Chapter 5

The bodies of the revealed monsters had all undergone changes. Some grew yellow down on their skin and their eyes turned emerald green, while others developed thick skin on their faces and grew sharp horns on their heads... All displayed some characteristics of monsters. Some held two sharp spikes in their hands, others clutched a large axe, and some wielded a flexible sword... These were the weapons the monsters were most skilled with, all of which were formidable. Their speeds varied, but even the slower ones left afterimages in the air, giving an idea of their speed.

A misty form was even more bizarre, making it hard to discern its true body. The invisible monster that vanished made the black-robed old man tremble with fear: "Can it turn invisible? How do you fight it? These monsters are too terrifying."

The fat man in the yellow robe, 'Chu Yong,' gave orders but still stood there watching: "My seven subordinates are not weak. Their combined strength is enough to reveal the true nature of this mysterious expert."

In a battle between experts, sometimes it's just a matter of a thin line.

Figuring out some of the mysterious expert's background might give an advantage in the fight.

"Seven?" Qin Yun stood there, motionless.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

In an instant, he drew his sword and sheathed it again.

In the air, only a few flashes of cold light flickered like snakes, and the five monsters that had lunged at him fell to the ground. The mysterious mist also revealed a corpse that quickly transformed into a leopard. Behind Qin Yun, a woman's corpse appeared in the air and immediately transformed into a snow weasel... All seven monsters fell to the ground, their weapons clattering to the floor, and each revealed their true form—some were wolf monsters, others were leopard monsters... The seven monster corpses were much larger than ordinary beasts, but they all lay motionless.

The black-robed old man and the pink-robed woman, standing at a distance, were pale with fear.

"Dead? Seven monsters, dead in an instant?" The black-robed old man couldn't believe it. "I couldn't even see his sword!"

"Such a fast sword, did you break the invisibility with your divine eye?"

The fat man in the yellow robe, Chu Yong, stood there, his voice low, "No wonder you dared to come alone, but coming to my place is the biggest mistake you've made." As he spoke, he suddenly slapped the armrest of the throne beside him with his left hand. The force was so great that the armrest cracked, and the entire side of the armrest sank.

The side doors of the grand hall slammed shut, and countless holes appeared on the walls and ceiling.

"Oh no," the black-robed old man showed a look of terror and despair.

"Master," the pink-robed woman was also in despair.

The fat man in the yellow robe, however, bared his teeth in a sinister smile. His head had transformed into an ugly, fierce pig's head, and his body was covered in a thick layer of hair, growing to over ten feet tall. His clothes had long been torn to shreds.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

From the ceiling and walls of the grand hall, countless black beams shot out, all of them palm-sized poisonous spines. The black beams densely covered every area, leaving no place to hide. Even the position of the wild boar monster 'Chu Yong' itself was enveloped by the poisonous spines.

The black-robed old man and the pink-robed woman were instantly pierced with over a dozen holes in their bodies, dying on the spot with looks of despair in their eyes.

Thud, thud, thud...

Even the stone tables were easily pierced by the poisonous spines! The stone floor of the grand hall was also riddled with holes.

"I built this underground palace and set up these traps to deal with true experts," the wild boar monster 'Chu Yong' looked on with anticipation.

Qin Yun, however, walked leisurely.

His steps sometimes quickened slightly, and a poisonous spine would fly past his back.

Sometimes they slowed slightly, and a poisonous spine would fly past his chest.

Sometimes he leaned slightly to the left, and a poisonous spine would fly past his ear.

Sometimes he leaned slightly to the right, and another poisonous spine would fly past his neck.

Poisonous spines shot from all directions, but Qin Yun seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, easily dodging each one.

"How is this possible?" The wild boar monster Chu Yong stared wide-eyed. "He can't see the spines coming from behind, how does he dodge them? Could it be..."

...

Qin Yun walked through the grand hall with ease. His intangible spirit spread out, covering a five-zhang radius. Within this radius, even a speck of dust that the naked eye couldn't see, he could sense. With this five-zhang buffer, it was much easier to avoid the poisonous spines.

His body made subtle adjustments to avoid each spine.

Even when he occasionally encountered a spine that was hard to avoid, he would extend his right hand and gently deflect it to the side.

After about a moment.

All the poisonous spines had been shot, and the grand hall returned to silence, with holes everywhere.

