Chapter 62: Compensation Fee

He Jing did not reply, merely curling his lip, making a throat-slitting gesture toward Elijah, then vanishing once more.

... This is an assassin!

Elijah's heart sank; he exchanged a glance with the other supernatural beings around him.

Everyone's expression hardened instantly; they assumed combat stances, watching Lin Yu warily.

Lin Yu smiled faintly, loosened his fingers, and let the deformed bullet drop to the ground.

"I have heard that Eastern Qi cultivation and Western alchemy are the two most systematic paths."

"Now I have witnessed Eastern Qi cultivation; it is indeed a path to the heavens, but your Western alchemy seems to have nothing worthwhile to offer!"

"Is that so?" Elijah sneered. "Then today, I will let you have a proper look!"

Saying this, he pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by the gunshot, many foreign supernatural beings surged into action.

Muay Thai master Charnon smashed the ground beneath his feet, his body shooting toward Lin Yu like a sharp arrow.

The ascetic Hongda beside him also stepped forward, swiftly circling to the other side, preparing to flank Charnon in a pincer attack.

Lin Yu paid no attention to the two men's movements.

His gaze swept forward; the red streak of light rushing in instantly exploded into a ball of flame.

"Good opportunity!"

Charnon's eyes lit up; he immediately mobilized his entire body, twisting his waist and hips mid-air, and while the flame obscured Lin Yu's vision, he unleashed a ferocious whip kick, striking hard at the shadow behind the flames.

"Whoosh—"

The fierce wind blew the flames apart, yet halted three feet in the empty space before him.

Charnon's whip kick, and indeed his entire body, also froze in mid-air!

How could this be?!

Charnon hovered in the air, his face full of shock, as if an invisible force bound him tightly; no matter how hard he struggled, he could not break free.

"What power is this?!"

"Just an ordinary binding spell..."

Lin Yu replied coolly, then raised his hand, easily seizing Charnon's throat.

The next second, surging spiritual power flooded his mind, searching for memories without harming the soul.

"Let me see... Muay Thai, and a life-enhancing gu that strengthens the body; is this all you have?"

Lin Yu frowned, somewhat disappointed.

He casually tossed Charnon to the ground and made a grasping motion in the air above his palm.

In an instant, thick black qi emanated from Charnon's body; streams of black qi converged in mid-air, coalescing into a twisted, worm-like mass.

At the same time, the ascetic Hongda behind him rushed forward, opened his mouth, and spat out a torrent of golden-red flames.

The flames roared, carrying intense heat as they crashed toward Lin Yu's back.

But when approaching about three feet from Lin Yu's surface, the golden-red flames abruptly turned, splitting to both sides, as if some invisible barrier blocked the way ahead.

Lin Yu paid no heed to the flames behind him; he swept his sleeve to take the life-enhancing gu, glanced at the immobilized Charnon on the ground, and said:

"Forget the Muay Thai; this life-enhancing gu is at least somewhat interesting. Consider it your compensation!"

Seeing the flames ineffective, Hongda leaped backward, creating distance, and shouted loudly, "Be careful; there is an invisible shield around this person's body; it must be his body-protection technique."

"I already see it!"

Elijah pulled the trigger repeatedly, firing streaks of light that struck the wind membrane on Lin Yu's surface.

But unfortunately, his wind membrane was no defective product like Su Su Haoming's; even this clone's Foundation Establishment wind membrane possessed defense strong enough to withstand missile bombardment.

"Boom boom boom!"

Successive streaks of light tore through the air, either exploding upon the wind membrane or being deflected in other directions.

Elijah gritted his teeth, cursing inwardly, "After so many shots, there isn't even a trace of weakening; does this damned body-protection technique have no upper limit?"

Thinking this, Elijah roared, "Vesta, strengthen my—"

Before he finished speaking, his voice abruptly cut off; instead, he stared in shock at the ground behind him.

There, the tall Vesta lay on the ground, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, blackened blood vessels bulging on his neck; it was clear he had been poisoned by some difficult-to-cure toxin.

"What the hell?!"

Elijah's face was full of disbelief: "Even Arlong, who uses Runes, can be poisoned?"

Yes, Vesta was merely an alias used for this mission; his companion's real name was Arlong Girard, an alchemist of the Lu En Sect, possessing the power to wield Runes.

Just then, a dagger wrapped in Qi silently thrust forward.

