Night without Borders

Chapter 323 The Most Difficult Battle

Dark clouds surged in the night sky, almost pressing down to the ground, threatening rain. This made the vast, dark plain, covered with dense forests, feel particularly oppressive.

Qin Ming stood on the dirt road, surrounded by trees and thickets. He looked towards the end of the woods and saw a magnificent, all-white figure appear.

As the autumn wind blows, a large number of yellow leaves fall from the trees on both sides of the road, fluttering and rustling in the wind, carrying a desolate chill.

Qin Ming sighed. If he were being rational, he should have retreated immediately. He had no chance of winning against a fourth-realm behemoth.

However, he couldn't get over that mental hurdle.

Once he leaves, no one in the town will survive. Houses will be destroyed, and corpses of men, women, and children will litter the streets, staining them with blood. You can imagine the scene.

Ahead, the ground trembled, and with each step the humanoid silver war beast took, it cracked the ground, like a gleaming heavy metal figure, full of power and ruthlessness.

It naturally saw Qin Ming, its eyes were icy cold, and then it grinned, but it looked very cold and bloody. Inside its blood-red maw, its teeth were sharp, and it spewed out bursts of white mist, which was quite terrifying.

"Why don't you... retreat? You can't stop it." The Thunder King Bird spoke up. It knew how terrifying that monster was; a single roar had almost knocked it down.

"You're in the air, don't come any closer," Qin Ming said.

Regardless, he had to fight again, even if it took a while, because perhaps the old guy would arrive.

With a crackling sound, an arc of electricity streaked across the abyss-like sky, and in this late autumn season, a light drizzle began to fall.

Qin Ming, holding a mutton-fat jade iron knife, stood in the road with deep eyes, ready to intercept this giant beast of the fourth realm.

"Be careful, you're not up to the task, don't push yourself!" Thunder King Bird worried, afraid of having to collect his corpse.

It was originally forced to serve as Qin Ming's mount due to the status and position of Yao Ruoxian, the fourth princess of the Dayu Kingdom, but after getting to know her, it was willing to follow her.

The Silver War Beast arrived, its six-meter-tall humanoid body extremely robust. Its breath was exceptionally hot, like white flames, a testament to its formidable beast essence.

It understood human speech and said, "Long ago, you little dwarfs were like crops in the field. Time has passed, and now you have become a force to be reckoned with."

In the past, some of the giant beasts were extremely bloody and brutal, and for the various tribes of Yezhou, it was a terrifying era that they could not bear to recall.

Qin Ming didn't mind talking to it a few more times. After the old senior appeared to help, he said, "You said it yourself, that was a long time ago. Where are you now? Accept the fact that you've been eliminated by history."

"You're wrong. The behemoth has only retreated, not disappeared. There are even more powerful races on the distant lands, but they just don't care about this remote place for the time being. The world beyond is more magnificent, with endless and beautiful mountains and rivers." The silver war beast breathed out, accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder, and a wave of heat rolled in. Its blood-red maw opened and closed, making it look very ferocious.

It continued, "When the gods of the Beastmen turn their gaze here again, you will cease to exist completely."

Qin Ming flicked the mutton-fat jade iron knife with his finger and said, "Still dare to brag? Looking back, in the final stage, you were all beaten like dogs and fled into the depths of the night fog. You talk as if you were the victors."

The humanoid behemoth took a step forward, shattering the ground. Its entire body glowed with silver light, and its large, fan-shaped hand slapped towards Qin Ming. Brutality and bloodlust were its true nature.

"Don't rush, let's chat a bit more, and I won't expose your shortcomings anymore. I'll praise your ancestors for their past arrogance, is that alright?" Qin Ming retreated sharply, dodging the attack.

He had already assessed his opponent's strength; even with the mutton-fat jade iron knife and all his might, he could only cut into the opponent's flesh, not damage the bone.

If we were to directly confront them now, we would have no chance of winning and would surely die.

He wanted to provoke the other party and make him lose his temper, then he would engage in a cat-and-mouse game with him.

The only drawback of the Silver Behemoth is its slowness, which is inconsistent with its cultivation level. However, it can still keep up with people of lower cultivation levels.

With a deafening roar, the trees shattered, and the humanoid war beast followed, smashing through the century-old tree, its boat-like feet stomping directly towards Qin Ming.

