northernbook Chapter 47 Ma Qi
Chapter 47 Ma Qi
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Sparks fly when metals collide.
Mu Qingfeng, hidden in the darkness, slashed at Ma Qi from a blind spot, but Ma Qi simply swung his sword to block it.
Mu Qingfeng was somewhat surprised. It was nighttime, and he should have been difficult to be noticed in all black. He even thought that Ma Qi could see everything about him clearly in the dark.
"Xiao Qi, stop now, you can't escape."
Lin Fan quietly stood behind Ma Qi, blocking the other direction.
A golden beetle flew out from in front of him, and an identical beetle also flew out from Ma Qi's body at the same time.
The two insects rushed toward each other eagerly, like lovers running towards each other.
The beetles, emitting a faint golden light, collided with each other with a thud, falling to the ground in one go, their golden light gradually dimming.
The two beetles that fell to the ground each had only half their bodies left; the half-beetles looked like two sides of a mirror.
The resilient insects continued to move closer to each other, seemingly trying to recombine into a single entity, but soon fell silent.
None of the three people present had any interest in watching the bizarre and fantastical scene unfolding on these insects.
"Sister Mu, you don't understand anything at all. People always think they're so great, but we're nothing in this world. I used to like you a lot."
"But now I realize how superficial I was. Human union is too rudimentary; it's simply not enough. Compared to true union, that kind of thing is nothing at all."
The two men stood facing each other, each holding a knife, keeping a distance between them and waiting for the other's next move.
Mu Qingfeng frowned as she listened to his ravings, her eyes filled with tears: "Xiao Qi, what are you saying? It's alright, Master Miaozhu and the high monks from Tanjie Temple are here. If you are under a curse, they can help you."
"No!" Ma Qi shouted, "I'm fine, I don't need anyone's help. Sister Mu, you're different from me. You're so beautiful and have such a high talent for martial arts. Even though you're a woman, you do better than most men."
"But so what? Beauty fades, the body grows dull, and man is but a mayfly in the universe."
Lin Fan watched as Ma Qi grew increasingly agitated, then reached out and pulled out two beads, one a Strength Pill and the other a Soul-Suppressing Bead, ready to pop them into his mouth at any moment.
According to Mu Qingfeng, Ma Qi is a first-level martial artist and is injured, so it shouldn't be too difficult for Mu Qingfeng to subdue him.
However, Lin Fan felt that Ma Qi was too strange, and he needed to be prepared to take action at any time.
If possible, he wouldn't want to casually take this life-shortening pill. The side effects of the Soul-Suppressing Pearl, which almost made him lose his emotions, also frightened him.
"Sister Mu, I don't want to hurt you, please move aside."
Ma Qi shouted and charged towards Mu Qingfeng.
Seeing his posture, Mu Qingfeng's eyes revealed a strange look.
At the sixth level of martial arts, each level brings a significant increase in strength, but this increase is not entirely in terms of physical strength.
Human strength is limited by the body.
Men are stronger than women, adults are stronger than children, and the strong are stronger than the old—these are natural laws that mortals cannot defy.
The changes in each level of a martial artist are more about the application of power, allowing the same body to unleash even greater power.
Therefore, martial artists can easily judge the opponent's current strength level from their stance.
However, what Mu Qingfeng saw was completely different. Judging from his posture, Ma Qi was still at the first-tier level, but the speed he unleashed with each step far exceeded the strength of a first-tier person.
Unable to gauge the other party's situation, Mu Qingfeng had no choice but to give it his all.
The sound of metal clashing rang out, and Mu Qingfeng felt a numbness in his hand. Oh no, his opponent's strength far exceeded his own.
Absolute strength can crush any advantage in technique. Even if the opponent's strength is three times that of his own, Mu Qingfeng is confident that he can withstand this ordinary strike.
However, Mu Qingfeng failed to catch it. The immense force disrupted her balance, and her numb right hand was unable to protect her chest in time.
Ma Qi's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He muttered an apology and then slashed straight at Mu Qingfeng's chest with his knife. The man immediately flew away like a kite with a broken string.
In just a few breaths, Ma Qi finished off Sister Mu, whom he had never been able to defeat before.
However, there was no joy in his eyes, and he did not run away. He swung his knife backward to block the black blade, which was stopped only a foot away from his back.
Seeing that his sneak attack had failed, Lin Fan jumped back to quickly create distance.
This is unbelievable! This person can not only see normally in the dark, but also has eyes in the back of their head, right?
It must be said that the quality of the constables' uniforms from the yamen was quite good. Lin Fan's body had expanded considerably at this time, but the clothes were not torn. Instead, they looked like a tight-fitting garment that tightly outlined his muscular body.
Ma Qi was also taken aback when he saw this: "Officer Chen, I didn't expect you to know magic tricks."
With his body covered in burns, Ma Qi lunged at Lin Fan like a ferocious demon.
With a burst of sparks flying, the two exchanged a few blows before distancing themselves from each other.
The two appeared to be evenly matched throughout the process, but only Lin Fan knew how bad the situation actually was.
Lin Fan's strength increased even more after taking the power pill for the second time, but he still couldn't gain any advantage over Ma Qi.
The enemy's weapon was longer, and Mazi could see it more clearly in the darkness.
What's worse is that Lin Fan has absolutely no swordsmanship skills and can only rely on his strength and speed, as well as his unparalleled calmness, to narrowly defend or dodge.
Lin Fan already had several cuts of varying depths on his body. Let alone defeating him, he probably couldn't even drag the fight out for a little longer.
A flash of silver light appeared behind Ma Qi, but he calmly dodged it. Lin Fan immediately seized the opportunity and thrust forward with his sword.
Ma Qi blocked Lin Fan's black blade with his knife, swung Lin Fan away with one stroke, and then kicked away Mu Qingfeng, who was attacking from behind.
Lin Fan glanced at Mu Qingfeng, who had come back from the dead, and immediately realized: Ma Qi, that bastard, used the blade to cut himself, but the back of the blade to cut Mu Qingfeng.
Mu Qingfeng stepped back to Lin Fan's side: "Boss, Ma Qi practices the Mountain-Opening Fist, which is powerful and swift, like a tiger descending the mountain. Now he's been possessed by some kind of ghost, which has given him this strange strength, making him even more powerful."
Mu Qingfeng said all this in the hope that Lin Fan would find a way to restrain himself.
What wasn't mentioned was that her own martial arts should have been able to counter the Mountain-Opening Fist, but unfortunately, the opponent's amplified power was simply too great, and no technique could narrow the gap.
"Don't talk to me about this, I don't understand," Lin Fan said truthfully. "Attack together?"
Mu Qingfeng nodded.
Hearing their conversation, Ma Qi scratched his burnt scalp and said, "Sister Mu, you said I'm possessed by a ghost. Look at Officer Chen, he's clearly an ordinary person who doesn't know martial arts, yet he's stronger than me. You should question his background first."
Ignoring Ma Qi's provocation, the two men flanked him from the left and right.
The two, who had absolutely no coordination, were quickly defeated by Ma Qi.
"Sister Mu, it hurts a little, please bear with it. But I really can't stay here any longer." Ma Qi's eyes flashed with ferocity as he swung his knife fiercely at Mu Qingfeng.