Chapter 584: On the verge of death!

Lei Chen Zhou saw Qian Renhao's mind utterly muddled, and he simply would not listen to dissuasion.

His face instantly turned livid.

Lei Chen Zhou shouted angrily at Qian Renhao, "Idiot! They've gone all out! Come back quickly!"

Lei Chen Zhou, having immersed himself in martial arts for years, saw through it at a glance…

Lin Yuan's bleeding from seven orifices…… is certainly no death‑struggle……

That is the typical sign when an ancient martial artist forcibly triggers a forbidden technique using his own essence‑blood as a guide!

A martial artist in this state often enters a burst period where power and speed surge dramatically!

At this moment Lin Yuan appears on the verge of collapse…… but in fact……

Danger has reached its extreme!

Lei Chen Zhou could even clearly sense…… the terrifying aura emanating from Lin Yuan's whole body.

Such pressure makes one feel extreme peril!

But Lei Chen Zhou's warning came too late in the end.

Qian Renhao gripped the Long Sword…… and had already closed to within less than half a foot of Lin Yuan's chest!

Seeing Qian Renhao swing his sword, it was about to pierce Lin Yuan!

At this critical moment, Lin Yuan moved!

Lin Yuan's arms, originally bound by titanium‑alloy shackles, under the impact of his body's surging power, actually made the iron chains groan 'creak'!

His hands managed to break free, gaining about an inch of movement space.

Lin Yuan moved as fast as lightning, hardly giving Qian Renhao any time to react.

Only see Lin Yuan's gaze suddenly sharpen, cold light flashing in his pupils!

The next second, Lin Yuan lightning‑fast extended two fingers of his right hand, firmly gripping the tip of the incoming blade!

"Clang!"

A clear, piercing metallic clang…… suddenly rang out.

That sharp Long Sword…… instantly seemed nailed mid‑air, utterly motionless.

The frenzied smile on Qian Renhao's face…… suddenly froze.

Qian Renhao's mouth corners still retained their upward curve.

But Qian Renhao's eyes were shocked and horrified?!

Qian Renhao's face full of shock and disbelief?

Qian Renhao clenched the sword hilt with all his might, his arm muscles bulging, veins protruding like earthworms, straining forward.

His face was strained red‑purple……

But that fine‑steel Long Sword…… seemed welded fast between Lin Yuan's two fingers.

No matter how Qian Renhao exerted force, the blade…… could not advance even a bit.

He couldn't even make it tremble slightly!

"How…… how is this possible?" Qian Renhao exclaimed in shock.

This Lin Yuan…… though clearly bound by heavy titanium‑alloy shackles and bleeding from seven orifices……

How could he possess such terrifying power?

This is utterly beyond human capability!

Lin Yuan's eyes turned cold, a flicker of contemptuous killing intent flashing in their depths.

Lin Yuan slightly twisted the fingers gripping the blade, and inner power burst from his fingertips!

"Crack!"

A clear crisp sound!

That fine‑steel Long Sword was actually snapped straight by Lin Yuan's two fingers!

The broken blade, carrying a fierce gust, whooshed out with a 'swish'!

The broken blade slammed deep into the nearby rock wall, embedding more than half of it.

Only half the hilt remained clenched tightly in Qian Renhao's hand.

Qian Renhao was completely dumbfounded……

He stood frozen, gripping the half‑hilt, his mind a blank.

In terror, Qian Renhao violently retreated……

But Lin Yuan gave him no chance to react!

The instant Lin Yuan retracted his fingers, his right hand clenched into a fist!

Lin Yuan's arm muscles instantly tensed, veins bulging!

Immediately after, Lin Yuan threw a fierce punch…… slamming hard into Qian Renhao's chest!

As the fist swung, it carried a howling sound of breaking air!

The air was forcibly compressed, emitting a muffled 'thud'!

"Not good!" Lei Chen Zhou's pupils contracted; he never imagined Lin Yuan's explosive power could be so terrifying!

The force of that punch made even him feel his heart palpitate.

