He also understood that once Zhou Yan broke through to the Earth Spirit Realm, it would be almost impossible to kill him.
"You little beast, die!"
Seeing Qin Batian rush closer, Zhou Yan's eyes overflowed with cold light, and he thrust the Thunder Spear in his hand fiercely forward.
"Puchi!"
With a spray of blood and flesh, Qin Batian's body was pierced through. His eyes were filled with shock, unable to believe that this was real!
"Puchi!"
The next moment, Zhou Yan swung his spear again, piercing Qin Batian's entire body!
"Bang!"
The body and head were separated!
Qin Batian's corpse fell heavily, smashing against a distant mountain wall before sliding down.
"Rumble!"
After shaking violently a few times, the mountain range collapsed, burying the corpse beneath it.
"Hoo!"
With Qin Batian's body buried, Zhou Yan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He knew that if he continued to drag on, he would surely lose.
Furthermore, he was well aware that a super genius like Qin Batian, ranked fifth on the Heaven Ranking, must have some life-saving treasures. If he escaped, his life would be in no danger.
Therefore, he had no intention of continuing to entangle himself.
Immediately, Zhou Yan's figure turned into a stream of light and sped away into the distance, preparing to leave.
Although his strength was formidable, he was not foolish. He would not risk his life for a small gain. He believed that with his strength, he would have opportunities for revenge in the future, and at that time, he would be able to easily kill this scoundrel.
However, the moment Zhou Yan turned, his peripheral vision caught sight of Qin Batian, who had not perished!
"Damn it!"
Zhou Yan cursed inwardly, his killing intent sharp.
But he dared not delay any longer. His figure moved, and he sped towards the distance.
"Trying to run? Too late!"
Gazing at Zhou Yan in the distance, Qin Batian's lips curved into a sinister grin. His figure suddenly accelerated, chasing after Zhou Yan with astonishing speed.
"Whoosh!"
In the blink of an eye, their figures disappeared from view.
The surrounding cultivators watched this scene with terrified expressions, their hearts trembling. That was a powerhouse ranked eighth on the Heaven Ranking, yet he was defeated by a young man!
For many, this scene was like a dream!
"What should we do?"
The numerous cultivators turned their gazes to the royal family members.
That group also had ashen faces, their eyes filled with terror.
None of them had expected things to escalate to this extent. The foremost prodigy of a kingdom had actually perished in a place like this. It was simply unbelievable!
"We should retreat quickly."
One of the royal family's powerful cultivators said bitterly.
"Retreat?"
"No! We cannot retreat today, no matter what!"
"The Qin family is not to be insulted. We must avenge Qin Huang!"
"Right! No matter the cost!"
...
Hearing these words, the disciples of the royal family were filled with rage. Their kin had been harmed by Qin Huang, and now they hadn't even seen a member of the Qin family. How could they let this go?
"Heh heh, since you all wish to die, this young master will grant your wish!"
Just then, Zhou Yan's laughter echoed from a distance, his voice laced with icy killing intent. "This is a feud between me and the Qin family. It has nothing to do with you! Get lost!"
"Zhou Yan, today is your end!"
Qin Batian's eyes flickered with killing intent. He hadn't expected Zhou Yan to resist. He immediately shouted coldly, "Qin family members, obey my command and exterminate Zhou Yan!"
"Kill!"
Upon hearing Qin Batian's words, the faces of the Qin family members immediately revealed ferocious smiles.
They had long known that a battle between the Qin family and Zhou Yan was inevitable! Now was a golden opportunity. If they didn't resolve this traitor, they might not have another chance.
In an instant, countless Qin family experts transformed into afterimages, like primordial ferocious beasts, pouncing towards Zhou Yan.
"Hmph, a bunch of ants!"
Seeing this, Zhou Yan sneered and fiercely thrust his Lei Di's Spear forward.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang!"
One figure after another was unable to withstand a single blow.
In just a moment, over a hundred cultivators had perished under Zhou Yan's Thunder Dragon Spear.
"No!!!"
Zhou Yan's gaze turned so grim it was almost dripping.
In less than half a month, he had lost a full three-fifths of his followers. This was an extremely serious matter for him!
However, at this moment, he had no time to concern himself with that.
After all, his primary objective now was to escape. Only by leaving here alive would he have a chance to settle accounts with these people in the future.
"Boom!"
A spear, carrying destructive pressure, shot directly towards Zhou Yan. The spear contained the profound meaning of space and emanated astonishing fluctuations.
"Hmph!"
Upon seeing this, Zhou Yan snorted.
"Lei Di, Lei Long, appear!"
As his voice fell, Lei Di's Spear transformed into a massive black dragon, crashing against the spear.
The two martial arts collided in mid-air, and immediately, explosive winds swept out, spreading in all directions like a tidal wave.
"Boom!"
A massive roar resounded, and then, figures were seen flying backward, blood spraying, their auras weak.
"Pfft!"
Qin Batian was directly sent flying, his face instantly flushing red. A mouthful of blood spurted directly from his mouth.
He could not fathom how Zhou Yan's strength had suddenly increased so much!
He had only just broken into the top two hundred of the Heaven Ranking, while Zhou Yan had already reached the top ten. This speed of progress was truly frightening!
Such a terrifying pace of progress, if placed elsewhere, would be considered that of a heavenly prodigy. But on Zhou Yan, it seemed so cheap!
However, Qin Batian also understood that perhaps it was all due to Zhou Yan obtaining rare heavenly treasures that had led to the current situation. Otherwise, he couldn't comprehend why Zhou Yan's strength had surged so rapidly.
"Hmph, Qin Batian, now it's your turn!"
Looking at Qin Batian and the Qin family members in the distance, Zhou Yan's eyes flashed with intense killing intent, and he coldly sneered, "You must die!"
As the words fell, Zhou Yan's figure shot out once more.