14: Chapter 14: I'm not pretending anymore, I'm laying my cards on the table!

The gleaming firewood chopper was swung high, carrying a piercing whistle that tore through the air...

"Ah—!" Bai Yuhe let out a shrill scream, her face instantly turning as pale as paper.

The cold blade rapidly enlarged in her pupils, and the shadow of death instantly enveloped her entire body.

"Am I going to die..." Bai Yuhe closed her eyes in despair.

However, the excruciating pain of her brain bursting open, which she had anticipated, did not arrive.

"Pa!" An extremely crisp, muffled sound exploded abruptly within the dim cave!

Accompanying this muffled sound, the descending firewood chopper was forcefully suspended in mid-air, remaining less than half an inch from the top of Bai Yuhe's head!

The cold Saber Qi even severed a lock of hair from her forehead.

Bai Yuhe trembled violently and opened her eyes in disbelief.

She saw a long, slender hand reach out from thin air, like an iron pincer, tightly gripping the wrist of Chen Xiaodao holding the blade!

The person who acted was none other than Qin Feng, who had just been huddled in the corner "shivering" with a face full of "despair and fear"!

The entire scene fell into instant silence, with only the whistling cold wind outside the cave and the subtle rustling of leaves on the spirit tangerine tree.

"You..." Chen Xiaodao froze, a flash of extreme astonishment crossing his scarlet eyes.

He instinctively wanted to pull back his arm and swing the blade again, but he discovered with horror that no matter how hard he exerted force or how he drove the Qi and blood within his body, the other person's hand remained unmoved!

"How is this possible?! How can you have such great strength?!"

Chen Xiaodao squeezed out an incredulous question from his throat, and a layer of cold sweat instantly seeped onto his forehead.

Qin Feng slowly raised his head; where was there any trace of panic on his previously terrified face now?

Replacing it was a coldness like eternal ice, along with an aloof disdain, as if looking down upon an ant!

"Chen Xiaodao, do you know why I didn't make a move when I retreated to the corner just now?" Qin Feng's voice was very soft, yet it carried a bone-chilling coldness.

"You... let go of me!" Chen Xiaodao struggled desperately, his left hand suddenly clenching into a fist, smashing fiercely towards Qin Feng's face!

Qin Feng did not dodge or evade, not even blinking an eyelid.

He merely tilted his head slightly, letting that fist whistle past his ear, a cruel sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

"I was just considering whether or not to kill Bai Yuhe after killing you..."

The not-so-loud voice echoed in the cave, each word like a heavy hammer striking one's heart,

"Now, I have made up my mind."

The moment the words fell, a teeth-grinding "crackling" sound suddenly erupted from within Qin Feng's previously silent body.

That was the terrifying explosion of bones under extreme resonance.

"Boom—!"

A force of Qi and blood, far exceeding the third stage of the Mortal Realm, violent to the extreme and almost tangible, suddenly surged out from within Qin Feng's body!

The powerful Qi and blood stirred up a gale, directly blowing the withered leaves and gravel on the ground scattering in all directions.

Qi and blood entering the bones, white mist rising!

"The... the fourth stage of the Mortal Realm?! Bone Refining Stage!!!"

Chen Xiaodao's eyeballs were almost popping out; the madness and ferocity on his face completely solidified, turning into shock!

In the Servant District, the third and fourth stages, although only one stage apart, represented the chasm between external training and internal training, the difference between an ant and a wild beast!

"I'm not pretending anymore," Qin Feng looked at him coldly, his eyes like blades, saying word by word, "I'm showing my hand!"

"Crack!" Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Feng's right hand, which was gripping Chen Xiaodao's wrist, suddenly twisted outward.

With a snap, Chen Xiaodao, in his astonishment, had no time to react before his wrist was snapped.

"Ah—! My hand!!!" Chen Xiaodao let out a shrill, pig-slaughtering scream, and the firewood chopper in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang".

Run! Must run! Having been struck first by the enemy, he had no intention of fighting after being injured.

However, how could Qin Feng give the enemy a chance? "Want to leave now? It's too late!"

Qin Feng's eyes turned cold suddenly, the muscles in his waist and abdomen tensing instantly like a fully drawn bow.

The surging Qi and blood within his body ran through the spine Dragon joint by joint, all converging upon his right fist!

"Mountain Breaking Fist", First Layer—Bone Breaking!

"Die!" Accompanied by a roar like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, Qin Feng's right fist, carrying a piercing air-burst sound, flew like a cannonball out of its chamber, smashing fiercely towards Chen Xiaodao's chest!

Chen Xiaodao was terrified to the core; at this critical moment of life and death, he could only instinctively raise his left arm, attempting to block the fatal blow.

"Bang!!!" A dull, thunderous loud noise! Qin Feng's fist slammed heavily onto Chen Xiaodao's left arm.

That arm, which had always been known for its heavy power in the lower Servant District, was simply like paper in front of the violent power of the "Mountain Breaking Fist"!

"Crack, crack, crack—" The dense sound of bones shattering rang out like popping beans, and Chen Xiaodao's left arm was instantly smashed into several pieces!

But it wasn't over! Qin Feng's fist did not lose its momentum, carrying the remaining power of destruction, and landed solidly on Chen Xiaodao's chest!

