God of Pets

Chapter 516 Nothing
More than two months have passed since my dreamlike trip to the secret garden.

Qin Qiu stood expressionless outside the gate of an underground palace, his gaze fixed on the gate for even half a second, a hint of tension creeping into his eyes.

Click!

The underground palace gate was pushed open by a hand, and a figure covered in blood and exhausted walked out.

"Qin Qiu... I've passed the Qin King's Formation..." Qin Ziyu straightened his back and looked at Qin Qiu in front of him.

Qin Qiu smiled knowingly and said calmly, "You've passed the Qin King's Formation, but you haven't passed mine yet."

After saying that, without waiting for Qin Ziyu to respond, he immediately used both hands simultaneously. One hand swept away the fallen leaves like a whirlwind, while the other hand caused endless falling leaves to rustle down. The two forces merged into one, transforming into a tornado carrying the power of decay, which swept towards Qin Ziyu.

Qin Ziyu was both shocked and furious, never expecting that Qin Qiu would so brazenly attack him at the Heavenly King's Mansion.

Before he could even think, purple and cyan colors burst forth from his body. At the same time, the energy in his heart propelled him into a state of utmost infinity. The purple and cyan colors merged into one, condensing into a sword light that slashed towards the tornado.

The sword light cleaved the tornado, but the tornado's power did not dissipate; instead, it pulled Qin Ziyu's body into the tornado.

Qin Ziyu unleashed sword strike after sword strike, the sword light clashing with the tornado. Although he was able to cleave the tornado each time, the power of the sword light itself was weakened by the tornado. The weakened sword light was swept up by the tornado, which in turn enhanced the power of the tornado.

The sword light grew weaker and weaker, while the tornado's power grew stronger and stronger.

Qin Ziyu knew that he would surely die if things continued this way, so he abandoned all distracting thoughts and entered a state of utmost emptiness, becoming increasingly focused and unified with nature.

Qin Ziyu seemed to have entered a profound and mysterious realm, as if all the rules of the world and the origins of all order were presented before his eyes.

Qin Ziyu seemed to understand something, and pointed to a sword, thrusting out with a single strike.

The sword light was like chaos, no longer distinguished by its purple and blue hues, and it pierced the tornado.

So many swords had struck before, but none of them had any effect. Yet, this single sword strike caused the tornado to disintegrate and vanish into nothingness.

"Thank you for your guidance." Qin Ziyu now understood that Qin Qiu did not intend to kill him, but was using that compound technique to hone his skills.

"What do you think of my move?" Qin Qiu asked calmly, without any sign of joy on his face.

"A skill rarely seen in the world." Qin Ziyu said this from the bottom of his heart.

If Qin Qiu truly wanted his life, he wouldn't even last until he entered the Limitless State, let alone break through the first stage and enter the second stage.

If it were truly a life-or-death struggle, Qin Ziyu couldn't guarantee that he would be able to break this move before being killed.

“No,” Qin Qiu said, shaking his head.

"What's wrong?" Qin Ziyu asked, puzzled.

"That move is utterly worthless," Qin Qiu said.

"You're being a bit too modest," Qin Ziyu thought Qin Qiu was a strange person.

When he's arrogant, he looks down on everyone else like trash, but when he becomes humble, he calls himself trash. "It's not modesty, it's because I've met someone who's also at the third level of awakening. My move is trash in front of that person. That person only needs to move his hand, and my move is completely useless. It can't even hurt a hair on his head. He'd just get smashed to pieces. Don't you think this move is utterly worthless?" Qin Qiu said seriously.

"How could there be such a person in the world?" Qin Ziyu was somewhat incredulous.

"I saw it with my own eyes." Qin Qiu looked at Qin Ziyu and said calmly, "You are only at my current position, but compared to that person, you are still worlds apart. You must continue to become stronger, strong enough that you feel that you are as vulnerable as trash today. Only then will you be qualified to compete with someone like that."

