Lying Low in the Martial World to Become a Saint

Chapter 418: Chapter 191: Double Kill

Chen Qing turned to face Feng Shuhao, his expression impassive.

"Brother Feng, what do you think you’re doing?"

"Chen Qing, you killed Liu Han of the Liu Family! How dare you!"

Feng Shuhao’s face darkened as he demanded in a stern voice.

After the battle on Nine Waves Island, Liu Han had gone missing. Though rumored to have died at the hands of the Demon Sect, his body was never found. The Liu Family had expended immense effort and resources in their search, all to no avail. With him, their ancestral Treasure Armor, the Azure Wave Profound Flood Dragon Armor, had also disappeared.

Now, this very Treasure Armor had appeared on Chen Qing. Liu Han’s death was undoubtedly connected to him!

Hearing this, Chen Qing just sneered and didn’t bother to reply.

He had no intention of engaging with such a blatant distortion of the truth.

These two men before him—one a treacherous ambusher, the other a remnant of the Demon Sect—he didn’t plan on letting either of them leave alive today.

BZZZT!

The Cloud-Coiling Spear let out a low thrum. Chen Qing stomped his foot, his body shooting forward like an arrow from a powerful bow, straight for Feng Shuhao!

A pinpoint of cyan light condensed at the spear’s tip, tearing through the air with a piercing shriek as it aimed for his throat!

Feng Shuhao hadn’t expected Chen Qing to be so astonishingly fast. In his haste, he clapped his palms together. His crimson Red Flame True Astral erupted, barely managing to catch the deadly spear tip just three inches from his throat!

CLANG—!

An explosive sound, like the clash of metal, rang out!

The immense power contained in the spear tip sent a numbing jolt through Feng Shuhao’s arms, making his blood churn. He stumbled back three steps—THUD, THUD, THUD—each step leaving a deep, scorched footprint on the ground. The surrounding grass and trees burst into flames without any visible fire!

His face flushed red, then instantly drained of all color, his eyes filled with horror.

He had actually come off worse from a single, direct clash!

The quality of Chen Qing’s stable, meticulously cultivated True Astral was simply on another level compared to his own shortcut ’breakthrough’.

Just as Chen Qing’s assault paused for a moment, right as he was about to change his attack—

A cunning glint flashed in Zuo Feng’s eyes. Without a moment’s hesitation, he spun around, pushed his Body Technique to its absolute limit, and transformed into a wisp of black smoke to flee deep into the forest!

’Everything else is bullshit when your own life is on the line!’

"Trying to run?"

Chen Qing snorted. It was as if he had anticipated this.

His left hand blurred, swiping at his waist and flicking outward in a flash!

SHH SHH SHH—!

Nine faint yet incredibly sharp whooshes of air cutting through the air sounded almost simultaneously!

Nine points of cold starlight, moving faster despite being launched later, instantly formed an inescapable net, blanketing the major acupoints on Zuo Feng’s back, knees, and the back of his head!

It was none other than the Nine Luminaries Starlight Needle!

By now, Chen Qing’s Floating Light and Shadow Hand had already reached the Extreme Realm. When used to deploy Hidden Weapons like the Nine Luminaries Starlight Needle, its power was more than just doubled.

Hearing the menacing Evil Wind behind him, Zuo Feng desperately twisted his body in mid-air, protecting his vitals with his Black Death True Astral!

PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!

Ultimately, he couldn’t dodge them all. Two sprays of blood erupted from his right shoulder blade and the back of his left knee!

The peerlessly sharp Cyan Wood True Gang attached to the starlight needles instantly burrowed into his meridians, wreaking havoc!

"Argh!"

Zuo Feng let out a miserable howl. His escape speed plummeted, and he staggered, nearly collapsing to the ground.

"Kill Chen Qing first!"

Seeing this, Feng Shuhao clenched his jaw, a crazed look flashing in his eyes.

’There’s no peaceful way out of this today,’ he thought. ’If Chen Qing reports this to the Wutai Sect, I’ll be in deep trouble.’

His only option now was to fight Chen Qing to the death and kill him for good.

He cast aside all restraint, frantically circulating the Cultivation Technique within him. His originally pure, crimson Red Flame True Astral suddenly turned dark and murky. Wisps of ink-black Evil Qi surged from his Dantian, rapidly coiling around his Red Astral Force. The intertwining red and black gave off a bizarre and malevolent aura. The air around him instantly became an unsettling mix of frigid cold and searing heat!

’He really is practicing a Demon Skill!’

Chen Qing was crystal clear on this and not at all surprised.

He had already suspected as much, given Feng Shuhao’s explosive increase in Cultivation and his bizarre ambush tactics.

At that moment, Zuo Feng also suppressed the rampaging Cyan Wood True Gang and the intense pain in his body, his eyes revealing a savage glint.

’He knew full well that if he didn’t join forces with Feng Shuhao to kill Chen Qing now, he would have no chance of survival!’

"You little bastard, die for me!"

Zuo Feng roared and, ignoring his injuries, unleashed the Nether Seal again. The Palm Seal was pitch-black and profound, creating a wail like a crying ghost as it shot toward Chen Qing’s left ribs!

Feng Shuhao attacked at the same time, his body following his palm. His Red Flame True Astral, now entwined with black Evil Qi, condensed into a searing, venomous Palm Seal that struck directly at Chen Qing’s right chest!

The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, attacked with overwhelming killing intent!

Facing a desperate, combined attack from two Astral Force masters, Chen Qing remained perfectly calm.

’Zuo Feng is heavily injured, and Feng Shuhao’s breakthrough into the Astral Force realm via a Demon Skill has left his foundation unstable.’

Deep within his Dantian Sea of Qi, the dormant wisp of Earth True Astral suddenly awakened, like a slumbering dragon raising its head!

BOOM—!

The two types of True Astral fused, and a terrifying aura, far more immense than any single True Astral, erupted from within Chen Qing’s body!

The air around him seemed to solidify in an instant. Fallen leaves within a radius of several dozen feet began to stir without any wind, slowly circling him!

"What?!"

"Wh-what is this?!"

Zuo Feng and Feng Shuhao’s expressions changed drastically, their hearts pounding in shock!

They could clearly feel that the nature of the True Astral inside Chen Qing’s body had undergone a world-shaking transformation in an instant!

An overwhelming pressure that made them tremble washed over them!

’Two completely different types of True Astral... fused together?!’

In all of Yunlin Prefecture, only Leng Qianqiu, the Sect Leader of Cold Jade Valley, was known to have accomplished such a feat.

’If word of this got out, who knows what kind of storm it would cause!’

’What kind of monster is this Chen Qing?!’

In that fleeting moment, while their Heart and Spirit were in disarray—

Chen Qing moved!

The Cloud-Coiling Spear let out a joyous hum, its shaft instantly coated in a grayish-green luster. He executed a thrust that seemed slow but was, in fact, as fast as lightning!

The spear strike was simple and unadorned, yet it contained the terrifying Power to shatter mountains and break peaks!

The spear tip landed with absolute precision on the palm of Zuo Feng’s incoming Nether Seal!