After Li Feng finished rebuking Qin Heng, Bai Qinghe, who had been sitting to the side, stood up as well. He had a scholarly and gentle demeanor, looking warm and refined. He regarded Qin Heng with a genial gaze and said with a smile, "Hello, I am Li Jiao's fiancé..."

SLAP!

Qin Heng landed a slap directly on Bai Qinghe's face and sneered, "You think you can call her Jiao Jiao? Who do you think you are, some piece of trash that popped out of nowhere?"

"You! You!?" Bai Qinghe clutched his face, looking at Qin Heng in disbelief. "You dare hit me? You actually dare to hit me! You're courting death!!"

SLAP!

Qin Heng slapped Bai Qinghe again, then grabbed his neck, looked towards Li Feng, and said indifferently, "Li Feng, is this the Bai family member you're so afraid of?"

He was just an ordinary person, completely powerless.

Previously, Qin Heng had sensed a somewhat unusual force emanating from Bai Qinghe. Those two slaps weren't just because he claimed to be Li Jiao's fiancé; they were to test him. Yet, after Qin Heng gripped his neck, that strange force around Bai Qinghe had vanished.

"Qin Heng, do you know what you're doing?" Fear filled Li Feng's expression. He looked at Qin Heng in disbelief, saying, "If you're so damned set on dying, don't drag the Li family down with you!!"

At the same time, Li Zheng rushed to Li Feng's side. Both of them knelt before Bai Qinghe's father, kowtowing vigorously as they cried out, "Mr. Bai, this young man is not related to us in the slightest! Please don't misunderstand."

Clearly, Li Zheng and Li Feng were both extremely wary of this so-called "Mr. Bai."

"It's alright. A tiny ant, let it jump around a bit. It's harmless." Mr. Bai stood up and looked at Qin Heng. "Young man," he said, "I know of you. Among Martial Artists, your strength is quite impressive. Moreover, at such a young age, your potential is limitless. Why seek your own demise?"

"Mr. Bai, this young man is a Martial Artist?" Li Feng was stunned. He looked at Qin Heng in surprise and asked, "Could it be... could he have already cultivated Hidden Force?"

In the eyes of a worldly tycoon like Li Feng, a master capable of cultivating Hidden Force was already considered top-tier; ordinary people stood no chance against them.

"Li Feng, I told you before, you have no idea what a significant figure Qin Heng is!" Li Jiao felt a surge of pride. Seeing her father's killer shocked and fearful was the most gratifying thing!

"Who is he?" Li Feng's brow furrowed, a bad premonition rising in his heart. Li Jiao is far too confident, excessively so.

"Qin Heng, Qin Xuantian, known as peerless under the heavens, suspected to be a descendant of the Ancient Era's Middle Heaven Purple Wei Star Palace." Suddenly, a mature and languid voice, filled with feminine allure, echoed through the room.

A woman in a crimson dress walked in. She was exceptionally beautiful, with an exquisitely curvaceous figure.

"Master!!" Li Jiao was overjoyed and hurried to the woman's side. "Master, why have you come? Didn't you always say you would absolutely never leave your seclusion?"

"With the Bai family emerging from seclusion, how could my Red Flame family lag behind?" The woman looked at Bai Qinghe's father, tilting her chin slightly, and said with a smile, "Bai Zhanyun, it's been a century. How have you been?"

A century!?

Li Jiao was dumbfounded, her expression one of utter astonishment. Her master clearly looked to be only twenty-seven or twenty-eight, while Bai Qinghe's father appeared to be in his forties at most! How could it have been a century since they last met?

Li Feng and the others stared at the woman in utter shock. They knew Bai Zhanyun had a mysterious origin, was over a hundred years old, and controlled immense hidden power, which was why they feared him. But they had never expected Li Jiao's master to also be a figure from a century ago! And what had this woman just said? Qin Xuantian!? This Qin Heng was actually Qin Xuantian!? Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by NovᴇlFɪre.ɴet

Suddenly, the Li family members were panic-stricken. They looked at Qin Heng with terror, trembling uncontrollably as they all fell to their knees. They were petrified! Qin Xuantian! I actually cursed Qin Xuantian just now! That was courting death! Truly courting death!

