Chapter 123: The Decapitated Demon's Power Shakes the Capital
Chapter 123: The Decapitated Demon's Power Shakes the Capital
On the arena, Yin Ji looked at Ouyang Feng and said, "You've already fought nine matches. I won't take advantage of you; I'll give you time to recover."
Given Ouyang Feng's pride, he would not have agreed with anyone else saying that; in fact, he would have felt insulted.
Although he hadn't officially fought Yin Ji at the foot of Wudang Mountain, he knew from the brief exchange of blows with Li Ping that this woman was the strongest enemy he had ever encountered in his life.
Even Wang Chongyang couldn't compare!
Even though his strength has greatly improved recently, he still dares not be careless in the slightest when facing Yin Ji. Therefore, he will try to increase his chances of winning by even a little bit.
He sat cross-legged on the ground and began to meditate and regulate his breathing.
Seeing that he would have to wait a while, Li Ping suddenly leaped into a restaurant and sat down in front of Lu Xiaofeng and Ximen Chuixue.
He smiled and said, "Brother Lu, you've had a hard time this time. And this gentleman is...?"
Lu Xiaofeng said, "This is Ximen Chuixue, my good friend."
Li Ping clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Sword God Ximen Chuixue! I've heard so much about you..."
Ximen Chuixue shook his head and said, "I dare not accept the title of Sword God in front of Master Li."
Li Ping laughed and said, "As for swordsmanship, I'm terrible at it! I just rely on being faster than others..."
Ximen Chuixue said very seriously, "The art of swordsmanship encompasses all things."
"Skill, power, artistic conception, spirit, will, speed... when it is fast to the extreme, or even beyond the extreme, that is naturally the ultimate in swordsmanship."
Li Ping laughed and said, "I didn't expect you to be so funny."
Lu Xiaofeng chuckled and said, "This is the first time you've said he's funny."
Li Ping looked at Lu Xiaofeng and said, "Brother Lu, you've worked hard this time."
Lu Xiaofeng laughed and said, "That's serious. I heard that you and the Commander-in-Chief had already wiped out all the Tatar experts who entered the country, and one of them even awakened a supernatural power!"
"And on the way, they also wiped out another group of Tatar spies who were using the Northern Darkness Divine Art to absorb people's internal energy..."
"Compared to you, I haven't really done anything."
Li Ping said, "I was just lucky to have encountered that."
"Without you finding Blood Sabre Ancestor, I'd be completely clueless; by the way, there's still one last group of people, do you have any leads?"
Lu Xiaofeng raised his chin and pointed to someone below the arena: "That person is very suspicious, I'm investigating him..."
Li Ping blinked: "Since they're already suspects, what's the point of investigating?!"
Li Ping immediately flew down towards the man, swung out a palm, and shouted, "Spy, take this!"
Upon hearing the voice, the man suddenly shrank his neck, then turned around and struck out with a palm. The force of the palm was so powerful that it made Ouyang Feng, who was adjusting his breathing, open his eyes, and Yin Ji on the arena also turned her head.
The same thought flashed through everyone's mind: "Who is this person? How can his palm strike be so powerful?"
After striking out with his palm, the man immediately sensed something was wrong: "He didn't use his sword, just his palm?"
"They're clearly testing me. With so many people here, if I'm exposed, I'm doomed..."
"But how foolish! Even in a contest of palm strength, I couldn't possibly lose now."
Amidst the booming energy...
He exchanged a palm strike with Li Ping, and instantly felt his palm force inexplicably reverse and counterattack him.
He couldn't understand those mysterious techniques at all and thought they were just sorcery!
Along with him came Li Ping's surging palm force.
The man was terrified and, without thinking twice, immediately activated the Northern Darkness Divine Art.
The next moment, Li Ping broke free from his grasp and swiftly struck seven vital acupoints on him.
The man exclaimed in horror, "How is this possible? How could you break free...?"
At this point, he finally came to his senses and shut his mouth.
