Chapter 61: Battle!

Liu Jiang shouted, “Help me!”

Ding Xie raised his gun and fired.

Bang!

The gunshot echoed, questioning good and evil.

One good, one evil, which to choose?

The world knows to choose the good.

Precisely because good people are bullied by others.

Don’t believe it?

Look at Karma.

The evil man becomes a Buddha by dropping his butcher’s knife,

The good man becomes a Buddha through death and Reincarnation.

Others advise that it’s an obsession,

Ding Xie’s response: “Screw that.”

Should a good person be held at gunpoint?

Where in the world is such logic?

If there is, it’s a fallacy.

What Liu Jiang said was a fallacy.

Even Liu Jiang knew it was a fallacy.

But Liu Jiang didn’t want to die.

Never mind a fallacy, as long as he could live, he didn’t care how biased he was.

Moreover, he was sure to win this round.

Whether Ding Xie fired or not, he was sure to win.

If he didn’t fire, he would use Ding Xie’s hand to kill this great enemy.

And if he did fire?

The result would be the same.

The moment the words left his mouth, Liu Jiang’s feet moved incessantly, creating phantoms to block his vision.

As long as Ding Xie fired, the bullet would surely pass through his phantom and hit the pallbearer behind him.

He knew that the great enemy’s pallbearers had long since been tortured into insanity, fed with secret arts materials, and possessed only primal instincts.

Once injured, they would disregard everything else and fight to the death.

Liu Jiang waited in anticipation.

Then… Ding Xie’s muzzle pointed directly at his true body!

Impossible!

Liu Jiang was terrified in his heart.

He knew that Ding Xie had just learned the breathing technique of the Six Paths Preliminary Body, but that was just breathing.

The accompanying footwork was incredibly complex; let alone learning it at a glance, if he didn’t slow down, others wouldn’t even be able to see it clearly.

Even with Ding Xie’s extraordinary talent, it was impossible to reach this level!

A lucky guess!

A coincidence!

Liu Jiang gave himself explanations, but the bullet didn’t listen to such explanations.

Pfft!

The bullet hit the umbrella in Liu Jiang’s hand.

To be precise, Liu Jiang used the umbrella in his hand as a shield, blocking it in front of him.

The specially made umbrella surface intercepted the bullet head.

Bang, bang, bang!

Ding Xie pulled the trigger repeatedly, bullets firing rapidly.

But without exception, they were all blocked by this umbrella.

Holding the umbrella, Liu Jiang had a bitter smile on his face.

“Brother Ding, why bother?

If the two of us brothers fight, wouldn’t we just be benefiting an outsider?

The old fellow in this coffin is insanely cruel and has no humanity left.

Do you see his pallbearers?

These four were all very famous figures in the Martial Forest back then: Northern Divine Spear Wang Shi, Glimpse Swordmaster Lin Jinghong, Miraculous Healer Hu Eyue, and Sea-Cleaving Blade Li Yuanfei.

In the end, falling into his hands, not only was their Qi and blood drained and their sanity lost, but they were also refined into human puppets for him to drive.

If this person is not eliminated, he will truly be a great disaster.”

Liu Jiang spoke with sincere emotion.

A cold snort sounded from within the coffin.

“Insanely cruel?

No humanity?

This old man is merely seeking Human Elixir to prolong my life.

Unlike some people who, in order to create their own evil arts, slaughtered one hundred and forty-two people of the Qingcheng Sword Sect, seventy-six of the Huashan Sword Sect, two hundred and sixty-one ginseng hunters in Liaodong, forty-five of the South Sea Sect, and one thousand three hundred and ninety-four beggars in Flower City.

The people you have killed are far more than this old man!”

“Enshrined Zheng, you are making false accusations.

If you say I killed people, you must produce evidence.”

Liu Jiang’s smile remained unchanged.

“Evidence?

Within the Zhan Gan Chu Six Guards, the evidence of your killings is stacked higher than the roof beams.”

The cold snort from inside the coffin continued.

Two villains accusing each other; it was impossible to tell truth from falsehood.

But,

Ding Xie only felt it was noisy.

They were all people who deserved to die, so why discuss who deserved it more?

It would be better if they all just died.

He returned the revolver to its holster.

Ding Xie lifted the cart board.

The 【doctors mercy】 was aimed at the two of them, the hand-crank spinning rapidly.

Da-da-da!

The muzzle flashes merged into a single sheet of fire.

