Chapter 0226: Looting

Chapter 0226: Looting

Within the Blue Spirit Star Palace, there were also many young warriors at the eighth and seventh levels of the Martial Body stage. They let out sighs of admiration as they watched Qin Yun and his group exterminate the scorpions.

Qin Yun and his group extracted the magic crystal cores from the scorpions and then took out the Demon Core Beads to absorb the energy from the two eighth-rank magic crystal cores. The absorption process was swift, completed in just a short moment.

"With two demon beasts dead, the nearby ones will likely sense their death and might come soon!" Qin Yun said. "We need to leave quickly."

Xue Ziyeh said coldly, "It's too late. The beast horde is already here! Run, or fight?"

The beast horde arrived swiftly and in large numbers, with over thirty brown-colored Thorn Wolves in the group!

The Thorn Wolves were not large, small among demon beasts, only about two meters long and a little over one meter tall. However, their densely packed spikes were incredibly fearsome.

The Thorn Wolves moved lightly and silently. Upon seeing humans, they swiftly pounced!

"The leader is an eighth-rank demon beast, and the rest are seventh-rank. We can handle them!" Qin Yun said as he rushed forward, holding the Giant Spirit King Hammer in his left hand.

He grunted, and the sleeve of his left arm suddenly burst open, revealing his muscular arm. The Heavenly Lion Totem pattern on his arm glowed purple, with flames and lightning constantly emanating from under his skin.

To everyone's astonishment, the Giant Spirit King Hammer suddenly enlarged!

Guo Cheng from the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy inside the Blue Spirit Star Palace exclaimed in surprise, "Giant Spirit Transformation! Qin Yun's Giant Spirit King Hammer contains a Giant Spirit Martial Soul. How did he obtain it? A true Giant Spirit King Hammer needs to be infused with a Giant Spirit Martial Soul to suddenly increase in size, making the giant hammer even more terrifying in strength."

"This can be considered a top-tier spiritual weapon!" Lan Fengjin frowned, having seen Qin Yun's Giant Spirit King Hammer before but had not noticed the internal Giant Spirit Martial Soul.

The crowd in the plaza erupted in astonishment at Guo Cheng's words. Qin Yun, a seventh-level Martial Body warrior, possessed a top-tier spiritual weapon, which was beyond admirable!

It was known that many Martial Warriors at the Martial Realm didn't have top-tier spiritual weapons. Generally, a high-tier spiritual weapon was already considered excellent.

In the midst of battle, Qin Yun had always believed his Giant Spirit King Hammer was at most a high-tier spiritual weapon.

"Prepare!" Qin Yun shouted lowly, raising the giant Giant Spirit King Hammer and slamming it onto the ground, unleashing the Tsunami Strike. He released violent tsunami power, channeled through the hammer's internal chaotic runes.

The Tsunami Strike, a high-tier Xuan-class martial art, was one of the strongest martial arts below the Earth-class level.

Qin Yun's understanding of martial arts was extremely high, having already mastered the Tsunami Strike to a great extent, capable of generating seven shockwaves.

The Tsunami Strike transformed his inner energy into fierce waves, rippling out and forcing the charging Thorn Wolves to stagger back, with many of their spikes broken.

After being hit by the Tsunami Strike, the Thorn Wolves lost their previous ferocity, their internal energy thrown into disarray, unable to use their full power for a moment.

"Charge!" Qin Yun shouted.

Huo Zhong and Xue Ziyeh had already rushed forward.

Huo Zhong's long staff came crashing down, smashing the head of a Thorn Wolf.

Xue Ziyeh's scythes flew out and returned with two Thorn Wolves' heads rolling on the ground.

From a distance, Murong Daren kept a close eye on the wolves regaining their strength. Whenever they got close to Qin Yun and the others, he used his inner energy to snap their limbs from a distance.

The giant hammer in Qin Yun's hand was also terrifying. Any Thorn Wolf hit by it was crushed to death, their bodies broken open.

Xue Ziyeh, an eighth-level Martial Body warrior, truly stood out in combat, killing the most. In a short time, she had taken down half of the Thorn Wolves.

In no time, the entire horde of Thorn Wolves was annihilated.

The disciples watching them annihilate the wolf horde sighed in admiration once again. Even some mentors, who had thought Qin Yun's group would flee, hadn't expected the wolves to be mostly dead in the blink of an eye.

"With Yun around, everything goes smoothly," Xie Wufeng said with a smile. He had fought vicious beasts with Qin Yun before, and it had been just as easy.

"Looks like they're way more efficient than a squad with four eighth-level Martial Body fighters," Hou Xingfeng said with a laugh.

Xiao Yanglong's expression darkened, as his squad hadn't shown up yet, meaning he hadn't found any Demon Beasts.

On the crystal walls surrounding the plaza of the Blue Spirit Star Palace, images of other squads fighting Demon Beasts gradually appeared. Some squads were very skilled, while others were more average, unable to kill the beasts and retreating injured.

Several squads successively encountered Demon Beasts, and Qin Yun's squad also disappeared from the crystal wall, only to appear again when they engaged in battle with the beasts.

More than half an hour later, Qin Yun's squad appeared again on the crystal wall of the Blue Spirit Star Palace plaza. This time, they were facing a massive black tiger.

The tiger's thick, armored skin shimmered like polished black metal. Its mouth revealed four sharp, sword-like fangs, and its eyes emitted a deep green light. When it roared, the patterns on its body flickered with a red light.

"It's a ninth-level Demon Beast, the Black Obsidian Tiger!" Yang Shiyue exclaimed softly, somewhat worried.

