Chapter 117: A Single Move Decides the Outcome

The sudden intrusion of Luo Tianxiang startled both Yang Simin and Li Qingyan.

Li Qingyan immediately became vigilant, and Yang Simin grabbed a handful of Pills and swallowed them without the slightest hesitation.

However, Luo Tianxiang ignored the two of them entirely, instead lunging toward a table, clutching a box containing Pills, and devouring them ravenously.

Chen Che's figure followed closely behind; seeing this scene, he immediately formed seals with his hands and shouted, "Departing Fire!"

"Boom!"

Chen Che unleashed two fireballs formed from True Qi, burning the Pills in the Secret Chamber to ashes and setting Luo Tianxiang ablaze as well, causing him to collapse to the ground.

Li Qingyan and Yang Simin were both stunned by the scene before them.

The technique of unleashing flames from one's palms was simply too cool and inconceivable!

However, Chen Che frowned deeply, staring fixedly at Luo Tianxiang lying on the ground.

After a brief moment of shock, Li Qingyan and Yang Simin also turned their gazes toward Luo Tianxiang.

"Dead... is he dead?"

Li Qingyan asked in confusion.

"Dead? I told you, I will not die; the ones who will die are you!"

After a few seconds of silence, Luo Tianxiang's chilling voice came through; he floated up directly from the ground and stood steady.

The flames had destroyed his jacket and hair, but as his True Qi surged, the flames on his body were gradually blown out, and his scorched body was visibly recovering to its original state.

Chen Che's expression was grim, his teeth clenched; he could clearly feel that the might Luo Tianxiang was radiating at this moment was entirely that of the Grandmaster Realm.

"None of you will survive today!"

Luo Tianxiang scanned the three of them and launched an attack on Li Qingyan first.

He sensed that Li Qingyan was the weakest of the three and the person who could be used to threaten Chen Che.

Seeing Luo Tianxiang suddenly attack her, Li Qingyan's face turned pale with fright, and she froze in place, at a loss for what to do.

"Scoundrel, stop!"

Chen Che reacted immediately, manipulating the Silver Needle to intercept him; however, before the Ghost Gate Needle could touch Luo Tianxiang's body, it was blown away by the True Qi swirling around him.

Helpless, Chen Che had to retract the Silver Needle, transform it into a long sword again, and attack Luo Tianxiang.

However, it was already too late.

Luo Tianxiang grinned hideously as he reached out toward Li Qingyan; at this critical moment, Yang Simin's figure appeared in an instant.

She pushed Li Qingyan aside and struck out with a palm toward Luo Tianxiang.

Luo Tianxiang sneered in disdain and met Yang Simin's palm with his own.

"Bang!"

Yang Simin was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Beauty, you are from the Martial Arts Alliance, we are on the same side; why are you attacking me?"

Luo Tianxiang grabbed Yang Simin by the throat, lifted her up, and questioned her with a sinister expression.

"Pfft!"

Yang Simin struggled and spat blood onto his face; Luo Tianxiang was annoyed and raised his fist to smash it down.

At this moment, Chen Che's figure descended from above, his True Qi Long Sword slashing down through the air.

Luo Tianxiang threw Yang Simin away directly, hurling her toward Chen Che.

Seeing that her body was about to be pierced by the True Qi Long Sword, Yang Simin actually spread her arms, closed her eyes, and a smile of relief appeared on her face.

However, Chen Che quickly retracted his long sword at this moment, caught Yang Simin around the waist as she landed on the ground, and inserted three Ghost Gate Needles into her chest to regulate the violent, uncontrollable True Qi within her body.

Yang Simin stared at Chen Che in disbelief; she had not expected that he would not kill her, but instead treat her injuries!

"Senior Sister!"

Chen Che did not look at Yang Simin at all, but called out to Li Qingyan and threw Yang Simin over to her.

Li Qingyan caught Yang Simin and immediately hid in a corner to help her treat her injuries.

"Deep breaths, circulate your True Qi!"

Li Qingyan used the Ghost Gate Needle to channel her own True Qi into her, guiding the True Qi within Yang Simin to calm down.

"You had no foundation to begin with, and you ate too many Pills; if you don't smooth out this True Qi, your body will explode!"

"I don't need your concern..."

Yang Simin clearly felt that her body was reaching the verge of collapse, yet she was still being stubborn.

"Shut up!"

Li Qingyan gave her forehead a hard knock and scolded, "Your grievances with Chen Che are your own business, but it has nothing to do with me. If you want to take revenge on Chen Che, you must at least wait until Luo Tianxiang is dead, otherwise, everyone will die!"

