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Chapter 613 Powerfully Suppressing the Mountain Peak!

Liang Jin's almost indifferent and arrogant attitude caused Qin Feng and Yin Leiling to furrow their brows in deep frowns.

Neither of them had ever actually fought Liang Jin, and their knowledge of his unfathomable strength remained only in rumors and speculation.

Hearing such blatant contempt firsthand, a surge of anger mixed with intense resentment grew and spread in my heart like a poisonous vine.

However, the air seemed to freeze.

Even though Liang Jin was so arrogant, none of them made a move.

The two remained rooted to the spot like stone statues, their cold, scrutinizing gazes, filled with intense hostility and displeasure, fixed intently on Liang Jin.

A faint smile played at the corners of Liang Jin's lips, his gaze like a cold probe piercing Qin Feng:
"Qinfeng, are you still waiting?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried a knowing mockery:

"Are they waiting for Yan Zi'an? Or for Cen Ruifeng?"

Qin Feng's heart sank suddenly!
An ominous premonition, like a cold, venomous snake, instantly coiled around my heart!
Liang Jin's confident demeanor... could it be?!

really!

Liang Jin's voice rang out clearly and cruelly, like ice shattering:

"No need to wait."

"They...can't come."

“I have prepared a ‘private seat’ in the Hall of Gathering Righteousness. Please rest here for a while.”

"If this battle doesn't end, they... won't wake up."

boom--!
Qin Feng felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in his mind!
Yan Zi'an! Cen Ruifeng! They...they've both fallen into Song Jiang's hands?!
How can this be? !
Yan Zi'an, the fourth head of the Criminal Investigation Depot, is ruthless and possesses unpredictable martial arts skills!

Cen Ruifeng, known as the "Thunderbolt Hand," has been a legendary figure in the martial arts world for decades, possessing experience as sharp as a fox!

How could these two, working together, so easily...?

What chilled Qin Feng even more was that he hadn't received a single word about such a major change!

Like a blind and deaf person!

Liang Jin seemed to see through the turmoil in his heart and continued to explain in that eerily calm tone:

"Shen Wanshi's silver was indeed a good bait. Once greed took hold, he left the army and entered my Yanshan... and naturally became a turtle in a jar."

"As for why you know nothing about it?"

Liang Jin shook his head slightly, with a hint of mocking pity:

"Your method of communication is too ancient. Carrier pigeons?"

"Within a hundred miles of Yanshan, I decide which pigeon can fly and which one can land on."

"I won't agree..."

He raised his head, his gaze fixed on the deep night sky:

"They are nothing more than...snacks for my battle pets."

The words have not yet been spoken!

"唳——!!!"

A sharp, piercing sound tore through the sky!

A huge black shadow, like lightning tearing through the night, swept low over the mountaintop at a terrifying speed!

Those outstretched wings cast a shadow of death; it was none other than that magnificent yet ferocious giant eagle!

Qin Feng's pupils contracted sharply, and a chill ran down his spine to the top of his head!

With the speed of this divine eagle, a carrier pigeon would be nothing short of walking into a trap in front of it!
For Yan Zi'an and Cen Ruifeng, Shen Wanshi's money was an irresistible temptation.

Liang Jin's words were like heavy hammer blows, striking his most vulnerable judgment.

This is very likely... true!

He subconsciously looked down the mountain again in the direction of the reinforcements.

The flames of the Cloud Piercing Arrow had long since died out, and the darkness remained silent. The two figures they had been waiting for had vanished without a trace, as if they had sunk into the sea!
The last shred of hope was utterly crushed, and Qin Feng's heart sank into an icy abyss!
Liang Jin's gaze, like a cold searchlight, turned to Yin Leiling:
"Chief Yin, what are you waiting for?"

"Is it because you can't bring yourself to throw a punch at your own brothers in the village, that you're too proud to be called 'Proud Blade Hero'?"

