Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Ten Ferocious Heavenly Horned Ant

"Answer my question, even if it's just a lie."

"Unwilling, unable to sacrifice even a little, sacrificing myself to benefit others? Do you think I, Dong Qing, am brain-dead? That's absolutely impossible."

"I see."

"Stop putting on that wronged look. Let me put it this way, if I were him, I wouldn't be so stupid. Since I have the strength to easily crush someone as powerful as the Emperor, I should at least have the ability to directly confront the Luo Wang. Can't I negotiate with the Luo Wang head-on?"

"The Net never negotiates..."

“Then kill them, kill them until they are terrified, kill them until they run away at the sight of me. I don’t believe that we can keep killing until the day when Luo Wang is willing to negotiate.”

"Your idea is too domineering."

"There's nothing I can do, that's just how domineering I am. Whether you like it or not, you can only accept your fate."

......

Fragments of memories from the past two months flashed through Jing Ni's mind.

soon.

She noticed the sword getting closer and closer, lightly touched the ground with her toes, and her body instantly disappeared from the spot, appearing behind Gai Nie and stabbing him fiercely in the back.

Whether it's her or Gai Nie.

Neither side intended to hold back; at most, they would spare the other's life before the stab pierced the heart, preventing the contest from turning into a brutal slaughter.

Chapter 728, How Strong Is He?

Swords clashed, their intent was captivating, and their energy was overwhelming.

In the brief span of a few breaths, the bright sword light flashed more than a dozen times, each time a head-on collision of sword blades, the resulting bursts of sword energy dazzling and mesmerizing.

Pink sword energy, invisible sword energy, two different kinds of sword energy, mixed together, seemingly full of unique beauty, but in reality extremely dangerous.

The sword energy is incredibly sharp; any leak of sword energy can cut through iron and gold. Even a thick bluestone several meters thick cannot withstand the penetration of the sword energy.

"You're too weak," Jing Ni's cold voice rang out.

At this point, she still had time to speak, which clearly showed that she wasn't serious and wasn't trying to be attentive.

When she's focused, she only has eyes for her enemies, and her mind is filled with the thought of a fight to the death.

"Clang..." The unwilling sound of a sword rang out.

Gai Nie didn't answer, not because he was aloof, but because he was under immense pressure and had no time to reply. If he relaxed even slightly, he would suffer a crushing defeat.

He is still struggling against Jing Ni. He is not the Sword Saint he will become, who can use grass, trees, bamboo and stones as swords. He does not have a suitable famous sword in his hand now.

Although the sword he held was also a fine sword forged from steel, it was still far inferior to the sword in Jing Ni's hand, with an absolute difference in material between the two.

Besides.

From Gai Nie's perspective, Jing Ni is much stronger than Hei Bai Xuan Jian, whom he had encountered before, and is a whole level stronger overall.

The feeling that he was already struggling to keep up before the other side even got serious made him feel very uncomfortable.

Logically speaking...

The strength of the Heavenly-level assassins of the Luo Wang should be about the same, so how come she is so powerful, with strength comparable to the leaders of the Hundred Schools of Thought?

Gai Nie couldn't understand how powerful the Qin state's network of assassins was, that it could hunt down such a person for six years.

To know.

The Luo Wang is just an assassin organization. Its core members could not possibly exceed one thousand, and its peripheral members could not possibly exceed ten thousand. If it exceeded ten thousand, it would be a formidable army.

Once the number of members exceeds ten thousand, the Qin royal family will be the first to become uneasy and the first to eliminate the Luo Wang (Net of Assassins). The higher-ups will not allow the assassin organization to expand to the level of an organized army.

As for whether it's possible to hide, of course it's impossible. Assassins are human too. They need to eat, gather intelligence, and carry out assassinations. Without money, no one can manage such a vast network.

Where did this money come from?

Naturally, it originated from the Qin state.

Furthermore, although the Luo Net is large, it is spread across the seven kingdoms. Theoretically, it can only gather a few hundred people in a short period of time, and it would take a long time to prepare for a thousand people.

There's no way a hundred people could possibly hunt down Jing Ni, a woman of such strength. Anyone who dared to do so would be instantly killed by Jing Ni.

......

"With her strength, why was she hunted down for six years? Even with a burden, her strength is enough to establish herself among the Hundred Schools of Thought. As long as sufficient benefits are offered, the Net is not a relentless madman." King Zheng of Qin said with some confusion.

Obviously.

The strength Jing Ni displayed far exceeded her previous strength. He had only ever felt this level of strength from someone like Donghuang Taiyi, the leader of the Yin-Yang School.

“She wasn’t this strong before. After giving birth, she was severely weakened and didn’t even have half of her former strength. Naturally, no one was willing to spend a considerable amount of money to rescue her from the pursuit of the Net.” Dong Qing shook his head slightly.

The world is hilarious, all come for profit.

The world is bustling with activity, all driven by the pursuit of profit.

There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. Jing Ni was once just a sword slave, a sword slave of the Yue King's Eight Swords [Jing Ni Sword]. No one cared about her life or death.

Would you really go against the Luo Wang organization for the sake of a sword slave?

Of course not.

Are you kidding me?

Her only way out was to hide her identity, use her beauty to seduce men, and become the concubine of a powerful figure among the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Only in this way can Jingni temporarily save her and Yan'er's lives and have a relatively peaceful period of time.

