Top-tier Unruly Master-Chapter 1754 - 1791: Ruo Zhong Ambushed
After the brief encounter just now, Qin Wu’s heart was filled with shock. He never expected that there would be such a master in the army. This must be the General Ruo that Gao Jian mentioned.
However, Qin Wu is no stranger to life and death; how could he possibly be frightened by a little deputy like Ruo Zhong? He swung his giant club and fiercely smashed it toward Ruo Zhong.
Almost in an instant, Ruo Zhong’s curved sword and Qin Wu’s giant club collided fiercely. For a moment, sand and stones flew everywhere, and the impact of the two weapons even caused the surrounding space to tremble, as if it could tear the sky and crack the earth.
By now, the soldiers and minions around had already backed away, not daring to get close to them at all. The two men stalemated for less than three seconds before Qin Wu’s face suddenly flushed, and fresh blood instantly spurted from his mouth.
"Puff!"
Qin Wu flew backward instantly, leaving faint traces of blood on the ground as he flew.
"What? How is this possible?! Our boss was actually knocked flying?"
"Impossible! I don’t believe it; the boss is invincible! How could he possibly be defeated!"
At this moment, the minions around looked at the flying Qin Wu with expressions of disbelief, each opening their mouths wide, stunned as they looked in the direction of Ruo Zhong, clearly remembering that it was this person who knocked their boss away.
At this moment, Qin Wu heavily crashed to the ground, his eyes filled with weakness, a trace of fresh blood hanging on the corner of his mouth, not yet wiped away.
"You are... Nascent Soul Mid Stage!?"
At this moment, Qin Wu’s eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. To be honest, he had initially thought that Ruo Zhong’s cultivation was no different from his own, at most just a bit stronger, but he finally realized after the fight.
The gap between Ruo Zhong and him was not small; that kind of overwhelming True Qi and immense power was not something he could compete with.
Cultivators at their Emergence Stage, even a small level of difference between them can mean a big difference in strength. Although Ruo Zhong surpassed Qin Wu by just one small level, the change in strength was truly worlds apart.
Thinking of this, Qin Wu’s eyes also flashed with seriousness, staring hard in Ruo Zhong’s direction, not daring to act rashly for a moment.
Just then, two muscular men, Black and White, who heard the commotion, slowly approached. Seeing Qin Wu lying in a pool of blood, their eyes showed a hint of shock.
"Big Brother, who hurt you? Our brothers want to avenge you!"
At this moment, the man with the White face looked at Qin Wu and spoke in a muffled voice.
Qin Wu slowly climbed up from the ground, looked at the two muscular men, Black and White, shook his head solemnly, then pointed in Ruo Zhong’s direction and said in a deep voice:
"Second Brother, Third Brother, do not act rashly; the other person’s cultivation is higher than our three brothers’, don’t fall into his trap!"
The two muscular men heard Qin Wu’s words and stared hard in Ruo Zhong’s direction, their eyes full of vigilance and surprise.
"Hahaha, you must be the leaders of this bandit camp?"
Ruo Zhong slowly walked over, his face full of ease. Through the earlier fight, Ruo Zhong had assessed Qin Wu’s strength thoroughly, knowing full well that Qin Wu was not his opponent, allowing himself to relax his vigilance somewhat.
The two muscular men glared angrily at Ruo Zhong upon hearing his voice, their eyes locked on him, fury gathered in their eyes, looking as if they wanted to tear Ruo Zhong apart immediately.
But at this moment, Qin Wu gently walked in front of the two, raised his hand to block them, and with a slightly respectful gesture, said to Ruo Zhong:
"You must be the legendary General Ruo?"
Ruo Zhong listened to Qin Wu’s words, slightly surprised, but soon reacted, his mouth curling into a slight smile, then he responded:
"Indeed, I am Ruo Zhong."
"Hahaha, I’ve heard of General Ruo’s great name for a long time; indeed today, seeing you is extraordinary. I am curious about the real reason General Ruo is against our bandit camp?"
One has to admit, this Qin Wu is quite shrewd, seeing that martial force may not win, he opted for a conciliatory approach. At this moment, Ruo Zhong listened to Qin Wu’s question, his mouth also curled into a smile, then said to Qin Wu in a deep tone:
"No other reason, I am entrusted with fulfilling others’ duties. Moreover, your bandit camp killed so many of my brothers; not avenging them would be hard to comfort their spirits in heaven."
Qin Wu heard Ruo Zhong’s words and couldn’t help but take a deep breath. To be honest, he couldn’t imagine who he had offended so much that the national army came to eradicate bandits. But this was not the time for Qin Wu to chat at leisure.
After a brief silence, Qin Wu said to Ruo Zhong in a slightly helpless tone:
"General Ruo, is it possible to give me a break?"
Ruo Zhong listened to Qin Wu’s words and burst into laughter. After laughing, Ruo Zhong’s tone suddenly turned extremely cold:
"Give you a break? What about the lives of my thousand brothers? Who will give them a break?!"
Qin Wu listened to Ruo Zhong’s words and immediately lowered his head, his face filled with a sense of dejection and helplessness, as if he had resigned himself to Ruo Zhong’s disposal.