The wild boar monster 'Chu Yong' removed his hand from in front of his eyes, his body hair quivered, and the poisonous spines on his skin fell to the ground.

"I've heard that wild boars have very thick fur. You, a wild boar monster, can use your body to resist these poisonous spines, impressive," Qin Yun praised.

"Hmph, you easily dodged and blocked these spines, reaching the 'perfect' realm of 'no leakage,' where your spirit can extend outward," the wild boar monster Chu Yong said. "With your spirit extending outward, you're not far from achieving unity with heaven and earth. I didn't expect such a great expert to come to me."

The wild boar monster Chu Yong reached out and grabbed an iron pillar beside the throne. With a roar, the thirteen-foot-long iron pillar, in the hands of the ten-foot-tall wild boar monster, seemed perfectly balanced, like an ordinary person holding a stick. The wild boar monster casually swung the iron pillar, creating a whirlwind that was terrifying to behold: "A high realm doesn't necessarily mean strong power! I've killed many human experts who were at a higher realm than me."

As he spoke, the wild boar monster Chu Yong charged forward, and the iron pillar in his hand swept horizontally. Whoosh—this iron pillar weighed a thousand pounds, and its sweeping force was unstoppable, capable of causing injury with a graze and death with a hit.

"Swoosh."

Qin Yun suddenly crouched, dodging the iron pillar that swung over his head, and instantly drew his sword.

Swish—

The sword light slashed diagonally across the wild boar monster's abdomen. At the moment the sword struck, Qin Yun felt a strong resistance. His sword struggled to cut through the thick fur, and when it finally reached the thick skin, it could only barely scratch a white mark before losing its momentum.

"Whoosh." The wild boar monster Chu Yong instantly retracted the iron pillar and thrust it downward.

Qin Yun, after a swift sword strike, immediately charged forward to dodge, then turned to attack again.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...

Qin Yun's speed reached its peak. The wild boar monster Chu Yong, wielding the iron pillar, was skilled with his staff, but he couldn't touch Qin Yun at all. Qin Yun instantly attacked from different directions, slashing, stabbing, and slashing again, all landing on the wild boar monster Chu Yong. However, even the most powerful strike only penetrated about two inches into the thick skin, failing to pierce through it completely.

"Such thick skin," Qin Yun stepped back to the side, clicking his tongue. "Too thick, too thick."

"Haha, I told you, a high realm doesn't necessarily mean strong power. Your sword can't even break my skin. How can you fight me? One hit from me, and you're dead," the wild boar monster Chu Yong laughed.

"Your skin is indeed thick, and it deserves to see my 'Misty Rain Sword Technique,'" Qin Yun said. "It's a sword technique I created myself."

"Created yourself?" The wild boar monster Chu Yong laughed. "A powerful sword technique requires thousands of refinements. What can a technique you created do?"

"Is that so?"

Qin Yun stepped forward.

"Die!" The wild boar monster Chu Yong thrust the iron pillar forward, but Qin Yun easily dodged and struck with his sword. The sword light was hazy, like the misty rain in March, dreamlike and ethereal.

The wild boar monster Chu Yong's iron pillar moved up and down, quickly blocking.

Thud.

The hazy sword light collided with the iron pillar, which slightly changed direction. The sword light then rotated around the iron pillar and followed it, slicing through the wild boar monster Chu Yong's waist! The wild boar monster Chu Yong, who had been confident in his body, widened his eyes in shock and frantically tried to cover his abdomen.

Swish, his body split in two, the upper and lower halves separating and falling to the ground, blood everywhere.

Qin Yun sheathed his sword.

The wild boar monster Chu Yong, with strong vitality, looked up at Qin Yun: "This, this can't be possible. You couldn't break my skin before, how, how did one strike... It's impossible. I have naturally thick fur and was taught a body-strengthening technique by the Water God. How could one strike cut through my body? Is this your self-created 'Misty Rain Sword Technique'?"

"Yes," Qin Yun nodded.

The wild boar monster Chu Yong's lower half had already transformed into its true form, and his upper half was also transforming. He stared at Qin Yun: "You killed me because of Qin An? Who are you?"

Unwilling to accept it.

He had dominated Guangling City for sixty-eight years and died at the hands of a mysterious expert without knowing why.

Qin Yun looked at the wild boar monster and said, "Yes, I killed you because of Qin An! Because I am his brother!"