Chapter 0855: Gatekeeper

Chapter 855: The Gatekeeper

Qin Yun was not the least bit afraid. He looked at Long Bo and said, "I don’t want to fight you, nor do I wish to waste my energy on you. Just give it up!"

Long Bo burst into laughter. "Bluffing, are we? Are you scared? Ha ha, it’s not too late for you to beg for mercy!"

Qin Yun glared coldly at Long Bo. "Beg for mercy? A creature like you isn’t even fit to carry my shoes. Why should I beg for mercy from you?"

"Everyone, look at this guy! How arrogant he is, daring to say that I, Long Bo, am not worthy to carry his shoes?" Long Bo laughed loudly. "The more arrogant you are, the more pain I’ll inflict on you later!"

The crowd also burst into laughter.

"You bald head, let’s see how arrogant you are now!" Long Bo darted forward, the dragon shadow behind him roaring, giving off an aura of immense power.

Long Bo's speed was incredibly fast, earning him much praise.

"Baldy, call me master!" After reaching Qin Yun, Long Bo punched towards his chest, a burst of purple-golden light erupting from his fist.

Possessing the Purple-Gold Dragon martial soul, his martial arts mystic power was indeed formidable, forcing Qin Yun to take several steps back.

Seeing that Qin Yun only retreated a few steps, Long Bo broke out in a cold sweat, as he could clearly feel that his strength had failed to harm the other party at all.

The crowd was also stunned!

None of them had expected that Long Bo, who was not weak, would only manage to make his opponent retreat a few steps with his punch.

"You must be holding back, it has to be that way!" Long Bo tried to maintain his composure, laughing loudly. "You’re just bluffing; you were surely too frightened to move just now!"

"Long Bo, is it?" As Qin Yun spoke, he suddenly vanished.

And in the next moment, he appeared behind Long Bo.

Long Bo sensed someone behind him and quickly turned his head to see Qin Yun standing there, immediately letting out a startled cry. Then, Qin Yun threw a punch.

Ah!

Qin Yun did not use the power of Yin and Yang but relied on the raw physical strength of his ImmortalDemon Physique. The power was terrifying, his hard fist comparable to an exquisite mystic weapon, striking like a hammer.

Long Bo's facial bones shattered from the impact, blood covering his face as he crashed into the wall, screaming in agony.

Long Bo lost, taken down with a single punch!

"The spot for challenging the guardian is mine!" Qin Yun declared.

At that moment, a middle-aged man slowly approached, sneering, "Young man, you've hidden your abilities well, and your strength is impressive! But if you want to claim that spot, you'll have to get past me first!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

"..."

Many others shouted out, all of them elderly or middle-aged martial kings.

Qin Yun said, "To obtain the spot, I must defeat all of you, correct?"

The middle-aged man replied, "That's right, but do you have the strength? You must have just entered the Martial King realm, right? Bullying those at the peak Mystic Warrior realm might be enough, but against us, who have long been in the Martial King realm, you're nothing. And yet, you still want to claim the spot!"

The others all nodded in agreement.

"Arrogant young man, let me teach you the rules of the Nine Dragon Demon Prison!" The middle-aged man extended his foot and said, "Lick the dust off my shoes, and I, Long Hou, can guarantee that no one will bully you here!"

The crowd immediately broke into smiles.

"Long Bo is Long Hou's underling; he licked Long Hou's shoes back in the day! Now it's this bald guy's turn!"

"Long Bo can go to hell; this bald guy is clearly better than him! Long Hou must have taken a liking to this bald guy and wants to recruit him as an underling!"

"The bald kid is too young and doesn't know the rules here, so he was just shouting blindly. Now he's getting a lesson in humility, isn't he?"

Long Hou smiled smugly and said, "Hurry up and lick my shoes clean, and I promise you'll get a spot within ten days!"

Qin Yun said, "Trash, you've been on this first level for quite some time, haven't you? Unable to advance, you're just trying to recruit underlings at random!"

Long Hou flew into a rage and said coldly, "Did you just call me trash?"

Qin Yun laughed loudly and said, "I wasn't cursing you; I was cursing everyone here! You're all trash, stuck on the first level for so long without defeating the guardian, yet you still strut around and flatter each other. What else could you be if not trash?"

His words also enraged the others.

"Long Hou, hurry up and teach him a lesson! If you don't come, I will!"

"Hurry, we need to line up to beat him!"

"It's been a long time since we've encountered such an arrogant young man. Let's all give him a beating to teach him a lesson, so he won't be so arrogant in the future!"

Those speaking were all elderly men!

Long Hou said coldly, "Did you hear that? You've offended everyone here! If you don't want to get beaten up, just lick my shoes clean, and I'll protect you from being bullied!"

"Frankly, even if scum like you wanted to lick my shoes, I wouldn’t allow it! You’re the kind of trash that would only dirty my shoes!" Qin Yun laughed arrogantly.

