The Qin Family Falls

Tang Tian raised a brow. His feet moved in rapid succession, dodging the ambushing slash. The longsword in his hand immediately swung back in defense, blocking the saber.

"Who are you?"

Tang Tian had no impression whatsoever of the person before him.

The one who had ambushed him was a youth with merely Initial Blood-Burning Realm cultivation. His blood and qi were weak and floating—he was plainly an ordinary cultivator.

Yet the hatred filling the other party's gaze as he looked at Tang Tian came as quite a surprise.

Hatred flashed in the youth's eyes as he roared, "My sister was Qin Yuexi! You're the one who caused my sister's death!"

"Fuck, what does that have to do with me? Your father made his own choice. You're completely unreasonable!"

Tang Tian immediately understood that this brat before him was Qin Yuexi's younger brother, Qin Xingyao.

Like sister, like brother.

His sister Qin Yuexi was spoiled and unreasonable, while her younger brother Qin Xingyao was an idiot!

"Still, Ruxue killed Qin Yuexi for my sake, so naturally that can be counted on my head. Since you just attacked me, be prepared to die!"

Tang Tian gave a cold laugh. The longsword in his hand traced several sword flowers before sweeping across Qin Xingyao's throat. A bloody line appeared, and blood sprayed forth.

Only at the moment of death did terror rise in Qin Xingyao's eyes. He had never imagined that anyone would dare kill him.

And the person who had killed him was precisely the worthless trash whom the siblings had always looked down upon most.

"Xingyao!"

Qin Tiande, who had been fighting Ye Qingyuan desperately, saw Qin Xingyao fail to ambush Tang Tian and instead get instantly killed by a single sword strike.

His daughter had been the apple of his eye, while his son had been his only hope.

Yet now they had been killed one after another. All hope was gone!

Qin Tiande wished he could rush over and slaughter Tang Tian immediately, but there was nothing he could do.

Did he regret it?

Qin Tiande naturally regretted it beyond measure. For the Lin Family's benefit, the Qin Family had rashly involved itself and caused the four great families to clash. His own two children had become the first sacrifices.

Had he not been greedy, once only three great families remained in Starfall City, would that not have been a good thing for the Qin Family as well?

Especially now, when the fighting had reached such a fever pitch, yet the City Lord's Manor showed no intention of intervening.

It was clear they were simply waiting for the outcome.

"Qin Tiande, you think too highly of yourself. You're fighting me to the death, yet you still dare let your mind wander?"

Ye Qingyuan's voice was filled with indifference. Seizing the opportunity, the longsword in his hand pierced Qin Tiande's chest.

"Ah!"

Blood spraying from his own chest splashed across Qin Tiande's face.

Already fierce-looking, he now resembled a savage ghost and appeared even more terrifying.

"Ha... haha..."

Qin Tiande threw back his head and laughed, as though he had gone mad, crying and laughing all at once.

"One wrong thought, and the whole game is lost. This is the calamity of my Qin Family, and my calamity as well!"

Qin Tiande had always considered himself a man of great strategy. Yet he had not expected that choosing the wrong side this time would make him the first sacrifice instead.

The sword stabbed into his chest was rapidly destroying the vitality within his body. There was no longer any possibility of surviving.

"Let's die together!"

Qin Tiande tightly gripped Ye Qingyuan's longsword and roared madly.

"Hm?"

Ye Qingyuan's expression changed. He sensed the aura within Qin Tiande's body instantly becoming chaotic. Even the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around them grew even more turbulent.

"Self-destruction?"

Ye Qingyuan immediately understood the other party's intent. He had not expected Qin Tiande to be this insane.

Once cultivators reached the Soul-Emergence Realm, they used their acupoints to absorb and store the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which was why their strength was so formidable.

But if they self-destructed, they would ignite the elemental power within their dantian and acupoints.

A Soul-Emergence Realm expert's self-destruction could at least drag Ye Qingyuan down with him at close range and level everything within several zhang to the ground.

"You want me to die with you? Are you worthy?"

Ye Qingyuan sneered. A flash of light flickered in his left hand, and another longsword appeared. With incredible speed, he stabbed several major acupoints on Qin Tiande's body.

"Puff... puff... puff..."

After several consecutive strikes, Qin Tiande's swelling body became like a deflated leather ball. That dangerous, terrifying aura instantly plummeted and calmed.

"You... how could you possibly... Blegh..."

Qin Tiande opened his mouth and spewed a large mouthful of blood. His gaze began to grow unfocused. Until his death, he had never imagined that before Ye Qingyuan, he could not even self-destruct.

"Thud..."

Ye Qingyuan drew out his longsword, and Qin Tiande's corpse fell from the air and smashed onto the ground.

"The Patriarch is dead!"

"Run! The Patriarch is dead!"

Seeing their Patriarch slain, the Qin Family members turned pale with fright. Who still had any desire to continue fighting?

At that moment, every Qin Family member only hated that their parents had not given them a few more legs. They turned and fled.

Even if the Qin Family no longer had a place in Starfall City, nothing was better than staying alive.

"All Ye Family members, heed my command. Hunt down every Qin Family member. Leave none alive!"

Ye Qingyuan spoke coldly.

Either everyone smiled and settled matters peacefully.

Or sword light and saber shadows flashed, and the weeds were cut out by the roots.

After Tang Tian killed Qin Xingyao, Ye Ruxue's figure happened to land before him.

"Ru Xue, it's dangerous here. You should go to Uncle Ye's side."

Tang Tian felt warmth in his heart. He knew Ye Ruxue was worried about his safety.

Ye Ruxue rolled her eyes at Tang Tian and said unhappily, "What? In your eyes, I'm just deadweight? So I'm not worthy of following you, is that it?"

"No, no, no!"

Seeing from Ye Ruxue's tone that she seemed to have misunderstood him, Tang Tian hurriedly tried to explain.

"In my heart, you have always been the finest woman. I would never think of you as deadweight. I am only worried about your safety and don't want you to take risks. With your strength, who could possibly be your opponent?"

Ye Ruxue's face flushed crimson, and she was deeply moved. She had not expected that this "fool" had always been so concerned about her.

"You're the only one who knows how to talk! Hmph!"

Ye Ruxue gave a soft snort, hurriedly concealing her embarrassment.

Tang Tian chuckled. "Since neither of us is afraid, then let's fight side by side!"

"All right, I'll follow your lead in everything."

Ye Ruxue nodded. With the Wind-Snow Sword in hand, her sword flashed like swirling snow, so ethereal that no one could discern the path formed by its Sword Qi.

"Ha ha, come on! Let's kill to our hearts' content!"

Tang Tian laughed loudly. He would show absolutely no mercy to the Lin Family and Qin Family disciples.

Just like before, the more Tang Tian yielded and endured, the more he received in return was the disdain and ridicule of others, and even suppression.

"If I were the one lying on the ground today, I'm afraid it would be another story."

At least there was one thing Tang Tian knew clearly: if something happened to him, his father Tang Lingyun would be the most anxious.

And when it came to avenging blood with blood, Tang Lingyun would be a hundred times fiercer and more terrifying than anyone else.

After killing another enemy with a single sword strike, Tang Tian nodded and looked toward the sky. Tang Lingyun was engaged in a frenzied battle with the Lin Family Patriarch.

Everything that happened today was enough to change the entire balance of Starfall City, and Tang Tian was the one who shattered that balance.

Just as Tang Tian was deep in thought, Ye Ruxue beside him gave a sharp cry, "Watch out!"

[Author's Note: Today's third update is here as well! Once again, thank you to all the brothers and sisters who sent me gold tickets, silver tickets, and rewards!]