I can only beat noobs.

Chapter 128 Fifth Rank
In the alley near the Chen residence, Zhong Shuyu followed behind the woman in red, anxious but helpless.

Wan Laosan was originally an independent pirate with about ten ships under his command, but he was later subdued by Hai Jun and became his sworn brother. He contributed greatly to the battle against Zheng Longwang. Afterwards, he was rewarded and ranked among the Thirty-Six Generals.

Today, Wan Laosan arrived in the city with three sworn brothers and found their hideout. When asked about their purpose, they revealed that they had come to kill Chen Ming, and that they would act tonight.

Zhong Shuyu was shocked when she heard about this. After nightfall, she found an opportunity to sneak out and immediately informed Chen Ming.

She knew that Chen Ming was now at the sixth rank of cultivation, so how could he possibly defeat Wan Laosan?

The only chance of survival is to find the Six Doors.

However, this path was also blocked by the young lady. She was stationed there specifically, and not even a fly could get out of the Chen residence, let alone ask the Six Doors for help.

Zhong Shuyu naturally knew that her mistress was doing this entirely for her own good.

Hai Jun is impartial and incorruptible; if he knew she had betrayed her own brothers, he would never forgive her.

But does that mean she has to watch helplessly as Chen Ming is killed by Wan Laosan?

Time passed slowly, and the Chen residence remained quiet; no one left.

After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, the woman in red raised her head slightly and looked in a certain direction.

Zhong Shuyu subconsciously looked in that direction and vaguely caught several figures flying into the Chen family's compound.

Those figures were incredibly fast and made absolutely no sound; they were clearly seasoned veterans.

Her heart tightened, and she was about to shout a warning at the last minute. But to her horror, she discovered that she could not speak, and not only that, she could not move her body either.

The young lady's voice came from beside her ear, "Xiaoyu, you have done more than enough for him. There is no need to blame yourself for it."

Zhong Shuyu was speechless, only two lines of tears streamed down her face.

"what?"

Suddenly, the woman in red let out a soft exclamation, gazing in the direction of the Chen residence, and murmured, "A breakthrough in the heat of battle?"

A sudden breakthrough?

Upon hearing her words, Zhong Shuyu's heart skipped a beat, and for some reason, a glimmer of hope rekindled within her.

……

"coming!"

Chen Ming was studying "The Divine Swiftness and Illusion" when he suddenly heard Su Zhining's warning.

It's finally here.

He closed the manual in his hand, feeling somewhat excited. He picked up his sword, pushed open the door, went into the courtyard, and looked up outside.

This time, four pirates have come. In other words, killing them would be effortless.

So far, he has fought countless people. But only ten people have died at his hands.

Killing enemies yields several times the experience points compared to defeating opponents. Tonight might bring in a windfall.

A few seconds later, Chen Ming spotted four figures rushing towards him.

He said, "Miss Su, please help me hold off that fifth-rank official. Just give him ten breaths, don't kill him."

"it is good."

The four pirates dressed in black attacked Chen Ming as soon as they saw him standing in the courtyard, without saying a word.

They all used swords as weapons, and they attacked him from the front and left and right respectively. To deal with a sixth-rank official like him, all four of them chose to attack together, which shows that they had no martial ethics whatsoever.

Faced with the combined attack of three sixth-rank and one fifth-rank fighters, even with Chen Ming's current strength, he had no chance whatsoever.

The sixth rank and the fifth rank are separated by a whole realm, representing a fundamental difference.

hum!
With a sword cry, the black-clad man in the center suddenly paused and stopped, creating an opening in the perfect encirclement formed by the four.

Chen Ming, with his vast combat experience, seized this opening and drew his sword.

In the darkness, a clear and melodious phoenix cry seemed to ring out!

The intense heat instantly engulfed the three men in black.

"Nine Revolutions of Nirvana!"

The most powerful killing move in the Vermilion Bird Sword Technique is specifically designed to deal with group attacks and is extremely lethal.

Su Zhining, who was responsible for holding back Wan Laosan, couldn't help but glance over, a hint of surprise in her eyes. This swordsmanship was quite impressive.

She was even more puzzled. Given his comprehension and learning ability shown last night, how had he managed to master swordsmanship to such a level?

