Chapter 0250: Dragon-Tiger Totem

Chapter 0250: Dragon-Tiger Totem

In the combat arena, many people from the Blue Spirit Star Palace, who were well-versed in the Qi Explosion Art, quickly realized that Qin Yun had just used this technique.

Soon, news of Qin Yun using the Qi Explosion Art spread throughout the arena, clearing up everyone's doubts.

Yang Shiyue let out a small sigh of relief, gave Qin Yun a brief smile, and returned to her seat in the audience. From here on, it was up to Lan Fengjin to handle things.

What shocked everyone the most was how masterfully Qin Yun had utilized the Qi Explosion Art.

It was well known that mastering a martial skill to its extreme could potentially unleash power beyond one's cultivation level.

For instance, before Qin Yun could use Inner Energy, his proficiency with the Forging Dragon Six Forms allowed him to release Inner Energy, though it caused significant harm to his body.

Now, with his Heavenly Lion Arm, he could withstand immense power.

"Upon examination, Zhou Zhonghui is dead. As a disciple of the Star Profound Martial Academy, Qin Yun violated the combat arena's rules and will be imprisoned for fifty years," an elder from the arena announced as he walked over from Zhou Zhonghui's side.

The elder from the Blue Spirit Southern Palace raged, "Fifty years of imprisonment is not enough! He must be executed!"

"You old bastard! If you hadn't incited Zhou Zhonghui to devour my totem, I wouldn't have killed him! Am I wrong to counterattack when he devoured my totem? Damn you!" Qin Yun cursed at the elder.

The elder grew even angrier and was about to explode when Lan Fengjin said, "Qin Yun is my disciple. If he is imprisoned, I, as his mentor, might not receive the rewards from the Heavenly Prodigy Academy. Therefore, I am willing to use five billion crystal coins to bail him out."

"You… you…" The elder from the Blue Spirit Southern Palace was shocked by Lan Fengjin's strong support for Qin Yun but could only stare, unable to respond.

"Even if you use five billion crystal coins to bail him out, Qin Yun did kill someone, so he will still be imprisoned for at least ten months," the person in charge of the arena said seriously. "This is mainly to warn him not to commit such acts again."

"Ten months it is, then," Qin Yun shrugged, his expression indifferent.

The elders from the Blue Spirit Southern Palace were heartbroken. They had lost a disciple with totem patterns, a precious opportunity for research.

All thanks to Qin Yun.

Many people couldn't help but revel in their misfortune. The Blue Spirit Southern Palace had intended for Zhou Zhonghui to take Qin Yun's totem, but now they had lost not only the opportunity but also a life. Such a significant loss would pain them for many years.

The people from the Blue Spirit Southern Palace could only watch with resentment as Qin Yun was escorted away by several guards. Their Blue Spirit Star Palace could control the Ling Martial Academy and the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy, but they couldn't control the Star Profound Martial Academy.

This was because the Star Profound Martial Academy's strength was far beyond what the Blue Spirit Star Palace could handle.

The dungeon where Qin Yun was imprisoned was beneath the combat arena.

He was locked in a separate stone room, over ten meters wide and long, which was enough space for him to set up the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation.

The stone room's door could only be opened from the outside and was protected by various formations and barriers. Even a warrior at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage would find it difficult to escape.

Outside the stone door, warriors at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage patrolled back and forth, day and night.

Qin Yun spread out the hide used for the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation, which he had refined together with Lan Fengjin. It hadn't been used many times, and now he finally had the opportunity to utilize it properly.

Crash, crash, crash… The stone door suddenly opened.

Lan Fengjin and Xue Ziyeh walked in. Lan Fengjin wore a form-fitting blue robe that accentuated her curvaceous figure, a long braid hanging from her chest to her waist.

Xue Ziyeh wore a more demure and noble purple dress, her short hair neat and tidy. Although there was no smile on her face, her eyes were very gentle.

"You've come to visit me. Do I owe the arena any crystal coins for this visit?" Qin Yun hurriedly got up and walked over, asking with a smile.

"Yes, we each had to pay half a million crystal coins," Lan Fengjin looked around the environment, a playful smile on her face. "What do you think of the place? Need some company?"

"You want to stay and keep me company? That's great!" Qin Yun said with a smile.

"Keep dreaming!" Lan Fengjin laughed. "You should focus on your cultivation here. In ten months, we'll need you to make a comeback."

The Heavenly Prodigy Academy would hold a year-end assessment, where both mentors and students who performed well would receive substantial rewards.

Given Qin Yun's current strength, he was considered very strong within the Heavenly Prodigy Academy. With him around, Lan Fengjin wasn't worried about not getting a ranking at the year-end assessment.

"You have no conscience. Can't you stay and keep me company? I'm very lonely!" Qin Yun said with a depressed expression and a bitter face.

"Stay here and let you slack off?" Lan Fengjin said, holding a large box. "I made these pastries. Take your time enjoying them!"

Xue Ziye also handed Qin Yun a box of pastries, forcing a faint smile. "Qin Yun, we'll see each other again in ten months. By then, I'll be much stronger too!"

