School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

"Exactly, exactly, exactly!" Qiu Wuming hastily nodded and said, "That old bastard in the dungeon has confessed; he said he would hand over the 'Wu Lan Technique'."

"Really?" Duanmu Lei was somewhat skeptical, but seeing Qiu Wuming's serious expression, Duanmu Lei decided to go and see for himself.

Following Qiu Wuming, he immediately headed towards the dungeon.

However, as soon as he reached the dungeon.

Wham...

Suddenly, four or five people surrounded Duanmu Lei.

"You!" Duanmu Lei immediately realized he was in trouble.

Looking at the Sect Leader, Duanmu Ci, Yang Jinfeng, and that stranger Xiao Han in front of him, Duanmu Lei coldly said, "Are you planning a rebellion?"

"No!" Yang Jinfeng shook her head and said, "We are taking back what belongs to us. Duanmu Lei, you are the real traitor."

"Nonsense." Duanmu Lei snorted lightly and said, "You were imprisoned in the dungeon, how did you get out?"

"Hehe!" Duanmu Ci chuckled and said, "You don't need to worry about that. You're dead now."

Duanmu Lei was just about to fight back.

Suddenly, from the darkness, it seemed like countless hands were firmly holding him down, making it impossible for him to move. Before Duanmu Lei could even speak, he was already thrust to the ground. Qiu Wuming hurriedly brought over an iron chain and securely locked Duanmu Lei up.

"Let me go, let me go!" Duanmu Lei roared.

Slap...

Duanmu Ci slapped him across the face.

"This slap is to teach you a lesson," Duanmu Ci gritted his teeth with resentment and said: "If it weren't for the fact that you are my brother, I would have killed you long ago!"

"You!" Duanmu Lei's face turned bright red with anger.

"Lock him up!" Duanmu Ci commanded.

Following that, Qiu Wuming imprisoned him in a dungeon cage and tethered him securely with the iron chain, making him completely immobile.

After dealing with Duanmu Lei, the group immediately left the cage.

"What should we do next?" Yang Jinfeng anxiously asked.

"Having dealt with the trouble that is Duanmu Lei, next we'll launch a night raid on the side hall," Xiao Han replied.

"We are no match for the Second Elder," Yang Jinfeng spoke: "Master is still injured and can't help us at all."

"No worries, we have a chance," Xiao Han chuckled: "Besides, we're planning an ambush, not a fair fight."

Yang Jinfeng's lips curled into a smile, then she said, "Okay."

Following that, the group swiftly made their way towards the side hall.

Duanmu Ci and Duanmu Lei looked alike, so Duanmu Ci put on Duanmu Lei's clothes, then opened the door to the side hall to find the Second Elder. As long as the Second Elder was caught off guard, they would have a chance at victory.

Xiao Han and Yang Jinfeng hid at the doorway.

Duanmu Ci pushed the door open, with a large knife in his right hand and a bag of lime in his left, while Yang Jinfeng held a curved bow, with arrows ready, drawn, and aimed so as soon as the Second Elder appeared, she would shoot to kill.

Everything seemed ready.

Just as Duanmu Ci pushed the door open.

"Stop bothering." At that moment, from the top of the side hall, a voice came.

"Second... Second Elder!" Yang Jinfeng exclaimed.

"Why go through so much trouble if you just want to kill me?" the Second Elder, dressed in a black cloak, hands behind his back, stood above, his cloak rustling in the wind.

Yang Jinfeng frowned and said, "Second Elder, you initiated the rebellion and rightfully deserve to be killed."

"Haha..." The Second Elder laughed heartily upon hearing this: "This world belongs to those with strength, and only they have the right to speak."

"Hmph!" Although Yang Jinfeng was reluctant to admit it, she had to.

"If you surrender to me today, I won't kill you," the Second Elder glanced at them and then said: "If you resist, I will kill you all and throw your bodies to the wild beasts behind the mountain."

"Second Elder, if you surrender voluntarily today, we will spare you," Duanmu Ci looked at the Second Elder and said: "If you don't see the situation clearly, then don't blame us for being ruthless."

"Does that mean you want a fight?" the Second Elder smiled and asked.

"Yes!" Duanmu Ci nodded.

"Good, then I will kill a few of you first," the Second Elder snorted coldly.

With that, he quickly swooped down from mid-air, suddenly flicking out a longsword in his hand.

The longsword in his hand flickered a few blossoms of light in the air. The light bloomed like lotuses swiftly heading towards Duanmu Ci.

Pop pop...

In the air, several sword qi bursts open.

Xiao Han, seeing this for the first time, was utterly astonished at the release of sword qi. Thus, his heart was extremely surprised. It seems that the segments from the novels were true after all; he had never thought that sword qi could be released externally, killing invisibly. Most importantly, since sword qi could be projected, did that mean sword control by flight was also real?

Duanmu Ci quickly dodged the Second Elder's attack.

It had to be said, the Second Elder was indeed very powerful. Within a few moves, he had gauged that his opponent's strength was extraordinary.

