"Baihua Xiu, I didn’t expect that after all these years, you’d actually gotten more capable. Not bad, not bad at all!"

Lin Cann placed his hand on Xu’an. A current of Qi flowed from his palm, and in moments, Xu’an’s injuries were completely healed.

A Healer!

’Lin Cann is a Healer, too!’

"On the entire Qi Sea Continent, only the Qianqing Sect, the Divine Holy Empire Royal Family, and the Zi Qiong Mountain Range possess Spiritual Soldiers. As a traitor to the Qianqing Sect, you must have stolen these from us. Today, I will reclaim them so that Master can reassign them to the Sect’s loyal disciples!"

After healing Xu’an’s injuries, a muscle in Lin Cann’s cheek twitched. He looked toward Baihua Xiu and, having spoken his piece, he suddenly attacked.

HUMMM!

A giant Palm Seal immediately appeared above the courtyard. Its power was as immense as a mountain, making it impossible to resist. Baihua Xiu, Mu Qing, and Mu Xia felt a sharp pain as a powerful suction force washed over them. They could no longer hold on to the weapons in their hands, and the blades flew straight toward Lin Cann.

"Stolen from your Qianqing Sect? You’ve got some nerve! If you want to take my Spiritual Soldiers, at least come up with a better excuse. How can you even say something so pathetic with a straight face? Heh, I’ve met shameless people before, but you take the cake!"

The longsword trembled, breaking free from Lin Cann’s pull. It dropped from the air and, with a flash of light, shot deep into the room.

CREAK!

The door to the room opened, and Nie Yun stepped out.

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"Nie Yun! That’s Nie Yun!"

"I thought you would have tucked your tail between your legs and run away long ago. To think you still dare to come out. Truly, you refuse the path to heaven and barge through the gates of hell!"

"Daring to speak to Lord Lin Cann like that... He must be tired of living. He’s asking for it!"

Seeing the young man emerge, the emperors of the five great empires all smirked, waiting for the show to begin.

In their eyes, Lin Cann and his group were among the most powerful experts below the Secret Realm. There was no doubt in their minds that this young man was no match for them.

"So, you’re Nie Yun? Judging by your appearance, Baihua Xiu must have taught you our sect’s Immortal Secret Technique, which is never shared with outsiders! Good. Very good. Baihua Xiu, you of all people should know the consequences of leaking a forbidden technique!"

Lin Cann sneered, looking at Baihua Xiu as if she were already dead.

In his mind, the young man before him looked far too young. It couldn’t be his true age. He must have obtained the Qianqing Sect’s Immortal Secret Technique.

"I’ve never taught anyone the Immortal Secret Technique! This is just Nie Yun’s true age!" Baihua Xiu explained hastily, stunned for a moment as she realized what he was implying.

"His real age? Who are you kidding? Are you telling me this Nie Yun is only sixteen or seventeen? Haha, hilarious! Your Majesty Nie Yun, you can stop pretending to be young. Admit you stole the Qianqing Sect’s secret manuals and hand over the stolen Spiritual Soldiers now. Maybe you’ll be treated leniently. Otherwise, once Lord Lin Cann gets angry, you can just wait for death!"

His Majesty Xuan Cheng roared, pointing at Nie Yun.

’They have four Potential List Powerhouses on their side; they clearly have the upper hand. This is a good chance to suck up to them and get some revenge for the humiliation at the banquet. Once those four masters attack and kill Nie Yun, I won’t get another chance to curse him.’

"Wait for death? In that case, you can die first!"

Nie Yun could only sigh at the Emperor’s ignorance for daring to chime in at a time like this. He thrust his hand forward in a sudden grabbing motion.

WHOOSH!

Sharp True Qi shot from his fingertips, instantly creating countless afterimages in the air. The afterimages flew forward as fast as arrows loosed from a bow. But as they reached His Majesty Xuan Cheng, their hard power turned soft and pliable, wrapping around him with a series of crisp snaps.

CRACK!

Nie Yun seized him by the neck, lifting him into his grasp.

"Ah... King Huainan, Lord Lin Cann, save me!"

His Majesty Xuan Cheng never would have thought that the young man before him had such incredible control over True Qi, capturing him and seizing his neck in the blink of an eye. Terrified, he couldn’t help but cry out for help.

"Insolence! This is the Divine Holy Empire! It’s not your place to run wild! Release His Majesty Xuan Cheng at once!" King Huainan, who clearly hadn’t expected the young man to be so fast, raised his brows, shouted, and struck out at Nie Yun with his right palm.

"Leave the man, and I can spare your life!"

Lin Cann also let out a long cry, and the giant Palm Seal appeared once more.

"Oh, you want him? Then here, you can have him!"

Seeing their fierce attacks, Nie Yun didn’t dodge. He just smiled faintly and casually tossed His Majesty Xuan Cheng back at them.

The throw was perfectly timed, aimed right for the moment Lin Cann and King Huainan had fully unleashed their power and could not pull back. With a series of CRACKS, before His Majesty Xuan Cheng could even react, he was obliterated by the two powerful forces, his body exploding into a shower of flesh and blood that splattered across the ground.

"You... You killed our Emperor! Just you wait for the endless retribution of the Divine Feather Empire..."

Seeing their Emperor blown to pieces with not even a scrap left, the remaining men from the Divine Feather Empire turned pale with fright. They stared at Nie Yun and shrieked themselves hoarse.

"I killed His Majesty Xuan Cheng? Are you blind? It was obviously King Huainan and this Lin Cann who killed him. What does that have to do with me?" Nie Yun waved his hand dismissively.

"You... It was you who killed him! If it weren’t for you, our Emperor wouldn’t have died..." the remaining men from the Divine Feather Empire roared.

"Since you all think I killed him, then... you can all join him!"

Nie Yun couldn’t be bothered to waste words on them. With a flick of his finger and a few soft pops, they followed in His Majesty Xuan Cheng’s footsteps, turning into several piles of minced meat.

"Openly killing the emperor of another empire... Nie Yun, you’re a dead man!"

King Huainan finally snapped out of his shock, his face ashen with terror.