Chapter 91: The Fall of a Heavenly Rank!
Chapter 91: The Fall of a Heavenly Rank!
That unstoppable, sharp Sword Qi brutally choked Qin Hengtian’s last words back into his throat.
Strike when the enemy’s emotions are most turbulent, and hit with one fatal blow!
Qin Hengtian was shocked and angry. No matter what, he had not expected this young man to be hiding in this very tree. He even more so had not imagined the young man would dare to take the initiative to assassinate him!
The sword had yet to arrive, but the Sword Qi had already reached!
A chilling killing intent, following that Sword Qi, pierced straight into Qin Hengtian’s head. A trail of blood spread out, instantly leaving a deep and long gash on Qin Hengtian’s bald head!
Qin Hengtian roared loudly. In that instant, his body lunged forward in an unbelievable manner.
He fell face-first onto the ground in a ‘dog eats mud’ posture, yet that stunning sword strike followed him relentlessly like a vengeful ghost!
Qin Li’s face was ferocious, his teeth gritted. He was determined to kill a Heaven Rank Martial Artist with this one sword!
Qin Hengtian’s strength was also immense. He dragged a deep, long trench in the ground, his body shooting forward like a snake. Simultaneously, an astonishing amount of energy erupted from within him. His Protective True Qi thickened to a terrifying degree, all concentrated on… his back!
He gripped his treasured sword, intending to withstand Qin Li’s strike and then counterattack to kill him.
Imagination is always beautiful, reality is always cruel!
The long, Purple Sword Qi shot from the Drinker of Blood Sword in Qin Li’s hands cut through Qin Hengtian’s back as if slicing through rotten wood. With one thrust… it ran through the Heaven Rank Martial Artist!
At the same time, Qin Li, with incredibly fast speed, left several deep, bone-revealing wounds on Qin Hengtian’s back.
Heaven Rank Martial Artists were truly powerful. Even wielding such a divine weapon, Qin Li was unable to chop him into pieces. Even so, Qin Hengtian let out an extremely miserable and sharp scream.
Bang!
His body crashed into an ancient tree so thick it would take several people to encircle it, immediately creating a large hole. Qin Li, who was in close pursuit, slashed down twice more. Qin Hengtian’s legs instantly separated from his body.
At this moment, the thick ancient tree exploded with a roar, revealing Qin Hengtian’s face, which was almost twisted together. His eyes held a mix of fury, fear, hatred, confusion… all sorts of complex emotions blended into one. The sword in his hand shot out a vivid red Sword Qi, slashing fiercely towards Qin Li.
“Die!”
Accompanied by Qin Hengtian’s howl-like roar, this Sword Qi… missed completely.
Qin Li’s body completely defied Qin Hengtian’s understanding. It was clearly leaning forward, so how could it suddenly, in an instant, turn into moving backward? And his body was like a leaf caught in a strong gale, completely unpredictable!
“You old thing, you successfully angered me. But you yourself forgot that when a person’s emotions are at their most turbulent, their guard is also at its weakest! You were always looking for the moment my emotions fluctuated, but you… forgot about yourself.”
Qin Li’s body landed about ten meters away from Qin Hengtian. His eyes flashed with intense killing intent as he looked coldly at Qin Hengtian and spoke.
Cough, cough… Qin Hengtian suddenly coughed up two mouthfuls of blood. Now that death was inevitable, he actually became calm. However, his gaze still held endless confusion and doubt.
“Who exactly are you? Why do I feel a sky-shattering hatred from you?” Qin Hengtian kept coughing up blood. Large pools of blood also flowed from where his legs were severed at the knees.
Qin Li squinted his eyes, shrugged his shoulders, and retreated another dozen steps. Still feeling somewhat unsafe, he simply leaped backward, landing in a large tree. Looking down from his high position at Qin Hengtian, who was now over fifty meters away, he felt it was safe this time. He didn’t notice the flash of venomous hatred in Qin Hengtian’s eyes the moment he retreated.
What a cunning little beast!
“Who am I? Heh, originally… I had some relation to you. But now, I have no connection to you whatsoever!” Qin Li sneered as he looked at Qin Hengtian. “Guess, who am I?”
“You are that little bastard!” Qin Hengtian reacted extremely quickly, blurting it out. But after saying it, his eyes filled with a look of disbelief. He shook his head vigorously. “Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You can’t be him! He’s not as old as you! That little bastard is still a child in his teens!”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk. I say, why are you so worked up? Look, your knees are bleeding again. Oh right, don’t you have salt? Sprinkle some on, guaranteed to refresh you!” Qin Li looked at Qin Hengtian with a mocking expression. The cold sweat covering his body could only be relieved by this method to lessen the pressure in his heart.
“Ah… You! You infuriate me! You little beast!” Qin Hengtian was enraged that Qin Li actually used the words he had just spoken to mock him in return.
Unbeknownst to him, Qin Li was also incredibly nervous at this moment.
The sneak attack had succeeded, a decisive victory. And he was facing a Heaven Rank Martial Artist!
Not only would no one believe it if told, even Qin Li himself felt like he was in a dream! He wasn’t reckless enough to charge forward knowing it meant certain death. Qin Li had already realized that Qin Hengtian would not rest until he found him!
