Ancestor Xuantian returned to Qin Yun’s side and suddenly sensed the sound of bones hardening from within Qin Yun’s body. A flicker of surprise crossed his face.
The Young Master’s physique had strengthened again.
Qin Yun’s earlier subtle movements while condensing the demon blood pill hadn’t gone unnoticed by Ancestor Xuantian. Others may have missed it, but not him—he simply chose not to point it out.
He wasn’t surprised by Qin Yun’s rapid progress or his unique method of strengthening his body using demon blood pills.
Because the Sect Master had already said: once Qin Yun awakened his extraordinary nature, anything was possible. There was no need to worry—just let it take its course.
“Old Ancestor, you really want me to fight three of them? Aren’t you afraid they’ll butcher me?” Qin Yun said.
“A few juniors from the Feng Family? With your strength, handling them shouldn’t be a problem,” Ancestor Xuantian said, stroking his beard.
“Arrogant!” the black-robed old woman snorted.
Even the silver-robed elder felt that both Ancestor Xuantian and Qin Yun were being far too presumptuous.
This was the Great Qian Academy—personally established by the royal family, the top academy of the three major institutions in the Royal City. Every student here had been selected from thousands, the elite among cultivators.
A mere 1st stage Innate Realm cultivator dared act so arrogantly here?
Among the crowd, the only one worried about Qin Yun was Qian Susu.
She tugged on Qin Yun’s sleeve and whispered, “Brother Qin Yun…”
“What is it, Susu?” Qin Yun turned and asked.
“This protective charm is for you. My mother got it from Spirit Mountain Temple. It’s kept me safe all this time. If you carry it, you’ll be safe too.” Qian Susu took off the charm hanging from her neck and placed it in Qin Yun’s hand.
Qin Yun initially wanted to refuse, but he was afraid rejecting it would hurt Qian Susu’s feelings.
“Alright, thank you, Susu,” Qin Yun said.
“You’re welcome.” Qian Susu’s cheeks flushed red.
At that moment, the blue-robed middle-aged man brought over three Feng Family disciples.
“It’s actually them…” the silver-robed elder and the black-robed old woman showed surprise.
Among the academy’s 5th stage Innate Realm students, these three ranked near the top. They were key disciples cultivated by the Feng Family.
No one expected the Feng Family to send these three.
With their strength, any one of them would be more than enough to crush Qin Yun.
“The people are here. We can begin, right?” the Feng Family Ancestor said to Ancestor Xuantian.
“Begin,” Ancestor Xuantian nodded.
“Feng Zihou, cut him down,” the blue-robed man ordered, sending out the one with the lowest cultivation among the three, though still at the 5th stage Innate Realm.
“Understood.”
Feng Zihou drew the long sword at his waist.
To help Feng Zihou and the others deal with Qin Yun, the blue-robed man had prepared top-grade weapons, including this sword.
“A mere 1st stage Innate dares challenge my Feng Family peers? I don’t even need their help—I’ll kill you myself…” Feng Zihou smirked and charged at Qin Yun with sword in hand.
At the same time, Qin Yun charged toward Feng Zihou.
Extreme-level Windshadow Footwork!
So fast…
“Be careful!” the blue-robed man’s expression changed. He quickly warned.
Qin Yun’s fist struck Feng Zihou’s body.
Boom!
Feng Zihou flew backward like an arrow, crashing into a pillar, which shattered on impact. His body was like mush, his bones completely broken, and his internal organs reduced to pulp.
No trace of life remained.
Killed in one strike!
Everyone was stunned.
“He’s a body cultivator…” the black-robed old woman’s expression turned tense.
Everyone knew how overwhelmingly strong body cultivators were, but improving one’s physique was extremely difficult. It required an enormous amount of resources and continuous tempering.
The path of body cultivation was grueling, painful, and not always effective.
Many tried it, but few reached the Innate Realm. The cost was simply too high.
Body cultivation also required talent.
Without enough innate talent, one couldn’t survive the path of body refinement.
The blue-robed man’s face turned dark.
The Feng Family Ancestor’s expression sank as he scolded, “Pathetic fool, drag him out!”