Seeing his audacity, the others were taken aback once more.

"You bastard, you’re asking for death!" Long Hou roared in anger, striking out with a powerful palm, releasing a surge of profound martial energy, thick with regal might.

The descending palm resembled a massive golden blade, accompanied by a dragon-like roar and a storm of golden lightning, its momentum astonishing and filled with fierce power.

Qin Yun also struck out with a palm, an ordinary-looking hand that carried the mournful cry of a dragon—the Ultimate Dragon Palm!

The force of the Seven Dragon Slaying Palms surged forth, crumbling everything in its path as it struck Long Hou’s hand.

The two palms collided, producing a thunderous explosion!

A fierce and violent gale swept through the first level of the arena, causing it to howl.

Everyone else was forced to release protective barriers to fend off the wind!

After the clash of their palms, Long Hou let out a pained scream; his arm was covered in blood, his clothes and skin torn apart by the impact!

"Scum, you’re not even worthy to lick my shoes!" Qin Yun flashed forward, his fist descending with the force of a mountain being split, the punch carrying the roar of ten thousand horses, surging down with overwhelming power.

Boom!

Struck by the forging dragon energy, Long Hou flew out like a meteor, his body glowing with a golden light.

"Son of a bitch… I’ll… cough!" Long Hou, severely injured, spat blood as he spoke.

Killing was not allowed here, so Qin Yun held back.

"You bunch of trash, weren't you just saying you wanted to beat me up? Come on, then!" Qin Yun swept his gaze over the group of elders, speaking with disdain.

"I'll subdue you!" A long-bearded elder suddenly appeared behind Qin Yun and struck with a palm.

At the same time, Qin Yun unleashed his Pain Divine Arts.

The elder's body was suddenly wracked with pain, letting out a scream as he fell to the ground, rolling and shouting in agony.

After approaching, Qin Yun delivered a series of punches and kicks, making the elder howl in pain.

"Get lost!" Qin Yun kicked the elder away, sending him crashing into Long Hou, who had just gotten up.

Long Hou, pinned down by the elder, spat out a mouthful of blood, splattering the elder's body.

Both men groaned in pain.

"I'm telling you again, the slot for challenging the guardian this morning is mine, and none of you can take it from me!" Qin Yun crossed his arms, coldly surveying the crowd.

"Brat, you're not the boss here! Let's all go at him together!" a middle-aged man shouted.

Then, several middle-aged men and elders flew toward him.

As they approached, Qin Yun thought for a moment and had Ling Yun'er release a wave of Super Gravity.

Boom!

The dozen or so people approaching from all sides were instantly pressed to the ground!

"Be the boss? What's there to dominate in front of you trash? I'll defeat the guardian and leave; I don't even want to be around you scum!" Qin Yun, somewhat angry, quickly walked over and stomped on each person lying on the ground.

He stomped his foot with great force, sending out a shockwave that made those people spit out blood.

"I don't want to provoke you; it's you who are looking for trouble!" Each time Qin Yun stomped his foot, the ground would tremble slightly, demonstrating the immense power behind it.

Everyone was stunned!

They never expected this bald youth to be so powerful, capable of overwhelming all the Martial Kings here!

Now, only those below the Martial King realm remained, and not one of them dared to make a sound.

Qin Yun's cold eyes swept over the crowd, making them shiver in fear.

"Is there anyone who still opposes me? Step forward now, and my fists will convince you!" Qin Yun said coldly.

No one dared to speak, as those who opposed him had been kicked into a corner, piled up and moaning in pain.

Those dozen or so Martial Kings were the strongest, yet they were forced to their knees.

Those who had mocked Qin Yun earlier now dared not speak, nor even look at him, fearing another beating.

Thus, the crowd endured until dawn in an atmosphere of intense oppression and fear.

As dawn broke, a figure slowly emerged from the ground.

The man was dressed in black, a cold and proud young man with a strikingly handsome face, though he exuded a sense of ruthless cruelty.

"Are you the guardian of this level?" Qin Yun walked over and asked.

"Yes, I am the first guardian of this level, named Black Dragon," the black-clothed young man replied. "You just arrived, didn't you?"

He also saw the people piled up in the corner, all of them Wu Wang, and they were severely injured.

"Can we start our fight now?" Qin Yun asked, feeling quite anxious, as he could only fight twice a day, and the tower had nine levels in total.

If he could only fight twice a day, even if he won both times, he could only advance two levels per day, making it impossible to reach the ninth level within two days.

But now, Qin Yun could only fight and see what happened!

"If you want to go up, you have to defeat me!" the Black Dragon said. "You don't have the strength for that, so you might as well give up! I don't even want to waste my time fighting you!"

"You won't know until you try! I need to get out of here, and I'm going to defeat you right now!" Qin Yun declared, already preparing for battle.