66: Luckily I was using cheats, otherwise how could I have won?

Just as Qin Dong expected, a flash of ruthlessness suddenly crossed the eyes of the masked female Cultivator.

In the next instant, her figure vanished from where she stood like a ghost.

In a flash, she appeared at Qin Dong's side, her movements so swift that time seemed to freeze at that moment.

She held two snake-shaped short blades in her hands, the edges glinting with a cold, chilling light as she struck.

Clang!

The long saber in Qin Dong's hand collided with the short blades in the woman's hands, producing a metallic ringing sound.

The opponent's Move was extremely agile; though this strike appeared gentle, in reality, the force Qin Dong received was as heavy as a thousand jun!

"What powerful force!"

After blocking this strike, the webbing between Qin Dong's thumb and index finger went numb.

"She is a Body Cultivator!"

What is a Body Cultivator? It means focusing on melee combat to kill enemies rather than using Spells.

In the cultivation world, most are Spell Cultivators.

This is because increasing one's Realm and strength as a Body Cultivator requires paying a huge price; whether it is resources or the Cultivation process, the costs are immense.

Ordinary Cultivators mostly specialize solely in Spells, but Prodigy-level Cultivators are different.

They have more resources and stronger determination.

Qin Dong frowned slightly, secretly alarmed.

His footsteps were forced back three or four feet by this force before he could discharge the immense power of the sneak attack.

However, the few feet he retreated gave the opponent an opening; the female Cultivator attacked Qin Dong again, waving her arms to strike once more.

Seeing this, Qin Dong hurriedly raised his long saber to block again.

Clang—

Every time she swung, her sharp edge was fully exposed, stirring up gusts of wind. Amidst the clashing of blades, it seemed as if the air itself was trembling.

However, Qin Dong felt no fear, his figure as steady as a rock.

He shifted his footsteps slightly, frequently dodging her attacks.

"Hmph, let's see how long you can dodge!"

The female Cultivator snorted coldly, her snake-shaped short blades dancing even more fiercely.

Qin Dong was not to be outdone and activated the Zhongmiao Saber Technique.

In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged a dozen rounds of melee combat, with the female Cultivator briefly gaining the upper hand thanks to her rich melee experience.

Not long after, she immediately seized an opportunity and followed up with a lightning-fast strike, sweeping horizontally toward his chest.

This Move was ruthless, accompanied by a terrifying Aura.

Qin Dong cursed internally, hurriedly driving his Thick Earth Spirit Body for defense.

A large swath of yellow spiritual resonance appeared around Qin Dong, wrapping him tightly.

However, the female Cultivator's strike clearly employed some powerful Cultivation Technique, piercing through layers of defense and hacking fiercely at Qin Dong!

"Pfft..."

Qin Dong flew backward several zhang, crashing into the ground and carving a long trail, looking quite disheveled.

The wound under his clothes was bleeding.

Qin Dong was terrified, but before he could be too shocked, the female Cultivator was already attacking again.

She moved like a phantom, reaching Qin Dong's front in the blink of an eye!

Arriving before him, the female Cultivator raised her long, fair leg high and brought it down heavily!

"Boom~~~"

Accompanied by a dull, loud noise, the entire building trembled.

Qin Dong was instantly smashed into the ground, the courtyard floor cracked from the shock, and tiles fell continuously from the affected buildings.

If not for the shielding of the Golden Core Level entrapment formation, such a commotion would surely have attracted the attention of the experts stationed at the Cloud Heaven Sect.

"Hmm?"

The female Cultivator stepped back and looked into the pit.

In the pit, Qin Dong was holding up a strange little shield.

The shield was entirely black, engraved with complex and ancient runes, emitting a dim light.

Eerie blood patterns appeared on the surface of the shield, protecting Qin Dong securely.

The female Cultivator's previous strike had not caused him any damage.

"The Magic Treasure in your hand is not bad!"

The female Cultivator narrowed her eyes, a sharp light in them, clearly very interested.

