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Chapter 878: Chapter 881: Tear off the Face (Fourth Update)_1

The return trip was not that smooth. In his first attempt at space teleportation, Lin Zhen missed his destination by a full ten light-years.

After taking a break, he made a second attempt, managing to reduce the error to a few hundred million kilometers. Then, Lin Zhen flew swiftly back, finally returning to the original location.

His clone was still on the meteorite, practicing the Shadowless Step. Upon Lin Zhen’s return, they immediately swapped places.

Just as they finished swapping, Mu En appeared.

“Lin Zhen, it’s about time. Do you plan to rest indefinitely? We don’t support idlers in our team.”

Lin Zhen got up and stretched his body, slightly fatigued from the long-distance flight, and squinted at Mu En.

“Did I sign away my freedom? I can’t even take a short break? Resting for two days makes me an idler? Then, may I ask, how many Divine Stones have you found in the last two days? Let’s see if you’re better than this ‘idler’.”

Mu En’s face immediately darkened: “Stop your nonsense, we all know the drill. Don’t play the victim. I have my own worth in the team, which you can’t replace.”

Lin Zhen gave a disdainful huff: “What worth do you have? If it wasn’t for the fact that you hail from the same Falling Star Lake holy site, no way would I agree to team up with someone like you.”

“How dare you!”

Mu En ranked fourth in the team and was already a bit displeased. Now, even the one ranked fifth, Lin Zhen, didn’t obey him. This was simply a blow to his ego.

No matter what, he must make Lin Zhen understand the importance of ranking today; otherwise, Lin Zhen would take it too far.

“Lin Zhen, people respect you as a Saint Master because of your alchemy skills, not your actual power. Depending only on alchemy to survive the eye of the storm won’t work. If you don’t get that, I can help you understand the importance of true power!”

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“With you? Don’t make me laugh.”

With that, Mu En laughed bitterly: “Hahaha! Okay, okay. Since you’re so stubborn, it seems like I need to make you wake up.”

Having said that, Mu En lifted his hand and directly struck a powerful punch towards Lin Zhen!

Mu En’s Star Power value was over 410 million, while Lin Zhen’s was 375 million. However, Lin Zhen could fully utilize his, making them evenly matched.

Seeing Mu En’s punch coming, Lin Zhen didn’t dodge or hide, he instead counterattacked with a punch of his own!

Constant Star Fall~~!!!

With equal Star Power values, Lin Zhen wouldn’t fear anyone. Leveraging his robust body, he stood his ground.

Chest puffed out, he took Mu En’s punch head-on, at the same time landing his own punch on Mu En’s chest.

Boom~~~~!!!

The force of their Star Powers exploded simultaneously at their chests. Mu En’s punch carried the impact of his Star Power, driving Lin Zhen back and into a meteorite, leaving an imprint of his body.

Lin Zhen, on the other hand, managed a miniature Starburst with his punch, sending Mu En flying like a kite!

Mu En’s chest was mangled, his ribs shattered, revealing his heart. He screamed in pain as he spun in the sky, plummeting into the depths of space.

Lin Zhen shook off the debris, managed to pull himself free from the meteorite, a cold sneer playing on his lips.

If it wasn’t for the need to maintain appearances at the moment, he could have outright ended Mu En with a Starburst.

The commotion attracted the attention of Lv Tianhua and others. Lv Tianhua, Chen Yuan, and Arudi rushed over quickly.

With sharp eyes, Lv Tianhua immediately noticed the injured Mu En in the distance, and hurried over to help him.

Having shattered ribs was non-fatal to a Martial Artist. After consuming a life-saving elixir, Mu En was temporarily out of danger.

However, his eyes were fixed on Lin Zhen, filled with resentment and a hint of fear.

He could never have imagined that he would lose in a direct confrontation with Lin Zhen. He was nearly killed by just one punch.

Although Mu En thought he was caught off guard, he knew that Lin Zhen’s strength was not as simple as it seemed.

On closer look, he realized that in just two days, Lin Zhen had advanced from the Three-Flowers Early Stage to the Three Flowers Middle Stage.

Lv Tianhua was also extremely displeased: “Lin Zhen, how could you ambush Mu En?”

At this statement, Lin Zhen laughed: “Ambush? Which eye of yours saw me ambushing him?”

Lv Tianhua was unprepared for Lin Zhen’s unyielding attitude. He instinctively questioned, assuming Lin Zhen must have ambushed Mu En. He didn’t expect Lin Zhen to challenge him so brazenly.

Lin Zhen pointed at Mu En: “You tell the truth, did I ambush you?”

Before Mu En could agree with Lv Tianhua’s statement to frame Lin Zhen, Lin Zhen added, “Don’t try to lie. I always record everything in the Dimensional Universe when I sense possible trouble. There’s no use in lying.”

Mu En choked on his accusations and grudgingly admitted, “No, we just had a direct confrontation and it ended in one move.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. They could hardly believe that Lin Zhen was capable of injuring Mu En in a direct fight.

At this point, Lin Zhen added: “Brother Mu En wanted to teach me life lessons and the importance of power. However, it seems like brother has not grasped the importance of power well.”

Mu En’s face flushed like a liver. He wished he could hide in a crevice. He never expected such an outcome.

