Published: February 24, 2025
Chapter 38: Enraged
Tan Yun shook his head with a smile and, after a brief silence, said, “Senior Sister Xue, you’ve misunderstood. There’s nothing going on between Zhong Wu Shiyao and me now, and there won’t be in the future.”
The cunning Mu Mengyi hinted, “Is it because of his sworn brother, Liu Rulong?”
“Mm.” Tan Yun nodded, “Three days ago, after I advanced to the eighth layer of spirit embryo realm in the Snowy Domain Fierce Valley, I ran into her being chased by the snowy domain demon ape, so I saved her.”
“Why save her? She deserves it! Let her die…” Xue Ziyan began, but Mu Mengyi interrupted, “Don’t interrupt! Let Tan Yun continue.”
Tan Yun then said, “So I traveled with her. Later, when I was at the brink of death due to Ye Tian, it was she who helped me escape from the Snowy Domain Fierce Valley. If it weren’t for her, I would have been in grave danger. Only after that did I learn she was Liu Rulong’s sworn sister.”
After hearing the entire story, Mu Mengyi fell silent for a moment and asked, “If you had known her identity, would you still have saved her?”
Tan Yun answered decisively, “No.”
Mu Mengyi seemed very satisfied with Tan Yun’s response.
Xue Ziyan spoke bluntly, “The situation is already very clear! You saved her life, and she helped you once; it’s even now! Tan Yun, you should have less to do with her. You don’t truly understand what kind of person she is.”
“Last year, during the Hidden Dragon Rankings competition, she knew she wasn’t a match for Senior Sister Mu, yet she used despicable means to drug Senior Sister Mu’s tea, causing her to only be able to exert eighty percent of her strength, and ultimately be defeated by her!”
“Otherwise, right now, Senior Sister Mu would be ranked alongside Liu Rulong in third place, while she would only be fourth.”
“What’s even more infuriating is, afterward, she denied it without shame!”
Upon hearing this, Tan Yun frowned, recalling the moment when Zhong Wu Shiyao was chased by the snowy domain demon ape and called for his help.
At that time, instead of blaming him for not acting sooner, she had a genuine expression asking him to leave quickly before she jumped off the cliff to end her life; that was definitely not an act.
His intuition told him that Zhong Wu Shiyao shouldn’t be that kind of person.
Filled with doubt, Tan Yun glanced at Mu Mengyi, seeking her opinion.
“Tan Yun, what Junior Sister Xue said is true,” Mu Mengyi stated firmly.
“Mm, it seems I misjudged her. Alright, let’s not talk about her anymore.” Tan Yun then asked, “Oh, by the way, Senior Sister Mu, do you know what the elder supreme wants to announce?”
“I suspect it’s related to the trial in Fallen God Canyon held every three years, but I’m not sure of the specifics,” Mu Mengyi replied honestly.
“Is Fallen God Canyon just the world’s name, or did a god really fall?” Tan Yun was particularly sensitive to the term “god.”
“There indeed was a god that fell,” Mu Mengyi confirmed, looking at Tan Yun. “This matter is quite complex. After the elder supreme reveals the important news, I’ll explain it to you in detail.”
“Okay!” Tan Yun nodded, pondering, “The Heavenly Punishment Continent is merely a tiny speck in the vast universe; logically, a god should not descend here. Why would they not only descend but also fall?”
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At the same time, in Linghu Changkong's room, Ye Tian knelt on one knee facing Linghu Changkong, respectfully saying, “I am incompetent; I failed to kill Tan Yun. Please punish me!”
“Get up and speak,” Linghu Changkong gestured for Ye Tian to rise, looking puzzled. “With your strength, killing Tan Yun should have been like taking candy from a baby. Tell me, what exactly happened?”
“Reporting to Senior Brother Linghu, although Tan Yun is only at the eighth level of spirit embryo realm, he possesses terrifying capabilities to challenge higher levels. Among the thirty-two spirit embryo realm ninth level subordinates I brought, three were killed by him, and the rest died because of him!” Ye Tian said fiercely.