Feng Yuqin waved a finger.
Yan Geng said, "The first rank? So you're currently at the ninth rank of Soul Master? You haven't even reached Soul Sect yet. Why would I be so shocked?"
Yan Xiao was a bit stunned because he didn't think as simply as Yan Geng.
Actually, Yan Geng wasn't simple - minded; he just was too lazy to think. Since he spent most of his time with Yan Xiao, he was quite dependent on him. Whenever Yan Xiao was around, Yan Geng's mind seemed to go blank. So now, he was in the same state.
"Little cousin, are you at the eighth rank of Soul Sect?" Yan Xiao asked in disbelief.
Hearing this, Yan Geng immediately laughed and said, "Brother, are you kidding me? Why don't you say she's already reached Soul Saint?"
"Just one step away," Feng Yuqin replied.
She was currently at the peak of the ninth rank of Soul Sect and only one step away from becoming a Soul Saint.
"What?" Yan Geng was still in a daze.
Yan Xiao was stunned and said, "No way! You're at the peak of the ninth rank of Soul Sect?"
Wasn't this a bit too abnormal?
Yan Geng finally came to his senses and shouted in disbelief, "A Qin, you're joking, right?"
Feng Yuqin gave him a helpless look and said, "Keep your voice down. Don't let others know."
"A Qin, do you still want me to live?" This time, Yan Geng really felt deeply shocked and thought he was hit hard.
Yan Xiao also looked shocked and didn't want to say a word. He used to think that although his cousin was good at alchemy, he was stronger than her in terms of strength, so he could protect her. But in the blink of an eye, not only had her alchemy skills improved rapidly, but her strength had also advanced so fast. At this moment, he felt the same as Yan Geng. With such an abnormal upgrade speed, did he still have a chance to live?
Seeing the two of them like this, Feng Yuqin said compassionately, "Maybe something happened. By chance, I managed to level up."
"What opportunity did you encounter? Let me try it too," Yan Geng said eagerly. After all, after taking the Marrow - Cleansing Pill given by his cousin, his strength was only at the peak of the fourth rank of Soul Sect, just a bit short of reaching the fifth rank. His elder brother was a bit stronger, but he was only at the peak of the fifth rank. Just a few days ago, they were still far ahead of A Qin. But a few days later, they were the ones being left far behind.
"I'm afraid you won't have such a chance," Feng Yuqin thought for a while and said, "That night when I was on my way back from the Dark Night Pavilion, my scumbag father wanted to kill me. He arranged a lot of people to deal with me. More than half of the guards in the mansion were sent out, and even the secret guards and dead - men were mobilized. Being surrounded by so many people actually stimulated my potential."
The shocked expressions on Yan Xiao and Yan Geng's faces instantly turned angry and gloomy.
"He actually arranged so many people to kill you?" Yan Xiao said with a gloomy face and worry in his eyes. "Are you okay?"
Yan Geng also asked anxiously, "Are you injured?"
Feng Yuqin shook her head. "I'm fine. Just keep this to yourselves. Don't let Grandpa and the others know. It'll be bad for their health."
"We understand, but we'll never let Feng Pingqiu off for doing this," Yan Xiao said. He even wanted to rush to the Prime Minister's Mansion right now.
"He didn't gain any advantage. Nine out of ten of those who attacked me died," Feng Yuqin said indifferently. "So now, my scumbag father is just like a toothless tiger."
"Great job," Yan Geng said.
Yan Xiao also laughed. He didn't expect his cousin to be so bold and capable, which made him feel ashamed of himself.
"Your current strength is really amazing," Yan Geng said. Just thinking about her strength made him feel a bit overwhelmed. It was too scary.
Hearing this, Feng Yuqin immediately thought of the time when she was chased and killed by those people from the Central Region.
"Brothers, you should also work hard. I'll go to the Central Region in the future. If you want to go too, you should improve your strength quickly," Feng Yuqin looked at them seriously and said.
"You're going to the Central Region?" Yan Xiao didn't expect that she wanted to go to such a place. It was said that the Central Region was a very exclusive place and home to many powerful people. The top experts from the Western Song Kingdom could only be at the bottom there. So over time, most people were reluctant to go, and now only some long - established big families in the Western Song Kingdom knew a little about the Central Region. Others didn't even know there was such a place.
Feng Yuqin nodded. "The referees are coming. I'll tell you more later."
Yan Xiao and Yan Geng turned their heads and indeed saw the referees and the people in charge of this competition coming. The person in charge was the third elder of the Alchemy Union and Wang Kun, one of the people in charge of the auction house. There were a total of six referees. Four of them were from the Western Song Kingdom, and the other two were from Cloud Peak City.
Seeing the people from Cloud Peak City, Yan Geng joked beside Feng Yuqin, "Isn't Dongfang Zhi the city lord of Cloud Peak City? Will he give us an easy time?"
Feng Yuqin gave her second cousin a helpless look and said, "With our strength, we don't need any special treatment."
Yan Geng said with a smile, "You're right. Anyway, with you around, we won't lose."
"The competition is in groups of five. I wonder who our other two teammates will be," Yan Xiao said. "If the teammates are not strong enough and it all depends on the three of us, it might be a bit difficult."
"It doesn't matter," Feng Yuqin didn't take this to heart. After all, she had read the competition rules. If they could form a group of five, that would be great. If not, with just the three of them, she was confident they could win. After all, she had her little cheat - device, Xiao Jin. If it really came down to just the three of them, she would let Xiao Jin use a bit of the Spatial Domain quietly. Of course, she didn't plan to let Xiao Jin help until the last moment.
Seeing her so confident, the Yan brothers also felt relieved.
"Everyone, the competition is about to start. The rules are the same as before. Form teams on your own. Five people in a team. The odd - numbered and even - numbered teams will defend the ring. After one incense stick burns, compete according to the lottery numbers," said the third elder of the Alchemy Union. But when he said this, his eyes were fixed on Feng Yuqin's position. The venomous look in his eyes made the Yan brothers frown.
"This third elder has a good relationship with the first elder," Yan Xiao said.
"So what? Does he think he can come down and fight us?" Feng Yuqin said indifferently.
Yan Geng chuckled and said, "Brother, even if he wants to deal with us, it's a pity he's over the age limit."
Yan Xiao gave his younger brother a helpless look and said, "Look, others are already looking for teammates, but we haven't made a move yet."
Yan Geng scanned the surroundings and found that everyone was avoiding them. Feng Yao and Feng Chi were the most popular. Soon, people from big families flocked to them. Even Meng Yuanhang and Xia Yujia went to look for Feng Yao and Feng Chi. Feng Qing originally wanted to come too, but she was still injured from being beaten by Feng Yuqin a few days ago, so Xia Yujia had to go to Feng Yao and Feng Chi. Unfortunately, Feng Yao and Feng Chi looked down on Xia Yujia because her strength was even weaker than Feng Qing's. In their eyes, Feng Qing was a useless person, let alone Xia Yujia? Rejected, Xia Yujia stared at Feng Yao with a venomous look on her face.
"These people really mistake fish eyes for pearls," Yan Geng shook his head and sighed.
Yan Xiao thought the same. Didn't they look for Feng Yao and Feng Chi just because they thought their strength was very powerful and they could win? If they knew that Feng Yao and the others were defeated by A Qin, he wondered what their expressions would be.
Hearing Yan Geng, Feng Yuqin immediately said, "Second cousin, don't cause me trouble. I still want to live a quiet life."
Wasn't that why she was afraid of others knowing about her upgrade? It was because she didn't want to be in the spotlight too much.