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After hesitating for a moment, Lin Qing finally made up her mind when she saw Chen Ming's impatient expression.

"Yesterday's agreement was a promise between me and Fellow Chen, and not with a person who isn't happy …" Lin Qing said in a low voice. Her tone was cold, but the meaning behind her words was very clear.

"So Sir Lin is preparing to help this person?" Chen Ming pointed at the man in black and said with an ugly expression.

"I'm afraid it's like this. You are no longer the original person. You are a person of grievance. If you are not of my race, then their hearts will not be the same." Lin Qing gripped her treasured phoenix sword tightly as she pointed it straight at Chen Ming.

With a furious expression, Chen Ming lightly shouted, "You're courting death." His feet stomped the ground and his speed was extremely fast. However, he did not head towards Lin Qing. Instead, he headed straight for the black-clothed man.

Lin Qing's expression changed. He didn't expect Chen Ming to be so decisive. While he was hesitating, he had already wielded his weapon and attacked the black clothed man.

At this moment, the black-clothed man had to control the beast trap, so he couldn't resist anything from the outside.

Seeing Chen Ming coming at him with a sword in his hand, the black-clothed man also revealed a trace of nervousness on his face.

After his previous exchange with the Scarlet Tiger, Lin Qing had also experienced the strength of the Scarlet Tiger. If the black-clothed man had also lost, then his own death wouldn't be too far away.

Thinking of this, how could Lin Qing allow Chen Ming's wish to succeed?

With a light howl, Lin Qing brazenly unsheathed her sword, and with a stomp, her silhouette moved like the wind, appearing in front of the black-robed figure in but a few moments.

Seeing Chen Ming approaching with a green sword in his hand, Lin Qing had a solemn expression on her face.

At this point, Lin Qing could also see that Chen Ming already had the strength of a talented warrior of the second level, almost no different from her own. In addition, Lin Qing practiced the Mysterious Opening Path, so her battle skills fell behind those of the same cultivation level.

Although their cultivation levels were similar, there was no way of telling who would be the victor.

At this moment, Chen Ming was already brandishing his sword as he attacked. His three foot long sword emitted a chilling air, causing the onlookers' hearts to involuntarily tremble.

"Idiot!" Chen Ming just happened to say. The cold air of the azure sword gushed out and descended upon Lin Qing's head.

With regards to this, Lin Qing Yi was not afraid. After all, the two of them had the same level of strength. It was not known who would emerge victorious.

Facing this sword, a sword light flashed in Lin Qing's hand, and appeared at the side of Chen Ming's sword. With a crisp sound, the two swords collided in the air, and sparks burst out.

His sword clashed, neither of them giving way.

Retreating to the side, Lin Qing pointed her sword, her expression indifferent.

Chen Ming's eyes were dim and filled with a shocking killing intent.

"Sir Lin, have you thought about it? This person isn't a good person either. If Sir Lin were to tame the Scarlet Tiger, would he think that he would still be alive?" Chen Ming said coldly.

Lin Qing's expression slightly changed. Lin Qing had also thought of this question before, but Lin Qing had subconsciously ignored it. At this moment, when Chen Ming brought it up, Lin Qing couldn't help but look towards the black-clothed man with a hesitant expression.

"Sir Lin, please do not believe the words of this villain. This kind of 'disappointed person' is no longer the original person. He is not from my clan, how could I believe his words?" The black clothed man's expression also changed drastically as he hurriedly said.

But Lin Qing did not budge. She coldly looked at the man in black and said in a deep voice, "Regardless of what Fellow Chen said, I do not know about Fellow Lin's temperament. I do not know whether or not you will kill me after you subdue the Scarlet Tiger."

"Sir Lin must be joking, how could I, this dragon, do such a thing?!" The man in black exclaimed.

Not moving, Lin Qing coldly said, "Words have no basis. You want me to believe with just a few words that Fellow Daoist thinks I am a three year old child. Do you think that I am such a swindler?"

"Then what does Sir Lin want? Just speak your mind!" The eyes of the man in black darkened as he spoke.

"Fellow Daoist, why don't you take an oath?" Lin Qing coldly said.

When Chen Ming heard this, he burst into laughter. "He spoke empty words, and Sir Lin believes in him that much."

"This is not something you can understand. There is a person who cultivates in this world. If you swear an oath, the stars will feel it. If you break this oath, I'm afraid that the path of cultivation will end." Lin Qing coldly said.

Hearing Lin Qing's words, the black-clothed man trembled in his heart. He also did not expect Lin Qing to know about this, much less think that Lin Qing would be able to tell that he was a cultivator.

"Alright, if Sir Lin says so, then why not?" The man in black said coldly.

"In that case, I am relieved." Lin Feng smiled as he directed his gaze at Chen Ming. A wave of sword intent emanated from him.

"After this matter, if I find trouble with Sir Lin, my cultivation will be unable to move an inch from now on," the man in black solemnly said.

Chen Ming's heart sank when he saw this situation. He knew that if he wanted to deal with the black-clothed man today, he would have to deal with Lin Qing.

"So it's like that. Sir Lin, I hope you don't regret it." Chen Ming gloomily said.

"I have never once regretted doing anything." Lin Qing coldly said.

If he didn't say anything more, he would just have to continue arguing. At the end, he would be the one to get to the bottom of it.

Chen Ming wielded his blue sword and moved forward. The tip of the sword let out a "chi chi" sound as it fell onto the ground, and sparks appeared on the tip of the sword.

Chen Ming walked very slowly, yet he seemed to walk very quickly. This strange illusion caused Lin Qing to feel somewhat anxious.

Calming her mind, Lin Qing gripped her hands tightly as she pointed the tip of her sword in front of her, waiting for the thunder-like attack.

"Kill!"

With an ear-splitting roar, Chen Ming approached Lin Qing. He let out a deafening roar, wanting to seize the initiative in this battle of attrition.

After that, Chen Ming leaped up and aimed his sword straight at Lin Qing, slashing out towards her.

Even though Chen Ming's loud roar startled Lin Qing, she quickly reacted.

He moved towards the treasured phoenix sword at an extremely fast speed.

The two swords clashed in midair, emitting a metallic sound.

Lin Qing and Chen Ming were both forced to retreat several steps because of this sword attack.

As soon as they stabilized themselves, Chen Ming and Lin Qing both let out a light howl before raising their swords and attacking towards each other.

Their cultivations were on par with each other. Naturally, the battle between Lin Qing and Chen Ming was exceptionally intense.

However, as time passed, the situation on the Scarlet Tiger's side was obviously not good. As the black-clothed person commanded the beast trap to chase, Dao symbols would occasionally burst out from the beast trap. Every rune that landed on the Scarlet Tiger's body caused his body to tremble, and even the word "King" on his forehead became a lot fainter.

Another growl, and it was obvious that the Scarlet Tiger was urging Chen Ming to quickly subdue Lin Qing and get rid of the black-clothed man.

Sensing the danger within the Scarlet Tiger's territory, Chen Ming's eyes seemed to have turned blood-red, and a terrifying imposing manner surged out from Chen Ming's body.

"You forced me to do this." Chen Ming gritted his teeth and spoke with a ghastly tone, as if he had entered the Nether Realm, carrying a chill that pierced the depths of his heart.