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Chapter 198 Golden Silk Armor

Su Teng and Qin Yushan did not set off immediately. When masters clash, victory or defeat is often decided in an instant.

The knives in their hands trembled incessantly, as if they wanted to fly away from their grasp.

A gust of cold wind blew by, causing their clothes to flutter wildly.

At a certain moment, the two moved at the same time, pushing off with their legs, creating a crater in the ground. Their bodies became afterimages as they rushed towards each other.

The next moment, two afterimages intersected, and countless sparks burst forth from the point where they met. The knives in their hands reflected the cold moonlight, constantly dazzling people's eyes.

Seeing the flashes of blades constantly passing by people, Lu Chen couldn't help but exclaim, "Such fast blades!"

Both of their swords were incredibly fast. If Lu Chen hadn't already reached the pinnacle of the Grandmaster realm, he probably wouldn't have been able to see their swords clearly.

In just a few dozen seconds, the two men swung their knives hundreds of times.

After a brief exchange, the two unleashed their strongest sword techniques almost simultaneously.

A thousand waves!

Myriad Light Slash!

Qin Yushan's sword energy was like waves, sweeping horizontally towards Su Teng, while Su Teng's sword energy was like countless light blades, slashing vertically towards Qin Yushan.

The two sword energies clashed, and an invisible wave sent them both flying.

Both of them knelt down simultaneously and used their knives to stabilize themselves by sticking them into the ground.

In less than a minute, both sides were seriously injured.

At this moment, Su Teng spat out a mouthful of blood and said, "I really didn't expect that falling off the cliff would not only not kill you, but would also greatly increase your strength."

"But do you really think you can stop us all by yourself?"

As soon as Su Teng finished speaking, the other two grandmasters behind him set off simultaneously, rushing towards Qin Yushan, preparing for a two-on-one fight.

But just then, the street suddenly became incredibly quiet, and a chilling wind blew in, making people feel a bit creepy.

The two masters immediately stopped advancing, a tremendous sense of crisis rising within them.

Clearly, the other side has more powerful members nearby.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from the end of the forked street.

The sound grew closer, but people couldn't see anyone at the other end of the street.

However, as the sound of hooves grew clearer, a tall, dark figure appeared not far away. But at that moment, a huge iron hammer flew into the chest of one of the grandmasters. Before the grandmaster could react, he was smashed away by the hammer.

Seeing this, Lu Chen was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Wenren Lie's hammer to be so powerful that even a master-level martial artist couldn't dodge it.

After the Grandmaster assassin from Lingwu Pavilion flew out, Wenren Lie, riding a tall black horse and wearing black armor, appeared before everyone.

Upon seeing Wenren Lie, Su Teng felt a chill run down his spine. He didn't recognize the burly man in front of him, but the man felt a great threat.

This burly man was even stronger than him; his armor was stretched taut by his muscles, and in terms of physique, this man was almost twice his size.

Moreover, the aura emanating from this person made him feel somewhat uneasy. Although Su Teng could sense that the other party was only a Grandmaster, his aura was even stronger than his own as a Grandmaster.

Su Teng spat out another mouthful of blood and stood up from the ground. He knew that they were probably going to perish here today, and if they wanted to escape, they would have to fight desperately.

Just then, Lu Chen came down from the roof.

If the Barrett is too far away to hit the target, then close the distance.

The streets were eerily quiet, and the two sides seemed to be locked in a standoff. Then, bursts of applause could be heard from nearby.

Soon, a young man dressed in black came into Su Teng's and his group's view.

The young man clapped and exclaimed, "Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's attention turned to the young man.

Upon seeing this young man, Su Teng frowned. Another grandmaster!

Three grandmasters have suddenly appeared!

At first, they thought that the Northern King's Mansion only had two Grandmasters. Su Teng thought that with his strength as a Grandmaster of the Extreme Realm, he could easily hold off those two Grandmasters. However, he did not expect that Qin Yushan alone could fight him to a draw.

This is troublesome!

The Northern Prince's Mansion is well hidden.

Wait, are these people really from the Northern Prince's Mansion?

Thinking of this, Su Teng immediately said, "Blood Demon Mad Blade, I'm very curious, how could someone as arrogant as you become a dog of the Northern Prince's Mansion, following a useless prince?"

"You should know very well that the Northern King has offended all the aristocratic families and scholar-official class within the Great Xia territory, and he won't live much longer."

