Chapter 0228: Diamond Martial Soul

Chapter 0228: Diamond Martial Soul

Qin Yun's team had only one member at the eighth level of the Martial Body stage, while the other three were at the seventh level. They had no chance of winning against the four elders at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage.

The disciples of the Blue Spirit Star Palace watched silently as Qin Yun and his team, bloodied and battered, lay before them on the other side of the massive crystal wall. A sense of regret filled the air.

Qin Yun could have escaped, but he chose to stay and fight to the death for the sake of his friends.

The sinister laughter of the elder warriors and the painful cries of Qin Yun's team continued to echo, sending chills down the spines of everyone watching.

Xie Wufeng watched, trembling with rage, releasing waves of intimidating killing intent that enveloped Xiao Yanglong. It seemed that if Huo Zhong, Murong Daren, and Qin Yun were killed, he would immediately attack Xiao Yanglong without hesitation.

Yang Shiyue, who had stepped into the Martial Path realm, looked cold and serious. Seeing Qin Yun being tormented by the elder warriors, she silently vowed that if Qin Yun died, she would not spare Xiao Yanglong.

Lan Fengjin was at the main gate, and it would take some time to open it. If they couldn't save their students, she too would move against Xiao Yanglong.

Xiao Yanglong stood frozen, enveloped by several terrifying waves of killing intent, causing him to break out in a cold sweat. Although there was no concrete evidence yet, everyone knew he was involved.

The battle stopped, and Qin Yun was battered and wounded, lying on a pile of rubble, unable to open his eyes. He was the most severely injured, while Huo Zhong and Murong Daren were beaten to the point of being unable to retaliate.

"Qin Yun, you're quite loyal! You could have run but you didn't. Do you regret it now? Haha..." An elder grabbed Xue Ziyeh and threw her in front of Qin Yun, then sneered, "I'll give you some time to think about whether to hand over the runes. If you refuse, I'll have to deal with this girl in front of you!"

"We'll take turns with her, haha..." The warriors in blue robes laughed evilly.

The disciples and elders of the Blue Spirit Star Palace watched in horror, their faces flushed with shame and anger. The four elder warriors had shamed the Blue Spirit Star Palace, and now they were about to violate an injured girl.

"West Palace, you produce nothing but scum. It's no wonder our Blue Spirit Star Palace has fallen!" Lan Fengjin's fury boiled over, her voice trembling with rage as she shouted. As a woman, she could not stand to see another woman being so humiliated, especially by powerful elder warriors.

All the disciples of the Blue Spirit Star Palace fell silent, as there were many martial arts realm mentors in the plaza who were not from their palace.

Du Gui sneered, "Your Blue Spirit Star Palace is a disgrace to the martial world, yet you still dare to call yourselves a martial sacred land!"

Qin Yun was in a semi-conscious state. Though he knew they intended to defile Xue Ziyeh, he was too injured and exhausted to stop them. He couldn't even speak.

"Ah!" Xue Ziyeh suddenly screamed in pain. Her body began to swell with energy, her muscles tensing as if she were about to explode.

Splash!

The plaza within the Star Palace erupted in a chorus of surprise.

"She's going to self-destruct so as not to burden Qin Yun?"

"What an admirable girl! Those vile old men are despicable beyond words!"

"Even if we open the gate now, it'll be too late to get there."

"What a tragedy, a brilliant young woman is about to meet such a terrible fate!"

Everyone watched and lamented regretfully.

In his semi-conscious state, Qin Yun could feel the energy within Xue Ziyeh's body swelling, a clear sign that she was preparing to self-destruct.

"Stop her quickly!" An elder also noticed and shouted in alarm, then hurriedly channeled his inner energy into Xue Ziyeh to prevent her from self-destructing.

Qin Yun, severely wounded, wore runes-patterned armor that was subtly healing him. After Xue Ziyeh was stopped, she could no longer self-destruct.

If those elders couldn't obtain the runes from Qin Yun, they would surely defile Xue Ziyeh, something many people did not want to see.

Qin Yun closed his eyes tightly and communicated with the three Martial Souls within his body, desperately seeking powerful strength. He could only hope for a breakthrough in his Martial Soul.

If the Martial Souls could recognize him and evolve into the Diamond Martial Soul, he would reach the eighth level of the Martial Body stage!

Without realizing it, Qin Yun sensed three distinct consciousnesses emanating from his Martial Souls.

The Oscillating Martial Soul, Mingyang Martial Soul, and Thunder Fire Martial Soul—these were the three souls within him, and they all conveyed a strong sense of unease!

Martial Souls had their own awareness and understood their master deeply. The fact that they were uneasy now clearly showed that Qin Yun couldn't provide them with much security.

"Why? I made you grow stronger in such a short time! Why don’t you recognize me? I endured so much pain to protect you and help you become stronger. Do you understand? You are the source of my power, and I cherish you more than anything. How can you distrust me like this?"

Feeling the extreme distrust from the Martial Souls, Qin Yun was filled with rage and shouted in his heart: "Fine, since you don’t trust me, what use do I have for you? When I only had a single Yang Spirit Vein, I still managed to pull through. Even without Martial Souls, I can still survive and become strong!"

