Ch 144: Unkillable!

Chu Qing’s self-perception is clear: regardless of his martial arts prowess, he fundamentally acts with an assassin’s mindset.

For a copper coin, he could directly attack Yin Feng Village.

He would tell everyone that he is paid to kill.

That’s because the difference in strength is too great; he has the ability to complete the task using the most convenient method.

There’s no need to do anything else to increase his advantage.

But the situation in Celestial Mechanism Valley is different.

The so-called experts of the Heavenly Evil Cult he previously faced were nothing special.

That father-and-son pair from Falling Rain Hall, one practices the Hate Heaven Devil Art, the other only learned the Blood Transforming Palm.

But in Celestial Mechanism Valley, any Heavenly Evil Cult disciple would know the Blood Transforming Palm…

Shi Ye’s Soul-Seizing Guard’s Netherworld Rebirth Art is also not easy to deal with.

As for the enigmatic Tomb King, needless to say.

In this situation, if he still brazenly charges in shouting and killing, that’s not the heroic spirit of avenging grievances, but stupidity.

Therefore, after dodging Shi Ye’s glance, Chu Qing quietly moved around the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.

Watching Shi Ye enter the secret passage, he guessed that Shi Ye went to find the Tomb King to report the situation.

Chu Qing had two choices: one was to follow Shi Ye and the Tomb King to fight them one-on-one.

The other was to wait for an opportunity and stage a magnificent assassination when they came out.

As an assassin, he naturally chose the latter.

Regardless of the situation, an assassin should not put himself in an unfamiliar environment to deal with unfamiliar targets.

To increase the assassination success rate, Chu Qing even used the Yellow Springs Powder he had looted from the small town.

Utilizing resources to enhance one’s advantage… is also reasonable.

The only thing Chu Qing wasn’t sure about was whether there was a second exit to this place.

But he guessed there shouldn’t be.

Shi Ye, to enter the secret passage, did not hesitate to use blood and human lives to clear the way. If there were other choices, he wouldn’t have used such an extreme method.

As expected… he waited and succeeded!

First, he sprinkled Yellow Springs Powder, then used the Sixteen Paths of Shocking Evil Blade!

During the evening battle with Ling Beichen, Chu Qing received the Sword Intent of the Seven Absolutes Seven Turns Seven Injuries Sword, which was incorporated into Chu Qing’s blade technique.

Chu Qing’s martial arts were extremely eclectic.

The ‘Seven Injuries’ in the Seven Absolutes Seven Turns Seven Injuries Sword are seven different ways of exerting force.

Chu Qing, using it himself, naturally modified these seven ways of exerting force.

It has the speed of a fast sword, the cunning of a blood blade, and the subtlety of a golden crow.

The three are integrated into the Seven Injuries, and the Seven Injuries are dispersed through the Seven Turns into the Seven Absolutes.

When this blade was unleashed, it moved through the void with many changes, the blade light dragging out trails of afterimages.

Its speed, its cunning, its exquisite changes, were all far beyond the ordinary!

Those who can withstand the speed of this move will find it difficult to resist its cunning.

Those who can withstand its cunning will find it difficult to receive the exquisite momentum of the blade.

With the Yellow Springs Powder scattered, and this blade unleashed, the gray-robed man wearing a mask immediately turned around, but before he could react, he heard a “chi” sound.

A head immediately rolled down.

Dead!?

So easy?

Chu Qing saw the character ‘Tomb’ on his mask, and was stunned.

Was he really the Tomb King?

These thoughts flashed through his mind, and Chu Qing had already taken the head in his hand, his feet rising like blue smoke, and in the blink of an eye, he was already outside the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.

The speed of his actions was so fast that Shi Ye didn’t even have time to look up at him.

“The Tomb King is dead, surrender now!?”

Chu Qing held up the head and shouted, his voice shaking the eight directions.

Although he felt that the Tomb King’s death was too easy, there might be a trap… but whether there is a trap or not can be considered later. First, shouting this out to frighten the Heavenly Evil Cult people is also good.

In a two-sided battle, if the leader dies, morale will inevitably plummet.

Wen Fusheng watched this scene unfold, and his spirits were greatly lifted:

“Good boy, you’ve done well!!”

But the crowd of martial arts experts who came with Wen Fusheng were confused:

“Which Tomb King is that?”

Zhuo Ku and Shao Ziheng’s expressions changed subtly, but only for a flash.

Not a Monk’s face changed, and he muttered in a low voice:

“He actually really killed the Tomb King?”

This remark was strange, but no one heard it.

“Audacious!!!”

Shi Ye leaped out in pursuit, tore off the cloth from his eyes, and cast his gaze on Chu Qing.