"Puff—!" Chen Xiaodao was struck as if by lightning, his whole body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, smashing heavily against the hard rock wall of the cave with a "boom".

"You... you..." Chen Xiaodao lay on the ground like a dead dog, vomiting mouthfuls of blood foam.

His gaze was fixed on Qin Feng, who was approaching step by step, his eyes filled with extreme fear and disbelief.

He couldn't understand how the low-level scum who didn't even dare to look him in the eye before had turned into such a terrifying god of slaughter in such a short time!

"Qin Feng... spare me..." Feeling the approach of death, Chen Xiaodao no longer had the arrogance and wildness from just a moment ago.

He struggled to stretch out his blood-covered hand, his voice hoarse like a broken bellows, "The fruit... it's all yours... my money... also yours... don't kill me..."

"Spare you?" Qin Feng walked up to him, looking down from above, with not a trace of pity in his eyes, only cold mockery.

"When you were swinging your blade at me, did you think about sparing me? When you were shouting about chopping me into pieces just now, did you think about sparing me?"

Qin Feng slowly raised his right fist, the Qi and blood within his body surging wildly again, "The rule of the Servant District is the law of the jungle. In your next life, remember to keep your eyes open and don't provoke people you can't afford to provoke!"

"Mountain Breaking Fist", Second Layer—Stone Crushing!

"No—!!!" Amidst a desperate and shrill scream, Qin Feng's right fist smashed down like Mount Tai pressing on the top, accurately hitting Chen Xiaodao's face!

"Puchi!" A scalp-numbing, muffled sound. Chen Xiaodao's head exploded instantly, like a watermelon falling from a high building!

Red and white matter splashed in all directions, but was completely blocked by Qin Feng's protective Qi and blood, without staining his body in the slightest.

The cave fell into a death-like silence again. A strong smell of blood quickly permeated the air, mixed with the fragrance of the spirit tangerine, forming a bizarre scent.

"Gulp..." A difficult sound of swallowing saliva broke this silence.

Bai Yuhe sat paralyzed on the ground, her whole body as if drained of all strength, trembling uncontrollably.

Her eyes were fixed on the gruesome corpse of Chen Xiaodao on the ground, her mind blank.

A second ago, she still thought Qin Feng was a fat sheep, easily schemed against and forced into a desperate situation by Chen Xiaodao. The next second, this fat sheep tore off its disguise, turning into an ancient Tyrannosaurus ready to devour people!

A fourth-stage Mortal Realm, Bone Refining Stage expert! And crucially, he had mastered such a domineering and terrifying Martial Skill!

What made her feel even more creeped out was Qin Feng's scheming and forbearance. The other party clearly possessed the strength to look down upon the lower Servant District, yet he didn't show it at all.

Only until all of Chen Xiaodao's trump cards and defenses were completely exhausted, and until he confirmed he was in an absolute advantage, did he bare his fangs and deliver a fatal blow!

"Da... da... da..." Steady footsteps sounded. After Qin Feng approached, he didn't speak, merely locking his cold gaze onto the woman on the ground.

"Qin Feng..." Bai Yuhe suppressed the fear in her heart, trying hard to squeeze a seductive smile on her pale face that looked even worse than crying.

She slowly stood up, her voice trembling uncontrollably: "You... you listen to my explanation... I just now... I just now really wanted to save you... I have feelings for you... I really couldn't bear to see you die..."

"Is that so?" A mocking arc curled at the corner of Qin Feng's mouth. Before Bai Yuhe's hand could touch him, Qin Feng suddenly took a step forward, his right hand reaching out like lightning, tightly gripping her slender and fair throat!

"Ugh—!" Bai Yuhe's eyes widened suddenly, and she let out an extremely painful muffled grunt. Immediately after, Qin Feng exerted force with his arm, and he actually lifted her entire body into mid-air with one hand!

A sense of suffocation flooded Bai Yuhe instantly like a tide, her feet kicking desperately in the air, her originally fair face quickly turning purple-red, her eyes bloodshot, filled with extreme fear of death.

She desperately reached out her hands, wanting to pry open Qin Feng's iron-like fingers, but it was to no avail: "I... no... Qin Feng... spare... spare my life..."

Bai Yuhe felt like she was dying, her vision starting to blur and go black; fear had completely pierced through the last line of defense of her Soul.

"I'll give you one last chance. Now, submit or die!"

"Bang!" Without any extra nonsense, Qin Feng snorted coldly and suddenly let go, like throwing away a piece of stinking trash.

Bai Yuhe fell heavily onto the cold rock floor. "Cough, cough, cough... ugh..."

Clutching her neck, which was imprinted with several blue and purple finger marks, she coughed violently but couldn't even take a moment to catch her breath. As soon as she regained consciousness, Bai Yuhe immediately turned over and knelt on the ground on both knees.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" "I submit, I submit forever! Qin Feng... no, Master! From today on, I, Bai Yuhe, am a dog by Master's side!"

Bai Yuhe screamed while kowtowing, tears and snot streaming down her face, her voice filled with absolute awe and submission, "Whoever Master tells me to bite, I will bite; whatever Master tells me to do, I will do. I beg Master to spare my lowly life, I beg Master to show mercy!"

Just as Bai Yuhe was kowtowing non-stop, bruising her forehead until it bled, in Qin Feng's mind, that pleasant mechanical notification sound finally rang out again!

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