Chapter 101: Another Victory Against a Heavenly Rank!
Chapter 101: Another Victory Against a Heavenly Rank!
Pfft!
As soon as the knife touched the soft blanket, the man in black knew he had been tricked. How could that young man be so alert? After just one glance during the day, he actually set a trap at night to wait for him?
The man in black reacted quickly. A Heavenly Rank Martial Artist trying to assassinate an unknown young man seemed like overkill, but his strength was undeniable!
With one strike missing, the man in black immediately swung his blade behind him!
At the same time, he felt a bone-chilling cold sensation surge up his spine… it was killing intent!
Ha!
The man in black let out a light shout. A bright red light flashed around him as he channeled all his Yuanli into this single strike. He firmly believed that even if there was a huge rock or a block of steel behind him…
He would cut it in two!
This was conviction, but even more so, it was confidence! The confidence of a Heavenly Rank Martial Artist in his own strength!
Boom!
The powerful sword aura directly blasted the wall of the small inn into dust. Ahu was staying on the other side. The hunter reacted extremely quickly, rolling onto the floor while grabbing his large blade.
The fierce sword aura showed no signs of weakening as it shattered seven or eight more walls in that direction!
The man in black’s single strike had destroyed half of the small inn!
A Heavenly Rank Martial Artist was truly formidable!
But this strike had missed!
The man in black felt a numbness in his legs, and his expression changed drastically. His pupils contracted sharply, his eyes filled with shock and horror. Because he had committed too fully to his previous move, pulling back now was already too late. He could only instantaneously channel all his Yuanli into his legs.
He formed an extremely sturdy Protective True Qi. The body of a Heavenly Rank Martial Artist was already very difficult for ordinary swords and blades to harm, let alone when he focused all his Yuanli there for protection.
You think you can hurt me like this? You’re too naive! You underestimate the strength of a Heavenly Rank Martial Artist!
The man in black thought this as he flicked his wrist. The thin, slender blade in his hand flashed with a dazzling light as it swept fiercely toward the ground.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye—a mere moment for ordinary people!
But then, the confident man in black suddenly felt the numbness in his legs intensify. It seemed… there was also a tingling sensation.
Instinctively, he felt something was wrong.
At that moment, a loud bang came from the ground. The man in black’s third strike… had missed again!
Because this small inn had only one floor, the man in black’s strike left a huge crater in the ground. But Qin Li seemed to have completely vanished!
Or rather, Qin Li had anticipated all his reactions even before he made his move! And based on those reactions, Qin Li had made corresponding arrangements, forcing the man in black to respond in various ways within an instant… The man in black thought of this possibility almost immediately, breaking out in a cold sweat.
Just then, the bed Qin Li had been sleeping on suddenly burst open!
Qin Li’s body had been hidden deep under that bed all along! If the man in black’s earlier strike had landed solidly, it would have definitely cut Qin Li, who was hiding under the bed, in two!
But any assassin, especially a skilled one, knew the principle of retreating immediately after a failed strike. Although this man in black wasn’t an assassin, he also understood this principle. How could he have expected someone to be so bold as to hide under the bed? Wasn’t… wasn’t he afraid that his attacker would be a reckless person who would actually slash down?
As the bed burst open, a dark blue glow shimmered around Qin Li’s body. A Sword Qi, completely silent, shot straight toward the man in black’s heart!
“Die!” Qin Li roared fiercely!
The man in black was so enraged his eyes nearly burst. He felt an urge to vomit blood. For the first time in his life, he had encountered an Earth Rank Martial Artist who was so arrogant! So insolent!
But he forgot—how could a normal Earth Rank Martial Artist deceive him? How could they make killing intent appear from behind him? And how could they have the courage to strike directly at a Heavenly Rank expert!
The man in black lifted his leg to step forward while gathering Yuanli, intending to slash this arrogant brat to death. But suddenly, he let out a earth-shattering scream!
“Ah!”
This piercing scream cut through the night sky, traveling a great distance.
Although the small town was prosperous, it was already late at night and everything was quiet. His shout woke who knew how many people from their dreams. However, the powerful aura of the Heavenly Rank Martial Artist frightened all the dogs in the town, making them tremble and not dare to make a sound!
Two streams of blood gushed out from the man in black’s lower legs. Qin Li’s sword had actually severed the man in black’s legs below the knees!
And the man in black hadn’t noticed it at first!
How sharp must the sword be, and how fast must the strike have been, for someone to not realize their legs had been cut off immediately?
With absolutely no mental preparation, the man in black collapsed to the ground with a thud. Qin Li’s sword was now pointing directly at his throat. The chilling Sword Qi was intensely cold. That not-so-tall, lean figure gazed down at the man in black like the god of death, his voice icy as he said, “Is the throat of a Heavenly Rank Martial Artist just as hard?”
“Hiss!”
The rapid loss of blood made the man in black’s head spin, and the intense pain made him wish for death!
