Chapter 458 - Hao Yun vs. Outer Domain Heavenly Pride

Before Gu Han, Mo Li’s master didn’t dare act presumptuously either. After hesitating, he asked, “Little friend, are you sure he can do it?”

In the arena, Mei Yun remained calm and composed. Apart from his cultivation base, he seemed every bit like a true expert.

Gu Han smiled. “Don’t worry. Brother Mei—ahem, no one beneath the Saint realm can defeat Brother Hao.”

Before coming, he and Fatty had studied carefully. In just a decade, Mei Yun’s ability had grown even more terrifying. He didn’t even have to go all out to affect others. Even a peak Transcendent realm expert like Gu Han could only use seventy percent of his cultivation base. Any higher, and he’d cough up blood too.

The crowd had grown impatient. Anything could be faked, but a Great Dao oath couldn’t. No matter how valuable the saint herb and storage rings were, they still couldn’t compare to a natural mutant like the flood dragon. Who wouldn’t take a guaranteed profit with no risk?

“I’ll go first!”

“On what grounds?!”

“Everyone, give me some face. I am—”

“Get lost! Who do you think you are? You think you’re more impressive than Brother Qiu?”

The crowd erupted in an argument, revealing all their ugly sides.

Xue Yu hesitated for a moment. “These people are a bit...”

Zhao Mengyou curled her lip. “They really don’t have dignity! Is this what outer domain Heavenly Prides look like?”

Gu Han’s tone held a trace of mockery. “I won’t call them Heavenly Prides. If we’re being honest, only Brother Qiu counts.”

The two women glanced at Qiu Qian. Mm. Really ugly!

Then, they glanced at Gu Han again. Haa... So handsome!

Gu Han touched his nose, pretending not to notice the two women’s gazes. He wasn’t foolish. He understood their feelings perfectly well, but his heart already had no room for anyone else.

Just then, Mei Yun’s impatient voice rang out. “How insufferable!”

Sweeping his gaze over the crowd, he clasped his hands behind his back, exuding an air of towering majesty and unwavering steadiness. Proudly, he declared, “Bickering and squabbling already? Some Heavenly Prides you are! If you’re unhappy, come at me all at once! I give you my word. If any of you can make me move half a step, then I admit defeat!”

Yan Qi couldn’t hold it in anymore, proudly showing off his own figure. “Excellent! Excellent! If he loses, I’m yours!”

The crowd flew into a rage, dropping their quarrels and uniting against the common enemy. How dare he?! There have to be limits to insulting people!

“All together!”

“Whoever lands the first hit on him gets lucky!”

None of the crowd held back, terrified that someone beside them would get ahead. All of them activated their cultivation bases at full power.

“The flood dragon is—”

“Who dares snatch—”

“What’s hap—”

Suddenly, their cultivation bases spiraled out of control. Some suffered injuries to their bodies, others to their souls, and others to their meridians. None of them were unscathed.

Above the arena, the guardians were completely dumbfounded. Not only did dozens of Transcendent cultivators fail to so much as graze a mere Heavenly Tribulation realm cultivator, they were even severely injured themselves. How is that possible?!

Mei Yun felt he had never experienced such a moment of triumph. Trembling with excitement, he couldn’t stop spewing insults, “Trash! Cowards! All bark and no bite!”

Male or female alike, the crowd could no longer spare any thought for what had just happened. Their eyes turned bloodshot. Though they feared Gu Han, they regarded Mei Yun as nothing but a lowly native they could squash like an insect.

“Again!”

“That was just an accident!”

The crowd once again gnashed their teeth and pushed their cultivation bases to their limits, even higher than before. Naturally, the higher they pushed their cultivation bases, the more severely they injured themselves. The sight of the Heavenly Prides all coughing up blood at once left everyone stunned.

Xiao Yang and Hua Xing exchanged a glance, shuddering inwardly. Good thing we resisted temptation and did not step into the ring.

After two rounds of spitting blood, the weaker ones could barely stand. Meanwhile, the stronger ones swayed unsteadily, with no strength left for a third attempt.

Mei Yun’s tone dripped with mockery. “Remember my name, Hao Yun! Outer domain Heavenly Prides, you’re nothing special!”

Even though he appeared calm on the outside, he trembled with excitement inside. Me! Mei Yun! The number one Heavenly Pride of the five domains! Invincible beneath the Saint realm!

Others didn’t understand, but Fu Dahai and his group seemed to vaguely grasp what was happening, their expressions turning extremely strange. Isn’t his ability a bit overpowered?!

Qiu Qian gave Gu Han a deep look. “Brother Gu, excellent strategy.”

He didn’t understand how Mei Yun had accomplished such an unbelievable feat, but he knew these people had been dancing to his tune from start to finish.

Fatty grinned widely, nearly shoving the Great Dao contract into the crowd’s faces. “Hurry up! You lost! Sign it for me!”

Suddenly, one person shouted, “I won’t sign! You cheated! How could a Heavenly Tribulation realm cultivator beat us without even moving?!”

His words resonated with the crowd, who began shouting in agreement.

“Not even the number one monster in the Seven-Realm Alliance could do that!”

“Someone must be helping him! This isn’t fair!”

Fatty nearly plastered the Great Dao contract onto that person’s face. “Can’t you read? It says right here that no outsider helped! Do you have eyes or not!”

“I still don’t believe it!”

“Will you sign or not?”

That person’s eyes were bloodshot. “I won’t sign! Even if you point your sword at my—”

Before he finished speaking, a worn, battered black sword stopped before his brow. As its sword light flickered, a trace of blood trickled down his forehead.

Gu Han glanced at him. “Not signing?”

The man laughed coldly and reached toward Fatty. “Give me the brush!”

With the instigator having signed, the rest dared not say another word. Resigned to their fate, they signed their names on the Great Dao contract.

In just a few moments, Fatty’s hand already held dozens more storage rings. As for the saint herbs, they would have to wait until everyone returned to the Ancient Cang Realm to collect them. The three-month deadline was clearly stated by Gu Han, and with the Great Dao contract in place, no one would gamble with their own life.

By this point, the morale of the outer domain Heavenly Prides had been nearly ground to dust. Gu Han the God-Slayer, alliance master’s descendant Yun Fan, and... this bizarrely inexplicable, number one Heavenly Pride of the five domains, Hao Yun.

What Hao Yun! Might as well call him Mei Yun!

Fatty walked over with a wide grin, muttering nonstop, “We’re rich! Getting Transcendent Substance as casually as water! Half-saint herb as casually as—huh?”

He froze for a moment, then looked up toward the sky. The others also noticed something strange and followed suit.

In the boundless azure sky, a trace of golden light quietly appeared and expanded. In mere moments, it had dyed the entire horizon a brilliant golden-yellow. Within the surging golden light, faint images of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, great rivers, and jade palaces emerged.

“The Great Dao’s Gold List?”