With a sudden movement, Qin Mu sat up from the bed and immediately checked his right arm.
As expected, his right arm was covered in patterns, and some of them had even extended slightly toward his shoulder.
Thinking back to what the entity claiming to be the Divine Dragon had said — that he would become the Divine Dragon once these golden patterns covered his entire body.
‘Thinking about it that way, it’s actually kind of cool!’
Qin Mu got out of bed and realized that the sun was already high in the sky.
Since Qin Mu had behaved well, Miss Mengyu decided to continue his confinement.
Young Master Qin was left dumbfounded when he heard the news.
However, there was one piece of good news.
Miss Mengyu was interested in the medical techniques of the Wild Gu Tribe, so she had gone to see Lu Shuanger today to discuss them.
For some reason, Qin Mu couldn’t find Miss Ruoshuang after looking around, which meant…
Of course, he wasn’t sneaking out. He was going to settle the score with Chen Kai!
Qin Mu didn’t consider himself a perfect gentleman, nor was he a villain, but a debt still had to be paid.
He crept out of his room.
Ha! Talk about a coincidence — Qin Mu ran into Li Wenji yet again.
Beside Li Wenji stood another youth, who was none other than Li Botian.
The moment Li Wenji saw Qin Mu, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Qin Mu also cursed his luck.
‘How did I run into this guy the moment I stepped out?’
Intending not to cause trouble, Qin Mu prepared to ignore them, but someone wasn’t about to ignore him.
“Hold it right there!”
With a low shout, Li Wenji strode over to stand in front of Qin Mu.
Qin Mu raised an eyebrow. It looked like this guy was looking for trouble.
“What? Is there something you need?”
Qin Mu glanced at Li Wenji, then at the smiling Li Botian.
“Kid, you ignored the path to heaven and barged into hell instead. Don’t even think about leaving this time.”
Li Wenji let out a cold sneer.
Just a few days ago, his kinsman Li Botian had encountered a stroke of luck and broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm!
With this, they could contend even if Qin Ruoshuang showed up.
Therefore, Li Wenji decided to teach Qin Mu a lesson.
Truth be told, Qin Mu really didn’t want to cause trouble, but unfortunately, even when he stayed in his place, trouble always found its way to his door.
Li Botian looked at Qin Mu and couldn’t help but recall that night when a man in black had approached him.
The man promised that he could become a Nascent Soul expert and even enter the Elder Council, but the price was to capture Qin Mu alive.
Although the Elder Council was no longer what it once was — with most of its power reclaimed by the Sect Master — a starved camel was still larger than a horse.
The Elder Council’s influence within the Seven Star Sect was still significant.
Thus, Li Botian had readily accepted the condition.
In his eyes, Qin Mu was merely a pretty boy living off the charity of the Qin Family Sisters.
A sudden disappearance wouldn’t cause too much of a stir.
Even if it were eventually discovered, with the Elder Council backing him, he doubted the Qin Family Sisters would dare to do anything to him.
Qin Mu looked at the two men, especially the youth behind Li Wenji.
That gaze made a chill run down his spine.
“Haha, Wenji, don’t be so agitated.”
Li Botian walked up to Qin Mu.
“You must be Qin Mu.”
“That’s me.”
Qin Mu looked at Li Botian as if he were an idiot.
‘If I’m not Qin Mu, are you?’
“Haha, that makes things easier then. Come with me quietly.”
As Li Botian spoke, the aura of the Nascent Soul Realm locked onto Qin Mu.
In an instant, Qin Mu found himself unable to move.
‘The Nascent Soul Realm!’
‘Wasn’t this guy at the Golden Core Realm before?!’
Qin Mu was all too familiar with the aura of a Nascent Soul, as both of his sisters were at that stage.
“Don’t even think about calling for help. I have already sealed the space here. No message can get out.”
The moment he encountered Qin Mu, Li Botian had isolated the surrounding space.
