Qin Xuan charged straight for Xue Tu and the others.
For a moment, the onlookers couldn't discern Qin Xuan's target.
It wasn't until Xue Tian caught a glimpse of Qin Xuan's form that he realized Qin Xuan's palm was only ten feet away from the person in front of him.
Xue Tian's pupils contracted, and his hairs stood on end.
"I'll talk!" Xue Tian roared.
"Stop! I'll talk!"
Qin Xuan's palm finally landed on the person's head.
"You!"
Xue Tian's breath hitched, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
Qin Xuan slowly lowered his palm, revealing the man's face.
Xue Ying!
Xue Ying, having just narrowly escaped death, stared blankly ahead with wide-open eyes.
"What's the hurry? I haven't killed him yet," Qin Xuan said, turning to Xue Tian with a cold smile.
"You!" Xue Tian sighed, slumping down.
The last straw that broke the camel's back.
It drained Xue Tian of all his vitality and spirit.
Looking at Xue Ying again, his chest heaved violently, proving he was still alive.
Qin Xuan had stopped his hand at the very last moment.
Qin Xuan's palm strike had scared Xue Ying half to death.
He had truly believed he was going to die.
Fortunately, Elder Tian had spoken at the last moment, allowing him to keep his life.
Seeing that Xue Ying was still alive, Xue Tian sighed.
A bet was a bet, and he would honor it.
Even in this situation, Xue Tian, a Grandmaster, would try to maintain his dignity.
"You win," Xue Tian said with a defeated laugh, shaking his head and pointing.
"Xue Tu, Xue Ying, let those two go."
Qin Xuan raised an eyebrow, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Looking at Xue Ci and Xue Ling, their spirits seemed to have been completely drained, their bodies stooping slightly.
They had been given an ultimatum, and the one who sealed their fate was their sect's Bloodied Protector, Xue Tian.
Even though they knew in their hearts that it wasn't Xue Tian who wanted them dead, but Qin Xuan.
However, they didn't dwell on that. They only knew that Xue Tian had not chosen to save them.
Trying to carve out a path to survival from a Grandmaster on their own was too difficult.
"Then tell me, who is that person?"
Qin Xuan suppressed the voice that had been echoing in his mind, his tone devoid of emotion.
"Alas," Xue Tian let out another long sigh.
"That person looks very much like you. In fact, I experienced qi deviation earlier because of it. It's as if you two were cast from the same mold."
Qin Xuan's pupils constricted upon hearing this. He clasped his hands behind his back, staring down at Xue Tian, his heart inexplicably pounding faster.
"That person might be a legend, a taboo, but he is my nightmare," Xue Tian continued, his eyes clearly shifting, filled with fear and dread.
"With the power of a Grandmaster, he withstood the encirclement of ten top Grandmasters, then endured the pressure of two true Great Grandmasters, ultimately trading his life for the death of one of them. Below the Great Grandmaster realm, he was unstoppable. He could be called invincible among Grandmasters."
At this moment, not only Xue Tian but also Xue Ying and the other two were filled with astonishment.
Such a person was indeed a legend, a taboo.
But why, as someone from Yin Ren, had he never heard of such a figure?
The voice in Qin Xuan's heart kept shifting. Perhaps influenced by those crimson eyes, Qin Xuan's own heart felt restless.
"You probably haven't heard of him," Xue Tian murmured to himself.
"Because he truly appeared out of nowhere. Before that, he had never made a move. After that, everyone present at the time remained tight-lipped about it, myself included."
"It's almost laughable," Xue Tian recounted slowly, like an old man on the verge of death.
"All these years, that night has been a nightmare. I haven't recovered from it. As for his name, it's not that I don't want to say it, but rather, I am not worthy."
"Who is he?" Qin Xuan's expression was impassive, his voice calm, yet it carried an inexplicable chill.
"Kid, I can only tell you his identity," Xue Tian looked at Qin Xuan.
"The world knows of the four great families of the capital, but many have forgotten that a few years ago, the capital had five great families."
Qin Xuan's pupils suddenly lost focus. His crimson eyes turned a dim red, and his hands clasped behind his back clenched into fists.
"That person was."
"The head of the five great families of the capital back then!"
"The current head of the Qin family!"