Death Grip
Indeed, the person in front was Jīnyào, who after searching in vain for Xing Chen on the fourth floor, had come to the fifth floor. After all, he needed experience, and the fourth floor was not suitable for him. So, after failing to find any trace of Xing Chen, he arrived at Lianyao Tower's fifth floor.
"Junior brother, what's wrong?" Xueqing asked when she saw Xing Chen standing there in a daze.
"Nothing, I just saw an old enemy," Xing Chen shook his head and said. After all, this was not the time to waste; their primary task now was to leave Lianyao Tower.
"Should we go kill him?" Xue Qingmei's eyes flashed with a cold light.
"No need. Senior sister, let's just leave Lianyao Tower quickly!" Xing Chen shook his head.
"Alright, then let's leave!" Xueqing nodded and continued forward. Soon after, they reached the entrance to the fifth floor; they just needed to pass through here to enter the fourth floor.
"By the way, senior sister, I want to ask about that beast at the entrance from the third floor to the fourth floor. What's going on with it? That beast's strength is clearly not impressive; why has it been able to stay there without being killed?" Xing Chen suddenly asked with confusion.
"I don't know the specifics either, but that beast is not as simple as it seems. There have been people who tried to kill it but found that no matter how they attacked, they couldn't harm it at all. Moreover, the most important thing is that although that beast guards the entrance from the third floor to the fourth floor, it has never stopped anyone from entering. So over time, no one paid attention to that beast anymore," Xueqing explained.
"I see." Xing Chen nodded and secretly felt fortunate that he hadn't attacked that beast back then; instead, he had dodged past it and directly entered the fourth floor. Otherwise, even if it wouldn't have harmed him, it would have definitely wasted a lot of time.
"Hmm?" Suddenly, Xueqing paused her steps and narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked into the void ahead. The entrance to the fourth floor was right there, but Xueqing felt as if someone was hiding in the void.
"Hate Emperor, what's going on?" Xing Chen immediately noticed Xueqing's change and quietly asked.
"There is a strong Gaze into Fate expert hiding in the shadows; this person should be from the Demon Dragon Lineage," Hate Emperor released his powerful Soul Power and sensed for a moment.
"Senior sister, there is someone from Gaze into Fate ahead." Xing Chen looked at Xueqing, implying whether they should take action.
"So you noticed too. Indeed, there is a hidden Gaze into Fate expert ahead. However, since he hasn't come out to stop us, we don't need to worry about him; we can just leave," Xueqing pondered for a moment and smiled.
The hidden disciple of the Demon Dragon Lineage did not want to take action but was too frightened to do so upon seeing Xueqing's Late Stage of the Fate Observation Realm cultivation level.
"En!" Xing Chen nodded. He didn't want to waste time killing this person. After all, although this person's strength was one realm lower than Xueqing's, it would still take some time to kill him. During that time, they could almost reach the entrance from the fourth floor to the third floor.
Xing Chen and Xueqing did not confront this person and directly entered the passage from the fifth floor to the fourth floor. The disciple of the Demon Dragon Lineage, seeing Xing Chen and Xueqing disappear, quickly revealed himself and took out the Demon Dragon Token.
"I must hurry to inform the Dragon Master; otherwise, they will escape..." this disciple of the Demon Spirit Lineage muttered to himself.
At this moment, Xing Chen and Xueqing had already arrived at the fourth floor of Lianyao Tower. Without any hesitation, they swiftly headed toward the entrance to the third floor.
On their way, Xing Chen and Xueqing rushed toward the entrance of the third floor of Lianyao Tower. After about an hour, they finally reached the entrance to the third floor. They then quickly passed through the third and second floors and arrived at the first floor of Lianyao Tower, finally stepping outside.
"Ah—finally out!" Stepping out of Lianyao Tower, Xing Chen let out a sigh of relief as he felt the warm sunlight shining down on him. He experienced a refreshing sensation throughout his body.
Having spent four or five hours in Lianyao Tower, a place devoid of sunlight, he was naturally eager to breathe in some fresh air.
"Good kid, you finally came out; I've been waiting for you for five long hours." Just as Xing Chen was enjoying the fresh air, a voice suddenly reached his ears.
The owner of this voice was none other than the Scrawny Man, who had clashed with Xing Chen when he entered Lianyao Tower. He was also the son of the Wind God Lord from Azure Wind Mountain Range.
After Xing Chen severely injured him, he entered Lianyao Tower. The Scrawny Man then brought people into Lianyao Tower searching for Xing Chen but found nothing. So he returned here to wait for Xing Chen to come out so he could vent his anger.
