I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 165 The Yin Spirit's Night Wanderings, Killing Without a Trace

Late at night, a black luxury car drove smoothly on the road.

The carriage was very quiet. Zheng Shuyi sat next to Ye Qingzhou and saw him taking a nap with his eyes closed, breathing slowly. She didn't dare to make a sound to disturb him, but stared at his profile, worried that he might be too tired.

Little did she know that Ye Qingzhou was already lost in thought.

Under the cold moonlight, Ye Qingzhou's mind wandered, following the faint sword intent fluctuations emanating from the void. He used the technique of "Divine Travel Through the Void" to kill Tao Zhiliang and silence him, thus solving all problems once and for all.

Because only the dead won't bother you.

At this moment, the sky was filled with twinkling stars. Without the scorching sunlight of daytime, Ye Qingzhou's spirit was able to wander freely in the cold wind, bathed in moonlight, and feeling the various fluctuations that were everywhere in all directions.

In modern cities, electronic signals fly everywhere, and the closer you get to the city center, the denser the electromagnetic waves become.

Electromagnetic waves of various frequencies were so clearly visible to Ye Qingzhou that he experienced another kind of "reality" in the world.

"After mastering the Yin energy, the martial artist's spirit becomes even stronger. I feel that if my spirit cultivation continues to improve, I may be able to intercept these electromagnetic signals at will and decipher the information within them."

Ye Qingzhou sighed inwardly. On Blue Star, any martial artist who could cultivate to the extreme in any field could master an incredible supernatural power.

This power transcends mere force; it involves deeper principles governing the world's operation.

"The martial arts of Earth truly deserve to be called a powerful force comparable to science. Or perhaps, at a higher level, these two forces ultimately lead to the same goal?"

Just as Ye Qingzhou was about to delve deeper into his thoughts, the fluctuations emanating from the sword intent informed him that he was less than ten meters away from his target.

At this moment, Tao Zhiliang sat upright in his imported luxury car, his eyes filled with murderous intent, his heart surging with rage. He kept cursing, "What kind of bullshit Hidden Dragon is this? What's the use of being able to fight? In this world, it's all about strength. You're just a lowly punk; I'll let you be smug for a few days. When the time is right, I'll make sure you die a horrible death!"

"Oh, really?"

The sudden sound startled Tao Zhiliang: "Who? Who's speaking?"

"Mr. Tao, what happened?"

The driver and bodyguard both looked puzzled and asked a question.

Both of them possess the strength of professional-level martial artists, roughly at the third or fourth dan level. However, in terms of skill, they are certainly no match for Wu Baojun, a professional ninth dan master.

However, the two men were Tao Zhiliang's confidants, having followed him for nearly ten years, and were the most trusted people around him.

Tao Zhiliang, his face deathly pale, asked the two men, "Didn't you hear someone speaking?"

The two shook their heads together: "President Tao, you were the only one who spoke up just now."

"Are you looking for me?"

Ye Qingzhou's voice echoed in Tao Zhiliang's mind again, and Tao Zhiliang was astonished to find that the driver and bodyguards he had brought with him still did not react.

Although the two were also professional-level, they were not skilled in Yin energy and their spiritual cultivation was very weak, so they were completely unable to detect Ye Qingzhou's Yin spirit.

Therefore, both of them were completely confused at this moment, and thought that Tao Zhiliang was under too much pressure and was hallucinating.

But Tao Zhiliang knew that he was not hallucinating, but that his opponent's spirit had left his body!

"leaf……"

Shh~ Don't speak.

"Waaaaah~"

Tao Zhiliang was about to reveal Ye Qingzhou's identity when he was shocked to find that he had lost control of his body and no matter how hard he struggled, it was to no avail.

At this moment, he could only communicate with Ye Qingzhou in his mind: "Ye Qingzhou! What do you want to do?"

"Solve the problem."

Ye Qingzhou's reply was unhurried and his tone was quite calm.

Tao Zhiliang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then forced himself to remain calm and pleaded with Ye Qingzhou, saying, "Our conflict is, frankly speaking, a struggle for interests. There's really no need to escalate it to the point of life and death. Besides, you're still young; please don't go down the path of crime."

After speaking, seeing that Ye Qingzhou did not respond for a long time, Tao Zhiliang tentatively called out in his heart, "Ye Qingzhou, are you still there?"

"I am here."

"I admit defeat this time. I promise I won't bother you again when we get back. What do you say?"

"I don't believe you."

