Chapter 48: Nothing Special
Ning Qi’s figure drifted ethereally like a white cloud, either dodging Gang Qi or swinging the Dragon Owl Sword, with Inner Strength attached to it, shattering the Gang Qi into pieces.
But at this time, Tie Ying charged forward proactively, at extreme speed.
Ning Qi also shifted accordingly.
With a tap of his toes, his aura suddenly changed, his eyes indifferent, like a Wandering Dragon charging through the night, his speed even much faster than Tie Ying’s.
The Misty Dragon Step he created was an unparalleled supreme skill; whether in flexible evasion or rapid sprinting, every aspect was extremely outstanding. His sudden burst made Tie Ying’s heart skip a beat involuntarily, sensing something amiss.
But it was already too late.
The two charged toward each other, the dozens of zhang distance covered in a mere breath.
Tie Ying looked at the indifferent middle-aged Daoist, feeling a chill in his heart, but at this moment on a narrow path, the brave would win. He had confidence in his Heavenly Eagle True Gang. If he retreated now, his aura would inevitably fall into disadvantage, and today he would likely return empty-handed, or even unable to retreat unscathed.
Now only three zhang remained.
Tie Ying formed his palms into eagle claws, and with a sharp clang, a pair of chilling Sharp Claws extended from each palm, gleaming with eerie light in the night sky.
He roared in his heart.
“Heavenly Eagle Claw!”
A fierce glint appeared in his eyes as streams of Gang Qi surged from his body, tearing out through the Sharp Claws, instantly forming two peerlessly sharp eagle Claw Gang, even accompanied by the long cry of a Sky Eagle, shaking one’s mind.
It was a Killing Move right from the start!
With this move, Tie Ying had always been invincible, even once slaying a Gang Yuan Realm Expert.
But Ning Qi was not an ordinary person.
The influence from that Sky Eagle’s cry had minimal effect on him; his multiple feigned deaths had made his mind far stronger than peers of the same level.
Looking at that Claw Gang.
Ning Qi’s expression remained unchanged, as indifferent as ever.
Amid Tie Ying’s stunned gaze, he lightly swung, and the Dragon Owl Sword struck from two zhang away. Unexpectedly, what surged on the sword was not Gang Qi, but a red-blue dual-colored Inner Strength extending outward.
“Inner Yuan Realm?!”
Tie Ying found it absurd and wanted to burst into laughter; the guy opposite was a pig disguised as a tiger, an Inner Yuan Realm actually scaring him, a Gang Yuan Realm.
But the mocking laughter had not yet left his mouth before it abruptly stopped.
Tie Ying’s eyes bulged wide, filled with intense incredulity.
The red-blue dual-colored Inner Strength extended from the Dragon Owl Sword, breaking through three zhang almost instantly.
Ning Qi lightly swung his sword.
Though the man was three zhang away, the Inner Strength had already arrived to kill.
Even physical power was fused within.
Tie Ying seemed to see two giant mountains of ice and fire suppressing down, with faint rumbling sounds making his scalp numb. A dense scorching aura assaulted him, accompanied by an extremely chilling intent that made one’s heart palpitate. He had never heard of such terrifying Sword Intent, and that Inner Strength was even more astonishing.
The Heavenly Eagle True Gang was shattered almost without any power to resist.
The three-zhang Inner Strength Sword Qi was unstoppable, continuing to strike.
Tie Ying’s soul nearly fled; he had only just managed to raise his protective Gang Qi when his whole body stiffened in place.
He slowly lowered his head.
A terrifying wound extended from his left shoulder all the way to his right abdomen, blood about to spray out but frozen by extreme cold, forming streaks of blood flowers.
“This… what exactly is this?”
Tie Ying’s eyes bulged; he desperately tried to move his palms, but his Vitality was draining at an astonishing speed.
He could feel that so-called Inner Strength vibrating, rotating, and cutting; his protective Gang Qi was like brittle paper, shattered almost instantly.