Now that five hours had passed and Xing Chen had finally emerged, his wait had not been in vain. The disciples of Youfeng Clan also quickly surrounded them.
"What? Looking for trouble?" A murderous glint flashed in Xing Chen's eyes. He had already been pursued by Demon Dragon and others in Lianyao Tower; now that he had just come out without even catching his breath, someone was looking for trouble again. This made his anger reach a peak instantly.
"You brat, I will make you die a very ugly death," the Scrawny Man sneered as more than ten strong members of Gaze into Fate closed in around him.
"Yang Xingwei, what do you want to do with my junior brother?" Just as the Scrawny Man was about to give the order to attack, Xueqing's cold voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"Xueqing? How are you here?" The Scrawny Man stammered. He knew Xueqing's strength; she was a standard Soul-Searching Realm Expert, and those he brought with him were definitely no match for her.
"I am asking how you want to treat my junior brother?" Xueqing did not answer Yang Xingwei's question but continued.
"Junior... junior brother? This kid is your junior brother?" Yang Xingwei pointed at Xing Chen.
"Yang Xingwei, I warn you, if you dare to touch my junior brother, do you believe I will kill you right now?" Xueqing said coldly.
"Xue... Xueqing Senior Sister, although you are a strong practitioner of Gaze of Fate, one must still be reasonable, right? It was your junior brother who struck me first. It’s only normal for me to seek revenge. Even if you are his senior sister, you cannot stop me!" Yang Xingwei gritted his teeth and said.
"I don't mind you seeking revenge, but since you can bring so many people to seek revenge, why can't I help my junior brother?" Xueqing sneered.
"This... this..." Yang Xingwei was momentarily at a loss for words. After stammering for a while, he finally spoke: "If I were to fight your junior brother myself, would you not intervene, Xueqing Senior Sister?"
"If you fight him yourself, I naturally won't interfere. However, we are in a hurry today and don’t have time to play with you," Xueqing said as she pulled Xing Chen and prepared to leave.
"Senior Sister, don't worry. Dealing with someone like him won't take us too much time," Xing Chen said, looking at the scrawny Yang Xingwei with undisguised disdain.
"Alright! Let's see how long you can be arrogant. Today I will give Xueqing Senior Sister some face and challenge you to a one-on-one!" Yang Xingwei shouted.
The reason Yang Xingwei dared to challenge Xing Chen now was that after being defeated by him last time with a single move, he returned to Azure Wind Mountain Range and obtained a breakthrough pill from his father. He had now reached Glimpse of Objects and saw this as an opportunity to redeem himself against Xing Chen.
"One move is enough to deal with you," Xing Chen said without even looking at him. He then unleashed his Demonic Aura and slowly extended a hand forward.
"God-Slaying Demon Claw!"
As Xing Chen's hand reached out, a series of thunderous sounds echoed in the air as a pitch-black claw emerged slowly.
"What? You actually reached Gaze of Life?" Feeling the aura emanating from Xing Chen, Yang Xingwei's expression changed instantly. A practitioner of Gaze into the Self like Xing Chen could defeat someone at Gaze of Life with one move. Now that he had broken through to Glimpse of Objects, did that mean he would still lose?
"No! I will not be defeated! Dark Chains!" Yang Xingwei suddenly shouted as his aura surged violently. In the void, dark chains suddenly emerged and rushed towards Xing Chen's God-Slaying Demon Claw.
Whoosh!
Countless Black Chains connected together to attack Xing Chen's God-Slaying Demon Claw, creating a piercing sound as they sliced through the air. The vibrations of the chains even caused the space around them to slightly distort.
"Not bad! You've improved a lot since last time, but you still can't escape the fate of failure!" Xing Chen said, applying a bit more force. The God-Slaying Demon Claw in the air suddenly accelerated, crashing into the numerous Black Chains in an instant.
Boom!
A tremendous roar echoed through the air as Xing Chen's God-Slaying Demon Claw collided with Yang Xingwei's Henan Chains. Upon impact, a powerful black storm instantly spread out, and the sheer force made those watching retreat in haste. Any disciple who had not reached the Gaze of Life would surely meet their demise if they came into contact with this black storm.
"What immense power! Is that person really at the level of Gaze of Life? Why are they so strong?"
"Of course it's true! Just a few days ago, when this person was still at Peering into the Pinnacle of Self-Observation, they defeated Yang Xingwei, who was at Gaze into the Realm's Pinnacle, with a single move. It won't be any different this time."
"Exactly! I saw it too; that person's strength is truly overwhelming."
The crowd around them buzzed with discussion.
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