nashuaworldcup Chapter 53 The waters of this martial world are truly deep!
Chapter 53 The waters of this martial world are truly deep!
“Li Muyang…” Dongfang Yao murmured Li Muyang’s name, his eyes fixed intently on the seemingly gentle and weak young man in front of him.
His intuition told him that the name Li Muyang was not a lie.
"May I ask what brings you here, Alliance Leader?" Li Muyang asked with a smile, maintaining his composure.
"...I originally wanted to ask if you knew the identity of the Thief Saint who recently infiltrated my Tianxiayi, but now it seems unnecessary." Dongfang Yao muttered to himself thoughtfully, but suddenly smiled at Li Muyang and said, "I wonder if you would be interested in joining my Tianxiayi?"
Unexpectedly, Dongfang Yao was here, extending an invitation to Li Muyang? Feng Ling'er was about to say something when Liu Ruyan stopped her, telling her not to interrupt!
"Before answering that question, may the Alliance Leader answer one of my questions?" Li Muyang asked leisurely, "What does the Alliance Leader seek? Immortality? Power? Strength? Or something else?"
When this topic came up, Dongfang Yao's eyes suddenly became empty. After a long while, he looked at Li Muyang with a complicated expression, closed his eyes and said, "It's just a fish that wants to break free from the fishing net and the pond, but can't let go of the fisherman's kindness in feeding it."
"Then I'm sorry," Li Muyang said, cupping his hands in apology. "Our paths are different, and what I ask for cannot be given by the Alliance Leader."
"What do you seek, brother?" Dongfang Yao asked, puzzled.
"Saving lives and healing the wounded," Li Muyang said seriously, "while also enjoying a carefree life! After all, I am a doctor and do not like unnecessary bloodshed."
Dongfang Yao was speechless. He hadn't expected that someone with his level of mental cultivation could actually make him feel even slightly annoyed. He glanced in the direction of the Martial Alliance. "You almost flattened Wu Da into a flat shape. You don't like killing? Does he have to be crushed to death to meet the standard of decisive killing?"
"Very well, whatever you seek, my invitation is valid indefinitely! That's enough for today, I won't bother you any longer!" With that, Dongfang Yao left without looking back.
After watching Dongfang Yao walk away and return to her seat, Feng Ling'er asked curiously, "Brother Li, what's Dongfang Yao up to?"
"They probably guessed that I was Bai Zhantang," Li Muyang explained casually.
"Huh? Then why didn't he expose him?" Feng Ling'er asked, puzzled.
Bai Yuxiu, who had been standing in the background the whole time, spoke up: "Is he afraid of Brother Li?"
"I suppose so, he's definitely wary." Li Muyang nodded and continued to analyze Dongfang Yao's situation: "It seems that what my great-aunt said was right. Dongfang Yao is deliberately pretending to be a jerk. He still has feelings for Chongming, but he's unwilling to be controlled all the time. So, in the current situation, he's constantly looking for an opportunity."
Judging from Dongfang Yao's speech just now, he wants to break free from the control and exploitation of his master, Chongming, but he doesn't want to completely sever ties with him. Just as he said, he wants to get rid of the shackles of the fishing net and the pond, but at the same time, he can't let go of the fisherman's kindness in raising him.
Even if the fisherman was doing it to make money!
At this point, Li Muyang suddenly realized something, shook his head, and muttered to himself, "Wait a minute! That bastard! I almost got fooled by him! This kid is trying to confuse me! Damn it! This kid's mastery of psychology is so profound that it's enough to subtly change my mind? He's manipulating me?"
"This kid! He's playing hard to get! He's just waiting for us to lower our guard so we can focus on dealing with Chongming! Then we can reap the benefits... Wait, is this guy really that confident in his abilities? That shouldn't be the case?"
To be honest, Li Muyang was also a little puzzled by the current situation! Dongfang Yao's behavior was abnormal!
At present, Tianya Haige has obviously joined forces with Jiaye Temple to start investigating Tianxia Yi. Dongfang Yao must have noticed this. No matter how deep Dongfang Yao's cunning is, it is impossible for him not to have any hostility, let alone not to have any countermeasures.
But judging from Dongfang Yao's current attitude, it seems that he is quite looking forward to what will happen next?
According to the original plot, Dongfang Yaoyuan was no match for Bai Muzhen and would be completely overwhelmed.
But after just a few minutes of contact, Li Muyang was certain that with the strength Dongfang Yao had displayed, even if he was no match for Bai Muzhen, who was previously at the top of the power rankings, he couldn't possibly be completely overwhelmed and unable to fight back!
Is he really wary of something? Or does he not want to be exposed? Is he acting? And for whom?
Moreover, just as Master Cixin guessed, he had at least mastered the Three Extremes! As for how he did it, Li Muyang couldn't say for sure!
Did Dongfang Yao still have a trump card up his sleeve? A trump card that he believed, at least in his own opinion, was enough to turn the tide and even wipe out everyone?
Did he truly not want to harm his master? Or did he have ulterior motives? The fisherman and the fish...
Wait, is Dongfang Yao really a fish?
Is it possible that Chongming is the fish being kept by Dongfang Yao? Is Dongfang Yao waiting for Chongming to enter a certain state he desires? So, whenever someone tries to cause trouble for Chongming, Dongfang Yao deliberately puts on a show?