His voice carried a hint of amusement:
"Or... are you too embarrassed to help your 'ally' soldiers in front of me?"

Yin Leiling's lips pressed into a pale line, and he remained silent as a mountain.

Liang Jin's words were like needles pricking his most sensitive pride.

He knew Liang Jin was right.

He had wanted to kill Liang Jin for a long time.

However, he was also worried about his reputation and had not yet found a suitable opportunity.

If he were to make a move now, he would be instigating internal strife, harming his own brothers, and doing a huge favor to those government soldiers.

Yin Leiling cannot bear this infamy.

Liang Jin's smile deepened, his gaze sharp as a knife, as if it could pierce through skin:
"Chief Yin, you don't look too well. Could it be that Qin Feng tampered with you when he released you?"

His gaze seemed to penetrate clothing, revealing the chilling, deadly poison spreading within Yin Leiling's body.

Yin Leiling's heart trembled violently!
His expression instantly turned even more unpleasant.

This poison... has actually become so visible?!

Liang Jin's voice was like the devil's whisper, full of temptation and irony:
"Chief Yin need not feel guilty. Go ahead and attack me. Our feud should have been settled long ago."

"Take my head, and maybe you can exchange it for an antidote from Qin Feng."

A strong sense of humiliation instantly overwhelmed Yin Leiling!
He was about to explode!

But deep down, that base, survival-seeking desire was precisely stirred up by Liang Jin, making him feel ashamed and furious!

However, the eerie atmosphere persisted.

Yin Leiling and Qin Feng's eyes met briefly in the air before quickly looking away.

Their eyes were filled with suspicion, scheming, and deep-seated fear.

They all wished the other would pounce on them first and fight Liang Jin to the death, so that they could reap the benefits!

Liang Jin shook his head in disappointment and let out a long sigh:

"Looking ahead and behind, being timid and hesitant, is really boring."

"You're supposed to be a powerful figure and a renowned constable, and this is all the spirit you have?"

"Fine! Since you're all so afraid of losing your lives and dare not make the first move..."

Liang Jin's eyes suddenly sharpened like a hawk's, and his aura surged instantly:
"Then I'll start this!"

The words have not yet been spoken!

Liang Jin slowly raised both palms, the movement seemingly slow and hesitant, yet it seemed to stir the entire world!

An invisible, immense power erupted from him!

"Om-!"

The air seemed to freeze instantly!
The temperature at the summit plummeted at a rate visible to the naked eye!

“Crack!”

The ear-piercing sound of ice forming rang out in rapid succession!
In an instant, the ground and rocks were covered with a thick, crystal-clear white frost!

The entire summit of Yanshan Mountain instantly transformed into a frigid inferno!
The bone-chilling cold was like a million ice needles, piercing through clothing and penetrating to the marrow!

The boots on Yin Leiling and Qin Feng's feet were instantly frozen to the ground!
The two struggled to break free, and the ear-piercing sound of the ice shattering was exceptionally clear on the deathly silent mountaintop!
Even more terrifying, countless tiny, shimmering ice crystals and snowflakes suddenly condensed out of thin air amidst the howling wind!
Like a million cold bullets, they lashed at the faces and bodies of the two men with the violent wind, bringing a bone-chilling cold and waves of numbness!
"Mysterious Ice Palm!"

Liang Jin thrust his palms out at the two men with terrifying coldness that could freeze everything!

Wherever the palm strike passed, the air froze into a trail of white frost!

Yin Leiling and Qin Feng felt an extreme cold instantly invade their limbs and bones, their blood seemed to freeze, their muscles stiffened, and their movements became sluggish!
The insidious power of this palm strike, once it penetrates the internal organs, is enough to freeze a person into an ice sculpture from the inside out!

A close call!
"Roar!"

"Humph!"

Two angry shouts rang out simultaneously!

Yin Leiling's hair and beard bristled, and his crimson internal energy erupted like a volcano, spreading out a violent heat wave!

