“Fight for your lives!”
Zu Xiong was one of the top ten masters of the inner courtyard, at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm. With no escape route, fighting for his life was his only option.
Meanwhile, Chu Ningxi, who was beside him, had long since turned pale.
“Qin Ning!”
Chu Ningxi stepped forward, smiling as she looked at Qin Ning.
“Brother Ning…”
Chu Ningxi smiled gently, “Brother Ning, Ningxi was wrong before, but Ningxi had no other choice. Ling Tian was favored by the Son of Heaven; Ningxi had no say in the matter!”
“If we hadn’t conspired to deceive Brother Ning, I’m afraid Brother Ning would have lost not only his Star Gate but his life as well!”
As she finished speaking, Qin Ning stepped forward.
He smiled faintly and said, “Good girl, Xi’er. So, you’re saying I should thank you, right?”
“Brother Ning, you don’t need to thank me for anything. Xi’er made a mistake and deserves punishment. Brother Ning, please punish me!”
Chu Ningxi stepped closer, her demeanor alluring and charming.
“Alright!”
Qin Ning smiled, “It’s good that you know to turn back. Brother Ning… is very happy!”
Seeing Qin Ning smile, Chu Ningxi happily moved closer to him.
But suddenly, a muffled thud echoed, and Chu Ningxi’s smile vanished.
Her lower body had been pierced by a sword, blood flowing down the blade.
Chu Ningxi turned, and seeing the scene, her face filled with horror.
Qin Ning still wore the same smile.
“Good girl, Xi’er, don’t worry. I love you so much, I will definitely let you and Ling Tian be a pair of mandarin ducks in hell!”
Qin Ning reached into her sleeve and pulled out the dagger Chu Ningxi had hidden there.
“As for your desire to kill me… I’m afraid there’s no hope for that!”
Chu Ningxi’s eyes suddenly sharpened.
“Qin Ning, you won’t live in peace!”
Chu Ningxi said fiercely, “Ling Tian will avenge me. The Son of Heaven is someone you cannot touch!”
“Don’t worry, you don’t need to concern yourself with these matters!”
Qin Ning smiled, plunging the dagger down. A blood flower bloomed on Chu Ningxi’s chest.
Aside from the word ‘disgusting,’ Qin Ning had no other way to describe Chu Ningxi.
This woman’s sins were too great even in death.
Qin Ning dusted off his hands, looking at Ye Yuanyuan, who had suddenly appeared behind Chu Ningxi.
“Why did you kill her?”
Qin Ning asked indifferently.
“She was disgusting to look at!” Ye Yuanyuan knew all about Qin Ning’s past.
Looking at Qin Ning’s carefree smile, Ye Yuanyuan’s face flushed slightly, and she continued, “Moreover, I am Young Master’s maid. Protecting Young Master’s safety is what I should do.”
“Not bad, not bad. You’re becoming more and more like a maid!”
Qin Ning looked at Chu Ningxi’s corpse and sighed.
“I am no longer the me of the past!” Qin Ning said coldly, then looked away.
Qin Ning felt no love for Chu Ningxi; killing her was merely like killing an enemy, nothing special.
He looked at Zu Xiong and Liu Qingcheng’s group, then stood still.
“Damn it!”
Zu Xiong saw Chu Ningxi die and knew that everything had gone wrong.
“There’s no turning back!”
Zu Xiong growled, looking at Liu Qingcheng, “Liu Qingcheng, if you don’t want to die, we must unite and put everything else aside!”
“Alright!”
Liu Qingcheng shouted, “Only by killing Qin Ning can we escape this situation. You know what to do, right?”
“I know!”
The two released their aura, their killing intent soaring.
Immediately, over a dozen people desperately tried to block the Black and White Killer Tigers.
Liu Qingcheng and Zu Xiong charged forward to kill.
They knew that if they couldn’t kill Qin Ning, they would only face death.
The two, one on the left and one on the right, relied on their agility to evade the tigers' attacks.
Seeing this, Ye Yuanjuan immediately blocked Qin Ning.
Swish...
But then, someone suddenly appeared.
"Gu He!"
Seeing this person arrive, Ye Yuanjuan was utterly astonished.
Gu He, ranked sixth among the top ten experts of the inner courtyard. This fellow had actually been hiding until now.
"Ye Yuanjuan, why sacrifice your life for someone who is sure to die!"
Gu He suddenly appeared and charged towards Ye Yuanjuan.
At this moment, although Ye Yuanjuan was at the seventh level of the Spirit Sea Realm, Gu He was at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, making it impossible for her to stop him.
At that moment, there was no one left to defend Qin Ning.
Zu Xiong and Liu Qingcheng directly wielded their spirit artifacts and attacked Qin Ning.
"Willow Leaf Sword Art!"
"Overlord Fist!"
The two exerted their full strength, determined to kill Qin Ning in one blow.
Bang bang...
Sounds of impact suddenly erupted.
Lu Xuan and the others were completely astonished.
Two experts at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm had locked onto Qin Ning as their target.
Although Qin Ning's cultivation speed was fast, he was only at the sixth level of the Spirit Sea Realm. With a three-level difference, how could he withstand their attacks?
"Third Brother!"
"Boss!"
Everyone's faces suddenly turned pale.
If Qin Ning died, these Black and White Killing Tigers might not heed their commands.
Zu Xiong and Liu Qingcheng's plan was truly clever.
"For being among the top ten experts of the inner courtyard, why are your attacks so weak?"
A voice suddenly rang out.
Qin Ning!
As the dust dispersed, everyone saw three figures facing each other.
At this moment, Liu Qingcheng's sword was thrust at Qin Ning's chest, but the sword could not pierce Qin Ning's body.
And Zu Xiong's fist also stopped before Qin Ning's chest.
Two experts at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm launched such explosive attacks, yet Qin Ning was... unharmed?
This scene surprised everyone.
"Too weak!"
At this moment, Qin Ning finally swung his hand.
One hand completely enveloped Zu Xiong's fist.
The fist was gently batted away by Qin Ning. Zu Xiong then realized that his body could not compare to Qin Ning's.
The Nine Gates Realm possessed thousands of jin of strength, also known as jiao force.
And the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm had one hundred jiao force.
But one hundred jiao force in Qin Ning's hands was pitifully weak.
The difference in strength was too great!
Qin Ning's strength was at least double his!
And Qin Ning's other hand tightly gripped the tip of the sword.
Liu Qingcheng felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him.
The tip of the sword seemed to be not Qin Ning, but a hundred-zhang tall mountain.
"Damn it..."
The two never dreamed that their assassination attempt would fail, and they would even be controlled by Qin Ning instead.
"You thought... I wasn't your match?"
Qin Ning snorted coldly, his hand holding the sword tip outwards.
Thud thud...
Fresh blood flowed out. Liu Qingcheng and Zu Xiong had now fallen to the ground.