Chapter 48: Poison Demon Appears, Saber Slash Fells Ouyang Bo!
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, none of them having found Ouyang Bo.
Even the people from Listen to the Wind Tower were the same.
They all glanced at each other, all with blank expressions on their faces.
Could it be that Ji Qing had mistaken him?
“Not coming out? Then let’s just make a move directly.”
Ji Qing’s hand gripped the hilt.
“Boom.”
Terrifying saber momentum burst forth.
Ji Qing seemed to transform into a blade with sharp edges exposed, wantonly slicing through everything around him.
Below the arena, a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant revealed a smile at the corner of his mouth.
Ji Qing’s saber momentum accurately landed on him.
Clearly, he was the Poison Demon Ouyang Bo!
“Ji Qing, how did you recognize me?”
The “merchant” spoke up.
Undoubtedly admitting his identity as the “Poison Demon.”
Instantly, everyone was in an uproar.
Especially some people around the “merchant,” who retreated frantically as if avoiding him, staying far away from Ouyang Bo.
After all, who didn’t know that Ouyang Bo was covered in poison, and getting even slightly close could mean contracting deadly poison.
Who would dare to approach such a dangerous person?
“He’s Ouyang Bo?”
“I once saw Ouyang Bo once, and he didn’t look like this.”
“Isn’t Ouyang Bo an old man?”
“Ouyang Bo is actually only in his early forties, not too old. But Ouyang Bo is proficient in disguise technique, often disguising himself, so few people probably know his true appearance…”
“Ouyang Bo is truly cunning as a fox. With so many of us here, even the people from Listen to the Wind Tower didn’t notice, so how did Ji Qing spot him?”
Many people turned their gazes toward Ji Qing.
Not only was Ouyang Bo curious, but the others were too.
How did Ji Qing spot Ouyang Bo’s identity at a glance?
The current Ouyang Bo looked like a plump “merchant,” with mannerisms, attire, and so on very convincing.
Who could have imagined that he was the Poison Demon Ouyang Bo from the jianghu, whose name alone struck terror?
Ji Qing said calmly, “Ouyang Bo, you’re like a dog that can’t change its habit of eating shit—wherever you go, you poison everything. With all the poison you’ve laid down, I smelled it from far away.”
Ouyang Bo’s pupils suddenly contracted.
He wasn’t angry; instead, he felt shock and uncertainty in his heart.
The poison he had laid actually had very little scent.
Almost no smell at all.
Yet Ji Qing could still discern it?
They had only met once and dealt with each other once.
Since his identity had been exposed, Ouyang Bo stopped pretending.
He walked step by step onto the arena.
Many people looking at Ouyang Bo felt he was very unfamiliar.
The Poison Demon Ouyang Bo was truly too mysterious.
Few people had seen Ouyang Bo’s true face.
His disguise technique was nothing short of miraculous.
He often disguised himself as a beggar, merchant, scholar, old man, and so on.
The last time Ji Qing saw Ouyang Bo, he was in the guise of an old beggar.
This time it was a merchant again.
Neither of these faces was surely Ouyang Bo’s true appearance.
But that didn’t matter.
As long as he died today, he wouldn’t have a third face.
Ji Qing also stood up on the arena.
The two were separated by three zhang in the middle.
Looking at the special “mask” on Ji Qing’s face, Ouyang Bo mocked, “Ji Qing, it seems you’ve made very thorough preparations to deal with me.”
“Naturally. Last time I let you escape, this time I have to prepare even more fully, slay you with one saber slash, and completely settle the grudges!”
“I’ve roamed the jianghu for so many years, and many have wanted to kill me—not just you. But I’ve still lived well, and it’ll be the same this time!”
“Last time, Chasing Wind Blade Du Chen said the same thing!”
The two faced off sharply.
However, this wasn’t pointless.
Because Ji Qing had been accumulating momentum all along.
He needed to build his saber momentum to its peak, then unleash a slash in his strongest state.
And Ouyang Bo was surely plotting something as well.
Perhaps he had already poisoned the area in secret, it just hadn’t been noticed yet.
“Your hand…”
Ji Qing noticed Ouyang Bo’s palm.
He remembered clearly that he had cut off half of Ouyang Bo’s palm back then.
But now, Ouyang Bo’s hand looked fully restored.
This was abnormal.
Though medicine and poison are closely related, and since Ouyang Bo was the Poison Demon skilled in poisoning, his medical skill must also be excellent.
But with the palm cut off, could medical skill in this era heal it?
Especially now, with not even a scar visible.
This was very abnormal!
“My hand is fine—in fact, I have to thank you for cutting off half my palm, which made me fully resolve…”
Ouyang Bo extended his hand.
His palm was smooth and delicate, without even calluses, let alone any scars.
As if it had never been injured.
No one could tell that just two months ago, half of Ouyang Bo’s palm had been severed by Ji Qing.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing drew sword.
While Ouyang Bo was staring at his palm, Ji Qing decisively drew sword.
His saber momentum had already accumulated to its peak.
This saber slash unleashed blade light of dazzling brilliance.
Everyone seemed immersed in this breathtaking blade light.
Ji Qing’s blade light accelerated wildly.
Accelerating until it was just a flash of blade light, then vanishing.
Ouyang Bo’s reaction was fast, but he could only block with his hand in front of him.
But this time, Ji Qing went all out, his internal energy fully bursting forth.
Not just speed, but power too!
“Pfft.”
The blade light fell, and Ouyang Bo’s hand broke off accordingly.
However, it wasn’t just the arm that was severed—Ouyang Bo’s head too.
From top to bottom, a bloodstain emerged.
Instantly, blood splashed.
“Pa.”
Ji Qing had already sheathed his saber.
This was his peak saber slash.
Powered by the pure internal energy of three extraordinary meridians, its speed and power far exceeded when Ji Qing first faced Ouyang Bo.
It was normal that Ouyang Bo couldn’t block it.
Even at the second-rate martial artist level, probably no one could block this slash.
Many people were still dumbfounded.
Expressions frozen on their faces.
As if they couldn’t believe the scene before them.
They had waited so long.
And it ended just like this?
One slash!
Just one slash!
And it was all over.
Ouyang Bo was instantly killed by Ji Qing!
“‘Astonishing Swan Saber’ Ji Qing, how could he be this strong?”
“They say ‘Astonishing Swan Saber appears, heads roll’—I used to think it was just jianghu rumor, exaggerated over time, but now it seems the rumor wasn’t exaggerated at all, even a bit conservative…”
“Who could block such a slash?”
“Chasing Wind Blade Du Chen couldn’t block it back then, and now Poison Demon Ouyang Bo can’t either…”
“Instant kill with one slash… The Poison Demon Ouyang Bo, who ravaged the jianghu for years and ranked eighth on the Villain Ranking, died just like that? He didn’t even get to use his poisoning skills…”
Everyone was amazed, shocked, and puzzled.
But no matter what they thought, the fact was right before their eyes.
Poison Demon Ouyang Bo was dead!
“Whoosh…”
A breeze blew, but it couldn’t dispel the stuffiness in the air or the bloody scent.
No one noticed that the blood flowing on the arena seemed to be spreading rapidly.
As if the blood from Ouyang Bo’s corpse was inexhaustible.
It had even spread to in front of Ji Qing.
Ji Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly.
He stared intently at Ouyang Bo’s “corpse.”
Clearly, even his arm had been severed and fallen to the ground.
Clearly, there was a bloodstain from head to abdomen.
But why hadn’t Ouyang Bo’s body fallen yet?
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