Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior-Chapter 241 - 166: Martial Artist Secret Realm, 12th Little Vajra! (2)

Chapter 241: Chapter 166: Martial Artist Secret Realm, 12th Little Vajra! (2)

At the moment the eagle falcon formed, an overwhelming pressure like that of a river immersed the surroundings, causing the trees to sway wildly and break with cracking sounds.

"Is this Yuan Qing’s true strength?"

Su Mu suddenly felt his body extremely heavy, as if a thousand mountains pressed on his shoulders, his legs sank abruptly, finally taking half a step forward.

At this moment, the Yinfeng Sword, the Sixth-Grade Dharma Artifact in Yuan Qing’s hand, fell.

The cold light flashed, and with a high-pitched cry, the Black-feathered Eagle Falcon formed by the chilling Spiritual Qi flapped its wings, breaking through the air and enlarging infinitely in Su Mu’s eyes.

Yet even as death approached, Su Mu’s eyes did not waver in the slightest, he cast a deep glance at the unconscious Little Doctor, a bitter smile forming at the corner of his mouth.

Ultimately, he was still too weak, but if given a chance to start over, Su Mu would choose the same path.

With a clear conscience, comprehending one’s heart, killing to protect; this was Su Mu’s Martial Dao.

Just as the icy coldness of the eagle falcon was about to completely engulf Su Mu, the Gu Insect beneath his chest seemed to smell the scent of death too, unwilling to die with Su Mu, it emitted an extremely agitated buzzing sound.

Buzz!

The cold eagle falcon shuddered violently at the Gu Insect’s buzz; Su Mu’s eyes flickered as he saw a black vortex forming on his chest, its darkness surpassed even that of the Black-feathered Eagle Falcon released by Yuan Qing, colder and more chilling.

The Gu Insect began a frenzied self-rescue, using the black vortex to swallow the Black-feathered Eagle Falcon, extremely cold auras flooded into Su Mu’s chest violently.

"What kind of Gu Insect is this, that can actually devour Yin Sha Qi?"

Yuan Qing looked surprised, this kid actually bore such a Gu Insect, his gaze upon Su Mu’s chest immediately turned greedy.

In his view, even with this Gu Insect, Su Mu was bound to die, because he saw that the Gu Insect beneath Su Mu’s chest was still too weak, unable to fully devour the Black-feathered Eagle Falcon.

Su Mu felt the Gu Insect’s self-rescue, under usual circumstances, he might have used the Molten Fire Golden Body to help the Gu Insect, but now he couldn’t muster even a trace of power.

Yuan Qing’s judgment was correct, the Gu Insect beneath Su Mu’s chest couldn’t possibly devour such a massive amount of chilling Spiritual Qi, the cold aura rushed in from his chest, flowing throughout his body, causing Su Mu’s hands and feet to become increasingly cold.

It was then, at the critical moment.

Whoosh!

A red thread pierced the rain curtain, instantly breaking through the air, a shrill cry echoed as the Black-feathered Eagle Falcon vanished, with a booming sound, the ground trembled and dust flew.

When the dust settled, the Red Flame Spear was revealed as the one who had killed the Black-feathered Eagle Falcon.

A figure appeared beside Su Mu with a gentle sigh, supporting him with one hand.

"Ah, kid... hang in there."

Su Mu’s tense body relaxed, his world consumed by darkness.

The suddenly appearing figure picked up Su Mu and stared coldly at Yuan Qing, feeling this icy look, Yuan Qing’s face changed dramatically, a chill rising in his heart.

"Lin Jingqiu, you’re still alive. So it’s you causing trouble from the shadows. I’m here on the patriarch’s orders, dare you intervene?"

Yuan Qing shouted harshly upon seeing the newcomer.

The newcomer placed a hand on Su Mu’s body, injecting the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi through his palm into Su Mu’s body, cautiously suppressing the rampant Yin Sha Qi, realizing Su Mu’s condition was at its worst.

"With such injuries, can this kid really survive?" The newcomer’s complexion turned extremely gloomy, casting a cold glance at Yuan Qing before turning away with Su Mu in his arms.

"I won’t intervene. Take your severed arm and leave before I change my mind."

"Today’s enmity, this kid will personally repay in the future, hopefully Yuan Qing, you’ll survive for a few more years."

Hearing this, Yuan Qing was angry, yet secretly relieved, thinking Lin Jingqiu wouldn’t dare to harm him, just a dog of the Huo Family, how could he dare to bite the master?

As for revenge?

Looking at Su Mu, whose bones were shattered, Yin Sha Qi spreading throughout his body, barely holding on, Yuan Qing showed disdain, for his sword wasn’t something a Lower Three Grades Martial Artist could withstand, it would be lucky if Su Mu saw another sunrise.

