Chapter 78: 063: When the enemy comes, the heat of the battle flares up, each has their own back-up plan generating dangerous situations (Three more updates for the first subscribers)_1 Chapter 78: 063: When the enemy comes, the heat of the battle flares up, each has their own back-up plan generating dangerous situations (Three more updates for the first subscribers)_1 After a stick of incense worth of conversation with Boss Hu.
Xu Ning had already arrived earlier at the arranged location, to familiarize himself with the terrain and ensure that no mistakes were made.
If there were, he had considered how to respond.
He was no fool and had high confidence, believing he had Boss Hu well under control.
Moreover, he had the tiger skin of the Zhu Family.
Even if Boss Hu were a paper tiger, he would not dare to mess with him.
However, he was clear about how formidable Chen Dengming was.
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Someone who could earn his comment ‘great courage, minor gameplay, and no ambition,’ was not average.
Those who put courage first would exhibit terrifying power when pushed into a corner.
As such, Xu Ning was also prepared to go all-out.
From the beginning, he never intended to cooperate with Boss Hu.
What he had given to Boss Hu was only a part of the benefits, all other promises were just empty checks.
Once he defeated Chen Dengming and forced out the information he wanted, he would promptly leave this Thousands of Miles Frontier.
Forget the Zhu Family and Boss Hu, they could all go to hell.
However, he did not know.
At this moment, atop the city walls of the North City of Brocade Mill, a pair of cold eyes had been observing him for a long time.
“Good, indeed only one person came …
Did not bring subordinates, it seems he is very confident in his own abilities.”
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Chen Dengming had already arranged the city guard in advance.
Standing on the advantageous terrain, he watched his prey enter the killing ground he had prepared.
This prey was quite intelligent, even considering the terrain as his own hunting ground.
After observing for a while, Chen Dengming knew it was time to meet and prepare for the attack.
Several days ago, he had repeatedly asked himself if he should take the risk to deal with Xu Ning, a cultivator at the sixth stage of Qi Cultivation.
If he didn’t deal with Xu Ning, he could retreat and wait for him to leave before returning to the Brocade Mill to continue his operations.
But what then?
In the end, he had a clear answer in his heart …
Xu Ning had to be dealt with.
If not this time, then even if his strength increased next time, there might not be such a good opportunity.
Boss Hu, the shrewd businessman, would not cooperate, and there would be too many variables.
However cautious one was, it did not mean being timid.
If you avoid too much, you would become weak and lack courage, then how would you have the confidence to compete in the road to immortality?
He jumped off the city wall, his pre-battle mood gradually calming, reaching a serene and focused state.
At the city gate, Boss Hu and Jiang Qiang were already waiting there, looking at Chen Dengming for direction.
After receiving a positive glance from Chen Dengming, Jiang Qiang immediately followed him and headed towards Xu Ning’s location.
“Hey!
Daoist friend Chen, I hope your throat is big enough to swallow this fish.”
With a sigh, Boss Hu climbed the city wall and watched from afar as Chen Dengming and Jiang Qiang left.
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A few ticks later.
“Finally here…”
Xu Ning suddenly stood up, turning to look at the two figures approaching in the distance.
He still looked elegant, his facial features were clear and handsome.
His eyes were half open and half closed, occasionally flashing with insights.
He was wearing a high-level blue robe, and at first sight, was clearly someone not to be trifled with.
His gaze first fell on Chen Dengming, who was wearing a gray-black robe.
Feeling the faint spiritual might emanating from him, Xu Ning’s eyes flashed with insight.
His eyes squinted, affirming his judgment further.
“Already at the fourth stage of Qi Cultivation so soon…?”
He glanced at Jiang Qiang, who was standing a few dozen feet away, observing him carefully, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Ning raised his hand and smiled at Chen Dengming.
“Daoist friend Chen, it’s been a while.
You left in a hurry a few months ago, which caused me to look for you for some time.
Have you been well?”
Chen Dengming’s mouth twitched slightly at the corners and he calmly responded, “Thank you for your concern, Lord Xu.
