544: Chapter 544

"Kid, I am the Old Ancestor of the Yuntian Sect, a high Sect of the Yueling Imperial Dynasty, a powerhouse of the Guiyi Realm. I am willing to take you as my disciple. Will you come with me?"

Qin Yun glanced at him, his expression calm, and refused decisively.

"No."

A mere Guiyi Realm was not worth mentioning in his eyes.

The old man was stunned.

He had anticipated the other party's potential vigilance, hesitation, or even wild joy.

The only thing he hadn't expected was a direct refusal.

Instead of getting angry, his eyes grew even brighter.

What big talk.

What an arrogant personality.

He became increasingly certain that he had found a treasure.

"Little friend, don't be in such a hurry to refuse. I am..."

He began trying to move Qin Yun with his titles and Sect.

Qin Yun, however, ignored him, his mind sinking into that nameless technique within the ring.

He had initially comprehended the core concept of "Fusion" within it; it was far more than a simple merging of spiritual power, but rather the compatibility and unification of Physique, Origin, attributes, Bloodline, and techniques.

At this moment, Qin Yun truly realized that the "Chaos Body" mentioned by the Ancient Existence within the Ring before was not just an empty promise.

This also allowed him to judge that the Origin and level of the Remnant Soul in the ring were extremely high, and there was even greater value in him.

To ensure the old man wouldn't completely dissipate, Qin Yun had to allocate a portion of his spiritual power to continuously nourish his Remnant Soul.

The price was that his cultivation speed, which could have been even faster, was forcibly slowed down.

...

Time flew by, and another half a year passed.

During this half-year, Qin Yun comprehended the principles of Fusion while steadily cultivating, while also allocating spiritual power to sustain the Remnant Soul.

But this "slow" was only relative to himself.

In the eyes of the Gray-robed Old Man, Qin Yun's cultivation speed was still astonishingly fast.

Half a year later, Qin Yun's cultivation smoothly entered the Spirit King Realm.

His Foundation had been repeatedly tempered and was extremely solid.

The quality and control of his spiritual power were also far beyond what ordinary Cultivators of the same rank could compare to.

The Gray-robed Old Man witnessed all of this and became increasingly persistent, guarding the stone house every day, insisting on taking him as a disciple.

Qin Yun still ignored him.

Because he already had more important things to do.

...

After stepping into the Spirit King Realm, Qin Yun decided it was time to settle some old debts.

For the "former Qin Yun."

When the Qin Family was destroyed back then, the Wang Family was the primary culprit, and the Li Family, along with a host of subordinate forces, were all stained with blood.

Coincidentally, Jianghan City was about to hold its annual "Prodigy Great Hunt."

This was a large-scale trial for the younger generation of Jianghan City and the surrounding forces, located in the mountain range outside the city.

The Wang Family and Li Family attached great importance to this, viewing it as an opportunity to showcase the strength of their new generation and consolidate their status.

Upon hearing the news, Qin Yun immediately decided to enter.

The mountain range was a convenient place to take action.

The young cores of the Wang Family, Li Family, and their subordinate forces would appear together, perfect for wiping them all out in one go.

Having things happen in such a public setting would also cause the greatest shock.

The prey had not yet noticed, but the hunter had already entered the mountains.

...

Before the Great Hunt began, the landscape of Jianghan City had already changed significantly.

Because the Wang Family had led the destruction of the Qin Family back then, their Aura was at its peak, and the Li Family, as their subordinate, had also risen in status.

The younger generation of the two families felt a great sense of superiority in the city, almost taking it for granted that they were the protagonists of the Great Hunt.

Qin Yun, however, entered low-key as an ordinary Loose Cultivator, without attracting any attention.

The Great Hunt area was a vast mountain range with complex terrain.

After all participants entered, they scattered to hunt Yao Beasts and compete for points.

Qin Yun did not participate in those boring competitions.

His goal was very clear.

All the core Prodigies of the Wang Family, Li Family, and their subordinate forces.

He moved through the mountain forests like a ghost.

The first target was a side-branch Genius of the Li Family.

The other party was fighting a Yao Beast and was about to succeed.

A gold-and-red fist print blasted out from the shadows of the forest, clean and decisive.

The Li Family disciple didn't even have time to react before dying on the spot.

Qin Yun took the Storage Pouch from his body and vanished into the forest again.

Next was the leader of a small Family subordinate to the Wang Family.

Then another Core Disciple heavily nurtured by the Li Family.

His actions were clean and efficient, never requiring a second move.

His Spirit King Realm cultivation, combined with combat experience and spiritual power quality far exceeding the same level, gave him an absolute advantage in this Great Hunt.

