Fight for a Future

Under the night sky, the black outlines of the distant mountains were faintly visible.

"The information is wrong!" Someone in the mountain forest exclaimed.

In the dense forest, the people surrounding Qin Ming were all shocked, quickly retreating. In an instant, two companions had died. The young man was too ferocious, instantly transforming from simple and quiet to murderous. Even his clear eyes changed, as if two bolts of lightning shot out.

Especially now, Qin Ming held a spear in one hand, piercing the chest of one of their companions, hoisting him into the air, letting blood flow and drip, staining the snow red.

This scene made the scalps of those who had initially surrounded him tingle. If they had been standing there just now, they probably wouldn't have been able to dodge it either.

The young man's aura was completely different. Black hair was blown by the cold wind, and his delicate face was filled with coldness. His whole person began to exude a sense of oppression.

Several people couldn't help but retreat continuously. How could a New Life have such strong strength? One of the dead had already stepped into the Second New Life realm for more than ten years.

"It's really beyond my expectations. You have quite a few secrets on you. You've reached Second New Life so quickly. Ordinary people would have to stabilize for a while, but you didn't need to stop and directly advanced again."

Qi Huaien walked forward. He was well-proportioned, like a tiger or leopard, with both strength and agility. His fairly handsome face was filled with coldness, and he frowned.

He hated the feeling of being out of control. This observed young man had exceeded control and become a dangerous variable, but things had already been done, and he had no other choice.

His family was searching for a very rare spiritual substance, preparing to concoct a mysterious potion that could change his foundation, improve his aptitude and potential, and make him one of the candidates.

In that case, he could listen to secret techniques by the side of that old man in Flowing Light City for a few more years, which would be enough to change the trajectory of his life.

If Qin Ming and You Liangyun had similar aptitudes, he would be happy to show goodwill in advance and befriend him, but he realized that this young man was destined to block his path, and he couldn't help it.

Qin Ming swung the Long Spear in his right hand violently, and the corpse being held up was like a scarecrow, breaking away from the spearhead and smashing towards Qi Huaien at an extremely fast speed.

Qi Huaien drew his long saber with a swoosh, as if a flash of lightning streaked across the dim forest. He slapped the rapidly flying corpse with the flat of his saber, his movements light and agile, but the corpse seemed to have suffered a heavy blow. The part touched by the saber was completely deformed, easily pushed aside, and crashed into a large tree on the side.

Crack! Many dead branches broke, and the corpse crashed into the trunk high up, its body torn apart, and then fell to the ground.

During this process, Qin Ming calmly moved a few steps sideways, grabbing the Long-handled Black Gold Hammer that had fallen on the ground again. Now he had a Long Spear in one hand and a large hammer in the other.

Neither of these two weapons was suitable for ordinary people to hold in one hand, but his arms had two thousand pounds of strength, and he felt light as a feather holding each weapon in one hand.

He was a little surprised. This Qi Huaien did have some skills. With a light flick of the long saber in his hand, the corpse was like being hit by an armored vehicle, its bones broken and tendons fractured, flying six or seven meters away.

Qi Huaien looked at the other four people and said, "What are you still standing there for? Are you waiting for me to do it myself and you watch from the sidelines?"

These were all people he had brought out from his family. Some were very loyal to him, and others were afraid of his background and dared not disobey. This time, several people were on high alert, slowly circling around Qin Ming, ready to attack at any time.

This time, all the people besieging Qin Ming were highly focused. A Second New Life attacked, wielding a bright Long Spear, suddenly splitting down. His energy, spirit, and essence were boiling, mobilizing all the strength in his body.

At the same time, the others also launched attacks, including Qi Huaien, who slashed out a terrifying saber light, mixed among the weapons of the others, slightly hidden.

Qin Ming directly swung the Long-handled Black Gold Hammer in his left hand upwards. With a clang, the heavy Long Spear was smashed into the air.

The Second New Life couldn't believe it. He held the spear shaft with both hands, but couldn't hold it at all. The soft flesh between his fingers was torn apart by the shock. The weapon slipped out of his hand. How terrifying was this power? Was he really a Second New Life?

At the same time, the others had also collided with the Long Spear and Long-handled Hammer in Qin Ming's hands, and they were all shaken quite a bit. However, they didn't leave themselves no room for retreat like the spear wielder. They had some room for buffering. Although their arms were numb, their weapons were still in their hands.