With his feet firmly planted, a powerful and unparalleled invisible force slammed into the earth from his center!
"Bang!!!"

"Bang!!!"

Two muffled, drum-like explosions!

The thick frost covering their entire bodies instantly shattered into countless ice crystals!

Liang Jin's Xuanbing Palm Wind, which was powerful enough to freeze life, was actually dissipated and vanished into nothingness by the combined force of the two!

The biting cold that permeated the summit was instantly dispelled.

The intense collision of the two powerful internal forces even caused a strange, suffocatingly hot current to spread through the air!

Yin Leiling and Qin Feng both showed slight surprise on their faces.

What surprised them was not that Liang Jin was too strong.

But...

Liang Jin's internal strength was not profound.

They're not even as good as Yin Leiling and Qin Feng!

Both men were seasoned veterans of the martial arts world; they were able to determine Liang Jin's true skill level with just one palm strike.

Yin Leiling's face was full of contempt:
"Is that all the skill you have? And you dare to be so arrogant?!"

He almost burst out laughing:

"Song Jiang! It seems you're like a frog in a well, so arrogant you don't even know your own limitations!"

Liang Jin was so arrogant just now that he thought Liang Jin was very strong.

But who would have thought that Liang Jin's skill level was only ordinary, at the third rank, and there was nothing remarkable about him.

however--

Qin Feng, standing to the side, had a terribly gloomy face, his brows furrowed as if cast in iron!

The alarm bells in his heart were blaring wildly!

wrong!

Something is wrong!
If Song Jiang really only had this level of "ordinary third-rank" internal strength, how could he have maneuvered so effectively among the Pingcheng Prince's army, killing Wang Jingchuan and forcing Li Daosheng to retreat?
How could experts like Yan Zi'an and Cen Ruifeng disappear without a trace?
This completely defies common sense!
There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!
Having handled cases for many years, the most taboo thing for Qin Feng is this kind of situation that is completely out of control and full of unknowns and strangeness!
A strong sense of crisis made him make a decision instantly—this place is not safe to stay!
Qin Feng abruptly turned his head, his gaze piercing Yin Leiling like a knife, and shouted sharply:
"Yin Leiling! Why aren't you making a move?! Quickly capture Song Jiang!"

"As long as he is executed, I promise to deliver on my word immediately! The antidote... will be given to you right away!" He was eager to send Yin Leiling as cannon fodder to scout ahead, while he himself would wait for the right opportunity to act, and was even ready to withdraw at any time!
Who knows!

Yin Leiling, however, stood firm and unmoved, like an angry Vajra!
Qin Feng's anger flared, and his voice suddenly rose, carrying an undeniable threat:
"Yin Leiling! Don't you want to live?! Don't you want to fight for the lives of your men?!"

"Immediately! Do as I say!"

This command was like igniting a powder keg!

Yin Leiling suddenly turned around, his eyes bloodshot, and his aura erupted like a volcano that had been suppressed to the extreme!
His hair and beard moved on their own even without wind, each strand standing on end!

Yin Leiling was truly enraged.

He has always been arrogant and unwilling to be subordinate to others.

Even if someone threatens him with their life!
A soaring, unyielding, and arrogant aura swept across the summit!

"I am! The Arrogant Hero! Yin Leiling!"

His voice boomed like thunder, each word carrying the weight of utterly enraged pride:
"Born to respect only myself! I do not kneel before heaven and earth, nor do I worship ghosts and gods!"

"I don't even obey the orders of the Heavenly King! What's more..."

He suddenly raised his hand, his arm as straight as a javelin, his fingertips whistling through the air, and pointed fiercely at Qin Feng's nose:
"You lowly... dog! official!"

"Your damn antidote..."

Yin Leiling's lips curled into a ferocious, resolute smile, tinged with utter contempt.
"I...don't! Care!" His voice echoed across the land!

The echo lingered on the mountaintop for a long time!
Qin Feng was completely stunned, his face filled with disbelief and astonishment!

