In the blink of an eye, his hands were crippled.
The middle-aged man was sweating profusely from the pain, and he was also terrified.
He never imagined that he would encounter such a bizarre thing.
To this day, he still doesn't know what exactly caused his severe injury.
That little white paw looks cute, but its destructive power is terrifying.
Neither steel nor his hardened body could withstand it; they were all sliced away like tofu.
The most terrifying thing is that he still hasn't figured out how this mysterious creature came to be.
Its elusive appearances made it impossible for him to catch a trace of it.
Even if they wanted to retaliate, they couldn't find any opportunity at all.
How can we fight like this?
Could this be the guardian sent by the mysterious land to its disciples for training, a terrifying, ghostly creature?
The middle-aged man's heart was ice-cold.
Magu, standing to the side, watched as the middle-aged strong man's hands were completely crippled in the blink of an eye.
I was so shocked I could hardly believe my eyes.
What kind of creature is that? It can even severely injure a martial artist at the Inner Strength Realm in an instant!
What shocked Magu even more was what the middle-aged man said next.
"Young friend, I was very rude just now. I wonder if you could forgive me next time?"
Feeling the chill still lingering in his heart, the middle-aged man dared not be negligent.
He could tell that this mysterious and terrifying monster seemed to be acting on Lu Qing's orders, so he quickly begged for mercy.
His hands were crippled, and if that strange creature attacked again, he would have no means of defense.
Lu Qing did not respond to the middle-aged man's pleas for mercy.
But a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.
Sure enough, the so-called Inner Strength Realm experts were no different from ordinary people.
When they are powerful, they take advantage of their strength to bully others and shout for violence.
When their lives are threatened, they kneel down and beg for mercy, revealing their true colors.
If Xiao Li weren't here today, he and Ma Gu would probably have suffered endless torment and died.
So how could he possibly feel pity for such a person?
"Kid, don't push your luck. If you want me dead, I'll kill you first!"
The middle-aged man saw the indifference in Lu Qing's eyes and knew that begging for mercy was useless.
In despair, a surge of resentment immediately arose in his heart.
He roared, and a powerful aura suddenly erupted from his body. He had used a unique secret technique of his sect to stimulate the major acupoints around his body with his blood and qi, causing his power to increase dramatically.
After using the secret technique, the middle-aged man felt a pang of regret.
He regretted underestimating his opponent.
If he had used his secret technique from the very beginning and gone all out to attack Lu Qing...
Even if Lu Qing's swordsmanship is highly skilled, he is definitely no match for him in a single move.
In that case, if he had captured or killed Lu Qing immediately, perhaps he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.
Unfortunately, there's no going back in life.
Now that his hands are crippled, even if he uses secret techniques, he cannot stop that mysterious monster.
The only thing we can do is risk our lives to kill Lu Qing, the culprit!
After completing the secret technique, the middle-aged strong man stomped his feet, unleashing a powerful force that created a large crater in the spot, causing the entire riverbed to tremble slightly.
With this powerful burst of force, the middle-aged man's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and when he reappeared, he was already not far in front of Lu Qing.
Wow, so fast!
Lu Qing had already retreated when the opponent unleashed their aura.
But he was still caught up by the middle-aged strong man in an instant.
An expert at the Inner Organ Realm is indeed powerful; even with both hands crippled, it still doesn't significantly affect their explosive power.
Feeling the middle-aged man's formidable speed, Lu Qing inwardly praised him.
but......
When it comes to speed, who in the world can compare to Xiao Li among the acquired realm martial artists?
He was faced with the murderous look on the middle-aged man's face.
Lu Qing, however, remained calm.
Because, at this moment, Xiao Li is on his shoulder.
The middle-aged strong man approached Lu Qing with the speed unleashed by a secret technique.
Seeing Lu Qing right in front of him, with his hands crippled, he didn't use any other moves. Instead, he lowered his body, using his shoulders as cones, and rammed into Lu Qing!
The middle-aged man rammed into the ground with the determination to kill, making the impact extremely powerful.
The air in front of him was compressed together, and before he even collided with the object, the raging air currents had already made Lu Qing's figure slightly unsteady.
"Xiao Li!"
Sensing this imposing aura, Lu Qing's expression turned solemn, and he let out a soft shout.
However, he himself was already retreating at an even faster speed.
"Can you escape?"
The middle-aged burly man's eyes were bloodshot, and his internal secret technique was running at its peak. He stared intently at Lu Qing, wanting to smash him to pieces.
However, just as his shoulder was about to touch Lu Qing and kill him,
The next moment, however, I felt a sharp pain in my chest.
All the strength in his body, like a collapsing dam, rapidly leaked outwards.