She had inquired and learned that this man used to wield a knife, but had only recently switched to swordsmanship.

……

"Do not--"

Out of the corner of his eye, Wan Laosan caught sight of his three sworn brothers being killed with a single sword strike. His eyes widened in fury, and he was about to rush over and kill the culprit to avenge his brothers.

hum!
Just then, another sword aura struck, forcing him to take another step back. He roared, "Who goes there? Do you dare come out and fight your grandfather?"

hum!
His reply was yet another burst of sword energy.

Wan Laosan didn't even know where the sword energy came from. He was filled with hatred. There was actually such a master hidden by Chen Ming's side.

Damn...

Even with his deep resentment, he knew the principle that as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn.

He had already begun to consider retiring.

……

You have killed a level 47 enemy and gained 20000 experience points.

You have killed a level 46 enemy and gained 20000 experience points.

You have killed a level 47 enemy and gained 20000 experience points.

Chen Ming looked at the prompt that popped up in front of him, no longer hesitated, and silently said in his mind, "Add points!"

He directly added 10,000 points to the "Two Elements True Skill".

Boom.

He felt a surge of power within his body, and his true energy expanded again, reaching a limit. Just when he felt that his meridians were about to collapse and explode, a certain place seemed to be broken through.

The immense true energy finally found an outlet, flowing continuously into it.

This is the Qi Sea.

Fifth Rank, Qi Sea Realm!

The Qi Sea is truly like a sea, capable of holding dozens or even hundreds of times more true Qi than before.

【Level: 50】

Current points: 213452

[Techniques: Iron Horse Stake (Fifth Level Perfection), Two Elements True Skill (Fifth Level 6781/1500000)]

Martial Arts: Three Talents Fist (Mastery), Eight Trigrams Saber Technique (Mastery), Zhuang Family Flying Knife (Mastery), Swallow Return Sword Technique (Mastery), Vermilion Bird Sword Technique (Mastery 3123/500000)

[Secret Technique: The Art of Disguise (Mastery)]

"Ok?"

Su Zhining couldn't help but glance at him again. This time, she was not just surprised, but somewhat incredulous: he had actually reached the fifth rank.

So fast!

Even for a genius like her, it took more than a year to go from the sixth rank to the fifth rank.

Chen Ming, if I remember correctly, had only broken through to the sixth rank seven months ago.

This person's progress rate was actually twice as fast as hers.

How can this be?

It's not that no one in this world has progressed in cultivation faster than her, but to be nearly twice as fast is theoretically impossible.

True Qi requires a process of accumulation; the more advanced the martial art, the slower the growth of True Qi. This person cultivates a Pure Yang technique, and Pure Yang True Qi is notoriously slow to develop.

Just as she was in shock, Chen Ming spoke up, "Thank you for your help, Miss Su."

Su Zhining was taken aback, but quickly understood his meaning; he was preparing to take action personally.

No wonder he only needed to hold off this fifth-rank cultivator for ten breaths; he had already planned to use the momentum and confidence gained from killing three sixth-rank cultivators to break through to the fifth rank. Then he would deal with the fifth-rank cultivator.

I really don't know whether to call him confident or arrogant.

Su Zhining silently withdrew her hand.

Wan Laosan suddenly felt the pressure ease, and when he looked up, he saw Chen Ming standing in front of him. Seeing this enemy who had killed his three sworn brothers, his eyes flashed with murderous intent.

At this moment, he realized he had fallen into a trap. The hidden enemy was far more powerful than him.

Tonight, I'm afraid things will turn out badly.

Now, he has finally found a chance to turn things around.

The other party was too arrogant and underestimated him too much. They actually dared to let Chen Ming fight him alone. They obviously intended to use him as a whetstone.

If we can capture Chen Ming alive with swift and decisive action, there is still a glimmer of hope.

He's only just broken through to the fifth rank—

Just then, Chen Ming made his move.

In an instant, Wan Laosan felt as if he were enveloped by countless sword shadows. This shock was immense, and he finally understood why his three sworn brothers had been killed in a single encounter.

This young man's swordsmanship is so advanced; he is a formidable opponent!
(End of this chapter)