NOVEL NEXT Chapter 31 Plan Before Action, Spare No One
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Shang Jin cautiously stepped forward, lowered his voice, and asked, "Lord Shen, what should we do? Should we circumvent them?"
"Let's observe first," Shen Qing fixed his gaze ahead. He did not expect to encounter members of the Huang Tian Sect so soon after approaching Dan Zhou's borders, quite unexpected.
This Jing Luan Assembly was originally intended to eradicate these rebels and quell the rebellion.
These people before them were, in a way, potential merits for them.
They were in the open now, while their side was hidden.
If their opponents' strength was mediocre, Shen Qing thought they might as well seize all the merits altogether.
Just as Shen Qing was calculating in his heart, a ripple appeared beneath the pale yellow barrier of the Huang Tian Sect ahead.
Another Saint emerged from the formation.
He caught up to the person in front, the two hooked arms and walked to a concealed spot, then undid their belts and squatted, revealing their naked rears.
A series of crackling sounds.
One of the Saints muttered, "Do you think we can really encounter those dog thieves here?"
"Commander and the others are incredibly wise, they won't be wrong, just stay put."
"Alright then. My stomach was killing me earlier, I dared not move, nearly soiled my pants."
"Hey, all the farts must have been yours then? No wonder it smelled so bad."
"Don't blame me, don't think I don't know the smelliest one was yours, I even heard it."
The two mocked each other, then after a while finished their business, tore off some flat leaves from the bushes to clean up, and, feeling refreshed, pulled up their pants.
Just as they were about to return, suddenly someone circled behind them and covered their mouths and noses.
They tried to struggle, their throats rolled with terrified growls, but their mouths were tightly covered, unable to make any sound, only faint whimpering.
Despite their dullness, they realized they were in trouble.
As they were about to plead for mercy, suddenly their bodies involuntarily lifted off the ground, as if pulled by an invisible rope, and swiftly and strangely dragged towards another hidden grove within the mountains.
With a muffled clatter.
They staggered and were thrown in front of Shen Qing.
Shen Qing waved his hand, Shang Jin and one of his subordinates released the two Huang Tian Sect Saints.
Shen Qing curled up a faint smile at the corner of his mouth and slowly said, "No rush, I just have a few questions for you."
As his lips parted and closed, a cold aura spread, making the two's scalp tingle, and their whole body feel like it was being pricked by needles.
This cultivation, definitely that of a master!
The two Huang Tian Sect Saints turned pale, realizing they might be in a deadly situation today.
"Huang Tian above, thick earth below, you won't extract any information from us."
One of the Saints gritted his teeth, full of integrity, he tried to shout but just as his mouth opened.
A scabbard rudely jammed into his mouth, suppressing his voice to his throat.
Shen Qing held the scabbard, his face calm, and said, "I didn't expect that in just a few years, you've changed your slogan, much better than before. Since you don't want to talk now, then don't."
With a force of his wrist, spiritual power seeped through, churning within the scabbard.
"Ah..."
The Huang Tian Sect Saint roared like a beast, letting out a muffled painful howl.
His teeth were all churned by Shen Qing, his mouth full of blood.
The intense pain almost made him faint, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably, shaking like a sieve.
Shen Qing turned his head to the other one, asking, "He doesn't want to talk, what about you?"
The questioned Huang Tian Sect Saint's face instantly turned colorless, pale as paper.
"How many of you are there in total, and what's the highest cultivation?" Shen Qing interrogated.
The Huang Tian Sect Saint bowed his head, not daring to look at Shen Qing.
"Lift his head, pry his mouth."
"Yes."
A Da and Xiao Man stepped forward, restraining the Huang Tian Sect Saint.
Shen Qing drew the sword closer to the opponent's mouth.
The glittering tip slowly inserted into his mouth.
The Huang Tian Sect Saint felt the blade's chill on his tongue, hurriedly saying, "I'll talk, I'll talk."
Shen Qing withdrew the sword, smiling, "If you'd done this earlier, it'd have saved a lot of trouble."
He stood over the Huang Tian Sect Saint, looking down, "Next, answer what I ask, every three breaths without an answer, I'll cut a finger off each of your hands."
"Alright..." The Huang Tian Sect Saint answered weakly.
Through a series of inquiries, Shen Qing finally understood that this was a small detachment sent by the Huang Tian Sect, of just over thirty people, led by a Commander of Qi Hai Realm cultivation.
They specifically came to assassinate martial masters participating in the Jing Luan Assembly.
From the Huang Tian Sect Saint's mouth, it was learned that this time the "Huang Tian Sacred Mountain" had noticed movements in Dan Zhou and had sent many formations and magical devices.
This group had some of them.
Although their cultivation wasn't high, their strength was indeed formidable.
After clear interrogation, Shen Qing had a good grasp of this small detachment of Huang Tian Sect rebels.
Time to act.
"Lord Shen, what about these people?"
Shen Qing glanced and nodded slightly.
Shang Jin and the others understood.
