Chapter 39: The Stunning Blow

Chapter 39: The Stunning Blow

Cui Hui and Ding Tianchun were both wondering who had arrived! When they saw Qin Yun flying over, they were stunned!

"Qin Yun, you haven't left yet?" Ding Tianchun exclaimed in surprise.

Cui Hui thought Qin Yun was surely dead, while Ding Tianchun believed he had already fled!

As soon as Qin Yun arrived, he swung his ghost-head saber, using the Wind-Cleaving Technique!

His move was fluid and domineering, with menacing saber energy sweeping over like a gust of wind, layer upon layer enveloping Cui Hui!

Swish, swish, swish...

The fierce airflow, sharp as a blade, cut Cui Hui, leaving her covered in bloody gashes, a gruesome sight.

"You... You're not dead! What about them?" Cui Hui shrieked.

"It's either me or them; what other outcome could there be?" Qin Yun approached Cui Hui and slashed down with his saber.

Cui Hui, at least at the Seventh Level of Martial Body, managed to dodge the fatal blow despite her severe injuries.

She was utterly shocked that Qin Yun had taken out a group of prestigious disciples and still remained so calm attacking her!

Such composure was terrifying!

"Wicked woman, today I'll execute justice for heaven!" Qin Yun said, then unleashed the Wind-Cleaving Technique again.

The saber energy roared like a raging wind.

At such close range, Cui Hui couldn't evade it, but she wasn't afraid; she was at the Seventh Level of Martial Body after all!

She mobilized her inner strength, forming a protective shield around herself!

Bang! Qin Yun's saber struck the shield, encountering great resistance and was deflected back.

"Hmph, even a dying camel is bigger than a horse. Want to kill me? Dream on!" Cui Hui sneered coldly.

Qin Yun's face turned cold, and his hand holding the saber trembled violently!

Seeing Qin Yun's trembling hand, Cui Hui felt contempt, believing he had injured his arm from the shock of the shield.

"Break!" Qin Yun shouted, surging with a powerful internal force, injecting it into the ghost-head saber!

He executed the most ferocious "Mountain-Cleaving Technique"!

The saber burst with an overwhelming force, shattering Cui Hui's shield, its blade cutting through like bamboo, continuing downward!

In that instant, Cui Hui felt an immense force pressing down on her, shocking her deeply.

She could clearly sense that Qin Yun had another martial soul within him, releasing this terrifying force!

A martial soul of vibration, a legendary martial soul!

The ghost-head saber mercilessly cleaved Cui Hui!

Cui Hui's face filled with resentment and hatred!

Her eyes wide with terror, she stopped breathing...

A Seventh Level Martial Body, killed by a Fifth Level Martial Body, she died with deep regret!

Qin Yun searched Cui Hui's body and found two middle-grade thunder talismans and one Upper Primordial Pill. Although she had a storage bag, it had a mental imprint, making its contents inaccessible.

He went over to help Ding Tianchun up, asking, "Teacher Ding, how are you?"

Ding Tianchun was stunned by Qin Yun's proficient use of the Wind-Cleaving Technique but didn't notice the presence of the vibration martial soul.

"I'm fine, won't die," he said after taking a pill and observing everything around him, feeling quite moved.

The Six Styles of Wind-Cleaving is a high-level spirit martial art. Qin Yun could use inner qi to execute it, reaching the entry level.

And he had only recently obtained the Wind-Cleaving Technique, which was the most shocking part!

"Teacher Ding, that Lin Steel Tiger isn't dead!" Qin Yun looked at the fallen Lin Steel Tiger, whose abdomen was still rising and falling, indicating it was still breathing.

"The Lin Steel Tiger didn't attack first; Cui Hui used a thunder talisman in panic," Ding Tianchun whispered. "Some beasts have human-like intelligence and don't attack humans without reason. Use this medicine on the Lin Steel Tiger; whether it recovers depends on its fate."

"Is this really okay?" Qin Yun took a box containing light green powder.

"I've studied beasts for over thirty years and know them well. This Lin Steel Tiger is intelligent; you needn't worry!" Ding Tianchun sighed. "If we can avoid killing, we should. In this trial, we only killed the vicious beasts that prey on humans!"

Qin Yun walked to the Lin Steel Tiger and evenly applied the powder.

Ding Tianchun's wounds improved slightly, allowing him to stand up. He collected the Swift Ape's corpse and burned Cui Hui's body with a fire talisman!

"Those students got what they deserved; don't let it bother you!" Ding Tianchun patted Qin Yun's shoulder. "They attacked you for their own gain; they brought it upon themselves."

Then, with Qin Yun's support, they retraced their steps back to Dean Zhang.

"The Lin Steel Tiger usually lives in the inner regions of the Yunlong Mountains. No matter how much commotion there is outside, it shouldn't come out!" On the way, Ding Tianchun was puzzled by this.

"Why did the Lin Steel Tiger come out?" Qin Yun asked.

"To avoid a natural disaster!" Ding Tianchun's face turned serious. "There might be a calamity looming in the Yunlong Mountains."

...

After half a day, Qin Yun and Ding Tianchun finally returned to the clearing in the forest where they met Dean Zhang.

"What happened? How could the injuries be so severe?" Dean Zhang's expression turned serious as he asked.

"Attacked by a beast!" Ding Tianchun said, then sat down on the ground.

People were returning one after another, and the results were being tallied. The team that killed the most beasts would win, but only Fourth and Fifth Rank beasts counted.

One Fifth Rank beast was equivalent to ten Fourth Rank beasts!

"Class One is impressive; they killed twelve in total!"

"Well, Jiang Lang has a Sonic Martial Soul and has reached the Fifth Level of Martial Body; his strength is formidable indeed!"

"Sigh, comparing people can drive you mad! Jiang Lang has the Four Yang Spirit Veins and a Legendary Martial Soul, so it’s natural for him to reach the Fifth Level early with the family's focus on his cultivation. But Qin Yun... this guy only has one vein. Could he have reached the Fifth Level of Martial Body just because of his Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul?"

The students whispered among themselves, feeling indignant.

They all envied Class One's achievements and getting first place. Moreover, Class One was led by Yang Shiyue!

If Yang Shiyue had led Qin Yun, Qin Yun would definitely have been first again, enjoying the rewards alone. Everyone had to admit that Yang Shiyue was indeed an excellent teacher.

Due to the Empress's interference, she became Qin Yun's private tutor, which infuriated many students, thinking the Empress made a bad move.

Now, only Class Nine led by Ding Tianchun and Class Three led by Cui Hui had not yet tallied their scores!

"Ding Teacher got injured, and Qin Yun is truly a jinx!"

"Ding Teacher wasn’t very strong to begin with, and now he’s injured. It must be because Qin Yun held him back."

"This unlucky fellow, it’s all because of him that I had to transfer to another class; otherwise, I would have been Yang Teacher's student."

The students were all blaming Qin Yun.

The corpses of the beasts were with Ding Tianchun, who was seriously healing himself, so they couldn't be brought out yet.

Ding Tianchun wasn’t very strong, but he knew beasts extremely well and wouldn’t get injured unless he encountered Eighth or Ninth Rank beasts.

Therefore, the other teachers were quite surprised.

A teacher walked over and sternly demanded from Qin Yun, "Qin Yun, how did Teacher Ding get injured?"

"It must be because he held him back and messed things up for Teacher Ding!" another teacher sneered coldly.