Yang Simin's body trembled, and an inexplicable sense of grievance welled up in her heart, moistening her eyes.

Chen Che and Luo Tianxiang continued to clash, the battle intensifying; the floor of the entire Secret Chamber was cracking, sinking layer by layer, and the walls and roof had long since been destroyed after several exchanges.

"Bang!"

Another violent collision occurred, and the two pulled apart once more.

Chen Che's arms trembled slightly, and he glared at Luo Tianxiang with a face full of rage.

Luo Tianxiang laughed wildly and provoked him, "Kid, where are your skills?! Where is your Secret Technique? Keep using them!"

In this exchange, Chen Che had fallen behind in both Martial Dao Cultivation and Artisan Technique attacks.

Under the influence of the Pills, Luo Tianxiang's realm had already reached that of an Innate Grandmaster, and there were signs of it climbing even higher.

Although his body was also enduring the backlash brought on by the Pills, if things continued this way, Luo Tianxiang could definitely kill Chen Che before the backlash took effect!

Chen Che knew very well that he could not hold back his true strength any longer; even if it would trigger the Great Red Sun Poison, with Li Qingyan present, it should not be a major problem.

"Luo Tianxiang, do you think you can defeat me just by eating Pills? Ridiculous!"

True Qi swirled around Chen Che, and at the same time, a trace of scarlet appeared in the depths of his eyes, "With the next move, I can cripple you!"

"Hahahaha..."

Luo Tianxiang acted as if he had heard the greatest joke in the world, laughing loudly: "Fine, then let's decide the outcome in the next move and see whether I die, or you go down to join your old man!"

Hiding in the corner, Yang Simin saw both of them exuding immense momentum as they began to gather their strength.

With a worried expression, she turned her head and asked Li Qingyan: "Luo Tianxiang is already an Innate Grandmaster; can Chen Che really defeat him in the next move?"

Li Qingyan furrowed her brows, looking over with an equally worried face, and replied: "Believe in him."

"Ah!!!!"

Luo Tianxiang let out an angry roar, and his True Qi gathered behind him into a half-length humanoid figure, resembling a glaring Vajra.

Chen Che quickly formed seals with both hands, then extended two fingers of his left hand, holding them upright before him, while his right palm faced upward, raised above his head, and he shouted: "Manifest!"

Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles flew above his right hand, connecting head to tail and arching slightly, resembling the spine of a snake.

At the same time, the immense True Qi swirling around his body gathered onto the Ghost Gate Needles, using them as a spine to evolve into a large, silvery-white snake with lightning in its mouth!

"Roar!!"

"Hiss~~"

The Vajra roared, the great snake hissed, and the sky changed color along with them, clouds gathering thick as lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.

Yang Simin and Li Qingyan were both stunned by the scene before them.

This was a realm they could neither reach nor witness; both sides had pushed True Qi Object Manifestation to the extreme!

"Kill!"

Chen Che and Luo Tianxiang shouted in anger simultaneously.

The next second, the great snake and the Vajra charged at each other at the same time, launching their attacks.

The great snake slithered forward, swift as lightning, and bit down on the Vajra's left shoulder.

The lightning in its mouth exploded instantly, and the Vajra's left arm snapped off immediately.

The great snake pressed its advantage, its flexible body coiling upward to tightly bind the Vajra's torso, then the snake head rose high before striking down fiercely!

"Boom!"

A violent explosion swept across the scene; the outcome of the battle was decided!

The figures of the Vajra and the great snake dissipated, and Luo Tianxiang's face twisted into a look of extreme agony as a mouthful of blood gushed out!

He collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide and round as if he had seen a malicious ghost, looking at Chen Che with a face full of disbelief.

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! How old are you, how could you possibly be a Grandmaster?! There is no such Secret Technique under heaven!"

Luo Tianxiang roared hysterically; he could not accept that, even with the support of a Pill, he had actually lost to Chen Che!

Li Qingyan and Yang Simin were also dumbfounded; if they hadn't been there in person, they would have almost thought they had just watched a fantasy blockbuster!

Li Qingyan was clear about Chen Che's true realm, but when she truly witnessed its concrete manifestation, she was still shocked beyond measure.

Yang Simin's level of shock was even more intense; she had never imagined that Chen Che's strength had already reached the level of a Grandmaster!

Only now did she truly understand the real meaning of the words Chen Che had said back then—to seek revenge on me, you are still far from ready!

Luo Tianxiang now fully recognized the reality, and the pain from his injuries combined with the backlash from the Pill struck at the same time, causing him unbearable agony.

The instinct to survive drove him to flee for his life, but before he could even stand up, Chen Che had already flashed over to him.