Chapter 80

Swish!

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Hong Bao, the first disciple of the outer sect of the Qi Yun Sect, suddenly stood up, his fists clenched tightly, and he took his first step forward, a step that was unbearably heavy.

Instantly, all the hopeful gazes of the crowd focused on Hong Bao.

As Hong Bao walked slowly, it seemed he could understand the meaning of the thousands of gazes fixed on him. There were the gazes of the sect leader, the gazes of the elders, and the gazes of thousands of inner and outer sect disciples.

All the gazes conveyed only one meaning—turn the tide, win a decisive victory, and turn the situation around!

The pressure from these thousands of gazes was immense, and only Hong Bao himself knew how heavy it was.

However, Hong Bao's fear did not come from these thousands of hopeful gazes, but from the corpse of Li Yuncun, whose internal organs were spilling out, and from the blood-soaked knife that Li Yunchong pointed at him from the stage!

He was afraid!

Hong Bao was afraid of this pointless and futile death!

During the sect competition this year, when Hong Bao and Li Yuncun fought for the top position in the sect, it took him two hundred moves to defeat Li Yuncun. But Li Yuncun, who could fight him for two hundred rounds, was killed by Li Yunchong with a single strike.

What about him? How many moves could he last?

Li Yunchong's strength had reached the astonishing level of True Essence Second Stage.

The most terrifying thing was the unmasked killing intent in Li Yunchong's eyes, and the long knife dripping with blood, which seemed to tell Hong Bao that as soon as he stepped onto the stage, his fate would be no different from Li Yuncun's.

For the first time, Hong Bao regretted being the top disciple of the outer sect.

Being the top disciple of the outer sect was not an easy job.

Unlike the other disciples who leaped onto the stage, Hong Bao's pace became slower and slower. When he stepped onto the first step of the martial arts platform, his steps suddenly stopped.

Hong Bao hesitated!

One step forward meant death.

One step back meant at least a chance to live!

What should he do?

This choice was not hard to make; what was hard was how to take that step back!

At the moment Hong Bao's shoulders trembled and his breathing became rapid, the thousands of hopeful gazes suddenly froze.

He was afraid of the stage!

Hong Bao was actually afraid of the stage!

Instantly, the face of the sect leader, Guo Qijing, on the stage turned ashen, and the faces of the elders also became extremely ugly. The ugliest face belonged to the Fifth Elder, Hong Banjiang, who glared at Hong Bao with a murderous look, but Hong Bao remained unmoved!

Being afraid of the stage was even more shameful than being defeated!

"Hong Bao!" The Fifth Elder, Hong Banjiang, roared like a thunderclap.

On the stage, Li Yunchong instantly understood the current situation, a fierce smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. What could be more effective in striking the opponent and boosting one's own morale than making the opponent surrender without a fight?

"Hong Bao, come up and accept your death quickly!"

As Li Yunchong roared, he deliberately shook the blood-soaked long knife in his hand, splattering a few drops of cold blood onto Hong Bao's face, making Hong Bao shudder.

This roar shattered Hong Bao's last bit of resolve. He lowered his head and wilted completely; he truly did not want to go up and die!

"Hong Senior Brother!"

"Hong Bao!"

The shouts of the inner and outer sect disciples of the Qi Yun Sect never ceased, but Hong Bao did not react at all. On the stage, the Elder Lishi of the Lishui Sect smiled like a chrysanthemum.

"First Prince, Third Prince, do you see how strong the disciples of our Lishui Sect are?"

"If someone like Hong Bao were to become a captain or a commander, would the soldiers he leads surrender on the battlefield?" The Third Prince's words made the high-ranking officials of the Qi Yun Sect shudder.

"Compared to that, the disciples of the Lishui Sect are more suitable for the army!" The Third Prince said.

The faces of the high-ranking officials of the Qi Yun Sect instantly turned black!

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Li Yunchong raised his knife and laughed to the sky, "A bunch of cowards, all cowards, not a single one with the guts to fight me!"

An inner sect disciple of the Qi Yun Sect suddenly stood up, about to fly onto the martial arts platform, but was scolded back by Chu Jun, "Do you want to lose face? Do you want the Lishui Sect to use their true disciples to fight you a few rounds?"

"Is there anyone else? Are there any more outer sect disciples of the Qi Yun Sect who dare to come up and fight? If no one comes, I, the second outer sect disciple of the Lishui Sect, will be invincible in the outer sect of the Qi Yun Sect... ha ha ha ha..."

"I'll fight you to the death!"

The face of the third outer sect disciple of the Qi Yun Sect, Ren Fei, turned red with anger as he roared and was about to fly onto the stage.

Just as Ren Fei roared and was about to fly up, a large hand suddenly pressed down on his shoulder, forcing him down.

"I'll go!"

Ye Zhen's voice sounded behind Ren Fei.

"Senior Brother Ye!"

Ren Fei called out excitedly.

Ye Zhen nodded, his face solemn. In fact, the moment Li Yuncun was killed, he wanted to take revenge, but with Hong Bao there, he had no right.

Now that Li Yunchong had challenged all the outer sect disciples of the Qi Yun Sect, he immediately took action.

"Senior Brother Ye, Senior Brother Ye!"

