diskusbooks #459 - Chapter 459
#459 - Chapter 459
Through layers of mist, Qin Huan finally caught up with Qin Han in a remote mountain forest. He saw his elder brother sitting alone under an ancient tree, eyes closed in rest.
“Brother!” Qin Huan shouted, the long sword in his hand pointing directly at Qin Han’s throat. “You have repeatedly obstructed me. Today, I have finally tracked you down. Do you have anything to say?”
Qin Han slowly opened his eyes, smiling slightly. “Huan’er, you truly are a fellow who won’t stop until he reaches his goal.”
“Hmph, at least give me an explanation!” Qin Huan stepped forward, the sword's edge drawing closer. “First, you concealed the truth about the Divine Blade Sect, and now you repeatedly obstruct my progress. What are your true intentions?”
Qin Han sighed, slowly rising from the ground, completely disregarding the sword's edge that was already approaching his face. “Huan’er, do you know why I have repeatedly stopped you?”
Qin Huan stared at him coldly, without a word. Qin Han closed his eyes, and slowly began to speak:
“Ever since the Divine Blade Sect was destroyed, I have had no other attachments. I have been investigating for many years, and finally discovered the root cause of the Divine Blade Sect's destruction. Do you know that the fellow named Qin Yi has been secretly colluding with people from the Demonic Path!”
“What?” Qin Huan was shocked, the hand holding the sword trembling slightly.
“That’s right, your uncle has long been seduced by the Demonic Path. He has been secretly communicating with them, not only revealing the Divine Blade Sect’s unique martial arts, but also causing the sect’s demise, an event that has left hundreds of innocent people dead!”
Qin Han’s expression was extremely pained as he spoke. He took a few breaths before continuing slowly: “And now, that fellow named Qin Yi has completely fallen, wanting to use the power of the Demonic Path to rebuild a new demonic lair on the old site of the Divine Blade Sect!”
“Therefore, I have had to repeatedly stop you from advancing, just to prevent you from being drawn into a larger vortex. Huan’er, do you know how insidious and treacherous the people of the Demonic Path are? If you go, I fear you will fall into eternal damnation!”
Qin Huan was extremely surprised, and the sword's edge trembled even more. He never imagined that the root of the matter was so deep!
In that moment, Qin Han suddenly pounced forward, heavily striking Qin Huan’s long sword with his palm. Immediately, sword flowers scattered, and Qin Huan was forced back several steps by the heavy blow!
“Huan’er, I really don’t want to fight you!” Qin Han’s eyes showed a look of guilt. “But if you are still determined to go to your death, then I can only knock you unconscious and take you back!”
“Big talk!” Qin Huan shouted with a ferocious expression, moving his body and thrusting out several swords, their sharpness fully revealed, as swift as lightning!
Qin Han was not afraid at all. Facing the sword's edge, he made a quick turn, actually using the “Returning Cloud Hidden Dragon” technique from the Azure Pine Manual! It was as if the joints all over his body had transformed into dragons, allowing him to soar and spin in the air amidst the dense sword energy, unrestrained and free, like a coiling spirit snake!
“Eh?” Qin Huan was greatly surprised. Just as he was about to take advantage of the situation to pursue, Qin Han had already risen into the air, soaring straight into the sky, actually using the “Riding the Clouds and Mist” technique from the Azure Pine Manual!
In the time it took to take a few breaths, Qin Han had already flown dozens of feet high, his posture incomparably graceful, like a wisp of white cloud drifting uncertainly. He circled in mid-air, and immediately condensed a cloud of vigorous true energy in his hand, like a dense cloud, and smashed it fiercely towards Qin Huan!
“Is this the 'Gale Cloud Body Tempering' technique from the Azure Pine Manual?” Seeing this cloud of mist pouncing towards him like a fierce jackal, Qin Huan hurriedly used the Divine Blade Sect’s unique skill, “Piercing the Clouds and Borrowing the Wind,” soaring into the air, with an imposing aura of true energy swirling around his body!
The two separated as soon as they touched in mid-air, stirring up bursts of earth-shattering cyclones! The two towering masses of true energy collided with each other, triggering an extremely bright flash of lightning that shot straight into the sky!
“Brother, see how I will retreat today!”
“Good boy, don’t underestimate your brother’s Azure Pine Manual!”
