Zong Qingping conceded defeat completely, but beside him, Gu Yuan roared in fury, "No, impossible! It was all coincidence, all coincidence! No one has ever discovered any of this. You've been spouting baseless lies all along!"
"Your meeting in Sin Lake was a coincidence, but nothing I said was. Just because no one discovered it before doesn't mean no one ever will. Gu Yuan, you should follow Grand Academician Zong Qingping's example and admit that you fall short of others. Only then can you take another step forward and surpass them!" Fang Yun said.
Gu Yuan glanced at Zong Qingping and saw that he had already removed his disguise. With a long sigh, Gu Yuan's face changed as well, and the color of his skin gradually shifted across his entire body.
"I won't accept it!" Gu Yuan said.
"I don't care. All you need to know is that you failed," Fang Yun said.
"Impossible! Even if the five of us failed, Mo Yao won't let you off! Even if Mo Yao fails, the Demon Emperor won't let you off! The Demon Emperor has already joined forces with the Western Sea Dragon Sage. On this journey to Bloodmang Ancient Land, you're certain to die! Certain to die!" Gu Yuan barked and howled like a rabid dog, the light in his eyes blood-red.
"You've been influenced too deeply by Bloodmang Power." Fang Yun shook his head gently.
"So what? I will kill you! You'll die a wretched death, you-"
Fang Yun gave a Sailfish Demon King a meaningful glance. The Sailfish Demon King suddenly darted forward, driving his spear-like bill straight through Gu Yuan's throat before pulling it out, leaving a gaping hole.
Blood spread through the water like a crimson mist.
"You... you..." Gu Yuan stared at Fang Yun in disbelief.