Upon hearing Su Teng's words, Qin Yushan coldly replied, "The Northern King is my master; how dare you scoundrels insult him so casually!"

At this point, Qin Yushan gripped his knife tightly, looking ready to fight Su Teng to the death.

Upon hearing Qin Yushan's words, Su Teng was taken aback. Were they really from the Northern Prince's Mansion?

He had just been wondering if Qin Yushan had come to seek revenge on him, since these people had no connection with the Northern Prince's Mansion. But after hearing what Qin Yushan said, he could now be fairly certain that they were all from the Northern Prince's Mansion.

At this moment, Lu Chen said calmly, "Commander Qin, it's time to end this."

Lu Chen never liked to drag things out. No one knew if assassins would run to the Northern Prince's mansion later. Lu Chen planned to deal with these people and then go back immediately.

Qin Yushan immediately replied, "Yes, Your Highness!"

Su Teng was taken aback when he heard Qin Yushan address the young man as "Prince".

Prince?

So, that young man was the Northern King?

How is that possible?

The Northern King is only seventeen years old this year, how could he become a grandmaster at such a young age!

The martial arts geniuses he knew were at most at the eighth rank by the age of seventeen.

Impossible. This young man is definitely not the Northern King. Qin Yushan must be playing a trick on him, pretending that this young man is the Northern King, and trying to lure them into attacking him.

Regardless of the circumstances, if they wanted to leave, they would have to take action against this young man.

Just then, more men in black with white cloths tied around their wrists appeared behind Lu Chen. They were all at least fifth-rank, and there were quite a few ninth-rank martial artists among them.

Lu Chen said calmly, "Make your move!"

As they were talking, Lu Chen and his men immediately took out grenades and threw them at Su Teng and his group. Su Teng, just like before, easily detonated the grenades in mid-air with the loose silver coins on his person.

Even after the grenade exploded, the assassins from Lingwu Pavilion were completely unharmed.

Su Teng snorted and said, "You don't think that having this kind of weapon will be enough to defeat us, do you? No matter how powerful a weapon is, it's only useful if it can hurt people. A weapon that can't hurt people is just scrap metal."

Seeing that Su Teng had easily detonated all the grenades, Lu Chen had no choice but to say to Wenren Lie, "General Wenren, it's up to you now."

Since the opponent was able to easily block the grenade, close combat was the only option.

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, Wenren Lie rode his horse and charged directly towards Su Teng and the others.

Seeing Wenren Lie charging towards them alone on horseback, Su Teng and the others did not underestimate him. Even though they had never fought Wenren Lie before, they could roughly guess how strong he was from the martial aura he exuded.

Su Teng immediately gripped his knife and charged directly at Wenren Lie. No matter how strong this burly man was, they had to defeat him if they wanted to leave today, otherwise they would all be stuck here.

After retrieving the hammer he had just thrown, Wenren Lie swung it at Su Teng. Su Teng did not dodge; instead, he slashed at him with his sword. The sword and hammer collided, sparks flying everywhere.

After seeing Wenren Lie and Su Teng engage in combat, the grandmaster behind Su Teng said, "Follow me and kill!"

As soon as the grandmaster finished speaking, the assassins from the Spirit Martial Pavilion followed him, bypassing Su Teng and Wenren Lie, and rushed towards Lu Chen and his group.

Qin Yushan gripped his knife tightly and charged forward with the soldiers behind him. Just then, the grandmaster who had been smashed to the ground by Wenren Lie's hammer stood up.

He looked at Lu Chen, who was standing motionless, and a bold idea suddenly came to his mind.

Although he vaguely sensed that Lu Chen was a grandmaster, Lu Chen's aura was somewhat restrained, so he didn't seem to be very strong.

Although a seventeen-year-old grandmaster sounds incredible, the fact that the Northern King has grown to this level in the Northern Prefecture proves that he does have some strength.

Perhaps the Northern King really is a young grandmaster.

Moreover, everyone else had already set off, but that young man was still standing in place. This meant that the young man was the leader. Regardless of whether the young man was the Northern King or not, as long as the leader was defeated, they would have a chance to use the young man to escape from this place.

Thinking of this, Tian Yan pushed off with both legs, and his body instantly shot out, like a cannonball, heading straight for Lu Chen.