The two fought fiercely in mid-air for dozens of rounds, exchanging blows, and it was difficult to determine who was superior! In the end, Qin Han was greatly injured, and his strength gradually waned, his sword moves becoming more and more scattered. Finally, he was heavily struck by Qin Huan’s “Soaring Ambition” attack, his blood churning, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, falling from mid-air!
“Brother!” Qin Huan was alarmed at the sight, and hurriedly jumped down to rescue him. He saw Qin Han fall heavily on the grass beside him, his face showing pain, trembling and trying to stand up, but he could no longer muster any strength.
Qin Huan quickly helped Qin Han up, his face flushed, panting heavily. The two were speechless for a long time, only hearing each other's breathing echoing in their ears.
After a long while, Qin Han opened his mouth with a wry smile: “Huan’er... don’t worry, this is just something I didn’t expect, a momentary lapse of judgment. If you can defeat Qin Yi and sweep away those evil ways, then I will die in peace.”
Qin Huan’s eyes grew hot, and he couldn’t help but shed tears. The two faced each other in silence, but at this moment, Qin Huan had a clear determination in his heart. No matter what, he must sweep away those evil ways, avenge the sect, and fight for his brother’s painstaking efforts!
So, Qin Huan wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, tightly grasped Qin Han’s hand, and solemnly promised: “Brother, don’t worry, I will kill all those guys and avenge the Divine Blade Sect! When that time comes, you and I brothers will join hands and surely regain the sect's glory and restore its former glory!”
Qin Han nodded weakly, revealing a look of relief. Just then, Qin Huan suddenly noticed that Qin Han was tightly clutching a handful of withered yellow leaves in his hand!
He felt a little surprised, but he didn’t ask any further questions, just firmly helped Qin Han up and slowly walked towards the dark and deep forest...
…
Qin Huan checked the memories in his brother Qin Han’s accompanying blade spirit and learned the whole truth.
Qin Huan clenched the handful of withered yellow leaves, closed his eyes, and saw scenes of fierce battles flashing in his mind:
It all began on a cold and wandering night. Dark clouds covered the Divine Blade Sect, and violent storms raged on. In a lonely hall, the dim lights flickered, almost extinguished.
His father—the current leader of the Divine Blade Sect—was sitting there alone, his face gloomy and his expression withered. On the table in front of him, neatly stacked were piles of densely packed battle reports and military intelligence.
“This is the seventh consecutive year,” his father muttered to himself, his voice hoarse and raspy. “We have been fighting bloody battles with the demons year after year for the sake of the human race, to defend this land... but the endless war has made me unable to see any glimmer of hope.”
Before he finished speaking, his father slammed the battle report in his hand heavily on the ground, his eyes wide open, several veins popping out on his forehead, as if he was caught in some kind of intense pain and entanglement.
At this moment, a strange cold wind swept in, stirring up bursts of black smoke, revealing hideous faces under the dim lights.
“Hahahaha...” one sinister demonic voice after another echoed in the air. “Since you can no longer see any light, then let the darkness live forever! Let us dwell in your heart!”
His father suddenly widened his eyes and opened his mouth to shout, but he couldn’t make any sound from his throat! His pupils rapidly dimmed, replaced by an unfathomable darkness.
The next moment, he began to tremble all over, his features twisting and deforming, sharp claws popping out on his hands, and a pair of horns growing out of his head! In a short moment, his father had completely transformed into a demonic creature!
“No! This is impossible!” his father roared with a heart-wrenching scream, his eyes reopening, completely stained red with blood and black mist.
“Giggle... finally completely fallen, the leader of the Divine Blade Sect!” The demons in the black mist let out a sinister laugh. “From now on, you are one of us! Go, begin your new life!”
His father roared in pain, the muscles all over his body rapidly swelling, and a pair of large wings grew out of his back, tearing his clothes! Then, his father suddenly roared and flapped his wings, pouncing towards the gate of the Divine Blade Sect like a beast!
“Break it for me!” his father growled, and with a palm strike, the gate of the Divine Blade Sect shattered in response, countless fragments flying in all directions!
“Ahhhhh!” The disciples guarding the gate screamed in terror, but it was too late!
His father roared, flapped his wings, and pounced on the innocent disciples like a ferocious beast! Claws struck repeatedly, blood splattered, and countless cries of terror echoed in the night sky...
