A crackling sound emanated from his body, as if something within him was being broken.
The Breakthrough process was incredibly fast, and a sense of power even stronger than before filled his entire body.
Breaking through from the First Stage to the Second Stage was a qualitative change.
"Compared to now, how weak I was before the Breakthrough," Qin BuYi thought to himself.
He opened his personal information panel.
Name: Qin BuYi
Cultivation: Second Stage · Golden Core Early-Stage (14/50)
Strength: 14
Speed: 14
Stamina: 14
Attack: 14
Defense: 14
Luck: 14
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Killing Blade · Second Stage (14/50)
Attack: 14
Killing Life Blade Technique · First Stage (10/10 · Lacks follow-up, unable to Breakthrough)
Attack: 10
"Are you the Nine Dragons Gang Leader?" Qin BuYi asked.
From his Heavenly Eye, he knew that the opponent was at the Golden Core Early-Stage, with slightly higher stats than himself.
"How is this possible! Just now he was at Foundation Establishment Perfection, and instantly broke through to Golden Core? You must have hidden your cultivation."
Facing Qin BuYi's instant Breakthrough, which defied common sense, the Nine Dragons Gang Leader simply couldn't believe it.
"Little friend, since you are at the Golden Core Stage, and you killed seven of my Nine Dragons Gang's Hall Masters, how about we let this matter go?" the Nine Dragons Gang Leader said.
Offending an opponent with the same cultivation level, whose background was unknown, was clearly foolish.
Subordinates who died could be cultivated again; if the opponent was at the Foundation Establishment Stage, he would have killed him without a second thought, but since the opponent was at the Golden Core Stage, the Nine Dragons Gang Leader had to consider it.
This was the benefit of increased strength, allowing the opponent to be wary and gain equal treatment.
"It seems it's you then."
Qin BuYi ignored the Nine Dragons Gang Leader's suggestion; if he didn't kill him, the System would erase him.
The two sides already had a grudge, and moreover, Qin BuYi was not a soft-hearted person.
Seeing Qin BuYi assume an attacking stance, the Nine Dragons Gang Leader cursed under his breath, "Madman!"
"Killing Life Blade Technique First Style · Slaughter."
Qin BuYi brandished the Killing Blade, which vibrated at high speed, emitting a cold glow. During the vibration, the blade of the Killing Blade revealed an evil, bloodthirsty aura.
This was Qin BuYi's first time using the Killing Life Blade Technique; in his opinion, the previous Nine Dragons Gang Hall Masters were too weak.
So weak that he could easily kill them without using the Killing Life Blade Technique.
The Nine Dragons Gang Leader's pupils constricted: "This blade, this blade technique, it's dangerous, I can't fight it head-on!"
Qin BuYi was emitting an extremely dangerous aura at this moment. The Nine Dragons Gang Leader had a premonition that if he were to directly confront this blade, he would surely be severely injured or even die.
Without hesitation, the Nine Dragons Gang Leader turned and fled.
He fled quickly, but Qin BuYi pursued even faster.
After his Breakthrough, Qin BuYi's speed greatly increased, and in the blink of an eye, he was behind the Nine Dragons Gang Leader.
"Damn it, what kind of monster is this? How can he be so fast?"
Seeing that there was no escape, a long sword appeared out of thin air in the Nine Dragons Gang Leader's hand. He turned around and faced the battle with a grim expression.
Qin BuYi, holding his long blade, chopped downwards. The Nine Dragons Gang Leader held his long sword horizontally above his head to block.
"Clang!"
The blade and sword met in a fierce collision.
A huge force came from the sword, and the Nine Dragons Gang Leader's entire arm holding the sword instantly went numb.
"What great strength."
The Nine Dragons Gang Leader gritted his teeth and resisted with difficulty.
"Crack!" "Crack!"
The bluestone pavement under the Nine Dragons Gang Leader's feet began to crack little by little.
"Bang!"
The immense force from the Nine Dragons Gang Leader's body transferred to his feet, and the bluestone ground could no longer withstand it, exploding and scattering throughout the courtyard.
"Chop!"
Qin BuYi shouted loudly, increasing the force in his hand by another three points.
"Ah!"
Dense beads of sweat covered the Nine Dragons Gang Leader's forehead.
"What kind of monster is this? Fast, strong, and even so resilient?"
What the Nine Dragons Gang Leader didn't know was that with the System's enhancement, Qin BuYi's stats were all extremely balanced.
A monster with no weaknesses, whose Attack, Defense, Speed, Stamina, and other attributes could all reach their peak.
"Crack!"
The sound of the sword breaking came out, and the Nine Dragons Gang Leader's heart trembled. At such a life-and-death moment, a broken weapon was tantamount to a death sentence.
"How can my weapon be inferior to his?"
"I surrender, I surrender! I'll give you all my wealth, just spare my life!" the Nine Dragons Gang Leader begged for mercy.
Qin BuYi remained silent, the force in his hand not decreasing in the slightest.
"If you kill me, the Qingyang City Tang Family won't let you off!" the Nine Dragons Gang Leader said anxiously.
The crack in the middle of the sword held by the Nine Dragons Gang Leader continued to widen.
"Crack!" "Crack!"
"Bang!"
The sword shattered.
"Hiss!"
The sound of the Killing Blade cutting into flesh and blood came out, and the Nine Dragons Gang Leader was split in half down the middle.
"Whew~"
Qin BuYi let out a long breath.
"Ding! Main Quest Two: Annihilate the Nine Dragons Gang, completed."
"Quest rewards have been issued."
He added the attribute points gained from completing the quest to his cultivation, and then broke through the Killing Life Blade Technique, which had been stuck at the First Stage due to lacking follow-up Cultivation Technique, to the Second Stage.
