Chapter 28: Bursting Blood, Forbidden Land, Supreme Treasure

Qin Feng had long noticed something off about Xiang Ding.

His flesh surged, his blood qi boiled; though not as strong as him, it still far surpassed ordinary people, showing the opponent had considerable accomplishment in body refinement, yet he never erupted.

Moreover, his demeanor was steady, he remained very confident.

Obviously he hid a terrifying killing move.

But he could never have imagined that the opponent possessed double pupils; when activated, it burst forth with a power like heavenly might, shaking the mind and overawing the will, almost making him lose his fighting spirit.

If not for his spirit trembling at the critical moment, his soul shining brightly, he would have been killed.

"My genetic level is very high, making my spirit extraordinarily strong, but even that couldn't resist the opponent's suddenly erupted strange power. Finally, it should be the potential of supergod perception, unity of heaven and man, and super recovery, which was stimulated, greatly increasing my resistance, allowing me to withstand the suppression."

That was a thought that flashed through Qin Feng's mind.

The next moment, the opponent's blood qi boiled, his muscles trembled, indicating he was about to erupt with physical strength—this was also the opportunity he had been seeking.

Boom—

The two fists collided, the blasted shockwave like an atomic bomb explosion, thunder rising from the flat ground, shaking until the ears rang.

Xiang Ding showed a look of astonishment, and the next moment he was flung backward.

Qin Feng instantly gave chase.

He also abandoned the Flowing Cloud Sword.

Watching Xiang Ding crash to the ground and about to leap up, he pressed his left hand's ten fingers forward, releasing a sword qi that tore the air.

Comparable to a bullet, it shot toward the opponent's front chest.

Xiang Ding sensed the danger, his body suddenly turned, dodging the strike while Qin Feng also closed in.

"Exploding Fist!"

Blood qi surged, true qi boiled; Qin Feng's punch exerted extreme power, causing Xiang Ding to change color, only able to raise his spear to block in front of him.

True qi erupted, forming a ring of qi shield, but it was blown apart by a ring of explosion, and he was flung backward again, this time even losing his long spear.

His tiger's mouth split, his arm trembled, as if bearing an unbearable weight.

"Die!"

Qin Feng, gaining the advantage, leapt up and struck again.

The violent power could blast mountain peaks, making Xiang Ding's inner palace tremble, blood trickling from the corners of his mouth, his expression extremely grim; he narrowed his eyes, his double pupils reappeared, and he uttered two words: "Heavenly Might!"

Like a heavenly god descending, his might pressed upon all beings.

Yet it only made Qin Feng pause slightly.

"How could it be blocked? Even a Grand Master strong enough could have his mind shaken." Xiang Ding completely lost composure, yet he also seized the opportunity to stand up.

"Three Phase Sword Finger!"

"Exploding Fist!"

Qin Feng said nothing; raising his left hand, a sword qi shot toward the opponent's throat, while his right fist also blasted out.

Xiang Ding dodged the sword qi by turning sideways, but could only meet the fist head-on.

Bang bang bang…

In an instant, the two engaged in the most primal collision.

Power exploded, fist to flesh.

Xiang Ding kept retreating.

In pure physical strength, he simply could not match Qin Feng, even with true qi support.

Pfft…

He finally couldn't hold back, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Bursting Blood!"

Xiang Ding wanted to go berserk; his heart suddenly pounded like a war drum, blood rushed rapidly like a flood pouring down, making his skin suddenly flush and temperature soar.

His aura also rose a notch.

"Three Phase Sword Finger, two swords fired together!" Qin Feng's eyes icy, he pressed both hands, and two sword qi burst forth, leaving the bursting Xiang Ding no chance to dodge, opening two blood holes in his chest.

Blood shot straight out three meters, also causing Xiang Ding's momentum to pause slightly before beginning to drop.

"Exploding Fist!"

Qin Feng had no choice but to unleash this fist technique again.

Although his execution was consummate, it was still repetitive, yet it again blasted Xiang Ding away.

"Impossible!" Xiang Ding wailed in anguish and fury, nearly losing his mind: "I am an unparalleled heavenly prodigy, ninth-rank martial way, sevenfold body refinement, an invincible existence among the younger generation, capable of contending with Grand Master strong ones—how could I be suppressed by a youngster like you?"

He couldn't figure it out, nor could he comprehend.

His anger nearly drowned his reason.

"Die!" Qin Feng gave no reply, only carrying out a ruthless slaughter.

Three Phase Sword Finger and Exploding Fist were unleashed in succession, completely suppressing Xiang Ding and also opening more than ten holes in his body.

Xiang Ding's breath grew ever weaker.

The blood flowed ever more profusely.

