SWDnovel Chapter 158: For Whom The Hammer Tolls (5)
Chapter 158: For Whom The Hammer Tolls (5)
Chapter 158: For Whom The Hammer Tolls (5)The Namen Sect martial artists immediately started collapsing one after another, causing chaos.
Those with some loyalty cried out “Brother!” “Sister!” “Senior!” “Junior!” as they grabbed their convulsing sect members.
However, only physicians who were prepared could safely touch those poisoned by deadly toxins.
Among the Namen Sect thugs, even those with some loyalty who tried to help their comrades ended up collapsing and trembling alongside them.
Amidst this, Qing cut down about three enemies who rushed at the main gate.
After that, only those poisoned and having minor convulsions remained in the courtyard.
They had endured the shame of abandoning their sect’s safety for their own survival.
It was like the story of Han Xin crawling between someone’s legs, showing true potential as a chivalrous hero.
To think they would actually retreat inside...
One couldn’t help but be amazed at the cunning of the Namen Sect martial artists.
“Should we set a fire? It hasn’t rained recently, so it should burn well.”
“A fire attack would be good. We’ve already used poison bombs, so why not add fire? But Noonim, if a big fire breaks out, will Old Man Ban’s grandson be safe?”
“Tch, why did he have to get kidnapped? It would be easier to just burn it all down.”
“Hmm. Noonim. Could you maintain just a little bit of dignity as a righteous female expert?”
“Hmm. I had intended to use this opportunity to eradicate these filthy unorthodox Demonic Adepts through a fire attack! However, I cannot bring myself to carry it out for fear of involving an innocent child, which is truly regrettable!”
“You can do it if you want to, can’t you?”
Zhuge Ihyeon nodded with satisfaction.
“My lips are going to blister trying to maintain dignity. Do we really need to stretch out something that could be said in two words?”
“It’s valuable because it’s difficult to maintain.”
It was persuasive, befitting the top intellect among muscle men.
The eloquence of smart people is frustrating but impossible not to accept.
“Alright. Let’s go find that grandson. Since they’ve completely lost their minds, we can just beat them up until someone who knows comes out.”
That’s when it happened.
“You fools! Do you think colorless and odorless poison stays in one place forever! Where did you learn such manners, running away from the enemy! You, you, and you. The poison has already dissipated, so spread the word to gather again!”
“Yes, yes! Understood!”
It was an old man with a fierce expression full of wrinkles.
The Inner Qi in his voice was no ordinary thing, so Qing carefully sized up her opponent.
Surely another Unrestrained Realm Master wouldn’t pop up, right?
Meanwhile, the old man stood proudly among the corpses and soon-to-be corpses and spoke.
“This old man is Yu Chaseung, a Disciplinary Officer of the Unorthodox Path. You must have heard of my reputation.”
“The Blood-Forged Sword Demon!”
Zhuge Ihyeon shouted loudly.
Qing frowned.
She really couldn’t understand why both allies and enemies always shouted out titles after hearing names.
Is it some kind of Jianghu common sense or custom?
“Is he a famous old man? No. He must be famous since they shouted. Is he a strong old man?”
“He’s a Great Demonic Adept in the Late Stage Transcendent Realm.”
Zhuge Ihyeon couldn’t hide his tension.
However, Qing’s expression relaxed upon hearing those words.
“Ah. Then he should be manageable.”
“Noonim, did I perhaps say Late Stage Peak Realm? I must have misspoken. He is not a Late Stage Peak Realm, but a Late Stage Transcendent Realm Great Demonic Adept.”
“You said it right. Late Stage Transcendent, right? I’m Ximen Qing, Peak-Transcending. Even Unrestrained Realm masters get crushed by me. Right, Nanah?”
“Yeah. Yeah.”
“You’ve defeated Unrestrained Realm Masters? No, Noonim, why didn’t you tell this little brother such an interesting story earlier? I’m hurt.”
Yu Chaseung’s expression hardened as he watched this scene.
The purpose of revealing one’s name in Jianghu was to gain the upper hand by showing off one’s realm or backing.
