Chapter 741: How ruthless is she?

Qin Bore's moves were steady and vicious, each strike……carrying lethal force.

Du Jie swung his blade to block!

Blade light and sword shadow intertwined, the crisp clang of metal colliding……never ceased!

Their figures……were so fast only afterimages remained.

Du Jie, relying on over thirty years of martial cultivation, struck with sharp precision.

His first move……was a straight chop aimed at Qin Bore's face, powerful and heavy;

The second move, he turned and slashed sideways, directly aiming for the gap at her waist;

The third move, he swept his blade horizontally toward her lower body.

Du Jie's blade, every move lethal, fully displayed the skill of a top-tier martial artist.

But Du Jie never imagined that these three moves……hadn't even touched the corner of Qin Bore's clothing.

Qin Bore's graceful shadow moved like a ghost, each time……precisely evading his attacks.

Before Du Jie could retract his move, Qin Bore's long sword in hand had already counterattacked.

Qin Bore's blade edge was fierce, as fast as lightning.

In just three moves, she effortlessly neutralized all of Du Jie's attacks.

She countered with a palm……slamming into Du Jie's chest.

"Pfft! ~"

Du Jie let out a muffled groan, chest wracked with pain, his stance staggered as he retreated several steps.

Du Jie slammed heavily into the wall, the long sword in his hand clattering to the ground with a "clang!"

Du Jie widened his eyes, his face full of shock and disbelief.

After only three moves, I actually got defeated?

This woman's strength was far more terrifying than he imagined, exceeding his expectations?

Du Jie's inner arrogance……was instantly replaced by extreme fear.

Du Jie no longer had his previous arrogance; he didn't even have time to pick up the long sword fallen on the ground due to chest pain, he turned sharply and bolted, wanting to flee……

Du Jie knew he was no match for this woman!

Du Jie only wanted to escape this terrifying woman as quickly as possible and preserve his life.

But how would Qin Bore give him a chance to escape?

Qin Bore's shadow flashed, and she instantly caught up to Du Jie.

She extended her fingertips and grabbed the back of Du Jie's collar in one swift motion.

Du Jie struggled desperately; Qin Bore exerted slight force and kicked hard at the back of his knee.

"Thud!"

Du Jie's legs went weak, and he heavily knelt onto the ground.

Du Jie's knees……struck the hard ground, sending a piercing pain.

Qin Bore followed up, stepping on his back with a foot, preventing him from rising.

At the same time, Qin Bore slightly raised the long sword in her hand, the icy blade……pressing tightly against Du Jie's neck.

A chill instantly spread throughout Du Jie's body.

The chill of the blade……made Du Jie's neck go numb.

Du Jie trembled all over, no longer having his former arrogance, his eyes filled with fear.

Du Jie could only lie flat on the ground, not daring to breathe.

This person, none other than the prominent figure of Shanghai, the youngest leader of the Shangqing Group.

At this very moment, he was pressed to the ground by Qin Bore, unable to move.

Du Jie endured the pain, burst out angrily threatening, his voice vicious:

"Qin Bore! Dare you lay a finger on me? My father is the head of the Shangqing Group; if you harm me, he will never forgive you! The entire power of the Shangqing Group will swarm out, letting you and your Divine Phoenix Group suffer eternal ruin—wait for our endless retribution!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Bore not only showed no fear, but let out a cold sneer.

Qin Bore's eyes……were full of contempt and mockery.

She gripped the long sword tighter:

"Shangqing Group? Do you really think I, Qin Bore, would fear you?"

Before her words finished, Qin Bore slightly turned her wrist, pressing the blade's back down, a cold light flashing!

She, decisively……cut off one of Du Jie's fingers pressed to the ground.

"Pfft!" The sound of the finger being cut off echoed around.

Blood, spattered!

"Ah——!!" Du Jie wailed in anguish!

Piercing pain……instantly engulfed his whole body.

Du Jie……let out a heart-rending wail.

Blood, gushed from his severed finger, staining the ground beneath him red.

Du Jie writhed in pain, cold sweat pouring from his forehead, unable to utter another threatening word.

The surrounding surviving members of the New Faction Group saw this and instantly erupted in commotion.

All the fighters grabbed their weapons……and surged in from all directions.

A sea of people, dense and thick, surrounded Qin Bore on all sides.

The leaders of the various major factions of the New Faction……all widened their eyes, faces full of shock and horror.

These New Faction leaders, each standing frozen in place, were utterly stunned by Qin Bore's courage.

They never expected that this woman…… would actually be this fierce.

She not only wiped out Shangqing's Death Warriors, but also dared to publicly seize Du Jie and chop off his fingers??