With his strength waning, the middle-aged man's speed suddenly decreased, and he could only watch as Lu Qing, who was so close, slowly moved away from him.
He felt weak all over, staggered, and even standing became difficult.
Holding onto the last shred of a warrior's dignity, the middle-aged strong man ultimately did not allow himself to fall to the ground.
He stood up with difficulty, looking down at his own body.
But he discovered that a large hole had been torn open in his chest, piercing through his back.
The heart inside had vanished without a trace.
Looking at the gaping hole in his chest, the middle-aged man gave a bitter smile.
They knew he had no chance of surviving.
Of the five internal organs, the heart is the most important.
The heart governs the flow of qi and blood, making it extremely important for any martial artist.
Even a powerful expert at the Innate Realm would not survive without their heart.
He was only at the internal organ stage; with his heart removed, he was certain to die.
He was not dead yet, but because of his high level of cultivation, he could barely control his internal energy and blood, thus prolonging his life.
Unexpectedly, he had not been injured in the battle with the Silver Moon Guards, but was about to die in this small valley.
A sense of absurdity arose in the middle-aged man's heart.
He looked at Lu Qing: "Kid, you win. But before I die, I wonder if you can answer a few questions for me?"
Lu Qing looked at him silently, neither nodding nor shaking her head.
However, he still did not approach the middle-aged man, but kept his distance.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man took it as a tacit agreement and asked directly, "Are you a disciple from one of those mysterious places?"
Lu Qing's heart stirred; he recalled the middle-aged man's change in attitude.
It seems that he must have mistaken him for a disciple of some mysterious sect who had come out for training.
Lu Qing thought for a moment, then shook his head: "No."
Magoo was right there and knew exactly where he came from, so he had no reason to lie.
"It really isn't."
Seeing Lu Qing shake his head, the middle-aged man's eyes narrowed.
He didn't think Lu Qing would deceive him, a man on his deathbed.
Since he says no, then it must not be.
Thinking back on all his previous fears and speculations, the middle-aged man suddenly felt incredibly ridiculous.
He chuckled self-deprecatingly and continued, "What exactly was that mysterious creature? Could you make it show itself?"
Without even thinking, Lu Qing shook his head.
Xiao Li is currently one of his biggest trump cards, and keeping it a mystery is the best course of action.
He didn't want the enemy to see its true form.
Even a dying enemy.
"I never imagined that I, Wang Qingshan, who had dominated half my life, would not even be worthy of looking at the opponent who defeated me before I died."
The middle-aged man looked disappointed when he saw that Lu Qing had refused.
But he also knew that he was the fish on the chopping block, and Lu Qing was the butcher.
Even if Lu Qing refused, there was nothing he could do.
Enough, enough. We're all going to die anyway, why bother with these things?
The middle-aged man shook his head, letting go of his obsession, and his gaze fell on the corpse of the leather-armored youth not far away.
“Junior brother, I never thought that we would both perish in this small valley. It can be said that we have lived up to the oath we made when we became sworn brothers.”
Having said that, the middle-aged man relinquished his last bit of control over the qi and blood in his body.
The vital energy that he had forcibly restrained within his body with his powerful will suddenly gushed out from the wounds on his chest and hands.
As his vital energy dissipated and was lost, the middle-aged man's eyes gradually became unfocused.
Finally, he collapsed to the ground with a thud, blood gushing from his body, staining the entire ground red.
Even after seeing the middle-aged man fall to the ground, Lu Qing remained vigilant.
He activated his supernatural ability and looked over.
Soon, a white light appeared, and several notes emerged.
【Wang Qingshan: A disciple of the Northern Frontier Heavenly Azure Sect, the adopted son of Wang Cangyi, a martial artist at the Innate Realm. He is domineering, protective of his own, cruel, and bloodthirsty.】
【Cultivation Level: Acquired Inner Strength Realm, Minor Completion; Possesses an explosive secret technique that can temporarily double combat power.】
【Because of Tong Canglang's deliberate flattery and praise, Wang Qingshan grew very fond of him and regarded him as a brother.】
【He died from severe injuries, his heart was destroyed, his blood and energy collapsed, and his will dissipated.】
Seeing the description on the last note, Lu Qing finally believed that the middle-aged man was really dead, and she felt relieved.
There's no way around it, his performance just now was truly astonishing.
Her heart was destroyed, yet she not only lived, but was even able to communicate with him consciously.
He was genuinely afraid that the other person was faking their death and would then take the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.
Now that he could confirm that the supernatural being was dead, Lu Qing relaxed his guard a little.
At the same time, a sense of awe arose in my heart.