Lv Tianhua also felt somewhat embarrassed. He had just misjudged Lin Zhen earlier, thinking that while Lin Zhen knew alchemy and had some abilities, he wasn’t that strong. He hadn’t expected Lin Zhen would be able to defeat Mu En.

He tried to mediate the situation, saying, “It was all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! Martial Artists spar with each other, it’s something normal. Let’s just put this behind us, we are still good brothers.”

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhen answered firmly, “Captain, It seems that I am unwelcome in the team. Rather than staying feeling disheartened, I think it’s better if I leave the team.”

Lv Tianhua’s face changed. If Lin Zhen left the team, their income would decrease significantly. These past few days, each time Lin Zhen went out to look for divine stones, the four of them couldn’t guarantee getting four divine stones each time. That’s why Mu En, who hadn’t gotten any divine stones yesterday, had come to look for Lin Zhen in such a rush today.

He also knew that his questioning earlier had upset Lin Zhen. Lv Tianhua quickly said, “Brother Lin, we are all from the same sect. We shouldn’t let small incidents damage our unity. Everyone around here is our enemy. We should move forward together.”

Chen Yuan and Arudi also joined in and tried to persuade Lin Zhen against leaving the team.

Especially Chen Yuan, who spoke sincerely, and genuinely concerned for Lin Zhen’s safety, truly did not want Lin Zhen to leave.

Lin Zhen didn’t care about the others’ opinions, but Chen Yuan’s words did strike him. Just when he was about to talk to Chen Yuan, a voice suddenly resounded in everyone’s Dimensional Universe.

“My name is the Ruthless King of Hidden Sky City. I’m now putting a bounty on a person from the Ground Clan, who hails from Tianfang City. His name is Lin Zhen, a Saint-Level Alchemist. Whoever can provide me with Lin Zhen’s precise location, I will reward them with five hundred divine stones!”

Everyone was stunned!

Only those who bought the Golden Horn from the trading board could make such an announcement, which cost twenty divine stones each!

A month into the Eye of the Storm, almost everyone’s divine stone assets were in the double digits, sometimes even single digits. Twenty divine stones was a considerable wealth for anyone.

But the Ruthless King was a big spender, spending twenty divine stones to buy a Golden Horn and announcing a bounty for Lin Zhen!

The bounty for Lin Zhen was one thing, but more importantly was the Ruthless King’s reward of five hundred divine stones!

Such a statement indicated that he must have at least five hundred divine stones in his possession!

Five hundred divine stones! That’s enough to directly buy a Crystal Ball, a heritage of the Divine Stone Realm.

One could even buy a Top Quality spiritual treasure!

Or purchase a complete set of suitable skills!

It was an enormous wealth that sent one’s blood surging and drove people crazy!

Other people might not know where Lin Zhen was, but the four people in this small team were right beside Lin Zhen. How could they not know?

The first whose eyes sparkled was Mu En!

Unable to control himself, he licked his lips. When Mu En looked at Lin Zhen again, it was as if he was looking at a heap of shimmering divine stones.

“Captain…” Mu En started to speak to Lv Tianhua. Although he didn’t finish his sentence, his intention was clear.

Lv Tianhua was a bit hesitant.

If Lin Zhen was willing to work wholeheartedly for the team, he wouldn’t want to give him up, seeing how good Lin Zhen was at finding divine stones.

But right now, with Lin Zhen planning to leave, the five hundred divine stones were too tempting.

He knew what Mu En wanted, but after some deliberation, he rejected Mu En’s suggestion.

“No way! Lin Zhen is our brother. I absolutely won’t hand him over, and I won’t let him go on such a dangerous adventure alone.”

After saying this, Lv Tianhua moved to Chen Yuan’s side. “Junior Brother, this is a critical time. We can’t let others discover Lin Zhen. You guys stay put here while I handle some things over there. Then we leave this place immediately and go to a secluded area. I don’t believe the Ruthless King can find us there.”

As he turned to leave, he pointed at Mu En saying, “Give up this idea.”

Mu En’s face turned gloomy, but he didn’t look at Lv Tianhua.

Lin Zhen glanced at the two of them, well aware of their intentions.

However, Lin Zhen didn’t worry much. Just because the Ruthless King had announced a bounty on him, didn’t mean he will succeed. Lin Zhen had already decided to leave immediately.

Turning to look at Chen Yuan, Lin Zhen spoke in a soft voice, “Senior Brother Chen, trust my advice and leave this place of dispute immediately.”

“You’re leaving?” Chen Yuan asked.

Lin Zhen nodded. Chen Yuan didn’t inquire further. Such a team also made him somewhat cold-hearted. However, he didn’t have anywhere to go at the moment, so he hesitated.

From the corner of his eye, Lin Zhen saw that Mu En had already hidden on the other side of the meteorite.

Without a doubt, he was about to exchange for a Golden Horn and inform the Ruthless King.

Lv Tianhua’s intentions must be the same as Mu En’s, looking for a secluded place to make the exchange.

Lin Zhen didn’t leave immediately. Instead, he waited to see their actions.

Sure enough, one minute later, two voices echoed out almost simultaneously.

Lv Tianhua and Mu En both reported Lin Zhen’s location to everyone at the same time!