As he spoke, Fatty Zou walked toward Qin Xiao with his sword raised, intending to cut off his head.
But just then, Qin Xiao, who should have been gravely wounded and near death, suddenly sprang up and swung his sword swiftly at Fatty Zou's neck.
Terrified, Fatty Zou hastily retreated, but it was already too late.
Just as the blade was about to slice through Fatty Zou's neck, a seemingly flimsy barrier of light suddenly appeared and blocked the killing blow.
A bitter smile flickered in Qin Xiao's eyes. His sword slipped from his hand as he said resentfully, "You have a Special-Type Treasure too!"
Looking at Qin Xiao as he collapsed limply to the ground, Fatty Zou's face filled with anger and regret.
Special Items were exceedingly precious, and those that could save a life were even more valuable. Money alone could not buy them.
Yet now, he had wasted one on a dying man. How could he not be furious?
"Damn it! I should have been more careful with that old dog Qin Xiao."
Yun Che had spent a long time wandering through the Wuxia Mountains. Just as he was about to give up in frustration, he finally spotted Fatty Zou in the distance, raising his sword to strike King Qin.
Alarmed, he immediately used Thunder Shadow Divine Movement and blocked the descending sword in the nick of time.
Fatty Zou looked up at the young man standing barely a meter away, an intense flash of killing intent sweeping through his eyes.
Their plan had failed because of this ant's interference. He would never rest easy until the brat was dead.
Fatty Zou planted his sword in the ground and straightened his disheveled robes as he spoke coldly.
"So it's you. Young man, you really are impressive."
"But there's something I don't understand. What exactly do you mean by chasing after me?"
"Surely you don't think that Thunder Shadow Divine Movement, a Top-Grade Movement Technique, is enough to let you contend with us King Realm experts!"
Under his opponent's puzzled gaze, Yun Che slowly sheathed the Radiant Annihilation Sword and silently switched to his Second Profession, the Fistmaster Order Annihilator.
His current base defense was 1,391, his HP was 13,440, his agility was 1,244, and his attack was 1,415.
After switching to his Second Profession, his base defense and HP became 1, while ten percent of the remaining combined points was converted into attack.
He also gained the 900-point agility bonus from Order Annihilator, his level-three Fistmaster profession.
His total attack now stood at 2,888, while his agility reached 2,144.
In terms of attack and agility alone, he was naturally still a considerable distance from a King Realm expert.
But he had the Top-Grade Movement Technique Thunder Shadow Divine Movement. Once he used it, his movement speed would utterly surpass his opponent's.
This would be a brutal, one-sided beating.
Looking down at his hands, he lightly clenched his fists and rolled his neck before saying calmly, "No, I'm well aware of the gap between me and a King Realm expert."
"But against a King Realm expert whose fighting strength has been so badly diminished, I believe I still have a chance of winning as I am now."
The moment he finished speaking, Fatty Zou snatched up his sword and appeared before Yun Che in a single step, slashing at his neck.
"Nonsense! You dare sheath your sword in front of me? Do you really think the gap between you and a King Realm expert is so easy to bridge?"
At that moment, time seemed to freeze. When his opponent's blade was only a centimeter from Yun Che's neck, he moved.
Lightning flashed beneath his feet. Yun Che was already beside Fatty Zou, driving a swift punch into his cheek.
Then a series of lightning flashes appeared. Fatty Zou's obese body flew back and forth like a ball, the pounding crashes never stopping.
Fatty Zou was utterly horrified. He could feel that Yun Che was even more terrifying than before, even harder to withstand.
His movement speed in particular-why had it suddenly become so fast? Even Ye Qingshuang could not possibly display such outrageous power when using Thunder Shadow Divine Movement.
"Damn ant! Don't get too cocky!"
Fatty Zhou forcibly twisted his body and slashed at the rapidly approaching Yun Che.
Yet Yun Che merely shifted his footing slightly as he moved, easily evading the attack.
Flashing in front of Fatty Zou, Yun Che hammered him with punches, each one blindingly fast.
In just a few breaths, Fatty Zou's face was swollen and bruised, and bruises covered much of his body. Yun Che had paid particular attention to his vulnerable throat, striking it repeatedly.
"Nine-Force Mountain River Fist, nine layers of force!"
As Yun Che slammed this punch into his chest, Fatty Zou's heart abruptly stopped.
"Monster! You monster!"
His entire body swollen even larger, Fatty Zhou staggered backward with terror and numb disbelief in his eyes. After uttering those words, he fell to the ground and died.
"Ding! Extraction successful. Congratulations, you have gained 120 constitution." "Ding! Corrupt Heart leader killed. Experience +50,000, righteousness +1,000, death qi +1,000."
Yun Che's expression brightened. Those 120 points of constitution were equivalent to 1,200 HP-an immensely useful gain for the Order Annihilator Fistmaster profession.
He then took his opponent's storage ring, mid-grade sword, and mid-grade inner armor.
The Gluttony Mask appeared at that moment and began ravenously absorbing his opponent's blood essence.
Looking at the Gluttony Mask, Yun Che said, "At least you have some sense. You didn't come out to drink blood in front of everyone. Otherwise, we'd both have been dealt with as demons."
Then Yun Che turned toward Big-Bearded Lu nearby. To his delight, the man still had a breath left in him despite being cut in half.
"Hang in there! Don't die! Wait for me!"
Like a wild dog running loose, Yun Che charged at the terrified Big-Bearded Lu with his sword in hand and pierced his heart.
"Ding! Axe Blade leader killed. Experience +50,000, righteousness +1,000, death qi +1,000." "Ding! Congratulations on your realm breakthrough. Current realm: mid-stage Grandmaster Realm." "Ding! Extraction successful. Congratulations, you have gained one Spirit Blast Pearl." "Ding! Congratulations, Divine Blessing has been triggered. The Spirit Blast Pearl has mutated into a Tracking Armor-Breaking Pearl." [Tracking Armor-Breaking Pearl (special): Once thrown, it is guaranteed to track and hit its target, delivering a devastating armor-breaking strike comparable to that of a peak King Realm expert.]
"Nice. King Realm experts really do have incredible vitality. That's great!"
Then Yun Che walked over to Qin Xiao with a sense of helplessness. In the end, he had still failed to change the man's fate of dying in battle for Falling Moon.
"Wait, he's still alive!"
After examining him, Yun Che discovered a piece of Red Jade tucked against Qin Xiao's chest, emitting a gentle glow.
It was not a Special-Type Treasure, but a Top-Grade Treasure. It seemed capable of slowly healing injuries.
Its presence was what had preserved that last spark of life in Qin Xiao.
Not daring to delay, Yun Che gathered Big-Bearded Lu's storage ring and equipment, hoisted Qin Xiao onto his back, and hurried toward Falling Moon City.
Although the precious jade had preserved Qin Xiao's life for the moment, his injuries were too severe. Without prompt treatment from a physician, he would probably still die.
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