Chapter 506: Stop
SNAP... CRACK...
To the sharp snap and crack of breaking bone, Qin Yang stumbled back five or six steps before managing to stop.
He glanced down. His arms were covered in bloody wounds, and an intense pain pulsed from the joints in his fingers.
Lin Feng, however, had only taken a single step back and stopped, completely unharmed.
Qin Yang's heart sank. 'No one could take an attack like that and be completely unscathed. And yet, Lin Feng was!'
'He's far stronger than me!'
It was the only thought in Qin Yang's mind. Beyond just raw power, Lin Feng's fighting technique was also far superior. It was unbelievable for someone who looked to be only twenty.
Lin Feng slowly walked over, his gaze toward Qin Yang filled with mockery and pity.
"Did you think all I do is cultivate? My fighting experience is far greater than yours!"
With those words, Lin Feng raised his fist and brought it crashing down toward Qin Yang. The attack was so fast that Qin Yang had no way to dodge.
But Qin Yang didn't intend to flee. 'There's no escape anyway, so I might as well risk it all.'
Qin Yang clenched both fists and met the blow. This time, he ducked low before suddenly shooting upward.
"BANG!"
The impact was several times more intense than before. Both figures were thrown back, carving long furrows into the ground before they stopped. Qin Yang glared at Lin Feng, his teeth clenched.
He understood now from their exchange; he was no match for Lin Feng at all.
"So this is the extent of your skill," Lin Feng sneered. "The Qin Family is nothing special, after all."
Qin Yang's expression turned incredibly dark. His arms were covered in wounds, and his internal organs had sustained significant damage.
"I am indeed no match for you," Qin Yang said, spitting out a mouthful of dark blood as he stared icily at Lin Feng.
"Since you admit defeat, you can just surrender quietly," Lin Feng said with a mocking smile. "You aren't my target, after all."
"Today, I'm here to ask your Qin Family's Patriarch why he hired assassins to kill me, one after another. Does the Qin Family really think I'm such an easy target?"
When Lin Feng mentioned this, Qin Yang's heart skipped a beat.
But he quickly composed himself and resumed his cold stare at Lin Feng.
"Heh heh." Qin Yang suddenly laughed. "Young Master Lin, what are you talking about? How can you be so sure it was the Qin Family who tried to have you killed?"
Tired of Qin Yang's posturing, Lin Feng couldn't be bothered to say more. He simply pulled the Jade Pendant he'd taken from the assassin—the one engraved with the character for "Qin"—from his robes and threw it at Qin Yang's face.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Lin Feng said coolly. "If you're going to keep playing dumb, then I'll have no choice but to send you to Hell!"
Qin Yang looked down at the Jade Pendant on the ground. It definitely belonged to the Qin Family; it was carved with the character 'Qin.' But now, that character was warped and distorted.
His expression immediately turned foul.
"What kind of idiot did this!?"
"Who goes on an assassination mission carrying something that proves their identity? Are they brain-dead!?"
"Fucking hell, did that idiot have a death wish?"
The many watching members of the Qin Family all looked furious, and some even started cursing out loud.
"How could our Qin Family have someone so brainless!"
"Exactly! The reputation of the Qin Family must not be tarnished! This has absolutely nothing to do with us!"
"That trash! He deserved to die!"
"..."
The members of the Qin Family all started shouting, acting as if the matter had absolutely nothing to do with them.
Meanwhile, Lin Feng listened to the clamoring of the Qin Family members with a smirk, the corners of his lips curling into a mocking arc. 'This bunch of Qin Family trash is just as I thought—they prey on the weak and fear the strong!'
"So, is there anything else you want to say?"
"Either your Qin Family Patriarch can drag himself out here, or I'll just have to kill my way through to find him."
"Make no mistake, if I say it, I can do it."
Before the Qin Family members could react, the sheer arrogance laced within Lin Feng's casual tone sent them into a towering rage.
'This damned brat is just too arrogant!'
But just then, Qin Yang spoke up, his fists clenched so tight his nails dug into his palms. "You want to see the Patriarch of the Qin Family? In your dreams!"
"Oh? You think you can stop me?" Lin Feng's voice was laced with amusement. "Since you're so eager to die, I don't mind sending you to the Yellow Springs!"
Lin Feng raised his hand and lunged, aiming directly for Qin Yang's vital spots.
"I'm warning you, don't push me! I don't care who you are, I will kill you! Even if it costs me my life, I'll take you down with me!"
Qin Yang's eyes were completely bloodshot, like those of a cornered beast, but Lin Feng paid him no mind.
Lin Feng continued to advance on Qin Yang. Hearing the threat, he smiled faintly, but the smile held no mirth at all.
"Don't threaten me. Show me."
He spoke with casual indifference, clearly not taking Qin Yang's threat seriously in the slightest.
"Since you're looking for death, I'll grant your wish!" Qin Yang snarled through clenched teeth.
He then let out a roar as power surged through his body, gathering in his right leg before he unleashed a kick at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng's eyebrow twitched, seemingly surprised by Qin Yang's attack.
'He had thought that in an exchange like this, the most his opponent could do was fight him to a draw. He never expected the attack to be so powerful.'
Lin Feng dodged to the side, but the kick still caught his left shoulder.
He grunted, feeling a sharp pain in his arm.
The pain made his eyes narrow.
"I admit, you're strong. Your attack was somewhat surprising," Lin Feng said slowly. "But you think you can kill me? A mere Half-Step Grandmaster?"
"How will I know if I don't try!" A crazed light entered Qin Yang's eyes as he lunged forward, launching a furious barrage of punches at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng, not to be outdone, met the attack head-on.
The eyes of the Qin Family were glued to the fight, unblinking, as if afraid to miss a single spectacular detail.
The attacks from both Qin Yang and Lin Feng were incredibly fierce. Every move was vicious and cunning, each strike aimed to be fatal!
In just a few seconds, they had exchanged dozens of blows, and a look of exhaustion was already creeping onto Qin Yang's face.
After all, he had only reached his current level of cultivation a few days ago, and his stamina had not yet fully caught up.
"The Qin Family... is this all there is!" Lin Feng sneered repeatedly.
But Qin Yang continued to grit his teeth and persevere, not daring to relax for an instant. 'In a fight like this, the moment you show weakness, your opponent will seize the opportunity and defeat you in a single blow!'
'If this keeps up, I have to end this fight as soon as possible.'
"BAM!"