Eldest Young Master of the Qin Family: Don't Show Mercy

"No way. You're still pretending!?"

Zi Yuan couldn't help rolling her eyes at Qin Feng. Though she was still young, she already exuded boundless charm.

"You don't understand!"

Qin Feng had absolute confidence in himself. Whenever the Protagonist entered a dungeon, the more people who went in with him, the more likely they were to encounter unexpected dangers.

In the end, only a handful managed to escape. Still shaken, they went around telling everyone about the Protagonist's showboating.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

A flurry of clashing weapons rang out nearby. There was no need to guess—someone was fighting over a treasure.

This Ruins had been sealed for far too long, and many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures had grown inside. After Qin Feng and Zi Yuan entered the forest, they had found some, too.

But they were all ordinary things, nowhere near worth fighting over.

"Shall we take a look?"

Qin Feng asked tentatively. Zi Yuan responded with an excited nod.

To make sure no one recognized them, Qin Feng even rubbed some dust onto his face and clothes. He now looked travel-worn, not at all like a young master from some wealthy family.

Soon—

The two quietly crept to the scene. Several groups were already fighting with bloodshot eyes, and dozens of corpses lay on the ground. The earth had been stained red with blood.

Not far from them was a vine bearing dozens of little fruits that looked like **—and even flashed red.

"Blood Bodhi!"

Zi Yuan was so excited she almost cried out. She could only control herself by pinching Qin Feng's arm.

It wasn't hard to understand her reaction. Blood Bodhi was simply too rare.

If Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were divided into Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow grades, Blood Bodhi would be Heavenly Rank—and a rare variety even among Heavenly Rank treasures.

Taking one could heal injuries and increase one's power. It also had effects such as strengthening one's foundations and replenishing one's vitality.

Most astonishingly, it could be used without limit.

There was no rule that its effects diminished greatly after the first use. It was a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure that every cultivator

dreamed of obtaining.

But as soon as Blood Bodhi began to be picked, its vine would wither at an astonishing speed, making it impossible to cultivate or transplant. Only those blessed with great fortune could encounter it, which was another reason for its extreme rarity.

"That's too much!"

Looking at his pinched-red arm, Qin Feng declared that he never held grudges. Usually, he got even right then and there.

"Ow, ow! Gently, gently!"

Before Zi Yuan could react, Qin Feng had pinched her thigh.

With several groups fighting up ahead, she could only force herself not to make a sound. She looked at Qin Feng pitifully, showing him that she really was sorry and would never pinch him again.

"I'll let you off this time."

Qin Feng released her. He had to admit, it felt pretty good.

Ahem, back on topic!

The groups fighting over the treasure were all very powerful. Among them were Spirit Martial Realm cultivators as well as cultivators in the Entering Dao Realm. Even though he had just broken through to the third level of the Transcendent Realm, and even if he used every trump card he had—including the Supreme Bone and Invincible Twin Pupils—he still wouldn't stand a chance against them.

Unless he used the max-level Red-haired Old Monster Experience Scroll. But using that against a bunch of nobodies would be like killing a chicken with a bull's cleaver.

"What a brat!"

Zi Yuan muttered aggrievedly. The pain had almost brought her to tears.

But the next second, she forgot all about it.

Qin Feng stared at the Blood Bodhi ahead and reached out to grab at it from a distance. To her astonishment, he actually pulled one of the Blood Bodhi fruits over.

"How did you do that?!"

Zi Yuan hurriedly rubbed her eyes. Once she confirmed she hadn't seen wrong, her bright, sparkling eyes filled with little stars as she looked at Qin Feng.

"Secret."

Qin Feng had no intention of explaining. Once he confirmed that he could take things from a distance, he began snatching Blood Bodhi as fast as he could. The fruits on the vine dwindled before their eyes.

But the more Zi Yuan watched, the more something seemed off. This move felt strangely familiar.

As a thought struck her, her pretty face flushed scarlet. What she was seeing now was so similar to the incident when her bellyband had vanished that night.

That meant the culprit that night hadn't been Lin San. It had been little brat Qin Feng.

She had thought he was a clueless little kid, but now it seemed he knew even more than she did.

"What a little pervert. No wonder Auntie said that there wasn't a single decent man!"

Zi Yuan blushed and gave a soft scoff. Then she inexplicably thought of what Auntie had said next: "But men do have one good thing." She had no idea what that meant.

"What are you talking about?" Qin Feng turned to ask.

"Nothing!"

Zi Yuan's face was flushed as she casually said, "Isn't it a bit much to take so many?"

"Don't show mercy."

Qin Feng had no intention of leaving even one behind. After all, if you didn't take it, you lost out.

"Wait! Everyone, stop fighting!!"

The groups battling over the treasure noticed something was wrong. The vine that had been covered in Blood Bodhi now had only a few left, and the fruits were still disappearing.

One by one, they vanished right before everyone's eyes. When the last one disappeared, the vine withered, too.

"Who? Who did this!?"

The groups were furious, their Minor Universes finally bursting free.

They had fought for so long and lost so many brothers, only to end up without a single Blood Bodhi.

Who could possibly accept that!?

"Who are you two!?"

A crowd spotted Qin Feng and Zi Yuan preparing to flee and immediately surged forward to surround them.

"They're only a couple of brats in the Transcendent Realm!"

Seeing their cultivation levels, the crowd looked disappointed. They didn't believe Transcendent Realm cultivators could have plucked every Blood Bodhi right under their noses.

"Wait!"

Someone frowned as he studied Qin Feng's dusty face. The boy looked awfully familiar.

"What are you staring at? Do you know who my big brother is?"

Qin Feng didn't panic at all. He even spoke with arrogant disdain. "I'll scare you half to death when I tell you. My big brother is Lin San, the famed heir of the Changkong Sword God. We're brothers, born to different fathers and mothers."

"Lin San!!"

The groups cried out in alarm. They were clearly familiar with Lin San.

He was hailed as the First Sword of the next hundred years and was the heir of the Changkong Sword God. Not long ago, he had even fought Qin Feng, the Eldest Young Master of the Qin Family, who possessed Emperor's Talent.

He was a celebrated young prodigy whose name resounded throughout the world, a popular Heavenly Pride in this Great Era of Contention, and he had Heaven's Heart City backing him.

They couldn't afford to offend him. Not at all!

"Brothers, born to different fathers and mothers!?"

Zi Yuan couldn't help rolling her eyes. Qin Feng really could make things up.

Seeing that he had cowed the crowd, Qin Feng didn't forget to add fuel to the fire. "And I might as well tell you: my big brother opened this Ruins three days ago. He didn't want the Blood Bodhi. If you offend me, you can figure out for yourselves what'll happen!"

The crowd exchanged glances, completely ignoring his final threat.

They had heard from the Wei Hu Gang disciples that someone named Lin San had indeed opened the Ruins. They could basically confirm that Qin Feng was telling the truth.

Could that mean Lin San had found some peerless treasure inside the Ruins and thought nothing of even Blood Bodhi?

Whoosh!!

The crowd scattered like birds and beasts, searching all over the Ruins for Lin San...