In the original plot of the second special episode, Bai Muzhen seemed to have gone to the forbidden area where Chongming was? When Dongfang Yao rushed back, he came out already suffering from a qi deviation? Did Bai Muzhen do something back then? Did she disrupt his original plan? Or was the qi deviation a side effect of his goal?
Ugh... I feel like my head is going to explode! Trying to figure out what other people are thinking is the most troublesome thing ever!
Li Muyang pounded his head in exasperation. Dongfang Yao's bizarre actions left Li Muyang utterly speechless!
Is he truly hiding something, or is it just overconfidence?
Li Muyang was also a little speechless!
The thoughts of those in the martial arts world are not simple, and Dongfang Yao's attitude is even more so!
On the other side, Dongfang Yao walked along, a wicked smile playing on his lips. This young man is no ordinary person... This is an interesting situation...
Hopefully, this can continue.
Meanwhile, the game continued.
No one was very optimistic about Chen Xing, the young boy from the Yuehua Sect. Although he was young and had great skills, he was only at the peak of the Mahayana stage. No matter how high his talent was, his age was a limitation.
Then, everyone was proven wrong once again.
Chen Xing defeated the second disciple of Qiongwu Sword Pavilion.
Liang Xiuzhuo was so surprised he almost pulled out his beard!
Lost?
A Grandmaster at the early stage lost to a Great Ascension cultivator at the peak? Have you been slacking off in your cultivation? Such a huge difference in cultivation level and you still lost! Sigh... If my eldest disciple were here, would I allow this kid to be so arrogant?
Cough cough... I almost forgot, the eldest disciple was kicked out by me and can't come back.
Therefore, Feng Ling'er is going to be paired with Chen Xing.
A Grandmaster at a high level fighting against a peak Mahayana cultivator?
Is it all settled?
Almost everyone in the room thought the same thing.
Only Li Muyang and his group were preoccupied, feeling that things were not so simple.
Liu Ruyan whispered to Li Muyang, "Young Master Li, what's so special about Chenxing? How has he managed to defeat enemies of higher cultivation levels one after another?"
After pondering for a long time, Li Muyang slowly replied, "I don't know! Could he... be some old man pretending to be weak while actually being strong?"
Bai Yuxiu said thoughtfully, "It's a little hard to believe, but I actually sensed something like my great-aunt's aura in this little boy? But then again, something doesn't seem right?"
"Huh? Really?" Li Muyang and the others looked at Bai Yuxiu in surprise. Compared to their feelings for Bai Yue, they were definitely more familiar with Bai Yuxiu.
Bai Yuxiu hesitated for a moment, then nodded, then shook her head, then nodded again, and finally added, "I... can't be sure either."
"Judging from his behavior and manners, he's at most a child with a pure heart and good manners, but his cultivation level is not what one would expect for his age! His realm seems to be only at the peak of the Mahayana stage, but the power of his internal energy is much stronger than that of an ordinary grandmaster! Even if one cultivates a new system, they probably couldn't do something like this, right?"
Don't be fooled by their seemingly transformative growth and rapid progress after adopting the new system; that's only because Li Muyang helped them, and it's also due to their own years of accumulated experience! They've been building their foundation since childhood! But such explosive breakthroughs in cultivation only happen when someone is at least 16 years old.
Breaking through to the Grandmaster level before the age of 16 will likely lead to premature depletion of talent, making it difficult to break through later.
"Why does that sound a little familiar?" Feng Ling'er complained next to Yu Xiu, referring to Bai Yu Xiu's words.
Because Bai Yuxiu described someone at the peak of the Mahayana stage, whose internal energy was far stronger than that of an ordinary Grandmaster—wasn't that Li Muyang? But what's wrong with Li Muyang? He's the protagonist! He's got a cheat code!
What's going on? Is Chenxing open too? Or is it still open?
"Could it really be Senior Yue Le?" Liu Ruyan was a little incredulous for a moment.
He's so old! Almost halfway to the grave! How can Wu Zun Yue Le act so much like a child? Surely he can't just be a child at heart?
If you look closely, you'll find that Bai Yue's mindset did become a little smaller after she was rejuvenated, but it didn't develop into that of a real child like Chen Xing!
However, the two do have something in common: Chen Xing and Bai Yue both have an astonishing appetite! They can eat a lot!
Bai Yuxiu can eat a lot too... cough cough!
"Brother Li, what rude thing are you thinking about?" Bai Yuxiu leisurely came up behind Li Muyang and looked over with a frightening gaze.
"How could that be?" Li Muyang smiled awkwardly. After his cultivation level improved, Bai Yuxiu's sixth sense became more sensitive, and she could detect even the slightest bad intentions.
"In short, Ling'er, just play it by ear! Win if you can, but don't force it if you can't!" Liu Ruyan earnestly instructed Feng Ling'er, "Your safety is the most important thing! If it really is Senior Yue Le, losing is not shameful!"
Wind Chime (′-i_-｀): "Big sister, are you sure I'm going to lose!"
"What are you thinking about?" Li Muyang patted Feng Ling'er's head speechlessly and said, "I just want you to act within your capabilities, because I'm afraid you'll try to be brave! I'm telling you about Chen Xing's special abilities to increase your vigilance towards him, understand?"
Wind Chime nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Things always turn out unexpectedly.
You never know what your opponent will do! Just like what happened next.