Martial Master

“Captain Tian, you come here, we will advance and retreat together.”

Qin Chen, who had been silent all along, calmly said this at that moment. Even in such a situation, he remained composed.

In fact, this black prison area could not trap Qin Chen at all.

With Qin Chen's current cultivation, he could slay even a peak Martial Venerable in the mid sixth stage; how could he care about this group of city guards?

Among everyone, only Gu Jin had reached the peak of the mid sixth stage, barely possessing the strength to fight. Others like Geng Deyuan, who were in the early sixth stage of Martial Venerable, would probably not be able to withstand even a single move from him.

If a face-off truly occurred, he had at least an eighty percent certainty of breaking out.

Tian Dan sighed bitterly, “Master Qin, I’m sorry, but I, Tian, have no ability to protect you any longer.”

As soon as his words fell, Tian Dan loudly struck open the chains binding Qin Chen, then entered the black prison area.

“Master Qin, wait, I will do my utmost to hold back Leader Gu and the others. You hurry to the Alchemy Pavilion to seek refuge. What I can do is limited; I seek nothing else, just hope that if you escape, you will take care of my family. I beg you.”

As Tian Dan spoke, he fiercely struck at the chain binding Qin Chen, clearly trying to free him.

“Not good, stop this guy!”

Seeing this, Gu Jin’s expression changed, and in a rush, he swiftly struck out with his palm.

Boom!

That terrifying palm force, although separated by the iron bars of the black prison, still transmitted to Tian Dan the instant it was delivered, sending him flying and causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Tian Dan's battle knife also missed its target, failing to cut open the chains binding Qin Chen; instead, it left a crack several feet long on the ground.

“Listen to my orders! Tian Dan has colluded with the notorious criminal in the black prison, intending to help him escape. His crimes are heinous; execute him on the spot! As for that kid, bring him out to me.” Gu Jin said, feeling relieved as he shouted.

It had just been too precarious; that Qin Chen was a master capable of slaying even Feng Yuang, the ancestor of the Feng family. If the chains binding him had been removed, who knew what would have happened?

Fortunately, the worst outcome did not occur.

With Gu Jin’s angry shout, Geng Deyuan and the others immediately rushed in, grinning as they frantically attacked Tian Dan.

Tian Dan chuckled bitterly, despair evident on his face.

At that moment, with a crash, the chains binding Qin Chen suddenly shattered into pieces.

“Boom!”

In the next moment, Qin Chen abruptly raised his hand, sending all the city guards flying backward, blood spraying from their mouths, each of them in a state of utter disarray.

“Who gave you permission to touch my Qin Chen?”

Rolling his wrist, Qin Chen’s lips curled into a chilling smile as he said indifferently.

“How...”

At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded.

Looking at Qin Chen, who was completely free from any bindings, each of them displayed expressions of shock.

The locking chain was an instrument unique to the Hundred Dynasties, used to suppress notorious criminals.

It contained astonishing locking arrays; once bound, a martial artist's true power would solidify like cement, unable to stir even the slightest bit, and would only be subjected to abuse.

To prevent Qin Chen from escaping, Geng Deyuan had prepared the strongest locking chain in the city guard office for him.

Let alone a fifth stage Martial Zong, even a peak Martial Venerable in the late sixth stage would have to submit and be captured if bound.

Now seeing Qin Chen break free from the locking chain alone, how could they not be shocked?

“Stop him, don’t let him escape!”

In a fit of rage, Gu Jin's figure flickered, and he rushed into the black prison.

“Hmph, get out of my way!”

With a mysterious rusty sword appearing in his hand, countless sword shadows suddenly materialized before Qin Chen, densely packed, transforming into layers of splendid sword flowers that bloomed suddenly in Gu Jin's eyes.