Chapter 2

In front of them lay the road of no return, but the captives had no choice; they could only form a long line and proceed quietly.

Apart from the occasional abyssal beings flying through the air, the advancing captives became extremely silent.

In the distance, the roars of beasts could be heard, and the mountain breeze rustled the leaves. The people in hemp clothing had completely lost their sense of their bodies, following one another forward.

Seeing everyone in this state, Qin Ning realized even more clearly that his time was running out.

How much combat power did he possess now?

For some reason, Qin Ning felt that he had inherited some of the mysterious person's fighting will and battlefield experience.

That person's combat experience was incredibly rich, far beyond what Qin Ning, a scholar, could imagine.

All the experience now completely merged with Qin Ning. He felt that, apart from a few areas that still needed familiarization, those abilities were innate to him.

Not paying attention to his position in the line, Qin Ning walked while examining his internal condition.

Fifth stage of Qi Cultivation!

This was already the level of a commander on the battlefield.

After the reshaping of his body, although his cultivation was at the fifth stage of Qi Cultivation, his combat power was equivalent to that of the seventh stage.

Seventh stage of Qi Cultivation!

Powerful true qi surged within him, and Qin Ning knew he had undergone a tremendous transformation.

The Five Elements Demon Art was not a random name; it was indeed a demonic art, possessing combat power that transcended levels.

His body had been comprehensively transformed by something called Xirang, and his internal qi was so abundant that he now had the power to fight!

After understanding his cultivation status, Qin Ning did not intend to continue walking. If he did, he would approach the enemy's gathering place, and if he really reached there, he would have no hope left.

Casting a furtive glance at the few abyssal beings flying in the sky, Qin Ning calculated how to launch an attack.

The highest cultivation was a sixth-stage Qi Cultivator!

This was his chance!

On the path of the Netherworld, by the River of Forgetfulness, before the Bridge of Sighs...

A Huazhu person suddenly shouted loudly.

It was an old man with white hair. Under the immense pressure, he went mad, his voice echoing around.

The world is desolate, ruins everywhere; my heart is heavy, bones wither for millennia...

Another middle-aged man shouted loudly.

Qin Ning could feel the helplessness these people faced in the face of death.

Years of warfare had sent many men and women of the Blue Star Clan to the battlefield, and they were now in decline amidst enemies on all sides.

Perhaps only this could alleviate some of their inner fears.

Stimulated along the way, the people in the line were on the verge of mental collapse. They might just be using these words to vent.

"Looking for death!"

As the two were shouting, a powerful force struck the old man.

Before he could even scream, the old man fell to the ground.

Another force struck, and an arrow pierced the body of the middle-aged man.

The two died right in front of Qin Ning.

Seeing the look of relief in their eyes, Qin Ning suddenly felt a pang of sorrow.

Their deaths made the originally restless group fall silent again.

"Want to die? Make a fuss!"

The sixth-stage Qi Cultivator flew over, hovering in the air, and shouted down at the Blue Star people.

"Qin Ning, you must find a way to escape!" an old man whispered to Qin Ning.

Looking at the old man, Qin Ning remembered that he was an old family servant of the Qin family. He had been pulling Qin Ning along the entire journey, and without him, Qin Ning would have been unable to move.

This was a respectable old man who had followed to the front lines to take care of Qin Ning and was also captured.

Not knowing what to say, Qin Ning heard the sound of an arrow, and the old man fell in a pool of blood.

"Qin Ning, you must live on..."

The old man struggled to look at Qin Ning, but before he could finish his words, he lost his breath.

Seeing the old man who had always cared for him fall in front of him, Qin Ning felt a more intense pain in his head.

A deep pain spread throughout his body.

Originally hesitant to attack, Qin Ning, stimulated by this, fully integrated the powerful fighting will in his consciousness with his own.

A surge of fighting spirit instantly rose to the sky.

"Anyone who dares to speak will be killed!"

A one-horned person shouted loudly.

"Kill!"

For the first time, Qin Ning's heart was filled with the desire to kill. Thinking of the old man who cared for him dying right in front of him, his only thought was to kill these abyssal beings.

His blood boiled, and his essence overflowed!

Intense killing intent instantly filled his body, and Qin Ning grabbed some pebbles from the ground.

It's now or never!

Qin Ning could no longer tolerate the cruelty of the other side. He no longer cared whether he could win.

It's time!

Seeing the enemy above him, Qin Ning's gaze sharpened. Before he even stood up, he infused a pebble with all his internal qi and shot it at the sixth-stage Qi Cultivator.

The abyssal expert did not expect there to be a cultivator like Qin Ning in the crowd. Standing in the air, he had not set up any defenses.

They had checked the Blue Star people countless times, all of whom had their dantians sealed, making it impossible for them to resist.

