Chapter 83 Providing timely help

Qin Ming’s body moved with lightning speed, his speed fast and fierce. His feet pounded the forest floor, and he arrived with a gust of wind, swinging his heavy black gold hammer, which produced a terrifying sonic boom.

The woodland seemed to explode; all the branches it touched shattered in an instant.

Ge Qianxun’s pupils contracted; he had nowhere to dodge. Holding a pair of extremely heavy iron whips, he used all his strength to clash with the boy in front of him.

Instantly, sparks flew everywhere in the forest, and many large trees fell.

Their first clash left the ground covered in broken branches; it was a contest of strength.

Ge Qianxun staggered backward, his hands gripping the iron whip trembling slightly. The opponent’s large hammer had made his blood boil, giving him a feeling of suffocation.

Although he seized the Sun family’s hammer technique and studied it, he did not use hammer-type weapons.

He looked surprised. How old was this boy? It was really outrageous.

He is a veteran expert who has been reborn seven times, and his hidden identity is a gold thief.

Ge Qianxun discovered that his opponent was calm and composed, swinging such a high-speed and terrifying hammer as if it were a casual gesture, without any effort, and then launched another attack on him.

Qin Ming was indeed very calm. With a strength of nearly 5,000 jin, the black gold hammer in his hand, which looked very heavy to others, was actually very light to him.

With a deafening roar, as if thunder had struck the forest, Qin Ming swung his black gold hammer, leaving white shockwaves in his wake as trees crumbled.

This time, although Ge Qianxun used his double whips to fight back, he was still sent flying, crashing through many trees and making a series of cracking sounds.

His face was flushed, a result of the surging blood in his body. Although he hadn’t been hit by the black gold hammer, he was still quite uncomfortable from the shock.

His arms were numb, so he had to shake them slightly to improve blood circulation.

Dai Shifeng and his confidants were all horrified. Just how strong was that young man? He had sent the former hall master flying with just two blows.

“I knew this ‘job’ would be quite tricky. I didn’t expect it to be because of your unknown identity, but because of your lack of ability.” Ge Qianxun said with a gloomy face, “What’s most hateful is that the employer only gave a small amount of money in advance!”

“Seven rebirths are nothing special. Ge Qianxun, you should pay back the blood debt for the Sun family!” Qin Ming walked forward.

Behind them, Dai Shifeng, who had been reborn six times, sighed, while his confidants felt a mix of emotions.

Ge Qianxun’s ferocity was provoked, and he said, “I have cultivated myself for many years. It seems that if I don’t unleash my full power, you all will think that I am weak and easy to bully.”

His body suddenly swelled up, growing larger rapidly, with bulging muscles, clearly indicating that he had practiced some kind of hard skill, and his body instantly became strong and powerful.

Even the wrinkles on his face were gone, thanks to the bulging flesh, making him look ten years younger.

“Back in the day, when I was first reborn, I was a genius who could lift a cauldron weighing over 600 jin. If someone hadn’t broken my protective hard skills and damaged my foundation, I would have already achieved the radiance of heaven and become a person of another great realm.”

He harbored a strong resentment. After his foundation was damaged, he consumed spiritual substances more than twenty times and also took forbidden drugs, which led to his current achievements, but he is now completely cut off from the next major realm.

Ge Qianxun said in a chilling tone, “Don’t be so arrogant in front of me, you so-called genius! You might get killed!”

He pounced forward, his twin whips flashing like rainbows, slicing through the darkness of the dense forest with a thunderous sound.

However, the more force he used, the more severe the backlash he suffered when he was stopped by the hammer; he felt as if his fingers were about to be broken.

One of his iron whips had already flown out of his hand, while the other was bent by the force of the blow.

“Is that all the strength you have? After seven transformations, you barely weigh a little over 4,000 jin. I thought you had said so much, you must have weighed at least 4,500 jin.”

Qin Ming said casually, then swung the hammer again and said, “I’ll show you what the true essence of the hammer technique in the Sun family’s secret manual is!”

The so-called hammer technique also contains whipping force. Qin Ming’s arm is like a whip swinging, exerting the maximum power. Needless to say, the hammering force is as if it is shaking a mountain!

Qin Mingxun moved like a ghost, his long-handled black gold hammer producing a true sound of wind and thunder, causing any nearby branches to explode upon approach.

With a loud bang, Ge Qianxun was sent flying, the bent iron whip slipping from his hand, and heavenly light swirling above his right hand.

He was certain that without the protection of the heavenly light, if he were to fight purely with his bare hands, his entire arm would be ruined. Just how many times had this boy been reborn? In terms of strength alone, he was more than capable of crushing him.

“At my level, weapons are no longer important; they’re just a hindrance. Let me show you the Heavenly Light Force of the Golden Thief, and I’ll shatter you!” Ge Qianxun roared.

Then, he disappeared into the forest with a whoosh, seemingly trying to escape.

“Using the same old trick won’t work!” Qin Ming said coldly, and suddenly blocked the road in front of him.