"Who is that person?" Qin Ziyu asked in a deep voice, his gaze intense, seeing that Qin Qiu did not seem to be lying.

"When you are qualified to be compared to him, you will naturally know his name," Qin Qiu said. "Now there is an opportunity: the Imperial Abyss is about to open. Would you like to go?"

“I do,” Qin Ziyu replied immediately.

"Very good, go and rest. You will head to Diyuan first thing tomorrow morning." Qin Qiu dismissed Qin Ziyu.

After Qin Ziyu left, someone emerged from the shadows and said, "Young Master, why did you give up your chance to go to Diyuan to a collateral branch of the family? That was an opportunity you had worked so hard to obtain."

Qin Qiu said calmly, "It's just one opportunity. There will be many more in the future."

After saying that, Qin Qiu looked in the direction Qin Ziyu had left and added, "He has unlimited potential in the future, and perhaps he can reach that person's level."

"Young Master, do you mean that Qin Ziyu might reach the level of the Purple God?" The man was somewhat incredulous, as he had followed Qin Qiu and witnessed just how powerful the Purple God was.

He found it hard to believe that anyone at the same level could be compared to Zi Shen.

“He has that potential, but whether he can turn that potential into real strength depends on his constant self-improvement. So he needs this opportunity, and the Qin family needs someone like him,” Qin Qiu said calmly.

"How is the situation with the Heavenly Court army?" Qin Qiu didn't continue the topic and instead asked.

"Ji Nanhong has already entered the Cave Heaven at the Fourth Awakening stage, and she has brought almost all of her staff up with her. Among them, the two people who need the most attention are Jiang Tianqing and Jiang Qiemo. For some reason, although they are from the Jiang family, they are very close to Ji Nanhong and have entered the Cave Heaven together. In particular, Jiang Tianqing is now one of Ji Nanhong's right-hand men. He is especially good at internal affairs and together with Shi Zhimen, who is good at leading troops, they can be considered the cornerstone of Ji Nanhong's faction."

"Bai Yueguang, Zhu Hongzhi, and Zhang Yujian also entered the cave with Ji Nanhong. They are also very capable. However, besides them, there is another person who needs attention. He is also one of the important members of Ji Nanhong's team who entered the cave. Although he is not as dazzling as Jiang Tianqing and Shi Zhimen, he cannot be ignored. He often has brilliant ideas when leading troops, which is very unpredictable. He is good at winning with the weak and launching long-distance raids. He may become a general in the future."

"Oh, what's that person's name?" Qin Qiu asked with interest.

"An Yiqi," the man said, uttering the name that had been swirling in his mind for a long time.

"Pay close attention. If the Heavenly Court Army falls, recruit these talents as much as possible to serve our Qin family." Qin Qiu thought for a moment and smiled, "When Ji Nanhong enters the Cave Heaven, the real competition within the Heavenly Court Army begins. The cultivators in the Blessed Lands are too weak and unusable; the human forces in the Great Cave Heavens are too thin, barely managing to hold on, and have no time to spare; the true main force of humanity is within the Cave Heavens. Whether the Ji and Xiu families will ultimately lead the Heavenly Court Army, or whether the ancestral court will reclaim power, will depend on the competition within these Cave Heavens."

"The situation of the Heavenly Army in the Cave Heaven is not good either. Most of the main force is fighting or confronting the demons. I heard that a strange person has appeared in the Demon King City. He doesn't look like a demon, but he has taken the position of the Demon King City Lord. This matter is suspicious," the man said.

"It is true. Everyone is studying what kind of person that is and why he was able to become the city lord of Demon King City, but so far there is no reasonable conclusion." Qin Qiu went through the matter in his mind.

As the head of the younger generation of the Qin family, he cannot stay in the blessed land for long. He will soon be going to the grotto-heaven, and these matters will need to be handled by him in the future.

As for the task of competing against a monster of Zi Shen's caliber, Qin Qiu could only entrust it to Qin Ziyu. This was the best candidate he could find, and someone he had long had his eye on.

(End of this chapter)