Qin Ming was not only terrifying in strength, but his speed also surpassed them by a large margin. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to block all the sharp weapons attacking him in an instant.

Qi Huaien "stopped after a taste," retreating after a slight contact. He had already realized that this young man was completely "out of control" and could not be "grasped" at all.

Even though he had overestimated the other party, it now seemed that he had been conservative.

He didn't hesitate at all, took out the three-inch-tall crystal vial, uncorked it, and poured the bright red liquid inside into his mouth, drinking it down without hesitation.

Today, he had no other choice. Even if he could escape, he couldn't. If he didn't silence the other party, he wouldn't have a good ending. That crow would definitely kill him after learning the truth of this place.

Even though he understood that this liquid would harm him afterward, Qi Huaien couldn't care less. Right now, he had to greatly increase his strength.

In the arena, Qin Ming didn't pause at all. In that instant of collision, and facing everyone's attacks, he naturally captured the weakest point in the first moment.

The Second New Life cultivator who had his Long Spear knocked away by him became his primary target.

His body was like a phantom, avoiding the long sabers, iron maces, and swords that came at him again from the others. It was almost like teleportation as he slammed the Long-handled Black Gold Hammer towards the Second New Life cultivator whose ten fingers were dripping blood and retreating rapidly.

This person did his best to dodge, and with the help of his companions, he still couldn't completely avoid it. The lower side of his right shoulder suffered a heavy blow from the Long-handled Black Gold Hammer, and it instantly collapsed, bursting open, along with the bones of his right chest breaking and piercing his internal organs. He screamed and flew out horizontally.

Although he wasn't dead yet, he had lost his combat power, lying on the ground panting heavily, unable to get up. His right shoulder was gone, and his entire arm was missing, flying off to the side.

This kind of overbearing, fierce power, and terrifying fighting style, made the faces of the other few turn pale. What kind of monster had they encountered?

Even though they were loyal to the Qi Family, and their families were all in that city, they were now terrified, sensing that this was an invincible opponent, and they really wanted to retreat.

What kind of Golden Foundation did the other party build during his First New Life? Now, after his Second New Life, that kind of power and speed was beyond their reach, as if they were on two different levels.

"Don't be afraid, I can deal with him. You guys pay attention to cooperate from the side and help me hold off this fiend!" Qi Huaien said, walking over with his long saber in hand.

Not only was his face slightly red and glowing, but even his body seemed to be overripe. All exposed parts were reddish and translucent, flowing with a blood-colored light mist.

Qin Ming stared at him, not afraid at all. The other party was a Second New Life cultivator, even if he drank some kind of mysterious potion, could it really make his body give birth to Heavenly Light and step into the Third New Life realm? This was simply unrealistic, even if the body was to transform, it would take a day or two to complete.

"This kind of powerful and extraordinary power is really wonderful, making people intoxicated in it," Qi Huaien sighed.

He stared at Qin Ming and said, "I admit, greed makes people lose their way, my eyes are no longer clear, and my heart is covered in dust, but even if I had another chance, I would probably still choose this way."

At this critical moment, he actually needed emotional venting.

Qi Huaien's well-proportioned figure flowed with red light, and his not-yet-mature face carried unwillingness, as well as a desire for power. He continued, "Do you know, I come from a city much smaller than Red Haze City, but when I underwent New Life, I could lift seven hundred and twenty pounds, which can be said to be the most outstanding in the area, far surpassing the second person of the same age. However, when important people passed by there, I was even somewhat lacking in the qualifications of a candidate, I was very disappointed!"

Qin Ming didn't attack, listening quietly.

Qi Huaien looked towards the night sky and said, "Now, I finally have a chance. My family gave up a mine for me, in exchange for an extraordinary Spiritual Object that can help me change my foundation and improve my aptitude. I have the opportunity to study with a noble teacher for five to ten years. Do you know what this means? I will change my fate because of this, and a step forward will lead to a vast and bright future, a splendid life. However, your appearance has cut off my path to advancement. You will become a candidate, and I will lose my qualification. And a step back, I will be a rootless duckweed, going there as a follower, only able to listen in for one to four years, unable to completely change my fate, I have no other choice!"

