Chapter 2399 - 2399: The Appearance of Qing Mang

Although Lin Tianyou didn't know exactly what was happening at the scene, he knew that the Bloody Monk had a good relationship with Ye Qing. Protecting the Bloody Monk at this moment was definitely the right thing to do.

So, as Wanyan Hongsheng rushed over, he also hurriedly sprinted over. However, he was a bit slower, and Wanyan Hongsheng reached the Bloody Monk first, fiercely stabbing the dagger into the Bloody Monk's back.

The Bloody Monk took the hit directly, yet the dagger didn't hurt him at all. His Vajra Indestructible Body had become even stronger than before, allowing him to withstand several attacks from Wanyan Hongsheng.

At this moment, Lin Tianyou had already rushed down, directly coming over to block Wanyan Hongsheng. Having inherited the powers of Divine Doctor An Shiping, he could indeed stop Wanyan Hongsheng. At least, it was now completely impossible for Wanyan Hongsheng to bypass him and deal with the Bloody Monk.

After several attempts to break through but failing to get past Lin Tianyou, Wanyan Hongsheng saw the rope rapidly being pulled up and knew the situation was beyond remedy. With a long sigh, he turned around and retreated, sprinting madly along another path, not daring to linger here for a moment. Not to mention the Bloody Monk who, after pulling up those people below, could decide how to deal with him, just the floating skeleton frame in the air was enough to make him very fearful; he didn't know what that skeleton frame might do, but he was deeply afraid of it in his heart.

Lin Tianyou also did not pursue Wanyan Hongsheng. Seeing him retreat, he immediately went to the Bloody Monk's side, saying, "Master, would you like me to help you?"

"There's no need!" the Bloody Monk said in a deep voice, "Go down and help Helian Tiehua!"

Lin Tianyou turned his head to look down and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. That winged skeleton frame, flying in the air, truly was a shocking sight.

However, shock is shock. After a moment of astonishment, Lin Tianyou quickly rushed down; he could see below that Helian Tiehua was already nearly unable to hold on.

Having just run down a few steps, Lin Tianyou felt the suction of the skeleton frame, which surprised him greatly. A Thousand Jin Drop concentrated all his strength in his legs, stepping forward slowly to ensure he wouldn't get pulled toward that skeleton frame.

Thus, after several minutes, Lin Tianyou finally reached behind Helian Tiehua. His Inner Strength, originating from Divine Doctor An Shiping, was at least as strong as, if not stronger than, Helian Tiehua's. If not for limitations in technique, he certainly could have kept Wanyan Hongsheng behind earlier. Now, confronting this skeleton frame, relying on strong Inner Strength, compared to Helian Tiehua, wasn't overly difficult.

Helian Tiehua was clearly almost at his limit now, with veins bulging prominently on his arms. He clenched his teeth, saying, "Help me take them both away!"

Lin Tianyou didn't waste words, directly grabbing the two elders. After all, he wasn't injured and his Inner Strength was extremely strong, managing to drag these two as he backed away step by step.

With Helian Tiehua releasing the two, he too felt much relieved. Bearing his internal injuries, he followed Lin Tianyou, retreating step by step, leaving the suction range of the skeleton.

In this brief period, several corpses on the floor had already been completely absorbed by the skeleton. It seemed as if the skeleton had gained consciousness, slowly turning towards Helian Tiehua and Lin Tianyou. To the astonishment of everyone, the skeleton actually started flying slowly toward them.

Helian Tiehua's face changed, as he had just endured the suction from the skeleton, naturally knowing the terrifying power it possessed. If the skeleton chased them down, there was absolutely no way they could all escape. Not to mention him, even Lin Tianyou, uninjured and not burdened by looking after the two elders, might not be able to escape the skeleton's attack!

"Run!" Helian Tiehua shouted anxiously, "Don't worry about us, run!"

Lin Tianyou also saw that the skeleton frame charging toward him was indeed quite shocking. But he did not let go, instead gripping the two elders tightly, using all his strength to contest with the skeleton frame's suction.

Seeing Lin Tianyou acting like this, Helian Tiehua was both grateful and, more than ever, worried. The three of them were severely injured, under the assault of the skeleton frame, there was surely no chance of survival. Lin Tianyou, being uninjured, would have a chance to save himself if he didn't concern himself with them. However, Lin Tianyou flat out refused to let go, meaning he would not be able to escape this time either!

"Don't worry about us, just run!" Helian Tiehua urged frantically, "As long as there's life, there's hope!"

Lin Tianyou still did not respond to Helian Tiehua's words, persistently gripping onto the two Elders. This was his character; though he was once a doctor who didn't know martial arts, he never stood idly by when lives were at stake. The benevolence of a healer was vividly embodied in him. No matter the danger here, he wouldn't let go, for if he did, the two elders would certainly die.

