Chapter 95

Aqi looked to be in his thirties, with a very ordinary appearance.

Even before he revealed his strength, Su Xin only thought he was an ordinary follower of Fang Dongting.

Hearing Su Xin's angry shout, Aqi calmly said, "If it weren't for my master, I would have been left to rot in the wilderness long ago. It's worth it to trade my life for the young master's survival. By delaying you, I can buy more time for the young master. Don't blame me."

Loyalty to the point of foolishness!

Su Xin had no energy left to curse. When you encounter someone like this, you can't reason with them.

Gong Qingfeng's long sword split the air, the fierce sword light directly blasting Su Xin away, and at the same time suppressing Aqi's attack again.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Su Xin looked at Aqi's back with an icy coldness.

Moving forward again, Su Xin did not attack Gong Qingfeng. Instead, he strangely thrust the Youlong Sword towards Aqi, a move neither Gong Qingfeng nor Aqi had anticipated.

However, as a先天武者 (Xiantian Wuzhe, a martial artist at the Xiantian stage), Aqi's powerful true qi burst forth, slightly deflecting the Youlong Sword. Su Xin's sword only left a blood trail on Aqi's body.

Just as he was about to say something, Su Xin was already by his side, his right hand's Chouji Palm striking out!

With all his might, the powerful palm force, combined with the strength boost from the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, shattered Aqi's protective true qi and blasted him to death in one strike!

"Since you want to die to repay a debt, I'll send you to your death." Su Xin's face was calm. Whoever wanted him dead, he wouldn't let them live.

Gong Qingfeng looked at the scene in front of him with surprise, a smile of appreciation on his lips: "As expected of Su Xin, as ruthless and decisive as ever. If the Three Rivers Martial Alliance is to be rebuilt, we need people like you."

"If I decide to join the Three Rivers Martial Alliance, will you let me live?" Su Xin asked.

Gong Qingfeng shook his head: "No, even if we obtain the treasure, we need to develop secretly to rebuild the Three Rivers Martial Alliance. If this matter becomes known, neither the court, the Yijian Sect, nor the Qingcheng Sword School will let us live. The only ones who can keep secrets are the dead. I can only apologize, but you must die today."

Su Xin shook his head: "Why bother? I'm just an innocent passerby. Why do you have to drag me into this?"

Gong Qingfeng said: "If you blame anyone, blame your location in Changning Prefecture. With the three gangs and four associations, except for the Blood Robe Hall, which we dare not scheme against, the rest are all within our plans."

"Is there really no other way?" Su Xin asked.

Gong Qingfeng shook his head: "No, no one here can leave alive today."

At this moment, Su Xin's face suddenly showed a smile, making Gong Qingfeng feel a chill run down his spine.

"Since that's the case, then you die!"

Su Xin suddenly extended a hand, his middle finger and thumb lightly touching, a smile like a flower blooming, a Buddhist aura instantly arising.

But this scene, full of Zen meaning, was more terrifying to Gong Qingfeng than a prehistoric beast. He shouted in terror: "The Shaolin Seventy-Two Special Skills' Divine Finger of the Flower! Only Shaolin disciples can learn the Divine Finger of the Flower, how could you possibly know it!?"

But Su Xin did not answer him. The Divine Finger of the Flower pointed out, the Zen meaning of the smile enveloped Gong Qingfeng. The Su Xin in front of him was no longer Su Xin, but a Buddha!

With the smile of the flower, I become a Buddha!

The finger touched the tip of Gong Qingfeng's sword, seemingly a light touch, but it produced a sound like a great bell.

The long sword had no damage, but Gong Qingfeng's entire meridians instantly burst, a mist of blood spewing out, his eyes still filled with fear, lifeless!

Seeing this, Su Xin fell to the ground, panting heavily.

Defending against Gong Qingfeng's attacks had already consumed nearly half of his internal energy.

Using the Divine Finger of the Flower just now had almost drained all of his internal energy.

Compared to the Flame Blade, the Divine Finger of the Flower was even more energy-consuming.

Facing Gong Qingfeng, who was considered a high-level expert even among Xiantian martial artists, Su Xin ultimately chose to use his trump card: consumable items.

Gong Qingfeng's strength was too great, even several times stronger than Fang Dongting. With Su Xin's current strength, even using all his means, he was no match for the opponent.

Su Xin had wanted to make peace with Gong Qingfeng, but the other party insisted on fighting. Su Xin could only grit his teeth and waste the villain points to send him to the underworld.

When Su Xin was talking to him, on one hand, he was trying to stall, and on the other hand, he was choosing the consumable item he wanted to use.

In the end, Su Xin chose the Divine Finger of the Flower, one of the Shaolin Seventy-Two Special Skills, simulated by Kumārajīva using the Lesser Unparalleled Skill.

To be honest, Su Xin had not paid much attention to Kumārajīva before, but when choosing consumable items, he discovered that Kumārajīva possessed the Lesser Unparalleled Skill.

