Body-Shattering Formless Sword Qi

"..." The Prefect of Jingzhao gathered his courage and said, "Without proof, even if you are from the Dragon Guard, you can't just arrest people?"

"Arrest? Who told you I'm here to arrest people?" Qin Shuang gave a disdainful smile, then his killing intent surged, "I'm here to kill!"

Qin Shuang waved his hand towards Shen Hu Chan and the Dragon Guards, "Kill! Leave no one alive within the Yellow River Gang. Anyone who obstructs, harbors, or shields them will be considered an accomplice!"

"You... you..." The Prefect of Jingzhao pointed at Qin Shuang with a trembling finger, unable to speak.

Shen Hu Chan and the others had been holding back their anger, and upon hearing the order, they drew their weapons and charged towards the Yellow River Gang's headquarters like wolves and tigers. The yamen runners, without the Prefect's command, dared not move.

"Where are Xiao Ding and the others?" Qin Shuang asked Gao Jian Fei.

"They went downstream along the inner river to look for you."

"Notify them to return. Before the Hour of the Monkey, I want not a single living soul from the Yellow River Gang left in Chaoge City!" Qin Shuang's voice was icy, filled with killing intent. "Also, send orders to all regions: the Yellow River Gang has shown contempt for the Great Shang imperial authority and organized assassinations of Dragon Guards. They are now wanted nationwide. Upon capture, they are to be executed on the spot without trial! From now on, the Yellow River Gang will be removed from the jianghu of the Great Shang!"

"Yes!"

After Gao Jian Fei left, Qin Shuang strode into the Yellow River Gang's headquarters. The hall was already filled with countless corpses.

"Damn Dragon Guards, I'll fight you to the death!" With a strange roar, a figure lunged towards Qin Shuang.

The man was bald on top, with red eyes, and was none other than the leader of the Yellow River Gang, the "Ghost Gate Dragon King," Sha Tongtian.

He held an iron oar, channeling his early Innate Realm internal energy to its peak, and with a move called "Vicious Flood Dragon Emerges from the Sea," he aimed directly for Qin Shuang's face.

Seeing Sha Tongtian, Qin Shuang immediately recognized him as one of the men who had nearly succeeded in ambushing and killing him in the inner river.

As the saying goes, enemies meet with heightened animosity. Qin Shuang's intense desire for battle had nowhere to be vented, and seeing Sha Tongtian deliver himself, his eyes turned cold, and a thought arose. From the void behind him, a black sword qi shot out.

Body-Shattering Formless Sword Qi!

This black sword qi was as fast as lightning, as agile as the wind, and contained a destructive, unstoppable killing force. Sha Tongtian had no way to evade it and was pierced through by the sword. The terrifying sword energy caused him to explode on the spot, leaving no trace of his remains.

On the bluestone path, the black sword qi left a long gully. Wherever it passed, the members of the Yellow River Gang died without exception!

Innate Body-Shattering Formless Sword Qi was a divine art created by the legendary figure Yan Kuangtu. It was based on the Innate Formless Finger Sword. It did not require arduous training; as long as the user entered the Innate Realm, broke through their inner obsessions, comprehended the true meaning of the sword dao of Body-Shattering Formless Sword Qi, and then utilized powerful Sword of the Dead Spirit energy (in simpler terms, corpse qi, the resentment of the dead), they could unleash this terrifying sword qi.

Each activation required sufficient Sword of the Dead Spirit energy to be stored nearby. The term "body-shattering" did not refer to shattering the physical body, but rather "shattering the heavens," "shattering space"! It arose with intent and burst forth through the void!

Innate Body-Shattering Formless Sword Qi had three stages of cultivation.

The first stage was the Sword of the Dead Spirit, named Body-Shattering Formless Sword Qi: The sword qi was black, representing death, containing the resentment of the dead. It relied on killing to grow, and the more people killed, the stronger its accumulated power became.

