chapter 117
117: Saving the Senior Sister
For those with low cultivation and poor constitution, consuming a Raging Blast Pill could grant temporary strength, but afterwards, they would suffer immense damage, and might even lose their lives.
But Lin Nuo’s thought was:
Forget it, let’s revel in the thrill first.
The effects of the Explosive Pill were swift; upon consumption, he felt a surge of powerful spiritual energy coursing through his body, his muscles swelling.
The long-missed robust spiritual power was indescribable.
Truly worthy of the forbidden Explosive Pill, it propelled him from the foot of the mountain straight to the peak.
Although still far from his prime, he was more than a match for the two warriors before him.
He had mastered various high-end moves, but without enough spiritual power, they were unusable, like knowing powerful skills but lacking the mana to execute them, just holding back.
Now it was different, trading health for mana, assuredly sufficient.
Lin Nuo sneered, “I’m up, and now you can die.”
“Heh, you don’t really think that after taking the Explosive Pill, you’re a match for me? Have some self-awareness.”
Han Dong laughed, this kid was truly arrogant, “I’ll chop this one down!”
Han Dong raised his great axe and swung down, but Lin Nuo, with a light flick of his sword, summoned a dragon shadow that emerged with the blade, opening its massive maw to bite at the axe-wielding Han Dong.
“Stop bluffing!”
Han Dong channeled his spiritual power, axe gleaming, attempting to extinguish the dragon shadow.
However, the dragon shadow bit into Han Dong, and in an instant, light scattered, an explosion echoed, and Han Dong was reduced to ashes.
Chu Zun was dumbfounded, witnessing how this youngster, with low cultivation, had his strength skyrocket so absurdly after consuming just one Explosive Pill.
And that Sword Dragon Shadow, it wasn’t an ordinary sword technique, at least beyond his current level of comprehension.
Even with the surge in spiritual power and strength from the Explosive Pill, it shouldn’t have led to the mastery of the Sword Dragon Shadow!
“It’s your turn.”
Lin Nuo sneered coldly, whooshing forward to appear in front of Chu Zun.
So fast.
Chu Zun was stunned again, the speed of the advance was outrageous, he couldn’t see clearly at all.
“Goodbye.”
Lin Nuo swung his sword, leaving a massive gash on Chu Zun, blood spurting out.
“Ah!!!”
Accompanied by a painful cry, the gash on Chu Zun ignited with fierce flames, and he was quickly consumed by the fire.
Liu Shuqin was unclear about the nature of this technique, at least it was one she had never encountered, certainly above the sixth rank.
Liu Shuqin looked into Lin Nuo’s eyes, still tinged with blood, filled with a terrifying murderous intent.
“Junior brother, you…”
“Let’s go.”
Lin Nuo wrapped an arm around Liu Shuqin, as a large group of alien soldiers surrounded them, each brandishing their weapons at Lin Nuo.
“Scum, die.”
Lin Nuo swung his sword horizontally, unleashing a fierce sword qi that swept across all directions, shattering the armor of thousands of alien soldiers, their screams filling the air as they fell into pools of blood.
Lin Nuo looked up at the sky, seeing the red dot that was gradually expanding.
【Celestial Fire】A meteorite was coming.
He couldn’t afford to waste time with these soldiers; he couldn’t be too complacent. It was still possible to leave now, at least with his current condition, he could still run.
“Let’s go.”
Lin Nuo tossed his spirit sword, which immediately soared into the air and flew in front of him.
He stepped onto it with Liu Shuqin, and the spirit sword swiftly took off.
Sword flight was fast but extremely smooth. Liu Shuqin was held in Lin Nuo’s arms, unsure of what to say for a moment.
She didn’t know where Lin Nuo was taking her; she only knew that the spirit sword was rapidly flying away from this area.
Lin Nuo proudly looked ahead, skillfully controlling the spirit sword, while Liu Shuqin looked up at his handsome profile.
He was serious, solemn, and steady. She felt an unprecedented sense of security.
She couldn’t help but reflect inwardly. Lin Nuo had truly undergone a drastic change. The Lin Nuo of the past was weak, unpopular, and nameless. She couldn’t bear to see him isolated and would care for him as if he were her younger brother.
But it seemed in the blink of an eye, this junior brother had become a great hero who championed the weak and upheld justice. Whether it was the previous incident at Fenghai Forest or the matter of alchemy, Lin Nuo had displayed the noble spirit of a great hero.
As for herself, she felt more like a burden. She had intended to lead troops to rescue them, only to end up being saved by him.
She looked up at the sky, where a fiery red meteorite was rapidly falling.
“Junior brother, that is…!”
Liu Shuqin exclaimed in surprise, but Lin Nuo’s face remained calm:
“I will take you away from the disaster.”
“Junior brother, did you already know about it?”
“It’s a trivial matter, merely a sign of failure.”
Lin Nuo’s words contained a hint of sorrow. Indeed, he had planned for so long, only to end up planning in vain, and now he had to work overtime, once again playing the role of a righteous hero, going into the midst of thousands of troops to save Liu Shuqin.
But this time, he had no regrets.
Lin Nuo glanced back. Now, an army of over two hundred thousand aliens was surging towards Hucheng. Although they had lost two strong men, Chu Zun and Han Dong, it did not affect their invincible march.
They were full of confidence, thinking of conquering all the way to the imperial palace of the Pohan Empire.
But they could never have anticipated that in the next moment, a fiery red meteorite from beyond the heavens would fall.
“Look, what is that!”
They all looked up, watching the fiery red meteorite plummeting rapidly.
It was too late, far too late. They couldn’t escape.
Boom!
A tremor that shook the heavens and earth, the entire landscape seemed on the verge of collapse, with fierce flames engulfing the land and desert sands swirling in a fierce assault.
Where the meteorite fell, a vast chasm burst open, and all life in that area became lost souls!
If Liu Shuqin hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn’t have believed that a meteorite from beyond the skies could blast a vast region into scorched earth, with all life obliterated.
Lin Nuo successfully led Liu Shuqin away from the blast zone, finding a place to land.
Lin Nuo loosened his grip slightly, but Liu Shuqin remained close by his side, hesitant to pull away.
“Are you scared?”
“No… It’s just, I felt like I almost descended to the netherworld just now.”
“You couldn’t possibly go there.”
Lin Nuo said calmly, “No matter what happens in the future, this time, you must survive.”
Only then did Liu Shuqin step away from Lin Nuo’s embrace and bowed in gratitude, “Thank you, junior brother, for saving my life.”
“Forget the life-saving grace,” Lin Nuo said, waving his hand dismissively.
“How can I forget? A life-saving grace is a big deal, both emotionally and rationally, it’s impossible to forget. I will definitely repay this kindness to junior brother in the future.”
“There’s no need for repayment. Let me put it this way, I don’t care about your life or death, I just merely hope that you survive this time.”
Lin Nuo spoke with profound meaning, and Liu Shuqin felt there was an implication beyond his words, yet she was unaware of the details.
Perhaps, this was the principle of the junior brother as a hero, indifferent to fame and fortune, upholding justice without seeking rewards.
She looked at Lin Nuo, who was very serious and calm, more like a profound and unfathomable master.
“Junior brother…”
She was about to say something, however…
Bang.
Lin Nuo collapsed.