With my nine meridians taken away, I will prove my invincibility with the Demon Seed!

In mid-air, four figures coughed up blood and flew backward.

Qin Yi stepped on thunder, his figure flashing, one sword strike after another!

With decisive and domineering methods, he cleaved three people in succession before charging towards the remaining Qin Bao.

Qin Bao's body was charred black, his hair stood on end, and smoke was billowing from his seven orifices. He had just regained his footing when he was filled with boundless fear and no longer had the courage to fight Qin Yi.

He let out a low growl and fled into the distance, trying to escape this place.

Although he won't die from being blasted apart by Qin Yi, his physical body will suffer soul damage and he won't be able to enter the Heavenly Ranking Space for the next month.

At this moment, Qin Bao would rather be seen as cowardly than pay this considerable price.

However, he was not as fast as Qin Yi when he tried to escape, and Qin Yi caught up with him in just a breath.

Qin Yi thrust out his heavy greatsword, piercing Qin Bao's back and exiting through Qin Bao's chest.

"what!"

Qin Bao let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"Once the battle is over, release him!" a cold shout rang out from Qin Xiong, who was standing in the square.

Qin Bao was, after all, a member of the second branch of the Qin family, and Qin Xiong wanted to protect him.

Qin Yifei was in the air. He glanced at Qin Xiong below. His expression was cold, and his face showed a hint of mockery.

The next moment, Qin Yi's wrist, which was gripping the sword, suddenly twisted.

Qin Bao's physical body was shattered by the lightning, leaving only his head.

Qin Yi's left hand naturally grabbed Qin Bao's hair, and he shook Qin Bao's head in the air while keeping his eyes fixed on Qin Xiong.

"Aren't you angry?"

Qin Xiong clenched his fists instantly, veins bulging on his body, and a dragon's roar emanated from within him.

"You're asking for it!"

Qin Yi didn't care at all and said, "Then you do it!"

"I'll grant your wish!" Qin Xiong roared.

"Brother Qin, calm down!" Ma Shang, who was standing to the side, hurriedly grabbed Qin Xiong's arm.

Although Ma Shang also wished he could kill Qin Yi, this was now in the Heavenly Ranking Space, in full view of everyone, and the competition was being hosted by the Ma family's Grand Elder.

Anyone who dares to interfere... will face extremely serious consequences.

Qin Xiong's chest heaved violently, and his eyes were bloodshot, like a bloodthirsty beast ready to devour its prey!

He was filled with anger, but had nowhere to vent it!

In mid-air, Qin Yi sneered, withdrawing his gaze from Qin Xiong and turning to look at the head he was holding.

"Do you know why I'm keeping your head?" Qin Yi said.

A contorted expression of extreme pain and humiliation appeared on Qin Bao's face.

Qin Yi smiled dismissively and said, "I want to tell you that you are right about one thing."

"There is indeed an insurmountable chasm between us!"

"You think you can stand against me?"

"That's simply overestimating themselves!"

"You're still far from good enough!"

Qin Bao's face was filled with extreme anger at being humiliated. His mouth was open, but before he could speak, Qin Yi crushed his head!

Since he was inside the Heavenly Ranking Space, it was impossible to truly kill him.

Then destroy his heart!

Humiliate him severely!

Qin Yi was in a great mood at that moment!

He burst into laughter, then shot off towards the mountaintop with incredible speed, like a thunderclap piercing the sky.

A moment later, he reached the top of the mountain, took a token from the stone platform, and then jumped off the mountain.

"Boom!"

The lightning struck with astonishing force.

Just as Qin Yi was about to land, the violent power suddenly became incredibly light and agile.

It landed silently.

Qin Yi stood in front of Ma Rulong, handed him the token, smiled faintly, and said, "I have not failed in my mission."

Ma Rulong's face lit up with joy. He accepted the token and laughed heartily, "Thank you so much, Brother Jianba, for your help!"

The next moment, Ma Rulong looked at the twenty-five people on the Heavenly Ranking behind him and said, "Brother Jianba has made a perfect start. I'll leave the rest to you all!"

"Don't worry, Young Master Rulong, we certainly won't hold you back!" said the woman codenamed "Xiaoxiao" among the group of geniuses on the Heavenly Ranking.

