96: First in battle merits in the Tongyou Realm

"A Void Beast?"

"Hahahahaha!"

The Woman surnamed Hu burst into laughter.

"What a load of nonsense from this kid!"

"You're just in the Tongyou Realm, yet you claim to have slain a Void Beast? I bet you haven't even seen what a Void Beast looks like. Are you trying to make everyone laugh their heads off?"

Mu Lan stepped forward and pulled Qin Tian away. "This woman is a bit sick in the head. Ignore her, let's go."

Qin Tian smiled slightly.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry, I haven't exchanged my war merit yet."

"Speaking of which, I really didn't know what that thing was called; the fellow told me himself."

As his voice fell, a brilliant light flickered.

A massive purple beast carcass crashed to the ground.

A heart-palpitating spatial aura still lingered around it.

The crowd fell silent in shock.

Mu Lan was incredibly surprised.

The Woman surnamed Hu was even more stunned, freezing on the spot.

This terrifying spatial aura, along with that iconic giant purple horn...

There was no doubt about it.

This was indeed a Void Beast!!

When the crowd finally reacted, a massive uproar broke out!

Mu Lan came to her senses and sent a voice transmission: "Your luck is truly good. To encounter a Void Beast and happen to have Lord Yun by your side."

"Void Beasts are too treacherous. If any other Tian Yuan Guards squad encountered this one, they would likely suffer heavy losses, let alone kill it."

In her view, it was impossible for Qin Tian to kill a Void Beast alone.

Yun Xi must have taken action.

The others didn't know the details, but they also didn't believe Qin Tian could kill a Void Beast a whole major Realm higher than himself.

"Eh?"

Old Xu's eyes flickered as he murmured, "The patterns of our Royal Clan seem to be taking shape on this flesh."

!!!

These words immediately stirred up a storm!

"Old Xu, are you saying this is a... a Void King Beast?"

"It doesn't quite count as a King Beast, but it's not far off."

"If it were allowed to grow, it would surely have become a calamity for the Imperial City!"

"Young friend, you have removed a great hidden danger for the Imperial City! Truly a promising youth! Truly promising!"

Qin Tian smiled, "Senior, you overpraise me. It was just good luck."

"Hmph! Just fishing in troubled waters while an elder did the work, all to scrounge some war merit. I don't know what you're so smug about!" the Woman surnamed Hu said coldly.

Although the others didn't speak, most of them shared the same thought.

No one would believe that Qin Tian had killed a Void Beast on the verge of transformation by himself.

However, in the next moment...

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Qin Tian placed the Void Beast's corpse and his identity jade token onto the Rubbing Stone.

The Merit Stele trembled, and a line of text appeared.

[Qin Tian of the Tongyou Realm, killed a Peak Guixu Realm Quasi-Void King Beast alone. Reward: 50,000 war merit points.]

Killed alone!

Those two words shone brightly, piercing everyone's eyes.

Mu Lan's mouth hung open in disbelief. "He... he really killed it alone...?"

Old Xu was equally astonished.

The Woman surnamed Hu was even more incredulous. "Impossible, this is impossible. He's only in the Tongyou Realm, how could he kill a Quasi-Void King Beast across Realms?"

"The Merit Stele cannot be faked. Do not deceive yourself," Old Xu said coldly.

"Yeah, is it that hard to admit someone else is strong?"

"His surname is Qin, could he be from the Qin Family?"

"No, members of the Qin Family are born with identity jade tokens. Why would they come here to claim one? He likely just happens to have the surname Qin."

Everyone looked toward Qin Tian with fervent gazes.

Mu Lan suddenly felt a sense of crisis and glared at them. "What are you all looking at? He's in my squad! If you try to snatch him, I'll beat you up!"

"Hehe, as expected of Lord Yun's Disciple, truly extraordinary. If you don't mind, how about accompanying this old man for a few drinks?" Old Xu stroked his beard with a smile.

"Senior, please wait a moment. I haven't finished claiming my war merit yet."

Qin Tian waved his hand, and a large pile of carcasses fell heavily onto the Rubbing Stone.

[Qin Tian of the Tongyou Realm, killed a Peak Guixu Realm Three-Legged Bitter Snake alone. Reward: 20,000 war merit points.]

[Qin Tian of the Tongyou Realm, killed a Guixu Realm Green-Winged Evil Fire Eagle alone. Reward: 15,000 war merit points.]

