I might have been playing a fake cultivation game.

Chapter 086 Overwhelming Strength

Zhou Yunshen raised his head slightly and looked at the old man floating in mid-air.

Qin Funing, the grandfather of that young master of the Qin family, the former head of the Qin family, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The Qin family has two Foundation Establishment cultivators: the former family head Qin Funing was at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and the current family head Qin Ruyuan is at the early-Foundation Establishment stage.

Zhou Yunshen had already investigated this matter thoroughly more than a month ago, using his position as a guest of the Chen family.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

Zhou Yunshen felt that it was essential to conduct a thorough investigation of the enemy before taking action.

When Zhou Yunshen's gaze met Qin Funing's in mid-air, he could feel the condescending arrogance emanating from the other man.

Martial artists are not highly regarded in this world.

Even though he had just displayed the terrifying strength of the Perfected Innate Realm, killing an early-stage Innate Realm martial artist with just one punch and one kick, the other party still didn't take him seriously.

Because in this world, no matter how strong a martial artist is, they can't defeat a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Fortunately, he was not only an innate martial artist, but also a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Zhou Yunshen raised his sword, pointing the tip at Qin Funing, who was hovering in mid-air looking down on everyone, and said coldly, "Old man, where's your son, the head of the family? Why don't you come out with him?"

Upon hearing Zhou Yunshen's words, Qin Funing's expression turned cold.

Since he achieved Foundation Establishment, everyone has treated him with courtesy and respect. But now, a martial artist has publicly called him an old man.

"You're asking for death!" Qin Funing's body blazed with flames as he raised his hand and pointed at Zhou Yunshen below.

In an instant, flames burst forth from his fingertips, from which flew a giant fire crow, flapping its blazing wings and carrying boundless light, as it swooped down toward Zhou Yunshen.

Zhou Yunshen sneered, raised his hand and threw it forward, scattering a large number of sparks.

These sparks are actually fire locusts.

After the fire locust took to the air, its body burst into flames, and with an unstoppable momentum, it crashed into the oncoming giant fire crow.

burst!

One by one, the fire locusts exploded in mid-air, blasting the fire crow out of its original shape and leaving it in pieces.

In an instant, flames filled the sky, turning a large part of the sky red, and the escaping flames activated the Qin family's protective array.

Then a pale white light screen appeared, blocking the flames from the sky.

Swarms of fire locusts continued their flight toward Qin Funing.

Qin Funing realized something was wrong at this point. His expression changed drastically, and he used his escape technique to flee into the protective array.

burst!

Dozens of fire locusts exploded simultaneously, instantly shattering the Qin family's protective array into pieces.

The remaining fire locusts continued to fly towards Qin Funing.

Qin Funing's flying speed was nowhere near that of the fire locust.

Fire locusts streaked through the air, leaving trails of flame as they swarmed toward Qin Funing. As they got close, they exploded, bursting into bursts of brilliant fire.

In a short time, Qin Funing's layers of defense were blown apart by the fire locusts as if they were made of paper.

"Fellow Daoist, spare me... spare me!" Qin Funing cried out as he frantically fled.

But the fire locusts still swarmed towards him relentlessly, and then exploded.

Soon, a cloud of firework, reeking of blood, appeared in the sky.

Qin Funing, who was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, was actually blown to death by Zhou Yunshen's control of the fire locusts.

The gap between the two sides is really quite large.

This gap is not only in terms of cultivation level, but also in terms of the grade of the cultivation technique.

Previously, when Zhou Yun Shen was active in the Hell Dungeon, he was facing players who had mastered Heaven-rank techniques, so he didn't think his "Crimson Sun Burning Heaven Scripture" was that powerful. After all, everyone had Heaven-rank techniques, and the quality was the same.

At this moment, he was facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had mastered the Profound-level cultivation technique "Crimson Fire Illuminating Profound Scripture." He immediately sensed the difference between these cultivation techniques.

After killing its target, more than ten fire locusts remained, all of which turned into streaks of light and flew back to Zhou Yunshen's side.

Along with it floated over, there was also a storage ring that was shimmering with a faint light.

The arrogant and domineering member of the Qin family was completely stunned when he saw the old patriarch being killed. He stared blankly at the dazzling fireball that exploded in the sky, at a loss for what to do.

Although the old patriarch hasn't been involved in much affairs in recent years, he is still the pillar of the Qin family.

Now, the Qin family's sky has fallen...

A fire locust flew onto this member of the Qin family at some unknown time and then burst into flames.

The Qin family member screamed as he was burned into a fireball.

Zhou Yunshen's figure soared into the air and flew towards the Qin family's interior.

His divine sense spread out silently, sweeping in all directions.

Wherever his divine sense swept, everything appeared in perfect detail in his mind.

One by one, the fire locusts transformed into streaks of flame and flew towards different houses.

Then, one after another, fire locusts appeared out of thin air.

In a short period of time, more than a dozen houses were set on fire.

The Qin family was quickly thrown into chaos. Some were running around, some were crying and screaming, and some were kneeling and kowtowing to Zhou Yunshen, who was floating in the air, begging for their lives.

A few stray sparks shot into the sky, transforming into fire crows that flew towards Zhou Yunshen.

These are some cultivators and clansmen from the Qin family attacking Zhou Yunshen, shouting curses as they attack.

However, these attacks from Qi Refining Realm cultivators posed no threat to Zhou Yun Shen; they couldn't even break through the thin layer of protective true essence on his body.

However, a single fire locust released by Zhou Yun Shen could easily take their lives.

In a short period of time, the once invincible Qin family in Xiyun County had become a living hell.

Zhou Yunshen was floating above the Qin family, his body wreathed in flames. Illuminated by the raging fire burning the Qin family, he looked like a god of war who had just crawled out of hell.

In the hell below, many humans still survive.

Those were some maids and servants of the Qin family.

Zhou Yunshen ultimately couldn't bring himself to harm these harmless servants.

"Where is the head of the Qin family?" Zhou Yunshen asked, looking down at the scene below.

"The master has not returned for several days, and we do not know where he is," a thin servant kneeling on the ground replied, his voice trembling as he mustered his courage.

The other servants gave the same answer.

This made Zhou Yunshen frown.

With a thought, Zhou Yunshen produced an ancient token in his hand, on which the character "追" (chū, meaning "pursue") was engraved in blood.

This is the Ghost Messenger's Soul-Chasing Token, a product from the Hell Dungeon. It is said to be able to locate and track beings with souls.

Zhou Yunshen had never used this before, but now it came in handy.

Zhou Yunshen held the token and carefully imagined the appearance of Qin Ruyuan, the head of the Qin family, in his mind. Soon, the token emitted a dense dark light.

"Found it..." Zhou Yunshen murmured.

At this moment, in a mountain range two hundred miles away from the Qin family.

There is a village here.

This is a mountain village similar to Dazhu Village, with two to three hundred people.

Today, most of the houses in the village have collapsed, and bright red blood can be seen everywhere.

In front of a house, a giant tiger, bigger than a truck, was chewing on something, its mouth full of blood.

A human arm remained on the ground.

On an open ground not far away, the head of the Qin family stared at a broken jade pendant in his hand with bloodshot eyes, his face showing both anger and fear.

What enraged him was that the Qin family had been attacked, their protective formation had been breached, and his clansmen were being slaughtered indiscriminately. Just moments ago, his eldest son, who had sent him the message, had also been killed.

What terrifies him is that the person attacking the Qin family is too powerful. His father, the old patriarch of the Qin family, has already died in battle. His father was a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet he died in battle. How could he, a mere early-Foundation Establishment cultivator, be a match for this person?