Slaying the Sky Wolf

Bang!

The Azure Steel Sword came crashing down on Yuan Li's right arm with the force of a thousand jin. The instant they collided, a circular shockwave burst outward, sending rubble flying and buildings collapsing all around them.

Rumble!

When the dust settled, the ground beneath the two of them was covered in enormous cracks, as if it had been plowed.

Drip! Drip!

Horror filled Yuan Li's face. He clutched his right shoulder with one hand as blood poured from the wound, staining the ground crimson. The agony nearly knocked him unconscious.

His right arm had been severed in the instant their martial arts clashed!

"How is this possible?!"

At the moment of impact, Yuan Li had discovered that Lin Yiqing was worlds apart from an ordinary Heaven Origin Realm cultivator.

Ordinary Heaven Origin Realm cultivators absorbed a trace of Yang Gang Qi from the world around them to cultivate. Even with the aid of an unusual kind of Yang Gang Qi, its quality could never surpass the Pure Origin Gang Qi of an Origin Pellet Realm expert.

But Lin Yiqing was fundamentally different from those ordinary Heaven Origin Realm cultivators. Although he too was a Heaven Origin Realm cultivator, the quality of his Origin Qi had torn through Yuan Li's Pure Origin Gang Qi in an instant.

That Origin Qi seemed to possess two extreme qualities: one trace was bone-chilling, like the Nine Nether Cold that had endured since time immemorial, freezing all things; the other was scorching, like an Explosive Scarlet Sun beyond the ninth heaven, burning everything to ash.

It was simply beyond his comprehension!

"You... what kind of monster are you?" he stammered, trembling.

Now Yuan Li finally understood why Duan Wuxin had died at Lin Yiqing's hands. An Origin Pellet Realm expert had no real advantage in a fight against him. Instead, his opponent's Origin Qi would wound him in return.

Swish!

Lin Yiqing casually twirled his sword. A faint gleam flashed through his dark eyes. Through his Origin Qi Vision, he had already seen through the other man's every move.

The instant they engaged, he had clearly seen the path along which his opponent's Origin Qi surged. All he had to do was sever the weak point connecting it, and defeat would be the only outcome left.

"Why ask so many questions? If you came looking for revenge, you should have been prepared to die!"

He lightly tapped the ground with his toe, and a tremendous burst of Origin Qi erupted. Lin Yiqing blurred to his opponent's side, almost as if he had teleported, and slashed with the Azure Steel Sword in his hand.

At the same time, a streak of silver whistled through the air behind him, its target unmistakably Yuan Li's head!

"Help me, Chief!"

At this moment, when death seemed all but certain, a yellow-robed man who had come with Yuan Li swung his sleeve and sent a snowy-white blade of light flying straight at Lin Yiqing's face.

"Talisman Master!"

Lin Yiqing stirred his mental power. The Refined Iron Dagger he had launched curved sharply and shot back, knocking the snowy-white blade of light away.

With that help, Yuan Li hurriedly stamped his right foot against the ground and retreated several meters, narrowly avoiding the sword's edge.

"Thank you for your help, Master Liu. I'll remember this debt, Yuan Li. This boy is strange, so please don't hold back. I'll repay you handsomely afterward!"

Yuan Li, his face pale, shouted at Master Liu. Clearly, his brush with death had scared him out of his wits.

"Friend, the Sky Wolf Gang is a subordinate gang of the Blood Wolf Gang in Yan City. How about we call off today's fight?"

Master Liu ignored Yuan Li's words. He kept his eyes fixed on Lin Yiqing, not daring to lower his guard for even an instant.

He understood that his side stood no chance of gaining anything from this fight.

Earlier, he had relied on his status as a Two-Seal Symbol Master and stayed out of the battle. Now, it seemed he had lost the initiative.

When gangs fought, there was no such thing as a one-on-one duel. Killing the other side was what mattered. Honor and morality were hardly important.

"Master Liu, what are you talking about? With the two of us working together, why should we fear him?"

