[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback":3,"chapter-rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-542":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rising from Obscurity: My Martial Path Comeback",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2266377,4424,"Chapter 542: The Mantis Catches the Cicada, the Yellow Bird Waits Behind","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-542",542,"\u003Cp>Then stay here forever!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, the two Icebone Clan members stood like ten-thousand-year-old glaciers in a freezing storm, their killing intent nearly solidifying into icy needles that pierced the surrounding space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was precisely the Icebone Clan youth who had mocked Lin Chen at the entrance plaza; now, his face revealed no concealment, only raw cruelty: “This matter, the Flower Clan will not interfere!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care what relationship the Moonbone Clan princess had with the Flower Clan—within this secret realm, the Flower Clan would absolutely not intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other said nothing, but the churning ice aura surged like a crashing tidal wave, layer upon layer pressing forward; the two formed a pincer formation, completely sealing off Lin Chen’s path forward and retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep me?” Lin Chen’s lips curled into a cold arc, dripping with unmasked mockery. “Then try!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Lin Chen finished speaking, the two Icebone Clan members moved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth who had taunted him struck first—he thrust both palms forward, and a furious torrent of cold converged into a colossal ice palm, its surface bristling with sharp ice spikes, slamming toward Lin Chen’s skull with a chill that froze souls and a force that tore through space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blow, fueled by rage, held nothing back—he vowed to crush Lin Chen into ice shards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost simultaneously, his companion’s figure grew hazy, dissolving into ice mist; countless razor-thin ice blades coalesced silently from all directions, piercing the air with shrill whistles, raining down upon Lin Chen’s entire body with vicious, cunning angles, aiming to seal off every escape route and freeze his blood and qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not underestimate Lin Chen—in fact, they treated him with extreme caution, otherwise they would not have teamed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their eyes, even if Lin Chen had reached the peak of the Primordial Third Stage, facing their combined assault, his fate was already sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing their thunderous assault, Lin Chen activated the Imperishable Scripture; flames erupted violently from his body, surging forth as the fusion of four Primordial Fires, instantly dissolving the surrounding cold currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mighty ice palm, capable of shattering mountains, shattered the instant the Primordial Fires surged—like ice cast into a steel furnace, it let out a piercing cry; the vast cold energy coalesced into the palm rapidly dissolved and collapsed, its power plummeting, vanishing into mist before it even reached Lin Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leading Icebone youth’s face turned ashen—he knew Lin Chen had assimilated Primordial Fire, but he never imagined its power could be this overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This… what level of Primordial Fire is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the youth reeled in shock, Lin Chen’s attack arrived—he blurred into a streak of golden light and punched forward, utterly without flourish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fire dragon roared; the youth barely raised an ice shield, but it shattered in an instant—Lin Chen’s fist struck him squarely, without pretense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PUFF!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth spat a mouthful of blood, his pupils rapidly dilating; the next moment, his body was fully consumed by flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One glance—soul and spirit annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Icebone man, witnessing his companion swallowed by flames, let out a shrill roar—he could not believe his own cousin had failed to withstand even one of Lin Chen’s blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you dare kill one of our clan? Lin Chen… you will face our clan’s elders’ pursuit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen turned his gaze toward him, his expression as calm as if staring at a dead man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These so-called ancient clan geniuses now looked no different from ordinary warriors from the outside world—when strong, they bullied with power; when weak, they immediately relied on their lineage to intimidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can kill us, but we can’t fight back? There’s no such rule in this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen shook his head; the Icebone youth, enraged by this mocking expression, shed all fear from his companion’s death—his entire Primordial Fluid ignited in an instant, his body swelling a full circle, his skin instantly sheathed in a layer of crystalline, translucent ice, while in his hand materialized an ice spear radiating bone-chilling cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the ancient clans, the Icebone Clan possessed their own racial innate abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Frostlight Sword!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Icebone youth roared, swinging the ice spear like a blade; the frostlight it emitted froze even space as it passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Overestimating yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen’s voice was cold and emotionless; his aura surged with unbearable heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piercing dragon’s cry echoed through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four furious Primordial Fires erupted from his body, instantly transforming into four roaring colossal fire dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four fire dragons, each of different hues and overwhelming might, surged through the air with towering flames, striking without hesitation the single sword that carried the Icebone youth’s last hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice met fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SSSSSZZZZZ…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deafening sound of ice and fire annihilating each other erupted wildly; massive clouds of white steam instantly filled the entire area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword the Icebone youth had pinned all his hopes on shattered under the four fire dragons’ impact in less than a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks spread like spiderwebs across the ice wall in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment—the ice spear shattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four fire dragons, faster and fiercer, mercilessly devoured the figure whose face twisted in despair and terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“AHHH—!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inhuman scream lasted only a fleeting instant before being swallowed by roaring flames; the violent dragons swept past, leaving only a wisp of smoke and charred traces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat slowly subsided; the four fire dragons retreated back into Lin Chen’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield held nothing but blackened earth—the two Icebone Clan members’ corpses had been reduced to nothing, not even ash remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pity—they didn’t even leave behind a storage pouch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen felt a pang of regret—he had killed Jiang Yaoyan without melting his storage pouch, because he had controlled the Primordial Fire; but to prevent these Icebone men from retaliating, he had unleashed the fire without restraint, aiming to burn everything to nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient clan geniuses—uncertain whether they carried hidden traps or powerful treasures—he’d rather deny them any chance to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing the two, Lin Chen did not linger—he swiftly moved forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moonbone Clan’s treasure lay in the third layer of the Thousandfold Secret Realm; Yin Yue had told him exactly where it was hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen halted again, staring at the giant standing before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant stood atop a circular altar, now glowing with a halo; within it, a hazy orb slowly took shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Chen arrive, the giant’s eyes flickered with surprise: “So the two Icebone men failed to stop you.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1094,"2026-06-19T20:25:58.850Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c3b3be63ad84c3765feced8b8242fc3c379c4134d650834244862b11855d3dfc","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-543","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-541",591,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-cover.jpg"]