Chapter 1040: 641. Friends from Afar

Water, fire, earth element awakeners have always been the most favored targets of the Inner World’s various conglomerates, especially those of the earth element.

Simply because these three types of element awakeners can integrate with their own powers, once they reach A-Class, they become virtually immune to firearms after integration with the elements, bullets striking them have no effect.

Unless someone makes a targeted effort to counter them, otherwise they are essentially invincible among the awakeners, certainly stronger than many who can only serve as ’wild monsters’.

The reason earth element awakeners are favored by conglomerates is that they are natural-born bodyguards.

Once attacked, they can help protectors withstand bullets without dying and are also skilled at stealth assassinations.

At this moment, the fire element awakener had already transformed entirely into flames, looking at Zard’s injuries and saying, "Do you really think earth elements can run everywhere?"

"Are your injuries severe?" Qing Chen ignored him and instead turned to ask Zard.

Ordinary people’s arms would blister badly when burned, but Zard was different. After being burned, his palm appeared like the glazed layer on porcelain, rendering his palm immobile, as if it had turned into porcelain.

Zard looked painfully at his palm, "Now, I can no longer use my full body sandification ability."

Full body sandification also has its limits. If he forces sandification when his limbs are already glazed, it means Zard will permanently lose his right hand.

If he stops sandification, there is still a chance for slow recovery, allowing him to gradually shed the glaze layer like molt shedding.

At this time, the pain contorted Zard’s facial muscles, he looked at the fire element awakener and then at his own palm, gritting his teeth, "It’s actually quite beautiful!"

The fire element awakener paused for a moment and then laughed, "Very spirited, but useless."

At this time, Zard looked somewhat aggrievedly at Qing Chen, "Sorry boss, a Zhi Lanxing in my body got burned."

Qing Chen suddenly felt a strong pang in his nose, "What’s a Zhi Lanxing, as long as you can recover."

He never expected that even injured, Zard would still prioritize protecting those plants.

For some reason, he felt that the other’s mindset was as simple as a child’s.

On the other side, Chen Clan’s Chen Bing had already placed the bamboo basket from his back on the ground. He silently surveyed Qing Chen and the others, then began sorting through the basket.

His expression was like a butcher choosing the right knife before slaughtering a pig.

Qing Chen smiled, wondering how he had become a lamb ready for slaughter.

He raised his hand to manifest a black sniper rifle, pulling the trigger towards Chen Bing, but just as he raised his hand, Chen Bing had already crushed a painting scroll with his bare hands.

When Qing Chen pulled the trigger, a towering Imperial Guard had already stepped in front of Chen Bing.

The Imperial Guard stood two meters tall, clad in bright armor, equipped with a breastplate, and holding a giant axe.

The bullet from the black sniper rifle hit the breastplate, only barely penetrating, but unable to inflict crucial damage.

Chen Bing stood behind the Imperial Guard, continuing to nonchalantly pick through the painting scrolls in the bamboo basket, "I spent 32 days painting this Imperial Guard. The pigments were ground from minerals within the Taboo Land, and the armor is outlined with gold powder, the red scarf on the armor colored with my blood. There’s nothing you can do against him, quite worth it."

Qing Chen’s heart tightened, knowing that the figures in these painting scrolls have power linked with the painter.

Chen Bing is probably a standout among the younger generation of the Chen Clan, likely a key development target rapidly promoted by Chen Yu using Zhi Lanxing.

Exceptionally young, exceptionally fierce.

It must be said, the Chen Clan’s transcendent fighters always have an advantage, for them, battle preparation happens before the fight even begins.

They use paintings crafted over a year to defeat a single person, inherently gaining an advantage.

Three hundred years ago, during a crisis for the Chen Clan, an elder from the clan who never participated in battles once took out 1231 painting scrolls, and in a life-consuming spree, he crushed them all.

That day, the southern wilderness seemed to fall into a surreal world, ancient Buddhas and mythical beasts swarmed in endlessly.

Truly proving one person guarding the gate, blocking the advance of ten thousand.

This elder was deeply enamored with painting in life, to him, the joy of painting was simply painting, not meant for battle.

The finished paintings were so precious to him that he couldn’t bear to crush them.

After all, once crushed, they are gone.

So, this elder was never known in the Chen Clan’s inner circles.

Everyone knew within the deep residences there was an eccentric elder who painted but wouldn’t use his works, unaware that a lifetime’s collection of paintings had saved the Chen Clan from peril.

After that battle, the elder was left weak and gaunt, lamenting the loss of his artworks until he passed away along with them.

A life defined by one battle, with a single battle making him immortalized in history, this is the story of the Chen Clan’s Chen Xuanwu.

Chen Yu previously mentioned painting a sky full of Buddhas during the demigod battle because of this tale.

From that moment, this Chen Clan’s demigod had already revealed his ambition.

And now, Chen Bing comes forth with eight painting scrolls, already applying immense pressure to everyone present.

Qing Chen looked towards Zhang Mengchan, Sun Chu Ci, and Tuan Zi, "Move back with Shadow, this is no longer something you can handle."

Among the experts present, only Qing Chen and Zard were left, with Yangyang nowhere to be found.

One A-Class and one B-Class, facing two A-Class opponents, plus Zard being inherently countered by the fire element awakener, this was an extremely uneven fight.

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