Ye Qingzhou had no reason to believe Tao Zhiliang's lies. For such a treacherous villain, the only solution was to kill him once and for all.

Seemingly sensing Ye Qingzhou's undisguised murderous intent, Tao Zhiliang became extremely nervous and quickly tried to explain, "Ye Qingzhou, listen to me, our problem can be completely resolved through dialogue."

"No, to me, you are the problem. Solving you is solving the problem."

"Don't do anything reckless! I know a lot of high-society people. If I die, you'll be the first person suspected!"

At this moment, Tao Zhiliang was terrified. He felt his heart being pulled tightly, and the fear of death made him tremble all over.

However, he was completely unable to stop Ye Qingzhou's actions!

Although it was his own body, it felt as if it had been forcibly taken over. Tao Zhiliang couldn't even open his mouth to call for help, let alone struggle to get up.

All he could do was cry out in his heart, begging for mercy: "Ye Qingzhou, spare me!"

"I know I was wrong! I'm willing to compensate you!"

"You can't kill me! I have many powerful people backing me; they won't let you get away with this!"

Unfortunately, no matter how much he wailed and begged for mercy, or how much he threatened and cursed, Ye Qingzhou remained unmoved, continuing to calmly and steadily control his body.

Did you know that the human body is a precise and complex instrument...?

Ye Qingzhou's voice, like the whisper of death, echoed in Tao Zhiliang's mind: "And the more precise and complex the instrument, the easier it is to destroy, just like now..."

Under Ye Qingzhou's mental penetration, Tao Zhiliang's muscles and even his internal organs were completely controlled by Ye Qingzhou.

Subsequently, Ye Qingzhou simply controlled his blood flow rate, slowing it down and lowering his blood pressure, which ultimately caused a large amount of formed elements in the blood to accumulate on the inner lining of the arteries, thus forming a thrombus.

Tao Zhiliang, who spent his days indulging in a life of luxury and debauchery, was already prone to cerebral thrombosis due to his high blood pressure. After being slightly misled by Ye Qingzhou, he immediately suffered a cardiovascular blockage, and his brain shut down.

Inside the carriage, the bodyguard glanced back at Tao Zhiliang and saw him lying on the seat with his eyes closed. He assumed Tao was resting and didn't dare to disturb him.

Only after the car arrived at the hotel did the bodyguard and driver whisper, "Mr. Tao, we've arrived... Mr. Tao..."

As he shouted, Tao Zhiliang's already cold body collapsed to the ground.

"President Tao!"

"Quick! Get Mr. Tao to the hospital!"

Just as the two frantically grabbed their phones, dialed the hospital, and rushed Tao Zhiliang to the hospital for emergency treatment, Ye Qingzhou's spirit had already successfully returned.

When I opened my eyes, I was met with Zheng Shuyi's pretty face, which could be both angry and happy.

"Ye Qingzhou, you're awake?"

"Yes, I took a short nap."

"I saw you were sleeping so soundly that I didn't dare to wake you."

Zheng Shuyi asked with concern, "Was tonight's battle too exhausting for you? Would you like me to find you some rare treasures that can nourish your spirit?"

"No need, I'm fine."

Ye Qingzhou was very careful. Although the Yin spirits could kill without leaving a trace, he still did not want to leave any evidence that might arouse suspicion.

In the Eastern Kingdom, although the ability to astral projection is extremely rare, it is not unique to Ye Qingzhou. There is a similar method in Sanqing Mountain.

Therefore, even though Ye Qingzhou had just used the Divine Travel to the Void to kill someone from afar and his mind was much weaker, he still had to pretend that nothing was wrong.

As for consuming rare and precious foods that nourish the spirit and replenish qi, that's completely unnecessary, lest others see through your act and suspect you.

The car drove into Jiangshan Dijin and parked in front of its own door.

As soon as Ye Qingzhou got out of the car, her phone rang. It was Zheng Zhiguang calling.

"Brother Ye, I just received news that Tao Zhiliang was sent to the First Affiliated Hospital of Linjiang but died despite all efforts to save him."

"Oh, that's great."

"..."

Zheng Zhiguang's voice trembled slightly: "Brother Ye, this has nothing to do with you, right?"

"I just took a nap in the car, what does that have to do with me?"

"That's good."

On the other end of the phone, Zheng Zhiguang breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Ye Qingzhou would be involved in this matter and attract the attention of the martial arts association's enforcement team.

…………

The next day, at the First Affiliated Hospital of Linjiang.

