Chapter 242

Chapter 242 Crushing

“What’s impossible?”

Facing the shock of the black-robed figure, Lu Qing grinned.

With a slight shake of his wrist, he gently threw the longbow in his hand onto a stall beside the street.

Then he dug into his pocket and took out a pair of boxing gloves.

The whole set was made of cowhide, and on the fist surface, there were thousand-refined steel pieces inlaid. They were made by Lu Qing while he was making arrows.

“However, your stick skills are still quite good. They actually made it a bit difficult for me to receive them.”

Lu Qing put on the boxing gloves. Although he used the power of the talisman in the eyebrow acupoint to protect his body, he still felt pain in his fist.

After putting on the gloves, Lu Qing moved his wrists, feeling a little satisfied, and looked forward.

“But this is just what I want. I’ve recently realized something, and I’d like to test my skills against someone. I was worried that you were injured, your strength greatly reduced, and you wouldn’t be able to withstand a few of my punches.

Now it seems that your strength has been preserved better than I thought, making you a perfect match for me to test my skills.”

His body sank slightly, and he slowly formed a boxing stance. He smiled at the black-robed figure, “Old man, I hope you can hold out a little longer. It would be pointless if I killed you with just a few punches.”

“You arrogant brat!”

Hearing Lu Qing’s arrogant words, the black-robed figure flew

into a rage. Although he was shocked by Lu Qing’s strength,

he also realized from the previous collision that Lu Qing had indeed not yet cultivated innate qi and was not yet an innate realm warrior.

How could the black-robed figure endure such humiliation from a post-natal realm warrior? In a rage, he swung his long staff, creating a cloud of shadows that rained down on Lu Qing like a violent storm.

This time, the black-robed figure not only used his full strength, but even ignited his innate zhenqi, unleashing explosive secret techniques. He truly gave it his all.

He no longer cared about tormenting Lu Qing; he simply aimed to crush him into a pulp with a single blow!

“Right, that’s more fun!”

Facing the barrage of sticks, Lu Qing remained unfazed, his eyes alight with fighting spirit.

With a subtle thought, a golden glow shone faintly within his brow acupoint. Simultaneously, the Earth Spirit Pearl began to rotate.

Instantly, a faint golden glow emanated from his skin.

An immensely powerful force imbued him.

Empowered by this unparalleled power, Lu Qing took a sudden step forward, cracking the ground beneath his feet. His right fist, previously tucked at his waist, suddenly vanished, slamming fiercely into the swirling shadows before him.

Roar!!!

With this powerful punch, a powerful tiger roar emanated from Lu Qing, resounding throughout the town and shaking everything in its path.

The rapid crush of his fist completely shattered the air in front of him, condensing into a white mist. A powerful shockwave instantly formed, sweeping towards the countless stick shadows before him.

BANG!!!

The violent shockwave of his fist collided instantly with the sky full of stick shadows emanating from the black-robed figure.

One side was a physical stick shadow condensed from innate true qi, while the other was a powerful shockwave generated by pure physical strength, forcibly twisting and squeezing the air.

While the two differed in nature, they both contained immense power.

Their collision instantly unleashed an even greater storm.

The violent storm currents directly collapsed many of the buildings on either side of the street between them.

Dang!

Amidst the violent explosion, guided by his powerful spiritual senses, Lu Qing precisely located the black-robed figure and, concealed within the swirling shadows, struck him with his divine long staff.

Unparalleled power erupted from his body, causing the divine long staff to violently bend.

The black-robed figure was completely unable to hold on. His body trembled violently, sending him flying backwards. His long staff flew out of his hand, piercing through several houses before disappearing.

However, the black-robed figure had no time to worry about his divine weapon.

Lu Qing, after sending his weapon flying with a single punch, stomped his foot, cracking the ground as he instantly reached him.

“Wait!”

Seeing Lu Qing’s cold, murderous gaze, the black-robed figure, weaponless and unsteady, still suspended in midair, suddenly felt a surge of fear and shouted.

“Die!”

But it was no use. Lu Qing’s gaze condensed, and his fists instantly transformed into countless shadows, impinging on the black-robed figure’s body.

Bang, bang, bang!