"Unfortunately, it is not something you can touch!"

Qin Dong snorted coldly, stomped his right foot hard on the ground, and leapt up.

Holding the shield in his left hand and gripping the long saber tightly in his right, he slashed toward her.

Zhongmiao Saber Technique!

Ending Sword Intent!

"Swish!"

The blade edge cut through the air, whipping up a fierce sharpness!

The female Cultivator sneered, her figure flashing to dodge the attack, while she chanted a Spell and then struck back heavily with a backhand blow.

This strike of the opponent actually contained a Concept of the Saber Dao!

"Cutting Saber Intent!!!"

"Heaven-Splitting Horizontal Saber Technique!!!"

Cold sweat streamed down Qin Dong's face; he saw that wherever the blade edge passed, even the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was cut in two.

The opponent actually also possessed a Dao Spell Concept! Truly worthy of being an Outstanding Grade Prodigy.

"Bang—!"

Qin Dong hurriedly raised the Nether Profound Shield to block the snake-shaped short blade.

Metal and stone clashed! Sparks flew everywhere.

The two collided, emitting a heavy, clanging sound.

Without sparing his internal Spiritual Qi, Qin Dong frantically activated the Nether Profound Shield.

Relying on the power of the Earth Rank Magic Treasure, he managed to block this saber strike.

However, because of this, some tiny cracks appeared on the Nether Profound Shield, showing the ferocity of this Move.

Just as Qin Dong was relieved to have blocked this strike, he didn't expect the snake-shaped short blade in the opponent's hand to suddenly change.

The snake-shaped short blade actually transformed into a purple long snake, coiling around the Nether Profound Shield. The long snake crawled over, preparing to bite fiercely toward Qin Dong's head.

"What a bizarre Magic Treasure."

Qin Dong employed various movement techniques, his speed suddenly exploding at this moment.

He narrowly dodged the purple long snake, but in the next moment, the female Cultivator's fist was already coming toward his face.

The female Cultivator's face was cold and stern as she threw a heavy punch toward Qin Dong's face.

This Move was her proud trump card!

"Li Xia Mountain-Crushing Fist!" the female Cultivator said coldly, the sound of her fist exceptionally heavy, accompanied by the sound of the air being torn apart.

"Bad."

Qin Dong was startled; his escape route had actually been predicted by the opponent. He wouldn't be able to dodge this next strike no matter what.

Facing such a swift attack, Qin Dong was shaken, his reaction lightning-fast as he hurriedly mobilized the Spiritual Qi inside him.

The Spiritual Qi within his body circulated frantically, and one defensive Cultivation Technique after another was activated.

Layers of shields were quickly constructed, and defensive Spells were cast by Qin Dong one after another.

"Earth Rank defensive Cultivation Technique! Green Spirit Floating Shadow Body!"

With the activation of this Move, Qin Dong's body instantly became illusory, and his overall defensive power increased many times over.

Just at this moment, the female Cultivator's fist landed.

Boom!!

Buildings collapsed, dust and smoke flew, and it seemed as if even the earth trembled from this strike.

In an instant, Qin Dong only felt an unrivaled, terrifying force smashing toward his face.

Most of the defensive Spells shattered like paper in an instant, but they also blocked the vast majority of the opponent's power.

Taking the ultimate Move with his face, Qin Dong felt dizzy.

His whole body flew out like a cannonball for dozens of meters, knocking down a row of buildings until he finally stopped after crashing heavily against the Golden Core Level entrapment formation.

After landing heavily, he barely managed to stop his body, looking quite disheveled.

Looking up at the female Cultivator, he saw her retracting the two snake-shaped daggers into her sleeves.

Qin Dong stood up shakily, patted the dust off his body, and unhurriedly took out a few Qi Recovery Pills to swallow.

Although the fist mark on his face was clearly visible, he was not seriously injured.

The opponent was truly worthy of being an Outstanding Grade Prodigy Cultivator; after a few combos, she had easily beaten him to the brink of death.