...On the Merit Stele, line after line of text left everyone speechless.

"Killed alone."

The weight of these two words went without saying.

What kind of monster was this guy named Qin Tian?

Adding up all this war merit, he was definitely the number one person in the Tongyou Realm!

He even had more than some Guixu Realm Cultivators.

The Woman surnamed Hu's expression was extremely ugly.

Qin Tian's war merit was already much higher than hers... every alien corpse felt like a loud slap to her face.

And the label of being 'blind to talent' would be etched onto her forever.

"Is his luck just too good? To encounter so many aliens on his first time at the Imperial City?"

"Are you stupid? Think about it. Those aliens probably saw he was just in the Tongyou Realm and thought he was an easy target, so they approached him themselves. If you saw a Tongyou Realm alien, could you resist going up and taking a couple of swings?"

"That makes sense. Unfortunately, I'm already in the Guixu Realm, so I don't have that chance..."

"Tch, as if you could even beat these aliens. Any one of them could take your life..."

The crowd continued to discuss amongst themselves.

"How... how did you actually do it?" Mu Lan's eyes were still full of disbelief. "Killing so many alone?"

"Our squad couldn't kill this many in a whole year..."

Qin Tian laughed, "That's how it is for a Body Cultivator. You don't practice Body Refining, so you wouldn't understand."

Mu Lan was stunned. "Are Body Cultivators really that strong?"

"Wait! You're just brushing me off!"

"Hmph! You must treat me to a drink today, or I'm not letting you off!"

"That's naturally no problem."

Qin Tian looked around at everyone present and smiled, "This Junior has just arrived and hopes for more guidance from all you Seniors."

"I'll use this war merit to treat you all to a round of drinks."

The crowd was stunned, seemingly doubting their own ears.

Old Xu said with some surprise, "Are you serious, young friend?"

"Naturally."

"Hahaha, you truly are a man of character! Bring the wine!" Old Xu laughed heartily.

Before long, jars of fine wine were placed before everyone.

Led by Old Xu, they began to drink to their heart's content.

Qin Tian wasn't formal either, pouring himself a full bowl.

"Hey!"

"war merit is precious. How can you just give it away like that?" Mu Lan was getting a bit anxious.

Qin Tian smiled slightly, not minding. "If the war merit is gone, I can earn more. Right now, drinking with the Seniors is more important."

With those words, he drained the bowl of wine in one gulp.

"You think you'll always have such good luck?" Mu Lan said crossly. "There aren't that many aliens to kill near the Imperial City..."

Looking at Qin Tian's determined eyes, a terrifying thought suddenly occurred to her.

"You... you don't want to go to the Tian Yuan Battlefield, do you?"

Mu Lan stared straight at Qin Tian.

Qin Tian remained noncommittal.

Mu Lan: "..."

"You really are..."

Saying that, she poured a bowl and raised it to clink with Qin Tian's. "It seems wanting you to join my squad was a bit of a pipe dream."

"However, entering the Tian Yuan Battlefield isn't that easy. You still need to be recognized by those special squads."

Qin Tian thought for a moment. "It's fine. If they don't recognize me, I can just sneak in."

Mu Lan rolled her eyes. "As expected of Lord Yun's Disciple, you're exactly the same."

"Since we have time, why don't you tell me about Revered Master?" Qin Tian asked curiously.

"Since you're treating me to a drink, I suppose I can tell you."

"I heard from my father that when Lord Yun first came to the Imperial City, she was just a little girl who had just entered the Guixu Realm..."

Qin Tian pricked up his ears and listened intently to everything about Yun Xi... Meanwhile, in mid-air, clouds obscured two figures.

A man and a woman.

The man laughed heartily. "This kid is really not bad. No wonder the Great One wanted us to come over."

"Tongyou Realm. Too weak," the woman said indifferently.

"Weak? Could you have killed a Quasi-Void King Beast when you were in the Tongyou Realm?"

The woman was momentarily speechless.

"Hehe, I better hurry back and tell the Great One to recruit this kid. Otherwise, it'll be a huge loss if the other squads beat us to it!"

With those words, the man vanished.

The woman stared at Qin Tian, a hint of defiance appearing in her eyes. "A Quasi-Void King Beast... I might not necessarily be unable to kill one either!"

As her voice faded, the woman also dissipated into a wisp of blue smoke...