The County Yamen: Cutting Down Pei Heng

Qingyang City.

"Bang!"

Several blood-stained figures burst through the gates of the County Yamen.

"Constable Xiong, help! Help me!"

These individuals were all powerful cultivators at the Bone Refining Realm in Qingyang County. They were usually high and mighty, enjoying all the riches and honors, but now they were as disheveled as stray dogs.

They kept glancing back, their eyes filled with a deep-seated fear.

In the hazy fog, a figure quickly appeared, none other than the Ninth Boss of Clearwind Stronghold!

He had already transformed into a half-human, half-corpse form back in Clearwind Stronghold. He once withstood Xiong San's attack of Twin Peaks Piercing the Ears both peaks without sustaining any injury, demonstrating that his strength had surpassed that of an ordinary Bone Refining Realm.

Behind him followed a group of bandits from Clearwind Stronghold.

However, their condition was somewhat strange. Some of them were deathly pale and shriveled, clearly half-human and half-corpse, while others had rosy complexions and were obviously still normal people.

"Xiong San? He can't save you!"

The Ninth Boss let out a strange laugh, his voice sharp and piercing, like the sound of sandpaper rubbing against a hard object, making people tremble and get goosebumps.

After the battle in Qingshan Town, he knew that Xiong San was no match for him, and that if Xiong San dared to show up, he would only face certain death.

"These are excellent materials for refining Wraith, don't let them get away!"

A female ghost in red emerged from the mist.

She walked barefoot, her small face lightly made up, yet already possessing a stunning beauty.

Compared to before, her ghostly form became increasingly realistic, looking almost indistinguishable from True Person.

"Don't worry, Miss Wan'er, they can't escape!"

The Ninth Boss spoke respectfully, his gaze sweeping over the female ghost's curvaceous figure, a hint of greed in his eyes.

"Charge them!"

At the Ninth Boss's command, the crowd behind him immediately surged forward.

Although the group were experts at the Bone Refining Realm, they were already severely injured, with only one-tenth of their strength remaining. They were quickly beaten until they coughed up blood from their mouths and noses and collapsed to the ground.

"Handle it the usual way."

The Ninth Boss's voice was calm, but his words sent shivers down the spines of the others.

The so-called old rule was to torture them to death, to make them suffer all kinds of cruel tortures until they died, turning into vengeful Wraith with a lot of resentment.

Because of their strength, the resentment they generated after transforming into Wraith was even greater, making the Wraith even stronger. That's why they were chased all the way here.

The men were quickly pinned to the ground and skinned and dismembered, their shrill screams echoing throughout the entire County Yamen.

"You all act so brazenly on my County Yamen's territory, where do you place my County Yamen?"

A streak of black light streaked across the distance.

"Xiong San!"

The Ninth Boss's lips slowly curled into a smile, "You coward, you've finally come out!"

"Constable Xiong, help!"

Seeing Xiong San grasp at a last straw, the group hurriedly called for help.

There are very few Martial Artists left in the city. The Bone Refining Realm experts were besieged and wiped out by the combined forces of Clearwind Stronghold. Only a few of them survived, and the rest of them died and became Wraith!

"Help?" Ninth Boss laughed loudly, "How can he save you when his own life is in danger?"

As he spoke, the Ninth Boss stomped his foot, and his entire body moved like a long spear, his palms heading straight for Xiong San's face.

A dense aura of corpses howled, carrying with it a foul, rotting stench. Dark light pulsed between the Ninth Boss's palms; it was the internal energy transformed from his body after he became a half-human, half-corpse monster, now all transformed into Corpse Power!

Xiong San dared not be careless. He activated his Black Sha Skill, and his palms immediately turned pitch black as he met the Ninth Boss's attack head-on.

"Laugh!!"

The moment the Sha Qi and the corpse energy collided, a piercing sound immediately filled the air, like hot oil being poured onto ice, and thick white smoke billowed from the point of their clash.

Xiong San was knocked back by a palm strike, staggering backward several steps before finally stopping.

Looking at the Ninth Boss, he merely took a step back.

The difference in quality is immediately apparent.

