Brother, You're Too Naive

"Big... Big Brother..."

The shortest of the Four Little Tyrants, lacking confidence, called out to the fat guy, "Next... it'll be me, right? I... I don't have the confidence..."

The dwarf's strength is about the same as Sun Yuan's.

If Feng Hai's defeat by Yi Yun could be attributed to underestimating his opponent, then Sun Yuan's defeat, despite using all his skills, was still knocked down by Yi Yun with a single brick. This clearly demonstrates a significant difference in strength.

Even if the dwarf is unwilling to accept it, he has to admit this fact.

Yi Yun is better than him!

The fat man didn't speak; he had nothing more to say.

What should we do now?

They've staked their entire fortune on Yi Yun; are they just going to admit defeat by not fighting?

Behind the Four Little Tyrants were the members of the Hong Dao Society, all of whom looked extremely grim. Many of them had already submitted their match forms with Yi Yun and paid their bets, and now it was impossible to make any changes.

They were filled with deep regret.

If they had known Yi Yun was this monstrous, they would never have dared to provoke Yi Yun.

Moreover, Yi Yun is not only strong, but his weapon is a brick. If you fight him, you'll get hit by the brick!

For a martial artist, losing a battle is one thing, but losing in a dignified manner is something they can barely accept.

But to be knocked down with a brick is just too embarrassing to talk about!

Yi Yun left the arena carrying the Sky-Flipping Seal.

He played twelve matches on the first day, each match taking about half an hour. He played for six hours a day, from dawn until sunset.

After the second battle, Yi Yun clearly felt that the people around him were looking at him with more awe.

In Tai'a Divine City, anyone who is strong, regardless of their humble origins, is respected.

After Yi Yun meditated and regulated his breathing for a while, his third match began.

The opponent was the shortest of the Four Little Tyrants.

When Yi Yun went on stage again, the dwarf saw the blood-stained brick in Yi Yun's hand, and his fighting spirit had largely vanished.

Just as the match was about to begin, the dwarf suddenly said, "Wait! I have something to say."

"Huh? What?"

Yi Yun glanced at the dwarf in surprise.

The dwarf swallowed hard and said, "Um... could you... could you change your weapon?"

"Change it? Why?"

Yi Yun looked at the dwarf with a puzzled expression.

The dwarf was speechless. His intention was that he didn't want to be defeated by a brick; that would be too humiliating. But he simply couldn't say it aloud.

He can't exactly say, "I don't want to get hit with a brick, so use another weapon to hit me instead."

Doesn't this mean admitting defeat before even starting the fight?

When he returns to the capital, he'll be just as humiliated. People will say, "The tallest and the skinny of the Four Little Tyrants were knocked down with a brick. The short one, not wanting to be hit with a brick, begged Yi Yun to use a different weapon, Yi Yun agreed. So, the short one was also knocked down..."

Thinking about all this, the short man felt incredibly frustrated!

At this moment, Yi Yun shook his head and said, "I won't change it. I'm very comfortable using this Sky-Flipping Seal. Actually, even if I were to change it, it would just be a hammer or a mallet, so it's all the same."

When the dwarf heard Yi Yun's words, he felt as if a thousand mud-covered Unicorn Giant Rhinoceros were running through his mind. How could anyone be so insulting!

He's gotten addicted to hitting people!

The dwarf was furious!

"I'll fight you to the death!"

The dwarf drew a curved knife and charged straight at Yi Yun!

During the charge, the dwarf's figure blurred, he touched his Sumeru Ring, and shouted—

"The Clone Technique!"

With that roar, the dwarf's body was split in two!

What!?

Many people were stunned!

His body split into two in an instant?

The Phantom Step that the skinny monkey used earlier made his body multiply into many, but those were just afterimages. Afterimages don't move; they just remain in people's irises, confusing their vision.

But now, this dwarf's clone technique truly splits his body in two, and the clone also rushes towards Yi Yun and launches an attack!

Yi Yun was also slightly taken aback, but he quickly figured out what was going on.

"Drink!"

The dwarf and his clone leaped up and charged at Yi Yun from the left and right, their two curved blades crossing into a cross.

"Cross Slash with Clone Technique!"

A sharp, gleaming blade was about to be unleashed when, in a flash, Yi Yun appeared before the dwarf and his clone.

With a swift movement, the brick fell.

"Thump! Thump!"

The two bricks struck solidly, and with Yi Yun's ghostly Movement Technique, the dwarf had no chance to dodge.

Two curved blades flew out, and the dwarf and his clone were also brought down from mid-air by Yi Yun's two bricks.

"Boom!"

The dwarf crashed heavily to the ground, and his "clone" also lost all mobility, twisting and turning into a heap.

People then realized that this was not a clone at all.