The female Cultivator's attention was always on this side, and she was extremely astonished. She didn't expect the opponent to still be intact; she had to know, she had already attacked with all her might.

Even among peers, after taking so many of her Moves solidly, their condition wouldn't be very good.

"This person has some tricks."

After this fierce battle, Qin Dong already knew the opponent's weakness.

Although the opponent was strong in melee combat, she was not good at Spells.

I have many skills, no need to fight her head-on.

The female Cultivator stepped forward again, wanting to press her advantage.

Five Immortals Lightning Curse!

The thunder Qin Dong held in his hand exploded, and he struck out with his palm, unleashing the Five Immortals Lightning Curse with full force.

Five terrifying and ferocious lightning Dragons—red, blue, purple, black, and yellow—brewed from his palm and roared toward the female Cultivator.

The female Cultivator hurriedly flicked her wrist, throwing out three Talismans. The Talismans shattered in layers before her, manifesting three layers of defensive shields.

"Boom!"

The five lightning Dragons broke through the female Cultivator's defensive shields and slammed into her chest, blasting her backward.

Her body flipped, and she landed on the ground.

She quickly took out a bottle of Medicinal Pill and poured it into her mouth, followed by vibrating her True Qi to shake off the electric arcs all over her body.

Pfft—

A trail of blood flowed onto her mask, and the female Cultivator clutched her chest, staring fixedly at Qin Dong.

She was actually injured.

Her two eyes were full of wariness.

But at the same time, it also made her feel a trace of doubt.

Because she discovered that most of the masked people lying on the ground still had breath.

She could not see through the opponent's cultivation.

But she could be certain that the opponent absolutely possessed the strength to contend with a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection.

But what she couldn't figure out was that the opponent absolutely had no reason to spare these people.

Could it be that this person, or the people behind him, had some scheme? Perhaps they wanted to use them as a Breakthrough point to launch an investigation into Tianyuan!

So that's it... The female Cultivator's eyes turned cold; she understood, and then she scanned the ground and said in a deep voice: "These people cannot be left alive!"

"Cough, cough, cough."

Inside the building ruins, the unconscious masked people woke up one after another.

"It's the Supervisor-level Apostle!"

"Great! This thief will surely die!"

A dozen or so awakened masked people stood up, cheering for the female Cultivator.

But what they didn't expect was that the female Cultivator had already formed the intent to kill them.

Suddenly, she leapt toward them without hesitation.

Approaching the group, she slashed her snake-shaped short blade, sending out several sharp blade Auras that instantly sent flesh and blood flying.

In the blink of an eye, she had nearly slaughtered all dozen or so masked men.

"Ah... Master Superintendent! What are you doing..."

"Are... are you crazy?"

Several screams rang out, followed immediately by flashes of sword light.

The female Cultivator was ruthless, showing no mercy to her own people. She quickly killed all the masked men and released two fire-type Spells to destroy the evidence.

"Huff..."

This sudden turn of events left Qin Dong confused. He moved his body, retreated a distance, and while consuming a recovery Medicinal Pill, watched them fight like dogs.

"Ah! Master Superintendent, why!"

After dealing with these people, she immediately attacked Qin Dong again.

On the field, besides Qin Dong and the female Cultivator, there were no survivors left.

At this point, Qin Dong no longer needed to disguise himself as a Zhongmiao Sect Cultivator. He decisively unleashed all his close-combat Cultivation Techniques, and the two fought with all their might.

They were extremely fast, almost invisible to the naked eye. The moment they clashed, blades met, and sparks flew everywhere.

In just over a dozen breaths, they had exchanged dozens of blows.

With a snap, the long blade Magical Artifact in Qin Dong's hand finally could not withstand the pressure and broke.

In the end, Qin Dong was stabbed in the left shoulder during this opening. Blood spilled out, and he staggered back more than ten steps.