Moreover, Qin Hengtian’s complete lack of the demeanor of a master, spouting foul language constantly, was something Qin Li could not tolerate. In a way, Qin Hengtian had succeeded! With his foul mouth, he had successfully provoked Qin Li’s emotional fluctuations. However, he never could have imagined that the person he was trying so hard to find was actually the ‘little bastard’ he kept mentioning! Even more, he had not calculated that this ‘little bastard’ possessed extraordinary skills and had even managed to deceive him!
It was these two fatal errors that led to Qin Hengtian being severely injured.
Pitiful! Lamentable!
But for Qin Li, it was not pitiful or lamentable at all! At this moment, seeing Qin Hengtian critically wounded and with almost no ability to fight back, that tightly-strung nerve finally relaxed a little. He said faintly, “Serves you right!”
Qin Hengtian wished he could eat this little beast alive. But for now, he could only stall for time to recover some of his strength. The toughness of a Heaven Rank Martial Artist absolutely exceeded the imagination of ordinary people!
Qin Hengtian had been pierced through the chest and back by Qin Li’s sword. Although it didn’t hit a vital spot, an ordinary person would have died long ago. Add to that the several terrifying sword wounds on his back, which had shattered several sections of his spine! Not to mention his legs being severed at the knees!
With such severe injuries, he could still sit there, gritting his teeth and talking calmly with Qin Li. One had to admit, Heaven Rank Martial Artists were truly powerful!
Qin Li was fully aware of Qin Hengtian’s intentions. But aside from turning and leaving, he had no other good options. Furthermore, he still wanted to extract some useful information from Qin Hengtian’s mouth.
“So, you are that Qin Li?” Qin Hengtian tried hard to normalize his emotions. This way, his physical recovery would also speed up. “But why have you changed to look like this now?”
Qin Li chuckled and said, “The art of disguise. You’ve lived so long, surely you’ve heard of it?”
“Nonsense! There are no traces of disguise on your face!” Qin Hengtian angrily scolded. “Kid, who exactly are you?”
Qin Li suddenly felt a chill all over. His body leaped into the air, retreating another fifty meters back. Indeed, Qin Li’s second retreat provoked a stream of curses from Qin Hengtian. Qin Li patted his chest, thinking, ‘Luckily this old thing gave himself away. From over fifty meters away, and severely injured, he could still assert with certainty that I wasn’t disguised!’
How sharp must his eyes be to observe such detail?
Then, he heard Qin Hengtian loudly say from over there, “Qin Li, I’ll take you as that little wild seed of the Qin Family. Do you still want to hear about your mother? If you want to hear, come over here! After I finish, give me a quick death!”
‘I’d believe you, my ass!’ Qin Li thought to himself. Shouting back through the forest, he said, “Old thing, you have plenty of strength. If you want to die, just end it yourself! As for those things you mentioned, even though I really want to know, even if I don’t find out, it’s no big deal. My mother and I severed all ties with the Qin Family long ago! So, using that, you can’t threaten me!”
The response to Qin Li was a long silence from the other side. Qin Li was also continuously circulating the Innate Purple Qi within him. That brief moment earlier had almost drained all his Innate Purple Qi and exhausted all his energy, but it bought him the severe injury of this Heaven Rank Martial Artist.
If he had to do this again, he wasn’t sure he could achieve such perfection once more.
Suddenly, Qin Li completely lost interest in Qin Hengtian. Who knew how many powerful Spirit Beasts were hidden in this damned place? With the severe injuries Qin Hengtian had sustained, even if he managed to survive by luck, most of his strength would be lost. Once Qin Li broke through to the Earth Rank, killing him would be easy!
Why should he still be afraid of him?
Thinking this, Qin Li stood up. Without a word, he turned and left.
The moment Qin Li left, a series of extremely malicious curses came from behind him.
“You little beast, you will die a horrible death! Your mother was a cheap slut, you are a little wild seed… Come on! Have the guts to come kill your ancestor! You unfilial little turtle egg! You won’t get out of this Forest… You’ll be torn to shreds by Spirit Beasts…”
Qin Li wore a mocking smile on his face. Without looking back, he walked away along the path he came from, heading back.
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Left behind, Qin Hengtian sat there, beginning to painfully tend to the wounds on his legs. The several serious injuries on his back were especially severe, but he actually managed to survive them. The pain was bone-deep and heart-piercing. Even with his Heaven Rank strength, he couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat all over from the agony. Gritting his teeth, he cursed, “Little beast, I remember your face! Just you wait, someday in the future, I will strip your mother naked in front of you…”
“Snap!” A very faint sound, as if someone had accidentally stepped on a twig, abruptly cut off Qin Hengtian’s cursing.
A powerful aura pressed over from deep within the Forest.
“Who is it? Which Spirit Beast senior is there? I meant no offense, it was all that kid’s fault! He went north, he…”
From the shadows, a stunningly beautiful young girl with a pale face walked out. She looked at Qin Hengtian with contempt and said coldly, “Shameless man, go die!”
A beam of light shot from the girl’s hand. Qin Hengtian’s head rolled to the side. His eyes, filled with venom and unwillingness, were wide open.
The girl’s hand then mysteriously produced a ball of black firefly-like flame. She flicked it onto Qin Hengtian’s corpse. The flames instantly spread, gradually consuming the body…
After doing this, the girl wrinkled her nose in the direction Qin Li had left and quickly followed.