Bai Yuanhu rushed to the hospital, where Luo Jun, who had been waiting for a long time at the entrance, hurriedly went to greet him: "Chairman."

"What happened?"

"Tao Zhiliang is dead. He was the vice president of the Liancheng Chamber of Commerce. He had just arrived in Linjiang City yesterday. He was fine during the day, but he died when he returned that night."

The vice president of the Liancheng Chamber of Commerce was, after all, a prominent figure in the business world. It's impossible for him to die so quietly and mysteriously.

There are quite a few truly important figures watching Tao Zhiliang, and a reasonable explanation is needed no matter what. Therefore, the pressure suddenly fell on the Linjiang Martial Arts Association.

"What was the cause of death?"

Bai Yuanhu rubbed his temples. Recently, too many people had died under his jurisdiction, and he didn't even know how to write his year-end performance review report.

"The hospital conducted a comprehensive examination and diagnosed it as a cerebral thrombosis."

Luo Jun answered in a low voice.

"Nonsense!"

Bai Yuanhu was furious: "Since he died of illness, is it our martial arts association's place to handle this kind of thing?"

Luo Jun looked troubled: "It's mainly the people from the Liancheng Chamber of Commerce who are making trouble, insisting that we give them a reasonable explanation."

"Wasn't the cause of death a stroke? What other explanation do they need!"

Luo Jun also looked pained and said in a frustrated tone, "I explained, but the Liancheng Chamber of Commerce wouldn't accept it, questioning how such a coincidence could happen in the world."

Then, he explained the business conflict between Tao Zhiliang and Zheng Zhiguang, as well as the martial arts competition last night.

"Last night, not only Tao Zhiliang died, but also Wu Baojun, Zhao Baoming's disciple. He was beaten to death in front of everyone by Ye Qingzhou on the stage. Afterwards, Ye Qingzhou and Tao Zhiliang also clashed over the Dou Zi Seal..."

Bai Yuanhu quickly figured out the logical relationship here.

Ye Qingzhou blocked Tao Zhiliang's path to wealth and took away the Douzi Seal. Given Tao Zhiliang's character, he would never let this go easily and would definitely find a way to retaliate when he got back.

As a result, Tao Zhiliang died on the way back.

Although the cause of death was cerebral thrombosis, what a coincidence!

Bai Yuanhu immediately felt a headache coming on. He glanced at Luo Jun and asked, "You think Ye Qingzhou did it?"

"I've asked around, and Ye Qingzhou has an alibi. He was on his way home in a car at the time, accompanied by Zheng Zhiguang's niece, Zheng Shuyi, and a driver arranged by Zheng Zhiguang. The cameras along the way also captured the three of them."

Luo Jun felt a chill run down his spine: "Neither Tao Zhiliang's driver nor his bodyguards saw anyone else contact Tao Zhiliang. In the car, Tao Zhiliang kept cursing Ye Qingzhou. Afterwards, Tao Zhiliang said someone was talking to him, but the bodyguards and driver couldn't hear it; only Tao Zhiliang could hear it. Not long after, he suddenly fell ill and died."

Bai Yuanhu's expression turned serious upon hearing this: "Could it be telepathy? But if it really was Ye Qingzhou who did it, then there's only one possibility left..."

Neither of them spoke, but they both understood perfectly well.

To be able to transmit his thoughts to Tao Zhiliang and then silently kill him from a great distance, Ye Qingzhou must have already mastered the art of astral projection!

Bai Yuanhu's head hurt even more, and he felt the few remaining hairs on his head falling out in a soft rustling sound.

Do you think he did it?

"I heard that one of Ye Qingzhou's friends is from Sanqing Mountain."

Luo Jun did not answer yes or no, but only replied weakly.

Bai Yuanhu shook his head: "You mean Leon? That's unlikely. Leon himself doesn't even know how to astral projection, how could he possibly teach Ye Qingzhou in private?"

"President, how should we report this matter?"

Luo Jun now has absolutely no desire to get involved in anything related to Ye Qingzhou. Ye Qingzhou is a powerful figure who is suspected of being able to project his spirit into his body at the age of 17. As a mere professional-level cultivator, Luo Jun simply cannot afford to offend him.

You should know that even in Sanqing Mountain, those who can master the Yin Spirit Astral Projection are at least master-level elders!

Bai Yuanhu sighed, "Report it truthfully, using the hospital's autopsy report as the standard. As for the Liancheng Chamber of Commerce's objections, let them send someone over to investigate themselves!"

