Chapter 0183: Giant Spirit Martial Soul

Chapter 0183: Giant Spirit Martial Soul

It was nighttime, and the storeroom was pitch black. Qin Yun used the unique internal energy of the Black Sun Martial Soul to hide himself in the darkness. He called this power Shadow Energy.

As long as the light was weak, he could remain unseen.

At that moment, he was walking through the corridors of the Forbidden Palace, searching for Xiao Yuemei.

The Forbidden Palace was expansive, containing several large courtyards.

Qin Yun wandered through the dimly lit Forbidden Palace for nearly an hour but couldn't detect the presence of any Martial Realm experts, making it impossible to know where Xiao Yuemei was being held.

In a dark corridor, he wondered to himself, "Is she not in the Forbidden Palace?"

Suddenly, two burly men approached, carrying lanterns. Qin Yun silently rose into the air, hovering above the corridor.

"Xiao Yuemei is imprisoned in the Heavenly Courtyard... She's just a young girl, is all this really necessary?" one of the men said disdainfully.

"She's formidable. She's killed someone at the eighth level of the Martial Body stage! We're only at the sixth level. In front of her, we'd be defeated in less than three moves!" the other man said.

"She's strong, but they only need to assign two people at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage to guard her. It's overkill to assign Martial Realm experts!"

As the two patrolling men left the corridor, Qin Yun felt a shock in his heart. He was very surprised that Xiao Yuemei was imprisoned in the Heavenly Courtyard.

The Heavenly Courtyard was the most mysterious part of the Forbidden Palace, the only courtyard with many formations protecting it, usually used to imprison powerful individuals.

There was no need to imprison Xiao Yuemei, guarded by Martial Realm experts!

Qin Yun understood that because Xiao Yuemei was the younger sister of Xiao Yuelan and her only weakness, Xiao Yuelan wouldn't comply with the engagement unless her sister was secured.

He thought, "The Tian Xiao Empire really spared no expense to marry off Xiao Yuelan! What benefits did they gain?"

Although he had never been to the Heavenly Courtyard, he had some impression of the Forbidden Palace's map from books he had read in the palace.

In the night sky, a thick cloud drifted over the full moon, casting deeper shadows.

Qin Yun arrived at the entrance of the Heavenly Courtyard, which was pitch black with no lights.

The gate of the Heavenly Courtyard was made of stone, and the two gateposts were engraved with mystical runes, forming a formation that would trigger if anyone passed through, causing a disturbance.

If he descended into the courtyard from the air, he would also trigger the formation.

Using his Shadow Energy to blend into the darkness, Qin Yun employed his knowledge of mystical runes to enter the courtyard without triggering the formation.

Once inside, he immediately sensed the presence of a Martial Realm expert.

"It was concealed by a formation. No wonder I couldn't sense it earlier," Qin Yun thought as he took out the Soul Shaker Powder.

He had already taken the antidote, so even if he came into contact with the poisonous powder of the Soul Shaker Powder, he wouldn't be poisoned.

Coming here, he felt tense, as this was his only chance! If he failed, he didn't know if he'd ever have another opportunity to rescue Xiao Yuemei.

Inside the courtyard, Qin Yun saw a room with its window open, and the presence emanated from inside. It seemed to carry a trace of Xiao Yuemei's presence.

"Slap."

The sound of a slap on a cheek echoed.

"You little wretch, how dare you insult me! I'll beat your mouth to a pulp! I've wanted to teach you a lesson for a long time. You actually killed so many of Long'er's capable and trusted assistants and destroyed so many geniuses of our Tian Xiao Empire. I'll torture you to death, you little wretch!"

Her voice was filled with malice and coldness.

Qin Yun was deeply shocked, as this woman was most likely the Empress of the Tian Xiao Empire!

The Empress of the Tian Xiao Empire was not only powerful but also wielded significant influence.

What surprised Qin Yun most was that the Heavenly Roar Empress had reached the Martial Dao realm!

At this point, he finally understood why the Tian Xiao Empire was treating Xiao Yuemei and Xiao Yuelan, the two sisters, with such disdain.

It was because they were exceptionally talented and breathtakingly beautiful, capable of turning heads and stirring hearts. If they weren’t married off, they could pose a potential threat to Xiao Yanglong’s future status.

Furthermore, their mother had been a bitter rival of the Heavenly Roar Empress. Thus, the Heavenly Roar Empress had been secretly manipulating Xiao Yanglong, urging him to sell Xiao Yuelan for the highest possible price, regardless of the cost.

In this way, the Heavenly Roar Empress could exact her revenge by selling her enemy’s daughter, with the proceeds going to her son.

"Truly ruthless, just like Empress Ye!" Qin Yun exerted all his willpower to suppress his anger, so as not to reveal his presence.

Despite being relentlessly beaten, Xiao Yuemei only let out muffled grunts. She knew the more pain she showed, the happier the Heavenly Roar Empress would be, so she had to endure it!

Qin Yun carefully approached the window, hurriedly scattered the packet of Soul Shaker Powder inside, and then hid beside the window.

"Who? This is... Soul Shaker Powder, Xiao Xuanqin, you damned wretch!" the Heavenly Roar Empress shrieked, thinking it was Xiao Xuanqin who had come, since only she possessed the Soul Shaker Powder.

Qin Yun didn't go in immediately, as his opponent was at the Martial Dao realm and required some time.

"Auntie, is that you? The evil woman has collapsed on the ground and can't move!" Xiao Yuemei weakly called out, her voice filled with excited emotion.