Chu Qing was prepared, and threw the head at Shi Ye.

There was a bang.

The head and Shi Ye’s gaze met, and it suddenly exploded!

Blood surged in Shi Ye’s eyes. He searched for Chu Qing’s trace but couldn’t find him.

He hurriedly looked around, but a finger, like a falling star, carrying endless sharpness, suddenly arrived.

Shi Ye didn’t need to look to know that it was definitely Wen Fusheng.

In Luochenshan Villa, only Wen Fusheng could cultivate the Nine Heavens Starfall Finger to this level.

This move cannot be received head-on. He shifted his body, trying to escape the finger wind.

However, his body felt like it was sinking into mud, with resistance everywhere.

The sound of thunder rolled around Shi Ye, the resistance lessened, although not completely dispelled, it allowed him to avoid the vital points.

The finger force grazed his shoulder, leaving a large finger mark.

The remaining force, with an unstoppable momentum, roared away.

There was a muffled boom, the finger force pierced through the entire Heavenly Mechanism Tower, penetrated the stone walls, and went deep into the mountain rock nearly a zhang before dissipating.

If he had been truly pierced by this finger, even Shi Ye would have died.

Now, although his shoulder was injured, he raised both hands, with lightning wrapping around his palms, and struck Wen Fusheng’s chest and abdomen with a palm.

Myriad Annihilation Yin Thunder Great Art!

The domain of the Derivation Heaven Star Controlling Skill instantly unfolded, and the palm force carrying lightning pressed against Wen Fusheng’s chest, but could not go any further.

Wen Fusheng suddenly raised his head, and the Nine Heavens Starfall Finger moved again.

Shi Ye’s pupils suddenly constricted, blood flowed from his eyes, and the deathly gaze of the Netherworld Rebirth Art was brewing.

But at this moment, a hand suddenly broke through the surrounding entanglement of gale force wind, grabbed Shi Ye’s shoulder, and threw him away.

Shi Ye looked back in mid-air, his surprise turning to joy:

“Your Highness!!”

The one who threw him away was a gray-robed man wearing a mask with the character ‘Tomb’ on it.

It was the Tomb King!

Shi Ye’s joy lasted only a moment, his heart filled with great confusion.

He saw with his own eyes the Tomb King die under the blade of the Mad Blade Third Young Master.

How could he appear again unharmed?

Before his doubts were resolved, he felt a sharp edge suddenly rising from under his feet.

His body was about to land, and it was impossible to avoid it. He realized the danger and brought his hands together, and thunder rolled around his body.

Again, the Myriad Annihilation Yin Thunder Great Art!

This martial art draws heavenly thunder and fire, and incorporates it into internal energy.

In theory, it is an extremely advanced ultimate skill.

However, this method is extremely dangerous. Drawing thunder with one’s body, how can mortal flesh endure it?

Some people in the Demonic Path came up with a method… They captured ordinary people, and during thunderstorms, tied them to iron pillars on mountain peaks.

To be struck by lightning and killed.

After being killed by lightning, their bodies naturally contained thunder and fire energy.

This lightning, having been weakened, is naturally docile, and those practicing the Myriad Annihilation Yin Thunder Great Art absorb this thunder and fire, enhancing their cultivation.

The thunder and fire obtained from one person struck by lightning is limited, so they captured more people…

After repeated attempts, they found that the most talented could use sixty-three people at most.

More than that, they couldn’t absorb it, and the thunder and fire would dissipate.

Fewer would not be enough.

As for the more mediocre ones, at most thirty people at once.

The worst needed ten people at once to make any progress.

Pei Wuji and Shi Ye both practiced this Myriad Annihilation Yin Thunder Great Art, but Shi Ye had the Tomb King backing him, making cultivation easier.

Having consumed countless lives, he had cultivated this martial art to the seventh realm.

Now, with lightning energy pervading his body, it was like a layer of thunder armor.

This art is extremely powerful, especially against metal.

Even the sharpest blade would be eroded, drawn and twisted by the lightning energy, making it difficult to maintain the momentum of the blade.

Sure enough, with this obstruction, the accumulated momentum of the blade was instantly scattered by the thunder armor.

Shi Ye landed, suddenly turned around, and was about to use the Netherworld Rebirth Art on Chu Qing.

But the moment he turned around, before the art could be used, two fingers were already in front of him.

Puchi!!

Double Dragon Exploring Cave, a common move in the martial world.

Even ordinary thugs know it, like Double Dragon Exploring Cave, groin kick, monkey picking peaches… countless despicable moves targeting vital points.

Shi Ye never imagined that one day, this move would be used on him.