A flurry of blows echoed. In a split second, Lu Qing unleashed an untold number of punches, all colliding with the black-robed figure, twisting his innate body and leaving him frozen in midair, unable to land.

Crack!

After striking continuously for three breaths, Lu Qing finally retracted his hands and stopped.

The fist shadows in the sky converged, and the body of the black-robed figure finally fell to the ground.

But at this moment, his appearance was truly miserable.

Below the head, the entire body, including the limbs, was completely twisted and deformed, without an inch of good flesh.

Even the bones and internal organs were turned into pieces, and not a single piece was intact.

The whole person was like a torn sack, limply sticking to the ground, unable to even lift his head.

But despite this, the black-robed figure still did not die.

The strong willpower of the Innate Realm Minor Success Realm allowed him to retain consciousness temporarily even though his body was completely destroyed.

But at this moment, the look in his eyes when he looked at Lu Qing was no longer as angry as before, but was replaced by incomparable disbelief and fear.

Unbelievable, he couldn’t believe he’d been defeated so easily by a brat. He

was horrified by the sheer power and level of boxing Lu Qing had just displayed; it was truly terrifying.

He’d fought his way through most of his life, yet he’d never witnessed such a ferocious boxing technique.

It was truly unimaginable how Lu Qing, at such a young age, had mastered it.

Was this kid truly human?

For a moment, Lu Qing seemed like a monster in the black-robed figure’s mind.

“What a shame,” Lu Qing said, standing before the black-robed figure, looking at him indifferently.

“I thought you could take a few of my blows, allowing me to hone my skills, but I never imagined you couldn’t even withstand a single one. It seems I overestimated you.

For a master of the Minor Success Innate Realm, you’re much weaker than I thought.

Perhaps I should have asked Master to show mercy and not chop off your arm.”

“Puff!”

The black-robed figure, already filled with grief and indignation, spat out a mouthful of blood upon hearing this, his grief and indignation inexplicable.

“What kind of monster are you?”

The black-robed figure could only barely move his head. Even speaking was incredibly difficult, and he could only rely on the remaining spiritual power to barely transmit his voice.

“Just a passerby,” Lu Qing said calmly. “Do you know why I spared your life and didn’t just beat you to death?”

“Why?”

The black-robed figure also felt a little puzzled.

With Lu Qing’s boxing skills, he was fully capable of killing him just now, but he deliberately avoided his head, sparing his life.

“Are you trying to use my life to threaten my senior brother and get your master released?”

A flash of inspiration struck the black-robed figure, and a possibility occurred to him.

He immediately said, “My friend, your guess is correct. My senior brother and I grew up together and are as close as brothers. If you were to trade me for your master, he would definitely agree!”

Although his body was crippled, the black-robed figure still possessed a strong will to live.

Having inherited the legacy of an ancient evil cultivator, he knew that as long as consciousness survived, anything was possible.

Even with injuries like his, recovery was still possible.

Furthermore, if his senior brother achieved great power in the future, with the aid of the Blood Soul Banner, he could help him recover.

Therefore, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would not give up.

“Trading my master? Are you overly impressed by your senior brother?”

Lu Qing sneered at the sludge-like figure before him. “I’ll spare your life for now, but I want to show you something so you can die with peace of mind.”

With that, Lu Qing tossed a jade pendant before the black-robed figure.

The black-robed figure’s heart had initially sank at Lu Qing’s words, but the moment he saw the jade pendant, his eyes widened.

“This jade pendant…”

“Yes, it’s the jade pendant worn by your precious great-grandson, Mo Xuan. Oh, I forgot to mention, I killed him,” Lu Qing said calmly. “And I kicked him in the head, crushing him in the chest. It was a tragic death.”

“It was you!”

“You, devil! You killed my Mo Xuan! Boy, I will never reconcile with you!”

The black-robed figure could no longer maintain his composure, an intense spiritual vibration emanating from his head.

The eyes were bloodshot and horrific, as if they wanted to devour Lu Qing alive.

“What, angry?” Lu Qing chuckled. “As expected, you human scum, when you harm others, you never have a single thought of kindness. You only feel anger and fear when the same thing happens to you.

You are truly despicable, like maggots.”

“I will kill you, I will kill you!”

The black-robed figure’s eyes were bloodshot, still radiating an incomparable resentment and murderous intent, like a true evil spirit.

