That Silver Light of the Blade

Chapter 022: That Silver Light of a Blade

Flash!

With a sudden blur, Qin Shaofeng appeared beside Zhang Lingyun and threw a punch at him. At this moment, Qin Shaofeng's fist was imbued with a faint white glow. This was clearly a punch enhanced by Houtian Inner Qi, making it far more powerful than the punch Qin Shaofeng had thrown at Zhang Lingyun previously.

"Hmph!"

Seeing Qin Shaofeng's speed suddenly surge and him appear before him, launching a punch enhanced by Inner Qi, Zhang Lingyun wasn't concerned. Instead, a hint of disdain appeared on his face.

Slap!

With a gentle flick of his right hand, Zhang Lingyun extended his palm and blocked Qin Shaofeng's punch. The collision of fist and palm produced a slap, and Zhang Lingyun remained motionless, while Qin Shaofeng was forced to retreat a few steps.

"First move!"

After blocking Qin Shaofeng's punch, Zhang Lingyun said calmly, then sneered, "Qin Shaofeng, your attack is too weak! With attacks like these, even if I let you have ten moves, you still wouldn't be able to hurt me!"

Qin Shaofeng didn't reply. His gaze remained firm, and the Inner Qi within his body circulated rapidly, his entire aura growing stronger.

Flash!

His body blurred again, and Qin Shaofeng attacked Zhang Lingyun once more.

"Useless!"

Zhang Lingyun shouted loudly and raised his palm again, which was also glowing with a faint Inner Qi.

Likewise!

Qin Shaofeng's punch was blocked by Zhang Lingyun again. However, this time, Zhang Lingyun was slightly surprised because he noticed that the power of Qin Shaofeng's attack had doubled compared to before. But Zhang Lingyun was only slightly surprised before he dismissed it. So what if it doubled? Even if it was three or five times stronger, Qin Shaofeng is still no match for me. Zhang Lingyun remained disdainful of Qin Shaofeng.

As if sensing Zhang Lingyun's disdain, a sharp glint flashed in Qin Shaofeng's eyes again.

"Second move! Qin Shaofeng, your fate is already sealed!" Zhang Lingyun suddenly shouted, looking calmly at Qin Shaofeng as if a high and mighty king was looking down on a lowly servant.

"Is that so? But isn't there still one move left?" Qin Shaofeng ignored Zhang Lingyun's words, smiled faintly, retreated slightly, raised his hands, and assumed an offensive stance.

Is that...?

The onlookers were all startled when they saw Qin Shaofeng's stance.

"That stance... could it be the Qin Family's Phantom Fist!" a surprised shout came from the crowd, stunning everyone.

Phantom Fist, a secret martial art of the Qin Family, possessed immense power. It involved channeling Inner Qi to form phantom fists, and each of these phantom fists was not merely an illusion but a real punch attack. With the Phantom Fist, Old Master Qin, at the Xiantian Third Layer, could contend with a Xiantian Fourth Layer martial master.

Everyone was shocked when Qin Shaofeng assumed the stance for the Phantom Fist. This was because the Phantom Fist required one to reach the Houtian Fourth Layer and possess the ability to condense Inner Qi to form shapes! However, Qin Shaofeng's current cultivation level was only Houtian First Layer, not his previous state before his Dantian was crippled.

It's a Phantom Fist? Qin Shaofeng can still use the Qin Family's Phantom Fist now?

Seeing several phantom fists appear, Zhang Lingyun was startled, and his mind went blank for a moment. But soon, Zhang Lingyun laughed.

"Overestimating yourself!"

His expression turned cold. Zhang Lingyun suddenly raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist instantly, and a glow of Inner Qi flashed on his fist.

"Extreme Collapse Fist!"

With a cold cry, Zhang Lingyun threw his punch. This punch was as fast as flickering light, instantly hitting and dissipating the several phantom fists Qin Shaofeng had hurled at him. But just as Zhang Lingyun was about to tell Qin Shaofeng that three moves had passed, Qin Shaofeng in front of him smiled faintly and moved his lips. Although Qin Shaofeng spoke very softly, Zhang Lingyun heard him clearly.

You've been tricked!

Before these four words had completely fallen, a silver blade light flashed between Qin Shaofeng and Zhang Lingyun on the stage. It was like a silver lightning bolt, cutting through everyone's gaze, so conspicuous, so dazzling!

Even though it was just a fleeting moment, it left a dazzling brilliance in everyone's eyes.

That silver blade light finally struck Zhang Lingtian's abdomen, or more accurately, it should have hit Zhang Lingtian's Dantian.

Bang!

Zhang Lingtian seemed to hear something in his body shatter, accompanied by a dull explosion.

A wave of intense pain washed over him, and Zhang Lingtian's face instantly turned pale.

He looked down at his abdomen, and Zhang Lingtian pointed at Qin Shaofeng, exclaiming in disbelief, "Qin Shaofeng, you... you actually dare..."

"Pfft!"

Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, Zhang Lingtian seemed unable to withstand the severe pain from his abdomen, spitting out a mouthful of blood and collapsing unconscious.

What exactly happened?

What was that silver blade light?

Seeing this scene, everyone present was stunned.

They had only seen Qin Shaofeng counterattack with the Qin Family's Phantom Fist, but Zhang Lingtian had ultimately blocked it.

But at that moment, Qin Shaofeng's right hand seemed to have used some move, and then he struck Zhang Lingtian down.

This process was too abnormal!

For a moment, everyone's eyes widened, showing expressions of disbelief.

Zhang Lingtian lost just like that? Houtian Fourth Layer defeated by Houtian First Layer?

How did Qin Shaofeng do it?

