nyslfriends Chapter 88 Great Battle
Chapter 88 Great Battle
Chapter 88 Great Battle
In the dead of night, Liang Cheng changed into a dark-colored outfit and left the garrison alone.
The mining map that Lin Chong brought during the day, the Lin family said that the tunnel was sealed off by a landslide eight years ago, but the fresh traces in the secret passage could not lie.
There are some things he needs to confirm with his own eyes again.
The study in the Lin family mansion.
Lin Chong sat at the lower end of the table, his face not looking too good: "Father, the people down below are talking about Lin Fu. He's a servant of our family, he's been with us since our grandfather's generation, and even he's a member of the Zoroastrian Church. Just how many of their spies are still in this mine?"
Lin Yue rubbed his temples, looking tired: "I actually knew all along."
"You knew all along?"
Lin Chong's voice rose three degrees, "Then why did you send Liang Cheng to stir up a hornet's nest? The Zoroastrianism has infiltrated so deeply, how can he, an outsider guard, handle it?"
The miners died suspiciously today; I think it's Zoroastrianism sending a warning to us. If this continues, they might really get serious.
"Do you think I can't see it?"
Lin Yue lowered his hand, his eyes dark and brooding. "But it is precisely because the infiltration is so deep that I cannot act rashly. It is true that Lin Fu is a servant, but do you remember how his mother died?"
Lin Chong was taken aback: "The mining accident eight years ago?"
Lin Yue's voice turned cold. "What mine disaster? It was a Zoroastrian human sacrifice. You're treating your lie as the truth?"
"The Zoroastrianism first used human blood sacrifice, and Lin Fu's mother was among them. Not long after that, Lin Fu was targeted."
Lin Chong felt a chill run down his spine: "So you deliberately sent me to deliver the maps just to let Liang Cheng know how deep the water is here?"
Lin Yue looked out at the dark night. "Liang Cheng is no pushover. He'll definitely investigate. The Zoroastrian Church is probably waiting for him too. Our Lin family is caught in the middle. One wrong step and we'll be doomed."
"So we're just going to watch?"
Lin Yue remained silent for a long time before slowly rising to his feet: "The City Lord's Mansion is also watching. They want the benefits but don't want to get a single harm. Where would they find such a good deal?"
"Father?"
Lin Yue pushed open the window, letting in the night wind. "If Liang Cheng really goes tonight, the Zoroastrian Church probably won't let him out alive. Once he's dead, we'll see how the Martial Academy reacts."
Lin Chong took a deep breath and said, "Father has thought long-term!"
"You should stay home now."
Lin Yue turned to look at him, his gaze deep. "I'm going to the mine. If I'm not back by dawn, take the Lin family away from Dongshan and go to Linwu City to find your second uncle. Don't come back."
"Father! Didn't you just say we should sit back and watch the tigers fight?"
"I'm talking about the Lin family, not me. Lin Fu is dead too. This family has long been riddled with holes. Now a dragon has come from the other side. I've been hiding like a turtle for eight years, and I don't want to pretend anymore. I'm tired."
Remember this: if I don't return, give your second uncle 70% of the Lin family's savings in the Dongshan Mine. Find some younger members to enter the martial arts academy. This old man of mine will die for their martial arts academy's true disciples; they'll have to remember our past kindness.
"But what if Liang Cheng doesn't go?"
"He will go!"
After saying that, Lin Yue put on his outer robe, pushed open the door, and disappeared into the night.
Mine No. 3.
Liang Cheng held his breath and searched the area. It seemed no different from the daytime. With the garrison guards patrolling, no one should be able to break in.
Liang Cheng thought of the collapsed area of the Lin family mine map and quietly moved there, but the scene there was very different from what he had seen the day before.
The ground around the stone platform was carved with grooves, forming a strange array that spread throughout the entire grotto. Dark red, viscous liquid flowed in the grooves, emitting a pungent stench.
In the center of the stone platform, hundreds of black and red-veined mineral stones floated in mid-air, slowly rotating, their surface veins flickering like breathing.
The seven or eight corpses piled up at the edge of the array all had hollow chests, exactly like the death of the third son of the White Day King.
