resources, but because they do not understand what the essence of martial arts is.

To put it simply, it's about my dedication to practicing martial arts.

Too many martial artists compromise and abandon their true selves time and time again when faced with temptations and threats.

In the end, his heart for martial arts was clouded, and he became completely lost in the allure of the world, thus ending his path in martial arts.

"The collapse of martial arts beliefs begins with repeated compromises!"

The amount of martial arts essence he displayed was minimal; his purpose was merely to let Su Chen experience the true essence of martial arts, not to oppress him.

If Su Chen chooses to bow down and compromise when faced with such a level of martial arts essence, he will only compromise more in the future.

Even if Su Chen comprehends his own martial arts essence through the Guiyi Secret Realm, his martial arts path may not be able to go far.

Of course, if Su Chen's comprehension of the true meaning of martial arts is a matter of submission, then that's another story.

This kind of martial arts essence becomes stronger the more one submits.

However, at that time, he will imprison or kill Su Chen, because most martial artists who comprehend this kind of martial arts essence will betray the human race.

Fortunately, Su Chen gritted his teeth and persevered. What made him even more gratified was that the indomitable will in Su Chen's eyes was like a star in the dark night, illuminating the area.

This made him even more convinced that he had not misjudged the person.

After a short while, the vice sect leader casually waved his hand, and the martial arts essence surrounding Su Chen dissipated like a spring breeze.

"How are you feeling?" He stared at Su Chen, his gentle voice ringing out.

At this moment, Su Chen looked as if he had just gone through a fierce battle; he was panting heavily, sweating profusely, and appeared extremely exhausted.

"Terrifying!" Su Chen grinned upon hearing this, then asked, "Is this the perfected level of martial arts essence?"

The deputy sect leader shook his head: "No, this is the beginner level. I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to last a second at the perfect level. That would be too unfair."

Su Chen: "...!"

Seeing Su Chen's dejected look, the vice sect leader laughed heartily: "Haha, once you comprehend the true meaning of martial arts, you'll know how powerful it is."

Su Chen nodded, knowing that the true meaning of martial arts was still too early for him at the moment.

"Alright, both gifts have been given to you. If you have nothing else, you may leave now," the vice sect leader said with a serious expression.

Su Chen pursed his lips and said, "Vice Sect Master, there's actually something else."

"You said."

"These two gifts are too far removed from reality. Could you send something more substantial, such as Spirit Essence Pills, Yuan Power Pills, or divine weapons...?"

If Su Chen hadn't looked so serious when he said this, the vice sect leader would have thought he was joking.

It was alright at first, but it got more and more outrageous as it went on.

However, the vice sect leader did not refuse immediately. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I can give you the Spirit Essence Pill and the Yuan Power Pill. As for the divine weapons, you already have them, so forget about them."

"Thank you, Sect Master." Su Chen was somewhat disappointed, but still bowed and thanked him.

The deputy sect leader shook his head and chuckled, then flicked his sleeve and handed over a bottle of pills, saying, "These are ten mid-grade Yuan Shi Pills and one hundred thousand Ling Yuan Pills. I will have them recorded on your identity token, and you can use them at any time. These pills are enough for you to cultivate for a while."

"After you're done using it, can you ask for it again?" Su Chen quickly realized what was going on and asked, feigning innocence after getting a good deal.

Upon hearing this, the vice sect leader was stunned for a moment, then glared and replied, "What do you think?"

Before Su Chen could answer, he directly escorted Su Chen out of the main hall, leaving Su Chen feeling helpless. He had wanted to get more benefits.

After all, the vice sect leader was very generous, which made him rich overnight despite his poverty.

Ten intermediate-grade Yuan Shi Pills alone are priceless on the market, not to mention the 100,000 Ling Yuan Pills.

"Let's go back and test the effects of the Yuan Shi Dan."

With enough pills, Su Chen wasted no more time and headed to the Myriad Wonders Cave to prepare for cultivation.

While Su Chen was immersed in cultivation, inside the Great Qian Imperial City...