“No! This is impossible! How could I...” Qin Huan suddenly opened his eyes, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
He looked at the handful of withered yellow leaves in his hand, his heart ashen. It turned out that the massacre of that year was caused by his father! And the root cause of everything was the invasion of a heart demon!
…
After those thrilling scenes in his memories, when Qin Huan opened his eyes again, the scene in front of him had changed drastically.
He found himself standing in a dark and damp underground cave. The air was filled with a rotten smell, and there were stone brick ruins and stagnant water everywhere. And in front of him was his seriously injured brother, Qin Han.
Qin Han was lying on the ground, covered in a sorry state, with traces of bright red blood constantly overflowing from the corners of his mouth. He struggled to raise his head, met Qin Huan’s solemn gaze, and revealed a weak smile.
“Huan... Huan’er... you have... seen everything clearly, right?” Qin Han’s voice was weak. “That... that past... I have long concealed it, and... never dared to tell you.”
Qin Huan gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and remained silent. Qin Han took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and slowly began to tell:
“Back then... when I first discovered my father’s abnormality, I guessed some clues. He always stayed alone in his room, talking to himself in front of the mirror, and occasionally making some painful growls.
Whenever this happened, I could always faintly smell a faint smell of rotting corpses wafting from the room. Moreover, my father’s eyes were becoming more and more gloomy, and gradually became somewhat abnormal.”
Qin Han paused, spat out a mouthful of blood, and then continued: “At that time, I vaguely felt that my father’s mind had probably been eroded by something. But out of respect for him, I never interfered much, just secretly watched his every move.”
Speaking of this, Qin Han’s tone became extremely painful, as if it had evoked some unforgettable and painful memories: “But... but I never expected that everything would get out of control so quickly! The tragedy that night was too horrific...”
“My father completely fell, transformed into a demonic creature, and slaughtered all the innocent disciples in the sect... I happened to be away from the sect at that time, so I escaped death. When I rushed back to the Divine Blade Sect, there were corpses everywhere, a bloody river of misery!”
Qin Han said here, unable to restrain himself, and cried loudly in a hoarse voice: “It was my negligence and compassion that caused things to completely get out of control! I failed to stop my father in time, which led to such an inhuman massacre! I... I really deserve to die!”
Qin Huan’s heart was cut like a knife, looking at his weeping brother, his eyes couldn’t help but get wet. He never thought that the cause of the matter would be so heartbreaking.
“Later... later I learned from the pain.” Qin Han slowly raised his head, his eyes firm. “I decided to take action in my father’s name and cover everything up. Otherwise, my father’s years of reputation and achievements would all be in vain.”
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“So... so I wrote a letter to Sima Ru in my father’s name, entrusting you to him for adoption. I hope that one day you will be able to avenge the Divine Blade Sect! And I am waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the opportunity to act, and I am determined to get rid of that instigator, Qin Yi!”
Qin Han shook his head, his expression extremely self-blaming: “But... I never expected that Qin Yi had already been assimilated by the dark forces. Even if I set up a perfect plan, I still fell into his trap. Now everything has been settled, and we brothers are already irreconcilable.”
Speaking of this, Qin Han took a deep breath, took out a bright short knife shining with cold light from his arms, and handed it over with both hands: “Huan’er, it’s all my fault. Now I am seriously injured, and living is just lingering on. Just let your brother die under your knife, to wash away the sins of that year, and it can also be regarded as an atonement for my life’s cowardice and incompetence!”
Qin Huan was stunned, staring blankly at Qin Han. He never thought that one day he would turn against his brother and come to this point!
“Brother...” Qin Huan’s voice was a little choked up. “I... I don’t want to kill you! You were forced to do such a thing in order to maintain the reputation of the sect. You are not wrong!”
“Nonsense!” Qin Han interrupted him sharply. “It was because of my hesitation and excessive softheartedness that such a tragedy happened! Now that we brothers have turned against each other, and the Divine Blade Sect has been so humiliated, all of this is due to my fault!”
…
Just as the short knife was about to stab into Qin Han’s heart, Qin Huan’s movements suddenly froze!
He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and trembled uncontrollably all over. Even the short knife in his hand was shaking slightly. Drops of crystal sweat rolled down from his forehead, accumulating into gurgling puddles beside him.
“Why... why can’t I do it?” A weak voice sounded in the depths of Qin Huan’s heart. “Even though my brother said this is his wish... but how can I bring myself to kill my own brother!”