Immediately afterwards, Xiaoxiao led the group toward the massive mountain peak.

The eldest elder of the Ma family raised his hand and waved it. Suddenly, a passage opened up in the mountain, connecting to a secret realm.

This secret realm is where the second level, hunting the Radiant Flying Eagle, takes place.

Only by collecting one hundred demon cores of the Radiant Flying Eagle can one emerge and then hand the demon cores over to Ma Rulong. At that time, Ma Rulong will personally lead a team of ten people to deliver the one hundred demon cores and the token to their destination.

The prodigies on Ma Rulong's side, who were ranked among the top in the Heavenly Ranking, entered the secret realm.

And in this huge square, countless eyes filled with shock and curiosity were still focused on Qin Yi.

Qin Yi's performance just now was truly amazing!

Of course, the gazes of Ma Shang and the others fixed on Qin Yi were icy cold.

Qin Xiong, in particular, felt a strong urge to tear Qin Yi to pieces after Qin Yi had disrespected and provoked him.

The four people, including "Ruthless Sword," came down from the mountain and all bowed to Qin Yi to show their respect.

They completed the task assigned by Ma Rulong, and Ma Rulong would naturally give them the benefits he promised.

But in reality, they didn't contribute anything throughout the entire process.

It's fair to say... there was absolutely no sense of participation.

It's like they just followed Qin Yi and got a free ride.

"Hmph!" A cold snort rang out, and Ma Shang, his face ashen, roared, "You actually managed to exploit a loophole in the rules!"

"This swordsman possesses strength roughly equivalent to 900th on the Heavenly Ranking, but he's stuck on the Earthly Ranking and hasn't been able to climb up!"

Ma Rulong looked at Ma Shang and said, "I'm just asking you, did I win this round?"

Anyone can exploit loopholes in the rules.

As long as you don't break the rules, it's fine.

Of course, this loophole isn't so easy to exploit.

After all, it's hard to find someone who is clearly very strong but deliberately stays on a low-level list and doesn't try to climb up.

These types of people are mostly low-key and are unlikely to expose themselves for the sake of internal competition within the Ma family.

The fact that Ma Rulong was able to find Qin Yi involved many coincidences.

Qin Yi had already made contact with Ma Rulong long ago. He had previously reached the tenth place on the Earth Ranking but had to stop due to some matters. At this stage, he happened to need the Three Lives Stone to ask Ma Rulong for help, and Ma Rulong was also looking for helpers...

Provoked by Ma Rulong's words, Ma Shang gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be too happy yet, there are still many variables in this second stage!"

"How about letting you in for an hour first?"

"This second stage will take at least a day, so an hour is nothing!"

As they were talking.

Ma Shang looked at a prodigy on the Heavenly Ranking behind him, cupped his hands, and said, "Brother Ji Yang, it's up to you in an hour!"

The prodigy on the top ranking smiled faintly and said, "Leave it to me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from his body.

In an instant, Ma Rulong's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Sixth level of the Great Saint Realm..."

Qin Yi looked slightly puzzled.

"Ruthless Sword" hurriedly stood beside Qin Yi and whispered, "This person is also from the second branch of the Qin family. His name is Qin Jiyang. He was previously ranked 527th on the Heavenly Ranking and has the cultivation level of the fifth level of the Great Saint Realm."

"He has already broken through to the sixth level of the Great Saint Realm. With his strength, he can definitely rank among the top four hundred..."

Qin Yi nodded, indicating that he understood. His eyes flickered, and his thoughts raced.

Ma Shang regained his smug expression and laughed loudly, "Ma Rulong, you think you're the only one who's found someone who's controlling the rankings?"

"I have some too!"

"I can tell you definitively that Brother Ji Yang didn't just break through to the sixth level of the Great Saint Realm; he's already on the verge of the seventh level!"

"With his strength, breaking into the top 400 of the Heavenly Ranking wouldn't be a problem!"

"Brother Ji Yang is my true trump card!"

"You're too green to mess with me, hahaha!"

Ma Rulong's expression was solemn. He snorted coldly and said, "We'll see who has the last laugh!"

After Ma Rulong and Ma Shang finished their conversation.

Qin Yi looked at Ma Rulong and said, "Brother Rulong, may I have a word with you in private?"