I Have the Martial Arts Heavenly Eye in the Storm Riders

The air fell silent instantly.

Duan Lang's expression froze.

He looked at Nie Feng, his childhood friend, and a look of disbelief flashed in his eyes, followed by absurdity, and finally turned into a deep sense of self-mockery and disappointment.

"Informing on me?" Duan Lang pointed to himself, a smile more painful than a grimace creeping onto his lips. "Nie Feng, in your heart, is that the kind of person I, Duan Lang, am?"

"I don't even know where Fengxi Village is. Where am I supposed to report this? To whom am I supposed to report this?" Duan Lang's voice trembled slightly, a chilling sound born from being betrayed by his most trusted friend.

In order to restore the prestige of the Duan family and to avoid being looked down upon by Xiong Ba, he cultivated day and night.

What I got in return was a barrage of doubt from my former friend!

Seeing Duan Lang's excited reaction, and then looking at Jiang Chen who remained calm, Nie Feng immediately realized that he might have misunderstood.

He didn't notice the light in Duan Lang's eyes gradually fading; he simply let out a long sigh, a relieved smile appearing on his face.

"It's good that it wasn't you. I knew it. Duan Lang, although you acted drastically, you would never betray your friends."

"The situation was critical at the time, and you were the only one not there, so I... I'm sorry, I was overthinking it."

Nie Feng patted Duan Lang on the shoulder, as if the matter had been lightly dismissed.

However, he didn't see that Duan Lang's eyes, which had previously held a hint of warmth, had now turned completely cold beneath his lowered eyelids.

Some cracks, once formed, can never be repaired.

Jiang Chen watched coldly from the sidelines, shaking his head inwardly.

Nie Feng, you "God of the Wind," sometimes you're even dumber than a pig.

Your comment "overthinking" has completely pushed Duan Lang to the opposite side.

Just then!

boom!

A burst of intensely hot fire suddenly erupted from the depths of the cave, instantly illuminating the originally dark passage as if it were daytime!

"Roar—!" With a deafening roar, a colossal beast engulfed in raging flames charged out of the darkness.

It has a lion's head, deer antlers, tiger eyes, elk body, dragon scales, and ox tail. Its four hooves tread on fire, and wherever it goes, rocks are instantly melted into lava!

It is the legendary auspicious beast – the Fire Qilin!

"Fire Qilin!" Nie Feng exclaimed, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

He moved swiftly, his Wind God Leg ready to strike, about to charge forward and engage the Fire Qilin in battle.

However, there was a figure who was faster than him!

"Go back!" Duan Lang roared, his figure flashing like lightning as he instantly passed Nie Feng and stood in front of the Fire Qilin.

He swung the Fire Kirin Sword in his hand, and a crimson sword aura burst forth like the blazing sun, carrying an overbearing heat that could burn everything, and slashed fiercely at the Fire Kirin!

Blazing Sun Sword Technique!

Boom!

The sword energy collided fiercely with the fire qilin's claws, unleashing a deafening roar.

A terrifying shockwave swept around, forcing Nie Feng back several steps.

The enormous and ferocious fire unicorn was actually forced back more than ten feet by Duan Lang's sword, letting out a painful wail!

"What?!" Nie Feng's eyes widened as he stared at the scene in disbelief.

I never imagined that Duan Lang would be this strong!

Forced the Fire Qilin back with a single sword strike? Is this even human?

Duan Lang pressed his advantage relentlessly, wielding the Fire Kirin Sword with impenetrable speed and displaying the Blazing Sun Sword Technique to its fullest extent.

Every sword strike was fierce and domineering, each strike aimed directly at the vital points of the Fire Qilin, actually causing this legendary auspicious beast to retreat step by step, utterly powerless to fight back!

"This..." Nie Feng murmured to himself, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

At this moment, Jiang Chen, who had been watching from the back, had a strange look in his eyes.

His eyes shone brightly as he stared intently at the fire qilin in front of him.

Under the watchful eye of the Martial Arts Heavenly Eye, the true nature of the Fire Qilin was instantly revealed.

However, the scene he saw made Jiang Chen frown slightly.

This legendary auspicious beast had an unexpectedly weak aura, only equivalent to a human Grandmaster, and it was extremely unstable.

"Grandmaster level?"

