Urban Super Medical Sage
Chapter 431 - 425: Su Chen’s Perseverance (4 updates)

Chapter 431: Chapter 425: Su Chen’s Perseverance (4 updates)

When Xia Xi said this,

everyone, including Lan Su, suddenly realized.

Indeed!

Elixirs and Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, such treasures are not only attractive to human Martial Cultivators, but also to Demon Beasts.

It was at this second,

that Yang Ling and his two companions had surpassed Su Chen.

Su Chen had fallen behind.

The Ancient Arm Ape continued to speed up, pushing its limits because its massive body required smashing through the giant trees that blocked its path, inadvertently slowing it down.

At this moment, even with its full strength, its pace was only about the same as Su Chen’s...

But luckily,

it was enough.

"This beast wants to eat Ling Long!" Su Chen communicated with Jiuyou, "The beast’s speed is not slower than mine. The key is that its speed won’t drop in a short time, while mine..."

"Keep running! We’ll talk if you really can’t escape!" Jiuyou shouted.

Simultaneously,

Su Chen started to change his direction.

He no longer ran in a straight line because it was too simple and not easy to shake off the Ancient Arm Ape. By changing direction, he could deliberately choose densely wooded forests, which could somewhat block the beast.

As expected,

once Su Chen shifted direction, the Ancient Arm Ape followed.

It indeed was doggedly pursuing Su Chen.

At this point, Yang Ling and his two companions also stopped.

"That beast’s target is that trash!" Yang Ling sneered coldly.

"Damn, if I had known, I wouldn’t have run!" Chen Yu cursed, "That damn trash, truly a disaster!"

"Why is that beast chasing him and not letting go?" Huang Qi asked.

"Who knows, perhaps the kid’s just unlucky, even the Ancient Arm Ape can’t stand him," Yang Ling said with a smug smile, "Later, we can enjoy the sight. I’ve never actually seen a Demon Beast devouring a person..."

Elsewhere, Xia Xi, Wei Zixiao, and the other two were gradually recovering their breath and strength, but their expressions were grim...

They were worried about Su Chen.

At the moment, as the Ancient Arm Ape closely pursued Su Chen, who was rapidly maneuvering and changing direction, they hadn’t lost sight of him; he was still visible.

Watching this scene was utterly horrifying and frightening.

The Ancient Arm Ape was only about ten to twenty meters away from Su Chen!

That’s practically next to him!!!

Su Chen could die at any moment.

"Bang..." Suddenly, the Ancient Arm Ape began to make its move, having come close enough, its extremely long arms could serve as effective weapons.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Those elongated arms swung like a gray-brown Divine weapon, carrying the wind, covering the sky, and slamming down towards Su Chen’s position.

The palm of the Ancient Arm Ape was also incredibly large, over two meters in diameter. When it slapped down, it was like a giant boulder crashing from the sky.

Boom, boom, boom!

Amidst the roaring, soil flew into the air, and handprints quickly appeared on the ground, each a massive pit that made one’s skin crawl.

If hit by that, Su Chen would instantly become a pancake – there definitely wouldn’t be a second scenario.

As the Ancient Arm Ape swung its arms and slapped its palms, it was clear to see that Su Chen was in a dire situation.

Every time, he narrowly escaped being struck, but it was by a whisker!

Too dangerous.

From afar, Xia Xi and the three others felt suffocated, the tension was suffocating. Just moments ago, the despair, the feeling of being on death’s doorstep they experienced, couldn’t possibly compare to what Su Chen was going through right now, could it?

Merely watching, the four of them were drenched in cold sweat, trembling all over, their hearts spasming... Su Chen was like walking a tightrope at an altitude of ten thousand meters, with absolutely no safety measures.

The Ancient Arm Ape’s arm swung at a speed of around two swings per breath, without pause!!!

Even if Su Chen could dodge once, twice, three times... ten times, he couldn’t keep it up forever!

Moreover, although the first few swings by the Ancient Arm Ape were ineffective and came back to nothing, when the swing was made, it was too close to Su Chen, and at the very least, he was subjected to the shock force of the blow.

That shock force was not weak at all, impacting Su Chen so severely that he bled from all seven orifices, resembling a devil, his face a visage of terror... and he vomited blood in great gushes.

