Chapter 82

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On Zhou Liyang's old face, five clear finger marks reddened half of his face, swelling high. The corner of Zhou Liyang's mouth was bleeding, and his teeth were probably loosened. He was completely dazed by Ye Wuxie's powerful slap.

This slap was twice as fierce as the one Zhou Liyang had given Xiao Baiou!

After a long moment of shock, Zhou Liyang finally realized from the intense pain and numbness in his right cheek that Ye Wuxie had slapped him!

Coming to his senses, Zhou Liyang immediately flew into a rage, his old face flushed with veins, and his eyes searched for Ye Wuxie like a venomous snake ready to strike.

However, Ye Wuxie had already hidden behind Qi Shilong, looking at him with an innocent face.

"Damn! Am I seeing things?"

"Ye Wuxie actually slapped the City Lord of Zihuo City!"

"He... He's so awesome!"

...

"Brat! You dare hit me! You actually dare hit me!"

As the City Lord of one of the top hundred cities, face was the most important thing.

But in front of Wei Xiong, in front of the other city lords, and in front of all the young geniuses of the top hundred cities, Zhou Liyang was slapped hard by a junior.

This slap was seen clearly by everyone from top to bottom, inside and out, of the top hundred cities, and Zhou Liyang felt his old face was completely disgraced!

Fuming with rage, Zhou Liyang struggled to suppress his anger and murderous intent, his old face twitching violently. If looks could kill, Ye Wuxie would have died ten times over.

Feeling a sense of satisfaction from slapping Zhou Liyang, Ye Wuxie's eyes still flickered with coldness. He had not forgotten that if Wei Xiong had not intervened in time, he would have already turned to ashes, and Zhou Liyang had intended to kill him!

"Old man! You wait, I will definitely kill you one day!"

For those who wanted to kill him, Ye Wuxie would never let them go, even if he couldn't now, he would definitely not let them go when he was strong enough!

However, everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the young cultivators who were waking up. As more and more of them woke up, they all repeated the same words!

"Zhou Huo! For breaking my meridians today, if I don't die, I will never rest until you are dead!"

"Zhou Huo! For breaking my meridians today, if I don't die, I will never rest until you are dead!"

...

The same words, the same name, were repeated by different voices, though weak, the hatred and resentment in their tones were so intense that even ten rivers of water could not wash it away. This was a resolve of irreconcilable enmity and a vow to fight to the death!

The City Lord of Liuyun and the City Lord of Jinglian, who had been standing beside the nearly twenty young cultivators, were now shocked, especially the City Lord of Liuyun. He had believed Zhou Liyang's words earlier, thinking that everything was Ye Wuxie's doing, but now it seemed that the facts were not as Zhou Liyang had said.

"Ah!"

Zhou Huo, who had been lying on the ground like a soulless being, suddenly grimaced in pain as his injuries flared up, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. With the spitting of the blood, Zhou Huo seemed to temporarily snap out of his dazed state, his eyes dim and confused, looking up at the sky. The next moment, he met Ye Wuxie's bright but cold gaze, and his pupils constricted!

"Reporting to the Second City Lord, the reason this young man possesses this high-quality ordinary weapon is that I obtained it as a trophy after defeating Zhou Huo."

Ye Wuxie's clear voice echoed, instantly spreading in all directions, contrasting with the actions of the newly awakened young cultivators, causing another wave of shock among everyone.

"Whoosh"

Seeing Zhou Huo spit out a mouthful of blood, Zhou Liyang's old face, which had been filled with anger, flashed with a hint of pain. For a moment, he forgot his murderous intent towards Ye Wuxie, moved, and instantly descended from the sky, returning to Zhou Huo's side. He lifted Zhou Huo and took out a fiery red pill, putting it in his mouth.

"Silence and heal."

After instructing Zhou Huo, Zhou Liyang looked up at Ye Wuxie in the sky, his eyes dark, but found that Ye Wuxie was staring back at him without flinching.

"Ye Wuxie, narrate the entire incident from beginning to end, without any concealment."

Wei Xiong's authoritative voice echoed, and all the city lords of the top hundred cities had solemn expressions, clearly indicating that this incident was not as Zhou Liyang had said, that it was Ye Wuxie's doing.

"Reporting to the City Lord, this matter involves Nalan from start to finish. Let Nalan narrate it."

Just as Ye Wuxie was about to speak, Nalan Yan, who had been silently observing and had not spoken, suddenly opened her mouth.

Her words immediately drew everyone's attention, and even the City Lord of Tianfeng, Zhao Wujie, was somewhat surprised but did not interfere with his beloved disciple, choosing to listen.

Nalan Yan then narrated the events that took place inside the Yuanyang Hall in detail.

As Nalan Yan narrated, the expressions of everyone present subtly changed. The remaining city lords glanced at Zhou Huo, who was pale and healing, with cold eyes.

Except for a few, the young geniuses who had failed felt a chill in their hearts when they heard Nalan Yan's words, and when they looked at Ye Wuxie again, their eyes showed a mix of awe and admiration.

Ye Wuxie listened quietly to Nalan Yan's narration, without any concealment in her words. He knew that if someone else told the story, it would be more convincing than if he told it himself, especially if that person was Nalan Yan, making it even more credible.

First, Nalan Yan was one of the eleven who walked out of the Yuanyang Hall, and no one knew what had happened better than her. Second, Nalan Yan and Ye Wuxie had never met before entering the Yuanyang Hall, with no grudges or enmity, and no reason to lie for or frame Ye Wuxie.

However, Ye Wuxie knew that he owed Nalan Yan a favor, because standing up to report the truth at this moment, even if it was just the truth, would offend Zhou Liyang!