"Red Flame Maiden, I have missed you dearly," Bai Zhanyun sighed softly, his gaze shifting to Li Jiao as he spoke. "Red Flame Maiden, you indeed value this disciple greatly. My scheme to draw you out was not in vain."

"The Bai family wanted me to marry into their family to lure my master out of seclusion?" Li Jiao's eyes widened upon hearing this. Then, she became panicked, looking at the Red Flame Maiden beside her. "Master, are you alright?!"

"I'm fine," the Red Flame Maiden said, shaking her head gently. "However," she chuckled, glancing at Qin Heng, "your little lover probably won't survive. The power of a Soldier Master is not something mortal Martial Artists can withstand."

"That's right." Bai Zhanyun nodded, looking at Qin Heng. "Young man," he said, "you are a genius among Martial Artists. Reaching the pinnacle of the Transcendence Realm at such a young age and even obtaining an ancient heritage, your strength is heaven-defying, earning you the title of invincible under the heavens. Once Spiritual Energy revives, perhaps you could truly break through your shackles, enter the Dao through martial arts, and become a Martial Saint, attaining the revered status of a Saint Lord. It's a pity that today, you face a Soldier Master, leaving you with no chance of resistance."

"Soldier Master? What is that?" Li Jiao looked astonished, her expression filled with confusion.

"In the Ancient Era, Earth teemed with mighty figures, and civilization was resplendent, leaving behind many powerful armaments," the Red Flame Maiden patiently explained. "These armaments possess world-shattering power, far beyond the control of ordinary Martial Artists. A Soldier Master is someone capable of wielding the might of these Divine Weapons!"

"Is a Soldier Master very strong?" Li Jiao felt a pang of anxiety.

"Even the weakest Soldier Master is equivalent to a Martial Saint." Bai Zhanyun sneered. "Therefore, only a Soldier Master can contend with another Soldier Master! Qin Xuantian, release my son! Otherwise, beneath the might of a Divine Weapon, you will be annihilated in an instant!"

"Mr. Bai, so you are a Soldier Master? A Soldier Master even stronger than a Martial Saint!?" Hope flared in Li Feng as he hurried to Bai Zhanyun's side. "Then this Qin Xuantian is surely no match for you, right?"

"Qin Xuantian is but a mere ant; I could crush him with a single finger." Bai Zhanyun sneered, his gaze filled with disdain for Qin Heng. "Qin Xuantian, hand over the Purple Wei heritage you've obtained, kneel, and accept your death! Before a Soldier Master, your insignificant Martial Dao is utterly useless!"

"Hahaha! Kid, let's see you try to be arrogant now!" Li Feng also burst into laughter, pointing at Qin Heng and taunting, "You're finished! Before Soldier Master Bai, your death is certain!"

"Soldier Master?" Qin Heng chuckled lightly, his eyes narrowing slightly as his Dharma Eye opened.

His divinely penetrating gaze fixed on Bai Zhanyun. Instantly, he saw this seemingly ordinary middle-aged man emanating a pillar of divine light that pierced the heavens, as if it could tear the sky asunder. The power was overwhelming, the divine light so dazzling it made Qin Heng's heart momentarily race.

A Spiritual Treasure! This fellow actually has a Spiritual Treasure-grade weapon inside him! A Spiritual Treasure! A Golden Core-level magic item! Comparable to a Golden Core powerhouse!

However, Qin Heng was not alarmed; instead, he was elated. Bai Zhanyun possessed a bell-shaped Spiritual Treasure! It was like someone offering a pillow just as he was nodding off. Qin Heng had been vexed about lacking materials to refine a replica of the Chaotic Clock, and now one had unexpectedly appeared!

Moreover, while a Spiritual Treasure was undoubtedly powerful, this so-called Soldier Master who merely borrowed its strength was, in Qin Heng's eyes, utterly vulnerable.

"I really don't know who gave you the audacity to call yourself a Soldier Master," Qin Heng said, then laughed. He casually snapped Bai Qinghe's neck, tossed the corpse aside, and reached out towards Bai Zhanyun! "A mere weapon slave, borrowing the power of a Spiritual Treasure, dares to claim the title of Soldier Master? Hahaha! How ludicrous! You're so arrogant—does the Spiritual Treasure within you even know?!"