However, the female Cultivator did not stop there and continued her pursuit like a shadow. Qin Dong hurriedly activated the Nether Profound Shield to defend, but even this could not stop the female Cultivator's aggressive advance.

Seeing that he had nowhere left to hide, he simply gave up on defense.

In fact, Qin Dong had been beaten until he was red-hot, his face as red as Guan Gong's, so at this moment, he decisively chose to go all out!

"Showdown: I am not a Body Cultivator."

"I am a Spell Lord!"

Qin Dong did not hesitate to release the Spiritual Qi restraints on his body.

Cultivation base, fully released!

Instantly, a majestic Aura surged out from his body, immediately distorting the surrounding air. Spiritual Qi transformed into an invisible pressure, permeating the air and making one's heart tremble.

"Earth-Tier Techniques! Yuntian Divine Gale!"

He chanted the Spell formula in a low voice. Immediately, his palms moved nimbly like the wind, and airflow instantly condensed in his palms.

A massive tornado was generated from his palms.

"Go!"

Qin Dong uttered a single word, and the massive tornado in his hands spun out rapidly.

Carrying a terrifying suction force, as if to devour everything, it swept towards the female Cultivator.

The gale raged, leaving deep marks on the ground with its tearing force.

Danger!!!

The female Cultivator was shocked. She felt the fierce power within the tornado and knew that being caught in it would be extremely dangerous.

She hurriedly activated her movement technique to escape, but at the next moment, Qin Dong pinched two Spell formulas.

"Earth-Tier Techniques! Heavenly Saint Meteor Fire!"

Qin Dong spat out golden, monstrous flames, the scorching golden light burning the surrounding air until it distorted and warped.

The golden light collided with the tornado instantly, turning into a more terrifying Flame Storm, and the wind force increased sharply.

"What is happening?!" The female Cultivator looked down and saw a pale red Spiritual Qi chain locked onto her ankle.

And the other end of the chain was that mysterious Cultivator, holding her firmly in place.

The female Cultivator quickly cut the chain, but the next moment, the storm ruthlessly swept her into it.

The female Cultivator tried to struggle, but she was continuously burned by the flames and torn by the storm.

"Pop~"

While being roasted by the flames, the female Cultivator suddenly took out a Magic Treasure jade pendant.

Under the violent impact of the raging flames and the sweeping wind, the jade pendant instantly shattered, turning into countless brilliant fragments that flashed with dazzling light.

The next breath, these fragments condensed into a tough protective barrier, firmly wrapping around the female Cultivator and resisting the surging Flame Storm.

"Prodigies are just hard to kill. A combo of two Major Achievement Earth-Tier Low Grade Cultivation Techniques couldn't even one-shot her."

"If one set doesn't work, then another!"

Watching the Flame Storm about to dissipate, Qin Dong immediately went full throttle and formed another one.

The female Cultivator withstood this Flame Storm.

Just as she was preparing to launch another attack, she looked up and discovered that the opponent was releasing another Flame Storm.

The female Cultivator was numb; she could only defend again.

This Flame Storm continued to suppress the opponent, leaving her unable to Move.

"Damn it! How does he have so much True Qi!"

The female Cultivator struggled bitterly, finally holding out until the second Flame Storm ended.

Who would have thought that upon looking up, another Flame Storm was flying over.

"Let's end this quickly."

Calculating the time, it had dragged on a bit too long.

Qin Dong's expression was solemn. He once again took out a long blade of decent grade from his spatial ring.

"Earth-Tier Techniques! Universe Thunderbolt Invincible Nether Sword Slash!"

Qin Dong's eyes changed; his Aura was like a rainbow. All the Spiritual Qi in his body suddenly gathered on the long blade, as if all the energy between Heaven and Earth was being used by him at this moment.

"Not good!"

The female Cultivator in the Flame Storm realized that this Move was astonishingly powerful and used all her skills to defend.

She also summoned her two snake-shaped short blades to block in front of her, attempting to stop the blow.