At this moment, the two large men, one black and one white, seeing their eldest brother giving up resistance, couldn’t help but become extremely anxious. They desperately tugged at Qin Wu’s arm, hoping he would change his mind.
"Big brother! We’re not afraid! Let’s fight them, it’s just death! Before I die, I’ll take one down with me!"
"Exactly, big brother! Let’s fight them! I refuse to believe that the three of us brothers can’t take on just one of him?"
However, no matter how much the two large men tried to persuade Qin Wu, he seemed not to hear them at all, staring blankly ahead with a vacant look, as if he were in a daze.
Seeing Qin Wu like this, Ruo Zhong couldn’t help but burst into triumphant laughter. To him, it seemed Qin Wu had been scared senseless by his own formidable prowess, losing even the courage to resist.
But just as Ruo Zhong was laughing proudly, a glint suddenly appeared in Qin Wu’s previously vacant eyes. With a sharp gaze, a thin as a hair Silver Needle was fiercely flicked out by Qin Wu.
Ruo Zhong was completely unprepared for Qin Wu’s move. By the time he reacted, it was too late. A silver flash, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, enlarged in Ruo Zhong’s pupils, and in virtually an instant, the Silver Needle embedded itself into Ruo Zhong’s body.
"You actually dared to ambush me!?"
Only then did Ruo Zhong begin to react, but it was too late. The Silver Needle in Qin Wu’s hand had already pierced Ruo Zhong’s vital point, leaving Ruo Zhong feeling waves of weakness surging through his body.
"Hahaha, surprised, aren’t you? General Ruo, you’ve been hit by our Numbing Muscle and Bone Needle. Now, don’t you feel you can’t muster any strength at all?"
Seeing Ruo Zhong hit by his hidden weapon, Qin Wu’s spirit instantly rejuvenated, as if he wasn’t the one injured earlier.
"You’re so despicable!"
Ruo Zhong now realized he had fallen into the opponent’s trap, rage rising within him. He subtly tried to assess his True Qi, finding it increasingly difficult to circulate properly.
Thinking of this, flames of anger surged in Ruo Zhong’s eyes, and he reached out to draw his scimitar, intending to kill Qin Wu and his cohorts quickly before his True Qi completely depleted.
With this thought, Ruo Zhong stopped talking and swung his scimitar in the direction of Qin Wu and his group, but the True Qi fluctuation from Ruo Zhong’s scimitar was already growing weaker.
"Hahaha, General Ruo, do you still think you are the same invincible General Ruo?"
Qin Wu laughed loudly, then exchanged a glance with the black and white large men beside him, their eyes flashing as they charged toward Ruo Zhong.
Although Ruo Zhong had been hit by the Numbing Muscle and Bone Needle, Qin Wu knew this hidden weapon had a drawback: it couldn’t immediately seal off all martial force and True Qi within the body. In other words, if the affected person killed him in this time, it wasn’t impossible.
Qin Wu’s calculations couldn’t be said not to be profound. The two large men were both Nascent Soul stage experts. With their involvement, even if they couldn’t immediately subdue Ruo Zhong, they could likely hold their own.
With this in mind, Qin Wu swung the giant club in his hand toward Ruo Zhong. The formidable aura emanating from the club made it hard to believe he was someone heavily injured.
"General Ruo, you better wait obediently for death! Hahaha."
At this moment, Qin Wu’s giant club and the swords and blades of the black and white large men clashed fiercely with Ruo Zhong’s scimitar. Almost instantly, layers of wind and sand surged between the four, forming a whirlwind that resembled a massive sandstorm.
In this clash, Ruo Zhong’s body staggered a few steps back, his body swayed, and a look of disbelief flashed in his eyes.
It must be known that with Ruo Zhong’s cultivation at the Nascent Soul Mid Stage, dealing with a few Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators would be effortless. Even with a few more people like Qin Wu and his group, Ruo Zhong wouldn’t take them to heart.
Unexpectedly, in such a short time, the combined force of Qin Wu and the large black and white men made it difficult for him to prevail. Realizing this, Ruo Zhong couldn’t help but feel anxious. Without capturing Qin Wu now, today’s raid might end in failure, and the promised twenty million Spirit Stones from Ding Fan would become a mirage.
Realizing his predicament, Ruo Zhong’s eyes narrowed slightly, a cold glint faintly revealing in the gap.
"It seems there’s no choice but to show some real skill today!"
Ruo Zhong muttered softly to himself, eyes focused, his entire body revolving with True Qi, making unknown Finger Gestures.
"Big brother, look at what he’s doing!"
At this moment, the large black man noticed something unusual about Ruo Zhong, his eyes fixed intently on him as if aware something bad was about to happen.
Qin Wu looked slowly along the direction of the black man’s finger, and as soon as he saw the Finger Gestures in Ruo Zhong’s hand, his expression instantly changed drastically. He then shouted in alarm to the black and white large men:
"Stop him quickly! He’s using a forbidden Spell!"
Upon hearing Qin Wu’s words, the expressions of the black and white large men changed instantly. They hastily picked up their swords and blades and charged in Ruo Zhong’s direction.
"General Ruo, prepare to die!"