However, this concealment cannot last long. As long as Luo Wang does not give up hunting her down, they will eventually find out her location.

As for Dongqing's words about killing until the Luo Wang (a powerful organization) trembled with fear, killing until they were terrified at the mere sight of him.

It's not actually that exaggerated. Once they felt that continuing to hunt down Jing Ni was inappropriate and might even cause great losses to Luo Wang, Luo Wang naturally gave up on hunting her down.

The assassins of the Net are willing to fight to the death to complete their missions.

But the controllers of the Net will not suddenly become mortal enemies.

and so.

When Dongqing displayed the strength of a leader of the Hundred Schools of Thought, neither Yanri nor Lü Buwei, the controllers behind the Luo Wang, had any interest in pursuing Jingni.

Compared to being an enemy of someone of the caliber of the leaders of the Hundred Schools of Thought, a mere sword slave and a Yue King's Eight Swords [Jing Ni] are simply not worth mentioning.

If Dongqing wanted to, and had this particular hobby, Lü Buwei, as an ally, could have Yan Ri specially select some beautiful female assassins to serve Dongqing's daily life.

The world has no shortage of women, especially for the powerful and wealthy.

Beautiful women are nothing more than pretty vases; they can be bought with money.

As for those women that money can't buy.

Either they were of noble status, like Empress Dowager Zhao Ji.

Either they are extremely powerful, like Dongjun Yanfei.

However, Jing Ni is neither. She is merely a sword slave, a lowly sword slave. If it weren't for Dong Qing's life essence nourishing her, she wouldn't even be able to defeat a young Gai Nie.

As for the future sword saint Gai Nie, he could defeat her in just a few rounds, just like that nameless sword saint who she didn't know but willingly died at her hands.

Did Luo Wang not know of the Nameless Sword Saint's power?

It's impossible to do that with the intelligence network of Luo Wang.

The Luo Wang organization simply wanted to kill Jing Ni and eliminate evidence, preventing Xinling Jun Wei Wuji's followers from finding evidence that the Luo Wang organization had assassinated a prince after his death.

Lord Xinling, Wei Wuji, was a prince of the Wei royal family. Assassinating a prince of the royal family was no small matter, and it was not impossible that it could even trigger another war between the six states against Qin.

Although the Qin state was strong, and its soldiers and generals were brave and fearless, it could not say that it could face the attack of the six states with equanimity and indifference. It still had to try its best to avoid such a thing from happening.

The nameless swordsman probably saw through this, and he himself might even be a confidant of Lord Xinling, Wei Wuji, which is why he chose to sacrifice himself to save Jingni's life.

Unfortunately.

He never expected that the incompetence of the royal families of the six kingdoms would be far beyond his imagination.

...

"Does the gentleman mean that in these two months, she not only recovered her damaged vitality, but also rose from the ashes?" King Zheng of Qin guessed.

"That's about right." Dong Qing nodded.

"Is it the effect of the immortal fruit?" King Zheng of Qin asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, this is not a celestial fruit, but a fruit containing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, called an apple. Although it cannot prolong life, it can certainly replenish the body's vital energy," Dongqing explained.

"That's enough. Immortality is ultimately futile. Your father was very insightful, managing to win over the master before others could," King Zheng of Qin sighed.

He knew, of course, that it wasn't a celestial fruit. Immortals and gods had long since disappeared from this world, and even things containing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had become extremely rare.

A Qi cultivator like Dong Qing, who is proficient in the Five Elements and can readily produce fruits imbued with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, has a history spanning several hundred years.

As for immortality...

King Zheng of Qin is still very rational. He understands that there is no elixir of immortality in this world, and even if there were, it would not be something he could easily obtain.

"He was indeed very insightful. Although he held a high position as the prime minister of Qin, he was different from the other prime ministers of the seven states. Qin was thriving under his leadership."

Dong Qing first affirmed Lü Buwei's great achievements, because he had indeed never done anything to harm the Qin state. As the prime minister of Qin, he had always worked diligently and tirelessly for the Qin state.

As for what will happen in the future, let's not even talk about what hasn't happened yet. Besides, in essence, it's just that Lü Buwei was unlucky and that Empress Dowager Zhao Ji had a problem with her thinking.

In the Qin state, she was not the only empress dowager who had male favorites in the past. For example, Empress Dowager Xuan, the grandmother of King Zheng of Qin, had Wei Choufu as her favored male favorite.

Everyone kept it a secret, but she was the one with a problem in her head, and she actually treated him as her man, which caused quite a rebellion.

"Sir, we have now spoken frankly with each other. Do you think Zhongfu might...?" King Zheng of Qin hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

He is now.

He had already regarded Dong Qing as his teacher. Although he had not received Dong Qing's recognition, he unconsciously wanted to consult Dong Qing on some matters.

“Your Majesty, I actually asked Prime Minister Lü about this question as well, and he gave me the answer,” Dong Qing said calmly.

When speaking.

He gently patted Yan'er's head, and a gentle spiritual force swept over her. She then drifted off to sleep in Dong Qing's arms, avoiding hearing what he was about to say.

Dong Qing herself doesn't care, but she doesn't need to take on these responsibilities.