Blossom in an Instant

"Senior Brother Zhuo is about to go down on his knees!"

Chang Qianqian could not help but exclaim. Zhong Ling, beside her, asked in confusion, "What does 'about to go down on his knees' mean?"

After spending so long with Qin Jun, she had not learned much else, but she had picked up quite a few meme phrases from Earth.

"It means he's about to lose." Chang Qianqian rolled her eyes. She suddenly understood the disdain Qin Jun showed whenever he taught her those phrases.

Being uncultured was truly frightening!

Though Zhong Ling could not see the contempt in Chang Qianqian's heart, she could not help frowning. Could Qin Jun really defeat Zhuo Junjie?

Zhuo Junjie was the only genius in the Gan Yue Kingdom to make it onto the Southern Domain Human Rankings!

What were the Southern Domain Human Rankings?

There were hundreds of kingdoms of varying sizes in the Southern Domain, and more than ten Imperial Dynasties. The Human Rankings were issued by the superpower Fate Machine Pavilion and targeted geniuses under fifty years old. There were a thousand names in total, and Zhuo Junjie ranked nine hundred and seventy-third!

There were at least a hundred million cultivators under fifty throughout the Southern Domain. Including ordinary people, the number definitely exceeded ten billion!

Ranking nine hundred and seventy-third among over a hundred million people, Zhuo Junjie truly counted as a peerless genius!

Although her cultivation was neck and neck with Zhuo Junjie's, Zhong Ling knew she was no match for him. Thus, hearing Chang Qianqian say that Qin Jun would defeat Zhuo Junjie made her want to laugh.

"Junior Sister, you have no idea how formidable Senior Brother Zhuo truly is."

Zhong Ling shook her head with a smile. Chang Qianqian pouted. Beauty was in the eye of the beholder—who in the entire sect did not know that Zhong Ling and Senior Brother Zhuo were involved?

Little did she know that she herself was no different.

"What? Scared? Why haven't you made your move?"

Zhuo Junjie laughed mockingly. At the same time, peach blossom petals suddenly drifted down from the sky. Qin Jun smiled at the blossoms filling the air and feigned astonishment. "I never expected the Xuanling Sect to have a rain of peach blossoms!"

Chang Tianyou and the elders looked at one another in bewilderment. Were there peach trees in the Xuanling Sect?

The disciples began discussing it among themselves. The female disciples, in particular, looked delighted. The peach blossoms falling from the sky were simply beautiful, and together with the waterfall behind the Martial Arts Arena, they formed a scenic painting that made the sect seem even more ethereal.

Zhuo Junjie was also puzzled. He had spent more than ten years in the Xuanling Sect, yet he had never seen a single peach tree. Why were peach blossoms suddenly falling?

Soon, petals landed on his shoulders, head, and robes. He picked up one and sniffed it, a blissful expression appearing on his face. It smelled wonderful.

Seeing this, the smile on Qin Jun's lips grew more pronounced.

These peach blossom petals came from Blossom in an Instant, one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits Transformations!

Countless peach blossom petals would descend. Once they landed on someone, seven-colored flowers would bloom. In an instant, they would devour all the target's vitality, primordial spirit, vital energy, and essence. When the seven-colored flowers withered, they would condense into immortal peaches containing vitality. Consuming them could extend one's lifespan, while those struck by the petals would vanish.

It sounded terrifying, but Qin Jun's cultivation was too low. The Blossom in an Instant he cast was nowhere near powerful enough to devour Zhuo Junjie. Still, it could at least consume most of his vitality, spiritual power, and physical strength.

Using this technique consumed nearly half of Qin Jun's spiritual power. Without changing expression, he placed his right hand at his waist and swiftly took the Desert Eagle from his Storage Ring.

Since this was the Xuanling Sect, and Zhuo Junjie had never seen Blossom in an Instant before, he did not stay on guard. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen peach blossom petals had landed on him. Yet in the eyes of the female disciples below the stage, he looked unbelievably handsome!

