Qin Yi heard the voice and looked over, narrowing his eyes slightly with a hint of surprise.

The speaker was dressed in a gray outfit, young, handsome with a trace of roguish charm. His sleeves were rolled up, one hand holding a roasted leg of lamb, and the other gripping a gleaming dagger, slicing the meat into pieces and tossing them into his mouth, as he looked mockingly at Qin Yi in the air.

This person was younger than Mo Wuji, yet his cultivation was comparable to Mo Wuji's.

Mo Wuji was the most outstanding young individual Qin Yi had seen, apart from himself, but overall, this person was even better than Mo Wuji.

"You're the one who called me, right?" Qin Yi asked with a smile. Though the person who called had a hoarse and unpleasant voice, he could recognize it was this person from the cadence.

"Amazing, you could even figure that out."

Qin Yi gave a faint smile, "What should I call you?"

"Su Zhantian."

"Zhantian? That's a pretty awe-inspiring name."

Su Zhantian shrugged indifferently, "My parents gave it to me, it sounds pretty domineering, so I kept it."

Qin Yi descended from mid-air, looking at Su Zhantian, "It seems we've never met before, so we have no personal grievances, right? Why did you attack my friend?"

"Because I'm not satisfied." Su Zhantian laughed oddly.

"What do you mean?"

"How do you think you compare to me?" Su Zhantian asked playfully.

Qin Yi laughed, "In what sense?"

"Anything, in any aspect, I think you're not as good as me, what do you say?" Su Zhantian laughed playfully, though his words were filled with confidence.

Qin Yi looked at him and couldn't help but chuckle.

"What are you laughing at?"

Qin Yi's eyes were mischievous, "I'm curious where your confidence comes from. When it comes to looks alone, am I not better looking?"

"In a pair, the man is judged by capability, the woman by appearance. Qin Yi, you're even more superficial than I imagined."

Qin Yi replied coldly, "You're from a hidden family, aren't you?"

"You know about the hidden families?" Su Zhantian seemed surprised.

Qin Yi laughed silently. The hidden families weren't just the Mo, Nan, and Fang families; there were many more.

"Regardless of your reasons or motives, you should know about me. You should understand the consequences of targeting my friend, right?"

Su Zhantian laughed scornfully, "Are you threatening me?"

"I'm merely stating the facts. Regardless of why you did it, I can only say you're truly foolish. You should never, ever have targeted my friend."

Su Zhantian sneered, "Qin Yi, I told you on the phone, others might fear you, but I don't.

Originally, I had no intention of bothering with you. Clowns like you pop up every so often.

But you're too arrogant and overbearing, too self-righteous. Do you really think you rule the world?"

Qin Yi's eyes were calm like water, "As a matter of fact, I do rule the world. Whether you want to listen or not, you have to listen."

"Hahaha..." Su Zhantian burst into exaggerated laughter, pointing at Qin Yi and mockingly addressing the Qi refiners around him, "Did you hear what he said? He really thinks he's a god, the lord of the world, how hilarious!"

The Qi refiners around Qin Yi gazed at him with hostile expressions, laughing derisively.

"Qin Yi, do you know who these people are?" Su Zhantian pointed to the surrounding Qi refiners and spoke.

Qin Yi looked around coldly, his gaze as if he was looking at dead people, devoid of any warmth.

"Even if you're incredibly smart, I guarantee you wouldn't have guessed. These people are those Heavenly Gods you ordered to be hunted down.

Didn't you, Qin Yi, say that no one was allowed to help them? Yet I, Su Zhantian, helped them, what can you do about it?

Originally, clowns like you weren't worth my time, but you've grown so arrogant, I'll play along and see what you're capable of."

Su Zhantian's face was filled with arrogance as he looked down on Qin Yi.

Qin Yi's gaze grew colder as he looked at Su Zhantian as if he were looking at an idiot. So the sudden disappearance of those so-called Heavenly Gods was due to Su Zhantian's assistance.

Fools like these, if even one returned to the Primordial Realm, it could bring Earth's destruction. Then, regardless of any hidden family, they would all perish.

How can any eggs remain unbroken when the nest is overturned?

"Su Zhantian, do you know they're not from Earth? Just because you're unsatisfied with me, you chose to help them. Do you know the consequences?" Qin Yi's inner anger began to grow.

He didn't mind enemies being too smart, but he deeply disliked fools like this.

Su Zhantian looked full of disdain, "What consequences? Isn't it just disobeying Qin Yi's orders?

Qin Yi, since I dared to come looking for you, I didn't even consider you worthy of notice. In fact, even the four Guardian Gods mean nothing to me.

And your so-called Peace Army? Just a bunch of kids. Compared to these people, your Peace Army is a joke."

Qin Yi's expression was indifferent, devoid of any emotion. The hidden families, indeed the largest obstacle to his success, had become so arrogant and ignorant it was outrageous.

The hidden families must be eliminated.

The battle of Luoshen Mountain is rekindled, and he didn't believe these hidden families weren't informed. Even if they didn't help, choosing instead to assist these aliens, Qin Yi's murderous intent surged within.

"Su Zhantian, what do you intend to do?"

Su Zhantian looked arrogantly proud, "Didn't you say earlier that if you had the ability, you'd confront me face-to-face?

I demanded you kneel and apologize over the phone, yet you insisted on it in person. Then now, kneel before me, beg for mercy, and admit you're worthless."

Qin Yi looked at him with detached eyes, "If I were you, I'd be considering how to survive, not choose to provoke me.

Su Zhantian, are people from hidden families all this foolish? It's so stupid it's hard to even feel sympathy."

"Say that to me again?" Su Zhantian's face darkened, pointing to the tied-up Duan Xinyuan and his son, "Kneel, or I'll kill them immediately."

"Fool." Qin Yi coldly spat out two words.

"Someone, cut off Duan Xinyuan's limbs for me." Su Zhantian shouted fiercely.

A mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm Qi Refiner approached with a sinister grin, brandishing a heavy steel blade towards Duan Xinyuan and his son.

Qin Yi's gaze turned cold, he performed a sealing gesture with one hand.

"Crack!"

A sudden rift appeared in the void before the Qi Refiner about to harm Duan Xinyuan. A purple hand shot out at an astonishing speed, with a terrifying power. Not only did it crush the steel blade into pieces, but it also effortlessly snapped his neck.

Qin Yi slowly withdrew his hand, speaking coldly, "Whoever moves, dies."

The entire place was filled with fear!

Qin Yi's methods were too strange, too terrifying. Without moving, he could easily snap the neck of a Nascent Soul Realm Qi Refiner; it was simpler than killing a chicken, causing a spine-chilling fear, eyes filled with dread.