Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 465: Chapter 461: Mr. Ning, Spare My Life

Faced with a sword strike powerful enough to injure an Earth Martial Realm expert, Ning Jiang simply extended a finger and pointed.

BOOM.

The very air trembled violently.

To Chu Qingqing, this simple point of a finger seemed to topple the pillars of heaven, stirring the world around them with an irresistible power.

CLANG.

As her sword met Ning Jiang’s finger, an immense and unstoppable force bore down on her like an avalanche.

Chu Qingqing’s expression changed. She felt her grip on the sword fail, and with a loosening of her fingers, the Treasure Sword flew from her hand.

In an instant, the area fell deathly silent.

Chu Hong’s breath caught in his throat as he stared, dumbfounded, at Ning Jiang. Chu Qingqing was a genius Sword Cultivator who had comprehended Sword Intent at a young age. Among the younger generation of the Meteor Sea Region, she ranked in the top ten. Even a true Earth Martial Realm expert couldn’t possibly defeat her with a single finger like Ning Jiang had.

’The Immortal Realm... his cultivation is only at the Immortal Realm...’

Chu Hong had already sensed that the aura Ning Jiang revealed when he struck was that of the Immortal Realm. ’If he has such terrifying strength in the Immortal Realm, what will happen once he steps into the Earth Martial Realm? It would be inconceivable!’

’Even Meng Zihao, the number one genius of the Meteor Sea Region, is probably only on this level, right?’

Chu Hong’s heart pounded with shock.

Meanwhile, his daughter, Chu Qingqing, stared at Ning Jiang in utter disbelief, looking at him as if she were seeing him for the first time.

And in fact, that was more or less exactly how she felt.

In her eyes, Ning Jiang was just an ordinary person, destined to live in a different world from geniuses like them. That was why she had been so repulsed when Chu Xiu’Er grew close to him.

She had thought there was absolutely no way Ning Jiang could have blocked her strike.

Yet from start to finish, Ning Jiang had only used a single finger, and she had been utterly defeated.

’Just how vast is the gap between Ning Jiang and me?’

”You’re so strong, why didn’t you ever tell me? Why did you lie to me?” Chu Qingqing demanded, staring at Ning Jiang.

”Lie to you?” Ning Jiang said coolly. ”When did I ever lie to you? I told you I crushed a Sword King Body. Did you ever believe me?”

Chu Qingqing froze. It was true. She had never believed a word Ning Jiang said...

”No, I don’t believe it! Even now, I don’t believe it! Your strength is indeed formidable. You might be able to contend with a Sword King Body, but to crush one? That’s absolutely impossible!”

Chu Qingqing said firmly. The Sword King Body belonged to a natural-born King. She refused to believe such a supreme figure could be crushed by Ning Jiang.

”You don’t believe me? Do you think that finger strike just now was my full strength?”

Ning Jiang’s gaze turned cold. ”Chu Qingqing, even now, you’re still blaming me for deceiving you! If it weren’t for Xiu’Er’s sake, do you think you’d still be alive after humiliating me time and time again?”

As his words fell, an overwhelming killing intent erupted from Ning Jiang’s body.

In that instant, the entire space turned icy cold. Chu Hong and Chu Qingqing didn’t even dare to breathe. The calm Ning Jiang from before had seemed like someone who would always be easy to get along with.

But as he revealed his ferocious side, his entire aura changed drastically. He was like a dragon revealing its true form from high among the clouds, exuding an indescribably terrifying pressure.

’This killing intent... Just how many people has this boy killed?’

Chu Hong’s heart pounded wildly. Within Ning Jiang’s killing intent, he felt as if he were seeing countless skeletons, a Corpse Mountain Blood Sea, and innumerable wraiths.

”Mr. Ning, please forgive us! Qingqing was ignorant and offended you. I beg you not to hold it against her.”

Chu Hong bowed hastily.

His back was already soaked with cold sweat. If someone like Ning Jiang were truly angered, they would undoubtedly be dead. Besides, even Meng Tianyu, the Demon Lord of Mayhem of the Meteor Sea Region, treated Ning Jiang with the utmost respect.

If they offended Ning Jiang, even if he didn’t bother to deal with them himself, Meng Tianyu certainly wouldn’t let them off.

”Mr. Ning, since they’ve disrespected you, why not just kill them? We can toss their bodies into the sea to feed the fish.”

Meng Tianyu said with a sinister grin.

Ning Jiang was, first, his savior, and second, someone he needed a favor from. Naturally, he had to seize this opportunity to get on Ning Jiang’s good side.

”Mr. Ning, spare our lives!”

Chu Hong’s face turned pale. He gritted his teeth, dropped to his knees, and then barked at Chu Qingqing, ”You unfilial daughter! Hurry up and beg for Mr. Ning’s forgiveness!”

Chu Qingqing’s delicate body trembled. As if waking from a dream, she finally realized that her actions had deeply offended this unfathomable young man. If this wasn’t handled properly, she feared they really would end up as corpses at the bottom of the sea today...

”Qingqing was ignorant and failed to recognize a great man. I have offended Mr. Ning. Please, Mr. Ning, forgive me.”

Chu Qingqing spoke each word carefully, then closed her eyes and slowly knelt.

”Brother Ning.”

Just then, Chu Xiu’Er, who was standing beside him, timidly tugged on Ning Jiang’s sleeve.

Ning Jiang turned his head and saw the fear in Chu Xiu’Er’s eyes. His heart softened slightly. This was the girl who, when that Sea Serpent had lunged at them, had unhesitatingly rushed in front of him to save his life...

”Did I scare you just now?” Ning Jiang asked softly, slowly retracting his killing intent.

”Mhm, a little. Brother Ning seemed like a different person just now.” Chu Xiu’Er nodded, admitting it obediently. This was how she was with Ning Jiang; she never hid her thoughts and always treated him with sincerity.

It was precisely this simple sincerity that made Ning Jiang so fond of the young girl.

”Brother Ning, can you please not kill my daddy and sister? They made a mistake, but Brother Ning is a magnanimous person, so please forgive them, okay?”

Chu Xiu’Er pleaded cautiously, shaking his sleeve.

”Alright, alright. I can refuse to give anyone else face, but I have to give it to my little Xiu’Er.” Ning Jiang smiled and shook his head, then said nonchalantly, ”Get up.”

Only after receiving Ning Jiang’s permission did the two dare to rise.

”Miss Xiu’Er, you should visit Meteor Island more often in the future. I’ll show you around. If anyone in the Meteor Sea Region dares to bully you, I will stand up for you.”

Meng Tianyu also showed some goodwill toward Chu Xiu’Er. Of course, he was doing it solely to curry favor with Ning Jiang.

”Xiu’Er, hurry and thank Young Master Meng.”

Chu Hong said quickly. He was a shrewd man. Although his older daughter, Chu Qingqing, had offended Ning Jiang, his younger daughter was close to him. Through her, he might be able to get back on Ning Jiang’s good side.

’There are gains and losses.’

Chu Hong thought to himself.

”Hmph! Daddy, Sister, I told you it was Brother Ning who saved us that time. Now do you believe me?”

Chu Xiu’Er said, tilting her head up, still not having forgotten the incident. She had been holding a grudge ever since the credit for Ning Jiang’s deed was stolen.

”Hehe, we believe you, we believe you.”

Chu Hong said quickly with an apologetic smile.

”Hua Feiyu lied to us.” Chu Qingqing clenched her delicate fists, having realized Hua Feiyu’s deception.