Chapter 47: Killing an Earth Rank Expert!
Chapter 47: Killing an Earth Rank Expert!
That kick was heavy and vicious. How powerful the God-Level Combat Skill truly was needed no further proof. Qin Shisan had absolutely no chance to dodge. Even though his Protective True Qi was immensely strong, and even if he could contract his body, at such close range and with such terrifying speed, all he could do was feel an overwhelming burst of excruciating pain erupt there. A shrill, agonized scream tore from his throat as he was kicked straight through the empty window frame. Qin Li’s body shot out right after him in a flash, giving Qin Shisan no chance for any other reaction. Another vicious punch slammed into Qin Shisan’s chest!
This fist contained both the “Shatter” and “Shock” hidden forces. Already grievously wounded, Qin Shisan spat out a mouthful of hot blood with a cry. Then, his body, moving as if a ghost, shot backward at an impossible angle through the air. With a thunderous crash, it smashed the Qin Family’s newly replaced gate barrier to splinters as he hurtled backward. His eyes held infinite resentment and a flicker of pure terror. He could never have imagined that in just a few short days, this shame of the Qin Family, this little bastard, had undergone such an earth-shattering transformation!
Qin Hanyue and Qin Xue were both jolted awake simultaneously. Qin Xue pressed down on Qin Hanyue, who tried to get up. “Mother, don’t move! Let me go see!” Qin Xue said in a low voice. Grabbing her longsword, she pushed the door open, only to witness a scene she would never forget for the rest of her life!
After being flung backward, Qin Shisan didn’t utter a single threat. He immediately spun around, intent on fleeing at top speed!
But Qin Li’s silhouette in the darkness was like a colossal roc. His arms spread wide, and his body, which should have been falling, astonishingly surged upwards again! His feet moved as if on level ground, transforming him into a streak of blue smoke streaking through the air, pursuing Qin Shisan.
Qin Xue’s mouth fell open slightly. The corner of her lips twitched violently. Clenching her teeth, she also sped off in pursuit of where Qin Li had gone.
Qin Shisan had just taken a heavy kick straight to that vulnerable place from Qin Li. There was no doubt; it was utterly destroyed! Because that kick contained terrifyingly powerful Yuanli, instantly crippling Qin Shisan. And that subsequent punch had been like a meteor strike – like a thousand-pound boulder landing on his chest. Every breath he took now felt like fire burning in his chest. If not for an intense desire to survive driving him, Qin Shisan would likely already be finished!
Qin Li, you little bastard! I should have finished you off with one palm long ago!
Qin Shisan raced madly forward, his mind flooded with boundless regret. He thought: Qin Li, if I, Qin Shisan, survive today, I swear I will take your worthless life! Not just you, but your mother too! You will both die!
Thinking this, Qin Shisan couldn’t help but glance backward. That single glance almost made him plummet from the sky, filled with sheer terror!
Because less than a hundred paces behind him, Qin Li’s figure – slightly thin, still carrying a hint of youthfulness – was soaring through the air, deliberately unhurried!
In one look, Qin Shisan understood. The other was playing with him, like a cat with a mouse. He hadn’t even used his full strength!
At this moment, Qin Shisan felt like he’d fallen into an ice cave. He racked his brain but couldn’t figure it out. How had this trash of the Qin Family, this bastard child who only knew basic training, suddenly gained such unpredictable, godlike power?
Right then, Qin Li’s somewhat mocking voice drifted from behind him: “Thirteenth Master~ Getting tired? Want to stop and rest? Hey, how’s the chest? Feel like breathing is fiery? Also, your Meridians aren’t flowing smoothly anymore, are they? Hmm, the pain downstairs must be worse… no wait! The mental pain must be the greater torment! Just think about your life from now on, tsk tsk… If you were to visit the brothels, tell me, would you look for a man or a woman? Hmm, let me see… ah, well, it’s ruined anyway. Might as well grit your teeth, cut the whole thing off! Cleaner! Then go to the Imperial Palace! You see, that Eunuch Li a while back, quite the commanding presence, right? He just had to glue on a mustache, still looked respectable…”
AARRGGH!!
Qin Shisan, a veteran who had roamed the Jianghu for so many years, had never been as humiliated as he was today. Not only was he gravely injured, he also had to endure this fly-like buzzing harassment. What enraged him most was that every word from Qin Li was like a razor-sharp dagger, stabbing countless holes into his heart!
“QIN LI! Even if I die, I will KILL YOU!!!”
Furious beyond measure, Qin Shisan spat out another gush of blood. His body abruptly halted, landing on the ground. He gathered every ounce of strength within him. His eyes burned crimson. A pale blue light shimmered over his whole body. A terrifying pressure surged towards Qin Li like a tidal wave!
Feeling this powerful, oppressive aura bearing down on him, Qin Li’s body stiffened momentarily. Then, suddenly, a strange violet aura erupted from Qin Li. The pressure Qin Shisan exerted vanished into thin air! Qin Li let out a cold laugh. In the darkness, his eyes gleamed like starlight.
“Qin Shisan! This place, today, WILL BE YOUR GRAVE!”
Seeing that his Earth Rank-level pressure hadn’t crushed Qin Li, Qin Shisan’s eyes instantly dimmed with despair. “Qin Li! If you kill me, great master will never leave you be! I will be waiting for you down below!”
