In the outer ocean palaces, apart from the twenty disciples from the Ten Direction Palace, the only faction that could contend against Qin Shi's Qin Palace was the Twin Palace's Qiu clan.
But from the looks of it, the gap between the Qiu clan and Qin Shi was already clear. It was no longer as simple as it was during the test at the strait. Ever since Qin Shi's demonic blood was completely suppressed, he was invincible below the World realm. His Soul Power had also broken through to the greater success stage of the Curse Domain stage. He alone could suppress the two pillars of the Qiu clan, Qiu Ming and Qiu Chuer. Qiu Chuer, who had already been defeated by him, naturally had nothing to say.
Li Shu and Qian Xun said, while Chen Yan and the rest followed closely behind Qin Shi.
"Haha, if you don't want your journey to end so quickly, why don't you hand over your Soul Power?" Qin Shi chuckled. He had never been lenient towards his enemies.
Qiu Ming had already exchanged blows with Qin Shi a few times, but he hadn't even managed to touch the surface of Qin Shi's strength. Instead, he was heavily injured by two heavy punches. He wasn't a fool. He understood that if he continued to be in a stalemate with Qin Shi, his Twin Palace's journey to the Deep Sea Origin reservoir would come to an end. But if he handed over his Soul Power, they could still hunt down the other outer ocean palaces disciples to earn more ocean palaces and drag out an ignoble existence.
Thinking of this, Qiu Ming gritted his teeth. "Haha, Qin Shi, I admit defeat today. But you don't have to be so smug. I don't know if you have absolute confidence in Lu Peng's strength, or if you don't care about his life or death. Do you think that Lu Peng can look down on everyone in the Eastern Xuan region just because he can fight me and Luo Ye to a draw?
Don't forget, this is not the outer sea palace. Here, there are people from those ten places who, like me, don't want you to have an easy time. Do you think that Lu Peng will have a good ending if he falls into their hands? "
Hearing this, Qin Shi furrowed his brows. He hadn't considered this point at the moment. He understood Lu Peng's strength very well. In the outer ring, Qiu Ming and the rest wouldn't be able to do anything to him. However, if he were to encounter Zhou Zixuan, he wouldn't have any chance of winning. However, in front of Qiu Ming, he didn't show any signs of abnormality and just received the soul power from Qiu Ming and the rest. It had to be said that Qiu Ming's soul power was quite a lot. He himself had three point three, while Qiu Chuhe and the other Qiu Family's disciple had three points. After receiving the soul power, Qin Shi smiled at Qiu Ming and said, "Hehe, don't worry. If anything happens to Lu Peng, I'll make sure those twenty guys are buried with him."
Finished speaking, Qin Shi waved his hand and turned to leave the cave on the cliff.
After waiting for Qin Shi to leave the cave, the corner of Qiu Ming's mouth couldn't help but twitch. Just now, Qin Shi's voice seemed gentle, but when it fell into his ears, it was like a sharp sword. He even had a premonition that if Zhou Zixuan really killed Lu Peng, Qin Shi would really make the twenty disciples of the Ten Direction Palace be buried with him, including Zhou Zixuan.
"This damned guy!" Qiu Ming felt the cold sweat in his palms and couldn't help but curse.
Ever since Qin Shi appeared, he'd suffered a few blows. Originally, he thought that he could do whatever he wanted in the outer area except for the Ten Direction Palace, but now, because of Qin Shi's appearance, he was continuously being stepped on by a few people. It was fine if it was just Qin Shi alone, but because of him, Lu Peng and Chen Yan were the same. Although he couldn't be sure, he had a feeling that Chen Yan's sudden breakthrough and becoming the Palace Master of Rashomon Palace in one go had something to do with Qin Shi.
Of course, if he knew that Chen Yan was the first person to benefit from Qin Shi, how would he feel? Including Chen Yan, a total of three Domain Immortal Flowers had flowed out of Qin Shi's hands. Three Domain Immortal Flowers … In the past thousand years, the total number of Domain Immortal Flowers that appeared in the outer area of the Sea Palace didn't exceed this number.
After leaving the cavern, Qin Shi's face instantly turned gloomy, and the sea currents around him exploded continuously.
After a moment of hesitation, Qin Shi absorbed Qiu Chuer's soul energy and handed the other three to Chen Yan. "Divide these soul energies among yourselves. Qiu Ming's words aren't groundless. Something must have happened to Lu Peng, so I'll leave first. Return to the place where you rested yesterday and wait for me. I'll go meet those guys."
"You want to deal with Zhou Zixuan yourself?
No, that's too dangerous. If we go together, we'll have a higher chance of winning, "Mu Xiaoyi bit her lips.
"That's right, Palace Master!" Qian Xun said.
Qin Shi said, "Do you guys think that we can win with numbers?
Even the weakest among the twenty people from the Ten Direction Palace is at the perfected Domain Realm. Their overall strength is much higher than ours. If you guys follow me, you'll only hold me back, and you might even sacrifice more. Listen to me, I'll go alone. "
As the military advisor, Li Shu nodded his head. "Palace Master is right. Against that group of people, numbers are useless."
Qin Shi nodded his head in admiration. At this moment, Chen Yan let out a lazy laugh. "Fufu, I don't care what you're saying. In any case, I'm definitely going to follow you. Don't even think about using your title of Palace Master to pressure me. I don't belong to your Qin Palace. Unless you promise to be my man, I'll definitely listen to the words of my man."