In the original story, Kumārajīva had used the Lesser Unparalleled Skill to simulate the Shaolin Seventy-Two Special Skills, so in the exchange options, there were nearly a hundred skills available for exchange from Kumārajīva.

Moreover, when the proficiency reached 100%, even the simulated Shaolin Seventy-Two Special Skills were almost as powerful as the original.

Among so many choices, Su Xin picked the Divine Finger of the Flower, one of the most explosive skills.

The usage of the Divine Finger of the Flower was similar to the Flame Blade, only usable once, but its power was extremely strong, shattering Gong Qingfeng's entire meridians with one finger.

Although Gong Qingfeng appeared unharmed, just spitting out a mouthful of blood, his meridians were already shattered like glass, and any slight pressure would cause them to completely fragment.

Of course, the Divine Finger of the Flower was powerful, but it was not cheap. A 3.5-star consumable item cost Su Xin 320 villain points.

The price of consumable items was one-tenth of the store price.

The Divine Finger of the Flower was rated 3.5 stars in the store, costing 3200 villain points, so one-tenth of the price was not low.

Su Xin only had 1300 villain points in total, and spending a quarter of them made him quite pained.

The power of the Shaolin Seventy-Two Special Skills ranged from 2 to 4 stars, with 3-star skills being relatively cheaper, costing only 160 villain points.

However, Su Xin was afraid that a 3-star consumable item might not kill Gong Qingfeng, which would put him at a disadvantage.

The system had restrictions on consumable items. After using one, there had to be a one-hour interval before using another, and they could only be used three times a day.

Using a 3-star consumable item and failing to kill Gong Qingfeng would be disastrous.

So Su Xin decided to play it safe and use a 3.5-star consumable item for a one-hit kill.

After sitting on the ground to rest and recover some strength, Su Xin headed towards the place where Xie Zhiyan and Jiang Ling were fighting.

This was not because he suddenly had a hero complex and wanted to save Xie Zhiyan, but because if Xie Zhiyan was killed by Jiang Ling, he would not survive either.

Facing Jiang Ling, who was at the Divine Palace stage, even with consumable items, Su Xin had no confidence in defeating him.

Consumable items only boosted the proficiency of a skill to 100%, but the actual power of the skill still depended on the user's own strength.

The same consumable item would have vastly different effects depending on whether Su Xin was at the Later Heaven stage or the Xiantian stage.

Not far away, Meng Changhe and He Tian were lying on the ground, their fates unknown, but they were still breathing. However, Su Xin did not care about them.

Not adding insult to injury was already a good enough deed. In this situation, there was no time to save them.

At this moment, the battle between Xie Zhiyan and Jiang Ling was much more intense than Su Xin's.

Ranking 78th on the Human List and earning the nickname 'Heavenly Maiden' within a year, Xie Zhiyan's strength was not just a rumor.

The Yijian Sect's Yijian Wangqi technique was incredibly mysterious, not a martial skill but a simple way of using a sword, yet it was even more powerful than some strong martial skills.

However, no matter how strong the sword technique was, it still required strength to support it. Jiang Ling, with his Divine Palace stage strength, completely overpowered Xie Zhiyan. The slender willow leaf knife in his hand, using the grand and majestic 'Cutting the East Flow' technique, did not seem out of place at all.

After less than a quarter of an hour of battle, Jiang Ling still seemed to have plenty of room to spare, while Xie Zhiyan was already sweating and struggling to keep up.

Jiang Ling shook his head: "Xie Zhiyan, the 'Heavenly Maiden' of the Yijian Sect, your talent is indeed not inferior to any man, but you must die today."

Xie Zhiyan suddenly said: "That's not certain. Do you remember when you asked me which of the Yijian Sect's four great sword canons—Life, Death, Illusion, or Destruction—I was cultivating? Now I'll tell you, I cultivate the Destruction Canon, the Supreme Nine Tribulations Sword!"

As she spoke, a shocking light erupted from Xie Zhiyan's sword, as if the entire world revolved around this one sword.

The sword's shadow shattered in Jiang Ling's eyes but strangely reformed into a hazy sword image in front of him, piercing towards his chest!

Jiang Ling swung his willow leaf knife to block, but to his horror, he could not lock onto the intangible sword image. It pierced into his heart, leaving no trace of blood, but instantly extinguishing all his vitality!

The Supreme Nine Tribulations, the way of heaven is ruthless, one tribulation for each level of heaven!

Among the four great sword canons of the Yijian Sect, the most powerful was the Destruction Canon, the Supreme Nine Tribulations Sword!

Xie Zhiyan fell to the ground, her sword turning to ashes.

The Supreme Nine Tribulations Sword was too powerful, far beyond her current ability to control.

She was able to use the Supreme Nine Tribulations Sword thanks to her master's sword intent, which he had imbued in her sword before she left the mountain, allowing her to fully execute this move.

But even with her master's sword intent, she was drained of all her strength in one move, unable to even stand.

Looking at the direction where Gong Qingfeng and Su Xin had left, Xie Zhiyan thought to herself: Su Xin, may you have good fortune. If anything happens to you, I will take care of Xinying for you.