The appearance of the Phantom Fist startled everyone, but they were clearly even more curious about Qin Shaofeng's final blow.

That final blow was naturally the Little Li Flying Dagger that Qin Shaofeng had prepared long ago.

The Qin Family's Phantom Fist, Qin Shaofeng wasn't very skilled with this move, and hadn't even fully learned it. The Phantom Fist he used earlier was just an Inner Qi afterimage he conjured from his memory, consuming Inner Qi.

In essence, it was just a show with no real power.

Qin Shaofeng's true trump card was the Little Li Flying Dagger he had obtained from the lucky draw!

Little Li's divine dagger, unmatched in the world, one strike, never misses!

This saying was true. Even with Qin Shaofeng's Houtian First Layer realm against Zhang Lingtian's Houtian Fourth Layer, Qin Shaofeng felt confident he could hit Zhang Lingtian perfectly.

But hitting him was one thing; defeating Zhang Lingtian was something Qin Shaofeng wasn't so sure about.

After all, Zhang Lingtian, at the Houtian Fourth Layer, could use Inner Qi to form defenses.

Qin Shaofeng had never truly fought an enemy with the Little Li Flying Dagger. Although he had absolute confidence in such a god-grade skill, Qin Shaofeng needed to be 100% sure.

Therefore, Qin Shaofeng planned to use the Phantom Fist to attract Zhang Lingtian's attention, and then use the Little Li Flying Dagger for a fatal blow when he was caught off guard.

However, the moment the Little Li Flying Dagger hit Zhang Lingtian, Qin Shaofeng understood.

He had been too cautious.

Because judging by the power displayed by the Little Li Flying Dagger, even if he hadn't ambushed him, Zhang Lingtian probably wouldn't have been able to defend against this move in a head-on attack.

A god-grade skill is a god-grade skill!

Its power was unimaginably great!

But no matter what, the City Lord Competition of Lanjiang City had officially concluded.

The winner, needless to say.

Qin Shaofeng won, and the Qin Family won!

"Congratulations to Player Qin Shaofeng for completing the 'Competition' quest. Reward: 300 Experience, 20 Points, and one Heart of Thunder!"

As Lord Yuan announced the result of the competition, the system prompt Qin Shaofeng had long awaited finally sounded in his mind.

As for the Zhang Family, as soon as Zhang Lingtian collapsed unconscious, Zhang Chongshan, with a grim expression, led the Zhang Family members away.

Zhang Chongshan had witnessed both his sons being defeated by Qin Shaofeng, and both ending up spitting blood and falling unconscious. Naturally, he was filled with rage.

He wished he could kill Qin Shaofeng, the perpetrator, immediately!

But he also understood that although it wouldn't take much effort for him, a Xiantian Martial Master, to kill Qin Shaofeng, the moment he thought of Old Master Qin's gaze fixed on him, he couldn't make a move.

He knew he wasn't Old Master Qin's match. Rather than staying here, forcing a smile at Old Master Qin while his heart burned with anger, it was better to leave directly.

However, the instant Zhang Chongshan left, Qin Shaofeng truly felt the killing intent directed at him.

It seemed he needed to be careful of Zhang Chongshan.

Watching Zhang Chongshan's retreating figure, Qin Shaofeng pondered for a moment. But soon, he was deeply captivated by the rewards for his quest.

Heart of Thunder: A primal spiritual root of the thunder element. After consumption, it grants the thunder attribute, a prerequisite for learning all thunder-attribute skills!

Upon returning to the Qin Manor, Qin Shaofeng first patiently dealt with Little Yue'er, who had rushed over with a flushed face to congratulate and admire him. Then, he shut himself in his room.

Looking at the grapefruit-sized sphere in his hand, which emitted faint purple flashes, Qin Shaofeng's eyes were filled with excitement.

"So this is the Heart of Thunder! It's quite pretty, but how exactly do I use it?"

"Do I just swallow it?"

Looking at it again, Qin Shaofeng saw that the Heart of Thunder was emitting flashes of light, and to him, it looked like tiny bolts of lightning.

If he were to swallow it, wouldn't his stomach risk getting electrocuted?

Just as Qin Shaofeng was worrying about how to consume the Heart of Thunder, the System suddenly chimed with a notification.

"System Prompt: Player Qin Shaofeng, do you wish to consume the Heart of Thunder?"

Whoosh!

The System's prompt relieved Qin Shaofeng.

Since the System had prompted him, he no longer had to worry about his stomach.

"Yes!"

He silently responded to the System, and immediately, the ball of light in his hand vanished. The System's prompt sounded again.

"System Prompt: Congratulations to Player Qin Shaofeng for consuming the Heart of Thunder and obtaining the Body of Thunder!"

So, it was consumed successfully?

Hearing the System's notification, Qin Shaofeng felt speechless.

He had thought he actually had to swallow it!

However, Qin Shaofeng quickly stopped dwelling on that. What he wanted to know now was what exactly this so-called Body of Thunder was.

He quickly summoned his status interface, and Qin Shaofeng's gaze fell upon the Body of Thunder.

Body of Thunder: A Thunder-elemental Origin Spirit Root, possessing the Thunder attribute, allowing the user to learn all Thunder-attribute skills. As Thunder-attribute skills increase and strengthen, the Body of Thunder can gain more powerful attributes. Innate Skill—Power of Thunder!

Power of Thunder: Upon attacking, Inner Qi can be converted into Thunder Inner Qi, imbuing Thunder-attribute power to increase the player's attack power. The stronger the Body of Thunder, the stronger the Power of Thunder becomes.

(Note: After obtaining the Body of Thunder, players can learn any Thunder-attribute skills. Specific skills can be purchased from the System Shop.)