Chapter 0588 Trust

Chapter 0588: Trust

Capturing these clan disciples alive was also Qin Yun's goal.

Previously, these clan disciples had tried to capture him to prevent his points from increasing and to torment him.

If caught and tortured, one would either have to endure the pain or leave the Immortal Soldier Illusory Realm and lose one thousand points!

To escape earlier, Qin Yun had chosen to leave the Immortal Soldier Illusory Realm and was deducted one thousand points.

Now, he wanted those clan disciples to experience the same treatment.

Though Long Qiaofeng had been injured by Qin Yun, her strength remained formidable. However, she was tightly bound by Qin Yun with special beast-tendon ropes, making escape impossible.

After capturing Long Qiaofeng, Qin Yun slung her over his shoulder and charged toward the "Qiaofeng Battalion" on the ground.

As he dashed forward, five throwing knives had already plunged into the crowd, whirling and striking lethally.

Over a dozen Spirit Martial Realm warriors emerged from the crowd!

The Spirit Martial Realm members of the Qiaofeng Battalion were also quite powerful, but the moment they appeared, they were pinned to the ground by crushing gravity released by Ling Yuner.

Before the dozen or so Spirit Martial Realm warriors could react, Qin Yun descended upon them, cutting them down swiftly with the Mortal Saber Manual.

With dozens fell in an instant, the battalion broke ranks in panic!

The Spirit Martial Realm warriors rushed forward, attempting to stop Qin Yun and kill him.

However, the Mortal Saber Manual was devastatingly effective—his strikes were fast, precise, and fluid, without a moment's pause, all while focusing a tremendous surge of Ninefold Extremes Dao Force.

In a flash, Qin Yun unleashed hundreds of saber strikes, their chilling glints and overlapping shadows reducing those in their path to bloody fragments.

Even more terrifying were the five eerie throwing knives—impossible to predict or evade, like five deadly spirits darting like lightning.

Ninth Layer Martial Path warriors stood no chance against these five throwing knives, dying the instant they were struck.

Even Spirit Martial Realm warriors, if weaker, had their skulls pierced in one lightning thrust.

What surprised them most was that Qin Yun also possessed powerful mental energy assaults!

The charging warriors, taken completely by surprise, were enveloped by Qin Yun's Jushensha.

Struck by the mental energy, their minds were suddenly clouded.

In that moment of confusion, the throwing knives punched through their skulls.

As Qin Yun advanced through the chaotic battalion, a dozen men fell with every stride.

By the time he passed through the hundreds-strong battalion, the slain bodies began fading from view!

Long Qiaofeng, ranked fifth on the Martial Arts Ranking, commanded the feared Qiaofeng Battalion.

Yet now, Long Qiaofeng had been captured alive, and her battalion annihilated.

All of this was accomplished by Qin Yun alone.

Watching her battalion being wiped out, Long Qiaofeng seethed with rage.

All she could do was writhe furiously, releasing pulse after pulse of dragon-phoenix Dao Force.

Qin Yun slapped her buttocks and growled, "Don’t move!"

"Qin Yun, just kill me already!" Long Qiaofeng shouted furiously. "You said you'd let me die with dignity!"

"I thought we’d have a fight to the death!" Qin Yun sneered. "Never expected you to be so weak—taken down so easily, and even giving me the chance to capture you alive!"

"You can’t even kill yourself here."

"Offing yourself costs a thousand points."

Long Qiaofeng seethed with anger but was powerless to act.

What infuriated her most was... Tian Yaolei, Yang Shenglong, Long Kuangxing, and Ji Lang—those four still hadn’t arrived.

"Those damn pigs!" Long Qiaofeng cursed inwardly.

If they had come earlier, they could have captured Qin Yun again.

But now, Qin Yun had seized Long Qiaofeng, wiped out her Phoenix Corps, and brought his total score to seven hundred!

"Your useless teammates still haven’t shown up? Well, I won’t wait for them. Heh..."

With that, Qin Yun hoisted Long Qiaofeng onto his shoulder and bolted for the distant woods, gradually disappearing into the night.

The spectators in the safe city went wild once again!

"Qin Yun took Long Qiaofeng away? What’s he going to do to her?"

"Getting frisky in the Immortal Arms Mirage isn’t real, but it feels real. Rumor has it many guys have long wanted to grab Long Qiaofeng here... hehehe!"

"Long Qiaofeng is ranked fifth on the Martial Arts Ranking and is a woman—plenty of guys want a piece of her!"

"Even those from highborn clans have such thoughts."

"So if Qin Yun took her away, you think he’ll...?"

People started speculating like crazy.

Even if Qin Yun did nothing, Long Qiaofeng's reputation would likely be ruined.

Long Qiaofeng knew this would happen—she had even considered losing a thousand points to leave the Immortal Arms Mirage.

But she hesitated. Those thousand points were still quite important to her.

Despite her noble status, she had enemies among other highborn heirs. She needed to hold her rank to stay intimidating.

Moreover, she still had to participate in the Aoxing Province Martial Arts Championship!

