The pain finally registered in Qin Wuyi's brain, his face paling. "Are these my hands?"
Both arms had been cleanly severed, blood gushing and staining his robes.
"Wuyi!" The Qin Family patriarch's eyes bulged as he roared menacingly. "Ten Sons of Qin, why haven't you moved?"
The entire sequence had unfolded in the blink of an eye, leaving the so-called Ten Sons of Qin utterly unprepared.
These were ten young men, roughly Qin Wuyi's age but significantly older than Qin Yang. They had stood nearby all along, yet their auras revealed no extraordinary power. Their faces now twisted with fear, their hearts pounding with terror.
Yet each wore a Demon Realm Ring, and at the patriarch's command, they summoned their beasts.
The ancestral hall groaned as the colossal forms of ten demonic creatures materialized. Each beast radiated primal power, their combined might shaking the foundations of the structure.
"Ten Sons of Qin? Pathetic! You call this your trump card? Merely tamed beasts?" Qin Yang tightened his grip on the girl in his arms, sneering contemptuously.
Three Demon Realm Rings on his wrists flared simultaneously, unleashing three even more formidable creatures.
"Three-headed Flame Hound..."
"Nine-feathered Ice Phoenix?"
"Thornstone Turtle!"
"Heavens! How did Qin Yang subdue these three demonic beasts?"
The elders were utterly bewildered. The three demonic beasts they had long sought to capture—those who would rather die than surrender—had now submitted to Qin Yang?
The Qin Family Patriarch's heart turned to ice. The Ten Sons of Qin were his trump card, nurtured as the family's ultimate weapon. The demonic beasts they controlled were the most formidable in the secret realm. Yet never had he imagined...
The Ten Sons' ten demonic beasts suddenly froze, too afraid to attack.
"You brat! You only remember us now? You've underestimated us completely!" the Fire Dog roared furiously.
The Nine-feathered Ice Phoenix shot him a glare. "Save your breath for later."
"What are your orders?" the Thornstone Turtle's deep voice rumbled. Through the Demon Realm Rings, they had witnessed everything happening outside and had been itching for action.
"Kill every living creature in this secret realm. Leave none alive."
"Excellent!" the Fire Dog barked. "Finally we can slaughter without restraint! You Qin Family traitors, prepare to die!"
Qin Yang murmured, "Leave everything here to me. The Qin Family has already begun evacuating. Find the secret realm's exit and ensure not a single soul escapes."
Qin Yang handed Lou Mengyu to the Nine-feathered Ice Phoenix and said, "Take care of her for me."
The Nine-feathered Ice Phoenix stared at Lou Mengyu, its eyes filled with astonishment.
Through the Demon Realm Ring, it knew Lou Mengyu had died, driving Qin Yang to madness. But this girl wasn't dead at all? She'd merely consumed some strange pill that made her appear lifeless.
"Old Turtle, I'm entrusting Jin Wanshan to you," Qin Yang instructed. "Find the secret realm's exit and send him out first."
"No problem." The Thornstone Turtle shook its massive body, leaving no room for Jin Wanshan's resistance as it secured him on its back.
As the three beasts departed, the Qin Family members - including the Ten Sons of Qin and their ten beasts - watched silently, none daring to intervene.
Any one of these three beasts would be formidable enough, let alone all three united!
Martial Heaven also noticed the commotion, but the Tian Swallowing Beast clung to him as he tried to return, making it impossible to shake off.
"Qin Yang! Do you know what you're doing?" Martial Heaven roared, his voice crashing like nine heavens' thunder.
"Rest assured," Qin Yang replied, his eyes glinting with killing intent as he stared coldly at Martial Heaven, "you'll die too. It's only a matter of time."
The Qin family members drew in sharp breaths. With Qin Yang like this, who could possibly stop him?
"Ten Sons of Qin, what are you waiting for?!" the Qin family patriarch roared.
