Chapter 53: A Powerful Counter-Kill (1)

Inside the deep cave, the atmosphere was as heavy as lead.

Yang Jinshui and his three companions spread out in a semi-circle, completely blocking the path to the cave entrance and cornering Chen Chuan and Zhou Yuan in front of the Blazing Sun Fruit tree.

The hypocritical smiles they had worn earlier were gone, replaced by undisguised greed and killing intent.

Zhou Yuan was trembling with rage, and the wound on his left arm began to bleed again due to his agitation. He pointed at Yang Jinshui and cursed, "You despicable, shameless villain! You’ll die a horrible death!"

Facing Zhou Yuan’s verbal abuse, Yang Jinshui sneered. His gaze was full of contempt and cruelty, as if he were looking at a fish on a chopping block.

"Go ahead and curse. A dying man has nothing left but his mouth."

"It doesn’t matter to me whether you think we’re good people or not."

"What matters is that after you become a cold corpse, the Blazing Sun Fruits and everything on your bodies will belong to us."

His words were bone-chillingly cold, causing Zhou Yuan’s heart to sink to the bottom.

However, Chen Chuan, who was standing beside him, remained calm, as if the surrounding ambush had nothing to do with him.

He gently patted the shoulder of the trembling Zhou Yuan, took half a step forward, and scanned Yang Jinshui’s group of four with an indifferent gaze.

His tone was calm but carried an indisputable certainty:

"Who lives and who dies is yet to be known. But in my opinion, the ones who will become corpses today are the four of you."

As soon as these words were spoken, the cave fell into a momentary dead silence, followed by a burst of uproarious laughter.

"Hahaha! What did he say? We’re the ones who are going to die?"

Zhao Mang laughed so hard he doubled over, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

Li Wu and Wang Li were also full of mockery, looking at Chen Chuan as if they were looking at a lunatic.

Yang Jinshui shook his head and laughed, pointing his sword tip at Chen Chuan from a distance, and teased:

"Chen Chuan, I admit that you had some skill to block my sword just now, but have you been scared witless by the Earth Tyrant Bear?"

"You’re just at the First Level of the Mountain Sea Realm. Who gave you the courage to talk so big?"

"The four of us are at least at the Second Level of the Mountain Sea Realm, and I am at the Fourth Level. Even if you and this trash Zhou Yuan attack together, you wouldn’t last ten moves against me."

His tone suddenly turned sharp, filled with confidence and arrogance.

Chen Chuan shook his head, his tone still flat: "To deal with you, why would Brother Zhou Yuan need to act? I alone am enough."

One against four?

Yang Jinshui seemed completely amused. He and the other three burst into wild laughter again, their voices echoing in the cave, filled with a sense of absurdity.

"Fine, fine, fine! Since you’re in such a hurry to be reincarnated, I’ll grant your wish!" Yang Jinshui stopped laughing, his face revealing murderous intent.

"You three watch. I’m going to personally mince this arrogant brat into meat paste."

He wanted Chen Chuan to understand in despair that the gap in Realms was not something that could be made up for with a little cleverness.

Seeing that Yang Jinshui wanted to fight Chen Chuan alone, Zhou Yuan endured his injuries and said urgently:

"Brother Chen, I will fight the enemy with you."

Chen Chuan looked back at him, gave him a reassuring look, and said confidently:

"Brother Zhou, your injuries are not light. Please rest to the side."

"Against these few small fry, I alone am more than enough."

Seeing Chen Chuan so confident and composed, although Zhou Yuan was anxious in his heart,

recalling Chen Chuan’s effortless performance in the previous battle and that miraculous step that saved him, he gritted his teeth and chose to believe.

He then retreated to a corner of the cave, nervously watching the battle.

"You dare to be so arrogant when death is at your door? Die for me!"

Yang Jinshui was completely infuriated by Chen Chuan’s calm demeanor and shouted.

The spiritual power of the Fourth Level of the Mountain Sea Realm within him erupted without reservation. The longsword in his hand glowed with green light as he once again performed the killing move from his ultimate technique, the Green Essence Sword Manual: Green Essence Break.

The Sword Qi condensed as if it were solid, tearing through the air with a sharp whistling sound, piercing straight for Chen Chuan’s heart.

This strike was faster and more ruthless than the one he used to sneak attack Zhou Yuan earlier.

Facing this sharp blow, Chen Chuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his internal Cultivation Technique shifted instantly.

The Primordial Sacred Dragon Scripture quietly circulated, and an overbearing aura spread from his body. Faintly, there seemed to be a low dragon roar echoing within his Meridians.

He no longer held back. His fist was no longer covered in an earthy yellow glow, but was instead coated with a layer of faint golden light, a majestic power condensing within his fist.

Boom!

He neither dodged nor avoided, throwing a straight punch with no fancy tricks, only pure power and speed.

When the fist and sword met, it wasn’t the crisp sound of clashing metal, but a dull explosion like thunder.

"What?"

To Yang Jinshui’s horrified eyes, his confident green Sword Qi was actually shattered by that fist covered in faint golden light.

An indescribable force traveled up the blade of the sword, as if he had been hit head-on by a prehistoric beast.

Pfft!

The skin between Yang Jinshui’s thumb and index finger split open, and the longsword flew out of his hand.

He was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, slamming heavily into the rock wall of the cave. With a muffled thud, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Silence!

A deathly silence!

The sinister smiles on the faces of the other three instantly froze. Their eyes were nearly popping out of their heads as they watched this scene in disbelief.

Yang Jinshui, who was at the Fourth Level of the Mountain Sea Realm, was actually sent flying by a single punch from a kid at the First Level?

Zhou Yuan was also dumbstruck.

He knew that Chen Chuan might have hidden his strength, but he never expected him to be so formidable.

Fighting an opponent three levels higher and crushing them with a single punch?

This was simply a fantasy.

Yang Jinshui struggled to crawl up from the ground, his chest in searing pain and his internal blood and Qi churning.

The look he gave Chen Chuan was full of shock, anger, and horror:

"You... you hid your cultivation? No, your spiritual power fluctuations are clearly still at the First Level of the Mountain Sea Realm. What Cultivation Technique are you practicing?"

He couldn’t understand how a mere First Level could burst forth with such terrifying power and physical strength.

"A technique to kill you."

Chen Chuan’s tone was icy. Without giving his opponent a chance to catch his breath, he moved and proactively charged at Yang Jinshui.

"Attack together! Kill him!"

Yang Jinshui was both shocked and enraged. He no longer cared about the face of fighting one-on-one and roared at Zhao Mang and the other two.