Qin Ming took a deep breath, raised his mutton-fat jade iron knife, and in an instant, five-colored blade light shot out like a divine rainbow, illuminating the entire forest. After the biting cold air was released, countless yellow leaves fell down and then exploded.

To deal with a fourth-realm war beast, he had to use his trump card with every attack.

The silver behemoth's pupils shot out a burst of silver light. Although it was brutal, it wasn't entirely reckless. Its paws suddenly shifted to the side, not heading straight for the blade.

Qin Ming's mutton-fat jade iron knife instantly changed, targeting one of its toes. Even though he was no match for it due to his strength and could not seriously injure it, he still had to find a way to hurt it, provoke it to chase after him, and thus get away from Qingfeng Town.

In the woods, large swathes of ancient trees exploded. As the giant beast and Qin Ming moved, those trees were either smashed by their powerful bodies or disintegrated by the sunlight.

With a soft thud, the silver war beast was struck in the foot. This time, it let out a low roar, its expression ferocious, its face almost distorted.

Blood splattered from his feet, staining the woods red. His silvery flesh was torn open, and the bones inside were injured, with the blade cutting in and embedding itself in the bone.

Its little toe is almost as thick as an adult's leg, with thin skin and thick bones; this time, it has finally injured its bones and tendons.

"Ah..." The pain of having his toe cut off was truly unbearable for the silver war beast. Its beast energy surged as it quickly tried to repair the wound and clamp down on the jade iron knife.

It bent down and threw a punch, its beast energy rolling down like thunder, accompanied by a white mist of air.

Qin Ming had no choice but to sheathe his sword, and then moved like a ghost through the night fog to avoid its sharp edge.

He was shocked; the Silver War Beast's defense was terrifying. He used all his strength, but still couldn't sever its little toe.

The only saving grace is that the behemoth's beast energy cannot be released very far, and it mainly relies on its physical strength to attack.

However, the giant beast race's defense and self-healing abilities far surpass those of other races, and in just a short while, its wounds stopped bleeding and healed.

The silver war beast flew into a rage, its speed increasing dramatically. It also took off the bone club it was carrying on its back; it was gleaming white, about four meters long, and extremely heavy.

Qin Ming's expression changed slightly; the weaponized behemoth was suddenly in much greater danger.

In a short while, the giant beast chased after him through the forest at a speed no less than his own, swinging its short club repeatedly. It could be seen that a tree that required several people to encircle would shatter instantly if it was grazed by the bone club.

It was as if I had been hit by a meteorite, filled with terrifying power.

During the encounter, Qin Ming was forced to clash with it several times using the mutton fat jade iron knife. He was sent flying, his arm holding the knife trembling, and the soft flesh between his fingers was torn apart, with blood flowing freely.

That immense power was like a mountain or sea bursting its banks, exceptionally violent and fierce, overwhelming and unstoppable.

Qin Ming's pupils contracted, and his heart pounded. He had only just begun to master the physical body technique, yet he was still injured like this. If it had been before, his fingers and forearms would probably have been fractured and his flesh would have been torn off.

The silver war beast was bloodthirsty. When it saw the crimson blood of its opponent staining the hilt of its sword, it grinned, its smile ferocious, and said, "Lowly fleshy crop, come again!"

It increased its speed, crashing down like a silver wall. Even the dense forest could not stop it. The bone club fell like a small mountain ridge, smashing everything in its path.

In the past, Qin Ming often used overwhelming force to attack his opponents.

Today, everything has turned around. Facing a giant beast of the fourth realm, he can only avoid its sharp edge and fight against the strong with the weak.

Around him, the elements of earth, fire, wind, and water surged. In an instant, he used various heavenly light forces, and the ground was burned red. That was the earth fire surging. Amidst the rising water mist, the wind and thunder roared, and intense lightning appeared in mid-air.

He hadn't combined various different types of Heavenly Light Force in a long time, because he didn't need to during this period; he could sweep away many of his younger opponents.

Now, he has returned to his old ways, using heavenly thunder to ignite earthly fire and bombard the silver war beast.

After he combined various powerful celestial energy, the lightning in mid-air and the fire on the ground connected, creating a tremendous force that caused the silver behemoth to growl repeatedly. Some scorch marks appeared on its body, and some areas were even bleeding.

