What Makes Him Worthy of Risking My Life? (Please Keep Reading)

Wang Mengde piloted the skiff spirit boat, racing south.

As he sped along,

he cast the Spirit Eye Technique, constantly watching his surroundings, even the sky.

Because Qin Xiangnan had once bragged to him that his younger brother had long since cultivated the Sword-Controlling Technique to the peak of mastery.

If Qin Xiangbei was still on the island and learned that he had gone to sea, there was an eighty or ninety percent chance he would pursue him on a flying sword.

The skiff spirit boat cleaved through the waves, speeding southward.

After racing eighty li in one breath, Wang Mengde suddenly stopped the spirit boat and swept his gaze around again. There was no one, and no demon fish either.

Only then did Wang Mengde quietly turn the boat around.

The skiff spirit boat traced an arc and turned east.

The storage bag was in the waters east of Rosy Cloud Island.

Though Qin Xiangbei and Liu Yiyi had not been seen at the pier, that did not mean they were not there.

The Spirit Eye Technique might possess penetrating vision, but it could only see through ordinary objects.

It could not see through pavilions protected by spirit formations.

There were two such pavilions beside Rosy Cloud Pier.

Of course, the likeliest possibility was that they had hired someone to keep watch at the pier.

One must never lack the heart to guard against others.

Taking a longer route and wasting more time was still better than being watched.

In the world of cultivation, a single careless mistake could mean eternal damnation.

The spirit boat glided eastward without a sound.

After another thirty li or so, Wang Mengde turned once more and headed toward the reef area where the storage bag had been hidden.

After traveling another twenty li,

Wang Mengde stopped the skiff spirit boat.

He fully unleashed the Spirit Eye Technique.

His gaze was like lightning as it swept across the sea surface, the deep waters, and the sky.

In the deep sea, he spotted a demon fish with first-level minor demon cultivation.

There was no sign of any fishing boat on the surface.

On the horizon...

Wang Mengde's pupils contracted slightly.

At the far end of the western horizon, an incredibly tiny speck of light was shooting toward him at extreme speed.

The distance was enormous, but Wang Mengde's Spirit Eye Technique had granted him extraordinarily terrifying eyesight.

Spiritual power surged forth again.

The speck became a little clearer. It was vaguely a flying sword.

There was no one around the flying sword.

No, that was not right.

There was an extremely faint humanoid outline atop the flying sword, as though shrouded in an invisible curtain of light. Without looking carefully, one would never notice it.

As the flying sword rapidly drew closer, the humanoid outline became increasingly distinct.

The instant Wang Mengde saw that outline, he thought of the person's identity.

Qin Xiangbei.

That bastard had been guarding Rosy Cloud Island for a full year already.

Wang Mengde narrowed his eyes. Qin Xiangbei was at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refinement.

According to his older brother Qin Xiangnan, Qin Xiangbei had mastered the Sword-Controlling Technique to its peak and also possessed a defensive dharma robe.

Though Wang Mengde was only at the middle stage of the fourth level of Qi Refinement, he had mastered the Palm Thunder Technique to perfection and the Water Arrow Technique to a level of consummate mastery.

If he fought with everything he had, it was not impossible for him to kill Qin Xiangbei.

But the chance of success was not great. Qin Xiangbei was Evergreen's disciple, after all. He might have other methods up his sleeve, and Wang Mengde might be the one killed.

Wang Mengde's thoughts raced, and he made his decision in an instant.

His body flashed, and he leaped straight from the skiff spirit boat into the sea.

The moment he entered the water, he fully unleashed the Water Escape Technique. His entire body turned into a streak of light and shot away close to the seafloor.

Qin Xiangbei?

What makes him worthy of Wang Mengde risking his life against him?

I have the destiny panel. Neither my spells nor my cultivation have bottlenecks.

At most, in a year, I can reach the fifth level of Qi Refinement and cultivate the Palm Thunder Technique to consummate mastery. Then killing him will be like killing a dog.

Now?

There is no need to risk my life.

In the deep sea, Wang Mengde moved like a fish, pushing the Water Escape Technique to its limit.

The perfected Water Escape Technique made his speed in the water astonishingly fast.

In the sky,

Qin Xiangbei's flying sword abruptly halted.

When he saw Wang Mengde leap into the sea, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes.

That damned turtle is so vigilant.

His Spirit Eye Technique is actually this formidable? He spotted me from so far away.

He had activated an invisibility talisman, completely concealing his body. Only the flying sword could not be hidden.

Yet from more than ten thousand meters away, the other party had noticed him immediately based on a single flying sword.

The consummate Spirit Eye Technique was truly far too terrifying.

Even more hateful, that turtle had not hesitated in the slightest before diving straight into the sea.

He truly is a turtle.

But this time, I will definitely kill Wang Mengde.

