"What's wrong with you?"
Yi Yun inquired after seeing Wei Chiwei's miserable state.
Wei Chiwei touched the saber wound on his neck that had not formed a scar. He cursed, "These bastards sure are ruthless."
As the masked man said, the Martial Alliance followed the law of the jungle. The strong were king, while the weak were eliminated.
In the Martial Alliance, members could challenge each other. The loser would lose a portion of their salary, while the winner would receive rewards from the Martial Alliance.
Due to the existence of these rewards, it was common for warriors to fight each other in the Martial Alliance.
Those who won consecutive battles would be judged to have a higher strength rating, and their monthly salary would be even higher.
Under these rules, to survive, one had to be extremely strong, such as Yi Yun.
Or they had to form cliques to protect each other.
And the Heavenly Blood Union and the members that did not join the Heavenly Blood Union were the two most natural factions.
The former's strength was no doubt much stronger than the latter.
Hence, the members that did not join the Heavenly Blood Union, such as Wei Chiwei, had a difficult time.
After being beaten daily, it was not rare for their opponents to be ruthless, leaving a wound that penetrated their entire body.
Yi Yun secretly shook his head. The Martial Alliance had such an atmosphere.
Under the pressure and enticement of strength, there would only be more and more people joining the Heavenly Blood Union.
"Have you ever thought that joining the Heavenly Blood Union is just to sign a soul contract, and not to send yourself to death? It shouldn't be something unacceptable, right?"
Yi Yun casually asked. Wei Chiwei shook his head, "I just don't like being forced to do things. If I want to join, I will naturally join. If I don't want to join, no one can force me. My background is ordinary, so it can't be compared to those large family clans. I, Wei Chiwei, practice martial arts so that I can settle grudges and make myself strong enough to control my own fate. If I were to be enslaved by others for the sake of practicing martial arts and becoming strong, then that would be putting the cart before the horse. "
"I might as well not cultivate such martial arts!"
"If I really can't stay in the Heavenly Dao Union, I'll just leave!"
Wei Chiwei was young, and his face still looked somewhat childish. Yi Yun was slightly surprised when he said those words.
He had never paid much attention to the youth who lived in the neighboring stone house. He never expected that he would have such thoughts.
Indeed, warriors practiced martial arts to control their own fate. If they were to be controlled by fate because of practicing martial arts, that would be a form of tragedy.
"Let's go to the Blackstone Trials."
Yi Yun said lightly. Yi Yun had a good impression of Wei Chiwei. He did not want to see such an ambitious youth be destroyed by the Martial Alliance.
"Alright!"
Upon mentioning the Blackstone Trials, Wei Chiwei's eyes lit up.
The Blackstone Trials was the most important trial of the Martial Alliance. To warriors, it was an incredible opportunity.
The Blackstone Trials were held once every three years. Ever since the Heavenly Dao Union was established, it had only been held twice.
Every Blackstone Trials, the Martial Alliance would give out large amounts of rewards. Together with the trials' opportunities, many cultivators benefited greatly.
Logically speaking, it was not yet time for the third Blackstone Trials. However, for some unknown reason, this trial had been brought forward.
Furthermore, the upper echelons of the Martial Alliance had released news that this trial would be different from the rest. It could even be called the most special trial in the Martial Alliance's past and future. It was unprecedented.
For the Martial Alliance's upper echelons to describe the trials as "unprecedented", it was obvious how special it was.
Many people were looking forward to this "special" trial.
Amongst them, Yi Yun was included.
However, he was not interested in the rewards. He only wanted to know what the Martial Alliance was planning. After investigating everything, he wanted to find an opportunity to cause trouble behind the scenes.
With this thought in mind, Yi Yun looked up at Greatsword Mountain's peak. On the peak of the sword like mountain, there seemed to be a layer of Blood Qi rising. It was filled with ferocity and killing intent.
Along the way, Yi Yun met quite a number of Heavenly Dao Union members.
Everyone was excitedly discussing what the "unprecedented" Blackstone Trials would be. Other than that, people would occasionally mention a major event that had recently happened in the Tian Yuan world.
That was …
The eternal whirlpool had once again produced the "Blood of Destruction".
Back when Yi Yun came out of the Great Empress mystic realm, he had asked a small Southern Sea sect named the White Soaring Sect. He had heard them mention the "Blood of Destruction".
