Chapter 0464: Fierce Counterattack

Chapter 0464: Fierce Counterattack

"Zhao Jingyu, Runes Hall, I will make you pay!" Qin Yun activated the Piercing Mystic Art and emerged outside after leaving the dungeon.

He took out the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron and looked at the dragon inside.

The dragon wasn’t dead, just severely injured. He still didn’t know how to deal with the dragon, so he could only set it aside for now.

Because the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron contained a dragon, he couldn’t use the cauldron in battle.

However, there were no Spirit Martial realm cultivators here, so even without the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron, he had other ways to fight against 9th Layer Martial Realm warriors.

The dungeon was located inside the Runes Hall, and there were many guards.

Qin Yun took out a transparent soul bead, rendering himself invisible, and then slipped out of the heavily guarded area.

...

In the square in front of the Runes Hall, a massive arena had been erected.

On the arena, Zhao Jingyu was in the closing moments of a duel with a man.

Zhao Jingyu’s opponent was also severely injured.

"The disciples from the Spirit Wasteland sects are truly powerful! Yun Peixiao, a bloodline disciple, exchanged hundreds of blows with Zhao Jingyu but couldn’t injure him. Instead, he was severely wounded. That’s the difference!"

"Qin Yun actually wants to challenge him! It seems that Zhao Jingyu held back a few days ago and didn’t kill Qin Yun outright!"

"Indeed, Zhao Jingyu was mindful of the Runes Hall, so he didn’t use his full strength and only intimidated Qin Yun! Who would have thought Qin Yun would become so bloodthirsty and send him flying back!"

"Qin Yun is downright reckless, not only provoking the Runes Hall but also daring to challenge a prodigy like Zhao Jingyu!"

"Wuhuang is just Wuhuang, after all. We can never compare to the Spirit Wasteland! They outclass us in every way!"

Many people were amazed as they watched Zhao Jingyu easily defeat Yun Peixiao and began to chatter.

Zhao Jingyu stood on the arena, basking in the adoring gazes of the crowd, his face full of pride.

"Zhao Jingyu has successfully defended his position and will receive a reward of Purple Crystal Coins!" An elder from the Runes Hall walked up and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Young Master Zhao!"

The grand formation on the arena was shut down.

Many disciples from bloodline families and major royal sects came forward to congratulate Zhao Jingyu on his victory.

"Young Master Zhao, your martial skills are so impressive. Could you take this opportunity to show us a few moves on the arena?"

"That's right, Young Master Zhao, you didn't use your full strength earlier, so we didn’t get to see your exquisite martial skills!"

"Young Master Zhao, don’t be modest, just show us a few moves!"

Everyone stepped down from the arena, urging Zhao Jingyu to demonstrate.

Zhao Jingyu, full of arrogance, laughed loudly and said, "Then I will now demonstrate a high-level Earth-grade martial art called the Raging Collapse Fist, which I have mastered to the Great Perfection stage!"

The crowd gasped in astonishment. It was extremely rare for someone at the Martial Realm 3rd Layer to master a high-level Earth-grade martial art to the Great Perfection stage!

"Watch carefully!"

Zhao Jingyu shouted, about to throw a punch, when suddenly, a person appeared on the arena!

A stern-faced young man stood there, dressed in black, his star-like eyes brimming with intense killing intent!

Suddenly, Qin Yun appeared!

Everyone froze in shock, and what happened next was even more unbelievable...

Zhao Jingyu was poised to strike, but Qin Yun was faster!

Qin Yun brandished a massive black blade and unleashed the Six Forms of Wind Slash against Zhao Jingyu!

In a flurry of slashes, the winds and clouds churned between heaven and earth, the dark clouds roiled violently, and lightning flashed with thunderous roars!

The blade's wind roared like a tempest, sweeping fiercely in all directions, as the overwhelming killing intent howled, evoking ghostly wails that chilled everyone to the bone!

"Ah—"

Zhao Jingyu was shredded by the Six Forms of Wind Slash, his deathly scream echoed as if from the depths of hell, making everyone tremble uncontrollably!

Zhao Jingyu was dead!

A disciple of the Spirit Desolate sect, hailed by many as a martial arts genius, had been instantly slain!

Zhao Jingyu was killed in an instant, with no power to resist!

Qin Yun, appearing suddenly, was like a god of slaughter, his killing intent surging like a hurricane!

Many ninth-level Martial Dao warriors stood nearby, but they were forced to watch helplessly as Zhao Jingyu was slain!

"Jingyu!"

A white-robed middle-aged man bellowed in rage, charging forward.

Qin Yun swiftly activated the Piercing Mystic Art, plunging into the ground and vanishing instantly!

Over a dozen ninth-level Martial Dao warriors stood on the arena, scanning the area furiously for Qin Yun's trail!

"Seal the city, search the entire city!" a Totem Pavilion elder bellowed furiously.

Xie Wufeng and the others were also on the scene, originally thinking about how to save Qin Yun!

But they never expected that Qin Yun would emerge and kill Zhao Jingyu on the spot!

The death of a Spirit Desolate sect's star disciple sparked an immediate uproar!

Outside the Martial Dao Ancient City, there were many tents, belonging to the elders of various major forces.

They were waiting for the final results, to see who would earn the right to enter the Ancient Garden, but now the news of Zhao Jingyu's death suddenly spread!

The elders from the dozen or so sects from the Spirit Desolate were shocked and furious upon hearing the news!

