Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 1660 - 1680: Either for Essence Blood, or for the Body!_1

Chapter 1660: Chapter 1680: Either for Essence Blood, or for the Body!_1

"Lin Chen, Gao Yu has yet to make a move. What are your thoughts?"

Lin Chen’s eyes were downcast as if he were asleep.

"He contacted me just now."

Chen Haoran expressed surprise, "He reached out to you? What for?"

Lin Chen responded, "He said he has high hopes for me and asked me to take the Sun True Fire. I told him I wasn’t a Fire Spirit Body and was afraid of dying. He, however, encouraged me saying that not only Fire Spirit Bodies can absorb Sun True Fire..."

Chen Haoran’s voice was cold, "What on earth is he planning to do?"

Lin Chen replied, "His objective might be to lure a large number of cultivators here and have them kill each other while he profits from their chaos..."

Chen Haoran, quick-witted, continued, "You mean he wants us to exhaust ourselves fighting each other, become weakened, and unable to retaliate? Then, the victors will attempt to absorb the Sun Real Fire and end up getting incinerated. What remains is a group of individuals without any fighting power, and he can do as he pleases?"

Lin Chen calmly replied, "I’m guessing that’s his strategy. That’s why he watched me from the sidelines and even tried to provoke me. I ignored him. He threatened to kill me because he disapproved of me. But he only issued threats and didn’t make a move."

Chen Haoran scoffed, "Most likely he was incapable of doing anything. If he had the power, we all are True Immortals at the least. Even his Peak Celestial Immortal status, even if just his primordial spirit avatar, taking us out should be as easy as turning over his hand."

"You mentioned earlier about a person who would utilize everyone’s essence blood in an array to achieve breakthrough, were you referring to the Refining Path?"

Lin Chen responded, "If he is just doing this out of sheer malice and enjoys watching others fight for opportunities to the death, then forget everything I said. But if he does have a motive, there are only two possibilities."

Chen Haoran seems knowledgeable about the Refining Path, "If his primordial spirit is incomplete, then he’s looking for a body to take over. If this body is capable of absorbing the Sun Real Fire, after he takes over, he can continue cultivating the Sun Scripture..."

"If his body is shattered, it’s highly likely that he’s attracting a large number of immortals here to refine their essence blood, absorb the essence blood to restore his body. He requests True Immortals because Golden Immortals already possess strong combat power. Even if he is a Peak Celestial Immortal, with a wrecked primordial spirit or body, he may not be able to withstand the Golden Immortals when they’re fighting for their lives..."

Lin Chen was slightly surprised, the Ghost Child who’d emerged from the Ghost King Tomb had sharp insight. As soon as Lin stated the premise, he managed to infer the whole situation.

"Correct."

Chen Haoran inquired, "Which do you think is more likely?"

Lin Chen responded, "Both possibilities are plausible, so there’s no way to be certain. But what we can be sure of is that he isn’t powerful at the moment."

Chen Haoran voiced his concern in a grave tone," We’re not fighting now, but he’s not showing either, what do we do?"

Lin Chen answered, "I deceived him earlier with my words that we can all join forces to break the array from the inside out. He didn’t dispute this, but just mentioned that he would stand back and watch if I wasn’t interested. He even stated that he would let me go once it’s over..."

Chen Haoran chuckled coldly, "The fact he didn’t kill you outright or give you any substantial warning means that he’s afraid of us joining forces. That is, his power isn’t substantial."

Before Lin Chen could respond, another scream suddenly resounded throughout the area, echoing ominously.

Lin Chen looked up, his expression growing more solemn.

The peak True Immortal who was trying to absorb the Sun Real Fire had one hand completely engulfed in flames, and the fire was rapidly spreading.

The Peak True Immortal had been standing side-on, using his right palm to get close to the Sun Real Fire in an attempt to absorb it. The outcome, however, was no different.

His hand had caught on fire.

Even with a Fire Spirit Root and fire-related cultivation techniques, they proved to be no match against the terrifying heat of the Sun True Fire. He hadn’t even come into contact with the fire, yet it managed to engulf his hand.

With a wave of his left hand, the floating flying sword swooshed by, severing his whole left arm in an instant. Simultaneously, he shot back, distancing himself from the fire.

His left arm fell to the ground and was instantly ignited by the Sun True Fire, turning it into flying ash in the blink of an eye.

The man’s face was ashen, an expression of defeat written all over. The onlookers exchanged glances, feeling utterly terrified for a moment.

If such a careful True Immortal with the Fire Spirit Root got his arm burned off before he even touched the fire, did they even stand a chance?

Not a chance.

No wonder both the guy from the White Crane Immortal Sect and the Ghost King Tomb swiftly distanced themselves from the fight, and even decisively gave up on competing for the Sun Real Fire.

They were truly wise.

Everyone glanced at each other, no longer daring to absorb the Sun True Fire.

Someone couldn’t help but ask loudly, "Senior, the Sun True Fire is too overpowering. We can’t absorb it. Can there be some other form of assessment?"

A venerable voice sighed, "Why is it so difficult to find a disciple who can absorb Sun True Fire? Well, if you can’t absorb it, so be it. I suppose beggars can’t be choosers. You lot can duel. The strongest amongst you will get the Sun Scripture."

"Back in my day, I faced death nine times over just to get the Sun Scripture, ended up being hunted down and ultimately killed. But you lot just need to engage in a fight to potentially acquire supreme martial arts—it’s really damn infuriating."

"Fight! Throw all you’ve got into the battle and show me your fighting spirit. Let’s see if you’re worthy of the Sun Scripture."