Chapter 26: Chapter 26: First Battle Against the Qi Vortex Realm

"Who the hell do you think you are? Get lost!"

Ye Wushuang furiously smashed his fist forward, eight streams of murderous Blood Qi coiling around it with tyrannical force.

CLANG!

The tyrannical fist slammed into the blade, instantly shattering the True Qi that enveloped it. The immense force of the impact sent tremors through the longsword, making it buzz violently in Xia’an’s hand.

Xia’an felt a powerful force travel up his arm, and the longsword was knocked from his grasp.

"A Combat Skill!"

"You have a Combat Skill!"

Xia’an’s eyes went wide, his face a mask of surprise and shock. He even felt an urge to retreat.

He had never imagined that Ye Wushuang had practiced a Combat Skill.

However, just as the thought of retreat crossed his mind, his longsword was suddenly snatched by Ye Wushuang. Ye Wushuang’s body straightened, and a cold Sword Aura grazed past Xia’an’s arm, flashing before his very eyes.

A flash of Sword Light, and blood sprayed like a fountain!

A head flew into the air, its eyes bulging as if it couldn’t rest in peace.

The metallic stench of blood assaulted everyone’s senses, causing the Law Enforcement Hall disciples to feel a chill creep into their hearts.

A Body Tempering Tenth Layer cultivator had been killed in a single exchange, right before their eyes, by a nobody at the Body Tempering Eighth Layer.

So decisive!

Even Ba Ziyun narrowed his eyes, clearly surprised by Ye Wushuang’s strength.

Someone at the Body Tempering Eighth Layer had easily killed a Body Tempering Tenth Layer expert who possessed True Qi. ’Even I couldn’t have done that when I was at the same Realm, could I?’

And yet, this was all accomplished by the very ant he had just been insulting.

’That was a Combat Skill!’

’And... it seems to be a very powerful one!’

As Ba Ziyun recalled Ye Wushuang’s movements, a greedy desire sparked within him.

"Ye Wushuang, you really are cultivating an Evil Skill. It seems I have no choice but to kill you." After casually pinning a crime on him, Ba Ziyun couldn’t wait to make his move.

"Little beauty, come with me, Anx Jun. I’ll give you anything you want."

Meanwhile, as Ye Wushuang killed Xia’an, Anx Jun acted as if he hadn’t seen a thing. His entire focus was on Yangg Qing’er. He kept lungeing toward her, his perverted hand reaching for her face.

Yangg Qing’er was fuming with shame and anger, but how could someone at the Body Tempering Tenth Layer possibly land a blow on Anx Jun, who was in the Qi Vortex Realm? Helpless, she could only dodge.

But Anx Jun was incredibly fast. No matter how Yangg Qing’er dodged, he easily kept up, and his perverted hand rapidly closed in on her face.

"You can get lost, too!"

After killing Xia’an, Ye Wushuang moved with steps as light as a swallow’s. In the blink of an eye, he was beside Yangg Qing’er, swinging the sword at Anx Jun’s perverted hand.

The Sword Light raged, carrying a bone-chilling cold!

A chill shot through Anx Jun’s heart. He had no choice but to quickly retract his hand.

"Bastard! Ruining my fun! You’re courting death!" Anx Jun retreated, seething with rage.

BOOM!

Ba Ziyun arrived in an instant, striking at Ye Wushuang with his palm. Boundless True Qi poured out, surging toward him like a tidal wave.

The power of the Qi Vortex Realm was immense. The boundless True Qi knocked back all the other disciples with its sweeping force, leaving them terrified.

Ye Wushuang and Yangg Qing’er both grew solemn.

Yangg Qing’er, in particular, tightly gripped Ye Wushuang’s arm. "Brother Ye, I’ll stand by you! I’m not afraid, even if it means risking my life!"

"It’s okay. I’ll handle this," Ye Wushuang said softly. He saw her bravery and knew that in the time she had been with him, she had changed. She was no longer the timid Yangg Qing’er of the past.

He gently patted Yangg Qing’er’s hand, his gaze sharpening as he stared intently at the attacking Ba Ziyun.

He finally understood completely. This so-called interrogation was just a play staged by Chen Kun and Ba Ziyun for the sake of revenge. Their ultimate goal was to kill him. Since that was the case, he would fight with everything he had.

"Ba Ziyun, stop right there! This kid is mine." Just as Ba Ziyun was about to rush past, Anx Jun shouted angrily and stepped forward to block his path.

