With that in mind, many things could be explained.
The Radiant Sun Alliance's concealment of its strength was likely related to the fact that it was a faction formed by martial artists from the Shattered Lands.
After all, on the True Dragon Continent, martial artists from the Shattered Lands were born a rank below those of the True Dragon Continent.
Within the major sects of the True Dragon Continent, any martial artist from the Shattered Lands found it difficult to gain the sect's trust and be put to important use.
Perhaps that was why the Radiant Sun Alliance had come into being.
And the secret it hid was inextricably tied to this matter.
At that thought, Ye Yun was deeply shaken, yet his expression did not change in the slightest. He continued to watch the trembling, uneasy Zhou Wu, waiting for his answer.
To Ye Yun, whatever secret the Radiant Sun Alliance was hiding had little to do with him.
What mattered most to him now was obtaining more True Martial Hearts before the Path of Heavenly Prodigies trial ended, securing his position as champion.
Otherwise, if someone took the chance to overtake his score when the trial ended, he would truly lose face in spectacular fashion.
Under Ye Yun's gaze, all kinds of emotions tangled together in Zhou Wu's heart.
He knew he had no choice but to answer Ye Yun's questions truthfully.
But if the Radiant Sun Alliance's higher-ups learned of the answers he gave, even his father would not be able to protect him.
Things had already come to this. Zhou Wu could not afford to care about anything else; avoiding elimination came first.
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