Chapter 797: Martial Artist’s Intuition

Chapter 797: Chapter 797: Martial Artist’s Intuition

Elder Zhang already knew he couldn’t possibly defeat Yang Qi. He waved his hand, signaling the men behind him to immediately call for reinforcements.

Yang Qi, of course, noticed this. Golden feathers suddenly shot out, knocking all of Elder Zhang’s men to the ground and giving them no time to make a call. Since Yang Qi was unsure how many experts the Martial Alliance had or how strong its top masters were, he decided it was best to eliminate everyone here to prevent any information from leaking out.

Seeing his men fail to call for help, Elder Zhang had no choice but to try himself. Before he could even pull out his phone, however, a flash of cold light pierced right through it. In the next instant, Yang Qi appeared before him. "Thinking of calling for reinforcements? Not a chance."

With that, Yang Qi threw a punch.

Elder Zhang tried to resist, but he couldn’t withstand it at all. His arms snapped instantly, smashing against his own chest and breaking several ribs. The force sent him flying backward into a large tree.

"Why even bother?" Yang Qi walked up to Elder Zhang and looked down at the old man. "You already escaped from the office building, yet you insisted on coming back here to die."

"Let me go, and I guarantee you wealth and glory," Elder Zhang blurted out.

"Haha, I like money, but the money I have is earned through righteous means," Yang Qi said with a shake of his head, leveling the golden sword at Elder Zhang’s throat with a smile. "Letting you go is impossible. I can’t let you run back and report what happened. More importantly, I can’t let you continue colluding with people from Kappa Country to harm our own kind."

"You can’t kill me! Killing those men might have offended the Martial Alliance, but they were just ordinary martial artists. I am an Elder of the Sea City Martial Alliance! If you kill me, the Sea City Martial Alliance will hunt you to the ends of the earth to see you dead!" Elder Zhang roared.

"I’ve grown tired of hearing threats like that," Yang Qi said, shaking his head. It seemed like every time he was about to kill someone, they assumed their background would be useful. But was it ever, really?

SHINK!

With a swift motion, Yang Qi’s sword pierced through Elder Zhang’s throat.

He then burned each corpse to ash, completely obliterating the scene before quietly departing.

「More than ten minutes after Yang Qi left.」

A car appeared at the scene, and several people got out. One of their expressions turned grim. "I had a feeling something was wrong. It looks like they failed."

"Squad Leader Lin, I don’t see any signs of a fight," someone asked.

The man they called Squad Leader Lin was none other than Lin Qiang, the Squad Leader of the Sea City Martial Alliance. Lin Qiang had been sitting in the Martial Alliance office when he had a sudden premonition that Elder Zhang was in danger and drove over immediately.

"That’s because you aren’t looking closely enough. Elder Zhang and his men must be dead. Not just dead—they’ve been burned to ashes." As Lin Qiang spoke, his heart seethed with rage. Someone had not only provoked the Martial Alliance but had even killed one of its Elders. This was utterly outrageous.

"What!" The men around Lin Qiang gasped.

For years, no one had dared to challenge the Martial Alliance. Now, someone had not only appeared but had killed over a dozen of their members in a single encounter. It was sheer madness. They had even killed an Elder of the Sea City Martial Alliance. This was absolute insanity.

"Who was the last person Elder Zhang contacted?" Lin Qiang suddenly asked.

"Elder Zhang took a call from Yagyu Senyo and then left. He said someone from Thunder City’s Qifei Group had come to collect a debt," one of the men reported.

"Qifei Group, you say? Very well. Follow me to Thunder City. In any case, we will get to the bottom of this," Lin Qiang said, gritting his teeth as he drove toward Thunder City.

Of course, he was nowhere near as fast as Yang Qi. Yang Qi flew, while he drove.

By the time Yang Qi arrived in Thunder City, Li Qingyan had already received the compensation and medical fees. Yang Qi went to the Qifei Group office to tell her that the matter in Sea City was resolved.

"Yes, I already received a call from Sea City. They said the takeover of the office building was successful. I’ll have to go to Sea City in a few days. Chairman Ye Fei will personally oversee all matters in Jingnan Prefecture," Li Qingyan said with heartfelt emotion. "Even though you’re the Young Master, thank you so much. I really don’t know how I would have handled this without you."

"It was nothing," Yang Qi said. "If there’s nothing else, I’ll be on my way."

"Alright," Li Qingyan nodded, walking Yang Qi downstairs.

Just as the two of them stepped out of the office building’s main entrance, a low-key yet luxurious Hongqi sedan pulled up. A group of men got out of the car, led by Lin Qiang.

"I am Lin Qiang, Squad Leader of the Sea City Martial Alliance. Which one of you went to Sea City to find Yagyu Senyo?" Lin Qiang demanded.

Yang Qi could clearly feel the terrifying aura radiating from Lin Qiang. He frowned slightly and said, "I did."

"Good! So it was you who killed my Martial Alliance members. You have a death wish! Today, I, Lin Qiang, will take your wretched life!" Lin Qiang was truly domineering, attacking the moment he finished speaking. He suddenly thrust a palm at Yang Qi.

The palm strike was like a ferocious storm, both swift and violent. In an instant, it was right in front of Yang Qi.

Yang Qi frowned. In his eyes, the incoming strike manifested as an illusion—a raging tempest. His reaction, however, was not slow. He instinctively threw a punch, instantly executing the Fire Fist Skill.

BANG!

The palm’s force and the Fire Fist collided violently. In the next moment, both figures were sent backward. Yang Qi, however, was flung back a full hundred meters, only stopping when he slammed into a wall. In contrast, Lin Qiang merely retreated ten meters before coming to a steady halt.

Yang Qi frowned. Lin Qiang certainly lives up to his title as Squad Leader of the Sea City Martial Alliance. He’s definitely on the Martial Arts Overlord List, and his ranking is probably even higher than Leng Xue’s.

While Yang Qi was surprised, Lin Qiang was utterly shocked. He had used ninety percent of his power in that palm strike, intending to end the fight immediately. Yet, to his astonishment, the young man had blocked it. Even though his opponent was clearly at a disadvantage, it was still an incredible feat.

"Interesting! How very interesting! I never expected Thunder City to produce a monster like you. You’re the first martial artist I’ve met in the entire Southern Territory who could take a ninety-percent power strike from me and live," Lin Qiang said with a sigh. "It’s a pity. You killed my Martial Alliance’s people, so I must kill you today. You have no hope of survival."

A chilling killing intent locked onto Yang Qi’s entire body.

Yang Qi frowned. "On what grounds do you claim I killed your Martial Alliance members? It’s true I went to Sea City, but does the Martial Alliance pass judgment without any evidence?"

"Hmph. I may not have evidence, but my intuition tells me you did it," Lin Qiang snorted.

A martial artist’s intuition was, after all, surprisingly accurate.

"Haha, so the Martial Alliance can pass a death sentence based on intuition alone? Truly remarkable," Yang Qi sneered.