Emperor Qianlong attended court to handle state affairs and listened to the heated debates among civil and military officials.

Suddenly, the temperature in the entire hall rose sharply, and the people who were arguing fell silent, looking at Emperor Qian in horror.

"who?"

Emperor Qian rose as if facing a formidable enemy, and, feigning composure, demanded an explanation.

Before he could finish speaking, an immense pressure descended from nowhere, enveloping Emperor Qian and the others.

Unable to withstand such pressure, the Emperor swayed, his legs went weak, and he had to sit back down.

The civil and military officials below him were in a sorry state, collapsing to the ground in panic.

call out.

As a gust of hot air rushed in, a figure as fast as lightning entered the main hall.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and felt a sharp pain in their eyes.

The newcomer was dressed in a white robe, with long red hair on his head, and was surrounded by flames.

Just one glance was enough to sting the eyes with its intense heat, making it impossible to look directly at them.

The appearance of this person gradually reduced the oppressive aura surrounding everyone, and they finally had a chance to catch their breath.

Emperor Qian sized up the newcomer, having already witnessed the man's formidable abilities from his earlier actions.

He was shocked, but maintained a semblance of composure and said humbly, "I didn't know which senior had graced us with their presence. Please forgive me for not welcoming you properly."

"Where is Su Chen?" The indifferent voice came from the red-haired man, concise and to the point.

Su Chen?

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this, and then they all looked at Emperor Qian, whose expression changed rapidly.

This person came with great force, and it's likely that he's not a friend or foe of Su Chen. Considering Su Chen's identity, he hesitated for a moment.

The red-haired man noticed the Emperor's hesitation and fixed his cold eyes on him without saying a word, making the Emperor feel extremely uneasy.

"Speak!" The red-haired man uttered a single word, bringing an immense pressure to Emperor Qian.

Emperor Qian felt the chill in the red-haired man's words and replied, "Su Chen is at the Ziyang Sect."

"Call him back!" the red-haired man said again.

"This……"

"Scream or die!"

The moment the word "death" was uttered, the temperature in the entire hall suddenly dropped several degrees.

"Senior, only Li Mo can contact Su Chen..." Emperor Qian said in a trembling voice. He sensed a deathly danger and dared not hide it.

The red-haired man did not speak, but quietly gazed at Emperor Qian.

Emperor Qianlong had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Quickly summon General Li Mo to the palace."

……

Inside the Myriad Wonders Cave.

The effects of the intermediate-grade Yuan Shi Pill were truly astonishing. After taking it, Su Chen was able to complete a full practice of the Myriad Power Technique in just one and a half days. Unfortunately, there were only ten pills available. After using them all, Su Chen's speed returned to normal.

Even so, he pushed the exercise progress to about 40%.

According to the classification of martial artists at the Momentum Realm, based on his current Yuan Power Momentum, he is equivalent to a minor master of the Momentum Realm.

This day.

Su Chen broke free from the state of cultivation of the Myriad Powers Technique.

With the blessing of 100,000 Spirit Essence Pills, he had accumulated the 20,000 Spirit Essence Pills required by the panel, and could break through to the Lesser Completion of the Nascent Soul Realm.

"Turn on Easy Mode".

[Easy Mode Activated: Bath in warm water for six hours to reach the sixteenth level of the Vajra Iron Shirt skill.]

Six hours later, Su Chen naturally broke through to the sixteenth level of Vajra Iron Shirt, and his realm also reached the minor completion of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

The change in realm only brings an increase in Yuan Power; there are no other significant changes.

"Unbeknownst to me, I've already reached the sixteenth level of the Vajra Iron Shirt technique. I wonder how many levels I'll be able to reach in the end."

Looking at the number of layers of the Vajra Iron Shirt skill on the panel, Su Chen couldn't help but sigh.

After sighing, Su Chen cultivated for a while, and then withdrew from the advanced formation.

To conserve spirit essence pills, he generally cultivates the Myriad Forces Technique in basic formations, only venturing into advanced formations when breaking through.

