Chapter 2464 - 2465: As It Should Be

Chapter 2464: Chapter 2465: As It Should Be

"You brat, we can let this woman go, but you must agree to one condition in advance."

Lin Chen found it somewhat amusing; it seemed these two guys still hadn’t figured out the current situation. How dare they negotiate terms with him?

"It seems you’re still not clear about what’s going on, huh? You actually have the nerve to set conditions in front of me?" Lin Chen said calmly.

Supreme Earth also had a fiery temper. Hearing this, he swallowed hard, tightly clenched his fists, and looked at the person in front of him.

"I tell you, if you dare to continue this way, don’t blame me for being impolite. Hear me out, we can let her go, but you must sever one of your arms!"

Xiao Ying was especially afraid they might follow through, her eyes brimming with tears, shaking her head continuously. Her death was insignificant, but if Lin Chen severed an arm and these two reneged and attacked him together, Lin Chen would surely die.

Lin Chen smiled faintly, never imagining that a figure as grandmaster-level could stoop so low. Unwilling to waste words, he leaped back and placed his longsword at Supreme Mystic Heaven’s throat.

Supreme Mystic Heaven felt the cold blade against his throat, his body trembling slightly, slowly rising from the ground. Despite being ruthless and decisive by nature, the prospect of death invoked fear.

Members of Qinglan Sect were utterly shocked and stunned at this moment. They never thought that the young man before them could be so bizarre and terrifying; the mere sight of the drawn longsword left them dumbfounded.

"I don’t wish to repeat myself. If you let her go, the two of you can walk out alive; otherwise, don’t blame me for what comes next."

Zhou Lie felt fear, but more than that, there was curiosity. The last time he’d seen Lin Chen, he wasn’t nearly so powerful. How had he transformed so dramatically in just a month?

This Lin Chen was simply unrecognizable from the one before.

The fundamental reason behind Lin Chen’s drastic change was clear.

Previously, Lin Chen’s strength was indeed not as formidable. However, after his last encounter with Zheng He, he managed to untangle the knot in his heart.

Under such circumstances, his skills further improved, becoming much mightier than before.

Supreme Earth initially thought he could use the girl in front of him to control Lin Chen, but instead, he was outsmarted.

"How about it? My request and condition aren’t too much, are they? We use one person for another—I’m willing to trade a Supreme’s life for a little girl’s."

Supreme Mystic Heaven lacked the spirit of facing death bravely. On hearing this, he swallowed hard, his body trembling violently, hoping Supreme Earth wouldn’t joke about his life.

"Are you going to keep hesitating? Hurry and agree to let this girl go. Do you really want me to die at his hands?"

Supreme Earth felt helpless—it seemed this battle today put him at a complete disadvantage, unable to change reality by using the girl before him.

Feeling utterly helpless, he released Xiao Ying.

Despite his youth, Lin Chen kept his promise and released Supreme Mystic Heaven. Xiao Ying immediately ran to him; he embraced her, protecting her behind him.

"It’s okay now; with me here, no one can hurt you!" Lin Chen said.

Xiao Ying felt extraordinarily happy upon hearing this, looking up at Lin Chen in front of her, whose mighty skills left her deeply awed like never before.

"Do you two wish to continue fighting, or will you just leave?"

Supreme Earth laughed loudly, displaying an incredibly arrogant demeanor; his laughter echoed throughout the shop, sounding particularly jarring. After calming down, he extended his right hand.

"Brat, look at your palm closely now; haven’t you noticed anything strange?"

Lin Chen lowered his head to examine his palm and immediately realized something was wrong; he never imagined these two would be so despicable, doing such a thing.

"Now you finally understand what just happened, right? Let me tell you, I applied poison on the little girl’s clothes earlier; your hand touched them, so you’ve been poisoned too."

While deeply worried, Xiao Ying was exceptionally furious. These two claimed to be grandmasters, yet they secretly committed such despicable acts behind others’ backs, utterly contemptible.

"You two vile old men are truly despicable; didn’t you say you’d trade one life for another? How could you break your promise?"

"We don’t call it breaking a promise; it’s simply strategic deceit—you haven’t heard of it?"

Lin Chen tried his best to suppress the poison, but after a long while, he realized he still couldn’t expel it from his body completely.

As he looked at the two in front of him, anger burned in his eyes, and he prepared to wield his longsword. But as soon as he took it out, it fell to the ground.

The person beside him looked on with heightened smugness, shaking his head continuously afterward.

"Young man, I’m telling you it’s useless. If you use True Qi in front of me now, I can guarantee you’ll die in agony."

Lin Chen never imagined these two would be so insidious, claiming to be grandmasters yet resorting to such lowly means.

"It’s widely recognized that you two are esteemed as top Supreme grandmasters, yet you resort to such despicable tactics for victory. Don’t you feel any shame?"

"We had no choice; your brilliance at such a young age was too conspicuous. Haven’t you heard the saying ’The tallest tree catches the wind’?"

The threat implied by this statement was perfectly clear.