The Ninth Boss he looked at the pitch-black palm.

"Black Sha Skill! What a Black Sha Skill! Xiong San, I underestimated you. You dare to learn such a madman's skill!"

Xiong San exuded Sha Qi, even his eyes turned blackish-brown.

In the past few days, he has been hunting down people from Clearwind Stronghold, greatly increasing the Black Sha Skill Sha Qi of his Black Fiend Technique and breaking through again. He is now in the Late Stage the Bone Refining Realm, just one step away from Perfect Mastery.

Even so, his strength was still weaker than that of the Ninth Boss, but fortunately, his Black Sha Skill was specifically designed to counter Yin Qi energy.

"Why waste words with him? Kill him!"

The Red-Clad Female Ghost said coldly, glancing around as if searching for something.

In the blink of an eye, Xiong San and the Ninth Boss had exchanged over a hundred blows.

Although Xiong San was empowered by Sha Qi, the Ninth Boss's defense was greatly enhanced in his half-human, half-corpse state, and he possessed a degree of immortality. As long as his head was not cut off, any injuries to other parts of his body would heal quickly.

After another hundred moves, Xiong San gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

After all, his skill in the "Black Sha Skill" was limited, and he couldn't afford to squander it recklessly.

"Xiong San, is that all you've got?!"

The Ninth Boss laughed mockingly and struck Xiong San with a palm, sending him flying backward, coughing up blood.

Seeing this, the Bone Refining Realm experts felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

Even Xiong San was no match for them; didn't they have no chance of survival at all?

"Xiong San! I'm going to avenge the fine men of Clearwind Stronghold!"

The Ninth Boss roared and thrust his palms and fingers fiercely at Xiong San's shoulders, intending to cripple his arms.

Xiong San, panting heavily, showed no fear at the sight. Instead, he gave a wry smile and said, "My dear junior nephew, if you don't make a move, your Martial Uncle will have to go see your Master soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure appeared in front of Xiong San after several flashes.

It was Qin Ming!

By now, Qin Ming's strength was no longer afraid of the Ninth Boss. He curled his fingers into claws and unleashed the Eagle Claw Skill, suddenly grabbing the Ninth Boss's ten fingers, and then exerted a sudden burst of force.

"Snap!"

The sound of bones cracking rang out.

The Ninth Boss Master's hands were immediately twisted into pretzels, with bone fragments piercing through his flesh and exposing them.

"How is this possible?!"

The Ninth Boss was greatly alarmed.

His body, after being modified by his Master, was as hard as iron, yet it still couldn't withstand Qin Ming's casual grab.

That wasn't all. Qin Ming unleashed a torrent of Sha Qi and Fire Poison from his palms, which rapidly spread upwards along the Ninth Boss's arms.

"Ah! Black Sha Skill! Fire Poison Qi! You've cultivated two internal energy techniques!"

The Ninth Boss was caught and unable to move his hands. Qin Ming suddenly exerted his strength and tore off both of his arms.

This sudden turn of events gave the several Bone Refining Realm experts on the ground a glimmer of hope, and they shouted excitedly.

"Good! Well played!"

The Ninth Boss retreated in a disheveled state, his face grim, as if he felt no pain.

"Black Sha Skill? Qin Ming, when did you learn the Black Sha Skill?"

Xiong San was also startled.

He clearly remembered that Qin Ming had looked at it once before, so how could he have learned it already?

But that doesn't make sense. Qin Ming's skill is comparable to his; how did Qin Ming manage to do that in just two days? What exactly did he do?

Xiong San was completely baffled.

"Qin Ming, you've finally shown up."

The Red-Clad Female Ghost chuckled, a flash of anger and hatred crossing her beautiful eyes.

She had repeatedly suffered setbacks at Qin Ming's hands, and this time she was determined to get her revenge!

"Look, this is something I prepared especially for you."

Behind the Red-Clad Female Ghost, a gigantic figure emerged.

It was a humanoid Ghost Entity with an extremely ferocious appearance.

