Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 83 You Lied to Me Again
One step, two steps, three steps.

With three steps, the Crocodile God of the South China Sea roared and unleashed a powerful palm strike.

Jiang Mingzhe suddenly burst open like a taut spring, his right claw flipping up and striking the incoming palm with the heel of his hand.

The Crocodile God of the South Sea knew that Jiang Mingzhe could use claw techniques, and when he saw him make this move, a cold glint flashed in his small eyes.

He thought to himself: This kid is pretending to fight head-on, but he's actually going to change his move and grab my wrist. He's just lying to me by agreeing to a palm strike. Once he grabs my wrist, he'll definitely stab me with his sword. Humph, I'll use all my inner strength to shake him off with this palm strike. Anyway, I've lost my left hand, so I'll use this arm to block his sword, and then grab his neck and snap it off!
He was extremely experienced in combat, and instantly anticipated the situation and devised his next move. He frantically channeled his inner energy, and the flesh on his right palm immediately swelled up, making him look like a monster.

Just as their hands were about to touch, Jiang Mingzhe flipped his wrist, pulled his palm inward, and clenched his fingers, grabbing the South China Sea Crocodile God's wrist and pressing his thumb firmly against the South China Sea Crocodile God's pulse point.

The Crocodile God of the South Sea was overjoyed. He raised his left arm to block the sword and was about to unleash his inner force to shake Jiang Mingzhe away when he suddenly felt as if a black hole had formed on Jiang Mingzhe's thumb, from which his own inner force was flowing out.

The Crocodile God of the South Sea's expression changed, and he hurriedly withdrew his hand. However, when he exerted his strength, his inner force flowed out even more rapidly.

This was a truly astonishing surprise, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "You really do know sorcery!"

Jiang Mingzhe ignored him completely, his Northern Darkness Divine Art surging wildly, sucking in air like a water pump.

The Crocodile God of the South Sea grew increasingly terrified, thinking to himself that losing a hand was no big deal. He could find a skilled blacksmith to attach the crocodile tail whip to the severed hand, or even attach an iron hand. His martial arts skills might not decline much, and he could still compete for the second place.

But if I lose my inner strength, even if the boss finds many more villains and forms a group of forty villains or four hundred villains, I can only become the forty or four hundred Yue brothers. What hope is there for me to live?
The more he thought about it, the more desperate he became. He raised his bare left hand and stabbed the broken bone straight into Jiang Mingzhe's face.

Jiang Mingzhe didn't tolerate him. With a swing of his Seven-Child Sword, he cut off a roll of his forearm.

The Crocodile God of the South Sea grunted, and Jiang Mingzhe retorted, "We all agreed to exchange palm strikes, so why did you suddenly use a weapon? I had no choice but to follow suit."

The Crocodile God of the South China Sea couldn't help but want to curse: "These are my bones, how can they be considered weapons? You son of a bitch, if you're so capable, cut off your own hand too. Only when we fight bones against bones will it be fair."

But he was in so much pain that his vision went black, and he couldn't possibly say such a long string of words. He lunged forward and bit Jiang Mingzhe's right hand, trying to force him to let go of him.

Jiang Mingzhe naturally refused to comply and casually held the Seven Child Sword in front of him.

The South China Sea Crocodile God quickly withdrew his head, trying to bite elsewhere, but his vision went black and his body swayed precariously. He couldn't help but cry out in despair, "You've drained me dry! You're going to drain me dry! Damn it, give me back my inner strength!"

He was just babbling in despair, but to his surprise, Jiang Mingzhe nodded and said, "Alright, I'll give you a little bit back as a token of my loyalty."

The Crocodile God of the South Sea looked at him in surprise, not expecting Jiang Mingzhe to agree so easily, and couldn't help but say, "You, you lied to me again..."

Before he could finish speaking, the suction stopped. A moment later, a surge of internal energy was sent back. That familiar and domineering aura was clearly the internal energy he had painstakingly cultivated!
The Crocodile God of the South Sea was overjoyed. This was truly a miraculous escape from a desperate situation. He was so excited that he almost cried: "Good, good brother! I will definitely recommend you to join the Four Evils. From now on, you will be the second brother, the second sister will be the third brother, and I, Yue Laosan, will change my name to Yue Laosi!"

He thought viciously to himself: "He lied to me like that before, so I'll lie to him back. With my silver tongue, I'll stall until the boss arrives. I'll definitely take this kid down and force him to reveal his strange method of absorbing people's internal energy. I'll not only absorb my own internal energy, but I'll also drain him completely, so he'll know what true evil is..."

"Uhhhhhh!"

