"What's impossible?"
Seeing the shock of the figure in the black robe, Lu Qing grinned.
With a slight flick of his wrist, he gently tossed the longbow in his hand onto a stall beside the street.
He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of boxing gloves.
The entire set was made of cowhide, with a thousand-times-refined steel plate inlaid on the fist surface. It was made by Lu Qing when he was making arrows.
"However, your staff technique is quite skillful; it actually made it a bit difficult for me to catch it."
Lu Qing put on the boxing gloves. Even though he had used the power of the magic talisman in his brow acupoint to protect himself from that punch, his fist still hurt.
After putting on the boxing gloves and stretching his wrists, Lu Qing was somewhat satisfied and looked ahead.
"But this suits me just fine. I've recently come to some realizations and wanted to test my skills on someone. I was worried that you might be injured and your strength would drop significantly, making it difficult for you to withstand a few of my punches."
It seems you've preserved your strength better than I expected, making you suitable for me to test my skills.
With a slight slump, Lu Qing slowly adopted a boxing stance and smiled at the figure in the black robe: "Old man, I hope you can last a little longer. It would be too boring if you were really killed by my punches."
"You arrogant brat!"
Upon hearing Lu Qing's arrogant words, the figure in the black robe flew into a rage.
He was shocked by Lu Qing's power.
But in the collision just now, I also felt that Lu Qing had not yet cultivated innate true qi and was not yet an innate realm martial artist.
How could the figure in the black robe tolerate being so humiliated by a martial artist at the Acquired Realm? Enraged, he immediately swung his long staff, creating countless staff shadows that rained down on Lu Qing like a storm.
This time, the figure in the black robe not only used all his strength, but also burned his innate true energy and unleashed an explosive secret technique, truly giving it his all.
He no longer cared about how to torture Lu Qing; all he wanted to do now was smash Lu Qing into mincemeat in one move!
"That's great, that's more interesting!"
Faced with a barrage of sticks, Lu Qing remained calm, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.
With a slight thought, a golden ball of light shone faintly in the acupoint between his eyebrows, and at the same time, the Earth Spirit Orb slowly began to rotate.
In an instant, a faint golden light emerged from his skin.
An incredibly powerful force was bestowed upon him.
With this unparalleled power, Lu Qing took a step forward, cracking the ground as he did so. At the same time, his right fist, which had been held at his waist, suddenly disappeared and slammed fiercely into the heavy shadows of the staff in front of him.
roar!!!
With this punch, a powerful tiger's roar emanated from Lu Qing, resounding throughout the town and shaking everything.
With the rapid compression of his fist, the air in front of him was completely shattered, condensing into white mist. At the same time, a powerful shockwave was instantly formed, sweeping towards the countless shadowy staffs in front of him.
boom!!!
The violent shockwave of the punch collided instantly with the myriad staff shadows created by the figure in the black robe.
On one side was a tangible staff shadow formed from innate true energy, and on the other side was a powerful shockwave blasted out by forcibly twisting and compressing the atmosphere with pure physical strength.
The two are fundamentally different, but what they have in common is that they both contain immense power.
When they collide, they immediately unleash an even bigger storm.
The violent storm airflow directly caused many of the houses on both sides of the street between the two people to collapse.
when!
Amidst the deafening explosion, guided by his powerful spiritual senses, Lu Qing pinpointed the figure in the black robe, the divine weapon staff hidden among the myriad shadows of staffs, and delivered a punch to it.
An overwhelming power erupted from his body, causing the divine weapon to bend violently.
The figure in the black robe couldn't hold on at all. His body trembled violently, and as he flew backward, the long staff flew out of his hand, piercing through several houses before disappearing without a trace.
However, the figure in the black robe had no time to worry about his divine weapon at this moment.
Because after Lu Qing blasted his weapon away with a punch, he stomped his foot again, cracking the ground, and in an instant, he was in front of him.
"Wait!"
Seeing Lu Qing's cold, murderous gaze, the black-robed figure, now unarmed and unsteady, still suspended in mid-air, felt a sudden surge of fear and shouted loudly.
"Die!"
However, it was useless. Lu Qing's gaze turned cold, and his fists instantly transformed into countless fist shadows, imprinting themselves on the body of the figure in the black robe.
Bang bang bang!
A series of impacts rang out. In the blink of an eye, Lu Qing had thrown countless punches, all of which struck the figure in the black robe, twisting and deforming his innate body, leaving him frozen in mid-air, unable to fall.
