The young man in leather armor was not a magnanimous person.
On the contrary, he was extremely narrow-minded and jealous.
He once secretly murdered a fellow disciple in the sect who was more talented than him and had always admired him.
The reason was that he saw a threat in that junior brother.
The master's favoritism towards him clearly surpasses that towards him. Given time, with the master's bias, that junior brother will probably snatch away the resources that belong to him.
So he decided to strike first, and during one of his outings, he killed his junior brother when he wasn't paying attention.
He did it very discreetly that time, and was well-prepared, with an alibi.
So although his master was grieving, he never suspected him.
Instead, they focused more energy on him and provided him with a lot of resources for cultivation.
From that moment on, it was as if a switch had been flipped in the young man's heart.
Every time he saw someone with more talent than him, he couldn't help but feel murderous intent and wanted to destroy them.
Now, seeing that Lu Qing, at such a young age, is already a martial artist at the Bone and Tendon Realm who is not much weaker than him.
He almost fell into a trap and died at the hands of his opponent.
How could he not be consumed by jealousy and develop a strong murderous intent?
"Boy, you are a martial arts genius, but unfortunately, you are destined to die by my hand!"
Looking at Lu Qing, the leather-armored youth spoke in a cold tone.
Lu Qing remained calm in the face of the leather-armored youth's harsh words.
He quietly reflected on the exchange he had just had, and came to the conclusion that...
Even direct instruction from a Primordial Realm expert is nothing special.
Although the young man in leather armor was a level above him in martial arts, he was inferior in combat ability.
He seems to know a lot of martial arts, including claw techniques and knife skills. And judging from the quiver on his back, he also seems to know archery. It's just a mystery why he only has arrows and no bow.
But perhaps because he involved too many things, none of his martial arts techniques were pure enough.
It was far inferior to Lu Qing's masterful Four Directions Sword Technique.
The young man in leather armor saw that Lu Qing ignored him again, and the coldness in his eyes intensified.
"Brother Lu Qing, let's fight side by side."
At this moment, Ma Gu also walked to Lu Qing's side, holding a knife in one hand, and said in a deep voice.
"No need, I should be able to handle him on my own."
Lu Qing refused.
His gaze toward the leather-armored youth held a hint of peculiarity.
It's unclear whether it's due to the Earth Vein Elixir, but since entering the Bone and Tendon Realm, Lu Qing has discovered something during his cultivation these past few days.
That is, his cultivation progress is frighteningly fast.
Each time you practice the health-preserving boxing routine, you can clearly feel the strengthening of your muscles and bones.
In just a few days, his muscles and bones became much stronger.
They are not too far from reaching the minor completion stage.
This is why he was able to cleave the leather-armored youth away with a single strike.
Because, in terms of physical strength alone, he was not much worse than his opponent.
However, although he made rapid progress, because he was cultivating alone, Lu Qing was never sure what level his current strength was at.
The emergence of leather-armored youths presents a perfect opportunity.
Their cultivation level was slightly higher than mine, but they were weakened by using a secret technique.
Is there a better whetstone than this?
Looking at the young man in leather armor, a strange look appeared in Lu Qing's eyes.
That look again!
The young man in leather armor was furious again.
He was clearly the stronger one, but the kid opposite him always looked at him with a gaze that he found extremely repulsive.
It seemed as if they hadn't taken him seriously at all from beginning to end.
How could the young man in leather armor possibly endure this?
"You little brat, you're asking for it!"
The young man in leather armor, holding a short knife, first kicked a rock at Lu Qing with lightning speed.
Immediately, his blood and qi erupted, and with a very agile movement, he followed behind the stone and attacked Lu Qing!
"Master Ma, could you please cover for me for a moment?"
Lu Qing laughed and sidestepped the rocks before heading forward as well.
Seeing Lu Qing say this, Ma Gu could only stand still.
As a fellow martial artist, he knew the pride of a martial artist.
Since Lu Qing is going to fight alone, it would be an insult to Lu Qing if he joined in.
The two martial arts prodigies soon clashed.
"An inch longer, an inch stronger," and relying on the advantage of his long sword, Lu Qing took the initiative to strike first this time.
When the leather-armored youth was still a few steps away, a flash of snow-white light appeared, and the blade slashed towards the youth's face.
Faced with Lu Qing's straightforward swordsmanship, the leather-armored youth revealed a hint of disdain.
He was simply caught off guard, which is why Lu Qing forced him into such a sorry state.
Now that he's on guard, how could he possibly be injured by such clumsy swordsmanship again?
