Hunt

"Junior Disciple Brother Gongsun, are you alright?!"

Seeing Gongsun Hong being cleaved away by a single blow, the two young men, one tall and one short, rushed over to check on Gongsun Hong.

Gongsun Hong wasn't seriously injured, but his appearance was terrible. Yi Yun's sword energy was too much and too sharp. Gongsun Hong's White Robe was ripped to shreds from collar to crotch, so much so that he had to hold down his robe to avoid exposing himself when Gongsun Hong stood up.

Many female disciples looked embarrassed upon seeing this and instinctively turned away.

Gongsun Hong's face turned as red as a pig's liver! If Yi Yun's main blade light had focused on his crotch, he wouldn't have been rendered infertile, but his manhood would have been severed, and he would have become infamous throughout the entire Martial Arts Alliance.

"You... you..."

Gongsun Hong gritted his teeth and glared at Yi Yun, but Yi Yun acted as if it were none of his business, leaving Gongsun Hong speechless.

In a fair fight, if he loses, it's because he's not skilled enough. He can't possibly seek revenge on Yi Yun.

Yi Yun hurriedly said, "Junior Disciple Brother Gongsun, are you badly injured? I thought Junior Disciple Brother Gongsun's sword moves were too powerful and flashy, and I couldn't block them, so I desperately slashed out with this blade. I didn't expect Junior Disciple Brother Gongsun to be so modest, and as a result, I was hit by the blade's edge, which is why I'm like this now."

Yi Yun's attitude was sincere, and his words "intentionally modest" made Gongsun Hong feel extremely uncomfortable.

He gritted his teeth and said, "I wouldn't say I was being deliberately modest, but just now I used a move that I wasn't even familiar with myself. I've only just mastered a small part of that Thirty-Six Evil God Swords. I was too careless. Let's do it again, and I'll use my strongest fighting power!"

Gongsun Hong blushed and said that many geniuses watching from the side looked down on him.

In a martial arts duel, a loss is a loss. What does it mean to be careless for a moment? If you encounter danger and perish while exploring a secret realm, can you just say you were careless for a moment and be resurrected?

However, this was on the territory of the Martial Arts Alliance, Gongsun Hong represented the Heavenly Blood Alliance Martial Arts Alliance, so they wouldn't say anything.

"The members of the Heavenly Blood Alliance don't seem to be as strong as I imagined."

"Ancient Inheritance are good, but how well you can cultivate them depends on yourself."

"Hmm... we still need to consider this carefully. After all, Ancient Inheritance are from tens of millions of years ago, and whether they are suitable for the current martial arts system is not necessarily true..."

Many people think this way.

Many things in this world are judged by their results. Their decision to join the Heavenly Blood Alliance will not be influenced by Yi Yun's victory over Gongsun Hong. But at least, seeing Yi Yun's strength will make these geniuses calm down, think more carefully, and weigh the pros and cons of signing Soul Contract.

Not joining the Heavenly Blood Alliance doesn't necessarily mean you're inferior to those in the Human Heavenly Blood Alliance!

"One more time?"

Upon hearing Gongsun Hong's words, Yi Yun paused, appearing somewhat hesitant. He seemed unsure of himself to fight Gongsun Hong a second time. He touched his sword and said, "If Junior Disciple Brother Gongsun wishes to come, I can wait for you for a while, but before that..."

Yi Yun paused here, glanced at Gongsun Hong's disheveled appearance, and said with difficulty, "Why don't you change your clothes first, Junior Disciple Brother Gongsun?"

Upon hearing Yi Yun's words, one of the female disciples couldn't help but chuckle.

Gongsun Hong's face was flushed crimson; today was the most humiliating day he had experienced since emerging from the Empress Secret Realm!

He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't be so smug... my second strike will be all-out!"

Gongsun Hong was unwilling to give up; he was about to fight Yi Yun again when suddenly a cold voice rang out—

"That's enough, you've already lost!"

The voice was so powerful that the previously playful atmosphere in the room instantly cooled down.

The people paused, turning to look. The speaker was the masked man.

The masked man looked at Yi Yun, his cold, unchanging masked features devoid of any expression.

Yi Yun calmly met the masked man's gaze; he was not afraid of the Masked Man.

"You... are very good!"

The masked man made a cryptic comment, leaving everyone completely unsure of Masked Man mood, and making them all feel uneasy.

The Martial Arts Alliance had clearly intended for the veteran members of the Heavenly Blood Alliance to teach the newcomers a lesson, but Yi Yun's intervention caused a complete embarrassment!

A duel that was originally intended to showcase the strength of the old members of the Heavenly Blood Alliance turned into a farce. Even if Yi Yun really did it unintentionally, this situation must have greatly displeased the Masked Man.

"This kid is really bold! He offended the Heavenly Blood Alliance right from the start."

"I didn't quite understand his strike just now, but it's probably not as simple as it seems. He's a master; he might have been deliberately playing dumb to catch someone off guard."

The other geniuses present were also speculating that, given Yi Yun's strength, Gongsun Hong Yi Yun was likely being tricked by him.

"Your Inspector Lord, I can still fight..."

"I'm not willing to accept this, "Gongsun Hong said unwillingly.

However, the Masked Man simply shouted, "Step back!"

Gongsun Hong hesitated for a moment, then had no choice but to swallow his anger and accept the order.

He glared at Yi Yun resentfully. He had deliberately shown off his skills to lose to Yi Yun, and he was very unwilling to accept the defeat.

"Your eyesight is excellent!" the Masked Man commented on Yi Yun.

Others might not have noticed, but he knew that in the instant Yi Yun made his move, he had actually identified the weakness in Gongsun Hong's technique, which was why he was able to defeat the enemy in one strike!

The Masked Man was certain that the Thirty-Six Evil God Swords was a secret technique of the Martial Arts Alliance itself, and no outsider would ever know it. This young man could not possibly have seen the manual for the Thirty-Six Evil God Swords before.

That means that this young man's comprehension and eyesight have reached an extremely terrifying level, enabling him to determine the weakness of Gongsun Hong's sword move in the blink of an eye.

How could someone like that not be able to discern the difference in strength between him and Gongsun Hong?

From beginning to end, Gongsun Hong was treated like a fool by this person.

The fact that this newcomer could outmaneuver even the veteran members of the Heavenly Blood Alliance piqued the Masked Man's interest.

The way he looked at Yi Yun, hidden beneath his mask, was like looking at a delicious prey.

In the Masked Man's eyes, Yi Yun was too arrogant; he couldn't recognize his own limitations and didn't know how vast the world was.

Those who think themselves clever and can manipulate others at will are most likely to meet their demise when they fall into this state of self-righteousness!

No matter how high a frog jumps, it can never escape the deep well it inhabits.

"You are destined to become my prey..."

The masked man's lips curled slightly beneath the mask. So what if you don't sign Soul Contract? Even if you never join the Heavenly Blood Alliance, you can't escape my grasp!

(To be continued~^~)