Half a day later, anomalies began to appear in the mountain range.

The first to notice something was wrong were the teams from the small forces.

They discovered that the people from the Wang Family and Li Family camps seemed to be decreasing.

At first, they thought they had encountered powerful Yao Beasts.

But as one team after another lost contact, panic began to spread.

Wang Teng, the most famous Prodigy of the current Wang Family generation, finally realized the problem.

"Something's wrong, someone is specifically hunting our people!"

He immediately gathered all the Wang Family and Li Family disciples around him, forming a large team of nearly thirty people in an attempt to protect themselves.

They stopped in an open river valley, with their backs to a cliff, setting up a defensive formation.

"No matter who it is, if they dare to show their face, we'll focus our fire and kill them!"

Wang Teng held a long spear and shouted sharply to boost everyone's morale.

However, what they waited for was not a frontal assault.

But a silent slaughter.

Qin Yun's figure quietly appeared on the outermost edge of their team.

A Li Family disciple responsible for guarding had just noticed movement in the forest beside him when a sword light swept across his neck.

Qin Yun didn't stop.

He circled the team and began picking them off.

Every strike was silent, taking only one life.

Panic quickly fermented within the team.

"Another one is gone!"

"Where is he? I didn't see anyone at all!"

"Is it a ghost!?"

Wang Teng's face also became incredibly ugly; he tried to use his Divine Thought to lock onto the unknown enemy, but found nothing.

The other party's Aura was concealed too well.

When the number of people in the team plummeted from thirty to less than ten in just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Wang Teng completely panicked.

"Come out! If you have the guts, get the hell out here!"

He frantically blasted spiritual power into the surrounding forest, but only managed to break a few large trees.

Just then, a calm figure slowly walked out from the forest directly in front of them.

White clothes, black hair.

Handsome face, cold eyes.

It was Qin Yun.

When Wang Teng saw only a youth, he was first stunned, then consumed by rage.

"It's you? A single person dares to..."

Before he could finish, Qin Yun moved.

Stepping out, his figure left an afterimage where he stood.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of Wang Teng.

One punch.

Simple, direct.

Wang Teng instinctively raised his spear to parry.

Crack!

That Spirit Rank long spear was shattered by a single punch.

The violent power continued unabated, slamming into his chest.

Wang Teng was sent flying, crashing into the cliff and spitting out a large mouthful of blood, his eyes full of disbelief.

How could he be so strong?

Seeing this, the remaining few Wang and Li Family disciples were so scared they turned and ran.

Qin Yun did not give chase.

He simply raised his hand and closed his fingers in a void grip.

Several streaks of gold-and-red spiritual power flew out, precisely catching up with the fleeing figures and piercing through their hearts.

In the river valley, only Wang Teng remained, lying on the ground and breathing his last.

Qin Yun walked slowly to him, looking down at him from above.

Wang Teng struggled to lift his head, staring fixedly at this unfamiliar face.

"Who... are you really?"

"When did our Wang Family ever offend someone like you?"

Qin Yun crouched down, looking at his face, which was distorted by fear.

He was silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

"You don't recognize me anymore?"

Wang Teng was stunned.

He looked closely at Qin Yun's face, and the more he looked, the more he felt a vague sense of familiarity.

Those eyes, that silhouette... a name long forgotten in the corners of his memory, a name that should have been dead, suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Wang Teng's pupils contracted sharply.

"It's you..."

"Qin... Qin Yun?"

"Impossible! Didn't you become a cripple long ago?! How are you still alive!?"

Qin Yun smiled.

That was the last time Wang Teng saw him smile.

"Thanks to you, I survived."

He reached out and pressed his hand on Wang Teng's crown.

"Now, I've come back to settle the debt."

...

The Great Hunt concluded.

When the results reached Jianghan City, the entire city fell silent.

The young Prodigies sent by the Wang Family, Li Family, and all their subordinate forces to participate in the hunt.

Wiped out.

No survivors.

This news shocked everyone.

The head of the Wang Family spat blood on the spot.

The head of the Li Family collapsed to the ground, his face ashen.

Their future had been wiped out on the spot during a Great Hunt.

Immediately after, another even more impactful piece of news spread from the mouths of the surviving other forces.

Only one person had taken action.

And that person's name was Qin Yun.

After a brief silence, there was intense fury.

The Wang Family, Li Family, and all the subordinate forces that had lost people went completely out of control at this moment.

The fish that should have died but slipped through the net had returned.

Not only was he alive, but he had also become stronger.

Moreover, the first thing he did upon returning was to declare war on all of them in the most ruthless way.

The entire Jianghan City was shaken by it.