A heartthrob beneath a rain of peach blossoms—his idol aura was about to burst through the roof!

Zhong Ling gazed at Zhuo Junjie on the Martial Arts Arena with dreamy eyes. The Xuanling Sect's higher-ups had not seen through the strangeness of the petals either; they were merely confused about why peach blossoms were falling.

At that moment, a peach blossom petal landed on Chang Tianyou's shoulder. His expression changed drastically in an instant.

"Watch out! There's something wrong with these peach blossom petals!"

He shouted urgently, startling the disciples into hurriedly avoiding the petals. Zhuo Junjie on the Martial Arts Arena did the same. Unfortunately, the moment he moved, the dozen or so petals on his body began to take effect. His vitality, spiritual power, and strength rapidly drained away, while the black hair by his ears turned white at a visible rate.

Blossom in an Instant was not worth mentioning to truly powerful experts, but to cultivators still in the mortal stage, it was lethal.

"What is happening?"

Zhuo Junjie cried out in terror. Though he was a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, he had no means of resisting Blossom in an Instant. The sight chilled the disciples below the stage to the bone.

Could it have been those peach blossom petals?

"It was definitely that brat!"

An elder pointed at Qin Jun and cursed. Just as he was about to rush onto the Martial Arts Arena, Daji stepped directly in front of him. With a casual strike of her delicate hand, the elder was sent flying.

"This is a duel between juniors. Why are elders interfering?"

Daji shouted coldly, her Void Transformation Realm aura erupting in full and forcing the elders back one after another. The disciples stared at her in utter disbelief.

This stunning woman was actually so powerful!

At the same time, Zhuo Junjie, whose vitality, spiritual power, and physical strength had greatly declined, dropped to one knee on the Martial Arts Arena.

Qin Jun reacted quickly and fired. However, Zhuo Junjie was, after all, a genius on the Southern Domain Human Rankings. He swiftly rolled aside and narrowly dodged the shot.

The formerly elegant Zhuo Junjie had been reduced to such a state, leaving everyone sighing with regret.

Blossom in an Instant was terrifying, but if Zhuo Junjie had known about it, he would not have fallen for the trap. Unfortunately, there were no records of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits Transformations in the Gan Yue Kingdom. No one in the Xuanling Sect had even heard of them.

Qin Jun remained unhurried and continued firing. Zhuo Junjie could only dodge in panic. By then, peach blossoms no longer fell from the sky, but Zhuo Junjie could not possibly return to his peak state so quickly.

Silence!

All the disciples beneath the Martial Arts Arena fell silent. Watching Qin Jun mercilessly beat a man while he was down and seeing Zhuo Junjie in such a miserable state, they could not help feeling that it was unreal.

"How is this possible?"

"Did he summon those peach blossom petals?"

"Yeah, there are petals on him too. Why is he fine?"

"How despicable! He actually used such underhanded means!"

"It's unfair! Senior Brother Zhuo was ambushed!"

Listening to the angry discussions below the stage, Qin Jun curled his lips into a smile. Was he supposed to explain all his techniques to his opponent before a battle?

Idiots!

Was this really the Xuanling Sect, one of the Three Great Sects of the Gan Yue Kingdom?

What a disappointment!

Qin Jun mocked them inwardly as he continued shooting at Zhuo Junjie. Before long, Zhuo Junjie could no longer dodge. A bullet struck his thigh, blood splattering across the Martial Arts Arena. The man was quite tough, though—he did not cry out at all.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bullets struck Zhuo Junjie's shoulders and abdomen, leaving him completely unable to fight.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the Side Quest—Defeat the Xuanling Sect's genius! You have received 1,000 Experience Points!"

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for breaking through to the sixth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

The two system notifications rang out in succession, making Qin Jun feel utterly refreshed.

Hopefully, readers would not think the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits Transformations were merely the Art of Transformation. It had been mentioned before that there were thirty-six techniques.