Chapter 0702: It Was Her

Chapter 0702: It Was Actually Her

Long Yue’s surrender shocked the Muzhou King and the Long Family!

This meant they’d lost something priceless!

The worst part? Qin Yun—the man who’d killed his disciple—had just walked off with his most prized treasures!

As soon as Jian Shitian dropped the barrier, he landed next to Qin Yun. Meanwhile, the Long Family members all rushed forward.

The middle-aged semi-immortal slapped Long Yue so hard she went flying off the arena the moment she stood up.

The Long Family lunged after her, ready to keep beating her down—until Xiao Yuelan swooped in and caught Long Yue mid-fall.

The Cloud Demon Matriarch blasted the Long Family’s Emperor Wu back with one slap!

"What are you doing?" the Long Family’s semi-immortal roared.

"Long Yue’s one of us now—a disciple of Demon Moon Island!" Seeing Long Yue struck, the Cloud Demon Matriarch decided then and there: she’d recruit her, no matter the cost.

Meanwhile, on the arena, the other Long Family members angrily demanded to know where Qin Yun had learned the Heavenly Dragon Art.

Qin Yun’s thoughts raced as he stared at Long Yue next to Xiao Yuelan. It hit him: Long Yue hadn’t been hurt at all. She’d thrown the fight.

Qin Yun had burned out his last reserves in those final attacks—he was running on empty.

Long Yue had played dead—she could’ve mopped the floor with Qin Yun!

Qin Yun was certain Long Yue must be someone he knew. Why else would she hand him victory?

The other factions ate it up, grinning at the drama.

The Long Family’s top dog here—the middle-aged semi-immortal from Tenglong Province—glared at the Cloud Demon Matriarch. "You bitches better brace yourselves—your reckoning’s coming!"

The Muzhou King rushed forward, snarling at Qin Yun, "Cripple your cultivation now, or I’ll put you in the ground!"

Bao Changshou planted himself in front of Qin Yun, the three Immortal Essences (Qin Yun’s winnings) already in hand. He’d die before he let anything happen to Qin Yun.

Qin Yun sat there, clutching the Purple-Gold Lunar Martial Spirit.

Jian Ruyan and Yue Bufeng rushed over, pumping energy into Qin Yun to speed his recovery.

Qin Yun was spent, but calm—Bao Changshou had his back.

"Kill Qin Yun? Over my rotting corpse," Bao Changshou spat.

"Bao Changshou, grab your Immortal Essences and get the hell back to Celestial Armory City!" The Muzhou King unsheathed a longsword thrumming with celestial energy—no doubt a Celestial Artifact.

Bao Changshou barked a laugh. "Qin Yun’s my disciple—you think I’d walk away? You want him dead? You’ll have to go through me first!"

The Long Family’s semi-immortal sneered, "I’m Long Xian, second master of Tenglong’s Long Family. You really think you stand a chance?"

"Never heard of you. Can’t beat you? Maybe. But I’ll drag you to hell with me," Bao Changshou shot back.

"Fine. I’ll settle for breaking Qin Yun’s cultivation," Long Xian conceded. "He stole the Heavenly Dragon Art—deny that if you dare!"

Here is the edited translation incorporating the expert suggestions:

Qin Yun had regained considerable strength and said angrily, "I didn't steal your Dragon God Technique! It was totem-martial arts I learned from studying the Dragon Totem!"

"Your so-called Dragon God Technique was adapted from Dragon Totem techniques! It's not half as advanced as the Dragon Totem martial arts I've mastered!"

Qin Yun's words sent murmurs through the crowd.

That was actually Dragon Totem martial arts!

The Long Clan was stunned silent. After all, the Dragon God Technique was indeed adapted from Dragon Totem techniques.

Bao Changshou laughed heartily, "Did you hear that? It's Dragon Totem martial arts! The Dragon Totem isn't exclusive to your Long family. It's only natural for Qin Yun to comprehend its martial legacy!"

"He's lying! He already has the Sky Lion Totem—he can't possibly possess the Dragon Totem as well. The two are natural opposites!" Long Xian said coldly. "These are just excuses!"

Qin Yun stood up and sneered, "Should I carve the Dragon Totem and display it openly?"

"You... you've truly mastered the Dragon Totem?" the Muzhou King gasped. Even he hadn't fully mastered the Dragon Totem and could only replicate fragments. Only a few Runes Masters of the Long family could carve the Dragon Totem!

Long Xian was also stunned. "Qin Yun, have you really mastered the Dragon Totem?"

Qin Yun smirked. "Indeed! I can carve it right now! I can even make multiple copies and gift them to all the Runes Masters of the Spirit Wasteland as a present!"

"Do you believe me when I say I can make the Dragon Totem as widespread as weeds?"

Qin Yun's words sent shockwaves through the Long family and the Runes Hall.

If the precious Dragon Totem became commonplace, it would undermine their power. Their control of the Dragon Totem was what allowed them to recruit so many Runes Masters to serve them.

"Now, do you believe I've mastered the Dragon Totem?" Qin Yun locked eyes with Long Xian. "All my martial arts were learned from the Dragon Totem!"

Long Xian and the Muzhou King hesitated.

Their initial intent to capture Qin Yun stemmed from their resentment over losing their Immortal Essence to him, seizing this opportunity to retaliate. But now, Qin Yun's words had caught them off guard.

