The valley fell silent for a moment.
Huang Yiqi's face darkened, and he burst into curses. "Lin Zishan, you've gone too damn far..."
He had gone to such lengths to bring in a Martial Dao Grandmaster to save his life, only for that bastard Lin Zishan to snatch his saber in public and use it as a weapon. How the hell could anyone bully someone like this?
Li Yun ignored him. He held the saber across his body and looked at He Pingtian.
"Heh. Grandmaster He, I have a weapon now. Shall we begin?"
He Pingtian paused, seemingly struggling not to laugh.
But he wasted no words.
He raised a hand, and some kind of power seemed to gather in the air.
It was a power that could awaken only after ascending the Martial Dao Ladder and undergoing the baptism of heaven and earth—Grandmaster Will.
An invisible pressure spread from him. Even heaven and earth seemed to grow heavy.
This was no mere force of presence. It was the descent of will. Wherever Grandmaster Will reached, heaven and earth resonated with it, and all things bowed before it.
Huang Yiqi struggled to breathe, and his body lowered against his will.
He was not alone. Everyone nearby felt as though a mountain pressed down on them. Their blood seemed to slow, their breathing grew labored, and even their minds began to blur.
They were all horrified. The might of a Martial Dao Grandmaster was no exaggeration. For warriors below the Grandmaster level, this was a crushing assault on body, mind, and spirit alike.
Yet Li Yun still stood straight, like an ancient pine that refused to bow to heaven and earth.
"Grandmaster Will really is powerful. Interesting."
"Then let me experience a Grandmaster's skills."
Li Yun gave a soft laugh.
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