Ming Dynasty: I am truly not the Emperor of Longevity

A martial arts master can rely on willpower and adrenaline to continue fighting for several more minutes!

These few minutes are also the most dangerous moment.

A cornered beast will fight back—that's the most terrifying thing!

Even if he was originally a righteous master who was unwilling to kill innocent people indiscriminately, he might not stick to his principles now!

Realizing he was seriously injured and would soon collapse, this martial arts master would surely unleash all his trump cards in his final moments.

The woman skilled in using darts will also do her best to help him.

Because once the burly man collapses from the strain, he will face certain death!

His opponent would absolutely not give him a chance to heal, and even the woman would have a hard time escaping alive.

The only way for this martial arts master to survive is to kill all his opponents in this dilapidated temple before he falls!

This likely includes Lu Chen as well, because they dared not gamble on whether they were accomplices of the constables and beggars, nor could they afford to gamble!

Lu Chen quickly turned to look at the two constables. They had already picked up the iron ruler again, but did not step forward, their faces clearly showing fear.

The remaining two beggars also pulled out two long knives from under the pile of dry branches beside them and assumed a defensive stance in front of the wounded, burly man.

Judging from the reactions of the beggar and the constable, they wouldn't dare to approach unless the other party was seriously injured and collapsed!

But how could this wounded beast possibly give them a chance?!

"Which expert is hiding their true identity so discreetly!"

The burly man swung his right palm in front of his lower abdomen and shouted loudly.

"Having used such despicable means to assassinate Xie, you still don't dare to come out and fight?!"

As he spoke, the man's gaze shifted from the constables and beggars who looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, and swept across the rafters, statues, and other corners of the dilapidated temple where people might be hiding.

They seem to be searching for some master who is hiding somewhere.

At this moment, Lu Chen was also forcibly controlling his expression, trying his best to maintain a look of fear and defensiveness.

Now I finally understand what was going on with the strangeness I had noticed about this person!

My own mental power couldn't penetrate deep into this burly man's body; it could only wander around on the surface of his skin!

There seemed to be an invisible force within his body, preventing the entry of psychic power.

When Lu Chen tried to probe this person with his telekinesis before, he was actually blocked. However, in order not to be detected by the other party, he used very light force and did not penetrate deep into the other party's body.

The feedback received was also very vague; it just felt a little strange, but it was impossible to determine what was going on.

This time, however, in order to ascertain the specific details of the burly man's injuries and decide how to respond, Lu Chen no longer cared about keeping the other party completely unaware.

After increasing the intensity of his mental power, Lu Chen truly felt a significant resistance.

Moreover, the burly man immediately sensed that a force was spying on him!

However, he didn't realize that the spy was himself.

What does this person's reaction mean?

In this dimension, there exist masters who can spy on their opponents from a distance!

Whether it's that mysterious force that can prevent one's mental power from penetrating deep beneath the skin,

The two moves he used to instantly kill the little beggar and cause horrific damage to the human body are not things that traditional fighting masters could do.

All of this points to a mysterious power in the plane Lu Chen lived in before his transmigration, a power that only exists in novels, stories, and films.

That's right, it's the legendary internal energy!

In this dimension, internal energy truly exists!

This burly man was a martial arts master with internal strength, unlike the ordinary martial artists he had encountered since his transmigration who relied solely on fighting skills and swords.

At his level, he must also be able to come into contact with masters who also possess internal strength.

Since this person believes that some master is spying on him, it means that internal energy can indeed do this.

Internal energy can actually block one's mental power outside the skin!

This means that his trump card, the move to directly attack the target's internal organs with telekinesis, is ineffective against this person!

The distance between myself and this person is now between two and three meters, and the intensity of my mental power has weakened considerably.

Whether it's because one's mental power is too weak to break through the barrier of this person's internal energy, or whether one's mental power is simply unable to break through the other person's skin barrier as long as one possesses internal energy, remains to be seen.

If it's the former, that's fine; if the distance is reduced to within one meter, you can still kill the opponent instantly.

If it's the latter, then we're probably in big trouble today!

What amazing concealed weapon technique!

Just as the injured, burly man was searching everywhere for the non-existent expert, the woman made the first move!

In a very short time, five darts, each gleaming with a cold light, were shot from her hand.

The targets included not only the four beggars and constables who were armed and on high alert, but also Lu Chen, a third party who had mistakenly entered the place.

As expected, once the conflict breaks out, the man and woman will not care whether they are innocent or not, but will regard all outsiders at the scene as enemies!

The dart that flew straight toward his throat traveled at a speed far exceeding that of the dagger that the black shop assistant had thrown at him.

Even if one wanted to repeat the trick and make the illusion of catching the dart with their hand, their hand movements couldn't keep up.

With his life hanging in the balance, Lu Chen could no longer afford to hide his strength!

He activated his telekinesis instantly, forcibly stopping the dart in front of him. Then, without pausing, he reversed the dart's direction in mid-air, aiming it directly at the burly man's right eye with maximum force.

The moment after throwing the dart, Lu Chen immediately focused his mental energy on himself, and at the same time, he used his legs to stand up from his seated position, and his whole body suddenly sprang backward, quickly creating some distance between himself and the burly man.

Although it is not yet clear whether closing the distance to within one meter would allow one's psychic power to penetrate the skin barrier of this martial arts master, directly attack his internal organs, and achieve an instant kill.

But at this moment, Lu Chen would absolutely not take the initiative to approach and try.

This person's martial arts are truly formidable. Even if I'm lucky enough to break through his internal force barrier with my mental power within a meter, I might not be able to kill him with a single blow before he can counterattack.

Even if you successfully kill your opponent, there is a high chance that both sides will suffer heavy losses.

If you're unlucky and can't break through his defenses at all, then getting close to him is just asking for death!

Lu Chen was aware of this much.

Without the ability to use telekinesis to attack the opponent's vulnerable internal organs, even with an extra invisible hand, one would have no chance of winning in close combat against a true martial arts master.

The best course of action now is to keep our distance from him and use our superior movement techniques aided by telekinesis to outmaneuver him.