Chapter 617: Chapter 617: Turning the Tide!

Lu Chen could say he had given it his all, and yet, he didn’t use the spiritual power within his Dantian.

What he used was the Ice Spirit Pearl he held in his mouth!

The spiritual power in this space was akin to a vacuum now, having been completely absorbed by him into the Ice Spirit Pearl earlier.

If he were to use the spiritual power within his body, and should there be trouble later when he can’t retreat from the Complex Character Formation, he would have fewer strategies to employ!

Although he managed to inject spiritual power into the Ice Spirit Pearl, he had not yet mastered drawing spiritual power from the Ice Spirit Pearl into his body.

It would be better to directly use the spiritual power within the Ice Spirit Pearl!

The ice dragon attacked the beast, and the ice blades naturally targeted the monk!

"Impudent child, how dare you!"

The beast responded with a thunderous roar, the monk naturally spoke human words, and at the same time, Lu Chen’s mental eye also saw the monk produce a magic artifact from behind, thrusting it straight towards the ice blade!

Lu Chen’s expression grew solemn; while the monk’s thrust seemed ordinary, it subtly manipulated the flow of air, creating a fault line of sorts.

In the next moment, the massive ice blade shattered layer by layer!

There was no time for shock; on the beast’s side, it opened its vast maw and bit the ice dragon clean in half at the waist!

"So powerful!"

Lu Chen drew a sharp breath of cool air, his all-out attack having only delayed this man and beast for a moment!

"Since I can’t stop them, it’s time to fight force with force!"

Lu Chen didn’t panic but calmly analyzed the situation at hand.

The beast was strong, and so was the monk!

If they could not be overpowered by force, then he would have to outwit them!

Finally, he began to channel the Chaos Spirit Power within his body, applying it to the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique.

He executed the Imperial Command with all his might, and once again, both the beast and the monk’s speeds were significantly reduced.

Lu Chen carefully searched for vulnerabilities in their coordination to exploit.

After a moment, Lu Chen’s eyes brightened!

He had discovered an incredibly puzzling issue; the beast and the monk were actually moving in sync towards him!

No matter if they crawled on all fours or walked on two legs, the distance to Lu Chen remained the same!

For Lu Chen, this was without a doubt good news.

"It seems that I can make them crash into each other!"

Lu Chen’s mood finally relaxed a bit.

He divided a portion of his attention to the "one" character, planning to leap there next to avoid the onslaught of the man and the beast and to perfectly execute his strategy!

And after the collision, he would use the Heavenly Inquiry Spear Technique according to the situation!

Lu Chen dared not delay, carefully measuring the distance, trying to avoid any uncertainties.

It seemed like a long time had passed, but in reality, it was only a few breaths!

When the distance to Lu Chen was only about ten yards, the beast opened its vast maw, and the monk raised the bizarre magic artifact in his hand!

"Roar——"

"Swoosh——"

The roar of the beast and the sound of tearing through the air came together, intimidating Lu Chen’s spirit!

And at that moment, Lu Chen moved!

He leaped forward, but in the midst of soaring through the air, he twisted his body to face the beast and the monk with his back forward and face toward them!

Boom!

As expected!

The beast and the monk couldn’t stop in time and crashed into each other directly!

The monk’s magic artifact pierced the beast’s neck.

And the beast’s gaping mouth bit into the monk’s waist!

Both suffered grievous injuries!

Lu Chen felt a surge of joy and gripped the Heavenly Inquiry Spear tightly, ready to strike at any moment.

But time seemed to freeze, and the beast and the monk maintained this odd posture without moving!

Even after the commotion had dissipated, there was silence!

"What is this..."

Lu Chen paused and hesitated to act rashly.

Three breaths passed.

On the bodies of the beast and the monk, rainbow-colored lights suddenly emerged!

Lu Chen looked closely and his expression turned puzzled.

The radiant lights were, in fact, oil paint colors emanating from their bodies!

The lights split into two streams, each heading towards the stone walls on either side!

Through Lu Chen’s mental vision, it was even more clear.

It seemed that from the moment the beast and monk descended, the mural had been missing a piece.

Now, these colors of paint were returning to their place!

Lu Chen watched as the areas missing from the mural were filled with flowing light, as if someone was splashing ink and painting!

Until the beast and the monk were once again painted into the mural, the area around the "death" character restored its former cold and quiet ambiance.

Lu Chen muttered to himself, "Nine deaths and one life, just this?"

But as soon as he finished speaking.

From the walls on either side, other beasts and monks descended, charging toward Lu Chen!

"Nine deaths... Could it mean nine times?"

Lu Chen’s face instantly turned pale.

It wasn’t that he felt unable to cope.

But the more times he was attacked, the more likely he was to make a mistake!

Yet with things as they were, what could he do?

Lu Chen had no choice but to brace himself and confront the challenge of nine deaths and one life!

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