Published: November 30, -0001
He coldly stared at Qin Chen: "As expected, you didn't let me down. You actually possess such a terrifying true talisman attack. It should be a fifth-level true talisman. If I hadn't only used four parts of my attention to deal with this broken formation and six parts to guard against you, I might have been severely injured by you. And that mental shock earlier, the one who spied on me at the auction, it should also be you!"
The cloaked man had a frigid gaze, and Qin Chen could even feel the intense coldness emanating from him.
"Unfortunately, although your strength is not weak, your cultivation level is too low. As for that fifth-level true talisman, it's strong, but it's of fire attribute. If you want to kill me, you're still far from it. Heh, such a powerful alchemist, I truly look forward to seeing you."
The cloaked man was slightly injured from Qin Chen's surprise attack and was somewhat angry, but his tone didn't reveal much panic; instead, it faintly conveyed a sense of excitement.
What on earth is he excited about?
Qin Chen's heart sank. The other party's actions were too strange. Although those black tentacles were fierce, he could feel that the man's purpose didn't seem to be to kill him and reclaim the Qinglian异火; it felt more like he wanted to capture him.
What exactly does he want to achieve?
Seeing Qin Chen's expression darken, the cloaked man couldn't help but let out a strange laugh and said, "Are you trying to understand my purpose? Don't worry; I don't intend to kill you. Just as I said earlier, as long as you refine that mysterious异火, I will let you go. I keep my word, but before that, you can't run away..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dozen black tentacles erupted from his body again. Each of these black tentacles was nearly twice as thick as before, swirling wildly in the sky, containing astonishing pressure, like a chaotic dance of demons, crazily enveloping Qin Chen.
On the other side, Zhu Hongzhi, Wu Lengfan, and others who were urging the formation to fend off the cloaked man stared blankly at Qin Chen and the cloaked man, along with the countless black tentacles wrapping around Qin Chen. Cold sweat had started flowing down their backs, rather than dripping one by one.
It turned out that when the cloaked man fought against them earlier, he hadn't used all his strength. Now was his full power. The overwhelming, terrifying black tentacles made Zhu Hongzhi and the others feel a chill all over their bodies, let alone resist them.
What shocked them even more was that the young man had been pretending to be weak all along, and his true power was horrifying to such an extent. They had mistakenly thought that he had relied on someone to kill Wu Liangyu, but it turned out his true strength was enough to easily kill Wu Liangyu.
Especially Zhu Hongjun, whose legs trembled, his body cold, and his eyes filled with fear. At this point, if he still couldn’t realize that Qin Chen's previous injuries were all acts, he might as well give up.
The reason the other party pretended to be injured and unable to resist him was that his true target was not him at all, but this cloaked man. Otherwise, just considering the terrifying power contained in that fifth-level true talisman he released earlier was enough to obliterate him and his brother, turning them into ashes.
From beginning to end, neither of these two had the goal of targeting him; the hearts of Zhu’s family and the martial arts academy had completely sunk.
What a terrifying kid, what a terrifying cloaked man! At this moment, they realized that even Qin Chen would find it difficult to escape under the cloaked man's attack. However, despite this, the fact that a young man like Qin Chen had so many hidden cards made them shiver. It was laughable that they had thought he needed to rely on the Tianxing Chamber of Commerce to survive.
Whoosh!
The black tentacles, dense and overwhelming, completely sealed off the space around Qin Chen. Seeing that Qin Chen was about to be captured, the cloaked man also let out a sigh of relief.