The Great Elder had initially thought that Qinchuan was seriously injured and his Cultivation Level utterly wasted. He never expected not only that Qinchuan's Cultivation Level hadn't been diminished but rather it had violently surged, advancing to the Peak of the Third Layer of the Condensed Truth Realm!
Looking at the mighty and imposing Qinchuan in front of him, the Great Elder's eyes finally betrayed a hint of panic.
"Qin Guang, Qin Guang!"
He suddenly thought of something, grabbed Qin Guang next to him, and said with a ferocious expression, "You dare to deceive me! I have treated you well, why would you harm me? Why would you betray me?!"
"I... I didn't know it would turn out like this, Great Elder... I didn't betray you, I... I saw with my own eyes that his Dantian was pierced, he was clearly utterly wasted in terms of Cultivation Level, how could he..." Qin Guang was terrified.
"You don't know?!"
A trace of ruthlessness flashed in the Great Elder's eyes as he suddenly slapped Qin Guang on the forehead!
Qin Guang, dead!
Tossing his corpse to the ground furiously, the Great Elder looked at Qinchuan, took a deep breath, and with a smile said, "Young Master, I have already investigated clearly. This has all been a misunderstanding, Qin Guang falsely reported the intelligence, slandering the Young Master. Now that I have killed him, please forgive my offenses…"
"Misunderstanding?"
"Seeing that things are beyond salvage, you want to push everything onto Qin Guang. With just a light mention of a misunderstanding, you intend to gloss over it?!"
The tone of Qinchuan was bone-chillingly cold, as if it came from the Netherworld itself, his voice icy and piercing.
In the next instant, Qinchuan's figure suddenly vanished from its original spot, turning into a shadow and rushing towards the Great Elder.
"You!"
The Great Elder was immediately filled with terror, hastily retreating backward, his Cultivation Level at the Early Stage of the Fourth Layer of the Condensed Truth Realm erupted, powerful True Qi burst forth, aiming a palm strike at Qinchuan.
Qinchuan's gaze was icy, and the horrifying pressure of his killing intent erupted like a flood, surging towards the Qin Family's Great Elder with the Iron Blood Long Spear in hand, its bloodthirsty gleam aiming to spear the Great Elder.
"Boom!"
The Long Spear was dominant and imposing, like a furious dragon emerging from the abyss, instantly crushing the Palm Technique Martial Skill that the Great Elder had executed, and with undiminished force, it pierced through the Great Elder's chest with a "thud".
"Is this the outcome you desired?"
Qinchuan, looking down at the Great Elder, spoke the chilling words that slowly reached the Great Elder's ears.
"You can't kill me! If you kill me, the Qin Family will lose its chance for resurgence. If you kill me, the Zhao Family will strike back and annihilate the Qin Family. You will become the eternal sinner of the Qin Family!"
The Great Elder glared at Qinchuan with eyes wide, roaring in anger.
"Without you, I can still lead the Qin Family to rise," Qinchuan replied, his expression impassive as he pulled out the Iron Blood Long Spear.
"Thud!"
The Great Elder let out a muffled grunt, stumbled a few steps, and slowly fell to the ground, a ghastly spear wound in his chest, blood gushing out inexorably.
Qinchuan stood coldly with the spear in hand, as droplets of blood dripped down from the Iron Blood Long Spear.
Surveying the surrounding Qin Family members with an imposing aura, he declared, "The Great Elder has plotted treason and has been slain by my hand!"
"From now on, I am the head of the Qin Family. Who dares to challenge this?!"
"Qinchuan, how can you, so young, be capable of leading the Qin Family!" someone supportive of the Great Elder roared out.
As they finished, several others around them also let out sharp rebukes.
"Qinchuan, this matter is not yet clear, you are still suspected of betraying the clan. How can you claim to be the head of the Qin Family?"
"We do not accept this!"
"We refuse to accept!"
A group of the Great Elder's staunch supporters roared angrily, their eyes filled with murderous intent towards Qinchuan!
In that moment, however, Qinchuan responded with a cold smile, his gaze sweeping over them as his aura of murderous intent burst forth!
In a heartbeat, before several could react, the Long Spear moved like a flash of light, consecutively stabbing out!
Several figures fell to the ground, lifeless!
In the presence of everyone's shocked gaze, Qinchuan surveyed the crowd with an icy look, speaking once more.
"Is there anyone else... who refuses to accept this?"
The resounding and detached voice spread out, intimidating all around!
At this moment, the Qin Family members from all sides, thoroughly frightened by Qinchuan's ruthless methods, began to kneel and bow: "We... we greet the Family Head!"
As the Great Elder lay in a pool of blood at Qinchuan's feet, trembling hands reaching out towards Qinchuan, his eyes showed intense unwillingness, with his last breath he shouted, "Qinchuan, even if you kill me, even if you become the head of the Qin Family, you will not change the fate of the Qin Family's doom. You cannot stand against the Zhao Family, you will lead the Qin Family towards destruction, you will be the eternal sinner of the Qin Family..."
As soon as his words fell, a gush of blood suddenly sprayed from his mouth, the hand reaching for Qinchuan fell to the ground with a "clatter", his eyes wide open with resentment, frozen in death, his life completely extinguished.
The Great Elder...
Dead!
Qinchuan kicked aside the corpse of the Great Elder, then turned to the Qin Family members all kneeling on the ground. He looked towards Lin Que, who stood dumbfounded, and spoke indifferently, "What are you still doing here?"
Lin Que's heart shuddered.
In just a moment, Qinchuan had killed nearly a hundred Armored Soldiers of the Qin Family, including several elders along with the Great Elder, their blood splattered on the spot, making Qinchuan a figure to be feared!
Yet as the eldest son of the Lin Family, he had his backing. Pressing down his apprehension, Lin Que squeezed out a smile and congratulated Qinchuan, "Congratulations to Brother Qin for ascending to the throne of the Qin Family head. May I ask about the marital alliance our families discussed earlier..."
"Marital alliance?"
Qinchuan let out a cold laugh, "Go back. The Qin Family will not enter into a marital alliance with your Lin Family."
Lin Que's smile froze, "Brother Qin, given the current suppression and targeting of the Qin Family by the Zhao Family, other than an alliance with my Lin Family, how else can you resolve the current predicament?"
"The Zhao Family's targeting and suppression?"
Qinchuan sneered with contempt, "What counts Zhao Family for?"
Now that he had awakened his past life's memory, how could he place the mere Zhao Family in his eyes?
Lin Que's expression became stiff, doubting whether he had heard wrong.
In Great Wilderness City, the Zhao Family was one of the top elite families, whereas the Qin Family was merely a declining second-rate family.
How could Qinchuan speak with such confidence, daring not to take the Zhao Family seriously?
However, Qinchuan did not bother with further conversation, turning to take Qin Xiaoyu's small hand as they walked towards his residence. He added, "Moreover, let me give you one more piece of advice."
"Do not delude yourselves, Lin Family."
Lin Que's expression changed as he glanced towards the direction where Qinchuan disappeared.
"Qinchuan, Qin Asura... truly lives up to his reputation!"