Thud!
After bombarding him continuously for three breaths, Lu Qing finally withdrew his hands and stopped.
The barrage of fist shadows subsided, and the figure in the black robe finally fell to the ground.
At this moment, however, he looked truly miserable.
Below the head, the entire body, including the limbs, was completely twisted and deformed, with not an inch of intact flesh.
Even the bones and internal organs were reduced to dust; not a single piece remained intact.
He was like a tattered sack, limp and flat on the ground, unable to even lift his head.
Despite this, the figure in the black robe did not die.
His powerful willpower, achieved at the Lesser Completion stage of the Innate Realm, allowed him to retain consciousness even after his physical body was completely destroyed.
But at this moment, the look in his eyes when he looked at Lu Qing was no longer filled with anger; instead, it was filled with utter disbelief and fear.
Incredibly, he couldn't believe he had been so easily defeated by a mere greenhorn.
What's terrifying is the power and skill level of Lu Qing that he just displayed; it's simply too frightening.
He had lived a long and illustrious life, but he had never witnessed such a violent fist technique.
It's truly unimaginable how Lu Qing, at such a young age, managed to cultivate to this level.
Is this kid even human?
For a moment, Lu Qing seemed to transform into some kind of monster in the mind of the figure in the black robe.
"What a pity." Lu Qing stood in front of the figure in the black robe, looking at him indifferently.
"I thought you could withstand a few of my moves so I could hone my skills, but I never expected you couldn't even withstand one of my moves. It seems I overestimated you."
As a powerful individual who has achieved minor mastery of the Innate Realm, you are much weaker than I imagined.
Perhaps I should have asked my master to show mercy and not cut off your arm.
"puff!"
The figure in the black robe, already filled with grief and indignation, coughed up blood upon hearing these words, overwhelmed with grief and anger.
"What kind of monster are you?"
The figure in the black robe could barely move its head, and even speaking was extremely difficult; it could only barely transmit its voice with the remaining power of its soul.
"Just a passerby," Lu Qing said calmly. "Do you know why I spared your life instead of killing you outright?"
Why?
The figure in the black robe also felt something was off.
With Lu Qing's boxing skills, he was fully capable of killing him just now, but he deliberately avoided his own head and spared his life.
"Do you intend to threaten my senior brother with my life to release your master?"
The figure in the black robe had a flash of inspiration and thought of a possibility.
He immediately said, "Young friend, you guessed right. My senior brother and I grew up together since childhood and are as close as brothers. If you exchange me for your master, he will definitely agree!"
Despite his crippled body, the figure in the black robe still possessed a strong will to survive.
Because he had received the inheritance of an ancient evil cultivator, he knew that as long as consciousness remained, anything was possible.
Even with injuries like his, there is still a possibility of recovery.
Putting everything else aside, as long as my senior brother achieves great mastery of his skills in the future, he can use the Blood Soul Banner to help him recover his body.
Therefore, he will not give up as long as there is a glimmer of hope.
"Exchange my master? Aren't you giving your senior brother too much credit?"
Lu Qing looked at the figure in front of him, who was like a lump of mud, with a mocking expression: "I'm sparing your life for now, but there's something I want to show you, so that you can die with your eyes open a little more at peace."
After saying that, Lu Qing tossed out a jade pendant, which landed in front of the figure in the black robe.
The figure in the black robe, who had felt a chill in his heart because of Lu Qing's words, couldn't help but widen his eyes the moment he saw the jade pendant.
"This jade pendant..."
“That’s right, it is your precious great-grandson, Mo Xuan’s personal jade pendant. Oh, I forgot to tell you, I killed him.” Lu Qing said calmly, “And he died from my kick, which slammed his head into his chest. It was a very tragic death.”
"It was you!"
"It was you, you devil, who killed my Mo Xuan! Kid, I'll never forgive you!"
The figure in the black robe could no longer remain calm; an extremely strong spiritual fluctuation emanated from his head.
His eyes were bloodshot and his expression was ferocious; he looked like he wanted to devour Lu Qingsheng.
"What, are you angry?" Lu Qing chuckled. "Sure enough, you human scum never have a shred of kindness when you harm others. You only feel anger and fear when the same thing happens to you."
It was truly despicable, like a maggot.