Offending the City Lord of Zihuo City, one of the top five cities in the Eastern Land, was no small matter.

What Nalan Yan was after, this was what Ye Wuxie was puzzled about.

"… In the end, Ye Wuxie arrived in time, defeated Zhou Huo, and saved us. Otherwise, there would be ten more people lying on the ground now."

After Nalan Yan finished her last sentence, she fell silent.

The entire world seemed to become quiet with Nalan Yan's words, but the atmosphere became slightly oppressive and stagnant.

Zhou Liyang's old face was already lowered, looking at Zhou Huo's pale face with pain. He didn't know, nor did he want to know, who had crippled these young cultivators, because from the beginning, he had been targeting Ye Wuxie!

On the white jade platform, the experiences of the three hundred geniuses who entered the Hundred Yuan Realm over the past three days and three nights were displayed on a huge screen, visible to every city lord of the top hundred cities.

Zhou Liyang had seen everything when Zhou Huo and his two companions discovered the cultivator's legacy cave and gained great fortune, their strength soaring. From that moment, Zhou Liyang was extremely happy because a late Essence Soul Realm cultivation was one of the top few in the entire Hundred Yuan Realm.

Therefore, the final Yuanyang inheritance and the Hundred Heaven inheritance would definitely belong to Zhou Huo and his companions, this was Zhou Liyang's firm belief.

Unfortunately, human plans often fall short of heaven's will. Everything was ruined by the sudden appearance of Ye Wuxie. In the absence of attention to the three Yuanyang Orders, Ye Wuxie, who had no hope of entering the Yuanyang Hall, discovered their secrets. The moment Ye Wuxie entered the Yuanyang Hall, Zhou Liyang felt a sense of unease. Although he was anxious, he still had confidence in Zhou Huo.

When Zhou Liyang looked at the eleven people who finally walked out of the Yuanyang Hall, he did not see the face he had been hoping for, clearly indicating that the two from Zihuo City had been eliminated.

Zhou Liyang's heart sank, so he rushed into the Yuanyang inheritance to confirm Zhou Huo's whereabouts. When he found Zhou Huo lying on the square in the Yuanyang Hall, soulless and lifeless, Zhou Liyang's heart was like being cut by a knife. When he heard Zhou Huo repeatedly mentioning Ye Wuxie's name, Zhou Liyang knew that everything was Ye Wuxie's doing!

This led to the subsequent framing of Ye Wuxie. He wanted to avenge Zhou Huo and wanted Ye Wuxie dead, regardless of the method or means!

Unfortunately, he overlooked the first words of the cultivators whose meridians were broken upon waking, which were filled with hatred and resentment towards Zhou Huo. It turned out that everything was done by Zhou Huo.

Seeing his actions exposed, Zhou Liyang no longer cared, holding Zhou Huo tightly, silent.

"Framing and blaming others, even a junior, Zhou Liyang, it seems you really don't care about your old face anymore."

The stagnant atmosphere was broken by a voice filled with anger. Qi Shilong was extremely angry. If not for his blocking Zhou Liyang and the timely intervention of the Second City Lord, Ye Wuxie would have already turned to ashes, and this matter would have been settled, with Ye Wuxie bearing the blame even in death.

Zhou Liyang seemed to ignore Qi Shilong's words, his face expressionless, one hand on Zhou Huo's back, sending pure and powerful essence energy into Zhou Huo's body to heal his injuries with the help of the pill.

Seeing Zhou Liyang's expressionless silence, Qi Shilong's anger intensified. He seemed to think of something, his eyes turning cold, and he loudly said, "All city lords, the truth is clear. I won't say more. Zhou Huo is ruthless and cruel. If left unchecked, he will become a great disaster. I request the Second City Lord's approval to personally cripple him!"

This statement shocked everyone!

"Whoosh"

Qi Shilong transformed into a streak of light, descending from the sky, heading straight for Zhou Huo!

Zhou Liyang was cunning and ruthless, but was Qi Shilong a pushover?

His city's chosen genius was almost framed and killed, how could Qi Shilong swallow this?

"Qi Shilong! What are you doing?"

Zhou Liyang, who had been suppressing his anger, finally showed his true colors, shouting loudly. He didn't expect Qi Shilong to use the same method against him, making him feel extremely aggrieved and furious!

"What am I doing? Hmph! Eliminating a public menace!"

"Rumble"

The void exploded, a dragon-shaped light swirling in all directions, the waves like raging waves, instantly spreading nearly a thousand feet, heading straight for Zhou Huo!

"You dare!"

This terrifying momentum made Zhou Liyang's face change instantly. He roared, immediately shielding Zhou Huo behind him, his right fist enveloped in purple flames, a huge fist mark burning through the void, heading towards the dragon-shaped light!

"Buzz" "Boom"

Two overwhelming forces erupted, each creating immense waves. In Ye Wuxie's perception, the void between heaven and earth trembled, as if it could shatter at any moment!

Ye Wuxie, his eyes burning, stared intently at the two surging forces about to collide, his heart beating faster!

"Enough."

Suddenly, a calm voice echoed in the heavens, and everyone's eyes were filled with white light, unable to see!

Ye Wuxie strained his eyes to look forward, and vaguely saw the two immense forces about to collide, strangely suspended in the void, completely frozen, then rapidly dissipating like melting snow, vanishing without a trace, as if they had never appeared.

After the white light dissipated, Ye Wuxie saw Qi Shilong and Zhou Liyang bowing to the sky, their expressions solemn, facing the Second City Lord Wei Xiong, who had been standing with his hands behind his back in the void.