Chapter 0938 Obtaining the Beast Horn

Chapter 0938: A Satisfying Haul

Ye Yaoxue was extremely pleased, thoroughly satisfied with tonight's gains—not only did she obtain twenty Superior Imperial Source Stones, but also two rare Emperor-grade Source Stones.

Such a bountiful harvest would surely make the other Emperor Wu of the Hundred Towers Sect seethe with envy.

"Come on, come on! Grand Master, hurry over here, try to take off my clothes! Teehee, you can't catch me!" Ye Yaoxue giggled sweetly, her voice clear and melodious, allowing everyone to sense the joy in her heart through her laughter.

Every time Qin Yun charged at her, Ye Yaoxue always managed to dodge effortlessly.

Half the time had already passed, yet Qin Yun had only managed to touch her clothes once!

Ye Yaoxue laughed, "Grand Master, your footwork is indeed impressive, especially considering you're only at the late-stage Martial King Realm. If you were to become Emperor Wu, you might just be as fast as me!"

Floating in mid-air, she spoke provocatively, and Qin Yun immediately dashed toward her.

The moment he approached, Ye Yaoxue blinked away in an instant.

Qin Yun continued chasing, but Ye Yaoxue was simply too fast, weaving back and forth across the arena.

The two of them raced across the stage at breakneck speeds, leaving afterimages in their wake—so fast that no one could clearly track their movements.

Sometimes they sprinted across the platform, other times they soared through the air, leaving the audience mesmerized.

"Sister Ye, just a little longer! You're about to win!" Murong Yuwei cheered happily, delighted at the prospect of Qin Yun losing.

Qin Yun glanced at the incense—only a small portion remained.

"It seems I have no choice but to try that move. I wonder if it'll work..." Qin Yun thought to himself.

"Xiao Yun, you’ll definitely succeed! She has nowhere to run!" Ling Yuner encouraged.

"No, the arena isn’t enclosed. If she’s about to be caught, she’ll just flee outside. I need to see if I can force her toward the center!" Qin Yun continued pursuing Ye Yaoxue relentlessly.

Ye Yaoxue felt a flicker of alarm—Qin Yun’s speed wasn’t far behind hers, and he nearly caught up a few times.

After watching for so long, the crowd was certain Qin Yun would lose.

No matter how they looked at it, there was no way for him to turn the tables.

Not only was Ye Yaoxue fast, but her movements were also unpredictable. Even if someone matched her speed, catching her would still be extremely difficult.

Moreover, properly undressing her was the hardest part.

As others had pointed out, even with sufficient speed, the most one could do was tear off a piece of her clothing—actually taking off an entire garment was nearly impossible.

Originally, Qin Yun had suggested that merely touching Ye Yaoxue within half an incense stick’s time would count as a win, but she had refused. Otherwise, she’d have lost already.

The crowd couldn’t help but wince at the thought—had Ye Yaoxue agreed, the consequences would have been unthinkable!

Judging by the rules Ye Yaoxue had set, she had stacked the deck in her favor from the very beginning.

Kang Feiqing grumbled under her breath, "That Ye Yaoxue is too cunning! And Xiao Yun, why did he even agree to this?"

Gong Feiyan replied, "Perhaps Ah Yun believed he could do it."

Ye Yaoxue continued running, laughing freely as if she were thoroughly enjoying herself, like a child in a playful chase.

Suddenly, she darted toward the center of the arena.

Qin Yun came to an abrupt halt.

Qin Yun stood at the edge of the dueling platform, gasping for breath.

Ye Yaoxue stood in the center of the platform, chuckling playfully, "Grand Master, are you tired? Seems like you're fighting with everything you've got! Don’t worry about being laughed at if you lose! I, Ye Yaoxue, am naturally powerful—ranked tenth on the Hundred Towers Sect’s Emperor Wu Ranking! Not just you, but none of the Emperor Wu present could defeat me under these circumstances!"

"It's not arrogance, but rather that all the Emperor Wu here are trash!"

Her words left many Emperor Wu feeling displeased, but they could do nothing about it—Ye Yaoxue was indeed strong.

Qin Yun smiled and said, "Miss Ye, I admit I underestimated you earlier!"

Ye Yaoxue beamed charmingly, "Grand Master, you didn’t seem interested in me before? What about now?"

"Now? You do have the qualifications to be my woman!" Qin Yun laughed.

"But you don’t have the qualifications to be my man!" Ye Yaoxue smirked proudly. "Though you possess remarkable talent in odd patterns, I believe you can't match my strength! Right now, you can’t even undress me—what makes you think you can be my man?"

Qin Yun replied, "Miss Ye, do you judge men solely by strength and nothing else?"

Ye Yaoxue toyed with a lock of her hair and chuckled, "Of course! At the same cultivation level, if they’re not stronger than me, they don’t deserve me!"

Glancing at the incense stick below the platform, she added, "Are you going to admit defeat?"

"Of course not!"

As soon as Qin Yun spoke, his figure suddenly flickered, leaving multiple afterimages!

The audience leapt to their feet in shock, staring in astonishment at the dueling platform.

In just a few moments, over a hundred perfect copies of Qin Yun appeared all around the platform!

This was the Thousand Illusions Step from the Ninefold Steps—an arcane footwork technique that allowed Qin Yun to create multiple illusions while moving at high speed.

Each illusion radiated his energy signature, making it virtually indistinguishable from the real one.