This is, not giving Shangqing Group any face at all!

Qin Bore's expression unchanged, she slightly applied force with her feet, firmly stepping on Du Jie on the ground.

Her long sword drew even closer to Du Jie's neck by a fraction.,

As long as she applies a little force, she can instantly take Du Jie's life.

Qin Bore, holding Du Jie, retreated slowly backward.

Her icy gaze swept over the thugs coming from all sides.

Qin Bore's tone was icy and piercing, carrying an aura of menace:

"If you dare step forward another step, I will immediately make his blood spill here."

The thugs, wary of getting hurt, dared not act rashly.

Everyone could only retreat step by step under Qin Bore's aura…… pressing closer and closer.

Around them, the originally tight encirclement was instantly torn open a large gap.

No one dared to step forward to block even half a step.

Finally, under Qin Bore's such ruthless and decisive means, the New Faction's people…… completely lost their morale.

No one dared to risk Du Jie's life, so they were forced to retreat slowly.

The leaders of the New Faction Group all had grim faces, yet helpless, their eyes full of apprehension and unwillingness.

They never imagined they would be forced into this situation by a woman.

Qin Bore, holding Du Jie, kept the icy blade pressed against his neck.

Qin Bore's tone showed no softening, as she shouted loudly at the New Faction people:

"Everyone withdraw from the scene; anyone who stays another second, I will kill Du Jie on the spot!"

The New Faction Group's leaders looked at each other, seeing the resolve in Qin Bore's eyes.

Everyone understood…… she does what she says.

Du Jie also panicked then, shouting at the New Faction Group, "Everyone, retreat!!"

Even those undergoing tribulation have spoken.

The New Faction Group's leaders, not daring to resist, gritted their teeth and ordered, leading all their subordinates in a disheveled retreat from the Goddess Bar plaza……

In a moment, the originally noisy plaza was left with only bloodstains on the ground…… and Qin Bore, along with the Old Faction entourage.

Lin Yuan stared at Qin Bore, his gaze deep.

This Qin Bore, her actions are ruthless and decisive.

She shares some similarities with Lin Yuan.

And, not long after the New Faction had completely withdrawn, a piercing siren sounded from afar……

Dozens of police cars came wailing, soon arriving at the plaza scene.

Police officers quickly got out, sealed off the entire plaza, and with solemn expressions inspected the scene.

But by then, the New Faction had already completely withdrawn; the scene only had scattered weapons, leaving no direct evidence pointing to the New Faction.

And Du Jie was also hidden by Qin Bore inside the Goddess Bar……

After the police searched around, they could only resign themselves to stopping, asking Qin Bore and the others a few simple questions……

The police then led their personnel away from the scene.

This large-scale brawl ultimately left no traceable clues.

After the police left, Qin Bore walked into the bar and again stepped on Du Jie underfoot.

Du Jie tried to struggle, but was directly given a harsh slap by Qin Bore.

Du Jie, after being slapped, vomited blood, and several of his front teeth were knocked out.

This scene, coincidentally…… was seen by the Old Faction Group's leaders watching from not far away……

Several people all showed shock, completely stunned by Qin Bore's courage and strength, unable to speak for a long time.

Du Jie, at this moment, had long lost any of his former arrogance, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

The pain from Du Jie's severed fingers…… continued.

The chill around his neck…… made his soul flee.

Du Jie hurriedly spoke, his voice full of pleading and panic:

"Qin Bore, let me go quickly! I know I was wrong, I'll never dare to cause you trouble again, give me a way to live, our Shangqing Group will never again set foot in Jiangnan even half a step!"

Qin Bore, hearing this, her eyes full of contempt and coldness.

Her tone was icy, each word carrying menace:

"Let you go? You dare to stick your underground business from Shanghai into our Jiangnan affairs? Du Jie, your Shangqing Group's reach is overly wide, isn't it?"

At this moment, outside the Goddess Bar.

The Old Faction Group's leaders who had just been watching, exchanged glances, each secretly calculating:

The Shangqing Group…… is indeed the absolute ruler of Shanghai's underworld, vast in power and ruthless in methods.

Qin Bore's seizure of Du Jie undoubtedly stirred up a hornet's nest; these Old Faction groups certainly don't want to be dragged in and invite disaster.

Zhaojun stepped forward first, his face showing a cautious expression.

Zhaojun gently advised: "Phoenix God, stay calm; everything can be negotiated. Du Jie is after all a member of the Shangqing Group; release him first, to avoid unnecessary trouble for the Divine Phoenix Group and also for our Old Faction alliance."

Long Jianyi also quickly echoed, his tone solemn: "Yes, Phoenix God Miss, Elder Zhao is right; we all know the Shangqing Group's strength. If a fight really breaks out, it benefits no one; just do us a favor and release Du Jie first."

