Sea of Blood Realm, Ye Guluan

"There's no place left in this world for me and my sister?"

Hearing this, Feng Wuchen's mouth twisted into a cruel smile.

"Hahaha... if I can't protect my own sister, what use do I have for a place in this world?"

Sensing the intense killing intent radiating from Feng Wuchen, Qin Xiaorou's face finally paled.

"What are you trying to do? If you dare lay a finger on me, the Qin family will never let you go!"

"Hahaha!"

Hearing Qin Xiaorou's threats, Feng Wuchen laughed wildly.

"The Qin family? You think just because you bring up the Qin family, I'll drop to my knees and beg? You think the whole world revolves around you because of that name? Do you think the Qin family is enough to shield you, letting you act as you please?"

"Are you... really willing to make an enemy of the Qin family?"

"An enemy? What arrogance! Your family is nothing more than a bunch of ants, hardly worthy of being my enemy. Hurt my sister, and not only the Qin family, but the entire Chen Kingdom will pay the price!"

"And besides... the Qin family won't be able to give you a second life!"

As he finished speaking, Feng Wuchen's figure flashed, and his blazing Sun Sword shot toward Qin Xiaorou's throat.

"Don't you dare harm my lady!"

At the last second, Qin San stepped in front of Qin Xiaorou, releasing his protective aura to try to block the sword.

"Do you, mere ants, think you can withstand my blade? Courting death!"

"Shua!"

With a boost of sword intent, Feng Wuchen's blade easily pierced through Qin San's aura and sliced through his throat.

Blood sprayed onto Qin Xiaorou's face, rendering her pale and utterly terrified.

From a young age, everyone who had heard of the Qin family showed her nothing but respect. This treatment led her to become arrogant and cruel, believing she could act however she pleased.

She never imagined that there would be someone in this world who dared to kill her!

"Hmph! Bold enough to shed blood in my First Under Heaven Inn, you have guts!"

At that moment, Manager Mo appeared before the two, striking Feng Wuchen back with a single palm.

Manager Mo glanced at Qin San's lifeless body and coldly stated, "You've killed one already—that's enough. The First Under Heaven Inn will overlook this matter. Let's end it here! Understand?"

End it here?

Once again, someone wanted to end things here!

First Feng Tianrui, and now Manager Mo!

Feng Wuchen couldn't understand why people insisted on pushing him to violence before showing up to call for peace.

"End it here? Well, I wasn't the one looking for trouble with the First Under Heaven Inn. And you think you have the right to tell me when to end it?"

Manager Mo's face darkened.

"What do you mean?"

"Heh... do you really want me to say it? Manager! You knew that assassin invaded moments ago, didn't you? You knew this woman stormed my room to steal my sister's Cold Marrow, didn't you? And yet you chose to play deaf, allowing them to act as they pleased. Now that I'm the one with a blade, you step in and demand peace? Does your First Under Heaven Inn also claim the thickest face in the land?"

"Silence! The consequences of defying the First Under Heaven Inn are beyond you!"

"If that's the case, why waste words? Today, this woman must die. If you stand in my way, prepare to die alongside her!"

Without further ado, Feng Wuchen unleashed his killing intent and sword intent, thrusting his blade toward Qin Xiaorou.

Through countless battles, Feng Wuchen had nearly perfected the essence of this strike—the greater the killing intent, the stronger the power. At this moment, his rage toward Qin Xiaorou for hurting Feng Ning fueled his sword with unprecedented force.

"What is this?"

Feeling the danger from Feng Wuchen's strike, Manager Mo's pupils contracted in fear.

"Stop!"

He roared, releasing his spirit energy to create a shield in front of Qin Xiaorou.

"Cease this! I'll ensure she returns your sister's Cold Marrow. If you kill her now, there will be no stopping what comes next!"

"Now you know fear? Where were you earlier? Die!"

Manager Mo's barrier shattered like paper before Feng Wuchen's sword, and in the next moment, his blade pierced straight through Qin Xiaorou's heart.

With shock written all over her face, Qin Xiaorou died, unable to believe until her last breath that this young man truly dared to kill her.

Qin Xiaorou was dead!

Spectators around couldn't believe what they saw, some rubbing their eyes in disbelief.

"Am I dreaming? Did someone really kill a member of the Qin family?"

"The Qin family's power in Chen Kingdom is immense, even for a sword practitioner like him—he'll be hard-pressed to escape with his life!"

Witnessing Qin Xiaorou's death, Manager Mo turned deathly pale.

As only a minor branch manager of the First Under Heaven Inn, having Qin Zhaoyang's prized daughter die under his watch was an impossible situation to escape. Even if the Qin family didn't pursue him, the First Under Heaven Inn's headquarters would hold him accountable.

"Curse it! Curse it!"

Without hesitation, Manager Mo made his decision.

He would capture Feng Wuchen, the murderer, and deliver him to the Qin family to atone and save himself. Yet in his rush to act, he overlooked one crucial fact: he was no match for Feng Wuchen's sword!

"Courting death!"

Pulling his blade from Qin Xiaorou's body, Feng Wuchen gathered immense killing intent and sword energy and unleashed another strike.

The sword came so swiftly that Manager Mo could only glimpse a blur. In a blink, the blade tip reached his brow.

With the deadly intent locking onto him, Manager Mo gave up resisting, feeling only despair.

"Boom!"

But just as Feng Wuchen's sword was half an inch from Manager Mo's brow, a barrier appeared between them, stopping the strike completely.

"Hm? Another expert?"

A powerful shockwave sent Feng Wuchen flying back to the corridor's end, where he steadied himself. Looking up, he saw an elderly man in a black robe floating mid-air beside Manager Mo.

Seeing this, Feng Wuchen's eyes trembled, finally showing some emotion.

Martial artists in the Golden Body realm could only hover momentarily, but those who could float freely had reached the Sea of Blood Realm.

Others noticed as well.

"A Sea of Blood Realm master! Why would such an expert appear in Blackwater City?"

Manager Mo instantly turned ashen and knelt. "Subordinate greets the Grand Elder!"

The old man glanced coldly at him. "Useless fool!"

"Grand Elder?"

The crowd erupted again.

"Could he be one of Chen Kingdom's top ten experts, the Grand Elder of the First Under Heaven Inn, Ye Guluan?"

"It has to be him! Only a few in Chen Kingdom have reached the Sea of Blood Realm. Only Ye Guluan could be here!"