Chapter 0061: Qi Meilian

Chapter 0061: Qi Meilian

If there was a match between any of the top ten contenders, it would take place on the largest main stage, which is in the center of the Hidden Dragon Martial Arena!

Qin Yun stood below the first main stage, gazing at Qi Meilian's delicate and lovely face, recalling many childhood memories that were almost forgotten... until he was poked in the waist and came back to his senses.

"Ah... yes..." He saw a masked person but recognized her as Yang Shiyue.

"What were you so engrossed in looking at?" Yang Shiyue chuckled softly, wearing a white mask, dressed in white robes, and donning a hat, hiding herself well.

Qin Yun merely smiled without saying anything, as it wasn't convenient to speak with so many people around.

After an official shouted "Begin," the match between the two princesses of Tian Qi officially started.

Qi Xue's attacks were vicious from the start, aiming for the face or the groin, such cruel moves causing many to frown.

Qin Yun watched with his heart pounding, feeling that this hatred was akin to avenging a father's death, especially since they were both princesses of Tian Qi!

Only he could deeply understand that such things were normal within the royal family. If not for the Nine Yang Divine Essence changing his circumstances, he might have met a tragic end.

Qi Meilian bit her lower lip, continuously dodging Qi Xue's attacks, her cute face filled with sorrow. Qi Xue was her sister, yet she attacked her with such ruthless techniques.

"Qi Meilian's martial skills are being suppressed everywhere; Qi Xue's techniques are all designed to counter hers." Yang Shiyue felt indignant and muttered.

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly, "Qi Meilian's mother was just a palace maid, while Princess Qi Xue's mother is the Empress. Qi Meilian, this lowly girl, is far inferior to Princess Qi Xue."

"So Qi Meilian is the daughter of a stinking servant. No wonder her martial skills are so crude."

"It looks like Qi Xue will definitely win!"

The few who spoke were all scions of prestigious families in Tian Qi. Qin Yun didn't need to inquire to know that they said these things to please Qi Xue.

Even if one was a princess, if their mother was a palace maid, their status in the palace would be very low.

Moreover, Qi Meilian's mother had long passed away. For her to grow up in such an environment was already quite remarkable!

Hearing so many people talking about her mother, Qi Meilian's mood worsened, and facing Qi Xue's vicious attacks, she could only admit defeat: "I..."

But just as she uttered a word, Qi Xue struck out with both palms, unleashing two terrifying ice inner essences, like two cold, merciless swords piercing into Qi Meilian's body.

Qi Meilian had already admitted defeat and had no defense. She never expected Qi Xue to be so ruthless, actually wanting to kill her.

Everyone watching saw the innocent and pure girl being struck by the vicious ice inner essence and could only sigh inwardly. In the struggle within the royal family, no one dared to intervene, lest they offend the powerful.

Qin Yun was enraged and leaped up, catching Qi Meilian as she flew off the stage, simultaneously sending a warm surge of purple-gold fire inner essence to heal her.

Qi Xue also flew down from the stage and struck Qi Meilian from a distance with another palm, unleashing more inner essence.

Qin Yun quickly countered with a burst of explosive inner essence!

This inner essence shattered Qi Xue's attack and turned into flames, enveloping her and burning her quite badly.

She could only leave in anger, as continuing would violate the rules.

Qi Meilian had been paying close attention to the masked person because his eyes seemed familiar.

In Qin Yun's arms, she looked closely into his eyes and felt his warm inner essence, her heart filling with joy.

"It's you, Brother Yun!" Qi Meilian whispered softly before closing her eyes and fainting.

After Qin Yun landed with Qi Meilian, he rushed out of the Hidden Dragon Martial Arena and returned to the Runes Main Hall, followed by Yang Shiyue.

"I'll take good care of her. You should focus on getting into the top ten and teach that wretched Qi Xue a lesson!" Yang Shiyue, seeing the gentle and lovely Qi Meilian injured, was filled with rage.

Qin Yun's face darkened, nodding, his fists clenched tightly.

...

At the Hidden Dragon Martial Arena, everyone was discussing the relationship between the masked person and Qi Meilian.

When Qin Yun arrived, he heard many rumors, making him even angrier. These rumors were spread by Qi Xue to tarnish Qi Meilian's reputation.

Seeing the masked person arrive, everyone immediately fell silent, fearing that speaking ill of him would lead to a fierce attack during their matches.

Upon arriving, Qin Yun immediately issued a challenge. His opponent was Du Han, a twenty-year-old man from the Tian Qi Empire!

He remembered that Du Han had previously spoken ill of Qi Meilian to gain Qi Xue's favor!

Du Han stepped onto the stage, sneering, "Masked person, what is your relationship with that little wretch Qi Meilian? I must unmask you..."

Before he could finish, the referee shouted "Begin."

Qin Yun gathered inner essence in his fists and instantly charged at Du Han.

"Trash!" Qin Yun roared, unleashing a barrage of punches, each one igniting sparks.

In the blink of an eye, Du Han was left disfigured, his body severely burned, and his inner essence scattered.

Everyone watching felt their scalps tingle. Just moments ago, Du Han was fine, but now he was utterly ruined!

Everyone knew this was the masked person's furious attack.

After Du Han was carried away, Qin Yun immediately issued another challenge, specifically targeting the scions of the Tian Qi Empire's noble families.

Once challenged, they had to step onto the stage. If they didn't want to fight, they had to admit defeat immediately upon entering the stage.

If they didn't show up, they were considered to have forfeited and lost their qualification!

The scions of the Tian Qi Empire, when challenged by Qin Yun, barely managed to step onto the stage before being crippled or killed by him!

More than ten influential young masters from Tian Qi were crippled by Qin Yun within a single day, unable to even crawl off the arena!

This dealt a significant blow to the younger generation of the Tian Qi Empire.

These Tian Qi young masters had all insulted Qi Meilian before, which led to subsequent Tian Qi young masters forfeiting their matches against him, preferring to withdraw rather than face Qin Yun!

Qi Xue was furious, as those Tian Qi young masters were all potential allies she had been trying to cultivate. Now, because of her, they had all been crippled!

...

Days passed, and with his burning rage, Qin Yun relentlessly challenged opponents day and night, finally reaching the eleventh rank!

Today, he challenged the person ranked tenth, marking his entry into the top ten!

The person ranked tenth was Lin Yang, a descendant of the Lin family from the Tian Xiao Empire.

Although Qin Yun competed anonymously, his nickname "Dragon Slayer" had become well-known throughout Imperial City, due to defeating numerous famous Sixth Stage Martial Body cultivators!

At this moment, Qin Yun stepped onto the main arena, drawing everyone's attention!

A Fifth Stage Martial Body masked man who had defeated multiple Sixth Stage Martial Body cultivators without ever losing, leaving many in disbelief.

Many noticed that aside from not being able to use internal strength, the masked man's internal power intensity was already comparable to that of a Sixth Stage Martial Body!

Such a situation usually indicated possession of a high-level martial soul, at least a Platinum martial soul!

Lin Yang walked onto the arena, dressed in dark blue attire, his lean face showing an easygoing smile.

He glanced at Qin Yun and said with a faint smile, "I've watched all your battles. You are indeed strong, with internal power intensity at the Sixth Stage Martial Body level. But you're still far from where you need to be!"