Ji Qing, I've Been Chasing You for a Long Time!

"Hiss."

The people around the arena all sucked in a breath of cold air.

Three strikes!

With only three strikes, Li Mu had beheaded Li Tianyang!

Blood splattered across the arena, and the air still reeked thickly of blood.

Many people seemed not to have come back to their senses yet.

But when Li Tianyang's headless corpse fell onto the arena with a thud, it was as if everyone had finally been jolted awake.

Li Tianyang had actually died—and beneath the Hundred Battles Blade, no less!

Lie Yingniang's eyes were red, and tears had long since streamed down her face.

"Father, did your spirit in heaven see it? Hero Li used the Hundred Battles Blade to kill Li Tianyang. The blade techniques of our Hundred Battles Sect are inferior to no one!"

All the disciples of the Hundred Battles Sect knelt on the ground as well, weeping so hard they could barely speak.

"That was the Hundred Battles Blade? I once saw Lie Zhenyue wield the Hundred Battles Blade. It was indeed swift and fierce, but compared to the Hundred Battles Blade displayed by this 'Li Mu,' it still fell short."

"If I'm not mistaken, 'Li Mu's' Hundred Battles Blade has already reached perfection. Once a blade technique reaches perfection, it is practically miraculous and transcendent. One can wield it with effortless ease, far surpassing the major mastery realm."

"Hundred Battles Blade at perfection... Li Tianyang did not lose unjustly! But how could such an expert be an unknown in the Jianghu? Who exactly is he?"

Gazes swept over Ji Qing, sizing him up.

In truth, many people had already begun to suspect that "Li Mu" was definitely an alias.

With martial arts like his, he could not possibly be a nobody.

Yet they still could not guess who "Li Mu" really was.

Ji Qing sheathed his blade.

He was preparing to step down from the arena and leave the Heavenly Sun Gang.

But before he could descend, black-clad men dressed like Jianghu martial artists suddenly surged out from the crowd, surrounding the arena on all sides.

"What are they doing?"

"What's going on?"

"Li Mu and Li Tianyang fought fairly, and they signed a life-and-death pact..."

Many people could not make heads or tails of the situation.

Only Ji Qing's eyes narrowed slightly as his gaze settled on a man in azure robes.

"The Yamen is handling a case. Everyone, please remain calm! I am Du Chen, constable chief of the Qingzhou Yamen."

The moment those words were spoken, the crowd erupted in uproar.

These people were not from the Heavenly Sun Gang. They were Yamen officers.

"Du Chen, the Wind Chasing Blade? Why is he here?"

"Wasn't Du Chen pursuing Ji Qing, fifth on the Villain Ranking? Why would he appear here?"

"Li Mu, Ji Qing... could it be..."

Du Chen wore a faint smile as his gaze fell upon "Li Mu." In a meaningful tone, he said, "Ji Qing, I've been chasing you for a long time! Who would have thought you would still dare to openly challenge Li Tianyang, the Heavenly Sun Gang's leader?"

Boom.

Du Chen's words made everyone's eyes widen.

"Ji Qing... that fifth-ranked Villain Ranking criminal, the infamous Ji Qing, the Heartless Blade?"

"Li Mu is Ji Qing?"

"That explains it... No one capable of training their blade techniques to such a level could be an unknown! If Li Mu is Ji Qing, then Li Tianyang did not die unjustly..."

"I heard Ji Qing's attainments in the blade are extraordinarily high. He even cultivates an evil art, and his martial arts have advanced by leaps and bounds. In terms of reputation in the Jianghu, Li Tianyang's fame is far inferior to Ji Qing's. Fifth on the Villain Ranking may be infamous, but he is still renowned throughout the Jianghu!"

"However, Du Chen, the Wind Chasing Blade, came prepared. And it was not merely one or two second-rate experts who died beneath the Wind Chasing Blade. Today, the Wind Chasing Blade has encountered the Heartless Blade. For blade wielders, such a meeting is something one may seek all one's life and never find. I wonder whose blade technique is superior?"