By contrast, Qin Feng remained nearly at his peak.

"Die!"

Qin Feng seized the opportunity, a punch smashed into Xiang Ding's chest, immediately sounding the crack of breaking bones; this genius spat out a mouthful of blood and was flung backward.

Swish…

Just as he was about to pursue and kill the opponent, Qin Feng's brow twitched, he suddenly shifted sideways, dodging a sword qi.

In the blink of an eye, several more sword qi attacked.

Each had been condensed to the extreme, far beyond what Bai Yunrui could match initially; once they landed on his body, Qin Feng had no confidence to resist them with his flesh.

A masked figure appeared ahead, his sword waving continuously; the sword qi filling the sky also seized Xiang Ding, leapt up, landed on the river surface and stepped away on water.

"You think you can run? Have you asked me?" Qin Feng flashed a ferocious look, leapt up and landed on the water surface, rebounding off the slight force, he shot to the opposite bank and swiftly gave chase.

The pitch‑black night instantly swallowed their silhouettes.

On this riverbank.

All the onlookers stared at one another, shocked beyond words.

"Xiang Ding is this strong? A ninth‑rank martial artist, seven‑cycle body tempering—real or fake? Is this kid going to defy heaven?"

"He may be defying heaven, but the true defier is Qin Feng—only fifteen years old, he nearly beat Xiang Ding to death."

"Fifteen years old, overpowering the ninth‑rank, seven‑cycle Xiang Ding—unthinkable, beyond comprehension!"

"Yeah, beyond comprehension! But Qin Feng really wants to kill Xiang Ding, and he's truly ruthless!"

"If Xiang Ding dies, will the Xiang family follow the Lü family's downfall?"

"Very likely! Back then, Qin Wenshan's strong rise should have seen the Qin family decline with his downfall, but who could have imagined his son would be even more monstrous, his ascent unstoppable? Truly, heaven will not let the Qin family perish!"

"The Qin family's ancestral tomb is emitting green smoke, but from now on there'll be good shows to watch!"

In the darkness they whispered.

The four youths who had come with Xiang Ding exchanged glances, all showing shock.

They knew how terrifying Xiang Ding was—unbeatable among the younger generation in the prefectural city, no one could rival him, and some even said he had a great chance of entering the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm in the future.

But today he nearly got killed.

And his opponent was still so young.

"Fifteen years old, suppressing the gifted Xiang Ding, yet he himself has no real foundation—this utterly defies common sense; could the rumors be true?" one of them hesitated and said.

"What rumors?"

"About the supreme treasure in the Forbidden Land!"

"That you say this might actually be true! Rumor has it a supreme treasure once appeared here—could the Qin family have obtained it, thus producing such a heaven‑defying Qin Feng?"

"I recall that lately the Fan family has repeatedly sent clansmen to Wan'an City; once they dispatched many experts, only to lose most of them, claiming they were just here to propose a marriage. Then Fan Chi came again and was killed. Although the Fan family is allied by marriage with the Xiang family, as the female side why would they keep coming here of their own accord? In a marriage alliance the female side should be the one pursued, yet the opposite happened. Moreover, the Wang family has also set its sights on the Fan family, seemingly harboring some scheme."

"It must be that the Fan family discovered some clue, hence their careful plotting! Could the death of the Qin family's former head be their doing? Is the supreme treasure linked to the Qin family? And besides, we four were sent here for no apparent reason by the various families, and we have to follow Xiang Ding—could it be because of this hidden matter?"

They exchanged glances again, all feeling a tingling on their scalps.

"The person who just rescued Xiang Ding feels familiar to me, like the fan family's Seventh Uncle." one of them murmured again.

This time they all fell silent.

"You say, could we be overthinking? The Qin family's former head was killed perhaps only because he might possess an Aperture Chart? Is Qin Feng truly a monstrous talent?" the speaker from before said again, his voice even lower.

"Eh, not just an Aperture Chart—even a Heavenly Phenomenon inheritance, the Fan family might not care, so why be so secretive? Sigh, troubled times, my brothers, though we all come from the prefectural city with respectable backgrounds and look down on this backwater, it's now clearly a vortex of right and wrong; from now on we'd better be careful."

"Yeah, don't stay at the Xiang family's place—let's just rent a room at an inn!"

"I really hope we're just spouting nonsense and making wild guesses."

Hardly had the words finished when they also exchanged opinions.

Elsewhere.

Qin Feng pursued relentlessly from behind, continuously unleashing finger‑sword attacks, the distance steadily closing.

Just as he was about to catch up, the opponent suddenly halted, turned, struck in one fluid motion—sword qi tore through the sky and descended.

Extremely abrupt.

(End of chapter)