Stellar Transformation-Chapter 52 - 6: Accompanying Burial (Part 1)
Qin Yu’s mind went completely blank, and a feeling of suffocation made his head dizzy. After a moment, which felt like a very long time in Qin Yu’s mind, he finally regained his strength.
"Grandpa Lian!" Qin Yu’s hoarse voice suddenly rose as he jumped off the back of Black Hawk and rushed to Lian Yan’s side.
Looking up and seeing Qin Yu jumping down, Lian Yan’s face showed a slightly kind smile, "Little Yu, you actually came. Being able to see you before I die, heaven has not treated me unfairly." Although he was fatally injured, Lian Yan’s speech did not seem to show the severity of his injuries.
"Grandpa Lian..." Qin Yu did not know what to say, seeing those horrible injuries, tears flowed from his eyes.
"Little Yu, don’t cry. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are normal. Your Grandpa Lian has lived long enough. Dying now is not a big deal." Lian Yan wiped the tears off Qin Yu’s face and comforted him, suddenly frowning slightly and immediately sitting down on the ground.
"Grandpa Lian, come on, I’ll take you to a doctor," Qin Yu said as he tried to lift Lian Yan onto Black Hawk.
"Little Yu, stop it. I know you are skilled in medicine, but looking at my injuries, don’t you know I’m already at my death’s door? Your Grandpa Lian now has extreme internal injuries, and it’s only the robust Innate True Qi inside me that allows me to talk to you a bit more," Lian Yan said with a smile.
Qin Yu bit his lip, and although he was unwilling to admit it, he could see that what his Grandpa Lian was saying was indeed true. At this moment, Lian Yan was only supported by a breath of Innate True Qi inside him.
"Yah yah—Father ah... You guys come on, kill that man in black first, then kill that old immortal," Yi Feng’s resentful voice sounded. Yi Feng also saw that Lian Yan was mortally injured and completely defenseless.
A hint of coldness flashed through Qin Yu’s eyes.
"Little Yu, don’t be impulsive, hurry and leave. All four of them are in the Middle Innate stage, and that man in black is your father’s subordinate; he’s also severely injured and won’t last much longer," Lian Yan hurriedly advised Qin Yu, although Qin Yu had reached the Innate Realm, Lian Yan could not tell.
In the Hidden Dragon Continent, experts assess each other’s strength by sensing the ’Qi’ inside the opponent. Upon reaching the Innate Realm, one possesses Innate True Qi, which is quite simple. However, Qin Yu was different from any other Innate expert; he did not have Innate True Qi in him.
His strength lay in his body, his power, and his speed. Thus, even Lian Yan could not discern Qin Yu’s strength, since the strength of a person’s muscles is difficult to precisely determine.
"Grandpa Lian, don’t worry, I am confident I can handle them. Grandpa Lian, I’ll tell you a secret, I have cultivated my Outer Strength to the Innate Realm. The Innate Realm of Outer Strength is completely different from that of Inner Strength, but it’s stronger," Qin Yu said, thinking only of cheering Lian Yan up a bit.
Lian Yan’s eyes lit up: "Outer Strength reached the Innate Realm?" Outer Strength had never reached the Innate level since ancient times. Looking into Qin Yu’s eyes, Lian Yan knew he wasn’t being deceived. Though a dying man, Lian Yan was inwardly comforted and soon calmed down.
"Ah!"
A scream; the severely injured man in black was killed by the four Innate experts.
"Haha, old man, you dare kill my father," Yi Feng focused hatefully on Lian Yan, his handsome face contorting, "I’ll have you flayed a thousand times over. I’ll make sure you die a terrible death."
Lian Yan’s complexion turned pale. Qin Yu’s expression changed; he knew Lian Yan could no longer hold on, and quickly embraced him.
"Shut up!" Qin Yu harshly shouted at Yi Feng, his eyes like daggers piercing toward Yi Feng. He did not want Lian Yan’s final moments to be disturbed, stupefying Yi Feng, especially with that look, which made Yi Feng pause momentarily.
