Chapter 0611: HeavenPiercing Finger

Chapter 0611: HeavenPiercing Finger

The disciples from those families, who had earlier voiced concerns about Qin Yun threatening them, now fell silent.

Qin Yun indeed looked down on them, because with his strength, only by targeting the BlackClad Corps could he earn more points.

Jian Ruyan glanced at Jian Mang and said, "Jian Mang, Qin Yun counts as your friend. Do me a favor—get him to come out for a fight with me!"

"I'll try, but no promises!" Jian Mang wasn’t confident it would work.

"Try? You must get him out! That bastard ambushed and killed me—I must defeat him!" Jian Ruyan said coldly. "That scoundrel always relies on dirty tricks!"

Jian Mang shook his head. "Sister Ruyan, it’s best if you avoid starting a feud with him."

"Don’t worry, I know what I'm doing! Surely Qin Yun isn’t the type to be a sore loser, right?" Jian Ruyan retorted.

"I’m more worried about you being the sore loser!" Jian Mang chuckled.

"Nonsense! How could I possibly lose to him?" Jian Ruyan's face darkened. "Just help me get him out—we’ll fight outside the Safe City. I want everyone to see what I'm capable of!"

"I’ll see if I can find him." Jian Mang sighed.

"That’s easy—just leave a note outside his room," Jian Ruyan suggested.

"No need for notes!" Qin Yun suddenly appeared, smiling.

"Qin Yun? How are you here? You should be far from the Safe City. Did you get killed?"

Hearing Qin Yun’s voice, Jian Mang quickly checked the Martial Arts Ranking—Qin Yun’s points had indeed dropped by a hundred.

Qin Yun let out a big laugh. "I got killed by the BlackClad Corps’ leader, but no sweat. I’ve already earned plenty of points!"

His current score was 19,900.

"Qin Yun, just the guy I wanted to see! Come fight me outside the city now!"

The moment Jian Ruyan saw Qin Yun, her face turned icy, her eyes blazing with anger as she pointed her sword at him.

"Not interested. I’m here to exchange for a new skill!"

Qin Yun grinned and walked toward a building. With 19,900 points, he was doing pretty well.

Furious, Jian Ruyan cut him off.

"Qin Yun, no matter what, you must fight me! What kind of cheap shot ambushes and kills someone? I won't let that slide!" she said coldly.

"What if I refuse? What can you do about it?"

Qin Yun stuck out his tongue playfully and made a smug look that just asked for a punch.

Jian Ruyan’s grip on her sword tightened, dying to skewer him.

But this was the Safe City—attacking here would wipe out her points.

"Hahaha! I won’t fight you. If I ambushed and killed you, that's on me! Besides, I’ve been ambushed and taken out a few times myself!"

Qin Yun glanced at the BlackClad Corps member with disdain. "The BlackClad Corps ambushed me too! Not long ago, their damn leader suddenly attacked and took me out in one hit!"

"You have no idea—the BlackClad Corps loves cheating! I took out their leader. When he respawned into the Immortal Soldier Illusion Realm, he shouldn’t have been near me, yet there he was, taking me out in one strike!"

"And that time, the cowardly leader of the BlackClad Corps was about to be killed in battle with me, but suddenly left the Immortal Soldier Illusion Realm. Talk about frustrating!"

Qin Yun's voice was full of resentment as he glared at the BlackClad Corps member.

The BlackClad Corps member stayed quiet, as there was nothing to say—Qin Yun’s words were all true.

The onlookers were shocked. Qin Yun’s run-ins with the BlackClad Corps were far more intense than they had imagined, and they happened frequently.

Jian Ruyan stomped her foot and shouted, "I don’t care! Fight me—I’m gonna beat you!"

"I’m currently first on the Martial Arts Ranking. Of course I’m stronger than you. If you have what it takes, take the top spot!"

Qin Yun smirked, making faces at Jian Ruyan, clearly trying to provoke her.

Honestly, Qin Yun was kinda jealous of Jian Ruyan. The BlackClad Corps had treated her so favorably before, basically handing her wins.

Meanwhile, whenever Qin Yun thought about the bad blood between him and the BlackClad Corps, he felt extremely frustrated. Every time they encountered him, they attacked with the fiercest assaults, dead set on taking him out.

Jian Ruyan shook with rage, her teeth clenched, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

Qin Yun laughed and strutted toward the building that sold martial arts techniques.

Just then, Jian Ruyan called out, "Qin Yun! If you fight me, win or lose, I’ll give you ten thousand jin of Mystic Beast Bone. What do you say?"

Qin Yun immediately stopped in his tracks. He was down to his last four throwing knife talismans and needed to replenish them.

With enough throwing knife talismans, he could wipe out the BlackClad Corps in no time.

"You have ten thousand jin of Mystic Beast Bone?" Qin Yun frowned at Jian Ruyan. "You’re not carrying any storage artifacts—where would you get that much?"

"I... I have a mental space, a storage space formed from my mental energy. I’ve had it since birth, and it works even in the Immortal Soldier Illusion Realm!" As she spoke, Jian Ruyan pulled out a large amount of Mystic Beast Bone.

