Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Three Consecutive Shots, Killing a Marrow Refinement Realm Martial Artist!

As they spoke, Lu Chen, holding Qin Yaotiao, had already vanished from their sight.

However, the two of them didn’t panic. There was only one path here, and they didn’t believe Lu Chen could escape anywhere else!

After following, they deliberately maintained a certain distance from Lu Chen.

The martial artist, as Lu Chen had anticipated, had also been watching the life-and-death platform affair.

He hadn’t thought much of the few spear techniques before, merely assuming that after Lu Chen became a cripple, the Lu Family had taken away his sword, and, lacking a handy weapon, he naturally picked up a fire poker.

But when he saw Lu Chen skillfully and swiftly use the fire poker to lift Qin Yaotiao, he immediately became alert.

This was also why, when Xu Yueru was in the broken temple talking about cooperation with Lu Chen, he didn’t show himself.

In reality, after discussing with Xu Yueru, they planned for her to provoke Lu Chen into taking action, so they could observe him from a higher vantage point.

What they hadn’t anticipated was that Lu Chen didn’t act at all.

"We should still be cautious. I didn’t quite understand his final move,"

Seeing Xu Yueru somewhat unconcerned, the Marrow Refinement Realm martial artist whispered a reminder, yet his gaze remained locked on Lu Chen.

"Even if he has marvelous mystical skills, can he be a match for you at the Marrow Refinement Realm? If you were to fall to his hand, then I’ve been sleeping with you all these years for nothing!"

Xu Yueru looked disdainful, but the martial artist had no choice.

After all, who could question Xu Yueru, the person in charge of their organization in Yuzhou City?

Lu Chen navigated the twisting, secret passageways within the city walls, growing more and more alarmed as he went.

This was a city wall designed to resist outside enemies; to undertake such a large project here, one could imagine how powerful Xu Yueru’s influence was!

And her, having submitted herself to be a concubine to his father for many years in order to infiltrate the Lu Family, was it truly for that eye gem, or did she have other motives?

Lu Chen was puzzled and struggled to understand, but he remained rational.

No matter what, he had to leave this place first, and Xu Yueru, he would surely kill!

After walking for about half an hour, the secret passageway finally came to an end.

"Lu Chen, just push it open and go,"

Behind him, Xu Yueru’s voice echoed; he followed her instructions, and there was a movable stone door in front of him.

Even after meticulously examining it with the eye gem, he still couldn’t discern its workings.

As the stone door opened, the moonlight, like liquid mercury, spilled onto them.

Indeed, as they said, not far ahead was a small grove just outside the southern part of the city.

Lu Chen didn’t hesitate to walk toward the grove, and at the same time, he began to silently gather spiritual power within his body.

The footsteps behind him resounded continuously in the silent grove, and Lu Chen knew it was time to take action.

If the Lu Family’s martial artists were to catch up outside the city as well, being attacked from both front and back would be to his disadvantage!

He didn’t understand Xu Yueru and dared not take the slightest risk.

Lu Chen stopped, and when Xu Yueru and the Marrow Refinement Realm martial artist approached, he gently laid Qin Yaotiao down from his embrace.

Qin Yaotiao remembered Lu Chen’s words, and as soon as she touched the ground, she started running towards the distance.

Xu Yueru and her companion were momentarily startled, their gaze unconsciously following Qin Yaotiao.

And at that moment, Lu Chen fiercely pulled out the fire poker from his waist, gathering spiritual power, and struck towards the Marrow Refinement Realm martial artist’s throat!

Spear Strikes Like a Dragon!

The fire poker, forged from fine iron, roared toward the martial artist’s throat like a wild dragon, seemingly intent on biting through it!

"Boy, you’re courting death!"

The martial artist hurriedly came to his senses and drew the sword from his waist to meet the attack!

But who would have thought, Lu Chen’s move was clearly a feint!

He then bent his legs slightly and with a sudden leap, he grasped the fire poker tightly with both hands and slammed it down with force!

"Whoosh!"

The sound of the wind passing by heralded the move Great Roc Spreads Its Wings!

Caught off guard and both shocked and furious, the martial artist found himself unable to counterattack against Lu Chen’s well-practiced strikes, left with no choice but to position his sword horizontally and use his elbow to support the side of the blade!

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing echoed, and the martial artist’s body shook violently; Lu Chen’s strike, which carried the weight of a thousand jun, was too much for him to bear!

This was the Heavenly Inquiry Spear technique!

Furthermore, it was powered by spiritual power!

Had Lu Chen reached the Qi Refinement Realm, the martial artist would not have even been able to block the Spear Strikes Like a Dragon!

Yet even so, Lu Chen’s successive moves had caused fractures to the martial artist’s sword!

The martial artist was terribly frightened, but Lu Chen’s attacks came wave after wave without halting!

Upon landing, Lu Chen lightly tapped with his right foot, withdrawing the long spear while taking advantage of the turn to sweep the fire poker backhand!

Sweeping Thousands of Armies!

The fire poker, empowered with tremendous spiritual power, threatened to cut him in half at the waist!

He desperately tried to escape, but Lu Chen’s swift changes in spear techniques were too fast, he hadn’t even recovered from the aftershock of Great Roc Spreads Its Wings!

Thud!

The fire poker heavily struck his flesh!

"Crack!"

The sound of his spine breaking resounded; he lost sensation in his lower body!

"No... impossible!"

He howled hysterically!

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