The leather armor youth was not a man of broad mind.
On the contrary, he was extremely narrow-minded and prone to jealousy.
He had secretly schemed against a talented fellow disciple in the sect, who admired him but possessed greater talent, ultimately murdering him.
The reason was that he saw a threat in that disciple.
The affection their master showed to him clearly surpassed his own, and given time, with the master's partiality, he feared that the disciple would take away the resources that belonged to him.
Thus, he decided to strike first; on one of their trips outside, while the disciple was not paying attention, he killed him.
He was very secretive and well-prepared during that act, with an alibi in place.
Therefore, although the master grieved, he never suspected him.
Instead, he focused more energy on him, providing him plenty of cultivation resources.
From then on, something inside the leather armor youth switched on.
Whenever he saw those with greater talent than him, he could not help but feel the urge to kill and destroy them.
Now, seeing that Lu Qing, despite his young age, was already a Muscle Bone Realm Martial Artist almost as strong as him,
and that he had nearly fallen into Lu Qing's trap and died by his sword,
how could he not feel consumed by jealousy and a strong desire to kill?
"Kid, you're a Martial Arts prodigy, it's a shame you're destined to die by my hand!"
The leather armor youth said to Lu Qing in a chilling tone.
Facing the leather armor youth's harsh words, Lu Qing remained calm.
He quietly contemplated their recent exchange and concluded,
the teachings of the Innate Realm were nothing special.
Despite the leather armor youth's Martial Arts Realm being one level higher, his combat ability was somewhat inferior to Lu Qing's.
He knew various techniques, claw technique, saber technique, and judging by the arrow quiver on his back, he seemed to know Bow Skill too, though it was curious why he had arrows but no bow.
Perhaps it was because he dabbled in too many areas, making none of his Martial Arts skills particularly pure.
His skills were nowhere near as refined as Lu Qing's Four Directions Saber Technique.
Seeing Lu Qing ignore his words again, the coldness in the leather armor youth's eyes deepened.
"Lu Qing, brother, let's fight side by side."
At that moment, Ma Gu also approached Lu Qing, holding a saber in one hand and spoke solemnly.
"There's no need, I can handle him by myself."
His gaze towards the leather armor youth held a hint of curiosity.
Wondering if it was due to the Earth Vein Spirit Liquid, since entering the Muscle Bone Realm, Lu Qing had noticed something during his cultivation process,
that his cultivation progress was frighteningly fast.
Every time he practiced Nourishing Body Boxing, he could clearly feel his muscle and bone strengthening.
In just a few days, his muscle and bone had become significantly tougher.
He wasn't too far from reaching the small success realm.
That was also the reason he could send the leather armor youth flying with a single strike.
Because, in terms of physical strength alone, he was not much worse than his opponent. Read new adventures at empire
However, although he had progressed quickly, since he was practicing alone, Lu Qing was not sure of his current strength level.
Now, the appearance of the leather armor youth was just the opportunity he needed.
His realm was a little higher than his own, but he was somewhat weakened from using a secret technique.
Could there be a better sharpener than this?
Watching the leather armor youth, Lu Qing's eyes revealed an indiscernible meaning.
The leather armor youth was furious once more.
Even though his strength was superior, that kid on the opposite side always looked at him with an extremely annoying expression.
As if from the beginning to the end, he never saw him as a worthy opponent.
How could the leather armor youth tolerate that?
"Kid, you're looking for death!"
The leather armor youth, holding a short blade, first kicked a stone at his feet towards Lu Qing with impressive speed.
Then, with an explosive burst of Qi-Blood and agile movement technique, he followed right behind the stone to strike at Lu Qing!
"Ma Gu, please cover me for a moment!"
Lu Qing laughed out loud, sidestepping the stone and moving forward to meet the attack.
Seeing Lu Qing respond this way, Ma Gu could only stand where he was.
As a fellow Martial Artist, he understood the pride of a warrior.
Since Lu Qing wanted to fight alone, if he intervened, it would be an insult to Lu Qing.
The two Martial Arts prodigies quickly clashed.
A longer weapon has its advantages—using the benefit of his long saber, Lu Qing initiated the attack this time.
When he was a few steps away from the leather armor youth, a bright sword light shone, and his war saber aimed straight at the opponent's face.
Facing Lu Qing's straightforward saber technique, the leather armor youth showed some disdain.
Previously, he was caught off guard which had forced him into a poor situation.
Now that he was prepared, how could such a clumsy saber technique hurt him?
With a light sidestep, the leather armor youth dodged the blade and then closed the distance to Lu Qing.
The shorter the weapon, the greater the danger; his short saber technique was most suitable for close combat.
If he could get within a step of Lu Qing, the war saber would be useless, and his short blade would unleash its maximum killing power.
Once he engaged Lu Qing, his death was certain!
The leather armor youth had beautiful thoughts.
However, what he didn't expect was, when he dodged and thought he had avoided Lu Qing's blade and was closing the distance, he felt a chill on his neck, stinging his skin.
With a glance from the corner of his eye, he saw Lu Qing's war saber following his movements in a strange arc, skillfully aiming for his neck.