Chapter 723
Master Wang also breathed a sigh of relief. The threat from the woman in black was immense, and it would be for the best if he didn’t have to make a move.
He shot a cold glance at the silent owner of the Star Shining Society. Although he didn’t know what the other party was plotting, he decided to seize the opportunity and eliminate Yang Qi first. Everything else could be dealt with later.
He looked at Yang Qi and said coldly, "I’ll give you one last chance. Hand over the small bronze sword, and I might spare your life. Otherwise, no one can save you today!"
As if he were King Yan himself, he decreed Yang Qi’s death.
Most of the others also believed Yang Qi was undoubtedly doomed. He could save his life just by handing over the sword. Why wouldn’t he?
But Yang Qi refused, and they couldn’t understand. Was a sword so precious that it was worth his life?
"My answer is the same," Yang Qi said with a faint smile. "You haven’t killed me yet. This thing isn’t yours!"
In the next second, he suddenly struck again, slashing his sword toward Master Wang.
Master Wang shook his head. "Such a childish attack. Do you really think you can harm me? How ridiculous."
He didn’t dodge, instead swinging his own sword to block.
Yang Qi suddenly laughed. "Overconfident people really do stumble sometimes."
Great Curse Technique!
He unleashed the Great Curse Technique once more. The next moment, Master Wang’s sword miraculously slipped, nearly falling to the ground. It was this brief, subtle error that allowed Yang Qi’s sword to strike Master Wang.
"What a pity!" Yang Qi sighed, looking at the wound on Master Wang’s body.
In the end, his opponent had still managed to dodge the fatal blow. The sword had only struck Master Wang’s shoulder, but it left a terrifying wound that was deep enough to expose the bone. This, however, did not change the overall situation much.
Master Wang was stunned. The people around were also stunned.
What the hell was going on? Something similar had just happened. Master Wang had nearly tripped, and this time was even more outrageous—he almost dropped his sword. What in the world was happening?
However, Yang Qi’s attack didn’t stop there. Having landed a blow with his sword, Yang Qi suddenly flicked a Golden Needle from his left hand. Although Master Wang dodged most of them, one still pierced an acupoint.
Master Wang immediately grimaced, one of his arms suddenly paralyzed.
"Damn it, what’s going on?"
Everyone was stunned yet again.
"We seem to have forgotten, Yang Qi is the champion of the Southern Territory’s National Medicine Conference. His needle technique is extremely powerful, capable of both saving and killing."
Only then did many people remember that Yang Qi also held the title of Divine Doctor. He wasn’t just a Martial Artist.
Master Wang kept retreating while trying to circulate his Inner Strength to break the Golden Needle’s acupoint seal. His eyes, fixed on Yang Qi, were filled with unspeakable dread. This kid absolutely cannot be allowed to live. If he survives, how will I maintain my standing in the future? He must be killed!
Yang Qi continued his assault, but his attacks were ultimately too weak to deal a fatal blow to Master Wang. A moment later, Master Wang broke free from the Golden Needle’s effects. With a roar, he suddenly thrust a palm forward.
Seeing this, Yang Qi hurriedly leaped back, not daring to meet the attack head-on. He couldn’t possibly block an attack from a Seventh-Rank Perfection Overlord in his current state.
However, his objective had been achieved. Under the strain of the continuous, intense battle, the medicinal effects within Yang Qi’s body fully erupted, finally allowing him to break through his cultivation bottleneck. He advanced from the Third Layer of the Body Tempering Stage to the Fourth Layer. Although he had only just entered the stage, the gap between the Third and Fourth Layers was immense.
"Time to switch! I’m done playing with you!" Yang Qi smiled.
His performance was over. Now, it was the Star Shining Society boss’s turn. He had been fighting all this time just to achieve a breakthrough. Now that his goal was met, there was no need to keep asking for a beating.
The original body and the Clone swapped places. The Clone assumed Yang Qi’s appearance and hid within the group, while the original body took on the persona of the Star Shining Society’s boss and stepped forward.
"Damn it!" Master Wang was furious. He had felt he was on the verge of killing Yang Qi. Who would have thought that Yang Qi would actually achieve a breakthrough in the middle of a fight and then retreat to consolidate his cultivation?
"Harming a member of my Star Shining Society comes with a price."
Yang Qi concealed his true face behind a Demon Fox Mask. Golden wings unfolded behind him. At the same time, he activated his Green Emperor Body. Otherwise, he really wouldn’t be able to suppress this Master Wang.
The next moment, Yang Qi shot forward, pouncing toward Master Wang. Unaware of the Star Shining Society boss’s true strength, all Master Wang could do was defend. He held his long sword horizontally in front of him, bracing for impact with the terrifying golden wings.
CLANG!
Everyone held their breath, watching the fight in shock. In the next moment, Master Wang was sent flying into a table, shattering it to pieces, while Yang Qi only trembled slightly.
To showcase the formidable combat power of the Star Shining Society’s boss, Yang Qi had chosen to take a Bursting Qi Pill. The Bursting Qi Pill was far more potent than the True Qi Pills, though not as explosively powerful as the Immortal Gourd. However, its side effects were also much milder. After it wore off, he would feel weak at most, but he wouldn’t be rendered unconscious.
Thus, Yang Qi’s current combat power was comparable to an Eighth-Rank Overlord. With the assistance of the Golden Eagle Wings, overpowering Master Wang was a simple matter.
"Heh, I heard you were from Penglai Island. I thought you were someone special, even boasting about wiping out my Star Shining Society. Now it seems you’re nothing but trash," Yang Qi said, floating in mid-air, his presence shaking everyone to their core.
"You’re looking for death!"
Master Wang was truly enraged. He, a distinguished Cultivator from Penglai Island, was being underestimated. To be belittled in such a way was simply unbearable.
A violent aura erupted from him. A terrifying layer of flames enveloped the long sword in his hand. He then thrust it toward Yang Qi’s heart. Whether a Martial Artist or a Cultivator, they were all still mortal. A pierced heart was a fatal wound. He would make the boss of the Star Shining Society understand that the people of Penglai Island would not tolerate slander or contempt. Pride comes before a fall.
"Nice move, but still too weak compared to me."
A golden long sword appeared in Yang Qi’s hand, but the technique he used was different from before.
Five Elements Sword Art—Xuanwu Ice Formation!
This move, the Water Sword of the Five Elements Sword Art, was symbolized by Xuanwu and possessed two forms: water and ice. This time, he unleashed ice. The terrifying sword light actually contained the phantom image of Xuanwu. The icy Sword Qi froze everything before it.
Master Wang, who had just charged forward, was startled. He could no longer dodge completely and could only swing his flame-covered sword to meet the attack.
BOOM!
With a loud explosion, Master Wang was blown away. The flames on his long sword were instantly extinguished, and the blade itself shattered into frozen fragments.