"Heh, did I say you could leave?" Lin Qing's smile vanished, replaced by a cold expression.
"ah!"
Mo Xing collapsed to the ground, his face contorted in agony.
"Deputy Commander, Deputy Commander, what's wrong?" Wang Lang was the first to rush forward, asking anxiously.
"No... it's broken... don't help me up, take the gold brick away." Mo Xing was unable to move.
Wang Lang and the others hurriedly tried to grab the gold brick, but no matter how hard they tried, even using their fighting spirit, the gold brick remained motionless.
"My gold isn't so easy to take," Lin Qing suddenly said with a smile.
"You damned bastard, what kind of evil magic have you used? Undo it right now, or I'll kill your whole family!" Mo Xing said viciously.
"You're asking for death." Upon hearing Mo Xing say he would kill his entire family, he flew into a rage, his aura suddenly erupting.
With a sharp clench of his right hand, all eleven members of the Sand Mercenary Group exploded. Before their blood could even scatter, they were instantly incinerated by a wisp of golden flame.
"These gold bricks are a reward for you," Lin Qing said to Manager Liu after regaining his composure, and then returned to his room.
Chapter 450 The Sand Mercenary Group, Annihilated! (Please subscribe, vote with monthly tickets, and recommend!)
"Uh..." Manager Liu was still in a daze, staring blankly ahead.
One Dou Shi, and ten of the worst Dou Zhe were all at least five stars or higher, and they were all wiped out in an instant.
However, the power that had just erupted made him feel as if he were an ant.
The onlookers were all shocked. Overwhelmed by Lin Qing's power, no one dared to say a word or look any longer, and they all shrank back immediately.
"Sir's strength is at least Dou Ling, Dou Wang, possibly even Dou Huang... impossible, how could a Dou Huang come to our small place?"
"Such a young Dou Wang powerhouse, I wonder which young prodigy from Zhongzhou he is... Eleven gold bricks, hehe."
Shopkeeper Liu grinned foolishly and carefully picked up the gold brick.
...
Once inside the room, Lin Qing felt homesick again after hearing what Mo Xing said. To avoid being sad again, she lay down on the bed and fell asleep immediately.
Tomorrow morning, I'll investigate carefully and find the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame before searching for the next strange flame.
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Inside the Sand Mercenary Group's manor, the group's leader, Rob, watched with a smile as the head guard led two beautiful maids into a side room.
"The city lord won't be back for three days. Looks like we can find an opportunity to make a quick buck," Rob said, stroking his chin.
"Someone, bring me the light of the star."
"Commander, Deputy Commander Mo Xing left with nine brothers half an hour ago," a subordinate with a scar on his face replied.
"Huh? Going out so late? Did he go to a brothel? Didn't he just marry his nineteenth concubine?" Rob frowned.
"I'll go ask right away." With that, Scarface hurriedly ran out.
...
The next morning, after finishing his breakfast, Rob once again sent his men to fetch Mo Xing.
Half an hour later, a panicked Scarface ran into the hall.
Rob, who was drinking tea, frowned. Just as he was about to speak, Scarface spoke up: "Commander...Commander, something bad has happened! Deputy Commander Mo Xing is dead."
"Huh? What did you say? Mo Xing is dead?" Rob jumped up.
"Commander, it's like this, someone came here alone yesterday..." Scarface spent a few minutes explaining the whole story.
"Good, very good. Hmph, what are you talking about, Battle Spirit or Battle King? Those guys are just blind."
"How dare they kill members of my Sand Mercenary Group! They're tired of living. Call the brothers and head to Youjian Inn," Rob ordered with a grim expression.
"Yes, I will go and inform the brothers right away." Scarface said goodbye and left.
...
An hour later, all the members of the Sand Mercenary Group mobilized and surrounded the Youjian Inn.
Rob stood at the door and shouted, "Mo Xing, the vice-captain of my Sand Mercenary Group, died at Youjian Inn. Brothers, do not let anyone escape."
"Kill everyone in the inn, and remember Vice Commander Mo Xing." With the city lord gone, he is the strongest person in Stone Desert City.
Even if we slaughter the innkeeper, when the city lord returns, there's nothing we can do to him; at most, we'll just have to pay some compensation.
"What happened? Why are the Sand Mercenary Group surrounding Youjian Inn?"
"I heard that their deputy commander was killed by the people at Youjian Inn last night."
"That's Captain Rob in front, second only to the city lord, a Grand Battle Master."
"Aren't they afraid of being punished by the city lord?"
"What a pity, Manager Liu is such a good person, even though he is a bit greedy."
Before long, a crowd of onlookers had gathered around. It would be foolish not to watch the spectacle.
"Commander Rob, Vice Commander Moxing's death has nothing to do with us. It was that guy's fault. Let us leave!"
