Assassination

Lin Qing frowned. He realized that it was all an illusion. The loud roar just now had distorted his senses. This was a common tactic used by the Yinyuan Sect Fiend Red Embroidered Lady would use this trick.

He immediately began to secretly circulate the Tathagata Fist Manual, his entire body surging with energy, and his skin glowing with a golden light.

In that instant, the ghostly claws on his body vanished, and the illusions surrounding him twisted and distorted before finally shattering with a crash.

"The human body is like a furnace, with vital energy and blood like flames that can burn away evil. Therefore, those with strong physiques are not afraid of Evil Spirits or sinister magic!"

Lin Qing murmured, his gaze sharpening as he locked onto a figure on a house ahead. The figure was dressed like an ordinary fisherman, but the reddened eyes and the surging killing intent emanating from the body proved that this person was Yinyuan Sect Fiend.

Immediately afterwards, figures appeared from the other three directions of the courtyard, directly surrounding Lin Qing and his group of five.

Lin Qing glanced around and saw that Wei Dong's face was full of struggle, clearly still immersed in the Illusion Realm and needing time to break Illusion Realm. The other three Constable, due to their weak strength, had already fainted.

"Attack! Kill him and retreat immediately!"

The fisherman let out a low shout, drew his knife, and leaped down from the air, charging fiercely towards Lin Qing.

When the two were less than twenty paces apart, he let out another long howl, attempting to use the same move again to distort Lin Qing's five senses.

However, this time Lin Qing was protected by his own strength, making him completely immune to the Phantom Sound attack. The illusion appeared and disappeared in an instant, and he returned to the real world in just a moment.

"Die!"

The fisherman's face was contorted with rage as he swung his blade toward Lin Qing's head.

Lin Qing reached out and grabbed the blade in mid-air.

The fisherman's expression changed drastically. He couldn't bring himself to strike. Lin Qing's hands were like iron clamps, firmly holding the knife in his palm. No matter how hard he tried to pull the knife out or press down, it wouldn't budge.

Then, he witnessed a horrifying scene: Lin Qing suddenly exerted force with his palm, and the Steel Saber abruptly shattered, turning into countless fragments that scattered and flew in all directions.

Just as he was about to retreat, Lin Qing threw a punch, which landed squarely on his chest.

Bang!

His protective Force Net collapsed in an instant, as if he had been hit by a rapidly flying meteorite. His body exploded in an instant, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

"Useless thing, you dare to Assassination me with your mere True Gang Realm? This punch has the force of 500,000 jin, can you withstand it?" Lin Qing sneered.

The blade the man slashed was covered with a layer of crimson energy, which was Gang Qi, therefore, this fisherman was True Gang Realm Martial Artist.

However, his combat strength was no match for Lin Qing's. Lin Qing didn't even use his Gang Qi; he easily shattered Lin Qing's body with just his fists and feet.

At this moment, a gust of wind came from behind Lin Qing, and suddenly a Heavy Hammer struck his back, then he was bounced away by the force of the Force Net.

Lin Qing turned around and saw a bald, burly man with an earring staring at him with a horrified look. The force of the impact of the hammer blow was so great that Lin Qing couldn't even hold onto the Heavy Hammer.

This shows that Lin Qing's protective strength has reached an unbelievable level.

The next instant, Lin Qing's claw shot out, swift as lightning, and the bald, burly man felt a sharp pain in his chest as it was pierced through.

Just as he was about to retaliate, he saw a ball of flame rise from Lin Qing's palm, suddenly engulfing his body and burning him to ashes.

"Gang Qi!"

The remaining two stopped in their tracks and both gasped in surprise.

Depending on the Gang Qi Martial Artist's skill level, the effects of Qi are incredibly varied. Some can transform it into flames, others can condense it into frost, and still others can imbue weapons with deadly poison.

What Lin Qing just demonstrated was the technique of Flame-Forming Astral Force.

At that moment, both of them felt a strong sense of fear, because before they set off, they had been told that Lin Qing was only Pill Embrace Force Martial Artist, and that he was only able to fight against a True Gang Realm Martial Artist because he had also practiced several low-level cultivation methods and possessed a variety of strengths.

But now that Lin Qing has displayed techniques only those at the True Gang Realm have, they immediately feel greatly deceived.

Moreover, Lin Qing's combat power was clearly too terrifying; he was able to instantly kill two True Gang Realm Martial Artist.

"Escape!"

The two turned to leave, but how could Lin Qing let them go? He used his Lightness Skill to chase after one of them on the left, and a cloud of cyan energy rose from his body, increasing his speed once again.

The man heard another whistling wind behind him, and he stopped in his tracks. His flesh and blood swelled, and his physical strength increased greatly.

He suddenly turned around and threw a punch at Lin Qing, with deep purple Gang Qi swirling around his fist.

However, Lin Qing was faster and struck him in the chest first. The force of the punch exploded, instantly creating a large hole, blood spurting out, before being burned to ashes by the rising flames.

As he lay dying, the man's eyes were wide open; he simply couldn't understand why Lin Qing possessed two kinds of Gang Qi.

No matter how many types of internal energy Martial Artist cultivated before entering the True Gang Realm, once they reach the True Astral Force, they will only have one type of Gang Qi, which is related to their main cultivation technique.

Lin Qing first unleashed his fiery Gang Qi, and now a blue aura swirled around his body, clearly indicating it was the second type of Gang Qi, which had an accelerating effect, defying common sense.

Little did he know that this was the power of the Unity Heaven Art, which could unleash Unity Force, transforming it into Unity Astral Force, which could be infinitely varied and Gang Qi effects could be changed at will according to the actual situation, thereby greatly enhancing Martial Artist's combat ability.

Lin Qing also intended to use these people as practice. While chasing the last person, he changed his Gang Qi once again. The cyan Gang Qi that swirled around him like a gentle breeze suddenly changed its attributes and turned into purple Gang Qi like lightning.

With the support of this Thunder Astral Force, his speed increased dramatically, even faster than the speed boost brought by the previous Gale Astral Force. As if teleporting, he suddenly appeared in front of the fleeing assassin.

The latter was startled at first, then his eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce light, and he opened his mouth to suck in Lin Qing.

Lin Qing suddenly felt a chill in his body, as if his blood and qi were about to be uncontrollably sucked away from his body.

In that instant, he transformed his Gang Qi, from Thunderbolt Astral Force to Tathagata Astral Force, and suddenly golden energy surrounded him, as if he were standing in the midst of a great sun.

"Ah!"

The assassin who charged at him struck him on the shoulder with a palm, but Lin Qing was unharmed. Instead, the flesh on the assassin's palm suddenly turned charred and carbonized.

This is the domineering nature of Tathagata Astral Force's Qi. All evil and strange things that come into contact with this Gang Qi will melt away like ice and snow. The people of the Yinxuan Sect, who are half-human and half-ghost, are naturally restrained.

Lin Qing reached out and grabbed the man's neck, then with a sudden burst of strength, slammed him to the ground. He then delivered a palm strike to the man's neck, knocking him unconscious on the spot.

Lin Qing did not use his full strength or mobilize his Gang Qi in this palm strike.

He wanted to capture the man alive and get to the bottom of things, because he felt everything was too coincidental.

As soon as he arrived at the courtyard, four assassins lay in ambush outside, as if they had set a trap for him to fall into.

He felt that there must be a traitor within the Soul-Calming Office who had leaked his whereabouts beforehand.

Leaving one person alive makes it easier to interrogate them and also makes them a useful witness.

If his guess is correct, he can follow the clues and expose the traitor within the Soul-Calming Office.