Chapter 17

1

Three hours ago, on a hillside outside the city.

Qin Yin sat alone on top of a tree, and the small tombstone below the tree was Qin Hui's grave. The location here was good, as it provided a view of the changing city. With good eyesight, Qin Yin could see any fights that broke out in the city.

Most of the leaves on the tree had fallen, and the winter wind was cold. However, the trunk of the tree was sturdy, and Qin Yin had been sitting on it for a long time, still looking healthy.

"I'm glad you're here. It would be troublesome to find you in the city," someone said.

Qin Yin didn't pay much attention to him, because meeting meant someone had to die. The more friendly approach was to act like strangers. Qin Yin hadn't encountered many candidates in the past six months.

"Qin Yin, we specifically came to find you. Pretending not to see us won't work!" said the person who had arrived, Qin Taiyuan. He looked happy as he watched Qin Yin from below the tree, with a clear mind and a slight smirk on his face.

"If you want to fight, let's do it. I'm not in a good mood!" Qin Yin didn't say much and directly rolled up his sleeves. The "Twin Stars" appeared in his hands, and he fired a shot at Qin Taiyuan. Qin Taiyuan covered his eyes with one hand, and his little Lolita familiar immediately jumped out and blocked the bullet in front of him.

"Master, I'm fine!" said the little Lolita in a childish voice.

"Cough cough! I know!" Qin Taiyuan replied.

Facing Qin Yin on the tree, Qin Taiyuan smiled and said, "If you want to fight, you should do it silently. Don't you know the rules? You didn't even invite the elders, but you're fighting anyway!"

Qin Yin took out a crystal from his pocket and threw it. At the same time, Qin Taiyuan also threw a crystal, and the crystals collided in mid-air.

"Dang, dang, dang!" The secret message had been sent out.

After a response time of about a minute, the Grand Elder appeared between the two.

"Grand Elder?" Qin Yin was taken aback when he saw who it was.

"Qin Yin, don't be so disrespectful. Come down and talk," the Grand Elder said.

"Sorry, Grand Elder." The Grand Elder placed great importance on matters of seniority, unlike the five elders who always rushed back to eat.

After the Grand Elder ordered Qin Yin to come down, he turned and found a big rock to sit on, sitting upright, and said, "Let's get started!"

"Grand Elder! I request a new rule," Qin Taiyuan suddenly proposed to the elder.

"What new rule?" Qin Yin was puzzled as to why Qin Taiyuan brought up a rule that he didn't know about.

"Qin Yin, during your fight, the Elder Council passed a new rule: in order to make the competition fair, if a candidate suddenly has the ability to overpower all the other candidates, the one-on-one competition becomes unbalanced. So, when such a candidate appears, each challenged candidate has one opportunity to summon multiple candidates to challenge together, and they don't have to follow the rule of someone dying every time. However, if someone is able to fight against many and still loses, they will die without any regrets."

"Hmm! This rule is quite provocative, but I'm not someone who can overpower everyone," Qin Yin already knew in his mind that this rule must have been targeted. The simultaneous display of Light and Darkness in the morning made them wary and afraid! However, it was also targeted at Qin Yang, who hadn't shown up yet. They were afraid that if he did, he would wipe out all their candidates.

"Hey! Don't be modest. We know what happened this morning. How could we not know! I took this opportunity today to gather ten people," Qin Taiyuan pointed behind him, where the ten gathered candidates were.

"Alright, based on my judgment, Qin Yin has the ability to overpower all the candidates," the Grand Elder said.

"Thank you, Grand Elder!" Qin Taiyuan understood what the Grand Elder meant without saying it.

Qin Yin immediately opposed this ridiculous rule, saying, "I disagree!"

"Qin Yin, are you the elder or am I?" Qin Taiyuan said.

"This is clearly targeted at me."

"You're wrong. This rule is targeted at the Duke's son who intruded. It just happens that it also applies to you. But you must know that the Duke's son, who intruded like that, has experienced far less than the other candidates. This is unfair to others, so we need a more fair rule."

"Nonsense, what Qin Yang has experienced is something we candidates could never go through!"

"Hmm? It seems like you know who the Duke's son is!"

"......" Qin Yin realized that he had gotten too angry and let slip some words. Immediately, he fell silent.

"It's getting late, let's start quickly." The Elder waved his hand casually at Qin Yin and Qin Taiyuan, indicating for them to hurry up.

But what Qin Yin never expected was that while the Elder waved his hand, he secretly cast a spell. A white light flashed, and Qin Yin suddenly felt a sharp pain in his hand, causing him to involuntarily let go.

The black "Twin Stars" fell to the ground and were immediately controlled by three white chains. Qin Yin lost his connection to the magic spear.

Before Qin Yin could question what happened, the Elder spoke, "This is the punishment for defying the Elder's authority."

Qin Taiyuan immediately surrounded Qin Yin with ten candidates, taking advantage of the situation to prepare for the summoning. Magic power flowed toward the young girl who served as his Familiar. The girl drew a magic circle on the ground, while the others readied their guns and crossbows, their magical attacks becoming more and more ferocious.

Left with no other choice, Qin Yin had to draw his only weapon, the white "Twin Stars." It was clear that the Elder wanted his life. He could only grit his teeth and endure this difficult situation, preparing to use live ammunition with the white "Twin Stars" to eliminate some of the relatively weaker opponents in the first round.

.......

2

Three hours later.

The dark motorcycle headlight carried a powerful impact, infused with dark magic. It collided with the steel-like skin of the Fifth Elder, weakening the hardness of his skin. This was the effect of the powerful magic suppressing the Elder's own magic. It consumed a large amount of magic power. The sharp motorcycle headlight pierced through the Fifth Elder's abdomen, protruding from his back.

In that moment, the Fifth Elder's blood sprayed onto my face. For the Demon Dragon's soul, the sensation of blood was like that of a lightning magic user being struck by natural lightning — exciting and invigorating, accompanied by a pent-up anger within me.

With one hand gripping the Fifth Elder's neck, without slowing down, I retracted the motorcycle headlight and threw the Fifth Elder to the side of the road. Qin Bai, who was guarding the gate, leaped forward, embracing the blood-soaked Fifth Elder. The green-clad pursuers behind immediately stopped next to the Fifth Elder, leaving one green-clad person to continue the chase.

The Fifth Elder's wound was deep, and the bleeding couldn't be stopped. He immediately fell into an unconscious state, a side effect of his own magic.

Nofice and I continued to speed on the road, rushing from the outskirts into the city. We had to pass through the city in order to reach the outskirts mountain slope where Qin Yin was. It was the shortest route, and if we were to use Space Magic to teleport there from here, it would take no less time than it took me to speed there on the motorcycle.

But I hoped I could be even faster, although this was already the motorcycle's top speed.

"Nofice, can we go any faster?"

"If the Master can withstand a faster speed, I can help."

"Then be faster!"

Nofice cast a spell on the wheels, making them rotate faster than before. Then Nofice disappeared, reducing the motorcycle's weight, accelerating it from two sides.

The speed was so fast that to ordinary people, it would seem like a constantly flashing object, with no visible trace of movement!