209: Chapter 29 Zhang Bei's Shock!

The barbecue restaurant was bustling with people, and the aroma of food filled the air.

Qin Yan ordered a large amount of meat and vegetables. Qin Xiaoxi ate until her little face was flushed, constantly exclaiming how satisfying it was.

Qin Yan also had a great appetite, devouring the grilled food like a whirlwind sweeping away clouds.

A martial artist's metabolism is extremely fast; this amount of food was nothing to him.

An hour later, the two walked out of the restaurant contentedly.

Qin Xiaoxi rubbed her slightly bulging little belly, let out a small burp, and shyly stuck out her tongue.

“Stuffed, aren't you?”

Qin Yan smiled and said, “There's a small park not far ahead. Let's take a walk through it to digest our food before heading home.”

“Okay, okay!” Qin Xiaoxi nodded repeatedly; she was indeed feeling a bit bloated.

The two walked along the sidewalk toward the open small park a few hundred meters away.

The closer they got to the park, the fewer shops there were on both sides of the street, and the pedestrians became sparse.

The distance between the streetlights seemed to increase, making the light appear somewhat dim.

The trees at the park entrance rustled in the night wind, casting swaying shadows that added a touch of seclusion.

Even... a trace of imperceptible gloom.

Qin Yan's originally relaxed mood gradually grew tense as they approached the park.

A martial artist's intuition made him sense a faint, almost non-existent... aura of danger.

It wasn't coming from the park itself, but from the essential path ahead leading to the side and rear of the park, shrouded in the shadows of trees and buildings.

The light there was even dimmer, and almost no pedestrians could be seen.

His footsteps paused slightly, and his brow furrowed imperceptibly.

“Xiao Xi,” Qin Yan spoke in a low voice, his tone calm but carrying an unquestionable weight, “Let's change our route and take the main road instead.”

Qin Xiaoxi was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. She looked up at the slightly dark path ahead, then at her brother's somewhat serious profile. Though she didn't understand why, she had absolute trust in him.

“Oh, okay.”

She obediently turned around and retraced her steps to take another street that was brighter and more crowded.

Qin Yan remained standing in place, his gaze locked onto the seemingly peaceful darkness ahead.

His right hand silently reached toward his back, grasping the middle of the long spear wrapped in canvas.

Just as Qin Xiaoxi had turned and walked less than five steps away, and at the very moment Qin Yan was about to follow and bring up the rear to withdraw—

A sudden change occurred!

“Swish—!”

A faint but extremely sharp sound of something piercing the air, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, suddenly shot out from the thickest shadow ahead!

Following closely behind was a red glow carrying a bloody scent so thick it was nauseating!

The red glow was initially as thin as a thread, but in the blink of an eye, it surged to several feet long, twisting and shaking in mid-air.

It was actually a bizarre long whip, dark red all over, appearing as if it were condensed from countless blood scabs!

The whip's shadow was like lightning, tearing through the air and aiming straight for Qin Yan's throat! Its speed was astonishing!

A sneak attack! And it was a long-premeditated, ruthless, and lethal one!

Qin Yan's pupils constricted suddenly, but he was already on guard, and his reaction was even faster!

“Hmph!”

A cold snort escaped his nose. His left foot stomped the ground heavily, and his right hand gave the long spear a sudden jolt!

“Buzz—!”

A dazzling three-foot-long golden Spear Light, like a torch ignited in the darkness, suddenly erupted from the spear tip!

Without any fancy moves, the long spear met the incoming bloody whip shadow head-on, countering attack with attack in a swift thrust!

“Screech—!!”

The dark red long whip was struck high into the air by this thrust, and the bizarre red light attached to the whip dimmed for a moment.

Immediately after, an irresistible and fierce force rebounded back along the long spear!

“Stomp, stomp, stomp!”

In the shadows, a figure was shaken by the terrifying power contained within the Spear Light, staggering back several steps.

He crushed several floor tiles by the roadside before barely managing to stabilize his body.

The light of the bloody long whip in his hand also dimmed, and it hung down limply.

Qin Yan stood firmly, completely shielding his sister behind him.

He stood with his spear, the golden edge at the tip flickering in and out. His eyes locked onto the figure forced to reveal itself from the shadows ahead.

With the help of the faint light from a distant streetlight and his own powerful vision, Qin Yan clearly saw the newcomer's appearance—a shiny bald head, seemingly gentle features, and eyes that even in the dim light could not hide their cold and cruel nature!

“It's you... Zhang Bei!”

Qin Yan's voice contained undisguised killing intent.

He had actually run into this beast today!

At this moment, Zhang Bei's heart was filled with horror!

The hand he used to hold the Spirit Whip was trembling slightly.

He stared fixedly at Qin Yan, especially at that long spear flickering with three feet of golden edge, his eyes filled with unbelievable shock!

How is this possible?!

The intelligence clearly said this kid was only at the third grade early stage!

But the power and speed of that spear thrust just now, and that terrifyingly condensed Spear Light... how is this the third grade early stage?

This is even stronger than me, a third grade late stage!

Moreover, the opponent's reaction—as steady as a mountain and not at all flustered in the face of a sneak attack—was definitely not that of a novice!

He naturally didn't know that the information Tang Jing provided was inherently one-sided.

In the limited information Tang Jing provided, there was no mention at all of Qin Yan's fierce record of fighting above his level and overwhelming everyone at the Exchange Competition.

Nor did it mention that he practiced the top-tier Body Tempering Martial Art, the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear!

Tang Jing herself was not combat personnel; her judgment of Qin Yan's strength was based only on the surface!

A miscalculation! A severe miscalculation!

The moment Zhang Bei's mind was shaken and the idea of retreating emerged, Qin Yan moved!

He didn't give the opponent any chance to catch their breath or think!

For this kind of beast who cruelly slaughtered the innocent, only thunderous methods to thoroughly execute him would do!

Qin Yan's figure shot out like an arrow leaving a bow!

The long spear in his hand turned into a bolt of golden lightning that tore through the night, carrying a piercing whistle as it stabbed straight for Zhang Bei's throat!

Before the Spear Light even arrived, that peerlessly sharp edge already made Zhang Bei's skin sting!

Zhang Bei was scared out of his wits!

He had never felt such a sharp, such a lethal killing intent!

The opponent's speed and spear momentum completely exceeded his estimations!

He couldn't dodge this spear! He couldn't block it!

If he were hit, he would surely die!

At the critical moment of life and death, a flash of madness appeared in Zhang Bei's eyes!

“Heh-ah—!!”

At the moment of life and death, Zhang Bei let out a beast-like roar, a flash of pain and madness in his eyes!

He suddenly bit the tip of his tongue and with a 'poof', sprayed a mouthful of blood fiercely onto the head of the dark red long whip in his hand!

“Buzz—!!!”

The moment the blood touched the whip's head, it was as if some evil ritual had been triggered!

The entire 'Bloodthirsty Spirit Whip' jerked violently, emitting a low and gleeful hum!

The dim bloody patterns on the whip instantly lit up with a piercing crimson glow!

A terrifying blood aura, ten times thicker than before and nauseating to smell, soared into the sky, forming a bloody barrier!

“Boom—!!!”

Qin Yan's lethal spear thrust slammed fiercely into the bloody barrier!

The violent blood aura exploded, letting out a deafening roar!