Chapter 0646 Demon Martial Island

Chapter 0646: Demon Martial Isle

Qin Yun felt puzzled, because Yang Shiyue, Xie Qirou, and Xiao Yuemei all didn’t want him to awaken his past-life memories!

Even Bingxing felt the same way!

Xiao Yuemei noticed Qin Yun deep in thought and called out softly, "Brother, I’m leaving!"

"Right, I’ll walk you out!" Qin Yun sighed.

Xiao Yuemei donned her mask and followed Qin Yun out of the Celestial Armory Palace.

"Be careful on the way!" Qin Yun waved at Xiao Yuemei. He had originally wanted to keep her with him so they could forge the Strange Pattern Spirits together.

But Xiao Yuemei didn’t want to stay longer, clearly avoiding him and unwilling to reveal too much.

Returning to his room, Qin Yun felt very frustrated. He said to Ling Yuner, "Yun’er, I remember you once said that my past-life memories are sealed within my soul, but because my soul isn't strong enough, I can't awaken them, right?"

"That's right!" Ling Yuner replied. "Because the amount of memories sealed in your soul is enormous—your current soul simply can't withstand a sudden flood of so many memories!"

"But Yuemei can!" Qin Yun said. "When Sister Yang awakened, she merged with the Black Moon Martial Spirit. But Yuemei shouldn’t have done that, right?"

"I don’t know about that!" Ling Yuner also found these matters strange and pondered before saying, "Xiao Yun, they must be working together to keep you from knowing about your past life for now. There has to be a reason."

"Was my past self really such a terrible person? But Yuemei treats me so well—she must know who I was in my past life!" Qin Yun kept thinking about it as he lay on the bed.

"Yuemei only awakened her memories later, and then... she accepted you. After all, you’ve been very good to her in this life!" Ling Yuner shared her analysis with Qin Yun.

Qin Yun knew that if he kept obsessing over this, he would end up overthinking and might even try to unseal his memories.

"Yun’er, do you think I should unseal those memories in the future?" Qin Yun asked.

"I think it’s better not to! Wait until you enter the Immortal Wilderness first!" Ling Yuner said. "From what I can tell, Yuemei, Sister Yang, and Yuelan’s past lives were enemies of yours. As their past-life memories gradually awaken, they’re seeing you in a new light!"

"Perhaps they feel that you're truly a good person in this life and don’t want you to unseal those memories, afraid you might become your past self again. That way, they wouldn’t lose you!"

After some thought, Qin Yun agreed that this made sense.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it! In any case, my most important task now is to get stronger and enter the Immortal Wilderness as soon as possible. All problems will be resolved then!" Qin Yun said firmly.

If others heard his words, they would surely laugh at him.

Because to enter the Immortal Wilderness, one must first become an immortal.

Of course, demi-immortals can go too, but the path to the Immortal Wilderness is extremely perilous—only one in ten survives after entering.

Qin Yun was confident he could cultivate an Immortal Body. With his Nether Yang Martial Spirit, he believed becoming a demi-immortal wouldn’t be too difficult.

"No wonder Yuemei could say such wise words, leaving the Manor Lord speechless!"

Lately, Qin Yun could still sense that Xiao Yuemei was the same Xiao Yuemei—her awakened past-life memories hadn’t changed her at all.

This reassured him even more about her.

He had previously worried Xiao Yuemei might get into trouble while traveling alone, but now that she had her past-life memories, she would surely be fine.

…

The Martial Arts Championship was approaching fast!

It begins in twenty days.

Qin Yun was summoned to the Dharma Protector Hall today, along with Long Qiaofeng, Jian Ruyan, and a young man from the Yue family.

The young man from the Yue family was named Yue Bufeng, ranked fourth on the Martial Arts Ranking. He had an ordinary appearance and spoke little.

However, he was quite polite, giving polite smiles when he saw Qin Yun and the others.

The top four on the Martial Arts Ranking were all gathered here.

In the main hall of the Dharma Protector Hall, Granny Ma entered slowly, dressed in a black robe.

"Granny Ma, why were only four of the top ten on the Martial Arts Ranking called here?" Jian Ruyan asked curiously.

"The rules of the Martial Arts Championship have been suddenly revised! Each of the Five Great Immortals gets four spots. The Moon Sect, the Five Great Star Gates, and the Five Great Clans each get two spots. The other lesser sects and families only get one spot each!"

"Additionally, there is one spot for outsiders—those who win through public tournaments among the common folk!"

Granny Ma's words surprised the four of them.

With these rule changes, the number of participants in the Martial Arts Championship would be significantly reduced.

Qin Yun was quietly relieved that his points had kept him in the top four. If he hadn't been, he would have been eliminated.

"Granny Ma, does the Blade and Sword Villa qualify as a lesser sect?" Qin Yun asked.

"Yes!" Granny Ma answered bluntly.

Jian Ruyan chuckled. "The Ji Clan, the Dongfang Clan, and the other eight major families are also considered lesser clans!"

