Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 223 – One person against the crowd

To escape the city as soon as possible, Lin Jichen had no choice but to deceive Ji Tongyin.

"Um... there's no time to lose. I need to return to the sect now to see if my master has come out of seclusion."

Ji Tongyin thought Lin Jichen was eager to be with her, which was why he wanted to return to the sect so quickly.

Feeling both shy and secretly delighted, she didn't hesitate to personally escort Lin Jichen out of the royal city.

Before leaving, Ji Tongyin gazed at Lin Jichen with deep affection.

Lin Jichen sighed inwardly, almost unable to resist staying.

But remembering the matter of the Heavenly Grade Movement Technique, he finally bid farewell and left.

As soon as Lin Jichen stepped out of the royal city, he was recognized by the players.

"Look! It's Lin Jichen! He has a Heavenly Grade Secret Technique on him!"

"The whole server has been looking for him, and he was hiding here all along."

"Hurry, follow him, find a chance to ambush him."

"We found Lin Jichen! He's here!"

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A large number of players quickly gathered outside the royal city, surrounding Lin Jichen in layers.

In no time, thousands of players had encircled the area.

Among the players were bystanders, members of various guilds, and many high-level players.

Then another group arrived, led by none other than Kuang Xiaoyan and his Blood Fiend Guild.

Seeing Lin Jichen surrounded, Kuang Xiaoyan grinned and said, "Lin Jichen, how does it feel to be a rat everyone wants to beat?"

Lin Jichen looked at him in surprise and said, "Hey, where's your guild leader? Haven't seen him. Did he get thrown in jail again?"

Kuang Xiaoyan sneered, "Lin Jichen, today it's not just the Blood Fiend Guild after you; it's the entire server."

Instead of being afraid, Lin Jichen scanned the crowd arrogantly and laughed, "You think a bunch of nobodies like you can take me down? Do you even know what it means to court humiliation? Pathetic."

Lin Jichen's words instantly ignited everyone's anger. Some players who were hesitating now felt compelled to act.

After hearing his taunts, they thought, "We must act! Otherwise, we're just taking insults for nothing."

Not to mention, Lin Jichen was carrying valuable treasures.

Lin Jichen seemed completely unaware that he had provoked everyone, continuing to boast.

"I did get the Heavenly Grade Secret Technique. If you have the guts, come and take it. Let's see how capable you are. Look at yourselves, a bunch of useless fools!"

Lin Jichen transformed into a master of insults, spitting words at thousands of players.

The players' anger grew.

Someone shouted, "Get him!" and in an instant, everyone attacked!

Lin Jichen didn't resist, letting them attack.

Countless skills rained down on Lin Jichen.

Lin Jichen activated his mana, forming a mana shield.

This was something all Crystal Realm players had, similar to the methods used by the Poison Sect Elders during the attack on the Ten Thousand Poison Sect.

However, activating the mana shield meant he couldn't do anything else; he had to maintain it continuously, or it would disappear.

At the Golden Elixir stage, this wouldn't be necessary, as the mana would automatically protect the user.

All the players' skills and attacks landed on Lin Jichen's shield, resulting in a bunch of MISS notifications.

Lin Jichen's evasion rate was as high as 30%, and this was before he learned the Heavenly Grade Secret Technique.

So, 30% of the attacks were directly nullified.

Even the attacks that weren't evaded couldn't harm Lin Jichen; they couldn't break through his defense.

With a defense of 325, the strength or mental power of Foundation Establishment Realm players was generally around 100, and Crystal Realm players ranged from 100 to 200.

Reaching 200 was already quite high, and surpassing 200 was considered an exceptional expert.

Their talents might not be weak, and with a Heavenly Dao breakthrough, they could exceed 200.

But they were still worlds apart from Lin Jichen.

As Lin Jichen's realm increased, his attributes doubled each time, becoming more exaggerated.

Minor realms had top-grade elixirs for breakthroughs, increasing the highest free attribute points.

Moreover, Lin Jichen always chose the best and strongest treasures for his Heavenly Dao breakthroughs.

Other players wouldn't dare to seek out the Hell Boar God or kill the Kai Ming Beast for their breakthroughs.

From this point on, Lin Jichen had already left all current players far behind.

The reason Lin Jichen activated his mana shield was that he didn't want to be hit in a weak spot and suffer a Critical Hit. He also wanted everyone to hit him and turn red-named.

Yes, taking advantage of the last bit of time he could stay in the city, Lin Jichen played a trick, deliberately provoking all the players to make them attack.

There was a clear rule in the city: no fighting.

Otherwise, Lin Jichen wouldn't have wasted his breath on them.

As more and more players focused their attacks, all the players started turning red-named.

Red-named status didn't care if you hurt anyone; as long as you attacked, you would be marked.

Most players didn't know about this rule in the city, and even if some did, they didn't care.

After all, they thought, "So many people are attacking, do you think the guards of Fengqu City would dare to arrest thousands of us? Don't be ridiculous, the law doesn't punish the masses!"

Under the frenzied attacks of tens of thousands of players, Lin Jichen, like a lone boat in a storm, seemed on the verge of destruction.

His mana shield was rapidly depleting, and it looked like Lin Jichen would soon run out of mana and be killed by the crowd.

Yet Lin Jichen stubbornly persisted.

The scene was almost unbearable to watch.

Jiang Luoyu, who had rushed over upon receiving the news, saw Lin Jichen, now the enemy of everyone, and felt a surge of inexplicable anger.

"All Moon Shadow members, attack!" Jiang Luoyu, holding her staff, summoned a black mist that gathered over the tens of thousands of players.

Su Wanling also drew her sword, ready to command all Moon Shadow players to counterattack these greedy players.

But at that moment, Jiang Luoyu's staff suddenly stopped. She looked at Lin Jichen, and Lin Jichen looked back at her, even winking.

Jiang Luoyu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly called out, "Everyone, stop."

The Moon Shadow members were puzzled. Weren't they here to save him? Why stop now? Master Lin can't hold on much longer.

Kuang Xiaoyan saw Jiang Luoyu stop and thought she was scared, laughing wildly, "Lin Jichen, today you will die! No one can save you!"

Just then, an old man in an eunuch's robe passed by. Seeing Lin Jichen, his eyes widened slightly, and he looked at the attacking players.

Suddenly, he waved his sleeve, and all the skills, like flickering candles, were extinguished by a strong wind.

Immediately, a large number of guards appeared, surrounding all the players.

At this point, the players stopped, not knowing what was happening.

The old eunuch walked up to Lin Jichen, suddenly showing a smile like an old chrysanthemum, and said in a sharp voice, "Young Master Lin, this old servant is late. It was my negligence."

The entire crowd was stunned!