"Take this arrow!" Yang Jinfeng barked.

Whoosh...

Suddenly, an arrow shot out instantaneously. Yang Jinfeng's arrow was filled with ferocious energy, a force that ordinary people could hardly withstand. At least, Xiao Han thought that he had no other choice but to dodge.

Unexpectedly, the Second Elder charged towards the incoming arrow, fiercely swinging his longsword at the bundle of arrows.

Boom...

A loud explosion erupted mid-air, igniting a burst of flames.

This was a battle without gunpowder, a battle filled with violent energy. Every fight was quite shocking to witness.

Xiao Han hid on the side, daring not to make a sound, only choosing to silently spectate.

Watching Duanmu Ci and Yang Jinfeng falling into a disadvantage.

Xiao Han couldn't just keep watching, he had to think of ways to assist from the side.

Twelve Yin Spirits rapidly emerged. Standing on the Yin Spirits, Xiao Han quickly charged towards the Second Elder. Seeing this, the Second Elder immediately readied himself to deal with Xiao Han.

Bang...

Just as he was about to successfully launch a sneak attack, who would have thought that the old man would react, kicking at him. Xiao Han rolled away like a football being kicked, tracing a parabolic arc in mid-air before ultimately landing.

Xiao Han took a nasty fall.

"Damn!" Xiao Han couldn't help but curse aloud, "You assholes, you… do you want to die?"

Xiao Han seemed somewhat helpless and also somewhat desperate.

In mid-air, the twelve Yin Spirits stared dumbly at Xiao Han, seemingly unclear about what was happening, let alone understanding the situation.

"Damn it, believe it or not, I'll feed you to the Ghost King right now!" Xiao Han roared.

Shivering...

The twelve Yin Spirits immediately trembled.

"Damn, still pretending to be innocent with me!" Xiao Han couldn't help but curse again.

Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in Xiao Han's mind; he still had an ace up his sleeve. He felt a wave of excitement inside him and hurriedly summoned the Ghost King.

A puff of black smoke, and the Ghost King manifested itself.

A fearsome figure, with a fierce face, eyes like red lanterns, and long claws on both hands—he coldly stared at Xiao Han and said, "What do you want, summoning me? Don't you know I'm busy cultivating?"

"Ghost King, help me out quick!" Xiao Han hurriedly said.

"No time!" The Ghost King shook his head.

"Damn, you have to listen to me now," Xiao Han became frantic, saying, "Your life is in my control!"

"You said you wouldn't threaten me!" The Ghost King crossed his arms.

Xiao Han suddenly realized he had been tricked; he hadn't expected this bastard to be so cunning, so shameless, so detestable.

Xiao Han looked speechless, staring at the Ghost King, he angrily said, "If you don't help me, I'm going to die. If I die, do you think you can stay alive?"

"Seems there's some truth to that!" The Ghost King scratched the sparse few hairs on his head, then said, "Well, in that case, I'll help you this time."

Having said that, the Ghost King immediately lunged at the Second Elder.

The twelve Yin Spirits hurriedly floated over, lifting the Ghost King into the air.

Seeing such a skilled move by the Ghost King, Xiao Han couldn't help but be stunned, "Damn, these twelve little bastards, they don't listen to me, but they listen to the Ghost King. This is so messed up."

As the Ghost King was a natural Yin Object, all Yin Objects had to obey the Ghost King's summons. Moreover, in the Soul Bead, the Ghost King had thoroughly trained these twelve Yin Spirits to be completely obedient to him, daring not to resist at all.

With the Ghost King's involvement, the situation at the scene changed somewhat.

The strength of the Ghost King surged, and he was nearly in close combat with the Second Elder.

"What kind of monstrosity is this!" The Second Elder, staring at the Ghost King's fierce appearance, was quite frightened. Moreover, the Ghost King's moves were completely unconventional. He was acting wildly, scratching frantically—wouldn't he even throw a burst of Yin Qi at you.

"You're the monstrous thing!" The Ghost King roared, his power even greater.

Duanmu Ci was also extremely shocked; Yang Jinfeng hurriedly asked, "Xiao Han, this… what is this?"

"This is my pet!" Xiao Han said with pride.

"What?" Yang Jinfeng looked at Xiao Han, astonished, "You… you actually keep such an ugly pet?"

"Hehe..." Xiao Han chuckled, then said, "Although it's ugly, its strength is very formidable."

"Really?" Yang Jinfeng obviously couldn't accept such a pet. For a girl, she cared more about a pet's appearance. Given how ugly the Ghost King was, she probably wouldn't want it even if it was given to her. However, Yang Jinfeng didn't continue to criticize.

"Let's attack together," Xiao Han said.

"Okay!" Yang Jinfeng nodded.

Immediately afterward, the two charged together.

With the Ghost King alone, the Second Elder was already looking for his teeth all over the place. Although the Second Elder was powerful, his strength was insufficient in front of the Ghost King. Especially since the Ghost King had overcome the side effects brought by the Soul Bead, it could now exert its most formidable strength.