Chapter 5

Translator: Zayn_

“Qin Chuan, you’re finally here. Today, you will pay the price for your stupidity and for overestimating your abilities!”

Qin Kuang announced coldly.

He deliberately said that he overestimated his abilities.

He wanted people to think that Qin Chuan was the one who took the initiative to challenge him. This way, his “appearance”[1] wouldn’t be too ugly.

“Hehe.”

Qin Chuan smiled and couldn’t be bothered to say anything. The clown liked to perform, but why should he perform as well?

“Alright! Now, let me emphasize the rules of the Life and Death Stage!”

At this moment, a white-bearded elder wearing a brocade robe walked out. He was the great elder of the Qin clan.

He was also Qin Kuang’s uncle.

He swept his gaze across the crowd solemnly and said, “Once on the Life and Death Stage, life and death will be determined there! No one is allowed to interfere!”

“Anyone from my Qin clan who dares to interfere will be charged with treason. If anyone else makes a move, they will become enemies with my Qin clan!”

As he spoke, he swept his gaze across the elders of the Qin clan.

He knew that although Qin Chuan had no choice but to abdicate due to his cultivation, some of the elders were still on his side.

After all, during Qin Chuan’s reign, he had worked hard to rule and led his clansmen to lay down a lot of property for the Qin clan.

“Sigh…”

These elders looked at each other and finally lowered their heads and sighed. This was the general trend, and there was nothing they could do.

Qin Chuan looked around.

He found that most of the members of the Qin family had their heads down, and a few of them were gloating at him.

They seemed to be waiting for him to die.

Qin Chuan saw everything and a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes. Family? This was the so-called family?

They were just a bunch of motley crew!

“Qin Chuan, go on stage!”

At this moment, Qin Kuang clenched his fist and said coldly, “Today, I will show everyone in the city who is the true dragon of the Qin family!”

“It definitely won’t be you.”

Qin Chuan said indifferently and then slowly walked onto the Life and Death Stage.

“Hua!”

The moment he got on the stage, Qin Kuang rushed over like a wild bull. Instantly, the air exploded layer by layer!

“Bang Bang Bang!”

On the stage, the golden qi whistled, bringing with it gusts of violent wind. It made the surrounding spectators unable to open their eyes.

“Take a punch from me!”

Qin Kuang clenched his right hand tightly and hurled it towards Qin Chuan’s chest. There was a sinister smile on his face, and he wanted to pierce through it with one strike!

“Pa!”

However, in the next moment, his fist was blocked by a white slender palm. With a light push, all the strength of his punch was dissipated.

“This!”

Qin Kuang’s pupils constricted like thunder. Before he could think, a slap had already landed on his face.

“PA!”

That force was too terrifying. It made his face change shape instantly. Then, his entire body suddenly spun sideways and flew backward!

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh…”

In the blink of an eye, he had spun countless times. The sound of wind whistled like a spinning top.

“This is?!”

“What a terrifying power!”

“Didn’t he lose all his cultivation?”

“Uh… maybe it’s the final battle. I heard that people with shattered yuan cores can forcefully retain a breath of yuan qi for the final battle!”

The people below the stage discussed animatedly.

As for the Qin family’s great elder, his expression suddenly darkened. He said with hitched breathing, “There’s a trap. There’s definitely a trap!”

At this moment, Qin Kuang’s furious voice sounded.

“Qin… Chuan!!!”

He slowly stood up and wiped the blood at the corner of his mouth. Gritting his teeth, he said fiercely, “Your origin core has already been shattered. We’ve all examined it. It’s impossible for you to turn the sky upside down today. I’d like to see how long you can last!”

He suspected that Qin Chuan had used some kind of secret technique to forcefully hold on to a portion of his battle strength before carrying out the final battle.

This was because after his origin core was shattered, there might still be a portion of his origin core’s power remaining in his body, but this amount of power was definitely not much.

He wanted to exhaust Qin Chuan to death!

“Hehe, will I need a long time to finish you off?” Qin Chuan saw through Qin Kuang’s thoughts with a glance and immediately sneered.

He stretched out a hand and said indifferently, “Two moves are enough.”