Li Ping said, "So you're trying to break free from your Northern Darkness Divine Art? Stop pretending. Since you've already used the Northern Darkness Divine Art, there's no point in pretending anymore."
Tell me how many of you are still there?
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In the restaurant, Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This is indeed a good idea, but I dare not try it."
The Northern Darkness Divine Skill is said to be incredibly powerful. Those whose internal energy has been absorbed say that once they are absorbed, it is impossible to break free, as the internal energy surges towards others like a burst dam.
Therefore, even Lu Xiaofeng himself dared not try it lightly.
But Li Ping not only tried it, he even broke free from the suction of the Northern Darkness Divine Art, which is truly astonishing.
He was right. This time, Li Ping didn't even need to use his own abilities to break free from the suction of the Northern Darkness Divine Art. Although he understood the Northern Darkness Divine Art, his cultivation level did indeed improve significantly!
Ximen Chuixue's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "Brother Li's move is in line with the way of the sword, crisp and clean, hitting the vital point directly, leaving no room for rebuttal."
Lu Xiaofeng wondered if his friend had taken the wrong medicine.
He had never seen Ximen Chuixue praise someone like that before.
Upon hearing Li Ping's words, the surrounding martial arts practitioners became agitated.
"A demon who absorbs people's internal energy!?"
"Kill him."
"My senior brother and junior nephew had their internal energy drained; it must be him! Kill him!"
Seeing the crowd's agitation, the man shouted, "I didn't do it! He's framing me! He's framing me!"
As long as he doesn't use the Northern Darkness Divine Art, no one else will know what his technique is like. If he denies it to the death, Li Ping will have no evidence...
A flash of sword light, and the man's left hand was severed at the shoulder, blood spurting out...
Li Ping said calmly, "Say another word, and I'll cut off another hand; say three more words, and you'll lose both your hands and feet..."
"If you spout a hundred words of nonsense, I'll cut off a hundred pieces of your flesh and feed them to the dogs!"
The entire arena fell silent instantly. Even those who hated that someone had absorbed the internal energy of their friends or fellow disciples turned pale upon seeing how ruthless Li Ping's methods were.
Only then did they remember Li Ping's nickname, "The Decapitation Demon," a name that implied he dared to directly chop off people's heads and build mounds of skulls in the martial arts world.
They didn't know that this was only because there were many people around, and Li Ping had kept it to himself!
If these people in the martial arts world heard about the methods he used to deal with others, they probably wouldn't be able to eat for three days and nights!
The man was filled with despair. He gave a bitter laugh and said, "I told you, won't you just give me a quick death?"
Those who would defect to the Tatars are not people of strong will.
Li Ping nodded.
He said, "Our leader is called Shan Jun, and I know nothing else about him."
"The mountain king said before that since we have been exposed, there is no need to gather together and everyone should spread out."
"He gave us the Northern Darkness Divine Art and asked us to create chaos... That's all I know, I don't know anything else."
Li Ping said, "Aren't you going to tell me your name?"
The man's face turned even paler: "I won't say anymore, saying it would be an insult to our ancestors."
"You still know you've disgraced our ancestors!" Li Pingchuan roared. "Are the Commanders from the General Affairs Department here?"
Then two people came out, one of whom Li Ping had seen on the battlefield last time.
Li Ping said, "He said he didn't know anything else about the person he handed over to you, but I don't think that's true."
"Besides, even if it's true, he at least knows what the others look like. Your Command Division should have artists, right?"
"By drawing those people, they'll have nowhere to hide!"
"Oh, right..."
Li Ping transmitted his voice into the secret: "Tell your Commander Li that there are people on the Tatar side who may have supernatural abilities that allow them to sense the location and information of supernatural beings."
"Others probably already know about your people around the emperor. Tell him to be careful."
He had already sensed that the Emperor and Li Chenzhou were not in the Leopard Chamber.
They were at a restaurant not far away.
Indeed, given Emperor Zhengde's personality, how could he possibly stay cooped up in the Leopard Chamber and not join in the fun when something so interesting happened?!
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