Published: December 28, 2024
"Ah, Qin Chen, if you kill me, Guanghan Mansion will not spare you. I am the lord of Yunzhou. Guanghan Mansion will definitely avenge me." Yun Dongguang shouted.
"Hmph, Yunzhou Lord, the capable one resides here. You have committed heinous crimes, colluding with Guanghan Mansion bandits, sabotaging the Tian Gong Refiner examination, tarnishing Guanghan Mansion's reputation. Killing you is an act of justice. Guanghan Mansion will not only refrain from avenging you but will commend me instead."
Qin Chen grabbed Yun Dongguang's head and crushed it. He then cast numerous seals to confine all of Yun Dongguang's thoughts, powers, laws, blood essence, and origin, and instantly absorbed them into the Qiankun Creation Jade Plate for future refining.
With a hum, Qin Chen concealed Yun Dongguang's aura, collected the Heaven-splitting Axe and Yun Dongguang's Heaven-grade inner armor, and finally merged them with the Qiankun Creation Jade Plate into his body.
The once-invincible Yunzhou Lord, the unparalleled Heavenly Saint, was thus slain by Qin Chen. All his treasures, including his storage ring and accumulated wealth, became Qin Chen's possessions.
On the other side of the battlefield, Ao Lie, leading the experts of Chendi Pavilion, subdued the numerous strong members of the Lord's Mansion. Seeing Yun Dongguang being slain by Qin Chen, all experts from the Lord's Mansion lost the will to resist and knelt on the ground.
After sealing Yun Dongguang, Qin Chen swiftly turned and respectfully handed over the Nameless Sword to Master Mu Ye, saying, "Master Mu Ye, the Tian Gong Refiner examination has not yet concluded. Please make the decision."
Everyone present was in shock, unable to recover from the fact that Yun Dongguang had fallen.
The esteemed Yunzhou Lord, was just killed like that?
The crowd looked at Qin Chen with a deep sense of awe and fear.
"Master Mu Ye, it's time to announce the results!"
A booming voice echoed across the square. It was Master Mu Gutian, reminding him.
Master Mu Ye snapped back to reality and immediately announced, "Yes, in this Refiner examination, Yunmengze from Yunzhou committed fraud by refining seven Refiners, nullifying their results. Additionally, Qin Chen from Yunzhou crafted the Heaven-grade Saint Weapon, the Nameless Sword, achieving a perfect score and securing first place in the Refiner examination. Bai Yutang from Treasure Hall took second place, with a total of thirteen Refiners passing the examination."
"Furthermore, Yunzhou Lord, Yun Dongguang, secretly sabotaged our Tian Gong examination. Although he is dead, I will report this to the Guanghan Mansion Tian Gong headquarters and appeal to the Guanghan Mansion high-level officials for an explanation."
"Today's examination concludes here!"
Master Mu Ye's expression was complex as he finished his words, his gaze at Qin Chen filled with shock.
Such a prodigy, if truly joining Tian Gong, would be a great honor for them.
"Young Master, are you okay?"
As the examination ended, Fan Hongsen, the sub-master of Treasure Hall, rushed up with concern for Bai Yutang.
"I'm fine, I'm fine."
Bai Yutang shook his head, his face pale, looking at Qin Chen in awe, still somewhat lost in spirit.
"My father always told me that there's always someone better. Now I finally understand. So fierce, too fierce. Is this Qin Chen even human? I, Young Master, am convinced."
Bai Yutang murmured to himself.
With his talent, he could spar with ordinary unparalleled Heavenly Saints, even fighting for hundreds of rounds, but only against ordinary Heavenly Saint experts.
If it were someone like Yun Dongguang, comparable to the peak of an initial Heavenly Saint and a state lord, he might not withstand ten moves before fleeing in disgrace or even being slain.
The gap between a Heavenly Saint and a half-step Heavenly Saint, though slight, is a vast chasm. Not to mention the peak strength of an initial Heavenly Saint.
But Qin Chen, just like him, was only a half-step Heavenly Saint, yet he openly slew Yun Dongguang. Such a feat left him utterly shaken.