"Heh heh, I never thought there'd be another expert."
Only then did Sha Heihu raise his eyes and recover from his surprise. A Bone Forging Great Accomplishment Martial Artist this young—could he be a disciple of a Noble Family? So this was the one who had killed Qiu Yun and Yang He.
"No matter what, you shouldn't have killed my Jinsha Gang members. As long as I erase you here without anyone knowing, even your Noble Family won't be able to do anything to me!"
Sha Heihu's expression twisted savagely, and murderous intent suddenly surged. It seemed he couldn't leave any survivors!
Under everyone's worried gazes, Zhou Qiming stood proudly, like an iron tower or a mountain.
He fully activated the characteristics of Iron Cloth Skill, burning his entire Blood Qi as if his life depended on it.
This was his first time fighting a genuine Tendon Transformation Martial Artist, so Zhou Qiming no longer held anything back.
"Foolish boy, dodge! His internal cultivation is extremely profound." Hall Master Yuan raised his head and saw the astonishing scene before him.
Li Qian and the others also couldn't bear to watch, as if they had already seen the young man being blasted apart by Black Fiend Skill.
"That old thing couldn't take a beating. I hope you can let me enjoy myself!" Sha Heihu cackled strangely and once again unleashed Black Tiger Soul Severing Blade.
Tiger Might, Tiger Fiend!
Terrifying internal energy surged forth in a mighty torrent. Sha Heihu's skin even turned fiery red and blistered—proof that he had pushed his power to the extreme, until even his own body could no longer endure it!
"The Gang Leader's might is unrivaled!"
"What cat or dog dares block our path?"
"So this is the brat who killed the two Hall Masters. I really want to cut him open and see whether he has the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard."
Jin Buhuan, Li Qing, and the others watched leisurely from the sidelines, ready to back him up.
Even that old thing Hall Master Yuan couldn't withstand a single blow, let alone some tavern boy whose hair hadn't even fully grown.
The mighty Black Tiger Soul Severing Blade came crashing down. Sha Heihu brought both arms together, pouring all his monstrous strength into that single strike.
In an instant, the ground within several yards cracked apart. Sand and stones flew, while birds and beasts scattered in all directions.
"Die for me!"
Sha Heihu laughed heartily. Yet in the next moment, his expression changed drastically. The strike felt as though it had slammed into a cliff at the bottom of a ten-thousand-zhang sea, sending back a terrifying shockwave.
Suddenly, under everyone's incredulous gazes, the long saber snapped with a crack. Sha Heihu's sleeves burst apart as both his arms were jolted violently, his skin and flesh left mangled. He staggered backward, vomiting blood.
"This... How is this possible?"
"Could it be that the Gang Leader didn't use his full strength?"
"My heavens! What kind of monster is this boy? What heaven-defying hardening technique!"
The people of the Jinsha Gang felt their scalps go numb, staring wide-eyed. Tiger Fiend could heavily injure even Hall Master Yuan at Bone Forging Perfection, yet it had been helpless against Zhou Qiming. Didn't that mean this boy's Body tempering realm had already reached the Tendon Transformation level?
A fifteen-year-old Tendon Transformation Martial Artist—forget Luoshan County, even in Tianhe Prefecture City, he would cause a sensation.
"You... What are you made of? Are you some kind of demon?"
Sha Heihu's eyes widened, and even his voice trembled. His entire upper body had been shaken until it was numb and torn apart.
Moreover, the Internal Force cultivated from Black Fiend Skill had been thrown into chaos by that strike and could no longer be maintained for long.
Zhou Qiming lowered his head and glanced at his shoulder. The clothing there had been shredded, revealing the Jade Skin beneath.
A deep dent remained on his skin, but not a drop of blood had flowed.
"So this is the power of Hua Jin? The defense after three stages of Limit Breaking is too strong. No, it should be that my opponent is too weak. I can't become complacent."
Zhou Qiming immersed himself in the joy of power and gained a clearer understanding of his own strength.
