Chapter 0007: The Battle of the Princes

Chapter 0007: The Battle of the Princes

"Qin Yun, if you truly are a Warrior at the Fourth Level of Martial Body, you will surely become a student of Hualing Martial Arts Academy!" Yang Shiyue's voice was cold but pleasant to the ear.

"Release your inner qi; the most obvious characteristic of the Fourth Level of Martial Body is that the inner qi emanates like a faint glow."

Qin Yun nodded, took a deep breath, and then circulated his inner qi, spreading it out from his palm.

Everyone focused on his palm, watching as a thin, crystalline mist slowly appeared, like the tip of a blade of grass.

Seeing this faint mist resembling a filament of light, everyone burst into laughter.

"What is this? Even the inner qi I release when I fart is stronger than this."

"With such a tiny bit of inner qi, you should go home and practice for another ten or eight years."

"To reach the Fourth Level of Martial Body, one must cultivate inner essence. Does he have inner essence?"

People jeered and laughed, constantly ridiculing him.

Qin Yun ignored their mockery, looking sincerely at Yang Shiyue and saying, "Teacher, I only condensed my inner essence this morning, so I'm not yet familiar with controlling it."

The Empress, hearing the crowd's jeers, breathed a sigh of relief and sneered, "This is just a bit of inner qi you forced out. You haven't even stepped into the Fourth Level of Martial Body, and there's no way you can break through. Don't embarrass yourself!"

"Teacher Yang hasn't made a final decision yet. Why are you in such a hurry? Teacher Yang is young but already a Warrior at the Ninth Level of Martial Body. She's an authority! Are you as strong as Teacher Yang? Are you as beautiful as her?"

"No! Even Teacher Yang's toes are prettier than your face!" Qin Yun, fearless now, mocked the Empress.

Women hate being told they're less beautiful than others, especially in public. The Empress's eyes twitched, and her body trembled slightly.

She clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, her nails digging into her flesh, her eyes filled with malice.

She swore she would make Qin Yun suffer a fate worse than death!

No one doubted Qin Yun's words; the Empress was indeed not as beautiful as Teacher Yang, so they remained silent.

Qin Yun looked at the silent crowd and sneered, "See? Everyone agrees that Teacher Yang is more beautiful than you!"

The crowd cursed Qin Yun inwardly, but they didn't admit it.

Yang Shiyue frowned, her charming eyes narrowing slightly as she gazed at Qin Yun.

She could tell that Qin Yun's inner qi had indeed reached the Fourth Level of Martial Body, though she wasn't entirely sure.

As everyone thought, Qin Yun had only one Yang Spirit Vein, making it difficult for him to reach the Fourth Level of Martial Body in a short time.

"Extend your hand," Yang Shiyue said softly.

Qin Yun responded with a nod and extended his hand.

Yang Shiyue gently pressed her delicate fingers onto Qin Yun's wrist, feeling his inner essence through his pulse!

After sensing the inner essence, she exclaimed, "You do indeed have an inner essence in your dantian! With only one Yang Spirit Vein, it's remarkable that you managed to cultivate inner essence!"

Qin Yun had truly entered the Fourth Level of Martial Body!

Upon hearing Yang Shiyue's words, everyone was shocked and began whispering among themselves!

The few youths who had mocked Qin Yun earlier felt their faces burning, as if they had been slapped hard.

The Empress's expression turned even uglier! Because now, Qin Yun could enter Hualing Martial Arts Academy and escape her control over the palace!

"Teacher Yang... please be cautious! Qin Yun's former Grand Tutor practiced evil demonic arts. She might have secretly passed on those arts to him, which is why he has progressed so rapidly."

"Hualing Martial Arts Academy upholds righteous martial arts and is respected by all. Don't let this tarnish its reputation."

"Teacher Yang, please hand over Qin Yun to us. We promise we won't harm him, only disable his inner essence and spirit veins!"

The old ministers approached, their wicked faces full of false concern, urging Yang Shiyue not to accept Qin Yun.

Seeing the ministers portray him as irredeemable, Qin Yun's anger surged, and he shouted, "For five years, I've endured countless hardships to achieve this, and you vile old dogs want to destroy me, disable my inner essence and spirit veins, and ruin my martial path. You are truly heartless beasts!"

"You... how dare you insult us, loyal ministers who have served the country! Seize him!" an old minister roared.

Several armored men were about to approach, but Yang Shiyue quickly stood up and walked to Qin Yun's side.

"Whether Qin Yun practices demonic arts or not, I can discern. He has passed my test and is now a student of Hualing Martial Arts Academy." Yang Shiyue's cold voice was filled with authority, indicating her determination to take Qin Yun as her student!

Seeing Yang Shiyue protect Qin Yun, the Empress frowned and said, "Qin Yun has only one Yang Spirit Vein but managed to cultivate inner essence. He must have practiced evil demonic arts to progress so rapidly! In our Tian Qin Empire, those who practice demonic arts must be executed."

She insisted that Qin Yun practiced demonic arts!

"Bitch, shut up! I originally had five Yang Spirit Veins, a rare talent! But you and these vile old dogs conspired to harm me and my Grand Tutor, brutally extracting four of my spirit veins!"

"One of them even successfully fused with your son!"

"Spirit veins are gifts from heaven, yet you forcibly took them away. You are the ones practicing evil and twisted ways! Even those in the demonic sects might not do such things, but you hypocrites, full of righteousness, did!"

Pointing at the Empress and the ministers, Qin Yun shouted loudly, his voice echoing in the palace square.

The Empress and the ministers were enraged, their eyes filled with murderous intent, wishing they could kill Qin Yun on the spot.

At that moment, Prince Qin Tianyi walked in front of Qin Yun and shouted, "In the past, you abused your power as Crown Prince to shield and protect the female Grand Tutor, allowing her to achieve mastery in demonic arts and harm our Tian Qin Empire. Your crime is unforgivable, and letting you live until now is our mercy!"

"Your spirit veins helped my elder brother achieve the Six Yang Spirit Veins. These spirit veins will surely flourish in him, so you shouldn't bear any grudges!"

The ministers praised Qin Tianyi's words.

"Ha ha... Seizing someone's spirit vein is an act of utter wickedness, yet you dare speak of it as if it were righteous. How shameless! Fine, pass this message to your royal brother: tell him to wait, for I will surely reclaim my spirit vein from him!" Qin Yun's angry laughter suddenly turned very cold as he said, "Whoever took my spirit vein, I will repay tenfold!"

Qin Tianyi sneered, "You only managed to reach the Fourth Level of the Martial Body Realm by sheer luck, but what can you do? With just one Yang spirit vein, you're destined to be a martial arts failure and can never reach the top! My royal brother, on the other hand, has six Yang spirit veins and is the crown prince of the empire! How dare you, a mere martial arts failure, even think of reclaiming your spirit vein from my royal brother? You’re delusional!"

"The reason I was injured in the Spirit Pill Pavilion was that you caught me off guard and ambushed me; it was my oversight!"

A hint of anger appeared on Qin Tianyi's face as he shouted at Qin Yun, "Today, do you dare to fight me fairly? If you can't even defeat me, don’t dream of defeating my royal brother!"

Qin Yun clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, "Fight, then. What’s there to be afraid of!"