"Yin-Yang Martial Spirit Technique." Li Lin secretly circulated the Yin-Yang Martial Spirit Technique within his heart. Fire Yin Fiend had sealed his meridian acupoints with Qi, but his Yin-Yang Martial Spirit Technique could refine any energy Qi, possibly even these three strands of Qi.
"It actually works." As soon as he began circulating the Yin-Yang Martial Spirit Technique, Li Lin felt the three strands of Qi gradually being refined by it. He was secretly delighted and began to refine them earnestly. The three strands of Qi were not substantial, so it shouldn't take much time to refine them.
"White Brow, hand over the Heavenly Silkworm Armor, and I'll let the boy go. Otherwise, he's as good as dead," Fire Yin Fiend said, eyeing Elder Bai Mei.
"Fire Yin Fiend, are you really challenging Yunyang Sect?" Elder Bai Mei coldly responded. Handing over the Heavenly Silkworm Armor was impossible; it was no ordinary item and couldn't be easily given away. Moreover, Li Lin, being a tri-element martial artist, would easily become a direct disciple upon arriving at Yunyang Sect. Yunyang Sect always valued new disciples. Between the two, Elder Bai Mei found it hard to choose. However, given that there was only one Heavenly Silkworm Armor and many talented new disciples in Yunyang Sect, Elder Bai Mei naturally wouldn't give up on Li Lin until the very end.
"White Brow, Yunyang Sect doesn't dare to touch the Foggy Mountain Range and the ancient region. Don't use Yunyang Sect to pressure me. I'll ask you one last time: will you hand over the Heavenly Silkworm Armor or not? If not, the boy is dead. I don't mind killing him," Fire Yin Fiend coldly stated.
"Fire Yin Fiend, it's impossible for you to get the Heavenly Silkworm Armor. You should know its value. How about this: if you release the person in your hands, Yunyang Sect is willing to offer you a fourth-grade Dan medicine," Elder Bai Mei proposed. A fourth-grade Dan medicine was already quite valuable.
"A fourth-grade Dan medicine is good indeed. It seems this boy is a new disciple Yunyang Sect values highly. That makes me even less likely to release him," Fire Yin Fiend sneered. A fourth-grade Dan medicine, while substantial, was nothing compared to the Heavenly Silkworm Armor.
"Fire Yin Fiend, you'd better take what's offered, or even if you run to the ends of the earth, the strong practitioners of Yunyang Sect will still hunt you down and execute you," Wang Mingyue coldly said.
"Hmph, you don't need to worry about me. I just want the Heavenly Silkworm Armor," Fire Yin Fiend retorted.
Under the refinement of the Yin-Yang Martial Spirit Technique, Li Lin had already completely refined the three strands of Qi, gaining a slight benefit and feeling his own Qi strengthen. If his Qi were slightly stronger, he would immediately break through to the sixth level of Martial Warrior.
"Elder, you must save Li Lin," Li Wushuang urgently said to Elder Bai Mei, her expression filled with worry.
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"Wushuang, I'll do my best. Li Lin is Li Zhong's son, I can't just not save him, but the Heavenly Silkworm Armor is too important to be handed over," Elder Bai Mei explained.
"White Brow, my patience is limited," Fire Yin Fiend was becoming impatient.
"Fire Yin Fiend, we have one of your men too. How about we exchange hostages?" At this moment, behind Elder Bai Mei, the middle-aged female officer and the other three officers had captured one of the robust men in tight clothes. The remaining two robust men had just been killed by Yunyang Sect's people in a joint attack.
"Fire Yin Brother, save me." The robust man pleaded, as nobody wished to face death.
"Hmph, what's the use of living if you don't have the strength?" Fire Yin Fiend said indifferently, condensing a Qi finger strike in his hand and swiftly lashing it towards the robust man held captive by Yunyang Sect's people.
"Zap!"
A finger imprint, brimming with fiery flames, pierced through the robust man's chest, creating a bloody hole. The man, looking at Fire Yin Fiend with eyes full of anger and unwillingness, fell to the ground.
"That's ruthless." Yunyang Sect's people did not expect Fire Yin Fiend to be so merciless even towards his own men, thinking they could use him to threaten Fire Yin Fiend, only to find that he wasn't swayed by such tactics.
This couldn't drag on any longer, or it would spell certain death. It was time to take a risk.
Elder Bai Mei, watching Fire Yin Fiend, felt at a loss. Suddenly, he noticed Li Lin blinking rapidly, as if trying to communicate something.
"White Brow, I'm losing my patience. If you don't hand over the Heavenly Silkworm Armor now, I'll kill this boy and then slowly kill everyone present, one by one. Let's see how many you can protect," Fire Yin Fiend said coldly.
"Raging Flame Punch!"
Before Fire Yin Fiend could finish his sentence, Li Lin suddenly surged with Qi, releasing a burst of scorching Qi. Fire Yin Fiend, who had been holding him at close range, was the target. Li Lin's punch, the Raging Flame Punch, hit out fiercely while he rapidly retreated.
Fire Yin Fiend never expected someone whose acupoints he had sealed to recover instantaneously. Although a warrior's attack couldn't severely injure him, being hit at such close range was still unpleasant. He quickly retreated to dodge while shouting, "Turns out you're a dual-element warrior, boy, you're seeking death."
Fire Yin Fiend's expression changed slightly, he tapped the ground with his toes, and his body slid back nearly ten meters, just dodging Li Lin's punch.
"Boom!"
Li Lin's Raging Flame Punch heavily landed where Fire Yin Fiend had just stood, causing a loud noise and sending stones flying. Cracks spread from the dust-filled impact, with faint flames splattering. Li Lin had put his full force into the punch, but it was still not enough to trouble Fire Yin Fiend.
In that instant, Fire Yin Fiend surged forward again, heading straight for Li Lin with a murderous look in his eyes.
"Fire Yin Fiend, take my palm!" At that moment, Elder Bai Mei, having noticed Li Lin's signals, though surprised by Li Lin's escape from captivity, immediately surged forward. His sleeve waved, and a gust of wind appeared from nowhere, lifting a thick layer of sand and stones off the ground.
Just as the sand was being lifted, Elder Bai Mei's eyes narrowed, his Qi surged dramatically, and he formed a hand seal, conjuring a yellow palm imprint that swept towards Fire Yin Fiend.
"White Brow, today I will kill this boy," Fire Yin Fiend, seemingly enraged by Li Lin, laughed coldly. Ignoring the attack from behind by Elder Bai Mei, he sped up dramatically, his terrifying speed creating several afterimages as he quickly approached Li Lin. He slammed a palm strike directly onto Li Lin.