Chapter 17: Counter-Attack
"Xiao Ming, if you dare, I'll kill you!" Suddenly Lin Bao leaped toward him.
His aura surged while his fists were tightly clenched, ready to strike the man down.
However, Xiao Ming just silently stared at him.
He glanced at Lin Hu, as if asking him if he would help.
Since Qin Tian had already been caught, the plan to search for his information wasn't important anymore. Simply kill him and Xiao Ming was sure he would know everything after that.
At this moment, Lin Hu was really having doubts.
He naturally also wanted to get rid of Qin Tian, but there was a worry in the back of his mind.
'No, if that boy dies, his luck will probably come down to me,' he thought.
That way of thinking certainly wasn't baseless.
In fact, there are many people who started out mediocre but became geniuses after successfully killing a genius.
Some people say that it is the result of increased self-confidence and strengthening of the heart which is then very helpful in cultivation.
After a while of thinking, he finally strengthened his resolve.
He didn't want to forever live under Qin Tian's shadow. If he didn't do something, he would forever be a servant.
Whoosh!
He finally jumped up, lunging towards Lin Bao.
His speed was faster than Lin Bao's because it turned out that his cultivation had increased by one stage. He was no longer at the Senior Spiritual Middle Stage, but at the Late Stage.
In an instant, he arrived behind him.
"You?" Lin Bao was stunned.
Despite his dislike for Lin Hu, seeing him move in this kind of situation still surprised him.
BANG!
He hit his back, sending him flying into the river, falling among the rocks.
Of course, the Lin Clan members were also stunned by his actions.
This was practically a betrayal to the Divine Clan.
However, they were at a loss as to whether or not they would take action.
On the other hand, Qin Tian clenched his fist and hit the formation surrounding him with all his might.
It was a punch that could kill Lin Hu and Xiao Ming, but the formation didn't even tremble.
"Hahaha, there's no point in you doing that." Xiao Ming ended up stepping closer to him.
However, Qin Tian didn't even look at him.
He only looked at Lin Hu who was still in a slightly doubtful expression.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Qin Tian asked him.
The question somehow made Lin Hu upset.
His doubts disappeared instantly.
He coldly snorted and replied, "nothing will happen after you die. All your fortune will be mine and I will fly high in the sky, marry the princess and become the king of this kingdom."
His words instantly made everyone's mouths drop open.
His betrayal was one thing but he even said his ambition.
People wondered if his brain instantly lost its function just because he was about to accomplish a certain thing.
Lin Hu didn't care about people's reactions. He quickly walked over to Qin Tian while taking out his sword. He didn't want Xiao Ming to kill Qin Tian first because he wanted to kill him himself.
"Lin Hu, your father is going to behead you..." Lin Bao shouted loudly as he stood up, but before he could do anything, he suddenly found an invisible energy coming from nowhere, pressing down on his body.
However, it could not escape Qin Tian's eyes.
He saw the energy clearly as well as its source.
It came from the top of the tallest tree that had extremely lush branches.
'I see, so someone really planned this,' he thought.
He suddenly remembered the letter from Grand Elder Xiao.
However, for now, he needed to take care of Xiao Ming and Lin Hu first.
The two were finally in front of him, each showing a murderous look.
"You two are just trash, want to challenge me, do it in your next life," Qin Tian said in a soft voice.
Both of them showed reactions when they heard his words.
However, before they could think, a silver sword suddenly appeared in Qin Tian's hand and he casually swung it towards them.
To their surprise, the sword easily split the formation then arrived beside Lin Hu's neck.
Of course, Qin Tian didn't stop his movements at all.
In an instant, the sword also passed through Lin Hu's neck, causing his head to bounce into the air so that he could see his own headless body.
It was too fast, Xiao Ming hadn't been able to react when the sword arrived next to his neck and cut through it like it was just butter.
Without their heads, Lin Hu and Xiao Ming's bodies instantly fell.
The two of them actually didn't die right away, but were in the process of dying.
Of course, it was impossible for them to return to life in such conditions.
Soon their eyes lost their light.
Their death was truly something they did not expect, so simple and quick.
Importantly, they were still young, which meant they wouldn't be able to taste their future glory.
Perhaps they were only minor geniuses compared to true geniuses, but even being a Spiritual King was enough to earn the respect of the entire kingdom.
Wealth and beautiful women were something they could easily acquire.
"W-what is that sword?" When people recovered from the shock, they quickly noticed the sword in Qin Tian's hand.
It was faintly emitting light and people knew that it was only because Qin Tian had intentionally not activated the sword's spirituality.
If he activated it, its power would probably reach an unimaginable point.
Currently, Qin Tian himself was observing that sword called the Sky Light Sword.
Lin Xueyin didn't need one night to create spirituality for that sword and return it to him.
According to her, the sword was now twice as strong, but he better not use its power because it could absorb a large amount of his spiritual energy.
At this low level, it was also unnecessary as the sharpness of the sword was enough to cut through all things in the Fire River Kingdom.
From the start, Qin Tian dared to enter that formation not because he would rely on Lin Xueyin, but because he could use the power of that sword to destroy that formation easily.
As a result he was able to kill one enemy and one traitor simultaneously.
After that, he stared at the tree again, showing a smile even though he couldn't see the figure hiding there.
Whoosh!
Suddenly a beam of light flew into the sky, disappearing in an instant.
"Who is it?" People also noticed the light.
'What the hell, did the enemy instantly get scared?' Qin Tian wondered.
He hadn't expected that the enemy would leave instead of taking action on him.
Supposedly, that person wasn't afraid since his cultivation seemed to be far above his.
The formation then collapsed on its own, leaving the cave completely open.
Only, there wasn't any aura within the cave.
A few cat-sized rats came out from there, looking at the crowd in confusion.
"It's a prank," said a junior.
"Who was so bold as to deceive so many people, we should find him and teach him a lesson."
"Probably the person in the tree before."
"Sigh, too bad he left so soon."
In the end, people left disappointed.
As for Lin Bao, he approached Qin Tian because there was already no energy suppressing his body.
"Young master, are you alright?" he asked while glancing at Lin Hu and Xiao Ming's corpses.
Although he didn't like Lin Hu, he was somewhat unsure how to explain this to the Patriarch.
Plus, Xiao Ming's death would probably cause Patriarch Xiao's anger.
In fact, the Xiao Clan members were still frozen until now.
"Y-you killed young master?" One of them said. It was Xiao Li, the fat young man.
Qin Tian looked at him and smiled coldly.
"You're also a trouble maker, dead..."
He instantly sent an ice spear towards him.
Unprepared, he was unable to react until the spear pierced his heart.
The other Xiao Clan members were stunned that Qin Tian had also killed one of them.
Terrified, they turned around and ran while shouting for help.
"Come on!" Qin Tian then strode away.
The Lin Clan members followed him while occasionally glancing at Lin Hu's headless corpse.
He was once their young leader, but now he was dead.
Under ordinary circumstances, they should have brought his corpse with them.
However, since he was killed by Qin Tian after betraying him, so no one dared to carry his corpse.
The only thing on their minds right now was their Patriarch's reaction.
They wondered if he would be angry or silent.
At the same time, they finally understood that Qin Tian was a ruthless man. He didn't tolerate anyone who challenged him.
The trip back was much faster and the news had already spread throughout the city.
Coming out of the forest, Qin Tian saw Yan Xue and Mei Mei coming out of the city gate. The two immediately approached him.
The princess did not hide her panic.
She observed Qin Tian from head to toe and said, "young master Qin, you're not hurt, are you?"
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