Qi Gathering Perfection, the Chosen Bow Their Heads

The ruins of the Han Family were filled with the pungent smell of burning and blood.

After a fierce battle, the two instructors from Demon Capital and Central Capital Martial University, along with six prodigies, finally managed to clean up the mess. They each took healing pills and sat around Han Changfeng's scattered purple ice shards.

"Old Li, look."

The Demon Capital instructor crouched down, his thick fingers carefully picking up a fragment of the pierced skull, his brow furrowed. "Han Changfeng's death is suspicious. The extreme cold energy remaining in this wound is clearly some kind of extremely powerful blood technique."

Central Capital Instructor Li Changshan pushed up his glasses, carefully examining the extremely smooth, tiny hole, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

"It's not just a blood technique. Look at the residual true energy fluctuations around the hole... This is clearly a penetrating wound caused by some kind of Qi Technique."

Li Changshan pondered for a moment, then a cold, knowing smile appeared on his lips.

"However, although the residual true energy is sharp, its essence seems to be nothing more than the profound meaning of some Yellow Grade Qi Technique."

"Yellow Grade profound technique?" The instructor from Demon Capital was taken aback, then quickly realized, "You mean..."

"That's right." Li Changshan stood up and dusted off the ice shards on his hands. "The person who attacked from the shadows is indeed ridiculously skilled in Qi Technique, able to master a Yellow Grade Qi Technique to the point of developing profound meaning. But this also exposes his true strength—his cultivation level is at most similar to ours, or even lower. He only managed to get away with it by using a sneak attack and his proficient Yellow Grade Qi Technique."

Upon hearing their mentor's analysis, the few prodigies around them, who had initially been somewhat apprehensive, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the awe on their faces vanished.

"So he was just an assassin hiding in the shadows, shooting arrows from the shadows." Chu Kuangren sneered, resting his long sword on the ground. "I really thought Jinling City had produced some extraordinary senior."

Just when everyone thought they had seen through the truth...

"Excellent analysis."

A hoarse yet calm voice drifted out of nowhere from above the broken wall not far away.

Everyone was shocked and turned their heads sharply.

A mysterious figure, dressed in a large black hooded sweatshirt and with his face covered by a black cloth, had been standing there quietly for some time.

It was none other than Dongfang Yueming, who had concealed her identity.

"Now that you've finished cleaning up, let's settle the score." Dongfang Yueming looked down at them, her tone unwavering. "I just saved your lives, so how do you plan to repay me? Hand over your Qi Gathering Realm cultivation techniques Qi Technique, and we'll call it even."

These words instantly extinguished the atmosphere on the ruins.

"Hand over your cultivation techniques Qi Technique? Who do you think you are?!"

Chu Kuangren immediately flew into a rage, pointing his long sword at us, "A cowardly rat hiding his head and tail, relying on a sneak attack to kill a Variants, actually thinks he's a savior? Daring to extort us!"

The two mentors' expressions also darkened.

"Your appetite is far too great," Li Changshan said coldly to Dongfang Yueming. "We respect your assistance, but the technique is a closely guarded secret of the academy. If you know what's good for you, leave now, and we'll be even."

"Exactly, do you really think we're made of mud just because we're a little injured?" The Demon Capital instructor's inner energy surged slightly, his eyes filled with warning.

Seeing the group's defiant attitude, Dongfang Yueming shook his head.

"It seems you won't understand human language unless I teach you a lesson."

Before he could finish speaking, Dongfang Yueming suddenly flipped his palm over.

"Crack!"

A lightning seal crackling with blinding purple lightning instantly condensed in his hand. A violent aura of destruction, accompanied by the unique true energy fluctuations of Profound Grade Qi Technique, surged outwards!

Purple Nether Lightning Seal!

With a casual wave of his hand, Dongfang Yueming sent the purple lightning seal streaking through the air in a blinding flash of lightning, directly striking Chu Kuangren, who had been shouting the loudest!

"What?!"

Chu Kuangren had no time to react; he only saw One Flash purple light before his eyes.

"Boom!"

With a muffled explosion, Chu Kuangren screamed as he was blasted back more than ten meters, landing charred black in the ruins, his protective blood aura shattered instantly.

This was only because Dongfang Yueming had used a little of his power and held back.

"You dare to lay a hand on me?!"

The instructors from Demon Capital were furious, while Li Changshan, the instructor from Central Capital, drew his longsword.

Although they witnessed the power of Profound Grade Qi Technique, they not only did not yield, but became even more resolute.

"How dare you! You've injured Demon Capital Martial University!" the Demon Capital instructor roared.

"Do you know who's backing us?" Li Changshan gritted his teeth, invoking his connections. "We're from the martial arts universities of Demon Capital and Central Capital Martial University! If you dare to cause trouble today, I guarantee you'll have nowhere to hide in the entire Great Xia! Offending two top martial arts universities, you won't escape!"

The prodigies also drew their weapons, glaring angrily at each other, relying on their Bufan backgrounds.

"Background?"

Dongfang Yueming's eyes turned cold, and he completely lost his patience.

"Shut up!"

"Boom--!!!"

The next second, Dongfang Yueming no longer concealed anything. The vortex of true energy within his dantian, which resembled a clear spring, suddenly erupted!

An overwhelming, pure, and unreserved pressure—the pressure of the [Qi Gathering Realm - Lower-Tier Perfection]—descended from the sky like a waterfall, pressing down firmly on everyone's shoulders!

The Qi Gathers into a Spring, its power as vast as an abyss!

"Click click click..."

Under the oppressive force of this terrifying realm, the stones on the ruins shattered one by one.

"This... this true energy..."

The toughness and anger on Li Changshan and the Demon Capital instructor's faces froze instantly, replaced by undisguised horror and extreme fear.

"Gathering Qi Gathering Realm Great Perfection?!"

The two men's legs trembled violently uncontrollably, and finally, with a "thud," they were forced to their knees by the oppressive force!

Those once arrogant and domineering geniuses now struggled to breathe, their faces deathly pale, collapsing to the ground like puddles of mud.

Everyone was stunned.

They never expected that the masked man, whom they had just considered an "assassin of the same level," was actually a terrifyingly powerful being who had reached the Qi Gathering Realm Perfection!

In the face of such a powerful figure, their proud background is simply a joke!

"Senior... please calm down!"

Li Changshan's attitude changed faster than turning the pages of a book. He knelt on the ground, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, his voice extremely respectful, "It was our ignorance that led us to offend your majesty! We surrender! We surrender the cultivation technique!"