This blood was suspected to have flowed out from the gigantic eye under the eternal whirlpool.
The two drops of Blood of Destruction from before had been obtained by the Martial Alliance.
And now, the Martial Alliance had promised that they would no longer participate in the contest for the Blood of Destruction. Hence, many large family clans in the Tian Yuan world were embroiled in this dispute.
Especially this time, three drops of Blood of Destruction had been produced at once. The various large factions fought crazily for it, resulting in many deaths.
After all, it was very likely the blood of an ancient God. Only the heavens knew what use it had. Maybe absorbing a drop could allow one to become a peerless Great Emperor.
When Yi Yun heard these discussions, he frowned slightly.
What was the Blood of Destruction?
Could the gigantic ancient demonic thing under the eternal whirlpool really bleed?
It was unknown what would happen if such a thing was really absorbed.
With this thought in mind, Yi Yun had unknowingly arrived at a large platform in Greatsword Mountain. All the geniuses who were participating in the Blackstone Trials had to gather here first.
When Yi Yun and Wei Chiwei arrived, the platform was already filled with people.
The Heavenly Blood Union and the ordinary members of the Heavenly Dao Union were clearly separated. They were all gathered on different sides.
The Heavenly Blood Union members clearly outnumbered the ordinary members. The platform they occupied was also much wider.
As for the ordinary members, they were squeezed in a tiny corner. Having been suppressed by the Heavenly Blood Union for a long period of time, they had lost their confidence. Be it resources or face, they did not dare to compete with the Heavenly Blood Union. It was because they were no match for them.
"It's Wei Chiwei. That silly kid is here. Haha!"
Not long after Yi Yun and Wei Chiwei arrived on the platform, they suddenly heard a mocking laughter.
Upon hearing this voice, Wei Chiwei's eyes turned cold as he suddenly turned his head.
Not far behind him stood two men and a woman.
The two men were stout, while the woman was petite.
One of the men carried a broadsword with a thick back. He was flaunting his broadsword at Wei Chiwei.
"Kid, your eyes look like you are unconvinced. How about it, do you want to fight again?"
The blade-wielding man said with a teasing tone. Wei Chiwei's voice faltered and he was speechless. Previously, he had been injured by this blade-wielding man. Their strengths were on completely different levels. If they fought again, he would only be the one being beaten.
The Heavenly Dao Union was like this. If one's skill was inferior, they could only suffer humiliation.
And at this moment, Yi Yun also turned around and looked at the person who spoke.
The blade-wielding man originally wanted to reprimand Gongsun Hong, but when he suddenly saw Yi Yun, his expression turned ugly.
"It's Jiang Yidao!"
"The person who defeated Gongsun Hong."
"Now, he is the leader amongst the ordinary members."
Yi Yun did not say that he was the leader, but he was the strongest and most talented. He had also defeated a Heavenly Blood Union member, so naturally, he became the strongest amongst the Heavenly Dao Union's ordinary members.
They did not dare to offend Jiang Yidao. This person was famous for his arrogance. Ignoring Gongsun Hong, they also knew what had happened in Heaven Martial City. Back then, there was a Heavenly Blood Union member who had been suppressed to the same cultivation realm as him. He did not use his Aspect Totem and was killed with one saber strike.
The few of them did not say a word. They shrunk back into the crowd dejectedly, afraid that they would be targeted by Yi Yun.
However, just because these few people were timid did not mean that all the Heavenly Blood Union members were timid.
A few senior members of the Heavenly Blood Union looked coldly at Yi Yun. Their gazes were filled with contempt.
Yi Yun was very strong, but he was only one person after all. To the Heavenly Blood Union, he was nothing.
Furthermore, these senior members of the Heavenly Blood Union were extremely confident in their own strength. If they were to really fight Yi Yun, they did not believe that they would definitely lose.
"This Jiang Yidao still doesn't know that he is in for it this time."
"Hmph, he is a maverick in the Martial Alliance. He will eventually suffer greatly. Who does he think he is? He's just a junior with a bit of talent. In front of the upper echelons of the Martial Alliance, he is nothing."
As people were speaking, a baffling feeling suddenly enveloped the entire platform. It was as if there was a flowery fragrance that assailed their nostrils.
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