Night without Borders

Chapter 45 Heartbeat
The old man was tall and rushed over at a terrifying speed, like a black tiger pouncing on its prey. The cold look in his eyes would make ordinary people go weak in the knees when they saw him.

Qin Ming grasped the long-handled black gold hammer, and like an agile cheetah, he first leaped forward swiftly, and then quickly changed direction. Instead of a head-on confrontation, he swung the long-handled black gold hammer from the side to hit the opponent.

The old man frowned. The young man's speed was not inferior to his. The two were about to collide, but the other boy was able to change direction in an instant, passed by him from the right, and swung a hammer at him!
Qin Ming felt the strong vibration coming from the long metal handle. The old man actually hit the side of the black gold hammer with his bare hands. It was quite terrifying.

He struck this first blow only for testing, wanting to gauge how extraordinary the Skylight Power of the three newborns was. The result made his expression even more serious.

The old man rushed forward, using the white light from the sky to protect his body. The footprints on the ground were covered with cracks. One could imagine how much strength he exerted when he ran.

He was deeply surprised. If it were any other low-level freshmen, their weapons would have been shaken out of their hands by his Sky Light Force.

After the two people passed each other, they swapped positions.

The old man looked down at the meat-patty face of the Golden Rooster Knight at his feet. It was so miserable that it looked like a human being no longer. When he looked up, his eyes were extremely cold.

Qin Ming sighed. He was just tidying up the Golden Rooster Knight's remains, not wanting his unusual death to be discovered too early, but then this old man broke in.

He had originally thought of secretly observing the three newcomers and testing them cautiously, but now he had to go into a tough battle directly.

The two men moved silently and slowly approached each other, like two dangerous beasts gathering strength and ready to pounce at any time.

"I'm from Chixia City. Aren't you afraid of retaliation if you kill me?" Qin Ming suddenly spoke.

The armor he was wearing was given by Cao Long, Mu Qing and others. It was indeed very deceptive. Of course, he didn't think it could intimidate the other party.

But this will make the other party hesitate for a moment and weigh the options. After all, Chixia City is the center of this area, and the big families there are not easy to mess with.

But this experienced person will definitely not show mercy in the end.

When Qin Ming finished saying this, he suddenly became aggressive.

Sure enough, the opponent only paused for a moment, but this was enough for Qin Ming. He took this opportunity to take the initiative and hit him with a sledgehammer.

The two were already very close to each other, and now Qin Ming suddenly attacked. The old man could only passively resist, and it was a little too late to dodge.

"Boom!"

A dull sound was heard in the empty cave, and the ground shook slightly. The old man wrapped one hand around the sledgehammer and stretched out the other hand.

However, the force of the hammering this time was much greater than the first attempt. Qin Ming used all his strength and hit the old man so hard that white light surged on his palm and almost broke apart.

The old man imagined himself making dumplings, so he wrapped them around the sledgehammer and fanned them away, and as a result the "dumpling skin" was almost broken.

He stepped back quickly, but the young man, who had not yet developed Tianguang's strength, was so powerful that he smashed his palm, causing it to feel severe pain and numbness.

Since Qin Ming had taken the initiative, there was naturally no way he would hesitate. He struck with one hammer after another, as if he was going to beat an old master to death with random hammers.

Each blow of the hammer was accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder, so fast and fierce that the old man almost vomited blood. He moved sideways and backward like a ghost, but was not able to escape, as the opponent could completely keep up with his speed.

Qin Ming was secretly shocked. The opponent had already received seven of his hammers, and he actually blocked them all with his bare hands. This was really abnormal.

In terms of strength alone, even if the opponent is a thrice-reborn person, he is no match for him. However, with the protection and blessing of the Skylight, the opponent can withstand such a heavy black gold hammer.

Qin Ming was really moved and longed for the light of heaven to be born in his body.

The old man's face turned red from the overwhelming force, and he kept hitting the sledgehammer with his hands, but he still couldn't bear it and both his hands were shaking.

At this moment, he no longer cared about his face. He finally found a suitable terrain without any rocks blocking his way. He pounced on the ground to one side, rolling and tumbling, and rushed out like a snake.

Although he was in a mess, he finally broke free from the opponent's rhythm.

He looked down at his hands. Even though the sunlight was nourishing and protecting his flesh and blood, they were still red and swollen. He felt that his bones might be injured.

"You're really perverted. You couldn't even blow it up?" Qin Ming's face didn't look very good and he approached quickly.

The old man looked stern and wanted to ask, who is the abnormal one? A person who has not cultivated Tianguang can actually reach this level of strength.

