Floral Fragrance

"What's wrong with you?"

Seeing Yu Chi Wei's miserable state, Yi Yun asked.

Yu Chi Wei touched the still-unhealed knife wound on his neck and cursed, "Those bastards, they really went all out!"

As the Masked Man said, the Martial Arts Alliance operates on the law of the jungle: the strong rule and the weak are eliminated.

In the Martial Arts Alliance, members can challenge each other. The loser will have a portion of their salary deducted, while the winner will receive a reward from the Martial Arts Alliance.

Because of this reward system, fights between martial artists are commonplace within the Martial Arts Alliance.

Those who achieve consecutive victories in the final battle will be rated as having higher skill levels and will receive a higher monthly salary.

Under these rules, to survive, one either needs exceptional personal strength, like Yi Yun.

Or they form cliques and protect each other.

The Heavenly Blood Alliance and its members who have not joined are the two most natural factions.

The former is undoubtedly much stronger than the latter!

As a result, those members who did not join the Heavenly Blood Alliance, such as Yu Chi Wei, had a difficult time.

Being beaten every day, it's not uncommon for an opponent to strike hard enough to leave a wound that runs through the entire body.

Yi Yun shook his head inwardly; this was the kind of atmosphere the Martial Arts Alliance had.

Under pressure from multiple sides and the lure of power, the number of people joining the Heavenly Blood Alliance will only increase.

"Haven't you considered joining the Heavenly Blood Alliance? If it's just signing Soul Contract instead of sending yourself to your death, it shouldn't be too hard to accept, right?"

Yi Yun asked casually, and Yu Chi Wei shook his head. "I just don't like being forced to do things. If I want to join, I will naturally join; if I don't want to join, no one can force me. My background is ordinary, unlike those powerful Lineage. I, Yu Chi Wei, practice martial arts for the sake of seeking revenge and becoming strong enough to control my own destiny. If I were to be enslaved by others for the sake of martial arts and power, then I would be putting the cart before the horse."

"I'd rather not practice martial arts at all than do this kind of thing!"

"If I really can't stay in the Heavenly Dao Alliance, I'll just leave!"

Yu Chi Wei was quite young, with a somewhat childish look on his face, and his words surprised Yi Yun slightly.

He hadn't paid much attention to the boy living in the stone house next door before; he never expected him to have such thoughts.

Indeed, martial artists practice martial arts in order to take control of their own destiny; it would be a tragedy if they were controlled by fate because of their martial arts training.

"Let's go to the Black Stone Trial."

Yi Yun said calmly. He had a good feeling about Yi Yun Yu Chi Wei didn't want to see such an ambitious young man ruined by the Martial Arts Alliance.

"Good!"

Yu Chi Wei's eyes lit up at the mention of the Black Stone Trial.

The Black Stone Trial is the most important trial in the Martial Arts Alliance, and it is also an extraordinary opportunity for martial artists.

The Black Stone Trial once every three years, and it has only been conducted twice since the founding of the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

Each Black Stone Trial awards a large number of rewards from the Martial Arts Alliance, and combined with the opportunities presented by the trial itself, many participants benefit greatly.

Logically, it shouldn't be time for the third Black Stone Trial yet, but for some reason, this trial has been held ahead of schedule.

Moreover, the Martial Arts Alliance leadership has announced that this trial will be unlike any other, and could even be called the most unique trial the Martial Arts Alliance has ever held in the past and future, unprecedented and unparalleled!

The fact that the Martial Arts Alliance's top brass described the trial as "unprecedented" speaks volumes about its unique nature.

Many people are looking forward to this "special" trial.

This also includes Yi Yun.

However, he wasn't interested in the reward; what he wanted to know was what the Martial Arts Alliance was plotting. After finding out everything, he wanted to find an opportunity to sabotage them behind their backs.

Thinking this, Yi Yun looked up at the summit of Absolute Sword Mountain. On the towering, sword-like peak, a layer of bloody energy seemed to be faintly rising, filled with ferocity and killing intent...

Along the way, Yi Yun encountered many members of the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

Everyone was excitedly discussing what this "unprecedented" Black Stone Trial would be like. In addition, people were also occasionally mentioning a major event that had recently occurred in the Tianyuan Realm.

That is--

The Eternal Vortex has once again emitted "Blood of Destruction".