Just as he finished speaking, a force shot toward his forehead.

The pebble, like a bolt of lightning, was even faster than the arrow he had just shot.

Before he could react, the pebble hit his forehead, piercing through his brow.

Boom...

The abyssal expert fell from the sky, landing heavily on the ground.

Hearing the sound of his body hitting the ground, everyone was stunned, all their eyes fixed on his corpse.

"Who? Who did it?"

The sudden event frightened the abyssal beings. A fifth-stage Qi Cultivator shouted loudly.

The already pale Blue Star people were even more panicked, and many began to tremble.

"Attack!"

After killing the leader, Qin Ning gained more confidence in his combat power. Taking advantage of their confusion, he shot the pebbles one by one.

As the pebbles infused with internal qi were shot out, Qin Ning approached the corpse.

Reaching out, he picked up a large bow next to the corpse.

As a cultivator, although his cultivation was not high, Qin Ning had practiced archery and was not unfamiliar with the use of bows and arrows.

"Qin Ning!"

When the Blue Star people saw it was Qin Ning, the excitement that had appeared on their faces instantly disappeared. In their minds, the person who could kill a sixth-stage Qi Cultivator must be a high-level expert of the Blue Star Clan. Seeing it was Qin Ning, they were all stunned.

"It's Qin Ning!"

"It's actually Qin Ning!"

People who recognized him stood there, staring at Qin Ning in shock.

At this moment, the abyssal beings also noticed that only Qin Ning was there, and a few of them surrounded him.

There were ten abyssal beings in the escort team. One was killed, and a few others were injured by the surprise attack, leaving only five to surround him.

"Shoot!"

Qin Ning did not waste words, pulling the large bow repeatedly, shooting arrows one after another.

This was a large bow, specially refined, and when pulled, it was filled with force, making the arrows even more powerful.

Arrows filled the sky, and force surged!

Qin Ning never expected his arrows to have such powerful attack power. As he shot arrow after arrow, three of the four abyssal beings surrounding him fell to the ground.

This was not the time to think. Seeing a large sword on the ground, Qin Ning rushed over, picked it up, and swung it continuously at the abyssal beings.

Qin Ning had no mercy for these people, having seen them devour Blue Star people with his own eyes.

Swing the sword!

Sheath the sword!

Swing the sword again!

Sheath the sword again!

With no technique, the large sword in Qin Ning's hands swung wildly, his powerful true qi enhancing his sword qi, attacking the abyssal beings relentlessly.

The Blue Star people stood there, dumbfounded, watching Qin Ning fight the abyssal beings, unable to understand why he had suddenly become so powerful.

Too fierce!

At this moment, Qin Ning was like a fierce beast, the large sword continuously reaping the lives of the abyssal beings.

The entire battle was completely unexpected. Without much effort, Qin Ning had killed all ten abyssal beings.

Looking at the abyssal beings scattered on the ground, Qin Ning felt strangely excited, with no discomfort from his first kill.

Could this also be the will passed down by the mysterious person?

Ah...

Qin Ning raised his head and let out a loud cry, releasing the pent-up frustration in his heart.

Standing there, as Qin Ning carefully recalled the battle, he felt he had gained a lot.

"The abyssal beings are dead!"

After a while, a middle-aged man shouted loudly.

"The abyssal beings are dead!"

The originally lifeless eyes of the people were now filled with hope.

The hopeless outcome had been changed by Qin Ning, and the looks in their eyes were filled with complex emotions.

"Quick, go. If you have the heart, do more for our clan. Don't worry about us. Kill all the abyssal beings with your demonic body!"

Hearing this, Qin Ning looked at an old man sitting cross-legged, feeling shocked. This old man was not ordinary and also had cultivation.

The old man opened his eyes, looked at Qin Ning, and nodded slightly, then said, "Quick, go. The abyssal beings will come soon. If you take us, we will be a burden. Use your useful body to do more for our clan!"

This was a respectable old man!

Hearing the old man's words, the people who had regained hope in their eyes became dim again.

As he spoke, the old man suddenly emitted a powerful force, binding Qin Ning. He did not know what kind of treasure the old man used, but Qin Ning felt himself being teleported away.

"No!"

Thinking of the many people left behind and the danger they would face after he killed so many abyssal beings, Qin Ning struggled but was powerless.

Watching Qin Ning's departing figure, the old man, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, shouted loudly, "The earth collapses, mountains and rivers are far; the netherworld and the sky, hoping for a return..."

"The earth collapses, mountains and rivers are far; the netherworld and the sky, hoping for a return..."

More and more people sat cross-legged, chanting.

The originally silent world was filled with increasingly loud voices.

A mournful atmosphere lingered in the sky for a long time.

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