The blood flowed down the grooves and onto the stone platform, where it was absorbed bit by bit by the ore.
"That's not enough. Go and capture some more people. The town's security is tight now, and the miners are more at ease, making it easier for us to take action."
From the shadows of the cave, three figures in grey robes and cloaks slowly emerged, their hoarse whispers coming from beneath their hoods: "One more round of blood nourishment should be enough. Then we can send them to the main sect. It's time to avenge the City Lord's Mansion."
Zoroastrianism, the gray-robed protector!
A True Qi Realm expert!
Liang Cheng's heart sank; the memory of the battle at Fog Reef was still fresh in his mind.
He quietly retreated, knowing he couldn't alert the enemy now. He had to notify the City Lord's Mansion and the Martial Academy for support, as the situation at Dongshan Mine was more serious than he had imagined.
I wonder if the Crimson-Robed Left Envoy is present. The Lin family sent a picture today as a hint. What role are they playing this time?
He slowly retreated, and just as he was about to leave the secret passage, a person carrying a corpse walked in. Upon seeing Liang Cheng, his pupils contracted.
Liang Cheng reacted quickly, throwing a punch that killed his opponent before he could even cry out. However, the incident still caused quite a commotion.
"Who?"
Immediately following the combined attack of the three powerful strikes, Liang Cheng's hair stood on end. Without thinking, he immediately used the Dragon Step to the left front side.
"Sizzle—!"
However, his sleeve was still torn, and if he hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been the one attacked.
Three gray-robed protectors appeared behind them: "Not bad, but unfortunately, once you're here, you're not leaving."
Before the words were even finished, the three of them moved again, advancing and retreating with perfect coordination, launching a series of attacks that left behind a trail of black and red afterimages, directly targeting Liang Cheng's vital points.
Before the claws of one man even arrived, a chilling, bone-chilling stench filled the air. At that moment, Liang Cheng drew his sword, the blade slashing out like a dragon's roar.
Immediately afterwards, the light blue true energy, accompanied by wind and thunder, slashed diagonally towards the point where the claw shadow true energy was strongest!
"clang--!"
The claw blades clashed head-on, causing an explosive burst of energy!
A strange shockwave traveled along the blade, but Liang Cheng remained unmoved thanks to his Golden Armor Realm hard skill. Instead, his opponent was forced back three steps and crashed into the rock wall.
The other two simultaneously withdrew their hands, retreated cautiously, and their pupils contracted when they saw Liang Cheng and the Zhengxian knife in his hand.
"Liang Cheng, a true disciple of the Martial Arts Academy?"
Liang Cheng did not answer, remaining cautious. The three men exchanged glances. Liang Cheng's appearance had disrupted their plans. They hadn't expected that despite deliberately causing so much trouble, Liang Cheng would still find them here.
The three opponents attacked simultaneously, their moves unpredictable and cunning, each strike aimed directly at vital points. The corrosive force within their true energy was also constantly eroding Liang Cheng's protective true energy.
Liang Cheng pushed the Dragon Step to its limit, dodging and weaving in the narrow cave. The light of his blades formed a curtain around him. All three were experts in the True Qi Realm, and their combined attack was exquisite. Their qi was connected, and Liang Cheng could only test his own defense for the time being.
In just ten moves, Liang Cheng's left shoulder robe was torn again, and the three opponents were fierce and their eyes were getting brighter and brighter.
The true disciples of the Martial Academy, Liang Cheng, whom the Left Envoy praised as unparalleled by the younger generation after the battle at Misty Reef, will probably perish in the hands of a few people today.
"How does the Blood-Corroding Claw Technique taste?"
One of them seemed rather smug. Liang Cheng remained silent. Although the three opponents were at the True Qi Realm and he had the upper hand, he was not without the ability to fight them head-on.
He realized he had underestimated the power of his nine True Qi Seeds and perfect Dao Foundation.
At this moment, he swept his light across the floating minerals on the stone platform. The blood-red light on the altar was gradually intensifying, and the three opponents would occasionally glance at it out of the corner of their eyes.
