Chapter 10

But it was precisely because Qin Ba was injured that Qin Feng became even more puzzled.

After all, the three of them were all quite powerful. Qin Luo, Qin Xiaoshu, and Qin Ba were all at the Eighth Rank of the Mortal Boundary. Although Qin Luo and Qin Xiaoshu had only recently advanced, Qin Ba was recognized as the top among the younger generation of the Qin family. He had already reached the Eighth Rank several months ago and was just one step away from advancing to the Ninth Rank. With such excellent qualifications, the three of them, even if they encountered a Human Boundary expert in Luoyang Town, could at least manage to escape, so how could they have been beaten so badly?

"Who? Who inflicted such a severe beating on Qin Ba and the others, leaving them in this state?"

This doubt not only filled Qin Feng's heart but also the hearts of other Qin family disciples.

After all, Qin Ba's severe injuries were a much bigger issue than Qin Feng breaking the gravity stake just now. Moreover, most of the people present still did not believe that Qin Feng could break the gravity stake.

This was not hard to understand, after all, most people had not seen it with their own eyes.

Fortunately, this mystery was soon revealed.

On the Qin family training ground, there were still some older disciples who had awakened their bloodline souls. These people, due to their excellent qualifications, could continue to cultivate within the Qin family and were groomed to become high-ranking executives, and even possibly elders, serving as the backbone of the Qin family lineage.

At this moment, a direct disciple named Qin Siming, who was relatively close to the three and had considerable prestige among the Qin family disciples, quickly stepped forward. While urgently helping Qin Ba and the others check their injuries, he asked with a serious face, "What exactly happened?"

After he finished speaking, the expressions of the three were different.

Qin Xiaoshu was the most severely injured, drenched in cold sweat, and in a semi-unconscious state due to the intense pain, unable to focus on answering.

Qin Ba, with his teeth clenched and blood-stained, had a sullen face and remained silent.

Qin Luo paused for a moment, then replied with a mix of embarrassment and defiance, "It was Ye Wuyin from the Ye family who injured the three of us. He not only beat us but also... mocked us, saying that the younger generation of the Qin family is no one, and that the Qin family is not as good as... the Ye family."

"What?! The Ye family, Ye Wuyin?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Siming was first shocked, then frowned and fell silent.

The surrounding Qin family disciples also began to whisper among themselves.

"Hey? It's actually the Ye family of the White Tiger clan! Ye Wuyin is not yet eighteen and has not yet awakened his bloodline soul. Although he is the top disciple among the younger generation of the Ye family, his cultivation is only at the Eighth Rank of the Mortal Boundary, and his overall strength should be about the same as Qin Ba. It's understandable that Qin Luo and Qin Xiaoshu lost, but how could Qin Ba be beaten so badly?"

The whispers of the crowd made Qin Ba's face even uglier. His already dark face slowly turned a deep purple due to the humiliation.

"That's right, it's Ye Wuyin from the Ye family. He successfully advanced to the Ninth Rank of the Mortal Boundary a few days ago!"

"What? Ninth Rank?"

Upon hearing this, even Qin Feng was taken aback, inwardly admiring Ye Wuyin's extraordinary talent.

After all, both the Qin family and the Ye family were super clans in Qingxuan, ancient cultivation families with the descendants of the four ancient divine beasts' bloodlines, both being the pride of heaven, the darlings of the heavens.

The four ancient divine beasts' cultivation families: the power of the Azure Dragon, the speed of the White Tiger, the mystique of the Vermilion Bird, and the defense of the Black Tortoise. The four ancient divine beasts' families also had a ranking, with the Azure Dragon always ranking first, the White Tiger second, the Vermilion Bird third, and the Black Tortoise fourth.

Luoyang Town was a small town, and not all four divine beasts' families had branches here. Only the Azure Dragon and White Tiger families had established branches, with the Azure Dragon lineage being the Qin family and the White Tiger lineage being the Ye family.

The honor of the Azure Dragon being first had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of every Qin family disciple, like a mission they were born with, driving every Azure Dragon family disciple to protect it with their lives.

For many years, the Qin family had been in open and covert competition with the Ye family, another of the four divine beasts' families, and the Qin family had a slight edge.

Therefore, it was naturally unacceptable for the Qin family disciples that Qin Ba, the recognized top disciple among the younger generation of the Qin family, had been defeated by Ye Wuyin of the Ye family.

Especially the statement that the Qin family was not as good as the Ye family!

This statement pierced the hearts of every Qin family disciple!

As a Qin family disciple, Qin Siming's eyes flashed with a hint of killing intent upon hearing this, but he quickly showed a look of helplessness.

Qin Feng narrowed his eyes, taking in every expression on Qin Siming's face.

He understood what Qin Siming was thinking.

In this matter, Qin Siming wanted to stand up for the Qin family but could not, because over the years of conflict between the Qin family and the Ye family, a mutual understanding had been formed.

That is, the grievances between disciples of the same generation could only be resolved by disciples of the same generation.

Qin Siming was already over eighteen and had successfully awakened his bloodline soul. If he were to intervene, it would naturally invite disciples who had awakened their bloodline powers to join the conflict. Such a result would not only fail to resolve the current issue but would also escalate the conflict to a family war, or even a bloodbath, which was a result that the higher-ups of the Qin and Ye families in Luoyang Town did not want to see.

"What should we do?"

Qin Siming's silence made the entire Qin family training ground fall into complete silence. At this moment, even the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.

The Qin family disciples under eighteen years old were all burning with righteous indignation, yet they lowered their once proud heads in shame.

It is only when you need knowledge that you regret not having enough, and it is only when you experience something that you understand its difficulty.

The same principle applies to cultivation!

These Qin family disciples, who were usually arrogant and domineering, were all at a loss when it came to real combat.

Even the three strongest young experts of the Qin family were beaten half to death, so what use would they be?

But if they did not stand up, how could the Qin family maintain its dignity? How could the honor of the Azure Dragon being first, which the Qin family had maintained for generations, be preserved?

Was it really going to be on their generation that the Qin family's prestige would be lost?

The hearts of the Qin family disciples were filled with defiance, and the Azure Dragon bloodline of the Qin family would not allow them to submit to the White Tiger!

Just as everyone was still standing in silence on the training ground, unsure of what to do, there was a "thud." Qin Xiaoshu, who had been in a semi-comatose state, fainted completely, his body collapsing to the ground with a look of defiance on his face. The Qinggang stone on the training ground was very hard, and the impact made a loud noise.

Qin Siming quickly stepped forward, used his mystic energy to check Qin Xiaoshu's meridians, and then immediately called over a few Qin family executives, instructing them, "Xiaoshu's meridians are severely damaged. Even if he is healed, he will likely be crippled. Quickly, take him to the old master to see if there is any way to save him."

"Yes!"

The Qin family executives quickly lifted Qin Xiaoshu and hurriedly left for the residence of the clan leader, Qin Tianzheng.

Qin Xiaoshu's injuries made the Qin family disciples on the training ground even more ashamed and angry.

They wanted to find a way to regain their honor, but they lacked the strength.

Those who had the strength could not act!

However, just as everyone was still standing in silence on the training ground, unsure of what to do, a cold voice suddenly sounded from a corner of the training ground—

"Tell me where Ye Wuyin is. I will go and settle this score for Qin Ba and the others!"

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