Shi Dian was broad and powerfully built, and he strode like a meteor.
Though he had initially seemed quite far away, in just a few breaths he had arrived not far from the three of them.
At that moment, his aura was calm, no different from an ordinary man's. In his hand, he carried a corpse twisted like a rag sack.
"This lowly thing took my money, then dared to turn traitor against me. He truly deserved to die!"
Shi Dian looked composed. He gave the three a light laugh, then tossed the corpse in his hand forward, where it crashed down before them.
"Hmph! Old bastard, with the two of us joining forces today, we'll surely take your head!"
Bailiff Xu ignored the corpse smashed onto the ground before him and coldly addressed Shi Dian.
Ji Changyin said nothing. He stared fixedly at Shi Dian as his aura surged, blazing blood energy radiating from his body.
Only Qin Zheng stood there blankly, staring at the twisted, rag-like corpse on the ground.
It was Fa Cai the Ruffian!
His spine was broken and his limbs twisted, yet a faint trace of breath still lingered between his nose and mouth.
Qin Zheng stepped forward and crouched beside him, placing a hand on Fa Cai the Ruffian's wrist as he tried to sense the strength of his heart pulse.
It was so weak that it could no longer be felt!
Other than waiting for death, there was no remedy that could turn the tide!
Qin Zheng's expression instantly darkened.
Shi Dian noticed Qin Zheng at that moment. Raising his brow, he said, "As the saying goes, when a tiger falls to the plains, even dogs may bully it."
"I can understand Xu Weisai and Ji Changyin coming here, but you, a mere executioner, dare to come as well."
"You are truly an ant dreaming of swallowing an elephant—bold beyond measure, with a life too thin to bear it!"
Qin Zheng ignored him and looked instead at Fa Cai the Ruffian's face.
Fa Cai, hanging by a thread, had lips that trembled slightly. In a voice too faint for ordinary people to hear, he weakly said, "Master... run."
After those three words, his breath ceased, and his life came to an end.
A blaze of fury instantly rose within Qin Zheng's heart.
He forcibly suppressed the rage that kept surging up from within him.
He reached out and closed Fa Cai the Ruffian's eyes, then straightened his twisted limbs and body one by one.
As he did so, Shi Dian gave a disdainful chuckle. He then looked toward Bailiff Xu, his expression gradually darkening.
"Why?"
Shi Dian suddenly spoke.
"I worked for the Gao family for decades. Just because my son violated one of the maids in his residence, they wanted to kill my son!"
Xu Weisai remained calm, sneering, "A dog is a dog. If it dares overstep its bounds, it must be killed with thunderous methods as a warning!"
At those words, Shi Dian suddenly burst into laughter. He looked at Xu Weisai and continued, "I'm a dog? Then isn't Xu Weisai also a dog!"
The moment those words fell, a chill flashed through Xu Weisai's eyes. He shouted, "Insolence!"
In an instant, a powerful aura erupted from his body, and he shot forward!
Ji Changyin's eyes flashed with light. He followed close behind, charging forward with his blade in hand.
Swish! Swish!
Two black shadows shot out from either side of Qin Zheng.
The fierce wind they kicked up sent his black hair flying, veiling his face and obscuring his features.
Shi Dian spread his large hands. His hair rose without wind as he threw back his head and roared, "Then come!"
In an instant, three Muscle-Refining Realm martial artists who had broken through the three barriers collided.
Like three humanoid beasts, they fought until dust filled the air and impacts boomed without end.
As the battle continued, the golden light on Shi Dian's body grew brighter and brighter, while his aura steadily strengthened.
Though he had originally been inferior to Ji Changyin, he was now fighting one against two without falling into the slightest disadvantage!
This immediately gave Xu Weisai and Ji Changyin a bad feeling.
This old bastard truly had made a breakthrough!
Yet breaking through a realm was not something accomplished in an instant; it had to be completed gradually, day by day.
In other words, even if Shi Dian had already broken through to the Bone-Refining Realm, his increase in strength could not happen overnight!
Too little time had passed. Even if he had broken through, his strength should not have increased to a level beyond resistance.
The two exchanged a glance and saw the resolve in each other's eyes.
This old bastard had to die!
Since that was the case, they would bring out their signature techniques!
With that thought, rolling Killing Intent suddenly billowed from Ji Changyin's body, as though the sounds of an army charging and slaughtering had emerged.
In the blink of an eye, Ji Changyin's bearing changed. The forms of his saber technique shifted, gaining a few more shades of murderous conquest, and their power immediately soared!
Bailiff Xu Weisai was the same. His saber technique changed, gaining a touch of venom beneath its agility, like a poisonous snake watching from the shadows.
Under such an assault, Shi Dian was immediately forced back again and again.
The faint golden light radiating from his body kept trembling, as if it would be shattered the next moment.
Seeing this, a trace of delight appeared in Ji Changyin and Xu Weisai's eyes.
Yet before that delight could last even a breath, Shi Dian suddenly shouted, and the golden light around him surged explosively!
"Just the two of you want to take me down? That is nothing but wishful thinking!!"
"Two thousand jin of strength is enough to beat you both to death!!"
With that, Shi Dian's aura rapidly climbed, surpassing Ji Changyin and Xu Weisai in an instant.
Then his figure became like a shadow. In one step, he arrived before Xu Weisai and roared, "Die for me!"
Such ferocious speed left Xu Weisai with almost no time to react.
As he swung his saber toward Shi Dian's neck, Shi Dian extended his large hand and instantly gripped the blade.
Under that tremendous force, Xu Weisai's saber could not move a fraction!
Then Shi Dian's other hand abruptly clenched into a fist seal and hammered toward Xu Weisai's chest.
"You dare!!!"
Xu Weisai's face twisted as he screamed.
He released his saber, turned, and tried to flee.
But he was ultimately a step too slow, and the punch still struck him squarely in the back.
Pfft!!
A mouthful of blood instantly sprayed from Xu Weisai's mouth, scattering like mist.
Then his whole body tumbled to the ground, and he fell unconscious!
Everything happened between sparks and flint. After Shi Dian severely wounded Xu Weisai with one punch, he abruptly turned and swung his fist.
What met him was Ji Changyin, charging in with his saber raised.
"You cut me once that day. Today, take one punch from me!"
Shi Dian gave a savage grin, allowing Ji Changyin's saber to fall upon him as he struck Ji Changyin's body with a punch of his own.
However, this punch seemed to have achieved no effect. After taking it, Ji Changyin retreated sharply.
Without another word, he took several quick strides and vanished from the area in an instant.
"Military soft armor."
Shi Dian watched Ji Changyin leave without pursuing him. His gaze flickered as he muttered under his breath.
Then he turned around and looked at Qin Zheng, who was arranging Fa Cai the Ruffian's body.
"They are all worthless, lowly things. Since you pity him, go down and keep him company!"
Shi Dian grinned viciously, took several long strides forward, and threw a punch down at Qin Zheng.
Bang!!
Yet this punch did not bring the expected spray of blood and burst of brains.
His fist was gripped by a hand that was not particularly thick or strong, and it could go no farther down.
"You!!!"
Shi Dian's pupils abruptly contracted. He looked at the young man before him, terror surfacing in his eyes!
His fist had actually been blocked by this insignificant executioner!
A sense of absurdity surged into his heart. Before he could say anything, a fist suddenly slammed into his chest.
In an instant, a vast and immense force struck him, sending Shi Dian flying backward!
Qin Zheng then rose to his feet and looked coldly at Shi Dian, who had fallen in the distance.
At the same time, he shouted in his heart, Enhance martial art—Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill!
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