Even if he could miraculously survive, his Martial Path was certainly broken, such a cripple had no chance of seeking revenge.

The only pity was that the Gu Insect could not be seized.

"No matter, being able to bring him back is a great achievement. My future cultivation will surely advance further, a mere Gu Insect is insignificant."

"Alright, I, Yuan Qing, will wait for that kid to come to avenge!"

Yuan Qing did not withdraw the Yinfeng Sword in his hand. The four blue artifact patterns on it still shimmered with brilliance until Lin Jingqiu pulled the Red Flame Spear out of the pit and left with Su Mu. Only then did Yuan Qing let out a long breath and with a flash of spiritual light, retracted the sword in his hand.

"Young friend... you must hold on."

Upon returning to the medical hall, even the Pharmacist, who was accustomed to seeing various injuries, felt his heart tremble with boundless worry at this moment.

With Su Mu’s injuries, an ordinary person would have died long ago. It was only because of Su Mu’s extraordinary physique, powerful Martial Dao foundation, and life force far beyond ordinary people that he managed to hold onto his last breath.

At present, the Pharmacist spread out several sets of silver needles, sterilized them with candlelight, and single-handedly applied the needles to block Su Mu’s meridians and acupoints to stop the bleeding. At the same time, his other hand pressed on Su Mu’s heart, suppressing the Yin Sha Qi within him.

"No, the Gu Insect within the young friend is also causing trouble, and the Yin Sha Qi can’t be suppressed anymore."

The Pharmacist’s face showed a grave expression as the scene of the brutal combat with its overwhelming power disparity just now resurfaced in his mind. Finally, he let out a long sigh.

"As of now, the only course is to do that."

"Young friend, I entrust Xiaoyue to you in the future, you must find Xiaoyue."

...

"I’m not dead?"

Time swiftly passed to five days later, and Su Mu awoke under waves of piercing pain. He slowly opened his eyes, with such a thought surfacing in his mind.

As his consciousness gradually returned.

Ssss!

Su Mu couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth, sucking in a breath of cold air as an indescribable tide of pain washed over him, instantly engulfing and devouring him.

He saw the familiar ceiling and smelled the pungent medicine odor. Struggling, Su Mu slightly sat up and saw his body wrapped layer upon layer in white cloth like a rice dumpling.

"Little Doctor...Yuan Qing!"

As his awareness returned completely, Su Mu recalled the great battle, gritting his teeth. After checking the current state of his body, he slowly released and fell into a long silence.

After a long while, a trace of bitterness appeared on the corner of Su Mu’s mouth.

"Yes, crippled... I’ve become a cripple..."

Under introspection, Su Mu saw his severely damaged body, with meridians severed and bones riddled with fine cracks. The powerful Pill Force after four times Refining Force had become a hindrance.

The Pill Force, which operated spontaneously with each breath, constantly tortured Su Mu. With every breath, Su Mu could feel piercing pain as if his meridians were being torn apart.

In such circumstances, let alone recovering and practicing martial arts again, it seemed incredibly difficult just to leave the bed on his own in this life.

"If I am to remain crippled for life, I might as well end it myself..."

Even with Su Mu’s resilient nature, he felt deeply defeated at this moment. Despair quickly spread in his mind, and thoughts of putting an end to himself began to arise.

But soon, the smile of the Little Doctor and the shadowy figure of Yuan Qing appeared in front of Su Mu’s eyes.

Su Mu’s fist, wrapped in white cloth, clenched tightly, dripping blood and soaking the cloth red.

"No, calm down, Su Mu, calm down!"

"A strong person like Yuan Qing is definitely not from the Three Counties. He went through so much trouble to take the Little Doctor, and he ultimately used spiritual power to protect her. Yuan Qing most likely is not after her life. The Little Doctor is probably still alive... There’s still a chance for everything."

"That’s right, it’s not the time to despair yet. In this vast world, there must be a way for me to fully recover. If the Three Counties don’t have it, then I’ll go to Qingzhou, to the Great Flame Heaven!"

Su Mu forced himself to calm down and dismissed the cowardly thoughts of ending himself.

Hearing the commotion inside the room, footsteps quickly approached from outside. Su Mu’s superhuman senses were still intact; the moment he heard the footsteps, his eyes flashed and became cold and sharp.

"Young friend, you’re finally awake!"

The bamboo door creaked open, and a relieved voice of joy along with the light of the blood-red setting sun from outside poured into the room. A familiar yet unfamiliar figure, stooped and shakily pushing the door open.

The visitor’s face was wrinkled like cracked tree bark, silver hair, as withered as a desolate branch, hung loose to his shoulders, and his whole body radiated a decaying aura as if nearing the end of his life.

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