Chapter 509 505: An Open and Powerful Assault

After a long while, the weasel-faced youth slowly came to. How he wished everything he had just experienced was all a dream!

The first thing he saw was still that pretty face, smiling like a blooming flower. Except now, in the youth's eyes, that face was countless times more terrifying than a demon's.

He said, his voice faint, "I was just about to tell you... but you... you destroyed another one of my fingers. How... how could you be so cruel?"

"Cruel? I don't think so!" She She looked at the youth with an innocent expression, then said with a beaming smile, "Now, you can talk, can't you?"

"I'll talk, I'll talk..." The youth lay there, feeling as if his very soul was no longer his own. He knew he wouldn't survive the day, no matter what. Rather than be tortured to death, it was better to ask for a quick end. Over the years, he hadn't done any good deeds, but he had done plenty of bad ones. Dying now could be considered retribution; there was nothing to regret.

"Most of the Iron-blooded Hall's experts... have already been dispatched. Right now, in the Sect, there's an ancestor from the Hai Family who just arrived, at the Pill Nascent Soul Transformation... Besides him, there's the Sect Leader, who is also... at the Pill Nascent Soul Transformation realm. As for the others, there are over thirty Shattered Void Realm Martial Artists... and over a hundred at the Venerable Realm."

She She glanced at Qin Li. Qin Li checked the information against what he already knew and found that, aside from the newly arrived Pill Nascent Soul Transformation ancestor from the Hai Family, everything else matched. In other words, the youth wasn't lying.

Qin Li nodded and said softly to She She, "Give him a quick end."

She She looked at the youth with a beaming smile and said, "Congratulations, you've finally passed. You can be free now!"

Lying on the ground, the youth gave a weak, bitter smile. "Before I die, I... I have a question to ask you. Who... who exactly are you? Are you from the Moon Shaking Immortal Palace? Or Tongtian City?"

The power of She She and Shangguan Shiyu made the youth subconsciously assume they were from the Moon Shaking Immortal Palace.

Qin Li glanced at the youth and said coolly, "My name is Qin Li."

The youth was stunned at first. Then his eyes lit up in realization. "No wonder, no wonder! So you're Qin Li. Your reputation is truly... well-deserved. My death... is not an injustice, not an injustice at all!"

He then muttered to himself, "I never thought I'd get to see the legendary Purple-eyed King, the youngest Pill Nascent Soul Transformation expert... Hehehe, I'm just... taking a step ahead of the others..."

With a wave of her fair hand, She She sent a flash of light into the youth's throat, cutting off his muttering. He died instantly. A burst of Power enveloped the corpse, tossing it into the rushing river, where it was swiftly carried away.

As if she had just done something utterly trivial, She She looked at Qin Li and said, "Let's go in."

She She's interrogation of the youth wasn't because she was particularly cruel, bloodthirsty, or tyrannical. While Qin Li had already gathered a lot of intel on the Iron-blooded Hall, that information was several days old. Without forcing it out of the youth, they would never have known that another expert from the Hai Family had arrived at the Iron-blooded Hall's headquarters.

Even among those at the Pill Nascent Soul Transformation Realm, their strength varied depending on the depth of their comprehension of Law Power. Knowing this in advance was far better than being caught in a sudden ambush.

The waterfall thundered down from above. The group filed in behind it. Qin Li glanced at She She and Bai Zhongshan, then smiled. "There are only two Pill Nascent Soul Transformation Realm Martial Artists inside, but there are five of us! So, what do you say? Do we sneak in for a stealthy assassination, or do we charge in openly and brutally slaughter them all?"

She She's eyes instantly lit up, twinkling like stars in the night sky as she looked at Qin Li. "Blast our way in!" she said excitedly.

Shangguan Shiyu and Leng Yao shook their heads helplessly at the side. 'What a violent woman,' they thought.

Bai Zhongshan looked at Qin Li and asked, "We can just charge in openly?"

"As long as we can hold back those thirty-odd Shattered Void Realm Martial Artists, why not?" Qin Li smiled, but what he was really thinking was, 'The tempering experience the Qin Family's elite disciples have gone through is enough to make them grow, but it's not enough!'

'The true path to dominance lies in open conquest!'

'It is to be righteous and transparent!'

'Advancing with overwhelming power, in a grand and open manner—that is what a truly powerful family prefers to do!'

'Resorting to schemes and plots, endless calculations... it's not forbidden, but it's ultimately a lesser path. One only does so when facing an equal, or when lacking confidence.'

'Once you truly have the power to lord over the world, there's no point in using petty schemes!'

Sure enough, the remaining twenty-five elite disciples of the Qin Family, including Qin Suo, felt their blood boil with excitement. Though none of them spoke, their eyes betrayed their true feelings.

Naturally, Shangguan Shiyu and Leng Yao had no objections. Bai Zhonghuo also nodded in agreement.

