Chapter 1 The Finger's Strength

But Yuan Qi unleashed a move, the qi energy from his fingertips spiraling forth.

Indeed, attacking the waves with a fist could only destroy a single point in the tide, but sometimes... victory or defeat hinged on that very point.

Even with Du Ying's vast, sea-like internal energy, he was helpless against the immediate, pinpoint offense and defense before him...

Chi—

After a soft whistle, the internal force of the Mingchen Xuan Gong burst from his fingertips.

At the last moment, Du Ying drew back the internal force of the Wuxi Gong to defend his life gate.

However, the effect of this action was only... to prevent him from dying on the spot.

Du Ying's name contained the character for "win," but that didn't mean he would win.

The one who won... was Yuan Qi.

Alliance Leader Yuan's talent was average, but he had already learned his own fighting style in countless practical battles. No matter what kind of opponent or technique he encountered, he could almost instantly see through their weaknesses. And that... was his real magic weapon for standing at the pinnacle of the martial world.

"To be honest..." After one move, Yuan Qi calmly said, "...I'm disappointed." Before he finished speaking, the look in his eyes changed, becoming the same as when he looked at others, "Someone like you, no matter how high your talent... shouldn't practice martial arts, nor should you make a name for yourself in the martial world." He paused, "Because... you lack the most basic fighting spirit that a martial artist should have."

"Heh..." Du Ying laughed bitterly upon hearing this. At this moment, the qi gate of his dantian was broken, causing his internal energy to be greatly disturbed. The seemingly endless true qi had completely dissipated, and it would be impossible to circulate his energy for a while... Knowing that he had become a lamb to the slaughter, Du Ying was no longer annoyed. He replied with relief, "In the martial world, one can't help oneself... If I could have chosen from the beginning, I wouldn't have wanted to get involved in the martial world. Unfortunately... when I could 'choose,' I was already the demon sect leader with great magical powers."

"'Choose'?" Yuan Qi looked at him coldly, "What did you choose?"

"To retire to the mountains and forests, to withdraw from the martial world," Du Ying replied.

"No, that's not right," Yuan Qi denied.

"Not right?" Du Ying asked suspiciously.

"Not right," Yuan Qi said, raising his eyes to look at the thirty-odd people behind Du Ying, "You are no different from these people who were forced to flee into the Burial Heart Valley... You think that coming here means you have abandoned the 'past,' but on the contrary, it is precisely because of your 'past' that you are trapped here. Whether you came here to retire, escape, or for some other reason, in the final analysis... it is all 'self-deception.'"

At this point, Yuan Qi had already raised a palm, preparing to send Du Ying "on his way": "Wherever there are people, there is the martial world. If you really want to quit... then go to the underworld to see the real King Yama!"

With that said, he struck.

Yuan Qi only used twenty percent of his power in this strike, it seemed he intended to leave the other party with a complete corpse.

And Du Ying had also accepted his fate, he was just silently waiting for this not-so-strong palm to strike his head.

However! At this moment...

A blade of light suddenly flashed, like thunder and lightning, directly striking Yuan Qi's right arm.

At that moment, Yuan Qi's face... showed surprise for the first time!

"What's going on?" Alliance Leader Yuan immediately thought, "This kind of powerful blade qi... is not emitted by internal force?"

While thinking, he hurriedly withdrew his hand and retreated in a hurry... then looked warily at the sky.

Seconds later, the people of Burial Heart Valley and the heroes of the martial world, standing at opposite ends, also showed surprise and looked up in the direction of the approaching blade light.

What appeared in their eyes first was white.

Snow-like white.

White clothes fluttering, a gentle breeze moving the hem.

Then there was red.

Blood-like red.

Blood-red cherry blossoms, adorning the white clothes, swaying in the wind.

After a moment, a graceful figure landed lightly.

At this time, what people saw... was still white and red.

Snow-white skin, enchanting beauty, made everyone's eyes linger on her.

At this moment, everyone present was stunned. Each of them was very certain... that they had never seen this female warrior before in their lives, because if they had, they would definitely remember her.

So, a question appeared in people's minds - who is she?

"Who... is it?" Yuan Qi was the first to come back to his senses.

It has to be said that Alliance Leader Yuan's state of mind was more than one level higher than those around him. Even though he was also amazed by Xu Huai Shang's beauty, he would not let himself be shaken just because a stunning woman appeared before him.

"Xu Huai Shang," Xu Huai Shang announced her name.

