Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies
Chapter 199 - 25 The Tuition Fees at the County Town's Martial Arts Hall Are Likely to Increase

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"Such arrogance!" Among the ten people encircling, a martial master sneered, "Do you really think we can't handle a mere little dispatch officer like you?"

These people all owned Martial Arts Halls in the county town, with businesses and families, and wouldn't act on impulse alone.

Before coming to hunt down Shen Qing, they had already secretly investigated Shen Qing's background.

An outsider from Taiping County, not from a prominent family, sixteen years old, at the Qi Cultivation Realm.

Seemed somewhat impressive.

But they had brought nine Qi Cultivation Realm Martial Arts Hall masters and an old martial master at the Qi Hai Realm.

With such a lineup, if they couldn't take Shen Qing down, they might as well quit.

At this moment, their gazes towards Shen Qing were as if they were looking at a dead man, and some martial masters even showed hints of regret on their faces.

Truly a pity.

At such an age, from such a background, to achieve such feats, it was enough to prove his excellence. Especially his martial arts Sight, which they regarded highly.

In normal times, several parties might compete for such a promising talent, but now they were bound by promises.

Such a good seed could only be killed.

"Ah, I recognize them, these are the owners of the Outer City Martial Arts Halls, Li Xunfeng of Shadow Trace Hall, 'Iron Fist' Zhang Batian, 'Sword Shadow' Liu Chengyan... and this is the old vagabond Yun Yichen, one of the Jianghu Martial Artists in the Outer City to break through to the Qi Hai Realm."

Liu Sangui looked around, gradually identifying these individuals, his gaze fixed on the elder, his face suddenly turning ashen.

Martial Arts Hall masters?

Guan Yunjian truly spent a lot to annihilate me.

Shen Qing smiled slightly, "Why don't you give it a try then?"

Although Shen Qing's voice wasn't loud, it was heard clearly by everyone.

"Brat, you deserve death!"

Just as those words were spoken, Shen Qing's figure expanded, instantly appearing before 'Iron Fist' Zhang Batian.

Zhang Batian met Shen Qing's beast-like eyes, his heart trembled, and he hastily threw a punch.

Shen Qing, however, showed no intention to dodge, and with a low shout,

he formed a hand seal with his hands, and a vast and unmatched True Qi surged from within him, transforming into a dazzling light that struck Zhang Batian's chest with a boom.

The Sky Flipping Seal erupted, turning the world upside down, unstoppable.

Boom!

The surrounding dust was lifted by the force's aftershock, forming swirling currents, as if the bridge surface itself trembled.

Faced with this sudden blow from Shen Qing, a hint of horror flashed in Zhang Batian's eyes.

In a split second, he had no time to react as he was completely engulfed by the overwhelming power of the Sky Flipping Seal.

Accompanied by a heart-wrenching scream, Zhang Batian's body was thrown into the air like a kite with its string broken and crashed heavily to the ground.

A closer look revealed his chest was caved in as if struck by a massive hammer, with blood gushing from his seven orifices.

"You... how could..."

Zhang Batian's voice was weak and trembling, each word seemed forced through clenched teeth, filled with reluctance and astonishment.

Finally, with a "wah," he spat out a mouthful of foul blood and died.

The air froze, and silence reigned over the scene.

Shen Qing withdrew the hand seal, disappointed, "With all the big talk earlier, I thought there'd be some skill. It seems you're just an embroidered pillow."

His words were not truly sarcastic; he genuinely felt disappointed.

In this move just now, he had used only about thirty percent of his power, not even half his strength.

This grindstone had not served its purpose.

"You might as well all come at me together."

Shen Qing looked up and said.

A thick murderous aura immediately filled the air.

Bold!

Too bold.

Even though they hadn't expected Shen Qing's power to reach such heights, he shouldn't be so presumptuous.

Instantly, they realized that the young man in front of them, elegant yet fierce, wasn't merely a Qi Cultivation Realm martial master, but someone who had long since broken through to the Qi Hai Realm.

We were deceived by his concealed prowess!

Despicable coward!

Damn him!

"Attack together, kill him."

With an order, it was as if a cold wind arose.

Eight peak Qi Cultivation Realm martial masters, ghost-like, simultaneously surged forward, leaping towards Shen Qing.

Qi burst from them, gathering forcefully, pressing down towards Shen Qing, intending to completely wipe him out.

Faced with the impending onslaught, Shen Qing not only remained unafraid but even smiled, steady as he said, "Good timing!"

After speaking, though his body didn't move, his hands quietly formed a seal.

This gesture resonated with the condensed Qi Sea, stirring up a monstrous tidal wave.

A vast and boundless True Qi erupted from within him, gathering before him, forming an intangible seal.

As Shen Qing slowly turned his palms, the seal instantly enveloped the eight martial masters.

Space seemed to subtly twist, light flickered, and an indescribable pressure descended, solidifying the surrounding air.

"Capture!"

Shen Qing's unleashed "Sky Flipping Seal" reached its peak, and the True Qi-formed seal suddenly expanded, like a giant beast opening its mouth wide, engulfing the eight Qi Cultivation Realm martial masters whole.

The horrified eyes of the eight Martial Arts Hall martial masters barely had time to fully express before they were completely suppressed by this force.

Their bodies burst, like blooming roses in the air.

Beautifully tragic screams echoed in the vast sky, lingering endlessly.

Shen Qing withdrew his hands, and these martial masters became lifeless bodies, falling like rain to the ground.

This scene shook Liu Sangui to an unprecedented degree.

Shen Qing, with his own strength, upheaved the clouds and rain, slaughtering eight martial masters, his methods so fierce, completely overturning Liu Sangui's understanding.

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

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

Starting today, nine Martial Arts Halls in the county town would go bankrupt, and the cost of learning martial arts would probably rise.

"Interesting, interesting, truly interesting. I didn't expect to meet such a freak like you on this trip."

The old man Yun Yichen clapped his hands and laughed heartily.

Shen Qing turned around, raising an eyebrow.

Could it be this old fool's brain was broken?

His companions were dead, yet he still laughed.

Yun Yichen stopped laughing, staring earnestly at Shen Qing as he said, "I've lived for over eighty years, stuck at the Qi Hai Realm for over thirty years, unable to progress. I feel I'm just missing an opponent with just the right strength. Too strong, and I'll be beaten to death, too weak and it's useless. You make me feel you could be my stepping stone to achieve a major breakthrough between life and death."

"My time to break through has come."

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