Since that's the case—
Liang Cheng feigned exhaustion, slowing his sword strike. The three opponents, with their vast experience, immediately lashed out with lightning-fast claws, aiming straight for his heart!
Just as the claw wind was about to strike his body, Liang Cheng suddenly lowered his body and swept his blade along the ground, but instead of slashing at his opponent, he cleaved a ditch below the stone platform!
"Splash—!"
The grooves cracked, and the dark red liquid stored within splashed out, pouring onto the suspended ore!
The gray-robed protector's expression changed drastically, and he roared in fury, "How dare you?!"
At this moment, they actually abandoned Liang Cheng and turned around to protect the altar ore. Liang Cheng suddenly sprang up, advancing instead of retreating, and thrust his knife straight into the back of one of them.
This strike was devoid of any fancy moves, accompanied by a gust of wind and thunder. The pale blue blade light condensed into a single line, and the three opponents immediately roared and turned around, but the blade had already reached three inches from the back of one of them!
The opponent twisted his body sharply, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow, but the blade still grazed his ribs, drawing a trail of blood. The blood beads fell to the ground, and he was temporarily out of danger.
The other party pressed his wound, his scarlet eyes fixed on Liang Cheng. At this moment, he couldn't care less about the altar and was prepared to deal with Liang Cheng first.
However, Liang Cheng withdrew quickly.
"We can't let him leave!"
The gray-robed protector was completely enraged. Black and red energy surged from his sleeves, and the three of them pounced on him like ghosts, unleashing their full power. Layer upon layer of claw shadows blocked all of Liang Cheng's escape routes!
This time, they have used all their strength.
Liang Cheng felt the pressure increase, but the blade curtain still moved with the force of wind and thunder, clashing with the claw shadows. Although he was temporarily at a disadvantage, his figure remained perfectly still.
Just then, one of the figures, with a claw-like shadow, bypassed the curtain of blades and went straight for Liang Cheng's heart. Liang Cheng groaned and took a step back.
It's now!
Liang Cheng roared and unleashed a furious slash with his blade. The speed of the slash was terrifying, and the force of the blow increased several times over!
Breaking Wave Technique - Triple Slash.
Caught off guard, the gray-robed protector took the blow head-on with his claws and was knocked back by the shock. His hood was blown off by the wind from the blade, revealing a pale and eerie face.
"You were actually hiding your true strength?!"
He was shocked and furious. As expected of the young junior praised by the Left Envoy, his strength was indeed amazing. The three of them looked at each other and simultaneously bit their tongues, spitting out blood essence.
His aura suddenly surged, his eyes became bloodshot, and his attack instantly accelerated by three times, showing a completely frenzied attitude of risking his life for another!
Seeing that things were not going well, Liang Cheng quickly retreated.
Just then, a burst of violent true energy struck. One of the opponents parried with his claws, and the halberd and claws clashed, producing a loud metallic clang.
A figure blocked Liang Cheng's path, holding two halberds horizontally; it was Lin Yue.
The gray-robed protector stared at him, then suddenly chuckled, "Lin Yue, you've been playing dead for eight years, but today you've finally shown some backbone. Aren't you afraid of your family's destruction?"
Lin Yue didn't answer, but took a deep breath, his gray-black true energy rising around him. He turned to look at Liang Cheng and whispered, "Zhen Shou, can you still move?"
Liang Cheng leaned on the ground with his knife.
"Then let's go together."
Lin Yue turned his head and slowly raised his twin halberds.
Inside the grotto, the murderous intent resurfaced.
Their halberds clashed again, sparks flying!
Lin Yue's twin halberds moved like angry dragons emerging from the sea, each strike powerful and heavy. His dark gray true energy condensed on the halberd blades, scraping deep marks into the rock walls of the grotto.
He was going all out at this moment, attacking without defending, fighting desperately. A gray-robed protector was a fraction of a second slower, and his left shoulder was slashed by the halberd. His robe was torn, revealing pale skin covered with dark red patterns, just like the blood streaks in the mineral.
"Lin Yue! You're asking for it!"