"Xiao Xuanqin, you wretch, you better understand the consequences of this... You are already wanted by three empires and the Blue Spirit Star Palace. If you lay another hand on me, you'll die a miserable death," the Heavenly Roar Empress said urgently, her voice filled with fear.

The room was engulfed in darkness. After entering, Qin Yun used the night pearl to illuminate the area and quickly stuffed an antidote into Xiao Yuemei's bleeding mouth.

"Brother, it's you, you're still alive!" Xiao Yuemei said, her eyes widening in disbelief as she gazed at the handsome and slightly mature face before her.

"Yuemei, I'm sorry I didn't come sooner, and you've suffered so much!" Qin Yun said with deep distress, gently caressing the wounds on her face, and then took out a set of light-patterned equipment to put on her.

"As long as you’re alive, I’m willing to endure any suffering!" Xiao Yuemei burst into tears, which she hadn’t done even after being tortured for so long by the Heavenly Roar Empress. But seeing Qin Yun alive made her unable to hold back her tears.

"Don’t cry, focus on healing your injuries!" Qin Yun said with a smile, wiping the tears from her face.

The Heavenly Roar Empress lay on the ground, her bloated, middle-aged form utterly repulsive. No wonder she didn’t dare turn on the lights; she was probably afraid that seeing Xiao Yuemei’s beauty would be too much of a shock for her.

She watched Qin Yun with a terrified expression. It wasn’t Xiao Xuanqin who had come, but Qin Yun, whom everyone believed to be dead.

Qin Yun squatted down and smiled slightly. "So, you're Xiao Yanglong's mother? Truly, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! Come to think of it, Xiao Yanglong looks decent, but how did you end up like this? Perhaps you adopted him!"

"Qin Yun, you demon, why aren't you dead?" the Heavenly Roar Empress asked, her voice filled with fear, just as Qin Yun's hand landed on her abdomen.

"Because only a demon like me can deal with more demons like you, which is why the King of Hell has kept me alive," Qin Yun said with a grin, then began to perform the Soul Extraction Technique from the Soul Refinement Art.

"Ah! What are you doing? You're extracting my Martial Soul!" the Heavenly Roar Empress screamed in terror.

Xiao Yuemei, watching from the side, widened her eyes in surprise, filled with excitement, as Qin Yun had mastered the Soul Refinement Art!

Once the Martial Soul was extracted, it transformed into a white and golden mass of energy that suddenly expanded.

"Yuemei, what kind of Martial Soul is this?" Qin Yun asked hurriedly, as he wasn't familiar with the Heavenly Roar Empress's background.

"It's the White Gold Giant Spirit!" Xiao Yuemei, who was feeling much better, quickly took out her Mirror Spirit and copied the giant spirit into her mirror.

"Excellent, I can fuse it into my Giant Spirit King Hammer!" Qin Yun exclaimed in surprise, storing this spirit inside a Soul-Sealing Pearl.

"Brother, you've learned the Soul Fusion Technique, that's amazing!" Xiao Yuemei said playfully, resting on Qin Yun's back, a happy smile on her face as she seemed to have forgotten the pain she suffered at the hands of the Heavenly Roar Empress.

The Heavenly Roar Empress, having her soul extracted, was in unbearable agony, enduring a fate worse than death. As a martial artist, losing her soul meant her Inner Essence would gradually dissipate, rendering her a crippled person.

"You fiend, you'll face retribution!" the Heavenly Roar Empress cursed, her face twisted in pain. At this point, all she could do was curse Qin Yun.

Xiao Yuemei walked over, lifted her foot, and stepped on the Heavenly Roar Empress's distorted face, and said coldly, "A vile person like you deserves retribution. Look, isn't this your retribution?"

Suddenly, a powerful aura approached.

Sensing this formidable presence, Qin Yun immediately slew the Heavenly Roar Empress and tossed her body into a storage space.

He quickly lifted Xiao Yuemei onto his back and, using Shadow Inner Energy, leaped out of the window, avoiding numerous traps and arrays, and hurriedly left the Heavenly Qin Courtyard.

"A martial realm practitioner is coming!" Qin Yun's heart raced.

In the Tian Qin Imperial Palace, there was actually a martial realm practitioner present, and the aura felt strangely familiar to him.

"It's the Imperial Father-in-Law!" he suddenly remembered. This person was the father of Empress Ye, Ye Changchao, the patriarch of the Ye family!

The Ye family of Empress Ye was incredibly powerful. Her older brother, Ye Qingfeng, had been at the peak of the ninth level of the Martial Body stage, just a step away from the Martial Artist realm. If he hadn't been killed by Qin Yun, he might have entered the Martial Artist realm by now.

Empress Ye's father had already reached the Martial Artist realm and had long coveted the throne of Tian Qin. Now, it seemed he had finally succeeded!

When Ye Changchao arrived at the Heavenly Courtyard, seeing the mess and the remnants of the Soul Shaker Powder, he closed his eyes to sense something, then began to trace Qin Yun's path.

He was an extremely cautious man, so he scattered some specially refined aromatic powder around the courtyard.

Qin Yun had come into contact with the powder but hadn't noticed it. As he left the courtyard, he unknowingly left a trail, letting Ye Changchao track him.

Ye Changchao moved cautiously, as the powder's scent was faint, and it took him some time to detect it. He also found it strange that, instead of leading out of the Forbidden Palace, the trail led deeper into the inner sections.