Chapter 115: The Battle Begins

Yang Simin looked at the person who had undone her restraints in disbelief; she never imagined that the person who came to save her would be him!

"Why is it you?"

Yang Simin blurted out, not even realizing herself that, besides surprise, her voice was also laced with a trace of imperceptible grievance.

Chen Che kept a straight face, watching Yang Simin with cold eyes. He did not answer, but instead sneered mockingly, "I didn't expect you to enjoy playing these kinds of games now, and with an old man at that."

Yang Simin's expression turned gloomy in an instant, and she glared viciously at Chen Che.

Li Qingyan first took off her own coat and draped it over Yang Simin, then, with a look of someone watching a show, she stared at the two who were at daggers drawn the moment they met, feeling a bit confused.

"You two... know each other?" Li Qingyan asked in a low voice.

"Do you know where the Martial Arts Alliance's Pills come from?"

Chen Che did not answer Li Qingyan, but continued to ask Yang Simin, "Is there an Alchemist inside the Martial Arts Alliance?"

"Want to know? Kneel down and beg me, and I'll tell you!"

Yang Simin kept a straight face, humming in provocation.

"Yang Simin, I advise you to be sensible. If you make me unhappy, when Luo Tianxiang comes back later, I don't mind waiting for him to finish playing with you before I take my revenge."

Chen Che was expressionless, his words acerbic.

Yang Simin pressed her lips together tightly, a glimmer of grievance flashing in her eyes, though she quickly covered it up with stubbornness and forcefulness.

"Revenge? Ridiculous! Thinking you can kill Luo Tianxiang on the Martial Arts Alliance's turf is truly a pipe dream!"

Yang Simin stood up, letting the coat draped over her shoulders slide off, and met Chen Che's gaze: "Luo Tianxiang is now at the True Person Great Perfection realm, only one step away from reaching the Master Realm. Most importantly, he has Pills that can boost his strength, as well as hundreds of subordinates. With just the two of you, it is impossible to leave here alive!"

"Even if I have to die, I will kill you first," Chen Che said coldly.

The two were at loggerheads, and the conversation reached a stalemate.

"You are Yang Simin?! Then I know the relationship between you two."

Li Qingyan helped Yang Simin put the coat back on and said, "But you two shouldn't argue yet. I'm talking to you, Little Sister Yang. Since you want to take revenge on Chen Che, it's definitely not the time now. That old man Luo Tianxiang treated you that way, so you surely don't want him to stay alive either. So, our goals are the same right now."

Li Qingyan appealed to her emotions and reasoned with her, continuing, "You take us to kill the Alchemist, then destroy those Pills, and after that, wait for Chen Che to kill Luo Tianxiang, then you two can settle your personal grievances, how about that?"

The reason Chen Che didn't directly smash the Daoist temple's gate and start a massacre was out of concern for the Pills.

If he didn't destroy the Pills first, Luo Tianxiang could keep recovering his energy and leveling up; not only would he be unable to kill him, but he would also put himself in danger.

"And who are you?"

Yang Simin glanced at Li Qingyan, completely unaffected by her silver-tongued persuasion.

Li Qingyan choked, feeling that this girl was also hard to deal with!

"Creak—"

The room door opened at this moment, and Luo Tianxiang rushed in impatiently.

"Little baby, I'm back—"

The smile on Luo Tianxiang's face froze, turning into a ferocious grin the moment he saw Chen Che: "Good, you came faster than I imagined!"

Seeing Luo Tianxiang, Chen Che's expression also turned gloomy in an instant, and he said word by word: "Too late, I'm afraid you can't wait to die."

"Hahahaha..."

Luo Tianxiang looked up and laughed, mocking, "When I killed your father back then, he knelt down and begged me not to hurt you, yet here you are, actively seeking death. You truly are father and son!"

"You deserve to die!"

Chen Che roared in fury and shot toward Luo Tianxiang to attack.

A ferocious, excited grin rose on Luo Tianxiang's face as he rushed up to meet Chen Che.

"Bang!"

Fists collided; neither held back during their first contact.

