Chapter 0596 Flame Maniac’s Power

Chapter 0596: Flame Frenzy's Might

Long Kuangxing was decked out in armor, yet his movements were weirdly nimble when he struck.

Qin Yun hadn’t expected someone wielding a heavy sword to attack with speed as lightning.

Unable to dodge in time, his cheek was nicked by the blade.

A split-second slower, and the sword would have pierced his skull, booting him out of the Immortal Soldier Illusory Realm.

Though losing only two points wouldn’t be a major setback, being taken out by Long Kuangxing would leave Qin Yun feeling pissed off.

Long Kuangxing was just as pissed—just a fraction closer, and he could have taken Qin Yun out.

Of course, what he truly desired was capturing Qin Yun and tormenting him until he was expelled from the Illusory Realm—that would be the biggest win.

But that was way harder.

Qin Yun had defeated Hua Xiyue, showing he’s no pushover.

Since his loss to Qin Yun, Hua Xiyue hadn’t set foot in the Immortal Soldier Illusory Realm again, clearly totally rattled by the defeat.

Long Kuangxing swung his massive blue sword wildly, chasing Qin Yun like a madman.

"Is this all you’ve got, Long Kuangxing? And you still boast about defeating me?" Qin Yun taunted while dodging.

"Qin Yun, don’t push your luck!"

Long Kuangxing barked in anger—never before had he been mocked like this.

Enraged, power flared up within him, unleashing a terrifying primordial beast energy.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

He slashed wildly, his sword energy transforming into pissed-off purple-gold dragons.

Countless dragon-like sword energies tore through the woods.

Ancient trees exploded instantly upon contact with the dragon-shaped slashes.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In seconds, the forest within a kilometer radius was flattened by Long Kuangxing’s sword energy.

Qin Yun, encased in a see-through black shield, remained unharmed as the sword energy collided and dispersed against it.

"Dragons Devour the Peaks!"

Seeing Qin Yun unscathed, Long Kuangxing howled in fury, raising his greatsword high before slashing toward Qin Yun a hundred meters away.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

His sword blazed with blinding purple-gold glare!

Purple radiance stretched endlessly, energy arcs dancing like soaring dragons!

Just as before, his sword energy surged forth like a tidal wave of dragons!

But this time, they were no puny snake-sized dragons—they were colossal, overwhelming forces!

But this time, they were massive purple-gold twin-winged dragons, each several meters in girth!

A sea of purple-gold twin-winged dragons writhed together, surging like tidal waves, sweeping violently across both land and sky.

In just an instant, Qin Yun was completely consumed by the maelstrom!

"Frenzy of Ten Thousand Dragons!"

Long Kuangxing bellowed triumphantly upon seeing Qin Yun swallowed by the onslaught, his laughter ringing out with arrogant glee.

The countless purple-gold twin-headed dragons suddenly transformed into a twister, wrapping around Qin Yun and spinning violently.

The sky-rending purple-gold dragon twister teemed with spectral dragon-shapes, all composed of terrifying streams of primal Hunyuan Dao Force.

The countless purple-gold twin-winged dragons spiraled and coiled endlessly, emitting low roars that sent shivers down spines.

From afar, Long Qiaofeng watched with gnawing dread.

"Is Qin Yun about to be destroyed this time? The elders in the clan are so biased—they actually let Long Kuangxing learn the Heavenly Dragon Art, a heaven-tier combat art! Yet they won’t even let me learn a top earth-tier skill!"

"I hope Qin Yun can hold his ground and humble Long Kuangxing. That guy is always so arrogant in front of me..."

Long Qiaofeng burned with envy of Long Kuangxing, as her strength was no weaker than his.

If she had been allowed to learn the Heavenly Dragon Art, she would have grown even stronger.

Earlier, Qin Yun had been awestruck by the display Long Kuangxing unleashed. He hadn’t counterattacked because he wanted to see just how powerful Long Kuangxing’s technique truly was.

Now, he finally understood!

Qin Yun stood unfazed at the epicenter of the twister, the violent whirlwind enveloping him, unleashing waves of primal Hunyuan Dao Force that ravaged his body.

"Xiao Yun, this martial technique clearly stems from the Dragon Totem. If we could obtain it, it would be quite useful!" Ling Yuner remarked.

Ling Yuner was projecting a vortex of devouring energy through the Nether Sun Martial Soul to protect Qin Yun.

Long Kuangxing’s earlier attack had left him spent.

Gradually, the twister dissipated.

Qin Yun stood untouched, not a hair out of place.

Seeing Qin Yun not only still standing but even his hair undisturbed, Long Kuangxing recoiled in disbelief.

"Impossible... impossible..." Long Kuangxing had unleashed his most powerful force, yet he still couldn’t defeat Qin Yun.

Long Qiaofeng gaped in astonishment. She had hoped Qin Yun would hold his ground, but she never expected him to walk away without a scratch.

Qin Yun had only managed to unleash the power of the Nether Sun Martial Soul by Ling Yuner's grace.

Ling Yuner, his bonded Dao Spirit, guided him in wielding the Nether Sun Martial Soul’s power.

"A waste like you actually made it into the top ten of the Martial Arts Ranking? The heavens are blind!"

With that, Qin Yun blurred into motion, appearing before Long Kuangxing in an instant, and brought his blade crashing down.