After all, the amount of Yuan energy in a primary formation is different from that in an advanced formation, and a primary formation cannot provide the Yuan energy he needs for his breakthrough.

However, advanced formations are quite expensive, and Su Chen cannot possibly cultivate the Myriad Forces Technique in an advanced formation indefinitely; that would be too extravagant.

Even though he now possesses tens of thousands of spirit essence pills, he cannot stay in the advanced formation to cultivate indefinitely.

As Su Chen stepped out of the Myriad Wonders Cave, he was preparing to purchase a new array for cultivation when a paper crane with runes floated down from mid-air.

"Looking for me?"

The paper crane landed on Su Chen, causing him to be slightly taken aback.

With doubts in his mind, he activated the runes with his Yuan Power, and soon a message flooded into his mind.

A moment later, Su Chen's expression hardened.

The rune informed him that Li Mo had been seriously injured in the battle against the Great Zhou Dynasty and was nearing the end of his life. He had contacted Su Chen to see Su Chen one last time.

"Senior brother, do you still want to buy an array?" the cave guard asked.

After hearing this, Su Chen came to his senses, left a message saying "No need," and then turned into a beam of light and disappeared.

Upon learning of Li Mo's whereabouts, Su Chen left the sect without hesitation and rushed to the Great Qian Dynasty as quickly as possible.

As Su Chen was leaving the Ziyang Sect, in a secluded courtyard.

Upon hearing the news, Pang Hao slowly opened his eyes, revealing a sinister smile.

"The show is about to begin."

Having said that, he transformed into a streak of rainbow light and left the Ziyang Sect.

In the main hall of the Great Qian Dynasty.

"Senior Duan, Li Mo has contacted Su Chen. Can we release him now?" Emperor Qian treated the red-haired man as if he were an ancestor.

As far as the eye could see, beautiful women, fine wine, and delicious food filled the entire hall, and the red-haired man could take whatever he wanted.

The red-haired man, named Duan Hao, glanced at Emperor Qian indifferently after hearing this. Although he did not speak, his meaning was clear.

Emperor Qian fell silent and said no more. Duan Hao's strength was too great; even a single glance from him brought him immense pressure.

No one in the entire Great Qian Dynasty could rival Duan Hao; his strength was probably beyond his imagination.

He was somewhat worried about whether Su Chen was a match for Duan Hao, after all, even the pressure that Song Yang exerted on him was not as great as that of this person.

Su Chen has only been a member of the Ziyang Sect for about a year. In such a short time, no matter how fast he cultivates, he probably can't surpass Song Yang, let alone Duan Hao.

In particular, the message that Duan Hao had Li Mo pass on to Su Chen made no mention of Duan Hao.

Judging from this move, Duan Hao still cares about the Ziyang Sect behind Su Chen; otherwise, why would he go to such lengths?

However, this would also lead to Su Chen being unaware of the true situation, causing him to rush back to Daqian alone and walk right into a trap.

"Ugh!"

Emperor Qian sighed inwardly, at this moment, he didn't know what to do.

They can only hope that Duan Hao will spare Su Chen's life out of respect for the Ziyang Sect.

Just as he was worrying, Emperor Qian suddenly noticed that Duan Hao's expression changed abruptly, and then he looked up and gazed at him with a look of surprise and doubt in his eyes.

"coming!"

Duan Hao whispered, sensing the aura of the figure rushing towards the palace.

If he wasn't mistaken, the person who came was indeed Su Chen.

Before anyone could react, Duan Hao slowly stood up, stomped his foot hard on the ground, and instantly became a blur, flying out of the main hall.

Upon seeing this scene, Emperor Qian's eyes sharpened, and without further hesitation, he quickly walked out of the main hall.

Looking up into the sky, one soon notices a beam of light coming from the horizon.

Although he couldn't see the figure in the beam of light clearly, Emperor Qian had a vague feeling that the person who came was Su Chen.

"To fly?"

However, he soon noticed the way Su Chen arrived, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Su Chen was also somewhat surprised, staring at the figure that had suddenly appeared in front of him with a puzzled expression.

