397: Chapter 397 Qin Han Makes a Move

[You didn't care, only saying indifferently, "Who exactly is Your Excellency? I, Qin, seem to have no old grudges with Your Excellency."]

["No old grudges?" The smile on the silver-robed Cultivator's face suddenly vanished:]

["You killed my Gu Family nephew, Gu Han, and thought that by fleeing to this remote border of the Demon Realm and changing your appearance, you could get away with it?"]

["I, Gu Changfeng, shall take your life today in passing to avenge my nephew!"]

[You felt speechless at this.]

[Gu Han wasn't even killed by you.]

[It seemed the Gu Family also knew Yun Xiaozi had a deep background and didn't dare to offend him, so they pinned Gu Han's death on you.]

[This was truly picking on the weak while fearing the strong.]

[It was likely that the relationship between the Gu Family and Langgan Pavilion was quite deep.]

[You smiled, showing no fear on your face, and changed the subject by asking:]

["Gu Changfeng, there is one thing I, Qin, do not understand. The Immortal Realm is vast and rich in resources, far surpassing this barren Demon Realm."]

["Your Gu Family rules over a territory; why go through such trouble and travel ten thousand miles to this Demon Realm to plunder?"]

[Hearing this, Gu Changfeng's face showed an expression as if he had heard a massive joke, his voice arrogant:]

["Stupid!"]

["The struggle between Immortals and Demons is a struggle for the Luck of heaven and earth, a struggle for the survival of the Dao heritage!"]

["The Demon Realm is barren?"]

["Precisely because it is barren, it needs to be plundered and suppressed even more!"]

["Seize its resources, sever its Foundation, so it can never grow strong and can only struggle to survive in these wretched lands forever!"]

["Only then can my Immortal Realm enjoy eternal peace, and our Dao heritage remain unchanged for ten thousand generations!"]

["This is the law of heaven!"]

[His words were filled with a condescending sense of superiority and a cold "justice."]

[Plundering was not for survival, but to ensure their own "advantage" and "security," to keep another race under their feet forever.]

[He paused and continued, "If you are sensible, kill them and hand over this demon spirit soil to me."]

["Then, swear a great dao oath to submit to my Gu Family, and I might spare your life."]

["Hahaha..." You threw your head back and let out a short, cold laugh, as if you had heard the most absurd statement in the world.]

[The next second, the laughter stopped abruptly.]

[The expression on your face faded instantly, leaving only cold killing intent; your gaze was like ice, piercing toward Gu Changfeng.]

["Since you have already cleared my doubts..." you spoke slowly, your voice icy, "then... go on your way in peace."]

[The moment the last word fell, you raised your right hand and pointed casually at the Void Realm where Gu Changfeng was—]

[An unremarkable streak of light shot from your fingertip, its speed exceeding even what Divine Sense could capture!]

[Gu Changfeng's pupils shrank, and alarm bells rang in his heart!]

[He didn't expect you to dare to strike first!]

[He didn't even have time to discern what it was; his instinct as a Nascent Soul Perfection Stage Cultivator made him instantly perform a teleportation Divine Ability!]

[Swoosh!]

[His figure suddenly blurred and vanished from the spot, and in the next moment, he appeared amidst the clouds a thousand miles away!]

[However—]

[Just as his figure solidified and a hint of relief rose in his heart—]

[Chiii—!]

[A crisp sound, like the sharpest blade slicing through silk, rang out behind him without warning!]

[He didn't even see what it was; he only felt his protective light being silently torn apart by an indescribable sharp force!]

[Immediately after, a piercing pain that reached his bones followed!]

[He looked down in disbelief.]

[In his sight, his body, from the left shoulder to the right waist, had a smooth, mirror-like cut.]

[The upper half of his body was slowly sliding down along this cut...]

[His Physical Body had actually been sliced into two segments in an instant!]

["How is this possible?!"]

[Gu Changfeng was scared out of his wits, not even caring about the intense pain of his Physical Body or the loss of vitality.]

[Just as the terrifying thought arose, a solid Primordial Spirit darted out from the crown of his head like a frightened rabbit, turning into a streak of light, about to use teleportation to flee again!]

[Escape! I must escape! This is definitely not a Soul Transformation method!]

[But just as his Primordial Spirit emerged from the crown of his head, before even a spatial ripple could rise—]

[A terrifying aura of Evil Qi, like an invisible giant net, suddenly descended, completely locking down the space where his Primordial Spirit was!]

[Qin Han didn't even make a pouncing motion; he just raised that claw shimmering with cold silver light and made a gentle grasping motion toward the direction of Gu Changfeng's Primordial Spirit.]

["Buzz—!"]

[There was no world-shaking roar.]

[But Gu Changfeng's Primordial Spirit felt as if the surrounding time had slowed down, the space becoming as thick as glue; all fleeing Spells and teleportation ripples were forcibly suppressed and frozen by a higher-level, more domineering spatial sealing power!]

[Then, that silver claw rapidly enlarged in his vision. It wasn't "grabbing" in a physical sense, but rather this sealed world itself had become the palm of that giant claw, closing and crushing down on his Primordial Spirit!]

[Before the claw even arrived, the terrifying power contained within it, enough to annihilate the Divine Soul Origin, had already seeped in!]

["No—!!!"]

[Gu Changfeng's Primordial Spirit let out a desperate and unwilling roar, using his last bit of strength to try and self-detonate, but he couldn't even manage that.]

[Before that absolute gap in power, his resistance was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.]

["Poof..."]

[A soft sound, like a bubble bursting.]

[Under the phantom grip of the silver giant claw, Gu Changfeng's Primordial Spirit crumbled and dissipated inch by inch, like dust crushed by an invisible giant force.]

[From the moment Qin Han acted to Gu Changfeng's Physical Body being severed and his Primordial Spirit being extinguished, barely two breaths had passed.]

[One strike to sever the body, one strike to destroy the spirit.]

[Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!]

[Such terrifying, almost overwhelming strength left Jin Wei, Yuan Ba, and everyone else watching below in a deathly silence.]

[They never imagined that you carried such an absurdly strong monster with you.]

[That was a Nascent Soul Perfection Stage Cultivator!]

[Before it, he was actually like a toddler, completely powerless to fight back!]

[This was naturally thanks to your previous "investment"—]

[Those five Spirit Transformation Cultivators who had besieged Yun Xiaozi in Yongye City—their qiankun rings, along with the tens of millions of Spirit Stones and rare Materials inside, had almost all been fed to Qin Han by you in one go.]

[Just what level its strength had reached now, even you couldn't estimate.]

[But it was certain that it far exceeded you, its Soul Transformation Peak master.]

[As for whether it could rival Void Refining... you hadn't tried, so you didn't know.]

[This was exactly your greatest reliance for maintaining a sense of confidence in the peril-filled Asura City.]

[In the silence, a silver light flashed, and Qin Han had already returned to your side, reverting to that harmless and honest appearance, crouching on your shoulder.]

[In its mouth, it still held an ancient-looking qiankun ring—it was Gu Changfeng's.]

[It rubbed its head against your cheek, its large round eyes looking at you, full of expectation: "Daddy, can I eat this?"]

[You didn't even look at that legacy of a Spirit Transformation Cultivator that would drive countless Cultivators mad, only waving your hand casually:]

["Eat it."]

[Qin Han gave a happy low whimper, swiped its claw, and took that qiankun ring, turning into a streak of light and diving into the spatial ring on your fingertip.]