Chapter 0657 Battle Against the Immortal Disciple

Chapter 0657: Battle Against the Immortal Disciple

Lv Lingtian’s face was struck by Qin Yun’s Dragon Vanquish Five Palms, leaving it split and swollen. Though the injury looked severe, Qin Yun was still surprised.

If it were anyone else, even with a Profound Body, their skull would have burst from such a strike.

Lv Lingtian was sent flying, his body crashing into a tree trunk and embedding into it.

"Who the hell hit me?!" Lv Lingtian roared furiously, instantly shattering the tree.

Detecting Qin Yun's presence, Lv Lingtian swiftly dashed toward him.

"You... are Qin Yun?"

Lv Lingtian had seen images of Qin Yun before. Recognizing his face, he was mildly surprised, as he had assumed Qin Yun was weak.

In reality, Qin Yun’s speed and strength were far beyond what he expected.

"Qin Yun, he’s an Immortal Disciple with an Immortal Body—be careful!" Jian Ruyan, badly wounded, slowly rose from the ground and shouted.

At this moment, Yue Bufeng hurriedly fled the battlefield.

Xiao Yuelan, wearing a mask, appeared and quickly helped Long Qiaofeng and Jian Ruyan escape.

When Qin Yun landed that earlier strike, he could already tell his opponent was strong.

"So you're Qin Yun? Just like in the legends!"

Lv Lingtian suppressed his rage. He couldn’t kill Qin Yun—only a live Qin Yun was valuable.

"Did the Strange Mark Hall send you?"

After considering, Qin Yun concluded that only the Strange Mark Hall would send an Immortal-Bodied warrior.

"Correct! Capturing you will earn me two Celestial Artifacts and plenty of rewards!" Lv Lingtian sneered. "Qin Yun, before I seize you, let me thank you for giving me this opportunity!"

"You want to capture me? Keep dreaming!"

Though Qin Yun recognized Lv Lingtian’s strength, he wasn’t afraid.

Even without drawing power from the Sky Lion Beast Spirit, he was confident in his ability to handle Lv Lingtian.

"Hahaha... Qin Yun, you’re the one dreaming! A weakling like you dares be so arrogant? I can wipe the floor with trash like you!"

Lv Lingtian acknowledged Qin Yun wasn’t weak, but he believed that was all there was to it.

As he laughed, Lv Lingtian felt a throbbing pain in his face from Qin Yun’s earlier strike.

"You’re at the late-stage Spirit Martial Realm, right? And with an Immortal Body—no wonder you look down on me. But capturing me won’t be so easy!" Qin Yun said coldly. "If you know what’s good for you, leave now. That way, we won’t have to fight so hard!"

"Leave?" Lv Lingtian glanced at Long Qiaofeng and Jian Ruyan in the distance and sneered. "Don’t worry, I’ll capture you first, then have my way with those two women. Hahaha..."

Mid-sneer, Lv Lingtian’s golden sword suddenly moved, unleashing hundreds of thrusts in a flash. Black sword energy howled in all directions.

Qin Yun kept retreating and dodging. Without a weapon, he was at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, his speed slightly surpassed Lv Lingtian’s, allowing him to evade attacks.

However, Lv Lingtian’s assault was fierce and relentless. One wrong move, and Qin Yun’s body would be pierced by that sword.

Not far away, Little Yun suddenly sent a voice transmission to Qin Yun: "Little Yun, do you need my help?"

"Yuelan, don’t intervene yet! Save your strength!" Qin Yun replied. "If I lose, then strike quickly—he won’t kill me, just take me alive!"

Xiao Yuelan, masked and hiding her aura, went unnoticed by Lv Lingtian.

That way, her ambush would catch him off guard.

Qin Yun was able to fight with full confidence precisely because Xiao Yuelan was nearby. Even if he exhausted himself, she would be there to support him.

"Good thing his weapon isn’t rune-enhanced," Ling Yuner remarked. "Or you’d already be injured!"

Qin Yun agreed. The shockwaves from Lv Lingtian’s slashes were brutal enough as is.

With runes, they’d be downright devastating.

Lv Lingtian’s weapon was a prime-grade Dao Artifact, making it incredibly durable.

Qin Yun had tried to destroy the sword but failed—it was simply too sturdy.

"I’ll carve up your face!" Lv Lingtian snarled viciously, thrusting his sword repeatedly toward Qin Yun’s cheeks.

A single hit would leave him disfigured.

"Some Immortal Disciple *you* are!" Qin Yun triggered his Earthquake Art, dodging Lv Lingtian’s attacks before countering with a punch.

His punch blasted forth, shockwaves rippling ahead to clash against Lv Lingtian’s incoming sword energy.

Lv Lingtian’s black sword energy howled like a hurricane, engulfing Qin Yun from all directions.

Qin Yun released waves of tremoring force, shredding the crushing sword aura to protect himself.

"You’re only alive because I’m letting you!" Lv Lingtian roared. "Otherwise, you’d already be dead!"

