Chapter 756
I Can See Through Everything – Chapter 756
Chapter 756: Every Strike a One-Shot, Closing In Step by Step
Watching that Nascent Soul Realm cultivator roll on the ground and scream, every cultivator in the third gate was stunned.
A Nascent Soul Realm cultivator’s will was supposed to be unshakable, yet he couldn’t even endure it without screaming.
It was hard to imagine what level of agony he was suffering right now.
More importantly, the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator who had just tried to make a move on Lu Qing was a six-tribulation Nascent Soul.
His cultivation was a whole level higher than Lu Qing’s.
Yet after a single exchange, his arm was severed, sword qi invaded his body, he was heavily wounded, and he collapsed screaming.
Wasn’t this five-tribulation kid only scary because of his speed? How was his true combat strength also this outrageous?
For a moment, everyone’s gaze toward Lu Qing filled with wariness.
That sword light just now was far too terrifying.
Even they had no confidence they could block it.
With one sword he had heavily injured a six-tribulation Nascent Soul, yet Lu Qing’s expression didn’t change in the slightest.
He didn’t even bother glancing at the others.
That man’s words were unreasonable to begin with.
There weren’t many people in the third gate, and the Sword-Testing Stone was so large that one could comprehend it from any direction. There was no such thing as “first come, first served.”
The reason he wanted to attack was simply greed for the secrets on Lu Qing’s body.
Against someone with such ill intent, Lu Qing naturally wouldn’t be polite.
His gaze fell on the screaming Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.
A few breaths later, the other party’s note information appeared in his vision.
Immediately, Lu Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Right then, that Nascent Soul Realm cultivator finally managed to suppress some of the sword qi in his body. Gasping for a sliver of relief, he glared at Lu Qing with venom.
“Boy, do you even know who I am? I am—”
“Annoying.”
Before he could finish, Lu Qing flicked a wisp of sword qi, letting it land on the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator’s head.
In an instant, the man’s eyes flew wide, terror filling them.
As if he couldn’t believe Lu Qing truly dared to kill him.
But it was too late for regret. His primordial spirit, fragile as a bubble before Lu Qing’s sword qi, was wiped out in the space of a breath. His life aura began to rapidly dissipate.
Lu Qing hooked a finger lightly, and the man’s Storage Pouch fell into his hand.
Then he produced a Formation Disk, shielding himself, and turned his attention to the Sword-Testing Stone before him.
Every motion flowed smoothly, start to finish, and he never once looked at anyone else.
As though the one he had just killed wasn’t a six-tribulation Nascent Soul at all, but merely an insect he’d casually crushed.
Yet the other Nascent Soul Realm experts didn’t even dare breathe loudly.
A six-tribulation Nascent Soul had just been effortlessly slain before their eyes.
They weren’t only shocked by Lu Qing’s ruthless methods, but even more by his terrifying strength.
With five-tribulation cultivation, he had slain a six-tribulation Nascent Soul in reverse—utterly crushing him.
No matter how Lu Qing did it, the other Nascent Soul Realm cultivators felt a chill coil around their bodies.
None of them dared act out again. They stayed where they were, cautiously watching Lu Qing comprehend Sword Intent.
Then, very quickly, they witnessed something even more shocking.
Lu Qing closed his eyes to comprehend Sword Intent. After a short while, he opened them.
A sword light bloomed from his fingertip and slashed at the Sword-Testing Stone.
With a soft sound, a sword scar appeared on the stone.
Exactly three inches deep—not a fraction more, not a fraction less.
A pillar of light descended, enveloping Lu Qing.
Lu Qing put away the Formation Disk. A few breaths later, his figure vanished from the third gate.
That scene left the other Nascent Soul Realm cultivators staring slack-jawed.
“H-He cleared it just like that?”
“In only a quarter of an hour he broke through the third gate—what kind of monster is this?”
“Even those sword-crazies of the Heaven-Shattering Sword Sect don’t have this kind of sword talent, do they?”
“Forget disciples of the Heaven-Shattering Sword Sect—I suspect even Yu Jian would be far slower than him!”
“Who exactly is this five-tribulation cultivator?”
The Nascent Soul Realm crowd erupted, losing all semblance of great expert composure.
Among them, the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator who had seen Lu Qing in the Formation passage earlier had his mouth hanging open like he’d seen a freak of nature.
“First the Formation passage, now the Sword Dao passage—his gate-breaking speed is terrifying in both. What kind of freak is he?”
Inside the Immortal Palace, silence fell as well.
This time, Old Canglong and the others had clearly seen exactly how Lu Qing broke through.