The Ten Sons of Qin finally unleashed their demonic beasts to attack Qin Yang.
Without the Fire Dog's three beasts, the Ten Sons' ten demonic beasts felt no fear of Qin Yang.
He's just a human, they thought. We can crush him like a bug.
An Ice Wing Tiger charged forward with a roar. Qin Yang didn't even look at it as he casually swatted his palm.
"Frost Giant Hand Seal!"
The Zongshi-level Ice Wing Tiger was instantly gripped by a massive icy hand and frozen solid. Qin Yang crushed it with a squeeze.
The tiger's entire body shattered on the spot!
A Zongshi-level demonic beast proved no match for Qin Yang's single strike!
"I'll take him!" A Blazing Rhinoceros charged like a mobile volcano, its horn seemingly capable of piercing through space itself as it aimed at Qin Yang.
Clang!
Qin Yang extended his fingers, forming them into a sword-like gesture, and thrust them at the rhinoceros's horn. The massive beast froze, unable to advance even half a step!
Despite the Blazing Rhinoceros' frantic attempts to dig its hooves into the ground, Qin Yang remained immovable.
"Watch me roast you to ashes!" The Blazing Rhinoceros roared in humiliation, its flames erupting violently.
"Fire!" Qin Yang commanded.
Golden flames erupted from his fingertips, engulfing the Blazing Rhinoceros in an instant.
"Huh? The Blazing Rhinoceros' power has increased! It's emitting golden flames now?"
"It seems this brat doesn't need our help after all."
The other demonic beasts relaxed their stances.
"Only the Three-headed Flame Hound's hellfire could rival this golden flame..."
The words hung in the air as if someone had physically clutched their throats.
The golden flames surrounding the Blazing Rhinoceros began to fade, and with them, the massive beast's body dissipated completely!
The Blazing Rhinoceros had been burned to ashes!
The remaining demonic beasts stared in horror - this wasn't the Blazing Rhinoceros' fire, but the human boy's!
The Qin Family patriarch clutched Qin Wuyi's severed arm, dragging the body away while glaring at Qin Yang. "Just wait. Once we leave this secret realm, I'll skin you alive!"
"Why do you still think you can leave the secret realm? You haven't woken from your delusions yet?" Qin Yang materialized before the patriarch.
The patriarch felt as if he'd plunged into ice. "You..."
He managed only one word before a magnificent crescent-shaped sword glare severed his head. Blood splattered across Qin Wuyi's face.
"Earlier, you spared my life..." Qin Yang looked at Qin Wuyi, his voice dripping with mockery. "Now I'll spare yours too. Let's see if you can actually survive this."
"Qin Yang, if you've got guts, just end me already!" Qin Wuyi broke down, the endless torment having completely crushed him.
Qin Yang's figure vanished, but not before severing both of Qin Wuyi's legs.
With all four limbs severed, Qin Wuyi could only stare wide-eyed, waiting in terror as his life drained away.
"Nangong Ling, I told you I'd kill you," Qin Yang said, approaching Nangong Ling.
Nangong Ling collapsed to the ground in fear, scrambling backward on all fours.
Qin Yang formed his fingers into a sword-like shape, a true energy blade condensing at his fingertips. The five-colored spiritual energy shimmered with otherworldly beauty, yet radiated endless killing intent.
Boom!
Martial Heaven finally broke free from the Tian Swallowing Beast and charged forward. Seeing the scene of devastation—the Qin Family patriarch dead, Qin Wuyi in such a state—he erupted in fury.
He shattered Qin Yang's true energy sword with one punch, then unleashed another strike directly at Qin Yang!
Qin Yang countered with a palm strike, channeling freezing power through his hand like he wore an ice talisman glove.
Martial Heaven's fist dispersed one layer of ice, only for Qin Yang to form another.
With a slight twist of his wrist, Qin Yang effortlessly deflected Martial Heaven's punch to the side.