192: Chapter 191 Rebellion

The sea breeze of the Chaotic Star Sea howled; as the entrance to the Immortal Cave shattered, salty seawater mixed with the scent of blood instantly flooded in.

Great Elder Xue Hezi's wrinkled old face looked exceptionally hideous under the reflection of the blood-colored Spiritual Pressure. His Half-step Core Formation pressure was like a bursting dam, instantly dispersing the lingering amorous atmosphere within the Immortal Cave. Even though he had lost an arm and his cultivation was damaged, to a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment level, he was still an insurmountable mountain.

"Old dog, since you're in such a hurry to be reincarnated, I'll send you on your way!"

Lin Chen abruptly pushed away the limp Cold Moon Heart in his arms. He didn't charge blindly, his eyes flashing with dark golden light. In this world where the suppression of major Realms was extreme, any hint of arrogance could be fatal.

"Boom—!"

The blood-light scythe slashed down where Lin Chen had originally stood, pulverizing the entire Black Iron Jade Platform. Lin Chen's figure blurred into an afterimage in mid-air as he slammed his hand onto a hidden compartment pre-buried in the ground.

"Rise!"

In an instant, the stone walls of the entire Immortal Cave lit up with dazzling fiery-red runes. This was the "Third-Order Explosive Flame Killing Array" that Lin Chen had barely managed to refine using millions of Spirit Stones and resources provided by Zhuyan while at the Divine Fire Palace. At his command, countless streams of Earth Fire Lava erupted from the ground like angry Dragons, instantly surrounding Great Elder Xue Hezi.

"Paltry tricks! How dare you show off before me!" Great Elder Xue Hezi roared, his surrounding sea of blood transforming into a shield that forcibly withstood the array fires capable of incinerating the False Core Realm.

Lin Chen's heart sank. As expected, even a heavily injured Half-step Core Formation expert's Domain was far tougher than imagined.

"Revered Master... leave it to me!"

Cold Moon Heart stood up unsteadily. Her face, which had become seductive due to the Dual Cultivation, was now filled with cold killing intent. Ignoring her unhealed internal injuries, she forcibly overtaxed her Extreme Cold Ice Bone. Her fingers moved in a frantic blur, condensing an ice-blue profound needle amidst the scorching Earth Fire.

"Profound Ice Extinction, Seal!"

The profound needle pierced Great Elder Xue Hezi's Spiritual Pressure Domain with near-teleportation speed. Cold Moon Heart coughed up a mouthful of blood, her fair body trembling violently from the extreme strain, with tiny bloody cracks even appearing on the surface of her skin.

But this desperate strike finally had an effect.

In that instant, Great Elder Xue Hezi's ceaselessly flowing blood sea Domain actually showed a tiny, minute stagnation. His Meridians were frozen by this extreme cold for a mere breath of time!

"Now!"

Lin Chen let out a roar like a cornered beast. He took out a pitch-black "soul shattering cone" from his storage ring, which emitted a Nether Qi. This was a one-time-use ancient forbidden treasure, and the price to use it was immense.

Lin Chen poured all his remaining Ancestral Dragon Immortal Essence into it, turning himself into a dark golden meteor. In that one-breath opening, he ruthlessly stabbed the soul shattering cone into Great Elder Xue Hezi's chest!

"Crack!"

The sound of bones shattering was exceptionally clear in the deathly silent Immortal Cave. Great Elder Xue Hezi's heart was churned into mincemeat by the toxic energy erupting from the soul shattering cone, and even his Divine Soul let out a shrill scream before exploding.

But the counterattack of a Half-step Core Formation expert was equally terrifying. Great Elder Xue Hezi's final life-risking palm strike slammed heavily into Lin Chen's chest.

"Pfft—!"

Lin Chen was sent flying like a broken kite, crashing hard against the stone wall. The entire Immortal Cave began to collapse under the impact. He felt as if his chest had been hit head-on by a heavy hammer; his internal organs were nearly displaced, thirty percent of his Meridians were instantly severed, and dark red blood mixed with fragments of his organs spewed out.

"My Lord!" "Revered Master!"

Su Qingge and Iron Heart Orchid cried out and rushed forward. Cold Moon Heart crawled frantically to Lin Chen's side. Looking at the man in her arms who had become weak to save her, the habitually proud Saintess burst into tears, her dark eyes filled with obsessive heartache.

"Revered Master... I'm sorry... Moon Heart is useless..."

She tremblingly held Lin Chen's hand, feeling his nearly depleted and chaotic Qi. A look of resolve flashed in her eyes.