He had already pulled out the long sword from his back and secretly swore that he would never carry the sword behind his back again. However, he did not have time to pull it out in the critical moment. Just now, his two hands swung out like windmills, colliding with the black gold hammer that kept hitting his face from the front.

After the old man held the knife in his hand, he used the sunlight to clear the blood clots and the pain was temporarily relieved.

"It's a pity that I haven't mastered the Sky Light Power, otherwise why would I need weapons!" He said. Sky Light will be born three times when a new person is born, but that kind of mysterious Sky Light Power is very difficult to practice.

Qin Ming knew that as his realm continued to improve, he would be able to practice some rare and special Tianguang Jin, which would allow him to tear weapons into pieces like tearing paper.

But it is obviously impossible to reach that level in the third rebirth stage, even if you have learned the so-called giant spirit power or Tathagata power. It requires the support of a corresponding high level.

Qin Ming naturally would not give him time to recover his hands. He held the long-handled black gold hammer and grasped the short sword, chopping, smashing, slashing and blasting him. He hit him fifty-eight times with the hammer and slashed him forty-two times with the sword in one breath, not giving him any time to breathe.

The old man was furious. When had he ever been so passive in his locality, especially being beaten by a teenager? Suddenly, his whole body was filled with light and he fought back fiercely.

Soon, he was shocked. The young man opposite him changed his previous crazy posture. Although the long-handled black gold hammer was still powerful, there had been amazing changes. It no longer looked like a hammer technique, but more like a sword technique.

When Qin Ming swung the sledgehammer at high speed, his wrist was still shaking violently, as if he was shaking a knife. The sledgehammer made a buzzing sound as it smashed down, with a double image, and it had a terrifying tearing force when it hit the knife.

The long knife in the old man's hand was nearly tangled and flew away, and his face looked solemn.

Qin Ming changed again. The sledgehammer was like falling thunder, one after another. The terrifying black gold luster crisscrossed the underground space. It was all because his speed was too fast. The terrifying tracks drawn by the sledgehammer were densely packed and intertwined, like bursts of lightning.

With a bang, the old man was blown away and hit the stone wall. His right hand was shaking slightly. Even with the protection of the skylight, he could not bear it.

His eyes were cold as he leaped up from the stone wall and launched a fierce attack. This counterattack did make Qin Ming feel a little strenuous.

The old fellow fought madly, holding a long knife in one hand and starting to hit his sledgehammer with the other.

With a clang, sparks flew from Qin Ming's shoulders. His armor was hit by the old man's left hand, and four or five pieces of armor were directly blown off. This scene made his pupils shrink, and he was very afraid of the power of the Sky Light Force.

Qin Ming became cautious and kept a certain distance from the old man, no longer giving him the chance to get close to him. The sledgehammer in his hand was swung like a wind wheel, and dense hammer shadows kept blasting forward.

The old man was sure that if he hadn't been blessed by the Skylight, he would have been blown up by this kid. What kind of monster is this? It's so outrageous before the Skylight was born.

A moment later, in the shadows of the hammers, the hammer in Qin Ming's hand roared, like the sun breaking through the clouds, and the strongest hammer burst out from the hammer shadows. His speed was too fast, and the other hammer shadows had not yet dissipated. It was like lightning lingering. As the main hammer fell, the old man's long sword almost flew out this time. He mobilized the skylight to resist, but he was exhausted because of it.

Qin Ming swung the hammer nine times in a row. The old man could not bear it any longer. He became dimmer and vomited blood.

Seeing this, Qin Ming swung his hammer again, this time with a sharp sword intent, like a lightning bolt that was about to tear through the night sky, causing the entire dark underground cave to be filled with flying sand and rocks and strong winds in the roaring sound of the hammer.

The collision between the sledgehammer and the long sword was deafening. The old man finally couldn't hold the sword anymore. His arms spasmed, the long sword fell to the ground, and he coughed up blood.

Qin Ming swung his hammer continuously, shattering the old man's protective skylight!

With a "puff", the old man's right hand was instantly covered in blood. Without the support of the Heavenly Light Force, he could no longer withstand the blow of the heavy hammer, and his finger bones were broken.

The next moment, the old man's mouth was full of blood foam and he felt a sharp pain in his heart. His entire chest collapsed and he was hit by a hammer and flew seven or eight meters away.

"It's so hard to kill a triple reborn!" Qin Ming panted. He was indeed a little tired. The Skylight Force was very tricky.

The old man had not died completely yet. He was so angry that he vomited blood again. He felt that what he said was not human language. How could a person who had not cultivated Tianguang think that he could kill three newborns?
But he felt aggrieved and angry again. He was really defeated by such a person and was about to die.

