Chapter 457 - Hao Yun, the Number One Heavenly Pride of the Five Domains, Unmatched Below the Saint Realm

In just a moment, only Liang Le remained.

Gu Han asked again, “Do you want to live?”

With bloodshot eyes, Liang Le clenched his fists. Shock, fear, and fury raged in his heart.

Only then did he understand what Xiao Yang and the others meant. It turned out that the most troublesome, formidable, and terrifying one was this bastard surnamed Gu! Not even Qiu Qian or Yun Fan could compare to him!

He abruptly raised his head. “Y-you’re letting me live?”

Gu Han thought for a moment. “Kneel and beg first. Let me see how sincere you are.”

Liang Le abruptly turned to Qiu Qian. “Brother Qiu! Are you just going to stand there and watch him slaughter our people like this?!”

Qiu Qian thought for a moment. “When you were about to attack them, did I interfere? So, I won’t interfere now either. Even my master won’t be of help in this situation.”

Gu Han looked at him. “Hmm? Who are you?”

Qiu Qian was calm. “Ancient Cang Realm’s Taihao Ancient Sect, Qiu Qian. And you?”

“Eastern Wasteland’s Gu Han.”

The two gave each other a deep look.

Liang Le was in despair. As much as he held on to beauty and pride, they were nothing compared to his life. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he forced himself to endure the humiliation. “Please! Spare me, and I’m willing to pay any price!”

Gu Han raised his arm gently. “Sorry, I don’t feel any better.”

“You... tricked me—”

The man who had been so domineering just moments before died. Dead silence followed. Gu Han had shown the outer domain cultivators who was boss.

In the distance, Yan Qianjue and the others exchanged glances, admiring in amazement. This part of Gu Han hadn't changed at all over the past ten years. Meanwhile, Fatty was happily picking up the pile of storage rings.

Gu Han shifted his gaze to the remaining people. “Next.”

Everyone stepped back.

“It has nothing to do with us!”

“If we offended you earlier, please forgive us!”

“If we had known your identity, we never would have dared to provoke him!”

The crowd surrendered quickly mainly because Gu Han’s sword was even faster.

Qiu Qian interjected, “Brother Gu, although they made some mistakes, they truly didn’t know. Could you spare them?”

Gu Han was speechless. “Brother Qiu, when did I say I was going to kill them? I’m actually not fond of killing.”

Qiu Qian was silent for a moment. “I don’t believe you.”

“How about this. I’m not an unreasonable person. This friend of mine...” Gu Han pointed at Mei Yun, who could no longer hold himself back. “Is the number one Heavenly Pride of the five domains. Fight him. If you can force him to make a move, I’ll count it as your win. Not only will I forget what happened before, but I’ll also give you this fire flood dragon!”

Yan Qi was honest by nature. Afraid he’d mess up if he opened his mouth, he immediately soared into the air.

With a cry, a ten-plus-zhang-long, fiery red flood dragon appeared before everyone. Each of his scales shimmered like fire crystals. In his spare time, he even spat a fireball. The crowd was so captivated by the incredibly mystical being that they temporarily forgot about Gu Han's terrifying sword intent.

“What a mystical fire flood dragon!”

“Even the Seven-Realm Alliance probably doesn’t have such an extraordinary species!”

“Rare, incredibly rare!”

Just then, someone quietly reminded them, “Don't get ahead of yourself. The number one Heavenly Pride of the Eastern Wasteland is already this powerful, let alone of the five domains—”

Yet when his gaze fell on Mei Yun, he was at a loss for words. Wait, a Heavenly Tribulation realm cultivator?

Mei Yun raised an eyebrow. “What? You’re looking down on me? Heh... How about this? You can all attack together. If you can defeat me, this fire flood dragon is as good as yours. If you fail, hand over all your storage rings! Oh, and compensate me with a saint herb!”

Even the people from the five domains were dumbfounded. They too were hearing the title of the number one Heavenly Pride of the five domains for the first time. If it were Gu Han, they wouldn’t be so shocked. But Mei Yun? Were they sure this wasn’t a joke?

Some number one Heavenly Pride you are!

Yan Qianjue frowned deeply. “What’s this kid playing at?”

Fu Dahai seemed to see something. “Killing that bastard Liang was enough to intimidate them. Killing more wouldn’t mean much. He’s baiting.”

The Luoheng Holy Master raised an eyebrow. “Baiting? The bait is Hao Yun? Where did this guy come from?”

No one knew Mei Yun. It wasn’t their fault for being ignorant. The truth was, before today, Mei Yun was just an insignificant nobody.

Fu Dahai shook his head. “Whatever. Between my boy and that kid, they definitely won’t lose. But Master Rooster is unusually quiet.”

The group’s interest was drawn away by Chongming, and they began to talk in low voices.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yang and Hua Xing exchanged glances. No way? Since when did Brother Gu become so magnanimous? Not only is he not holding anyone accountable, but he’s also giving away a fire flood dragon? If such a good thing existed, why wouldn’t he give it to us?

In their hearts, they had already automatically classified themselves as part of Gu Han’s group.

“What? Are you too scared?”

“Outer domain Heavenly Prides, my ass! They’re just a bunch of cowardly rats!”

Finally, a cultivator couldn’t take it anymore and stepped forward, looking at Gu Han hesitantly. “A-are you serious? What if you go back on your word if we win?”

Qiu Qian chimed in, “Don’t worry. If both parties agree, you can establish a Great Dao contract.”

With a flip of his hand, he took out a blank ancient scroll made of some unknown material, along with a uniquely shaped jade brush. A vast, indistinct intent fell upon everyone’s perception.

The crowd exclaimed, “A Great Dao contract?!”

Not only was it an extremely rare item, but it was also far more binding than a Great Dao oath. If one party violated the contract, the Great Dao itself would descend with punishment. Depending on the contract's terms, the consequences could range from severe injury to complete annihilation.

Gu Han raised an eyebrow. “Brother Qiu, this thing is very precious, isn’t it?”

Qiu Qian shook his head. “It’s just an item. Compared to that, I really want to see how you plan to win.”

“How do you know I can win?”

“Because I don’t think you’re stupid. At least, you’re much smarter than them.”

Gu Han chuckled, took the scroll and jade brush, and said meaningfully, “Actually, Brother Qiu, you’re quite smart too. I’ll definitely pay you a visit another day.”

With that, he established a contract, picked up the brush, and signed his name. The moment the brush fell, a majestic and inviolable will descended, placing a constraint on him. If he violated the terms of the contract, the consequences would be extremely dire. Gu Han didn’t care because he wasn’t planning on cheating anyway.

Casually tossing the Great Dao contract to Fatty, Gu Han returned to Zuo Yang and the others to watch the show. No one was better suited for this than Fatty.

Gu Han cupped his hands to Mo Li and his disciple, his expression serious. “Thank you very much. I’ll repay you later.”

Mo Li shook his head. “There’s no need for that. A kindred spirit is hard to find. I swear to stand with Brother Zuo.”

It seemed to Gu Han that Zuo Yang had found a soulmate. He felt a bit worried. Senior Brother’s not going to run off with him, is he? Then what about Senior Yu Miao?