Without hesitation.
Swish!
With a swift strike, in the surprised gaze of the opponents, two heads were lopped off.
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In the Huang Tian Sect's formation.
Calmly seated at the center of the formation, as the Commander of this small detachment, Hu Yang coldly observed the passageway down the mountain.
According to their judgment, many martial masters would pass through here, making it a good spot for an ambush.
A Huang Tian Sect Saint came forward, "Commander, two people left the formation earlier and have yet to return."
Hu Yang impatiently waved his hand, "They keep passing wind, must be slacking off and defecating, reluctant to return. Send someone over, whether they're done or not, call them back, don't let them delay our task."
"As you command."
The Huang Tian Sect Saint accepted the order and hurried into the formation.
Outside the formation, a crunchy sound suddenly resounded.
"What's going on outside?"
No one answered him.
Hu Yang frowned, assigning two more Huang Tian Sect Saints to investigate.
Crunch.
The crunchy sound came once more, then nothing followed.
An ominous feeling surged in Hu Yang's heart, he suppressed the unease and stood up.
Cautiously walking out from the formation, upon seeing the scene outside, his face changed.
Several corpses lay scattered outside the formation, each with a bloody hole in their chest.
Their mouths slightly ajar, eyes wide open, dead without peace.
Hu Yang's body hair stood on end, sensing immense danger.
"Danger!"
Before he could react, a gust of wind suddenly arose.
Hu Yang looked towards it, quickly glimpsing a figure concealed under the shadow of trees, holding a bow and arrow.
And the terrifying sound of the wind was from that released light arrow.
Hu Yang's heart clenched, instinctively wanting to turn and flee.
But the golden light image already outpaced him, landing before him, aiming directly at his face.
Hu Yang roared, "Dare!"
In a hurry, he pulled out a self-defense talisman, casting it, yellow tunneling light manifested and protected before him.
With a puff.
The arrow easily pierced through the self-defense talisman he cast, then accurately skewered Hu Yang's chest and exploded.
Hu Yang felt a wave of pain assaulting, his vision went black, body powerless as it fell backward, eyes gradually losing focus, devoid of life.
The myriad Huang Tian Sect Saints within the formation sensed something was wrong, immediately dismantling the concealed formation in preparation to deal with this unexpected change.
Seeing that the Huang Tian Sect had completely revealed themselves.
Shen Qing no longer hesitated, shouting to those beside him, "Leave none alive!"
Upon hearing, Shang Jin, Shao Hongling, and others reacted almost instinctively, charging out.
"Kill!"
The Huang Tian Sect members, originally ambushing others, couldn't have imagined they were ambushed by others, utterly incredulous.
Without the command of Hu Yang, they were utterly fragmented, unable to form a concerted force.
Added to the surprise of the occurrence, the result was a one-sided massacre.
Shen Qing's arrows shot incessantly, his Heavenly Bow Technique reaching mastery, every arrow claiming a life.
Screams echoed repeatedly.
One Huang Tian Sect Saint gritted his teeth, pulling out a wooden box from his arms, extracting a Martial Mechanism Bomb.
But unlike what Shen Qing had seen before, this Martial Mechanism Bomb was covered with various runes.
The Huang Tian Sect Saint hoisted the Martial Mechanism Bomb, face contorted fiercely, "All of you die."
The rune-covered Martial Arts Thunder soared into the air, lunging towards Shen Qing's position.
Shen Qing's face changed, hurriedly firing an arrow in hand.
Boom!
The Martial Arts Thunder exploded midair, an invisible shockwave rippling outward.
Caught unprepared, A Da, and others were sent flying.
Even Shang Jin staggered two steps.
Its power was vastly greater than what Shen Qing had previously encountered.
No wonder these people were so audacious, even with such cultivation dared to ambush others.
Shen Qing's face remained stern, hands unchecked.
Arrows formed by spiritual power shot continuously.
The Heavenly Bow Technique was unparalleled.
Each spiritual arrow shone like a tiny sun.
Anyone caught by these arrows was either dead or injured.
Within just a dozen breaths, this group of Huang Tian Sect Saints was completely wiped out, leaving none alive.
Shen Qing shouted to Shao Hongling and the others, "Quickly clean up the battlefield, we must leave immediately."
The earlier explosion of the Martial Arts Thunder was quite loud.
Shen Qing worried it would attract attention from others.
Under his deliberate command, everyone ignored their injuries, swiftly stepping forward to scour the bodies of the many Huang Tian Sect Saints.
Shen Qing focused on several triangle flags planted in the ground.
Quickly gathering them into his arms, once ensuring nothing was left behind, he swiftly retreated.
The forest returned to tranquility, only the cold corpses all over the ground and the lingering blood stains silently narrating the tragic fate of this Huang Tian Sect detachment.
After a while, following Shen Qing and the others' departure, a ray of rainbow light descended from the sky.
The rainbow light faded, revealing a general clad in armor.
He gazed at the devastation before him, thoughtful.
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