Chapter 681: Chapter 681: Lu Chen Makes a Desperate Strike, Lin Miaoyin Hides in the Icy Ground!

Lu Chen had personally experienced a good number of talismans.

But they were all used by those at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

As far as he knew, talismans were also divided into grades—commonly the three grades of low, middle, and high.

These corresponded to the three stages of Qi Refinement Realm, Foundation Establishment Stage, and Core Formation Stage!

However, the fact that Lin Miaoyin, who was at the Nascent Soul Stage, had also produced a talisman meant that this talisman was very likely to be an unexpected variable!

But as to whether the talisman’s function was to escape or to kill, Lu Chen had no way of knowing!

"I can’t let her use it!"

Regardless of its function, the consequences were not something Lu Chen could bear!

Not to mention being counter-killed, even if it was escape...

If he managed to leave the Haotian Secret Realm unscathed, he would still probably face an endless pursuit!

There would no longer be a place for him in the Eastern Domain.

As he prepared to turn against her, he had already decided—Lin Miaoyin must die.

But after Lin Miaoyin took out the talisman, she had already begun to retreat frantically.

Her profound movement technique was so fast that Lu Chen couldn’t catch up for the moment and a certain distance had been opened up between them.

In such a case, there was only one move he could use!

Lu Chen’s gaze focused as he channeled all of his spiritual power into the Heavenly Inquiry Spear!

"Ice-Strange Fire..."

He could already feel that the Ice-Strange Fire could be used, but at most it would only exhibit ten percent of its strength.

In the haste of the situation, he couldn’t care too much!

"Spear Spirit!"

"Master, I’m here!"

After receiving an affirmative response, Lu Chen directly threw the Heavenly Inquiry Spear!

"Spear Strikes the Sky!"

With the Spear Spirit, it could lock onto Lin Miaoyin. Even if Lin Miaoyin’s movements were agile, the Spear Spirit would relentlessly pursue!

With the Spear Spirit present, the Heavenly Inquiry Spear became a Spiritual Artifact!

Whoosh—

With the sound of piercing through the air, the body of the Heavenly Inquiry Spear, much like the Xuanming Ice Snake, began to be coated with a thick layer of ice, resembling an ice spear and growing stronger continuously!

"This kid..."

Sensing the overwhelming spiritual power, Lin Miaoyin couldn’t help but turn pale with shock. The talisman was powerful and thus required more time to activate.

But Lu Chen’s reaction was too quick, so decisive!

Was he not afraid that without a magic artifact in hand, he would no longer be able to stop me from using the Art of Spirit Sound?

Faced with the relentless pressure of Lu Chen, Lin Miaoyin suddenly found herself between a rock and a hard place!

Either continue to activate the talisman, which might result in being killed by Lu Chen’s Heavenly Inquiry Spear,

Or discard the talisman prematurely and flee into the ice valley to reconsider her options!

In just the blink of an eye, Lin Miaoyin chose the latter!

Survival!

As long as she lived, there was hope.

Moreover...

She had already activated the talisman, it was just a matter of time.

Perhaps, the aftermath of the talisman’s explosion would also envelop Lu Chen, blasting him to pieces!

Lin Miaoyin made a decisive choice, her figure retreating even faster towards the back, as she threw the talisman straight at Lu Chen!

"It’s a killing move!"

The talisman flew quickly, but under the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique, Lu Chen was not without means to dodge.

With a flash of his body, he easily dodged.

The talisman passed by his body, only to explode five zhang behind him with a thunderous boom!

The violent Spiral Power Turbulence threw him into the air, and the boundless pain immediately knocked Lu Chen unconscious!

At the same time, to avoid the aftermath of the Heavenly Inquiry Spear and the talisman, Lin Miaoyin flipped directly into the ice ground!

As Lu Chen saw Lin Miaoyin disappear out of his line of sight, he finally lost consciousness and fell heavily to the ground.

The ice ground seemed to have an invisible barrier from the outside world, which didn’t stop people from entering or leaving but did block sound and spiritual power.

Chu Zhongtian and Xuan Jian were hiding behind the snake wall, totally unaware of Lu Chen’s situation outside.

Not until a staggeringly beautiful figure climbed over the summit and lay on the ground, panting heavily without any care for her image.

"It’s Lin Miaoyin!"

The two cried out in unison, but Xuan Jian reacted faster, immediately invoking the Shadowless Sword that had been hidden in the icy winds!

Whoosh—

In the subtle sound of piercing the air, masked by the icy winds, it went straight into the back of Lin Miaoyin’s head!

Lin Miaoyin’s body shook, her eyes bulging.

Then her delicate face smashed into the icy mud of the hillside.

Dead, her Dao dissipated!

"Ancestor, she’s dead!"

Chu Zhongtian saw it clearly and was overjoyed.

But Xuan Jian couldn’t be happy. That strike had exhausted all the spiritual power he had barely recovered. He sat on the ground, saying, "Lu Chen didn’t come in. Go out and check, something might have happened..."

Chu Zhongtian was shocked, his smile immediately turning grave.

"Ancestor, wait here for a moment. I’ll go take a look!"

With a nod from Xuan Jian, who began to meditate and recover, Chu Zhongtian dashed out and over the valley. There, he saw the Heavenly Inquiry Spear burning with Ice-Strange Fire, and also the motionless Lu Chen.

He also saw that the hillside had been blasted into a horrific mess...

"Brother Lu Dao!"

Chu Zhongtian rushed over frantically.

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