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Chapter 926 - 898 Liang Qi!

Chapter 926: Chapter 898 Liang Qi!

"Speak then—what exactly is your purpose?"

Standing before the group, Li Chen’s expression was utterly calm. But those who knew him well understood that the calmer his face appeared, the more impatient he truly was.

He was genuinely perplexed.

Why would these people block his path? He didn’t seem to have any enmity with them, did he?

In fact, this marketplace was a place he was visiting for the first time. So why were the people of the marketplace targeting him?

Could it be because of the Barrier-Breaking Pill?

But as far as he knew, while the Barrier-Breaking Pill was considered valuable to many, it wasn’t exactly rare or precious to the Market Owner, that legendary Earth-level Expert.

Moreover, since he had offered up the Barrier-Breaking Pill, would the Market Owner really jeopardize their own reputation over something so trivial?

Even Li Chen found that hard to believe.

An Earth-level Expert was practically a signboard in the martial artist world. Elder Ji had once commented that barring special circumstances, it was exceedingly rare for an Earth-level Expert to strike against martial artists below their level.

"Could it be... I truly am that exception?" Li Chen couldn’t help but let out a bitter smile in his heart.

Three people now stood before Li Chen.

After their earlier skirmish, out of the four opponents, one was already dead.

Even Li Chen himself couldn’t help feeling emotional. Sometimes, life was just this fragile—one moment, he was a carefree Mystic Rank Expert, and the next, he had turned into nothing more than a corpse.

Such was the world of martial artists.

Blood-soaked and ruthlessly brutal, far harsher than the world of ordinary people.

"Our purpose?"

At Li Chen’s words, the three men standing before him suddenly revealed odd, sinister smiles.

"You’ll know soon enough."

Among the three remaining, two were Profundity Rank Upper Stage Experts.

Li Chen showed not even the smallest hint of injury, but these three men were clearly carrying wounds from the confrontation.

Evidently, Li Chen had dealt with these opponents with relative ease.

And yet, for reasons unknown, as the Profundity Rank Upper Stage Expert spoke, a sudden sense of danger surged in Li Chen’s heart.

Almost instinctively, Li Chen moved sideways, dodging a significant distance.

"Snap!"

It sounded like scissors cutting weeds, or perhaps like a sharp blade slicing through air. The noise rang out loudly from where Li Chen had just been standing.

Li Chen turned his gaze and saw that, unbeknownst to him, a shadowy figure had appeared behind his previous position.

The figure held a blade in his hand.

An ordinary blade—but extraordinarily sharp.

Just now, that blade had nearly taken his life!

Li Chen lowered his gaze slightly. At his lower back, there was now a fresh wound. Blood trickled increasingly from the torn flesh.

If he hadn’t dodged quickly enough, this blade might have pierced his vital organs. If that happened, no matter how monstrous his power was, facing this many elite opponents in a severely injured state would only lead him to certain defeat.

"Good blade technique, good blade," Li Chen muttered coldly, staunching the bleeding as he glared at the man who had appeared so abruptly. "But the way you strike... I must say, it’s rather disgusting."

"Disgusting?" The man’s expression remained composed as he raised his head slightly in response to Li Chen’s remark.

"In this world, only the living have the right to express feelings like ’disgust.’ The dead—well, they feel nothing at all."

Li Chen’s curiosity was piqued by the man’s sudden emergence. He asked, "Then, if I’m still alive and expressing my thoughts, isn’t this a form of mockery against you?"

"Mockery?" The man shook his head faintly. "Of course not. Because you’ll be dead very soon."

As his words fell, the sharp blade in the man’s hand swept toward Li Chen again.

Following a seemingly extraordinary trajectory, the blade sliced through the air with terrifying speed. Even Li Chen couldn’t help but silently acknowledge the man’s skill.

In a swift leap backward, Li Chen vaulted into the air, narrowly avoiding the deadly slash.

But as he soared aloft, the blade followed him relentlessly.

"Slash!"

The blade light cleaved through the air, rushing directly toward the airborne Li Chen.

"Foolish!" Nearby, the wounded opponents looked on as Li Chen hovered mid-air, sneering. "Lord Liang Qi’s Dark Moon Blade is hardly so easily evaded! Choosing to escape into the air at this moment—what foolishness!"

"Foolishness?" Even amidst the battle, the group’s words did not go unnoticed by Li Chen’s sharp ears.

And as he faced the ferocious blade light, there wasn’t even a trace of fear on his face.

Quite the opposite—for the first time since entering the marketplace, he felt exhilarated.

Because he could sense it—this opponent was formidable! A true threat to him. This man was nothing like the others he had faced before.

His strength... even Li Chen could feel it clearly.

And this was exactly the kind of adversary Li Chen had been yearning for.

"Boom!"

Just before the blade was about to strike him, Li Chen’s hands shot out, clamping down fiercely on the sides of the blade.

Bare-handed against the blade!

And in mid-air, no less!

As Li Chen seized the blade, True Qi rippled outward, vibrating along the weapon.

Stacking Fist!

Wave after wave of immense power traveled through the blade, surging mercilessly toward Liang Qi.

Li Chen was using his opponent’s weapon to counterattack!

In this moment, if Liang Qi didn’t let go, he would inevitably be injured by the Stacking Fist’s force.

But if he relinquished his weapon, he’d lose his blade.

What did it mean for a warrior to lose their weapon in battle?

It meant defeat!

Liang Qi clearly wouldn’t allow himself to go down so easily.

"Sharp!"

"Unyielding!"

Feeling the increasingly oppressive Qi Force surging through the blade, Liang Qi’s mouth spilled blood, yet he showed no sign of letting go. Coldly, he uttered two words.

The instant those words were spoken, Li Chen felt an overwhelming sense of danger descend upon him.

Without hesitation, Li Chen abandoned his attack, releasing his grip on the blade.

At the same moment, an earth-shattering blade light soared into the skies.

Even the air seemed to split apart under the force of the blade light, such that its brilliance could be seen even in broad daylight.

The three observing Mystic Rank Experts simultaneously revealed looks of shock.

"That’s... Lord Liang Qi’s Dark Moon Blade Light! He... he’s actually forced Lord Liang Qi to use this move?!"