CHAPTER 214: CHAPTER 194: MENTAL SECRET SKILLS—STAB

"That old man named Xiao Jin is actually human."

"Two hundred years ago, he accidentally entered the Frenzied Dao Secret Realm and got stuck at the second challenge. After several attempts, he always ended in failure."

"In the end... he cut off his own hands and shouted three times, ’I am a loser,’ before leaving."

"However, after leaving, he did not return to the human world..."

The former Secret Realm Manager explained to Lu Lin.

After Xiao Jin severed his hands, he settled down in Dragon-watching Mountain, and many years passed by.

One day, he discovered a coffin in the mountain.

In the bronze coffin lay a person.

This person was shriveled and feeble, with deep lines on his face and body, resembling an old man on the brink of death.

When the coffin was opened, the old man opened his eyes to look at Xiao Jin.

Later, for some unknown reason, Xiao Jin disappeared, leaving only the old man active in the vicinity.

Soon after, the old man captured some aliens to this place, and for reasons unknown, they followed his every word.

The team grew larger gradually.

At its peak, Dragon-watching Mountain housed tens of thousands of aliens living there.

Later on, the old man somehow provoked a big shot among the aliens, leading to a great battle with a ninth-level expert who slaughtered all the aliens.

The old man barely escaped.

A period of time later, the old man returned and then excavated a huge cave in Dragon-watching Mountain, drawing in the blood of countless aliens to form a Blood Pool.

Until one day, he remembered the Mad Blade Secret Realm. After exploring it a bit, the old man withdrew from this place.

The rule of the Secret Realm is that those who fail the challenge must sever their own hands to leave, but this old man already had no hands, so every time he entered, he merely had to shout three times, "I am a loser," to exit.

Over time, he mastered the method of entering and exiting the Secret Realm and led many people into it.

Those individuals either severed their own hands to leave or died within the challenge due to various reasons.

Thus, few people ventured near Dragon-watching Mountain.

The tale of Xiao Jin was finished, but Lu Lin had not obtained any valuable information.

The old man claimed to be Xiao Jin, but who he really was now, no one knew.

Seeing that the other party had already spoken all the information they knew, Lu Lin pressed with his spiritual strength.

"You broke your promise; you said you wouldn’t kill me."

Lu Lin was unmoved, having stayed on the prairie for less than ten years and over a century in the Frenzied Blade world, his mindset had undergone a slight change.

To friends and kin, he naturally wouldn’t be like this.

But towards the alien race, Lu Lin would harbor no benevolence.

If they are not of our kind, their hearts must be different.

After completely extinguishing the Secret Realm Manager, Lu Lin exhaled deeply.

This time, by a twist of fate, he managed to unravel this Secret Realm.

Otherwise, the four of them would be just like those previously sent into the Secret Realm by Xiao Jin.

"Mr. Bai, Fang Gang, Xi Ran, things are fine now; I have control of this Secret Realm."

"Let’s have a discussion on what we should do when we go out."

Lu Lin sat on the stone ground, and the three came over to sit as well.

"Captain, how did you manage to control this Secret Realm?"

Fang Gang was a bit curious.

"Don’t ask about that, Captain brought us here not to talk about this."

Chen Xiran interjected.

Lu Lin smiled, "It’s alright to speak about it, I used my spiritual strength to control the core of the Secret Realm."

"Mr. Bai, share your thoughts; we still have ways to deal with that Saint."

Actually, after experiencing so much, Lu Lin maintained an optimistic view regarding the impending situation at Dragon-watching Mountain.

Although the Saint’s power was unknown, Xiao Jin was only at level six at most.

If Mr. Bai could handle Xiao Jin, Lu Lin still had a measure of confidence regarding the Saint.

Aside from that, he could simply unleash his Star Power Domain and draw the opponent’s spirit within it; how strong could the newly descended Saint be?

Then, by focusing and being unfocused, their chances of winning were considerable.

"Yes."

Bai Buyi nodded as well.

"For the Saint to descend requires so much fresh blood, which shows that he is extremely feeble himself."

"Before descending, the Saint’s condition must be feeble, close to death."

"Hence, after descending, he won’t be able to exert too strong power within a short time."

"Certainly, the old man didn’t expect us to break out of the Secret Realm so quickly, so we can definitely catch them off guard."

"However..."

Bai Buyi finished speaking, and seeing hope on Fang Gang and Chen Xiran’s faces, felt he shouldn’t let these two relax too much mentally.

"However, that is just a best-case scenario we are guessing, and when making plans, I am accustomed to considering the worst-case scenario."

"The worst-case scenario?"

Fang Gang said, spreading his hands: "The worst-case scenario is the Saint descends possessing means from the seventh, eighth, ninth levels, even Titled King’s, then everyone won’t need to think of any solutions, just line up and wait to die."

"Cough, cough."

Lu Lin coughed twice immediately, while Chen Xiran pinched at Fang Gang, who was rambling on.

"That’s not what I meant; if the enemy’s power really makes people despair, then besides reminiscing about this brief and wonderful life, we have no other way."

