Blood Locking Art Mastery, Night Raid!

Surges of majestic qi and blood poured over Qin Shuang's bones, soaking into them and transforming into nutrients to strengthen his skeletal structure.

Qin Shuang could clearly feel his bones growing stronger bit by bit.

The golden bones were gradually increasing in number.

The night grew deeper.

Nine o'clock in the evening.

"Not bad!"

Qin Shuang slowly opened his eyes and ceased the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill. He felt the golden bones at his Danzhong Acupoint and Zhongting Acupoint in his chest, feeling very satisfied.

The original golden bone had only been the size of a fingernail, but now, after absorbing the qi and blood boosted by the Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill's promotion to Mastery, it had grown a size larger, becoming the size of a pigeon egg.

"Hall Master, it's hard to catch dragonflies at night, so I only caught a dozen or so. I did manage to dig up nearly a hundred earthworms, though. Is it alright if I catch the rest of the dragonflies tomorrow?"

Just then, Liu Hao walked in quickly, carrying a large cage and an earthenware bowl in his hands, and spoke respectfully to Qin Shuang.

"That's fine."

Qin Shuang took the cage and the bowl and nodded. Suddenly, he looked toward the other room of the tile-roofed house. He made a "someone is coming" gesture to Liu Hao to stay quiet, stood up, gripped his Yellow Springs Saber, and walked to the door.

Seeing this, Liu Hao's expression changed; he hadn't sensed anyone outside at all.

Qin Shuang reached the door and saw a thin, black-clad, masked figure holding a long sword standing outside the window of the other room, craning their neck to peer inside. He immediately said in a deep voice, "What is your intention in coming here in the middle of the night?"

The masked person withdrew their gaze from the room and looked Qin Shuang up and down. Instead of answering his question, they asked indifferently, "The White Jade Unicorn Python you brought back—why is there only skin left? Where is the flesh and blood?"

As the person spoke, their terrifying qi and blood spread out. In an instant, the person felt like a massive furnace!

[Ding! You have successfully evaded the prying eyes of a Marrow Jade Realm expert. The Blood Locking Art: Blood Refining Scroll has met the requirements for promotion and has reached Great Success!]

Just then, a notification sound rang out in Qin Shuang's mind.

At the same time.

A stream of information flooded into his sea of consciousness; it was the insights and techniques for executing the Blood Locking Art: Blood Refining Scroll at the Great Success level.

In that moment, Qin Shuang felt as if he had been immersed in the Blood Locking Art for nearly twenty years.

"Hm? The Blood Locking Art: Blood Refining Scroll has reached Great Success?"

Hearing the notification in his mind, Qin Shuang's eyes lit up.

"What business is it of yours?"

Qin Shuang looked at the black-clad figure, his eyes narrowing. Because of the concealment provided by the Blood Locking Art, his qi and blood realm appeared to be in the Qi and Blood Wolf Smoke state of the Bone Forging Realm.

Clearly, this man in black believed that his strength was merely at the Bone Forging Realm, making him easy to handle, and did not take him seriously.

"What an unruly brat!"

Yin Tianxing looked at Qin Shuang, his eyes narrowing as he spoke mockingly. "I hope you can still be this tough in a moment!"

He had already checked earlier; the young man before him was only at the Bone Forging Realm. While his Qi and Blood Wolf Smoke could be considered talented among his peers, compared to his own Marrow Jade Realm and Qi and Blood Furnace, it was simply not worth mentioning.

Even if this youth had hidden his strength, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old—how strong could he possibly be?

Furthermore, a lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit; he had brought two hall masters and forty elites from the Flying Eagle Gang.

As Yin Tianxing finished speaking, two men in black leaped out from the darkness.

At the same time.

In the other rooms, the sounds of fighting erupted, accompanied by the shouts of Jin Yang.

Led by Jin Yang and Liu Hao, thirty-eight disciples of the Azure Dragon Society were retreating toward Qin Shuang's position while fending off the masked men in black.

"Kid, originally, if you had obediently handed over the White Jade Unicorn Python, I would have considered sparing your life. Unfortunately, you didn't seize the opportunity!"