Name: Qin BuYi
Cultivation: Second Stage · Golden Core Early-Stage (19/50)
Strength: 19
Speed: 19
Stamina: 19
Attack: 19
Defense: 19
Luck: 19
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Killing Blade · Second Stage (19/50)
Attack: 19
Killing Life Blade Technique · Second Stage (19/50)
Attack: 19
"If I had the Second Stage Killing Life Blade Technique before, the Nine Dragons Gang Leader would have been instantly killed with one strike."
Being able to kill the Nine Dragons Gang Leader so easily was thanks to the Killing Life Blade Technique. Now that it had broken through, its power had undergone a qualitative change.
Recalling the scene of killing the Nine Dragons Gang Leader, Qin BuYi had a clear understanding of his own strength: he was unmatched at the Golden Core Early-Stage, and could even fight those at the Middle Stage.
"Ding! Epic Quest activated!"
"Epic Quest: Obtain the Star Core from the Falling Star Mountain Range within three months."
"Quest Reward: Return to Blue Star, ten attribute points, Third Stage Killing Life Blade Technique, one Awakening Secret Realm opportunity. Failure will result in erasure!"
"Ding! Main Quest Three activated!"
"Main Quest Three: Go to the Tang Family and obtain the Tang Family's secret treasure, the fixed star compass."
(Note: To find the Star Core in the Falling Star Mountain Range, it is best to have the assistance of the fixed star compass.)
"Quest Reward: Eight attribute points, System Shop activated. Failure will deduct five attribute points!"
"Ding! War Quest prerequisite triggered!"
"War Quest Prerequisite: Choose to befriend the Tang Family or stand completely against the Tang Family."
"If the Host chooses to befriend the Tang Family, the War Quest will transform into a Side Quest!"
"If the Host chooses to stand against the Tang Family, the War Quest will be activated."
(Note: War Quest, a war initiated by one person, to Slaughter, conquer, plunder, and become the strongest.)
(Note: War Quests are extremely dangerous!!!)
"Star Core? Tang Family? War Quest?"
These three quests were interlinked. To obtain the Star Core, he first had to get the Tang Family's fixed star compass.
"The Nine Dragons Gang Leader said before he died that the Tang Family wouldn't let me off if I killed him."
Qin BuYi stood in place, pondering.
"Judging by the current situation, the probability of befriending the Tang Family is not high."
"Even if I did befriend them, the Tang Family certainly wouldn't just give me their Family secret treasure, the fixed star compass."
"The most direct way to get the fixed star compass is to snatch it. If that's the case, wouldn't befriending the Tang Family be redundant?"
"What's currently uncertain is how dangerous the War Quest will be once it's activated after standing against the Tang Family."
Having reached a conclusion, Qin BuYi pulled a ring from the Nine Dragons Gang Leader's right ring finger.
The weapon that the Nine Dragons Gang Leader had conjured out of thin air earlier was stored in this spatial ring.
After breaking through to the Second Stage, his thoughts condensed into Divine Thought. His Divine Thought probed into the spatial ring, which had a space of about one cubic meter.
He took out everything inside the ring: some miscellaneous items, a pile of Spirit Stones, and a token.
He discarded the miscellaneous items. There were about two thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, which he put into the System's storage space.
The front of the token had a large character for "Tang" written on it.
"It seems this should be a force secretly cultivated by the Tang Family."
"Clang!"
The blade sliced, and the token was split in half through the middle of the "Tang" character.
Having already decided to be hostile, Qin BuYi used this method to show his attitude to the Tang Family.
Inside the restaurant.
Qin BuYi sat by the window on the second floor, a table full of dishes in front of him.
Since being teleported to the Falling Star Mountain Range until now, Qin BuYi hadn't had a proper meal.
The news of the Nine Dragons Gang's demise spread quickly, and restaurant patrons were currently discussing this matter the most.
"Have you heard? The Nine Dragons Gang provoked someone they shouldn't have."
"From the Gang Leader to the seven Hall Masters, none were spared. They were all killed by someone in less than a day."
"That obscure Nine Dragons Gang?"
"I heard their Gang Leader just broke through to the Golden Core Realm a few days ago. How could he still be killed?"
"Ever since the Nine Dragons Gang Leader broke through to the Golden Core Realm, his subordinates became increasingly arrogant. This time, they hit a brick wall."
"If you ask me, the one who took action is also a ruthless person. This time, the Nine Dragons Gang is finished."
"I just passed by the Nine Dragons Gang's stronghold. Those Gang members are preparing to run away with anything valuable."
Qingyang City, Tang Family internal meeting.
The Tang Family Head, Tang Zhentian, was rumored to have already broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm.
"Three hundred years ago, our Tang Family ancestor obtained the fixed star compass and a piece of information while exploring ruins outside: the Falling Star Mountain Range contains a Star Core. By utilizing the Star Core's power, our Tang Family can become a top-tier Family."
"There are only three months left until the Star Core in the Falling Star Mountain Range emerges. This concerns whether our Tang Family can rise. During this period, no mistakes can occur. Anyone who might affect our Tang Family's century-long plan must be killed."
After Tang Zhentian finished speaking, he paused and asked the Second Elder, who was in charge of the Family's intelligence, "Second Brother, is there anything new recently?"
The Second Elder replied, "Reporting to the Family Head, nothing major has happened, except that today a minor Gang secretly cultivated by the Family had all its high-ranking members killed by someone within a day."
Tang Zhentian didn't even lift an eyelid. Such a minor matter was not worth his attention. He said indifferently, "Have you found out who it was?"
"An outsider from who knows where, with a cultivation level probably at the Golden Core Early-Stage," the Second Elder said.
"Find him and kill him. He's just an outsider," Tang Zhentian said dismissively.
"Yes!"
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