Chapter 27: Wasting Effort? Idiot!

  "Actually... actually in the midst of battle, he achieved a lot of martial arts enlightenment that many warriors dream of their whole lives, and broke through at the critical moment! This... this kid, is he even human?!"

  Although surprised, Huang Ku was an old hand, with a sharp eye and rich experience. He already knew that after Ning Chong's sudden enlightenment and breakthrough, he would definitely have to firmly suppress him in terms of martial skills, but he also saw his chance of winning.

  That's right, he still has an absolute advantage in cultivation. Although his martial skills may be suppressed by Ning, as long as he can defend himself, the one who will win in the end is definitely him!

  Bang Bang!

  Defending desperately, Huang Ku was pounded by Ning Chong's fists and retreated repeatedly. After four rounds, although he spat out a small mouthful of blood, he revealed a triumphant cold smile: "Youngster, you killed my companion earlier and unleashed two ultimate moves. Now, you've consecutively unleashed four more. You must have reached your limit! Heh heh, when your internal energy is depleted, that's when I'll take your life!"

  Huang Ku's tactic would have been unbeatable against any other martial artist. Unfortunately, he misapplied it to Ning Chong, a martial artist who had already transcended conventional reasoning.

  "You want to exhaust me? Idiot!"

  Hearing Huang Ku's words, Ning Chong sneered in his heart, but remained expressionless and continued to unleash a flurry of punches, each one a masterful display of martial arts technique.

  Bang!

  Another round later, Huang Ku's face turned pale with terror, and he cried out in his heart: "How is this possible! How can this kid still look so full of energy!"

  Bang!

  Gritting his teeth, Huang Ku persisted for another round. His face had already turned green because the signs of exhaustion he had predicted in Ning hadn't appeared; instead, it was he who was almost at his limit.

  At Huang Ku's current level of martial arts, the "Small Success" realm of the Eagle Claw Technique could be used at most nine times. However, he had already used it eight times before. Nevertheless, his opponent Ning Chong looked as if nothing was wrong with him, showing no signs of being pushed to his limits.

  "Bullshit! I didn't think you could hold on any longer!"

  Huang Ku let out a fierce cry, wildly shouting as he ignited the last of his internal yuan energy. A pair of eagle claws viciously pounced towards Ning Chong.

  Bang!

  Another blow, Huang Ku was shocked by Ning Chong's fist and retreated four or five steps, his face turned pale, and his heart had already started to cool down.

  Bang!

  Once again, Huang Ku was knocked back several steps, his face ashen and his heart completely despairing. For his last strand of internal yuan qi had been consumed completely.

  "Although I'm not resigned to my fate... but having encountered such a freak, I, Huang Ku, don't think I'll die unjustly... I, Huang Ku, have killed countless people in my lifetime, and now I'm about to be killed - this is probably retribution..."

  Huang Ku let out a sigh in his heart, closed his eyes, and was then smashed by Ning Chong's fierce punch, shattering his breastbone and internal organs, spewing fresh blood from his mouth, flying out, and dying instantly.

  He killed Huang Ku, and Ning Chong also let out a long sigh. This battle was extremely perilous, if not for the accumulation during the fight, triggering that strange feeling, ultimately smoothly breaking through and cultivating "Rolling Stone Fist" to the highest realm, I'm afraid that this time falling down would be himself.

  This place isn't a place to stay for long, Ning Chong made some slight adjustments and began to collect the spoils of war from the two enemies.

  There aren't many good things, just some ordinary dan medicine and money, but when Ning Chong collected the dwarf's corpse, he found a secret book called "Jie Xi Jue".

  Ning Chong couldn't help but feel a great sense of excitement in his heart as he flipped through the "Breath Concealment Technique". He nodded and said, "This 'Breath Concealment Technique' is indeed a low-grade secret manual, but its effect is so wonderful! Not only can it hide the martial artist's aura, but also gather other auras on the martial artist's body, making it difficult for other martial artists to perceive!"

  "No wonder that short man was able to sneak up behind me silently, if I hadn't been extra cautious, I would have fallen prey to his ambush! Hmm... the effect of this technique is indeed very practical! Especially in this complex terrain, dense forest, after learning the "Silent Stance", once I hide, it's hard for the enemy to detect my tracks, whether it's for stealth or hiding, it's a great tactic!"

  ……

  Just as Ning Chong killed Huang Ku, tens of miles away in the camp of the Black Tiger Mercenary Group.

  Crack!

  On the desk, a jade plaque standing upright emitted a crisp sound, and cracks instantly filled the entire surface of the plaque.

  "Hmm... Huang Ku's nameplate is also shattered?"

  In the tent, a black leopard that was pacing back and forth stopped in its tracks, attracted by the movement of the jade pendant, and gazed at the broken jade pendant with a hint of surprise.

  This jade plaque is called a life plaque, made by the Refiner. After dripping blood into the life plaque, it will carry the martial artist's vital energy. Once the martial artist dies, the life plaque will automatically sense it and shatter.

  Now, Huang Ku's nameplate is shattered, indicating that Huang Ku has been eliminated. The person most likely to have eliminated Huang Ku is the kid who has been disturbing the Black Tiger Mercenary Group for days!

  "Interesting little kid, I've underestimated him! It seems that I must take action to teach him a lesson and see which side of the evil spirit he's on!"

  The black leopard nodded with interest, muttered to himself, and his body blurred for a moment. The next instant, the entire tent was empty, as if the black leopard had never appeared in the tent at all...

  ……

  Ning Chong quickly put the spoils of war from Huang Ku and Na Ai into his spatial ring. Just as he was about to leave, Ning Chong suddenly had a chilling feeling, as if something was staring at him.

  "Hmph, interesting little kid! I'm very interested, how did you take down my underlings?"

  The sound was still nearly a hundred meters away, low and cold, but Ning Chong only felt as if it had risen in his own ears, and the next moment, he saw a figure flashing out of the woods.

  Black clothes, black face, tall and majestic figure, gloomy eyes, this was Ning Chong's first impression of the silhouette; while the second impression was that the silhouette was in mid-air, with its right palm stretched out high.

  A figure flew in, and a palm slapped towards Ning Chong. The right palm was surrounded by a swirling green light, like a piece of jade, its power astonishing, covering all directions.

  This martial skill, Ning Chong had seen that young master display it before, called "Qing Yu Palm", but the Qing Yu Palm displayed by that young master and the one displayed by this figure, whether in terms of momentum or power, were worlds apart!

  Compared to that young master's jade-like palm, this is like a three-year-old child playing around, not even one percent of the imposing aura of the person in front!

  "What incredible speed! What an astonishing momentum!"

  The figure emerged and attacked at a speed that was too fast, Ning didn't have time to think much, quickly gathered his energy and launched an attack, without holding back. Amidst the "rumbling" explosion sound, the fivefold "Rolling Stone Cannon" ultimate move was activated, with his right fist fiercely punching towards the figure's right palm that seemed to envelop the entire sky.