But it withstood it. The so-called heavenly thunder and earthly fire could only cause it superficial wounds. The two most terrifying bolts of lightning only pierced through its flesh and blood, and were disintegrated by its powerful beast energy before they even touched its bones.

Although the silver war beast had a violent temper, its fighting instincts were extremely strong once it actually started fighting. With a roar, it accelerated and didn't stop for a moment, passing through the ground fire and lightning, leaving behind a series of afterimages, and wielding its bone club to bombard its opponent.

Even though Qin Ming was riding the wind and briefly flying through the air, he was not faster than the giant; their speeds remained similar.

boom!boom!
Qin Ming felt as if he had been struck by a mountain. The jade iron knife in his hand vibrated and hummed. If he hadn't used his sticky force to restrain it at the last moment, it would have definitely flown far away.

He was sent flying by brute force, and this happened several times in a row. No matter whether he blocked with the jade iron knife or protected himself with the light barrier formed by the heavenly light, he could not completely defend himself.

He coughed up large amounts of blood, his entire body felt like it was falling apart, and his powerful beast energy was extremely terrifying, almost completely shattering his Heavenly Light Force.

Boom!

Qin Ming was struck by the silver war beast's bone club and was slammed directly into a lake in the forest, creating waves over twenty meters high. One can imagine how terrifying the speed at which he was blasted out was.

The silver war beast entered the azure lake and slammed down with its fist, creating towering waves. With its beast energy boiling, it completely submerged a section of the lake, exposing the bottom.

It was incredibly ferocious, wielding its bone club and slamming it at its opponent again, wishing it could shatter into blood and bones in one blow.

Qin Ming used the "River Path Classic" to appear and disappear in the lake, originally as if he were in his element. However, his opponent was too strong and crushed the place with his high cultivation level.

His eyes were deep and unfathomable. This time, he approached the giant beast with his sword. During the fight, five-colored sword wings appeared on both sides of his body, allowing him to briefly soar into the air and attack the silver war beast at high speed.

This was a technique he had mastered after exchanging ideas with Jin Yuan, the grandmaster of the Five Elements Palace. The five-colored sword wings were exceptionally dazzling; any other opponent would have been cut in two long ago.

Such Five Elements Sword Wings can easily shatter refined iron, but they can only leave wounds on the silver-white behemoth, making it difficult to kill it.

The humanoid war beast's eyes blazed with fire, and it was wounded repeatedly. Although the wounds were not enough to kill it, it was still a disadvantage for a fourth-realm expert. It couldn't take down the meat crop that the beast was looking at, which made it very angry.

Suddenly, five-colored light burst forth in front of Qin Ming, and a small mountain appeared. This time, after dodging the bone club, it slammed into the huge, flat face.

The silver war beast scrambled to avoid the head, but took a solid hit from the Five Elements Mountain on the shoulder, where its skin was torn open and blood flowed freely.

It staggered, unsteady on its feet in the woods, and had to use its bone club to brace itself for support.

At that moment, Qin Ming swept across the sky, first with sword wings, then with the mutton-fat jade iron knife, and finally his body suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, with five-colored divine light surging endlessly, all rushing forward.

In an instant, the Vermilion Bird Sacred Fiend, the Azure Dragon Sacred Fiend, the White Tiger Sacred Fiend... all merged together, merging with the sword light. The five-colored divine light illuminated the night sky, and at such close range, they all blasted towards the opponent's head.

The silver war beast violently shook its head and retreated, but in the dazzling light, large areas of flesh were still peeled off its face.

Moreover, its facial bones were also injured, its mouth and nose were covered in blood, and several of its sharp teeth were broken.

Most importantly, its head was repeatedly bombarded by the Five-Colored Sacred Fiends, resulting in shattered scalp and cracked skull.

"Die!" Qin Ming roared, black and white light intertwining between his hands, forming a yin-yang diagram, which he then blasted towards the top of Qin Ming's head.

He was waiting for an opportunity, ready to use his trump card or try to kill the giant beast.

"Crack!"

The giant's skull was covered with a dense network of cracks, like a spider web, and fragments of it broke off, flying up with bloodstains.

"kill!"