This is completely inconsistent with the name of the Four Auspicious Beasts!

It is known that a single scale of the Fire Qilin can be forged into the divine weapon Fire Qilin Sword, a drop of its blood can create the invulnerable Qilin Arm, and can even drive a person mad and greatly increase their strength.

Logically speaking, a divine beast of this level should at least be at the level of a god or demon.

The fire qilin before them, though it looked fierce, was at most equivalent to the peak of the Grandmaster realm in humans.

Forget about gods and demons, he doesn't even qualify as a grandmaster.

"Something's not right..." Jiang Chen's gaze pierced through the Fire Qilin's skin and flesh, looking into its body.

Inside the fire qilin's body, although it contained a vast amount of fire energy, this energy was extremely mixed and seemed to be constantly dissipating.

"I see." Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the deeper part of Lingyun Cave, and a guess instantly formed in his mind.

"Deep within Lingyun Cave lies the dragon vein of the land, where the righteous energy of the world gathers."

"The fire qilin is a ferocious beast, its body filled with raging evil fire and demonic nature."

"It has been lingering near the dragon vein for many years, and the demonic nature within it is constantly being purified and suppressed by the righteous energy of the dragon vein."

"It is precisely because of this long-term 'purification' that its power has been greatly weakened, reduced to less than one-tenth, which is why it has fallen to its current state."

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen looked at the fire qilin that was being beaten and howling, and a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.

"He's just a pathetic working-class beast..."

Although Jiang Chen felt some pity, the killing intent in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

"Kill him," Jiang Chen said calmly, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

Since this fire qilin is destined to die, I might as well benefit from it rather than let someone else do so.

As for protecting the dragon vein...

Jiang Chen sneered inwardly.

This is just superstition!

If dragon veins are truly effective, why didn't they manifest their power when the land of China was ravaged by alien races?

Moreover, the Fire Qilin is formed from the earth's vein energy. Even if one is killed, after several decades or hundreds of years, the earth's vein energy will gather again, and a new Fire Qilin will naturally be born.

To put it bluntly, in a world where the strong prey on the weak, whoever has the bigger fist is the one who holds the truth!

"Okay!" Upon hearing Jiang Chen's words, Duan Lang did not hesitate at all.

The hesitation in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling killing intent.

"Sword Realm, open!" Duan Lang shouted, and the rudimentary form of the "Sword Realm" he had just comprehended unfolded once more.

hum-

Within a radius of several feet, it instantly transformed into a deathly silent sword domain.

Within this area, the Fire Qilin's originally ferocious movements instantly became extremely slow, as if it were stuck in a swamp.

"Slash!" Duan Lang raised the Fire Kirin Sword high in his hand, then swung it down fiercely!

This sword strike had no earth-shattering momentum, nor any dazzling sword light; it was merely a thin, dark line that seemed capable of cutting through space, flashing by in an instant.

laugh!

A soft sound.

The fire qilin's enormous head rolled down without any obstruction!

Blood gushed out like a fountain, instantly staining the ground red.

One sword, and the head is severed!

"This..." Nie Feng, who was standing to the side, was completely stunned.

He stared wide-eyed at Duan Lang as if he were looking at a monster.

What kind of move is this?

Without any fancy moves or unnecessary actions, a single sword strike was enough to kill the fire qilin that struck fear into the hearts of countless martial arts masters.

Although he couldn't understand the intricacies of this move, he could feel the terrifying killing intent that erupted in that instant—a power that made even him tremble!

"What a powerful killing move..." Nie Feng took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart.

He looked at the Fire Qilin lying in a pool of blood, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.

This ferocious beast that had plagued the Nie family for generations, just died like that?

Although I didn't kill them with my own hands, I can still say that I've avenged them.

"Duan Lang, Jiang Chen..." Nie Feng turned around, clasped his hands in a salute to the two of them, and said sincerely, "Thank you for your help in avenging this blood feud for my Nie family."

"Now that the Fire Qilin is dead, it's time for me to leave."

After saying that, Nie Feng gave Duan Lang a deep look, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak and turned to fly towards the cave entrance.

Watching Nie Feng's departing figure, Duan Lang tightened his grip on the Fire Kirin Sword slightly, but ultimately did not try to stop him.

Different road non-phase plan.