Chapter 0605: Tian Yaolei

Chapter 0605: Tian Yaolei

Tian Yaolei knew Qin Yun was not an easy opponent, but he wasn’t the least bit afraid.

An army came marching in.

That was Yang Shenglong’s clan faction and Long Kuangxing’s clan faction.

Now, three clan factions had Qin Yun dead to rights.

Not long after, another large group appeared—Hua Xiyue had arrived with his clan faction. Looks like this was a setup.

“Quite a crowd has come!” Qin Yun’s expression gradually turned serious.

Just as Hua Xiyue’s clan faction arrived, another group appeared in the distance—Long Ziming’s clan faction.

Ji Lang’s faction had already been absorbed and merged into the Yaolei Faction.

Thus, the current Yaolei Faction was the strongest, with the largest number of members.

“Qin Yun, you're trapped like a rat now!” Tian Yaolei barked a laugh.

“Are you all going to gang up on me, or will you fight me one by one?” Qin Yun didn’t even blink as he spoke slowly.

Tian Yaolei scanned the faction heads—Hua Xiyue and the others—and said, “I don't need help to crush you!”

Among these strong individuals, Tian Yaolei was the only one who hadn’t fought Qin Yun before.

Hua Xiyue, Ji Lang, Long Kuangxing, Yang Shenglong, Long Qiaofeng… all had been defeated by Qin Yun.

If Tian Yaolei could defeat Qin Yun, it would skyrocket his street cred.

Especially among the clan factions in Celestial Armory City, this would earn him praise from his clan.

“In that case, even if I defeat you, I still won’t be able to escape!” Qin Yun glanced at the over two thousand people surrounding him.

Aside from Hua Xiyue’s men, the rest were disciples from the clan factions—the hottest young talents among the Core Disciples.

With this many enemies, even a fly couldn't escape.

Hua Xiyue said coldly, “Qin Yun, if I were you, I’d leave the Celestial Armory Illusion immediately to save your own skin!”

“Qin Yun, we've formed an alliance specifically to deal with you! We'll keep you out of the top ten rankings,” Yang Shenglong sneered. “Not just in the Celestial Armory Illusion—even in the real world, you’re our target!”

Long Kuangxing said icily, “Our Long Clan’s killers are already on the move! Tian Ruoleng and Yue Wulan will also become their targets. That Demonmoon Island hideout won't save you!”

“Qin Yun, just surrender obediently!” Yang Shenglong threatened. “You captured an elder of our Yang Clan—we won’t let you off! We’ve already sent people to Celestial Armory City!”

Sneering with rage, Hua Xiyue said to Qin Yun, “Because of you, Celestial Armory City is under fire from all the big clans! The Long Clan, Yang Clan, Tian Clan, Medicine Immortal Valley, and Canghuo Immortal Mountain are all joining forces to force the city to kick you out!”

“Qin Yun, you’re a walking disaster!” Tian Yaolei said coldly.

“Brought trouble? Haven’t you all caused trouble for me too? Don’t worry—sooner or later, I’ll wipe every single one of you off the map!”

“You trash are only capable of throwing your weight around in Celestial Armory Palace. With your strength, you wouldn’t last more than a few moves against the top dogs from other sects!”

Qin Yun’s voice was laced with sarcasm: “You all know I’ve fused with the Flamefury Rune Soul. My fire runes are the strongest! My importance to Celestial Armory City is way above your paygrade, trash!”

“Bullshit!” Long Kuangxing shouted. “If you were truly important to Celestial Armory City, you would’ve snagged a spot in the Dharma Protector Hall long ago!”

"Our Dharma Protector Hall has no use for trash like you! No matter how gifted he is with mystic patterns, he’ll never set foot in our Dharma Protector Hall!"

Hua Xiyue’s voice dripped with jealousy as he shouted, "Qin Yun, don’t be so arrogant! You’re insignificant to Immortal Armory City! Just wait and see—soon, the major families, the Medicine Immortal Valley, and the Canghuo Immortal Mountain will all arrive!"

"Many elders in the Dharma Protector Hall have already declared their intention to expel you from Immortal Armory City!"

Tian Yaolei added, "That’s right. Many elders within the orthodox faction support driving Qin Yun out!"

Yang Shenglong sneered triumphantly, "Qin Yun, did you hear that? You’re about to be kicked out, yet you still think you’re important to Immortal Armory City?"

"You, a nobody without lineage, actually dream of becoming a core disciple of our immortal sect? Keep dreaming!" Hua Xiyue scoffed disdainfully. "Once you’re expelled, your enemies will rip you to shreds!"

Qin Yun’s expression twisted with tension. If Immortal Armory City expelled him, he’d have to completely rearrange his future plans.

"I’ve rendered great service to Immortal Armory City—they won’t cast me out!"

"Great service? What of it? Who cares about trash like you? You should know—most of the elders in our Immortal Armory City support driving you out!" Hua Xiyue mocked.