He could tell that if this person hadn't deliberately dispersed his vital energy at the end, he could have lived for a while longer.
It can only be said that he truly deserves to be called an expert in the Inner Realm; his vitality is indeed incredibly strong.
"Brother Lu Qing, is he dead?"
When Ma Gu saw Lu Qing step forward to check on the middle-aged man's condition, he asked cautiously.
"He's dead." Lu Qing nodded.
"call!"
Upon hearing Lu Qing's words, Ma Gu could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, looking as if he had just survived a disaster.
The aura that the middle-aged man had previously unleashed was terrifying.
Even though they weren't targeting him, Magu was still under immense pressure.
Only now, upon hearing of the death of this top martial artist, could he finally relax his tense mind.
After a moment of relief.
Magu looked at Lu Qing with disbelief in his eyes.
He never imagined that when he saw Lu Qing again after their initial separation, he would have already entered the Bone and Tendon Realm.
Moreover, he is not just an ordinary Bone and Tendon Realm expert, but a monstrous Bone and Tendon Realm expert who can easily kill martial artists of the same level and force back an Inner Organ Realm expert with a single strike!
Recalling Lu Qing's swordsmanship, Ma Gu still felt a sense of longing.
He didn't understand what the leather-armored youth and the middle-aged strong man meant by the realm of swordsmanship that combined strength and gentleness, and was meticulous and subtle.
However, he could see that Lu Qing's swordsmanship had reached a level beyond his imagination.
And there are those mysterious creatures that can pierce through the void!
Although Magu watched helplessly as the Inner Strength Realm expert was killed.
But from beginning to end, he still couldn't see clearly what that mysterious creature with small white claws was.
What's even more terrifying is that the mysterious creature seems to be under Lu Qing's command. How did he manage to do that?
Magu looked at Lu Qing and felt that he had suddenly become somewhat unfamiliar, with an added layer of mysterious aura around him.
He recalled what the middle-aged man had said earlier, and a thought couldn't help but arise in his mind.
Could it be true, as the other party claims, that Lu Qing is actually a successor of some mysterious sect?
wrong!
As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Magu immediately shook it off.
He had already thoroughly investigated Lu Qing's background and origins.
He was just a country boy living in Jiuli Village.
If he were truly a descendant of some reclusive sect, his parents wouldn't have been killed by a small force like Happy Village.
Besides, what reclusive sect's heir would be so destitute that they can't even afford to eat?
Magu hadn't forgotten how thin and bony Lu Qing looked when they first met.
Therefore, there is definitely no problem with Lu Qing's background.
His current strength is entirely due to his own cultivation.
However, thinking about it this way, Magu felt even more terrified.
Through his own cultivation alone, he was able to gain the strength to easily kill those in the Bone and Tendon Realm within just a few months.
Just how terrifying is the cultivation talent of the Lu brothers?
Lu Qing had no idea that so many thoughts were swirling in Ma ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) Gu's mind.
After confirming that the middle-aged man was dead, he searched his body for a while and then went to check on the young man in leather armor.
Soon, some results were achieved.
After looting the corpse, Lu Qing picked up a basket from under a large rock beside the waterfall, filled it with the items he had found, and walked towards Ma Gu.
"Master Ma, this place is not safe to stay any longer. Let's leave now."
"Yes, let's go first!" Magu suddenly woke up.
The commotion caused by that middle-aged burly man earlier was no small feat.
Who knows what other people might be attracted?
He knew that many martial artists had been chasing after Madam Wei and her companions that day.
The two men immediately moved away, without even having time to bury the bodies of the two middle-aged men.
Anyway, there are many wild animals in these deep mountains. Even if we leave them there, they will be wiped out in a couple of days.
Since they were enemies, Lu Qing and his companion wouldn't risk their lives for the sake of two enemy corpses.
Both of them were quite familiar with the mountains and forests.
Lu Qing, in particular, has become very familiar with this mountain forest because he has been frequently coming here to practice martial arts and collect herbs recently.
Soon, they moved to a hidden cave.
"Master Ma, you seem to be seriously injured. Let me treat you first."
Upon arriving at the cave, Lu Qing took out a box from his basket and retrieved a needle pouch from inside.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Lu Qing."
Magu also felt the intense pain in his shoulder.
He was pierced through the shoulder by the leather-armored youth with a hidden arrow, and the injury was not light.
Lu Qing was a disciple of Doctor Chen, so he naturally trusted his medical skills.
Lu Qing first used silver needles to relieve Ma Gu's pain, and then cleaned the dirt from the wound before applying wound medicine.
After treating Magu's injuries, the two finally had time to chat.
"Brother Lu Qing, what are you doing here?"
