Chapter 538, Don’t Kill

Translator: Silavin

 

“Oh?” However, upon hearing Qin Yichen’s identity, Shen Fanwen did not intervene. He did not even look at Qin Yichen, but instead embraced two beautiful maidservants and said with a seemingly mocking smile: “Zhize, the Alchemy Manor Summit is in a couple of days. Don’t kill, after all he is also someone representing an Alchemy Manor!”

 

“Don’t worry, Father. I shall exercise restraint!” Shen Zhize nodded his head and cast a glance at Gongshu Zhiyi with what he considered to be a very proud expression, only to discover that she was not looking at him at all.

 

[Hmph, once she witnesses my Spiritual Energy, won’t she obediently come to curry favour with me?] Seeing Gongshu Zhiyi’s demeanour, Shen Zhize felt a surge of anger in his heart. However, he was after all a person with extensive ‘battlefield’ experience.

 

Many women he had conquered had shown such disdain before he displayed his strength, but after witnessing his Spiritual Energy cultivation, they threw themselves into his arms. Thinking of this, he could not help but lick his lips, and his mood brightened considerably.

 

Immediately, he chuckled softly, a hint of hidden malice flashing in his eyes as he said to Qin Yichen. “Young man, consider yourself unlucky. Don’t worry, I shall try to hold back.”

 

Faced with repeated provocations, even with Qin Yichen’s good temper, a trace of anger welled up in his heart.

 

Looking at the utterly indifferent Shen Fanwen, he felt somewhat disappointed. Indeed, like Father, like Son. Shen Zhize’s reckless behaviour was inseparable from his Father’s indulgence.

 

“You don’t need to hold back. Use whatever methods you have.” Qin Yichen took a deep breath and spoke with slight anger.

 

“Yichen…” Seeing Qin Yichen’s increasingly grim expression, Shen Fangu could not help but call out softly. However, the latter paid him no heed, merely watching Qin Yichen with interest. He had originally thought Qin Yichen would directly concede defeat, but unexpectedly this young man proved to be so stubborn.

 

*Haa…* Finally, Shen Fangu also sighed softly and ceased his attempts at persuasion.

 

Actually, what he worried about was not how Shen Zhize might treat Qin Yichen. Others might not know Qin Yichen’s true strength, but how could he not know?

 

A Human Grade Alchemy Master who had stabilised in the Spiritual Rupture Realm—how could a mere Shen Zhize possibly contend with him?

 

Even if Shen Fanwen had used considerable resources of the Shen Family, he had only barely managed to cultivate Shen Zhize into a Human Grade Alchemy Master of the Spiritual Flow Realm. After all these years, although Shen Zhize had reached the Peak Spiritual Flow Realm, he dared not take that step to break through to the Spiritual Rupture Realm.

 

Breaking open the Divine Soul Bead was something a single moment’s error would cause one’s Spiritual Energy to dissipate into nothingness. Shen Zhize, whose abilities were built up through medicinal pills, had not the slightest confidence in breaking through to the Spiritual Rupture Realm.

 

Nevertheless, even so, Shen Zhize, cultivated with the Shen Family’s full resources, still far exceeded his peers amongst Alchemy Masters in terms of Spiritual Energy attainment. In their view, what qualification could a mere young man from the peripheral Ten Corner Alchemy Manor possibly have to contend with him?

 

“Truly worthy of being from Fourth Uncle’s Alchemy Manor. You haven’t learnt much skill, but your temper is certainly quite arrogant!” Faced with Qin Yichen’s provocation, Shen Zhize’s expression completely darkened. His gaze was like that of a venomous snake, fixed intently upon Qin Yichen.

 

Originally, if this fellow had obediently submitted, perhaps to display his magnanimity before the beauty, he might have shown some restraint. But since this young man was so tactless, he could not blame him for what followed!

 

*Hum!* Just as Shen Zhize’s words fell, this space was immediately filled with an oppressive atmosphere, and powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuations faintly emanated outwards.

 

“Peak Spiritual Flow Realm? Not bad.” Sensing these Spiritual Energy fluctuations, Qin Yichen was somewhat surprised. He had not expected that the Shen Family, merely a Second Tier Force, could actually cultivate someone with such Spiritual Energy. The resources consumed on him must have been an enormous sum!

 

As his Spiritual Energy spread forth, Shen Zhize slightly raised his head, wearing an expression of enjoying everyone’s admiration. However, he was completely unaware that in Gongshu Zhiyi’s view, he was absolutely pathetic, with a considerable gap even compared to Lu Xiaoguan.

 

Although he had reached the Peak Spiritual Flow Realm, there was a vague sense of emptiness in his supposedly hidden Spiritual Energy. Such a person was merely a paper tiger, capable at most of bullying ordinary Human Grade Alchemy Masters. But if it truly came to a contest of Spiritual Energy, he probably could not even match Shen Ling.

 

“Young man, blame yourself for poor judgement in daring to talk back to me!”

 

However, Shen Zhize was completely unaware of these matters. He was immersed in that enormous sense of satisfaction. After mocking with derision, he waved his hand, and powerful Spiritual Energy immediately swept towards Qin Yichen.

 

*Whoosh…* With this powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuation, fierce winds arose, and that extremely strong oppressive force immediately enveloped Qin Yichen.

 

Seeing Qin Yichen seemingly offering no resistance as he was surrounded by his Spiritual Energy, Shen Zhize’s lips curved into a cruel smile. Then, his eyes narrowed slightly, and that powerful Spiritual Energy immediately struck towards the latter’s Knowledge Sea.

 

“Fourth Brother, such an ignorant young man who knows not the height of Heaven and Earth need not participate in the Alchemy Manor Summit. After all, Ten Corner Alchemy Manor merely makes up the numbers each year, isn’t that right?” Seeing that Shen Zhize showed no mercy, Shen Fanwen immediately chuckled at Shen Fangu and spoke casually.

 

“Brother, you must be jesting.” Hearing these words full of mockery, Shen Fangu’s eyes narrowed slightly. He shook his head and spoke.

 

“Jesting? Hehe.” Seeing that Shen Fangu showed not the slightest anger, Shen Fanwen felt a trace of puzzlement in his heart. He knew his Fourth Brother’s temperament extremely well—that prideful backbone that had led to his relegation to the Ten Corner Region, upright and unyielding.

 

[Does he think that young man can withstand Zhize? Ridiculous—apart from Flaming Heart Fruit, what other resources does Ten Corner Alchemy Manor have!?] Shen Fanwen scoffed inwardly.

 

“Eh, why is he still standing?”

 

Amidst the raging powerful Spiritual Energy, suddenly Shen Fanwen caught sight from the corner of his eye of a figure that should have already collapsed to the ground. In the next instant, seeing the mocking smile at the corner of that figure’s mouth, a sense of unease suddenly surged from the depths of his heart.

 

“What’s happening? Where is his Divine Soul Bead?” At this moment, Shen Zhize was also completely bewildered. He had clearly invaded the opponent’s Knowledge Sea, but could not find any Divine Soul Bead.

 

Just as Shen Zhize was puzzled, his mind suddenly trembled, because his Spiritual Energy discovered that in Qin Yichen’s Knowledge Sea, a miniaturised version of Qin Yichen slowly emerged from within the Knowledge Sea. He simply existed thus within the Knowledge Sea, without the protection of a Divine Soul Bead, as if he had merged completely with the entire Knowledge Sea!

 

“Spiri… Spiritual Rupture Realm?!” Shen Zhize’s heart turned completely cold. He had actually invaded the Knowledge Sea of an Alchemy Master of the Spiritual Rupture Realm with his Spiritual Energy?!