"You're Su Chen?" Duan Hao sized up Su Chen, his gaze scrutinizing him.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen's gaze sharpened, and a guess surfaced in his mind. He looked at Duan Hao and demanded, "Did you bring me back?"

“That’s right.” Hearing this, Duan Hao readily admitted, “Don’t worry, Li Mo is fine for now.”

Su Chen remained silent, his eyes cold.

Duan Hao ignored Su Chen's expression and continued, "However, if you refuse to tell me about Zhu Yan, it won't just be Li Mo who will be in trouble, but all your relatives and friends."

Duan Hao revealed his purpose and threatened Su Chen without any attempt to conceal it, completely unaware of the fleeting killing intent in Su Chen's eyes.

Su Chen didn't say anything, but suddenly attacked.

A surge of immense Yuan energy rapidly flowed from his palm, instantly transforming into a forty-meter-long Yuan energy steel blade.

The Yuanli Steel Blade was almost tangible, its body surging with Yuanli energy, demonstrating Su Chen's anger at this moment.

This surge of Yuan energy rapidly spread out, then suddenly contracted. As Su Chen clenched his fist in reverse, the aura of the Yuan energy steel blade surged.

Su Chen's eyes were deep as water and sharp as a knife. He trembled and then raised his Yuan Power Steel Blade high.

In an instant, the surrounding elemental energy was drawn in and rushed to the elemental steel blade, causing it to radiate a dazzling light.

As the Yuanli Steel Blade met the sky, the world seemed to fall silent.

At that moment, the Yuanli Steel Blade slashed down diagonally.

Wherever it passed, the surrounding energy surged like boiling tea, and a series of piercing sounds echoed through the air.

Upon seeing this scene, Duan Hao's eyes no longer held the initial contempt, but instead showed a solemn expression.

According to the information he received, Su Chen was merely a martial artist who had just entered the Nascent Soul realm.

But the strength that Su Chen was displaying at this moment was far beyond that of a beginner primordial spirit martial artist. Even a primordial spirit master might not be able to exert such pressure on him.

He dared not be careless, and the Yuan energy within his body surged out like a volcanic eruption, transforming into an endless ocean of Yuan energy.

He then raised his hands, and the ocean of Yuan energy soared upwards, quickly suspending itself high in the sky, blotting out the sun.

The ocean of primordial energy seemed to swallow the sky, absorb the light, and cast endless darkness upon the earth.

Under the Emperor's watchful gaze, Duan Hao let out a soft shout and manipulated the Yuan Power Ocean to crash fiercely into the Yuan Power Steel Blade.

boom!
At the moment of impact, the space where the Yuanli Steel Blade and the Yuanli Ocean were located was slightly distorted. In just a few milliseconds, thousands of dazzling rays of light burst out from the point of impact, followed by a deafening sound that resounded through the sky.

The Yuanli steel blade slashed at the Yuanli ocean, creating towering waves, but it was quickly enveloped by the Yuanli ocean, forming a counterforce.

Waves of energy clashed, causing the entire sky to erupt with thunderous sounds.

The invisible sound waves spread out in ripples, sweeping across all directions.

The Emperor Qian and his entourage, who were not far away, felt as if ten thousand horses were galloping around them, with a series of booming sounds that made them dizzy.

The Yuanli Steel Blade and the Yuanli Ocean clashed countless times, their light and aura gradually weakening until they finally disappeared.

Su Chen and Duan Hao looked at each other from a distance, neither of them speaking. This single exchange made them realize how powerful and difficult the other was to deal with.

"Looks like you're not planning to talk about it." After a moment, Duan Hao said coldly.

Su Chen stared at Duan Hao, his eyes flashing with a chilling light, and his actions quickly confirmed Duan Hao's words.

"There's nothing to say to a dead man!"

Su Chen snorted coldly, and a torrent of Yuan Power erupted like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting, carrying the momentum of rolling Yuan Power as it surged toward Duan Hao.

(End of this chapter)