Chapter 52

(Thanks to 'Wu Bian Ji Mao' for the generous tip.)

Seeing those few people rush over with a fierce momentum, the other side didn’t even intend to give him a chance to speak. They were actually going to kill him without asking a single question.

At this sight, Ding Qi’s expression instantly changed.

Regardless of how Ding Qi reacted, after the Deputy Sect Leader Xing ordered his three subordinates to deal with Ding Qi, he turned around and prepared to reassign the Tianquan Sect disciples to handle the unconscious Qingyun Sect members and the matters to follow.

For this mission, he had brought along some of the sect’s top experts. Dealing with a mere martial arts junior was naturally a piece of cake, and there was no need for him to pay much attention. Although Ding Qi had shown remarkable skills earlier, in the Deputy Sect Leader Xing’s view, it was merely skillful movement. Ultimately, what determined the strength of a martial artist was the depth of their internal energy. At Ding Qi’s age, his internal energy could not be very profound.

The three people he had chosen to kill Ding Qi were all top experts among the Tianquan Sect group. Dealing with Ding Qi, even one of them could easily handle it. Using three people was already a high regard for Ding Qi, and the Deputy Sect Leader Xing was confident that it would be foolproof.

However, his confidence lasted until the three惨叫声 from a distance shortly after.

Hearing the惨叫声, the Deputy Sect Leader Xing felt a great sense of unease. He quickly turned his head to look in Ding Qi’s direction. When he saw what had happened, his face turned pale.

The three people he had sent to kill Ding Qi were now all lying on the ground, while Ding Qi, the target, was standing unharmed at the spot.

Seeing the large patches of blood flowing from under the bodies of the three people, they had clearly lost their lives. In the distance, Ding Qi was playing with a long sword that originally belonged to the three Tianquan Sect members.

These three had been killed by the weapons they had brought themselves.

Seeing this, the emaciated middle-aged man was both shocked and angry. The three skilled individuals trained by the sect had died in an instant, which could not help but make the Deputy Sect Leader Xing feel a deep pain and uncontrollable rage.

The Deputy Sect Leader Xing looked at Ding Qi coldly and muttered with a murderous intent, “It seems I underestimated you.”

The Deputy Sect Leader Xing still hadn’t figured out how Ding Qi had killed the three people so quickly. This made him not only more determined to kill Ding Qi but also more cautious.

He glanced at Ding Qi in the distance and then at the Tianquan Sect members beside him, shook his head, and ultimately decided to take action himself.

Since the Tianquan Sect members had been distracted by the Deputy Sect Leader Xing’s subsequent arrangements, none of them had seen how Ding Qi had acted. Given Ding Qi’s peculiar performance, he decided to take action himself and not let his disciples take any more risks.

The Deputy Sect Leader Xing was one of the top experts in the martial arts world, and in the entire Jingzhou, even in the Xia Kingdom, he was among the best. His Withered Wood Technique was one of the rarest and most advanced cultivation methods in the martial arts world. His strength alone could match all the Tianquan Sect members present, and his internal energy was far beyond that of ordinary martial arts experts.

No matter how peculiar Ding Qi was, with the Deputy Sect Leader Xing’s powerful strength and rich martial arts experience, he could easily handle it.

The Deputy Sect Leader Xing had also speculated on why the three Qingyun Sect members had been so easily killed by Ding Qi. He believed the most likely reason was that the three were too careless and were caught off guard by Ding Qi’s sudden attack, leading to their quick defeat.

As long as he was careful, he naturally wouldn’t fear any tricks from Ding Qi.

With this in mind, the Deputy Sect Leader Xing walked towards Ding Qi, raising his alertness and carefully watching Ding Qi’s every move, ready for any potential ambush.

However, to the Deputy Sect Leader Xing’s great surprise, even as he approached Ding Qi, Ding Qi did not show any signs of an ambush.

During this time, Ding Qi was looking at the Deputy Sect Leader Xing coldly, his eyes like those looking at a dead man, which greatly irritated the Deputy Sect Leader Xing.

As the Deputy Sect Leader Xing approached, Ding Qi glanced at the three bodies on the ground, feeling somewhat helpless. He had originally thought he was just an outsider in the matter between the Tianquan Sect and the Qingyun Sect. Ding Qi had not expected things to turn out this way.

Since he had emerged from his hiding place and his appearance had been discovered by these people, Ding Qi knew that the situation was already difficult to resolve. Moreover, since he had already killed Tianquan Sect members, it had become a matter of life and death.

Ding Qi glanced at the Deputy Sect Leader Xing on the opposite side, and various complex thoughts flashed through his mind.

The Deputy Sect Leader Xing was completely unaware of what Ding Qi was thinking. He looked at Ding Qi with a cold smile, a long sword already in his hand: “You are young, yet you have such remarkable skills, which is indeed rare. Unfortunately, you appeared in a place where you shouldn’t. Xing has other matters to attend to and cannot waste time on a junior like you. Now, I can only send you on your way!”

As he spoke, the long sword flashed with a cold light towards Ding Qi.

Ding Qi, however, showed no concern, just a sneer, and then said, “You are quite confident.”

“Whether Xing is confident or not, it is proven by actions. Now, hand over your life!”

The Deputy Sect Leader Xing said no more and launched a sophisticated sword technique, infused with powerful internal energy, aiming at Ding Qi’s vital points and covering several of his vital areas.

Ding Qi looked at the sword shadow heading towards him but made no move to dodge. A faint metallic sheen had appeared on his skin at some point.

Seeing that Ding Qi did not dodge his fierce sword attack, the Deputy Sect Leader Xing’s face first showed surprise, but then a hint of joy appeared.

Although he did not understand why Ding Qi had such a strange reaction, in the Deputy Sect Leader Xing’s view, Ding Qi had clearly lost his only chance of survival.

In this situation, even the top martial arts experts would have no chance of survival. There was no possibility of surviving except by dying under his sword.

However, what happened next completely颠覆ed his decades of understanding of martial arts common sense.

When the sword blade struck Ding Qi, several sharp, intense metallic collision sounds came from the point where the sword and Ding Qi’s skin met. At the same time, the Deputy Sect Leader Xing’s sword, as if it had hit an unbreakable mountain, was deflected, causing his arm to tingle. The entire sword seemed about to shatter.

In contrast, Ding Qi stood there unscathed.

Under the protection of the spell, Ding Qi’s body had become as strong as copper and iron, impervious to blades.

With the Golden Body Technique, a divine spell, the Deputy Sect Leader Xing’s confident attack could not even scratch Ding Qi, let alone harm a single hair. The several sword strikes on his body felt like scratching, causing no sensation.

Noticing the abnormality, the Deputy Sect Leader Xing was clearly stunned.

“This... how is this possible?”

When he finally realized what had happened, the Deputy Sect Leader Xing looked at Ding Qi with a face full of shock.

(整理后面写到的各种细节，比咱预想要花的时间，长了不少，请大家多给咱一点时间，咱会尽快处理好的。)

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