I didn’t die at the hands of Iron Forest Hall cultivators a few months ago, which must have given you quite the headache?”
Xu Ning’s eyes flashed with an expression, saying with a smile, “It seems that Daoist friend Chen has a great misunderstanding of me.”
Chen Dengming calmly said, “We are all intelligent people here.
Tell me frankly, why are you looking for me?
Why insist on meeting in the wild?
Is it for the Gu Refining Skill?”
“Correct.”
Xu Ning smiled and conveyed through his gaze to Chen Dengming, “But not just that.
I am also very curious about your astonishing cultivation progression.
To my knowledge, you should only have lower-grade Spiritual Root.
How were you able to progress from Innate to the fourth stage of Qi Cultivation within less than a year?
Did you obtain some benefits from Miss Luo Family?
Or is it related to your background…”
Chen Dengming’s body trembled slightly and he narrowed his eyes, finally realizing why Xu Ning was so persistent.
He had initially been curious, why was Xu Ning so unremitting over just a Gu Refining Skill, to the point of continuing to trouble him even though he had fled to Brocade Mill.
Now, it was clear to him.
The problem was with his cultivation speed.
The other party must have suspected that he had some special cultivation technique or treasure, which aroused their greed.
It was not just Xu Ning who had doubts, Boss Hu had definitely suspicions as well, it was just that the former had the desire and courage to act, while the latter…
“It seems…”
Xu Ning looked deeply into Chen Dengming’s eyes, smirked and said with an intriguing tone, “You really do have…”
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Dengming suddenly shouted and launched an attack.
With a chop of the hand, the palm-sized Ice Spirit Sword hidden in his hand instantly released a chill broadsword Qi, forming a spiritual sword radiant several dozen feet long, which he hacked out ruthlessly.
“Bold!”
Xu Ning sneered coldly, totally unfazed.
The robe on his body surged with spiritual energy, forming a storm of snow around him, as if a snowstorm had quickly condensed into ice, and the surrounding air temperature dropped rapidly.
“Clang!——”
Chen Dengming felt as if his sword Qi had hacked into a tornado that seemed still but contained amazing force, and it shattered instantly.
However, he was well-prepared, instantly loosening his grip and leaving the sword to do its work.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
——
The frosty light of the Ice Spirit Sword flickered as it was released, casting out wave after wave of icy blade light.
Like rippling water, each ripple carried a ruthless killing intent that attacked Xu Ning from various tricky angles.
In that instant, Chen Dengming’s body flashed and evaded swiftly.
Whoosh!
——
Several shadowy figures raced past, piercing through his afterimage.
“Such fast speed!
As expected, you do have some tricks up your sleeve!
Let’s see how much faster you can be!”
Xu Ning’s eyes burst forth a sharp ray of light.
With a lift of his hand, two claw-shaped magic artifacts suddenly burst forth, gleaming with spiritual light.
The claws shot forward like arrows released from a bow, posing a flexible yet formidable threat.
Chen Dengming’s movements abruptly changed speed.
From the speed of a phantom, he seemed to flutter erratically, his movements delightful yet erratic, reminiscent of a butterfly’s dance.
With heart-stopping thrill, he managed to weave through the gap between the two flying claws.
Almost at the same time, the Ice Spirit Sword unleashed an astonishing sword howl, finally penetrating through the ice shield of Xu Ning’s high-ranking robe.
But in that instant, Xu Ning too retreated with lightning speed.
A pointer from his finger, another peculiarly shaped artifact flew out, instantly meeting the Ice Spirit Sword head-on.
With a ‘ding’, a resonating sound that assaulted the eardrums spread far and wide, stirring up dust in the violent surge of Qi!
It was at this moment that Chen Dengming flashed to Xu Ning’s side.
Pointing his finger, he condensed a brilliant gold light that burst forth in an instant.
His spiritual might also erupted entirely.
“Instant Gold Point Technique!?
Qi Cultivation stage 5!!”
Shocked, Xu Ning sensed an unprecedented immense threat.
Despite his internal panic, his reaction was to quickly sweep his sleeves.