Qin Ming looked at him calmly and said, "You are striving to improve, fighting for yourself, wanting to step into a wider world and see the infinitely brilliant scenery of life, while I am here just to save my life and survive."

Qi Huaien raised the long saber in his hand and said, "Yes, our positions are different, our meeting here is a mistake. But I have no way out, either kill you and let me leap up, rushing from a gurgling stream into the dazzling golden sea, stirring up my own golden waves, or I will die here today, ending everything, kill!"

He shouted a word of kill, and in a flash, he was in front of him, the long saber in his hand slashing out an unusually dazzling light, blasting apart the surrounding tree branches.

The others also cooperated, attacking fiercely together.

In this flash of lightning, Qin Ming faced four experts alone, very calmly, without the slightest sense of urgency, and fought against them one after another.

"How is this possible?" Qi Huaien couldn't believe it, it was difficult to accept this fact. After he drank the red potion with side effects, which greatly increased his strength, he still couldn't sweep the other party?

When he first underwent New Life, he could lift seven hundred and twenty pounds, and after his Second New Life, the strength of his arms doubled, and now it was one thousand eight hundred pounds.

Even at this level, he still couldn't suppress the other party, but was instead shaken until his right hand was numb. What kind of monster was the other party? Far beyond his imagination.

"This... is this still a human?" The faces of the other few turned pale. They knew Qi Huaien's foundation very well, they all came from the same place, and they understood even more the horror after he drank the red potion. But in the end, he was still no match, still unable to suppress that young man! Qin Ming said, "Unless you drink the stimulating potion and immediately give birth to Heavenly Light, stepping into the realm of Third New Life, otherwise everything you do is in vain."

At the same time, he didn't show any mercy, and the Long Spear in his right hand pierced through the heart of one of them, throwing him out and hanging him on a big tree.

Bang! In the next instant, his hammer sent another opponent's long saber flying, and crushed his chest, causing it to collapse. Although he didn't die immediately, he certainly wouldn't survive.

Qi Huaien went mad, continuously attacking him, but the hand holding his saber was trembling slightly. The opponent's Long-handled Black Gold Hammer was impossible to shake, and he couldn't block it.

At this moment, Qin Ming threw the Long Spear in his hand, and Qi Huaien's last helper was pierced through. That person fell in the snow, gasping for breath. It was hard to believe that their group, led by Qi Huaien, would fail in besieging one person. They were all going to die here.

Qin Ming calmly executed the fighting techniques from the saber manual, not swinging according to fixed saber forms, but operating flexibly according to his own understanding, without any artifice, often delivering unexpected strokes of genius.

After many exchanges, Qi Huaien despairingly discovered that even if he used skills, fought with ingenious moves, and employed all kinds of trump cards, he couldn't compete and was completely crushed.

With a bang, Qi Huaien flew out horizontally. He was smashed on his right shoulder by Qin Ming's hammer, and accompanied by a bloody mist, it exploded.

"What level have you reached, and how much strength do you have?" Qi Huaien asked unwillingly.

Qin Ming ignored him, preparing to step forward and deliver the finishing "hammer-saber."

Qi Huaien smiled miserably, "I know even if you don't say it. To be able to suppress me in this state, your arms must have had a thousand pounds of strength during your First New Life, and your Second New Life would naturally allow you to lift a two-thousand-pound tripod. Am I right?"

The others who hadn't breathed their last, even while coughing blood and struggling to live, all tried to raise their heads and look at the handsome young man. They were too shocked in their hearts. They had actually heard such news before their death, that someone could actually reach that level!

"I'll send you on your way." Qin Ming said calmly, walking over and adding a hammer-saber strike to each of them, completely ending their lives.

He carefully cleaned the battlefield, tidied up the mess, and made sure that all traces were erased before turning and leaving, heading towards the former fissure.

"Hmm?" Qin Ming felt strange. This special Nodes that had made him seriously ill back then now made his body relax and feel light as soon as he approached it. The trace of fatigue that had appeared after the battle quickly dissipated here.

After carefully scanning the nearby mountains and forests, he didn't hesitate and entered the fissure, once again seeing strands of silver light interwoven underground.

Thanks to: Song Liyu, Guang Fuyou, Zhang Hanshan, Suiyue Liushengji, San Sheng Yuan Mao Mao, thank you alliance master for your support!