Long Qiaofeng asked, "Granny Ma, are the spots being decided now? Doesn't the championship start in twenty days?"

"The spots are already confirmed, and the Martial Arts Championship preparations are about to begin! The official competition starts in twenty days, but the unofficial one begins tomorrow!" Granny Ma said.

Qin Yun and the others looked at each other in shock and confusion.

"What is the unofficial Martial Arts Championship?" Jian Ruyan asked.

"The Martial Arts Championship is where top fighters from different factions compete. In the end, only sixteen will participate in the official championship and fight on stage!" Granny Ma explained. "So before that, there will be an unofficial round to select those sixteen disciples!"

Granny Ma's expression turned serious. "The selection process is extremely dangerous, and it's easy to get killed! So when you participate in the unofficial championship, staying alive is your main concern!"

"It's really that dangerous?" Qin Yun wasn't afraid, just curious.

"Does it start tomorrow? What exactly will happen?" Jian Ruyan seemed rather excited.

"The specifics involve sending you all to the Demon Martial Island. There, you'll face sixteen powerful Beast Kings."

"Disciples who kill a Beast King and retrieve its core will qualify for the official Martial Arts Championship!" Granny Ma said.

"That seems easy enough!" Qin Yun didn't think it would be difficult.

Granny Ma shook her head. "It's not simple at all! Demon Martial Island is crawling with powerful demons, containing all sorts of dangerous evil spirits, and they move in packs."

"Moreover, you won't be able to use weapons on Demon Martial Island! The island's barrier was jointly set up by the Elders' Council of the Rune Temple. Any magic weapons or tools that release energy will be absorbed by the barrier!"

Long Qiaofeng asked worriedly, "Just how powerful are these evil spirits on Demon Martial Island?"

"That Demonic Martial Island holds evil demons at the Spirit Martial Stage! And those sixteen Beast Kings should be about equal to the Mystic Martial Stage!" Granny Ma's words made Qin Yun's expression turn serious.

Jian Ruyan laughed cheerfully. "Since I can summon two swords, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

"A sword cultivator's bonded swords aren't considered actual weapons, so they're allowed to use them!" Granny Ma said.

Qin Yun looked annoyed. With this advantage, Jian Ruyan would definitely have it easy—she's got two swords.

"Miss Sword, mind lending me one of your swords?" Qin Yun asked shamelessly.

"Keep dreaming!" Jian Ruyan shot back. "Even if I lent it to you, my sword wouldn’t even listen to you!"

Qin Yun smirked. "I don’t need weapons to get a Beast King core! I took down Jian Nanhu with my bare hands before. Without weapons, I'm still stronger than you!"

"You… My cultivation has improved greatly these past few months. You can't beat me anymore!"

Jian Ruyan had trained relentlessly in the Immortal Armament Illusion Realm to strengthen herself.

Bingxing had told Qin Yun this because Jian Ruyan had always wanted to defeat him.

"Then let’s both make it to the final tournament. If we get the chance, we’ll have a proper match!"

Qin Yun grinned. "Don’t act like you’re the only one training—I’ve been grinding too! While you were improving, so was I!"

"Qin Yun, I bet you can’t even snag a Beast King core!" Jian Ruyan teased. "Don’t worry, even if you fail, I’ll help you get one so you can enter the final tournament. Then I’ll defeat you in front of everyone!"

Qin Yun chuckled. "How about this—once we enter, you help me get a Beast King core first. I really might not get one myself!"

"Keep dreaming!" Jian Ruyan snapped, knowing he was scheming again.

Granny Ma interjected, "Enough. Once you enter Demonic Martial Island, watch out for other disciples! They’ll let you kill each other in there!"

Jian Ruyan frowned. "Qin Yun, you’ve got a target on your back! The Medicine Immortal Valley, the Long Family, the Yang Family, the Tian Family, Canghuo Immortal Mountain, even the Yue Family—they might all come after you."

"Oh right, and small fry like the Ji Clan… Hmm, disciples from the Five Star Sects have also been killed by you before!"

"Heroine, don’t worry about me! If I could take down Jian Nanhu, then if those fools come looking for death, I’ll gladly send them packing!" Qin Yun laughed, completely unfazed.

Granny Ma brought out a flying chariot and had them board.

"Ruyan, Qin Yun! The two of you are the strongest. The four of you should stick together, got it? If possible, help each other hunt Beast King cores!" Granny Ma instructed. "This is allowed—just remember, no hoarding cores! One per person!"

"Miss Sword, once we enter, I’ll follow your lead!" Qin Yun clasped his fists at Jian Ruyan.

"Look who’s being polite now! Don’t worry, I’ll definitely protect you a little. Even if you have enemies everywhere, my name alone can intimidate those two-bit nobodies!" Jian Ruyan declared boldly.

Their back-and-forth was all in good fun—there was no real animosity between them.

Jian Ruyan turned to Long Qiaofeng and said coldly, "Long Qiaofeng, your Long Family has a grudge against Qin Yun. If you stab him in the back on Demonic Martial Island, you’ll answer to me—I’m calling the shots now!"