396: Advance to Gold Nine Stars

Two days later, Qin Shilei looked at the Crystal Source in his hand, which was a size smaller, and nodded in satisfaction. "I've finally reached Gold Nine-star. I wonder what conditions are needed to advance to Platinum?"

His current cultivation had just reached Gold Nine-star, but he was still a bit short of advancing to Platinum.

After placing the Crystal Source on the willow tree, Qin Shilei returned to the front hall.

As he stepped into the hall, he found it full of people.

He was startled for a moment, then opened his mouth and asked with a smile, "Why is everyone here? Has something big happened?"

An Qian frowned and replied, "Beian City, Junhai City, and Litian City have all been taken by someone named Zhengqi Alliance. Fortunately, all our people escaped."

She then recounted everything about the Zhengqi Alliance that had appeared two days prior.

"My King, this subordinate is incompetent and failed to protect Beian City. Please punish your King," Zhang Qiang stepped forward and pleaded guilty.

Qin Shilei waved his hand. "Brother Zhang, this is not your fault. Please sit down first."

Then he asked, "Does this Zhengqi Alliance really have humans with Platinum or higher strength?"

An Qian shook her head and replied, "That's unknown. The Sun Hongying who appeared at first should only have Gold peak strength."

Just then, Shi Liren walked in from outside and reported, "Reporting to Qin An King, that woman from the other day is here again. She is now rapidly heading towards Qin An Royal Mansion."

Qin Shilei's expression instantly darkened, and he said coldly, "Let me go meet her and see if this Zhengqi Alliance truly has three heads and six arms."

After speaking, he led the way out of the mansion.

As soon as he reached the main entrance, he saw three people approaching, seemingly slow but actually fast.

Sun Hongying scanned Qin Shilei up and down and asked coldly, "You are Qin An King, Qin Shilei, aren't you?"

Qin Shilei replied indifferently, "That would be Qin."

Sun Hongying said with an arrogant look, "Now you have two paths to choose from. First, become our Zhengqi Alliance's agent and manage the Great Xia Country for us.

Second, die!"

Qin Shilei said coldly, "What if I choose neither?"

"Junior Sister, why bother talking nonsense with him? Just take him down. At that time, we will decide what to do with him."

The middle-aged man on Sun Hongying's right said casually.

Just then, An Qian and the others also walked out from inside.

"I said, why are you so confident? You originally intended to defeat us with a human wave tactic, but your plan will likely fall through."

Sun Hongying glanced at An Qian and the others, saying with disdain.

"To deal with you, I alone am enough!"

Qin Shilei took a step forward, then his body rapidly grew, quickly becoming a giant nearly ten meters tall.

Sun Hongying and the two others were also stunned by this sight.

However, they quickly recovered. "Strength isn't about who is bigger. Let me show you that in the face of absolute strength, all fancy tricks are useless."

Qin Shilei, however, did not continue to waste words with the other party. As the other party said, as long as he beat them down, asking questions would be simple.

With a flash, he charged towards Sun Hongying, who was standing in the middle.

The Giant Que Sword, wider than a door panel, swung across with the momentum.

Sun Hongying raised her sword to block.

Boom!

The two swords clashed, producing a loud bang.

Immediately after, Sun Hongying stumbled back more than ten steps, almost falling onto her backside.

"Let's go together! Don't clash head-on with him."

Sun Hongying's face flushed red, and she swallowed the blood at the corner of her mouth, then charged towards Qin Shilei again.

Her two senior brothers were also shocked by Qin Shilei, exchanged glances, then drew their weapons and attacked Qin Shilei from the left and right.

Qin Shilei swept horizontally, forcing the two to retreat continuously.

Then a vertical chop split a deep crack in the concrete ground.

Soon, the three of them were only able to parry, with no power to counterattack.

They had initially thought that after Qin Shilei transformed into a giant, his agility would greatly decrease, and with their strength, they could easily handle Qin Shilei.

Unexpectedly, even though Qin Shilei transformed into a giant, his movements were not slow at all; in fact, they were even a few points faster than theirs.

The half-meter wide, nearly ten-meter long greatsword emitted a chilling glow. One look and you knew it was incredibly sharp; if one were even lightly touched by it, they would likely be cut in two and would not survive.

After roughly grasping the strength of the three, Qin Shilei instantly appeared behind Sun Hongying.

Then, he slapped her with his sword.

Splat!

Sun Hongying was violently sent flying like a cannonball.

If Qin Shilei hadn't temporarily wanted to spare her life, that one sword strike could have cut Sun Hongying in two.

Her two senior brothers, seeing their junior sister so easily sent flying, were startled. They turned and tried to flee into the distance.

"Your companions are still there. Why are you leaving? You should stay too."

Qin Shilei instantly moved behind the two again, and with two more sword strikes, he sent them flying back to Sun Hongying's side.

"Let's split up and escape!"

The three immediately split into three directions and quickly fled into the distance.

Bang, bang, bang!

Three more heavy thuds sounded as the three were once again sent flying back to their original spots.

The three wiped the blood seeping from the corners of their mouths, got up, and once again fled into the distance.

However, all of this was futile in front of Qin Shilei, who could teleport.

They fled six times and were sent flying six times.

"This time, let's go and seize his wife."

"No, I really can't run anymore. Let me lie down for a bit."

"He's clearly toying with us. If we made a move on his wife, it probably wouldn't be the flat of the sword, but the blade facing us."

Qin Shilei slowly walked in front of the three and said with a faint smile, "Run, why aren't you running? I can let you run for ten seconds first."

"Hmph!" Sun Hongying glared at Qin Shilei and angrily rebuked, "If you know what's good for you, quickly let us go, or else when our Zhengqi Alliance's army arrives, everyone in Qin An Royal Mansion will suffer."

Tang Yuanlong also chimed in, "Qin An King, as long as you let us go, we will definitely speak well of you in front of the Alliance Leader, allowing you to continue being this Qin An King."

Qin Shilei ignored the other party, and his eyes instantly turned a captivating purple.

The three felt as if their entire beings were drawn in by those eyes possessing infinite charm.

"Junior Brother, Junior Sister, close your eyes! This is a demonic art!"

Tang Yuanlong shouted loudly, simultaneously tightly closing his own eyes.

However, his head felt heavier and heavier, as if he could fall asleep at any moment.

A Soul Condensing Art that he had accidentally learned once rose in his mind. He was about to shout again to wake up Sun Hongying and the other person.

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his stomach, and then his body involuntarily flew into the air.

"Keep a close eye on him. If anything goes wrong, kill him immediately!"

Tang Yuanlong opened his mouth and spat out another large mouthful of fresh blood, but he dared not utter another word.

Because several swords and knives had already been placed against his neck.

He understood that if he moved again, his only path would be to have his head fall to the ground.