The Six Yang Poisonous Fire Palm had completely crippled Qu Xinran's right arm. It was his strongest right arm after unlocking his spirit vein!
Qu Xinran had already begun to lose confidence. After using all his trump cards, he was the one who was injured even more. At this point, he began to seriously doubt the identity of his opponent.
Leng Shiqi's cultivation level was not very high, but his spirit force was pure and his foundation was deep.
Not only was his blade technique amazing, but his sword technique, spear technique, and palm technique were all stronger than the last!
How could such a person be just a small assassin in black?
However, what happened next shocked him even more.
Leng Shiqi's left hand flashed with starlight and a circular formation appeared before him. A huge sword tip with a shocking cold aura appeared from it.
The cold aura overflowed, causing Qu Xinran's limbs to stiffen. Then the sword tip suddenly shot out and pierced his heart!
It was Spirit Attack, Ice Giant Sword!
Qu Xinran spat out several mouthfuls of scarlet blood. He stared at Leng Shiqi with eyes filled with disbelief. He muttered, "Impossible …"
However, before he could finish his sentence, he fell to the ground and died.
Seeing that Qu Xinran was finally dead, Leng Shiqi immediately gasped for breath.
Although he had activated two beast origin battle patterns in this battle, he had still suffered heavy injuries.
Moreover, the consumption of spirit force was extremely large. In particular, the newly comprehended Six Yang Poisonous Fire Palm had consumed more than 30% of his spirit force!
At the same time, he had used this battle to fuse another move, which was a pleasant surprise. He had discovered that the higher the intensity of the battle, the faster his comprehension of spirit techniques would be!
Then Leng Shiqi looked around. The Forbidden Boundary was still there, so he did not have to worry about being noticed. Then he swallowed a few pills and began to search Qu Xinran's body.
Unexpectedly, he found a mustard seed bag!
Qu Xinran was only at the Spirit Transformation Realm. Even though he was the lord of a city, Shang Yang City was only a small remote city. Logically speaking, he should not have something as precious as a mustard seed bag.
But since there was, it showed that Qu Xinran's identity was not that simple.
Leng Shiqi didn't care about this. His face lit up as he hurriedly opened it.
First of all, the space in this mustard seed bag was half as small as his, and there were very few things inside.
There were only a few dozen Spirit Stones and some ordinary medicinal pills. The rest were Qu Xinran's personal belongings. It could be said that the harvest was meager.
This was a little too shabby.
However, Leng Shiqi thought about how Qu Xin Ran emptied the treasury of the City Lord's Mansion. Qu Xin Ran might have even lost his own fortune.
"Eh? What's this?"
Leng Shiqi suddenly saw two strange things in the mustard seed bag.
One of them was a dark blue round plate that was half the size of a palm. One side of the plate was engraved with the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder, while the other side was engraved with the word 'dark'.
He didn't understand what it meant, but he could roughly guess that it was a symbol of status.
The other was a tattered map with the words "Tomb of XX Marquis" vaguely written on it. Leng Shiqi glanced at it a few times before throwing it into the mustard seed bag.
Finally, he burned Qu Xinran's body with fire, erased all traces, removed the Forbidden Boundary, and left the City Lord's Mansion from underground.
The next morning, Leng Shiqi appeared on the street. His face was slightly pale as he ate some breakfast at a roadside stall. Then, he bought a horse and walked towards the city gate.
However, when he arrived at the city gate, he stopped. It wasn't because someone stopped him, but because he found a strange symbol in the corner of the city gate!
It was the secret sign of the Blood Garment Pavilion, which meant that there was an important matter!
"Is this the sign Mao Cai left for me? Or is there someone else in Shang Yang City?
Forget it, I'll go find him first. It won't take much time anyway. "Leng Shiqi thought to himself. Then, he turned back and walked towards the coffin shop.
When Mao Cai saw Leng Shiqi again, he immediately shouted in surprise, "Emissary, you're not dead!"
Leng Shiqi's face sank when he heard this.
Seeing Leng Shiqi's unfriendly expression, Mao Cai smiled awkwardly and said, "Emissary, please don't assassinate Qu Xinran. I just received an urgent secret report last night. Qu Xinran's cultivation …"
"It's the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm." Leng Shiqi finished Mao Cai's sentence.
Mao Cai was startled for a moment, then his eyes and mouth slowly widened. His lips trembled as he said, "Emissary, how, how did you know?
Could it be that you've already … "
At this point, Mao Cai made a throat-slitting gesture.
Leng Shiqi didn't say anything and only nodded.
He didn't deliberately hide it from Mao Cai. After all, he had taken the information on Qu Xinran from Mao Cai, and the news of Qu Xinran's death would probably spread soon.
"Hiss!"
Mao Cai sucked in a breath of cold air when he heard this.
"That's the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm!
And his identity is extraordinary. Did he really die? "
In truth, there was something Mao Cai didn't say out loud. Leng Shiqi's cultivation was only at the fifth layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm. How could he kill Qu Xinran, who was at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm?
And assassinate him in the city lord's mansion!
The city guards hadn't even discovered it yet!
How did he do it?!
Of course, Mao Cai didn't ask too much. He knew that trouble comes from the mouth.
Leng Shiqi said indifferently, "The news should spread soon. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."
Although he had killed Qu Xinran, he was still injured. He wanted to return to the pavilion to recuperate.
However, he didn't expect Mao Cai to stop him and say, "Emissary, please wait. There's something you might not know."
Leng Shiqi stopped and asked in confusion, "Hmm?
What is it? "
Mao Cai leaned over and whispered, "That Qu Xinran's identity is not simple. He is the Dark Thunder Guard of the Thunderfire Dynasty!"
"Dark Thunder Guard?"
When Leng Shiqi heard this, he immediately thought of the token with the thunder pattern engraved on it.
Mao Cai explained, "Emissary, you might not know this, but the Dark Thunder Guard belongs to the Thunderfire Dynasty's royal family. They are responsible for dealing with shameful matters.
Moreover, they have great authority. They can monitor the royal family and investigate the officials and commoners.
Those who can enter the Dark Thunder Guard are all elites among elites. Qu Xinran is one of them. "
Leng Shiqi nodded. So that's how it is. That Qu Xinran is indeed extraordinary.
Mao Cai continued, "Emissary, you killed a member of the Dark Thunder Guard. The higher-ups will definitely send people to investigate. If there are any clues left behind, I'm afraid they will quickly find you."
At this moment, Leng Shiqi was a bit glad that he had destroyed all the traces, so he said, "I erased the traces of the fight. They shouldn't be able to find anything."
Mao Cai heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. If he was really found out, he might also be found out by following the vine to the melon.
With that, Leng Shiqi left.