“Shameless boasting! Die!”

Qin Kuang roared, and streams of powerful qi burst out from his body. Then, it coalesced into a huge lion and charged toward Qin Chuan!

“Rumble!”

The lion charged, and the entire Life and Death Stage trembled. The powerful origin core qi caused everyone below the stage to hurriedly retreat.

“Even a grain of rice can shine!”

Qin Chuan snorted coldly. He raised his right hand, and the golden qi surged like thunder. Then, he punched out.

“Boom–!”

A blazing pillar of light pierced through the charging lion in the most domineering manner and landed on Qin Kuang’s body.

“Bang!”

“PFFFT-!”

The lion disintegrated with a loud bang while Qin Kuang was sent flying almost at the same time. He spat out blood and landed on the edge of the Life and Death Stage. He was on his last breath.

“I… don’t… believe!”

Qin Kuang’s face was pale as he stared at Qin Chuan who was slowly walking towards him. He spat out those few words with great difficulty.

“It’s alright.”

Qin Chuan smiled and shook his head. Then, he slowly lifted his right leg.

“Stop!”

Suddenly, the Great Elder of the Qin family roared. At the same time, Qin Kuang was actually pulled off the Life and Death Stage by an invisible force.

Qin Chuan frowned and looked at the great elder.

“What does Great Elder mean by this?”

Qin Chuan asked calmly.

In fact, he was not surprised. He had been in the business world for many years in his previous life. He could tell at a glance what kind of people would do such a thing.

“Qin Kuang has already fallen off the Life and Death Stage and is no longer on the stage. This battle should end here, right?”

The Great Elder said expressionlessly.

“Oh?”

Qin Chuan revealed an interested expression and asked, “Great Elder, do you still remember what you said just now?”

Instantly, everyone’s eyes turned to the Great Elder with scorn and ridicule.

“Hehe, this Great Elder of the Qin clan said that no one is allowed to interfere. Now that he has interfered, it’s really a slap to the face.”

“He’s really shameless. When victory was in his grasp, he said that others couldn’t interfere. In the end, when he saw that his own people were about to lose, he directly made a move!”

“I f*cking admire this kind of person.”

“Hehe, with such morals and such a face, he is worthy of being the Great Elder of the Qin clan. Looks like the Qin clan is getting worse and worse…”

The discussions were like invisible slaps on the Great Elder’s face.

No matter how shameless he was, his face was still burning at this moment.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind. He immediately berated, “Qin Chuan, how dare you cheat in a life-and-death battle? How could you commit such a crime?!”

Qin Chuan raised his brows and asked, “How did I cheat?”

“HMPH! Your origin core was clearly shattered, yet you erupted with such a powerful strength. You must have used some evil technique!”

The Great Elder said righteously.

“Oh? Then what does the Great Elder think I should be like under normal circumstances?”

Qin Chuan looked at him and mocked, “Should I be crippled and obediently beaten to death by your nephew… Great Elder?!”

“You!”

The Great Elder’s expression was extremely ugly. Although he did think so, being exposed in public made his face crack.

“Hehe, Great Elder really has great authority!”

Qin Chuan sneered, “Even an ant knows how to fight for its life. Could it be that if you want me to die, I have to obediently come up to the stage to die? Then why don’t you directly order me to commit suicide? That would be more convenient!”

“Y-You… you have no respect for your elders!”

The Great Elder wanted to refute, but he didn’t know how to refute. He could only grit his teeth and growl with a red face.

“Do you think you’re worthy of the word ‘respect’? You’re nothing but an old dog, taking advantage of your seniority and barking crazily here!”

Qin Chuan took a step forward, and a powerful aura spread out. His clothes fluttered as he looked down at the Great Elder.

“Everyone in the Qin family, listen up! Kill this traitor of the Qin family who has forgotten his ancestors on the spot!”

The Great Elder was flustered and roared furiously.

“Yes!”

“Yes, Elder!”

“It is our duty to clean up the family!”

Immediately, several elders stepped forward. Powerful auras were released from their bodies as they looked at Qin Chuan with killing intent.

Notes:

[1]”appearance” here refers to public perception..