“Haha, Brother, before you take him, let me vent my frustration first!”
Li Wenji wanted nothing more than to slap Qin Mu to death, but he couldn’t.
For some reason, his kinsman insisted the boy remain alive.
Fine, he could stay alive, but he had ways to make a person wish they were dead.
‘This is bad, very bad!’
Locked down by the Nascent Soul Realm, Qin Mu, with his Qi Refining Stage strength, didn’t have the slightest chance of resisting.
“Haha, hey, let’s talk this out. All this fighting and killing is bad for your image.”
Cold sweat broke out on Qin Mu’s forehead.
His only option was to stall these two.
As long as either Miss Ruoshuang or Miss Mengyu noticed something was wrong, he would be saved.
The problem was that the two men in front of him didn’t seem interested in chatting.
“Kid, it’s too late for talk. Just take your beating quietly so I can feel better.”
True Qi gathered in Li Wenji’s hand, making Qin Mu’s eyelids twitch.
“Heh, human brat, it seems you’ve run into some trouble.”
The Divine Dragon’s voice rang out in Qin Mu’s mind.
“Senior Divine Dragon, please stop with the sarcasm. If this continues, I’m definitely going to suffer.”
“Oh? What happened to that sharp tongue of yours from before?”
‘Dammit, I didn’t think this Divine Dragon would be so petty. You’re so old, why do you have to pick on me?’
“I was young and ignorant before. I admit my mistake. Every fault is mine. I hope Senior Divine Dragon can be the bigger person and overlook my transgressions.”
“Mm-hmm, now those are words this elder likes to hear. Hahaha!”
“Very well, this elder shall give you a hand. Regardless of anything else, a mere Nascent Soul and a Golden Core dare to act wildly before this elder!”
“Alright! Senior Divine Dragon is truly mighty and domineering!”
“Human brat, open up your Divine Sense. This elder is coming in.”
Qin Mu: “…”
‘That sounds incredibly wrong. What do you mean “coming in”?!’
Regardless, Qin Mu obediently opened his Divine Sense.
Instantly, his Divine Sense was dyed gold.
Outside, Li Wenji laughed when he saw Qin Mu close his eyes.
“What, kid? Have you accepted your fate!”
Just as Li Wenji was less than half a meter away from Qin Mu, Qin Mu opened his eyes.
However, his originally black pupils were now a brilliant gold.
Not only that, but the sleeve of his right arm exploded.
Golden patterns spread out until they covered his entire right arm, with some even reaching his cheek.
“Qin Mu” curled his lips into a smirk and spoke in an ancient voice.
“Heh, the sensation of a physical body… it truly has been a long time.”
Before his voice even faded, Li Botian, standing not far away, suddenly felt a terrifying aura.
‘Not good!’
Li Botian instantly flashed to Li Wenji’s side, grabbing his shoulder to flee.
“Brother, what’s wrong?”
Li Wenji looked bewildered.
“Flee? Do you think you can flee, human juniors?”
The golden eyes were cold and devoid of emotion, as if looking at ants.
In an instant, “Qin Mu” made his move.
The Spirit Energy of heaven and earth converged at his fingertip.
With a flick of his finger, a beam instantly pierced through both of them.
Even the protective True Qi of a Nascent Soul Realm expert was as flimsy as paper.
“Directly manipulating the Spirit Energy of heaven and earth! How is that possible!”
Incredulity filled Li Botian’s eyes.
One must know that on the Heavenly Profound Continent, every race absorbed Spirit Energy from the world to convert into True Qi for use.
This meant that different realms had different storage capacities for True Qi — the higher the realm, the more True Qi one possessed.
Directly wielding the Spirit Energy of heaven and earth was equivalent to having infinite True Qi.
Even those at the Great Ascension Realm could not achieve such a feat.
While those in the Great Ascension Realm possessed a small world within them, making their True Qi seem infinite, it wasn’t truly without limit.