Martial Master

“What do you mean?”

Captain Tian, who was originally about to take action, froze for a moment, stopped his movements, and looked at Qin Chen.

“What are you talking about, kid?”

“You brat, asking for trouble? You’ve got some guts to threaten our captain at a time like this; you’re looking for death.”

The two city guards also shouted coldly, one of them walked towards Qin Chen with a cold expression, clearly intending to teach him a lesson.

“Do you believe that if you touch even a hair on my body, in less than two days, you’ll come crying and begging at my feet?”

Qin Chen suddenly raised his head and looked at him coldly. His tone was neither fierce nor intimidating, and his expression was exceptionally calm, yet to the city guard, it felt as though he was being stared at by some prehistorical monster.

That gaze carried a sense of superiority, as if a divine dragon was looking down upon ants, sending chills down one’s spine.

Step, step, step.

Unable to withstand Qin Chen's gaze, the city guard retreated repeatedly, inadvertently breaking out in a cold sweat.

“Hmph, threatening us in the black prison, how bold!”

Captain Tian's expression darkened. Seeing his subordinate so incapable, he felt rage boiling in his heart and could no longer bear to watch.

Casting a faint glance at Captain Tian, Qin Chen said lightly, “Captain Tian, you haven’t been sleeping well lately, have you? Every midnight, doesn’t your chest hurt unbearably at the Ying Window acupoint, as if ten thousand insects are gnawing at you, leaving you in indescribable pain and numbness throughout your body? Doesn’t it only ease up around the time of the Dragon? During the entire process, you can't condense your true energy, feeling soft and miserable?”

The two city guards were stunned, not understanding why Qin Chen suddenly said these things.

However, when Qin Chen spoke these words, Captain Tian’s body shook. His originally unpleasant expression suddenly revealed shock, and his eyes emitted an unprecedented light of disbelief.

“Sigh, Captain Tian is still young, yet already at the peak of the late stage of the Fifth Level. From my observations, he is only a step away from the half-step Martial Venerable realm, and could even directly break through. It’s just a pity that his body has developed problems; in the future, don’t even think about breaking through to the Venerable realm. I’m afraid there won’t be many good days left for you.”

Qin Chen sighed.

“You brat, what nonsense are you spouting?”

“Our Captain Tian has profound cultivation and remarkable strength; he will become a top-tier powerhouse in the future. You’re the one who won’t have many days left to live.”

The city guards behind Captain Tian shouted angrily once more.

One of them raised his hand, ready to strike Qin Chen.

“Stop!”

At that moment, Captain Tian suddenly shouted coldly, staring at Qin Chen with an unpredictable gaze, as if trying to see through him.

But from Qin Chen's face, he could discern nothing.

“You brat, what you just said, what does it mean? Today, if you don’t explain it clearly to this captain, whether you’re a criminal sent by Commander Geng or not, this captain will make you wish you were never born and regret coming into this black prison!”

After a while, Captain Tian said coldly, his tone laced with intense killing intent.

“Can’t Captain Tian understand?” Qin Chen looked at Captain Tian with a faint smile, unafraid of the threat, and said lightly, “Since Captain Tian doesn’t understand, then I’ll make it clearer. Not long ago, Captain Tian must have just attempted to break through to the half-step Martial Venerable realm, right? It’s not long ago, about half a month, if I’m not mistaken. Captain Tian should have succeeded and smoothly broken into the half-step Martial Venerable. However, before you had time to celebrate, you found that your inner qi sea couldn’t gather true energy. Even if you forced it, it would suddenly collapse and disperse.”