The injured guardian let out a fierce roar, and the three attacked even more fiercely. Liang Cheng's pressure decreased sharply. He took a deep breath, suppressed the surging blood and qi in his body, and raised his sword again. This time, the sword technique changed. Although the wind and thunder were fierce, it was as steady as a mountain.
With the true energy of the Broken Wave Technique surging like the tide, each move carried a continuous force. He directly fought two opponents, temporarily holding off the two protectors and buying time for Lin Yue.
On Lin Yue's side, the momentum of the halberd became increasingly violent, and he actually traded injuries for injuries and fought life for life!
As he wielded his twin halberds, the Black Mountain Force erupted continuously. Liang Cheng caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye and was shocked. He realized that Lin Yue had not used his full strength when they sparred earlier.
"You're insane!"
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Unable to break free, the gray-robed protector angrily blurted out, "I went mad eight years ago when you sacrificed 367 lives and threatened me with the Lin family's young and old." Lin Yue swung his halberd to knock the protector back, his voice hoarse like grinding iron, "I went mad eight years ago when you used the Lin family's young and old to threaten me."
At this moment, another protector sneered: "Old ghost Lin, you're afraid of death yourself, who can you blame? Back then, you obediently cooperated, and now you want to play the good guy?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Lin Yue suddenly lunged forward, saying, "I just don't want to make any more mistakes."
Once he takes a step back, he'll be stuck there forever; he's long regretted his decision.
He crossed his two halberds, and his gray-black true energy condensed into a twisted halberd shadow, which pierced straight at the opponent's throat. Wherever the halberd's edge passed, the air emitted a tearing shriek.
"Black Mountain Force - Break Through the Mountain!"
The shadows of halberds and the glint of blades exploded into bursts of air within the narrow grotto!
Lin Yue completely abandoned his reservations, and his twin halberds unleashed a raging torrent of gray-black true energy. It was not just the Black Mountain Force; the halberd blades were faintly etched with blood-red patterns as they swirled, and each strike carried a vicious aftereffect that corroded true energy.
A gray-robed protector was a fraction of a second slower; the halberd slashed across his ribs, and the flesh at the tear in his robe instantly turned black and festered.
"You actually stole the Holy Sect's Blood-Corroding Technique?!"
The gray-robed protector was filled with shock and anger. Lin Yue did not answer, but his halberd became even more ferocious. He had been waiting for this moment for too long. For eight years, he had endured the backlash of the Blood-Eating Force every night, secretly refining it, all for this day.
With the pressure on Liang Cheng's side eased, he immediately seized the opportunity.
His swordplay suddenly changed, no longer pursuing a quick kill. Instead, it became like layers of tides, each strike stronger than the last. The Broken Wave Technique combined with the domineering foundation of the Raging Bull Force caused the opposing protector's blood and qi to surge with every strike.
The combined strength of the three was thus broken.
"retreat!"
One of the guardians shouted, and the three of them retreated simultaneously, retreating rapidly towards the stone platform. They formed hand seals, and Lin Yue's expression changed: "Not good!"
They're going to detonate the altar!
Before the words were finished, the three guardians had already retreated to the triangular stone platform, bit their tongues, and spat out three mouthfuls of blood essence towards the hundreds of floating mineral stones in the center.
The instant the essence and blood touched the stone, a buzzing sound!
The grotto trembled!
The blood-red veins on the surface of all the ores lit up at the same time, and hundreds of blood-red rays shot out from the ores like tentacles, weaving into a huge blood net in mid-air.
"With my lifeblood, I offer this sacrifice!"
The other two responded simultaneously, and three streams of essence blood flowed into the blood net. The blood net shone brightly, and terrifying blood energy erupted from it!
Liang Cheng felt his internal energy fluctuating, so he quickly activated the Broken Wave Technique. Under the Golden Armor Realm, a faint golden luster appeared on his body.
But Lin Yue let out a muffled groan. He was already injured from fighting for his life, and now, affected by his blood and qi, blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
"We can't let them complete the ceremony!"
Lin Yue's eyes were bloodshot. Disregarding his own safety, he thrust his twin halberds straight at the central protector like dragons. He held nothing back in this strike, and the air distorted wherever the halberds passed.
"court death!"
