Despite being surrounded and attacked by the Seven Kill Tower members, Lu Qing remained calm.
His momentum suddenly erupted just as the attack was about to strike.
His body spun around like a top.
With lightning speed, he unleashed a series of powerful blows.
In an instant, countless fist shadows appeared, like a black lotus flower blooming.
Without exception, all of those powerful Seven Kill Tower assassins were punched in the chest by Lu Qing.
With a series of cracking sounds, they were all sent flying backward, spraying blood from their mouths and scattering it all over the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With a series of sounds, the figures who attacked Lu Qing all crashed through the walls and windows behind them, fell to the ground, lifeless, their fate unknown.
"How is this possible?!"
They watched as the man in brocade robes and those powerful figures were blasted away by the man in black.
The Zheng family guards looked on in disbelief.
It should be noted that the auras emanating from these figures were no weaker than his, and all of them possessed cultivation at the Inner Strength Realm level.
Even the chieftain of Yuanyang Village was a martial arts master who had reached the Great Perfection of the Inner Vessel Realm.
However, the combined attack of these top experts not only failed to defeat the man in black, but they were all defeated in just one move.
The four men launched a sneak attack, but the result was three dead and one seriously injured.
Such strength is simply terrifying!
"Who exactly are you?"
The man in brocade robes slammed his body against the wall behind him, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with horror.
The look in his eyes as he looked at Lu Qing was filled with disbelief.
Just now, this person, with his bare hands, easily neutralized their long-planned killing move.
He defeated them all with just one move.
He was the only one who survived the attack by four men.
The skill level of his boxing was simply unbelievable.
Even among the martial arts masters he had encountered, none seemed to possess such exquisite and terrifying skills.
"I've already said it, the people who will kill you."
Lu Qing looked at the man in brocade robes and, through the clothes that had been shattered by his fist, saw the dark gold soft armor underneath.
"It seems that this soft armor saved your life."
The man in brocade robes paused.
Indeed, if it weren't for this soft armor he never took off, he would probably have died like his old buddies beside him.
Even so, he is still quite badly injured.
With 100% strength, at most only 20% or 30% remains.
The fist power of the mysterious man in black before us was terrifying.
Even with the soft armor protecting him, it could still severely damage his heart meridian, and all his martial arts energy and blood were scattered, making it difficult to reassemble for a while.
More importantly, even now, he still hasn't seen through Lu Qing's cultivation level.
The opponent was like someone standing in a thick fog; even when their blood and energy erupted, they could still perfectly conceal their true level.
Could this be an old monster at the Innate Realm? Yet he is still using the power of blood and qi, not innate true qi.
For a moment, the man in brocade robes was in a state of turmoil, his mind racing with various thoughts, yet he was unable to sort them out.
But there was one thing he understood very well.
That is today; he is really in big trouble.
The man in black in front of them was clearly after their Seven Kill Tower.
Although he found it hard to believe that someone in the world would dare to provoke the Seven Kill Tower.
But now the facts are right in front of him, leaving him no choice but to believe it.
Seeing that the man in brocade was not dead, Lu Qing flipped his hand and pulled out a fist-sized stone from somewhere, which he weighed lightly.
The man in the brocade robe felt a chill run down his spine.
Having already witnessed Lu Qing's skill with hidden weapons, he dared not be negligent.
He hurriedly said, "Sir, is there some misunderstanding? My stronghold is not the Seven Kill Tower you mentioned. I am just a businessman and have no connection with the Seven Kill Tower you speak of. If you want money, I am willing to offer you all the wealth in my stronghold with both hands..."
However, before the man in brocade could finish speaking, the stone in Lu Qing's hand flew out.
Driven by overwhelming force, the stone moved at extreme speed. The man in brocade robes, whose heart meridians were damaged, whose blood and qi were scattered, and whose strength was greatly diminished, had no time to dodge.
Bang!
The stone struck the man in brocade robes with perfect accuracy, hitting his head.
Even though the skull of a martial artist at the Great Perfection of the Inner Organs Realm is hard, it is still as fragile as an egg in front of the stone propelled by Lu Qing's terrifying power.
It was instantly blown up, and red and white matter was scattered all over the ground, which was quite terrifying.
The man in brocade robes, die!
"ah!"
Young Master Zheng, who was standing to the side, had never seen such a terrifying scene before, and he screamed in fright.
"not good!"