He never expected that Yin Leiling could still unleash such a fierce and indomitable spirit under the threat of deadly poison!
Yin Leiling's decision was not made on a whim.

If Liang Jin had been too powerful during their exchange, Yin Leiling might not have been so enraged and could have continued to endure.

However, Liang Jin's internal strength was unexpectedly weak, which made him instantly realize the danger of the situation!

Since Liang Jin is useless, fighting with him now would be tantamount to courting disaster!

The only way out is to join forces!

Join forces with Liang Jin to eliminate Qin Feng, the biggest threat, first!

As for what happened afterward... when did Yin Leiling ever fear anything?
Having grasped this point, Yin Lei suddenly turned to Liang Jin, his voice deep and resolute, carrying the decisiveness of a battlefield commander:
"Brother Song Jiang! Even if we have a thousand grudges between us, we'll settle them after we've killed this corrupt official!"

"After this battle, we will face each other with swords drawn, and our fates will be left to destiny! What do you say?"

Qin Feng's heart sank to the bottom!
The situation he least wanted to see... still happened!

For the first time, Liang Jin's expression showed obvious surprise.

He tilted his head slightly, sizing up Yin Leiling, who seemed to have regained his former glory, and shook his head helplessly, his tone carrying a rare hint of emotion:

"Tsk... things have taken me a bit beyond my expectations."

"The title 'Proud Blade King' is truly well-deserved."

"Chief Yin, your indomitable spirit of never surrendering to the death is truly admirable..."

Liang Jin's gaze lingered on Yin Leiling for a moment, carrying a complex and indescribable feeling:

"It makes me... a little hesitant to just kill you directly."

Upon hearing this, Yin Leiling felt somewhat relieved and immediately shouted:

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's join forces! Let's cripple this corrupt official first!"

Liang Jin shook his head again, the calm, all-knowing smile returning to his lips:

"No need, Chief Yin."

"Just watch from the sidelines."

His gaze shifted to Qin Feng, who appeared to be facing a formidable enemy, and his eyes instantly turned icy cold:

"Dealing with him... doesn't require the two of you."

Yin Leiling frowned, his displeasure evident in his expression:
"Song Jiang! You've gone too far! Qin Feng is one of the Four Great Constables, and his skill is unfathomable. Even I can't beat him."

"You? You're no match for him!"

"Only if the two of us join forces can we have a chance of winning!"

He was still trying his best to persuade this arrogant ally.

Liang Jin, however, was too tired to listen anymore.

He took a step and walked towards Qinfeng.

His steps were steady, neither fast nor slow, yet they carried an invisible, suffocating sense of oppression, as if death were approaching.

Seeing this, Yin Leiling stomped his foot angrily and snorted coldly:

"Hmph! You're courting death! You can come begging for my help after you've suffered!"

He simply stood with his arms crossed, watching coldly as Liang Jin was humiliated by Qin Feng.

Seeing Liang advance step by step, Qin Feng knew that a great battle was inevitable.

He quickly suppressed the intense unease in his heart and raised his vigilance to the extreme.

His pride and confidence as one of the Four Great Constables reignited his fighting spirit!
"Hmph! Even if the two of you join forces, what do I have to fear?!"

The sound of the wind-catching vessel was powerful and its momentum was vigorous:
"If I were afraid of you, I would not have set foot on the summit of Yan Mountain today!"

He certainly has the confidence to back it up!

Yin Leiling was his defeated opponent, and Liang Jin's internal strength had also been "discovered" by him.

As long as we carefully deal with its unpredictable nature, we still have a chance of winning!

Qin Feng slowly raised his right leg, a seemingly casual movement that triggered a surge of powerful internal energy throughout his body!
"boom--!!!"

The next moment, his foot slammed down like a giant axe onto the hard rock at the top of the mountain!

