We're practicing all martial arts, so why did you switch to easy mode?

Upon hearing the voice, Su Chen's first reaction was that it sounded familiar. But when he looked up at the one-armed figure flying down from the sky, he suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the voice and the aura felt familiar. This person was none other than the old man surnamed Zhao whose arm Su Chen had severed.

At this moment, the old man surnamed Zhao rushed over from afar with boundless rage. In his fury, he did not notice at all that the one who had just attacked Huang Qin was Su Chen, who had once brought me endless humiliation.

However, what caught Su Chen's attention was that, compared to before, the broken arm on the old man surnamed Zhao seemed to have been repaired. He didn't know what material he used to repair it, but in any case, it looked almost the same as a real arm.

But as the opponent charged forward, Su Chen noticed a pure essence of herbs flowing through his arm. This essence caused an even greater tremor in his Heavenly Wood Technique than the appearance of the old man surnamed Zhao.

Su Chen could sense the Heavenly Wood Great Law's desire for him.

Thinking of this, Su Chen narrowed his eyes, his gaze towards the old man surnamed Zhao sharpened slightly, and a different kind of light flickered in his eyes.

"It's Huang Qin's uncle, Zhao Lin!"

On the other side, Yin Luo also noticed Zhao Lin's appearance, and her beautiful eyes couldn't help but reveal a strange light.

Huang Qin's status and background are far superior to Huang Yunfei's. Although they share the same surname, their backgrounds are worlds apart.

If true disciples are all princes of the secular dynasty, then Huang Qin is equivalent to the son of a favored imperial concubine, while Huang Yunfei is at most the son of a concubine in the cold palace. Their status is naturally incomparable.

Under such circumstances, even if others were dissatisfied with Huang Qin, they would not dare to offend him easily. However, Yin Luo never expected that Su Chen was no ordinary person. He actually killed Huang Qin without hesitation. She could even sense that after killing Huang Qin, Su Chen might also attack her.

It's just in time that Huang Qin's uncle has arrived. She's heard that Huang Qin's uncle has obtained an extraordinary inheritance, one of which is a great supernatural power called the Heavenly Wood Great Technique. He has already cultivated this supernatural power to its limit, and his realm has directly entered the Great Perfection of the supernatural power.

If that were all, it certainly wouldn't be enough to put Yin Luo at ease. After all, this was a desert of yellow sand. Not to mention the powerful Heavenly Wood Technique, even the supreme Heavenly Wood Technique might not be able to work in the desert of yellow sand.

Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. Here, Zhao Lin's strength might be reduced to less than 80%. Even if his cultivation is higher than Su Chen's, he might not be Su Chen's match. But Yin Luo knew that the power of the Heavenly Wood Technique lay in this: it could exert tremendous power even in the yellow sand.

This is quite similar to the tenacious plants that take root in the desert, which send their roots deep into the ground, absorbing water and growing wildly to survive in the desert.

Zhao Lin, who cultivated the Heavenly Wood Great Technique, was the same. Moreover, because it was a great supernatural power, Zhao Lin's strength in the desert was even greater than in ordinary times. While others could only exert about half of their strength, he could exert eleven or twelve percent of his strength.

With such strength, what can Su Chen use to resist? What makes him think he can resist?

Once Zhao Lin discovers that Su Chen is the murderer of Huang Qin, Su Chen will face a furious and relentless revenge from Zhao Lin.

Thinking of this, Yin Luo turned to Su Chen, trying to see fear on his face.

To her surprise, Su Chen stood frozen in place, seemingly unaware of the terrifying existence he was about to face, waiting quietly.

What surprised Yin Luo even more was Zhao Lin's next sentence.

"It's you!"

Zhao Lin recognized Su Chen, his expression changed abruptly, and he stopped abruptly.

"Yes, it's me."

Su Chen chuckled softly, feeling a joy akin to seeing an old acquaintance.

This hint of joy, when seen by Zhao Lin, caused his expression to shift between light and dark.

Before long, his face turned completely dark, but at the same time, cold words burst out of his mouth: "Hahaha, brat, I've been looking for you for ages!"
I never expected you to show up here, and you even killed my nephew Huang Qin. Back then, you used the power of the volcano to cause me to lose my most important arm, forcing me to flee in a sorry state.

I had sworn in my heart that if I ever met you again, I would grind you to dust. So I made up my mind that once I recovered from my injuries, I would find you and make you pay for your blood debt. But before I could even set off, you actually appeared.

