Yun Mengyao and the others looked at Qin Yi with worry; everyone knew that this time they were truly in big trouble.

"Qin Yi, what will you do?"

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry! As long as you escape, I will find a way to get out. They want to kill me, but they are just a bit lacking."

Then, Qin Yi looked at Xiao Jian, "Since the north of the city is the territory of the Netherworld Hall, once we reach the north of the city, I trust you will ensure everyone's safety."

Xiao Jian nodded, "Rest assured, as long as we reach the north of the city, even if I have to risk this old life of mine, I will guarantee everyone's safety."

"I am a bit greedy; I want everyone to be safe, not just some sacrifices."

Xiao Jian was slightly startled, then nodded, "I understand, once we reach the north of the city, I will ensure everyone's safety, including my own."

"Qin Yi, time's up."

At this moment, Yin Xiyuan spoke up.

The ten minutes were up.

Qin Yi turned back to look at him and smiled, "Here I come."

Saying this, his hands swiftly performed sealing gestures, and beams of purple light burst forth, instantly forming a defense array that protected Yun Mengyao and the others.

Jing Wuyan looked worried, "Brother Qin, take care, we will wait for you in the north of the city."

"Qin Yi, don't forget you still have Bingbing and the two kids; you also need to save Yiyi. You are not allowed to get into trouble," Yun Mengyao shouted.

Qin Yi smiled gently, "Don't worry, I won't die that easily."

He then turned to Yin Qianqian and said, "You stay here and escort them away shortly."

Yin Qianqian was startled, "You plan to take them on by yourself?"

Qin Yi nodded slightly.

"That's a death wish," Yin Qianqian frowned.

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Can you have a bit of confidence in me? They can't kill me. Or how about this, I stay, and you go deal with them."

Yin Qianqian: "..."

"Then you go ahead."

Qin Yi smiled gently, "Then I'm off."

As the words lingered, Qin Yi's figure flashed, and he appeared dozens of meters away from Yin Xiyuan.

The clothes on Qin Yi's body were bathed in a swirl of black light, with purple flames emerging, which was the Phoenix Battle Armor. Though he spoke lightly, each of these ten people was stronger than Luo Shihua, especially Yin Xiyuan, whose cultivation was unfathomable.

Reaching out and grabbing the air, the Flood Dragon Spear appeared in his hand.

With his long hair dancing wildly and the black Phoenix Battle Armor and the Flood Dragon Spear enveloped in a purple-red glow, Qin Yi's battle intent soared crazily, like a war god overlooking the world.

The spear pointed at Yin Xiyuan, "All of you, come at me together."

Yin Xiyuan looked at Qin Yi in disbelief and asked, "You intend to take us all on by yourself?"

"Do you think Qin Yi will lose?"

Yin Xiyuan said indifferently, "He will die."

Qin Yi smiled slightly, "Do you have to be so realistic? However, I am good at creating miracles; maybe it will be you who will die."

Yin Xiyuan's expression turned serious, "You have no chance to create a miracle."

Then, he shouted sternly, "I will deal with Qin Yi; the rest of you kill the others, leave no one alive."

The nine experts around Yin Xiyuan nodded slightly without saying more words.

Yin Xiyuan looked at Qin Yi and pointed to the air as if wielding a sword.

"Swish, swish...!"

Several strands of Sword Qi suddenly appeared, fast as lightning, reaching Qin Yi in the blink of an eye.

Qin Yi snorted coldly, and the spear danced wildly, sweeping out purple ripples.

"Boom, boom...!"

The Sword Qi was all shattered.

Meanwhile, Yin Xiyuan's subordinates flashed, heading towards Yun Mengyao and the others.

"Stay here."

Qin Yi performed a single-handed sealing.

God Slaying Blade.

A purple giant blade, dozens of meters long, descended with a terrifying power, as if cleaving down a mountain.

With one strike, he blocked the nine.

However, these nine were not weaklings; two of them struck simultaneously, several strands of Sword Qi shot out, hitting the giant blade. With a booming sound, a storm swept, and the Sword Qi and the giant blade exploded simultaneously.

Seeing this, Yin Xiyuan shouted sternly, "Qin Yi, your opponent is me."

Qin Yi replied with a cold laugh, and with a sweep of the spear, a crescent-shaped purple light blade slashed directly toward Yin Xiyuan.

Meanwhile, Qin Yi raised his hand, and a large area of brilliant Star and Moon Symbols emerged from his left palm, forming rings of stars.

The star rings moved rapidly, interlocking to form a giant sphere encompassing all nine of Yin Xiyuan's subordinates.

One of them raised a palm, with a whistling wind; it passed through the star rings, nonetheless, the rings remained intact.

The nine were all startled.

One of them flashed, trying to break through the star rings, only to end up entering one and exiting through another, still trapped within the sphere formed by the rings.

The nine observed the rings without alarm, contemplating a strategy to break them.

Yin Xiyuan cut through Qin Yi's attack with several strands of Sword Qi, glanced at the star rings briefly startled, and blurted out, "Engraving Skill?"

Qin Yi nodded slightly, "Good eye."

"This should have been mine."

Qin Yi was slightly startled; back then, when the Ran Family was wiped out, he encountered Ran Zitong, eventually causing trouble for the Sword Sect Branch because they wanted to obtain the Engraving Skill. He had thought it was all the Sword Sect Branch's doing, but it turned out the mastermind was Yin Xiyuan.

"So, I should thank you. If you hadn't sent people to destroy the Ran Family, I wouldn't have obtained the Engraving Skill. However, you also made me break my word; the only remaining bloodline of the Ran Family, Ran Zitong, died at the hands of the Sword Sect Branch. Before she died, I promised her revenge. I thought defeating the Sword Sect Branch would be vengeance for her, but I didn't realize you were the true culprit."

Yin Xiyuan said indifferently, "I don't know about this Ran Family you mentioned. But I guess it might have something to do with me. The lower ranks, in trying to curry favor with me, collected the secret books on Engraving Skill, so it's not surprising this happened."

"So, you are the real culprit."

Yin Xiyuan nodded slightly, "You could say that."

Qin Yi's face was expressionless and coldly said, "Sword Sect, you are really a bunch of hypocrites that disgust me to the extreme."

"The world is bustling, all for profit. Everyone lives for themselves, just by different means. You are not a meek kind person; if you were truly kind-hearted, you wouldn't have survived until now, let alone achieved what you have. So, saying this only makes you seem hypocritical."

Qin Yi said indifferently, "I agree with you. However, I am someone who never breaks a promise. I promised to protect Ran Zitong, yet I failed. I promised to avenge her, and I can't break that promise."

Yin Xiyuan looked at Qin Yi, his expression showing a slight mocking tinge, "It's a pity; you couldn't keep her safe, nor can you avenge her. Qin Yi, do you know what your weakness is?"

Before Qin Yi could reply, Yin Xiyuan continued on his own, "You care too much about those around you. If you wanted to leave, I guess with your skills, we might not be able to stop you, the ten of us. But with these burdens, you ultimately can only stay, fighting to the death."