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Chapter 57 Thirteen True Qi Grandmasters Hunt Down Zhou Qing

"Thirteen True Qi Grandmasters!"

Zhou Qing sensed that each of the thirteen auras locking onto him was no weaker than that of Wang Cheng, the White Wolf Garrison Commander of the Eagle Wolf Guard who had died at his hands.

"Zhou Qing, you can't escape."

"Surrender immediately to avoid unnecessary suffering."

"With thirteen True Qi Grandmasters here, you can't escape even if you have wings."

"..."

At this moment, a group of True Qi Grandmasters emerged from all around and surrounded Zhou Qingtuan.

These days, Zhou Qing never lingered in one place for long, so none of these people were able to catch up with him. However, from Zhou Qing's constantly moving trajectory, Feng Manlou guessed that Zhou Qing was most likely heading out to sea.

Therefore, the True Gang Masters from Zhanzhou and the surrounding states came directly to the docks of Zhanzhou City to wait for their prey.

There are three major wharves in Zhanzhou that lead to the sea.

Besides the docks outside Zhanzhou City, there were also Grandmasters stationed at the other two docks. It all depended on who was lucky enough to catch Zhou Qing.

Now that Zhou Qing has appeared at the Zhanzhou City dock, it seems their luck has improved even more. As long as they capture Zhou Qing, they can obtain the opportunity on him. Even if they cannot obtain the opportunity from Zhou Qing, they can still receive corresponding rewards by sending the corpse to the Eagle Wolf Guard or the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

"The outlaw Zhou Qing has appeared."

"Wow, so many grandmasters! So many grandmasters gathered at the Zhanzhou City dock, and we didn't receive any news about it beforehand."

"That's natural. Grandmasters deliberately conceal their presence, making them undetectable to ordinary people. If the information were leaked, Zhou Qing wouldn't have shown himself."

"There are thirteen True Qi Grandmasters in total, and there may be True Core Grandmasters who haven't shown themselves yet. Zhou Qing is doomed this time."

"Not necessarily. After all, no one knows what trump cards Zhou Qing has. When Lin Nantian, the leader of the Fire Worship Cult, first showed his talent, he was also hunted down by the imperial court and the martial arts world. Everyone thought Lin Nantian was doomed, but he escaped from danger time and time again, and his strength grew stronger with each encounter. Now he has even broken through to the Innate Realm and become a Grandmaster."

"If Zhou Qing manages to escape alive today, he will indeed be the next Lin Nantian, but the imperial court will certainly not allow such a thing to happen."

"Therefore, the Eagle Wolf Guard will definitely not let Zhou Qing escape, and cannot give him any opportunity to grow. Otherwise, given Zhou Qing's style of doing things, once he grows up, he will definitely become the second Lin Nantian, posing a great threat to the court's rule."

"Indeed, Lin Nantian alone has already given the court a lot of headaches. If Zhou Qing were added, it might really shake the regime's rule."

"..."

The docks were a place where all sorts of people mingled, and the appearance of the thirteen True Qi Grandmasters instantly attracted a large crowd of onlookers.

Originally, some large ships that were preparing to set sail stopped, and the passengers on board craned their necks, trying to get a clear look at Zhou Qing and these grandmaster-level experts.

It's rare to see thirteen True Gang Grandmasters capturing one person together. After all, each True Gang Grandmaster is a top expert in the martial arts world, and it's incredibly difficult to even see one of them on a normal day, let alone thirteen of them appearing together.

The Great Xuan Dynasty had a total of sixty-six states.

Apart from the states where top martial arts sects like Yutian Sect, Zhenwu City, and Wanjian Sect are located, the remaining dozens of states each have only one or two True Qi Grandmasters, and only five or six Innate Grandmasters.

Some less developed states have no spiritual sites at all, and not even a True Qi Grandmaster to govern them; there are only two or three Innate Grandmasters.

Of the thirteen True Gang Masters at the Zhanzhou City Wharf, half came from martial arts factions and the other half came from the imperial court.