The disciples in the plaza let out cries of fear when they saw the Black Obsidian Tiger, as not long ago, a disciple at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage had been eaten by one.

This Black Obsidian Tiger had been a shadow in the hearts of many disciples.

Qin Yun's squad knew the giant tiger was a ninth-level Demon Beast, but they were confident they could kill it!

As soon as the Black Obsidian Tiger appeared, it lunged at Xue Ziyeh, as her aura was the strongest.

"Muren Second Brother!" Qin Yun shouted, and Murong Daren hurriedly threw out a ball of inner energy, knocking the swiftly pouncing Black Obsidian Tiger away.

Following that, Qin Yun controlled the Spirit Refined Blade to fly and slash at the Black Obsidian Tiger's head.

Clang! The blade made a crisp sound but did not cut into the tiger's head!

"It's very tough!" Qin Yun exclaimed in surprise. "Everyone, fall back! Stay clear of the Black Obsidian Tiger!"

Xue Ziyeh, who was closest to the Black Obsidian Tiger, had her purple eyes glowing. The pair of sickles in her hands were enveloped in purple light, and the blades suddenly flew out, hooking onto the tiger's front limbs.

With a sharp cry, she yanked the sickles back, attempting to slice through the tiger's forelimbs, but the tiger's thick skin was extremely hard and could not be cut.

"Ziyeh, watch out!" Qin Yun shouted when he saw the Black Obsidian Tiger roaring and lunging at Xue Ziyeh. He then dashed over using the Fire Cloud Step.

"It's up to you!" Xue Ziyeh said softly. The sickle blades emitted a compelling aura as purple light flashed.

Ssss!

The two sickles hooked onto the tiger's front limbs were finally pulled back, simultaneously severing the tiger's forelimbs!

The pouncing Black Obsidian Tiger had its forelimbs suddenly hit the ground and let out a painful roar as it opened its mouth wide to bite Xue Ziyeh.

From a distance, Murong Daren launched another ball of inner energy into the tiger's mouth, blasting it backward once more.

Xue Ziyeh had expended a lot of energy trying to sever the tiger's forelimbs.

Lan Fengjin let out a sigh of relief. "They should have no trouble taking down this Black Obsidian Tiger. It's supposed to be a ninth-level Demon Beast, but it looks like they're making mincemeat out of it. Are we sure this is even a ninth-level beast?"

Other disciples had the same thought, but they could see how fast the Black Obsidian Tiger was when it pounced and how powerful it was in other aspects. It was definitely very difficult to deal with.

So, when they saw the tiger's forelimbs being severed, they let out cries of disbelief and were amazed by the eerie purple energy surrounding Xue Ziyeh.

"Huo Lao San, Murong Daren, protect Ziyeh! The rest is on me!" Qin Yun said, taking out the Giant Spirit King Hammer and, in the blink of an eye, jumping onto the head of the Black Obsidian Tiger.

The Martial Soul of the Giant Spirit was activated within the Giant Spirit King Hammer, causing the hammer to become enormous in an instant!

Boom!

Qin Yun's hammer struck, enveloped in purple flames and accompanied by rolling thunder. This was the first technique of the Six Dragon Forging Techniques, the Thunderclap!

The Black Obsidian Tiger let out a muffled roar as a crack appeared on its skull!

Immediately after, Qin Yun struck the second blow, the second technique of the Six Dragon Forging Techniques, the Thunderous Roar!

The thunderous roar echoed through the sky, stirring a fierce wind. As the hammer descended, the angry roar of the thunder shook the heavens.

The Black Obsidian Tiger's skull was shattered by the blow, and its entire head exploded!

With just two strikes, Qin Yun annihilated the Black Obsidian Tiger, leaving many Blue Spirit Star Palace students dumbfounded at the sheer power.

"What a formidable hammer technique. It must be a profound-level martial art, and he has cultivated it to perfection!" Lan Fengjin was astonished, realizing she still knew very little about Qin Yun.

Yang Shiyue was the most knowledgeable about this technique and understood the fearsome nature of the Six Dragon Forging Techniques. Now that Qin Yun had only reached mastery, its power would be even more terrifying if he achieved great completion.

As Qin Yun prepared to absorb the Black Obsidian Tiger's Demon Beast core with the Demon Core Beads, several figures suddenly appeared. It was Sun Jinhao and three other young men, all at the eighth level of the Martial Body stage.

Qin Yun quickly moved to protect Xue Ziye.

Murong Daren and Huo Zhong, also holding their weapons, stood in front.

Sun Jinhao and the others had likely come here to kill and rob them.

In the plaza of the Blue Spirit Star Palace, Xiao Yanglong clenched his teeth, wishing he could leave the palace immediately to stop Sun Jinhao.

Lan Fengjin, with a cold look, asked Xiao Yanglong, "That's your student, and he's trying to rob others. How disgraceful."

"Qin Yun had beaten Sun Jinhao before; this is just a rivalry between them and has nothing to do with me! Even if Sun Jinhao tries to rob them, it's not something I taught him. They're acting independently." Xiao Yanglong quickly denied any connection.

With so many witnesses, Xiao Yanglong couldn't protect Qin Yun and the others if Sun Jinhao were to attack.

Yang Shiyue, looking at Shui Yihui nearby, was anxious. "Elder Shui, are you going to let this happen? Can't you stop them?"

Shui Yihui shook his head. "It's not that we're not going out, but the gates are tightly closed, and it takes time to open them. It's too late now! Given the number of Demon Beasts outside, opening the gates requires coordination among the elders of the four halls."

The mentors who supported Qin Yun frowned, condemning Sun Jinhao's actions and urging the elders to open the gates.