NOVEL NEXT Chapter 37: Clearly you have a guilty conscience, kill first then talk about it
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Deputy General He Xiao's face was grim. Considering his injuries, he did not act immediately.
Shen Qing might not know yet that he was being pursued.
If he could express a bit more kindness in his words, perhaps Shen Qing would lower his guard, giving He Xiao a chance and achieving twice the result with half the effort.
He smiled and said, "This..."
However, before he could finish his sentence, Shen Qing's figure flickered. He crossed several yards in an instant, charging directly at him without any warning.
A dazzling Eight Desolate Annihilation Seal formed in Shen Qing's hand, carrying a world-destroying force as it crashed towards He Xiao!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A series of explosions followed one after another.
Shen Qing's attacks were like relentless waves, each strike containing terrifying power capable of shaking mountains and rivers, almost tearing the air apart.
He Xiao staggered, dodging left and right, narrowly escaping Shen Qing's continuous attacks several times.
"Boom!"
Finally, at a moment when they narrowly missed each other, Shen Qing's Eight Desolate Annihilation Seal, with an irresistible force, brushed past the corner of He Xiao's clothes and instantly pulverized a ruined house behind him into dust, with debris flying everywhere.
At that moment, the surrounding air seemed to freeze, and all sounds came to an abrupt halt.
He Xiao's forehead was beaded with sweat, his chest heaving violently.
Facing him, Shen Qing's expression was cold, his eyes filled with determination and ferocity, as if he was set on ending He Xiao completely.
"You... dare to do this!" He Xiao, still gasping for breath, said with disbelief and anger: "We have no enmity, why such deadly strikes!"
He never expected that at their first meeting, Shen Qing would attack him so recklessly, with every move lethal and merciless.
If he remembered correctly, this was indeed their first encounter.
"Do you take me for a fool? I see your cultivation is not low, yet when I hit you, you weren't angry, and even smiled at me. Clearly, you have other motives, with ghosts in your heart!" Shen Qing said firmly.
Shen Qing snorted coldly and continued: "I've been in the government office long enough to know what kind of characters you officials in the temple are."
He Xiao was taken aback, feeling that Shen Qing's words were unexpectedly reasonable.
Damn, he was careless.
In fact, Shen Qing couldn't be 100% sure of He Xiao's malice.
But he'd rather kill by mistake than let go; it's better for the other party to die than himself.
Shen Qing's figure surged again, pushing the Six Path Whale Swallowing Technique to the extreme, with spiritual power surging all around him.
He once again formed the Eight Desolate Annihilation Seal.
A crimson-gold giant seal manifested, with mysterious runes swirling on it, emitting a heart-palpitating vibration.
Realizing he was exposed, a resolute look flashed in He Xiao's eyes. Knowing he had been discovered, he no longer held back.
He gritted his teeth, his spiritual power surging like an unbridled horse.
"You killed General Xue's beloved son, do you think you can leave the Jingluan Assembly alive? Die!"
As soon as he finished, He Xiao advanced aggressively.
Every attack he made was lethal, with strikes drawing blood, punches hitting flesh, and the air thick with a bloody and murderous aura.
Indeed!
Shen Qing was secretly relieved.
He noticed that this person's spiritual power had materialized, indicating he was already a martial master of the Spirit Void Realm, perhaps even approaching the half step Primordial Spirit stage.
With such a level of cultivation, if this person wasn't injured and Shen Qing hadn't struck first, the outcome would be hard to predict.
Since that was the case, Shen Qing was also determined.
Kill first, talk later!
"Bang!"
The two continued to exchange blows, each engagement accompanied by deafening roars, ripples of spiritual power colliding, and fierce winds howling.
In the blink of an eye, the village, already teetering from the aura of the ruins, was completely leveled by the two.
Shang Jin and the others dared not get close, watching from a distance.
Terrifying fluctuations kept emanating from between the two.
At this moment, star-like sparkles appeared from the acupuncture points all over Shen Qing's body, spiritual power vortices manifesting one by one, becoming braver with each battle.
This was the result of pushing the Six Path Whale Swallowing Technique to the extreme, continuously absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy to strengthen himself, making Shen Qing's spiritual power as vast as a mighty river, continuous and unending.
As time passed, despite He Xiao's all-out efforts, he gradually became overwhelmed by Shen Qing's undiminished offensive.
His figure began to sway, sweat pouring down like rain, his complexion pale as paper.
He Xiao could no longer maintain his previous composure, fear slowly creeping across his face.
Just at this critical juncture, two figures sped over from the distant sky, it's Xie Rui from the Imperial Observatory and Li Wenze from the Mountain and Sea Division.
They were rushing toward the ruins.
He Xiao, as if grabbing a lifeline, shouted loudly: "Help me!"
Hearing the commotion, Xie Rui and Li Wenze quickly looked back, shocked, and urgently shouted: "Stop!"
However, Shen Qing seemed to ignore their voices, his eyes focused only on He Xiao.
To kill halfway was something he absolutely couldn't tolerate!
Either don't do it, or do it thoroughly!
Shen Qing was fully concentrated, the spiritual power within him surging again to the extreme.
He formed seals with his hands, converging into an unstoppable torrent, fiercely striking towards He Xiao's chest.
"No..."
He Xiao's scream was drowned by the overwhelming spiritual power.
Shen Qing's palm descended like a mountain, and under its unstoppable force, He Xiao's body fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
With a loud crash, he hit the ground heavily, raising clouds of dust.
Blood trickled continuously from He Xiao's mouth, struggling to lift his head to look at Shen Qing, lifting a blood-stained finger, he struggled to say: "You... General... will not..."
With a plop.
He Xiao's body slumped powerlessly, taking his last breath, lifeless.
Shen Qing stood coldly in place, surrounded by lingering waves of spiritual power, without any hint of regret or fear in his eyes.
This time, he was also lucky.
He encountered this person while he was injured, otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy.
In the air, Xie Rui and Li Wenze looked at each other, disbelief in their eyes.
Li Wenze from the Mountain and Sea Division shouted sternly: "You have some nerve, do you know who you just killed? He was Deputy General of General Xue, a high-ranking official of the court!"
Shen Qing replied defiantly: "What deputy general, I don't know. This is the Jingluan Assembly, anyone who breaks in, I can kill as I please!"
As he spoke, he noticed the merit stone in his hand heating up slightly.
The dense killing aura was absorbed by it.
The red lines on the pitch-black stone became thicker and more vibrant.
Killing He Xiao increased his merit significantly.
"Enough talk, attack!"
Xie Rui from the Imperial Observatory directly summoned a broken seal, hurling it towards Shen Qing.
The power was overwhelming.
Shen Qing's expression changed, realizing the strength of these two was no less than that of He Xiao, and with the help of this "pseudo-treasure," they were even more formidable.
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