"Sister Xia, Su Chen is protecting Sister Ling Long, he’s not using the Mysterious Qi Protective Shield on himself at all!" Suddenly, Lan Su whispered in shock, her voice filled with astonishment, admiration, and urgency.

Indeed.

At this moment, Su Chen not only had to flee, but also had to utilize the Mysterious Qi Protective Shield to envelop Ling Long, as she couldn’t withstand the shock force from the Ancient Arm Ape’s arm slamming the ground.

But this type of Mysterious Qi Protective Shield covering Ling Long was very consuming!

Although Su Chen possessed the Three Forces that could transform into each other, it wasn’t endless!

Thus, to conserve Mysterious Qi, he could only protect Ling Long alone; as for himself, he had to withstand the blows.

Su Chen knew that this would cause him injuries, something he was most reluctant to face. Wasn’t the reason he endured and acted subservient, played the weakling and the ultimate coward against people like Yang Ling, Chen Yu, and Huang Qi because he feared conflict and injury?

But now, there was no other way.

If he didn’t sustain injuries now, it meant death!!! It meant both he and Ling Long would die! Faced with such a choice, it was naturally preferable to get injured.

Driven to the brink, Su Chen’s eyes turned bloodshot.

He was indeed driven to the limit, to the point where he was on the verge of deviation.

Spurt...

Another large mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out.

Su Chen’s face grew pale, but it became more fierce, crazed, and determined.

"Now... now I understand why he was so unwilling to face off against Yang Ling, Huang Qi, and Chen Yu before, even if it meant swallowing his pride!" Xia Xi’s voice was slightly trembling, "He feared that any conflict would put his wife in danger, afraid that if he died or got injured, there would be no one to care for, no one to save his wife... If he was truly the ultimate coward, would he have headed to the inner layer with all his heart? How dangerous is the inner layer? We all know! If he was truly the ultimate coward, he wouldn’t be carrying his wife on his back, risking death and never letting go, even knowing that the Ancient Arm Ape was targeting her!"

"I misunderstood Brother Su before!" Lan Su covered her small mouth with her hands, tears streaming down her face, her beautiful eyes filled with admiration, moved, and envy, envious of Ling Long, who had a man willing to risk his life for his wife - such men were rare.

An Wuchao and Wei Ziyao exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock and guilt, both admitting that they might not be able to do the same if they were in his shoes.

From a distance.

Yang Ling and the others also started to look a bit uncomfortable...

He wasn’t a fool.

Finally, he realized the problem!!!

It was that Su Chen wasn’t the good-for-nothing they had imagined him to be.

On the contrary, his strength was formidable.

Take his speed, for instance!

The speed that Su Chen was displaying right now was something Xia Xi, Lan Su, and the others couldn’t achieve, which meant Su Chen’s strength definitely surpassed theirs.

Moreover, Su Chen’s Mysterious Qi seemed more potent than imagined, constantly surging without a moment’s pause – and that didn’t even account for the part of his Mysterious Qi that was constantly being released to protect the woman on his back; yet there was no sign of exhaustion.

The density of such Mysterious Qi, to be honest, even Yang Ling and the others would not be able to match.

If one thinks about it even more, there was also Su Chen’s perception. Who was the first to notice the Ancient Arm Ape before? It was Su Chen. Thinking further back, the moment he discovered the Ancient Arm Ape, Su Chen didn’t hesitate to choose the right direction to flee.

And the combat talent to avoid the Ancient Arm Ape’s palm strikes amidst such danger was equally terrifying.

If such a person was a good-for-nothing, then there wouldn’t be many geniuses on the Divine Martial Continent.

And those who had mocked Su Ling as weak and cowardly, cough, even more ridiculous... If he was truly weak and cowardly, facing the Ancient Arm Ape would have scared him stiff by now, right?

Several facts laid out in front of them told them that previously, they had been blind.

"Hmph... Such deep concealment!" Yang Ling huffed, feeling increasingly annoyed.

He felt like he had been played!!! Little did he know, from beginning to end, it was he who mocked Su Chen, attacked Su Chen, humiliated Su Chen – Su Chen hadn’t done anything wrong.

But, he just felt that it was Su Chen’s fault, that Su Chen had played him.