As a small amount of internal energy returned to his dantian, a sudden, excruciating pain, ten times worse than the pain of a severed hand, erupted from the South Sea Crocodile God's lower abdomen, rapidly engulfing his entire body. He couldn't help but scream wildly. Jiang Mingzhe ignored him and continued to pour his internal energy into him. If the South Sea Crocodile God had the leisure to examine his inner energy, he would have discovered that his internal energy contained wisps of bluish-black energy.

"You, you, you lied to me again!"

The South China Sea Crocodile God's skin turned black, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and after saying this unwillingly, he hung his head and died.

Jiang Mingzhe then let go, letting the corpse fall to the ground. He lowered his eyelids and felt it for a moment, then nodded to himself, thinking to himself: This Yue Laosan has strong internal energy. It is not something that can be refined in a short time after being absorbed into the body. If I don't return some of it, my meridians will be filled with foreign internal energy, and my hands and feet will not be able to move freely.

Then he thought: It seems that I must be very careful when using the Northern Darkness Divine Art in battle. If I accidentally overpower it, wouldn't I be putting shackles on myself?

He was knowledgeable and decisive. Just now, when he was breathing deeply, he suddenly realized that his meridians were blocked with true energy, and he could not move freely. He knew that this was because his meridians were not wide and strong enough. He immediately followed the words of the Crocodile God of the South Sea and returned some of his internal energy. Only then did he feel much more at ease.

Of course, adding a little poison as interest is also a reflection of modern people's sense of social propriety, but there's no need to say more about it.

Ye Erniang wielded a strange single-edged sword, easily defeating numerous masters of the Wuliang Sword Sect. She had previously assumed that the Crocodile God of the South Sea and Jiang Mingzhe were competing in internal strength when she saw them standing still.

After all, the Crocodile God of the South Sea was missing an arm, making it difficult for him to use many powerful moves. Ye Erniang thought that the Crocodile God of the South Sea did this on purpose, and secretly praised him: Yue Laosan may be a rogue, but when it comes to fighting and risking his life, he has a certain amount of talent!
It wasn't until the poison of the South China Sea Crocodile God erupted, causing a deafening scream, that she realized something was wrong. She slashed three times to evade the crowd, then turned to look at Yue Laosan, who lay slumped on the ground, his life hanging in the balance. Jiang Mingzhe, however, was looking at her and smiled slightly.

Ye Erniang felt her hair stand on end, let out a shriek, and leaped backward to avoid the Wuliang Sword group. She stared at Jiang Mingzhe and shouted, "You killed Yue Laosan?"

Jiang Mingzhe stood still, his Northern Darkness Transformation Technique operating at high speed, continuously converting the absorbed internal energy into Northern Darkness True Qi. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Not bad. He and I competed in internal energy, and I was fortunate enough to win by a slight margin."

Ye Erniang shook her head and said, "I don't believe it! Even if you started training from the womb at your age, you could never beat Yue Laosan!"

Jiang Mingzhe said calmly, "You are also a martial artist, don't you know that the depth of one's skill depends not only on how long one has practiced, but also on the skill itself? If I didn't have some skills, why would the prestigious Duan family of Tiannan invite a young man like me to be their retainer?"

Ye Erniang thought that this made some sense, but after looking at the corpse of the South Sea Crocodile God, she found it unbelievable and shook her head, saying, "Impossible. Yue Laosan practiced the South Sea School's Wind and Thunder Wonder Skill, which is unparalleled in its power and is considered a top-notch skill in the martial arts world!"

Jiang Mingzhe laughed and said, "You want to find out my background? Hehe, what can you do if I tell you? What I practice is the Nine Yang Divine Skill. Among all the yang internal forces in the world, the Nine Yang is the best. If Yue Laosan's Wind and Thunder Skill is a piece of iron, then my Nine Yang Skill is refined steel."

He slowly raised his palm and said, "If you don't believe me, you'll know once you try."

Ye Erniang shook her head and sneered: "Do you think I'm stupid? I have plenty of ways to defeat you..."

Before the words were finished, a very deep and strange voice rang out: "Try it then, Second Sister, don't be afraid of him."

Ye Erniang immediately beamed with joy: "Big brother, has that you arrived? Big brother, the third and fourth brothers have both been harmed by this brat!"

Duan Yu was greatly alarmed and immediately shouted, "You wicked woman, don't talk nonsense! Yun Zhonghe was killed by me, Duan Yu! The grievances have their perpetrators, and the debts have their debtors. Don't pin everything on my elder brother!"

Mentioning Yun Zhonghe's death, Ye Erniang suddenly realized: "Ah, Yun Laosi was poisoned to death, and Long Aotian and Yue Laosan were also poisoned to death by you!"

(End of this chapter)