"We’ll see about that!" Qin Yun fixed his gaze on Tian Yaolei, tightening his grip on his blade.

Hua Xiyue and the others retreated to a distance, watching smugly.

"Tian Yaolei is undoubtedly the strongest early-stage Spirit Martial cultivator in our Immortal Armory Palace," Long Kuangxing remarked.

"Of course! Tian Yaolei has triumphed in numerous combat trials!" Yang Shenglong admitted grudgingly, though he hated to acknowledge it.

"If he’s truly strong, then let him subdue Qin Yun!" Hua Xiyue muttered irritably.

Tian Yaolei drew his hammer, his face full of arrogance. "Qin Yun, today you’ll lose a thousand merit points! Hahaha!"

With that, he swung his hammer down.

As the hammer descended, a torrent of lightning erupted, crashing onto Qin Yun like a waterfall.

The jolts of pain sent shockwaves through Qin Yun’s body, but he remained steady, slashing his blade to parry Tian Yaolei’s hammer strike.

The last time Qin Yun faced Tian Yaolei’s attack, he was only at the Ninth Layer Martial Path.

Now at the Spirit Martial realm, his power had multiplied.

Tian Yaolei could feel just how much Qin Yun had grown. Back then, he had crushed Qin Yun effortlessly.

This time, his attack was even fiercer than before.

Yet, Qin Yun parried with a single motion.

Tian Yaolei’s body became wreathed in lightning as he raised his hammer high once more.

BOOM!

The colossal lightning bolt summoned by the hammer crashed down onto Qin Yun.

Qin Yun immediately released *Dao Force*, wrapping it around his body as he retreated from Tian Yaolei. Yet his stance never wavered.

Another powerful lightning strike slammed into him.

Though the thunderous explosion was deafening, Qin Yun showed no visible injury.

"His melee prowess is terrifying!" Qin Yun knew better than to close the distance—he needed to gauge his opponent’s limits first.

Under Tian Yaolei's outwardly fearsome appearance hid terrifying explosive power.

Yang Shenglong and the spectators above were astonished to see Qin Yun withstand two consecutive attacks.

They all knew Tian Yaolei's strength well—one hit could be deadly; two should’ve been impossible.

For Qin Yun to block two attacks was truly beyond their expectations.

Tian Yaolei felt a pang of alarm. With a furious roar, his massive body became a living lightning bolt, darting toward Qin Yun in an instant.

As he charged, he raised his giant hammer and slammed it down in one vicious, seamless arc—fluid and relentless.

Lightning flared like a wrathful dragon, wildly thrashing and roaring in all directions.

Qin Yun stood his ground, swinging his blade to meet the attack.

Bang! Bang!

Qin Yun’s blade struck the hammer twice in rapid succession, releasing two concussive waves of Dao Force that dispersed the lightning Dao Force surging from within the hammer.

Tian Yaolei’s planned thunderous onslaught was disrupted by Qin Yun’s strikes, scattering his power and breaking his rhythm.

Fortunately, he was a seasoned fighter. He yanked back his hammer, sidestepping the sword’s aura, quickly gathered his strength, and struck again.

"Thunder Dragon Strike! A Heaven-tier technique!" Hua Xiyue frowned. "Yet Qin Yun seems capable of blocking it!"

"Qin Yun must be hiding some secret that makes him so strong," Yang Shenglong remarked, barely hiding his envy.

Long Kuangxing’s face twisted with malice. "We must capture him and force the secret out of him! No Profound Body, no twin Dao Cores—his strength must come from some ancient forbidden technique!"

Watching Qin Yun hold his own against Tian Yaolei only strengthened their conviction.

"Yun’er, now!" Qin Yun suddenly said, dodging the furious thunder strike from Tian Yaolei.

Tian Yaolei’s body crackled with lightning, like a thunder deity made flesh. Bolts of electricity shot out like living shackles, coiling around Qin Yun.

"Time to die!"

Seeing Qin Yun entangled, Tian Yaolei laughed triumphantly, leaping into the air above him and bringing his hammer down with devastating force.

Qin Yun’s body trembled slightly as the earth itself rebounded, shattering the lightning bonds.

Freed, Qin Yun swiftly retreated dozens of meters away.

Boom!

Tian Yaolei unleashed his full force, blasting a crater into the earth.

Hua Xiyue and the others bit their lips in frustration.

At the same time, they were shocked that Qin Yun had broken free from the lightning restraints.

Spitting fury, Tian Yaolei howled and charged at Qin Yun.

Just as he closed in, an unseen weight crushed down like a mountain of air, pinning Tian Yaolei mid-flight.

The impact sent him plummeting face-first into the ground, left eating dirt.

"I told Yaolei about Qin Yun’s tricks, yet he didn’t guard against it..." Long Kuangxing muttered. "Let’s attack Qin Yun together—don’t let him kill Yaolei!"