You call this Inner Yuan Realm?!
But he was destined to get no answer.
Ning Qi swung his sword again.
One sword sealed the throat, icy chill blooming; the blood that was about to gush out instantly solidified.
Tie Ying’s corpse fell to the ground.
Ning Qi’s gaze flickered slightly.
“This person is weaker than I imagined.”
White Mist Realm, seems nothing special?
Ning Qi gained a clearer cognition of his own Strength.
In his first battle against a Gang Yuan Realm, he was quite satisfied with the power of the Cold Flame Triple Sword; shattering the White Mist Realm’s protective Gang Qi was effortless. Of course, it might also be that the person before him was not particularly strong in the White Mist Realm.
“I need to go support Senior Brother and the others.”
Ning Qi glanced at the corpse; there was no time to deal with it now. He sped toward the Training Ground, where the battle was still ongoing.
But what he did not know was.
At the instant he killed Tie Ying, the situation at the Training Ground had changed.
Originally.
Tie Long fought alone against all the True Disciples, even with spare capacity. He taunted from time to time, fully drawing the congregation’s attention.
“Tsk tsk, Qingzhou all say that Old Daoist Dragon Mountain’s several disciples are all geniuses, but seeing them today, they seem nothing special.”
But just after saying this, his expression drastically changed.
A faint twisting pain came from his Heart.
Making incredulity appear in his pupils.
“Second Brother is dead?!”
“How is that possible?!”
In his momentary daze, Tie Long nearly got wounded by Ye Qinghe’s Sword Light. Ye Qinghe cursed angrily:
“An old bastard hiding your head and tail, no doubt a coward who doesn’t dare provoke my Master. If this lady cultivates a few more years, killing you would be like slaughtering a dog!”
Tie Long blasted out with a punch, Fist Gang forcing the crowd back.
He had no time for trash talk, only staring in shock toward the Scripture Depository, waves surging in his heart.
When the Iron Ridge Three Fiends obtained their Fortuitous Encounter back then, they had three Heart-linked Gu, each swallowing one to parasitize in their bodies, which could enhance Martial Way Cultivation.
Moreover, if one died, the other two could sense it.
And now.
Tie Ying’s Heart-linked Gu was dead; what that meant was self-evident.
“How is that possible? Second Brother only left a short while, might not even have reached the Scripture Depository, yet he suddenly died. Doesn’t that mean Second Brother had almost no power to resist against that hidden person?!”
A trace of Fear appeared in Tie Long’s eyes.
To have the Strength to instantly kill Second Brother, even if by Sneak Attack, was absolutely not to be underestimated.
“Is it another master hidden in True Martial Sect, or has Old Daoist Dragon Mountain come out of seclusion?”
“Damn! That dog bastard surnamed Wang tricked us!”
Tie Long gnashed his teeth, while feeling a chill in his heart.
Though he kept calling Old Daoist Dragon Mountain, if truly facing Dragon Mountain Daoist, he would run faster than anyone. Dragon Mountain Daoist’s prestige was not blown; it was earned sword by sword in the past!
Even all three of them together were not enough for him.
Daring to rampage in True Martial Sect now was solely because they knew Dragon Mountain Daoist was in closed-door death seclusion and could not emerge.
“Time to withdraw! Hurry and withdraw!”
Tie Long immediately had the intent to retreat; he had no thought of avenging Tie Ying. He knew nothing of that hidden expert’s background, and now the Heart-linked Gu backlash was making his Strength decline; he must immediately find a place to regulate his breathing.
If he continued delaying here, he might end up trapped too.
Tie Long swung his fists repeatedly, streams of dragon-shaped Gang Qi shooting out, attacking outward indiscriminately, with continuous rumbling sounds.
But Jiang Baishan and the others were no pushovers, immediately seeing Tie Long’s intent to retreat.
Though they didn’t know what happened, they certainly could not let this person leave easily.
Come when you want, leave when you want.
What place did they take True Martial Sect for?
