Failed to Become a God

Last time, at the Old Noble's mansion, Er Bingzi first went to see the five-meter-tall Xie Lingxi. When he came back and mentioned it to Qin Ming, his words were vague and misleading, and then he turned around and ran away. Now he's putting on another show.

Qin Ming has made a note of it. When they meet again, he'll beat him until he's truly sick.

Nie Rui in Red Haze City is like a beam of light piercing through the night fog, one of the most dazzling two people in the last twenty years. After New Life, his physical fitness broke the city's record.

Now that he's asking, the teams from the Cao, Mu, and Wei families all show different expressions, and many people's eyes turn to Qin Ming.

Immediately, the others understood that this should be the person Nie Rui was looking for.

For a moment, Qin Ming also experienced the feeling of being the center of attention, as all the young nobles of Red Haze City looked at him, sizing him up.

Of course, this was entirely thanks to Nie Rui. Without this gifted individual from Red Haze City mentioning him, no one would pay attention to a young man from a remote area.

Many people showed strange expressions, observing him with scrutinizing eyes, wondering if a genius youth could really emerge from such a closed-off small place. They estimated it was unlikely.

However, some noble young ladies were very active, discussing him in private.

"He looks very handsome. If he pays a little attention to his image, he can improve his temperament. Don't let his black hair hang loose, and replace his black armor with bright and dazzling armor. I think he would be very handsome!"

Nie Rui smiled gently, expressing his desire to spar with Qin Ming.

"Don't feel pressured. Let's just have a casual match. I believe in the discerning eye of Master Xu's only disciple."

Qin Ming now wanted to beat Er Bingzi even more. At the same time, he realized that Xu Kong was quite extraordinary, earning the respect of the people of Red Haze City.

"I can't compare to you. Although I'm far away in a remote village, I've heard many people say that a remarkable young couple has emerged from Red Haze City, stunning the entire region."

The young nobles present all nodded, believing he was telling the truth. In this region ruled by Red Haze City, the most outstanding young people in the city were naturally the most powerful geniuses in the area.

Nie Rui jumped off the White Rhinoceros, his silver armor gleaming, looking heroic and full of vigor, as if he was glowing. His smile was very approachable, and he said, "You're too modest. I've met You Liangyun. It's okay, let's just have a casual spar."

The others didn't know what he meant, and Nie Rui didn't want to say directly that You Liangyun had been defeated by this young man.

Since things had come to this, it was impossible for Qin Ming to refuse.

Nie Rui said, "I've already undergone Second New Life. I'll suppress my own power, so don't worry, I definitely won't exceed the limit."

Qin Ming had intended to use this as an excuse to refuse the match, but after thinking about it, it wouldn't be good to keep declining, so he finally nodded.

"Nie Rui, be careful with your strength when you attack," Cao Long said, worried that he would hurt Qin Ming.

"Qin Ming, would you like to change weapons?" Mu Qing asked.

Everyone present knew that Nie Rui's arm strength had reached a terrifying 790 pounds after his first New Life, which was why it caused such a sensation, hailed as the best in twenty years.

You Liangyun was the same age as him and was originally very outstanding, able to lift 650 pounds, but in the end, he could only rank third.

In people's eyes, if Qin Ming used the heavy Long-handled Black Gold Hammer to fight, trying to clash in terms of strength would be absolutely unwise.

Qin Ming "followed their advice," put down the great hammer in his hand, and said, "Besides the long-handled hammer, I'm more skilled with spears. Can anyone lend me one?"

Mu Qing looked at the young men behind her and found that most of them used long sabers, and the few spears available were not up to par because they were too light.

The other nobles didn't say anything. After a brief silence, one person smiled and said, "Use my Purple-Gold Spear. It's a thousand-refined weapon. This can be considered fulfilling my wish, indirectly exchanging blows with Brother Nie. It's an honor."

Qin Ming noticed that everyone valued Nie Rui, even to the point of saying such things just for borrowing a spear.

"Nie Rui, perhaps you will lose." The girl sitting on the back of the Black Tiger said, her bright eyes and white teeth, her black hair blown by the wind, floating backward, her temperament otherworldly and immortal.

Her name was Shen Jiayun, and her strength was similar to Nie Rui's. Most importantly, she had already been favored by someone from outside the world and was about to embark on another incomparably brilliant path.

In the eyes of many young nobles, she had already won at the starting line.

Nie Rui walked forward, his silver armor shining, his smile bright, holding a long saber, and said, "Please!"

Qin Ming had already received the Purple-Gold Spear in his hand, weighed it, and then shook out a string of spear flowers, and suddenly purple streamers surged.

"Little Qin, be careful, don't get hurt." Xu Yueping shouted.

"If it really doesn't work, admit defeat immediately." Old Man Liu was even more straightforward.

A group of young nobles smiled faintly, naturally Nie Rui's strength could be accurately controlled, such sparring was not suspenseful at all, and would not hurt the young man.

