One Step, One Kill

Chapter 3: Bronze Warrior

Lin Yisheng paid no attention to the four bronze warriors in front of him and the priests and black-armored soldiers following behind them. He took the divine messenger hostage and retreated rapidly, not even having time to appreciate the layout of the Holy Spirit Temple.

Not long after, Lin Yisheng took the divine envoy hostage and left the Holy Spirit Temple, heading towards the back mountain.

"This... young brother, where... where are you taking me?" The divine messenger, who had been practically dragged along by Lin Yisheng, finally came to his senses and began to negotiate: "How about we make a deal... you see, with you holding me hostage like this, there's no way I can escape, and the Holy Spirit Cult will never let you go. If you're willing to let me go, then... I promise you, I'll give you a way out, how about it?"

"Shut up!"

How could Lin Yisheng possibly believe the words of this useless divine messenger? Without any hesitation, he slapped him across the face.

"You...you actually dared to hit me..." The divine messenger was both shocked and furious.

"Say one more word and I'll kill you!"

A sudden feeling of dread rose within Lin Yisheng, and he instinctively turned around to see a tall, strong man wearing brown leather armor with a ferocious expression descending from the sky, wielding a giant sword. The giant sword seemed to whip up a fierce gust of wind as it slashed down fiercely towards Lin Yisheng's head.

"Ling Feng!"

Lin Yisheng's gaze sharpened, and his killing intent surged.

This Ling Feng is a guard of the Wu family, having served Wu Xuli for ten years. It is said that he was once a slave, but because of his good martial arts talent, cleverness, and skill in flattery, Wu Xuli was pleased and made him his personal guard, thus elevating his status. However, Ling Feng does not get along with Qi Mo, because when he was still a slave, he was assigned to work under Qi Mo and was always suppressed by Qi Mo.

Although Ling Feng possessed considerable talent in martial arts and had reached the ninth level of Body Tempering, he was still slightly inferior to Qi Mo, having been defeated by Qi Mo in several matches. Therefore, he harbored both resentment and hatred towards Qi Mo. It is said that Wu Xu Li arranged for Qi Mo to fight the heir of the Marquis of Zhenguo at Qi Mo's instigation.

Furthermore, after Qi Mo's death, Ling Feng made things difficult for Lin Yisheng and caused him trouble in every way.

Therefore, Lin Yisheng's hatred for Ling Feng was no less than that for the patriarch Wu Xuli and the heir of the Zhenyuan Marquis.

The reason Ling Feng suddenly appeared in the back mountain to ambush him was probably because Wu Xuli saw him suddenly attack and take the Divine Envoy hostage. Fearing that the Wu family would be implicated, he sent Ling Feng to sneak into the back mountain to try to rescue the Divine Envoy.

Wu Xuli must think that with Ling Feng's ninth level of Body Tempering cultivation, rescuing the Divine Envoy from him and killing him would be a piece of cake!

Unfortunately, they underestimated me, Lin Yisheng!

Seeing Ling Feng descend from the sky wielding a giant sword, Lin Yisheng's eyes flashed with a fierce killing intent.

With a flick of his wrist, he turned the hostage divine messenger to the front, facing Ling Feng's giant sword.

Ling Feng was startled upon seeing this and instinctively retracted his giant sword.

At that moment, Lin Yisheng moved.

With a single step, his body twisted strangely, and his right hand swept through the air with ghostly speed.

A faint, almost inaudible whooshing sound rang out, and Ling Feng's eyes immediately showed an expression of disbelief.

A line of blood appeared on his neck, followed by a fountain of crimson blood.

With a thud, Ling Feng's body landed straight down. Half of his neck had been cut open, and his trachea, blood vessels, and esophagus had all been severed, with his cervical vertebrae still visible.

"Help...help me..."

Upon seeing this, the divine messenger was terrified again and crawled towards the bronze warrior at an unbelievable speed.

Upon seeing this, the four bronze warriors who were closely following immediately rushed over to provide assistance.

Seeing that he could no longer hold the divine messenger hostage, Lin Yisheng hardened his heart and kicked him.

With a "bang," the divine messenger's crawling body was kicked into the air like a ball, crashing into the nearest bronze warrior.

The bronze warrior was shocked and quickly supported the divine messenger with both hands, only to see that the divine messenger was spitting blood from his mouth and nose, and his body looked as if it were broken.

Lin Yisheng's kick broke the lumbar vertebrae of the divine messenger, causing the messenger to die on the spot.

"He...he killed the Divine Envoy!"

The four bronze warriors were all terrified, their faces turning as white as corpses.

The priests and black-armored soldiers behind them trembled at the sight, and several of them even knelt down.

According to the rules of the Holy Spirit Cult, if the Divine Messenger is killed, all of them, the guardians, must be buried with him.

Therefore, everyone was stunned by the death of the divine messenger and forgot to pursue Lin Yisheng. By the time they realized what had happened, Lin Yisheng had already disappeared without a trace.

Suddenly, the leading bronze warrior raised his head, staring fiercely in the direction Lin Yisheng had fled, and said, "No, we can't let that slave escape. If the Divine Envoy dies, we will all be buried with him, but before that, we must kill that slave!"

Reminded by the bronze warrior, the others also came to their senses and gritted their teeth as they chased after Lin Yisheng in the direction he had fled.

Lin Yisheng sprinted at the fastest speed he had ever run, and two minutes later, panting heavily, he finally reached his destination.

A misty forest that seems to stretch endlessly, yet is shrouded in a light veil of fog.

Legend has it that the Misty Forest is one of the seven forbidden places on the Eastern Spirit Continent, a place from which there is no return.

No matter who they are or how powerful they are, once they enter the Misty Forest, they will never come out again.

Lin Yisheng is now about to enter the Misty Forest.

He had no choice but to go in, because the four bronze warriors, all stronger than him, had caught up, and he had nowhere to escape except by entering the Misty Forest.

Without hesitation, Lin Yisheng glanced at the four bronze warriors who were already approaching, then leaped into the misty forest like an arrow.

Upon seeing this, the four bronze warriors' expressions changed drastically again, and they all instinctively stopped in their tracks.

"Boss, what do we do? This kid has run into the Misty Forest?"

"There's no way out of this Misty Forest once you enter; this kid is doomed if he goes in!"

"Boss, should we continue the pursuit?"

The bronze warrior, known as "Boss," pondered for a long time, his face alternating between pale and flushed, before hardening his expression and gritting his teeth, saying, "This Misty Forest is a one-way street; no one can prove that those who enter will die. The Divine Envoy was killed before our eyes; we have no reason to live. I won't be satisfied until I see this brat die in front of me. Why don't we go in too? We're going to die anyway, so I'd rather kill that brat first and then die in this forest!"

After saying this, the "leader" entered the Misty Forest without waiting for the other three bronze warriors to agree, and was immediately swallowed up by the thick fog.

The remaining three bronze warriors looked at each other for a moment, then gritted their teeth and followed their "boss" inside.