Not only the four of them like Ding Hai, Qin Yu, Wang Teng and Zhang Sheng, their faces all revealed a look of shock. Especially Qin Yu, she could see at a glance that Lu Ren had mastered the fierce tiger fist and bagua palm which were all perfected. Any martial art, in order to perfect it, cannot be compensated by talent alone, it requires a lot of time. How did Lu Ren, who had just started two months ago, manage to do it? "Kid, this is a private matter between me and Qin Yu. I advise you not to meddle in it. My Ding family, you can't afford to provoke!" Ding Hai coldly stared at Lu Ren. However, Lu Ren walked over and kicked him in the chest. "Crack!" With a crack, Ding Hai's chest bone was directly crushed, blood splattered, and he couldn't be more dead. After dealing with Ding Hai, Lu Ren turned to the other three. The three disciples of the Emperor Dao sect were shocked and trembling as they watched this scene. "Ding... Ding Hai senior brother is dead, he was killed by him!" One of the disciples exclaimed in horror. He never thought that Lu Ren would dare to kill, and kill so decisively. But as they watched Lu Ren approach with a murderous expression, they immediately knelt down, frantically begging for mercy. However, before they could finish, Lu Ren kicked them all three times, sending them flying. The three of them fell heavily to the ground, already breathless.
Wang Teng and Zhang Sheng were also stunned to see this scene. Although it was common for disciples of sects to kill each other, witnessing Lu Ren kill four disciples with their own eyes, the bloody scene made it difficult for them to accept for a moment. Qin Yu did not have this feeling. She had also killed many disciples from other sects, and even if Lu Ren didn't kill, she would have personally killed these four people. Lu Ren searched Ding Hai's body and quickly found a bottle, which he directly threw to Qin Yu, saying, "Senior Sister, this should be the antidote!" "Thank you!" Qin Yu took the bottle, weakly expressing her gratitude. Lu Ren nodded, then helped Wang Teng up, saying, "Senior Brother Wang Teng, are you okay?" "I am not okay at all!" Wang Teng complained, covering his swollen face, "You are so powerful, yet you didn't take action earlier, causing my handsome face to be ruined!" "Let's leave here first!" After Qin Yu took the antidote and regained some strength, she walked in a certain direction. Lu Ren and Zhang Sheng followed closely, supporting Wang Teng.
Half an hour later, Qin Yu, Lu Ren, and the other two were resting in an open area. Qin Yu sat under an ancient tree, finally letting out a sigh of relief. At the same time, she was shocked. With her own strength, she had killed four disciples of the Imperial Dao Sect who had opened six spiritual apertures. Such combat power was extremely terrifying. Moreover, she could see that Lu Ren had also opened six spiritual apertures. If it were her, she might have been able to do it, but not necessarily as easily as Lu Ren did. "Junior Brother Lu Ren, I owe you one today," Qin Yu said seriously. If Lu Ren hadn't taken action today, the consequences would have been unimaginable. If she had truly been defiled by Ding Hai, Wang Teng and Zhang Sheng would definitely not have survived. Given Ding Hai's ruthless way of doing things, he would have killed them to keep it quiet. Lu Ren remained nonchalant, giving a faint smile. Having taken a life once in this world, he knew the rules - showing mercy to one's enemies was being cruel to oneself. Not killing Ding Hai and the other three would only lead to endless troubles. "Regarding the matter with Ding Hai, I hope you all can keep it secret. If the Ding family were to truly investigate and find out, I will take full responsibility and absolve Lu Ren of any involvement," Qin Yu continued. Wang Teng patted his chest and said, "Senior Sister, rest assured. Ding Hai had it coming, and we know nothing!" "Same here," Zhang Sheng chimed in. Lu Ren remained silent. Being a person with a broken bloodline, even if the Ding family were to investigate and find out, they would probably not believe he was involved.
Moreover, the Ding family is unlikely to suspect them. This is Black Tiger Ridge, where countless disciples from various sects die every year.
