Volume Two: The Life of a Bandit Chapter Sixty-Four Can They Escape?

Floating in mid-air, Qin Si felt a subtle change within his body. It seemed as though an indescribable entity had formed inside his Dantian, feeling very much like... a passageway.

A flash of insight flickered through his mind. Qin Si tried to grasp it, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not recall where this familiar sensation came from.

Scratching his head, he descended in front of Zhou Fei'er with a wry smile. This was his usual style: if he could not figure something out, he simply stopped thinking about it. Besides, what was meant to come would always arrive eventually.

"Brother Qin..." Looking at the radiant Qin Si, Zhou Fei'er suddenly felt the young man before her stir her emotions, an inexplicable fondness welling up from the depths of her heart.

Zhou Fei'er's sweet and honeyed voice also sent a ripple through Qin Si's heart. However, having suffered a century of torment at her hands, he quickly shook his head. An illusion, it had to be an illusion. How could this little witch Zhou Fei'er address him with such gentleness, unless she was plotting another malicious scheme?

"Little Fei'er, what is it?" Qin Si forced his emotions to calm down and asked with a normal expression.

"...It's nothing. Brother Qin is truly amazing. Congratulations on advancing to the God King realm." Zhou Fei'er continued in that heart-stoppingly gentle tone.

Qin Si felt a jolt of alarm and answered cautiously, "Uh, well... hehe, actually it's nothing much. I felt long ago that I was capable of a breakthrough, but I could never find the path. Today's battle with Wu Qing finally made me understand that the Laws of Space possess such profound mysteries after all."

"Then, did Brother Qin comprehend the Law of Time Acceleration?" In Zhou Fei'er's eyes, little stars were unmistakably twinkling.

"Not yet... but I should be able to comprehend it very soon," Qin Si replied, still treading carefully.

Seeing Zhou Fei'er open her small mouth as if to speak further, Qin Si hurriedly blurted out, "It's getting late. Over on Little Shuang's side, they should have finished dealing with those people by now. We must hurry back to DuanShui City and settle the Pengliu Sect and the Three Pavilions as soon as possible."

"Alright, I want to join the fight too." Zhou Fei'er glared at the surrounding Heavenly Deities with a look of dissatisfaction.

Qin Si smiled and nodded. Taking advantage of the moment, the Fatty and Nan Quebu hurriedly stepped forward. The Fatty wore a flattering smile and said, "I never expected little brother Qin—uh, no, I mean Alliance Leader Qin—to be so powerful. Even Wu Qing was no match for you. Today has truly opened my eyes."

Qin Si smiled, patted the Fatty on the shoulder, and said indifferently, "It's nothing. Someone like Wu Qing—even if my cultivation were inferior to his, I would still do everything in my power to finish him off."

As he spoke, a thought suddenly occurred to him. He turned around and smiled at Zhou Fei'er, "Oh, that's right. This 'Golden Sea Spirit Bead' is for you. Although it is only a third-rate Primordial Supreme Treasure, it should make a decent decoration."

The Heavenly Deities and God Kings nearby who were paying attention to Qin Si felt the world go dark and nearly passed out upon hearing his words. Using a third-rate Primordial Supreme Treasure as a mere decoration? This fellow's tone was altogether too arrogant.

However, recalling how Qin Si had casually produced two first-rate Primordial Supreme Treasures as weapons, they calmed down. This young man was simply too monstrous; he could not be compared to ordinary people.

Zhou Fei'er's eyes widened instantly. Her small mouth opened and closed as she looked at Qin Si with an expression of extreme cuteness, and two red hearts could faintly be seen dancing in her beautiful eyes.

"What's wrong?" Qin Si placed the 'Golden Sea Spirit Bead'—which everyone had been eyeing with covetous gazes—directly into Zhou Fei'er's palm. He waved his hands in front of her eyes and sighed, "Alright, stop daydreaming. Business comes first."

The lingering coolness radiating from her palm brought Zhou Fei'er back to her senses. She hurriedly put away the 'Golden Sea Spirit Bead' for the time being and closely followed Qin Si as he flew toward Danshui City.

Along the way, Zhou Fei'er's heart raced, and her cheeks burned. She felt an overwhelming sense of happiness enfold her entire body, throwing the young girl—who usually knew only cultivation—into a flutter of confusion.

Thinking of the 'Golden Sea Spirit Bead' stored in her ring, she found the young man before her growing increasingly handsome and extraordinary. A third-rate Primordial Supreme Treasure had been casually given to her just like that, and moreover, as a mere decoration! Heavens, even back in the Thunder Punishment City, her father would not casually toss her a third-rate Primordial Supreme Treasure to use as an ornament.

With her mind wandering and her cheeks flushed crimson, Zhou Fei'er closely trailed behind Qin Si, and within a breath's time, the two arrived outside Danshui City.

Duan Shuai, the Master of the Danshui Sect, had learned from the very first moment that Qin Si had not only killed Wu Qing but had also broken through to the God King realm. Ecstatic, he immediately sent word to Patriarch Wu Ye while leading the key figures of the Danshui Sect to the city gates to welcome them.

