Chapter 0606: Soaring to the Top

Chapter 0606: Skyrocketing to #1

Qin Yun kept his guard up against Hua Xiyue and the others, never trusting them.

Sensing Long Kuangxing flying toward him, he immediately sent five throwing knives flying!

While controlling the knives to intercept Long Kuangxing and his group, he charged at Tian Yaolei, fists blasting shockwaves in a whirlwind of blows!

Tian Yaolei had just tried to gather his strength to break free from the weight pressing him down, but the relentless shockwave strikes shattered the power within him.

Qin Yun’s relentless onslaught forced Tian Yaolei into agonized screams.

The man recognized as the strongest early-stage Spirit Martial warrior in the Immortal Armament City was now being beaten so mercilessly that he screamed like a beaten animal.

Even Tian Yaolei, a hulking warrior, couldn’t endure the white-hot agony from the combined shockwave and thunder attacks.

The lightning Qin Yun unleashed was inky-black.

Supercharged by the shockwaves, it penetrated directly into the bones, delivering the most lethal strikes.

Tian Yaolei didn’t want to leave the Immortal Armament Realm—doing so would cost him a thousand points and drop him out of the top ten!

He had held second place for a long time. Falling out of the top ten would be a total disgrace.

So, Tian Yaolei had no choice but to endure Qin Yun’s torment.

Hua Xiyue and the others were strong; the throwing knives Qin Yun sent flying couldn’t hold them back for long.

"Everyone, attack together!" Long Kuangxing roared. "Go all out and save Tian Yaolei!"

Several large war bands shouted in unison as they charged at Qin Yun.

Qin Yun quickly flung several fire Mystic Runes in all directions.

The moment the Mystic Runes were unleashed, thunderous detonations erupted, and tsunamis of fire spread across tens of thousands of meters in an instant.

Firestorms rose into the sky, colliding and igniting into churning fireclouds.

The heavens and earth were engulfed in fire.

The inferno writhed like a living thing, transforming into furious gales that reduced everything to ash.

The combined war bands numbered over two thousand, with nearly a thousand Ninth Layer warriors—all burned to death in an instant.

This gave Qin Yun an additional thousand points, bringing his total to 3,900 and shooting him straight to #2 on the Martial Arts Ranking!

The remaining Spirit Martial warriors could only desperately flee the sea of fire, but they couldn’t escape Qin Yun’s throwing knives.

The five knives Qin Yun controlled danced through the inferno, cutting down the scorched Spirit Martial warriors in cold blood.

The agonized screams of the burning men turned the flames into a nightmare realm.

...

In the sanctuary city, Long Qiaofeng watched in shock as Qin Yun’s score shot through the roof.

Many others were shouting in disbelief.

"Qin Yun is now ranked second! He jumped a thousand points in an instant—did he annihilate two war bands?"

"Perhaps he ran into the BlackClad Corps and took down ten of their operatives!"

"Taking out one BlackClad soldier grants a hundred points, but Qin Yun's score is creeping up by just one or two points at a time. That means he's wiping out whole squads!"

"His score is still climbing!"

"At this rate, it must involve at least three corps' worth of enemies."

"Four thousand two hundred points now!"

"Four thousand three, four thousand four, four thousand five... Dozens of Martial Spirit fighters are getting picked off left and right!"

The Safe City residents watched wide-eyed as Qin Yun's score kept rising, each person utterly stunned and struggling to believe what they were seeing.

Long Qiaofeng also knew Qin Yun was surrounded by multiple corps, but she never imagined he'd actually manage to single-handedly wipe out multiple elite units.

"Holy shit! Qin Yun is terrifying. He's alone, yet he’s mowing down entire units. Which ones did he take out?"

"Qin Yun's first place now!"

The top spot on the Martial Arts Ranking finally changed hands.

Qin Yun's score shot up to 5,200!

...

In that desert, no one in those units expected Qin Yun would have so many Mystic Runes of Fire.

When Qin Yun unleashed the first wave of Mystic Runes of Fire, the Martial Spirit fighters just managed to withstand it. By the second wave, they couldn’t hold on anymore—especially with Qin Yun's flying knives picking them off.

Tian Yaolei was severely injured by Qin Yun, lying motionless on the ground. He didn't dare leave the Immortal Armory Illusory Realm, knowing Qin Yun was still watching nearby.

Hua Xiyue arrived first but kept his distance, wary of Qin Yun's gravity attacks. He just fired off Dao Force blasts from afar.

Long Kuangxing, Yang Shenglong, Long Ziming, Chu Bozhong, and Xia Shufeng also attacked Qin Yun from all directions.

"Xiao Yun, I'll use the power of the Mingyang Dao Core to generate a suction force and yank them close. Then you pick your moment to attack!" Ling Yuner suddenly said.

At that moment, the surrounding flames got sucked right into Qin Yun, rapidly absorbed.

Hua Xiyue and the others attacking from a distance also felt a powerful pull coming from Qin Yun.

"What's this freak doing?"

"What kind of power is this? That kind of insane pull!"

"Attack him quickly! Stop him!"

"Take him down with your weapons!"

Yang Shenglong and the others freaked out immediately.

The scariest part of Qin Yun's Mingyang power was exactly this pull.

Out in the cosmos, he had once seen the Mingyang swallowing whole stars—its pull was horrifying.