It only had half a head left; its entire skull had been flipped over and was nowhere to be found, revealing its white brain inside. It had two long, pointed ears, no nose, only two small, dark holes, and a narrow mouth that stretched all the way to the back of its ears when it smiled.

The monster was several meters tall, its body covered in enormous muscle tumors. Beneath its chest, countless human faces—men, women, young, and old—were densely packed together, each with bloody tears streaming from its eyes, a truly horrifying sight. But what shocked Qin Ming most was that the face in the very center was none other than his Master—

Pei Heng!

"Senior brother?!"

Xiong San's eyes were bloodshot.

"What did you do to my senior brother! Let him go!"

Upon hearing the sound, Pei Heng slowly raised his head, but his eyes were blurred with blood and tears, and he could no longer see anything. He could only open his mouth unconsciously, unable to utter a sound.

Qin Ming's expression quickly turned ugly.

"How is it? This is a gift I specially prepared for you. Do you like it?"

The Red-Clad Female Ghost felt she had finally gotten her revenge, and she wanted to see if Qin Ming would actually make a move.

If we don't take action, Qin Ming will be the one to die!

If he takes action, Qin Ming will be branded as a master murderer, living a life of guilt that would be worse than death!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The Ghost Entity walked towards Qin Ming step by step. It was enormous, and each step it took left a deep footprint in the ground.

"Roar!"

The Ghost Entity let out a roar in Qin Ming's direction.

The howling wind made Qin Ming's clothes flutter loudly.

"Qin Ming! Don't hold back! Your Master is no longer your Master! Killing him is helping him find peace!"

Seeing that Qin Ming didn't make a move, Xiong San assumed that he was hesitating.

Seeing this, the Red-Clad Female Ghost's smile deepened.

"Qin Ming, I'd like to see how you kill your Master!"

"Ha ha!"

The Red-Clad Female Ghost laughed maniacally.

But the next moment, her laughter stopped abruptly.

Qin Ming, holding Butcher's Knife, suddenly leaped up.

"Gale Saber Technique!"

Qin Ming's blade flashed, and in an instant, dozens or even hundreds of blades rained down on the Ghost Entity. Fire Poison and Sha Qi clung to the Butcher's Knife, setting the ghost face on the Ghost Entity's chest, along with Pei Heng attached to the Ghost Entity's body, ablaze.

Hundreds of grotesque faces roared in agony amidst the flames, emitting mournful cries.

"Black Tiger Splits the Mountain!"

Qin Ming took several steps in mid-air, his Butcher's Knife radiating energy. With the combined power of Fire Poison and Sha Qi energy, he cleaved the Ghost Entity from head to toe in one strike.

Pei Heng's face was split in two by the Butcher's Knife, and his entire ghostly body quickly dissipated in the flames.

In just two breaths, Qin Ming eliminated the Ghost Entity before him without the slightest mercy.

"You..."

The female ghost was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

Qin Ming killed Pei Heng so easily and decisively; weren't they master and disciple?

Even Xiong San was dumbfounded.

He had initially worried that Qin Ming would hesitate to act due to their master-disciple relationship, but now it seems he had completely overthought things.

Qin Ming not only didn't hesitate, but was excessively indifferent, sending Pei Heng to his death with a single strike.

"Martial Uncle, you're right. I'm helping Master find liberation."

Qin Ming wiped the Butcher's Knife clean, looked at the numbers on the panel, and couldn't help but smile.

[Add 5,000 Free Attribute Points]

This hideous Ghost Entity actually gave itself a whopping 5,000 Free Attribute Points!

Qin Ming suddenly realized what was going on when he thought of the hundreds of ghost faces on the Ghost Entity's body.

His strike, seemingly killing only one Ghost Entity, actually slew over a hundred!

The Red-Clad Female Ghost, in her arrogance, created this monster, never imagining that it would grant Qin Ming a massive amount of Free Attribute Points!

Qin Ming also suffered misfortune as a result.

"Qin Ming, I didn't expect you to be so ruthless. Luckily, I had a backup plan!"

The Red-Clad Female Ghost clapped her hands, and Ghost Fog surged towards them from all directions.

From within the Ghost Fog, enormous figures walked towards them.