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Ding Chunqiu's expression changed instantly, and he was greatly alarmed. He knew things were going badly, so he immediately raised his palm to meet the attack, simultaneously using the Dissolving Power Technique and the Continuous Corpse-Rotting Technique. He had already made up his mind: You want my life, Old Immortal? Then you'll have to exchange your life for mine!
Seeing Ding Chunqiu fighting so desperately, the martial arts practitioners around him were filled with worry for Luo Chen, all feeling that if Luo Chen insisted on fighting head-on, his fate would be dire!
boom!
With fists and palms clashing, Ding Chunqiu was outmatched and was immediately slammed to the ground by Luo Chen's full force. Luo Chen paused slightly, then stepped forward and delivered a powerful punch to Ding Chunqiu's face.
boom!
Ding Chunqiu's head was smashed open like a rotten watermelon! At the same time, Ding Chunqiu's final, all-out attack—the Dissolving Power Technique and the Continuous Corpse-Rotting Technique—slammed into Luo Chen's body with both palms. ...
Chapter 297 Becoming Lao Tzu's Disciple
"That kid's finished! Before he died, the Shinjuku Old Monster used two terrifying techniques, the Dissolving Power Technique and the Continuous Corpse-Rotting Technique, to deliver a fatal blow to him!"
"Yes! That 'Chain of Corpse-Rotting Technique' is extremely terrifying. As soon as the corrosive poison enters the body, the body will immediately fester and the flesh will turn to blood and gore, resulting in a gruesome death!"
"Sigh, this kid is still too naive. He doesn't know how to avoid trouble. Now look what's happened. Although he killed Ding Chunqiu, he's also risked his life. It's not worth it!"
. . . .
The surrounding martial arts practitioners began to discuss the matter, their gazes towards Luo Chen filled with a mixture of pity and mockery.
After killing Ding Chunqiu with a single punch, Luo Chen also felt the two strange forces blast into his body. He frowned slightly and suddenly realized that these two strange poisons were trying to run rampant in his body.
"Huh? He actually tried to bite me before he died. If it were anyone else, they would have fallen into his trap. Oh well, he ran into me!"
With a thought, Luo Chen's Demon King's blood instantly engulfed the two streams of poison, then completely incinerated them, leaving not even a trace behind.
Everyone stared intently at Luo Chen, waiting for the moment he would turn into pus. But one second, two seconds, three seconds...
Soon, more than ten seconds passed, and Luo Chen remained completely unchanged!
These martial arts practitioners all looked astonished, and when they looked at Luo Chen again, their gazes were as if they were looking at a monster.
However, Luo Chen ignored these idiots and turned to look at A Zi.
In the original novel, Azi is a character who dares to love and hate, is playful and cute, likes to play pranks, is naturally optimistic, never pessimistic, acts impulsively and is unrestrained. If someone tries to hurt her, she can always come up with all sorts of vicious ways to make them suffer.
An optimistic and intelligent girl is very likable, but in Azi's treacherous world, she is capable of doing anything insidious, vicious, and unscrupulous in order to survive.
Therefore, Luo Chen only glanced at A Zi, and A Zi was immediately terrified, fearing that Luo Chen was going to kill her.
On a sudden impulse, she immediately bowed slightly to Luo Chen and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, young master, for killing this old monster from Shinjuku for us. He committed many evils and truly deserved to die. We disciples of the Xingxiu Sect were all forced into this position by him, so with his death, we are now free."
"And you, young master, are our great benefactor!"
As she spoke, Azi immediately gave a wink to the surviving disciples of the Xingxiu Sect.
The disciples of the Starry Sky Sect naturally understood that A Zi was trying to survive, and they all immediately chimed in, "Yes, we were all forced by Ding Chunqiu. Thank you, young master, for saving our lives!"
Luo Chen glanced at A Zi again and immediately felt that this was really A Zi's personality. She would do anything to survive and betrayed her master in the blink of an eye.
However, Luo Chen didn't need to expose her. After all, Luo Chen killed Ding Chunqiu just to get A Zi. So he simply went along with it and said, "Alright! No need to thank me! Little girl, I see that you are intelligent. Since you no longer have a master, then become my disciple from now on!"
Luo Chen reached out and pinched A Zi's pointed chin, lifting her slightly lowered face.
Wow, sure enough, those beautiful eyes are bright and piercing, like two shiny black grapes, they really are captivating!
And those cheeks, damn, they're like a fox spirit reincarnated, so alluring and seductive!
When Luo Chen suddenly grabbed her chin, A Zi's heart skipped a beat. However, Luo Chen's strength was undeniable, and given that she, A Zi, was a remnant of the Xingxiu Sect, Luo Chen had both the reason and the ability to kill her.