Although he was only a fourth-time freshman, his physical attributes, including strength and speed, had improved dramatically compared to his opponent.

This time, Ge Qianxun was not trying to escape; he was looking for a location that would be advantageous to him.

His face was cold and gloomy. He unleashed his Heavenly Light Force, which he had cultivated for decades, with immense power, and slashed forward.

Wherever his fingers passed, the messy tree branches blocking the way instantly turned to dust.

Qin Ming blocked the attack with his hammer, then looked down and saw two faint palm prints on it.

“Sure, let me show you the power of the Heavenly Light Force in the Sun Family Hammer Technique!” Qin Ming stopped swinging his hammer and instead pressed forward with one hand as fast as lightning.

He activated the whip force and hammer force of the Sun family, as well as the mysterious composite “explosive force” he obtained in the Thunderfire Alchemy Hall. It was the precursor to the thunder force. The three forces were combined and unleashed.

Ge Qianxun sneered. After his five rebirths, his physical body was incredibly tough. After his sixth rebirth, he gained a special ability that could increase his Heavenly Light Force by a large margin in a short period of time.

Unfortunately, his seven rebirths were driven by banned drugs, making them seem somewhat unrealistic.

For a moment, the light emanating from Ge Qianxun’s hands was dazzling.

Qin Ming’s hand collided with his hands one after the other, and two thunderous sounds erupted in the forest, accompanied by dazzling sunlight.

The area was ravaged by strong winds, which swept many dead branches off the ground and then shattered in mid-air.

Ge Qianxun could hardly believe it; his hands were a bloody mess, bleeding profusely, and he couldn’t stop the opponent’s Heavenly Light Force at all.

He remained silent, which made him even more dangerous.

Ge Qianxun was prepared to fight desperately because he knew that if he couldn’t hold them off any longer, he would really die here.

His bones cracked and popped all over his body. This time, instead of swelling, his body shrank, except for his right hand, which seemed to enlarge. After the bleeding stopped, it began to emit a dazzling light.

He mobilized all his energy and spirit, fused several kinds of Heavenly Light Force, and concentrated them all in his right hand to unleash his strongest attack, blasting it towards Qin Ming.

After Qin Ming integrated all the Heavenly Light Force into one, he has not yet tested its effect on a living person.

Now he wanted to test his moves. He casually held the hammer in his right hand, raised his left hand, which emitted a dazzling light, and gently slapped it forward.

With a loud thud, Ge Qianxun’s hand not only shattered, but his entire right arm also exploded, followed by a ripped shoulder.

If it weren’t for the crucial moment when he was ruthless enough to strike his shoulder with his other hand, half of his body might have been torn apart.

Ge Qianxun was horrified. What kind of Heavenly Light Force had the opponent combined? Could it be a combination of the force techniques from those mysterious sects? It was truly terrifying!

Qin Ming calmly stepped forward, swiftly delivering a blow that shattered his left arm, and said, “Now it’s symmetrical.”

“You…” Ge Qianxun staggered, his face as pale as paper, his whole body covered in blood, his injuries were too severe.

Qin Ming left an afterimage in place, lightly brushing his chest with his Yellow Mud Palm, causing Ge Qianxun to cough up blood, fly out, crash into a big tree, and then fall to the ground.

The saying goes that softness can also be strong. Qin Ming did not take his life because this man was a gold thief, and he wanted to leave him for Meng Xinghai.

Qin Ming crouched down and rummaged through Ge Qianxun’s arms, taking the package from his body.

He weighed it in his mind and realized that there must be a considerable amount of gold inside.

Most importantly, there’s a secret manual in the package!

“It seems to be carrying a strong emotional fluctuation!” Qin Ming was delighted; to him, this was more valuable than the day gold.

He left the woods and walked toward the river.

Dai Shifeng and his confidants froze on the spot, and it took them a long time to breathe a sigh of relief. They felt that the boy was too scary. Old Ge was so easily beaten up by him.

“Qin Ming!” The filthy boy emerged from the mud, filled with resentment, his composure and arrogance completely gone.

Qin Ming looked at him calmly and said, “You said we have no relationship anymore. I only spared you from being shot in the sky because of your cousin Wang Caiwei. If you continue to be so reckless, you will have no future.”

The boy in dirty clothes had his entire face covered in mud, and upon hearing these words, his body seemed to tremble, and he clenched his fists.

Qin Ming sighed, never expecting that Ning Siqi would appear. She was once one of his best friends, yet things had come to this.

It would be impossible for him not to be moved.

Back then, the two were very close, but not long ago the other said such heartless and acrimonious things.

If it were someone else, Qin Ming could have accepted it quickly, but it was Ning Siqi who showed up and belittled and ridiculed him.

“Do you like your cousin? So, even back when we were calling each other brothers, you already disliked me?” Qin Ming asked.