Spiritual power surged from Qin Xiangbei's body, instantly dispersing the concealment effect of the invisibility talisman. He controlled his sword and shot toward the sea at extreme speed.

At the same time, he quickly took a pale blue talisman from his storage bag.

Flowing Light Wave-Chasing Talisman.

As spiritual power entered it, the talisman instantly transformed into a streak of blue light and vanished into his body.

Qin Xiangbei controlled his sword as he plunged rapidly downward, entering the deep sea.

Once underwater, Qin Xiangbei's speed surged dramatically under the enhancement of the Flowing Light Wave-Chasing Talisman.

It was even faster than when he was flying on his sword.

His entire body became a blue streak of light as he pursued Wang Mengde.

He was as fast as lightning.

Killing intent blazed in Qin Xiangbei's eyes.

Wang Mengde ran the instant he saw me. He must have a guilty conscience. There is an eighty or ninety percent chance that he killed my brother.

Wang Mengde, today is your day of death.

Wang Mengde raced through the deep sea, the Spirit Eye Technique operating constantly as he watched everything behind him.

A blue streak of light was closing in at an astonishing speed.

It was three parts faster than him.

Wang Mengde's pupils narrowed slightly.

That bastard actually has such a powerful talisman.

He hesitated no longer. The spiritual power within his body was driven to its limit, and the Water Escape Technique began operating beyond its limits.

Boom.

His speed instantly rose by thirty percent.

But his spiritual power consumption also skyrocketed.

The spiritual power in his dantian visibly diminished.

Wang Mengde's expression did not change. As he sped onward, he cast the Spirit Eye Technique and calmly observed everything on the seafloor.

Ahead lay a densely packed field of reefs.

He twisted his body, flashing like lightning as he shot into the reef field.

He moved like a fish, weaving through the gaps between reefs at high speed, dodging left and right with unbelievable agility.

Qin Xiangbei followed close behind, but his expression instantly turned ugly.

Within the reef field, he could not make use of his speed advantage at all.

Though the Flowing Light Wave-Chasing Talisman was fast, it required open waters.

Among these densely packed reefs, he did not dare accelerate at full force. One moment of carelessness, and he would crash into a reef.

Yet that damned turtle slipped through the reefs like a loach, moving with complete freedom.

Whoosh.

Wang Mengde darted out of the reef field and shot toward Rosy Cloud Island.

Qin Xiangbei charged out of the reef field with a dark expression, pursuing him at high speed through the deep sea.

Wang Mengde repeatedly drilled into seafloor reef fields, preventing Qin Xiangbei from exploiting his speed advantage.

Whoosh...

When Wang Mengde darted out of a reef field once again, Qin Xiangbei's face darkened. The other party was getting closer and closer to Rosy Cloud Island.

If that turtle escapes to Rosy Cloud Island, I will not dare make a move. He is an Island Patrol Guard, after all.

If I kill an Island Patrol Guard without cause, I will face an astronomical fine. I cannot possibly afford it.

That damned turtle's escape speed is terrifying.

Just what level has that turtle cultivated his Water Escape Technique to?

I have the Sword-Controlling Technique at the peak of mastery, the Flowing Light Wave-Chasing Talisman's enhancement, and cultivation at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refinement.

He is merely at the fourth level of Qi Refinement, and with nothing but the Water Escape Technique, he is actually a sliver faster than me.

This is far too terrifying.

A cold gleam flickered in Qin Xiangbei's eyes.

He rapidly formed hand seals. The flying sword beneath his feet instantly broke away, becoming a fierce streak of sword light that shot toward Wang Mengde like lightning.

Die!

Wang Mengde caught sight of the incoming flying sword from the corner of his eye, but his expression remained unchanged.

In an instant, he condensed five thick water arrows and blasted them head-on.

Boom.

The water arrows and flying sword collided violently, erupting with intense energy fluctuations.

The seawater shook fiercely, forming rings of ripples visible to the naked eye.

The flying sword was knocked back, its speed plunging.

In that brief moment, Wang Mengde had already escaped several thousand meters away.

Qin Xiangbei's face turned livid. He rapidly recalled the flying sword and controlled it in pursuit once more.

But after being left so far behind, there was no way he could catch up.

Ahead, Wang Mengde drew closer and closer to Rosy Cloud Island.

Closer and closer.

Wang Mengde leaped out of the water and landed upon Rosy Cloud Island's beach.

Then, after several flashes of his body, he vanished from sight.

Qin Xiangbei hovered in the seawater, his expression ugly to the extreme.

This time, he had used two highly valuable talismans.

Yet he had still failed to take down that turtle Wang Mengde.

It was truly a failure.

He hovered in the deep sea, staring fixedly in the direction where Wang Mengde had vanished, his eyes filled with gloom and unwillingness.