One Palm Kill

One Palm Kill

After Chen Qiye infused his battle qi into a thunderous shout and roared those words,

the entire Wolf Head Mercenary Group seemed to awaken from a dream and instantly erupted into turmoil. Countless people poked their heads out from rooms, training grounds, corridors, and other places, while even more figures rushed over like flying birds.

The mercenaries guarding the front entrance were directly shaken back by the terrifying battle qi, stumbling back step after step. The demon-headed sabers in their hands trembled and clanged, their faces filled with terror as they screamed inwardly in horror:

At least a Dou Shi—perhaps even a Da Dou Shi!

Chen Qiye stood proudly with his hands behind his back. Against his bloodstained white robes, he resembled a peerless swordsman drawing a divine sword, his edge fully revealed and his aura surging like a rainbow, inspiring fear in all who saw him.

"Ding! Emotion points from Mu She +800!"

"Ding! Emotion points from Gan Mu +600!"

"Ding! Emotion points from..."

A string of system notifications rang through Chen Qiye's mind—more than a hundred in all—directly raising him from an eighth-stage Wu Shi to a first-stage Wu Jiang (one-star Da Dou Shi).

"H-He... he's Xiao Yan's teacher!"

A mercenary who had returned from Wutan City recognized Chen Qiye. His face was full of shock as he stammered.

"He's Chen Qiye, the one who heavily injured the commander with a single palm strike?" Several mercenaries rushing over from the outskirts abruptly halted upon hearing this, terror filling their eyes. They did not dare take another step forward.

As those words spread, the dozens of gathered mercenaries stood frozen like statues. The scene fell utterly silent.

A man's name was like a tree's shadow!

No member of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was unfamiliar with the name Chen Qiye! The mercenaries who had returned from Wutan City had endlessly discussed it in private. Mu She was a dignified three-star Dou Shi, yet he could not even withstand one of Chen Qiye's palm strikes. How terrifying was that?

Now that they had seen him in person, quite a few mercenaries felt a trace of jealousy in their hearts.

A young man not yet twenty had already become a Dou Shi powerhouse and made his name in Wutan City. Then, looking at the Little Fairy Doctor following at his side, deep resentment flashed through their eyes.

The Little Fairy Doctor was the goddess in the hearts of Green Mountain Town's mercenaries. Yet now, she seemed to have fallen into Chen Qiye's hands as well.

As for Chen Qiye's claim that he had brought his disciple along, those mercenaries took it as nothing more than an excuse.

Following behind Chen Qiye, the Little Fairy Doctor simply could not understand why he had suddenly come here and shouted like that.

More importantly, after that shout, he had remained rooted in place without taking another step forward, as though he had stood there since ancient times.

By now, Mu She and the others had already emerged from the main hall and hurried over. A distance of several hundred meters took them only a dozen seconds or so.

"Chen Qiye, I never expected you to dare show yourself here!" Ao Baluo charged at the front and burst into wild laughter.

"Hm? Has the Wolf Head Mercenary Group changed commanders?" Chen Qiye asked leisurely, hands behind his back as he glanced at Ao Baluo.

"Master Chen, isn't it rather inappropriate for you to force your way in like this?" Mu She finally arrived, his sinister gaze fixed on Chen Qiye. His voice was full of coldness. "You should be in Wutan City. What business brings you to my Wolf Head Mercenary Group?"

"Your mercenary group's third commander, Hao Meng, secretly plotted against my disciple. Your Wolf Head Mercenary Group should offer my disciple an apology and compensation," Chen Qiye said calmly.

"He secretly plotted against your disciple? The Little Fairy Doctor is actually your disciple?"

Mu She revealed an incredulous expression before asking, "Since Master Chen says Hao Meng secretly plotted against your disciple, where is he now?"

"If he were still alive, what kind of master would that make me..." Chen Qiye replied casually.

"Enough nonsense! Die!" Before he could finish, Ao Baluo roared in fury.

Everyone's expressions changed.

Hao Meng was an eight-star Dou Zhe who had dominated Green Mountain Town for more than a decade, his reputation illustrious. Had he really died at the hands of a young man just like that?

At that moment, battle qi erupted from Ao Baluo's body, blasting the black robe on his upper body into scraps. Azure battle qi condensed around his fists, radiating violent power.

The Ao Ba Clan's top-tier technique: Earth-Splitting Fist! Low Xuan rank!

As Ao Baluo's battle qi surged forth, the mercenaries present abruptly changed color. "He's actually a high-level Dou Shi!"

"Attack together! Kill Chen Qiye and avenge the third commander!" Seeing that matters had reached this point, Mu She immediately shouted in a low voice. He knew Hao Meng had been sent by Mu Li to watch the Little Fairy Doctor. Judging by Chen Qiye's attitude, he would not let the matter go easily. Mu She could only join forces with Ao Baluo to kill Chen Qiye.

Before Mu She had even finished speaking, Ao Baluo had already charged toward Chen Qiye. The other mercenaries also gripped their long sabers and prepared to attack.

"Teacher!" The Little Fairy Doctor was startled. Just as a medicinal pill appeared in her palm, she heard Chen Qiye's languid voice. "Don't worry."

Under everyone's horrified gazes,

Chen Qiye's white robes fluttered despite the lack of wind. Facing Ao Baluo's charge, he struck out with a palm.

"Roar!"

With that palm strike, battle qi burst from his palm like a vast, surging torrent, transforming in midair into the phantom of a dragon, accompanied by a deafening roar like summer thunder.

Then, everyone seemed to see an illusory dragon shadow sweep past.

"How is that possible?"

Mu She instantly froze, while the eyes of the many mercenaries nearly popped out of their sockets.

Ao Baluo did not even have time to scream before he discovered that his body was swelling like a balloon. In almost an instant, he exploded in midair, scarlet blood mist spreading through the sky.

Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, fourth palm: Wild Goose Alights on the Shore!

With Chen Qiye's strength as a one-star Da Dou Shi, the attack erupted with four times its power, enough to rival the might of a six-star Da Dou Shi.

Ao Baluo was merely a seven-star Dou Shi. He could not last even a single breath!

The might of one palm was terrifying beyond belief!

The entire scene was stunned into silence!

Who still dared move recklessly? Ao Ba, Jia Lie Clan, even the Misty Cloud Sect—Mu She felt they were all worthless trash!

"Too terrifying! This man is too terrifying!"

The many mercenaries trembled all over. It was not as though they had never seen death, but even a Dou Shi had been blasted into pieces with a single palm. Who could dare imagine facing him?

The Little Fairy Doctor beside him stood there in a daze, her small mouth agape. "Teacher, y-you're amazing!"

"Ding! Emotion points from Mu She +1000!"

"Ding! Emotion points from Gan Mu +1000!"

"Ding! Emotion points from..."

Another wave of emotion points flooded the screen.

Chen Qiye blew lightly on his palm, gently clapped his hands, then placed them behind his back again. He slowly walked toward Mu She and the other two. With every step he took, it seemed as though Mu She and the others' hearts were being gripped. Mu Li's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Commander Mu, let's discuss the matter of compensation and apology."

Chen Qiye's voice was as calm as still water, yet to their ears, it was as terrifying as a death sentence.

Everyone looked at the blood mist filling the sky and the figure standing there like a god or demon. Their entire bodies trembled as they struggled to suppress the immense terror in their hearts.

(End of chapter)