Elijah felt nothing until the dagger behind him pierced his sleeve, bringing a slight sting; only then did he suddenly react, unleashing a high whip kick to sweep fiercely at the rear.

"Whoosh—"

The whip kick swept through the air, but the person standing there had already vanished.

So fast!

Elijah's heart sank; he immediately stabilized his stance, holding his gun warily.

The instant he raised his right arm, a numbness spread from the wound.

"Damn, this dagger is indeed poisoned, and not just with Qi poison, but also with a special neurotoxin..."

This is trouble now...

Elijah gritted his teeth, switched the silver revolver to his left hand, and watched the surroundings with a Grim expression.

At the same time, Lin Yu turned around, looking with interest at Hongda behind him.

"The flames you just released must be the Hindu Agnihotra, correct?"

Hindu cultivation techniques are extremely similar to those of Tibetan Buddhism, and their supernatural methods also overlap to a certain extent with Eastern Qi refinement.

For instance, the Kundalini just now; this thing, like the flames of the Fire Virtue Sect, is composed entirely of Vital Energy, allowing Hongda to control the movements of the Kundalini as freely as he controls his own body.

"That is somewhat interesting!"

Lin Yu smiled, raised his right hand slightly, spread his five fingers in the air, and grasped forward.

In an instant, a terrifying suction force was born out of thin air.

Hongda's face showed a look of shock; before he could mount any proper resistance, his entire body was already lifted into the air, turning into a streak of light that rushed toward Lin Yu and fell into his palm.

A few short seconds later, Lin Yu loosened his grip, letting the unconscious Hongda drop to the ground.

"The yoga arts of the Hatha school, and the Hindu cultivation techniques; this is your compensation!"

Lin Yu turned around, paying no attention at all to the unconscious Hongda and Charnon at his feet, and simply looked toward Elijah, the only one still standing.

At this moment, Elijah was confronting He He Jingfeng, who was hiding.

Lin Yu observed He He Jingfeng with interest, discovering that he had cleverly combined the Ghost Shadow Walk with the Phantom Body Veil, achieving dual invisibility in both vision and presence.

As long as he concealed his own Qi aura, even if the opponent used Qi perception, they could not discover his figure.

"It seems this fellow isn't just good with a gun~"

Lin Yu clicked his tongue in amazement, saying, "This technique is not inferior to the old men in the Tang Sect..."

Of course, this refers only to concealment methods; as for cultivation in Qi refinement, He He Jingfeng is still far behind.

Just then, He He Jingfeng finally moved.

He silently infiltrated within three feet of Elijah, his dagger wrapped in a layer of Qi light capable of eliminating resistance, and stabbed like lightning toward the only intact left arm.

"Caught you!"

Elijah suddenly turned his head, and two strange characters appeared in his blue pupils.

The next second, he stomped hard on the ground, his figure retreating backward; while doing his best to increase the distance, he quickly raised his left arm, risking being slashed by the dagger, to aim the gun barrel at He He Jingfeng.

He He Jingfeng did not intend to exchange injuries with Elijah.

After missing his strike, he immediately withdrew, his movements clean and sharp, without a trace of hesitation.

But at this moment, Elijah had already pulled the trigger in advance; a blue Qi bullet shot out, actually curving in mid-air, and locked onto He He Jingfeng's body with deadly precision.

He He Jingfeng frowned: "It's a tracking shot?"

Since there was no retreat, he could only advance against the difficulty.

He He Jingfeng made a quick judgment, then stepped forward, slashed with his blade, and precisely severed the blue Qi bullet.

Unfortunately, this action seemed to have left a mark on him by Elijah; no matter how He He Jingfeng concealed his figure afterward, that blue Qi bullet would firmly lock onto his position.

Lin Yu watched the battle between the two with great interest.

Only when He He Jingfeng's arm received a slight scratch did he finally clap his hands.

"Clap~ Clap~"

The crisp sound of applause echoed across the empty ground.

He He Jingfeng turned his head to look at Lin Yu, immediately sheathed his dagger, and silently retreated behind Lin Yu.

Elijah also stopped in time, looking at Lin Yu with a grim expression and asking, "Who exactly are you people?"

Lin Yu smiled lightly and said, "I already said, just passersby."

"Cut the act!"

Elijah shook his head, glancing at He He Jingfeng behind Lin Yu and saying, "I indeed do not know your background, but this fellow should be Saint Wind of the Spear of God?"

(End of Chapter)