Chapter 129: A Complete End

Inside the martial arts school.

Xiao Peng stared blankly at the saber resting across his neck.

He had expected that he might lose, but he had never thought he would lose so quickly!

The saber in his hand had only just left its sheath when the outcome was already decided.

“I did not expect you to have cultivated such a swift blade technique. It was I who underestimated you!” Xiao Peng said stubbornly. “If you dare fight me again, only then will I accept you.”

Jiang Ning said, “If you were my enemy, that saber strike would already have taken your head!”

With that, Jiang Ning sheathed his saber.

“You have lost!”

Then the saber hilt in his hand turned, and he held the blade downward.

After that, he saluted Wang Jin. “Greetings, Master!”

“Good!” Wang Jin revealed a look of satisfaction.

That single strike from Jiang Ning just now was dazzling enough to astonish everyone present.

Such a swift stroke also made Wang Jin extremely pleased and deeply gratified.

At this moment.

Shi Xiaoyuan watched this scene, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

This boy’s strength was unexpectedly outstanding.

That astonishing saber strike would not be easy for even me to receive if I were caught off guard.

No wonder Hong Chengtiao suffered a crushing defeat at his hands.

It seems this boy is not so simple.

Just as he was pondering, his expression faintly shifted.

A delicate compass suddenly appeared from within Shi Xiaoyuan’s sleeve.

The compass needle pointed straight at Jiang Ning.

“Innate spiritual intelligence!”

“This boy is actually one with innate spiritual intelligence!”

His eyes suddenly froze, his expression somewhat surprised.

Then a burning heat emerged in his gaze.

As for those with innate spiritual intelligence, in Luoshui County he had only discovered three up to now.

The first was Wang Jin; once he discovered him, he immediately gave up.

Because he knew very well that Wang Jin was someone he could not afford to provoke.

As for the second, that was an ordinary person he had discovered some time ago.

He slaughtered that person and, after using the compass in his hand to devour the person’s soul, offered it to the God of Flesh and Blood worshipped by the God-Worshipping Cult.

Thus he received a divine boon, and his strength greatly increased, and he also gained a method he regarded as extremely remarkable.

Relying on that remarkable method, he was confident he could contend with an ordinary Seventh Rank Martial Artist.

Even regarding Wang Jin, in recent days he had begun to have some ideas.

In his view, although Wang Jin was an old-established Seventh Rank strong practitioner.

He was aging and declining, his blood and vitality waning, and his strength would inevitably fall greatly, making it hard for him to fight prolonged battles.

In a short fight he might still be stronger than an ordinary Seventh Rank Martial Artist.

But once drawn into a protracted battle, his state would inevitably deteriorate.

This was also the reason he had come to Canglang Martial Arts School today to attend this Apprenticeship Banquet.

After experiencing the effect of the divine boon, a faint impulse had already arisen in his heart, an impulse to make a move against Wang Jin.

Shi Xiaoyuan was absolutely certain that as long as he offered up one more spiritual wisdom of someone with innate spiritual intelligence required by the God of Flesh and Blood.

He would definitely receive another divine boon.

After assimilating a second divine boon, he would step into the ranks of the Martial Arts Seventh Rank.

Once he entered the Martial Arts Seventh Rank, then looking across all of Luoshui County, he would be a true top-tier expert.

The Green Snake Gang could also truly break free from the constraints of the Cao Family.

And he would no longer have to obey the Cao Family’s orders and be their dog.

For all these reasons, in these past days the desire in Shi Xiaoyuan’s heart had grown stronger and stronger; he increasingly wanted to take a desperate gamble, launch a sneak attack to kill Wang Jin, devour Wang Jin’s soul into the compass, and offer it to the God of Flesh and Blood of the God-Worshipping Cult.

When it came to attacking Wang Jin, Shi Xiaoyuan did not have much confidence; it was only fifty-fifty at best.

So he had been hesitating.

At this moment, as the palm-sized compass in his hand pointed at Jiang Ning.

Shi Xiaoyuan also realized that Jiang Ning was likewise one with innate spiritual intelligence.

In that instant.

Joy suddenly surged in his heart.

Wang Jin was hard to deal with, but Jiang Ning was far easier.

If he sacrificed Jiang Ning’s soul, this one with innate spiritual intelligence, to the God of Flesh and Blood of the God-Worshipping Cult and gained another divine boon, his strength would certainly advance greatly.

In that way.

He could also make a move against Wang Jin.

After further sacrificing Wang Jin’s soul, Shi Xiaoyuan suddenly felt his future blazing with light, his future…

And at this moment.

Jiang Ning also sensed the fiery, burning gaze Shi Xiaoyuan was directing at him.

His eyes could not help but sweep toward him.

“Who is this person?” Jiang Ning thought to himself. “Why would he reveal such a scorching gaze, as if looking at a rare and precious treasure?

“Moreover, there is actually a deep killing intent hidden within this person’s gaze.”

With his five senses enhanced, Jiang Ning now had an extremely strong perception of killing intent and all kinds of intense emotions.

Even the gazes coming from behind could be clearly perceived by him and traced back to their source.

So at this moment, although Shi Xiaoyuan’s killing intent was heavily suppressed, he could still sense it.

Let alone such an obvious gaze.

Just as Jiang Ning was sinking into brief contemplation.

Wang Jin’s voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

“Be careful!”

At the same time.

Xiao Peng swung his saber in a horizontal slash.

