NOVEL NEXT Chapter 167: Life and Death Blade!
Qin Feng looked up, his expression calm, and said, "You've been following me for quite some time now, haven't you? Then let's begin!"
"Oh? You actually noticed that I was following you?" The Poisonous Insect King White Ghost was slightly surprised. "Out of everyone I've followed, you're the first to have noticed."
Qin Feng waved his hand embarrassedly and said, "Enough already. Don't flatter yourself too much. At best, you are just a Half-step Master."
"..."
The Poisonous Insect King's eyes narrowed, filled with surprise, and he said, "Brat, being so arrogant can lead to dire consequences. To underestimate a Half-step Master—do you know that even Grandmasters are rare in this world?"
Mu Jiangyue, standing nearby, was also astounded at this moment.
As one of the Southwest Eight Kings, she certainly interacted at a higher level than the average person and had a general understanding of cultivators.
Ordinary Inner Strength experts are known as Martial Arts Apprentices, followed by martial masters, and then military generals.
Usually, military generals are considered strong representatives.
For instance, when the Tan Family produced a military general, their rank among the Southwest Eight Kings rose from sixth to third place instantly.
Lord Dog also became one of the Eight Kings because he had once saved a family member of the Half-step General Li Longjun, who in gratitude followed him and helped him rise to his position.
Every year, Mu Family devoted a vast amount of resources to the Sacrifice of a hidden expert at the military general level, treating him with the utmost respect.
Like Qian Tianao's Sacrifice—the Dragon Slayer Daoist—whose strength was slightly above that of a military general, he was almost an invincible presence throughout the Southwest region.
Above that was the Realm, such as the Grandmaster Realm.
But this was out of their reach.
Mu Jiangyue had heard the highly esteemed figure sponsored by her family speak of Grandmasters.
A Grandmaster was the dream realm of every cultivator, one that, once reached, granted the ability to dominate a region and wield power that millions would kneel before!
The man in white, with long hair, was actually a Half-step Master!
Even though it was only a half-step, the gap from the realms below was insurmountable!
Even the Dragon Slayer Daoist, who was below the Half-step Master, was like an ant in his presence!
"Qin Feng, run!" Mu Jiangyue urged worriedly at that moment.
"How can I just leave when I've lured him here? Stay here and don't move; this will be over soon," Qin Feng said.
"Humph!"
The Poisonous Insect King let out a cold snort as if he had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world, "I don't like that look on your face, so before you die, I'll show you what fear is, what despair is..."
Saying this.
He raised his left hand.
Quickly.
A tiny insect crawled out from the sleeve, onto his fingertip.
He made a small cut on his other hand with a gentle swipe, and it started to bleed.
The tiny insect began to suck his blood.
After it finished.
A ghostly smile appeared on his lips, then with a flick of his thumb and forefinger, he sent the insect into the water.
Then.
Around the lake's surface, there was a faint trembling, and bubbles slowly emerged, as if it was about to boil.
But Qin Feng stood firmly on the boat, stabilizing it like a rock, amidst the splashing water around.
"Next, I'll enjoy watching the expression of fear on your face!"
The Poisonous Insect King sneered.
Splash!!
From the boiling surface of the water, suddenly, a giant Water Python surged out!
The Water Python was enormous.
It was as thick as three people put together and had a ferocious look!
"Go! Make him your dinner," the Poisonous Insect King sneered.
Seeing this, Qin Feng revealed a trace of surprise between his brows.
He knew that this water python had transformed into such a gigantic creature after a tiny worm, which had sucked the blood of the Poisonous Insect King, burrowed into a water snake. He hadn't expected the opponent's Gu Technique to reach this level.
At this moment.
The gigantic water python opened its gaping mouth, revealing its sharp fangs, and violently lunged to swallow Qin Feng whole!
"Ah—!!"
Behind him, Mu Jiangyue, startled by the sight, screamed out loud.
Qin Feng, however, remained calm and composed.
He drew a short blade that was a foot long and, as the water python came to swallow him, he swiftly slashed with the knife.
Shi!
Time seemed to stand still.
Immediately after.
Just as the water python's head was about to engulf him, it plummeted into the water with a "plop," followed by the rest of its body crashing into the lake.
"What?!"
The Poisonous Insect King White Ghost was utterly astonished, his eyes widened, staring blankly at the short knife in Qin Feng's hand and exclaimed in amazement, "You actually have Lord Tianji's 'Life and Death Blade'!"
"So it's called the 'Life and Death Blade'?"
Qin Feng only then learned the name of the knife.
This was a treasure he had found by chance not long ago in the tomb of Lord Tianji during an adventure at Nine Dragons Mountain.
He just felt that this knife contained tremendous power, and until now, he did not know its name.
"With one strike, sever life and death!"
The Poisonous Insect King was now staring intently at the knife, his eyes growing more and more excited, "Yes, this is Lord Tianji's Life and Death Blade! Hahahaha... Fortune truly favors me, to have found it. Now that I have both the Dragon Crystal Stone and the Life and Death Blade, these two supreme treasures, who in the world can stand against me? Hahaha..."
"..."
Qin Feng looked dumbfounded and said, "Hey, this knife is in my hand, not yours."
"Hmph! When you're dead, it will be mine!"
The Poisonous Insect King said menacingly, he slowly raised his arms, then his whole body trembled.
Like rain, countless lice-like insects started falling from his body and littering the lake.
He bit his finger again, letting fresh blood flow into the lake.
Those little bugs that fell into the lake scrambled to drink his blood and then scattered in all directions.
Right after.
The entire surface of the lake began boiling!
Waves splashed up to two meters high, as if the lake had been blown open by an explosion!!
"Now, let me show you the power of a Half-step Master!" The Poisonous Insect King knelt on one knee, and with a powerful slap on the lake's surface, he roared, "Ten Thousand Insects Eroding the Sun!!"
Boom!!!
Instantly, a large swarm of gigantic water pythons exploded onto the lake surface, alongside fish as big as cows, shrimp over a meter long, and huge frogs covered in bumps. Each with a menacing appearance, they all crazily charged towards Qin Feng's small boat!
...
Outside the Cool Breeze Bay scenic area, at a two-story open-air café.
Qian Tianao and others were sitting and drinking coffee, occasionally using binoculars to gaze at the lake's center in the scenic area.
Even from a great distance, they could vaguely see the tumultuous lake surface, producing an extremely spectacular scene!
"Amazing, truly amazing, it's like magic. The strength of the Poisonous Insect King is indeed unfathomable!"
Everyone was in shock.
Sitting and sipping tea, the Dragon Slayer Daoist appeared self-satisfied and said indifferently: "You've seen the power of a Half-step Master and think they are invincible? If you could see the true power of a Grandmaster, you would treat them like gods to be worshiped!"
Qian Tianao put down his binoculars and looked at him, asking, "What exactly is a Grandmaster?"
"You all really have a limited experience," the Dragon Slayer Daoist chuckled, "If you were to witness the power of a Grandmaster with your own eyes, I'm afraid you would doubt this world itself."
"Is a Grandmaster really that exaggerated?" Tan Zhanhu and Yu Wanli were curious at this moment.
They belonged to a Martial Arts Family.
But for a hundred years, their family had only occasionally produced high-level experts at the Military General Level.
There had never been a strong presence at the Grandmaster Level.