Chapter 73: Chapter 70: Fierce Battle with Martial Marquis_1
Since Shen Yinuo could confront Ge’s Martial Marquis head-on, Lu Yan had no intention of making a move hastily.
With seven days not yet up, his Qi-blood had not yet reached its peak state and was still rapidly increasing.
He could hide in the dark and raise his Qi-blood first, looking for chances to launch surprise attacks.
After dozens of moves, Shen Yinuo and Ge’s Martial Marquis found it difficult to determine the victor, and finally both stepped back, standing dozens of meters apart.
"Girl, you can’t monopolize this Grade-2 Blood Land Vein. Don’t bite off more than you can chew. How about sharing it with me?" Ge’s Martial Marquis said.
"Old man, do you think I’m a three-year-old kid? Share with you? Once your feudal lord reinforcements arrive, I will be dead meat." Shen Yinuo replied.
"Hehe."
Ge’s Martial Marquis gave a cold laugh, without making another move, he slowly transferred his Qi-blood and adjusted his breathing.
Suddenly, he turned around and ran towards the fracture.
With a slight movement, Shen Yinuo quickly caught up. Her speed was much faster than his. Ge’s Martial Marquis could only turn to strike back and engage Shen Yinuo again.
After ten-odd moves, they again separated, with no clear winner.
"Little girl, are you determined not to let this old man leave?"
Ge’s Martial Marquis’s narrowed eyes were full of coldness. He licked his lips with his crimson tongue, staring at Shen Yinuo like a venomous snake.
"You can’t leave."
Shen Yinuo replied.
She was clear that once Ge’s elder walked away, this place would be exposed.
Actually, her Qi-blood had already entered her bones, giving birth to bone strength, she didn’t really care about the value of this place anymore. But since she had promised to give this Blood Land Vein to Lu Yan, she would keep her word.
She was Shen Yinuo, a woman of her word.
"And you can’t kill me," said Ge’s Martial Marquis.
"Then let’s wait it out."
"Alright, let’s wait."
Ge’s Martial Marquis directly sat down on a nearby bluestone to rest.
Waiting it out, he didn’t mind.
Obviously, this Blood Land Vein had not been discovered by the Liu and Wu families, it should have been accidentally found by this girl.
As long as he didn’t go out, after a couple of days, the Ge’s clansmen outside would return to the feudal lords to inform their clan, and once the Ge’s experts arrived, this Blood Land Vein would belong to the Ge family.
A hidden Grade-2 Blood Land Vein, what’s its value?
There must be a Mutated Beast, right?
By then, their Ge’s strength will surge radically, and even with a huge wealth, they might be able to pile up an Inner Strength Master, making Ge family become a Master Level feudal lord, on par with the Wei family.
He was excited.
The few Ge’s clansmen who had died before were nothing.
Shen Yinuo leaped onto a branch of a big tree and stared at Ge’s Martial Marquis.
Not that she couldn’t guess he might have people waiting for him outside, but she had her own little strategy.
Lu Yan hadn’t come for more than half a month and he should be coming soon. If he discovered the Ge’s clansmen, given Lu Yan’s strength, as long as the opponent didn’t have a Martial Marquis, it wouldn’t be difficult to get rid of them.
Then he can come in and join forces with her.
Also, she had just made a breakthrough to Martial Marquis, with newly birthed bone strength, she was still in the process of converting Qi-blood into bone strength. Delaying time was in her favor.
Just like every time after breaking the Sealed Door, there is a seven-day rapid increase period, the same is true after breaking through to bone strength, there is also a period of increase.
Although she can’t take Martial Food now, the increase is very slow, but there will be some progress.
This point was not clear to Ge’s Martial Marquis.
Watching silently from the dark, Lu Yan took the opportunity to chew on Martial food.
Although he couldn’t openly cultivate now, as long as the Martial Food was not interrupted, his Qi-blood and body would continue to increase.
The speed would just be a bit slow.
As such, Shen Yinuo and Ge’s Martial Marquis stared each other down for two days and two nights.
Ge’s elder gradually felt something was wrong.
Was she really so at ease to leave him here?
Maybe she had some help too.
Swish!
Ge’s Martial Marquis turned and ran while Shen Yinuo was distracted.
As long as he ran out, he would be in control.
But where would Shen Yinuo let him get away? She leaped forward to chase. She quickly caught up with him again, and Ge’s Martial Marquis could only stop and fight Shen Yinuo in earnest.
The two moved incredibly fast, and after dozens of quick steps they clashed, their palms meeting in a thunderous impact, causing the two of them to float back.
They glared at each other without making a move.
Neither could do anything about the other. An all-out fight would only lead to mutual destruction.
"Just wait a bit more, I’m almost there."
Lu Yan grabbed more Dried Martial Food to stuff in his mouth.
Another two days passed in the blink of an eye.
