Zhou Yunhe stared at Li Yun in a daze. It took him a long while to recover.
"Young Master Li, are... are you serious?"
Li Yun smiled. "Master Zhou, do I look like I'm joking?"
Zhou Yunhe hurriedly shook his head.
"No... no. It's just hard to believe. It hasn't been that long. We were still hoping you'd enter the Grandmaster Duel and win back some face for Cangnan's Martial Dao."
"I never imagined you'd go straight for the Martial King Pact..."
"It feels a little like a dream..."
"But..."
Zhou Yunhe paused, then continued, "The Martial King Pact is a clash between the truly strongest fighters in Blue Star's Martial Dao world. Victory or defeat affects not only the reputation of every country and faction, but also their power to deter others."
"So whether you can enter the Martial King Pact isn't up to me. The Jade Capital Headquarters has to give the final approval..."
"Then please submit an application for me, Master Zhou."
Li Yun said calmly, "If the True Martial Platform thinks I'm unqualified, it can send people to test me. However many come, I'll take them all on."
Looking at his confidence, Zhou Yunhe had nothing more to say.
"Very well! I'll go to the Inspector right now and apply on your behalf."
"Good. Sorry for the trouble, Master Zhou. Also, there's no need to deliberately hide the news that I'm withdrawing from the Grandmaster Duel, preparing to return to the Purple Moon Continent, and planning to enter the Martial King Pact as soon as I get back..."
"Hm? You mean...?"
Li Yun shook his head.
"The Divine Domain people are lurking in the shadows. I need them to know I'm no longer on Blue Star. Then all their scheming will be useless, and they won't