“If you want to kill me, then do it quickly! Give me a swift death!”
The man in black’s voice was hoarse, making him sound quite old.
The fight had only lasted a brief moment, but the damage caused was enormous. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Ahu and the others rushed over quickly. The innkeeper, however, had been scared out of his wits and didn’t even dare to show his face.
“Since when is anything in this world that easy?” Qin Li sneered coldly. “You, a Heavenly Rank Martial Artist, come here to assassinate me. If you kill me, you just leave calmly. If you fail to kill me, you want a quick death? Hmph, you want to have it all your way! Acting like some Jianghu hero!”
Pfft!
Ahu and the others, who had just arrived, nearly laughed out loud upon hearing Qin Li’s words. They thought, Is that what having it all your way means? However, they were genuinely shocked that the man in black was actually a Heavenly Rank Martial Artist. The looks they gave Qin Li grew even more complex, eventually turning into sincere admiration.
Just last year, he was a weak Illegitimate Son living under someone else’s roof. A year later, he could actually deal with a Heavenly Rank Martial Artist effortlessly. Anyone would be amazed.
Actually, Ahu and the others were overestimating Qin Li a bit. There was no doubt that Qin Li’s current strength was very high, but killing a Heavenly Rank Martial Artist wasn’t as easy as they imagined. The fact that his Innate Purple Qi didn’t produce Yuanli fluctuations and his divine sword Blooddrinker gave Qin Li a huge advantage!
Without either one, Qin Li wouldn’t have been able to subdue a Heavenly Rank Martial Artist so easily!
“So what do you want? Torture me? This grandpa isn’t afraid! I’ve killed countless people in my life, using cruel methods you couldn’t even imagine! I advise you to just kill me with your sword, then flee for your life! Hmph, when Mangdang Mountain wants someone dead, they’ve never failed! Everyone in your family will die with me!”
The man in black released all his ferocious aura. Ahu and the others couldn’t withstand the pressure of a Heavenly Rank expert and stepped back one after another.
“A bunch of scum, wanting to watch this grandpa die? Get lost…”
Before the man in black could fully release his aura, Qin Li lightly tapped his sword against the man’s throat, immediately dispersing all his imposing presence. The word “lost” only came out halfway; the rest was swallowed back.
“You think you’re so great?” Qin Li said indifferently, though he felt three parts surprise and seven parts resentment. So, this man in black wasn’t sent by the Crown Prince, but was one of those who exterminated the Qin Family! He wondered how they had found him.
Qin Li was never afraid of enemies, but he didn’t want to provoke enemies for no reason.
“I think you might have the wrong person. I’m not from the Qin Family,” Qin Li said calmly. “I won’t kill you today. Stay away from me from now on!”
The man in black sneered, “Anyone with the surname Qin must die!”
Qin Li narrowed his eyes, looking at the man in black, and suddenly laughed. The man in black stared at Qin Li, his eyes filled with suspicion.
“You little beast, what are you laughing at?”
The smile on Qin Li’s face grew even warmer as he looked at the man in black and said, “I’m laughing because you’re quite amusing. Even at death’s door, you still don’t forget to frame others. But you don’t know that I’m the ancestor of this trade! When it comes to framing people, can you possibly be better than me? You’re not one of the Qin Family exterminators at all! What bullshit Mangdang Mountain, damn it, tell me, you’re the Crown Prince’s man, right? I underestimated that coward. I didn’t think he’d really have the guts to send someone to assassinate me. But with only you… damn, he really looks down on me, you know? At the very least… he should have sent two!”
“You little beast, I don’t know any Crown Prince! And if I hadn’t been careless, how could I have fallen for your tricks? There’s no use talking. If you have the guts, kill me quickly!” the man in black yelled fiercely. “Otherwise, you’ll regret it!”
Pfft. Pfft.
Qin Li quickly used Blooddrinker to tap twice on the man in black’s body. The man in black didn’t react at all. Seeing Qin Li’s sword leave his body, he struggled violently, the hand holding the blade attempting to swing it at Qin Li.
This was almost the instinct of a powerful Martial Artist!
But unexpectedly, a feeling of weakness washed over him. The blade in his hand clattered to the ground. The man in black’s face instantly turned ashen, his lips trembling slightly. For the first time, a look of deep fear appeared in his eyes.
“Channel-Cutting Technique! You actually know the Channel-Cutting Technique!”
“What damn Channel-Cutting Technique? I don’t understand,” Qin Li said as he crouched beside the man in black. He used his hand to pull off the man’s face covering, revealing a face that looked to be in his fifties. It wasn’t as old as he had imagined. Because of the pain, the man in black’s face was all scrunched up, looking somewhat twisted.
“With such distinct features, why do you like doing sneaky things?” Qin Li muttered. Then he shouted toward the other side, “Watermelon, if you’re not dead, come over here. Search his body, and then try to get some information out of him.”
The man in black’s eyes widened abruptly, a wave of overwhelming hatred surging through his entire body!