In the blink of an eye, a dazzling light emerged from his sleeve.
It accurately stood in front of the gold light spell that assailed him, unexpectedly reflecting a wisp of the golden light back with terrific speed.
Chen Dengming was momentarily startled, and he performed a quick aerial twist in mid-air, resembling the flip of a hawk, narrowly evading the incoming attack.
The golden light grazed past his abdomen in a flash.
Suddenly, his abdomen stiffened.
Before he could land on the ground, two sharp sounds of piercing air assaulted him.
The two claws, shimmering with spiritual light, aimed for his back, positing a danger of an extreme degree.
Just at this moment–
A dazzling golden light shot out from Chen Dengming’s storage bag.
It solidified in an instant, forming a solid gong.
Gengjin Bell!!
With a ring like a gong’s ‘clang’, the resonating sound of clashing metal assaulted the eardrums and spread through the air.
The air twisted and trembled with the intense waves from the clash.
Xu Ning’s eardrums vibrated.
The sound waves shook his mind till he nearly lost consciousness, and his breath hitched, knocking him off-balance.
“Whoosh!——”
In that instant, a dark figure swished past, directly aiming for Xu Ning’s throat.
Blood Centipede Gu——
“Poisonous gu!——”
Xu Ning’s somewhat vacant eyes abruptly emitted a horrifying glow.
He spat, and a blinding red needle-like ray instantly shot out.
With a “whoosh” sound!
The Blood Centipede Gu was instantly hit, its body perforated, and it was sent flying, and impaled onto a tree opposite.
Stationed in the protection of the Gengjin Bell, Chen Dengming suddenly clutched his heart.
With the Blood Centipede Gu’s Qi linked to his own, he almost threw up a mouthful of blood.
“I already expected you to have a powerful poisonous gu!
Did you think you were the only one who could hide their prowess?”
Xu Ning laughed heartily, looking madly fierce.
His whole robe fluttered as his spiritual might began to surge, climbing up to stage seven of Qi Cultivation.
“Stage seven for Qi Cultivation!?” Chen Dengming felt his heart lurch.
“Kill!!”
Xu Ning’s aura was overwhelming as he suddenly formed hand seals.
The spiritual claws swept out and followed two beautiful arcs, ruthlessly moving towards Chen Dengming.
Simultaneously, another peculiar artifact that looked like a knife charged out.
“Clang, clang, clang——”
A sequence of deafening roars resounded through the air.
The Gengjin Bell around Chen Dengming was flickering intensely, and Chen, who was under the protection of the bell, was stumbling due to the intense sound waves deflecting and spreading.
Xu Ning’s long hair was disheveled from the hurricane of Qi, and his face twisted ferociously.
“Brother Chen!
Ah—— Brother Chen!”
Not far away, Jiang Qiang was bursting with anxiety and stomping his foot, but he dared not intervene due to careful instructions.
He believed that Chen Dengming still had some tricks up his sleeve, but the current situation was so precarious that it was unbearable.
“Let’s see how much longer you can withstand this!”
Xu Ning laughed heartily, his back slightly arched, his robe flapping.
His eyes suddenly burst forth with blighting light, as he climbed to the peak of stage seven in Qi Cultivation.
The two magic artifacts assaulted Chen Dengming from all directions.
“Clang—— Clang—— —— Clang——”
In the midst of the intense and concentrated exploding sounds, the Gengjin Bell around Chen seemed to have been fiercely trampled by seven or eight elephants.
It caved in rapidly and intensely from multiple angles, displacing the surrounding mud as well.
But just in that instant, Xu Ning’s eyes abruptly glazed over.
He felt his Qi spreading out within his body, making his spiritual energy somewhat uncontrolled and disorderly.
A faint pain coursed through his body, along with the wafting smell of alcohol, forcing him to suppress a belch in the heat of battle.
“What!?”
His heart screamed in terror as he realized what was happening.
The memory of Boss Hu pouring that glass of wine for him flashed across his mind.
Whoosh——
A ray of gold, faster than lightning, burst out from the rotting leaves on the ground.
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