Qin Yu crossed his arms in front of his chest, his gaze piercing through the window towards the endless sky. On his shoulder, Black Hawk stood quietly. Having just returned from Yan Capital City, Black Hawk had ventured elsewhere and had only just returned. Qin Yu understood that Black Hawk had gone out to hunt for food. During their time at Cloud Mist Villa, Black Hawk spent most of the day out hunting.
"The horse bandits are here again!"
A wave of panicked voices erupted from outside the village, causing Qin Yu's eyebrows to furrow. He could distinctly feel the slight vibrations of the ground beneath his feet.
"The horse bandits are here again!" Upon hearing this next to Little Lu, Tie Shan suddenly stood up, grabbed the Xuantie battle saber that lay beside him, and Qin Yu had already stepped out the door. "Da Shan, there are many people coming, probably around a hundred!" As soon as his words fell, Qin Yu had vanished, while Black Hawk on his shoulder soared into the sky.
Tie Shan immediately gripped his Xuantie battle saber and, with a murderous aura, charged out of the village.
Outside the village.
Wu Tuan, cloaked in a black robe with the appearance of a barbaric hulk, walked up to Bai San's corpse and examined it closely.
"Hmm, I didn't expect this. A small place like this actually has an Outer Strength Expert," Wu Tuan's lips curled slightly as he looked contemptuously at the villagers in front of him, whose hands trembled as they gripped their axes and knives in fear.
Wu Tuan scoffed in disdain, then surveyed his surroundings until his gaze landed intensely on Qin Yu, who had just appeared. He carefully observed Qin Yu's attire and chuckled, "My friend, you don't seem to be from this village."
Although Qin Yu's clothes were ordinary, Wu Tuan, discerning as he was, noticed at a glance that the fabric was extremely precious and not something ordinary people could afford to wear.
"Right," Qin Yu replied. "You must be the leader of the Black Wind Bandits."
"Smart. You killed Bai San, didn't you?" Wu Tuan pointed at the body beneath his feet and asked casually. Qin Yu nodded slightly, and upon seeing his nod, a broad smile spread across Wu Tuan's face, though his eyes grew cold.
"Being aware that we are the Black Wind Bandits, you still dared to intervene?" Wu Tuan's Qi force surged, causing his black robe to flutter, revealing terrifying muscles. "Brothers, what do you say we should do?" Wu Tuan looked back at his men.
"Kill!" All the horse bandits, enraged by the sight of those fifty bodies, now picked up their war sabers.
Wu Tuan looked at Qin Yu. "Young man, why don't we play a little? If you lose, you die."
Qin Yu's body slightly moved, and with a snap, his fingers tightened. A faint glow sparked in his eyes as he stared at Wu Tuan. "You should be stronger than Bai San. Don't disappoint me."
"Second brother, slaughter the village. I'll have fun with this little guy," Wu Tuan ordered nonchalantly.
"Yes, Big Brother!"
Jia Ming's eyes shone with excitement as he proclaimed, "Brothers, massacre the village! Remember, spare a few women. Ha-ha, let's do this!" A soft sword appeared in Jia Ming's hand, and he stood to the side, watching Wu Tuan and Qin Yu. He didn't plan to participate in the slaughter, deeming the ordinary villagers unworthy of his Late Postnatal Stage skill.
"What, slaughter the village?" Qin Yu was profoundly shocked, his heart racing with urgency.
"No matter what, we absolutely can't let them massacre the village. Capture the leader to capture the gang. I'll kill the leader first," thinking quickly, Qin Yu, like Liu Xu in a gentle breeze, instantly moved in an extraordinary trajectory to arrive in front of Wu Tuan.
"Such fast speed, such exquisite movement technique," Wu Tuan was taken aback internally, yet his body remained motionless.
"Pu!"
A lightning-fast ground sweep kicked up dirt as Qin Yu, who often trained his leg strength under waterfalls, added to it with weighted squats and long-distance running. His legs had become his strongest attacking part.
Right away, Qin Yu employed his strongest attack.
"Peng!"
Qin Yu's right leg fiercely kicked at Wu Tuan's foot. "What!" Qin Yu's face suddenly changed color. A terrifying Qi force surged directly from Wu Tuan's foot, not only easily blocking Qin Yu's attack but also continuing its assault.
