228: Robbery

The Origin Holy Maiden suddenly stopped, her expression complex. Qin Tian's words just now were like putting her on a fire, leaving her in a dilemma.

In this perilous situation, Face was simply not worth mentioning compared to her life. She took a deep breath and forced herself to speak calmly: "Young Master Qin Yu, you're really joking. We just happened to be going the same way; how can we be considered companions?"

"What do you mean by that?" Xuanyuan Ling's eyes instantly widened in anger, and the fury in her heart burned fiercely. This person was too much! From the start, they had intentionally agreed to travel together, but now, as soon as danger appeared, she wanted to distance herself. How could this not make one angry?

Qin Tian stood aside, a slight smile playing on his lips, a hint of playfulness in his eyes, but he remained silent. This scene of dog-eat-dog was a rare good show, and he was naturally happy to be a spectator.

"Although we traveled together, our relationship is only average. Young Miss Xuanyuan, please don't try to claim a connection." The Origin Holy Maiden's tone grew firmer, intent on completely extricating herself from this trouble.

"Alright, I'm not interested in listening to your arguments." Qin Tian waved his hand, his expression indifferent, yet carrying an undeniable domineering Aura. "You can't leave." His words were deliberately meant to disgust these few people. From the very beginning, he had no intention of letting them go easily. Compared to the time spent in the Sea Clan, where he only caught two people, the cost-effectiveness of this harvest was much higher.

"You never intended to let us go from the start." The Origin Holy Maiden finally reacted, her eyes filled with anger and unwillingness.

"That's right." Qin Tian felt exceptionally pleased watching their exasperated expressions.

"Do you really think you've got us cornered?" Xuanyuan Changkong's hand suddenly produced a Bagua disk, and spiritual Qi surged around his body, attempting to intimidate Qin Tian with it.

However, Qin Tian seemed to not hear it, his expression as calm as water. The next second, a pair of golden glowing Buddha palms rose out of thin air, carrying a Heaven-Defying Aura, and slammed towards the three. The three had no time to react further and were directly knocked to the ground by this powerful force. Fortunately, Qin Tian did not kill them; although the three were severely injured, they all survived.

Qin Tian casually put them into the prepared jar, then his gaze swept over the hundreds of onlookers, his voice cold: "What, do you also want a dragon essence fruit?"

"No, no, we've disturbed you enough, we'll take our leave." Everyone was greatly frightened by Qin Tian's strength and ruthlessness and quickly scattered like birds and beasts. They knew that this Qin Tian could not only deduce the death of others but his strength was also terrifyingly powerful. They had long heard that many hidden Prodigies would appear this time, and now it seemed that Qin Tian must be one of them. After all, the name Qin Yu and Qin Tian's current appearance had never appeared in the world before. How could they know that this was merely Qin Tian's disguise, made to look like a beggar he had casually seen by the roadside?

"A total of fifteen dragon essence fruits, let's each take five." Qin Tian distributed the dragon essence fruits to Xiao Yan and Amy, who were traveling with him.

"Yes, Brother Qin." Xiao Yan accepted them without hesitation. He already knew that Qin Yu was Qin Tian, so he naturally had no objection to Qin Tian's arrangement.

"How can I accept this?" Amy's Face flashed with a hint of surprise and shyness. She and Qin Yu were not very familiar, merely traveling together, yet Qin Tian was so generous as to give her five dragon essence fruits. These five dragon essence fruits were of great significance to her; they should be enough to persuade the Asian Dragon Clan to let her go.

"Let's go, find a place to wait. The Asian Dragon King's birthday is almost here." After Qin Tian finished speaking, he suddenly seemed to remember something and turned back to pull up the dragon essence fruit tree as well. He thought to himself that if the Asian Dragon Clan wanted to increase their bargaining chips, this dragon essence fruit tree might still come in handy.

For the next few days, Qin Tian and his companions did not go out, quietly waiting for the Asian Dragon King's birthday. During this period, a large number of Prodigies roamed various parts of the planet, searching for treasures that the Dragon Clan liked. Their actions were quite ostentatious, and for a time, the entire planet knew about this matter. Strangely, the Asian Dragon Clan had no reaction to this, as if they had already known about it and tacitly approved.

At the same time, Xiao Yan's System mission was also completed.

[Ding: Close Study for Seven Days mission completed]

[New mission issued: Surpass Qin Tian within one year, reward Immortal Opportunity]

Xiao Yan's Face turned extremely ugly the moment he saw the new mission. Why was it his Senior Brother Qin Tian again? He felt that this System mission was deliberately making things difficult for him. With Senior Brother's current strength, how could he possibly surpass him within a year?

"Why do you look so upset?" Amy noticed Xiao Yan's abnormality and asked in confusion.

"It's nothing, just ran into some unpleasant things." Xiao Yan's heart was full of bitterness, but he couldn't talk about it, so he just gave a perfunctory answer.

"What is it? Tell Miss, and I'll solve it for you." Amy patted her chest, looking full of confidence.

"You can't solve it, no one can." Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, then turned and returned to his residence. They had temporarily found this dwelling and had been living there for almost half a month, waiting for the Asian Dragon King's birthday.

"Senior Yao, do you think I have a chance to surpass Senior Brother?" After returning to his room, Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask Senior Yao the doubt in his heart. Senior Brother's powerful strength made him deeply doubt himself.

Senior Yao was startled upon hearing this, clearly not expecting Xiao Yan to suddenly ask such a question. If it had been when he first met Qin Tian, he would have said without hesitation that a mere Qin Tian's future achievements couldn't compare to Xiao Yan's talent and Luck. But after spending this time together, he had a deeper understanding of Qin Tian, and at this moment, he knew in his heart that Xiao Yan had almost no chance of surpassing Qin Tian within a year. Even if Xiao Yan's Luck was Heaven-Defying, Qin Tian's strength and various performances had already exceeded his comprehension. To put it more bluntly, he even felt that Qin Tian was not like an ordinary person; he was simply too Heaven-Defying.

"Your Senior Brother is dead; you will definitely surpass his future achievements." Senior Yao could only choose to comfort Xiao Yan.

"If Senior Brother were still alive, could I surpass him?" Xiao Yan asked persistently.

"This..." Senior Yao was momentarily speechless, not knowing how to answer. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly said: "It will be very difficult, but the future is unpredictable, and everything is unknown."

Xiao Yan sighed helplessly: "Sure enough, I've been played by this System. It gave me a mission that is simply impossible to complete."

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, they had been there for a month. During this month, Qin Tian had not left the house, yet news of various Prodigies kept coming. Jiang Xiyue of the Jiang Family revealed her Divine Body, showing her initial prowess, defeating a Transformation God Realm Saint with her Nascent Soul strength. A family with two Divine Bodies—this was simply a blessing from Heaven to the Jiang Family. This matter instantly became the main topic of conversation among everyone. In addition, the capture of the Xuanyuan Family siblings and the Origin Holy Maiden by Qin Tian, as well as the instant kill of the Bright Sword Saint, also spread widely among the people.

In just one month, quite a few Prodigies had risen to prominence. Besides Jiang Xiyue, there were also eight Prodigies from the Hidden Eight Clans. These eight were inseparable; as long as they worked together, almost no one could defeat them. Even Jiang Xiyue, who possessed a Divine Body, could only avoid their sharp edge when facing them. Besides these eight, there were also the Peerless Swordsman Dragon Blowing Snow, Gun Immortal Ye Qingcheng, and others. In this turbulent era, they each displayed their demeanor, shaking the entire cultivation world.