Normally, with the Unorthodox Path and Late Stage Transcendent Realm, average Jianghu youngsters should be trembling and looking for a chance to run away.
“Earlier, you said something about a woman with a covered face. I didn’t cover it because I’m ugly, you know?”
“That is exactly what a woman with a covered face would say.”
“Ha. Everyone is surprised when they see it, I tell you.”
“What, are you pockmarked or something? If you are so confident, why don’t you just show it?”
At this, Qing lifted her face veil.
Yu Chaseung’s eyes widened in surprise.
At that moment, Qing’s right hand subtly reached out and gently grasped Yu Chaseung’s wrist.
“What is this?”
Qing smiled mischievously.
Once you reach Late Stage Transcendent Realm, you don’t usually let your body be grabbed easily, so she had startled him a bit, and it was perfectly effective.
“Have you heard of the Buddha’s Palm?”
“Wha-“
In that instant, an enormous amount of Inner Qi surged up from Qing’s dantian all at once.
It was an incomparably more intense flow than when she faced the Demonic Cannibal.
Not only had her Inner Qi increased several times since then, but with the addition of Overhaul Rebirth and the Yijin Cleansing Method, the flow through her Eight Extraordinary Meridians was also different from before.
As it was a Buddhist Divine Art, the Great Meditation Qi and Yijin Cleansing Qi took the lead, shouting excitedly as they rushed in, followed by the Zhu Xiang True Qi and the Daoist family members.
Seeing this enviously, the Demonic Qi peeked out, and the Yue Maiden True Qi, guarding the principle of the Golden Mean, nodded once.
Excited by a proper summons after a long time, the various True Qis bustled about noisily as they left the dantian.
Deng-!
A huge but far from noisy sound of a Buddhist temple bell.
Suddenly, a cloud of dust rose thickly.
Within it, Yu Chaseung’s grabbed wrist swelled, bulging flesh rising up his elbow and over his shoulder.
His entire body swelled, tearing his clothes, his head doubling in size, before suddenly returning to normal as if it were a lie, and he collapsed with a thud.
As the dust cleared, the wall behind where Yu Chaseung had fallen, reaching about one zhang in height, had disappeared, leaving only debris.
It was the form of Cintāmaṇicakra, the Internal Explosive Qi Strike of the Buddha’s Palm, used at full power for the first time in a long while.
Qing let out a tired sigh.
“Whew. My Qi is completely drained. Seriously.”
“Noonim? What is this...”
“Ah, this is called the Buddha’s Palm.”
“Why does Noonim know the Buddha’s Palm- Ah! Was this why you deliberately provoked him about the wall! There’s no martial artist who would jump the wall after hearing those words!”
“Yeah. Once I grab them, a Transcendent Realm is no big deal. Even if they’re prepared and we clash with Internal Explosive Qi Strikes, I can handle it, but if they’re caught off guard, there’s no answer to it.”
“As expected! Inducing the enemy’s carelessness and striking their weak point! What an excellently vile tactic! Noonim, you always surprise this little brother!”
Wait, what? Is this praise?
It’s felt like he’s been force-feeding me compliments for a while now.
Even though they say Internal Explosive Qi Strike is an advanced subtlety, its essence was a method of crudely competing with Inner Qi.
That’s why even with the Demonic Cannibal, she had to provoke him and roll around, sweating bullets trying to deplete his Inner Qi.
However, with her master’s confirmation that she had Inner Qi comparable to the Unrestrained Realm, now Transcendent Realm was no big deal.
That’s when it happened.
The Namen Sect martial artists finally swarmed back, led by a man whose face, hands, and all exposed skin were completely wrapped in bandages.
The bandaged man shouted with an urgent expression.
“Disciplinary Officer! We apologize for involving you in this unsavory affair... Disciplinary Officer?”
“Your Disciplinary Officer? You mean this?”
At this, Qing held up the (former) Disciplinary Officer, still gripping his wrist.
Suddenly, Tang Nanah had a question about this sight.
Huh? Wasn’t she unable to use her right arm?