"yes!"

…………

On Monday, Ye Qingzhou returned to school as usual.

As soon as Ye Qingzhou entered the classroom, she saw that everyone was looking at her with fear in their eyes.

After sitting down, Ye Qingzhou asked Huang Liwen, who was diligently copying homework, "What happened in class? Everyone is giving me strange looks."

"Everyone knows you killed someone!"

"???"

Ye Qingzhou then opened his phone and went to the homepage of the World Martial Arts Forum website, where he finally learned the whole story.

The rankings on the Hidden Dragon List had undergone a significant change.

Ye Qingzhou ranked first.

Second place goes to Li Jianshu.

Ranked third, Wu Yuelong.

Ranked fourth, Yan Xiyue.

Wang Huaxian ranked fifth.

Niu Taijie ranked sixth.

Huang Guanghong ranked seventh.

Ranked eighth, Luo Yunchuan.

Ranked ninth, Lu Yiming.

Zhou Zhihao ranked tenth.

Ye Qingzhou discovered that he had jumped from seventh place to first place, while Wang Huaxian, who was originally ranked third, had fallen to fifth place, pushing Huang Guanghong, who was in fifth place, to seventh place.

As for Qin Haoyu, who was previously ranked sixth, he has fallen out of the top twenty and has been replaced by Niu Taijie, who had never been on the list before.

The dramatic changes to the leaderboard are secondary; the key point is the addition of a new battle record query function.

Ye Qingzhou tapped his name lightly and then saw his recent public battle records.

For example, he defeated Gu Mingye, the top martial arts expert of Nanjing University, in the secret realm of Yuelu Mountain. Later, he defeated a hundred heroes by himself in the Phoenix Cup. And on Saturday night, he killed Wu Baojun, a newly promoted professional ninth-dan expert, in front of everyone.

These publicly known achievements have all been included in the Hidden Dragon Ranking by the World Martial Arts Forum, becoming strong evidence that Ye Qingzhou was able to reach the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

However, the battle he fought against Yan Xiyue and Yao Yexin to save Huang Liwen not long ago was not included.

Ye Qingzhou sighed. The Hidden Dragon Ranking reacted quickly. Now he had truly become a firefly in the dark, a conspicuous figure in the martial arts world.

In particular, the fact that he killed Wu Baojun, a powerful professional ninth-dan martial artist, with an absolute advantage was unbelievable to countless people and refreshed their understanding.

It should be noted that Wu Baojun was Zhao Baoming's personal disciple, so his martial arts aptitude was naturally exceptional.

In addition, Wu Baojun has already mastered the divine skill "Swallowing Heaven and Eating Thunder" and the super-level martial skill "Mysterious Thunder Armor", so theoretically his ability to protect himself is top-notch.

However, under Ye Qingzhou's attack, Wu Baojun was still unable to resist and was instantly killed, which really surprised everyone.

For ordinary high school students, the word "murder" instills fear in them, which is why they look at Ye Qingzhou with fearful eyes.

In the classroom, Xiao Yuanyuan finally mustered up her courage and cautiously approached, "Ye Qingzhou, did you really kill someone the night before last?"

Ye Qingzhou nodded, her expression serious: "Yes, you don't need to be afraid. I made sure to leave him with a complete body. He died peacefully."

"..."

Xiao Yuanyuan was initially quite scared, but after hearing Ye Qingzhou's words, she was both amused and exasperated, and finally could only reply, "Oh, I see. You're actually a pretty nice person."

"That's natural."

Ye Qingzhou always considered himself a virtuous and upright gentleman who won people over with virtue.

Then, he took out the "Dou" seal he had obtained from Wu Baojun, examined it carefully in his hand, and pondered: "It is said that this object contains a secret, and that after collecting all the seals, one can obtain an unparalleled skill. Alas, I wonder who has the other eight seals."

Just then, Huang Liwen finished copying his homework, feeling refreshed. Seeing Ye Qingzhou fiddling with a strange seal, he asked curiously, "Where did this come from? Is it for polishing walnuts?"

He then asked Ye Qingzhou for it, took it in his hand, touched it a few times, and then the seal made a cracking sound before finally splitting open to reveal a bead that was wrapped inside.

Huang Liwen was terrified and quickly covered up for Ye Qingzhou, saying, "I only touched it!"

Ye Qingzhou's eyes lit up, and he laughed, "Brother Wen, you are truly my lucky star!"

(End of this chapter)