The Zheng family guard holding the shield was greatly alarmed and was about to cover the young master's mouth.
But it was too late.
Lu Qing's gaze had already turned in this direction.
"Sir, we are from the Zheng family of the prefecture. We are just here for fun and have nothing to do with these people. Please understand."
"I have to bite the bullet," said the guard from the Zheng family.
As for the Second Young Master Zheng, he was already trembling and pale when faced with Lu Qing's gaze.
At this moment, he knew perfectly well that the person in front of him was a true killing star, unlike any martial artist he had ever encountered before.
Seeing that Lu Qing remained silent, the Zheng family guards felt extremely uneasy.
Although the Zheng family wielded considerable power and was among the most influential families in the entire prefecture.
Even the major sects that dominate Cangzhou will give them some face.
But faced with such a bloodthirsty and ruthless person, he really wasn't sure if the other party would give in.
"The Zheng family? So what if they're the Zheng family!" Lu Qing said in a hoarse voice, with a sinister smile. "Don't even mention a small Zheng family. Even the Yan family from the capital would die if they offended me!"
"Oh no, young master, run!"
The guard sensed something was wrong when Lu Qing spoke his first words, and when Lu Qing mentioned death, he made his decision without the slightest hesitation.
He suddenly pushed the second young master Zheng behind him backward with a gentle force.
At the same time, he reached for his waist with his right hand and drew a short knife.
Holding a shield, he used his left shoulder as a fulcrum, becoming one with the shield, and charged at Lu Qing with extraordinary ferocity.
They wanted to force Lu Qing away so that their young master could have a chance to escape.
However, he was being too optimistic.
Facing the shield that charged with overwhelming force, like a battering ram, Lu Qing neither dodged nor yielded. He spread his five fingers, drew an arc with his palm, and slammed it hard into the shield with the force of Mount Tai pressing down.
boom!
Under the crushing force, the thick shield made of refined steel shattered into pieces, and the Zheng family guards hiding behind it coughed up blood, with countless bones broken.
How can it be so strong?!
The Zheng family guard, nearly crippled in a single move, slumped to the ground, his face filled with despair.
Lu Qing's power far exceeded his imagination. Even the martial arts masters in the manor were far from having such a powerful and despair-inducing oppressive force!
Who exactly is this mysterious person? When did such a terrifying martial arts expert appear in Cangzhou?
"Your loyalty is commendable, but unfortunately, the person you're trying to protect is a scumbag."
Lu Qing looked at the heavily injured guard and shook his head.
Without stopping, he walked past the guards and headed towards the Second Young Master Zheng, who was too frightened to run.
"No, please don't kill me! Please, don't kill me! If you kill me, my Zheng family will never let you get away with it, my father will never let you get away with it!"
Seeing Lu Qing approaching, the already terrified Second Young Master Zheng screamed wildly.
"My lord, we truly have nothing to do with this village. Please, for the sake of the Zheng family, spare my young master. We swear that once we return, we will never reveal a single word of what happened today!"
Despite the pain, the Zheng family guard managed to speak with difficulty.
"You think I'm killing this scum to silence him?"
Lu Qing stopped and turned around, asking curiously.
The Zheng family guard paused, unable to think of any other motive besides this reason.
"As expected of someone from a powerful family, treating human life like dirt. To tell you the truth, I want to kill him for no other reason than to seek justice for the girls he violated and killed."
The guard's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had finally realized something.
However, the next moment, he saw a pebble pop out of Lu Qing's hand.
Then, his young master's head exploded completely, just like a rotten watermelon.
"Young Master!"
The Zheng family guards let out a miserable scream.
"I was going to spare your life, but what you just said has made me realize something."
After casually killing the second young master Zheng, Lu Qing turned around.
"Weren't you there when this scum was humiliating and murdering those girls?"
"Is it because of those brothel girls that you harbor murderous intent towards my young master?" the Zheng family guard asked, bewildered.
"That's good, isn't that reason enough?"
The Zheng family guards remained silent.
He really wanted to say, "Not enough, of course not enough!"
Those lowly people, of humble status, even if there were a thousand or ten thousand of them combined, they would still be far less noble than their young master!
But he also knew that since Lu Qing asked that question, it was clear that in the other party's mind, this reason was sufficient.
So he could only remain silent.
However, although he didn't speak, Lu Qing got the answer she wanted from his expression.
He gave a mocking smile: "It seems I was right. In that case, you may go down and keep your young master company."
