Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies

Chapter 199: Chapter 25: The Tuition Fees at the Martial Arts Hall in the County Town Are Likely Going to Increase

"Such a big talker indeed!" Among the ten people surrounding him, a martial master sneered, "Do you really think we can't handle a small dispatch office worker like you?"

These people all ran martial arts halls in the county town and had their family businesses; they did not act merely on impulse.

Before they came to surround and kill Shen Qing, they had already secretly inquired about his background.

A foreigner from Taiping County, not from a prestigious family, sixteen years old, in the Qi Cultivation Realm.

He seemed somewhat impressive.

Yet, they had brought nine martial master fathers of the Qi Cultivation Realm and an old martial artist from the Qi Hai Realm for this purpose.

With such a lineup, if they could not take down Shen Qing, then they might as well quit their jobs.

At this moment, their gazes toward Shen Qing were like they were looking at a dead man, and some martial masters' faces even showed a hint of pity.

What a pity indeed.

At his age and with his background, his achievements were enough to prove his excellence. Especially his martial arts talent was already considered very impressive in their eyes.

Under normal circumstances, he would have been a coveted seedling by several families, but now, they had accepted someone's commission and promise.

This promising seedling would have to be killed.

"Ah, I recognize them now, all these are main instructors from the Outer City martial arts halls—Shadow Trace Hall's Li Xunfeng, 'Iron Fist' Zhang Batian, 'Sword Shadow' Liu Chengyan... and there's that ageless traveler Yun Yichen, one of the Jianghu martial artists who broke through to the Qi Hai Realm in the Outer City,"

Liu Sangui looked around, gradually identifying these people's identities. His gaze suddenly fixed on the leading elder, and his face instantly turned as pale as paper.

Martial arts hall master?

Guan Yunjian and the others really spent a lot of money to eliminate him.

Shen Qing smiled slightly, "Then why not give it a try?"

Shen Qing's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"Youngster, you deserve to die!"

As soon as the other party spoke, Shen Qing's figure unfolded, and in an instant, he reached in front of 'Iron Fist' Zhang Batian.

Zhang Batian, facing Shen Qing's beast-like eyes, trembled in his heart and hurriedly threw out a punch in his haste.

Shen Qing had no intention to dodge, following with a deep shout.

He formed a seal with both hands, a boundless surge of True Qi bursting forth from within his body, transforming into a dazzling light that forcefully struck Zhang Batian's chest.

The Sky Flipping Seal was unleashed, turning the sky upside down, unstoppable.

Boom!

Dust around was lifted by the aftermath of this force, forming swirling currents of air, as if even the ground trembled slightly.

'Iron Fist' Zhang Batian faced this sudden strike from Shen Qing, and a flicker of horror crossed his eyes.

In the blink of an eye, there was no time to react as he was completely engulfed by the overpowering force of the Sky Flipping Seal.

Accompanied by a heart-wrenching scream, Zhang Batian's body, like a kite with its string cut, was fiercely thrown into mid-air, crashing heavily to the ground.

Upon closer inspection, his chest looked as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer, deeply concaved, with blood profusely pouring from all seven orifices.

"How... could this be..."

Zhang Batian's voice was weak and trembling, each word seeming to squeeze through his teeth, filled with reluctance and astonishment.

Finally, with a "whoosh," he spat out a large mouthful of filthy blood and died from breathlessness.

The air froze, and the scene fell deathly silent.

Shen Qing retracted his hand seal, disappointed, "The way you bragged earlier, I thought you had some skills. It seems that was not the case, just a decorated pillow."

When he said this, he genuinely felt disappointed.

The move he had just used had only used thirty percent of his power, not even half of his strength was tested.

This whetstone did not serve its intended purpose.

"You all come at me together!"

Shen Qing looked up and said so.

The air immediately filled with a thick aura of grim determination.

Madness!

Such madness.

Even though they hadn't expected Shen Qing's strength to reach such heights, it still shouldn't have reached this level of arrogance.

In an instant, they realized that this elegant young man in front of them was not some mere Qi Cultivation Realm martial master but had already broken through to the Qi Hai Realm much earlier.

We've all been deceived by his hidden skills!

Despicable wretch!

Damnation!

"Attack together, kill him."

With that command, it was as if a cold wind had suddenly risen.

Eight Qi Cultivation Realm peak martial masters, moving simultaneously like specters, lunged toward Shen Qing.

The Qi around their bodies surged forth, amalgamating into a force that pressed down towards Shen Qing, intending to obliterate him completely.

Facing this overwhelming rush of killing intent, Shen Qing was not only unafraid but also hooked the corner of his mouth in a smile and said calmly, "Good, bring it on!"

As he spoke, he hadn't moved, but his hands had already quietly formed a seal.

This posture resonated with the condensed True Qi within his Qi Sea, stirring up towering waves.

An immense surge of True Qi burst forth from within him, gathering in front of him to form an invisible seal.

As Shen Qing's palms slowly turned, it instantly enveloped those eight martial masters.

The space slightly twisted, and in a flash of light, an indescribable oppressive force descended, solidifying the surrounding air.

"Capture!"

The "Sky Flipping Seal" cast by Shen Qing was pushed to its limits, and the seal formed by True Qi suddenly swelled, like a giant beast that had opened its huge maw, swallowing all eight Qi Cultivation Realm martial masters whole.

The terrified expressions in the eyes of the eight Martial Arts Hall masters had not fully formed before they were completely suppressed by this force.

Their bodies exploded, blooming in the air like roses.

Exquisite screams echoed throughout the vastness, lingering for a long time.

Shen Qing retracted his hands, and those martial masters turned into corpses, raining down onto the ground like rain.

This scene shook Liu Sangui to his core.

Shen Qing alone, with the power to overturn the heavens and earth, had killed eight great martial masters; his ruthless methods utterly overturned Liu Sangui's understanding.

Liu Sangui couldn't help but tug at his collar, feeling hot all over, his throat dry, unable to utter a single word.

For some reason, at this moment, a strange thought suddenly popped into his head.

Starting today, nine Martial Arts Hall gangs in the county town would go out of business, and the cost of learning martial arts was likely to rise.

"Interesting, quite interesting, truly interesting. I didn't expect to encounter such a freak like you during my trip," said the old man Yun Yichen, clapping and laughing heartily.

Shen Qing turned around, raising an eyebrow.

Was this old fool's brain broken?

His companion had died, and yet he was still laughing.

Yun Yichen stopped laughing, stared at Shen Qing, and said seriously, "I've lived for over eighty years, stuck at the Qi Hai Realm for more than thirty years, unable to make any progress. I think I've been lacking a rival of just the right strength. Too strong, and I wouldn't be able to defeat him; too weak, and it would be useless. You make me feel like you could be my stepping stone, allowing me to achieve a major breakthrough amidst life and death situations."

"My moment for a breakthrough has arrived."