This Qian Renhao is a partner of the Thunder Tiger Sect; Lei Chen Zhou certainly doesn't want anything to happen to him.

If Qian Renhao comes to harm, their cooperation will likely be terminated.

Lei Chen Zhou didn't think twice, spun around, and grabbed a heavy protective steel plate nearby.

This is a specially made steel plate from the mine, two centimeters thick, extremely hard—ordinary bullets can't pierce it.

Lei Chen Zhou exerted force with both arms, lifted the steel plate high, and slammed it hard toward Qian Renhao's front!

Clang!!

The steel plate slammed heavily onto the ground in front of Qian Renhao, kicking up a shower of rubble and forming a solid metal barrier.

Lei Chen Zhou was doing this to protect Qian Renhao.

He tried to use the steel plate to block Lin Yuan.

But the next second, Lin Yuan's fist... slammed into the steel plate without any obstruction!

Boom!!

A deafening roar!

The thick steel plate was instantly blasted out an irregular, ferocious fist hole!

Lin Yuan's punch force did not wane; after piercing the fist hole, it went straight to strike Qian Renhao's chest!

Pfft!!

Qian Renhao let out an extremely shrill, miserable scream!

Fresh blood mixed with shattered organ fragments spurted wildly from his mouth, splattering the steel plate before him.

Qian Renhao's whole body was like being hit by a speeding truck—his feet left the ground, his body arched like a shrimp, and he was fiercely knocked flying!

Qian Renhao traced a bright red parabola in midair.

After flying a full thirty-plus meters, he finally slammed heavily into the rock wall deep inside the mine cave!

It let out a "Bang!"—a dull thud!

The rubble on the rock wall trembled and rained down.

Qian Renhao slid to the ground, a large area of his chest visibly caved in...

His ribs... were broken, at least seven or eight of them.

The broken bone ends even pierced the skin, exposing stark white fragments.

Qian Renhao lay paralyzed on the ground, unable to move, only able to emit weak 'ho-ho' groans.

Qian Renhao's every breath tugged at his shattered organs%

Blood kept gushing from his mouth; it was clear he wouldn't last much longer.

"Attack!" Lei Chen Zhou roared angrily toward the depths of the mine cave.

Just as his voice fell, the two sides of the mine cave……

Over twenty black-clad, stern-aura top ancient martial artists…… surged out like ghosts!

A group of experts instantly moved to encircle Lin Yuan!

These people were the core combat strength carefully cultivated by the Thunder Tiger Sect, each possessing extraordinary skill!

They held uniformly pure-steel short blades, their eyes icy as blades, brimming with lethal killing intent@!

As soon as they moved…… they sealed off all of Lin Yuan's escape routes, forming an airtight encirclement.

Lin Yuan's eyes turned cold, without a hint of panic.

He glanced at the titanium-alloy shackles binding his body, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold arc.

Only to see Lin Yuan's tongue tip twitch again, a silver needle as fine as a cow's hair shot instantly from his mouth!,

The silver needle precisely pierced a hidden acupoint on his wrist..

This was the escape method he had long prepared!

By stimulating the acupoint with the silver needle, he forcibly burst through the sealed inner energy, simultaneously shattering the core of the shackles' lock!

Crack! Crack!!

Two successive crisp sounds, the titanium-alloy handcuffs and anklebones binding Lin Yuan's wrists and ankles had their lock cores instantly shattered.

The heavy shackles clanged to the ground, emitting a loud 'clang'!

The moment he freed himself from the bonds, Lin Yuan's aura surged again.

The explosive power from the Yanluo Pagoda was fully released; the blood seeping from his seven orifices seemed to become even more scorching.

"Kill!"'

' The leading black-clad expert let out a low shout, first swinging his blade to slash at Lin Yuan's neck!

The blade carried a fierce gust, its angle tricky and ruthless.

The other experts also launched their attacks!

The short blades flashed with cold light, thrusting at Lin Yuan from all directions!

Their moves were as dense as a downpour, giving Lin Yuan no chance to catch his breath.

