Chapter 77

Lian Chengyu certainly would not let Yi Yun affect his divine kingdom election, which was the most important thing in his life! It was an opportunity that absolutely could not fail!

"Coach Yao, what do you think of his strength? Thunder Sound? Meridians?"

Lian Chengyu believed that Yi Yun's strength had already exceeded a thousand catties, and his realm was at least at the third level of the Mortal Blood stage. As for whether he had unblocked the Ren and Du meridians, that was unclear.

Yao Yuan said, "We all underestimated Yi Yun. I don't know his exact strength, but I do know one thing: his wisdom and cunning far exceed those of a twelve-year-old child. If anyone regards him as an enemy but still thinks he's just a child, they will surely lose badly."

Yao Yuan's words were somewhat alluding to Lian Chengyu, who felt uncomfortable. He never thought that one day he would have to compare himself to a child.

But he had to admit that in the few confrontations with Yi Yun, he had been outsmarted by him!

"This kid is pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. He has always known my murderous intent but pretended not to, making me complacent! How can a child of his age have such cunning?"

Lian Chengyu found it hard to believe; this was simply a monster!

"Coach Yao, my body is not in a condition to act today. Can you, Coach Yao, take action and capture this little beast?"

Yao Yuan was silent in response to Lian Chengyu's request.

Yao Yuan also guessed that Yi Yun must have had some extraordinary encounter, such as accidentally eating some heavenly treasure while gathering herbs on the medicine mountain, which suddenly boosted his strength.

This was the most plausible explanation, making it reasonable that he survived the fall into the Dong River.

Moreover, such a heavenly treasure could even alleviate the cold poison from the Cold Python Withered Bone to some extent, meaning it was a heavenly treasure of even greater value than the Cold Python Withered Bone.

But what did that matter?

The heavenly treasure had already been consumed by Yi Yun, and it would be very difficult to extract it again. Even if it could be extracted, Yao Yuan had no desire to covet it, as he had been injured by his enemies, with his meridians severed, and could no longer advance.

Yao Yuan's status was that of a guest scholar residing in the Lian clan, not a subordinate of Lian Chengyu.

Yao Yuan said, "Chengyu, I owe your late grandfather a favor, so I agreed to protect the Lian clan and teach you martial arts. However, I never said I would help you kill people or assist you in doing evil. I know about your cultivation of the Withered Bone, but I didn't interfere because I understand that this world is one of the strong preying on the weak. Sacrificing some weaker individuals to achieve your own goals is not entirely unjustifiable. But asking me to act against a child, especially a child with martial talent, just because of your jealousy, I cannot agree to that."

"Even if you may not listen, I must still advise you to have some tolerance. If you want to achieve something great, you need a broad-minded attitude. If you continue to be ruthless and extremely self-centered, unable to tolerate others, you will eventually destroy yourself."

Yao Yuan's words made Lian Chengyu frown. Since ancient times, honest advice has been hard to hear, and Yao Yuan's words were already grating on Lian Chengyu's ears.

"Coach Yao, what do you mean? All these years, I have treated you with the respect due to a teacher. Today, you are helping an outsider?"

Lian Chengyu's words were filled with anger.

Yao Yuan shook his head, "All these years, I have watched you grow up. I know your thoughts. I just don't want you to keep making the same mistakes."

"Moreover... although my strength is unmatched below the Purple Blood stage, I don't have a hundred percent confidence in capturing Yi Yun..."

Yao Yuan's words shocked Lian Chengyu.

"How is that possible!? Coach Yao, do you think this kid has the strength to protect himself against you? That would mean he is at least at the Great Success stage of the Qi Induction stage, on par with me? That's impossible!" Lian Chengyu found it absurd. Even if Yi Yun had a stroke of luck and encountered some opportunity, it was impossible for him to have such rapid martial arts progress.

"I also find it hard to believe," Yao Yuan sighed lightly. "But have you considered that with this child's intelligence, if he has reached this level of martial arts, he must know the differences in strength between different realms before the Purple Blood stage. Our cultivation levels are not secrets, and he dared to appear here, which means that even if he doesn't have the confidence to defeat you, he probably has the confidence to retreat safely."

Yao Yuan's words seemed to irritate Lian Chengyu, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. "If Coach Yao acts today, he won't be able to retreat safely!"

Yao Yuan said, "I feel the same way. I also thought that when he was poisoned by the Withered Bone and fell into the Dong River, he was certain to die. But... he survived..."

Yao Yuan's words left Lian Chengyu speechless.

That's right, at the time, he also thought Yi Yun was certain to die, but today, he was standing right in front of him, and he had even crippled Zhao Tiexin!

This was no different from slapping him in public.

Yao Yuan said, "His strength may be at the Thunder Sound stage or the Meridian stage, but he may have some means to protect himself, such as a life-saving treasure."

"A twelve-year-old child with such intelligence and strength, if you make an enemy of him, you must kill him, or you will surely face his revenge in the future."

Yao Yuan originally did not want Lian Chengyu to get deeper into this. Now, with the risk of failing to kill Yi Yun and having him escape to seek revenge, he had even less reason to act against Yi Yun.

"I understand." Lian Chengyu took a deep breath, his face dark and terrifying. Today, Yao Yuan's refusal left him with a deep grudge!

Since Yao Yuan would not act, and he himself could not act, the only one left in the clan who could match Yi Yun was his great-grandfather, the clan leader.

Not to mention that it would be inappropriate for the old clan leader to act against a child in public.

The key was that Lian Chengyu was not even sure if his great-grandfather could handle Yi Yun.

Because the old clan leader was old and frail, and for Mortal Blood stage warriors who rely on physical strength, physical condition has a significant impact on combat power. The older they get, the weaker they become, which does not happen to Mortal Blood stage warriors.

The old clan leader was at the fifth level of the Mortal Blood stage and the Great Success stage of the Qi Induction stage, but in his current state, he might not even be able to defeat a fourth-level Meridian stage warrior. Moreover, Yao Yuan said that Yi Yun might have a life-saving trump card.

After much consideration, Lian Chengyu realized he was in a very awkward situation.

He had been publicly humiliated by Yi Yun but could not do anything to him!

At least, not until he recovered his strength!

"Damn it, if I weren't injured, I would definitely flay this little beast alive!"

Lian Chengyu felt frustrated. He never thought that a child he had regarded as an ant a few days ago would suddenly become someone he could not deal with!

At this moment, Yao Yuan had already fallen silent, and all the people were still looking at him.

Lian Chengyu needed a way out!