With a swift movement, the leather-armored youth dodged the blade and then lunged forward, closing in on Lu Qing.
Every inch shorter, every inch more dangerous; his short-sword technique is best suited for close-quarters combat.
Once he gets within a step of Lu Qing, Lu Qing's battle sword will become useless, while his short sword can unleash its maximum destructive power.
Once he gets involved, Lu Qing will surely die!
The young man in leather armor had very rosy ideas.
But to his surprise, just as he dodged and thought he had avoided Lu Qing's blade, and was about to get closer, he felt a chill on his neck that stung his skin.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Lu Qing's battle blade slashing deftly toward his neck in a strange arc, following his movement.
How is that possible?!
The young man in leather armor was greatly alarmed.
He could clearly see that Lu Qing's swordsmanship followed a broad and sweeping style, so logically, it shouldn't have such exquisite variations!
Shocked, the young man in leather armor had no time to think.
With the blade almost touching his neck, he had no choice but to roll to the side.
brush!
The sword grazed the young man's neck, narrowly missing him by a hair's breadth, and he managed to dodge it, thus failing to behead him.
After dodging the dangerous blow, the leather-armored youth took the opportunity to roll backward, actively increasing the distance between himself and Lu Qing.
Then, he felt a sharp pain on his face, and when he touched it, it was bright red.
However, he was ultimately unable to completely dodge Lu Qing's knife and was slashed on his right cheek.
The young man in leather armor broke out in a cold sweat.
"pity!"
Seeing this, Magu felt a deep sense of regret.
Such a precise strike was actually dodged by the young man in leather armor.
At the same time, he was even more shocked by Lu Qing's swordsmanship.
As someone equally skilled in swordsmanship, he naturally knew just how exquisite Lu Qing's strike was.
One moment the blade was fierce and unstoppable, brimming with murderous intent, the next moment it instantly transformed from hard to soft, changing its moves without a trace of malice, and sticking to the leather-armored youth's neck.
Such exquisite swordsmanship truly made his hair stand on end, leaving him utterly mesmerized.
At this moment, Magu finally understood why so many people in Happy Village had been slaughtered by Lu Qing alone, and why even the Heart-Picking Wolf couldn't harm him in the slightest.
It turns out that Lu Qing's swordsmanship has reached such an exaggerated level.
With such profound swordsmanship, even if several more Heart-Picking Wolves came, they probably wouldn't be able to pose a threat to him.
However, on the other hand, the Lu brothers really do enjoy beheading people.
While still shocked, another strange thought also arose in Magu's mind.
In the two exchanges between Lu Qing and the leather-armored youth just now, almost every strike Lu Qing made was aimed at the other's head and neck.
Whether it was due to the swordsmanship he had learned or a personal quirk, Ma Gu noticed that Lu Qing seemed to have a particular fondness for chopping off people's heads.
The image of the mass of people that he had witnessed at Happy Village flashed through his mind.
"Not bad."
With a single strike, Lu Qing forced the leather-armored youth to retreat in a sorry state, but this time he did not press his advantage.
Instead, he stood still and gave a faint compliment.
This time, however, no anger rose in the young man's heart.
He stared intently at Lu Qing, a hint of disbelief in his eyes: "A perfect blend of strength and gentleness, meticulous and subtle, your swordsmanship has actually reached such a level?"
"A trivial skill, not worth mentioning," Lu Qing continued indifferently.
Upon hearing Lu Qing's admission, the leather-armored youth's eyes widened in shock.
He couldn't believe that Lu Qing's swordsmanship had actually reached a level of perfect balance between strength and gentleness, and was incredibly refined.
Because, in the outside world, this level of swordsmanship has another name.
Grandmaster-level swordsmanship!
That's right, it's master-level swordsmanship!
Any swordsman who can reach the level of combining strength and gentleness, and achieving meticulousness in swordsmanship, will achieve great success.
Then he can be called a master of the knife!
Because, having reached such a level of swordsmanship, it means that one has reached the limit of acquired skill in the art of the sword.
The next level is beyond the reach of martial artists in the Acquired Realm.
Even a grandmaster-level martial artist who has reached the peak of the Inner Organ Realm cannot surpass such a level of swordsmanship.
Lu Qing was only at the Bone and Tendon Realm, yet his swordsmanship had already reached the Grandmaster level. How could the leather-armored youth not be extremely shocked?
Despite the shock of the young man in leather armor, Lu Qing remained calm.
He didn't feel at all that there was anything wrong with his swordsmanship reaching such a level.
It's important to know that he always practiced his swordsmanship with the aid of his supernatural abilities.