Qin Ming merged with his blade, unleashing the Heavenly Light Force as brilliant as the blazing sun, frantically trying to seize the opportunity to slay the silver war beast.

However, when the silver behemoth roared, the wind and clouds churned, lightning flashed and thunder roared around it, and its entire beast essence ignited.

"Boiling silver light?" Qin Ming's heart sank as he recalled the records.

All silver war beasts possess this ability; it's a full-blown explosion of their beast essence, causing their vitality to surge and their combat power to skyrocket.

Sure enough, his blade did not strike.

He was struck by the boiling silver light and sent flying.

Without the Yin-Yang Diagram protecting him, and with the Five-Colored Sacred Fiends spinning rapidly around him, Qin Ming would most likely have completely disintegrated and experienced the ordeal of physical shattering once again.

He felt a surge of powerlessness. There was a huge gap between them, and it was really difficult to fight back. The difference between them could not be bridged by any extraordinary skills or techniques. Even with trump cards like the Holy Fiend, it would be difficult to kill the giant.

In fact, without these trump cards, he wouldn't have even made it to the silver war beast before being blasted to death.

For someone at the second realm to be able to injure this war beast is already incredibly powerful. Normally, at this level, a single blow from a bone club would be enough to obliterate a humanoid behemoth. Whether it's a celestial being, a divine being, or a celestial demon, once they reach the second realm, there's no doubt about their existence; daring to appear is tantamount to suicide.

Amidst the boiling silver light, the wounds on the silver war beast writhed and began to close rapidly, and the small pieces of its skull that had been blown away returned, covered by the silver light.

"Sanctification!"

Qin Ming was shaken. The rumors were indeed true. Any silver behemoth meant that it had an extraordinary bloodline. Once the silver light boiled, it could be initially sanctified.

Its skull closed!

Not only that, the silver war beast, which had just undergone sanctification, charged forward at a speed far exceeding its previous speed. Its eyes were bloodshot, clearly enraged to the extreme; this human had almost killed it.

In an instant, it chased after Qin Ming, continuously slamming down bone clubs, and accompanied by a holy silver light, its combat power was enhanced, making it even stronger than before.

Qin Ming was in an extremely dangerous situation, unable to escape the attack range of the silver war beast. The beast was enraged and wanted to smash him to pieces with a single blow.

As you can see, the entire forest in this area has been destroyed, with yellow leaves flying and exploding. In the drizzling rain, the silver behemoth's body seems to be burning with flames. It is as fast as lightning and as violent as a landslide and tsunami, roaring as its bone club keeps crashing down.

Qin Ming coughed up a mouthful of blood. After repeated confrontations, even with his mastery of the physical body technique, he couldn't withstand it. He was shaken like a small boat in a raging sea, repeatedly being thrown away.

He knew that his hand bones were already broken, his arm had multiple fractures, and there were many cracks in the bones in other parts of his body.

At this point, he could barely hold onto the mutton-fat jade iron knife; he was only able to keep it raised by the sticky force.

After the silver war beast was deified, even the beast energy it emitted became more concentrated and its range expanded.

Qin Ming was repeatedly struck by the bone club, making it difficult for him to hold the knife. He was also impacted by the powerful beast energy, and his physical condition was extremely bad. From the initial bone fractures, he now had many serious fractures all over his body.

Even his internal organs were bleeding.

"The old guys still haven't shown up!" He was anxious and angry. He had already done his best to fight to this point, and if this continued, he would be doomed.

With a bang, he was blasted away again, unable to hold onto the mutton-fat jade iron knife in his hand. Finally, it was entangled by the silk threads of the golden silkworm force and was not lost.

Taking advantage of the immense force of the bombardment, Qin Ming used his wind-controlling technique to briefly soar into the night sky.

The Thunder King Bird circled anxiously, but at the crucial moment, it cooperated perfectly, swooped down, and carried him away, escaping the Death Forest.

Otherwise, if they delay any longer, Qin Ming will be beaten to a pulp by the silver war beast in the forest within three breaths.

Qin Ming lay on the back of the Thunder King Bird, not wanting to move at all. Blood was flowing from his mouth, nose, and even his ears. There were at least twenty broken bones in his body.

As for the broken finger bones, they were all counted together in one place.

