novelapdf Chapter 18: Decisive Strike, Power Upgrade
Chapter 18: Decisive Strike, Power Upgrade
what……
Aries cried out twice. Facing the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, he was unable to block a single sword strike. In an instant, he was struck by two swords in his arm and lower abdomen.
He was nearly scared out of his wits, screaming, "Don't kill me! I know where that shipment is..."
The sword light changed again, and Bai Yang fell to the ground, blood gushing from his wrists and ankles. Li Ping had severed his tendons.
Many of the bodyguards were terrified by Li Ping's ruthlessness.
Although they were also involved in the underworld and many of them had taken lives, they believed that killing someone was just a matter of beheading them, and they rarely saw anyone cripple someone's limbs with a single blow.
Too bad!
It seems the rumors were true; Master Li really did behead all those Japanese pirates.
A decapitation sword, truly deserving of its name!
Li Ping's longsword was pointed at Aries's throat: "Speak..."
Aries roared, "You actually crippled my hands and feet?! You're so cruel, so cruel..."
Li Ping said calmly, "If I fell into your hands, would my fate be any better than this?"
"If you're going to be in this world, you have to be prepared for this: if you can kill, people can kill you too."
He was saying this not only to Aries, but also to himself.
Even if I had mastered martial arts, I would still have to be careful.
The world of martial arts is dangerous!
The world of martial arts with the gold element is relatively peaceful. Although there are conspiracies, tricks, ambushes, and assassinations, it generally leans towards direct combat.
But now this world is not only home to people from the Jin faction of the martial arts world, but also to people from the Gu faction and the Wen faction.
For those people, ambushes, assassinations, espionage, and poisoning are commonplace, and they've come up with all sorts of elaborate schemes.
No matter how skilled you are in martial arts, you can still lose everything if you make a mistake.
Therefore, we must not repeat the mistakes of the past, and at no time should we give the enemy even the slightest chance to turn the tide.
Aries, his eyes blazing with fury, wanted nothing more than to devour Li Ping alive: "Even if I survive, I'll be a cripple; living will be worse than dying!"
"I won't say anything, just kill me..."
puff……
The longsword pierced Aries' throat, and Li Ping fulfilled Aries' wish.
Then, Li Ping froze, because he heard the sound from the panel.
However, because he was caught off guard and attacked earlier, he didn't have time to open the panel to check.
Seeing Li Ping suddenly lose his focus, Huang Rong, whose injuries had improved considerably after swallowing the Nine-Flower Jade Dew Pill, looked at him worriedly and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
She hadn't paid any attention to Li Ping before because she knew that Li Ping could come back to life even after being killed, so he would definitely be fine if someone pressed his pressure points.
But this blank staring made her a little worried.
"I'm fine!" Li Ping shook his head.
At this moment, Lin Zhennan said, "Thank you very much for your help, Brother Li. Now, let me ask how things go?"
Lin Zhennan still had a businessman's mentality; he was terrified that Li Ping would strike again...
Quite a few people have died here today, and he's starting to get scared.
Li Ping didn't say much, stepped aside, handed over the reins to Lin Zhennan, and silently opened his own panel.
Name: Li Ping
"Ability: Time Reversal"
"Uses: 4/5 (Can be used actively; ability automatically triggered upon death; maximum rewind time: 40 minutes; use recovery time: 24 hours)"
"Ability: Time Manipulation"
"Multiple: 0.6 times"
"Usage time: 20 minutes (can accelerate or slow down its own time flow; cooldown time: 15 minutes)"
Have my abilities become stronger?
The rewind time increased by ten minutes, the time manipulation multiplier increased by 0.1, and the usage time also increased by five minutes...
Why is this happening?
Could it be that my ability evolved because I killed Aries?
Do I have a buff that makes me stronger by killing people?
That's not right.
I killed Tian Boguang, and so many Japanese pirates...
What makes Aries different from them?
correct.
Aries flew into this world from the river of time...
Could it be that people like Aries possess some kind of time-related power?
After killing them, I absorbed their time power!?
While Li Ping was lost in thought, Lin Zhennan began to question the Jade Serpent God.
Seeing how ruthless Li Ping was, the Jade Serpent God immediately spilled everything.
The group of bodyguards were dumbfounded.
So these were the two guys who robbed our shipment and other people's goods?
Not only did they rob the goods and cargo, but they also came here to scout our territory?
These thugs are too arrogant!
what?
Those people were actually disciples of the Qingcheng Sect. They were the ones who killed Bai Er and Chief Escort Zheng. They also had their eyes on the Chief Escort's family's Evil-Repelling Sword Technique.
The Qingcheng Sect is a prestigious sect, yet they act so despicably!?