Qin Yun turned to Jian Shitian and smiled. "Sword Sect Leader, thank you for your assistance! To express my gratitude and to strengthen the friendship between the Immortal Armory City and the Sword Immortal Pavilion, I can offer you the Dragon Totem!"

Offering the Dragon Totem so casually made other factions burn with jealousy, sparking awed whispers.

The elders of the Long family and the Totem Pavilion seethed with outrage—this was something they had monopolized, yet Qin Yun was giving it away so freely.

Qin Yun's words prompted several half-immortals of the Sword Immortal Pavilion to unsheathe their swords, clearly ready to protect Qin Yun at all costs.

"Qin Yun, in gratitude for your generous gift, we will ensure you suffer not the slightest harm!" Jian Shitian chuckled. "If necessary, we can even summon the elders of the Sword Immortal Pavilion!"

The Dragon Totem Qin Yun offered was valuable enough for the Sword Immortal Pavilion to mobilize its strongest forces.

Long Xian and the Muzhou King were completely defeated.

They were on the Sword Immortal Pavilion's turf, and with the sect protecting Qin Yun so fiercely, they couldn't even lay a finger on him.

"Qin Yun, you've outplayed us this time!" Long Xian said coldly. He then turned to the Cloud Demon Matriarch and roared, "Wretched crone, hand over Long Yue now! I'll punish her on the spot!"

At that moment, Xiao Yuelan suddenly sent a voice transmission to Qin Yun: "Xiao Yun, Long Yue is Little Meilian. She's still reeling from that strike earlier!"

Qin Yun stood frozen, his emotions in turmoil.

Long Yue turned out to be Qi Meilian in disguise!

He didn't know why Qi Meilian had infiltrated the Long Family, only that she stood right before him after being brutally slapped by Long Xian.

"This bastard!" Qin Yun glared at Long Xian's back, a wave of white-hot rage rising in his heart. "You dare strike Little Meilian? I'll make you beg for death!"

Just as everyone turned toward the Cloud Demon Matriarch, the Heavenly Lion Subduing Dragon Cauldron materialized above Long Xian's head!

The moment it appeared, the cauldron released a dragon-suppressing force that overwhelmed Long Xian, whose body brimmed with draconic energy, leaving him momentarily stunned. By the time he regained his senses—

BOOM!

The cauldron came crashing down, trapping Long Xian beneath it!

The vessel then abruptly shrank and flew into Qin Yun's hand.

The tens of thousands in the plaza stood stunned speechless, eyes wide as they stared at Qin Yun.

A demi-immortal had been captured by Qin Yun.

Even Jian Shitian and Bao Changshou hadn't anticipated this move.

Long Xian had already backed down from confronting Qin Yun.

There was no need for retaliation.

Yet Qin Yun had struck anyway!

Only Xiao Yuelan wasn't the least bit surprised.

"Qin Yun... what have you done?!" the Long Family members bellowed.

"I did what I damn well pleased, got a problem with that?" Qin Yun shot back, his anger flaring at the memory of Long Xian striking Qi Meilian.

None could understand why Qin Yun, freshly escaped from the Long Family's siege, now stood furious as if he'd swallowed fire.

Jian Nanhu muttered, "Qin Yun, release him now, or the Long Family will hunt you down!"

"Easy now," Qin Yun retorted. "I promised your Jianxian Pavilion the Dragon Totem, and I'll deliver. Don't want it? Then don't protect me!"

"I've got old scores to settle with the Long Family. This chance to capture one of their demi-immortals? I won't waste it!"

Qin Yun would never forgive Long Xian for harming Qi Meilian.

Jian Shitian, momentarily dazed, was silently cursing Qin Yun—now realizing the Dragon Totem wasn't a free gift.

Though the Jianxian Pavilion swordsmen inwardly raged, they had to protect Qin Yun—the Dragon Totem was far too valuable.

"The beef between Qin Yun and your Long Family isn't our business!"

"But make a move against him on our turf, and we'll intervene!" Jian Shitian said icily, eyeing the seething Long Family members.

Jian Nanhu yanked Qin Yun aside. "I'm taking him to meet our lovely elder!"

The Jianxian Pavilion boasted an exceptionally gifted Mystic Rune Master who served as an elder. By delivering Qin Yun to her, Jian Nanhu aimed to have him hand over the Dragon Totem while heading off a confrontation with the Long Family.

Qin Yun really wanted to say a few words to Qi Meilian, but he was yanked away by Jian Nanhu.

...

No sooner had Jian Nanhu taken Qin Yun away from the square than a massive black sphere came crashing down from the sky, shattering through multiple protective barriers before slowly landing in the square.

The expressions of Jian Shitian and several other sword immortals changed drastically.

The enormous black sphere, over a hundred meters wide, landed in the square, and a group of black-robed figures emerged from within, radiating intense evil energy as they advanced.

Tu Tiandi let out a maniacal laugh. "The people from the Demon Abyss Domain have arrived—you're all dead meat!"

Just as the Spirit Abyss has its Profound Domain, so does the Demon Abyss!

Their purpose was clear—they had come to seize the Immortal Essence.

Jian Shitian swore under his breath—no sooner had one crisis passed than another began.

What worried them most was the possibility of other immortal sects siding with the Demon Abyss Domain.

If the King of Yezhou or the Medicine Immortal Valley joined them, the Sword Immortal Pavilion would be wiped out in the ensuing battle.