The Silver Gleam of That Throw

Whoosh!

With a sudden flash, Qin Shaofeng arrived at Zhang Lingyun's side and threw a punch at him.

At that moment, Qin Shaofeng's fist carried a faint white glow.

Clearly, this punch had been enhanced by Houtian inner qi. Its power was far greater than the punch Qin Shaofeng had used against Zhang Lingyun before.

"Hmph!"

Seeing Qin Shaofeng's speed suddenly surge as he appeared before him and launched an inner-qi-enhanced punch, Zhang Lingtian not only paid it no mind, but even revealed a trace of disdain.

Slap!

With a casual lift of his right hand, Zhang Lingyun extended his palm and blocked Qin Shaofeng's fist.

As fist and palm collided, a sharp slap rang out. Zhang Lingyun did not budge an inch, while Qin Shaofeng was forced back several steps.

"First move!"

After receiving Qin Shaofeng's punch, Zhang Lingtian spoke calmly, then sneered. "Qin Shaofeng, isn't your attack far too weak? Even if I gave you ten moves, you still wouldn't be able to hurt me!"

Qin Shaofeng did not answer. His gaze remained as resolute as ever, while the inner qi within him circulated rapidly. His entire aura steadily grew stronger.

Whoosh!

His body flashed again as Qin Shaofeng launched another attack at Zhang Lingyun.

"Useless!"

Zhang Lingyun shouted sharply, raising his palm once more. A faint glow of inner qi also appeared upon it.

Just the same!

Qin Shaofeng's punch was once again blocked by Zhang Lingtian.

Yet this time, Zhang Lingyun was slightly startled, because he discovered that Qin Shaofeng's attack was actually twice as powerful as before.

Still, Zhang Lingtian was only mildly surprised before he stopped taking it seriously.

So what if it was doubled?

Even if it were tripled or quintupled, Qin Shaofeng still would not be his match.

Zhang Lingyun still held Qin Shaofeng in utter contempt.

As though he had seen through the disdain in Zhang Lingtian's heart, a gleam flashed through Qin Shaofeng's eyes once more.

"Second move! Qin Shaofeng, your ending has already been decided!" Zhang Lingtian suddenly shouted. He looked at Qin Shaofeng with calm indifference, like a lofty king looking down upon a lowly servant.

"Is that so? But isn't there still one move left?" Qin Shaofeng smiled faintly, utterly unconcerned by Zhang Lingtian's words. He retreated slightly and raised both hands, assuming an attacking stance.

This was?

The spectators were all shocked upon seeing Qin Shaofeng's stance.

"That stance... could it be the Qin Family's Phantom Fist?"

A cry of alarm erupted from the crowd, and everyone was stunned.

The Phantom Fist was the Qin Family's ultimate fist technique. Its power was immense. By attaching inner qi and manifesting it into form, one could unleash wave after wave of phantom fists. Yet each of those phantom fists was no mere illusion, but a genuine fist attack.

With the Phantom Fist, Old Master Qin, at the Houtian Third Layer of a martial master, could contend against a martial master at the Innate Fourth Layer.

Thus, when Qin Shaofeng assumed the stance of the Phantom Fist, everyone was astonished.

After all, the Phantom Fist was a technique that could only be used after reaching the Houtian Fourth Level and gaining the ability of Inner Qi Manifestation!

Yet Qin Shaofeng's current realm was only the Houtian First Layer. This was not his realm before his dantian had been crippled!

It was actually the Phantom Fist?

Could Qin Shaofeng still use the Qin Family's Phantom Fist now?

Watching several phantom images materialize, Zhang Lingtian was suddenly shocked, and his mind went blank for a brief moment.

But Zhang Lingtian soon laughed again.

"Overestimating yourself!"

His face turning cold, Zhang Lingtian suddenly raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist. A layer of inner-qi glow flashed across it.

Extreme Collapse Fist!

With a cold shout, Zhang Lingtian threw his punch.

The instant he punched, Zhang Lingtian's movements were as swift as a fleeting glimmer. In a flash, he struck and dispersed the several phantoms Qin Shaofeng had sent flying at him.

But at that moment, before Zhang Lingtian could even say that the three moves were over, Qin Shaofeng, standing before him, smiled faintly. His lips moved slightly.

Although Qin Shaofeng had spoken extremely softly, Zhang Lingtian heard him with perfect clarity.

You fell for it!

Before the final echoes of those four words had even faded, a Silver Light Saber Aura suddenly flashed between Qin Shaofeng and Zhang Lingtian on the arena.

Like a bolt of silver lightning, it streaked through everyone's sight—so striking, so dazzling!

Though it flashed by in an instant, it left behind a brilliant radiance in everyone's eyes.

That Silver Light Saber Aura ultimately struck Zhang Lingtian in the abdomen. More precisely, it hit his dantian.

Boom!

Zhang Lingtian seemed to hear something within his body shatter, followed by a dull, heavy explosion.

A wave of agonizing pain struck him, and Zhang Lingtian's face instantly turned pale.

Lowering his head to look at his abdomen, Zhang Lingtian pointed at Qin Shaofeng and cried out in disbelief, "Qin Shaofeng, you... you actually dared..."

Pfft!

Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, Zhang Lingtian seemed unable to bear the severe pain in his abdomen. He spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed unconscious.

What exactly had happened?

And what was that Silver Light Saber Aura?

After witnessing this scene, everyone present was dumbfounded.

All they had seen was Qin Shaofeng counterattack with the Qin Family's Phantom Fist, only for it to be blocked by Zhang Lingtian in the end.

Yet at that moment, Qin Shaofeng's right hand seemed to execute some kind of move, and then Zhang Lingtian was knocked down.

The whole process was simply far too abnormal!

