Chapter 63: Overbearing Annihilation of the Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening

Chu Tianchen stood behind a large tree, watching Lin Shengbin and the other two approach directly, as if they had already discovered him.

Soon, the three of them arrived in front of the cave.

"That fellow surnamed Chu is right inside here," Lin Shengbin said with absolute certainty.

Hearing this, Chu Tianchen could not help but reveal a look of surprise.

He recalled his conversation with Lin Shengbin when they first entered the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, during which Lin Shengbin had patted him on the shoulder.

With a thought, Chu Tianchen unleashed a surge of spiritual soul power. As the soul power probed every corner of his body, the next instant, he understood how Lin Shengbin had managed to track him.

Lin Shengbin had left a trace of tracking powder on his person.

Looking closely, Chu Tianchen saw a tracking bee, no larger than a mosquito, hovering in front of the cave entrance.

A trace of murderous intent flashed in Chu Tianchen's eyes.

He had still underestimated his opponent; he had not expected Lin Shengbin to resort to such a tactic. No wonder Lin Shengbin had been so confident before entering the mountain range that he would surely find him.

"What are we waiting for? Let's go in," said one of the men.

"Remember, later you only need to break both of his hands. Spare his life for now," Lin Shengbin instructed the other two.

"Did you mention this to Miss Lin?" the man asked.

"What is there to discuss with my sister? That fellow surnamed Chu's family has fallen, and my sister has already broken off her engagement with him. Do you not know who my future brother-in-law is?"

"In the future, she is someone who will follow my brother-in-law Taixu to the Greater World. Our Youhuang Ancient City will also become the number one city in the Great Qian Dynasty. The two of you just need to follow me well, and there will be no shortage of benefits for you," Lin Shengbin said smugly.

The two men immediately chuckled.

"Then we shall continue to rely heavily on Young Master Lin's care in the future," they replied.

With that, they looked at the cave before them and made to step inside.

Yet, the tracking bee merely hovered at the edge of the cave for a full few minutes without entering.

Seeing the tracking bee, Chu Tianchen knew there was no longer any need to hide; it was only a matter of time before it found him.

Unless he cleared the tracking powder from his body, which would require mobilizing his primordial energy, but releasing that aura would expose him all the same.

Besides, Chu Tianchen had long since prepared for Lin Shengbin to track him down.

In fact, he had even looked forward to Lin Shengbin's arrival, because Lin Shengbin's spatial ring held quite a few resources.

Sure enough, after hovering for a few minutes, the tracking bee changed direction and flew toward the spot where Chu Tianchen was hiding.

The next moment, Chu Tianchen stepped out into the open.

Upon seeing Chu Tianchen, Lin Shengbin's eyes instantly filled with boundless excitement.

"We were blocked by a few first-tier demonic beasts along the way, which delayed us a bit."

"Fellow surnamed Chu, I've let you keep these hands of yours for a few extra days," Lin Shengbin sneered.

"Lin Shengbin, let me ask you a question. If you can give me a satisfactory answer, I can spare your life," Chu Tianchen said.

Hearing this, the three of them froze for a moment before bursting into loud laughter.

"Chu Tianchen, do you hear yourself? If you hadn't used a hidden weapon to ambush me at the Hall of Divine Abilities that day, you would have been a cripple long ago."

"And yet you still dare to speak so boldly."

Thinking of the beating he took at the Hall of Divine Abilities made Lin Shengbin's blood boil with rage.

"You two stay out of this for now, let me handle him," Lin Shengbin added.

With those words, he took a step forward, wind swirling beneath his feet. The primordial energy of the seventh layer of the Pulse-Consolidating Realm erupted instantly as he charged toward Chu Tianchen.

Watching Lin Shengbin charge head-on, a flash of disdain crossed Chu Tianchen's eyes.

He neither dodged nor evaded. "An ambush? To deal with trash like you, do I need an ambush?"

Boom!