Qin Ming stepped forward, ready to strike back, and said, "I'll give you a flat meat pie face, too."

"I... was just rubbing mud!" The old man coughed up blood and cursed with great difficulty. He was really unwilling to die in the hands of a young man like this.

"The people of Jinjiling are too rough. They curse at people at every turn." Qin Ming shook his head and brought down the sledgehammer in his hand, flattening his face and causing his forehead bone to collapse.

He began to search the old man and tidy up his appearance.

"If those mutant beasts rush in later, they should be able to take care of the two bodies for me."

Qin Ming wandered around the huge underground cave with a frown on his face. He found at least three old men in other passages, probably all of them were reborn three times.

"This is difficult!" He didn't want to take risks or be radical.

"Huh?" He saw another acquaintance, who was the Golden Rooster Knight who had once scolded them and whipped an old man, leaving a deep bloody gash on his face.

"Boy, where have all the villagers gone? Come here, I want to ask you a question!"

Qin Ming directly used the "Great Qin Flying Hammer", and with a bang, the area became completely quiet.

He dragged the man's body into the darkness.

There are all kinds of spider-web-like passages in the underground caves. A group of alien creatures rushed in from a certain road, causing complete chaos here.

Qin Ming retreated to a distance and entered an area where skylight was intertwined. He didn't have to hunt down the people from Jinjiling and the Three-Eyed Sect for the time being, and began to look for mysterious items seriously.

He continued to go deeper and went out very far.

Wisps of light mist flow, making the underground world not so dark.

"Could it be that luck has really come?" Qin Ming felt a faint fluctuation in a place where the sky light was relatively bright.

Not long after, he crushed a piece of stone the size of his fist, revealing a bluish luster that seemed to be another kind of jade iron, the size of half a hickory nut.

"It can only be made into an arrowhead." Qin Ming was still very happy. It was good to have a harvest, and it was extremely precious.

"Hey, it's really a double happiness!" Two people walked out of another passage, looking at the jade iron in Qin Ming's hand, showing joy.

Qin Ming recognized at a glance that these were people from Chixia City. Unknowingly, he had walked so far that he ran into another group of people.

"Hey, are you Qin Ming?" One of the young men showed a strange look.

Qin Ming looked at him carefully and had an impression of the young man. When he was fighting with Nie Rui and Shen Jiayun, this man had watched the fight.

"Oh, is this the young hunter you mentioned who had amazing marksmanship and defeated Nie Rui and Shen Jiayun?" another middle-aged man spoke.

He looked to be in his thirties, wearing red armor, and smiled faintly, saying, "Qin Ming, right? Come over here and have a chat."

Qin Ming didn't move and stood where he was.

Earlier, he had a good impression of the nobles of Chixia City. From Cao Long, Mu Qing, Wei Zhirou to Nie Rui and Shen Jiayun, he thought they were all good.

But at this moment, he sensed malice from the two nobles in front of him, probably because they were eyeing the piece of blue jade in his hand.

Obviously, not everyone is kind, or some smiles and elegance are only suitable to be shown in front of others. In a deserted place, such as this underground world, those hypocritical masks can be torn off.

Qin Ming remembered the young noble in front of him. After he defeated the Gemini, he had a warm conversation with him before leaving.

"Qin Ming, come here and do us a favor." The young noble spoke, but now he no longer had the smile he had that day, and his tone was quite flat.

"A three-time rebirth?" Qin Ming ignored him and looked at the middle-aged man in his thirties. When this man lightly clenched his fist, the light of the sky appeared.

“Well, you have to maintain due respect for people like me. In this dark underground world, other people’s bragging about you is totally useless.” said the middle-aged man.

Qin Ming said nothing and walked towards them.

The two men never worried that he would escape. After all, when Qin Ming fought with Nie Rui and Shen Jiayun, his strength was close to 700 kilograms, and he was a teenager who had only been reborn once.

Qin Ming wanted to approach the two men, but the middle-aged man glanced at him and he did not get any closer. He followed them to a very open area.

"That is..." Qin Ming was shocked. The light fog in front of him was extremely thick and steaming. In the middle of it was a tricolor flower, dazzling and about to bloom.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Brother Qin, I see that you seem to be fine after being eroded by the skylight. Please help us. When this tricolor flower is fully mature, pick it from the skylight for us."

"What's its use?" Qin Ming asked.

The middle-aged man said, "It is very useful. It can help people practice Tianguang Jin. After the third rebirth, who doesn't want to practice several types of Tianguang Jin? But it is difficult to practice only one type. This plant is really worth it!"

"It's really heart-warming!" Qin Ming exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)