9: Chapter 9 Then tell me, what crime have I committed?

He didn't even spare a glance at Xu Guanqing on the ground, walking straight to Qin Yu and kneeling on one knee.

His face was filled with fear and self-blame.

Qin Wuya did not release any aura from his body.

But the moment he appeared,

the space within a radius of ten thousand miles had already changed.

All life and paths of retreat were sealed off!

A Quasi-Emperor!

Xu Guanqing felt this power of laws that drove him to despair.

His originally cloudy old eyes instantly lost their last remaining luster.

A Quasi-Emperor has descended!

And you called this kid an orphan?!

The ship has completely capsized!

"Elder, you're being too formal."

"Please, rise!"

Qin Yu helped the Grand Elder up and swallowed the Divine Pill his sister handed him.

Feeling the injuries inside his body recovering at a terrifying speed,

the corner of his mouth hooked up, and he stretched his somewhat stiff neck.

Then, he stepped in front of the shivering Xu Guanqing.

With a lift of his foot, he stepped directly onto that old face.

"Old thing."

Qin Yu leaned down slightly, his gaze disdainful as he teased,

"Where did that high-and-mighty attitude of yours go just now?"

"Weren't you going to seize my bone and plunder my Opportunity?"

Qin Yu increased the pressure under his foot.

Crack!

The sound of facial bones fracturing came from Xu Guanqing.

"Spare... spare my life..."

"I was blind, I failed to recognize greatness!"

"Young Master Qin, just treat me as a fart and let me go!"

Xu Guanqing had already guessed that Qin Yu was the Imperial Son of the Qin Family sent to the Lower Realm for tempering.

At this moment,

he no longer possessed even a shred of a Saint's dignity; covered in tears and snot, he only wanted to live.

"Spare you?"

Qin Yu laughed, his smile bone-chillingly cold.

"If I spare you, who will fill my ten thousand souls banner?"

Buzz!

A small, pitch-black banner manifested in Qin Yu's hand, and a sinister ghostly Qi began to spread.

At the same time,

Lin Beichen and Liu Ruyan had long been scared out of their wits.

Especially Liu Ruyan.

She couldn't understand no matter how she tried.

Just a second ago, Qin Yu was a trash orphan they could trample at will, someone who was about to die a miserable death.

Now, he had suddenly transformed.

He had become an existence that even Saints and Quasi-Emperors had to bow down to?

This isn't fair!

This is impossible!

Just as she was trembling all over and trying to shrink into the crowd,

a gaze that made her feel suffocated swept over.

Holding the ten thousand souls banner, Qin Yu looked like an Asura from Hell:

"You little bitch."

"It's your good luck those punches didn't kill you just now."

"Since you want to climb the social ladder and go to the Upper Realm so badly..."

"This Young Master will fulfill your wish now and send you to the Western Paradise!"

Black Qi swirled around the ten thousand souls banner in Qin Yu's hand, making one's heart skip a beat.

Liu Ruyan was already pale with fright; her legs went weak, and she slumped to the ground.

She could not connect this malevolent god before her

with the submissive 'licking dog' in her memory who used to obey her every whim.

It's over.

It's completely over!

Facing Qin Yu's terrifying gaze,

she knew she would surely die today.

"Brother Qin Yu..."

"No... don't kill me!"

"This was all Lin Beichen's scheme."

"I was also deceived by him..."

"As long as you're willing to forgive me, I'm willing to start over with you and serve you well!"

Liu Ruyan begged incessantly, her heart filled with endless fear.

She felt that as long as she was willing to beg and act a little spoiled,

maybe she could actually awaken that bit of love deep in Qin Yu's heart,

and find a slim chance of survival through it.

"You stinking slut!"

"You really can't change your nature!"

Lin Beichen was furious upon hearing this.

Previously,

he had been unhappy when Liu Ruyan was desperately trying to please Xu Guanqing.