At the same time he shouted loudly, “Jiang Ning, I want to fight again!”

As his shout rang out, the saber light flashed simultaneously.

In the next instant.

Jiang Ning’s expression did not change.

With his current five senses, he had already sensed it at the very moment Xiao Peng made his move.

Suddenly.

Jiang Ning exerted strength from his waist, the power rising from his feet, and his body abruptly spun in place.

The saber in his hand also shifted its posture, sweeping horizontally in a straight slash.

This strike landed directly beneath the blade edge of the saber in Xiao Peng’s hand.

Clang—

The sound of clashing metal rang out.

Xiao Peng only felt a surging, majestic force transmit through his saber from Jiang Ning’s slash.

His tiger’s mouth went numb, his right arm holding the saber completely lost strength, and he could no longer grip the saber.

Immediately, Xiao Peng’s saber flew from his hand.

With one slash sending Xiao Peng’s saber flying, his defenses opened wide, leaving him with no trace of defense.

Jiang Ning lifted his leg and kicked straight out.

His kick landed squarely on Xiao Peng’s body.

One breath later.

Bang—

Xiao Peng was directly kicked several zhang away by Jiang Ning and hit the ground with a dull thud.

On the other side.

Seeing this scene, Wang Jin finally let go of the anxiety in his heart completely.

The pebble he had been pinching in his hand slipped from his fingers and fell to the ground.

“Good boy, well done!” Wang Jin praised.

Immediately after.

His gaze suddenly became extremely stern as he stared at Xiao Peng, who had fallen in the corner by the wall.

“Xiao Peng! As a fellow disciple, you launched a sneak attack on Jiang Ning. This is great unrighteousness!”

“From this moment on, you are no longer my disciple, nor a disciple of Canglang Martial Arts School.”

“Do you have any objection?”

Hearing Wang Jin’s stern rebuke, Xiao Peng spoke.

He struggled to get up.

“Cough, cough—”

But tugging at his injuries made him clutch his chest and cough repeatedly, spurting bloody foam from his mouth.

After two breaths, Xiao Peng finally eased up.

“I have no objection, Master!”

He struggled to his feet, his face ashen like death.

His sneak attack had merely sprung from the unwillingness in his heart.

Yet even so, he still could not withstand a single move from Jiang Ning.

With one slash his saber was sent flying, and then a single kick left him severely injured.

Only now did Xiao Peng truly understand how great the gap between himself and Jiang Ning was.

It was a crushing superiority in every aspect, not merely an obvious advantage in raw strength.

Then.

Xiao Peng looked at Jiang Ning.

“I am completely convinced!”

After speaking, he staggered toward the outside of the courtyard.

On the other side.

The crowd watched this scene and began whispering among themselves.

“I never expected it! Senior Brother Jiang’s strength is actually so incredible!”

“Yes! With one strike he sent Xiao Peng’s weapon flying. The gap in strength is simply too great!”

“Senior Brother Xiao Peng’s final strike really turned into self-humiliation.”

“Who can say otherwise? But before this, who could have imagined that Senior Brother Jiang Ning would be this strong? To reach this level in just a few months is really too unbelievable!”

“What was most crucial just now was still Senior Brother Jiang Ning’s strength. It was clearly an overwhelming crush. This is too unbelievable.”

“.”

Everyone chimed in one after another, continuously voicing their astonishment.

And at this time.

It was not only these ordinary disciples who were so surprised.

Li Qing was likewise incomparably shocked.

She realized that if she were in Xiao Peng’s place, her performance would not be much better.

That first strike was as fast as thunder; she likewise would not be able to block it.

As for the next strike, since it could send Xiao Peng’s saber flying, it could just as easily send her saber flying.

After all, Xiao Peng, like her, had already stepped into the ranks of the Martial Arts Nine Ranks.

There was not much difference between their strengths; she had only entered the Martial Arts Nine Ranks a month or two earlier than Xiao Peng.

“It really is outrageous! No wonder Shen Congyun and Master Wang both obviously show Jiang Ning such special regard. This level of talent is simply monstrous!!” Li Qing could not help secretly complaining in her heart.

At the side, Zhou Xing was even more astonished.

Compared with Li Qing, he was stronger, so he understood Jiang Ning’s power even more clearly.

This blade speed, swift as flowing light, obviously showed that Jiang Ning had trained in a fast blade.

In such circumstances, with Xiao Peng completely unprepared at that moment, his defeat was only natural.

But that second strike, that was what was truly outrageous.

Sending the weapon flying with a single slash meant that the strength Jiang Ning unleashed in that blow was several times that of Xiao Peng.

Only when the gap was so great could such an effect be achieved.

“With such outrageous strength, Jiang Ning must have taken some extremely precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Otherwise, a normal Martial Arts Nine Ranks practitioner could not possibly possess such power and unleash such explosive force!” Zhou Xing thought to himself.

On another side.

The people beside Wang Jin also showed expressions of surprise.

“Brother Wang has truly taken in a fine disciple. It is really enviable!” said Yu Yuan, head of the Divine Might Martial Arts School, full of jealousy.

Hearing this, Wang Jin could not help but laugh heartily.

Then he said, “Head Yu, it is your disciple Chen Geng who is truly enviable! Only twenty years old and already stepped into the Martial Arts Eighth Rank. Given time, he will surely surpass his master!”

The next chapter will be a bit late; no need to wait.