Chapter 0593 One After Another

Chapter 0593 One After Another

Hua Xiyue was greatly provoked. He drew his sword and pointed it at Qin Yun, coldly saying, "Qin Yun, I’ve never seen someone as arrogant as you! You’re just relying on your paltry skills!"

"Hua Xiyue, you're the arrogant one here! Remember clearly—you were the one who came to me first, arrogantly warning me to stay away from Liu Jingmeng, and even threatened to kill me!" Qin Yun laughed loudly.

"Exactly! It was indeed me who warned you first to stay away from Liu Jingmeng! Now, I’m warning you again—Liu Jingmeng is mine! No one else can get close to her!"

"No matter what contributions you've made to the Immortal Armament City, no matter how high your rune talent is, you’re not worthy of being with her!"

"Qin Yun, I, Hua Xiyue, was born into nobility. My parents and grandfather are all elders of the Immortal Armament City—that's my standing! And you? What are you? Do you think your meager rune talent can shake my position?"

"Dream on! In the Immortal Armament City, seniority matters. A lowborn trash like you is far from stepping over me!"

Hua Xiyue wore an arrogant sneer, his voice tinged with agitation and fury as he taunted Qin Yun.

"Jingmeng has been kind to me, and I consider her a good friend!" Qin Yun had just begun speaking when Hua Xiyue interrupted.

"Shut up! A friend? What makes a nobody like you worthy of being her friend?" Hua Xiyue roared. "Qin Yun, you’re not fit to be her friend!"

Seeing Hua Xiyue’s rage, Qin Yun knew he was jealous.

Among the young disciples of the Immortal Armament City, only Qin Yun and Liu Jingmeng possessed exceptional rune talent.

Hua Xiyue had no talent in runes, which made him intensely envious of Qin Yun.

Especially after Qin Yun defeated Ying Chengyu’s disciples, many often mentioned Qin Yun and Liu Jingmeng in the same breath.

"Hua Xiyue, Jingmeng is my friend—so what? Both of us are Runes Masters, and you? You’re nothing but trash! Jingmeng will one day become a Mystic Rune Master, capable of forging Dao Artifacts. You’re simply unworthy of her!" Qin Yun let out a mocking laugh.

"Qin Yun, you son of a bitch! Just you wait—I’ll make sure you can’t survive in the Immortal Armament City!"

Hua Xiyue was furious beyond measure. He swung his sword and thrust at Qin Yun.

This time, Qin Yun suddenly drew a heavy saber and executed the Mortal Saber Manual!

His blade moved with lightning speed, striking the incoming sword. The condensed shockwave transmitted through the blade and clashed against Hua Xiyue’s weapon.

A metallic shriek resounded as Hua Xiyue’s sword trembled violently, his hand shaking from the impact.

Qin Yun deflected Hua Xiyue’s sword and swiftly slashed at his wrist.

Hua Xiyue hastily retreated to evade the strike, then raised his palm and unleashed a titanic force, pressing down on Qin Yun like a toppling mountain.

Qin Yun felt a crushing pressure bearing down on him, as if a colossal mountain had suddenly crashed toward him.

Mountain-Shaking Strike!

Qin Yun executed this basic combat move to perfection, dispersing the force of Hua Xiyue’s palm strike.

Hua Xiyue, aware of the deadliness of Qin Yun's blade work, dared not close the distance. Instead, he unleashed a flurry of palm strikes from afar!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The force of his palms surged like a torrential river, manifesting as a spectral image of a mighty river lashing out like a massive whip.

Qin Yun swiftly countered with the River-Severing technique from the Six Forms of Wind Slash.

His heavy saber cleaved through the air with a draconic roar, its saber qi surging wildly with unstoppable force!

Hua Xiyue's torrential palm force was also cleaved apart by Qin Yun's blade, triggering violent shockwaves.

"This guy has dual martial souls—Mountain and River Souls—both legendary martial souls. He's no pushover," Ling Yuner remarked.

Hua Xiyue had seen Qin Yun fight Chu Bozhong before and knew Qin Yun was no slouch, but he never expected Qin Yun to be this powerful.

Especially now, facing Qin Yun directly, he got a taste of the terrifying might of Qin Yun's strength firsthand.

Hua Xiyue's confidence came from his Mountain and River Dual Souls.

Though not of the black grade, these legendary martial souls were still fearsome, allowing him to unleash Mountain and River Dao Force.

This was why he ranked among the strongest of his peers in Immortal Armament City.

Every strike Hua Xiyue made, whether with fists, palms, or sword, carried the crushing momentum of mountains and rivers.

Even from the distant safety of the city walls, thousands of meters away, the terrifying force could be clearly sensed.

Yet Qin Yun parried every move, trading blows with Hua Xiyue evenly!

On the city walls, Long Qiaofeng, Tian Yaolei, Yang Shenglong, Ji Lang, and Long Kuangxing—five clan disciples—stood side by side, their faces tense as they watched the battle with grave expressions.

They could all see that Qin Yun's strength was formidable, on par with Hua Xiyue.

"Long Qiaofeng, you really went all out last time, chasing Qin Yun and leaving him covered in wounds!" Ji Lang sneered at her.

"That was just luck. I took him by surprise and managed to suppress him in one go. If it were now, I’d be outmatched!" Long Qiaofeng replied calmly.

"Haha, did you seduce him? Took advantage when he wasn’t paying attention?" Ji Lang leered. "I must say, your looks and charm are quite the weapons!"