A guest pointed at Lin Qing, who was yawning as he walked downstairs.
"Yes, it has nothing to do with us, it's all that guy's fault." Several guests were pleading.
Rob ignored their pleas and turned his gaze to Lin Qing.
"Hmm? Just an ordinary person? There's not a trace of fighting spirit on him." Rob looked at Scarface with some suspicion.
"It's so early in the morning, so noisy! Can't anyone get any sleep?" Lin Qing yawned as she walked down the stairs.
“Sir, these are the Sand Mercenary Group. That guy is their leader, Robbie, who has the strength of a Great Battle Master,” Manager Liu said calmly.
"This guy even said he was going to slaughter the entire Youjian Inn." Manager Liu looked at Luo Bu and the others with a hint of mockery.
He was convinced that Lin Qing was at least a Dou Ling level expert, and he wasn't afraid of facing Luo Bu, a Da Dou Shi, at all.
"The Sand Mercenary Group? Oh, then you can all die."
The moment the word "了" was uttered, the members of the Sand Mercenary Group, including the Great Fighter Rob, exploded instantly.
Blood gushed outwards like a flood, just like last night, and before it could disperse, it was instantly incinerated by the golden flames that appeared out of nowhere.
"Manager Liu, please cancel my reservation. I have other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now." After saying this to Manager Liu, she disappeared from the spot.
"This..." The onlookers all gaped, dumbfounded.
Xiao Li and Xiao Ding in the crowd were also dumbfounded. A Great Dou Master, just like that, vanished into thin air right before their eyes. This scene truly shocked them.
Xiao Ding suddenly remembered something and said urgently, "Quick, go back quickly! The Sand Mercenary Group has been wiped out, and our Desert Iron Mercenary Group's opportunity has arrived."
...
"The entrance seems to be right here." Lin Qing stood in front of a cave and looked around.
The entrance to the underground cave was surrounded by numerous cracks emitting flames, from which wisps of sparks flew out.
Lin Qing jumped directly into the cave and descended along the passage for an hour before finally arriving at a huge cave.
Ahead lay a lava river, dotted with scattered rocks, and Lin Qing sensed the presence of a living creature within it.
"I didn't expect that even my divine sense couldn't find the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. However, it should be right, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame is down below."
Lin Qing has already discovered the two-headed fire serpent inside the lava; the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame is located deep within this lava river.
Although I had read that Queen Medusa had taken away the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame in Battle Through the Heavens, I didn't detect any trace of the strange flame when I saw Medusa.
Therefore, Lin Qing felt that this was only the beginning of Battle Through the Heavens, and Queen Medusa might have to wait a while before taking away the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame.
"Splash!" Lin Qing jumped down and quickly sank downwards.
At this moment, the two-headed fire serpent discovered Lin Qing, the intruder, and quickly swam over, ready to kill him.
Lin Qing released a bit of his aura, and instantly, the two-headed fire snake was frightened away.
Chapter 451 Queen Medusa (Please subscribe, vote for monthly tickets, and recommend this chapter)
Lin Qing concentrated his mind and extended his divine sense to a range of only fifty kilometers. After a short while, he discovered an unusual aura beneath the lava.
Immediately, they sped towards that aura, and it took them about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before they arrived nearby.
Below, there was a massive boulder, upon which a giant blue lotus was rooted.
The lotus flower emitted a bluish glow, and that strange aura emanated from it.
"There's still hope!" Lin Qing flashed into the heart of the lotus flower.
Upon entering, Lin Qing sighed. The lotus bud was empty; there was no trace of the lotus's core fire.
"If it's not here, that means Medusa has already obtained the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame." Lin Qing wasn't too disappointed; it was just another trip.
It seems that Medusa used a special method to hide herself, but Lin Qing didn't investigate carefully enough.
"Hmm, this blue lotus looks quite pretty." Lin Qing stroked her chin and examined it.
This blue lotus is less a blue lotus and more a blue lotus platform, purely for the purpose of nurturing the blue lotus core fire.
The entire Qinglian Terrace is like a piece of jade, looking flawless and very beautiful.
Lin Qing pushed out the Azure Lotus Platform, slowly moved his hands forward, and then released spiritual power to envelop the massive boulder.
With one hand manipulating the Azure Lotus Platform and the other grasping the giant rock, he slowly began to separate the two.
In order not to damage the Azure Lotus Platform, Lin Qing carefully spent more than ten minutes separating the two.
The moment the Green Lotus Platform separated from the giant rock, the giant rock was instantly melted by the scorching heat.
With a thought, he stored the Azure Lotus Platform in his storage space and then swam upwards.
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"Medusa is right here. After all, she's my disciple's wife, so it's best to be polite," Lin Qingfei muttered to himself as he looked down from high above the desert.