"Kid, hand over the Li Huo Bracelet, and I'll give you a quick death!"
The cultivator in the middle stage of Core Formation was full of arrogance, as if capturing Lin Chen was a mere flick of his wrist.
After all, although his cultivation was on par with Lin Chen's, he had over a dozen experts in the middle stage of Core Formation or above behind him!
Such a lineup, if encountered elsewhere, could easily wipe out any small family!
Let alone a young man in the middle stage of Core Formation standing before them.
"Hehehe, you want the Li Huo Bracelet? Fine!"
However, to the utter astonishment of the middle-stage Core Formation cultivator, Lin Chen smiled indifferently and directly tossed the Li Huo Bracelet in his hand towards the direction the man had come from.
For a moment, the man was completely stunned, utterly confused as to what was happening.
He had merely intended to issue a threat, never expecting the opponent to so easily surrender the Li Huo Bracelet?
"Farewell!"
After throwing the Li Huo Bracelet to the cultivator, Lin Chen shifted his feet and ascended towards the top of the valley.
"What's going on?"
The others who had followed were also bewildered.
Good heavens, this person who dared to confront the Dragon-Winged Serpent head-on actually surrendered and handed over the treasure upon seeing them?
"I don't know, I told him to hand over the Li Huo Bracelet, and he actually did!"
The initial cultivator was also somewhat dazed.
"Roar!!"
However, as the group stood in confusion, the Dragon-Winged Serpent at the bottom of the valley suddenly opened its maw and spat a breath of spiritual energy towards them.
"Not good! Borrowing a knife to kill! Quickly dodge!"
Someone immediately reacted and began to flee.
"Boom!"
But before he could take two steps, a serpent's tail slammed down from the sky, smashing him directly into the earth.
Having struck successfully, the Dragon-Winged Serpent fixed its gaze firmly on the cultivator holding the Li Huo Bracelet.
As a fourth-tier demon beast with awakened sentience, it knew clearly that the bracelet that had burned it so painfully was the very item!
Now, as long as that item was destroyed, nothing would be able to threaten its life!
Once that was done, the brat who had attacked it earlier could be dealt with casually!
Moreover, human cultivators were despicable and shameless. These newcomers were undoubtedly his companions, all here to kill him and steal his spiritual herbs and medicines. They could not be let off easily!
"Roar!"
With this thought, the Dragon-Winged Serpent spat out another breath of spiritual energy, and its tail once again smashed down from the sky into the valley.
It realized that the mysterious power that had been suppressing it had inexplicably vanished. If it didn't seek revenge now, when would it?
"Not good, Sect Master, quickly dodge!"
Wu Zhixiong, who had just entered the valley, had no time to react before he saw a serpent's tail descending heavily towards him from above.
Fortunately, an elder in the late stage of Core Formation by his side was quick-witted and pulled him away.
Otherwise, that single strike could have directly taken his life!
"Abomination, you court death! Attack! Kill this beast first!"
Wu Zhixiong was enraged and ordered the cultivators around him.
"The three of you, go pursue that fleeing person!"
While dealing with the Dragon-Winged Serpent, Wu Zhixiong did not forget to dispatch men to chase Lin Chen.
He had seen from a distance that Lin Chen's spiritual energy was almost depleted, and the formation had been nearly destroyed by the Dragon-Winged Serpent.
If he didn't seize this opportunity to kill him now, when would he?
Even if this person possessed extraordinary combat power and had secret techniques to boost his cultivation, with him dispatching three late-stage Core Formation cultivators to chase him, there would be no surprises!
"Yes, Sect Master!"
With Wu Zhixiong's command, the three late-stage Core Formation cultivators cupped their fists in acknowledgment and flew out towards the top of the valley.
"The rest of you, surround and kill the Dragon-Winged Serpent. Its skin, blood, and bones, we'll all divide equally!"
"This beast is now covered in wounds and scorched. It definitely won't be able to exert half of its normal strength."
"If we all attack together, we can absolutely kill it!"
Wu Zhixiong glared fiercely at the Dragon-Winged Serpent, his eyes filled with anger.
He had to admit, the person from before indeed possessed some skill. A beast at the half-step Nascent Soul realm had been so severely injured by a cultivator in the middle stage of Core Formation.
This was the perfect opportunity for them to take advantage of the situation!
"Kill!"
"Everyone, attack together, kill this beast!"
With Wu Zhixiong's assurance, the group of cultivators, as if injected with chicken blood, charged directly towards the Dragon-Winged Serpent.
The Dragon-Winged Serpent was currently in a fit of rage. The brat who had first attacked it had escaped, only for another group to arrive!
"Roar!!"
The Dragon-Winged Serpent roared in fury and charged directly at this group of cultivators.
Its serpent tail whipped through the air with formidable force, showing no sign of injury whatsoever.
Instantly, both sides engaged in combat.
Under Wu Zhixiong's command, the Core Formation cultivators used their ultimate moves, attacking the massive body of the Dragon-Winged Serpent.
Meanwhile, Lin Chen, upon reaching the top of the valley, immediately found Zhang Ying, who was repairing the formation.
"Senior Sister, how is it, can the formation still be used?"
Lin Chen inquired while looking down into the valley.
He knew that given Wu Zhixiong's personality, if he discovered that Lin Chen was the murderer of Wu Tie and Wu Quanguai, he would never let him go easily!
"Yes, but the formation has been largely damaged by the Dragon-Winged Serpent. Although it's been repaired, it can only hold for about three more minutes."
Zhang Ying replied to Lin Chen with a distressed expression.
"Three minutes?"
"Good, that's enough!"
Hearing that he only had three minutes, Lin Chen was somewhat disappointed. But he also knew that the strength of the Dragon-Winged Serpent had far exceeded his previous expectations.
It was already a remarkable feat for his Senior Sister to have trapped the Dragon-Winged Serpent with the formation for so long!
"Hey! Kid, where are you running! Hurry up and come to your death?"
As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, three middle-aged men flew out from the bottom of the valley.
They were precisely the three sent by Wu Zhixiong to hunt down Lin Chen!
"Tsk tsk tsk, as expected, a stunning beauty. No wonder Old Twelve, that simpleton, had such lustful thoughts."
However, when they saw Zhang Ying beside Lin Chen, their eyes lit up.
Such unparalleled beauty was truly a rarity in this world!
After they killed this person and completed Wu Zhixiong's mission, they would definitely savor their prize!
"Kid, hand over all the medicinal herbs you've collected, and then hand over Elder Wu's storage bag. We can give you a quick death!"
"Otherwise, I will make you taste what it means to wish you could live, but not be able to, and wish you could die, but not be able to!"
The leading cultivator's eyes gleamed as he threatened Lin Chen.