"Qing Ge, Xin Lan, protect me!" Cold Moon Heart turned to the two women, her tone carrying the unquestionable authority of a Saintess. "Revered Master's Meridians are severely damaged. Only by deeply merging my Extreme Cold Ice Bone with his Ancestral Dragon Yang Qi again, using my Origin Lifespan as a catalyst, can I help him reconnect his severed Meridians!"

...

Deep within the ruins, in a corner of the collapsed space barely propped up, a thick, inseparable sense of sorrow and lewdness emerged in the air once again.

Lin Chen lay flat on the cold stone floor, drenched in cold sweat from the intense pain. Cold Moon Heart had already shed her black armor, kneeling over Lin Chen's side like a perfect white jade statue.

Her long legs shimmered with a mournful and warm light in the darkness. The tear stains on her face had not yet dried, but she was flushed with a moving blush due to shyness and determination.

"Revered Master... bear with it... Moon Heart is giving herself to you."

She leaned down and very slowly and gently took Lin Chen's bloody lips into hers. As their bodies and Souls merged closely again, the Extreme Cold Ice Bone in Cold Moon Heart's body emitted a series of crisp sounds, transforming into a stream of the purest Profound Yin energy that flooded frantically into Lin Chen's damaged Meridians.

"Ugh..."

Lin Chen let out a muffled cry of pain, but then, the extreme temperature difference—like being in a cold pool yet wrapped in a volcano—caused his consciousness to sink into a state of blissful Chaos.

Cold Moon Heart completely abandoned her dignity as a Saintess. She was like a humble and devout believer in that broken stone cave, amidst the ruins where the scent of death had not yet dissipated.

Sweat slid down her translucent body, dripping onto Lin Chen's chest. She continuously let out cat-like moans, a sound that carried the pain of being completely torn apart, but even more so, the madness of being able to sacrifice everything for her Lord.

"Revered Master... consume me... take all of my Origin... Moon Heart only wants you to live..."

She wept while digging her nails deep into Lin Chen's shoulders, as if trying to stitch their Souls together in this near-death moment.

The impact of moving from death to life erupted in that small ruined space. Lin Chen's damaged Meridians were rapidly reshaped under the nourishment of the Profound Yin Qi, even becoming tougher and thicker than before due to this resonance between life and death.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully binding a partner: Cold Moon Heart (Nether Saintess)!] [Due to Cold Moon Heart sacrificing her Origin, a hidden bond has been triggered: Live and Die Together!] [System Reward: Family Luck has significantly increased! The host's damaged Meridians have been fully repaired, and the exact coordinates for the "Core Formation Spiritual Item — Sea Soul Pearl" have been obtained!]

When the last trace of Profound Yin energy was absorbed by Lin Chen, Cold Moon Heart slumped weakly into his arms. Her delicate body twitched slightly from extreme exhaustion, but a satisfied, even somewhat distorted, smile hung on the corner of her mouth.

...

A long time later, the dust settled.

Lin Chen slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, the sharp light in his eyes receding. He sat up and gently patted the still-dazed Cold Moon Heart in his arms.

"My Lord, Great Elder Xue Hezi's Storage Pouch has been cleared."

Lin Chen took the pouch and pulled out a stack of blood-stained secret treasures. However, while clearing the bottom layer, a pitch-black Jade Slip caught his attention.

Lin Chen extended his Divine Sense into it, and his originally calm face instantly turned cold and gloomy.

"What's wrong?" Iron Heart Orchid stepped forward and asked.

Lin Chen sneered and handed the Jade Slip to the bewildered Cold Moon Heart.

The moment Cold Moon Heart saw the content, her pale face instantly turned bloodless, and her body even began to tremble.

It was a secret letter written by "Cold Smoke," the Vice Palace Master of the Ethereal Moon Palace, to the Sect Master of the Blood Fiend Sect.

The letter stated clearly: three Elders within the Ethereal Moon Palace had already defected and were prepared to collaborate from the inside on the day the Sea God Ruins opened to slaughter the Ethereal Moon Palace's Palace Revered Master and all Core Disciples as a tribute for the Blood Fiend Sect to take over the Chaotic Star Sea! Cold Moon Heart's ambush this time was precisely because that "good" Vice Palace Master had personally leaked her whereabouts!

"Revered Master... it was actually them..." Cold Moon Heart's already broken worldview was struck once again. She let out a shrill, sharp laugh, her eyes becoming as dark as an abyss.

"Revered Master... I want to go back to the Ethereal Moon Palace. I want to... dig out their hearts with my own hands, one by one!"

Lin Chen He held her cold waist.， His eyes were filled with a wild, all-controlling gaze.。

"What's the rush? Since the Chaotic Star Sea is going to be in Chaos, then we'll make it even more chaotic."

"They won't be able to keep this Ethereal Moon Palace. But I, Lin Chen, can take it."