I can increase my power through breathing.

Chapter 5 One-hit kill of a third-rate martial artist

"At the fourth level of the Acquired Realm, I am already a second-rate martial artist."

Zhou Qing felt that the internal energy in his dantian was much stronger than before.

With a thought, he wielded the internal energy in his dantian as easily as using his arm, and a wisp of internal energy instantly gathered in his palm, which he then gently patted out.

Immediately, this wisp of internal energy burst forth.

boom!
A dull thud sounded.

Zhou Qing stepped forward to investigate and found a clear handprint on the cell wall.

This is a second-rate martial artist who has reached the fourth level of the Acquired Realm.

Having opened up the eight extraordinary meridians, one's internal energy can enter the Great Circulation and become more refined; this is just one of the characteristics of a second-rate martial artist.

Another obvious characteristic is the outward projection of internal energy.

Although the Rejuvenation Technique is a health-preserving exercise, since it connects the eight extraordinary meridians and reaches the fourth level of the Acquired Realm, it can naturally release internal energy externally.

At most, it's just a shorter distance.

Of course, to enhance a weapon by channeling internal energy into it and amplify its power, one needs a corresponding second-rate martial arts technique.

"Today is the day we see the light of day again."

Zhou Qing has made up his mind to escape from prison today.

He was waiting for the jailer to bring him his meal today.

Clang!

Several hours later, the iron door to the third level of the dungeon was opened.

"coming!"

Zhou Qing got up and moved closer to the cell door.

"Uncle Liu, is the Registrar here today?"

Zhou Qing asked casually.

If the clerk were here, he would have to temporarily abandon his plan to escape today.

“A group of bandits recently came to Blackstone County. The magistrate is busy dealing with the bandit suppression and has not come to inspect the dungeon for several days.”

Liu Shandao.

There is no county commandant in Heishi County.

The county magistrate, the county assistant magistrate, and the chief clerk were all below the county clerks.

The clerk was responsible for the county's arrests, public security, and criminal justice work.

"It's good that you didn't come!" Zhou Qing nodded, then said softly, "Uncle Liu, I'm sorry."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Qing reached out and quickly tapped the other person's Fengchi acupoint with one finger.

Instantly, Liu Shan felt a wave of dizziness.

Bang.

Liu Shan lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

Zhou Qing immediately took the knife from Liu Shan's body.

bang-

Zhou Qing drew his long sword, channeled his inner strength, and slashed at the chains on the cell door, instantly severing them.

The moment the chains broke, the cell door swung open.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Qing flashed out of the cell.

"Get me out."

"I am the second-in-command of Tiger Head Stronghold. You will be richly rewarded if you rescue me."

"I am Shangguan Hong, the lone thief, who has roamed the world for decades and am rich in gold and silver. If you can save me, they are all yours."

"..."

In the third level of the dungeon, the prisoners saw Zhou Qing break out of their cells and started shouting, each wanting Zhou Qing to rescue them as well.

Among these people, many were third-rate martial artists who had achieved some success in their cultivation.

However, any martial artist who cultivates internal energy and is imprisoned in the third level of the dungeon will take a dissolving powder to dissolve all their internal energy. Their tendons in their hands and feet will also be severed, making it almost impossible for them to escape.

But Zhou Qing was an exception.

Before being imprisoned in the third level of the dungeon, he was just a third-rate martial artist who had not cultivated any internal energy. Now, only twenty-five days later, his realm has broken through to the fourth level of the Acquired Realm, making him a second-rate martial artist.

Zhou Qing ignored the prisoners, gathered his inner strength under his feet, and used his lightness skill, Swallow Skimming Three Times Over Water, to his fullest extent.

It has a short burst of speed, reaching the extreme.

Hearing the commotion, the jailer guarding the iron gate of the third dungeon was about to close it when Zhou Qing shot out like an arrow. In an instant, he went from the third dungeon to the second.

In the second level of the dungeon, there were also many prisoners. A jailer was delivering food to the prisoners one by one. When they saw Zhou Qing, dressed in prison clothes, appear in the second level of the dungeon like a ghost, they all showed astonishment.

Zhou Qing did not linger for a moment.

He flashed forward, once again using the Swallow Three Skimming Water technique, and sped towards the exit of the second dungeon.

"Prison break! A prisoner has escaped!"

At that moment, the voice of the jailer guarding the entrance to the third level of the dungeon came through.

"Stop him quickly!"

"We must not let him escape from the dungeon."

"If a criminal successfully escapes from prison, everyone involved should be punished."

"..."

Hearing the commotion, the jailers on the second floor chased after Zhou Qing.

However, Zhou Qing was too fast. By the time they reacted, Zhou Qing had already rushed out of the second dungeon and arrived in the first dungeon.

Compared to the two dungeon levels below, the first dungeon level appears more spacious and slightly brighter.

"Trying to escape? You're asking for death!"

A furious shout rang out, and a burly man wielding a long sword stood in front of Zhou Qing.

This man had sharp eyes and exuded a faint bloody aura, clearly a ruthless character who frequently killed people.

"Anyone who stands in my way will die!"

Zhou Qing showed no fear. Instead of retreating, he advanced, his inner strength surging within him as he pushed his movement technique to its limit.

At the same time, he slashed out with his long sword in an instant.

"not good!"

The burly man's expression changed drastically. Zhou Qing's long sword appeared suddenly and silently, like a silver lightning bolt in the night.

That cut was too fast.

The long sword passed by without any sharp wind, sound, or resistance; it was silent and its trajectory was impossible to trace.

The burly man's pupils suddenly contracted. He had no time to react; he only felt a chill on his neck before his body was frozen in place.

"How can it be!"

The burly man stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

He was a martial artist who had cultivated internal energy and reached the Acquired Realm. Although he was only a third-rate martial artist, no one in this dungeon was his match.

After all, every martial arts prisoner who enters the prison takes a dissolving powder to dissipate all their internal energy, or their dantian and qi sea are directly destroyed, making it impossible to gather internal energy. On weekdays, when those prisoners see him, which one of them is not trembling with fear and silent as a cicada in winter?

But now, he was being stabbed in the throat by a prisoner who looked incredibly young. How could he not be shocked and terrified?

He doesn't understand.

How did the other party recover their internal energy?

However, he will never know the answer, and Zhou Qing will never answer him.

Bang.

The burly man collapsed, his life fading away.

At this moment, the prison guards who were originally preparing to rush up and attack Zhou Qing were now silent and trembling, and not one of them dared to step forward.

"Yang is dead!"

"How is this possible? Yang Tou'er is a martial artist at the Acquired Realm."

"One strike, just one strike was enough to kill Yang Tou'er."

"..."

All the jailers stood frozen in place, too afraid to move.

The strongest person in the dungeon right now is Yang Tou, who has reached the second level of the Acquired Realm, but he was instantly killed by Zhou Qing with a single strike. Going forward would only be suicide for them.

Prisoners who escape will certainly be punished, but at most they will be fined some of their salary; their crime will not warrant the death penalty.

But if he rushed up to stop Zhou Qing, he would lose his life.

He killed the head of the Prison of the Acquired Realm with a single strike.

Zhou Qing successfully intimidated the group of prison guards.

whoosh-

Zhou Qing moved swiftly, like a ghost, towards the dungeon exit, disappearing from everyone's sight in a few leaps.

(End of this chapter)