With a whooshing sound, Lu Qing launched another pebble, aiming straight for the guard's head.
puff!
With a muffled thud, a bloody hole appeared between the eyebrows of the Zheng family guard. He shuddered, his gaze gradually became unfocused, and then he collapsed heavily to the ground, his life force fading away.
After dealing with the guards, Lu Qing didn't linger and slowly walked into the building.
As he passed by the corpse of a killer from the Inner Mongolia region who had attacked him, he suddenly kicked him in the temple.
The corpse, which should have been dead, suddenly opened its eyes.
His eyes were filled with disbelief, as if he couldn't believe that his disguise had been seen through so easily by Lu Qing.
Lu Qing, however, remained calm and composed.
This assassin's technique of feigning death by breathing was extremely advanced.
But under his spiritual perception, it was so obvious, not to mention that he also possessed supernatural abilities.
Even a person at the Innate Realm cannot hide their aura from him, let alone a mere Inner Organ Realm cultivator.
After killing the person who was pretending to be dead, Lu Qing slowly walked into the building.
He has killed all the internal energy realm martial artists in the entire village.
But he still had no intention of letting go of the remaining members of the Seven Kill Tower.
The slaughter continues.
Two quarters of an hour later, when Lu Qing left Yuanyang Village.
The entire village was already littered with corpses.
All the Seven Kill Tower assassins remaining in the village were located and killed by him through his divine sense.
If he discovered that any of the people who came to seek pleasure were guilty of heinous crimes, he would kill them as well.
He even found a treasure trove and happily plundered it.
After doing all this, Lu Qing left without hesitation.
As for the remaining people in the village, such as the women who sold themselves into prostitution, if they weren't stupid, they should have escaped on their own sooner.
Lu Qing's act of helping them break through the demon's lair was already a form of assistance.
The rest is up to their own luck.
"Indeed, my heart has become quite cold after all."
On the hillside, watching the panicked crowd fleeing the village, Lu Qing wore a self-deprecating expression.
If he had just arrived in this world, and saw those pitiful women, he would probably have tried to find them a place to stay.
Just like he did in Happy Village back then.
But now, looking at the panicked crowd below, his heart was no longer greatly moved.
Because he knew that such things happened far too often in this world.
Given the state of the world, what can he possibly change by himself alone?
"In the end, it's because my strength is too small."
"Only those who are weak will hesitate and consider all the consequences when they act."
"If I had the power to rule the world alone, I could do whatever I wanted, following my own heart, without having to care about anyone's opinion."
With a leisurely gaze, Lu Qing looked up at the starry sky above.
The next moment, his figure had disappeared from the spot.
A few quarters of an hour later, Lu Qing stopped in a mountain hollow.
"Sure enough, without the blessing of the Earth Element Talisman, traveling requires significantly more physical exertion."
Lu Qing's mind was absorbed into the space between his eyebrows.
The yellow orb representing the Earth Element talisman had vanished.
Just now, after traveling another two hundred miles, Lu Qing completely exhausted the power of the Earth Element Talisman.
Without the blessing of the talisman, his body became "heavy" again, and he could no longer travel as lightly and quickly.
"Indeed, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality," Lu Qing sighed.
Having grown accustomed to the lightness and speed of traveling with the blessing of the Earth talisman, he found it quite difficult to adjust to the slow pace of traveling on his own two feet.
After looking around, Lu Qing found a large, dry rock and sat down cross-legged on it.
After concentrating for a while, he formed hand seals and began to condense the talisman.
Having had a successful experience before, Lu Qing spent less time condensing the Earth talisman this time, completing it in less than a quarter of an hour.
With a slight movement of the incantation, the earth element talisman was stored in the space between the eyebrows of the talisman.
Watching the Earth talisman transform into a ball of light once more, Lu Qing revealed a satisfied smile.
It wasn't that he didn't want to condense more earth-element talismans for unforeseen circumstances.
However, given his current spiritual strength, the use of spiritual talismans is somewhat limited.
It can hold a maximum of five spell talismans at a time, and only one spell talisman of the same attribute can be stored.
If we were to say anything more, we would be unable to do so.
To be able to collect and control more magical runes, he would need to achieve another breakthrough in his spiritual power.
Feeling the ball of light in his acupoints, Lu Qing's mind stirred slightly, and that strange power reappeared, making his body feel lighter.
He smiled slightly, pushed off with his feet, and ran back towards home.