Yin Tianxing looked at Qin Shuang, killing intent appearing in his eyes. His figure flashed like a giant eagle, his long sword gleaming with a red light, sealing off all of Qin Shuang's paths of retreat.

"Boom!"

At this moment, Yin Tianxing's Qi and blood surged, emitting a terrifying aura that further bolstered his momentum.

"Is that so?!"

A flash of killing intent crossed Qin Shuang's eyes. He drew the Yellow Springs Saber and unleashed the Blood Rage Saber Art at the Proficient level, charging toward Yin Tianxing.

The Yellow Springs Saber in Qin Shuang's hand transformed into a streak of black light, leaving almost no trace in the night sky!

At the same time.

A terrifying surge of Qi and blood radiated from Qin Shuang's body—it was a massive furnace, twice the size of Yin Tianxing's Qi and Blood Furnace!

"Clang!"

"Puchi!"

"Ah~~~~ My hand... my hand!"

As the two sides clashed, the sound of a sword snapping was followed by the sound of a blade slicing into flesh, immediately succeeded by a shrill, miserable scream!

"Qi and Blood Furnace... you..."

Clutching his right wrist, which was now missing a hand, Yin Tianxing's face twisted in agony. He retreated step by step, his eyes filled with shock as he stared at Qin Shuang.

He had not expected this.

The sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth before him was actually at the Qi and Blood Furnace realm, and his qi and blood were twice as thick as his own!

Furthermore, his treasure sword, a Thousand Refined Treasure Sword made of mysterious iron, had been snapped in two the moment it touched that black saber.

What was most terrifying was this:

He could feel a horrific chill surging into his meridians, and with his own qi and blood, he could not suppress it at all!

"So... so terrifying, this cold energy..."

Yin Tianxing shivered from the cold, frost covering his entire body. He tried to use his movement technique, the Flying Eagle Six Forms, to escape, but after leaping only a yard into the air, his body stiffened and he fell to the ground.

"Bang!"

Qin Shuang's figure flashed as he lunged forward, stomping down twice in succession to break Yin Tianxing's legs and his remaining hand. Only then did he hold the Yellow Springs Saber and charge toward the remaining forty masked men in black!

Seeing their Hall Master so fierce, Jin Yang, Liu Hao, and the thirty-eight martial arts hall disciples all charged toward the men in black!

Qin Shuang charged through the fray with the Yellow Springs Saber, sweeping aside all who stood in his way. One by one, the men in black were cut in two, and waves of miserable screams rang out!

Before long.

The men in black lay scattered across the ground.

"Hall Master, they are from the Flying Eagle Gang! The leader is the Flying Eagle Gang leader, Yin Tianxing, and there are also two hall masters, Jiang Chao and Jiang Quan."

After pulling the masks off the wounded and the dead to check them, Jin Yang came before Qin Shuang and reported respectfully.

He was knowledgeable and recognized the leaders and hall masters of the two major gangs in Qingzhou City.

At this moment.

Jin Yang was filled with inexplicable shock. He had not expected the Hall Master to be so formidable; in a single exchange, he had crippled the limbs of Yin Tianxing, who had been famous in Qingzhou City for many years!

"The Flying Eagle Gang?"

Qin Shuang narrowed his eyes, a thought stirring in his heart. He said in a deep voice, "I hadn't gone looking for them yet, and they actually came to find me. Perfect. I'll take this opportunity to annex the Flying Eagle Gang and take control of their territory!"

Qin Shuang knew clearly.

With more subordinates, he could acquire the things he needed to simplify more quickly.

"Yin Tianxing, recite your Flying Eagle Six Forms, and I will give you a quick death!"

Holding the Yellow Springs Saber, Qin Shuang looked down at Yin Tianxing, who lay on the ground with frost even covering his eyebrows, and spoke indifferently.

As far as Qin Shuang knew.

Yin Tianxing, the leader of the Flying Eagle Gang, was skilled in the Flying Eagle Six Forms movement technique and excelled at leaping. Relying on these Flying Eagle Six Forms, he had established the massive Flying Eagle Gang.

Qin Shuang's current Swimming Dragon Movement Technique was suitable for maneuvering and dodging, while Grass on Flying was suitable for traveling and long-distance raids. If he could obtain the Flying Eagle Six Forms, his movement techniques would be complete.