And precisely because of that, they found it even more unbelievable.
Whether it was heavily injuring a six-tribulation Nascent Soul with a single strike, or breaking the third gate in mere moments—
Lu Qing’s performance in the Sword Dao passage was even more dazzling than in the Formation passage.
Could it be that what Xiao Li said was true—Lu Qing’s talent in the Sword Dao was even stronger than his talent in formation arts?
Thinking of that, the breathing of Old Canglong and the other two grew hurried.
If that was truly the case, then Lu Qing’s talent was simply beyond imagining.
“Prepare yourselves,” Old Canglong suddenly said. “If Ah Qing runs into danger, then even if it means disobeying the master’s command, we must act and save him.”
Black Savage Bull and Ming Feng’s minds tightened, yet neither spoke in opposition.
Even Ming Feng, who always treated the master’s words as heavenly law, tacitly accepted Old Canglong’s decision.
Because the value Lu Qing was showing now was simply too great.
With a disciple this astonishing, they absolutely could not accept watching him die young before their eyes.
Even if breaking the master’s rules brought punishment, they would still do it without regret.
And they believed that even if the master were present, he would not blame them.
“The fourth gate has fewer people than expected.”
On the other side, Lu Qing’s figure appeared within the fourth gate of the Sword Dao passage.
To his surprise, only a handful of people were there—far fewer than he had anticipated.
The Nascent Soul Realm cultivators present first looked over with vigilance when Lu Qing appeared.
But once they saw who it was, surprise surfaced on their faces.
They remembered this one.
Lu Qing originally didn’t want to bother with them, but when he saw one of them wearing a black-and-white dao robe, his gaze paused.
“You’re from the Black-and-White Temple?”
The other Nascent Soul Realm cultivators’ eyes all fell on that person, a strange look appearing in their gaze.
They all knew that people of the Black-and-White Temple didn’t get along with this five-tribulation cultivator.
After all, back then Mo Tushan had been played by Lu Qing, and the Black-and-White Temple had been mocked thoroughly along with him.
That Black-and-White Temple disciple showed a savage grin. “Boy, what a stroke of luck—searching everywhere and finding nothing, only to meet you here. I want to see where you can run this time!”
He was ecstatic.
He never would have thought he’d run into Lu Qing in the Sword Dao passage.
A few years ago, he had followed Senior Brother Tushan into the Flesh-Body Trial passage, but his talent wasn’t enough. He only reached the fifth gate before he couldn’t hold on and got kicked out.
This time, he came to try the Sword Dao passage—his stronger field—to see if he could gain something.
He didn’t expect to find Lu Qing here.
“As long as I capture this kid and present him to Senior Brother Tushan, it’ll be a great merit!”
Excitement flashed in his eyes.
He was at six-tribulation perfection, only one step away from seven-tribulation Nascent Soul. His strength completely surpassed Lu Qing’s.
And the space of the Sword Dao passage’s fourth gate wasn’t large—Lu Qing’s strange speed would be severely limited.
That meant this time, this five-tribulation kid wouldn’t be able to escape even with wings!
Thoughts flashed through his mind. Without hesitation, the Black-and-White Temple disciple directly urged a Black-bone artifact and blasted it toward Lu Qing.
But just as his artifact moved, not even halfway there—
His vision was flooded by dazzling brilliance.
A resplendent sword light arrived first despite striking later, cutting to his front and passing through his body in a single sweep.
At once, the Black-and-White Temple disciple’s body trembled.
His primordial spirit vanished. His life aura rapidly dissipated.
A blood line appeared on his forehead, quickly spreading down his body.
He toppled backward, splitting into two halves, releasing a thick stench of blood.
Even that Black-bone artifact, which was at the spiritual artifact level, let out a shrill, miserable scream before snapping into two pieces.
A six-tribulation perfection Nascent Soul Realm disciple of the Black-and-White Temple—
Under Lu Qing’s霸道 sword qi, man and artifact were slain together by a single sword, shape and soul extinguished, completely fallen.
“What?!”
Seeing this, the other Nascent Soul Realm cultivators all quaked, nearly jumping in place from sheer shock.
Lu Qing’s sword was simply too terrifying.
A six-tribulation perfection Black-and-White Temple disciple couldn’t last even a breath before being cut down.
That killing-intent-laden sword made them feel as though they’d been thrown into an ice cellar, almost freezing their very primordial spirits.
After killing the Black-and-White Temple disciple, Lu Qing still didn’t pay the others any attention.
He took the Storage Pouch from the corpse, then walked straight to the Sword-Testing Stone. After setting up the Formation Disk, he began comprehending the Sword Intent on it.