The second stage was the Sword of Nature, named Formless Sword Qi: Extreme death gives birth to life. By borrowing the vital essence of plants and trees, the sword qi could also be activated, and its power would be even greater and more astonishing.

The third stage was the Sword of Formlessness, named Sword Qi: By borrowing the colorless, odorless, shadowless, and formless energy of heaven and earth, the sword qi would tear through the void. It would kill gods when encountering gods, kill buddhas when encountering buddhas, shatter all methods with a single sword, and could shatter heaven, earth, the universe, and achieve the ultimate path through shattering!

With just one sword strike, Qin Shuang stunned the entire scene, shattering the last vestiges of the Yellow River Gang members' fighting spirit. The Dragon Guards, with immense momentum, cut down the remaining gang members like vegetables and melons.

Rivers of blood flowed within the Yellow River Gang. The Prefect of Jingzhao outside the main gate, unable to bear the overwhelming stench of blood, had already led his yamen runners away.

By the time Ding Ning's team arrived, Shen Hu Chan and the others were already engaged in cleaning up and mopping up.

Miao Changfeng, Song Tengxiao, Dan Qiusheng, and others, all being expert swordsmen in the Innate Realm, couldn't help but gasp in admiration at Qin Shuang's overwhelmingly dominant sword qi. They couldn't help but compare it to their own swordsmanship, and all felt inferior.

Miao Changfeng, Leng Tieqiao, Xiao Zhiyuan, and Yang Mu exchanged glances. The carefree and relaxed feeling they had upon arriving was gone.

According to instructions from above, their primary objective in joining this garrison was to protect this exceptionally talented Garrison General, ensuring he didn't die prematurely due to schemes from opponents or assassinations by enemies.

But now, seeing the sharpness of his sword qi and the vigor of his sword intent, he didn't seem like a martial artist in the early Innate Realm. Even an ordinary martial artist in the middle Innate Realm wouldn't be his match! Could they withstand and resolve the life-threatening predicaments and killing formations he might face?

Just one move, Body-Shattering Formless Sword Qi, had already left Miao Changfeng and the others in awe and deep thought. If they knew Qin Shuang had only been in the Innate Realm for less than half an hour, who knew what they would think.

"Brother Shuang!"

"It's great that you're okay!"

"Brother Shuang, we were so worried!"

"Brother Shuang, are you injured?"

Seeing that Qin Shuang was unharmed, everyone stepped forward with emotion.

"I'm fine, don't worry everyone. This time, I was lucky to survive a great disaster!" Qin Shuang still felt a lingering fear as he recalled the battle in the water.

"That must mean good fortune to come!" Jiang Xiaoyu chuckled.

"The good fortune has already arrived," Qin Shuang smiled. "I used this opportunity to step into the Innate Realm!"

"What!" The crowd's emotion turned to astonishment.

"No way!" Heng Feijing, who was most eager to improve his martial arts realm, turned pale.

"What a magical place this inner river is. Kou Zhong and Zi Ling also broke through to the Innate Realm in there. No, I have to go soak in it later!" Jiang Xiaoyu joked.

"Count me in, let's go together!" Gao Jian Fei chimed in.

"Me too!" Even though he knew they were probably joking, Heng Feijing didn't want to miss any possibility of reaching the Innate Realm.

"Alright, let's get down to business. Lingsu will still be in charge of confiscating the property. According to the old rules, seventy percent goes to the public fund, thirty percent is kept aside. Of that, twenty percent will be distributed among our brothers, and one percent will be given back to Commander Yang (Military Sima)." Qin Shuang skillfully assigned tasks. "Kou Zhong, have Haonan take over the Yellow River Gang's businesses in Chaoge City. If any other gangs try to interfere, help them out a bit. They're still too weak; they won't even get a sip of soup at this rate."

"Okay." Kou Zhong agreed immediately.

Cheng Lingsu also nodded in agreement. She was becoming the team's financial manager, and it seemed to be deviating further from the goal Qin Shuang had initially persuaded her with. He actually dared to make empty promises to her. Why did she believe him back then? Hmph!