In the path of martial arts, when one cultivates to an extremely high level, one might be able to create a clone, but the current dwarf is far from reaching such a level.

What he called a clone was actually a puppet. The moment the dwarf threw the puppet, he covered it with his own energy, creating a phantom image of himself. The speed was so fast that it created the effect of a clone.

Such methods were nothing to Yi Yun, who had condensed the Heavenly Eye Bead; he saw through them at a glance.

The dwarf was defeated, also knocked unconscious by Yi Yun.

From then on, no one could escape the curse of Yi Yun's brick. In Yi Yun's hands, that brick became a terrifying weapon that gave all members of the Hong Dao Society nightmares.

If I hit you on the head with a brick, you'd get a huge bump, wouldn't you be scared?

They couldn't imagine what it would feel like to go up there and watch helplessly as Yi Yun smashed a brick down on their heads.

Having already anticipated the outcome of the match, yet still sticking your head out to get smacked—is there anything more painful than that?

At this moment, all the members of the Hong Dao Society who had declared war on Yi Yun were on tenterhooks!

A young man suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "This kid must have practiced some special technique! We've all been fooled. He looks carefree and doesn't seem very powerful, but he actually uses an extremely domineering and powerful move! And the medium for this move is... a brick!"

This young man's words were a wake-up call!

The people exchanged glances and suddenly realized that what the boy said made a lot of sense!

However, some people questioned, "That's not right... wasn't his original weapon a long sword... that long sword was his most proficient weapon, wasn't it?"

In response to this skepticism, the young man who had spoken earlier vehemently denied it, saying, "Brother, you're too naive. Don't be fooled by appearances. Has any of you ever seen Yi Yun fight with that long sword? Since he came to Tai'a Divine City, he's been nothing but gathering herbs! Gathering herbs! Gathering herbs! And more gathering herbs! He hasn't fought us at all, and we have no idea what kind of cultivation technique he practices!"

"I'm 70% sure that Yi Yun has found a secret martial arts technique, and this technique is very likely related to bricks. In this world, there are sword techniques, knife techniques, and spear techniques, so why isn't there a 'Brick Technique'? Don't think this sounds absurd. Think about it carefully. There are all sorts of strange and varied martial arts techniques in this world. It's quite normal for some martial arts techniques to use bricks as their main weapon!"

The boy became increasingly convinced that his reasoning was correct.

Everyone suddenly realized. "Brother, you're right! No wonder! I ran into this kid this morning. He was strolling leisurely towards the arena. He clearly knew so many people were waiting to challenge him, but he didn't seem to care at all, acting like nothing was wrong! He's too calm, that's not normal!"

"Yes, he was completely calm and collected when he went on stage, like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water. He even provoked us to increase the stakes when we gambled with him. It seems he was already confident. With this secret 'Brick Technique,' he wasn't afraid of us at all! This Yi Yun is too cunning!"

The more people thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and they all realized that Yi Yun's secret was out.

Meanwhile, the young members of the Hong Dao Society were furious that Yi Yun had used provocation to get them to increase their bets. They only realized now that their previous bets had been tricked by Yi Yun!

That damned brat!

The problem now is, even if they know Yi Yun has cultivated a secret technique and his weapon is a brick, the key question is how to counter it?

The gap in strength between them and Yi Yun is too great; if they go up there, they'll still get beaten up!

"Brothers, we need to find a way to control the brick in his hand. Don't be fooled by its appearance. It may look a bit comical, but in Yi Yun's hands, it is the most terrifying weapon in the world!"

Someone gave a concluding speech.

The other boys chimed in, "That's right! You should treat that brick as the sharpest knife, sword, or spear! Take swordsmen, for example. Some swordsmen use their swords with such skill that they can achieve 'man and sword as one.' For swordsmen who achieve 'man and sword as one,' their bodies are the sword, and the sword is their body!"

"This Yi Yun might have even reached the point of 'Man-Brick Unity'!"

"Huh? 'Man-Brick Unity'!? That's amazing!? Impossible! The difficulty of 'Man-Brick Unity' should be no less than 'man and sword as one.' Only those with extraordinary comprehension and exceptional talent can reach this level..."

Hearing that Yi Yun might have already achieved "Man-Brick Unity," the faces of the young men present darkened slightly; this was too troublesome!

They each had their own weapons, but none of them could become one with their weapons!

"I'm not exaggerating. I've seen martial artists who are 'one with their sword.' Their moves are very simple, often just one sword strike, yet they've already defeated their opponents. Outwardly, there's nothing fancy about it."

"Yi Yun is doing the same thing now. He just smashes a brick down. It seems like an ordinary move, but he defeated his opponent. It's similar to 'man and sword as one,' so it should be 'Man-Brick Unity.'"

...(To be continued~^~)