Hearing Master Liu, Yuan Li looked stunned, then shouted anxiously.

"Heh. You really think you can come and go as you please? You came here to kill me. This isn't something you can call off just because you say so!"

Lin Yiqing was so furious at those words that he laughed. If he hadn't been strong enough, he would have already died beneath the other man's fists.

Now that the tide had turned against them, they wanted to call off the fight at once, still wearing those lofty expressions. And then they tried to hide behind the Blood Wolf Gang's name. Who did they think they were fooling?

"Think carefully, young friend. Leaving aside whether you can keep us here, the Blood Wolf Gang isn't one you can afford to offend!"

A fierce expression appeared on Master Liu's face as he glared viciously at Lin Yiqing.

Lin Yiqing said no more. Origin Qi poured endlessly from his dantian, and with a tap of his toe, he shot toward Yuan Li like a diving falcon.

Why waste words on the dead?

Wounding ten fingers was not as good as severing one. Lin Yiqing's first target was still Yuan Li; only after killing him would he deal with Master Liu.

"Kid, you forced me to do this!"

Seeing Lin Yiqing charge at him, Yuan Li realized he had become his opponent's primary target. His face twisted into a grimace as he charged to meet him.

"Fourth-grade martial art, Sky Wolf Fist!"

Though he had lost his right arm, Yuan Li was still a Small Perfection of the Origin Pellet Realm. Pure Origin Gang Qi wrapped around his remaining arm, allowing him to unleash an extremely powerful attack.

"Mental Secret Technique, Spirit-Transforming Needle!"

Inside Lin Yiqing's Mud Pill Palace, his mental power instantly condensed into a phantom, needle-sharp spike. The instant the two drew close, it plunged into his opponent's mind.

"Pfft!"

Yuan Li was already gravely wounded. Now, with the Spirit-Transforming Needle turning his mind upside down, he staggered.

Lin Yiqing seized his chance. Origin Qi surged from his dantian, and the Azure Steel Sword in his hand became a streak of silver, beheading Yuan Li with one slash!

Ssh!

Blood jetted from the headless corpse. Yuan Li's head rolled across the ground, disbelief still etched on his rugged face.

It was as if he were silently asking how he, a mighty Small Perfection of the Origin Pellet Realm, could have been defeated so utterly.

"Chief Yuan!"

While Yuan Li and Lin Yiqing had fought, Master Liu had been tied down too. The flying Refined Iron Dagger had kept him locked in a desperate struggle.

Seeing Yuan Li defeated, Master Liu panicked. He hurriedly called out, "Young Master Lin, Yuan Li, the one who attacked you, is dead. We were only following orders. Please, stop!"

Lin Yiqing ignored him. Yes, Yuan Li had been the chief culprit, but did that mean the other accomplices bore no responsibility?

Where in the world did anyone get such a good deal?

Besides, Master Liu was no good man either.

He was a two-faced villain. If Lin Yiqing let him escape today, he might come back tomorrow with more men to ambush him.

"You... stop! I'm not only an honored guest of the Sky Wolf Gang, I'm also a member of Yan City's Liu Family. Do you really dare risk offending both the Blood Wolf Gang and the Liu Family?"

Unable to withstand Lin Yiqing's attacks, Master Liu shouted, his face paling.

"You talk too much. If the Blood Wolf Gang or the Liu Family wants revenge, they can come and try. I'll take them all on!"

With that, Lin Yiqing found an opening in his opponent's defenses through his Origin Qi Vision. He sprang forward, and the Azure Steel Sword in his hand pierced Master Liu through the chest like a swimming dragon.

Master Liu's pupils widened. The instant he drew his last breath, the Refined Iron Dagger hovering nearby flashed through the air and cut off his head, extinguishing the last trace of life.

"Run!"

"Run! Quick... Aah!"

Seeing the gang's leaders dead, the underlings nearby hurriedly fled in every direction.

Lin Yiqing didn't waste time either. He picked out a few cultivators who looked like they held senior positions and used his mental power to control the Refined Iron Dagger, killing them one by one.