"Ye Wushuang is a dangerous felon. We can’t let him live another moment. Move aside," Ba Ziyun snapped coldly, feeling the urge to simply trample over Anx Jun.

He desperately wanted to kill Ye Wushuang, partly to avenge his younger brother, and partly to obtain his Combat Skill.

Combat Skills were incredibly valuable; having one more was another tool for self-preservation. Moreover, Ye Wushuang’s seemed to be quite extraordinary, which was what Ba Ziyun truly coveted.

However, Anx Jun was already furious, and Ba Ziyun had just pushed his buttons. All his anger erupted at once, and he roared, "Ba Ziyun, who the hell do you think you are, yelling at me? Do you even want to keep your damn job in the Law Enforcement Hall?"

SKRT!

Hearing that last sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured over Ba Ziyun. He snapped out of his fervent killing intent, and his feet screeched to a halt.

"My apologies! Ye Wushuang is too dangerous. I was just worried he would..."

"Would what? Kill me? Do you think my strength at the First Layer of the Qi Vortex Realm is just for show?" Anx Jun interrupted, his face dark.

"No!" The corner of Ba Ziyun’s mouth twitched, and a flash of malice crossed his eyes, but he ultimately restrained himself. He was well aware of the relationship between Anx Jun and the Law Enforcement Elder; this was not someone he could afford to offend.

"If not, then get lost. A little piece of trash like him dares to stop me from having my fun with a woman? I’ll fucking flay him alive."

Violently shoving Ba Ziyun aside, Anx Jun turned to face Ye Wushuang, his eyes burning with a fury that could only be sated by venting it all on him.

"You, stand aside!"

Ye Wushuang pushed Yangg Qing’er aside, his expression becoming incomparably cold. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"You want to play the hero saving the damsel? You need to be alive to do that." Anx Jun spat on the ground and walked toward Ye Wushuang with a vicious look in his eyes.

Ba Ziyun moved to stop him. After all, if anything happened to Anx Jun, he would also be held responsible.

However, Chen Kun held him back.

"Don’t worry. Ye Wushuang is only at the Body Tempering Eighth Layer. No matter how strong he is, he can’t even touch a hair on someone in the Qi Vortex Realm. Just let Anx Jun vent his anger," Chen Kun signaled with his eyes.

Anx Jun cracked his knuckles, the crisp sound making all the nearby Law Enforcement Hall disciples shiver in unison.

To those who worked in the Law Enforcement Hall, this gesture was all too familiar. It was the prelude to Anx Jun torturing his victim.

Thinking of the inhuman torture that was to come, the disciples’ faces twitched.

They remembered a time when Anx Jun had harassed a female disciple, cornering her until she had nowhere to turn. An Inner Sect Disciple, unable to watch any longer, had stepped in to teach him a lesson.

Anx Jun held a grudge and schemed for revenge. He finally got his chance when that same Inner Sect Disciple committed an offense and was brought to the Law Enforcement Hall.

Relying on his grandfather’s status as a Law Enforcement Elder, he secretly took the Inner Sect Disciple, cut off all four of his limbs while he was still alive, gouged out his eyes, and left his body exposed for three days, ultimately letting him bleed to death. It was an act of extreme cruelty.

The incident caused a huge stir in the Law Enforcement Hall, but it was covered up by his grandfather, the Law Enforcement Elder, allowing Anx Jun to get away scot-free.

Afterward, he became even more outrageous, seeming to develop a taste for torturing people. With his grandfather’s backing, he grew even more brazen.

"Watch how I’m going to play you to death!"

Anx Jun roared coldly as the True Qi in his body erupted, coiling around his fist like a venomous python striking from its lair as he lunged at Ye Wushuang.

"We’ll see who plays who to death."

Ye Wushuang’s expression was just as murderous. With a flick of his longsword, his Blood Qi transformed into a piercing Sword Light that shot through the air. With a DING, it collided with Anx Jun’s fist.

CLANG!

With a ringing clash, Anx Jun’s fist, which was covered in a layer of Fist Force resembling a whistling Saber Gang, shattered the longsword in Ye Wushuang’s hand.

"Arrogant fool. Did you really think you could contend with the Qi Vortex Realm?"

"You’ll pay the price for offending me."

Anx Jun laughed sinisterly as his True Qi surged once more. Its momentum swept toward Ye Wushuang like a tidal wave, a massive Fist Gang wrapped in seething air that threatened to envelop and swallow him whole.