Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

Lin Yao never expected that Mu Wan, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, could fight him to a standstill.

He admitted that he had underestimated his opponent and was careless, so he became much more cautious in his subsequent attacks, but he was still able to break through their defenses layer by layer.

His plan to use his superior cultivation level to wear down Mu Wan was completely futile.

Because Mu Wan's offensive was clearly much more aggressive than before.

Moreover, he had a chilling feeling in his heart, that is, Mu Wan did not seem to be using her full strength, but was constantly testing his strength.

Upon realizing this, Lin Yao felt a sudden surge of fear.

He couldn't care about anything else at the moment. The spiritual light of the Beast Control Seal in his palm surged, and he shouted in a deep voice, ordering the Xuan Wolf to attack at all costs!

Seeing that Mu Wan was handling the situation with ease, Qin Yuan and Yuan Bao were no longer worried and also sped up their pace.

After all, they needed to finish beating up these bastards from Yuling Peak and rush back to see their cute and adorable junior sister; they didn't have time to waste here.

Just as the twenty disciples that Yuanbao had pointed out were beginning to fall down one after another.

Qin Yuan's expression suddenly changed, because there were now quite a few more disciples from Yu Ling Peak around them.

Most importantly, among these people was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator whom Qin Yuan hated with a passion.

As one of only two Golden Core cultivators on Yuling Peak, Qin Liang's talent is considered outstanding among all the disciples of Yuling Peak.

Upon seeing Qin Liang arrive, the other disciples of Yuling Peak quickly made way for him.

"Brother, if you want to spar, you should spar with me, your younger brother. What's the point of fighting with Foundation Establishment cultivators? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Qin Liang gave a forced smile; although he called him "brother," there was no trace of brotherly affection in his eyes.

Qin Yuan's face was even uglier than before. He stared intently at Qin Liang, who was standing opposite him, and his voice was low and frightening.

"Who is your brother? My mother only has me as her son. Junior Brother Qin, you shouldn't make such unfounded accusations."

Upon hearing this, Qin Liang's lips curled into a cold smile.

"Brother, that's really laughable. The Qin family has already accepted me, so why don't you? And your mother too. As the head of the Qin family, what's a few more women to Father? Why didn't she agree? What did she get in the end? Nothing but Father's dislike, and a miserable end, dying young and unhappy."

"Brother, let me give you some advice: don't be as stubborn as your mother. Even if you don't think much of me as your brother, we both have Father's blood in our veins and are both members of the Qin family."

Qin Liang's words struck a chord deep within Qin Yuan.

He slowly lifted his eyelids, his gaze icy and piercing.

"You're asking for it."

As soon as he finished speaking, his spiritual energy surged, and an overwhelming sword intent attacked Qin Liang.

The smile in Qin Liang's eyes vanished completely, his brows and eyes were covered with frost, and his gaze revealed a chilling ruthlessness.

Qin Yuan disliked his half-brother, and he, in turn, hated Qin Yuan, his half-brother.

As he activated the Beast Taming Seal, a huge dark demonic bear appeared beside him.

The disciples of Yuling Peak specialize in the art of beast taming, and after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, they will each have their own natal spirit beast.

Therefore, Qin Liang's natal spirit beast is the dark demonic bear with a body as large as a small mountain that appears beside him.

He glanced contemptuously at Qin Yuan's attack, and the dark wolf in front of him easily blocked it.

"Brother, you really don't know what's good for you. Even if the disciples of your Free and Unfettered Peak are powerful, do you really think you, a mere mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, can defeat me?"

Yuanbao knew about the feud between Qin Yuan and Qin Liang, and was afraid that Qin Yuan would suffer if he was completely provoked.

He originally wanted to get rid of the other disciples of Yuling Peak to help Qin Yuan, but he didn't expect that these disciples of Yuling Peak seemed to have come prepared. Almost all of them who were bothering him were at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and he couldn't get away for a while.

"Qin Liang, you have no shame to mention my mother. If it weren't for your appearance, Father and Mother wouldn't have had a falling out, and Mother wouldn't have died. You're the one who deserves to die, you bastard."

Qin Yuan's eyes were cold and sharp. He gripped the sword hilt tightly with one hand, his knuckles turning white from the force. His sword intent surged against the tide, and then an overwhelming wave of sword intent swept towards the Dark Demon Bear once again.

Qin Liang's lips curled into a confident sneer as he stood behind the Dark Demon Bear, his late-stage Golden Core spiritual power layering up to amplify the Dark Demon Bear's attacks.

Clang—!

Another crisp and sharp sword cry rang out.

Qin Yuan's attack was broken, and his body was knocked away by the Dark Demon Bear's palm. He was forced to retreat several feet before stopping.

Suppressing the chaotic spiritual energy within his body and the metallic taste in his throat, he stood up, supporting himself with the sword in his hand.

Seeing this, Qin Liang's face once again showed a cold smile.

"It seems your strength isn't as impressive as your words suggest. Xiaoyao Peak is nothing special. If you want your useless junior sister to participate in this sect competition, you'll have to defeat me first."

Provoked repeatedly, Qin Yuan's eyes flashed with a fierce anger.

He stared intently at Qin Liang opposite him and began to mobilize all his spiritual power.

"Whether my junior sister can participate in this sect competition is not up to your Yuling Peak. This sword is called Wuwang, dedicated to cutting down those who are delusional. Qin Liang, be prepared for this strike."

As he raised his longsword high above his head, the blade of Wuwang trembled slightly, all its sharpness receding and converging into a single point.

Seeing that Qin Yuan was finally serious, Qin Liang no longer relied solely on his natal spirit beast.

He formed a hand seal with one hand, and golden light gathered into a giant spiritual beast paw, carrying overwhelming power, and slammed towards Qin Yuan.

Bang-!

A deafening roar reverberated throughout Yuling Peak as golden light and cyan-white sword light clashed violently.

All the disciples of Yuling Peak felt that Qin Yuan would be defeated in this attack.

Because one is in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm and the other is in the late-stage of the Golden Core realm, the difference in strength is obvious.

However, just when the disciples of Yuling Peak at No. 1 Middle School thought Qin Liang was certain of victory, they were shocked to discover that amidst the dust and smoke from the collision, the overwhelming Golden Core Beast Palm had actually been cleaved in two by Qin Yuan's sword light!

Qin Liang was violently shaken, staggered back several steps, felt a surge in his chest, and spat out mouthfuls of blood.

He thought that with his late-stage Golden Core strength, he wouldn't lose to Qin Yuan. But he never expected that his Golden Core beast paw, condensed from all his spiritual power, would be directly cleaved in two by the extremely sharp sword intent.

He stared blankly ahead, his eyes filled with resentment.

After all the smoke and dust had cleared, Qin Yuan stood there with an icy expression.

He pointed his long sword steadily at Qin Liang, his tone icy.

"You lost, and your senior brother Lin Yao lost too. The Golden Core cultivators of your Yuling Peak are truly all useless good-for-nothings, utterly vulnerable."

Qin Liang looked in the direction Qin Yuan was pointing in disbelief, only to see Lin Yao kneeling on one knee.

Standing before him was Mu Wan.

"Bai Xiaobai of Xiaoyao Peak is participating in this sect competition. Everyone from Yuling Peak, have you heard me clearly?"

Mu Wan pointed her sword at Lin Yao, her baby face filled with endless coldness.