Chapter 531

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Chapter 531: Demon Human Martial Saint

On the north bank of Qing River, Yuanji stood by the shore and saw Lin Jiang being driven by a group of Demon Humans.

The two men locked eyes and sparks flew instantly, as they both had the same idea – to defeat each other.

Without saying a word, they both attacked at the same time. Yuanji swung his octagonal sword towards Lin Jiang, while Lin Jiang used his knife without dodging or avoiding, slashing diagonally.

Lin Jiang’s bold move startled Yuanji. Where did this crazy person come from, ready to risk it all with the first strike?

In the battle of wits, Yuanji lost a move. He didn’t dare to one-on-one with Lin Jiang, so he eased up his strength, leaned to the side, avoiding Lin Jiang’s attack.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Jiang quickly closed in, turning his knife into a stab. Yuanji released one hand, reaching out to grab Lin Jiang’s knife. At the moment his hand stretched out, it transformed into a claw, firmly grabbing the blade of Lin Jiang’s knife.

"*Snap*"

Lin Jiang’s knife shattered into pieces. Yuanji launched a powerful move, aiming a tiger claw strike at Lin Jiang’s heart, reaching for Lin Jiang’s chest to deliver a deadly blow.

Lin Jiang still didn’t hide, he even stood tall to face Yuanji. Yuanji frowned, realizing the situation wasn’t good.

"Bang"

Yuanji tried to hold back but it was too late. He only felt a huge force in his palm, hard and strong, making his hand ache and forcing his body to step back a few paces.

Lin Jiang leaned against an iron mountain, gathered his strength and slapped out a palm. Yuanji immediately raised his sword to block, and their aura clashed.

There was no room for techniques, just pure strength, to see whose internal strength was stronger.

"Crack"

Yuanji’s sword shattered, and a massive aura sent him flying.

Lin Jiang took advantage of the situation, not waiting for Yuanji to land. With a powerful push of his feet, he leaped off the ground and kicked Yuanji in the waist mid-air. Yuanji was once again sent flying and fell directly into the Qing River.

Lin Jiang glanced back at the pursuers, there were people everywhere.

"Go on."

Lin Jiang took a deep breath and channeled his inner strength to his legs. With one push on the ground, he flew up and landed above Yuanji in an instant. He reached out his hand to grab Yuanji.

Yuanji resisted, trying to push Lin Jiang away with his hands. But Lin Jiang suddenly accelerated, dodging Yuanji’s hands and tapping his forehead, causing Yuanji to instantly faint.

Lin Jiang grabbed Yuanji, stepped on the water’s surface with his legs, and soared towards the south bank. Every few meters he would fall onto the water, but each time he would step on the surface, lifting himself up again.

The moment Lin Jiang stepped on the water was when his inner strength erupted, creating enough propulsive force on the water’s surface. This move not only required immense inner strength but also exceptional control over his body.

When Lin Jiang was discovered on the north bank and the Demon Human Tribe started surrounding him, tribes on the south bank also went on high alert. They witnessed Lin Jiang flying across the river with someone.

The width of Qing River varies. At its widest, it spans several miles with no visible end, while at its narrowest, it is only a few hundred meters. This particular area was not the widest but about three to four miles wide. Crossing this distance alone as a Martial Saint was extremely difficult, let alone carrying another person. Lin Haiqing and the others were shocked by what they saw.

"Just based on this move, I already know he was toying with me that day."

Lin Haiqing thought to himself that when he had tested Lin Jiang’s strength previously, he had used all his power, thinking Lin Jiang had probably used about seventy to eighty percent of his. But now it seemed that Lin Jiang might not have even used half of his strength that day.

"Help Senior Zhang, quickly."

Lin Jingzhao reacted fast and immediately ordered warships and boats to sail towards Lin Jiang’s direction on the south bank. If internal strength is running low, he can rest on the boat.

Lin Jiang didn’t dare to waste any time, so he didn’t stop on those boats. He just used the force to step on the deck and only relaxed when he reached the south bank, throwing the captured Demon Human on the ground.

"*Exhales*"

Lin Jiang breathed out heavily, he used a lot of internal strength this time, almost depleted. He wanted to find a place to meditate and recover his internal strength but saw Lin Haiqing and others approaching.

"Brother Zhang."

"Taoist Friend Lin, please arrange for me to recover my internal strength."

"No problem, Lin Jingzhao, go arrange it immediately and bring the best Energy Recovering Pill."

"Yes."

Lin Jingzhao quickly agreed to come. The Energy Recovering Pill is their best medicine for restoring internal strength. It is very expensive, even he is not qualified to use it.

"Taoist Friend Lin, this person is a powerful Demon Human Martial Saint. We need to be cautious. Also, there may be enemies coming from the north shore. Be careful and stay alert."

