Two days later, Qin Shilei looked at the slightly smaller ice crystal source in his hand and nodded with satisfaction. "Finally, I've reached Golden Nine Stars. I wonder what conditions are needed to advance to Platinum?"
His current cultivation had just reached Golden Nine Stars, but he was still a bit short of advancing to Platinum.
After placing the crystal source on the willow tree, Qin Shilei returned to the front hall.
As soon as he stepped into the hall, he found it filled with people.
He paused for a moment, then smiled and asked, "Why is everyone here? Has something major happened?"
An Qian frowned and replied, "Bei'an City, Junhai City, and Litian City were all seized by someone called the Righteous Alliance. Fortunately, our people managed to escape."
She then recounted the events of the Righteous Alliance's appearance two days prior in detail.
"My King, your subordinate is incompetent and failed to protect Bei'an City. I beg for your punishment." Zhang Qiang stepped forward to confess his guilt.
Qin Shilei waved his hand. "Brother Zhang, this is not your fault. Please take a seat."
He then asked, "Does this Righteous Alliance truly have humans with Platinum-level strength or above?"
An Qian shook her head. "That remains to be seen. The person named Sun Hongying who appeared at the beginning should only have been at the peak of Golden strength."
Just then, Shi Liren entered from outside and reported, "Reporting to King Qin'an, that woman from that day has returned and is currently heading towards King Qin'an's residence at high speed."
Qin Shilei's expression immediately turned grim. He said coldly, "Let me go and meet her. I want to see if this Righteous Alliance truly has three heads and six arms."
With that, he strode out of the residence.
As soon as he reached the main entrance, he saw three people approaching, seemingly slowly but actually quickly.
Sun Hongying scanned Qin Shilei from head to toe and asked coldly, "You are King Qin'an, Qin Shilei, aren't you?"
Qin Shilei replied indifferently, "Indeed, it is I, Qin."
Sun Hongying said with arrogance, "You have two choices now. First, become our Righteous Alliance's agent and manage the Great Xia Kingdom for us. Second, die!"
Qin Shilei said coldly, "What if I choose neither?"
"Junior sister, why waste words with him? Just capture him. Then, whatever we want will be up to us." The middle-aged man on Sun Hongying's right said casually.
At this moment, An Qian and the others also emerged from inside.
"I knew you'd be so bold. So you thought you could defeat us with a numbers advantage. Your plan is likely to fail." Sun Hongying glanced at An Qian and the others with disdain.
"To deal with you, I alone am sufficient!"
Qin Shilei took a step forward, and his body rapidly grew, quickly becoming a giant nearly ten meters tall.
Sun Hongying and the other two were stunned by this sight.
However, they quickly regained their composure. "Strength isn't determined by size. Let me show you that in the face of absolute power, all fancy tricks are useless."
Qin Shilei didn't continue arguing. As the other party said, as long as he defeated them, it would be easy to ask whatever he wanted.
With a flash, he charged towards Sun Hongying, who was standing in the middle.
The massive Juque sword, wider than a door panel, swung down.
Sun Hongying raised her sword to block.
BOOM!
The two swords clashed, emitting a deafening roar.
Immediately after, Sun Hongying stumbled back more than ten steps, almost falling to her backside.
"Let's attack together. Don't confront him head-on."
Sun Hongying's face flushed as she forcibly swallowed the blood at the corner of her mouth, then charged towards Qin Shilei again.
Her two senior brothers were also startled by Qin Shilei's transformation. Exchanging glances, they drew their weapons and attacked Qin Shilei from the left and right.
Qin Shilei swept his sword horizontally, forcing the two to retreat.
Then, he chopped vertically, creating a deep crack in the concrete ground.
Soon, the three could only parry and had no chance to counterattack.
Initially, they thought that Qin Shilei's agility would be greatly reduced after turning into a giant, and they could easily handle him with their strength.
They never expected that even as a giant, Qin Shilei's movements were not slow at all; in fact, they were even a few steps faster than theirs.
The half-meter wide, nearly ten-meter long giant sword emitted a chilling glow, indicating its extreme sharpness. A mere touch would likely result in being cleaved in two, with no chance of survival.
After roughly assessing the strength of the three, Qin Shilei teleported behind Sun Hongying.
Then, he swung his sword.
SMACK!
Sun Hongying was sent flying like a cannonball.
If Qin Shilei hadn't intended to spare her life for now, this single blow could have cut her in half.
Seeing their junior sister so easily sent flying, her two senior brothers were shocked. They turned and attempted to flee into the distance.
"Your companion is still there. Why are you leaving? You'll stay as well."
Qin Shilei teleported behind the two again and sent them flying towards Sun Hongying with two more blows.
"Let's fly away and escape!"
The three immediately split into three directions and rapidly fled into the distance.
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!
Three heavy thuds sounded as the three were sent flying back to their original positions.
Wiping the blood seeping from the corners of their mouths, the three got up and attempted to flee into the distance again.
However, all of this was futile in the face of Qin Shilei, who could teleport.
They fled six times and were sent flying back six times.
"This time, let's go and hold your wife hostage."
"No, I really can't run anymore. Let me lie here for a while."
"He's clearly toying with us. If we try to attack his wife, it won't be the flat of the sword but the edge that faces us."
Qin Shilei walked up to the three slowly, a faint smile on his lips. "Run, why aren't you running anymore? I can let you run for ten seconds first."
"Hmph!" Sun Hongying glared at Qin Shilei and rebuked, "Be sensible and let us go quickly, or when our Righteous Alliance's army arrives, everyone in King Qin'an's residence will suffer."
Tang Yuanlong also interjected, "King Qin'an, if you let us go, we will definitely speak highly of you to the Alliance Leader, allowing you to continue being King Qin'an."
Qin Shilei ignored them. His eyes instantly turned a seductive purple.
The three felt as if their entire beings were drawn in by those eyes of infinite charm.
"Junior brother, junior sister, close your eyes! This is sorcery!" Tang Yuanlong shouted loudly, tightly closing his own eyes.
However, his head felt increasingly heavy, as if he were about to fall asleep at any moment.
The "Soul Condensation Incantation" he had learned by chance rose in his mind. Just as he was about to shout again to wake Sun Hongying and the other two, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and his body was involuntarily sent flying through the air.
"Watch him carefully. If anything is amiss, kill him immediately!"
Tang Yuanlong spat out another mouthful of blood, but dared not utter another word.
This was because several blades were already at his throat.
He understood that if he moved again, his only end would be decapitation.