A deep, resounding roar, like that of an ancient behemoth, shook the summit!
A massive, spiderweb-like crack spread wildly from the spot where he landed, sending debris flying everywhere!
An invisible, heavy, and terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire area!
Shaking mountains and shaking peaks!

Qin Feng's greatest strength lies in his unparalleled and powerful leg techniques!

"rise!"

With a low shout, Qin Feng suddenly raised the foot that had been stomping down!

“Rumble——!!!”

An extremely violent force, like a volcano suppressed for thousands of years, erupted from beneath his feet!
Countless millstone-sized rocks were torn apart and lifted from the ground by this force, shooting into the sky like a black waterfall flowing backwards!

In an instant, it was as if a devastating rain of giant rocks was falling on the entire peak!

The huge rock, with a piercing whistling sound, crashed to the ground like a meteor, emitting a continuous and terrifying explosion!
Smoke and dust filled the air, and gravel flew everywhere, obscuring all vision!
But Qin Feng's figure had already disappeared from the spot!

"Cloud Piercing Step!"

His movements were so fast that they exceeded the limits of vision!

He moved like a ghost through the chaotic rain of boulders!
The figure appeared and disappeared between the smoke and dust and the falling rocks, leaving behind faint, blurry afterimages that distorted the air!

Their steps were unpredictable and their turns were sudden. One moment they were on the left, and the next they were on the right, as if several swift winds were flashing in the dust at the same time!

On this rugged and complex mountaintop, his "Cloud Piercing Step" was like a fish in water, bringing speed and unpredictability to the extreme!
He wanted to take advantage of the chaos to completely disrupt Liang Jin's senses and launch a fatal attack!
however--

"Don't waste your efforts."

A cold, indifferent voice, seemingly ignoring all the chaos, suddenly pierced through the roar of the falling boulder and resounded clearly in Qin Feng's ears!

As that sound rang out!
"Bang bang bang bang!"

An invisible yet domineering force suddenly spread out!
The boulders that were falling like raindrops were instantly struck by an invisible giant hammer and shattered into dust in mid-air the moment the sound waves reached them!

Stone dust filled the air!

Right here where the stone powder is most concentrated!

"Ugh——!"

The airflow was violently churned, instantly forming a huge, all-consuming vortex!

A palm!
A seemingly ordinary hand, yet containing destructive power, ignored the barriers of space and the pervasive stone dust.

Like a demonic claw reaching out from hell, it pierced through the vortex with unparalleled precision, and pressed down hard on the figure that Qin Feng was hiding!
Qin Feng's pupils shrank suddenly, his heart filled with extreme horror!
His Cloud Piercing Step was instantly locked on?!

"Fine! If a surprise attack fails, then I'll crush you head-on!"

Qin Feng's ferocity was fully unleashed; with a fierce roar, he advanced instead of retreating!

Suddenly, he leaped up like a roc spreading its wings, and hovered briefly in mid-air!

His legs were infused with terrifying internal force capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, transforming into two black dragons that tore through the air, accompanied by a shrill and ear-piercing shriek, as he unleashed a series of violent kicks towards the palm that was pressing down on him!

"Prison Breaker Kick!"

One after another, jet-black leg winds, condensed to the point of being tangible and spinning wildly, roared out!

Leg shadows like mountains! A gust of wind like a dragon!
These leg winds intertwined and overlapped, forming a destructive storm that tore everything apart!

"Boom boom boom!"

Wherever it goes, hard rocks are easily cut and crushed like tofu!
The ground was raked into deep, shocking furrows!

The sheer force of the attack was terrifying, as if it were about to completely blast the summit of Yanshan Mountain to its knees!
Qin Feng was confident that this fatal blow, which embodied his life's work, was enough to turn Liang Jin's arm and half of his body into a bloody pulp!
Between lightning and flint!

Liang Jin's palm, which was pressing down, showed no intention of dodging or blocking at all!
It maintained that seemingly slow, but actually lightning-fast speed, piercing straight through the violent leg wind and heading straight for Qin Feng's legs!
"court death!"

