NOVEL WEB Chapter 18: Smashing A Scum
As he leapt through the trees, Su Login thought about many things.
The person who was supposed to be targeting that couple wasn't very strong, otherwise he would have preferred to attack directly, but even a cultivator at Qi Condensation I Stage was stronger than him.
It wasn't easy to surprise a cultivator like Su Login did with the squirrels, he needed a plan to kill his enemy before he attacked first... so he suddenly had a rather daring idea.
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In the shadows of the forest, there was a young man biting his nails and cursing. He was very sweaty and anxious, waiting for his Ebony Whispering Serpent to kill Feng Tiao.
Jing Ding's mysterious senior brother had taught him how to feed the Magical Beasts and make them obey him. Once Feng Tiao was killed by the serpent, no one would suspect Jing Ding, and he could get close to Chun Feng.
Jing Ding didn't care about the Peach Tree Trial, not even for cultivation, he had only cultivated in recent years to attract Chun Feng's attention, his only goal was to love that beautiful girl.
Chun Feng and Jing Ding were soul mates, Feng Tiao was just in their way, the world would be better if he didn't exist. Yes... it was enough to get rid of Feng Tiao to get all the love he wanted, even if Jing Ding and Chun Feng had never talked more than three times before.
But that didn't matter, after all, they were born to be together. Soul mates didn't need to interact, they were blessed by love.
Without realizing it, Jing Ding started to laugh a little.
He felt the salty taste of sweat entering his mouth. Many people complained that he sweated a lot, but Chun Feng never cared. She loved him.
"Damn Feng Tiao, he's very talented…" Jing Ding looked around for another Magic Beast, he could sense that the serpent he had sent was about to be killed by Feng Tiao. "If only there was a very strong Magical Beast here."
The mysterious senior brother had taught Jing Ting how to summon Magical Beasts using dark arts, but he had to be careful not to get caught by one of the inspectors while using this, he couldn't be expelled from the sect and stay away from Chun Feng.
Just as Jing Ding was about to try to summon a Magical Beast, he saw a strange person coming. He raised an eyebrow, he had never seen that cultivator before.
It was a young man in black clothes and a white fox mask. He didn't know when this person had arrived, but the presence he emanated was dangerous.
Jing Ding couldn't see exactly what this person's cultivation level was. Was he an Immortal hiding his cultivation? It wasn't possible for a non-cultivator to be so intimidating.
"Senior... what's the matter? Does senior want something from me?"
He began to sweat even more. The senior in the fox mask came a little closer and said in a slightly deep voice:
"I wish to kill you."
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Su Login decided that he would face Jing Ding without hesitation. He spent a few minutes examining this young man to see if he could take him on.
Jing Ding was still at Qi Condensation I Stage, he didn't care about cultivation and seemed to have bad intentions towards Feng Tiao's girlfriend, but instead of attacking directly, he was using Magical Beasts so as not to arouse suspicion.
He was just scum.
Su Login was using all his confidence to put pressure on Jing Ding. Just as the couple thought he might be an Immortal, he could have the advantage of Jing Ding thinking the same thing.
"Kill me?! No, senior, you can't kill me, I haven't done anything wrong! Those Magical Beasts have nothing to do with me!"
"Magical Beasts? I didn't say anything about Magical Beasts."
Jing Ding swallowed hard as he realized he had made a mistake. He was soaked and sweating. Instead of attacking, he decided to run away, Su Login was too scary for him.
Su Login was ready to follow him, but Jing Ding raised his hand and several swallows began to swoop towards him.
[You killed 'Wooden Beak Swallow'.]
[You received 'Wooden Beak'.]
[You received 5 XP.]
[You killed 'Wooden Beak Swallow'.]
[You received 'Wooden Beak'.]
[You received 5 XP.]
[You killed 'Wooden Beak Swallow'.]
[You received 'Wooden Beak'.]
[You received 5 XP.]
[You killed 'Wooden Beak Swallow'.]
[You received 'Wooden Beak'.]
[You received 5 XP.]
[You killed 'Wooden Beak Swallow'.]
[You received 'Wooden Beak'.]
[You received 5 XP.]
Su Login had to use the Gate of Heavenly Country. The arrays appeared behind him, and a few shots killed the nearest swallows. He killed the Magical Beasts without making many moves.
The Wooden Beak Swallows were weak creatures, perhaps the weakest in the forest, but Jing Ding was too frightened to reason and screamed with fear.
Su Login was lucky to have encountered an enemy with such a weak psyche.
After raising his hand, the Flying Sword headed in the direction Jing Ding was running.
Vosh!
The blade flew too fast and hit Jing Ding's back, sending him rolling across the grass, staining the ground red. A lot of blood gushed out onto the floor.
"Blergh!" The young man spat out a clump of blood and began to crawl along the ground.
How could anyone be so pathetic? Although Jing Ding wasn't very strong, he had the strength to fight. Was he just going to die without doing anything?
"Senior... please, I beg you... please let me live... Sister Chun Feng and I are soul mates, you can't kill me, please…"
Even though his body had been pierced by the Flying Sword, Jing Ding still hadn't died. Su Login could see that there were people stronger than him. But if he left that pathetic young man there, he would bleed to death.
"Roots of Protection!"
As Su Login analyzed the situation, Jing Ding suddenly stood up and chanted a spell. Several roots emerged from the ground and created a cocoon around the young man's body.
Of course, Jing Ding didn't take cultivation seriously, it was only natural that he didn't have any attack spells, perhaps he had only learned the Roots of Protection for convenience, so it shouldn't be a very strong skill.
Su Login used the Aeromancer's Will to move a giant rock and threw the rock at the cocoon.
Crack!
The rock broke through the wooden protection and a lot of blood spilled out... but that pathetic young man wasn't dead yet. Jing Ding crawled away with tears in his eyes, he had broken a leg and his left arm was turned in a strange position.
Some bones were visible and almost all of Jing Ding's teeth were broken... how could he still be alive? What was this pathetic young man's motivation?
"I have to... I have to go to Chun Feng... I have to kill that damned Feng Tiao…"
An expression of disgust appeared on Su Login's face. He finally understood why Jing Ding hadn't attacked... he didn't know any attack spells, his cultivation had a weak foundation, as if he had advanced by relying on pills.
Su Login could imagine the scene of Jing Ding popping pills into his mouth every day, just waiting for his cultivation level to increase.
"You say you 'want it', but you don't make the effort to get it. If you were strong enough, you could have killed Feng Tiao with your bare hands. If you'd made the effort, you could have killed me, who has a lower cultivation level than you. You gave yourself this situation by being complacent."
So saying, Su Login threw a Wooden Horn at Jing Ding's head.
[You killed 'Human'.]
[You received 100 XP.]
[You have received 100 Karma Points.]
[Daily Quest completed.]
[You received 100 XP.]
[You received 'Book of the Art of Murder'.]
[The title 'Suppressor' has reached level 2].
Su Login raised an eyebrow... had he miscounted? Even with two hundred XP, he hadn't advanced a level. He opened the Status screen:
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[Su Login, 14 Years Old]
[Level: 9]
[XP: 240 / 250]
[Qi: 2,463 / 2,500]
[Race: Human | Cultivation: Celestial]
[Realm: Unavailable]
[Strength: 28 | Defense: 11]
[Agility: 10 | Qi Gain: 1]
[Intelligence: 6 | Technique: 10]
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Petty bastard system.