"Haha, Brother Qin truly lives up to his reputation as a young talent, actually breaking through to the God King realm at a time like this." Duan Shuai's smile carried a trace of flattery. After all, back when Qin Si was merely an Upper Heavenly Deity, he had already been unable to do anything to him. Now that he had reached the God King realm and easily slain Wu Qing—who ranked fifth in the Heavenly Water Pavilion—it was evident that Qin Si's current strength had reached a level of terrifying might incomparable to ordinary God Kings.

Of course, what shocked Duan Shuai even more was that when Qin Si broke through to the God King realm, abnormal phenomena had manifested across the Divine Realm. Such phenomena did not occur easily.

"Sect Master Duan flatters me too much. I merely happened to meet the occasion and had a sudden flash of insight, that's all," Qin Si replied with a calm smile and modest tone. "Besides, the God King realm is hardly some extraordinary realm."

Duan Shuai laughed heartily and familiarly pulled Qin Si along. "Tonight, the Danshui Sect will celebrate Brother Qin's breakthrough to the God King realm. Come, we shall drink until we are thoroughly intoxicated."

Qin Si smiled and nodded, then entered the city alongside him.

Meanwhile, the Pengliu Sect and the Three Pavilions were in complete chaos. With two hundred God Kings wiped out, their combat strength had been almost entirely eradicated. For two sects that had harbor ambitions of driving the Danshui Sect out of Danshui City, this was nothing short of a massive disaster.

"What do we do?" Pacing anxiously back and forth across the grand hall, the Pengliu Sect Master felt wave after wave of dizziness wash over him. Had he not sent men to follow and monitor Liu Shengping out of a lack of trust in the latter's leadership, he would never have believed until now that the Profound Mystic Alliance—with a mere hundred God Kings—could have annihilated all two hundred allied God Kings of the two sects.

What horrified him even more were Qin Shuang and Li Yang. The two hundred God Kings had been slain almost entirely through their joint efforts. What terrifying power was that?

The tragic death of Wu Qing and Qin Si's breakthrough—all of this had instantly thrown the two sects, which had previously felt victory was certain, into utter disarray.

"What else can we do? We will lead the remaining disciples and defect entirely to the Heavenly Water Pavilion. Only they can preserve our lives," the Master of the Three Pavilions said with a similarly panicked expression, though he appeared slightly more composed than the Pengliu Sect Master.

"But... even if we combine all our remaining men, we have fewer than a hundred God Kings left. Before the Heavenly Water Pavilion, our meager strength doesn't even give us the right to negotiate terms," the Pengliu Sect Master said, full of worry.

The Three Pavilions Master glared at him and sneered, "Even if our men hadn't been wiped out, we wouldn't have been in a position to negotiate with the Heavenly Water Pavilion anyway. You must remember that to them, we are nothing more than ants—ants that can be squashed at any moment. Let's be realistic. If we don't make a decision now, once the Profound Mystic Alliance regroups, our only fate will be total slaughter."

The Pengliu Sect Master fell silent for a long moment before gritting his teeth in resolute determination. "Very well! So many of our brothers have died anyway; they cannot die in vain. Surely the Heavenly Water Pavilion will not ignore Wu Qing's death. As long as they make a move, a mere Profound Mystic Alliance combined with the Danshui Sect will only meet the end of being wiped out. We will gather our men right now and leave this place before it's too late."

The Three Pavilions Master nodded and was just about to speak when a clear voice suddenly echoed from behind them: "You won't be leaving. From this moment on, the Pengliu Sect and the Three Pavilions will no longer exist as factions within Danshui City."

A figure abruptly materialized before the two of them—it was none other than Qin Shuang. With a smiling expression, he looked them up and down and said, "To dare attack the Profound Mystic Alliance, you two really must have the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard. What? Were the Heavenly divine artifacts of our Profound Mystic Alliance tempting you that much?"

"Cut the crap. We are both God Kings. Don't think that just because you killed our subordinates, you can kill us. No matter what, we are God Kings who comprehended the Law of Time Stasis several epochs ago. Since we’ve crossed paths, let's fight it out to the death!" The Pengliu Sect Master shot a cold glare at Qin Shuang. Just as he said, since they had met here, it could only end in life or death; otherwise, they would never be able to escape Danshui City alive.

Qin Shuang swaggered over and sat down in the chair in the center of the hall. Looking at the two of them, he said indifferently, "Regardless, the two of you are leaders of factions, and I shouldn't be too cruel to you. How about this: you commit suicide, and I will spare the lives of your remaining Heavenly Deities and God Kings."

"Hmph, you go too far!" Before Qin Shuang could finish, the Master of the Three Pavilions struck to cut him off. Seeing the Three Pavilions Master make his move, the Pengliu Sect Master also transformed into a streak of light and lunged toward Qin Shuang.

Both men had made up their minds: they had to kill this young man today, or they would never have another chance to escape Danshui City.

(To be continued)