"Miss," Yuan Qi glared at her, "I have never seen you, nor have I heard of your name." He glanced at the knife mark on the ground in front of him and continued, "I wonder... what is your intention in interfering with my battle with Du Ying?"

Xu Huai Shang's answer was also concise: "We... are under the command of King Yama..."

As she said the word "we," the other three members of the Red Cherry team [Xue Qiang Wei (Blood Rose)], [Feng Xin Zi (Hyacinth)], and [Tie Hai Tang (Iron Begonia)] also descended from the sky one after another, standing on the same front as their captain.

"...to take your lives." After saying the second half of the sentence, Xu Huai Shang did not move.

The three of Red Cherry also followed closely behind, instantly rushing out.

They didn't seem to need the help of those in the valley. Relying on only four people, they charged towards the enemy formation of more than two hundred people in front.

"Be careful!" The next second, Yuan Qi immediately shouted.

This was the first time he had given direct instructions to the heroes in battle, because he knew... that these four opponents in front of him were extremely dangerous. If he didn't say this, the group of people behind him might be killed or injured in an instant.

Chi Ying—Chi Ying—

Two flashes of blade light, the sound of blades ringing out in unison.

Xu Huai Shang came like an arrow, unhesitatingly targeting Yuan Qi as her first kill.

Yuan Qi's reaction was also lightning fast, he immediately drew his sword and circulated his energy, rolling backhand to meet his opponent's twin blades.

Xu Huai Shang's blade was very fast, because she was a player, and her physical fitness had already exceeded the limits of normal humans.

Previously, when fighting the Desert Blade King Di Hou, Yuan Qi could still easily avoid the blade and subdue the enemy with one blow. But facing Xu Huai Shang's attack, Yuan Qi chose to "block."

"Who exactly is she..." After one move, Yuan Qi's doubts in his heart were even greater, "Looking at her appearance... she is at most in her twenties; but this kind of external kung fu cultivation is definitely not something someone of this age can achieve..."

Qiang—Qiang—Qiang—

Before Yuan Qi could settle his thoughts, Xu Huai Shang launched several more attacks.

Her twin blades were so fast that when a person's blade was so fast, her blade was omnipresent and ubiquitous.

If Yuan Qi was not using a cloth sword, but a weapon with a fixed shape, he would probably have been defeated long ago.

"Why..." Yuan Qi was increasingly shocked as he fought, he had not experienced the feeling of rolling on the edge of a knife for many years, "Why does she use this kind of light kung fu and blade technique, but there is no flow of internal energy at all?"

In fact, the answer to this question is very simple... because the energy system controlled by players is different from theirs.

But as an NPC in the script, it is impossible for Yuan Qi to transcend his own dimension to get this answer. Therefore, Alliance Leader Yuan, who could not figure out the opponent's moves and could not feel the opponent's true qi flow... could only rely on his pure five senses to judge the opponent's next move.

Considering that the basic physical fitness of the two sides was not at the same level at all, it was only natural that Alliance Leader Yuan was at a disadvantage.

On the other hand, the battle of the other three members of Red Cherry had also begun.

Their approach could be described as barbaric, but very effective. To put it bluntly, it was - indiscriminate shooting.

Tie Hai Tang was a player specializing in both equipment and shooting. The guns she usually carried in her baggage... were more than what Gu Xiaoling brought. At this moment, she and Xue Qiang Wei and Feng Xin Zi each took two submachine guns and started shooting at the crowd.

Those people in the martial world did recognize firearms, but for this kind of gun that was at least several hundred years ahead of their time... even if it was placed in front of them, they would not know what it was for.

As a result, in less than ten seconds, sixty or seventy people died in shock.

Watching the experts of various sects fall like wheat, the people on the Burial Heart Valley side were also shocked. They deduced from the blood holes in the corpses... that these people must have been killed by some kind of "hidden weapon." But they could not see the flight path of these hidden weapons at all, they could only hear the sound of "tutututu" firing.

"Alas... if Xiaoling was here, we would have taken down a Red Cherry member with a sniper rifle by now, right?"

On the edge of the mountain, Hua Jian sighed as he looked at the scene in the distance.

"The rest of the Red Cherry members would also be thrown into disarray because of their fear of the sniper," Ruo Yu continued, "The surrounding NPCs can be an excellent help to us."

Once again, he was hit by a reasonable and well-founded demolition speech, and Feng Bujue responded with squinting eyes: "Are you two not finished yet... you just want to say that my decision was a mistake?"