Seeing Ye Zhen step forward, the outer sect disciples around him were all excited. If there was any hope for the outer sect of the Qi Yun Sect, it was this person who had once defeated Hong Bao, Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen did not pay attention to Hong Bao standing on the steps, not even glancing at him. In his eyes, Hong Bao was already pitiful enough and did not deserve any scolding.

He lightly leaped onto the martial arts platform and bowed, "Ye Zhen of the Qi Yun Sect, here to learn!"

Saying he was there to learn, Ye Zhen did not immediately attack but turned his back to face Li Yuncun's corpse.

Almost the moment Ye Zhen leaped onto the platform, Chu Jun's face suddenly turned fierce, and a spiritual energy message surged into Li Yunchong's ears.

"Li Yunchong, kill him! At any cost, kill Ye Zhen!"

Swish!

Almost instantly, Li Yunchong leaped high, his long knife raised, cutting through the air and bringing a blade of light over a meter long down onto Ye Zhen's back.

Facing Li Yuncun's corpse, Ye Zhen seemed oblivious to the fierce sound of the blade behind him.

He extended his hands, slowly putting Li Yuncun's severed head back together in the blood.

Swish!

The fierce blade of light fell like a river of stars, and the thousands of gazes below instantly tensed up. Even the elders on the stage secretly criticized this bold move.

Crack!

Just as the blade was about to hit, a pair of blood-soaked hands suddenly emerged from the blood, and with a burst of True Essence, they collided with the blade.

It was like an eagle pinching a chick, freezing Li Yunchong's long knife in place.

Ye Zhen's left hand was not idle, slowly wiping the blood from Li Yuncun's face, which was still open-eyed.

Pop!

Unable to pull his knife back, Li Yunchong suddenly kicked Ye Zhen's back.

Ye Zhen did not dodge, and a layer of protective aura suddenly surged around his body, blocking Li Yunchong's kick.

"True Essence Third Stage?"

On the stage, Elder Lishi suddenly drew a sharp breath, looking at the Grand Elder of the Qi Yun Sect, Lu Changchuan, "True Essence Third Stage, and still an outer sect disciple?"

"Huh, just some good fortune!" Grand Elder Lu Changchuan's nose flared, leaving Elder Lishi embarrassed.

"Such a strong outer sect disciple?" The Third Prince Zhu Kun's gaze flickered as he stared at Ye Zhen.

"Grand Elder Lu, I remember the outer sect disciples of the Qi Yun Sect are not older than twenty. How old is Ye Zhen?" The First Prince Zhu Xuan asked.

"Uh..." Lu Changchuan was at a loss for words.

"Answering the First Prince, Ye Zhen is just seventeen this year!" The attendant Liu Zhisshi from Donglai Peak answered.

"What? Seventeen years old?"

The Third Prince Zhu Kun and the First Prince Zhu Xuan were both shocked, their gazes suddenly changing as they looked at Ye Zhen.

On the stage, Sect Leader Guo Qijing's brows furrowed. When did the Qi Yun Sect have a genius like Ye Zhen, and why didn't he know?

One kick, two kicks, three kicks!

Ye Zhen's figure did not budge, but Li Yunchong was getting anxious.

At this moment, Ye Zhen had cleaned the blood from Li Yuncun's face with one hand and gently closed his eyes, "Senior Brother Li, rest in peace!"

As he spoke, Ye Zhen suddenly turned, his True Essence Third Stage peak power, comparable to True Essence Fifth Stage, instantly erupted.

The True Essence power exploded at the point where his right hand gripped the blade.

Crack, crack, crack!

The sound of the long knife being crushed echoed!

At the same time, Ye Zhen's left fist shattered Li Yunchong's palm, and his right fist, like a venomous dragon, slammed into Li Yunchong's chest.

Leopard Punch!

The moment his fist hit Li Yunchong's chest, Ye Zhen's True Essence power exploded without reservation.

Bang!

Li Yunchong's body was instantly blasted into the air, blood and internal organs spewing from his mouth. However, Ye Zhen did not intend to let him off so easily.

With a quick leap, Ye Zhen shot into the air, his Leopard Punch striking Li Yunchong repeatedly.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, pop!

With the final soft sound like a balloon being punctured, Li Yunchong's body exploded like a balloon, blood splattering everywhere.

Sigh!

It exploded!

Li Yunchong was directly blasted to pieces by Ye Zhen!

Bloody!

This scene was even more bloody than when Li Yunchong killed Li Yuncun!

Shocked!

All the inner and outer sect disciples, including the elders and princes on the viewing platform, were shocked!

They had seen bloody scenes before, but never such a bloody one!

Blasting a person like a balloon into countless pieces!

Silence!

Dead silence!

The next moment, cheers suddenly erupted!

"Senior Brother Ye is mighty!"

"Senior Brother Ye is mighty!"

"Senior Brother Ye is mighty!"

In the cheers, many inner sect disciples could not suppress their excitement and joined the outer sect disciples in cheering, only to secretly spit after a few shouts.

What Senior Brother Ye? Clearly, it's Junior Brother Ye!

But it really felt good!

The people of the Lishui Sect, including Elder Lishi and Chu Jun, were stunned like wooden chickens! The other outer sect disciples below were filled with fear!

The next moment, Ye Zhen was already waving Li Yunchong's head and roaring, "You bastards of the Lishui Sect, come up if you dare!"

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