Once Qin Yun yanked them close, he let loose with his Earthquake Technique, firing off pinpoint punches from a distance.

The Earthquake Technique, channeled through his fists, landed with surgical precision—devastatingly powerful.

The impact slammed into their bodies, the brutal force tearing through flesh and bone before plunging deep inside to obliterate their internal organs.

Qin Yun unleashed a barrage of punches, dark fist afterimages cascading relentlessly as he growled, his voice thunderous. His overwhelming momentum drove the strikes deep into their bodies with ruthless precision.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The divine power erupted within Hua Xiyue and the others, shredding their organs and forcing blood from their mouths as they howled in agony.

Qin Yun’s throwing knives suddenly flew out, severing limbs with brutal precision.

Hua Xiyue and his group were defeated by Qin Yun once again—this time despite ambushing him together.

The result defied all their expectations.

Each knew they couldn’t take Qin Yun alone. They had believed that by teaming up, they could easily subdue him.

Yet now, they were broken beyond resistance.

Qin Yun raised his foot and ground Tian Yaolei’s face into the dirt.

Tian Yaolei's face remained buried in the mud, unable to lift his head.

"Qin Yun, I’ll be devoured alive by you!"

Tian Yaolei rasped one last threat before disappearing.

The third-ranked Tian Yaolei tumbled down the Martial Arts Ranking, falling far behind and out of the top ten.

When Hua Xiyue and the others met Qin Yun’s calm gaze, a chill ran down their spines.

Long Ziming was the first to leave the Immortal Soldier Illusory Realm, followed by Hua Xiyue, Long Kuangxing, Yang Shenglong…

They were deducted another thousand points, plunging to the lowest ranks.

Before the Martial Arts Conquest even began, any hope of entering the top ten vanished.

Qin Yun exhaled slowly, calmly surveyed his surroundings, and then sprinted toward the Safe City.

...

Inside the Safe City, people erupted in deafening uproar, even more excited than Qin Yun himself.

The individuals who had long dominated the top ten of the Martial Arts Ranking had now fallen far behind. Originally holding two to three thousand points, they were now scraping barely a thousand.

Now, everyone understood exactly which factions had teamed against Qin Yun.

Despite the undeniable truth, the crowd still struggled to believe that several powerful factions couldn’t lay a finger on him—instead suffering heavy losses.

"Qin Yun only just entered the Spiritual Martial Realm—how does he possess such terrifying power?"

"Such strength should belong to mid or late-stage Spiritual Martial Realm practitioners, shouldn’t it?"

"Qin Yun has no Profound Body, nor dual martial souls—could it be… his totem power? They say he wields dual totem inheritance!"

"He can channel the Golden Ape Totem and another beast totem!"

"Obtaining the Flamefury Rune Soul’s power must fuel his immense strength as well!"

"This guy must be the strongest early Spiritual Martial Realm fighter in our Immortal Soldier Palace!"

"Not necessarily. Hua Xiyue and the others have had their true strength weakened. Their Profound Body or bloodline powers cannot be unleashed within this Celestial Armory Mirage."

Long Qiaofeng was also inside Safe City, secretly thrilled as she listened to the excited discussions of the crowd.

Of the clan factions’ disciples, only she remained in the top ten, holding third place!

She had been ambushed by Yang Shenglong earlier and then eliminated by Qin Yun, so no one would suspect her of secretly collaborating with Qin Yun.

...

On his way to Safe City, Qin Yun passed through a forest when he suddenly sensed someone nearby.

Then, a hail of arrows and bolts rained down from above.

These arrows and bolts were highly unusual—upon impact, they erupted into thunder and flames.

The storm of arrows swept across the entire forest, flattening it instantly.

Qin Yun, caught in the deadly arrow storm, had no chance to evade and was instantly killed.

Only the BlackClad Corps could unleash such a fearsome attack.

Qin Yun respawned in his room, muttering angrily, "The BlackClad Corps again!"

Those watching the Martial Arts Ranking also noticed Qin Yun's score suddenly dropped by 100.

The only reason for losing 100 points was encountering the BlackClad Corps.

After resting briefly, Qin Yun re-entered the Celestial Armory Mirage and appeared in Safe City, where he heard crowds buzzing about him.

"Qin Yun got wiped out by the BlackClad Corps! The BlackClad Corps truly is the strongest."

"Qin Yun is so OP that he’s disrupting the balance of this Celestial Armory Mirage. The BlackClad Corps will surely target him frequently!"

"If that’s the case, Qin Yun won’t dare to roam freely anymore."

Hearing this, Qin Yun felt pissed off and couldn’t help but suspect the BlackClad Corps was deliberately targeting him.

After slapping on a mask, he concealed himself and entered a tent to meet with Long Qiaofeng.

"Qiaofeng, I heard they plan to unite and drive me out of Immortal Soldier City. Is that true?" Qin Yun asked, genuinely concerned about this.

If it were true, he would spend all his points before leaving.

"Yes, the elders of the clan factions, along with Herb Immortal Vale and Emberfire Immortal Peak, will hold an assembly and call on the sect leader to step in and clean up your mess!"

"If our sect leader refuses, Herb Immortal Vale and Emberfire Immortal Peak will join forces and go to war with Immortal Soldier City!" Long Qiaofeng said.