The Disciple Didn't Do It on Purpose—He Really Couldn't Hold Back...

No one had expected the Discipline Hall Patrol to arrive at such a critical moment.

Under normal circumstances,

Wu Yuekong and the others would definitely have been afraid.

The Punishment Hall controlled the punishments of the entire Celestial Martial Sect and enforced the rules with absolute rigor. Publicly violating sect rules—let alone an Outer Sect Disciple like him—even Core Disciples, who were more esteemed than Inner Sect Disciples, would not dare confront the Punishment Hall head-on.

Once taken to the Punishment Hall, one would be judged exactly as one deserved.

Of all who entered, not a single one emerged unscathed. If they did not die, they would still lose three layers of skin!

Yet at this moment, after unleashing his killing move only to fail to kill Li Yun, while his Internal Force had been drastically depleted, Wu Yuekong felt unprecedented delight upon noticing the arrival of the Discipline Hall Patrol.

He was only short of shouting, Dad, come save me!

That was right.

At this moment, the vicious and ominous Discipline Hall Patrol in Wu Yuekong's eyes were practically his saviors, no different from his own father.

He had indeed committed an offense.

He would indeed receive a painful lesson after entering the Punishment Hall.

But after all, he had not committed a capital crime. At most, he would receive a round of punishment and be locked up for a while before being released.

No matter what, that outcome was far better than being killed in return by Li Yun.

However, the next second, terror seized him.

He discovered that after throwing his punch, Li Yun, whose back faced the Discipline Hall Patrol, showed no intention of stopping at all, as though he had not heard their furious roar.

That incomparably ferocious punch carried dazzling lightning, smashing apart the scattered cold glints seeping through the Pear Blossoms Filling the Sky. With unstoppable force, it blasted toward Wu Yuekong's chest!

With that single blow.

An exceptionally tyrannical power of Jinglei surged viciously through the skin and flesh of Wu Yuekong's chest.

"No..."

"Fist Intent—it's fucking Fist Intent..."

Wu Yuekong was practically going mad.

He had never imagined Li Yun's intentions could be so vicious. After fighting for so long, Li Yun had actually concealed his most terrifying Fist Intent until the very end.

He had clearly been waiting for a chance to kill him with one blow!

Even if one had never eaten pork, one had seen pigs run.

Wu Yuekong himself had failed to cultivate Fist Intent, but he knew full well how terrifying it was.

At this critical juncture.

He hurriedly frantically stirred the little Internal Force remaining in his body, doing everything he could to resist the impact of the Fist Intent.

His handsome face twisted into a savage grimace.

But it was useless!

Along with the impact of the Fist Intent, a strand of Jinglei power seeped in as well, directly crushing his Internal Force and scattering what little he had left in an instant.

In just an instant.

Wu Yuekong felt unprecedented agony erupt from his chest, as though a ball of thunderfire had exploded within it.

His heart, his lungs...

Were severely injured at the same time.

Wu Yuekong could not help letting out a miserable scream. His body flew sideways on the spot, crashing more than ten meters away before striking the trunk of a large tree and falling to the ground.

He immediately lost consciousness.

"Insolence—"

The process sounded complicated, but it had all occurred in the time it took for sparks to fly from flint.

The several Discipline Hall Patrol members who had just arrived upon hearing the commotion had only shouted two reprimands before Wu Yuekong had already been sent flying by Li Yun.

To the Discipline Hall Patrol, this was no less than a challenge to the Punishment Hall's authority.

Without hesitation, they drew the Punishment Hall's specialized weapons—black, ruler-like implements called Heavenly Punishment Rulers. Combined with the martial arts specially cultivated by the Discipline Hall Patrol, they immediately conveyed an air of strict law and order, cold and cruel.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, the Discipline Hall Patrol's attacks were about to swallow Li Yun's figure.

By all rights, Li Yun should have fought back in such circumstances, but he did not. Once again, he played against convention, boldly choosing not to resist. He stood still on the spot, looking for all the world like someone surrendering with his hands tied.

Faced with this, even the Discipline Hall Patrol had no choice but to withdraw their Heavenly Punishment Rulers, barely reining in all their attacks before they could injure Li Yun.

At the sight of this, Zhao Leyue beside them was so furious he nearly spat out three more liters of blood.

He cursed wildly in his heart.

Kill him already!

Aren't you fucking Discipline Hall Patrol? Aren't you invincible? Kill him already!

Unfortunately, his silent roar was useless.

It was simply impossible to change the Discipline Hall Patrol's intentions.

There were five Discipline Hall Patrol members in total. After stopping, one hurried over to inspect Wu Yuekong's condition and called out, "Boss, he's not dead, but his heart and lungs were injured by Fist Intent. If he isn't treated in time, he won't survive the night."

As he spoke, he went to check on Li Qin and the others.

The results were much the same.

All of them were seriously injured and had to receive treatment, or they would certainly die tonight!

Of everyone present, only Zhao Leyue was judged lightly injured, with five broken ribs, two missing front teeth, and a few superficial wounds.

Even so, six people were gravely injured with their lives hanging in the balance, while one was lightly injured.

In the eyes of the Discipline Hall Patrol, this was still a rare and serious incident.

The leader's face darkened. His gaze swept back and forth between Zhao Leyue and Li Yun as he said in a deep voice, "You have some nerve, daring to fight privately here and cause such severe consequences. Do you have any sect rules left in your eyes?"

"Especially you!"

"I clearly told you to stop, yet you treated it as if you had heard nothing and seriously injured him. I even suspect you deliberately intended to kill him..."

Li Yun hurriedly cupped his hands.

"Are you gentlemen Discipline Hall Patrol members?"

The leader was named Lin Tieshu. Upon hearing this, his face turned green with rage. Things had reached this point, Li Yun had been caught red-handed, and he still dared to play dumb?

Lin Tieshu exploded on the spot.

"Outrageous! If we aren't Discipline Hall Patrol members, are you?"

"What are you playing dumb for?"

Li Yun cupped his hands again and said with an innocent expression, "Esteemed patrol lords..."

"Shut up. We are not lords. We are Discipline Hall Patrol members. By the rules, you should address us as Senior Brothers."

"Ah, yes, yes... Senior Brothers of the Discipline Hall Patrol, this disciple has been wronged. This disciple is Li Yun, an Outer Sect Disciple of Rank 95 Academy. I have only been in the sect for a little over a month, so I truly did not know you were Discipline Hall Patrol members!"

"Besides, I wasn't the one who started trouble tonight..."

"This disciple had just returned from Azure Cloud Residence, where Outer Sect Elder Zhang Cong resided. I had originally intended to return to Rank 95 Academy to wash up and rest, but this man, who claimed to be Zhao Leyue, a disciple of Rank 77 Courtyard, lay in ambush at the academy gate and attacked this disciple."

"And he forced this disciple into this forest, where they then joined forces to besiege me..."

"Before tonight, this disciple did not know them at all. To protect myself, I had no choice but to fight back!"

"When Senior Brother Patrol shouted just now, it was not that this disciple deliberately refused to hold back. It was because this disciple had only just cultivated Fist Intent, and under the threat of life and death, I activated it—I truly could not stop it..."

"I beg the Senior Brothers of the Discipline Hall Patrol to see the truth clearly..."

Lin Tieshu was instantly stunned and cried out, "What did you say? With strength like yours, you're only a Rank Ren Outer Sect Disciple who entered the sect a little over a month ago?"