"Seeking death!" Wu Tuan performed a high-pressure split kick, like a war saber cleaving down. Qin Yu immediately supported himself with his hands, and his entire body soared like a bird, following up with a roll to escape.
Wu Tuan's leg fiercely struck the ground, creating a huge booming sound. Dust flew up, and when it settled, a vast pit appeared before everyone. With just one leg, Wu Tuan demonstrated such terrifying power.
"Damn kid," Wu Tuan suddenly shouted in anger.
"Crack!"
He reached out like a claw, directly tearing apart the spine of a horse bandit. Qin Yu's figure flickered rapidly, fluid like the gentle breeze of willow catkins and fast like lightning. His extremely flexible body perfectly executed his movement techniques, weaving through the horse bandits.
Killed with a single move!
He didn't waste any time. Wherever Qin Yu went, the horse bandits there died.
"That guy is terrifying. His inner power cultivation has reached that realm, probably what Grandpa Lian described as the pinnacle of inner power cultivation. He might be on the same level as the eight External Strength Experts of the past. He's truly too powerful; my attacks can't break through his defense," Qin Yu thought in shock. "First, I'll deal with these ordinary horse bandits."
Qin Yu had originally planned to 'capture the king first to capture the bandits,' but that plan had failed. Worried about more villagers being killed, he decided to kill the ordinary horse bandits first.
All the horse bandits were terrified. This youth was too terrifying, killing them with a single move. They were not Inner Family experts; even if these ordinary horse bandits were quite strong, they were no match for Bai San. Bai San had been easily killed by Qin Yu, so what chance did they have?
"Brothers, let's kill him together," a horse bandit shouted loudly. The other bandits snapped out of their stupor, no longer rushing to kill the villagers. They stormed Qin Yu en masse.
"Be careful," Tie Shan shouted urgently, while the other villagers watched anxiously for Qin Yu.
Qin Yu merely smiled unconcernedly.
"A group attack? With my speed and movement techniques at their peak, I can remain unscathed even among thousands of troops. What are a few dozen horse bandits in comparison?" Qin Yu, like lightning, charged into the midst of the horse bandits.
Although the horse bandits hacked wildly in desperation, Qin Yu easily dodged their attacks. With every kick and every punch, he easily killed a horse bandit.
"Kid, if you're so good, stop dodging," Wu Tuan raced towards him.
"That guy is too strong; it's better to avoid him for now," Qin Yu increased his movement range, striking the horse bandits from the outer edges, staying clear of Wu Tuan, who, despite his extreme strength, seemed to fall short of Qin Yu in movement technique.
"Second brother, get him!" Wu Tuan shouted loudly.
Jia Ming immediately rushed forward. His Qinggong movement techniques were slightly better than Wu Tuan's but were still no match for Qin Yu's elusive movements. One moment he was right in front of them, and the next, he was several meters to the side.
"Ah!"
A horse bandit's eyes widened, and he let out a piercing scream as his head flew off. Qin Yu's rapid leg kick had decapitated him. This was the last ordinary horse bandit. In just about five minutes, nearly a hundred horse bandits were all killed.
The presence of the two great experts, Wu Tuan and Jia Ming, had only slowed down Qin Yu's attack pace.
"Whoosh!"
With a light step, Qin Yu soared into the sky and landed on a tree branch just outside the village. Standing on the branch, he coldly looked down at the two great experts below.
"This bastard killed all my brothers; I must tear him apart!!!" Wu Tuan roared in fury, his full power erupting. His black robe exploded into shreds, floating in the air, with visible Qi Force circling his body and his muscles still vibrating.
"Wild Bull Power," though it was an internal cultivation method, it was a mental technique that merged muscle strength with inner power. Born with great strength and having cultivated "Wild Bull Power," Wu Tuan had achieved the Postnatal Limit by combining internal and external strengths, making him terrifyingly powerful.
"Big Brother, let me flay him alive!" Jia Ming's eyes flashed coldly, his inner power surging. Just in terms of inner power, he was on par with Wu Tuan. Wu Tuan was stronger because he merged internal power with physical strength. These two were not ordinary foes like Bai San.
Facing the two great experts, Qin Yu thought to himself in distress: "That horse bandit leader has already reached the Postnatal Limit, comparable to the Eight External Skills Masters of the past. This second horse bandit with the soft sword isn't far behind, and his weapon is unusually tricky. Once imbued with inner power, his attacks are bound to be strangely powerful."