"Slash!"

Qin Dong let out a violent shout. The moment he swung the long blade in his hand, the blade body expanded with a boom in the air.

It transformed into a giant Spiritual Qi blade, like a divine weapon descending from the heavens, slashing heavily toward the Flame Storm.

The blade edge sliced through the air, carrying a sharp whistling sound, and hacked fiercely into the burning gale, striking directly at the female Cultivator inside.

Boom, boom, boom, rumble, rumble.

The collision of Spiritual Qi was like a thunderclap, instantly stirring up a gust of wind.

Buildings collapsed, and dust filled the sky.

The Profound Rank long blade in Qin Dong's hand completely shattered after this blow, turning into countless fragments, and he himself was sent flying by the recoil.

The massive, explosive sounds were continuous, and even the powerful Golden Core Level trapping array was teetering on the brink of collapse under this violent fluctuation.

The Golden Core Level trapping array had several small gaps broken into it.

A trace of the battle's Aura leaked out as expected.

Bang!

Such a huge commotion naturally attracted the attention of many Cultivators in Tianjian City and the Cloud Heaven Sect patrol team immediately.

"Pfft!"

In a deep, long trench, the blood-covered female Cultivator had her hands hanging limply, kneeling on the ground.

Half of the mask on her face was shattered, revealing her originally fair and lovely countenance.

The power of her life-saving jade pendant had already been mostly consumed by the three Flame Storms, and under that one slash, it directly collapsed.

The giant blade still had more than half its power, all of which struck the female Cultivator; she was severely injured by this blow.

This battle left her terrified.

She had exhausted all her trump cards, yet not only failed to kill the opponent, but ended up in such a state herself.

"What... pfft... what grade of Cultivation Techniques are these..."

The female Cultivator's consciousness gradually blurred. She struggled to open her eyes, which were closing uncontrollably, but in the end, she fell down powerlessly.

She would never wake up again.

"It's no big deal, just a few Earth-Tier Techniques."

"Prodigies are truly not called that for nothing; they are terrifying."

Qin Dong recovered from his injuries while secretly sighing for a while.

Fortunately, I'm cheating; otherwise, how could I fight an opponent with this level of combat intensity?

Being a cheater is fine; it's better than being pinned down and beaten by others.

Qin Dong let out a heavy breath of stale air. Just as he was about to step forward to carefully check the opponent's identity.

Suddenly, a sense of crisis arrived!

This feeling made Qin Dong's scalp tingle, as if he had been targeted by some ferociously cruel beast.

A Golden Core Cultivator!

Qin Dong didn't have time to think too much, nor could he care about stepping forward to check the female Cultivator's identity.

After hastily taking the spatial rings scattered on the ground, he quickly left this place.

Thirty breaths later, a figure arrived as expected.

...

"Reporting to Elder."

"This is the investigation result of the incident in the West District of Tianjian City today."

"Please take a look."

A Cloud Heaven Sect Disciple stepped into the room and respectfully placed a scroll of documents on the table in front of the Elder.

The Elder looked at the documents, his expression quite satisfied.

"You are quite thorough in your work; let's leave this matter at that."

"Go and hurry to repair the area."

After the Elder finished speaking, he signaled for the other party to leave.

But the Cloud Heaven Sect Disciple did not leave immediately. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly took out half a broken mask from his spatial ring.

"Elder, I also found this at the scene."

"It is actually them!"

Looking at the broken mask the other party took out, a look of surprise gradually appeared on the Elder's face.

From his expression, it was obvious that he felt this matter was quite tricky.

"Elder, do we need to urgently report this to the Sect?"

"You have performed a meritorious service, and this Elder will reward you heavily."

"However, who else has seen this item?"

The Cloud Heaven Sect Disciple immediately continued as if asking for credit: "Reporting to Elder, this item was discovered by this Disciple alone..."

"Good, good, good."

Whoosh... the candlelight dissipated.

The candles in the room were all extinguished at this moment.