"Ziye, thank you!" Qin Yun quickly expressed his gratitude.

"Hey, brat, don't just thank me. These pastries were made with great effort by your Sister Lan," Lan Fengjin said with a reproachful hum.

"Thank you, Sister Lan!" Qin Yun smiled. "Oh, by the way, if you have time, please take care of Qi Meilian. She's my good sister, and I'm worried she might be bullied because of me. I'm counting on you!"

"No problem. We're leaving!" Lan Fengjin waved at Qin Yun and then left the stone room with Xue Ziye.

"Oh, and if Murong and Huo Laosan come back, don't let them visit me. It's a waste of crystal currency," Qin Yun shouted.

The stone door had already closed. Qin Yun, holding the two large boxes, happily walked to the center of the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation.

He opened the blue box and picked up a pastry. "Sister Lan, despite being a tough woman, actually makes pretty decent pastries. Not bad, not bad!"

He ate two of Lan Fengjin's pastries and two of Xue Ziye's, each with its own unique flavor.

"I should save them. After all, I'll be locked up for ten months," Qin Yun said, putting the two boxes away. He then closed his eyes and focused his mind on the Yin-Yang Inner Pearl to examine the Dragon-Tiger Totem Spirit.

"This spirit is very special. It can't be handled like other martial spirits. How should I use it?" he thought carefully. Soon, he was astonished to discover that this spirit contained pure inner energy.

This sudden discovery excited Qin Yun greatly. He then controlled the Yin-Yang Inner Pearl to rotate, dissolving the Dragon-Tiger Totem Spirit. Before long, this spirit yielded some pure inner energy.

He was currently lacking inner energy. He still had two Inner Elements waiting to be transformed into a Diamond Inner Pearl.

"The inner energy produced by this totem spirit might be able to turn the Resonant Inner Energy into a Diamond Inner Pearl!" Qin Yun thought with joy and quickly directed that strand of inner energy into the Resonant Inner Energy in his heart.

Both the Resonant Inner Energy and the Yin-Yang Inner Pearl had strong self-defense mechanisms. Zhou Zhonghui's Art of Soul Severance had no effect on Qin Yun because the Yin-Yang Spirit and the Resonant Inner Energy unleashed protective inner energy, defending against the Art of Soul Severance's power.

With the inner energy from the Dragon-Tiger Totem Spirit, Qin Yun was extremely excited and spent every day refining this spirit, absorbing its inner energy, and directing it into his heart for the Resonant Inner Energy to absorb.

The Resonant Inner Energy appeared very lively during the absorption process and was absorbed quickly.

Qin Yun felt that the Dragon-Tiger Totem Spirit was like an Essence-Strengthening Spirit Pill, capable of transforming one Inner Element into an Inner Pearl. The only difference was that fully digesting the totem spirit required a long time, unlike the Essence-Strengthening Spirit Pill, which could be done in just a few days.

Two months passed. Qin Yun sat on the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation, his heart pounding wildly. A faint golden light condensed on the skin around his heart.

For many days, he had sat in the center of the Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation, motionless, carefully refining the totem spirit. His hair had grown long, and he had some beard, but he didn't notice it himself.

Qin Yun, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly lay back on the ground. Waves of shock energy surged from his chest, passing through his body and reaching the ground, causing a slight tremor.

The entire combat arena trembled slightly.

The warriors, with their keen perception, quickly noticed it.

Even the martial artists at the Dao Realm level in the arena found it strange because they didn't know how it had happened.

The trembling force emanating from Qin Yun's body was also very strange, with no aura, yet continuously producing a seismic source, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

"So that's how it is, the Shock Inner Element needs to be used in conjunction with inner energy to have a significant effect." Qin Yun, lying on the animal hide, opened his eyes, and the shockwaves gradually stopped.

His wildly beating heart also slowed down.

"The Shock Inner Element has successfully transformed into an Adamantine Inner Core, and I have gained another inner core!" He sat up excitedly, placed his hand on the ground, and activated his inner energy, releasing a shockwave through the Shock Inner Element.

The shockwave penetrated the thick stone slabs, entered the deep ground, and then erupted within the depths.

Just now, the arena was only slightly trembling, but now it was shaking.

If earlier the tremble only caused ripples in a basin of water, now the water in the basin splashed out.

The dungeon where Qin Yun was located trembled the most.

"Enough, if I continue, I'll be discovered!" Qin Yun grinned, retracting the shockwave.

Now, he finally witnessed the terrifying power of this legendary soul weapon!

Everyone in the arena was puzzled by the earlier tremors because this island had never experienced such movements before. If it were due to a martial arts fight, the disturbance would have been much greater.

However, there were no major fights in the arena.

Qin Yun, who had caused the earthquake, was now lying on the soft Nine Sun Spirit Gathering Formation, examining his heart internally because he felt something different about it.

He didn't know until he looked, and what he saw startled him! On the surface of his heart, a dragon-tiger totem appeared!

Originally, he had felt it was a pity to absorb the dragon-tiger totem because the mark would be lost!

But now, the totem mark was still there, imprinted on the surface of his heart.