Azi didn't want to die, so she had no choice but to let Luo Chen hold her chin and dare not move.
Azi had her own ideas. She had successfully stolen the Divine Wood King Cauldron and planned to secretly practice poison attacks on her own. She was worried that if Luo Chen gave it to her as a disciple, it would cause unforeseen complications.
"Young Master's strength is something I greatly admire, but I..."
However, before Azi could finish speaking, Luo Chen interrupted her directly: "What? It's a great blessing for you that I want to take you as my disciple, and you don't want to?"
As he spoke, Luo Chen's expression gradually turned cold, as if he were about to kill someone.
Just then, Azi looked up at Luo Chen. The moment their eyes met, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar in the dead of winter, shivering and her teeth chattering!
"I...I...I do..."
Azi was afraid of dying. Seeing that Luo Chen's killing intent had materialized, she immediately dared not say anything more and nodded in agreement.
"Haha! That's a good boy. From now on, you'll be my disciple. Once I solve this intricate chess puzzle, I'll teach you the supreme martial arts!"
Luo Chen laughed heartily, and then headed towards the Zhenlong Chess Game.
"Wait! Young hero, you'd better think this through. If you sit here at this chessboard and lose your composure, I will definitely take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack!"
Kumārajīva immediately stepped forward, as if to stop Luochen.
"Oh? A sneak attack? Are you stupid? Do you think everyone is as lost in this game as that old bastard Ding Chunqiu? I won't. But let's get this straight: if you sneak attack me, I'll kill you!"
Luo Chen let out a cold shout and was about to step towards the Zhenlong Chess Game.
But just then, a sharp shout came from the crowd: "Shameless scoundrel, so you're here! Quickly return my Dou Zhuan Xing Yi martial arts manual and my family!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiu knew without even looking that it was Murong Fu!
Murong Fu leaped out from behind the crowd, clearly having just arrived.
Without saying a word, he immediately struck Luo Chen with his palm.
Luo Chen smiled without saying a word. "I am now in the mid-stage of the Core Formation Realm, and I also have the Sun Demon Cloak protecting me. Why would I be afraid of a hypocritical villain like you?"
Immediately, Luo Chen channeled his cultivation, raised his hand, and struck out with a palm against Murong Fu.
boom!
With a single palm strike, their forces clashed, and in just a moment, Murong Fu was forced back seven or eight steps!
As for Luo Chen... he merely took half a step back with his right leg... The difference in skill was immediately apparent!
Chapter 298 A Slap Sends Xu Zhu Flying
Murong Fu was shocked and looked at Luo Chen with disbelief. In less than a month, he was already no match for him. How could this be!
"You... you've improved your strength so much by practicing my Star Shift technique! Give me back my family!"
Murong Fu was forced to retreat by Luo Chen and felt greatly embarrassed, so he immediately changed the subject to ease his embarrassment.
However, Luo Chen ignored him and simply said, "Get lost!"
"you..."
Murong Fu was stifled by Luo Chen's words, feeling so angry he almost died. But he had already tested Luo Chen's strength with that palm strike, and fighting again now would only make him look worse.
Just as his righteous heart was beginning to panic, Murong Fu suddenly caught a glimpse of the exquisite chess game at the entrance of the stone cave.
His purpose in coming here was naturally for this Precious Chess Game. It is said that solving this Precious Chess Game will earn him an audience with the senior Wu Yazi, and the benefits would be immense!
Thinking of this, Murong Fu moved swiftly and leaped to the chessboard of the Precious Chess Game, sat down, and began to play.
Seeing this, Luo Chen didn't stop him. Instead, he was quite happy because if the original plot were followed, the next step would be for Murong Fu and Kumārajīva to both lose their minds while playing chess.
"Trying to monopolize the game? No way! Let me play against you!"
As expected, when Kumārajīva saw that Murong Fu had come from behind, he immediately jumped over and sat opposite Murong Fu.
Although Ding Chunqiu had previously lost his way and been ambushed, Kumārajīva was arrogant and confident that he would not lose his way, so he did not hesitate to occupy another position on the chessboard.
Luo Chen smiled slightly, shook his head, and thought to himself, "Damn, things have really become simple!"
The others were sitting at the chessboard, and no one disturbed them; they were all just watching.
As for Luo Chen, he stood with his hands on his hips, waiting for the two of them to lose their way, while Kumārajīva and Murong Fu did not appear.
After a short while, their expressions became increasingly complicated and tense. Suddenly, sweat poured down their faces, and their expressions became chaotic, as if they had gone mad.
