Chapter 0: The Death of Qin Gou
Allowing the Rebirth Tower to defend itself rather than Qin Gou controlling it directly with spiritual power, as expected, could not unleash its full strength. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so easily suppressed by Bai Lianqiu’s Spear Saint Dharma Image.
Of course, Qin Gou hadn’t placed all his hopes on the Rebirth Tower either. Bringing this little girl along was merely to ensure foolproof security and protect himself from a sudden death by Bai Lianqiu’s sneak attack.
Bai Lianqiu’s eyes gleamed with ferocity, and the mighty aura of a Dharma Aspect True Person descended upon Qin Gou. In everyone’s eyes, this was a battle with absolutely no suspense. The Bai Family disciples present had already imagined Qin Gou’s tragic demise.
But they didn’t know that Qin Gou’s greatest dilemma at the moment was… if he truly killed Bai Lianqiu in one move, who would then fulfill their promise and order the matter of Bai Yunxi to be no longer investigated?
“Young friend Bai Lianqiu, you must survive!” Suddenly, Qin Gou uttered a presumptuous remark that baffled Bai Lianqiu.
Immediately, Qin Gou crushed the ‘Demon Master’s Strike’ talisman within his sleeve and extended a slender finger, pointing it remotely at Bai Lianqiu, who was attacking him.
In an instant, countless formations within the battle arena shattered as if they were made of paper.
“No!”
Bai Lianqiu’s eyes bulged with rage, and he roared hysterically. At this moment, he could clearly sense the terrifyingly fatal power contained within Qin Gou’s outstretched finger. He couldn’t understand where Qin Gou had obtained such power.
However, he knew very well that in the face of this single finger, the Bai Family’s Great Elder and Dharma Aspect True Person were nothing; it meant certain death.
A silver streak shot from Qin Gou’s fingertip, shadowing Bai Lianqiu.
“Ancestor, save me!”
Bai Lianqiu retreated at full speed, roaring in despair.
In a flash, the withered figure of the Bai Family Ancestor, Bai Kufeng, instantly appeared before Bai Lianqiu, striking the silver streak with a palm of immense force.
‘Boom!’
For a moment, a huge crater appeared in the Bai Family’s battle arena, the entire city trembled, and countless people fell to the ground, looking in the same direction with horror.
With the collapse of all the Bai Family’s formations, a large number of cultivators rushed over, finally able to witness the truth. They were all thrown into a state of panic.
“Heavens, what happened at the Bai Family?”
“To achieve this with just one strike, even the legendary Purple Extreme Demon couldn’t do this, right?”
On the vast battle arena, except for the spot where Qin Gou stood, not a single piece remained intact.
Bai Lianqiu, covered in blood, lay defeated in the deep pit, his life or death unknown.
The Bai Family Ancestor, whose cultivation and strength were on par with the generation’s Ancestor Ye, lay on the ground, severely injured and on the verge of death, his eyes filled with a horror as if he had witnessed hell.
However, if he hadn’t intervened, the entire Bai Family Grand Courtyard would likely have been completely wiped off the face of the earth by that single strike.
“So I used to be this strong? I haven’t gone all out in centuries, I almost forgot.” Qin Gou looked around. All he saw were Bai Family disciples who were either terrified into a stupor or had fainted.
He couldn’t help but feel fortunate that the Bai Family Ancestor happened to be hiding here. Otherwise, who knew how much sin would have been added and how much his state of mind would have been affected by that strike.
“The winner and loser have been decided. I hope everyone takes care, as long as you don’t forget the promise made earlier.”
Qin Gou said calmly, and the Rebirth Tower, shrinking, flew back into his sleeve.
“Heh heh…”
A chilling, icy laugh echoed, making one feel as if they had plunged into a glacier.
The severely injured Bai Family Ancestor, Bai Kufeng, shakily stood up, glaring at Qin Gou, and said, “Boy, having committed such a grave sin, you still want to leave? Just leave so easily?”
“Ancestor Bai, you exaggerate. This was a battle between myself and Bai Lianqiu. Without Bai Lianqiu surrendering or giving up, Ancestor Bai, you disregarded the rules and intervened halfway through, interfering with the duel. I’m too lazy to say it explicitly, yet you’re trying to shift the blame?” Qin Gou shrugged and said coldly, “Or do you wish to receive another finger strike?”
At the same time, Qin Gou secretly instructed the Tower Spirit to be extremely cautious. A centipede dying does not mean it stops wiggling. Without Ye Qishuang’s control, the Rebirth Tower might be forcibly plundered by Bai Kufeng using mysterious means.
“Ridiculous! For a terrifying move like the one just now, if you can use it a second time, then this seat will gladly accept death!” Bai Kufeng, an unexpected nuisance, approached Qin Gou with heavy steps.
Qin Gou froze for a moment, his expression a mixture of surprise and suspicion, “What is the Bai Family Ancestor doing? You don’t mean… you’re going to kill me?”
“From the moment you stepped into the Bai Family’s gates, this seat never intended for you to leave alive. Moreover, you beast, you used despicable means to injure this seat and Lianqiu like this? At this moment, even if Ye Qishuang were here, this old man will still take your dog life!”
The next second, Bai Kufeng effortlessly punched through Qin Gou’s chest.
It was evident that Bai Kufeng, as a Dharma Aspect True Person, excelled in divine speed. This fatal strike was so fast that even the Rebirth Tower couldn’t react in time. However, just as it was about to retaliate desperately, Qin Gou secretly stopped it.
“Pfft…”
Qin Gou spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his eyes filled with a hint of terror, and he said in a strange tone, “You, Bai Family Ancestor, you can’t kill me, you absolutely cannot kill me! You have no idea what the consequences will be if you kill me!”
Bai Kufeng held Qin Gou in mid-air and asked mockingly, “Then tell this seat yourself, what will be the consequences of killing you? This seat will listen attentively. Will it provoke Ye Qishuang’s displeasure? Ridiculous, when has this seat ever feared a mere woman like her?”
“Moreover, a junior like you, who climbed to his current position by licking Ye Qishuang’s toes, thinks too highly of himself. Do you really think Ye Qishuang would risk her life against this seat for a mere plaything like you? You’re not worthy!”
A trace of fear flickered in Qin Gou’s dimming eyes. His face was as pale as paper, and he said word by word, “If I die, rivers of blood will flow, and living beings will suffer!”
“Ancestor Bai, do not do something you will regret for eternity!”
Upon hearing this, the Bai Family Ancestor burst into disdainful laughter.
The cultivators who had rushed over from within the city also showed expressions of disbelief.
“Who exactly is this brat? He dares to speak such bold words before his death?”
“Mystic Maiden Raksha Palace, Qin Yue.”
“How did he manage to say such fierce words with such a cowardly expression?”
Following that, Bai Kufeng’s face contorted into a savage grin. He laughed maniacally and, in front of countless onlookers, smashed Qin Gou’s body into pieces with a single punch, leaving no complete corpse, his body dissolving into a rain of blood, thus venting his hatred.
“Regret? Because of you?!” Feeling the awe-filled gazes of the crowd, Bai Kufeng, with a proud expression, flicked his sleeves and departed.
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Within the Celestial Master’s Soul, the ‘Shifting Palace and Changing Feathers’ substitution power was activated. Qin Gou himself was silently moved, entering a state of suspended animation.