Qin Yun wielded a gleaming golden greatsword, executing the Mortal Saber Manual, and landed a deceptively simple slash.

Long Kuangxing instinctively swung his sword to block. His heavy sword was a royal-class spirit weapon, purchased with 700 merit points—a formidable weapon by all means.

Yet now, it was as brittle as wood, shattered by Qin Yun’s single slash.

Qin Yun’s weapon was a Mystic Saber, engraved with top-tier mystic patterns, far superior to Long Kuangxing's common gear.

With his weapon destroyed, Long Kuangxing was frozen in terror.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Qin Yun struck like lightning, employing techniques from the Mortal Saber Manual. In just a few slashes, he shattered the golden armor on Long Kuangxing’s body and loped off both arms.

He then drove the blade deep into Long Kuangxing’s abdomen!

All of this happened in an extremely short time.

"Help me!" Long Kuangxing suddenly roared in panic.

From all directions, numerous figures emerged—hundreds of people swiftly flying toward them.

It was Long Kuangxing’s Frenzied Dragon Battalion!

Seeing the battalion appear, Qin Yun didn’t even flinch. He strode forward and delivered two heavy punches to Long Kuangxing’s abdomen, pummeling him into critical condition.

Then, he unleashed five throwing knives!

Small yet razor-sharp, the throwing knives streaked through the air like lightning, locking onto warriors at the Ninth Layer Martial Path, cutting them down quickly and efficiently.

The martial instructors at the Spirit Martial Realm, though mostly middle-aged and relatively senior, attacked Qin Yun with savage fury upon arrival.

Yet, the Mystic Saber in Qin Yun’s hands was far too powerful!

Coupled with the Mortal Saber Manual’s ruthless precision, he cut through them like wheat before the scythe.

Any martial instructor who foolishly challenged Qin Yun with their weapon would find it instantly destroyed by his blade.

After eliminating the Ninth Layer Martial Path disciples with his throwing knives, Qin Yun turned his attention to the martial instructors.

There were over two hundred Spirit Martial Realm martial instructors, flooding toward him in waves, exerting immense pressure.

Seeing no alternative, he tossed out a Mystic Rune!

The Violent Flame Mystic Rune erupted upon impact, sending a roaring firestorm into the sky, forming a colossal fireball blooming upward.

Searing heatwaves and concussive blasts surged violently in all directions.

Within a radius of ten thousand meters, flames engulfed the area, turning it into an ocean of flames.

The gigantic pillar of fire was visible even from great distances.

After unleashing the rune, Qin Yun seized the broken Long Kuangxing and leapt skyward.

Seeing his merit tally jump by over 600, he allowed himself a grim smile.

Because apart from Long Kuangxing, the entire Mad Dragon Corps was wiped out!

The disciples in the Divine Armory Mirage were astonished to see Qin Yun's score suddenly increase by several hundred!

Especially in Sanctuary City, excitement boiled over once again!

Upon hearing the news, everyone quickly closed their eyes and saw Qin Yun's score jump to 2,100+.

Remember, the top ten disciples had built their scores over years, or even longer.

Yet Qin Yun had only been here a short while, and despite losing a thousand points earlier, he now had 2,100—a scary-fast rise!

Long Kuangxing looked down at the ocean of fire below, feeling an urge to cry—out of sheer terror!

Now he fully understood how Hua Xiyue’s Huatian Corps had been annihilated.

Qin Yun’s insane rune-crafting skills were total cheat-mode in the Divine Armory Mirage.

A single talisman could wipe out an entire squad!

How could any squad compete?

Even Qin Yun hadn’t expected the Mystic Runes he crafted under such poor conditions to be so insanely OP.

He figured it must be the Flamefury Rune Soul’s doing.

"Flamefury? More like Total Fury!" Qin Yun barked a laugh.

Long Kuangxing got chills, recalling that Qin Yun had obtained the Rune Soul every Mystic Rune Master would kill for.

That was the Rune Soul every Mystic Rune Master would die for!

With Qin Yun’s freakish gift for runes and now a Rune Soul, his potential was beyond imagination.

Without another word, Qin Yun pumped him full of raging thunderflame.

Long Kuangxing’s blood-curdling shrieks instantly filled the superheated atmosphere.

After tormenting him for a while, Qin Yun watched as Long Kuangxing vanished.

Unable to endure the pain, Long Kuangxing bailed from the Divine Armory Mirage—meaning he was deducted a thousand points.

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In Sanctuary City, many disciples, still reeling from the earlier shock, lost their minds once more.

Long Kuangxing’s score had dropped by a thousand, booting him from the top 10.

Now everyone knew—Qin Yun had wiped Long Kuangxing’s Mad Dragon Corps.

Three of the Martial Arts Ranking’s former top ten geniuses had now fallen.

Long Qiaofeng, all in black with her face masked, approached Qin Yun and whispered, "Qin Yun, you’re in real danger now! The death of our family head is a disgrace beyond bearing for the Long family, one of the Five Great Clans!"

"They’ll definitely find a way to capture you, make a spectacle of your execution, and torture you to death—only then can the Long family’s dignity be restored!"

Qin Yun wasn’t worried at all. He had known this would happen when he had Demonmoon Island put out the hit.

"Bet it's a circus out there!" Qin Yun chuckled. "The people cashing in on the bounty might already be waiting for me!"