Chapter 206: The Talisman

At the entrance, the crowd noticed Yang Chen's expression suddenly become strange, and they all looked curious.

"What is that thing?" Gale asked Tsunami, who was beside him.

Tsunami shook his head, "I don't know, I've never seen it before."

"It looks like a soap bubble. Could it be a crystal ball?" Leaf guessed.

At this moment, Yang Chen suddenly reached out and took the transparent sphere from Judy's hand. Holding it in his hand, he played with it lightly.

"Do you know Aphrodite?" Yang Chen asked softly.

Judy's eyes, filled with tension, unease, fear, and hope, flashed with a sense of incredible joy, as if she had escaped death. "Is this truly the talisman of that great being?!"

"What, you don't know the origin of this thing?" Yang Chen frowned.

"No, no, I wasn't sure before. Once, by chance, I helped that great being with something. That being liked me very much and gave me this as a keepsake, but I never dared to believe in its power." Judy's tone was somewhat hurried, "In fact, I didn't even dare to confirm the true identity of that great being."

Yang Chen chuckled softly, "You're quite lucky. This bubble talisman is indeed from Aphrodite. I can feel her unique power attached to it."

The members of the Yanhuang Iron Brigade, who had been listening intently to their conversation, all showed puzzled expressions. Only Leaf seemed to have thought of something and was staring blankly.

"Aphrodite? Who is that?" Tianlong, the most confused, looked around and asked the people beside him.

Leaf hesitantly said in a low voice, "I remember, she might be one of the twelve Olympian gods, the goddess of love and beauty, Venus. The ancient Greek name is Aphrodite."

"Venus?" The crowd was even more confused. Having a Hades was already incredible. If it were Venus, an existence equal to Hades, who would that be on Earth?

Leaf slowly nodded and said, "Yes, if it really is Venus, then that orb likely represents a bubble in the water. According to legend, Venus was born from the sea, emerging from the water amidst bubbles."

The group found it unbelievable, but the situation in front of them seemed so real!

Yang Chen sighed, "Since you brought out this thing, you should know that it can only do one thing. Moreover, this amulet will lose its significance once it is used."

"I know. I never believed in all of this before, but today, after meeting you, I realized it's all true. According to the 'Covenant of the Gods', the main god's amulet can help the protected person avoid punishment from another main god once or gain the protection of any main god once," Judy said humbly, stepping back two steps with her head lowered. "I just ask that the Lord of the Underworld spares us. We will leave the land of Yanxia immediately."

Although they didn't understand what the 'Covenant of the Gods' was, Punk and Carlos's eyes lit up with joy when they heard there was hope for survival.

"You?" Yang Chen's gaze swept coldly over Punk and Carlos behind Judy. "The amulet can only protect one person. They are not within the protected range."

Judy gritted her teeth and said, "Lord of the Underworld, can you not make an exception just this once?"

"Woman, do not challenge my limits. I do not praise life; I represent death."

A few red gleams appeared in Yang Chen's eyes again, and the icy, bone-chilling aura thickened.

The sudden denial almost drove Punk and Carlos to the brink of collapse. They no longer had any will to resist. When Yang Chen firmly declared that he wanted their lives, the only thought in their minds was to escape!

Taking advantage of the fact that Yang Chen was the only one present and that the Yanhuang Iron Brigade couldn't resist them, they were willing to risk everything for the slim chance of escaping!

It was almost their most coordinated moment. After exchanging a glance, Carlos suddenly lifted his leg, and two bluish-purple electric sparks, like golden snakes dancing wildly, slashed towards Yang Chen in a crisscross pattern!

Punk pressed a button on his watch and extended his hand forward. The air around him twisted visibly, and his body became blurred at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"No! Carlos! Don't run away!"

Seeing the two about to make their escape, Judy, in a panic, shouted, trying to stop them, but it was too late. The moment the electric sparks reached Yang Chen, he had already raised a hand and effortlessly blocked the thousands of volts of high-voltage electricity. Then, he shot towards Punk and Carlos!

Carlos and Punk initially hoped that their attack would make Yang Chen pause momentarily, giving them a chance to escape. However, to their dismay, Carlos's full-force high-voltage electric current had no effect whatsoever!

"You are too naive," Yang Chen said as he appeared beside the fleeing Punk.

Punk's eyes widened in terror. The density of air particles around him was thousands of times thicker than normal, but when Yang Chen reached out to grab his head, there was no obstacle at all!

"Smack!"

Punk couldn't dodge in time. Yang Chen's palm struck his head, crushing it like a watermelon being smashed, shattering it into many pieces!

"Ah!"

Carlos, with his sharp eyes, saw the horrifying scene of Punk's death. His legs were running at their limit, and in the blink of an eye, he had already dashed out of the Panlong Courtyard's gate!

Yang Chen didn't give chase. Instead, he glanced at a spot in the distant sky.

"Swish!"

With the sound of something slicing through the air, Carlos, who was fleeing at high speed, tumbled head over heels, rolled several times, and lay lifeless on the ground!

Just moments ago, the members of the Yanhuang Iron Brigade were worried that Carlos might escape. Now, they realized that outside, there was Night Wolf, their best sniper, who had been on standby the entire time!

Looking back at Yang Chen, the crowd was at a loss for words to describe this man. Just a moment ago, he had sensed that Night Wolf would shoot Carlos from a distance!

Does this mean that even snipers more than a mile away were well within his awareness?

In reality, if Carlos hadn't been so frantic and irrational, he wouldn't have run in a straight line, allowing Night Wolf to easily calculate the sniping route and kill him instantly!

