Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 360 - 342 Apology

Seeing Qin Qing take out the Spiritual Treasure token, Xu An and Elder Du were both startled.

But in the very next moment, Elder Du suddenly lunged forward, his Martial Soul manifesting directly, a black giant serpent with a pair of eyes emitting a dark red light as if yearning for blood.

"To dare forge a Spiritual Treasure token, you deserve to die!"

Elder Du’s icy voice came through, and he had already struck out a palm towards Qin Qing.

"Hiss hiss!"

The black giant serpent seemed to materialize into an actual entity, and a terrifying aura instantly enveloped Qin Qing.

Standing next to Elder Du, Xu An was astonished. As an elder of the Spirit Boat’s premium cabins, how could he not distinguish the authenticity of the Spiritual Treasure token?

The moment Qin Qing’s Spiritual Treasure token was presented, he saw at first glance that it couldn’t be more genuine!

Moreover, Xu An didn’t believe that Elder Du couldn’t tell if this Spiritual Treasure token was real or fake!

But at this moment, Elder Du had attacked Qin Qing directly—what did that imply?

It suggested only one possibility, that Elder Du wanted to kill to silence!

Xu An felt deeply conflicted in his heart...

To kill someone who possesses a Spiritual Treasure token?

To see a Spiritual Treasure token was to see the Liu Clan’s helmsman, this was a rule explicitly established by the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion!

But why would Elder Du do such a thing?

Because he had been wrong from the start!

In an attempt to please Madam Xu, despite it being Madam Lu who struck first and made the mistake, he proactively sided with Madam Xu. As for Qin Qing and his sister, he simply didn’t take them seriously, and even went so far as to insult them with various scornful and venomous words, all to win Madam Xu’s favor...

If it weren’t for Qin Qing having the power to resist, perhaps Elder Du would have directly executed the siblings or incapacitated them before throwing them off the Spirit Boat, which would be no different from outright killing them.

Thus, Elder Du had no way of turning back.

If he didn’t kill Qin Qing, he was headed for a dead end; yet by killing Qin Qing, he could concoct various excuses to shirk responsibility.

Therefore... he had no choice but to strike first.

But Xu An was different, he hadn’t offended Qin Qing to death.

He still had plenty of room to maneuver...

So seeing Elder Du make a move to kill Qin Qing, Xu An stood there petrified, trapped in his indecision.

But in that instant, Qin Qing had already acted.

He was well aware of Elder Du’s strength, which was nothing to fear.

Previously, he had managed to pin Elder Du to a column with his Flying Sword; now, he could directly take out Elder Du in an instant.

Qin Qing’s eyes were cold. Elder Du’s manifested Martial Soul had already revealed all his strength, so Qin Qing would hold nothing back either.

The azure Dragon Ball materialized in an instant, hovering above his head, while the Qi-Blood in Qin Qing’s body circulated to its pinnacle, as the Blood Staining Secret Technique erupted.

This time, Qin Qing was not conjuring a Flying Sword but the Azure Dragon Spear.

"Behead!"

"Fierce Dragon Spear Technique—Dragon Flame!"

With a howl, the Azure Dragon Spear shot out. The violent Spiritual Power instantly condensed to form a dragon-shaped azure flame. Indeed, like a Divine Dragon, it was wreathed in intertwining flames. The azure Divine Dragon struck towards Elder Du with terrifying force.

"Not good!"

Elder Du’s expression shifted dramatically.

He was aware of Qin Qing’s formidable strength.

But he had not anticipated Qin Qing to be strong to such an extent.

Previously in the premium cabin, he was pinned to the column by Qin Qing’s Flying Sword.

He didn’t think it was because of a wide disparity in strength between himself and Qin Qing... but because Qin Qing was a sword cultivator, whose attacks often came unexpectedly, seizing victory with speed, and he hadn’t manifested his Martial Soul at that time.

No matter what, Qin Qing was still so young, a young man who looked to be about twenty years old would certainly lack practical experience, and his cultivation seemed to be only at the level of the Divine Might Realm.

Therefore, when he manifested his Martial Soul and fully unleashed the power of his Martial Soul, he believed that his strength couldn’t possibly be overwhelmed by a young man from the Divine Might Realm.

Of course, the most important point was that Elder Du knew Xu An stood behind him.

He had always had a good relationship with Xu An.

So, he thought that when he took action, Xu An might also join the fight.

With Xu An, a Half-Step Martial Ancestor present, killing Qin Qing should have been a matter of blinking an eye...

But in fact, Xu An was now standing in place, not having moved an inch.

And Qin Qing’s attack was already bearing down, from which strike Elder Du realized that he had far underestimated this young man!

From just this one strike, he was certain he couldn’t withstand it!

And now it was too late for him to try to retreat—

But at this moment, behind him, Xu An suddenly moved.

Xu An stepped forward and a surge of crimson spiritual power swirled around him; with a wave of his hand, all the flames transformed into a round shield, blocking in front of Elder Du.

"Boom!"

A loud noise resounded.

The light of the spear dissipated, and the flame round shield shattered at the same time.

Qin Qing took three steps back, while Xu An also stepped back.

Cold sweat instantly streamed down Elder Du’s forehead.

He was very clear that if Elder Xu hadn’t acted just now, he probably would have died at the hands of this young man’s spear!

Despite being a Great Martial Master from the Divine Might Realm, the prowess of a single spear stroke could wipe out a Martial Dao Master like him at the Middle Stage of the Golden Core Realm.

Is this the power of those talents?

"Young brother, could there be some misunderstanding?" Xu An spoke to Qin Qing.

"Misunderstanding?" Qin Qing scoffed, "Do you still not know whether there’s a misunderstanding or not?"

Qin Qing holding the Spiritual Treasure Token said, "As elders of the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, can you not discern the authenticity of this Spiritual Treasure Token?"

By now more and more passengers had gathered around, all watching this conflict unfold.

Indeed, from the moment Lady Xu appeared and violently beat Qin Shuang, many people were paying attention—except at the time almost everyone thought, Lady Xu had simply given a good thrashing to the girl from the stern cabin, and that was that.

No one expected the situation to escalate to this point.

Even less did they anticipate that the girl’s brother would actually possess a Spiritual Treasure Token!

Compared to owning a Spiritual Treasure Token, what were the passengers of the Tian-character cabins worth?

After all, tickets for Tian-character cabins could be bought with just a bit of extra money, as long as you had a cultivation above the Divine Might Realm.

Even being a member of the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion only required having a certain status and power in Tai’a Ancient Country.

Ordinary clans, or slightly larger forces that met certain spending thresholds, could all become members of the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion.

But to own the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion’s token was absolutely not something an ordinary person could achieve, even if you had enough strength and wealth well beyond ordinary people, you might not possess a Spiritual Treasure Token.

And yet, this little girl’s brother had such a token in his hands.

"I’m sorry, young friend. Perhaps Elder Du was indeed shortsighted. Elder Du, immediately apologize to this young friend!" Xu An said to the still-shaken Elder Du.

Upon hearing Xu An’s words, Elder Du suddenly came to his senses and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I was shortsighted. My friend... I, Du Zhiqing, am willing to apologize and offer compensation. As long as you are willing to forgive me, I am prepared to make any recompense..."

"Compensate my ass!"

However, Qin Qing, seeing his sister covered in wounds, felt a surge of anger and with a thunderous roar, aimed his spear once again at Du Zhiqing, "Today, you, Du Zhiqing, must die!"