"Brother Zhang, make sure to put the five hundred pounds of black iron shackles on him. He won’t be able to escape. As for the north shore, I have ordered the warships to patrol. We will kill anyone who comes."

"Okay."

Lin Jiang saw that they were not inexperienced, so without saying much, he immediately followed Lin Jingzhao to seclude himself and restore internal strength.

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With the Energy Recovering Pill, Lin Jiang only took four to six hours to come out from seclusion. When he came out, he saw the people in the main camp looking very happy. Listening to their conversations, it seemed like they had won a small victory.

Someone spotted Lin Jiang and warmly greeted him. Lin Jingzhao soon appeared and took Lin Jiang to meet Lin Haiqing.

"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, tonight we drink until we drop, hahaha…"

"Looks like this battle is a big one."

"Hehe, in one battle, we defeated fifty-two fighters from the north bank, including three Grand Master of Martial Arts level Demon Humans, and captured one Martial Saint level opponent. It’s our biggest victory since retreating to the south bank, but mainly because we avoided a major battle with the enemy. "

Lin Haiqing explained that after retreating to the south bank, they couldn’t engage in large-scale battles with the Demon Humans, so they didn’t achieve much. Today’s victory seems significant, even though it’s not a large number, there are many skilled fighters, especially the Martial Saint level Demon Humans, who are rare on the north bank. If there were many Martial Saints, they would have attacked long ago.

"Don’t celebrate too soon, do you know what I saw on the north bank?"

"What, did you see a beautiful female Demon Human?"

Lin Haiqing smirked proudly as he said this, laughing loudly, and others joined in the laughter.

"A shipyard."

"Ship, uh…"

Lin Jiang calmly remarked, causing Lin Haiqing’s smile to freeze, and everyone’s faces turned serious.

"Take me to see that captive."

Lin Jiang shook his head, thinking they still had some basic manners. When they heard Lin Jiang’s words, they stopped laughing.

Yuanji had woken up and saw his situation. His hands and feet were in iron chains made of stainless steel, weighing a few hundred pounds at least. A shackle on his neck kept him constantly looking down. Most importantly, the iron chains on his hands and feet were connected to two large stone pillars behind him. The stone pillars weighed tens of thousands of pounds, buried deep underground, cutting off any possibility of escape.

"No torture interrogation?"

"Um, not yet."

"Let’s go out for a meal, maybe three hours. Can we make him talk?"

Lin Jiang asked. Lin Haiqing nodded immediately and ordered the Lin family disciples around them to make him talk. It was a matter of honor. If they had captured the enemy, but couldn’t make him talk, it would be too embarrassing for the Lin family.

Lin Haiqing was planning a celebration banquet, so the food and drinks were ready. This time, he even invited warriors and members of the Immortal Sect. Lin Jiang declined the drink because he didn’t like it much. Besides, drinking contests were all about using internal strength, which he considered a waste.

The warriors and members of the Immortal Sect heard that Lin Jiang had captured the Demon Human Martial Saint, losing their interest in drinking. They wanted to see the Martial Saint, but Lin Haiqing stopped them since there was no report from below yet, and the Martial Saint’s mouth hadn’t been opened.

A group of people chatted for two hours, and finally Lin Jingzhao arrived. Lin Haiqing then led them to see the Demon Human Martial Saint.

The Demon Human Martial Saint was covered in scars, with a resentful glare sweeping over the crowd, clearly still feeling defiant.

"Grandpa Haiqing, the Demon Human’s bones are too tough to deal with. I have sent for the Mysterious Fragrance on a fast horse. I just tried it, and it works."

"Okay."

Lin Jingzhao quickly explained that they had captured Demon Humans before, who all had tough bones. He knew they couldn’t handle it in two hours, so he came up with another solution.

Seeing Lin Jingzhao light some incense and blow the scent towards the Demon Human Martial Saint’s face, Lin Jiang noticed that his resentful gaze soon turned confused.

"The cultivation era was better after all."

Lin Jiang found it troublesome to interrogate the captives and couldn’t help but miss the cultivation era when a soul search could quickly settle things.

Approaching to ask personally, Lin Jiang managed to completely captivate the Demon Human Martial Saint, who then spoke willingly.

Lin Jiang asked a lot of questions, like the person’s name is Yuanji, he is one of the elders of the Demon God Temple, and also one of the four generals responsible for fighting against the human race to the south, and so on.

Lin Jiang heard the words Demon God Temple and suddenly felt very moved. He was very familiar with this name. Could this Demon Human be one of the tricks of the demon clan?

Just as he was about to ask more questions, he realized that the Mysterious Fragrance had run out, and Yuanji had already woken up.

"Go find more of this Mysterious Fragrance, the more, the better. I need it."

Lin Jiang immediately told Lin Jingzhao, with an unquestionable tone, and Lin Jingzhao subconsciously agreed.