Qin Bore coldly glanced at the few of them, the corner of her mouth curling into a mocking smile.

Qin Bore's tone was full of impatience and resolve, she shouted sternly:

Get lost! The affairs of my Goddess Bar—how dare you outsiders come here and point fingers?

The old faction's spokespersons…… their faces showed a flash of embarrassment.

The Haihe International spokesperson, Hai Zhongtian, hurriedly said:

"Phoenix God, you can't say that—we're all members of the Old Faction Alliance, we share the same breath and branch, your affairs are our affairs, we're doing this for your own good, for the good of the entire Old Faction Alliance!"

"An alliance?" Qin Bore sounded as if she'd heard a huge joke.

Qin Bore let out a cold laugh, her sharp gaze…… sweeping over the old faction's spokespersons present.

In Qin Bore's tone…… lay mockery and questioning,

"Just now I was surrounded by the New Faction Group, trapped in the Killing Formation by the Shangqing Group's Death Warriors, my life hanging by a thread—where were you so-called 'alliance' members when I needed support?"

"Now I've settled the trouble, and you come out pretending to be good, talking about the alliance?"

One sentence, and it instantly struck the vital point of the old faction's spokespersons.

Several spokespersons' faces…… instantly turned ashen.

Everyone looked at each other, heads bowed, speechless,

Just now, when Qin Bore was fiercely battling the Death Warriors and the New Faction……

These old faction spokespersons all hid at a distance to watch, fearing to be caught in the fallout.

At this moment, Qin Bore publicly called them out—how could they still have the nerve to offer even half a word of advice?

Du Jie, being dragged along, saw the old faction unable to help, and his fear mixed with a hint of reluctance.

Du Jie gritted his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain of his broken finger, and once again threatened with a show of bravado:

"Qin Bore, don't go too far! If my father knew you were treating me like this, he'd surely raze Jiangnan, reducing you and the Divine Phoenix Group to ashes—you'd better think about the consequences!"

Upon hearing that, Qin Bore's eyes grew even colder.

Qin Bore's red lips curled into a bone-chilling cold smile.

"Oh? If you dare speak recklessly again, don't blame me for being impolite—today I declare here that if you provoke me again, I'll march straight onto Shanghai, wipe out your Shangqing Group, and raze the entire Shanghai Underground Jianghu!"

Before her words even fell, Qin Bore flipped her wrist, and the long sword in her hand came down precisely.

"Pfft!!"

Her sharp blade…… directly pierced Du Jie's palm pressed against the ground!

The blade pierced through the palm, blood spurted out instantly, dyeing the long sword red and splashing the ground.

"Ah——!!!"

A heart-wrenching pain worse than a broken finger…… swept over Du Jie's entire body@!

Du Jie…… let out a wail even more horrific than before!

Du Jie's body…… convulsed violently, cold sweat trickling down his forehead to soak his clothes.

He was in so much pain he nearly fainted, lacking even the strength to struggle.

This sight caused the old faction group's spokespersons nearby to stiffen all over, utterly terrified!

Although they already knew Qin Bore was ruthless, they never expected she'd actually dare to do this—saying she'd pierce the palm and she did, without a hint of hesitation?

At this moment, all the old faction forces felt dread in their hearts, not daring to breathe, secretly relieved they hadn't rashly stepped forward to block her.

Lin Yuan stood nearby, also staring at Qin Bore with shock written all over his face.

Lin Yuan's eyes were full of disbelief:

Usually Qin Bore is cool and aloof, seeming harmless.

But when she really acts, she's incredibly ruthless!

Her decisiveness and ferocity completely exceeded Lin Yuan's expectations, and he felt a growing awe in his heart.

Under the excruciating pain, Du Jie completely collapsed, no longer retaining any of his former arrogance and threats, left only with endless fear and pleading.

Du Jie's face was stricken with grief, his voice trembling nonstop:

"Qin Bore, I was wrong! I really was wrong! Please don't hurt me anymore—I'll never dare threaten you again, never dare set foot in Jiangnan again, please spare me!"

Qin Bore slowly turned the long sword, the blade gently stirring in Du Jie's palm.

Looking at Du Jie's agonized howling, her eyes held no pity, her voice icy:

"Since you know you're wrong, shouldn't you show it? Just saying 'I'm wrong' and thinking it's erased?"

Du Jie hurriedly nodded, willing to do anything as long as he could save his life:

"I'll make amends! I'll make amends! I'll compensate you! I'll give you compensation!"

Qin Bore raised an eyebrow, her tone flat: "Oh? How much compensation?"