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The Legend of the Shepherd God

Chapter 12: Peerless Battle Skills

Chapter 12: Peerless Battle Skills

May 25, 2025

The pink skirt and white legs of one person collided with the animal - skin shorts and thick legs of the other. Although Senior Sister Qing's long legs were slender, they possessed astonishing strength. Her kicks were as powerful as strikes from a knife or an axe. Qin Mu's legs, on the other hand, were a bit sturdier, yet they gave the impression of being light and graceful, as if they didn't carry much power.

Bang, bang, bang! A series of violent impacts echoed. In an instant, Senior Sister Qing's legs were struck by countless kicks. Qin Mu's leg techniques were so fast that she couldn't react in time!

The incredible strength in her legs was rendered useless. She was hit by Qin Mu's dazzling series of leg strikes, and the strength in her legs seemed to vanish, as if it had been "devoured" by his legs.

"Damn it..."

Senior Sister Qing's legs turned weak. The opponent's continuous kicks rained down on her waist, chest, and throat, and then large feet slapped hard on her face.

Qin Mu spun in mid - air, then kicked backward. This kick was different from his previous leg techniques. Before, his leg strikes didn't carry much power; he only pursued speed. But this kick was terrifyingly powerful.

Senior Sister Qing's face was flattened by the kick. Her delicate nose was almost flattened against her face, her chin was shattered, and there seemed to be a lot of foreign objects in her mouth. The girl, with her head in front and feet behind, was sent flying back into the ruins like an arrow released from a bow!

Qin Mu was certain of one thing: the lame man's Heaven - Stealing Leg Technique was truly the best!

He might not dare to claim it was the best in the world, but it was undoubtedly the best in the village.

Senior Sister Qing's leg techniques looked fierce and overbearing, yet she didn't even touch him before being severely injured!

Qin Mu couldn't use any True Yuan at all; he relied solely on the strength of his body. In contrast, Senior Sister Qing could infuse her True Yuan into her legs to enhance her strength, attacks, and the speed of her leg techniques. Even so, she was disabled in just one encounter!

As soon as he sent Senior Sister Qing flying, Qin Mu's entire body bristled with alarm. An intense sense of danger welled up inside him. Without turning around, he quickly leaped forward.

Behind him, Senior Brother Qu had quietly sneaked up and was about to strike him down. His attack was supposed to be a sure - thing, but he didn't expect Qin Mu to be so alert!

The two of them ran wildly on the backs of the beasts, jumping from one beast's back to another. Senior Brother Qu moved extremely quickly, frantically attacking Qin Mu's back. Qin Mu, on the other hand, dashed forward with all his might while using his hands to fend off Senior Brother Qu's attacks.

Thunderous Eight Forms, Thousand - Hand Buddha!

Senior Brother Qu was shocked. With his back to him, Qin Mu could still block all his attacks, as if he had countless arms. Senior Brother Qu had never heard of such a technique!

Although Qin Mu's Thousand - Hand Buddha couldn't produce the rolling thunder and roaring lightning with every move like Master Ma, it was as fast as the wind and as swift as lightning. Despite having his back to Senior Brother Qu and running on the backs of the beasts, Qin Mu's moves were firm and powerful, showing no sign of weakness and not allowing Senior Brother Qu to gain the slightest advantage.

Zheng——

Suddenly, the sound of a sword rang out. Qin Mu's scalp went numb, and blood immediately appeared on his arm; he had been injured by a sharp sword.

Qin Mu rolled off the back of the beast and ran under the belly of a huge beast. Senior Brother Qu followed suit. His hands were empty, but a silver sword circled around him.

Qin Mu's pupils shrank. Senior Brother Qu's ability to control the sword was far superior to that of Senior Sister Qing. When Senior Sister Qing controlled the sword, it could fly dozens of zhang away to kill enemies from a distance. When Senior Brother Qu controlled the sword, it stayed within three feet of his body.

This was extremely terrifying and dangerous.

Using a sword to kill enemies in close combat was very risky. One wrong move could result in self - injury, so it required extremely high proficiency in sword control. It also demonstrated the opponent's formidable swordsmanship and his absolute confidence in his own skills!

Without the ability to precisely control True Yuan, no one would dare to use the sword in this way!

"Grandpa Butcher and the others never taught me how to activate True Yuan, and Grandpa Village Chief never told me how to use the True Yuan of the Overlord Body. In this situation, I'm afraid I'll be at a disadvantage."

Suddenly, his foot touched a branch, which must have been broken by the herd of beasts. Without hesitation, Qin Mu tapped his toe on the branch and caught it in his hand. It was a willow branch about six or seven feet long and as thick as a thumb.

The young man gripped the branch, moved his feet quickly, and stared intently at the tip of Senior Brother Qu's sword, ignoring his hands.

He tried to infuse his True Yuan into the willow branch, but when the True Yuan entered the branch, he lost his connection with it at a depth of one foot and three inches.

One foot and three inches was far too short. It was extremely dangerous to confront the opponent's flying sword with it.

Senior Brother Qu charged forward, his sword swirling around him as it thrusted, slashed, wiped, parried, hacked, quivered, and sliced. It was as if an invisible swordsman were wielding the blade, attacking Qin Mu from all directions.

Chi, chi, chi! With a few soft sounds, only one foot and three inches of the willow branch remained in Qin Mu's hand. The sword came down again and collided with the branch, making a "ding" sound, as if it had struck steel.