Qin Yu looked at Lu Ren and couldn't help but ask, "Lu Ren, actually I have a question."
Lu Ren smiled and said, "You want to ask me how I managed to master the Tiger Fist and Eight Trigram Palm, right?"
Qin Yu nodded.
"I actually started practicing these two martial arts since I was a child, but I never reached perfection. It was only with the grace of a celestial being that I finally mastered them."
Qin Yu naturally didn't believe Lu Ren's explanation. After all, with his mediocre bloodline, no amount of practice should have made a difference.
But since Lu Ren didn't want to say more, she didn't press further.
Feeling that her strength had fully recovered, Qin Yu said, "I have gathered the Hundred Apertures Grass. We should head back as soon as possible."
"Okay, let's go back."
On the way back, Lu Ren and Qin Yu's group naturally encountered many first-tier demonic beasts.
This time, Lu Ren asked Qin Yu not to take action but let him handle it instead. Despite just killing four people, humans and demonic beasts were completely different.
Along the way, Lu Ren used his perfected Tiger Fist and Eight Trigram Palm to kill over a dozen demonic beasts, gradually enhancing his combat abilities. It could be said that Lu Ren's combat strength had at least doubled during this training experience.
Boom!
At this moment, Lu Ren was battling a Bioluminescent Giant Snake. Meanwhile, Wang Teng, Zhang Sheng, and Qin Yu were watching from the sidelines. However, Wang Teng and Zhang Sheng stood together, while Qin Yu was on the other side.
Wang Teng noticed the look in Qin Yu's eyes when she glanced at Lu Ren, which was accompanied by a faint smile. Surprised, he said, "Zhang Sheng, did you see that? Qin Yu Sister actually smiled when she looked at Lu Ren Brother!"
"You don't say, Qin Yu Sister's expression towards Lu Ren Brother has clearly changed. Could it be that Qin Yu Sister is starting to have a favorable impression of Lu Ren Brother because he saved her?"
"Shh, don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing. Be careful not to let Qin Yu Sister hear us, or we'll be in trouble!"
As Wang Teng saw Lu Ren kill the Bioluminescent Giant Snake,
He immediately ran over to start cleaning up the battlefield. However, just as Wang Teng was about to approach, a huge water arrow pierced through from a distance, heading towards Lu Ren.
"Lu Ren Brother, be careful!" Qin Yu's warning had just reached Lu Ren's ears as he saw the water arrow coming towards his back. Lu Ren leaned back and somersaulted a few times, dodging the water arrow that was about to hit him from behind.
Swish! The water arrow missed, piercing through the air and directly through a huge tree next to Lu Ren. Before the four of them could react, a giant snake, thicker than a water bucket and over ten zhang in length, rushed towards them from afar.
With its whole body covered in emerald green scales, each the size of a palm, and a dragon horn on its snake head, the venomous snake's eyes locked fiercely onto the four of them, continuously emitting angry roars.
Wang Teng, seeing the giant snake, exclaimed in horror, "It's... it's the Bioluminescent Snake King!"
"What? The Bioluminescent Snake King?"
Zhang Sheng was completely dumbfounded. This was a first-tier beast king. Even a martial artist at the first level of the Spirit Creek Realm could only flee from the Bioluminescent Snake King in fear.
Never would they have expected to be targeted by the Bioluminescent Snake King on the outskirts of Black Tiger Ridge.
Seeing the Bioluminescent Snake King, Lu Ren's expression turned serious. It was probably because he had angered the Bioluminescent Snake King by killing its son.
"It has a dragon horn on its head and is no longer just a snake. It's close to transforming into a Flood Dragon!"
Qin Yu's pretty face showed a hint of excitement as she said, "It must have ingested some precious treasures from heaven and earth to undergo this transformation. Lu Ren, let's join forces and slay it. We'll split the treasures from heaven and earth, what do you think?"
"Precious treasures from heaven and earth?" Lu Ren also showed excitement. Precious treasures from heaven and earth were of great value. They could be used to enhance one's strength, or if not needed, could be sold for a good price.