Seeing this, Luo Chen knew the time had come, and with a flick of his hand, the Moon Demon Overlord Spear appeared!
Then Luo Chen walked directly behind Murong Fu. From here, Luo Chen, Murong Fu, and Kumārajīva were in a straight line.
Luo Chen stepped back, hoisted the Moon Demon Overlord Spear onto his shoulder, took a sliding step forward, and prepared to throw the Moon Demon Overlord Spear like a javelin.
But just then, an honest voice suddenly came from the side: "Benefactor, you must not do this. The two of them have lost their minds at the moment. You are taking advantage of them!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Chen turned around in surprise and saw a stylish man with an upright and righteous expression speaking to Luo Chen.
Holy crap! Isn't that Xu Zhu?
Even without Xu Zhu's introduction, Luo Chen could easily deduce it from the plot and Luo Chen's stylish appearance.
"Hey, you two, wake up! Someone's trying to kill you!"
Xu Zhu continued speaking, taking a step towards Murong Fu and Kumārajīva to wake them up.
Luo Chen looked at it and thought, "Damn, you're really getting too big for your britches, aren't you?"
Snapped!
Luo Chen rushed forward and slapped Xu Zhu across the face, sending him flying.
He rolled a long way along the ground before stopping, his right cheek swollen like a pig's head.
"Damn it! Let's see who dares to meddle in my business!"
Luo Chen shouted sharply, then tiptoed and swiftly threw the Moon Demon Overlord Spear in his hand.
puff!puff!
As the sound of flesh being cleaved apart echoed in everyone's ears, the Moon Demon Overlord Spear had already pierced through Murong Fu's chest, and then through Kumārajīva's chest!
Under normal circumstances, given their strength, these two would never have been so easily defeated by Luo Chen. However, they were currently in a state of disorientation, completely defenseless, and coupled with the Moon Demon Overlord Spear's extraordinary attributes, it was able to pierce through both of them with a single thrust!
And the hole pierced his heart!
Even if two people are incredibly strong, a broken heart means even a god can't save them!
The sudden death of two top experts caused a great deal of change in everyone's expressions, and their eyes were filled with fear and anger as they looked at Luo Chen.
Sneak attacks are the most despicable thing for righteous people in the martial arts world!
However, Luo Chen was incredibly powerful, and everyone dared not speak out against him!
Luo Chen swept his cold gaze across the crowd, and everyone immediately lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes, for fear of angering this devil and bringing about their own demise.
"Humph!"
Luo Chen snorted coldly, then stroked A Zi's little cheeks with his large hand and said, "My good disciple, watch how your master breaks these few broken chess pieces. Once I come out of the cave, I'll enter your cave!"
Luo Chen made no attempt to hide his feelings for A Zi, and directly and wickedly teased her.
Azi's face turned pale with fright, her heart pounding. She thought to herself, "This man is definitely no good. I have to find a way to escape." But if he tries to break this chess game now and gets lost, someone will surely follow his earlier words and take the opportunity to kill him!
Thinking of this, Azi immediately relaxed, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I wish Master a resounding victory and swift success!"
"Haha! You truly are my good disciple, thanks to your kind words!"
Then, Luo Chen turned around and walked towards the chessboard.
The martial arts practitioners around them were all eager and excited. "You fiend, you've also gone to challenge the Precious Chess Game? If you become addicted to it, we will kill you without hesitation!"
Luo Chen was perfectly aware of what the people around him were thinking. After all, he had just killed three top experts in quick succession through sneak attacks—it was practically a group taunt! However, Luo Chen was completely unconcerned about their anger. He strode over to the Precious Chess Game, and without even sitting down, decisively picked up a chess piece and placed it down.
Chapter 299 Don't Show Off in Front of Me
"Hiss! What is he doing! He placed his piece without even looking?"
"My God, he's completely out of his mind! Does he even know how to play chess?!"
"This move has directly put him in a dead end. I thought he was really here to break the game, but he turns out to be a terrible player!"
. . . .
Seeing Luo Chen's move, the surrounding crowd began to mock him without any attempt to hide it!
But just as everyone was mocking and laughing loudly, the chessboard suddenly moved!
A burst of internal energy appeared out of thin air and instantly captured the black pieces surrounding Luo Chen's move, seemingly giving him an advantage!
But in doing so, the situation immediately became clear, and those who knew chess exclaimed in surprise, "It's broken! It's broken!"
"What's broken? Your hymen's broken, you idiot?"
"This game is broken! My goodness, it turns out it was a desperate situation that led to victory! Is this young hero just incredibly lucky, or is he truly a chess genius?!"
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