He wanted to curse them out. The people above him were unreliable. Who wanted to harm him?
However, given this environment, he didn't quite believe that anyone would dare to harm him so blatantly.

He believed that the founders had a grand vision, and if the people below them really acted recklessly, their corresponding families would be uprooted.

"Roar!"

On the ground, the silver war beast roared to the sky. At the critical moment, it let the "crop" in its eyes escape, and it was able to escape without being killed. It was furious.

It and some of its kind were hired by people from the demon civilization. The employer's child died, and it was also injured and nearly killed, which made it angrier and angrier.

With a thunderous roar, it shot towards Qingfeng Town like a silver bolt of lightning, covering hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye.

Despite the excruciating pain, Qin Ming rolled over and sat up, quickly taking out a small crystal bottle from the tattered cloth space. Inside was a purplish liquid that emitted a soft light.

He simply opened the bottle and poured the entire contents into his mouth.

This was the spoils he obtained from Helian Zhaoyu's spatial pendant after slapping him across the face in the mountain city of the Sun Elf race.

Yu Gensheng had examined it and found that this purple potion was a life-saving treasure for people in the third realm, priceless. As long as they were still alive, drinking it could prolong their lives and allow their injuries to heal quickly.

Sure enough, Qin Ming's hand, where the finger bones were originally exposed, is now showing signs of rapid healing, with the flesh glowing and the bones crackling.

As for his body, the rest of his body was also covered in purple light.

"Let's go, let's fight another battle!" Qin Ming ordered his mount.

The Thunder King Bird was stunned for a moment, then tried its best to dissuade it, saying, "Go again? You are no match for it. Every creature that can reach the fourth realm is exceptionally talented and difficult to defeat. Don't go and die."

Qin Ming said in a low voice, "I've almost recovered now, and I can fight again and stall for a while longer."

The Thunder King Bird was used to seeing him kill enemies without hesitation, but it never expected that he would have such a soft side. Anyone else would have retreated long ago.

"Hurry up!" Qin Ming urged.

"Alright!" The Thunder King Bird swooped down from the night sky.

In such a short time, the silver war beast had already rushed out six or seven miles, and was less than ten miles away from Qingfeng Town. Its deep roar was extremely penetrating and reverberated in the sky above the town.

Many people were filled with fear upon hearing the sounds coming from the dense forest.

Some children turned pale and burst into tears.

Qin Ming leaped off the bird's back, landed on the ground, and stood with his sword drawn, once again blocking the silver war beast's path.

"Human, you've impressed me. Knowing you're doomed, you still dared to appear before me. I have some respect for you," the silver war beast said.

It naturally harbored more hatred and was eager to kill its opponent.

Its main concern was that Qin Ming might escape, so it followed the example of demons and humans by first offering praise and flattery, hoping that the other party would get carried away and fight it to the death.

Qin Ming didn't speak, he just stretched his muscles and bones. His bones were almost back in place, and he was ready for a fight!
At this moment, his eyes were firm, his gaze fixed solely on his opponent, and his mind was highly focused.

As for any breakthrough in battle, he didn't even think about it. Even if the timing, location, and people were all right, and he could break through the barrier, it would still take at least half a day to complete the transformation. What use would that be against the opponent in front of him?

Fortunately, the divine transformation of the war beast faded; it couldn't last long. The boiling silver light dimmed and returned to the depths of its body, falling silent.

The humanoid behemoth's eyes remained unchanged, because it could become sacred multiple times a day, and as long as this human did not flee, he would inevitably be killed by it.

Moreover, this time it must keep a close watch on the bird and not give it another chance to rescue itself.

Subsequently, Qin Ming's battle became exceptionally arduous, as the silver war beast was now familiar with his various methods. Standing at the fourth realm, it was able to deal with the situation with greater ease than during their first encounter.

In a short while, Qin Ming was covered in blood.

Every strike he made was a trump card. When he raised his hand, he used the Dragon Snake Scissors, a signature move from the Dragon Snake Scripture. When he formed a hand seal, he used the Golden Cicada Thunder Sound Sword from the Golden Cicada Scripture. After a short while, five-colored divine light would burst forth.

During this time, he used the Yin-Yang Diagram several times. Although he tore apart the flesh and blood of the silver behemoth and even broke several of its bones, he still could not truly kill it.