When Yi Yun first emerged from seclusion in the Empress Secret Realm, he spoke with a small sect in the South China Sea called Bai Ling Sect, and they mentioned the "Blood of Destruction."

This blood appears to have flowed from the enormous eye beneath the Eternal Vortex.

The two drops of Blood of Destruction from before were obtained by the Martial Arts Alliance.

Now that the Martial Arts Alliance has pledged not to participate in the struggle for the Blood of Destruction, many powerful Lineage in the Tianyuan Realm have been drawn into this conflict.

This time, in particular, three drops of the Blood of Destruction flowed out at once, leading to an extremely fierce struggle among the various forces, resulting in the deaths of many people.

After all, this is very likely the blood of an ancient god. Who knows what it might be used for? Perhaps absorbing just a drop could make one an unparalleled Great Emperor!

Yi Yun frowned slightly as he listened to these comments.

Blood of Destruction... what exactly is that?

Does the colossal ancient Devil Creature beneath the Eternal Vortex truly bleed?

Who knows what will happen if something like that is actually absorbed...

Thinking this, Yi Yun had unknowingly arrived at a large platform on Absolute Sword Mountain, where all the geniuses participating in the Black Stone Trial would first gather.

When Yi Yun and Yu Chi Wei arrived, the platform was already full of people.

The ordinary members of the Heavenly Blood Alliance and the Heavenly Dao Alliance were clearly separated, each gathering on one side.

The number of members in the Heavenly Blood Alliance is significantly greater than that of ordinary members, and the platform space they occupy is also much wider.

The ordinary members were crammed into a small corner, suppressed by the Heavenly Blood Alliance for a long time. They lost confidence and dared not compete with the Heavenly Blood Alliance for resources or face, because they simply couldn't win.

"It's Yu Chi Wei, that silly boy is here, haha!"

Yi Yun and Yu Chi Wei had just arrived on the platform when they suddenly heard a mocking laugh.

Upon hearing this voice, Yu Chi Wei's eyes turned cold, and he abruptly turned his head.

Not far behind him stood two men and a woman.

Both men were muscular, while the woman was petite and delicate.

One of the men, carrying a thick-backed broadsword, showed off his sword to Yu Chi Wei.

"Kid, you look like you're not convinced. How about another fight?"

The man with the knife said with a playful tone, Yu Chi Wei's voice froze, unable to speak. He had been injured by this man before, and their strengths were not even on the same level. If they fought again, he would only be beaten.

That's how the Heavenly Dao Alliance works; if you're not as skilled, you can only suffer humiliation.

Just then, Yi Yun turned around and looked at the person who had spoken.

The man carrying the knife was about to criticize Gongsun Hong, but when he suddenly saw Yi Yun, his expression immediately turned sour.

"It's Jiang Yi Dao!"

"The person who defeated Gongsun Hong."

"He is now the leader among the ordinary members."

Yi Yun never claimed to be the leader, but he was the strongest, most talented, and had defeated members of the Heavenly Blood Alliance, so naturally, he became the number one ordinary member of the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

They dared not offend Jiang Yi Dao. His arrogance was notorious. Not to mention Gongsun Hong, they also knew about what happened in Tianwu City. At that time, there was a member of the Heavenly Blood Alliance who was suppressed to the same realm by him. Without using his Dharma Aspect Totem, he was cleaved in two with one strike!

The group fell silent, slinking into the crowd, afraid of being spotted by Yi Yun.

However, the fact that these few individuals were timid does not mean that all members of the Heavenly Blood Alliance were timid.

Several senior members of the Heavenly Blood Alliance looked coldly at Yi Yun, their eyes filled with contempt.

Yi Yun very strong, but he is only one person, and to the Heavenly Blood Alliance, he is insignificant.

Moreover, these Heavenly Blood Alliance have been very confident in their own strength, and they don't think they will definitely lose if they really face Yi Yun.

"That Jiang Yi Dao has no idea he's about to be in trouble."

"Hmph, he's going to suffer a great loss by acting eccentrically in the Martial Arts Alliance. Who does he think he is? Just a junior with some talent. He's nothing in front of the higher-ups of the Martial Arts Alliance!"

As people were talking, suddenly, an inexplicable feeling enveloped the entire platform, as if, in that instant, a fragrant aroma of flowers wafted over...

...(To be continued~^~)