“Get him out of my sight!”
The blue-robed man barked at Captain Xue and the others, then stepped in front of the second Feng Family disciple and whispered, “Sever his limbs first. Torture him. Don’t let him die so easily. Kill him only after he’s fallen into utter despair.”
“Don’t worry. If brute force is all he has, I’ll deal with him thoroughly,” Feng Ziqin said coldly.
The blue-robed man nodded.
Feng Ziqin was a core disciple heavily cultivated by the Feng Family. His usual performance was merely average—that was the Feng Family’s arrangement to keep his strength hidden.
His true ability was nearing the level of a prodigy.
Wielding his thousand-refinement saber, Feng Ziqin stepped forward. Behind him, three black shadows suddenly emerged.
It was a special profound-grade combat technique—Battle Shadows.
Ordinary cultivators could only form two. But Feng Ziqin, due to his exceptional talent, had cultivated three.
Qin Yun charged again.
Feng Ziqin’s eyes flashed as the three battle shadows merged into one.
Boom!
Feng Ziqin stood still. The force of the impact was completely absorbed by the three battle shadows.
“Did you think I was that waste Feng Zihou?” Feng Ziqin sneered and slashed out casually. Qin Yun used his Extreme-level Windshadow Footwork to dodge.
Qin Yun struck out with his fists again.
Boom! Boom!
All his force was absorbed by the three shadows.
“Useless. Your brute strength can’t break my battle shadows unless your physique has reached at least the 6th stage Innate Realm,” Feng Ziqin said with a cold smile.
“6th stage? Perfect timing—the pill power is fully absorbed. I should be around that level now,” Qin Yun murmured to himself.
Then he stepped forward and stomped hard on the ground.
Boom!
The ground caved in under his step.
Feng Ziqin was jolted upward but quickly stabilized himself and dove at Qin Yun with a vicious slash.
Qin Yun dodged and countered with a powerful punch—once again hitting the three battle shadows.
“I already told you, it’s pointless…” Feng Ziqin curled his lips into a sneer, but before he could finish, his expression froze.
The three battle shadows exploded under Qin Yun’s punch.
Qin Yun’s fist pressed forward and struck Feng Ziqin’s neck.
With a thunderous impact, Feng Ziqin was instantly decapitated.
As Feng Ziqin’s headless body fell, the silver-robed elder and the others all changed expressions.
Feng Ziqin was already very strong, yet Qin Yun still killed him. They could clearly tell—Qin Yun’s physique had reached at least the 6th stage Innate Realm.
The blue-robed man’s vision went dark. He nearly fainted from rage.
Feng Ziqin was one of the Feng Family’s core disciples—yet he had just been killed by Qin Yun with a single punch.
The Feng Family Ancestor’s expression was ashen.
“There’s one more left. Shall we continue?” Ancestor Xuantian asked.
“Leave the third one for later. He’ll challenge again another time,” the Feng Family Ancestor said grimly.
“Fine. We’ll be waiting anytime,” Ancestor Xuantian said with a smile.
That smile made the Feng Family Ancestor furious, but he had no way to respond.
Ignoring the Feng Family, Ancestor Xuantian turned to Qin Yun and asked, “So, what do you plan to do now? Will you enter the Great Qian Academy?”
“He wants to enter our Great Qian Academy? Dream on. We will never accept him!” the black-robed old woman said coldly.
The silver-robed elder hesitated but said nothing in the end.
Even though Qin Yun was a body cultivator with a physique reaching the 6th stage Innate Realm and had decent potential, he had offended the Feng Family. Sooner or later, he’d die at their hands.
There was no reason to offend the Feng Family just for Qin Yun.
The Great Qian Academy already had many outstanding elite students, some with even greater potential than Qin Yun.
Besides, the further one walked the path of body cultivation, the harder it became.
Even if Qin Yun had reached the 6th stage Innate Realm now, going further would be increasingly difficult. He might be stuck at this level for the rest of his life.
If his physique couldn’t keep up and his cultivation level lagged, then Qin Yun would have no advantage left at all.