As he shouted, Qin Shisan pulled a small vial from his chest. He hesitated for the briefest fraction, then uncorked it, tipped out a single pill, and tossed it into his mouth. An unnatural flush instantly spread across his face. Even in the dark, Qin Li could clearly sense the violent, raging aura exploding from Qin Shisan’s body after consuming that pill.
He’s burning his life force! Though Qin Li didn’t know what pill Qin Shisan had taken, he could guess… it was anything but normal!
ROAR!
A low, guttural growl erupted from Qin Shisan’s throat. Like a savage beast, he lunged at Qin Li.
Qin Xue, who had just caught up, gasped in shock. She stared in horror at Qin Shisan. Despite the night, she recognized him instantly – the super expert who almost never left the side of the Qin Family’s Great Master, Qin Yongzhi!
Then she looked at Qin Li. His slim figure stood unmoving in the night, bathed in faint moonlight, lending him a mysterious aura. He stared without fear at Qin Shisan… An overwhelming presence suddenly burst from Qin Li, like a proud, ancient pine clinging defiantly to a rocky cliff!
Clenched fist. Raised arm. Deep breath. PUNCH!
BAM! BAM! BAM!
In the blink of an eye, three devastating exchanges!
A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of Qin Li’s mouth, yet his eyes grew even brighter.
Under the hazy moonlight, Qin Shisan’s face was deathly pale. His eyes burned like hellfire, utterly frantic! Like a beast who had lost all reason.
This was a desolate wasteland in the west part of the city. Utterly silent. Devoid of any signs of human life. The sound of their combat echoed far into the distance. But besides Qin Xue, there was no one else to witness this shocking battle.
Qin Xue watched, stunned beyond words. She simply couldn’t comprehend how Qin Li, possessing only Mysterious Rank strength, could fight Qin Shisan, an Earth Rank powerhouse, to a standstill!
Even if Qin Shisan was badly injured, he was STILL an Earth Rank expert!
Given the situation, she couldn’t interfere! All she could do was watch anxiously, resolving fiercely: If Qin Li is ever in real danger, I’ll fight to the death to save him!
The longer Qin Shisan fought, the more alarmed he became. He’d thought that taking this “Life-and-Death Pill” he’d kept for years would let him easily crush Qin Li. He never expected Qin Li wouldn’t even bother with tiring him out. Instead, he met him head-on in furious combat! His surging, vast Yuanli crashed against him like waves – one strike following another!
He’s insane! An absolute monster! Even if he started training from inside his mother’s womb, at most he would have thirteen years today! Yet what stood before him was no thirteen-year-old boy! It was clearly an old monster with fifty or sixty years’ worth of skill!
BOOM!
Another thunderous impact! Qin Li felt like his organs had been violently shifted. The pain nearly made him cry out, yet his spirit soared higher and higher!
Because Qin Li discovered that the more intense the combat, the more life-or-death the struggle, the more powerfully his “Sovereign of All Combat Skill” manifested!
The deadliest techniques required honing through practice!
Practicing on wooden dummies could never achieve that level of true mastery!
Therefore, using this severely injured, dying Earth Rank expert as a sparring partner… was absolutely perfect!
Had Qin Shisan not figured out Qin Li’s intent by now, he would have wasted his fifty-plus years living! Outwardly, he appeared in his forties, but he was actually fifty-five years old! Today, his boat had capsized in a ditch. He had truly stumbled badly trying to crush this Qin Li.
Now, even knowing Qin Li was using him to refine his Combat Skills, becoming more proficient and fiercer with every blow, Qin Shisan gritted his teeth. He endured, desperate to find an opening, a weakness.
Playing with fire only led to self-immolation! As long as Qin Li showed the slightest mistake, that would be the moment he died!
After another dozen exchanges, Qin Shisan’s vision began to blur. This was the side effect of taking the Life-and-Death Pill. The so-called Life-and-Death Pill was a drug that instantly boosted one’s energy and life force in desperate moments, throwing the user into a state of manic excitement and pushing them beyond their limits. Its flaw, however, was glaringly obvious: its effect lasted only half an hour. After that, the user would collapse into complete exhaustion, unable to resist anyone.
Suddenly, Qin Li paused his movement, his lower abdomen exposed. Qin Shisan, his mind now completely overtaken by the brink-of-death madness, didn’t hesitate for a second. His palm shot out like a blade, stabbing viciously towards Qin Li’s unprotected stomach. He threw himself forward recklessly, leaving his entire body wide open to Qin Li’s counterattack.
He was using mutual destruction tactics!
“Ah!” Qin Xue cried out in alarm. She wanted to act, but it was already too late. Yet in that moment, under the moonlight, she saw a strange, unsettling smile curve the lips of Qin Li’s slightly childish face!
Qin Li’s body suddenly arched backward in a perfect, centered backbend! Qin Shisan’s seemingly unstoppable knife-hand strike whistled just above his clothes, missing by a hair’s breadth!
The cloth over his abdomen shredded into dust, dissipating in the air. Qin Li’s body, however, remained completely unharmed!
The tie ban qiao – the Iron Bridge Backbend. One of the most basic moves for Martial Artists. Very few would ever devote serious time to practicing such a fundamental posture. Wouldn’t that time be better spent honing Combat Skills, accumulating more Yuanli?
But performed by Qin Li, it flowed with such natural grace, as if one with Heaven and Earth!
Qin Shisan’s strike had missed its mark. Qin Li gave him no second chance. One leg snapped upwards like a whip, landing a devastating kick squarely on Qin Shisan’s Dantian!
One kick.
Shattered Dantian.