Some people were making gestures in private, betting on whether Nie Rui would take down the young man in four moves or in one encounter.

They didn't want to gamble and talk loudly, it was not good to openly slight this young hunter, and it would also seem disrespectful to Nie Rui who personally took the field.

"I guess Nie Rui can take him down after using three sword techniques."

"I want to be more conservative, after seven sword techniques, since Nie Rui wants to weigh him personally, it means that this young man should have some tricks."

Clang! In an instant, everyone's minds were drawn back to the battle by the fierce collision sound, and they all watched with bright eyes, and were stunned to find that the two had already exchanged more than a dozen moves.

With a whoosh, they quickly separated, as far as twenty meters away, the accumulated snow in the original place all burst into the air, as if it was snowing heavily again, and it was not until this time that the big tree there made a cracking sound, and large branches fell down.

Everyone's hearts were shaken, and they all highly concentrated their minds, realizing that they had misjudged, this kind of lightning-like attack had almost reached the upper limit of the First New Life realm.

"This young man from a remote place is very simple!"

"What's his name, Qin Ming, right? I remember it."

A group of people whispered, as if re-acquainting themselves with the young man in the field.

Even Cao Long, Wei Zhirou and others showed strange colors, after getting along for a few days, although they knew that Qin Ming was very unusual, they did not expect him to be so powerful.

Mu Qing, who was covered in a black robe, opened his mouth: "Qin Ming, let go and fight, Nie Rui is not so stingy."

"It's not fun to hide it." Nie Rui nodded.

Old Man Liu muttered to himself: "Little Qin is more powerful than I thought, before he arrives at Red Haze City, his name may be passed on first."

Qin Ming didn't use his strongest domain—strength, he was completely relying on pure "spearmanship" to fight, he played on the spot, responded quickly, endowed the sword techniques in the spear style, and made outsiders unable to see it.

Nie Rui moved again, because the speed was too fast to explode the snow on the ground, driving up the strong wind, wrapped in the sky of snowflakes, the silver long saber in his hand drew a dazzling light, sandwiched with wind and snow, as if driving the wind and thunder.

Qin Ming did not take this knife head-on, his body shifted to the side, avoiding the long saber that was split down, and then in the blink of an eye, he quickly pressed the back of the saber with the Purple-Gold Spear, wiping out a string of sparks, and instantly stabbed to Nie Rui's near.

This scene made many people's pupils shrink, the young man's grasp of the battle situation was too amazing, under such a fierce saber style, he could capture the opportunity in the blink of an eye, the spear pressed against the back of the saber, the angle of the intersection of the two weapons was very small, the spear point was like a swimming dragon walking along the mountain, tearing the night, directly rushing to the target.

Nie Rui exerted force with his right hand, and raised the long saber upwards sharply, trying to break open the long spear, while his left hand was glowing slightly, preparing to dial the spear shaft.

Qin Ming clenched the long spear with both hands, completely pressed on the back of the saber, and shook it violently, the spear point in front suddenly trembled violently, and a large piece of spear flowers.

At this time, Nie Rui couldn't open the long spear with one hand at all, and the spear point in front of him was connected into a phantom, like countless stars shining at the same time, rushing towards him.

He was forced to draw his saber and quickly sidestep to evade.

This time, in the exchange, he was actually suppressed and fell into a disadvantage, retreating a long distance before finally stabilizing himself.

For a time, it was quiet here, and everyone felt incredible. This young man's on-the-spot performance was excellent. The Purple-Gold Spear in his hands seemed to have come alive, like a flood dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, seeking out enemies in the night.

"I feel that this spear has a soul in your hands. It's not bound by rules, not conventional spearmanship. It comes naturally, and every move is ingenious." Nie Rui's expression was solemn, and then he stopped talking. After suppressing his own strength to a certain extent, he concentrated his mind and charged over.

In an instant, he and Qin Ming fought together, the saber light in his hand flashing, as if to split the dense night.

Wherever he and Qin Ming passed, patches of branches fell, the snow on the ground exploded, and some large trees also fell one after another in a rumble as they rushed past, kicking up large patches of snowflakes.

"This young man from a remote place, although his strength is not as good as Nie Rui's, is already close to seven hundred catties, so sturdy!"

"His spearmanship is like various ordinary scattered styles. No single spear exceeds the scope of our understanding, but it has a kind of power to turn decay into magic."

"Because he has no fixed style, most of them are on-the-spot performances, adapting to changes, turning various ordinary scattered styles into ingenious styles!"

In the end, even Cao Long and Feng Xing personally commented.

What spearmanship? Qin Ming thought to himself, this is swordsmanship, the concealed "spear-saber". Compared with the hammer-saber, it has a different kind of experience.

He became more and more skilled, not sticking to the killing moves in the Sword Manual at all, combining them at will, and wielding them to his heart's content. For example, now the spear swept across, the tip of the spear was like a saber edge, slashing towards the opponent's flesh and blood, and he was shaking the spear.