"You want to capture me alive for the Star Monarch Rune Soul, don’t you?" Qin Yun sneered. "Treasures like that *cost*!"

"Trash like you isn’t worth the effort!" Lv Lingtian’s power suddenly surged.

Without this boost, he stood no chance of subduing Qin Yun.

Qin Yun’s nerves spiked—Lv Lingtian was both aggressive and defensively flawless!

Ling Yuner suddenly unleashed a crushing gravitational force, weighing down on Lv Lingtian.

His swings turned sluggish, his steps leaden.

Seizing the opportunity, Qin Yun lunged forward, channeling the Sky Lion’s claws and raking talons toward Lv Lingtian’s grip.

His massive claws, lined with sharp talons, not only struck Lv Lingtian’s wrist but also shredded his robes.

"This guy’s armor is too strong. Guess it’s brute force, then!"

Qin Yun seethed silently when he saw that even the Sky Lion’s claws only tore through Lv Lingtian’s clothes without drawing blood.

"Screw taking you alive—you’re dead!" Lv Lingtian, fed up to his teeth, suddenly bellowed.

He had been holding back to take Qin Yun alive, but now he unleashed his full power.

The effect was horrifying—the air became a blur, slashing wildly until it turned into a whirlwind of blades!

"These guys with Immortal Bodies really are strong!" Qin Yun thought in shock.

"Sword Dragon Whirlwind Art—die now!"

Lv Lingtian roared furiously, swinging his sword with violent force. A torrent of black sword energy surged forth, coalescing into a massive whirlwind.

The tornado of sword energy engulfed Qin Yun!

"Rip him to shreds!" Dark energy erupted violently from Lv Lingtian’s body.

Ling Yuner exclaimed, "He has the Black Wind Martial Soul!"

"A clash of divine arts?" Qin Yun showed no fear at the opponent's technique and quickly unleashed the power of his Earthquake Art.

Rather than channeling the Earthquake Art into the ground, he directed it outward through his body.

**Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!**

Though the Sword Dragon Whirlwind was ferocious, the Earthquake Art Qin Yun released was just as devastating.

The moment the shockwaves erupted, the earth bucked and trembled violently!

Even without being infused deep into the ground, the released energy still carried immense force, shaking the battlefield.

The sword-energy whirlwind that had swallowed Qin Yun was blasted apart by the seismic waves, dispersing into blasting winds that sent trees toppling across the forest.

Qin Yun activated the Radiant Mirage Step, blinking beside Lv Lingtian before whipping out a battle puppet and hurling it at him with all his might.

Lv Lingtian swiftly swung his sword to pierce the object Qin Yun had thrown!

"That's... a combat puppet?"

Lv Lingtian’s blade pierced through the puppet’s body but became lodged inside.

That was because Ling Yuner controlled the Mingyang Dao Core, unleashing a powerful suction force that anchored onto the proto-sword in Lv Lingtian’s hand.

"Your Arcane Sigil Hall’s puppets are quite handy!" Qin Yun chuckled before activating the puppet’s core!

Boom!

The explosion detonated with tremendous force, obliterating trees for several miles around.

Although Lv Lingtian’s sword remained intact, it was sent flying gods-know-where.

Earlier, Lv Lingtian had sensed the puppet was about to explode, but unable to retrieve his weapon, he could only release it and retreat from the puppet.

Qin Yun, still on the ground, was completely unharmed despite having held the puppet moments before.

This was due to Ling Yuner releasing the power of Mingyang to nullify the blast.

Xiao Yuelan also conjured a protective barrier to shield Long Qiaofeng and the others.

Now stripped of his weapon, Lv Lingtian was far less of a threat!

At least the battle just got a lot easier!

Qin Yun looked up as the enraged Lv Lingtian plummeted from above.

As his palm descended, a raging tempest burst forth, crushing Qin Yun beneath its force.

Qin Yun swiftly utilized his vibrational force, executing the Dragon Vanquish Five Palms to clash against Lv Lingtian's descending palm!

Whoosh! Boom!

A gale roared, and the ground quaked!

Lv Lingtian felt a sudden, chilling dread, for his unleashed power had mysteriously vanished.

He only sensed that when his force met Qin Yun's palm, it barely triggered any backlash.

Yet, Qin Yun's vibrational force jolted Lv Lingtian's arm with searing pain!

That was because Ling Yuner had activated the Mingyang power, swiftly neutralizing Lv Lingtian's force while absorbing some of it.

"Truly worthy of an Immortal Body—even after channeling the power of my Dragon Vanquish Five Palms into your arm, you remain unharmed!" Qin Yun frowned.

"Xiao Yun, I'm using Mingyang to generate a devouring force. The power of his Immortal Body is worth the gamble to devour!" Ling Yuner said, immediately urging the Mingyang Dao Core into a whirling frenzy.

As Lv Lingtian and Qin Yun locked palms, he tried to withdraw his hand, only to find Qin Yun's palm exerting an inescapable pull, locking his own in place.