For a time, everyone's eyes widened round, their faces filled with disbelief.

Zhang Lingtian had lost just like that? A Houtian Fourth Level cultivator had lost to someone at the Houtian First Layer?

How in the world had Qin Shaofeng done it?

The appearance of the Phantom Fist had given everyone a fright, but they were even more curious about Qin Shaofeng's final strike.

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

Qin Shaofeng was not particularly proficient in the Qin Family's Phantom Fist. He had not even fully learned it. The phantom fists he had thrown earlier were merely inner-qi phantoms formed by consuming Inner Qi according to the memories of how the technique had once been used.

To put it plainly, they were just flashy empty forms, without much actual power.

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

Little Li's divine dagger, peerless beneath heaven; once a dagger was thrown, it never missed!

Those words were true. Even with Qin Shaofeng only at the Houtian First Layer, when facing Zhang Lingtian at the Houtian Fourth Level, he believed he could strike Zhang Lingtian without fail.

But striking him was one thing. Defeating Zhang Lingtian was another matter entirely, and Qin Shaofeng had not been confident of that.

After all, Zhang Lingtian at the Houtian Fourth Level could use Inner Qi Manifestation to defend himself.

Qin Shaofeng had never truly fought an enemy using the Little Li Flying Dagger. Though he had absolute faith in such a godly technique, he needed one hundred percent certainty.

Thus, Qin Shaofeng had planned to use the Phantom Fist to draw Zhang Lingtian's attention, then use the Little Li Flying Dagger to launch a final lethal strike while he was off guard.

However, at the very moment the Little Li Flying Dagger struck Zhang Lingtian, Qin Shaofeng understood.

He had been too cautious after all.

Because judging from the power displayed by the Little Li Flying Dagger, even if he had not ambushed him and had attacked head-on, Zhang Lingtian likely would not have been able to defend against that move.

A God-grade Skill truly was a God-grade Skill!

Its power was unimaginably great!

Still, no matter what, Lanjiang City's City Lord Competition had completely come to an end.

The victor naturally needed no further mention.

Qin Shaofeng had won. The Qin Family had won!

"Congratulations to player Qin Shaofeng for completing the 'Competition' mission. You have received 300 experience points, 20 points, and one Heart of Thunder!"

After Lord Yuan announced the result of the competition, the System Prompt Qin Shaofeng had long been awaiting finally rang out in his mind.

As for the Zhang Family, after Zhang Lingtian collapsed unconscious, Zhang Chongshan left with the rest of the Zhang Family, his face dark and gloomy.

Zhang Chongshan had watched both of his sons be defeated by Qin Shaofeng, and both had ultimately ended up vomiting blood and falling unconscious. Naturally, he was consumed by fury.

As for Qin Shaofeng, the culprit behind it all, Zhang Chongshan wished nothing more than to kill him as swiftly as possible!

But he also understood that although killing Qin Shaofeng would take little effort for a Xiantian Martial Master like himself, Old Master Qin's gaze had been fixed tightly upon him all along, leaving him no chance to act.

He knew he was no match for Old Master Qin. Rather than remain here, watching Old Master Qin's smiling face while the fury in his heart soared to the heavens, it was better to leave directly.

However, at the instant Zhang Chongshan departed, Qin Shaofeng clearly felt the other man's killing intent toward him.

It seemed he would have to be more careful around Zhang Chongshan.

Watching Zhang Chongshan's departing figure, Qin Shaofeng pondered for a while. Yet before long, he was deeply drawn in by the rewards from this mission.

Heart of Thunder: Lightning-element origin spiritual root. After consumption, grants the lightning attribute and is a necessary prerequisite for learning all lightning-element skills!

After returning to Qin Mansion, Qin Shaofeng patiently received the congratulations and worship of Little Yue'er, who had rushed over with a flushed face. Then he shut himself inside his room.

Looking at the sphere of light in his hand, the size of a longan and emitting faint purple flashes, Qin Shaofeng's eyes were filled with excitement.

"So this is the Heart of Thunder! It's rather pretty, but how exactly am I supposed to use it?"

"Do I just swallow it?"

Looking once more at the flashes on the Heart of Thunder, Qin Shaofeng felt no matter how he looked at them, they resembled tiny bolts of lightning.

If he swallowed it, would there not be a chance of his stomach being scorched by electricity?

Just as Qin Shaofeng was worrying about how to consume the Heart of Thunder, the system suddenly issued a prompt.

System Prompt: Does player Qin Shaofeng wish to consume the Heart of Thunder?

Whew!

That system prompt made Qin Shaofeng breathe a sigh of relief.

Since the system had given him a prompt, he no longer needed to worry about his stomach or anything else.

"Yes!"

After silently answering the system, Qin Shaofeng immediately discovered that the sphere of light in his hand had vanished in an instant. The system prompt rang out again.

System Prompt: Congratulations to the player for consuming the Heart of Thunder and obtaining the Body of Thunder!

That counted as consuming it successfully?

Listening to the system prompt, Qin Shaofeng was speechless for a moment.

He had thought earlier that he would actually have to swallow it!

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

He hurriedly summoned his Attribute Interface and fixed his gaze on the Body of Thunder.

Body of Thunder: Lightning-element origin spiritual root. Possesses the lightning attribute and can learn all lightning-element skills. As lightning-element skills increase in number and strength, the Body of Thunder can gain even more powerful attributes. Talent Skill—Power of Thunder!

Power of Thunder: When attacking, Inner Qi can be converted into lightning inner qi, adding lightning-attributed power to increase the player's attack strength. The stronger the Body of Thunder, the stronger the Power of Thunder.

(Note: After obtaining the Body of Thunder, the player may learn any lightning-element skill. Specific skills may be purchased from the system shop.)