The soldiers of the Northern Prince's Mansion had already clashed with the assassins of the Lingwu Pavilion, but Tian Yan ignored them; his only target was the young man in the distance.

In the blink of an eye, Tian Yan appeared in front of Lu Chen and thrust his sword at him.

Lu Chen was wearing a black mask, so Tian Yan couldn't see his expression. At that moment, Lu Chen's lips were upturned, revealing a bright smile.

He was too far away to hit anyone before, but now that they're only a few steps away, he doesn't believe they can dodge.

Seeing the young man standing motionless, Tian Yan felt something was wrong. The young man had no weapon in his hand and showed no intention of dodging, as if he didn't exist at all.

Could it be...?

Are there any powerful individuals nearby?

Just as Tian Yan was thinking this, he saw a black stick-like object suddenly appear in the hand of the young man opposite him. Just as he was wondering what kind of weapon it was, a loud "gang" sound came, and the next moment, Tian Yan's protective qi was instantly broken, and his body flew backward.

However, to Lu Chen's surprise, the situation he had anticipated did not occur; Tian Yan's chest did not have a bloody hole.

If an ordinary master were hit by Barrett, their body would definitely be left with a huge bloody hole, or even be torn to pieces. But this person was actually fine.

The opponent is just a grandmaster, how could he withstand a Barrett bullet at such close range?

He had used a Barrett sniper rifle to kill a Grandmaster, and thought that the Grandmaster was powerless against the Barrett.

Just as Lu Chen was puzzled, he noticed that Tian Yan was lying on the ground, spitting out blood, and unable to get up.

At this moment, Tian Yan's clothes were torn open, and there seemed to be some golden, shimmering things on his chest.

Seeing this, Lu Chen instantly understood.

This guy has armor!

Moreover, the materials used to make this armor are extremely complex!

The Barrett is an anti-material sniper rifle that can penetrate a regular car instantly, but it failed to penetrate this person's body. What kind of material is it made of?

Lu Chen was instantly intrigued.

Lu Chen then took the Barrett and aimed it at Tian Yan's head again. Since he couldn't get through the chest, he would aim directly at the head. He didn't believe that Tian Yan's head was that hard.

However, just as Lu Chen raised the gun, Tian Yan fainted.

Although the armor on Tian Yan's chest helped him withstand the Barrett bullet, preventing it from passing directly through his body, Tian Yan's internal organs suffered a tremendous impact, and all his ribs and other parts were broken.

When Lu Chen saw that Tian Yan had fainted, his eyes lit up. This was a good opportunity to test his Absorption Technique.

Lu Chen then came to Tian Yan, grabbed his head, and tried to circulate his internal energy.

The next moment, he felt a vortex appear in the palm of his hand, and then warm currents flowed into Lu Chen's body, making him feel incredibly comfortable.

While absorbing the power, many images of Tian Yan practicing swordsmanship appeared in Lu Chen's mind. Lu Chen was somewhat surprised, realizing that absorbing someone's power could also allow him to learn all the martial arts and sword techniques that person had studied.

From then on, I won't need to personally learn any martial arts techniques to gain practical combat experience.

The Absorption Technique is so useful!

I never expected that after winning over Chu Qingli, the system would drop such a good item. I must reward her properly after tonight's events are over.

In no time, Tian Yan's face turned snow-white, as if he had been covered in flour.

Tian Yan was originally alive, but he had fainted. However, because Lu Chen had drained all his internal energy, without the protection of his internal energy, Tian Yan quickly died and lost all his life force.

Seeing that Tian Yan had no more internal energy to absorb, Lu Chen threw Tian Yan's corpse on the ground and then ripped off the clothes from his chest.

At this moment, the soldiers of the Northern Prince's Mansion and the assassins of the Lingwu Pavilion were engaged in a bloody battle and were completely unaware of what Lu Chen was doing.

After Lu Chen stripped Tian Yan of his armor, he found that it was soft and didn't seem like it could stop bullets at all.

Lu Chen then asked the system, "System, can you identify what this is?"

This armor was forged from extraterrestrial materials; upon contact with internal energy or spiritual energy, it becomes incredibly sturdy.

The system did not provide a specific explanation, but Lu Chen did not ask any further questions; he already knew what he wanted to know.

He then tried to infuse his spiritual energy into the armor, and the next moment, the golden silk armor instantly straightened and became incredibly hard.

(End of this chapter)