Qin Ming himself has repeatedly found himself in dire straits and has been severely injured.

"The fourth realm is irreversible!" The silver war beast sneered inwardly, preparing to unleash its power and kill its opponent.

The rain poured down, and thunder roared. Qin Ming repeatedly summoned the spears, greatswords, and other weapons he had stored in his tattered space, hoping to attract lightning by manipulating the heavenly light into the night sky, but all attempts failed.

"Alas, relying on external forces or waiting for external aid is unreliable!" He was exhausted.

He carefully assessed whether the fusion of all laws could kill the giant beast, and fully activated the unified Heavenly Light Force.

The result... left him very disappointed and feeling powerless.

After careful analysis, he concluded that even if he used the meaning of the silk manuscript to govern all laws, he could not kill the silver war beast; he could only severely injure it, and in the end, he himself would die.

Qin Ming did not use his ultimate move.

He repeatedly used the various methods he had previously demonstrated, which caused the silver behemoth to gradually reveal a cold smile. Although these methods could injure it, they could not kill it.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Minglian suffered a severe blow.

He escaped with great difficulty, unleashing his five-colored sword wings to leap up, his bones broken in many places, making his injuries even more severe than before.

The Thunder King Birds did their best to rescue them, cooperating with each other, but in the end, they were still hit by a fierce attack.

The silver war beast rose from the ground, its silver light boiling, and it became sacred once more. The beast energy it unleashed expanded far and wide, staining the feathers of the Thunder King Bird with blood.

One of its wings was nearly torn off.

It cried out and swayed as it carried Qin Ming into the sky.

"Drink it!" Qin Ming took out some of the auspicious beast's blood.

"Am I going to die?" the Thunder King Bird asked in a trembling voice.

"What are you thinking? It's not fatal, it's just to heal your wounds," Qin Ming said weakly.

He took out another bottle of Helian Zhaoyu's life-saving medicine and poured it down his throat.

Then, he looked at the ground and said, "In that case, we can only try the last resort, and take a gamble!"

"You're still going?" Thunder King Bird froze, what was the difference between this and suicide?
The fourth-realm war beast is already berserk, and this time they will definitely try every means to keep him here and not give him a chance to escape.

At this moment, the silver war beast had already galloped four miles away, and was less than six miles from Qingfeng Town.

The Thunder King Bird carried Qin Ming in a roundabout way, and now it quietly approached the town. The sounds of people praying in fear and crying could already be heard.

Some elderly people urged the young people to run away quickly and not to worry about them.

Qin Ming sighed. He saw the dirty, frightened little faces, all with tears in their eyes and trembling slightly. He couldn't bear it.

He said in a low voice, "Let's try again. This time, you help me too!"

"Huh? Okay!" Thunder King Bird was surprised at first, then looked ready to go all out.

"Land on the ground and use every means at your disposal to steal my light!" Qin Ming said.

In the woods, the feathers of the Thunder King Bird stood on end, constantly drawing the light from Qin Ming's flesh and blood.

Qin Ming himself did his best to make the heavenly light leave his body, and finally an extremely dazzling light, like a brilliant sun, broke free from the constraints of his physical body.

He looked at the Thunder King Bird and said, "Alright, get away from here!"

At this moment, the raindrops grew larger and larger, the sky darkened, and the dark clouds seemed to press down on the ground.

Qin Ming left a portion of his consciousness in his physical body, stretching his muscles and bones, ready for a brief battle!
His main consciousness blended into the intense sunlight, and at this moment it transformed into a short human figure, holding a small, strangely colored sword that had originally hung around his neck.

Then, he put on a tattered cloth, covering his entire body, and no longer emitted beams of light like the blazing sun.

Qin Ming silently entered the night sky and looked down.

His physical body, however, stood on the ground, sword in hand, letting the heavy rain soak him, his dark hair clinging to his face in clumps.

"The time to kill beings of the fourth realm is now!" Qin Ming's voice was deep but powerful; he could already see the silver war beast charging towards him.

"This time you have no chance of escape, you're doomed!" The silver war beast, its killing intent boiling, charged forward, wielding its bone club. The silver light emanating from its body evaporated the torrential rain overhead. Its ferocity was overwhelming, and it was now less than two miles from Qingfeng Town.

(End of this chapter)