Yang Chen turned around and looked at Judy, who stood there in a daze. He said, "You can leave now. With your skills, if you're careful, you won't get sniped."

Judy glanced around, at the bodies of her companions both inside and outside the hall. Her eyes finally reddened, and her body trembled slightly from the overwhelming grief.

However, Judy knew very well that if she chose to avenge them, she would end up just like them.

Having miraculously survived thanks to an amulet, Judy no longer had the courage to die for the so-called honor of the organization.

"Thank you, Lord of the Underworld," Judy said almost word by word as she expressed her gratitude. She then activated her anti-particle shield and swiftly left the Panlong Courtyard.

Watching Judy's figure disappear into the distance with a series of complex evasive maneuvers, Tianlong and the others grew anxious. They didn't feel comfortable chasing her down since Yang Chen had just saved them, and they weren't in a position to use their internal energy for the time being.

"Hey, Lord of the Underworld... Well, I'll just call you Yang Chen. Yang Chen, letting that woman go is like releasing a tiger back into the wild!" Tianlong shouted.

Yang Chen ignored him, walked up to Leaf, took the medicine bottle from her hand, poured out a pill, and swallowed it.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Chen opened his eyes again. The crimson glow had faded, and his aura had returned to the gentle, harmless demeanor it had been before.

"What, are you afraid of a woman?" Yang Chen asked with a sly smile.

Tianlong and the others immediately put on stern faces. "Afraid?! Afraid of nothing! Let her go! Anyway, we've killed enough today!"

"Then why bring it up?"

"I... I was just worried she might reveal your whereabouts! What if they send a bunch of people to cause you trouble? What then?!" Tianlong grumbled in a rough voice.

Yang Chen shrugged. "If you're willing to let them bring their whole army into Yanxia, it's fine by me."

"You..." Tianlong was rendered speechless.

"Stop talking nonsense. Dan Zeng is dead, and the people from Blue Storm didn't take the Rulai's physical body. The body must still be in the temple. We should search the place. That's the real task!" Tsunami said.

Tianlong chuckled, "Now that that scumbag Duanjian is dead, you, Tsunami, the bespectacled man, can finally become the team leader. Not bad, not bad. I think you have more potential than Duanjian."

"Don't mention that beast. How could he ever compare to our Leader Tsunami, right, Boss Tsunami?" Gale immediately started buttering up.

Having barely escaped death, everyone was naturally in good spirits. Seeing them banter, Tsunami felt a bit embarrassed, while Leaf and Bigfoot, the two more composed members, smiled knowingly.

However, not everyone was so cheerful.

After putting the medicine bottle away in his pocket, Yang Chen walked to the doorway. There, although Cannon was seriously injured, his robust body was mostly fine, and he was grinning in pain but also in relief.

But on the other side, the little nun Huilin was holding her master, Abbess Yunmiao, and the situation didn't look good.

Huilin's flawless, beautiful face was covered in tears, invoking a deep sense of pity in those who saw her.

Abbess Yunmiao was trying to suppress the poison with her internal energy, but she couldn't eliminate it. Her face was pale, her lips were turning purple, and cold sweat was constantly breaking out. The situation was very grim.

Seeing Abbess Yunmiao's dire condition, everyone noticed Yang Chen walking over. Their faces turned anxious, especially Tianlong, who hurriedly ran to Yang Chen and awkwardly said, "Yang Chen, Abbess Yunmiao is in such a bad state. Don't take this opportunity to seek revenge on her. She may not have treated you well, but she's poisoned. Let us take her to detoxify first."

Yang Chen curled his lip and helplessly pushed the big man aside, "What revenge? I'm here to heal her."

"Heal her?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

Yang Chen squatted down and said to Huilin, who was holding onto Abbess Yunmiao tightly, "Huilin, give your master to me. I'll heal her."

Huilin wiped her tears and, with a mix of fear and distrust, looked at Yang Chen pitifully, "Really?"

"Hey, little silly pig, if I wanted to harm you, do you think I'd waste so many words? One slap would be enough to settle it all, right?"

Huilin thought about it and agreed. Hesitantly, she let go of the unconscious Abbess Yunmiao and handed her over to Yang Chen.

After positioning Abbess Yunmiao, Yang Chen placed a hand on her back. He didn't sit cross-legged; he just lazily sat on the threshold, looking bored as he held one hand on Abbess Yunmiao's back, staying still.

Seeing everyone still watching him with suspicion, Yang Chen said impatiently, "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen internal energy healing before? Go find the Rulai's physical body!"

With that, the group dispersed to search for the hidden Rulai's body.

Only the seriously injured Cannon and the worried Huilin stayed at the entrance of the hall, watching Yang Chen quietly heal Abbess Yunmiao.

After about ten minutes, the Yanhuang Iron Brigade finally found the hidden golden statue of Rulai's physical body in a cellar. They carefully escorted it back to the camp with the military.

Night Wolf arrived belatedly. Upon learning what had happened in the hall, he almost went to whip the corpse of the already dead Duanjian!

A tumultuous episode on the border of Yanxia was thus calmed by Yang Chen's sudden intervention.

However, for Yang Chen himself, it seemed that trouble was not far off.

About half an hour later, the poison in Abbess Yunmiao's body was finally neutralized by Yang Chen's healing method. Abbess Yunmiao's complexion became much rosier and returned to normal.

Seeing her master's color improve, the little nun Huilin almost jumped for joy on the spot, and she looked at Yang Chen with much more affection.

But as soon as Abbess Yunmiao woke up, she suddenly turned around, her eyes red and teary, looking at Yang Chen with sorrow. She asked, "Who are you really? What is your relationship with Song Tianxing?!"