In this period, Ge’s Martial Marquis tried to find opportunities to escape several times, all of which were intercepted by Shen Yinuo.
By then, Lu Yan’s Qi-blood had nearly reached its peak state.
The robustness of his Qi-blood was double that of the Peak of the Fourth Breakthrough stage.
He quietly circled behind the Ge’s Martial Marquis, taking cover behind a large stone.
If the Ge’s Martial Marquis tried to escape again, he would surely escape in his direction.
Hidden well, holding his breath and focusing his mind, he was highly concentrated, ready to strike at the right moment.
After four days of delay, Ge’s Martial Marquis was becoming restless.
Something was off; judging by the time, the stronger fighters from the Ge Family should have arrived by now.
He’d been in this place for over a day and still hadn’t left; the Ge family members should have returned to Snake City to report by now. With the speed of a Martial Marquis, they should have arrived by now.
Why hasn’t there been any movement?
Did something unexpected happen outside?
"Little girl, if you dare to stop me again, I’ll fight till the death."
The Martial Marquis from the Ge family coldly declared, then turned to run.
But would Shen Yinuo be intimidated by his threats? She immediately gave chase, and the two once again began their fierce battle.
A Martial Marquis’s strength, with qi-blood at its peak and the defense of bone strength, has superior vitality. Even without food or drink for more than ten days, they can maintain their peak state.
Thus, once the two of them made a move, their power was still formidable.
"Getting closer."
Lu Yan grabbed his Hundred Refined Steel Knife, activated his Vajra Body, his arm muscles bulged high, concentrating all his power onto his hands. Like a lurking cheetah, he was ready to launch a deadly attack at any moment.
"Now."
Lu Yan kicked off the ground hard. His body shot out like a cannonball, his energy, qi and spirit converged into his war knife. Man and knife became one, as if the knife had become part of his body, morphing into a brilliant dash.
This dash was the pinnacle of Lu Yan’s current attack power.
The sudden attack from Lu Yan took Ge’s Martial Marquis by surprise. The whistle of the war knife piercing the air was startling, posing a lethal threat to him.
However, he was currently fully engaged with Shen Yinuo, and it was too late to dodge.
At the crucial moment, he raised his right hand in defense.
Clang!
The Hundred Refined Steel Knife struck Ge’s Martial Marquis’s right forearm. Muscle and flesh were immediately cut open by the war knife, but when the knife struck the bone, it was obstructed as if it had struck metal.
"Limit Breaking Warrior, die."
Ge’s Martial Marquis roared, his narrow eyes filled with cold murderous intent.
His forearm shuddered violently, unleashing a terrifying burst of energy from his bones.
This energy was fierce and domineering, destroying anything in its path.
With a bang, the Hundred Refined Steel Knife shattered. The formidable energy and shattered fragments of the knife rushed towards Lu Yan like a hurricane.
Lu Yan retreated back more than ten meters, then stumbled another seven or eight steps before stopping. He felt numbness in his arms and a severe pain on his palms; blood was streaming from multiple wounds on his hands.
His hands were the toughest part of his body, but they didn’t completely block the attack; the defense was breached by the tremendous energy and shattered knife, but fortunately, the injuries weren’t severe.
Several cuts also appeared on his body, caused by the shattered blade.
"Is this the power of bone strength? It’s so domineering."
Lu Yan was inwardly surprised.
Fortunately, his strike wasn’t without effect. Ge’s Martial Marquis’s right arm was not left unharmed; muscles slashed open, energy passage severed, severely affecting the rotation of his qi-blood.
And having been distracted, he was struck by Shen Yinuo on his chest. He was thrown back, coughing up a large mouthful of blood.
Then, Ge’s Martial Marquis turned and ran, fleeing like a madman.
He did not escape toward the fissure.
Getting out would require climbing a cliff, and in his current condition, he would likely be killed by Shen Yinuo in the process, so that was not an option.
Instead, he escaped towards the other direction of Blood Land Vein, seeking a chance to live.
Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo rapidly pursued.
Shen Yinuo was incredibly fast, and in just a few breaths’ time, she had caught up with the Marquis again and launched a powerful assault.
Lu Yan also caught up, launching an assault with the Gale Hand.
"Kid, die."
Peering at the boy who had injured him, Ge’s Martial Marquis’s killing intent was overwhelming
His bone strength surged once again, causing his arms to elongate by two feet, like two serpents, with endless changes in his techniques, endlessly swirling and striking at Lu Yan.
"Be careful, this old man has trained his Snake-shaped Seven Killing Palm to the level of reaching the peak of perfection."
Shen Yinuo called out a warning.
Lu Yan didn’t dare to be careless and revved his qi-blood to its extreme.
With a thud, he exchanged a palm with Ge’s Martial Marquis. Lu Yan’s body shook violently, and he was sent flying over ten meters, crashing into a stone taller than a person, making it explode on impact.
Lu Yan also spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