The two guardians on the left and right simultaneously intervened.
It's now!
Liang Cheng's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He pushed his Dragon Step to its limit and his figure passed between the two like a ghost. His blade flashed with a cold moon-like light, accompanied by the roar of wind and thunder, and went straight for the neck of the right-hand protector!
This strike was too fast and too cunning. The protector was completely focused on intercepting Lin Yue. By the time he realized it, the blade was already three inches from his throat!
He retreated hastily in horror, but Liang Chengdao's blade was like a persistent carbuncle, and with a slight deviation, it sliced across his throat.
"laugh--!"
Blood splattered, the body fell, and death vanished.
Almost simultaneously, Lin Yue's twin halberds reached the chest of the central protector. The protector gritted his teeth and blocked with his claws. The halberds and claws collided, producing a piercing shriek!
But Lin Yue's halberd strike was far more powerful than expected; he actually burned some of his life essence at the last moment!
"puff!"
The halberd pierced through his chest.
The central protector looked down at the halberd tip protruding from his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief: "You—"
Lin Yue drew his halberd, and his opponent collapsed to the ground with a thud. However, Lin Yue himself also collapsed to the ground, resulting in a draw. With his opponent dead, he was unable to fight any longer.
Seeing this, another protector's eyes widened in fury: "Second brother, third brother!"
He was the only one left. Seeing two of his companions dead and one wounded, a mad glint flashed in the protector's eyes. He suddenly retreated to the edge of the stone platform and slammed his palm onto the altar!
"Since we're going to die anyway, let's die together! Explode!!!"
The blood vessels on the altar's surface suddenly contracted, and the next moment—
Boom! ...
A deafening explosion!
The entire grotto trembled violently, the rock walls cracked, and rubble rained down. The moment the altar exploded, a thick, dark red blood energy, almost tangible, swept out like a tidal wave!
Wherever the blood energy passed, the rock walls hissed and crackled, and were even corroded into pits. What was even more terrifying was that the strange corrosive power within the blood energy could even contaminate true qi!
Lin Yue's face turned deathly pale: "We can't let this blood energy spread. It will pollute the entire mine vein, ruining Dongshan Mine, and the miners will be corrupted too!"
He forcefully gathered his true energy, planted his twin halberds into the ground, and transformed his gray-black true energy into a barrier in front of him, actually intending to use his body as a wall to block the blood energy!
But the blood energy was too violent. In no time, the true energy barrier he had erected began to crack. The blood energy spread too quickly, reaching Liang Cheng's feet in the blink of an eye. He subconsciously activated his Golden Armor Realm to withstand it. "Sizzle!"
The moment the blood energy touched the pale golden luster on the skin, it produced a sound like a branding iron being plunged into water, and excruciating pain followed!
The blood energy was frantically eroding his protective true energy and wearing down the defense of the Golden Armor Realm. However, during this erosion process, Liang Cheng keenly sensed that the Golden Armor Realm had actually become a little more solid after being repeatedly washed by the blood energy!
Could it be that...?
A crazy idea suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Patriarch Lin!" Liang Cheng shouted urgently, "Retreat! Go and seal off the exit of the secret passage!"
Although Lin Yue was puzzled, he arrived at the exit and gritted his teeth to push the Black Mountain Force to its limit, laying down layers of halberd shadows. He knew he couldn't hold out for long, but he wanted to buy Liang Cheng every last breath.
At the same time, Liang Cheng did something that made Lin Yue's scalp tingle: he actually took the initiative to withdraw part of his protective true energy, allowing a trace of blood energy to seep into his body!
"Well!"
A bone-chilling pain instantly swept through his entire body. The blood energy surged wildly through his meridians, frantically eroding his blood and true qi. However, Liang Cheng gritted his teeth and endured it. At the same time, he pushed the Broken Wave Technique to its limit, using pure true qi to envelop the blood energy and force it to the surface of his body, where it merged with the Golden Armor Realm barrier.
Sizzle————
The pale golden luster on his body surface flickered intermittently. His blood energy and the Golden Armor Realm barrier eroded each other. With each confrontation, the Golden Armor Realm barrier became more solid!