"Ji Lang, I admit I’m beautiful, but I am *not* alluring!" Long Qiaofeng flared up in anger.

"To me, you ooze seduction from head to toe. I’d love to put you in your place in bed!" Ji Lang laughed even more wildly.

Yang Shenglong guffawed. "Ji Lang, this one’s a handful! You alone probably can’t handle her—we’d need to team up!"

Long Kuangxing and Tian Yaolei also smirked obscenely.

Long Qiaofeng’s expression turned icy as she watched Qin Yun and Hua Xiyue’s battle.

She seemed accustomed to these men’s vulgar remarks but felt helpless—after all, she was a clan disciple.

Under the clan’s orders, she often had to work alongside these men who harbored ill intentions toward her.

Now, she found Qin Yun increasingly likable—at least with him, she never had to watch her back around him.

But Ji Lang and the others? All they wanted was to break her into submission.

Long Qiaofeng faintly sensed an aura of unshakable righteousness emanating from Qin Yun, leagues above the men around her.

Tian Yaolei declared, "If Hua Xiyue really loses, I’ll step in and take Qin Yun down!"

"Tian Yaolei, why should it be you?" Long Kuangxing protested.

"Exactly! If anyone’s going, it should be me!" Ji Lang shouted. "I’ll be the one to put Qin Yun down!"

"Our Yang Clan still has an elder held captive by Qin Yun. If anyone's going to deal with Qin Yun, it should be me!" Yang Shenglong also shouted.

Long Qiaofeng frowned and said, "You're all so full of yourselves! Do you really think you can defeat Qin Yun? Even Hua Xiyue couldn't take him—how could you possibly win against him?"

"Typical woman—all looks, no brains!" Ji Lang sneered. "Didn't you see? Qin Yun has already fought two battles before this. This is his third one, and he's burned through most of his Hunyuan Dao Force. By the end of this fight, he'll be a starved-out paper tiger!"

"Exactly! By then, Qin Yun'll be like a starving, weakened tiger—nothing more than a dead cat in our eyes!" Yang Shenglong laughed loudly. "That cocky bastard Qin Yun's done for!"

Long Qiaofeng scoffed, "Why not just swarm him together?"

"Swarm him? There are so many people watching. Jumping him would make us laughingstocks! Didn’t you see? Hua Xiyue and the other two all went at him alone!"

Long Kuangxing added, "Besides, the four of us ganging up on a starving cat? That’d be pathetic!"

"Then you all can argue over who goes first!" Long Qiaofeng snorted. "I’ll go if no one else does!"

After rounds of rock-paper-scissors, Ji Lang emerged victorious!

On the battlefield, Qin Yun and Hua Xiyue had already traded hundreds of blows. Each clash unleashed tremendous force.

Qin Yun grudgingly admitted, Hua Xiyue was indeed quite strong.

"Yun'er, get ready to strike!"

Qin Yun still had one last trump card—Ling Yuner's crushing gravity field.

Of course, this was also because Hua Xiyue had avoided close combat.

Whenever Qin Yun advanced, Hua Xiyue remained extremely cautious, launching flurries while backpedaling to avoid the gravity assault.

Once Qin Yun closed in, he unleashed a flurry of slashes.

Hua Xiyue slipped past by hairsbreadth each time, always a heartbeat from getting carved up.

This time, Qin Yun closed in again.

Hua Xiyue’s brow furrowed tightly, like a mongoose spotting a cobra.

He didn’t want others to know he feared Qin Yun’s close-range attacks, so he always put up a furious front before bailing.

But this time, when Qin Yun got close, he didn’t slash.

Instead, Ling Yuner dropped the hammer with piled-up gravity.

Whoosh!

The overwhelming force pressed down violently, kicking up a pressure wave.

Hua Xiyue had intended to thrust his sword a few times, but suddenly, his body felt weighed down like lead. Lifting his arms became difficult, let alone stepping forward.

Once Ling Yuner succeeded, Hua Xiyue's face went sickly pale!

Pouncing on the opening, Qin Yun went blade-blur fast!

THWACK! THWACK! THWACK!

Flashing steel sheared clean through Hua Xiyue's limbs!

THWACK!

Qin Yun's palm gathered pulsating energy and slammed heavily into Hua Xiyue's abdomen, directly shattering his internal energy channels.

"Ah—"

Hua Xiyue's agonized scream, like a pig being slaughtered, was bone-chilling, echoing far and wide.

Witnessing Hua Xiyue's crushing defeat, everyone shivered in dread!

Hua Xiyue had lost—utterly and completely!

The crowd erupted in disbelieving shouts!

Hua Xiyue, touted as one of the strongest young martial masters in Immortal Soldier City, had now been beaten to a pulp.

"Ji Lang, get him now!" Tian Yaolei shouted.

Ji Lang's form blurred as he vanished from his spot, lunging at Qin Yun. He roared, "Qin Yun is mine! Anyone who dares interfere, I'll wipe out their whole family!"

Qin Yun had just defeated Hua Xiyue, and now another formidable opponent arrived!

The onlookers in the safe zone watched eagerly, their anticipation clear.

"Tian Yaolei and the others are still here! This is getting intense—let's see how many Qin Yun can defeat!"

"Qin Yun's had it rough—he's already fought three powerhouses: Xia Shufeng, Chu Bozhong, and Hua Xiyue. Now here comes Ji Lang."

"There are still more waiting in line!"

"You think he can last?"

As the crowd saw Ji Lang charging forward, they all felt Qin Yun might finally fall to him.