Immortality by Merit and Sin Coins

Chapter 218: Chapter 121: Blessed Land Amidst Calamity

”...”

Lin Shu casually sidestepped, then strode forward again. As his opponent screamed in pain, he violently brought up his knee.

His knee was like a ten-thousand-ton hammer, carrying a force that could tear mountains asunder, and it slammed viciously into the woman’s soft abdomen.

”GURK!”

Yu Xin’s torn mouth gaped open, and she spat out a mouthful of bloody pulp.

Her entire body convulsed and curled up as she instinctively doubled over.

Lin Shu had no intention of holding back. He brought both palms down on her head, then brutally forced it downward.

He raised his knee again and smashed it straight into her forehead.

CRACK! CRACK!

No matter how formidable an Immortal Descendant’s Physique was, it was still too much to withstand such a heavy blow.

A web of fine fractures instantly spread across her entire skull.

Yu Xin crumpled as if struck by lightning, collapsing strengthlessly to her knees before the young man. Viscous blood dripped from her face, quickly staining the front of her clothes red.

They possessed terrifying Physiques from birth, profound Divine Techniques that left Cultivators in the dust, and immense Magical Power that could shake mountains and rivers without any need for Cultivation.

Their only weakness was that they cherished their lives too much, leading to a lack of experience in Magical Combat and a tendency to easily reveal openings.

And as it happened, Lin Shu was the type of person who, upon seizing an opening, would beat his opponent to death.

He would absolutely never give his opponent the slightest chance to catch their breath.

’If I let this Immortal Descendant, comparable to someone in Late-stage Core Formation, reveal her Immortal Body like Yu Qing and Yu Kui...’

’...I’d probably be at a major disadvantage in close-quarters combat.’

”Ah... ah...”

Yu Xin let out a muffled howl, but surprisingly, she didn’t choose to reveal her Immortal Body to fight for her life.

Instead, her figure vanished into thin air.

”Wind-Riding Mountain Patrol!” Yu Sheng’s eyes flew wide. She suddenly snatched the Longsword from the table and stepped into the air, about to give chase.

A gale swirled around her and she picked up speed, but she couldn’t merge with the wind.

”Oh no, I haven’t learned it yet!”

The little chick and Yan Jin both looked panicked.

Neither of the two women had ever imagined that once Lin Shu revealed his true strength, he would be able to utterly dominate Yu Xin from start to finish.

But if they let this woman escape, didn’t that mean their identities would be exposed?

This was Yongzhou Pass—the Yongzhou Pass guarded by a Golden Core Immortal of the Yu Family!

”...”

Lin Shu slightly raised an eyebrow.

The next moment, his figure also vanished on the spot.

Within the inn roiling with black flames, a faint, almost imperceptible breeze was fleeing in a panic, trying to find a way out.

Just then, it suddenly froze, before being driven back by a howling gale.

”Eh?” Yu Sheng’s eyes suddenly widened.

Under the gazes of the two women,

a battered figure suddenly materialized in mid-air.

It was as if she had discovered something utterly terrifying.

Her eye sockets now empty, a look of incredulous despair appeared on her shattered face as she shrieked, ”Why do you know my Yu Family’s Divine Techniques! You beast!”

Perhaps knowing escape was impossible, Yu Xin lunged forward like a frenzied mother beast, her arms locking tightly around the young man’s waist.

”Beast, I’ve caught you!”

The myriad Sword Feathers on her body erupted with light, like countless Immortal Swords vibrating in unison.

’Since we both possess the Wind-Riding Mountain Patrol Divine Technique, if I can’t escape, then he shouldn’t even think about getting away either!’

In an instant, the inn was engulfed by the sound of swords ringing to the heavens. The Feathers transformed into streaks of azure light, carrying an aura of destruction as they shot out from her body at point-blank range.

SHINK! SHINK!

The Profound Armor was easily torn apart. Streaks of light pierced the young man’s sturdy waist, like shards of glazed glass embedded within, and crimson blood gushed out like a spring.

”Ha, ha...”

Only now did Yu Xin realize that her strength was actually greater than his.

She slowly raised her head, opened her bloody mouth, and said ferociously, ”I’ve already caught you!”

”...”

Lin Shu looked down at the woman indifferently.

Though he had also suffered a grievous wound, his expression remained completely unmoved.

The muscles in his waist slowly tightened, and with a crisp sound, crushed the glazed sword-light within his body.

Under the power of his Nourishing Body Spiritual Root, the wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The blood was evaporated by a scorching aura, turning into wisps of red mist that made the pervasive Blood Qi several times thicker.

”You’ve caught me. And then?”

Wreathed in both black flames and Blood Qi, the young man resembled a sinister, malevolent god.

A savage light glinted in his eyes, and a cruel, playful look appeared on his fair face.

”Hnngh!”

Yu Xin’s throat sounded like a broken bellows as she gasped for breath.

She didn’t know how to answer, much less how she was supposed to win.

Even without eyes, her Spiritual Sense could clearly perceive the changes in his body.

This horrifying situation had long since scared the Immortal Descendant witless.

Fortunately for her, Lin Shu had no intention of giving her a chance to answer.

His spine rippled like a great dragon, making a dull sound, as the ocean-like power of his entire body gathered into his arms.

Putting force into his shoulder and back, he raised his right arm and brought a simple, unadorned fist crashing down on the woman’s temple like a drum mallet.

Yu Xin’s already fractured skull exploded with a BANG, splattering red and white matter all over the ground!

[Those who kill and commit arson wear belts of gold; those who build bridges and repair roads leave no corpse behind. One mortal body killed. Reward: eight hundred Sin Coins.]

”Whew.”

Lin Shu bent down and stripped the Storage Bag from her waist.

The towering black flames poured back, returning completely into his body.

His two soul-splits slowly drifted back.

One carried the Spirit Wind Sword Wheel from before, while the other had retrieved the longevity lock that Yu Sheng had thrown.

’You don’t appreciate the cost of firewood, rice, oil, and salt until you’re the one running the house.’

’This longevity lock is, at its core, a Low Grade Magical Treasure. I can modify it with some Merit and Sin Coins and it’ll be usable.’

He turned around and, while he was at it, put away the Mountain Master Disciple’s uniform.

”Lin Shu!”

Yu Sheng, clutching the Longsword, leaped from the table and threw herself onto the young man, clinging to his neck like a Monkey hanging from a tree.