Chapter 309: One Sword Subdues Three Guardians! Qu Feiyan Faints
With her eyes alight, filled with a sparkling glow, Qu Feiyan looked at Ding Ling with a face that was both shy and joyful, perfectly embodying the bashful joy of a maiden.
Qu Yang glanced over, his expression subtly changed, but quickly, as if he had thought of something, his tense face relaxed. He looked at Ding Ling with a scrutinizing, evaluating gaze, and after a moment, seemed to have made a decision, exhaling a long breath as he straightened his back to watch the battle.
Clang!
Clang, clang, clang!
In just a moment, Ding Ling had already reached a point of white-hot intensity in his battle against the three on the field, including Ding Mian.
The more they fought.
The faster Ding Ling’s Middle Yuan Nine-section Skill operated.
The inner strength that lingered in his meridians was rapidly absorbed and drawn for his own use by the Middle Yuan Nine-section Skill.
Unbeknownst to him, Ding Ling’s Inner Power Value had broken through 100 and was advancing rapidly.
In just a short while.
All residual inner strength had been completely absorbed.
Ding Ling’s Inner Power Value had astonishingly reached around 140 points!
Previously, after seeing the Inner Power Heart Method Full Level in the branch, he had cleared many meridians, and the small portion of inner strength lingering in the meridians was now fully absorbed by Ding Ling!
A continuous flow of up to 140 points of inner strength, when fused with the Vigorous Qi of the Breathing Technique, produced even greater power! If it were to explode, it could easily inflict serious injury on a First-class Supreme expert!
One must know that Ding Ling’s strength and agility were now vastly different from before, and with the amplification from the Four Great Breathing Techniques, the force he unleashed was even more violently intense!
The vigor and inner strength fused, creating a noticeable chemical reaction effect.
As the sword blade quivered, clusters of sword flowers blossomed and burst in midair. Every collision with the likes of Ding Mian left their palms trembling.
After several exchanges.
They showed signs of struggling to hold on.
Ding Ling, having now completely drained his inner strength, no longer needed to prolong the battle. He immediately flicked his wrist, and the Setting Sun Diagram, formed by the Dawn Swordsmanship, flashed and vanished in the void.
Clang!
With a swish of the sword, accompanied by three crisp sounds of "poof, poof, poof".
Three blood-red lines appeared on the necks of Ding Mian and the others.
Their pupils dilated instantly, and the hands that had been holding swords went limp and powerless, thudding! The swords fell from their hands to the ground, making a thud-thud sound.
They clutched their necks with one hand, pointing at Ding Ling with the other, seemingly wanting to say something, but as they opened their mouths, all that came out was blood.
With faces filled with resentment, hatred, annoyance, and regret, they staggered backward continuously, some collapsing to their knees as if a golden mountain had fallen, others toppling directly to the ground.
[Achievement Medal Earned: Shocking Ding Mian.]
[Note: Ding Mian, as the leader of the Thirteen Grand Protectors, has extremely powerful skills and profound sword techniques, having already stepped into the First-class Supreme Realm!
He is arrogant and wild, accustomed to oppressing others with force, bullying, and persecuting the weak!
Such a demeanor has existed for over a decade, never once failing, and he believes that with the backing of the Mount Songh Sect, his skills, and the collaboration of his senior brothers, there is no obstacle in the world they cannot overcome!
Thus.
Even the sect leaders of the various factions across the world are not taken seriously by them.
As a Void Shatterer yourself, you were initially treated with caution, but once your true strength was found to be comparable to theirs, they no longer took you seriously.
They even decided that if they couldn’t win you over, they’d kill you! This attitude wasn’t the first or second time, they had become accustomed to it.
However, they suffered a major defeat at your hands!
Ding Mian felt shocked, powerless, annoyed, and regretful. If given another chance, he would never underestimate or ignore you!]
[Achievement Medal Earned: Shocking Zhong Zhen.]
[Note: Nine Bends Sword Zhong Zhen’s half-life of glory ended abruptly with you. He didn’t even realize what had happened before he died. In his final moments, he felt a bewildering, terrifying shock! If he had another life, he would never have rashly stepped out to block your arrow!]
[Achievement Medal Earned: Shocking Le Hou.]
[Achievement Medal Earned: Shocking Gao Kexin.]
[Note: As two of the Thirteen Grand Protectors, they were overwhelmingly strong, yet even the three together suffered a tragic defeat at your hands. They both fear and respect you. If they could do it again, they would certainly run as soon as they saw you.]
Four Achievement Medals.
Ding Ling raised his eyebrows slightly.
Previously, defeating Fei Bin did not yield an Achievement Medal.
This shows that Fei Bin was outwardly acquiescent but not sincerely convinced.
Dealing with these Thirteen Grand Protectors, perhaps only by truly killing them and confronting their fear of death and regret for life could their inner arrogance and conceit be shattered!
Thus serving as a deterrent.
Ding Ling thought as much, meanwhile, Qu Feiyan was already running joyfully towards Ding Ling, expressing admiration and gratitude before running to Qu Yang’s side.
Such understanding of etiquette!
Far better than the so-called upright sects!
"Cough, cough."
Qu Yang coughed dryly, spilling threads of blood.
Blood dripped from his mouth.
Qu Feiyan watched, shocked, fearfully stuttering:
"Grandfather, grandfather, are you, are you alright? Don’t scare me."
"Feifei."
Qu Yang sighed heavily:
"Grandfather can’t make it."
"Grandfather."
Qu Feiyan’s eyes turned red, tears immediately falling. She seemed to want to say something, but her heart was overwhelmed by immense sorrow, rendering her speechless.
Drawing closer.
She finally saw that her grandfather’s body was covered in sword wounds, and through the torn clothes at his chest, a visible, purplish-red palm print could be seen!
From head to toe, apart from his face, there was no intact part on Qu Yang.
The sight was appalling.
The more Qu Feiyan looked, the dizzier and more sorrowful she became. Ultimately, unable to withstand it, she collapsed to the ground.
Qu Yang wanted to help her up but realized he could no longer manage.
He should have died in battle long ago.
But Ding Ling’s timely arrival gave him a last chance to ’say his final words’, prompting him to fight on with remaining strength.
Now he had reached the point of being utterly exhausted.
He glanced at Liu Zhengfeng’s body with a look of compassionate sorrow and then unconsciously looked towards Ding Ling.
Only to see Ding Ling had already picked Qu Feiyan up from the ground.
Qu Yang forcibly suppressed the mixed emotions in his heart, looking at Ding Ling with admiration, coughed dryly, and said:
"Are you Ding Ling?"
"Yes."
Holding Qu Feiyan, Ding Ling could not bow properly and said formally:
"Greetings, Elder Qu!"
"No need for such formality with me."
Qu Yang propped himself up with his long sword, supporting his body, taking a breath, fixing his eyes on Ding Ling:
"I’m dying. I have a request before I die."
"Please tell me, Elder."
Ding Ling’s medical skills were exceptionally advanced.
With support from a Full-level People Observation Skill and others.
How could he not see that Qu Yang was on the brink of death?
Even if he intervened, he could only delay it for a little while.