After activating his superpower's learning mode, he was in a miraculous state of near-enlightenment. No matter what he was cultivating, he could apply what he learned to other situations and comprehend things extremely quickly.
Not to mention, he also possesses numerous mysterious inheritances in his mind that could drive martial artists from the outside world mad.
It can greatly broaden his horizons, allowing him to examine himself from a higher perspective.
With such incredible advantages, if he still can't achieve anything in the art of the sword, then he'd be even more stupid than a pig.
It can be said that Lu Qing is now confident that his understanding of swordsmanship has even surpassed that of the bone and muscle realm swordsman who created the Four Directions Sword.
His Four-Sided Blade technique transcended its original constraints, becoming a unique sword style belonging solely to him.
Looking at Lu Qing's calm expression, the young man in leather armor felt a chill run down his spine.
He never expected that he would encounter a monster like Lu Qing in this remote and unknown valley.
Even at the Bone and Tendon Realm, one can already comprehend a master-level sword technique.
If his cultivation level hadn't been slightly lower and his strength inferior, he probably would have been decapitated by that first strike.
However, the young man in leather armor no longer had any fighting spirit.
Facing a monster who had mastered a master-level sword technique, he had absolutely no confidence in winning.
Even though Lu Qing's strength was inferior to his, he dared not fight rashly again.
That dangerous blow earlier had already shattered his courage.
Besides, there's also Magu watching from the sidelines, eager to get ahead.
withdraw!
The young man in leather armor was also a decisive person; he made a decision in his mind in an instant.
He was filled with rage and was about to pounce into the jungle behind him.
"Trying to escape?"
Lu Qing had already discerned the young man's thoughts when he saw the glint in the leather-armored man's eyes.
The instant the figure moved, he stepped forward and slashed at it with his sword.
The blade struck precisely in the path the leather-armored youth was taking to escape.
"Kid, don't push your luck!"
With his growth blocked, the leather-clad youth was terrified and became fierce.
He knew that if he didn't make up his mind soon, he might really die here today.
Immediately, profound mental techniques circulated in his mind, and the energy of qi and blood within his body stimulated his body in a mysterious trajectory.
The next instant, a white mist rose from the leather-armored youth's body, a sign that his blood and qi had reached their peak circulation.
"die!"
After using the secret technique, the leather-armored youth's strength and speed increased significantly.
His face turned fierce as he lunged at Lu Qing.
He thrust the short knife in his hand straight at Lu Qing's neck, displaying a fighting style that seemed to be risking his life.
Despite sensing the surging power of the leather-armored youth, Lu Qing's expression remained unchanged.
Faced with the opponent's approach, the sword in his hand suddenly became lighter and more agile.
With a single, seamless motion, the leather-armored youth's short knife was attached, and then, following the dagger, it slashed towards his arm.
brush!
The subtlety of the slash was so great that the leather-armored youth couldn't dodge it, and Lu Qing's blade sliced directly into his arm.
But the next moment, Lu Qing frowned.
Troublesome leather armor.
The leather armor the other person was wearing, made of some unknown material, was incredibly tough.
Even with the sharpness of his hundred-refined battle blade and the strength of his Bone and Tendon Realm cultivation, he would need to use all his strength to break it open.
Simply using wrist strength to cut it is not enough.
It seems we still have to cut off their heads.
Lu Qing's gaze swept over the leather-armored youth.
It was discovered that, except for the area above the neck, the rest of the body was protected by leather armor.
Therefore, the only way to kill it is to cut off its head.
Lu Qing's mind raced, and he first dodged the leather-armored youth's attack by turning to the side.
With a swift, mysterious arc, the sword in his hand changed direction and slashed towards the leather-armored youth's neck.
Damn it!
The young man in leather armor felt a chill run down his neck again. Without thinking, he immediately mustered all his strength and parried the sword.
Having used his secret technique, his strength far surpassed Lu Qing's. As long as he knocked the battle blade out of Lu Qing's hand, no matter how exquisite his swordsmanship was, it would be useless.
However, Lu Qing could easily see through his plan.
Just as the leather-armored youth's short sword was about to touch the battle sword, he twisted his wrist again, skillfully dodging it, and continued to slash at the youth's neck.
This time, the leather-armored youth was no longer able to dodge.
He watched helplessly as the blade sliced towards his neck, a hint of indescribable fear flashing in his eyes.
The next moment, a huge head flew into the sky.
Leather-armored youth, die!
"Junior brother!!!"
At the same time, a mournful roar echoed from above the valley.
