Chapter 558 - Chapter 558: Chapter 550: Elite Hunter (2/2)

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He kept silent, gripping a short sword, preparing for a stealth attack.

This was also to prevent the old man from detecting him.

He even refrained from channeling his cultivation power to activate the short sword in advance.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred.

The severely injured old man, who seemed on the verge of collapse at any moment, incredibly dodged the sword strike and, with extreme ferocity, counterattacked the assailant. His return blow was just as clean and decisive, beheading with a single stroke, without any fanciful maneuvers.

Qin Niu could clearly see that when the old man swung his sword, it was as though he could control the entire area.

The Immortal Master, who had only suffered minor injuries, tried to block and dodge the old man’s sword strike, but his body seemed to be bound by an invisible force, unable to move. Even the expressions of terror and panic on his face did not fully appear until after his head had fallen to the ground.

It appeared that in the face of the old man’s sword technique, his reactions were incredibly sluggish.

Such a bizarre situation caused Qin Niu to break out in a cold sweat.

If he had made his move just now, he most likely would have become the prey.

After the old man seized another Immortal Badge, his body was enveloped in a white light, and then he disappeared without a trace.

If Qin Niu wasn’t mistaken, the old man had passed the second trial.

After collecting three Immortal Badges, one would automatically be transported out by the Immortal Gate.

“I need to figure out a way to obtain another Immortal Badge.”

After witnessing the bloody struggle, Qin Niu couldn’t help but worry about Xiao Qing.

She was only at the Spirit Qi Realm and cultivated a technique that was not proficient in combat, which was far too dangerous in this place.

He hoped that she would give up directly and not enter the Second Immortal Gate.

Qin Niu remembered seeing a rainbow light up ahead. Instinctively, he looked up in that direction, only to find that the light had disappeared. It seemed that the strand of Immortal Qi there had already been successfully refined by someone else.

He had no choice but to change direction and search elsewhere for targets.

Whether he encountered Immortal Qi or other challengers weaker than himself, he would attack without hesitation.

Now he just hoped to break through as quickly as possible.

The longer he stayed inside, the more dangerous his situation became.

Both the Nine Insects Gang Leader and the Immortal Master surnamed Mo from the Fire Cloud Tunnel wished to kill Qin Niu. If he ran into these people, he couldn’t avoid a fierce battle.

The Fire Cloud Tunnel was incredibly powerful, and Qin Niu had no desire to face them head-on.

As he pressed on, he spotted a faint rainbow light not far ahead to the right, and his heart leaped with joy. Good fortune was on his side; it was very likely another strand of Immortal Qi.

Its rainbow light was weak, and it was very close to Qin Niu, suggesting that it might be an undiscovered strand of Immortal Qi.

Qin Niu sped up towards that direction.

In the blink of an eye, he reached the source of the light. There, a hair-thin wisp of five-colored Qi floated quietly three feet above the ground, exuding liveliness and emitting faint rainbow light.

“So this is Immortal Qi, it looks quite advanced. I wonder how to refine it?”

Qin Niu took precaution as he reached out for the Immortal Qi.

The moment his hand touched the Immortal Qi, it reacted like a startled wild ox, struggling to fly away, bursting with intense multicolored light.

Instinctively, Qin Niu caught it firmly in his hand, then channeled the cultivation power within his body towards the Immortal Qi, enveloping and rapidly refining it.

Since the Immortal Qi was disturbed, it emitted an extremely intense rainbow light.

This would allow challengers far away to see it.

Soon there would be a large number of challengers rushing over.

Though the strand of Immortal Qi was as thin as a strand of hair, when refining it, his cultivation power felt like it encountered an invisible barrier, making it very difficult to advance.

Qin Niu couldn’t help but feel anxious.

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