"Boss, what’s wrong with you?"
Suddenly, just as Xu San was entangled by the stone puppets released by Lin Chen, several martial artists came over, looking at Xu San and the stone puppets with puzzled faces.
These martial artists were all wearing the attire of the Jade Cauldron Sect. They had gathered with Xu San earlier and, after finding Zhao Yijing, created a distance to not disturb him, hence providing Xu San with an environment to be alone with the beauty.
They had heard some noise and had rushed over, only to see the scene before them.
At this moment, everyone was curious about what these stone puppets were; they had actually stopped Xu San, a martial artist who had used some means to enter these ruins and was a genuine Heaven-reaching Realm powerhouse.
Of course, the methods used by Xu San were only suitable for martial artists below the Third Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm, but for powerhouses like Xu Ma’an, those methods were of no use.
At the moment, the martial artists from the Jade Cauldron Sect first glanced at the scene where Xu San was fighting with the stone puppets, then turned their attention to Zhao Yijing and Lin Chen in the distance.
By now, Lin Chen had already taken out a set of black clothes to cover Zhao Yijing, and everyone immediately understood that Brother Xu San probably hadn’t succeeded.
"Don’t mind me, go and kill that kid for me."
Seeing the arrival of the others, Xu San showed a smile on his face and urgently ordered them to kill Lin Chen.
He believed that it was Lin Chen controlling these stone puppets, and as long as Lin Chen was killed, these stone puppets would naturally fall into paralysis.
Upon hearing this, those martial artists from the Jade Cauldron Sect slowly approached Lin Chen and Zhao Yijing.
Everyone’s gaze fell on Lin Chen, and the corners of their mouths revealed a scornful smile; they did not take Lin Chen seriously at all. Lin Chen was merely at the Ninth Level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, and yet he had entered this place. Wasn’t it said that all those who entered these ruins were elite disciples from their sect?
Was this guy also elite?
"As fellow disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect, this matter is a personal grievance between Xu San and us. I advise you not to meddle in other people’s business, or don’t blame me for being ruthless."
Lin Chen looked at the few Jade Cauldron Sect disciples before him with a cold gaze, not wanting to fight his fellow disciples and hence warning them.
"Yo, kid, are you threatening me? I’d like to see just how ruthless you can be."
Among the disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect, a warrior at the Seventh Layer of the Melding Earth Realm spoke to Lin Chen with a teasing tone.
"Qing Brother, this is my junior brother Lin Chen. You’d better not interfere in this matter, otherwise, you’ll be colluding with Xu San!"
Seeing that Lin Chen’s reminder was ineffective, Zhao Yijing once again spoke up to warn them.
At this moment, Zhao Yijing’s heart was actually burning with rage. Although she didn’t know that these people and Xu San were already in cahoots, as fellow sect members, she didn’t want to make the situation too tense; Xu San was Xu San, and they were them. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novel(ꜰ)ire.net
Moreover, Zhao Yijing was also worried about Lin Chen’s safety, as the strength of these people before her was all above the Fifth Layer of the Melding Earth Realm. Although Lin Chen had many tricks, Zhao Yijing thought that the stone puppets in the distance were all Lin Chen could summon, and without these puppets as his trump card, she naturally worried that Lin Chen was no match for these martial artists.
Lin Chen, of course, was unaware of Zhao Yijing’s thoughts; he simply thought she was considering the well-being of their fellow disciples, so he pointed to the stone puppets that were fighting with Xu San in the distance.
"See those stone puppets? If you take one more step forward, you will have to face them as well. They won’t show you mercy. You had better think carefully about whether you want to be my enemy."
Lin Chen said indifferently.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately halted, with some turning their heads to look at Xu San; they could naturally see that the stone puppets were extraordinary, as they managed to suppress someone with the third-level cultivation of the Heaven-reaching Realm.
The crowd hesitated. Although they wanted to curry favor with Xu San, they also did not want to become enemies with Lin Chen. If those puppets truly obeyed Lin Chen’s commands, they feared they would get into trouble.
"Don’t listen to him. These puppets are restrained by me. You just need to kill this kid, and these stone puppets will become ownerless objects. Then, we might even be able to subjugate them for ourselves. Why not seize the opportunity? Trust me, he definitely has no more puppets left. Aren’t you tempted by these stone puppets?"
Xu San’s words made everyone’s eyes light up again.
Seeing that his words had indeed swayed the crowd, Lin Chen shook his head helplessly.
"Heh, how can you be so sure I only have that many stone puppets?"
"Anyway, considering we are from the same sect, I’ve already warned you. If you really intend to oppose me, then it will be a fight to the death."
Lin Chen warned everyone one last time. After his words, he beckoned with a large hand, and another stone puppet was released from the space within the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron. The moment it appeared, it joined the fight against Xu San.
This scene caused everyone to step back, cursing Xu San in their hearts.
Fortunately, they had not attacked Lin Chen; this guy still had stone puppets on him. If a conflict had occurred, they would not be a match for these puppets. After all, these were First Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm stone puppets, and only Xu San, with his third-layer cultivation, could afford to spar with them for a while. But judging by the situation, he wouldn’t last long.
"Damn it, you still have stone puppets."
"Hurry up and kill him. As soon as he dies, these stone puppets will become nothing but rocks. At that point, we could each have several—why wouldn’t we be pleased? Believe me, he certainly doesn’t have many more. Don’t you covet these stone puppets?"
Seeing yet another stone puppet joining the fight against him, Xu San’s expression changed drastically, and he began to urge the Jade Cauldron Sect disciples.
However, those Jade Cauldron Sect disciples simply ignored his pleas.