Four pulse wheels surged within Chu Tianchen, and a violent burst of primordial energy poured forth. Clenching his fist—without even employing the divine ability Raging Thunder Palm—he threw a completely unadorned punch that collided hard against Lin Shengbin's fist.

Bang!

Crack!

In a split second, the sound of shattering bones echoed through the space.

Following closely behind was Lin Shengbin's piercing, pig-slaughter-like scream.

Lin Shengbin, possessing the cultivation of the seventh layer of the Pulse-Consolidating Realm, was sent flying seven or eight meters back by Chu Tianchen, who was only at the fourth layer. With a heavy thud, he slammed violently into a boulder.

His arm hung limply at his side, clearly broken.

The other two men stared in wide-eyed shock at the sight.

Before they could react, however, Chu Tianchen dashed forward, instantly arriving right in front of Lin Shengbin.

"Chu Tianchen, what are you going to do!"

Feeling the icy murderous intent in Chu Tianchen's eyes, Lin Shengbin endured the excruciating pain and shrieked in terror.

Yet, Chu Tianchen had no intention of stopping. He threw another punch straight at Lin Shengbin's other arm, shattering it completely as well.

Ah!

Another miserable scream pierced the air.

"You—what are you two staring at? Hurry up and kill him!" Lin Shengbin yelled frantically.

At that moment, the two men snapped out of their stupor.

They hurriedly circulated their primordial energy and lunged to attack Chu Tianchen.

Both men were at the eighth layer of the Pulse-Consolidating Realm, and their auras were evidently much denser than Lin Shengbin's.

That was hardly surprising, however, as Lin Shengbin's primordial energy had been accumulated purely through medicinal pills and resources; he had spent all his time opening pulse wheels while never bothering to consolidate his foundation.

At this moment, the hollow fatigue of his unstable energy was fully exposed.

Of course, the primary reason was simply that his opponent was Chu Tianchen.

Looking at the two charging figures, Chu Tianchen still showed no intention of dodging. With a swift kick, he sent Lin Shengbin flying several meters away, causing the latter to cough up another mouthful of blood.

The agonizing pain radiating from his internal organs made him feel as though his life was slipping away.

At that moment, he finally realized that Chu Tianchen hadn't used any hidden weapons at all. Yet he could not fathom why Chu Tianchen's combat prowess was so insanely terrifying.

And this wasn't even the most horrifying part. Recall that on the fourth floor of the Hall of Divine Abilities at the Cloud Sea Academy's outer court that day, Chu Tianchen had only been at the second layer of the Pulse-Consolidating Realm! Which meant he couldn't even defeat a warrior at the second layer back then?

What kind of monster was this Chu Tianchen?

With this terrifying thought, Lin Shengbin struggled to his feet, putting one heavy foot in front of the other as he fled into the distance.

As he ran, he kept glancing back over his shoulder.

The two eighth-layer Pulse-Consolidating Realm experts were currently locked in fierce combat with Chu Tianchen, but it was painfully obvious that the two of them were struggling immensely.

Watching Lin Shengbin flee, a chilling murderous intent flashed across Chu Tianchen's eyes.

With a thought, the Fiery Cloud Sword appeared in his hand.

"Cold Light Slash!" Chu Tianchen roared fiercely.

Instantly, several streaks of icy sword qi surged toward the two men.

Imbued within the sword qi was a terrifying intent of the sword, completely enveloping the pair.

The two eighth-layer Pulse-Consolidating Realm fighters had never witnessed the power of sword intent before. That terrifying force of the laws of heaven and earth, seemingly hailing from the void itself, instantly shredded their primordial energy and savagely ravaged their entire bodies.

Ah, ah, ah...

Hair-raising, wretched screams rang out.

The next instant, both men collapsed to the ground, losing all signs of life.

Chu Tianchen's face turned slightly pale; the consumption of energy had indeed been considerable, but he did not pause his steps, immediately giving chase to Lin Shengbin.

Things had already reached this point; how could he possibly let Lin Shengbin escape?

Besides, he still hadn't asked his question yet!