Chapter 17: Jiang Qin: I'm a Kind-Hearted, Soft-Handed Good Person

Two peak Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artists detonated themselves with everything they had, fissures racing across their bodies as they exploded with a thunderous blast!

The raging Spirit Energy swept outward, and the entire tunnel seemed to tremble faintly because of it.

The remaining two black-robed figures worked together to hold up a blood-colored shield, and only when the self-detonation subsided did they disperse the shield and let out a breath of relief.

One of them said anxiously, "The Vice Cult Master ordered us to bring him back alive. Now he's probably been reduced to nothing but bones by the blast. How are we supposed to answer for this?"

"Answer for it? If we get picked off one by one by this kid, then we really won't be able to answer for it."

That person gave a cold snort, the lingering terror still not fading from his eyes.

A Spirit Guidance Realm cultivator who could suppress six peak Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artists, counter-kill two of them, and even force two more to self-detonate — if a monster like this ever set foot in Modu, he would become yet another invincible Human Race king in the future.

Now, you could say we've removed a hidden threat for the Holy Sect ahead of time.

But just then, Jiang Qin walked out of the rolling dust completely unharmed.

He looked with regret at the severely damaged Mountain Seal in his hand. He'd only just thought the thing was pretty handy, and before it had even warmed up in his hands it had been blown to scrap by the explosion — this was a peak third-tier Spirit Treasure worth over ten million.

"You destroyed my Spirit Treasure, so you'll pay for it with your scythes!"

Jiang Qin executed the perfected Wind-Stepping Art.

His figure vanished from where he stood.

When he reappeared, he was already behind one of the black-robed figures, utterly silent. He seized the man's neck and twisted hard — the latter couldn't react at all before his head was ripped clean off.

The other one came to his senses and hastily retreated several dozen meters, his eyes filled with fear of the unknown.

Such terrifying speed!

And there wasn't even the slightest trace of Spirit Power being used — like the wind, silent and formless, yet everywhere at once.

"Honestly, if those two hadn't self-detonated, I'd have had to put in a bit more effort to deal with you all. I didn't expect your fighting style to be this aggressive — just blow yourselves up on a whim."

"Do all you people from the Gods Sect treat your own lives so carelessly?"

His words drifted out lightly, but were destined to receive no answer.

The last man's eyes suddenly went wide as he stared in disbelief at the hand piercing through his chest — a bright red heart was still beating. Was that his own heart?

The corpse, still wearing an expression of disbelief, collapsed into a pool of blood.

At this point, all six peak Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artists of the Gods Sect had been wiped out!

It's also fortunate they didn't know the limits of the Slash Domain, otherwise this fight would have been much harder, and there might even have been a risk of a disastrous upset.

Inside the train at this moment.

With the cooperation of Jin Zhan and Li Yunyan, the remaining Gods Sect followers had been almost entirely killed or wounded, and the train was temporarily safe.

However, the two of them had also sustained injuries of varying degrees. After taking down the last one, they slumped weakly against the wall, gasping for breath. Their Spirit Power had been completely drained, and even lifting a hand was a struggle.

Footsteps came from behind, and they looked up.

Jiang Qin walked back completely unscathed, with not even a trace of those six black-robed figures to be seen. A bold guess welled up in everyone's heart, and their eyes filled with astonishment.

No way — it couldn't be that outrageous, right?

In a corner, a short-haired girl's expression flickered with panic for an instant. Though it lasted only an instant, Jiang Qin's sharp senses caught it.

His figure flashed, and he appeared in front of the short-haired girl, seizing her neck in one hand, and said with a cold laugh:

"Damn, so there really was a spy tipping them off. You're the one who led those Gods Sect followers here, aren't you?"

The fact that he, Li Yunyan, and Lin Lao had left Tianyun Shi this morning was known to very few people. After the train braked suddenly, those six black-robed figures had come straight for this last car as if they had x-ray vision.

The three cars in front were all VIP cars.

The most crucial point was that after those six black-robed figures appeared, only this woman had remained completely unruffled from start to finish — not at all the mindset a student should have. Even a girl as self-reliant as Li Yunyan had been afraid, so you could imagine how bizarre this was.

"W-what are you talking about? I don't know…"

The short-haired girl, unable to breathe with her neck seized, wore an expression of agony and distress. She was also a Spirit Guidance Realm Martial Artist, yet in Jiang Qin's hands she couldn't even manage the most basic struggle.

In her heart she was even more bewildered — how had he found out?

The companions beside her came to their senses and chimed in:

"Yeah, how could Nuan Nuan possibly tip off the Gods Sect? Jiang Qin, even though you're an SSS-grade Talent, you still need evidence when you do things. Let go of Nuan Nuan right now, or don't blame us for being rude!"

The other two companions rose with them, looking at Jiang Qin with hostility, seemingly ready to make a move.

Jiang Qin felt like laughing, and didn't lessen the grip on her neck in the slightest.

When those six Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artists were here just now, you lot were cowering like grandsons. Now you've grown a spine — do you think I'm a soft persimmon?

A Slash erupted, effortlessly severing the short-haired girl's four limbs.

A scream rang out through the train!

Her bloody hands and feet fell to the ground, drawing a collective sharp intake of breath. Those people looked at Jiang Qin with even greater fear, but Jiang Qin felt nothing in particular.

He stared at the woman's agonized, struggling form and said coldly:

"Listen up. I'll only ask you once."

"Did you or did you not tip off those Gods Sect people? If you dare to lie, I'll make you wish you were dead — losing your hands and feet is still the lightest of it."

A pair of sharp, piercing eyes gazed at her like the King of Hell.

The short-haired girl was already terrified to the extreme, not daring to meet Jiang Qin's gaze at all. Enduring the searing pain, she cried through her tears:

"…Y-yes, I did tip them off. They found me and said as long as I could give them information, they'd pay me a hundred million as a reward."

"Just this once?"

"Before that… there were several other times. They had me go scout out the locations of those geniuses, and as long as I succeeded they'd give me ten million in payment. I swear that's all there was. Please, just kill me. Ah! Please!"

Pain she had never experienced before had already driven the girl out of her mind.

The entire car was deathly silent except for her wails.

Jiang Qin had always been kind-hearted and soft-handed, so he gave her a quick end. He casually tossed the corpse, split in two, onto the ground, then glanced at the companions who had spoken up for the woman and said icily:

"You all seemed to be helping her just now. Can I take that to mean you're also spies for the Gods Sect?"

The three were so terrified they didn't dare speak, their bodies collapsing limply to the floor, not even daring to wipe the blood from their faces.

This person is simply a devil...

A stench of urine wafted from beneath them, nauseating.

Jiang Qin turned away in disgust, walked over to Li Yunyan who was sitting against the wall, and asked:

"Are you alright?"

"Just Spirit Power depletion plus some superficial wounds. I'll be fine after resting a while."

With Jiang Qin's support, Li Yunyan stood up and found a clean spot to sit and rest.

Jin Zhan stared at the mangled corpse on the ground, secretly relieved in his heart.

Fortunately, this great demon king had shown mercy yesterday; otherwise, he'd probably be scattered in pieces too. The name Ghost Slash truly didn't come from thin air!

What he didn't know was that Jiang Qin had originally planned to eliminate this hidden threat of his.

After all, Jin Zhan had been publicly humiliated by him yesterday, losing face badly. If he harbored ill intentions over it and thought about seeking revenge, that would be troublesome.

It was only after seeing Jin Zhan and Li Yunyan jointly kill the Church of the Gods followers that Jiang Qin abandoned this idea.

Hmm, he really is a kind-hearted, soft-handed good person!