MTLNOVEL Chapter 282: Have you decided how you want to die?
The black-robed man didn't strike often, but every time he did, he managed to hit the wooden figure.
By this point in the battle, the trio's strategy was quite clear.
Two of them would keep the wooden figure in check, while the black-robed man's dagger waited for an opportunity to strike. His dagger was the final killing move.
The Master of Hardships and Wei Xingshan took a hit to forcibly lock the wooden figure's arms, creating an opportunity for the black-robed man to plunge his dagger into the wooden figure's chest with a single thrust.
There was a bang.
This blow, which should have pierced the heart, hit the wooden figure without the sound of flesh being pierced, instead producing a dull thud.
The black robe's expression faltered slightly.
What was going on?
"Ah!"
A cold breeze blew past, revealing the flesh beneath the wooden figure's clothing.
Beneath the flesh, there was bronzed skin, and at the point where the dagger touched, there was a complex Array Technique inscribed.
And now, that array had one corner scratched away...
As if the sealing array that suppressed a demonic nature had been torn, the Power of the Five Elements hidden within the wooden figure's terrifying body instantly went berserk!
The wooden figure swung its arms with great force, sending Master of Hardships and Wei Xingshan flying like tofu blocks.
The two of them landed heavily, staring at the wooden figure in astonishment.
"Is this guy going insane?"
Master of Hardships asked.
Qi Tiankuang, seeing this, smirked.
This big guy was finally about to be taken care of.
"Lin Beichen, have you thought it over?"
Qi Tiankuang said coldly.
The wooden figure was barely holding up.
With his order, the wooden figure couldn't hold out much longer.
Without the wooden figure's protection, Lin Beichen was just a piece of trash for them to toy with.
If he begged for mercy now, Qi Tiankuang might give him some face and let him lose with some dignity.
"Young Master Lin, don't hold on any longer."
The onlookers outside nodded silently.
In their eyes, Lin Beichen had no chance.
Knowing this would happen, why did he reject Wan Nianfeng and the Medicine Immortal Pavilion?
He might have even agreed to Zhongcheng Hall.
Being alone with a great treasure, but not having enough strength, wasn't he cornered?
Though young, he had some ability, but his temperament was lacking. Without falling a few times, he wouldn't understand the dangers of the world.
"What a pity."
Someone sighed softly.
"If given ten more years, he might not lose to the Medicine Immortal Pavilion."
The crowd nodded in silence.
Given Lin Beichen's alchemy talent, ten years' time, relying on his elixirs to forge connections with various families, ten years later, the Medicine Immortal Pavilion wouldn't even be able to touch him, they might even be begging to court his favor.
Alchemy is a skill, one with a strong monopoly.
If Lin Beichen could endure loneliness and develop for a while, with his alchemy talent, ten years would be enough to challenge the Medicine Immortal Pavilion's authority, even sweep it into the dust of history.
Do ancient families not need technical prowess?
That's not the case.
Technical monopolies apply to every stratum.
Seeing the crowd with somewhat complex expressions, Lin Beichen smiled indifferently.
Because the Medicine Immortal Pavilion declared he lost, did that mean he did?
Lin Beichen looked at the wooden figure, a strange smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.
The Five Elements Seal he left on the wooden figure wasn't just for maintaining its form.
The Five Elements Seal was mainly used to restrict the wooden figure's control over the Power of the Five Elements.
When he made the wooden figure, he wasn't very proficient in controlling the Power of the Five Elements, so he inevitably used more than necessary.
He worried the wooden figure might accidentally harm others, so he placed a seal, allowing it to only use the wooden body's strength, forbidding the use of the Power of the Five Elements.
But now, these ignorant fools had broken the seal.
Without the seal, the wooden figure could already use the Power of the Five Elements!
The wooden figure's expression grew increasingly sluggish, as if roots had grown from its feet, gradually turning into a piece of wood.
But in the next instant, a sharp gleam flashed through its eyes, and it roared towards the sky, letting out a thunderous howl.
"Ah!"
The Power of the Five Elements constantly flowed into the wooden figure's body.
Everyone in the hall stared at the wooden figure in horror.
In a daze, they seemed to feel something brewing within the wooden figure.
The lights in the hall flickered, as if a Demon God was about to erupt from within the wooden figure.
Bang.
A light column shattered, countless fluorescent dust falling from the sky.
The wooden figure stood under the lights, its face illuminated with golden and silver glows.
This was... the manifestation of the Five Elements Spiritual Qi circulating within it.
"Die!"
The wooden figure raised its left hand and swung fiercely.
With a thunderous roar, a gale swept through the hall.
Countless tables and chairs were overturned in an instant.
In a blur, a phantom fist moved faster than the speed of sound, smashing towards the black-robed man.
A piercing scream was heard, the black-robed man's toes had yet to touch the ground when he was struck by the wooden figure's fist!
Puff!
Blood and internal organs spattered in the air.
The wooden figure's punch from a distance instantly turned this speed-oriented super assassin into dust.
This extraordinary assassin raised by the Medicine Immortal Pavilion for decades didn't even get a word out before being obliterated on the spot.
The crowd hadn't yet reacted when they saw the wooden figure already extending its right hand.
Wei Xingshan roared, seemingly furious, but instead of advancing, he retreated.
Meanwhile, the Master of Hardships, moving slowly and severely injured, trusting his well-trained body, was a step slower than Wei Xingshan.