Now, facing Liu Ruyan's frantic attempt to shift the blame,

his mental state completely collapsed!

Damn it!

If it weren't for this stinking slut, he would still be the Young Lord of the Kaoshan Sect.

Even if he couldn't go to the Upper Realm, he could have lived out his life in peace.

But now that he had offended Qin Yu,

it was likely he wouldn't survive!

Thinking of this, he immediately slapped Liu Ruyan:

"You stinking slut!"

"You really deserve to die!"

"You're still a bit too green to try and climb up by stepping on me!"

Saying that, he rushed forward and began to brawl with Liu Ruyan.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations Host, the Destiny Duo have turned against each other. You have gained 100,000 destiny points points!]

Ah?

That's it?

Seeing the faces of these two, Qin Yu only found it somewhat amusing.

He had thought these two Children of Destiny might have some backbone.

As it turned out, they were showing all kinds of ugly behavior, desperately afraid of death!

After the two had been brawling for a while, Qin Yu truly got tired of watching.

"Enough, enough!"

"Stop f*cking around!"

"The way you guys are fighting won't kill anyone!"

"You'd better just enter This Young Master's soul banner!"

Saying that, Qin Yu raised the soul banner, intending to refine Liu and Lin.

Right at this moment,

another change occurred in the sky above!

Thousands of rays of auspicious light appeared out of thin air.

Ethereal immortal music echoed between heaven and earth.

A solemn, sacred, and inviolable will descended.

Following that,

a girl dressed in a white gown with bare jade-like feet slowly walked out from the tens of thousands of feet of glowing clouds.

The girl had an exquisite face and an ethereal temperament, looking like a Fairy who did not belong to the mortal world.

She had a look of compassion as she gazed down at everything below.

Finally, her gaze landed on Qin Yu.

"Stop."

The girl's vermilion lips parted slightly; her voice wasn't loud, but it contained an unquestionable authority.

"Excessive slaughter harms the harmony of heaven."

"Do you know your sin?"

The Heavenly Dao!

It's the Incarnation of the Heavenly Dao's will from this Desolate Domain!

We're saved!

Below, hope flared up again in the hearts of the people who had already been in despair.

The manifestation of the Heavenly Dao—this was a rare sight not seen in ten thousand years!

The Heavenly Dao represented the rules of the world, just and selfless.

Now that she had personally intervened,

everything would be overturned!

"Qin Yu!"

"I told you long ago that this was all Lin Beichen's scheme, but you just wouldn't believe me!"

"Now look, the Heavenly Dao has descended. I want to see how you'll end this!"

"Hmph!"

Liu Ruyan acted as if she had caught a life-saving straw and spoke insolently.

Clearly,

the appearance of the Heavenly Dao made her feel like she was capable again!

Wait?

What kind of logic does this green tea bitch have?

"You little bitch!"

"Is there a place for you to speak here?"

"Get lost. This Young Master will come to deal with you later!"

Qin Yu was laughed out of anger and delivered two more solid punches to Liu Ruyan.

Then, he looked up at The Girl in White with great interest.

"Oh?"

"Then tell me then."

"What sins does This Young Master have?"

The Girl in White was expressionless, her voice cold.

"Their crimes do not warrant death, yet you wish to annihilate their Divine Souls completely. This is the first sin."

"Though the two have selfish motives, they are still outstanding talents of the Lower Realm. You have severed their path to immortality. This is the second sin."

Saying that, the girl paused and continued in a tone that was almost like giving charity.

"Furthermore, setting aside the facts, is it possible that you are not at all at fault for such a thing happening?"

"Besides, they were your fellow disciples after all. How could you be so cruel?"

"Now that you have already displayed your Divine Might, why not stop here and grant them a way to live?"

"By doing so, you can be considered to be preserving a portion of the Origin Qi for this world."

"..."

"Hahaha!"

Qin Yu laughed loudly, his tone full of mockery:

"Setting aside the facts?"

"What a great 'setting aside the facts'!"