At this moment, Liang Chengfu focused his mind and began to actively guide more blood energy into his body, within his tolerance range.
This was a risky move, but the rewards were astonishing. The golden armor barrier flickered under the erosion of the blood energy, and each time it was on the verge of breaking but stubbornly reassembled, it became even more intricate.
Liang Cheng could sense that if he hadn't had a perfect foundation and hadn't entered the Golden Armor Realm of the Stone Armor Technique, he would have already died from severed meridians by now, given the risks he was taking.
However, the Golden Armor Realm, which was originally at the entry level, rapidly improved within just a dozen breaths.
"He's gone mad—"
Lin Yue watched with trepidation from the entrance of the secret passage, but he also noticed something amiss: Liang Cheng was using this strange blood energy to hone his hard skills.
But to be able to do that, the opponent's skill in martial arts is probably far superior to his.
The younger generation is truly formidable, worthy of the martial arts academy's true teachings!
At this moment, he felt that there might still be hope in the predicament of Dongshan Mine.
Finally, with the combined efforts of the two, the blood energy surge began to decline. When the last wave of blood energy swept past, the pale golden luster on Liang Cheng's body had become so rich as to be almost tangible, with a faint metallic sheen flowing through it.
Stone Armor Technique (Golden Armor): Mastery (1357/10000)
He exhaled a breath of stale air.
Golden Armor Realm, great success!
They skipped directly from the initial stage to the advanced stage, but this shows how dangerous the altar's energy was. If they hadn't blocked it, Dongshan Mine would probably be in grave danger.
However, although the blood energy condensed on this altar is malevolent, it contains a vast amount of blood essence, which is essentially extremely pure energy. If it can be refined using righteous methods, it will be a great tonic.
However, the last protector of the Zoroastrian sect, seeing that things were not going well, had already disappeared. At this moment, Lin Yue staggered and fell to the ground, coughing up another mouthful of black blood.
Liang Cheng helped him up: "Thank you, Patriarch Lin."
Lin Yue shook his head and said breathlessly, "I should be thanking the garrison commander. Otherwise, the Dongshan Mine would be in grave danger. Please, garrison commander, clean this place up as soon as possible. Otherwise, leaving it here will only bring disaster sooner or later."
Liang Cheng nodded and was about to speak when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the cave. Looking towards the mine entrance, he saw Chen Ping leading a squad of soldiers from the Armory Hall rushing in, all fully armored and looking alert.
Upon seeing the horrific scene inside the cave, Chen Ping's pupils contracted. He quickly stepped forward and knelt on one knee: "Guardian! Patriarch Lin! I'm late!"
His gaze swept over the two guardian corpses on the ground, then over the scattered ore, and finally landed on Liang Cheng, especially on the golden luster on Liang Cheng's body that had not yet completely subsided.
Liang Cheng looked at him calmly: "Captain Chen, you've come at the right time. You're in charge of cleaning this place up and don't let anyone in."
Liang Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly. From the time the altar exploded until now, only half a cup of tea's time had passed. Chen Ping's fully armed team had arrived far too just in time.
At this moment, Chen Ping remained calm and replied, "Your subordinate obeys."
Liang Cheng looked at Lin Yue: "Patriarch Lin, your injuries are quite serious. Shall I escort you out first?"
Lin Yue nodded, and Liang Cheng helped him up and turned to leave. However, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Chen Ping's gaze lingered on the dilapidated altar for a moment longer.
When we emerged from the mine, it was already getting light.
Outside the cave, Zhao Yuan indeed arrived with a large group of personal guards. Seeing that Liang Cheng was covered in blood but seemed to be alright, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Senior brother!"
Liang Cheng waved his hand, "I'm fine. There's a collapse inside the cave and some strange things. Send a reliable person down there. Chen Ping, collect everything down there, seal it in a box, and transport it back to the garrison. I want to inspect it myself."
"yes!"
He then looked at Lin Yue: "Patriarch Lin, please recuperate at the garrison post first. I will inform your son to come and pick you up."
"Thank you," Lin Yue said with a wry smile.
"But Patriarch Lin, shouldn't you explain something to me?"
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