However, this did not affect Lu Qing in the slightest, and he did not kill him immediately. Instead, he stood there quietly, as if waiting for something, allowing him to rage.

After more than ten breaths, Lu Qing’s expression changed slightly. He turned to the still-shrieking head and said, “Alright, stop pretending. Your senior brother is about to come out. Let’s see if he can save you.”

The black-robed figure’s frantic mind suddenly stopped.

A voice of shock and anger echoed within the blood-lit realm: “Innate realm, dual-element sword energy of water and fire—how is that possible!”

Simultaneously, within the blood-lit realm, a brilliant light shone. An immensely powerful sword aura suppressed all around. A red and white sword energy soared into the sky, slicing the entire blood-lit realm apart with a single strike. The blood-lit realm

gradually faded, revealing the scene within.

The first thing that caught Lu Qing and the others’ eyes was the utterly devastated street.

In the center, two figures stood facing each other.

One held a blood-red banner, the other wielded a long sword.

Who else could it be but the hooked-nosed elder and the old doctor?

However, both had changed significantly since before.

The old doctor had a smooth face and jet-black hair, radiating a sharp sword aura. His clothes were undamaged, and he looked decades younger, now a middle-aged man.

As for the hooked-nosed elder, his appearance was far more miserable.

Not only were his clothes tattered like a beggar’s, his body was covered with bloody wounds, his hair was disheveled, and he was gasping for breath. He no longer had any of his previous arrogance.

Even the Blood Soul Banner in his hand was broken into two pieces, and most of the banner was cut off, completely useless.

His entire life force had plummeted to the bottom, as if it was about to be extinguished.

“Senior Brother!”

The black-robed figure saw the miserable appearance of his senior brother and emitted a wave of disbelief.

It seemed hard to accept that the senior brother who possessed the Blood Soul Banner had actually been defeated.

The old man with the hooked nose felt this spiritual fluctuation, looked over, was stunned at first, and then smiled miserably.

“Junior brother, even you’ve been defeated! This master-disciple pair are truly freaks!”

After a bitter laugh, the hook-nosed elder turned to the old doctor. “Sir, I never expected you to not only comprehend the complete Xiantian realm, but also possess the dual elements of water and fire, capable of blending and synergizing. In this battle, I accept defeat wholeheartedly.”

The hook-nosed elder was truly astonished.

He hadn’t imagined such a freak could exist.

He was only at the Minor Success stage of the Xiantian realm, yet he could comprehend the complete Xiantian realm.

After all, the realm was a realm only accessible to peerless warriors at the Great Success stage of the Xiantian realm.

Furthermore, the old doctor not only possessed two diametrically opposed sword intents, but also perfectly integrated them, synergizing them and greatly increasing their power.

Each of these things completely overturned the hook-nosed elder’s understanding of the martial arts. How could he not be utterly astonished?

Facing the hook-nosed elder’s heartfelt admiration, the old doctor remained silent, merely staring coldly at him.

He didn’t see the need to communicate with such a demon who treated human life as worthless and took other people’s lives at will.

The old man with the hooked nose didn’t care about the old doctor’s attitude. The winner is the king, the loser is the enemy.

Now, as the defeated party, he didn’t have the qualifications.

“Sir, I lost this battle by a long shot, but there is one thing I really want to understand. Could you tell me so that I can die with peace of mind?”

The old doctor’s eyes moved slightly, and he spat out two words coldly: “What’s the matter?”

“I wonder who you are, and where did you get the news from, and why did you come here to stop us brothers from refining the Blood Soul Banner?”

This was something the old man with the hooked nose could not understand.

A top warrior like the old doctor should not be unknown.

But he looked all over the world for warriors in the Xiantian realm, and there was not a single one who could match him.

What’s more, such a powerful warrior would appear in Yunzhou by chance, and break the formation at the most critical moment when he was refining the Blood Soul Banner.

Such a coincidence really made him think too much.

However, what the old man with the hooked nose could not have imagined was that when faced with his question, the old doctor did not want to answer.

“Why do you need to know so much when you are about to die? You practice evil methods and harm lives. You deserve to die. Just go in peace!”

After that, a sword light was emitted, and the old man with the hooked nose’s head was directly cut off.

(End of this chapter)