This thought only made the three Martial Souls more uneasy, and they began to tremble.

"Since you refuse to break through on your own, what use do I have for you? I’ve worked so hard in my cultivation, and you haven’t seen it, so I can only bid you farewell..." The art of soul refinement that Qin Yun had learned also included a method to abandon his Martial Souls.

Sensing Qin Yun’s strong resolve to abandon them, the three Martial Souls suddenly burst forth with a holy golden light!

Just as Qin Yun was about to use the art of soul refinement to abandon the Martial Souls, they evolved into Diamond Martial Souls!

At the moment the Martial Souls evolved, the inner energy of the three internal elements also surged, becoming extremely powerful.

The ancient yellow meridians in his body unleashed a powerful healing force, working in tandem with the Spirit Refined Blade to rapidly mend his wounds.

"Qin Yun, have you decided yet?" an elder asked coldly, kicking him a couple of times.

With his eyes closed, Qin Yun sensed the Spirit Refined Blade in the distance and willed it to fly over.

"What’s that?" The other elders noticed the movement and turned to see a flying blade.

Qin Yun raised his Heavenly Lion arm, and a purple-gold lightning flame surged out, connecting with the flying Spirit Refined Blade.

The Spirit Refined Blade immediately shone with a purple-gold light, wrapped in purple-gold lightning and fire, as it hurtled toward the two elders!

"It’s the aura of the Diamond Martial Soul! There’s a Diamond Martial Soul wrapped around the blade—what’s going on?" one elder exclaimed, realizing the situation.

"Knock him out quickly!" another elder shouted from a distance. "This kid has cultivated the Diamond Martial Soul!"

The elder next to Qin Yun was about to attack, but the Spirit Refined Blade turned into a purple-gold lightning bolt, piercing through his chest, and then flew toward another elder, slicing off his head.

Qin Yun sprang up and threw a high-quality Immobilization Rune at the two shocked elders in the distance!

They had barely taken a dozen steps when the rune froze them in place!

The Spirit Refined Blade, now a blazing streak of purple-gold lightning, shot forward and pierced through one elder’s skull in an instant.

Using the Divine Control Technique, Qin Yun manipulated the Spirit Refined Blade with his mental strength, turning it into a deadly, lightning-fast weapon. It cleaved through the last elder with a deafening boom, reducing him to shattered remains. The sheer force of the attack left everyone in stunned silence.

Panting heavily, Qin Yun wiped the blood from his body. The wounds on his skin were already closing, healing at an astonishing rate. He quickly helped Xue Ziye to her feet.

Not far away, Murong Daren and Huo Zhong slowly rose, their faces pale with disbelief. They couldn’t believe what they had just witnessed.

Qin Yun had single-handedly defeated four ninth-level Martial Body elders in mere moments, leaving no one to doubt his newfound power.

The plaza of the Blue Spirit Star Palace was filled with astonishment, as everyone stood dumbfounded, staring at the crystal stone wall without saying a word.

Especially those in the Martial Dao realm, who all looked as if they had seen a ghost!

"He… he’s already at the eighth level of the Martial Body stage, and just after breaking through, he can already infuse the Diamond Martial Soul into his weapon!" Hou Xingfeng exclaimed in amazement after taking a deep breath.

"Purple-Gold Lightning Fire Martial Soul! I thought he only had the Purple-Gold Fire Martial Soul? And it seems to be coming from the Heavenly Lion arm!"

"There’s only one possibility. He must have transferred the Martial Soul from his Dan Tian to his arm, and the Heavenly Lion arm later awakened the Thunder Soul!"

The Heavenly Lion arm, which was considered a dead totem, actually possessed a previously dormant Thunderfire Soul, causing a great uproar among many!

"The eighth level of the Martial Body stage! He’s only sixteen years old! And it only took him a little over a year to rise from the second level of the Martial Body stage to the eighth!"

This was what truly stunned everyone!

"Impossible, impossible! His Heavenly Lion arm was dead, without a totemic soul. How did it suddenly awaken?"

"Sixteen years old and at the eighth level of the Martial Body stage, a Runes Master, possessing the Heavenly Lion totem and mastering numerous runes—this young man is a prodigy of unparalleled talent!"

The entire plaza erupted in chaos!

The West Palace, South Palace, and Northern Palace of the Blue Spirit Star Palace had previously determined that Qin Yun had no totemic soul, and now they all regretted it deeply. If they had gained such a genius, their strength would have significantly increased.

Lan Fengjin, at the gate, also witnessed how Qin Yun killed those elders. She was shocked, but at the same time, she felt relieved.

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On a tall tower in the distance from the plaza of the Blue Spirit Star Palace, the palace masters of the four palaces were gathered. They had all witnessed Qin Yun's breakthrough and were visibly surprised.

The Eastern Palace Master was a tall, slender elder woman, clad in a wide blue robe with a black "East" character emblazoned on the back. She sneered, "West Palace Master, it’s time for you to clean house. If Qin Yun hadn’t suddenly broken through just now, those four old beasts would have definitely gone through with their plan."

The leader of the West Palace, an elder, said calmly, "Those four disciples were trying to extract rare runes for the sake of our Blue Spirit Star Palace. Their intentions were good, in theory, even if their methods were extreme."