Seeing that his True Yuan - infused willow branch could block the opponent's sword, Qin Mu finally felt at ease. His eyes were fixed on the sword tip, and he treated the one - foot - three - inch willow branch as a butcher's knife, using the knife techniques taught by the butcher!

Night Battle in the City Amidst Wind and Rain!

Qin Mu focused intently and fully utilized the knife techniques taught by the butcher with the small willow branch.

Fast! Fast! Fast!

The butcher called his knife technique the Pig - Killing Knife Technique, and it had only one secret: speed!

So fast that it was a blur, so fast that a pig's head would fall with a single stroke!

Qin Mu devoted himself completely to wielding the "knife." The continuous clanging sounds of impacts filled the air. The two of them moved quickly under the running herd of beasts, fighting from under the belly of one huge beast to another. The thick legs of the beasts came down like huge pillars crashing from the sky. One wrong step could result in being trampled to death!

Their footsteps seemed chaotic, but in fact, they followed a mysterious rhythm, allowing them to avoid being stepped on by the beasts every time.

Senior Brother Qu was both shocked and angry. He was being beaten!

He was actually being pummeled by this "little demon cub" with a small stick!

The willow branch in Qin Mu's hand was very short, only about a foot long. Wasn't it just a small stick?

In contrast, his sword was five feet and seven inches long. He could gather qi into threads and control the sword with them. His sword - control technique was taught by the Five Elders of Lijiang River, who were powerful beings who had broken through the Heavenly - Human Wall and opened the Heavenly - Human Divine Treasure. How exquisite were the sword - control techniques they taught?

The martial art he used with his hands was the Li Jiang Art, a boxing technique created by the Five Elders of Lijiang River. When using this boxing technique with both hands, True Yuan transformed into a surging river, powerful and overwhelming.

Although he hadn't mastered the technique to the level of true supernatural power, its power was already extraordinary. He could easily break stones and turn them to powder.

However, in the face of the "little demon cub's" small stick, these two great martial arts were full of flaws. Their defenses were repeatedly breached, and the small stick rained down on his face, neck, collarbone, elbow joint, wrist, finger bones, ribs, back, waist, hip, knee bend, and ankle!

In just a short moment, Senior Brother Qu was left with bumps all over his head and bruises all over his body. How could he not be enraged?

But more than anger, he felt fear.

If Qin Mu had held a real knife instead of a small stick...

The consequences were unimaginable!

It was terrifying. This young man was at most eleven or twelve years old, not even reaching his chest. Even if he had started practicing in the womb, it was impossible for him to master such a terrifying martial art!

Senior Brother Qu quickly noticed Qin Mu's weakness and felt relieved. "His True Yuan cultivation is very weak. Although his moves are extremely ingenious, his cultivation is pitifully low. Or perhaps he's not a Spirit Body at all, just an ordinary person..."

He finally grasped the key point: Qin Mu was just an ordinary person, not a Spirit Body. He hadn't opened the Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure and had probably only practiced basic techniques like the Guiding Technique, which gave him a certain level of True Yuan cultivation.

But the True Yuan cultivated by ordinary people had no attributes and couldn't unleash much power. So, although Qin Mu's attack moves far surpassed his, without power, they posed little real threat.

"This knife technique of the little demon cub should be a supernatural skill, but he's far from being able to unleash its full power. If I could obtain this skill..."

Senior Brother Qu's mind began to race. Qin Mu couldn't fully utilize the power of the knife technique, but he might be able to. If he could master it, its power would be extremely terrifying!

He could tell that Qin Mu's knife technique was a battle skill.

Battle skills were different from supernatural sword - control techniques. Sword - control techniques freed the hands, allowing the sword to fly in the air to kill enemies, making the swordsmanship more flexible. The hands could also attack the enemy simultaneously, adding more variety to the attacks.

Battle skills, on the other hand, took a more traditional approach. They required the use of both hands to control the weapon, allowing one to infuse the maximum amount of True Yuan into the weapon, increasing the power of the moves and the overall strength of the supernatural ability!

In fact, the superiority of battle skills and sword - control techniques had long been decided. Hundreds of years ago, both battle skills and sword - control techniques coexisted. At that time, practitioners of the two types of techniques didn't yield to each other and often fought to prove who was better. Then, a genius emerged in the sword - control camp. He decimated the strong practitioners of battle skills, leaving them dead, maimed, or forced to flee.

That genius was the current National Preceptor of Yankang Country, known as the First Person Under the Gods!

Nowadays, there are very few practitioners of battle skills. The superior battle - skill supernatural techniques have been lost one after another, with no successors. Only low - level battle skills have been passed down.

However, truly superior battle skills are still extremely powerful. Senior Brother Qu firmly believed that the battle skill displayed by the little demon cub in front of him was a genuine superior battle skill!

"I must get this battle skill! I'll capture him and force him to hand over the cultivation method of this battle skill no matter what!"

Qin Mu's small stick continued to rain down on Senior Brother Qu. Senior Brother Qu desperately tried to defend himself but couldn't fully block the attacks. In a short time, he was struck hundreds of times.

Senior Brother Qu's head and face became more and more swollen, and his body ached more and more. He gradually became flustered. The more flustered he was, the more disorganized his defenses became, and the more times the small stick landed on him.

Although it was just a small stick with little power, combined with Qin Mu's own strength and continuous strikes, the cumulative damage to his body was significant.

"He's going to beat me to death!" Senior Brother Qu shuddered with fear.

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