"Perfect! Let's settle our old and new scores together. Today, no matter what, I will make sure you die on the spot, and your bones are scattered across this desert!"

A hot wind howled, carrying Zhao Lin's hatred as it spread.

Yin Luo was stunned and stared blankly at the somewhat deranged Zhao Lin, an expression of disbelief on her face.

At first, she thought that the two of them knew each other to the limit, but now she realized that there was actually a grudge between Zhao Lin and Su Chen.

What shocked him even more was that the grudge was not between Zhao Lin and Su Chen, but between Su Chen and Zhao Lin.

After listening to Zhao Lin's words, she then remembered that Zhao Lin had indeed lost an arm when he returned to the desert.

So that arm was the one Su Chen severed!
"But Su Chen's strength is only at the minor completion stage of the supernatural power level!"

In an instant, Yin Luo's mind was in turmoil. He thought that Su Chen, who was only at the minor level of the Divine Power realm, had severed the arm of a master of the Divine Power realm. Even if he had used external means, it was still quite impressive. No wonder Huang Yunfei, Huang Qin, and Elder Yan were no match for Su Chen. This guy had the ability to defeat a master of the Divine Power realm long ago. How could Huang Yunfei and the others compare to him?

"Haha, that's exactly what I was looking for!"

Just then, Su Chen burst into hearty laughter, completely ignoring Zhao Lin's threats.

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Chen made his move, gripping the Heaven-Severing Blade and unleashing a slash.

Instantly, the blade flashed, its cold light gleaming, and the surrounding yellow sand began to spin wildly around Su Chen.

Seeing this, Yin Luo decisively chose to retreat, while Zhao Lin sneered: "Boy, although you severed my arm, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for me. I obtained this piece of lightning-struck wood and integrated it into my body. Not only did it not weaken my strength, but it actually made me stronger. To thank you, I will torture you less and let you die a little more painlessly!" Zhao Lin did not take Su Chen's moves seriously at all. Even though Su Chen's strength was now several times greater than before, and even though the power of Su Chen's moves was comparable to the power of the volcanic flames he had used before, Zhao Lin's face remained indifferent in the face of Su Chen's attacks.

Su Chen remained silent, his brows furrowed, his gaze fixed on the lightning-struck wood Zhao Lin had mentioned.

Sure enough, the instant Zhao Lin finished speaking, Su Chen saw Zhao Lin's arm suddenly covered with a purplish-black light. The arm, which was originally no different from a normal arm, split into two branches, one reaching straight into the sky and the other penetrating into the desert.

As the two branches extended, their size also increased, and the elemental energy flowing on them was completely different.

The branch that extends upwards from Tengchong is entirely black, as if cast from black iron, and is covered with swirling purple arcs of electricity that emit a crackling sound, which instills a sense of dread in those who hear it.

The branch that swoops down is entirely yellow, blending seamlessly with the yellow sand below. It doesn't look like it's rushing down from the sky, but rather like it's growing upwards from the desert, subtly merging into this desert landscape.

With Zhao Lin as the center, the two branches stretched through the heavens and the earth. In just a fraction of a second, the branches stopped extending. From a distance, they looked like a giant pillar supporting the sky, reaching the highest heavens and the deepest hells, exuding boundless majesty.

The moment the connection was established, the power of the branch was truly revealed. The electric arc, which had originally only been running horizontally in the upper half of the branch, quickly spread throughout the entire body, and the small electric arc suddenly turned into a large lightning bolt.

At the same time, stimulated by the lightning, the yellow sand below clung to the branches, rising up and covering them. As the color of the branches changed, a faint yellow hue quietly appeared within the purple lightning.

The power of thunder, the power of yellow sand, and the power of heavenly wood intertwined and merged into one in an instant. Even before it was unleashed, there was a sense of the annihilation of heaven and earth, which made Yin Luo's hair stand on end and a sense of powerlessness rise in his heart.

call out!
The fusion of the three forces possessed the speed of thunder, the endurance of heavenly wood, and the weight of yellow sand. As soon as it was unleashed, Zhao Lin revealed a cold smile, as if he could see Su Chen bleeding on the spot.

boom!
When the three forces slammed into the blade light released by Su Chen, a look of shock appeared on Zhao Lin's face.

"how come……"

He couldn't believe what he was seeing. His most prized killing move hadn't even lasted a single exchange with Su Chen's blade. The two had barely made contact for half a second before his Heavenly Wood Technique was completely destroyed by Su Chen's blade light.

