Chapter 147 Lin Ling is Dying

The Blood-colored Shield accurately blocked You Xingchen’s full-strength attack, stopping him firmly in place like a dragon-stopping chariot. His numb and trembling right hand seemed to indicate that You Xingchen's state wasn't as calm as it appeared on the surface.

You Xingchen stared at Lord Han. He had never seen anything so bizarre, nor had he ever felt such pressure!

The suffocating sensation, like hovering on the edge of death, was like a bloody hand clutching his heart, making him afraid to move even a little.

The people around Fang Yue who had recovered their senses were shouting at You Xingchen not to kill Lord Han, not to kill the man before him.

But in reality, it was You Xingchen… who was facing a life-or-death crisis!

He couldn't move!

That instant of exchange directly caused the Qi and internal force throughout his body to become chaotic. All of his internal force stagnated as if frozen, like he was experiencing qi deviation.

This bizarre ability, similar to extreme cold, was like a seal that completely locked away all of his strength.

At this moment, standing before this strange being was just a paper tiger, a cloud-level martial artist’s body without any internal force! With even a slight touch, he would die on the spot!

After so many years of life-and-death battles in Qing Si, this was the first time You Xingchen had encountered such a crisis, such a life-or-death situation.

Cold sweat trickled down You Xingchen's cheek, dripping onto the ground.

Now, all he could do was wait, wait for the support of the Qing Si team behind him! Wait for the support of the You Manor guards!

For the first time, he regretted charging so far ahead and becoming separated from his team.

As for Fang Yue and the others, You Xingchen had never counted on them from the start.

In his mind, Fang Yue and the others were outsiders, none of them reliable.

Just as You Xingchen was listening to the frantic pounding of his heart, praying for the favor of fate, the gaze of the bizarre being before him finally shifted to another direction.

It was… in Fang Yue's direction.

"Xiao Yue, Lin Ling is dying."

You Xingchen didn't understand what this strange being meant by those words, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as those words fell, the strange being’s right eye suddenly gushed out black blood, as if controlling the flow. The gushing black blood immediately wrapped around half of his exposed skeletal body in reverse.

After doing all of this, this strange being… fell straight to the ground with a thud.

As this strange being fell to the ground, You Xingchen realized that his internal force had returned!

Like frozen lake water meeting the warmth of spring, it regained its vitality!

In a moment of stunned silence, elation surged into his heart. You Xingchen, having narrowly escaped death, didn't retreat. Instead, he circulated all the internal force in his body and slashed at the strange being on the ground with his sword!

"Don't!!"

"Stop!!"

Amidst the exclamations of Jing Yan and the others, the sword fell, but just as it was about to touch the strange being's neck, it was blocked again.

Clang!!

This time, the one who blocked him was a legendary weapon, the Tianjian!

"Ye Se Liming! Do you know what you're doing!"

You Xingchen spoke with a gloomy expression, his voice as cold as ice.

He had almost died just now! He had taken a trip to the gates of hell and only barely survived!

Now, this guy in front of him was actually stopping him from killing this extremely dangerous strange being!

Unforgivable! The people of Qing Si regarded strange beings as mortal enemies, exterminating them without hesitation!

And those who protected strange beings were not qualified to hold a position in Qing Si!

You Xingchen made no attempt to conceal his killing intent, but at that moment… he felt a powerful, even more ancient aura.

He looked in the direction of the aura in astonishment, only to see that the Jibing (extreme ice) Saintess, whom he had been ignoring, had flames burning in her left eye, and frost slowly forming in her right eye. That terrifyingly ancient aura was emanating from her body!

His body stiffened, and You Xingchen immediately realized that he absolutely could not deal with these people in front of him alone.

"Xingchen-shu (Uncle Xingchen), there's no time to explain right now. In short, you can't kill this person. We need to take him away."

After saying that, Fang Yue gave the others a look, picked up Lin Ling's body, and ran out.

The others understood and followed, their tails already concealing their auras and returning to normal.

"Lord Xingchen! Are you alright?"

"Lord Xingchen, what happened here?! Was there a strange being attack?"

"Xingchen-shu…"

The rest of the team from You Manor, which You Xingchen was supposed to be leading, had finally arrived and asked with concern.

You Sisi was also at the end of the team. She didn't see what had happened here clearly. When she arrived, she only saw Fang Yue leading people away, and a feeling of worry rose in her heart.

……

Yuan Suan Tea House.

Due to the appearance of strange beings, the Yuan Suan Tea House, which had been selling so well in the capital, had also closed its doors, and the shop assistants and owners had all fled for their lives.

Therefore, the Yuan Suan Tea House was empty at this moment, with only a group of uninvited guests.

"How is Lord Han?"

Fang Yue had just put the man down on the large table pieced together from tea tables when Jing Yan immediately asked anxiously.

"I'm not sure either. His condition is very strange… How should I put it? You also know that us martial artists burn our lifespan to cultivate martial arts and use martial arts. However, Lord Han's current situation is like using Lin Ling's lifespan to transform into his power. And when Lin Ling's lifespan is not enough to support it, he burns his flesh and blood as the price to continue using power.

Lord Han said that Lin Ling was dying because the power he was using was too much for Lin Ling's lifespan and body to handle, leading to the current situation.

At the last moment just now, Lord Han barely managed to use blood to transform into flesh and blood, barely filling the gaps in Lin Ling's body, but this is only temporary. His body is still deteriorating, and the flesh and blood transformed from black blood is only a temporary solution."

Lin Ling was too reckless, too desperate.

While Fang Yue and the others were busy with other things, while no one was paying attention, he had been silently cultivating, burning his already meager lifespan.

Unknowingly, Lin Ling's strength had increased, but the lifespan consumed was also enormous.

It could be said that Lin Ling had forcibly and rapidly increased his strength by sacrificing his life.

If Lord Han wasn't awakened and martial artist power wasn't used in the future, Lin Ling might still have a few years to live, but now, how long Lin Ling could live was unknown.

"Then what should we do?"

Niu Niu asked somewhat dejectedly.

He had only just reunited with Lin Ling, and now the man was about to die?

Although Lin Ling was just an NPC, Niu Niu also knew that this game was extraordinary, and he had long since changed his view of the NPCs inside.

"Qing Chen might have a way… or…"

Jing Yan looked up at Fang Yue, who had just sat down and was frowning in thought.

"The legendary Qiankun (Universe) Master might also have a way to save Lin Ling."

The more desperate the situation, the calmer Jing Yan could remain, his brain working at high speed.