Qin Shi's face was filled with black lines. However, he hesitated for a moment. Chen Yan's cultivation was second only to him, so she wouldn't be too much of a burden. Only then did he nod his head. "Alright, you can follow me. But let's make things clear first. This time around, you're not allowed to mess around. You have to listen to my every command!"
"Hehe, don't worry, I'm your lovely wife!" Chen Yan smiled sweetly.
Qin Shi shook his head. His eyes focused, and his telekinesis power rapidly spread out into a net. If what Qiu Ming said was true, then Lu Peng had already fallen into the hands of Zhou Zixuan and the rest. He had to hurry up. Lu Peng was a disciple that he was heavily nurturing, and the cultivation in the Deep Sea Genesis Pool was extremely important to him. He was confident that given Lu Peng's talent, it would only be a matter of time before he could successfully cultivate for a year. Once Lu Peng reached the World realm, he would become the first World realm expert under his command.
Soon, the telekinesis net covered the entire Dongxuan region. As the net grew clearer, Qin Shi's face grew increasingly ashen.
"Damn it!
That bastard was right! "
Cursed Qin Shi. Soon after, he yelled at Chen Yan, "You're asking for a beating. Let's go, hurry up!"
Chen Yan knew how important Lu Peng was to Qin Shi, or to Qin Gong. Hence, she withdrew her mischievous smile, which was rarely seen on her face. With a serious expression, she followed Lu Peng with light steps. The two of them instantly turned into streaks of light that rapidly moved towards the end of the mountain forest.
At the end of the mountain forest was a spacious rocky path.
Twenty youths were sitting in a circle, and the space between their eyebrows was flickering with a brilliant light. If an outer disciple were to take a closer look, he or she would be amazed. These twenty youths were all Soul Tablets of Rank 4 or above, especially the one in the middle. He was biting a broken straw in his mouth, and the corner of his mouth hung a proud smile. It was as if the spiritual energy of the world was lying dormant around him. It was as if he was the king of this world, and was controlled by a unique circle of the world.
There was actually a grade five Soul Tablet in the center of that youth's brows.
Taking a closer look, at the center of the group of youths, there was a deep pit created by a huge force. Inside the deep pit, there was a youth in an extremely sorry state. His entire body was dyed red with blood. Outside the deep pit, there was an extremely powerful Spirit Sealing Array, making it impossible for the youth to use his Spiritual Energy. He was like a trapped beast that had fallen into a trap. Although his face was ferocious, there was nothing he could do but wait for death.
"Big Brother Zixuan, I never expected that you would actually reach the World Realm. This little one's strength isn't bad, and he even grasps a Reincarnation Martial Art. If it wasn't for you, we might not be able to keep him here." At this moment, a few youths flattered the youth in the center.
Zhou Zixuan faintly smiled. "Haha, how can a bastard adopted by the Taba Palace be compared to me?"
"Haha, Big Brother Zixuan is right. However, I don't understand. Can't we just kill him? Why do we have to trap him here?" The few disciples were puzzled.
Zhou Zixuan's eyes were ice-cold. "Killing him is a matter of minutes, but what use is a grade three Soul Tablet to us?
Why don't we use him as bait? That way, we can catch a big fish. "
"Catch a big fish?
You mean Qin Shi? "Zhang Xin sneered." Haha, Zixuan, aren't you overthinking things?
Even if Qin Shi knows that Lu Peng is in our hands, do you think he would dare to come?
If I were him, I would definitely hide far away. "
"Haha, that's right. Big Brother Zixuan is a genuine World Realm expert. How could a perfect Domain Realm brat like him come here to die?"
Zhou Zixuan viciously said, "If he doesn't come, I'll cripple his trusted subordinate. Although we can't kill him here, and the Soul Tablet will send him out of the Deep Sea Origin Reservoir once his aura disappears, it won't be a problem to cripple him as long as his aura remains."
At this moment, Lu Peng's eyes turned red as he roared, "You bunch of bastards, come at me if you dare!"
Zhou Zixuan disdainfully said, "Zhang Xin, what's wrong with you?
How does he still have the strength to shout here? "Zhou Zixuan said disdainfully.
Zhang Xin let out a bitter laugh. "I can't help it. He's too energetic, and I've already broken a few of his ribs."
"Trash!" Zhou Zixuan cursed. Soon after, he personally stood up and slowly walked towards the deep pit.
"Haha, come at you?
Fine, I'll fulfill your wish. "
The corners of Zhou Zixuan's mouth curled up. His eyes were like fire, and the ocean currents around him seemed to be boiling. At this moment, he clenched his fist, and a ten thousand ton boulder was actually lifted up by him. When the boulder entered his own world, it was as if it was being cut by a thousand blades, and was instantly sharpened into a sharp stone awl, revealing its sharpness.
When the stone awl was completed, Zhou Zixuan suddenly let go. The boulder suddenly lost its weight, and fell into the deep pit like an arrow released from a bow.
The corners of Zhang Xin's mouth twitched at the sight of the stone awl. The power of the stone awl was so great that even he would be gravely injured if not killed by it.
Lu Peng's pupils shrank as he stared at the falling stone awl. He suddenly clenched his fists. "Am I going to die?"