Qin Yu looked at his Grandpa Lian; all he wanted was for Grandpa Lian to leave this world peacefully.
Gazing at the sky, Lian Yan’s eyes filled with wonder as he recalled the first time he met his beloved at the Golden Phoenix Pond: "Reflection of dew on flowers, mist and greenery dipping gently, warm ripples of the spirit pond. Golden willows swaying, each tree tied to colorful boats and dragon boats at a distant shore. A thousand-step rainbow bridge, irregular like the teeth of a goose, leading straight to the water pavilion. Around the golden dike, vividly where fish and dragons play, clustered with vibrant spring fabrics, the noise of silk pipes fills the air... Yan Capital City, Golden Phoenix Pond, the lovely shadow of my beloved remains..." His voice trailed off.
When Lian Yan died, there was also a smile on his face.
Qin Yu was still young. He hadn’t experienced many things and couldn’t understand Lian Yan’s heart. Yet, he could feel that his Grandpa Lian had died peaceful and untroubled, without a trace of sadness.
"Grandpa Lian," Qin Yu whispered tremblingly.
From his childhood until now, Lian Yan had spent the most time with Qin Yu. Originally, in the Prince Mansion, it was Lian Yan who raised him, and this continued at Cloud Mist Villa. One could say that Lian Yan had spent more time with him than even his father, Qin De.
"Kid, are you done grieving?" Yi Feng sneered.
Qin Yu, however, did not spare even a glance at Yi Feng, enraging him enormously. Just now, being shouted at by Qin Yu, he had been stunned, stricken by both shame and rage. Yet, he was not a spoiled young master, and at this moment, what he hated most was Lian Yan.
Because Lian Yan had killed his father!
"Father, your unfilial son will now avenge you!" Yi Feng knelt toward Yi Qingyu’s corpse, then stood up and coldly ordered, "Take action, kill that boy. That old fool dared to kill my father, I will carve him into pieces and torment his body to the utmost to avenge you, Father!!!"
"Yes!" Three Middle Innate experts immediately bowed and said, not taking Qin Yu seriously at all in their eyes.
"What did you just say?" Qin Yu gently put down Lian Yan’s body and slowly stood up, his icy, sharp gaze shooting straight at Yi Feng.
Yi Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly, "To carve up that old thing into pieces, what about it?" A sinister smile appeared on Yi Feng’s face, who then stared at his three subordinates. "You three, tell this kid what happens when he meddles in others’ affairs!"
"Two brothers, a little brat. I can handle him on my own," a dwarf chuckled.
Qin Yu’s eyes slightly narrowed, a cold light leaking from them.
"Boy, prepare to die!" the dwarf’s figure flashed, and the long saber in his hand chopped towards Qin Yu with a speed even faster than the Nolan siblings. Unfortunately, Qin Yu had improved a lot since the day he killed Zhen Xu.
In Qin Yu’s fists appeared a dark red pair of gloves, the Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact—Flame Burning Gloves!
Qin Yu moved, and three afterimages appeared. At the same time, with a "clang" of metallic crispness, the Immortal Level war saber turned into shards, and the Iron Fist that had shattered the saber transformed into a beam of light, thrusting directly at the dwarf’s throat.
Fist penetration attack!
The dwarf, still shocked by the shattered saber, hadn’t even reacted when Qin Yu’s fist, with thousands of pounds of force gathered at one point, struck. With a "bang," a hole appeared directly in the dwarf’s throat.
"Boom!" The dwarf, eyes wide with disbelief, fell with a crash, never to stand up again, his eyes still seemingly unable to believe what had just happened.
Yi Feng and the other two Middle Innate experts had their mouths wide open in shock, unable to close them for a moment, staring at Qin Yu, and then at the fallen Middle Innate expert, recalling the astonishing speed of Qin Yu and the formidable power that had directly shattered the Immortal war saber.
"You three, prepare to accompany my Grandpa Lian in death!" Qin Yu’s entire body surged with power, even the depths of his cells starting to boil. As an Outer Strength Expert who had reached the Innate Realm, how strong was his strongest attack?