Hall Master Yuan was even more shaken. Then he thought of an extremely terrifying possibility:
"Could this... be Limit Breaking Iron Cloth Skill? He actually reached the legendary realm without a teacher! I must bring him back to the Vajra Gate!"
Hall Master Yuan was both thrilled and delighted, his eyes shining. In his youth, he had been an Outer Sect Elder of the Vajra Gate, assigned to Luoshan County to recruit prospective disciples.
Iron Cloth Skill was precisely the prerequisite technique for Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill. Only Heavenly Prodigies who broke through its limits before the age of twenty had a chance of becoming true disciples of the Vajra Gate, and Zhou Qiming had clearly accomplished this.
After his delight, Hall Master Yuan was filled with regret. He had never imagined that the monstrous young man he had missed back then would be so extraordinary. If only he had taken him as his disciple at the time...
Cheng Yu and Cheng Yan were also filled with disbelief. They had already tried their hardest to overestimate Zhou Qiming's strength, yet his performance remained unfathomable. Every move he made refreshed everyone's understanding!
This was a Tendon Transformation Martial Artist whom even Hall Master Yuan couldn't match. Yet after unleashing his full strength, he couldn't even break Zhou Qiming's skin. This boy's Hardening Arts were simply too outrageous!
Li Qian covered her mouth and shook her head as she retreated wildly. "This is impossible. It has to be fake."
No one had expected this harmless-looking young man to conceal such an astonishing Body tempering realm. He was absolutely comparable to a true Tendon Transformation Martial Artist.
When she thought of how Chef Li had once tried to arrange a marriage between them, Li Qian was filled with regret. Her own arrogance and stupidity had driven away this Tendon Transformation expert. If she had taken the time to understand him back then, would the outcome have been different?
"You're pretty good. You almost managed to hurt me!"
Zhou Qiming rolled his neck, the sound of bones and sinews cracking as they loosened echoing out.
In the next moment, he no longer held back. He fully activated the Limit Breaking attributes of Woodcutting Saber Technique and Iron Cloth Skill, burning his entire Blood Qi and strength as if they cost nothing.
Brute Force!
Iron Gall!
Control Strength!
Rumble!
In an instant, under Sha Heihu's horrified and crumbling gaze, he looked up and saw the entire ground shaking and swaying. Zhou Qiming's body had suddenly grown a meter taller, like an iron mountain, radiating vast and mighty strength.
"Such terrifying Hua Jin, even deeper than my internal energy. Impossible—absolutely impossible!"
Sha Heihu's legs trembled as he shook his head frantically.
Before the other man's towering figure, he, the Gang Leader, suddenly seemed as insignificant as an ant.
Relying solely on the strength of his Muscle Cultivation, the other man had trained power equivalent to fifty years of accumulated internal energy from Black Fiend Skill. The talent required for such Hardening Arts was truly astonishing.
And he was only fifteen years old. Could a human really accomplish this? Surely he wasn't a humanoid demon.
"Don't—don't kill me! I'll take you to meet King Chaotian. You can take the second seat, and all my money will be yours!"
This time, Sha Heihu sensed the threat of death and completely surrendered in fear.
"Why did you have to force me? I really hate feeling unsafe!"
Zhou Qiming shook his head, his gaze cold. If he hadn't diligently trained, he would have died countless times already. If their positions had been reversed, Sha Heihu would never have spared him.
In the end, only one's fists could bring a sense of security. One should never hold any expectations for this wretched world.
"You've had your fun cutting. Now it's my turn, right?"
Crack!
Zhou Qiming became a towering iron giant more than two meters tall. He brought his palms together, and the terrifying, rampaging strength spiraled like a vortex and a tornado. Sha Heihu's head instantly burst apart like a watermelon, and his body collapsed into a pool of blood.
"Killing you doesn't stop the money from being mine."
Before his death, Sha Heihu heard only that hellishly cruel voice.
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