Qin Shilei, suspended in mid-air, noticed that Jing Cui Garden was engulfed in flames multiple times.
Recalling the sound of a signal flare he had just heard, his anger surged uncontrollably.
He was certain that the person named Hou had deliberately set fires everywhere to cause chaos, facilitating his own escape.
As Qin Shilei fell from the sky, he looked down and saw Hou Chengzhu and his group fleeing from the building.
Teleport!
Qin Shilei vanished from mid-air and reappeared in front of Hou Chengzhu, raising the Blood Soul to slash towards his head.
Hou Chengzhu's vision blurred, and he was astonished to find Qin Shilei suddenly in front of him.
A sense of mortal danger surged through him. He forcibly halted his sprint, while the mental energy from his brow surged wildly.
Soul Shock!
He expended all his mental energy to unleash this crimson spiritual attack.
This move had repeatedly proven effective, saving him from certain death.
Hou Chengzhu had once tested it on his pet, a giant golden python. His Soul Shock, utilizing eighty percent of his mental energy, had rendered the python unconscious for five seconds, after which it remained listless for three days.
Although Qin Shilei was in the Silver Realm, he was clearly a sword cultivator, and his mental energy could not be that high.
If he were hit by Soul Shock and fell unconscious, it wouldn't even take five seconds; just one second would be enough for his subordinates to mince him into meat paste.
As the Blood Soul sword touched Hou Chengzhu's neck, Soul Shock simultaneously struck Qin Shilei.
Qin Shilei's face paled, and his movements visibly faltered.
Just as a look of surprise flashed across Hou Chengzhu's face, he found the Blood Soul at his neck continuing its slash.
A substitute doll at his waist instantly turned into fragments and vanished into the air.
After Qin Shilei's sword shattered the substitute doll, he executed a backhand upward slash, and the Blood Soul again sliced across the opponent's neck.
A crimson bloodline appeared on Hou Chengzhu's neck, and he fell backward.
His wide-open eyes were still filled with confusion, seemingly questioning why his opponent was unaffected by Soul Shock.
Seeing their sect leader killed in a single move, Liu Ying and the others, filled with dread, scattered and fled.
However, in front of Qin Shilei, all their efforts were futile.
In less than thirty seconds, Hou Chengzhu's several subordinates lay in pools of blood, dead on the spot.
At this moment, a commotion arose from the main entrance of the residential complex.
Qin Shilei rushed over to see Deng Kun, whom Hou Chengzhu had summoned for reinforcements, engaged in combat with members of the Stone Warrior group.
Deng Kun, leading two to three hundred elites, was overpowering the twenty to thirty Stone Warrior members.
It seemed they were about to slaughter the Stone Warrior group clean.
"Scum of the Yellow Dragon Sect, die!"
Qin Shilei teleported in front of Deng Kun.
A scarlet sword light flashed, and Deng Kun's massive head flew into the air.
Illusion!
Qin Shilei waved his hand, summoning his phantom clone, and together they attacked the Yellow Dragon Sect members.
Two figures swiftly flashed past the crowd, and the elites of the Yellow Dragon Sect collapsed to the ground.
Not a single one could withstand a single move from Qin Shilei and his phantom clone.
Witnessing their comrades fall one by one, the remaining members completely lost their will to fight and fled in all directions like startled birds.
At this moment, they wished they had an extra pair of legs to escape the pursuit of this peerless master whose movements they couldn't even track.
If these two to three hundred people had united and launched a coordinated attack against Qin Shilei, they might have posed a slight threat.
But now, with everyone focused solely on escaping, they were destined to perish.
About ten minutes later.
Qin Shilei withdrew his sword from the last Yellow Dragon Sect disciple and surveyed the surroundings.
The fires in various parts of Jing Cui Garden were gradually being brought under control, but faint noises could be heard from outside the complex.
At this moment, Zhang Qiang ran up to him. "City Lord, everyone in the building where we were staying has evacuated, and more than ten high-energy explosives were found in the building."
Qin Shilei nodded in response. "Tell everyone not to return to the building for now, and assign people to thoroughly search all areas of the complex again."
"Okay." Zhang Qiang hesitated. "An Qian and Kong Qingshu are both injured. You should go see them."
Qin Shilei's heart skipped a beat, and he hurried forward.
He found An Qian and the others at a pavilion in the complex.
An Qian had already regained consciousness and was sitting on a stone chair, leaning against a pavilion pillar.
"An Qian, are you alright? Did the Yellow Dragon Sect people hurt you? Damn the Yellow Dragon Sect, I will make them pay in rivers of blood."
Qin Shilei said fiercely while checking An Qian's body.
An Qian threw herself into Qin Shilei's embrace, sobbing, "I'm fine. It's so good to see you again!"
After a brief embrace, she looked up and said, "I'm fine, but Sister Qingshu is still unconscious after saving me. Please, quickly check on her."
Although she had been attacked twice by the bats' ultrasonic waves, she was still a master in the Silver Realm with strong mental energy and was not severely injured.
An Qian's unconsciousness was mainly due to the continuous use of her ultimate skills. After a day of recovery, coupled with Zhang Xiaoli's treatment, she was out of danger.
Qin Shilei turned and saw Kong Qingshu, her face pale, lying on a lounge chair.
Zhang Xiaoli was repeatedly using her Revival ability on her.
However, it seemed to have no effect, and Kong Qingshu showed no signs of waking up.
Qin Shilei squatted down and examined her, finding no wounds.
Zhang Qiang and An Qian, each taking turns, briefly recounted the process of Kong Qingshu's injury.
After listening to them, Zhang Xiaoli speculated, "Sister Qingshu might have been injured in her mental energy, or rather her soul, by that swarm of bats, which is why she hasn't woken up."
Kong Zhendong squatted down and held his daughter's hand, his voice hoarse, "Shu'er, wake up quickly. Your brother is gone. Are you going to leave your father like this too?"
Looking at Kong Zhendong's desolate figure, everyone felt a pang of sadness.
An Qian looked up at Qin Shilei and said, "If Sister Qingshu hadn't caught me, I might have fallen to my death. Shilei, you must wake Sister Qingshu up."
"Don't worry, she'll be fine," Qin Shilei comforted her.
Just then, a member of the Stone Warrior group ran over. "City Lord, the Flying Dragon Sect people are burning and killing within the city. It's chaos outside."
"How dare they!"
Qin Shilei said sternly, "Zhang Qiang, take your team immediately to suppress them. Execute anyone who causes trouble."
"Xie Haimei, go inform the military to send people to suppress the Yellow Dragon Sect disciples."
"He Kaige, you lead your men to guard Jing Cui Garden. Do not let any Yellow Dragon Sect members step foot into the complex."
Little Pet Xiaoqiang was still unconscious, just like Kong Qingshu. Qin Shilei had no choice but to mount the Ghost Chariot and speed towards the commotion.
A ragged resident clutched his spatial ring tightly, retreating in panic.
A Yellow Dragon Sect disciple, holding a long saber and a cruel smile on his face, approached the resident step by step. "Keep running. You made me chase you for half a street."
He then cleaved the resident down with a saber and snatched the ring from his hand.
"Let me see what treasures are in your ring."
A moment later, he said with disdain, "Not even a single crystal core. What a pauper."
At that moment, he suddenly noticed a figure blocking the nearby streetlight.
He looked up and saw a blood-red sword light flash, and then he lost consciousness.
After killing the opponent, Qin Shilei continued on his way.
Whenever he encountered anyone causing trouble, he didn't bother with any words; he simply stabbed them to death with his sword.