"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"
The figure in the black robe had blood-red eyes and still exuded an extremely strong resentment and killing intent, just like a real evil spirit.
However, this did not affect Lu Qing at all. He did not kill him immediately, but stood there quietly, as if waiting for something, letting him go crazy.
After more than ten breaths, Lu Qing's expression shifted slightly, and he turned to the head that was still shouting wildly, saying, "Alright, stop pretending. Your senior brother is about to come out. Let's see if he can save you."
The frenzied spiritual fluctuations of the figure ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) in the black robe abruptly ceased.
A shocked and angry voice rang out within the blood-red light domain: "Innate domain, water and fire elemental sword energy, how is this possible!"
At the same time, within the Bloodlight Domain, a brilliant light shone forth, and an incomparably powerful sword intent suppressed all directions. A red and white sword aura soared into the sky, cleaving the entire Bloodlight Domain in two with a single strike.
The blood-red light gradually faded, revealing the scene inside.
What first caught Lu Qing and the others' eyes was the street that had been ravaged beyond recognition.
In the very center, two figures stood facing each other.
One person held a long, blood-red banner, while the other held a long sword.
Who else could it be but that old man with the hooked nose and the old doctor?
However, compared to before, both of them looked quite different.
The old doctor had a smooth face, jet-black hair, and exuded a sharp sword intent. His clothes were completely intact, and he looked decades younger, appearing as a middle-aged man.
As for the old man with the hooked nose, his situation was much more tragic.
Not only were his clothes torn like a beggar's, but his body was covered in bloody wounds, his hair was disheveled, and he was panting heavily, completely devoid of his previous arrogant and domineering demeanor.
Even the Blood Soul Banner in his hand was broken in two, with most of the banner surface cut off, rendering it completely useless.
The entire life force has plummeted to rock bottom, as if it would be extinguished if placed inside.
"Senior brother!"
The figure in the black robe looked at his senior brother's miserable state with disbelief.
It was as if it were unacceptable that even the senior brother who possessed the Blood Soul Banner had been defeated.
The old man with the hooked nose sensed this fluctuation of spiritual energy, looked over, was stunned at first, and then revealed a bitter smile.
"Junior brother, even you have been defeated? This master and disciple pair are truly monsters!"
After a bitter laugh, the hook-nosed old man looked at the old doctor: "Sir, I did not expect that you not only comprehended the complete innate domain, but also possessed the innate true qi of both water and fire, which can be integrated and complement each other. I am completely convinced of my defeat in this battle."
The old man with the hooked nose was truly shocked.
He never imagined that such a freak could exist in the world.
Although his cultivation level is still at the minor completion stage of the Innate Realm, he is able to comprehend the complete Innate Realm domain.
It should be noted that the domain is something that only peerless martial artists who have reached the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm can ever set foot in.
Not to mention, the old doctor not only possessed two completely opposite sword intents, but he was also able to perfectly fuse them together, complementing each other and greatly increasing their power.
All of these things, no matter which one, completely overturned the old man with the hooked nose's understanding of martial arts, which left him utterly shocked.
Faced with the old man's sincere praise, the old doctor did not reply, but just looked at him coldly.
He felt there was no need to communicate with such a demon who treated human life like dirt and wantonly harmed others.
The old man with the hooked nose didn't care about the old doctor's attitude; the winner is king, the loser is a bandit.
Now, as the defeated party, he no longer has that right.
"Your Excellency, I was not far defeated in this battle, but there is one thing I would like to understand. I wonder if you could tell me, so that I can die in peace?"
The old doctor's gaze flickered slightly, and he coldly uttered two words: "What is it?"
"May I ask who you are, and where you received the news that you have come to stop my fellow disciples from refining the Blood Soul Banner?"
This was something the old man with the hooked nose simply couldn't understand.
A top-tier martial artist like the old doctor should, in theory, be someone who is not unknown.
But he searched through all the martial artists in the world who were at the Innate Realm, and found that none of them could match him.
More importantly, it was such a coincidence that such a powerful martial artist would appear in Yunzhou and break the formation at the most crucial moment when he was refining the Blood Soul Banner.
Such a coincidence was enough to make him think twice.
However, to the old man's surprise, the old doctor did not want to answer his question.
"Why should a dying person know so much? You practice evil arts and harm living beings; you deserve to die. Go in peace!"
After saying that, a sword light was released, directly severing the head of the hook-nosed old man.