Those other Nascent Soul Realm experts—where even the weakest among them was at early-stage six-tribulation—
Yet not a single one dared move. All of them sat obediently in place.
They feared that even the slightest motion would bring down Lu Qing’s terrifying sword.
Fortunately, that prickling sense of danger didn’t last long.
A short while later, Lu Qing, who had been comprehending Sword Intent with eyes closed, suddenly opened them and slashed out a strand of sword qi.
The sword qi landed on the Sword-Testing Stone, carving a sword scar three inches deep. A pillar of light appeared, enveloping him.
A few breaths later, when Lu Qing’s figure vanished, the other Nascent Soul Realm cultivators finally let out a huge sigh of relief.
“This baleful star finally left.”
“How can his strength be this absurd?”
“If he has this kind of strength, then why did he run back when facing Mo Tushan?”
“Wait—his gate-breaking speed just now… it only took a quarter of an hour?!”
When the last person shouted, the others froze, then their eyes widened again.
“Again only a quarter of an hour to clear the gate, and even a six-tribulation perfection Nascent Soul Realm cultivator can’t block Ah Qing’s sword?”
Inside the Immortal Palace, Old Canglong and the others truly didn’t know what to say anymore.
Lu Qing’s performance refreshed their understanding again and again.
Whether it was solving the master’s fourth-gate trial in the Sword Dao passage within a quarter of an hour, or using five-tribulation cultivation to kill a six-tribulation perfection Nascent Soul Realm expert in a single move—
None of it could be explained by the word “genius” anymore.
So they could only keep watching, to see what even more astonishing feats Lu Qing would reveal.
But Old Canglong and the others were already faintly sensing that this time, Lu Qing might not need them to act at all.
With the strength he had shown so far, even if he couldn’t defeat Mo Tushan, he still wouldn’t be utterly helpless.
Only Xiao Li remained calm, not the least bit surprised.
In its eyes, Lu Qing was omnipotent.
Back in the Golden Core Realm, he could already cross a whole major realm and fight Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in reverse.
Now it was merely five-tribulation killing six-tribulation. In its view, that was completely normal.
If Lu Qing couldn’t do it, that would be strange.
“Hm? There’s no one in the fifth gate?”
Lu Qing’s figure appeared in the fifth gate of the Sword Dao passage.
He looked around and found it empty, with no one else present.
Only seven teleportation formations on the ground flickered with light.
“Did they go to other passages, or did no one make it this far?”
Lu Qing had seen similar teleportation formations earlier in the Formation passage.
But back then he had been focused on breaking formations and hadn’t paid attention.
Now, looking at them, he hesitated a little—wondering whether he should go to another passage to take a look.
But after thinking it over, he abandoned the idea.
His main purpose for entering this time was still to find Mo Tushan.
Each gate in the trial passages had a time limit for clearing.
By time calculations, unless Mo Tushan had been eliminated in the Flesh-Body Trial passage, it was almost impossible for him to still be in the fifth gate.
So there was no need to waste time.
Lu Qing steadied his mind, activated his Spiritual Powers, and looked toward the Sword-Testing Stone.
“At this pace, Ah Qing will catch up to Mo Tushan and the others very soon.”
Inside the Immortal Palace, Old Canglong watched Lu Qing comprehending Sword Intent and suddenly spoke.
“Right. Mo Tushan and Yu Jian only entered the seventh gate not long ago. With Ah Qing’s gate-breaking speed, even if he slows down a bit later, it won’t take long to catch them,” Black Savage Bull nodded.
“But Ah Qing is taking the Sword Dao passage. The first ones he’ll run into will be Yu Jian and that girl called Qing Xi. After what happened earlier, they’re extremely wary now. I don’t know whether they’ll clash with Ah Qing.”
“That is a problem. Hopefully they won’t end up facing each other. If they can join forces, dealing with Mo Tushan would be much easier.”
Old Canglong and the others began to worry.
After Yu Jian and Qing Xi were ambushed by Mo Tushan and nearly died, they became incomparably vigilant.
If Lu Qing breaks through into the seventh gate and those two overreact, Lu Qing could be thrown into extreme danger.
After all, they were two eight-tribulation Nascent Soul experts. Especially Yu Jian—his strength was not inferior to Mo Tushan’s. He was a true sword dao genius.
His sword dao cultivation, even back in their era, would have been outstanding among his peers.
If the two of them attacked together, Lu Qing might have difficulty withstanding it.
“Ah Qing has entered the sixth gate,” Ming Feng said suddenly.
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