The four pallbearers were torn to shreds in an instant.

Even if the paper clothes on their bodies were specially made and impervious to swords and spears, they couldn’t withstand the continuous strafing of the gatling.

The umbrella in Liu Jiang’s hand followed the same logic; therefore, when Ding Xie set up the gatling, Liu Jiang moved like a civet or a snake, crawling along the ground and ducking behind the coffin.

The solid wood, copper-bound coffin was struck until wood chips flew everywhere.

Revealing the… person inside?

Dressed in Pseudo-Dynasty court robes, with a curly-tailed Qilin on the chest.

The top bead was bright red and unpatterned, and a yellow talisman was stuck to the forehead.

“Humph!”

With another cold snort, the yellow talisman fluttered, revealing a pale, greenish, withered face beneath.

He stood up straight and raised both arms.

The coffin lid flew across and smashed toward Ding Xie.

Whish!

With a dull whistle, Ding Xie leaped into the air.

He kicked the incoming coffin lid.

Crack!

The solid wood coffin lid snapped in the middle, and the zombie-like Enshrined followed closely behind, ten fingers splayed, stabbing straight at Ding Xie.

The nails were long and sharp, glinting with a cold light.

The momentum was fierce, stirring the wind like an eagle’s strike.

Eagle Claw Technique!

An Eagle Claw Technique even higher than a Major Achievement!

Screech!

As the claws struck, an eagle’s cry rang out.

The fine rain was blown away.

At this moment, the zombie-like Enshrined in mid-air seemed to have a shell formed by the rain and mist.

Shaped like a flying eagle.

The offensive was sharp and fierce.

Seeking a one-hit kill.

Ding Xie did not retreat.

He raised his hand into a claw and met the attack head-on.

A tiger’s roar suddenly erupted.

The fine rain exploded.

The fierce tiger raised its head and roared, shaking the mountain forest.

The beasts crouched low and wailed, acknowledging the king.

If the zombie-like Enshrined before was just a likeness, then at this moment, Ding Xie possessed both form and spirit, as if the Lord of the Mountain had returned to the mortal world.

The eagle’s claw shattered upon contact.

Crack-crack-crack!

Amidst the fine sounds, the hands of the zombie-like Enshrined were firmly captured in Ding Xie’s hands.

Ding Xie pressed down with his wrists.

Thump!

The zombie-like Enshrined’s wrists were crushed, and his body was forced to kneel on the ground.

Ding Xie raised his knee and struck.

Whish!

Like a hammer falling.

Like a spear thrusting out.

Liu Jiang, hiding to the side, immediately closed his umbrella and raised it upward.

The tip of the umbrella was aimed at Ding Xie, and he pressed the spring mechanism.

Bang, bang, bang!

Fire flashed repeatedly as bullets flew.

Ding Xie yanked the Enshrined up to block the shots.

The Enshrined, who was locked down by Ding Xie, took nine shots squarely in the back.

The court robes were immediately shredded, revealing a firm, gaunt body with a faint metallic luster underneath.

Clang!

The bullets collided with the body.

Amidst flying sparks, the nine bullet heads were embedded in him.

Seeing this, Liu Jiang narrowed his eyes, a hidden wariness within him.

However, the smile on his face grew wider.

“‘Eagle Claw Iron Shirt’ Zheng Zhong!

Truly the most talented and strongest person in the history of the Zheng family.

Even the legendary ‘Dragons Roar Iron Shirt’ is probably only at this level, right?

But now, you… seem to be in a bit of trouble!”

As he spoke, Liu Jiang pressed the spring again, and a thin sword was drawn from the umbrella handle.

Raindrops fell.

The blade remained dry.

It was clearly a Sharp Weapon.

Holding the thin sword, Liu Jiang stepped forward.

Ding Xie pressed the wrists down again and raised his knee.

Bang! Bang!

Once, twice.

The impacts were like a bell being struck, the sound echoing.

At first, Zheng Zhong didn’t care.

His skin and bones were like cast steel.

He had no fear of such blows at all.

But after only two strikes, Zheng Zhong couldn’t take it anymore.

Ding Xie’s knee strikes seemed to ignore his defense, reaching directly into his internal organs.

Therefore, before the third strike could land, Zheng Zhong shouted—

“Let’s join forces and kill him!

I have a way to supplement the weaknesses of your Raging Python Swallowing Flood Dragon Art, such as being unable to move and the reversal of Qi and blood that prevents swallowing!”