Qin Huan frowned, his expression extremely painful. Facing his seriously injured brother, Qin Han, his heart was almost torn apart by conflicting pain. On the one hand, Qin Han’s words made him feel sad and heartbroken; but on the other hand, how could he cruelly kill his own flesh and blood brother?
Just as he was struggling in immense pain, a strange gust of yin wind suddenly swept in, swirling up rotten leaves and dirty water from the ground, spiraling and gathering in the air.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak," an eerie and terrifying cackle echoed from within the vortex. "So many years... I've truly waited too long! Now, I can finally completely suppress your souls!"
Qin Han and Qin Huan simultaneously widened their eyes, their faces filled with horror. Within the hurricane, a churning black smoke was constantly condensing and transforming. In the blink of an eye, this cloud of smoke had gradually solidified, transforming into an incredibly terrifying form!
It was a humanoid monster wearing the robes of the Divine Blade Sect's master. Its entire body was covered in jet-black scales, with only its eyes being a crimson blood red. Its hands were covered in sharp claws, and it even had a pair of large and evil wings on its back!
Most horrifying of all was its bizarre and twisted face. The entire face was covered in deep wrinkles and warts, and there was even a strange crack at the corner of its lips, as if an extra mouth had grown from within, constantly opening and closing, emitting a chilling squeaking sound!
"Father!?" Qin Han and Qin Huan exclaimed simultaneously.
That's right, this horrifying monster was their father—the previous sect master of the Divine Blade Sect! However, he had now been completely assimilated by the dark forces, transformed into a nightmare demon fearsome enough to make anyone tremble!
"Hahaha! So you still recognize me!" the nightmare demon let out a piercing cackle. "That's right, I was corrupted by a demon in my soul that year, which led me to commit such inhumane acts!"
"But you don't need to blame yourselves too much. You should have killed me with your own hands back then, eliminating my body and soul together! It's just a pity you couldn't do it."
As the nightmare demon spoke, it looked at Qin Han's dying body, emitting a strange hissing sound, as if mocking his incompetence and weakness.
"Brother..." Qin Huan cried out in pain, but saw Qin Han close his eyes and gently shake his head.
"Huan'er... you should leave," Qin Han said weakly. "Let me personally end this nightmare demon. After all, everything was caused by my incompetence."
As he spoke, Qin Han struggled to turn over and met the nightmare demon's crimson bloodshot eyes. He took a deep breath, and suddenly his whole body trembled violently, a golden light bursting out from within!
Immediately afterward, a dazzling golden light罩 appeared on Qin Han's body, enveloping his entire being! This golden light spun faster and faster, finally solidifying into a huge humanoid figure with a deafening bang!
It was Qin Han's divine soul form! A tall and mighty golden giant, his whole body闪烁 with blazing golden light!
"Finally... this day has come!" the golden giant let out a low roar and launched a final charge towards the nightmare demon!
"You incompetent fool!" the nightmare demon let out a piercing shriek, roaring at Qin Han, "Do you think you can defeat me with your meager strength?"
With that, the nightmare demon flipped its hand and released a cloud of black mist, enveloping Qin Han. But at this moment, Qin Han suddenly let out a long roar, the golden light on his body erupting suddenly, turning into ten thousand golden rays, surging wildly in the black mist!
"Boom!" A terrifying collision sound came out, and the black mist and golden light burst apart again! Qin Han was covered in blood and was already bruised and battered. But he still gritted his teeth, his eyes burning with the last bit of fighting spirit!
"Die!" the nightmare demon roared hoarsely, bursting out with a terrifying black light all over its body, shooting out countless black shackles towards Qin Han!
Qin Han groaned, and was immediately bound tightly by those shackles! But at this critical moment, he let out a heartbreaking roar, the golden light on his body soared wildly, and finally, with a horrifying bang, shattered all those black shackles!
"This time... I must personally eliminate you, Father!" Qin Han roared, the golden light on his body began to condense rapidly, turning into a giant golden blade that was no different from a divine dragon!
"You dare!" the nightmare demon roared, the wings behind him suddenly unfolded, carrying a black tide of storms and rain towards Qin Han!
Qin Han roared, raised the golden blade high, and slashed down hard against the dark tide!
"Rumble!"
A deafening roar was heard, and the final battle began! Black mist and golden light twisted together fiercely underground, neither willing to give in an inch!