These words broke Ning Siqi’s defenses. He was filled with grief and indignation and said, “Today, I was shot into the mud by you and humiliated like this. I am destined to become a laughing stock in the industry. Come on, let’s fight to the death!”

“You’re too dirty, go wash yourself in the river,” Qin Ming said calmly.

Only old friends truly understand each other. This statement broke Ning Siqi’s guard, who prided himself on having the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties and being refined and unconventional. He trembled all over, shouted, and actually jumped into the river.

Ning Siqi usually wore white clothes, but he was covered in filth and even he himself was disgusted by it.

He walked up, disheveled and gritting his teeth, and said, “Qin Ming, you’re really something, you’ve gone to great lengths!”

Qin Ming looked at him and said, “I’m a little puzzled. As the employer, why would you show up in person and come to the scene to oversee things? It’s not like you.”

Ning Siqi gritted her teeth and said, “Yes, I was stupid. I regret coming here. I was humiliated by you in every way. If word gets out, I will definitely become a laughing stock!”

“Let’s get started. Let me see how your path to becoming a freshman is going,” Ning Siqi said, then added, “Meng Xinghai hasn’t shown up yet?”

Qin Ming looked at him without saying a word.

“Was Ge Qianxun taken care of by Meng Xinghai’s men?” Ning Siqi had just heard a huge sonic boom in the dense forest.

“Scared? So you knew I was close to Lao Meng,” Qin Ming said.

“I witnessed Zhao Jingshuo being arrested by you, how could I not know?” Ning Siqi preemptively made her move.

As he approached, he said, “I bought a book, I’m going to rub some mud…”

He was slapped by Qin Ming and sent flying, falling into a mud pit.

“You’ve actually become this strong?” Ning Siqi was shocked. The information he received was that Qin Ming had disappeared for two years, and after reappearing, he only embarked on the path of rebirth in the last two or three months.

“I smashed Ge Qianxun to pieces with just a few blows,” Qin Ming said.

“Looks like you’ll have to make me use my true strength!” Ning Siqi’s bones cracked all over as he rinsed himself in the river again.

As he approached again, he spoke while making his move: “I have prepared a secret manual for you, which is many times more advanced than the newborn techniques you practiced in remote places.”

Qin Ming had sensed something was wrong earlier, and his expression shifted slightly upon hearing these words, but he still made his move.

“The words of ridicule and humiliation I said to you before were the exact words of some of your old friends. If I hadn’t come today, those people you once hated would have come after you personally,” Ning Siqi said quickly.

Qin Ming remained silent and twice more threw him into the mud pit, which enraged Ning Siqi.

“I thought you liked your cousin and were deliberately targeting me.”

“Get out!” Ning Siqi said only one word.

“I came here personally, risking my own reputation, to ignite this whole thing before them, only to be met with this humiliation!” Ning Siqi was furious.

“What kind of detonation is this? Is it meaningful?” Qin Ming said, looking at him as he made his move.

Ning Siqi said, “Once things get out of hand, that’s fine. I’ve already found a reliable person to go to some remote place and send an anonymous letter to Cui Qi. I hope he receives it smoothly. If he comes out of seclusion and reads the letter, and finds out that a powerful family has come to humiliate you and even try to kill you, given the uncle-nephew relationship between you, he will definitely be furious. Ignoring the obstruction of those old guys in the Cui family, he will come out to warn all parties, and may even kill some members of powerful families! If you see him then, you must clarify for me immediately that I am doing this to smear myself for you, so that he doesn’t actually kill me.”

“Siqi!” Qin Ming only uttered these two words.

“You can’t just practice any technique haphazardly in this remote place. The combination of Heavenly Light Force is very particular. If you just randomly practice low-level techniques and try to integrate them, you’ll run into trouble later.” Ning Siqi told him that he had prepared a very powerful technique with a complete system, enough for him to reach a very high level.

“Advanced Qigong?” Qin Ming asked.

“It’s much more precious than those other kinds; it’s a relatively rare secret manual. It contains the Heavenly Light Force combination, which you don’t need to practice individually; it’s a unique skill achieved through fusion.” He quickly told him the location of the book.

Ning Siqi added, “I didn’t prepare any spiritual materials for you. You can hone your skills by hunting them yourself. Alright, I admit I’m a bit short on cash and can’t afford any high-end spiritual materials. After I secretly asked someone to bid for that rare manual for you, I don’t have much gold left.”

“Siqi, I don’t know how to thank you,” Qin Ming said, feeling a warmth in his heart. After all the ups and downs, he didn’t have many friends left. Having such an old friend filled him with mixed emotions, and even his eyes welled up with tears.

Ning Siqi said, “Don’t be fooled by other old friends. There are only two or three old friends like me left. Many of them are scheming and despicable.”

When he learned that Qin Ming had such power after four rebirths, he was extremely shocked and said, “Although you are not a near-immortal with the potential to be perfected, your current talent still has great potential!”

He said with some emotion, “At first, I thought you would have a terrible time here, not even having a suitable new life law.”