Almighty Genius

Chapter 1885 - 1463: Forceful Return to the City! (Part 2)

Similarly, Qin Fang helplessly smiled and stepped over to Asakura Ken's corpse, starting to search through it.As a grandmaster-level expert, with a strength considerably greater than Qin Fang's current level, and a realm higher by two tiers, if he had died at Qin Fang's hands, it certainly wouldn't be possible for Qin Fang to walk away empty-handed.

Unfortunately...

Asakura Ken, this unlucky kid, ended up dying at the hands of Qin Zi and Ji Xiang, among others. Although Qin Fang wanted to intervene, he hadn't had a chance to act before Asakura Ken was already dead.

In such a situation, Qin Fang naturally wouldn't gain anything...

Of course, nothing exploded out, but Qin Fang did receive a small amount of experience points, as he was part of the team. Even though he wasn't the one who killed Asakura Ken personally, he still got some team-based points.

"What a pity..."

Qin Fang also felt rather helpless and regretful.

Asakura Ken was a grandmaster mid-stage expert and a legendary assassin of the Assassin's Alliance, yet he himself wasn't Japan's most famous ninja.

Not being a ninja, naturally no ninja token would explode out. Qin Fang's regret stemmed from this... If Asakura Ken were a ninja, there might have been a chance to acquire an Earth Ninja Token.

Asakura Ken's strength was considerably weaker than Miyamoto Musashi's, but he was still a grandmaster mid-stage expert. If he could have exploded an Earth Ninja Token, it would mean Qin Fang might have been able to create another grandmaster-level expert... even if it was only at the grandmaster-level initial stage!

But the outcome was harsh, Asakura Ken wasn't a ninja, so naturally, no ninja token would explode out, let alone the fact that he wasn't killed personally by Qin Fang.

"This place is unsuitable for a prolonged stay, let's leave..."

With everyone already wiped out, there was naturally no need to remain here. Who knows if other experts might suddenly appear?

It's not that Qin Fang was afraid, but he simply didn't want to invite trouble, especially considering their precarious situation.

They had no choice; the experts of the Hokkaido Shrine were essentially swarming, all looking for Saintess Sakura's whereabouts...

Qin Fang and his group were currently all grandmaster-level tier experts; together, they might narrowly be able to face a master-level late-stage expert.

However, even though the Hokkaido Shrine is the weakest among the Six Great Holy Lands, it has quite a few experts, including not only master-level late-stage experts but even great grandmaster level experts!

The current sect masters of the Six Great Holy Lands also serve concurrently as the six deacons of the Dao Shen Sect, all are great grandmaster level experts, all are more challenging to deal with than Miyamoto Musashi.

With such experts, even if one appeared, Qin Fang and his group would only have the option of fleeing clumsily, and even that escape would be incredibly difficult!

With this in mind, Qin Fang's gaze floated past Sakura, just as Sakura was also looking at him, their eyes meeting in midair.

Then... they quickly parted!

This fleeting connection lasted almost only an instant before quickly breaking apart.

Sakura's gaze was indescribably complex, especially when directed towards Qin Fang... It seemed to carry considerable resentment, yet appeared significantly intricate.

Even Qin Fang, under conditions where the Mind Reading Technique was ineffective, found it difficult to understand such a complex gaze... So, he chose to turn a blind eye.

"Qin Zi, take her along..."

Qin Fang briefly instructed, then moved ahead with his brothers, while Sakura was taken care of by Qin Zi.

The two women were together, at least it wouldn't be quite as awkward, but now Sakura's gaze towards Qin Zi was even more complicated...

Since being captured by Qin Fang, Sakura already knew Qin Zi was Qin Fang's personal maid, even trying to worm into Qin Fang's bed.

But Sakura despised someone like Qin Zi, even from the bottom of her heart... However, the formidable strength Qin Zi displayed earlier against Asakura Ken deeply shocked her.

If Ji Xiang and others, who stepped into the grandmaster level, had already severely impacted her as a peer, then Qin Zi... directly trampled her fragile self-esteem into the ground.

That feeling was truly uncomfortable, Sakura's face alternated between green and white, seemingly deeply ashamed of her previous disdainful thoughts.

She had always been an extremely proud woman, always holding herself in high regard, seemingly thinking she was the only true prodigy.

But merciless reality gave her a harsh slap, leaving her with the urge to find a hole to crawl into.

Of course, given her current state of being unable to even bind a chicken, forget about burrowing into a hole; she might not even have the strength to dig one...

"Forget it, I must face reality!"

Such a harsh blow severely battered Sakura's pride, but it also unexpectedly brought a benefit: Sakura now resigned to her fate and no longer contemplated escaping unscathed from here.

Qin Fang's party of six consisted of Hattori Sanzo, Ji Xiang, Qing Mountain, Monk Wukong, all of whom had grandmaster level cultivation, while Qin Zi had reached grandmaster mid-stage. Even though Qin Fang hadn't broken through, remaining at the master level peak, his actual combat strength was grandmaster-level...