Executing this required immense Mental Energy and sufficient power!

Seeing over a hundred Qin Yuns suddenly closing in, Ye Yaoxue felt a flicker of panic and swiftly leaped into the air.

"These are just tricks!" she scoffed, shooting upward where several Qin Yuns awaited her.

Ye Yaoxue accelerated, effortlessly dispelling the illusions.

But in that instant, she noticed something amiss from her body.

By then, all the illusions on the platform had vanished, leaving only one Qin Yun behind.

Hovering in the air, Qin Yun held a light pink undergarment and grinned, "Miss Ye, I believe this belongs to you?"

Ye Yaoxue’s face turned beet red with embarrassment and fury as she stared at the pink undergarment in his hand. She suddenly realized she'd been exposed—her undergarment had been taken by Qin Yun.

The crowd erupted in knowing laughter!

"You shameless grandmaster!" Murong Yuwei shouted angrily.

"This... this isn’t mine!" Ye Yaoxue quickly protested.

As soon as she spoke, countless Qin Yuns appeared all around her!

A hundred Qin Yuns charged at her!

Ye Yaoxue shrieked and immediately wrapped her arms around herself.

In moments, all the other illusions of Qin Yun vanished, leaving only one behind.

Qin Yun held two pieces of clothing in his hands—one was the pink undergarment he had taken earlier, and the other was a thin white robe.

"You had on three layers of clothing. I’ve already removed the two innermost ones," Qin Yun said with a grin. "Now you’re down to one!"

"If you won’t admit these two pieces belong to you, then take off the outermost one right now!"

Ye Yaoxue’s face burned red with embarrassment. Though she still had one layer on, she felt completely exposed and instinctively hugged herself tighter.

At that moment, the incense burned out.

"I won. Hand over the twenty Emperor Source Stones!" Qin Yun said triumphantly.

The crowd was stunned!

From Ye Yaoxue’s reaction, it was clear Qin Yun had indeed won.

He had used the Piercing Mystic Art to strip her inner garments himself.

Ye Yaoxue clenched her teeth, she shuddered in fear. If Qin Yun had accidentally removed her outermost robe as well...

Murong Yuwei stamped her foot. "This disgraceful grandmaster! Who undresses someone from the inside out? He’s embarrassed Sister Ye like this!"

Ye Yaoxue hastily draped a large robe over herself—a fine defensive artifact for protection.

"Fine, take them!" she spat resentfully, tossing them out.

Qin Yun swiftly picked them up and grinned. "You’re mine now. Let’s go!"

Ye Yaoxue scoffed. "You never beat me! I’m not yours! Give my clothes back!"

"You’re reneging!" Qin Yun laughed, unsurprised by her reaction.

"Give them back now!" Ye Yaoxue demanded.

After storing the Emperor Source Stones, Qin Yun said, "We had a deal—if I took off your clothes, you’d be mine. How can you break your promise?"

Ye Yaoxue stomped her foot, leapt into the air, and flew away, abandoning her garments.

Qin Yun immediately called out, "This is Hundred Towers Sect’s Ye Yaoxue’s undergarment! Going once, going twice—who’s bidding?"

The crowd exploded with laughter and shock.

Ye Yaoxue swiftly flew back, shouting furiously, "You jerk! Give me back my clothes!"

"No way! You broke your word!" Qin Yun taunted.

Seeing many eager to bid for her undergarment, Ye Yaoxue bellowed, "Anyone who buys these will pay for it!"

Qin Yun laughed heartily, "Fine, I'll put them on display citywide!"

Ye Yaoxue blushed furiously and shouted, "You creep! You're gonna get it!"

Old Feitian quickly flew over and said with a smile, "Miss Ye, hold your temper!"

"You disgrace of a grandmaster, just you wait!" Ye Yaoxue stomped away fuming without looking back.

Qin Yun curled his lips and then put away the clothes.

Murong Yuwei yelled, "You slimy jerk, you're done for! Sister Ye is like a goddess in the Hundred Towers Sect—a whole pack of Emperor Wu cultivators will be on your tail!"

Qin Yun grinned, "Bring 'em on!"

He walked up to City Lord Murong and said with a smile, "City Lord, so, about that beast horn..."

City Lord Murong sighed and waved his hand, instructing someone to hand the beast horn to Qin Yun.

The crowd sucked in a sharp breath at the sight!

That beast horn had actually been bought by City Lord Murong and then given to Qin Yun!

Qin Yun chuckled, "City Lord Murong is truly generous and keeps his word!"

The incredibly precious beast horn had fallen into Qin Yun's hands, making many Half-Immortals turn green with envy.

Murong Yuwei and a few other juniors were also fuming.

Qin Yun looked at Murong Yuwei and grinned, "Thank you, Miss Murong! If you hadn't lost to me, City Lord Murong wouldn't have given me this beast horn! My acquisition of this treasure is all thanks to you! Thanks a bunch!"

"You... you... You're dead meat!" Murong Yuwei turned red with rage, clenching her fists and drawing back her fist to swing, but Murong Tianzhe held her back.

The crowd now understood—this had been a bet in the earlier duel!

Murong Yuwei and the other five had jumped Qin Yun and lost, so City Lord Murong had to give the beast horn to Qin Yun.

"City Lord, I must take my leave now—I need to chase after that sore loser!" Qin Yun said with a laugh.