Qin Li took a deep breath and let out a low shout. An incomparably powerful surge of Innate Purple Qi instantly flooded the meridians throughout his body. It grew stronger and stronger until it finally blasted out from his hands!

It shot toward the stone wall behind the waterfall!

BOOM!

A deep but tremendously loud boom drowned out the sound of the waterfall. Everyone felt the surrounding space warp into chaos. When they looked again, a strange, blank void had appeared before them!

Qin Li was the first to step inside, his body vanishing into the void. Without any hesitation, the others followed him.

Only after entering did they understand why Qin Li had asked if they should charge in openly. The entrance was right in the middle of a large complex of buildings!

The entrance to the Mysterious Land had been destroyed by Qin Li's single strike. Several Iron-blooded Hall disciples guarding the entrance were instantly blasted to smithereens.

Such a huge commotion instantly alerted the entire Iron-blooded Hall. Countless figures began rushing over.

Qin Li let out a low shout. "Listen up! If you run into someone you can't beat, don't try to be a hero. We... have got your backs!"

"Yes!" the twenty-five elite disciples of the Qin Family roared in unison. Then, in groups of five, they charged toward the enemy!

The battle erupted in an instant!

At the same time, inside the reception hall of the Iron-blooded Hall, the Sect Leader, Hai Feng, was drinking tea with an old man who had white hair but a youthful complexion. Seven or eight other people were accompanying them.

"Qi, it has been over three hundred years since we last saw each other," Hai Feng said, sounding somewhat wistful.

"Indeed, Seventeen. Back when the family found this Mysterious Land and the Patriarch had you come here to establish a Sect and build up a power base, I didn't quite understand. The Hai Family is so vast, why did we need to do something like this? Thinking back now, the Patriarch was truly far-sighted! If it weren't for your Sect handling things from the shadows, many of the family's difficult tasks would be impossible to carry out!"

The white-haired, youthful-faced old man smiled and said, "However, I came this time to tell you something. You've probably heard that our Hai Family is preparing to use a recent opportunity to climb to an even higher level. That opportunity... is a young man who has recently appeared, named Qin Li."

Hai Feng nodded. "I've heard about it. They say that Qin Li is quite incredible—the new king of the Purple-eyed Race. Some even say he's the fulfillment of the Divine Temple's prophecy. I also heard that he's not even thirty, yet he defeated that kid, Golden Vase?"

The old man sighed softly and nodded. "That's right. That boy, Golden Vase, lacks real combat experience and was too careless. He underestimated his opponent. That Qin Li's strength is not to be taken lightly! I came this time precisely because of this matter. You previously reported to the family that you were going to annihilate Qin Li's family forces. How is that going? Have you received any news?"

Hai Feng shook his head. "Not yet."

The old man asked again, "The Blood Hemp in the Dianchi Kingdom... there won't be any problems with that, will there?"

Hai Feng smiled confidently. "Rest assured, Qi. We have a large number of our Iron-blooded Hall experts stationed in the Dianchi Kingdom. Compared to secular people, our experts are practically gods. Even if someone wanted to stir up trouble, they wouldn't be able to make any significant waves! A while ago, a few neighboring small kingdoms were getting restless, so I sent two men, and they suppressed them directly."

The old man laughed happily. "Seventeen, you were always like this, so outstanding! I think if you keep this up, in a few more years, when the Patriarch steps down, you might have a chance to serve a term as Patriarch yourself. A hundred years of glory!"

Hai Feng gave a reserved smile. This thought had been in his heart for a long time, but he had never spoken of it to outsiders. Now that someone had brought it up, he didn't want to say much more, because saying too much might reveal his ambitions, which wouldn't be good.

Just then, a tremendous BOOM echoed from the distance. The very ground seemed to tremble, and dust rained down from the rafters overhead.

Both Hai Feng and the old man were stunned. At that moment, someone came running frantically from outside, shouting urgently from beyond the door, "Hall Master, someone destroyed our gate to the outside world and is attacking!"

"What?" Hai Feng's eyes went wide as he cried out, "That's impossible!"

"They're already inside!"

At this point, the man didn't need to say another word. The sounds of battle cries shook the sky, loud enough for anyone but the deaf to hear.

Hai Feng's face instantly turned ashen, his expression hideous. He had just finished boasting, and now they were being attacked right at their headquarters. Moreover, the gate to the outside world had been destroyed. This was no longer a simple slap in the face. In the future, weaker disciples would find it impossible to leave or enter!

In short, destroying the gate to a Mysterious Land was basically the same as destroying the Mysterious Land itself!

How could Hai Feng not be furious?

At his side, the white-haired, youthful-faced old man's eyes narrowed sharply as he exclaimed, "It's him!"

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From the author of the classic urban underworld epic *Super Teacher*, Zhang Junbao makes his kingly return! *Love Expert* makes its grand debut! Brimming with roguish charm and overwhelming dominance, see how the strongest librarian in history laughs his way through the underworld and conquers the world of romance! An unmissable, exciting story, book ID 1912447~~(To be continued.