Ji Qing had actually disguised himself.

But Du Chen, the Wind Chasing Blade, had seen through him with uncanny accuracy.

A face could be disguised, and a voice could be altered, but martial arts could not be hidden.

Even though Ji Qing had used the Hundred Battles Blade, Du Chen had still recognized him.

"Du Chen, the Wind Chasing Blade... Even if you had not come looking for me, I would have gone looking for you!"

Du Chen smiled.

Naturally, he understood what Ji Qing meant.

Nothing more than the fact that he had pinned the black pot of the "Lei Family Fortress massacre" onto Ji Qing.

But so what?

So long as he could arrest Ji Qing and bring him to justice, that black pot would have to remain firmly planted on Ji Qing's head!

"What a boastful claim!"

"Ji Qing, you use a blade, and so do I. In the Jianghu, you are known as Ji Qing, the Heartless Blade, while I am Du Chen, the Wind Chasing Blade. Our blade arts share one thing in common: speed!"

"Today, let us see whose blade is faster!"

Du Chen was exceedingly confident in his blade technique.

Many only paid attention to Du Chen's casework, where he had never failed.

Yet many had forgotten that Du Chen was also a man of the Jianghu.

His blade technique was also unmatched in the Jianghu!

When it came to blade technique, Du Chen feared no one!

Du Chen, the Wind Chasing Blade, stepped onto the arena one step at a time.

Ji Qing did not attack either. He merely stared at Du Chen.

There was a faintly oppressive air about this Du Chen.

His inner force surged throughout his body. In terms of inner force, Du Chen was likely even stronger than Ji Qing!

However, both were blade wielders—both practitioners of swift blades.

What mattered was whose blade was faster.

Seeing Du Chen step onto the arena, the Jianghu folk around them held their breath, their hearts brimming with excitement.

They had just witnessed a thrilling battle—who would have thought an even more spectacular scene would follow?

Du Chen, the Wind Chasing Blade!

Ji Qing, the Heartless Blade!

Both men's reputations in the Jianghu far surpassed Li Tianyang's.

They could be called figures who stirred the winds and clouds of the Jianghu.

And now, both stood upon the arena, about to clash head-on!

"Senior Sister, is Hero Li the Demon Lord on the Villain Ranking?"

At this moment, the Hundred Battles Sect disciples' voices trembled.

They seemed unable to believe it.

Lie Yingniang stared fixedly at Du Chen and Ji Qing. In truth, she had known long ago, but knowing was one thing. Now that Ji Qing's identity had been exposed, her feelings were somewhat complicated.

"Silence! No matter when, he is Hero Li! At the very least, the one who helped our Hundred Battles Sect was Hero Li!"

Lie Yingniang declared resolutely.

However, no one was paying attention to Lie Yingniang or the Hundred Battles Sect now.

The constables beneath the arena also retreated step by step.

With Du Chen taking action, there was no need for them.

Du Chen looked at Ji Qing and said softly, "I began practicing the blade at six years old. It has now been thirty years!"

"Over those thirty years, I have met countless blade wielders. Most of those in the Jianghu who called themselves 'Swift Blade' have crossed blades with me. Sadly, none could withstand a single blow."

"Once this blade leaves its sheath, it will surely draw blood! Ji Qing, you had best unleash your strongest strike, or you may not get another chance..."

Du Chen was speaking to Ji Qing.

Yet Ji Qing remained silent throughout. Even his expression did not change in the slightest, as though he had heard nothing.

His heart was as still as an ancient well!

Du Chen understood that only such a blade wielder was a true blade wielder!

So Du Chen said no more.

The two stood several yards apart, each slowly reaching for the hilt of his blade.

A light breeze blew through the air, carrying away the stifling heat.

The vast arena had fallen utterly silent; one could hear a needle drop.

When both men's hands closed around their blade hilts—

Boom!

A terrifying force surged skyward from Ji Qing's body.

At that instant, Ji Qing on the arena seemed to vanish.

It was as though he had become a blade, its edge fully revealed!