The two violent surges of True Qi collided, producing a massive boom and a shockwave that blew the roof of the entire house straight off.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

The two separated upon contact, chasing each other as the battlefield shifted from inside the room to the courtyard.

The commotion of their fierce battle woke the other members inside the Daoist temple; lights turned on one after another, and they all ran out of their rooms to see what was happening.

After Chen Che and Luo Tianxiang made contact once more, they landed in the courtyard and stood apart, keeping their distance.

The members of the Martial Arts Alliance also swarmed up at this time, and the situation in the courtyard became Chen Che facing the entire Martial Arts Alliance alone.

"Not bad, kid. To have the strength of the True Person Realm at such a young age, it's just that you lack stamina."

Luo Tianxiang smiled mockingly and said, "It seems that in order to take revenge on me, you also relied on unorthodox methods to boost your strength, but it's a pity, you are still destined to die!"

Chen Che composed his mind and steadied his breathing. Through the contact just now, he was certain that Luo Tianxiang had already crossed the threshold of the Master Realm.

It was impossible to crush him with absolute strength. The maximum amount of True Qi Chen Che could currently utilize was only at the Master Realm level, and he also had to guard against the Great Red Sun Poison taking advantage of any openings.

If the Martial Artist's approach wouldn't work, then he would use the Artisan's approach. For a versatile Artisan, Artisan Techniques were the basic skills!

"I said before I came that I would cut off your head to pay tribute to my father. So, your head... I am taking it!"

Chen Che took a deep breath and threw the thirteen Ghost Gate Needles into the air. At the same time, he formed hand seals, and under the propulsion of his True Qi, the Ghost Gate Needles all hovered in the air.

"True Qi Object Manipulation?! How is this possible?!"

Seeing this scene, Luo Tianxiang and his subordinates were all stunned.

"True Qi Object Manipulation is a method only available to those above the Master Realm of Martial Dao, how can you do it?!"

Luo Tianxiang's face was full of disbelief.

He was a Master now; as long as a Martial Artist became a Master, they could perform True Qi Object Manifestation and Object Manipulation, using True Qi to launch attacks instead of being limited to close-quarters hand-to-hand combat.

And he was very certain that, through the contact just now, Chen Che definitely did not have the Master Realm!

"It seems you didn't just rely on crooked paths to improve your cultivation, but also learned some Secret Techniques to play god. Then let me see how much your Secret Techniques are worth!"

Luo Tianxiang shouted and ordered, "All of you, go! Slaughter him!"

The subordinates wearing Daoist robes swarmed forward, launching attacks on Chen Che from all directions.

"Guidance: Control."

Chen Che's expression was calm; he closed his eyes, and True Qi burned between his five fingers like a flame.

He crossed his ten fingers, changing the hand seals, and the thirteen Ghost Gate Needles shot out at high speed, trailing long streaks of light.

"Swish, swish, swish, swish..."

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."

The Ghost Gate Needles passed in front of every person attacking him, piercing through their skulls and leaving behind a tiny needle-prick hole.

The members of the Martial Arts Alliance who had swarmed to surround him had not even managed to touch Chen Che before they fell headlong to the ground one after another, devoid of life.

"This... this is impossible?!"

Watching the unbelievable scene before him, Luo Tianxiang's face turned as pale as paper, his eyes widened until they were perfectly round, filled with disbelief.

"Luo Tianxiang, are you prepared to go and apologize to my father?"

Chen Che spoke calmly, his voice as cold and clear as moonlight, yet radiating an authority that could not be defied.

The thirteen Silver Needles flew back, hovering behind him and trembling slightly, emitting a pleasant ringing sound as if they were the most loyal believers of a deity, expressing their devotion to their master.

With his subordinates dead, Luo Tianxiang's shock was followed by incomparable rage; he extended his right arm, and a long spear formed from True Qi appeared in his hand.

True Qi Object Manifestation!

"With your realm, it is impossible to master profound Secret Techniques; I don't believe you can kill me!"

Luo Tianxiang brandished the True Qi Long Spear and charged toward Chen Che, leaping into the air and swinging the spear down toward his head.

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