"Give me twenty thousand jin, and I’ll fight you!" Qin Yun laughed, lowkey impressed by Jian Ruyan’s extraordinary talent.

"I don’t have that much—only about fifteen thousand jin!" Jian Ruyan gritted her teeth. "But if you fight me, I’ll give you all of it!"

Qin Yun smiled. "You’re on!"

Seeing that Qin Yun was about to duel Jian Ruyan, the crowd went wild and rushed toward the city gate.

They all admired Qin Yun—he not only took the fight but scored a ton of Mystic Beast Bone out of it.

This showed just how badly Jian Ruyan wanted to kill Qin Yun.

Qin Yun and Jian Ruyan left the city.

Jian Ruyan brandished her spirit sword, while Qin Yun used a Darkblade, nothing special.

"No throwing knives!" Jian Ruyan demanded.

"Whatever!" Qin Yun agreed. "Even though you haven’t given me the bones yet, I trust you won’t go back on your word!"

"I’ll give them to you now!" Jian Ruyan quickly took out piles of Mystic Beast Bone.

"Damn, you’re loaded, girl!" Qin Yun chuckled as he swiftly collected the bones.

Jian Ruyan snorted coldly. "Now no excuses, fight me for real!"

"Of course! Don’t go crying when I beat you!" Qin Yun burst into laughter, his voice dripping with mockery. "You spent so much Mystic Beast Bone just to challenge me, all so everyone could watch you get defeated by me. You’re just asking for embarrassment!"

"You... I'll slice you to ribbons!"

Jian Ruyan stomped her foot in anger and charged at Qin Yun. When she was still two or three meters away, the Mental Sword in her hand had already thrust forward.

Swish!

A blinding streak of white light shot forth—a strange burst of mental energy erupted from the Mental Sword!

Qin Yun, enveloped by that force, felt his mind reel violently.

"Move! Now!" Ling Yuner shouted.

Qin Yun immediately activated the Radiant Mirage of the Ninefold Steps, blurred backward from his previous position.

Jian Ruyan had anticipated his evasion and moved like lightning, instantly closing in on Qin Yun's side and lunging with another piercing strike.

Qin Yun deployed the Mortal Saber Manual techniques, slashing at Jian Ruyan's incoming blade and parrying it wide.

To his surprise, when his saber clashed with the white Mental Sword, the blade flickered and erupted with a burst of white light, sending agony lancing through his body as if countless swords had pierced him.

"Die!"

Jian Ruyan shouted, thrusting her sword straight at Qin Yun's head—executing him instantly.

The spectators gasped in shock, utterly stunned by what they had witnessed.

Many here had seen Qin Yun's fearsome prowess before.

Yet now, Jian Ruyan seemed equally formidable, managing to execute Qin Yun in such a short time!

"Jian Ruyan's deadliest weapon is her Mental Sword, which can unleash powerful mental energy attacks. Qin Yun likely didn't anticipate this, so when he was hit by the mental assault, he was caught off guard and killed," the black-clad man remarked, his tone full of admiration for Jian Ruyan.

Seeing Qin Yun dead, Jian Ruyan scoffed, "That Qin Yun was all show and no substance! In the end, he's just a Runes Master. Without using talismans, he's completely powerless!"

...

After being executed, Qin Yun immediately re-entered the Immortal Armory.

"Can't be bothered fighting that naive woman!"

Qin Yun bounded toward the building in the safe city, intending to exchange for a Heaven-Tier martial art.

"Jian Ruyan is indeed strong, but besting her would be draining, not to mention the torment of her mental attacks. It's better to just let her kill me—two points is a small price," Qin Yun mused.

Ling Yuner chuckled, "And you got fifteen thousand catties of Mystic Beast Bone out of it. That’s a great deal!"

Qin Yun couldn't care less about fighting and didn’t want Jian Ruyan pestering him, lest he provoke the Jian family. That’s why he deliberately let her kill him.

Inside the building, he scanned the Heaven-Tier techniques. The most expensive one cost fifteen thousand points—a top-tier Heaven-Tier technique.

The cheapest Heaven-Tier martial art, a lower-tier one, still cost three to four thousand.

"Yun'er, which technique should I pick?" Qin Yun studied the selections, utterly confused.

"Let me think!" Ling Yuner said.

Qin Yun stood at the counter, paging through a catalog that listed the names and descriptions of the Heaven-Tier techniques.

There aren't many superior Heaven-grade martial arts—only about a dozen.

"Let's choose 'HeavenPiercing Finger'!" Ling Yuner said. "It's the priciest and most powerful!"

Qin Yun earned points easily, so even 15,000 points were nothing to him.

He exchanged for the Heaven-grade martial art 'HeavenPiercing Finger' and received a glowing orb.

When he channeled his mental energy into the orb, the cultivation method and incantations of 'HeavenPiercing Finger' flooded his mind.

"This HeavenPiercing Finger is truly formidable, but mastering it is extremely difficult—there are a total of eight finger techniques!"

Qin Yun frowned in thought, trying to get the hang of it, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't quite grasp it.

"Chill. You just got this—no need to rush it," Ling Yuner chuckled lightly.