"Yes," Ruo Yu and Hua Jian replied in unison.

"Okay!" Feng Bujue slapped his thigh, "I will use practical actions to prove... that it's the same without a sniper!"

With that said, he jumped directly into the valley, ignoring his teammates' reactions.

"Heh... there's a good show to watch now." Although Cao Qin didn't understand words like "sniper," he could still understand the context of the Hell Frontline people, so he basically understood... what Feng Liaozhu was going to do.

Bang—

In mid-air, Feng Bujue stomped on Moon Steps, consciously making a loud noise.

This move naturally attracted the attention of many people.

Of course, these "many people" were basically from the Burial Heart Valley forces. The people in the martial world were all busy at the moment... basically, 90% of the survivors were running around with their heads in their hands, and only a few more powerful people were using martial arts to resist the bullets...

"Who is that again?"

"I don't know... I've never seen him before."

"Could he also be reinforcements sent by King Yama?"

"Not necessarily... maybe he's also here to break into the valley."

"Are there such outstanding juniors in the martial world?"

They said one sentence after another, while Jue Ge was rushing in the air, stepping on Moon Steps, step by step.

When Feng Bujue was only twenty meters away from the ground, he suddenly twisted his body and kicked a string of blue light towards the three Red Cherry members.

At this time, the Red Cherry members naturally noticed his movements. They immediately dispersed in three directions, avoiding the attack of the Ran Kick, and turned their guns to shoot at Feng Bujue in unison.

"Ha! You want to hurt me with ordinary firearms?" Jue Ge, who was suspended in mid-air, didn't even intend to dodge. Not only did he not dodge, but he also stopped in place and said sarcastically.

Obviously, he had absolute confidence that he could be unharmed in the hail of bullets. And the source of this confidence... was the two pieces of equipment on him.

First, his belt—[i_wAnnA_Be_A_BeLt].

After accumulating n scripts, this "growth-type" equipment had begun to show its heaven-defying real power...

When he first got it, the defense of this equipment was only "weak," but as time went on... relying on the special effect of "every time it is attacked, the equipment will increase its defense by a little," this thing's defense had long been "raised" to "extremely strong."

This is also why... in the last round of the competition with Blade, the child-shaped Feng Bujue took a [Shield Slam] from Long Aotian, who was almost an adult size, and was not killed in seconds.

In addition... he also had a second divine equipment [1320's Carping Armor].

The special effect of "remote attacks with a strength rating of 'strong' or less are ineffective," combined with the same "extremely strong" level of defense, and the "buffer" attribute, can all be said to be the nemesis of bullets.

In terms of Feng Bujue's current defense ability, only the use of heavy firepower weapons and special ammunition can play a role against his technologically oriented remote attacks.

"Tch... are you deliberately making trouble when we're doing a side quest..." Seeing that Jue Ge was not affected by ordinary ammunition at all, Xue Qiang Wei immediately came up with a plan and said to her teammates, "Fengxin, Haitang, you continue to do the mission... I'll hold him back!"

Before she finished speaking, Xue Qiang Wei had already taken out a feather from her baggage and activated her summoning skill.

In the white light, a giant eagle was born. This change made all the NPCs who looked here stand in shock... At this moment, the vast majority of them had classified these men and women who suddenly appeared as "妖道 (evil sorcerers)" or "神仙 (immortals)," and gave up further speculation.

"Although your growth-type summon is very powerful..." Feng Bujue looked at Xue Qiang Wei on the back of the giant eagle and said, "But you want to hold me back with your own strength... isn't that too naive!"

With a shout, the Ran Kick came out again.

This time, Jue Ge used the aerial version of [Ran Kick - Group Wolf Starburst]; the sharp and mixed offensive intertwined and窜向 the giant eagle that was about to take off, which was obviously an unavoidable situation.

Unexpectedly...

Just as Feng Bujue's attack was about to succeed, a torrent of true qi suddenly rolled in from the side, unexpectedly causing a large number of slashes kicked out by the Ran Kick to change direction and deviate from the target.

Because of this change, Xue Qiang Wei's giant eagle also successfully took off and hovered higher than Jue Ge.

"Huo ~ This Liaozhu didn't come to provoke you, but you took the initiative to court death..." Feng Bujue's expression changed, and he turned his head to look at Du Ying in the distance, "It seems that I can only solve you as well..."