Especially the elders from Zhao Jingyu's sect, Yu Xing Sect, who were the most enraged!

They yearned to storm into the Martial Dao Ancient City, but due to their Martial King realm cultivation, they couldn't pass through the city gates.

The Totem Pavilion, various king-level sects, and bloodline families immediately dispatched all their ninth-level Martial Dao warriors to enter the city and capture Qin Yun!

The Totem Pavilion felt Qin Yun's provocation, while the bloodline families saw an opportunity to capture Qin Yun.

Other king-level sects and forces also wanted to show goodwill to the Spirit Desolate sects, so they all gathered their ninth-level Martial Dao warriors to enter the Martial Dao Ancient City and apprehend Qin Yun!

After Qin Yun killed Zhao Jingyu, he immediately used the Piercing Mystic Art to burrow deep underground, but he got stuck in the solid rocks beneath the surface.

He used all his strength to drill toward the surface with the Piercing Mystic Art but couldn’t move forward after exhausting his energy!

"Way too many Martial Realm 9th Layer warriors!" Qin Yun was resting, waiting to recover.

If there were only a few Martial Realm 9th Layer warriors, he could immobilize them with an immobilization talisman, but there were dozens on the scene, all from the Spirit Wasteland.

He could handle one wave, but not a second, so he had to retreat for now!

After resting for a day, Qin Yun recovered. He was still stuck deep underground, and if he surfaced directly, he would appear in the plaza of the Runes Villa.

"I can only move underground, away from the Runes Villa!" He gritted his teeth and tunneled onward with the Piercing Mystic Art.

After traveling about a hundred meters south, he suddenly emerged in a spacious area!

"I’m over two thousand meters down, and there’s a massive stone chamber here!" Qin Yun quickly took out an illumination stone to illuminate the area.

This was a circular stone chamber dozens of meters wide, and it was the core of the Martial Ancient City’s formation!

"This formation’s core hasn’t been discovered by the Runes Villa!" Qin Yun saw the formation’s core and felt a surge of excitement. A daring plan flashed in his mind.

He wanted to take control of the Martial Ancient City!

He spotted a teleportation array linked to the surface in the chamber.

"No wonder the Runes Villa hasn’t found the formation’s core—it’s accessible only through a secret teleportation array!" He used a transparent soul pearl to turn invisible and activated the teleportation array.

Qin Yun teleported and ended up in a tree hollow.

The hidden hollow was in a forest in the Martial Ancient City.

After emerging from the ground, Qin Yun hurried to the streets to gather information. He was furious to learn Hong Yan had been captured!

Murong Daren had been severely injured while trying to rescue Hong Yan!

Now, Xie Wufeng was fighting at the Runes Villa to save Murong Daren and Hong Yan!

Qin Yun’s eyes burned with rage as he rushed to the scene.

Everyone knew how close he was to Hong Yan.

The Hong Yingwu King was a renegade and had long angered the Totem Pavilion, which was why the major powers fearlessly captured his son!

When Qin Yun arrived at the plaza in front of the Runes Villa, he saw Murong Daren and Hong Yan tied to a pillar.

Their horrifying wounds sent shivers down the spine, showing the severity of their suffering!

Because Qin Yun had killed Zhao Jingyu, the champion battles had been postponed yesterday!

At that moment, Xie Wufeng, wielding his Lifebound Sword, was fighting against two elders from the Heavenly Sword Mystic Sect and over a dozen Martial Realm 9th Layer warriors.

Although Xie Wufeng was skilled, he was only at the Martial Realm 3rd Layer. Facing Martial Realm 9th Layer opponents, he struggled and was covered in wounds, his white robes stained with blood.

"Elder Xie, get out of here! Keep this up, and we’re all dead!" Murong Daren, tied to a stone pillar, shouted through the pain.

Hong Yan weakly added, "Xie Wufeng, you’re one of a kind as a sword cultivator! Don’t waste your life on us two worthless ones. We won’t blame you!"

Seething with rage, Qin Yun, witnessing this scene from afar, was also deeply affected.

Although Hong Yan and Murong Daren often quarreled, Murong Daren had risked it all to save him!

As Qin Yun, now ethereal, flew over, he also saw Xiao Yuelan nearby, tightly gripping her sword hilt, ready to strike!

"Yuelan! Are the disciples of your Moon Mystic Valley still inside Runes Villa?" Qin Yun urgently asked.

"After the incident, they all evacuated, leaving only my senior sister Cai and me here... Now, Runes Villa is teeming with many warriors at the ninth level of the Spirit Martial Realm, and no outsiders are allowed in!" Xiao Yuelan quickly responded upon hearing Qin Yun's telepathic message.

Just as she finished speaking, a purple-golden bead was seen hurtling towards the towering nine-story Runes Villa!

That bead was a Dao Pill from the Spirit Martial Realm, and what's more, a Dao Pill from a bloodline warrior!

In his rage, Qin Yun fired that Dao Pill through the Mystic King Cannon at the tower of Runes Villa!

Boom!

A deafening explosion instantly rocked the entire Martial Ancient City!

Runes Villa was engulfed by the energy of the Dao Pill's explosion, and the massive tower shattered into countless fragments, blown in all directions by the storm!

Most horrifyingly, the shattered remains of many ninth-level warriors rained down everywhere!

Xie Wufeng and others, who were in the midst of fierce combat, were also enveloped in a thick cloud of dust and a violent storm!