Lin Yuan tapped his foot, his body flicking back like a ghost, easily evading the first wave of encirclement.

Lin Yuan spat out several more silver needles from his mouth!

The silver needles carried a sharp piercing sound, accurately shooting toward the knee acupoints of the three experts charging ahead.

Those three experts' knees went numb, their bodies staggered instantly, and their attack halted.

Before they could react…… Lin Yuan had already closed the distance like a teleport!

Lin Yuan curled his right hand into a claw, precisely gripping one expert's shoulder!

. Lin Yuan exerted force with his fingertips, unleashing the Ghost Doctor Sect's unique Bone-Dislocation Technique!

Only a 'crack' sound was heard!

That expert's shoulder joint was directly dislocated!

The expert's short blade clanged to the ground, emitting a heart-rending scream.

"Seek death!" The two nearby experts, seeing this, shouted angrily and slashed their blades at Lin Yuan's back!

Lin Yuan dodged sideways, simultaneously kicking the abdomen of one of them!

That person was kicked, stumbling backward repeatedly!

Lin Yuan seized the moment and thrust out his hand!

A flash of silver needle at his fingertip, he directly struck the man's chest Shan Zhong acupoint!

That person instantly went rigid all over, losing the ability to move.

In just a few breaths, four experts collapsed unable to rise.

Lin Yuan was like a tiger among sheep, moving freely through the encirclement of over twenty top experts!

Silver needles continuously shot from his hand, combined with the exquisite Bone-Dislocation Technique, each strike precisely hitting vital points.

Shrieks of agony rose and fell one after another!

One black-clad expert after another was sent flying by his strikes!

Over twenty martial artists either had joints dislocated or their acupoints sealed……

In a short moment, over half of the group collapsed.

Lei Chen Zhou stood in the distance, watching this scene, his face growing ever uglier.

He never expected that Lin Yuan, who had activated the Yanluo Pagoda, would be this terrifying……

The twenty-plus top experts he had carefully arranged proved utterly unable to withstand a single blow before him, exceeding his comprehension.

And at that moment.

In the mine cave corner.

Qian Renhao, gravely wounded by Lin Yuan's punch…… lay paralyzed on the ground.

Qian Renhao's sunken chest wound kept gushing blood; each breath tugged at his shattered organs, making him convulse with pain.

Qian Renhao painfully rolled his eyes, gazing toward Lei Chen Zhou not far away.

Qian Renhao squeezed out a weak, tearful plea from his throat: "Save… save me… Young Master Lei… please… save me…"

Qian Renhao's voice trembled uncontrollably; his former arrogance had been utterly replaced by extreme fear.

Lei Chen Zhou heard the plea, caught a glimpse of Qian Renhao's miserable state in his peripheral vision, and a flicker of disgust and impatience crossed his eyes.

But Lei Chen Zhou ultimately did not completely ignore him.

Lei Chen Zhou shouted at a nearby guard: "Drag him aside! Don't get in the way here!"

The guard dared not delay, quickly stepped forward, grabbed Qian Renhao's collar like dragging a dead dog, and hauled him to a secluded spot deeper in the mine cave.

Lei Chen Zhou withdrew to the corner, took out an antiquated porcelain bottle from his bosom, unscrewed the stopper, and poured out a dark brown healing pill.

He ruthlessly pinched Qian Renhao's jaw, roughly shoved the pill into his mouth, poured in a mouthful of water, his actions full of disdain.

After the pill went down his throat, Qian Renhao's severe chest pain eased somewhat.

His breathing also smoothed a little, yet he remained limp on the ground, unable to move.

Lei Chen Zhou's eyes were icy as frost as he berated: "Idiot! I warned you long ago that after he unleashed the forbidden technique he becomes extremely dangerous, told you not to rush forward, yet you wouldn't listen! Now not only have you delivered yourself to be beaten, you've nearly ruined my plans!"

"If it weren't for our still-existing partnership, being able to use your Qian Family's influence to restrain Lin Yuan, I'd really not want to save you! Stay put, and if you dare move again I'll kill you right here!"