Chapter 624 - 264: Relentless

Chapter 624: Chapter 264: Relentless

...Just one person. There was no reason for him to be afraid.

Soon, Young Master Lin arrived, though he didn’t get too close. He stopped in midair, several hundred meters away, took a deep breath, and cupped his fists. "I am Lin Xingzhou of the Lingyun Sword Pavilion. How may I address you?"

Qin Fang watched him. A thought occurred to him, and he had a good idea of why the man was here.

But he said nothing, merely watching.

Lin Xingzhou waited a moment. Seeing that Qin Fang had no intention of replying, his expression remained composed. Instead, he spoke with sincerity, "Sir, I’ve come to apologize."

The moment he spoke, Qin Fang knew he’d guessed correctly.

He calmly watched the other man, remaining silent.

The man sighed and cut to the chase. "This was all a misunderstanding. The Nine Sects are all Righteous Sects, and we’ll need to face the Three Religions together later on... There’s really no need for us to be killing each other... For instance, just now, we didn’t try to completely annihilate your esteemed Sect, did we?"

"Of course, I admit we were in the wrong. I offer you my sincerest apologies... But in the end, your Sect didn’t suffer any major losses. On our side, however... some are wounded, some are dead. Even if you were angry, you should have let it all out by now."

"We now wish to make peace. Since we were the ones who started this... we’re willing to offer some compensation to put this matter behind us... What do you say?"

’Just as I thought.’

’They realized things weren’t going their way, so they’ve come to sue for peace.’

Qin Fang continued to watch him with a cool expression, not saying a word.

Lin Xingzhou held his cupped-fist gesture, but after waiting a long time for Qin Fang’s response, even his patience began to wear thin.

A cold glint flashed in the depths of his eyes. He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and continued with forced sincerity, "Sir, it was just a misunderstanding. There’s no need to take it this far... Your strength is truly formidable; we admit we misjudged you. But we are not lambs for the slaughter. If you insist on pressing the issue, we will have no choice but to retaliate with all our might... At that point, it will truly be a battle to the death. We’ve expressed our apologies and are willing to offer compensation. Please, reconsider. Pushing this to the point of mutual destruction... benefits no one."

Qin Fang suddenly gave a calm nod. Just as Lin Xingzhou’s eyes lit up, he said gently, "You put it very well. A battle to the death... That’s exactly what I was thinking."

Lin Xingzhou’s expression froze. The smile on his face slowly vanished as he stared at Qin Fang. "You really won’t give an inch?"

A hint of his Geng Metal Nature began to stir.

Qin Fang looked him straight in the eye, and in the next instant, his figure blurred.

Lin Xingzhou’s expression changed drastically. His longsword flew from its sheath, and he stabbed fiercely at the space before him.

BOOM!!!

Qin Fang’s fist collided with his sword.

The terrifying force sent Lin Xingzhou reeling backward as the dreadful Profound Nether True Gang rapidly spread across the blade.

Lin Xingzhou had seen the horrific state of that Fuling Disciple. Without a moment’s hesitation, he let go of his sword!

CRACKLE...

The longsword instantly turned to Ice Crystals and plummeted downwards.

His face dark, he continued his rapid retreat.

But Qin Fang didn’t give chase.

He watched the slightly disheveled Lin Xingzhou with a composed demeanor, then glanced at the group of people who had streaked through the air the moment the fight began. "I told you before," he said calmly, "treasure hunting in the Grotto Heaven isn’t child’s play. You started this, and now that you feel things have gone wrong, you think you can just brush it all aside with a few words?"

He chuckled. "There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world."

"Don’t be in such a hurry. We can take our time with this."

As his voice faded, Qin Fang’s figure flashed and vanished.

’...One punch is enough for now.’

’I don’t plan on killing him just yet.’

’...Because he’s one of the main fighters for dealing with the True Blood Great Demon.’

’There were three main fighters. I’ve already taken care of the one from the Shadowless Sect.’

’I can’t just kill this one off... otherwise, who’s going to do the dirty work for me later?’

Lin Xingzhou stared with a grim expression as Qin Fang departed.

Several streaks of light arrived beside him, revealing the figures of the Disciples from the Three Sects.

The young man from Fuling Hall asked with a sullen look, "Negotiations failed?"

Lin Xingzhou’s eyes were dark. "He intends to kill us. He wants to leave us all here."

"Just him?!"

Killing intent instantly flooded the eyes of the young man from Fuling Hall!

"This is a huge problem. The second Demon is about to appear, and then there will be a third... If he decides to cause trouble while we’re fighting them, we’ll be in grave danger."

Lin Xingzhou’s words made everyone’s expression shift.

The area fell silent.

After a long moment, someone asked, "So... what do we do now?"

Lin Xingzhou’s eyes flickered, and after a long moment, he gritted his teeth. "Let’s go down first. We’ll figure it out from there."

He stared intently at the distant figure, who had flown several kilometers away only to stop and hover in place.

Time trickled by. Qin Fang heard a shrill, tragic scream and looked down to see that the Fuling Disciple had, in the end, severed his own hands.

After severing his hands, the man kept his head turned in Qin Fang’s direction. Though Qin Fang couldn’t see his face, he could guess... ’His expression must be filled with venomous hatred right now, wouldn’t it?’

’But so what?’

’From the moment they tried to swoop in and steal the credit, Qin Fang had already marked them for death.’

’Why should he care if a dead man hated him?’

In the end, however, the group merely sat on the ground to recover their strength and made no further moves, much to Qin Fang’s slight disappointment.

After a little more time, they finally moved, spreading out into a formation with a thousand meters between each person, just as before.

This time, the four disciples from the Shadowless Sect took the center position.

...Their leader was already dead. They hadn’t even retrieved his body... Qin Fang’s Profound Nether True Gang was still infused within that Profound Ice, and they didn’t dare touch it rashly.

Now, another one of them was missing his right arm.

Hovering in the air, they never took their eyes off Qin Fang.

Finally, the fog began to rise.

From within the black mist, a new True Blood descended!

...This time, it was a White Ape over twenty meters tall.

Once it had fully emerged, the disciples charged toward it.

...They immediately unleashed their most vicious attacks.

Clearly, they intended to end the fight as quickly as possible!