Moreover, Chu Qing’s move was clearly premeditated…

Was the previous strike unable to continue because of the thunder armor?

Or was it intentional, to take his eyes?

This thought flashed through his mind, but he couldn’t find the answer.

A kick flew out, with immense force, causing his chest and abdomen to cave in.

The man was gone, but his eyes remained.

Chu Qing threw the two eyeballs into the crowd.

At this time, the four sides of Celestial Mechanism Valley were engaged in fierce battle, people running around, various Qi and palm winds continuously colliding.

Several experts attacked consecutively, causing a rumbling sound around them.

The eyeballs fell at the feet of the crowd, and in a moment they were crushed to pieces.

Shi Ye screamed, but before he could react, Chu Qing reached out, activated the Mingyu True Scripture, and captured him.

“You… you destroyed my eyes…”

Shi Ye’s voice was shrill, but the next moment he could no longer speak. Chu Qing’s Mingyu True Scripture’s extreme cold energy entered his meridians, and he threw him towards the Tomb King.

The Tomb King was supposed to replace Shi Ye in fighting Wen Fusheng.

Throwing Shi Ye out of the battle circle was a good intention, but it inadvertently caused Shi Ye’s death.

The Derivation Heaven Star Controlling Skill and the Nine Heavens Starfall Finger are not easily countered. Even if the Tomb King’s divine skill is unparalleled, it is impossible to take Wen Fusheng’s life in three or two moves.

Two figures shuttled back and forth, powerful moves creating a cloud of dust.

Just as they were not paying attention, a whistling wind carried Shi Ye’s scream.

The Tomb King’s eyes under the mask slightly changed color, his palm technique rising and falling, with golden light, combined with his strong internal energy, causing Wen Fusheng to retreat several steps.

Fortunately, he had the Derivation Heaven Star Controlling Skill, so although he retreated, he was not injured.

The Tomb King separated his hands, and the blind Shi Ye, before colliding with the Tomb King, was split in two by his blade-like palm wind.

The two halves of the corpse flew apart, and the Tomb King looked up to see Chu Qing already raising his blade to attack.

The Tomb King brought his hands together, and Chu Qing’s blade was caught between his palms:

“The same trick again?”

As soon as these four words fell, his wrists suddenly turned bloody, and with a start, his hands fell to the ground.

Following that, the blade light moved, writing a ‘one’ character in the air.

The next moment, the Tomb King’s head rolled down again.

Wen Fusheng stepped forward:

“What kind of blade technique is that?”

“Sixteen Paths of Shocking Evil Blade…”

This strike used the elements of ‘cunning’ and ‘speed’.

The two combined, fast and slow.

The Tomb King caught the slow blade, and the fast blade had already severed his hands beforehand.

Therefore, the blade was caught, but the hands were severed.

But Chu Qing’s expression was strange.

He had already killed one Tomb King.

Now he’s killed a second one, could there be a third?

When Shi Ye rushed out, Wen Fusheng took over, and he got a moment of respite to check the quest interface.

He discovered something extremely interesting.

He opened the system interface again.

【Quest: Kill Order!】

【Current Progress: Three.】

【Quest Reward One: Choose one from the available martial arts treasure boxes.】

【Quest Reward Two: One Treasure Box Upgrade Chance.】

【Currently Available Treasure Box: Sound Cultivation Treasure Box, Strange Skill Treasure Box, Palm Technique Treasure Box】

“It’s become three…”

When Chu Qing looked earlier, the progress was one.

In other words, he killed the first Tomb King, the progress jumped to one, proving the assassination was effective.

And now it’s become three, obviously because of the deaths of Shi Ye and the second Tomb King.

In other words… the Two Guards, One King quest, although seemingly three people, is not!

There is more than one Tomb King, but how many are there?

The quest progress doesn’t show an upper limit. The ‘progress’ simply shows how many he’s killed so far, without telling you how many there are…

Of course, Chu Qing is used to this.

After all, this system is as crude as a mountain stronghold product.

Fortunately, the rewards are real.

And given the difficulty of this quest, there’s a second upgrade reward.

In this way, the more Tomb Kings, the more optional rewards?

Just as he was thinking this, he heard applause from behind:

“The Seven Absolutes Seven Turns Seven Injuries Sword, even after years of study, I can’t fully understand it.

“In your hands, in just a few hours, you have already integrated it to this extent…

“My guess was correct, you are indeed a genius, enviable.”

Chu Qing turned around and saw the Tomb King, wearing a gray robe and a mask with the character ‘Tomb’, standing before the gate of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower, leaning against the porch, quietly looking at him.

Seeing this, Chu Qing couldn’t help but laugh:

“You are… inexhaustible.”