In swordsmanship, this is the line between the sea and the sky. Between the trembling of the saber edge, the rolling saber light is like heavy waves following up.

And now, replacing the saber edge with the spear edge also stirs up patches of phantoms. In the trembling, the shaking frequency of the spear tip is even greater, which leads to the amplification of the saber intent between the sea and the sky. At this moment, it is like a thunderclap on the sea and the sky, and patches of lightning fall into the vast sea.

Nie Rui flew back in a sorry state, sweat dripping from his forehead, his black hair sticking messily to his face, feeling a little flustered. He was about to be defeated.

In the next moment, Qin Ming brought the "spear-saber" to a new height, and even used the "kicking saber style", pushing the Purple-Gold Spear out and kicking it with his feet in succession, the speed as fast as lightning, startling Nie Rui to dodge repeatedly, with even more cold sweat.

The most critical thing was that the spear was not kicked away by him. In the end, it was like a living flood dragon, leaping around his body before finally landing in his hand.

Clang! While the saber in Nie Rui's hand was suppressed by the Purple-Gold Spear, his arm shook, sparks flew, and several pieces of armor on the silver armor were pierced and broken by the spear edge.

Qin Ming withdrew his hand and stuck the spear on the ground. He regretted a little that he had been too involved in using the "spear-saber" for the first time, and he had not restrained himself when he was experiencing it with his heart.

Originally, he didn't want to wrong himself either, and wanted to end in a draw. As a result, without paying attention, he defeated the other party like this.

The scene was silent, and everyone was unbelievable. Nie Rui, the most dazzling genius in Red Haze City in the past twenty years, was actually defeated by a young hunter in a remote place.

Everyone was dumbfounded and began to seriously look at Qin Ming for the first time, feeling that their understanding had been strongly impacted.

Black White Mountain, the forbidden land five hundred years ago, is it going to recover and make this remote place regain its spirituality? Many people speculated.

The girl Shen Jiayun, riding on the Black Tiger, broke the dullness and said, "Nie Rui, are you okay?"

Nie Rui shook his head and said, "It's okay, I lost, and I'm convinced."

"Are you really okay? Will you be hit hard and feel very uncomfortable?" Shen Jiayun smiled, really not caring about his feelings at all.

"What can happen to me? Brother Qin woke me up and made me realize that I may not be suitable for this path." Nie Rui put away his saber, shook his head at last, and sighed, "Since that's the case, then I'll choose the path to becoming a god."

Qin Ming was brewing, thinking about how to speak appropriately, but he actually heard such "outrageous" words.

Before, You Liangyun went back after losing to inherit the noble title, and from then on lived a life of luxury, feasting and pleasure. But the one in front of him was even more excessive. If he lost, he would go to become a god.

Qin Ming's breathing became a little heavy.

Nie Rui finally smiled at his appearance and said, "It's not what you think."

It was obvious that Nie Rui was not a petty person and did not hold any grudges because of his defeat. Now he seemed to have completely let go and decided to take another path.

"The so-called gods are only because we are still young, not strong enough, and have limited understanding, so we cannot understand them for the time being, but it seems that they are just a stronger kind of creature. An elder of a secret sect took a fancy to me, saying that I have a rare 'Divine Wisdom' and can follow their path. Alas, I originally wanted to walk in the dark and boundless world with my flesh and blood, and walk my own path, but now I have no choice, and I have recognized my own weight." Nie Rui sighed.

"Don't sigh, what will others do if you keep sighing?" Qin Ming couldn't help but say.

"Qin Ming, I also want to compete with you." Shen Jiayun, riding on the Black Tiger, spoke and lightly jumped to the ground, her black hair flying. She held a long sword and was already close.

Suddenly, this forest became lively. The people from Red Haze City could no longer hold back and whispered and discussed. The changes today were really beyond expectations.

"Okay!" Qin Ming nodded in agreement. Since he had already defeated one, he didn't mind having a second match.

In an instant, sword light filled the snowy ground like rainbows, accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder, like many electric dragons descending. Shen Jiayun was very strong. In the eyes of ordinary people, this was a sword immortal dancing.

However, she was also defeated. Qin Ming used the tip of his spear to pick off a string of blue and translucent beaded flowers from her hair, and the great spear pressed down on her right shoulder.

The scene was quiet again, and everyone watched in a daze. The two most powerful geniuses in Red Haze City in the past twenty years were actually defeated by the same person.

Shen Jiayun stroked her beautiful hair, smiled, and said, "Young man, you don't need ten years. If we meet again in a year, you will be far from my opponent."

She had no loss or frustration, and her smile was exceptionally bright, with a charm that could captivate a city. That kind of charm was quite dazzling.

"We'll see." Qin Ming said, raising his spear from her fragrant shoulder and shaking it gently. The string of blue and translucent beaded flowers fell, and he quickly tapped them lightly with the tip of his spear, returning the beaded flowers to her cloud-like hair.