While she hesitated, Qin Yun carried her away. Now, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t clear the public's suspicions.

Panicked as she was, Long Qiaofeng was a clever woman and quickly calmed down.

"Qin Yun, I heard you’re close with Liu Jingmeng," Long Qiaofeng said in a very calm tone, as if speaking to a friend.

"She’s my shimei," Qin Yun replied with a faint smile.

"You’ve got a thing for Liu Jingmeng, don’t you? That’s why Hua Xiyue went to kill you—he’s way out of my league!"

"You’re after Liu Jingmeng, but doing this to me here. If she hears about it, she’ll lose it!"

"Hua Xiyue would be thrilled because he can use this to slander you!" Long Qiaofeng drawled.

"All I did was capture you!" Qin Yun replied, somewhat puzzled.

"It’s not about what you did to me, but what everyone thinks you did to me!" Long Qiaofeng giggled mockingly.

"I’m an outstanding woman—nine out of ten guys here would wanna bed me. Now that you've captured me, what do you think they'll imagine?"

Qin Yun suddenly realized the implication and frowned. "I really didn’t think about that! Because I don’t get what the big deal is about you—I genuinely don’t see why anyone would want you!"

"You... are you even a man?" Long Qiaofeng was momentarily speechless before shouting.

"Of course I am!" Qin Yun said. "What I mean is, you hold no attraction for me. You lack strength, and while your looks are passable, you wouldn’t even make the top ten on my beauty ranking!"

"Bullshit!" Long Qiaofeng felt utterly insulted.

After all, she was a top-tier beauty in Aoxing State.

"My second sister is Yue Wulan, one of Aoxing State's Five Great Beauties! Tian Ruoleng is my elder sister—though she wasn’t officially ranked, she’s stunning, with a wild, icy allure!" Qin Yun bragged. "I won’t even mention Elder Hu Jingxian—she’s a real seductress!"

"I... I’m also one of Aoxing State's Five Great Beauties!" Long Qiaofeng yelled furiously.

If Qin Yun had actually violated her, it wouldn’t have angered her as much as this.

A woman’s looks mean everything to her—especially someone like Long Qiaofeng, who held a prestigious rank and came from noble lineage.

"I don’t believe it! If it’s true, then my second sister is truly pitiable—to be grouped with you as one of the Five Great Beauties, bringing down the whole ranking!" Qin Yun scoffed.

"Qin Yun, I’ll cut out your tongue and gouge out your eyes! You clueless, loudmouthed idiot..." Long Qiaofeng exploded into a stream of curses.

Qin Yun carried Long Qiaofeng into a dense forest, perching on a giant tree branch.

They were now far from the safety of the city.

"Qin Yun, what exactly do you plan to do with me? Don’t even think about having me—I’d forfeit a thousand points before letting you defile me!" Long Qiaofeng struggled, tightly bound and unable to resist.

The rope, woven from beast tendons and etched with mystic sigils, could absorb immense force.

"You guys were all about capturing and torturing me earlier—now it’s your turn to experience it!" Qin Yun laughed. "I’ll force you to leave the Immortal Arms Illusion Realm yourself!"

Long Qiaofeng thrashed and shrieked at him, "Qin Yun, I never even touched you last time!"

"But I remember—you were the one who trapped me in that net!" Qin Yun pinched her chin, staring into her furious phoenix-like eyes, and grinned.

"I never hit you!" Long Qiaofeng admitted bluntly. She didn’t want to lose a thousand points. She knew she couldn’t handle pain.

"You were part of it—that’s enough!" Qin Yun laughed heartily. "I didn’t expect you to be so afraid of pain!"

"Exactly, I can’t handle pain. Look, why don’t we work together?" Long Qiaofeng hissed furiously.

"Cooperate? I don’t trust your clan lackeys!" Qin Yun gave her cheek a condescending pat.

"Get your hands off me!" Long Qiaofeng shouted.

Qin Yun's palm emitted strands of black electricity as he said, "Then I won’t waste words with you. Prepare to suffer! If you don’t want to suffer, get out of the Immortal Weapon Realm now!"

If Long Qiaofeng left voluntarily, she’d lose a thousand points!

"Qin Yun, you want to reduce our points so you can climb into the top ten faster, don’t you?" Long Qiaofeng asked calmly after regaining her composure.

"Smart girl," Qin Yun replied. "So, you’d better cooperate willingly! I don’t go easy on women!"

Qin Yun laughed heartily, his hand, crackling with black electricity, already reaching for Long Qiaofeng.

Long Qiaofeng shouted, "Wait! If you want points, I can help you! Team up with me, and your points will shoot through the roof!"

"I command a mercenary group, all of them clan disciples—you know how strong they are. I can gather them in one place, and you can pick them off from the shadows!"

Qin Yun immediately stopped. Previously, eliminating Long Qiaofeng’s group had earned him five hundred points.

"Also, I know Tian Yaolei, Long Kuangxing, Ji Lang, and Yang Shenglong. I know where their headquarters are. You hate them, and so do I. We can work together to take them down!" Long Qiaofeng added.