In addition to the White Wolf Garrison Commander of Zhanzhou, there were several White Eagle Commanders, and the military also sent two True Gang Grandmaster Generals.

Such a formation was enough to surround and kill a Grandmaster ranked at the bottom of the Earthly Ranking. At this moment, the auras of the thirteen True Qi Grandmasters locked onto Zhou Qing, looking confident of victory, as if subduing Zhou Qing was already a foregone conclusion.

According to information from Feng Manlou, the imperial court, and other sources, although Zhou Qing cultivated the Innate Primordial Chaos True Skill, which could integrate many realms of intent and true energy, the realms of intent he mastered were only Primordial Chaos Intent and Sword Intent.

Ling Tianyue, the governor of the Eagle Wolf Guard, had seen Zhou Qing's move through the Soul Lamp, so this information was accurate. Although Zhou Qing was strong, he was only slightly stronger than an average fourth-level True Qi Grandmaster.

No one doubted Ling Tianyue's judgment.

After all, Ling Tianyue is now a Grandmaster.

Throughout the entire Great Xuan Dynasty, including both the imperial court and the martial arts world, there were only five Grandmasters, and no one dared to question a single one of them.

These days, Zhou Qing has been on the run, so he has no time to cultivate. Among the thirteen True Qi Grandmasters present, there are many True Qi Grandmasters who have reached the sixth level of the Innate Realm. Taking down Zhou Qing would be an easy task.

At this moment, Zhou Qing was surrounded by thirteen True Qi Grandmasters, but his expression remained calm, without the slightest panic.

He glanced indifferently at the True Qi Grandmasters around him, a cold smile playing on his lips. "You bunch of trash think you can take me down?"

"Arrogant! Even on the verge of death, you still dare to talk back!"

An elderly master of the True Qi Sect, well past seventy, roared angrily.

"Who are you?" Zhou Qing said calmly, "Eagle Wolf Guard. It's understandable that the Ten Thousand Swords Sect is tracking me, but I have no grudges against most of you. Why should I get involved in this mess and lose my life for nothing?"

"Hmph, you have committed a heinous crime, and everyone has the right to kill you."

"Indeed, Hidden Sword Manor has always been benevolent, but you killed the manor lord Ye Tianxing. As members of the martial world, how can we sit idly by and do nothing?"

"Take him down first."

"Cripple his martial arts skills, and then interrogate him about the opportunity."

One after another, the True Qi Masters spoke.

hum~~~
In an instant, each True Qi Grandmaster released the power of their mastery, mobilizing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to create various extraordinary phenomena.

There was a vast and boundless sea, majestic and continuous mountains, scorching and violent flames, icy and biting winds, raging thunder, a vast starry sky, and incomparably sharp sword and saber intents that could cut through everything. Thirteen kinds of intents appeared in the void at the same time, crushing towards Zhou Qing.

This pressure was simply earth-shattering.

Although these thirteen realms of intent are separate, when they come together and crush down, the resulting power is extremely terrifying.

At the very least, if it's just a power of artistic conception, then it's definitely impossible to resist.

Unless one elevates the power of intent from the Heaven-Melting Rank to the Domain-Transforming Rank, evolving into an intent domain, it would be easy to suppress the thirteen types of intent power.

hum~~~
Faced with the incoming power of intent, Zhou Qing immediately released the power of intent he possessed to resist it.

The Vajra Intent, Sword Intent, Water Dripping Through Stone Intent, Mountain Intent, Frozen Intent, Unfading Intent, Gale Intent, and Primordial Intent.

Eight different kinds of intent power appeared above Zhou Qing's head, displaying various phenomena. Although they were far fewer in number than the thirteen kinds of intent power, and some of these thirteen kinds of intent power had even reached the Great Perfection or even the Perfection of the Heaven Fusion Realm, Zhou Qing had an advantage that these True Qi Grandmasters did not have.

That is the fusion of artistic conception.

He can blend eight different artistic conceptions.

(End of this chapter)