Lin Pingzhi was filled with hatred and held his long sword to Yu Renhao's neck: "Our Fuwei Escort Agency has always been very respectful to the Qingcheng Sect."
"Every time you visit Sichuan, you send someone with gifts. This time, you accepted our gifts, and yet..."
Yu Renhao, sticking out his neck, said, "Originally, our master sent us here to return the gifts."
"But you killed my master's son, shouldn't you avenge that?!"
Lin Zhennan's face was as white as a sheet of paper; the hatred for killing his son was something that could not be resolved.
He wasn't really afraid of the Qingcheng Sect before.
He believed that even if Yu Canghai of the Qingcheng Sect was better than him, his martial arts skills wouldn't be by much.
After all, Yuan Tu Gong was superior to his master...
Moreover, the Fuwei Escort Agency has a large and powerful force, with 84 escort leaders. If they were to gather their forces together, they would have no fear of the Qingcheng Sect.
But in the previous exchange, he couldn't even defeat a Qingcheng disciple, let alone Yu Canghai.
What should we do?!
Lin Pingzhi's face was also deathly pale. He then looked at Yue Lingshan and said hatefully, "Then who are you people? Did you set a trap to lure us into fighting the Qingcheng Sect?"
He's now paranoid, seeing everything as a potential conspiracy.
Yue Lingshan was furious.
She originally felt guilty towards Lin Pingzhi, which is why she sent a message to Li Ping, asking him to come and help.
However, Lin Pingzhi described himself in this way.
This is like a dog biting Lü Dongbin—they don't appreciate a kind heart!
Laudenuo coughed lightly: "Young Master Lin, you misunderstand. My daughter and I may know a little martial arts, but it's just a country-style skill."
"I was originally tired of the fighting in the martial arts world, so I took over a small shop and wanted to do business."
"Being dragged into your conflict with the Qingcheng Sect was truly an accident..."
At this moment, Sha Tianjiang sneered, "How ridiculous! Two disciples of Mount Hua actually claim to have retired from the martial world and opened a tavern on the outskirts of Fuzhou?"
"And coincidentally, at this time, Qingcheng sent people to cause trouble for Fuwei Escort Agency."
"And you've just happened to stir up conflict between the two sides..."
He didn't believe a single word of those words.
Lin Zhennan and his wife were almost driven mad.
In the martial arts world, besides Shaolin, Wudang, Beggars' Sect, and Sun Moon Sect, the most prominent are the Five Mountains Sword Sects.
Now that the Five Mountains Sword Sects have also gotten involved, just how deep is the water here?
They were genuinely terrified!
After a long pause, Lin Zhennan finally looked at Sha Tianjiang and asked, "And who are you?"
Sha Tianjiang said, "I'm just a wandering swordsman. I only happened to hear that the Qingcheng Sect wanted to take action against the Fuwei Escort Agency, so I came to join in the fun..."
Just then, a voice rang out from above: "Oh, the infamous 'Bald Eagle' Sha Tianjiang, a senior member of the Songshan Sect, actually calls himself a wandering swordsman?"
Everyone turned to look, and saw another old man appear on the roof.
Huang Rong murmured, "The rooftop of the escort agency is more bustling than a market today!"
Although the old man was thin, he possessed an extraordinary air about him. Upon seeing him, the Qingcheng disciples excitedly exclaimed, "Master..."
Yu Canghai's face was extremely ugly. He had already thoroughly investigated the background of Fuwei Escort Agency.
His disciples were enough to wipe out the Fuwei Escort Agency, so he didn't need to lift a finger. He just stayed outside to oversee things.
He truly never expected that his son would die in this conflict, nor did he expect that all his disciples would perish.
Fuwei Escort Agency doesn't have that kind of ability!
Even more unexpectedly, the Songshan Sect and the Huashan Sect were both involved!
Especially the Songshan Sect. In the past, the Songshan Sect had been very close to him, especially Zuo Lengchan, who had been trying to win him over. But unexpectedly, they were doing this behind his back!
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhennan swayed, lost his balance, and almost collapsed to the ground.
Suddenly appearing powerful bandits from the martial arts world: the Huashan Sect, the Songshan Sect, the Qingcheng Sect...
My humble Fuwei Escort Agency is utterly unworthy of such a position!
He felt like the sky had fallen!
Then he looked at Li Ping, who was now his only lifeline.
But in this situation, is Li Ping really willing to help him?
This means we're going to directly confront the Qingcheng Sect and the Five Mountains Sword Sect!
Also, it seems Li Ping knows the real Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, so what am I learning?
What exactly is his relationship with our Fuwei Escort Agency?
Lin Zhennan's mind was in complete chaos...