Chapter 2209 - 2210: Lu Qiuming
Chapter 2209 - 2210: Lu Qiuming
Pft!Sun Tianming struggled to straighten up, wiping the blood from his mouth with his sleeve. He had to admit that Lu Qiuming's strength was indeed exceedingly high, far beyond what he could contend with.
"Oh, you actually survived my attack using fifty percent of my strength?"
Lu Qiuming's eyes were filled with unusual excitement. In an instant, his figure moved again and disappeared from his original spot. In the next moment, he was already right in front of Sun Tianming!
"I want to see how much of my strength you can withstand," Lu Qiuming said with a cruel smile.
But at that instant, another person moved simultaneously—Lin Chen.
He had initially been nearby Sun Tianming, and now, seeing Lu Qiuming rushing over, he acted first. With movement, the Tianyan Ancient Sword was already in his hand, and he swung it upward from an angle to the side.
"Hmm?"
Lu Qiuming was utterly disdainful. Lin Chen, in his eyes, was merely at the first level of the Spirit Pill realm, a world of difference from himself. Although Lin Chen had previously slain quite a few from the Azure Dragon group, in his eyes, those people were nothing but minions—not even worth his attention.
However, the ancient sword was sharp, and even if Lu Qiuming was strong, he had not reached the realm where he could counter a Divine Weapon with his flesh.
In an instant, the punch he was about to throw halted. Even in such a rapid attack, he adapted fluently, lightly shifting his steps so that his body spun in place.
In the midst of the spin, he raised a leg like a long whip striking out.
This change in aggression was beyond Lin Chen's expectations. His raised sword had not yet touched the opponent, nor could he change his attack in time.
Sun Tianming, caught in the midst, felt a tremendous force surge from one of his shoulders. This force shattered the protective spiritual energy he had emitted, solidly whipping his arm.
His arm felt severely hit, and Sun Tianming's body instantly flew off to the side!
Though Lin Chen had not stopped Lu Qiuming just now, he reacted swiftly this time. With a thought, he withdrew the Tianyan Ancient Sword. Simultaneously, he lightly tapped his foot and floated to Sun Tianming's side, grabbing him by the shoulder.
Under such tremendous force, even with Lin Chen's intervention, their figures continued to fly backward uncontrollably!
Lu Qiuming did not stop; after a strike, he pursued again.
But the next moment, just as he was about to approach Lin Chen, their figures inexplicably vanished from the scene.
Lu Qiuming withdrew his aggression, standing in place, the smile on his lips gradually fainted, turning to a cold smirk.
"A Teleportation Talisman, is it?"
Lu Qiuming muttered to himself. This fluctuation was clearly due to that teleporting Spirit Talisman.
But the distance of such a Teleportation Talisman was not too far, so Lu Qiuming was not overly surprised. Instead, he sneered coldly, "Let's see how far you can run!"
...
"Cough, cough..."
Several miles away, Lin Chen now supported Sun Tianming under a tree for a short rest. It was evident he was seriously injured, especially his right arm, which was broken and twisted outward, showing the force Lu Qiuming had used earlier.
"You shouldn't have taken me with you; this way, the distance is greatly reduced, and he can follow the aura to chase us down."
Sun Tianming coughed dryly, shaking his head with a bitter smile. This kind of Teleportation Talisman is very different with the addition or absence of a person since adding a person uses more Spiritual Energy.
"Let's rest for a bit."
Lin Chen didn't argue, only took out some healing medicine from his ring to feed Sun Tianming.
"No, we can't rest. We must leave this place quickly; he will catch up soon."
Sun Tianming coughed again, standing up from the ground. He knew well Lu Qiuming's strength; such a short distance would not easily evade his pursuit.
"Can you do it?"
"It's fine; it's just my arm that's injured. It won't hamper our journey."
Sun Tianming said, and with Lin Chen's support, they raced towards a destination.
But during their flight, the internal pain was intense. The recent attack had hit his arm, but the rampant Spiritual Energy had entered his body, causing him great discomfort, further worsened by the travel, which made his stomach cramp fiercely.
Even though Sun Tianming felt extremely unwell, he didn't voice it, only gritted his teeth to keep moving forward.
Yet even without speaking, Lin Chen sensed something unusual from Sun Tianming's faintly trembling body.
"Brother Sun, are you alright?"
Lin Chen turned his head to look, seeing Sun Tianming's face was ghastly pale, entirely bloodless.
"N-no problem."
Sun Tianming struggled to speak.
"No problem? If this goes on for another hour, you'll be done for."
Suddenly, a figure appeared ahead, and Lin Chen abruptly stopped, but upon seeing who it was, his expression relaxed.
It was indeed Guo Zhi, who approached them at a slow pace.
"Why do you look so miserable?"
Guo Zhi frowned, looking at Sun Tianming.
"Ran into some... trouble, just trying to make good time on the way..." Sun Tianming's expression also relaxed, forcing a weak smile.
"Help him over to the side to rest for a bit," Guo Zhi said.
"Okay."
Lin Chen nodded. He had the same thought in mind; letting him keep running was not a good idea.
Supporting him to a tree, Lin Chen let Sun Tianming lean against it. The sudden break allowed Sun Tianming's taut nerves to relax; he coughed lightly, though blood still dripped from the corners of his mouth, the pain in his abdomen significantly eased.
Lin Chen also took out a few more pills to give to Sun Tianming. Although these pills had healing effects, they took a while to work.
Then Lin Chen took one himself; it was a pill for replenishing Spiritual Energy. In this place, Spiritual Energy was frighteningly scarce. Relying on self-cultivation to recover Spiritual Energy would take several days at best, which Lin Chen obviously didn't have the luxury of time for.
A moment later, Lin Chen opened his eyes, looking ahead. Guo Zhi held several spirit stones, walking around Lin Chen and Sun Tianming. With each lap, one or two spirit stones disappeared from his hand.
Once the stones hit the ground, they almost immediately vanished, but from them arose a thread of Spiritual Energy, interacting with the surroundings.
"Brother Sun, what's he doing?"
Lin Chen, puzzled by Guo Zhi's actions, asked Sun Tianming beside him.
"He's obviously setting up an array," Sun Tianming replied with relief.
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