"I think if the Saint’s power is stronger than we estimate, but not ridiculously strong, how do we respond?"

"For example, if the Saint is also a master at level six, or possibly at the level six peak, but as time passes, the opponent’s power slowly grows, what should we do?"

Bai Buyi smiled, not minding Fang Gang’s interjection.

"Well then."

Lu Lin saw Fang Gang and Chen Xiran were also without ideas and began speaking.

"Let’s make a few plans."

"Plan one, Xiao Jin’s power is at Level 6, and the Saint’s power is very weak."

"Then we should focus all our efforts on taking down the Saint first. Mr. Bai, you will need to hold off Xiao Jin, as his strength is not insignificant."

"Also, be careful of his Star Skill, Confusion."

Bai Buyi nodded.

"Plan two, Xiao Jin’s power is Level 6, and the Saint’s power is also Level 6."

"This is the most likely scenario. We must first determine who is stronger."

"I will hold off the stronger one. Old Bai, Fang Gang, and Chen Xiran, you three must attack with full force and take out the weaker one as quickly as possible."

"To judge their power, I will use the War Cry to test. If I can pull the Saint, we will attack him."

Lu Lin felt his Spiritual Strength had grown. At that time, just by comparing, he could quickly judge who was stronger between the Saint and Xiao Jin.

"Plan three, if the Saint is very powerful, surpassing Level 6 or even higher."

"Then I will hold both of them off."

"Mr. Bai, you take them and run as far as possible, do everything you can to return to the federation, and then take care of my parents."

"Captain, let me be the one to hold them off instead."

Fang Gang got anxious upon hearing Lu Lin’s words.

"Yes, Captain. If there’s danger, we face it together. We can’t let you handle it alone."

Chen Xiran also spoke anxiously.

"Enough. No more words."

Seeing Bai Buyi also wanting to speak, Lu Lin stopped them.

"That’s decided. Nineteenth Group, I am the team leader. Are you trying to disobey orders?"

"I’ve laid it out here. Anyone who acts like they’re in a movie or show, don’t blame me if I strike first."

Lu Lin’s gaze became sharp, and the murderous aura from slaughtering hundreds of thousands on the prairie emerged, making the two instantly fall silent.

Even Bai Buyi shivered, feeling the coldness, as a layer of goosebumps rose on his skin due to the killing intent.

"Alright, those are the three plans. When we go out later, I will first use War Cry to pull them."

"Once we determine their strength, we will attack according to the plan."

"Listen, this battle is not a game. No one is allowed to mess up."

"At the critical moment..."

Lu Lin turned to Chen Xiran, "At the critical moment, you must charge with the knife, understood?"

"Understood."

Chen Xiran responded readily.

"Good, then let’s recover our Star Power now, check the elixirs, and rest our spirits."

"Wait for me a moment, then we will leave the Secret Realm."

"Yes!"

After Lu Lin finished speaking, he again extended his Spiritual Strength into the Soul Sealing Space Crystal.

The Secret Realm Manager had mentioned that within this Secret Realm were treasures and inheritances left behind by the Wild Blade Heavenly Emperor.

Now that Lu Lin had control of the Secret Realm, he naturally knew where these items were.

He wouldn’t require the inheritance of the Wild Blade Heavenly Emperor.

However, it wouldn’t hurt to take a look, especially at how Spiritual Strength is utilized; Lu Lin felt it necessary even if it was just before the battle.

Soon, he found a Mental Secret Skill.

Stab.

This secret skill was powerful, easy to learn, and had only one method of use—perfect for the current situation to learn.

After reviewing it once, Lu Lin quickly grasped the principle behind it.

By condensing Spiritual Strength into a sharp spike and then piercing it into the opponent’s spirit.

Very simple.

But practicing it cost Lu Lin quite a bit of effort.

In pursuit of greater damage, Lu Lin divided his current Spiritual Strength into ten parts, all transformed into "Stabs."

He could completely use them as a trump card later.

After mastering the skill, Lu Lin looked around and picked out a set of protective soft armor for each of the three from the treasure vault.

Once everything was ready, Lu Lin stood up.

"Is everyone ready?"

"Ready, Captain."

"Then let’s move out!"

Lu Lin controlled the Soul Sealing Space Crystal, teleporting everyone out together.

In the cave, Xiao Jin was performing the final step of the ritual.

Admittedly, without outside interference, his speed was very fast.

In just half a month, he successfully connected the Saint’s body and Soul.

He originally intended to erase the original consciousness within the Saint.

However, the Saint sent a signal, telling him not to do so yet.

When the Saint descends, he can use Liu Chang’s Soul Power as nourishment, absorbing and strengthening himself.

Everything was ready.

Xiao Jin looked at the Saint’s body in the Blood Pool, a fervent light on his face.

"Descend, my great Saint Lord, your loyal servant beseeches you."

A brilliant crimson glow flashed.

All the blood in the cave gathered towards the center Blood Pool.

A shadow rose from the Blood Pool.

The Saint truly revived.