The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 205 - 17: Surprise

Chapter 205: Chapter 17: Surprise

He had asked nearly all the questions that needed asking.

With no one inputting True Qi to suppress the injuries, the lethally severe wounds that the "Death Enduring Technique" had forcibly kept at bay began their backlash.

Under the excruciating pain of the injury’s rebound and since Qing Yu had already drained Qingzhou of his value, he didn’t bother maintaining the "Mind Control Spell." On the brink of death, Qingzhou regained consciousness from his controlled state.

Straining to open his eyes wide, he stared intently at the person in front of him, wearing a bronze mask and looking down on him like a deity, his eyes filled with a plea for confirmation.

Qing Yu understood what that plea was for and, in a manner both generous and cruel, he responded to the confirmation he sought.

"Have a good journey, Brother Qingzhou!"

The words, tinged with malice, sent Qingzhou’s heart plunging into hell even before his life did.

"Brother Qingxu, you must be careful..." With his dying thoughts, Qingzhou still clung to his loyalty. The one he served, Qingxu, had a terrifying enemy—not Gong Ziyu, who defeated Qingxu, but the supposedly dead junior disciple Qing Yu. In the final moment, Qingzhou seemed to understand Qing Yu’s plot, foreseeing a scene from the future.

In the last scene before his eyes, Qingzhou thought he saw his beloved Brother Qingxu appearing in front of him, followed by a palm strike that covered the sky, extinguishing his life.

A gentle palm strike to Qingzhou’s forehead, the True Qi within shattered his brain, ending his life.

"Don’t worry, I’ll make sure your Brother Qingxu joins you soon..."

After speaking, Qing Yu couldn’t help shivering, feeling as though there was an inexplicable bond between Qingzhou and Qingxu that common folk couldn’t understand.

Shaking his head to dispel the sudden stray thoughts, Qing Yu walked out of the cave and ordered the subordinates waiting outside, "Dispose of the body inside."

Soon, Qingzhou’s body would be turned into a puddle of yellow liquid by "corpse-dissolving water" and then flushed into the stream outside, leaving no trace in the world ever again.

At that moment, the black-clothed man who had led the way for Qing Yu came forward with a confession. "Dragon Chief, the boy confessed; this is his identity and Martial Arts."

"He confessed? That quickly?" Qing Yu flipped through the confession as he casually asked.

"Yes, barely past the second level of torture and he started wailing, spilling everything."

Wailing, huh? If his hearing hadn’t been sealed, with his own auditory capabilities, he shouldn’t need his subordinate to report; he would be able to hear the state of that Blood Bat No.6-captured bonus from within the cave with not-so-great soundproofing. Should he unseal his hearing?

This thought surfaced in Qing Yu’s mind. Originally, he sealed his hearing to quickly master the "Knowledge Gained Through Experience" skill and to develop the potential of his "Void Eye."

Now, "Knowledge Gained Through Experience" was already mastered, having proven its worth the previous night, and the "Void Eye" was beginning to show its formidable power. The rest would depend on time. The effect of sealing his hearing was no longer as significant as it was at the beginning.

So, should he unseal his hearing now?

No, not yet. Qing Yu brushed away the thought of unsealing his hearing. There was still one goal he hadn’t reached; he couldn’t give up now.

Moreover, it had been a few months since he sealed his hearing, and Qing Yu had already gotten used to compensating with his eyes instead of ears. The sealing of his hearing hadn’t affected his strength; in fact, there were occasions when he benefited from it.

Considering this, he decided to leave it be for now.

’This guy captured by Blood Bat No.6 turned out to be a Direct Disciple of the Peak Master of Chi Ming Peak? After the old friend passed away, the disciple of Zhenwu Sect, who wouldn’t leave the temple, was taken in as his own son; who knew what that unseen Master Xuanming’s friend would think if he knew his son had been raised into a cripple—might he just pop out of his coffin.’

Qing Yu stood there, outwardly calm and imposing as he leafed through the confession, yet his mind was whirling with thoughts he felt compelled to express.

"However, this worthless scion did serve some purpose, contributing two absolute skills, ’White Tiger Slaughter World’ and ’Xuanwu Sea Control.’ With these, only ’Azure Dragon Star Coiling’ remains of the Four Symbols Ultimate Skills."

"Keep this Chen Qinglin detained for now; he still has his uses."

"Yes," responded the black-clothed man respectfully.

It seemed that the system’s notification sounded promptly as Qing Yu reached a conclusion regarding the attack on the Zhenwu Sect disciples, "Host is heartless and ruthless, harming fellow sect brothers and coveting the sect’s absolute skills—an act of utter depravity. Special reward of 500 Villain Points."

Qing Yu had long since become immune to such displeasing praise from the system; he simply skipped the introduction and pondered the new use for the Villain Points, "I used an Intermediate Lottery after killing Lin Tengyuan, leaving me with 500 Villain Points. After establishing the Azure Dragon Association, I’ve accumulated another 1000 points through murder and arson. With this latest gain, I now hold 2000 Villain Points."

"System, give me two Intermediate Lotteries."

"Intermediate Lottery... Drawing in progress..."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a two-star Character Card - Golden Wheel Dharma King, and a three-star secret manual ’Outer Heaven Flying Immortal.’"

Name: Golden Wheel Dharma King

Realm: Innate Nine Layers

Item: Five Rings

Martial Arts: ’Five Wheel Great Rotation,’ ’Dragon-Elephant Wisdom’

Evaluation: This humble monk has the Dharma name of Jambiyang!

Joy, overwhelming joy, the sudden stroke of fortune swelled in Qing Yu’s chest. Had he not had subordinates present and had to maintain his image, Qing Yu would have loved nothing more than to throw back his head and laugh heartily for three minutes to express his elation.

If asked what currently troubled Qing Yu the most, it wasn’t that his True Qi couldn’t keep up with his mental state, nor the inability to obtain all the Four Symbols Ultimate Skills. The sole source of his consternation was the inadequacy of his body’s strength.

The weakness of his body was his greatest shortcoming. Countless times, when executing eightfold True Qi, he had to measure his combat time in seconds due to the limits of his body’s strength. Without going too far back, just last night—if he could have constantly pushed his True Qi to the extreme without any cost, the sheer bombardment would have been too much for Qingxu’s Four Symbols Cycle to withstand despite its miraculous nature.

Today, his weakness was about to be thoroughly addressed.

Moreover, the surprise from the lottery wasn’t only the Golden Wheel Dharma King but also ’Outer Heaven Flying Immortal,’ a swordsmanship from ancient martial arts which is revered as the pinnacle of the Sword Dao.

A sword arrives from the west, an immortal flies from beyond the heavens.

"No one can describe the splendor and brilliance of this sword, nor can anyone describe the speed of this sword." (This line is plagiarized just to avoid padding the word count)

When Qing Yu was younger, that line had filled him with longing. And now, he had obtained that swordsmanship.

The excitement and delight he felt even surpassed the time when he first received a skill that was half a star higher than his own—the ’Taiyi Splitting Light Sword.’

’Go into secluded cultivation, right now. Heal the remaining minor injuries.’

These minor injuries were negligible, and they would heal over time, but Qing Yu could hardly wait any longer. Injuries couldn’t be carried out of the Inheritance Space. Upon entering, however, it mirrored his current physical condition and took the external injuries inside.

Challenging the Golden Wheel Dharma King while injured was tantamount to suicide. Thus, Qing Yu needed to heal his wounds first before facing the Golden Wheel Dharma King.

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