This sense of utter devastation is like a subordinate seeing their leader; even if they harbor rebellious intentions, they cannot shake the leader's position and can only obediently submit to being slaughtered, filled with a feeling of utter frustration.

Zhao Lin naturally couldn't empathize, but this scene brought back memories of when Su Chen severed his arm. The image surfaced in his mind, becoming clearer and clearer, making him feel suffocated.

In particular, when the opponent's blade shattered his move and continued to attack Zhao Lin with undiminished momentum, Zhao Lin clearly wanted to resist, but his body couldn't muster the slightest will to fight back.

In a daze, Zhao Lin felt a surge of energy rushing towards him. First, the two branches were transformed into countless energy specks and dissipated under the impact of this force. Then, his body was shot backward like a cannonball, retreating more than a thousand meters away before falling and crashing into the sand and dust.

Su Chen wasn't surprised at all by what he saw. After all, he had used all his strength in that move. In addition to the Heaven-Slaying Blade Technique and the Heaven-Severing Blade, he also used six different types of Yuan Power. In terms of quantity alone, it was twice as many as Zhao Lin's three types of Yuan Power.

Moreover, these kinds of elemental forces are all very powerful. Except for the power of thunder and the power of heavenly wood, which may be somewhat inferior, the other elemental forces are in no way weaker than Zhao Lin's elemental forces. In particular, the power of yellow sand is the most powerful of the various forces, and its power is even greater when combined with other elemental forces.

Moreover, it also contains the principles of mutual generation and restraint of the five elements!
With the support of numerous elemental energies, even though Zhao Lin's strength had increased dramatically, Su Chen, whose strength was already no weaker than that of a minor master of supernatural powers, was still able to defeat him, even more quickly than when he defeated Huang Qin. However, Su Chen also knew that such a move could only injure Zhao Lin, but could not render him powerless to retaliate like Huang Qin had.

But that's okay, if one trick doesn't work, we'll try again!

Su Chen had no intention of giving Zhao Lin a chance to breathe. After knocking Zhao Lin down, he attacked again. His Yuan Power seemed to have no limit. He unleashed dozens of moves in succession, locking onto Zhao Lin and surging towards him.

"not good!"

Upon seeing this scene, Yin Luo's expression changed drastically. She no longer had time to think about why the situation, which had seemed so favorable to her, had suddenly turned into this. She only knew that she had to save Zhao Lin at this moment, otherwise, once Su Chen killed Zhao Lin, the other party would definitely not let her go.

She was still self-aware. After witnessing Su Chen's monstrous strength, she knew that even if she had a chance to escape, she probably wouldn't be able to. Su Chen's strength, at least for a short time, was enough to make him rampage through the desert and chase her to the market to kill her.

This time, unlike last time, Yin Luo didn't even have a chance to make a move and could only watch helplessly as Huang Qin was killed by Su Chen. She reacted in time and took action, but unfortunately, Su Chen seemed to have expected this and set his sights on her after attacking Zhao Lin.

As she made her move, he seized the opportunity and struck her with a palm. This palm strike seemed to have little power, but Yin Luo felt that she was locked on. Sure enough, the next moment, she realized that Su Chen's purpose in attacking her was not to kill her, but to capture her.

When she helped Zhao Lin, she lost her only chance to escape. Now she could hardly withstand Su Chen's palm and was trapped by Su Chen in less than half a moment.

"Why hasn't his Yuan energy been exhausted yet?!"

Yin Luo struggled desperately, her pretty face filled with shock and fear, a sense of despair quietly rising within her, and a feeling of terror growing in her heart.

Unexpectedly, after trapping her, Su Chen did not immediately attack her, but instead turned to continue dealing with Zhao Lin.

Seeing this, Yin Luo's eyes lit up: "There's still a chance. As long as I break out of this Yuan Power prison, I can get out!"

Without time to think, Yin Luo just wanted to get out. She had never been so eager before, and she frantically unleashed her Yuan Power to bombard the area.

But Su Chen's Yuan Power was incredibly sturdy; no matter how much Yin Luo attacked, he remained as stable as a rock.

boom!
Just then, something even more terrifying happened to Yin Luo.

Hearing the commotion, Yin Luo raised her beautiful eyes and looked into the distance. She saw Zhao Lin being lifted up by Su Chen like a dead chicken, seemingly lifeless.

Her pupils then contracted as she saw a ball of flame suddenly erupt from Su Chen's black Yuan Power.

He actually intended to refine Zhao Lin alive! (End of Chapter)