Star Martial Era: From Mortal to Emperor

Chapter 68 Rescuing Zhang Su Muyue

The silver figure, carrying a chilling aura, crashed to the ground like a meteor streaking against the current. The air was instantly torn apart, emitting a sharp explosion; Lin Chen's killing intent was even more ferocious than the howling wind.

"You're courting death!" A savage glint flashed in Xue Wuhen's eyes. His left hand tightened abruptly, gripping Su Muyue's slender neck, while his right hand raised the scarlet scimitar. "Since you're in such a hurry to reincarnate, I'll grant your wish! I'll kill you first, then I'll cherish this little beauty!"

The blade, imbued with a nauseating aura of bloodlust, reflected Lin Chen's bloodless face. Just as the tip of the blade was about to touch Lin Chen's Adam's apple, the Starry Heart Mirror on his chest suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light, as if the sun had fallen to earth.

"Buzz—!"

A solid golden light barrier suddenly appeared out of thin air, firmly blocking the fatal blow.

"What?!" Xue Wuhen's pupils shrank sharply, and the sinister smile on his face froze instantly.

Before he could react, Lin Chen's feet slammed into the ground, shattering it. The bluestone slabs exploded, sending fragments flying like bullets. Using the recoil, he moved swiftly, closing in on Xue Wuhen like a ghost. His right hand formed a claw, and with the force of a thunderbolt, he precisely gripped the wrist of the man holding the knife.

"Snap—!"

The cracking sound of bones breaking was particularly jarring in the deathly silence.

"Ah—!" Xue Wuhen let out a shrill scream as the scimitar flew out of his hand.

Lin Chen swept Su Muyue into his arms with his left hand, and then slammed his knee into Xue Wuhen's abdomen.

"puff--!"

Xue Wuhen spat out a mouthful of black blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, his whole body arched up like a boiled shrimp, and he curled up on the ground in pain.

"Let her go! Kill him!"

The surrounding assassins finally snapped out of their shock and roared as they pounced on Lin Chen. Hundreds of blood-red short swords reflected a chilling glint in the sunlight, converging into a suffocating sea of ​​blades.

"Anyone who dares to touch her dies!"

Lin Chen's voice was as cold as if it came from the deepest hell. The silver star power around him suddenly erupted, transforming into a violent star storm. The dozen or so assassins at the forefront didn't even have time to scream before they were instantly shredded into a cloud of blood mist by the storm, leaving not even a complete skeleton behind.

"Mu Yue, don't be afraid, I'm here." Lin Chen lowered his head and looked at Su Mu Yue, who was barely breathing in his arms. The murderous intent surging in his eyes instantly turned into endless tenderness and sorrow.

Su Muyue forced a weak smile, her icy fingers gently stroking Lin Chen's cheek: "I knew... you would come to save me."

The tiny wound on her arm was oozing strange black blood, a sign of the spread of Xue Wuhen's unique blood poison. Lin Chen's heart sank; if it had been half an hour later, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would have been unable to save her.

He abruptly looked up, his gaze like a dagger piercing Xue Wuhen, who was struggling to retreat: "Xue Wuhen, if you harm her even a little, I will slaughter your entire family! Today, not a single Blood Shadow Assassin here will leave alive!"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Chen carefully placed Su Muyue on the ground, and with his right hand, the Star Sword condensed in his palm.

"Star Sword Technique, Third Form—Star Wrath!"

Lin Chen leaped into the air, his longsword sweeping across the sky. A silver sword aura, spanning a hundred meters, roared out, like a furious silver dragon, crashing heavily into the Blood Shadow Legion's ranks.

"Pfft pfft—!"

Wherever the sword energy passed, blood and flesh flew everywhere. The Blood Shadow Assassins fell in droves like harvested wheat, and the black blood and broken limbs instantly turned the area in front of the Evil Suppression Tower into a living hell.

"Retreat! Retreat now!" Xue Wuhen screamed in terror, clutching his broken arm. He couldn't understand how Lin Chen, still recovering from serious injuries, could unleash such terrifying power!

"Trying to leave? Too late!"

Lin Chen flashed, instantly cutting off Xue Wuhen's retreat, and the Star Sword pointed straight at his back.

Just then, something unexpected happened!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!"

A dense whistling sound came from all directions, and countless arrows swept across the land like locusts, their target being the fleeing Blood Shadow Assassins!

Screams rose and fell as the surviving Blood Shadow Assassins were instantly riddled with arrows.

Lin Chen abruptly sheathed his sword, warily glancing in the direction from which the arrows had come. He saw Li Xuanfeng, leading hundreds of Martial Arts Alliance soldiers, each wielding a powerful bow, slowly emerge from the shadows. His face was contorted with righteous indignation as he roared, "You monsters of the Blood Shadow Legion! How dare you run rampant in Qingyang City! Today, I, Li Xuanfeng, will slaughter you all!"

After speaking, he quickly walked up to Lin Chen and bowed deeply: "Young friend Lin Chen, I'm so sorry! It was my negligence that allowed the traitor Wang Hu to take advantage of the situation, and it also implicated Miss Su Muyue. I, Li Xuanfeng, apologize to you here!"