Helian Tiehua shouted several times, but Lin Tianyou showed no intention of letting go, causing Helian Tiehua to simply give up. He turned to look at the approaching skeleton structure, gritted his teeth, and suddenly roared loudly, thrusting himself towards the skeleton structure.

"Great General!" An Elder exclaimed in astonishment, but at this point, none of them could stop it. Everyone could see that Helian Tiehua intended to use his own body to block the skeleton structure, buying Lin Tianyou some time to allow him a chance to escape with them.

However, the skeleton's power was formidable. By lunging forward, Helian Tiehua might as well be sending himself to death. Could it be that Helian Tiehua, a hero of his era, would be absorbed into a dry corpse like those before him by the skeleton structure?

There was no one who could halt what was about to happen. As Helian Tiehua was about to collide with the skeleton structure, a flash of blue light suddenly streaked across the distant horizon, coloring the entire sky blue.

The appearance of this blue light seemed to agitate the skeleton structure. The skeleton opened its eyes abruptly; though its eye sockets were devoid of eyes, one could see a red glow flickering within, giving off an eerie impression. The skeleton structure opened its mouth, issuing a howl akin to a demon's, stretching its wings and flying straight towards that horizon.

Helian Tiehua had just leaped forward, almost colliding with the skeleton structure. But the skeleton structure suddenly flew away, leaving him grasping at thin air, unable to touch anything, and he finally landed on the ground.

Seeing this, Lin Tianyou and the others all breathed a sigh of relief. Had the skeleton structure not flown away at the crucial moment, Helian Tiehua would truly have perished there. Everyone saw clearly earlier that anyone touched by the skeleton structure was absorbed into a dried corpse, leaving no survivors, a truly terrifying event. It's sheer luck that Helian Tiehua survived. Without the appearance of that blue light, Helian Tiehua would have surely died!

Once the skeleton structure flew away, the suction vanished instantly. Without the suction, Lin Tianyou finally relaxed, placing the two elders on the ground and immediately rushing to Helian Tiehua's side, saying, "Come, let me heal your injuries!"

"No need!" Helian Tiehua shook his head bitterly, gazing in the direction where the skeleton structure left, and sighed, "The power of the skeleton structure has already reached the Beyond The Pinnacle state. The injuries we sustained were inflicted by Beyond The Pinnacle power. Even Bai Li Xi and Ning Qianshu being here wouldn't be able to heal them!"

Helian Tiehua didn't know that Lin Tianyou was a successor of Divine Doctor An Shiping, yet he was aware that Lin Tianyou was a western doctor. In his view, if even Bai Li Xi and Ning Qianshu couldn't heal the injuries, what could a western doctor possibly do?

Lin Tianyou didn't respond to him, instead extended his fingers to tap several points on his body. Helian Tiehua felt as if all his strength had concentrated in one area, causing him to involuntarily cry out in pain, "Ah!"

"Hang on, it'll be over soon!" Lin Tianyou quickly reassured.

"What...what is happening?" Helian Tiehua asked in surprise. His body had trained in the Thirteen Protectors' Horizontal Golden Bell Shield, not easily harmed by ordinary weapons. Why did he feel such pain when Lin Tianyou merely tapped him a few times?

"The injuries inflicted by Beyond The Pinnacle powers are difficult to treat because the power remains within the body. Unless a power many times stronger eradicates it, it will persist, continuously damaging the body!" As Lin Tianyou spoke, he retrieved a short dagger from his belongings, continuing, "To treat this kind of injury, the best method is to first seal the acupoints, concentrating these powers in one area. Then, break open the body and use special methods to release these energies, transforming the Beyond The Pinnacle injuries into ordinary ones, treatable by usual methods!"

"Ah?" Helian Tiehua and the others were dumbfounded, hardly comprehending Lin Tianyou's explanation, overwhelmed by the shock of his words. How could he know so much? How did he understand methods for treating Beyond The Pinnacle injuries? Could this be true? Even Bai Li Xi and Ning Qianshu couldn't heal them—was his method genuine?

Lin Tianyou paid no heed to their astonishment, extracting a porcelain bottle, pouring some gel-like medicine into his hand and rubbing it onto Helian Tiehua's arm, speaking softly, "Mr. Helian, this might hurt a lot next, please bear with it!"

Helian Tiehua, his face still in shock, said, "No worries, continue!"

Great General Helian Tiehua, having faced countless battles, was not one to be afraid of pain, having endured all kinds of injuries.

Lin Tianyou nodded, using the dagger to make a cut on Helian Tiehua's arm, leaving only a white mark. The Thirteen Protectors' Horizontal Golden Bell Shield had formidable power, not easily cut through.