Qin Feng's eyes flashed with a fierce light!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A terrifying, drum-like series of impacts exploded instantly!

A violent leg strike, powerful enough to split rocks and shatter stone, slammed solidly into Liang Jin's arm!

however!
The scene of flying flesh and shattered bones that I had imagined did not occur!

The leg wind, powerful enough to shatter fine steel, struck Liang Jin's arm with a dull thud, like striking heavy leather!

The remaining sleeve on Liang Jin's arm was instantly shredded into dust, revealing the bronze skin underneath.

What terrified Qin Feng even more was—

Beneath the skin of Liang Jin's arm, a layer of fine... scale-like textures was faintly visible!

The patterns flowed with a cold, metallic luster, seemingly indestructible!
The most terrifying thing was that Qin Feng clearly felt that part of the force of his kick disappeared the moment it touched Liang Jin's arm!

It felt as if that arm... had greedily swallowed it up!
"What the hell?!"

Qin Feng was utterly horrified; this was completely beyond his comprehension!
But suddenly!
A terrifying name flashed through my mind in an instant—the evil art of the Western Regions, the "Mahagala Dharma Protector Technique"?!

Forbidden martial arts techniques recorded in the top-secret files of the Six Doors?!

The idea just came up.

Liang Jin's hand, which had absorbed some of the power and become increasingly terrifying, ignored all obstacles and pressed down on Qin Feng's chest with an overwhelming and irresistible will to destroy!
"Iron Armor Strength!"

The wind howls and even the dead flee, their survival instincts pushing them to the extreme!

His internal energy surged wildly into his chest like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea!
When using Iron Armor for defense, internal energy can be instantly concentrated at a point such as the palm or chest to withstand the sharp edge.

Although this type of defense cannot cover the entire body, its focus on a single point makes it particularly effective against a single enemy.

Instantly, his robes billowed up as if inflated, and a hard, bluish-gray sheen appeared beneath his skin, as if he were instantly covered by an invisible layer of heavy steel armor!

This is the strongest defense he has ever created by concentrating all his life's skills into a single point!
"boom!"

The palm fell!

The sound was not loud, as if it were pressed onto a piece of rotten wood.

But the color drained from Qin Feng's face instantly, and his eyeballs almost bulged out of their sockets due to extreme pain and horror!
"Wow--!!!"

A large mouthful of scalding hot blood, mixed with pieces of internal organs, gushed out of his mouth like a fountain!

That's not a human hand!

The feeling... was like being slammed into the chest by a steel mountain that was hurtling at high speed with immense force!
Unrivaled! Completely crushing!
"Snap! Snap! Snap-snap—!"

The sound of bones cracking was so dense it made one's scalp crawl, and it exploded wildly from his chest cavity like popping beans!

The sternum, ribs... were all shattered!
Even more terrifying was the burst of internal energy that followed!

That wasn't just Liang Jin's own powerful and domineering cold internal energy!

It was also mixed with... the violent "Prison Breaking Chain Kick" force that he had just absorbed, which belonged to Qin Feng!
The two forces merged and merged, transforming into a destructive torrent that erupted within Qin Feng's body!

"Uhhh-!!!"

Qin Feng let out a half-scream that was so shrill it was inhuman!

"Pfft!!!"

His robe on the back instantly ripped apart!

A bloody hole the size of a bowl appeared gruesomely on his back!

The violent, mixed force, like a runaway dragon, surged wildly from the blood hole and slammed into the ground behind him!

"Boom!!!"

The hard rocky ground was as if it had been struck by a meteorite, instantly blasting open a terrifying crater several feet deep with charred and cracked edges!
The rubble mixed with the blood and flesh splattered by the wind shot out in all directions!
Qin Feng's body, like a tattered sack smashed by a giant hammer, slumped to his knees.

Life is slipping away at a visible rate...

(End of this chapter)