The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins

How many secret techniques does this guy actually know?

Why are each of them so strangely powerful?!

As Yan Yunsheng gradually turned crimson, in the eyes of the onlookers, he seemed like a clumsy elephant, being toyed with by Li Lin, the flexible and fierce tiger with sharp claws.

One side was agilely dodging and attacking continuously like a tide, each wave stronger than the last.

The other side was struggling and every counterattack was easily dodged. If the crowd didn't know how strong Yan Yunsheng really was, they would think he was just a dumb fool!

"How could this be? How could the Great Captain be so... weak..."

A subordinate held his head in disbelief, unable to accept that their normally powerful and stable idol was being played with like a toy.

The key is, he was being toyed with by the waste they had always looked down upon!

Slap~

The person next to him slapped his head fiercely, glaring angrily.

"It's not the Great Captain who is weak; it's that the opponent is too strong. If you went up, you wouldn't last even a moment!"

"But that fool... Inspector Li... isn't..."

"What do you know, this child is terrifying beyond belief; he was definitely pretending to be weak before!"

"But... but we're not tigers either..."

"Idiot! Was he pretending for us to see? He was pretending for... the enemy!"

The speaker pointed towards the sky, looking mysteriously as if he didn't dare to say more.

In an instant, the surrounding people seemed to understand something, and looked at the young man with a hint of astonishment.

They were all common people living at the foot of the Imperial City, whose favorite pastime was discussing affairs of state over tea, and of course, they loved tales of intrigue and power struggles.

Tales of enduring hardships for three years and the return of the Dragon King are loved not only by modern people but just as much by the people of Da Zhen.

A thirteen-year-old boy who lost his father, to evade the political enemies' pursuit, pretended to be foolish and ugly, allowing others to bully and humiliate him.

But in secret, he was accumulating strength, waiting for the enemy to let their guard down, to rise up in an instant, exterminating them completely!

Now that the great enemy was defeated, there was no need to hide anymore, the Dragon King had returned!

In just a few moments, the crowd's imagination spun a one-million-word epic inside their heads.

It seemed only such an explanation could justify how Li Lin underwent such an earth-shaking transformation overnight!

And after the excitement of the crowd subsided, their gaze toward Zhu Haomiao carried a hint of complex resentment.

Legendary tales are loved by everyone, but when a distant and empty legend turns into a real, reachable person, it becomes less amusing.

Because they are the jesters in the story, defeated by the main character!

If the plot continues, their end probably won't be too pleasant...

They can only hope Pingyang Earl is magnanimous and doesn't hold a grudge against these pitiable folks...

But at the same time, the people felt a lot of grievances in their hearts.

You nobles, why does your heavenly clash have to involve us little shrimps?!

We didn't mean to look down on you; it's just that you acted so well, like it was real...

And as the crowd complained about themselves, the situation on the battlefield changed.

Like a trapped beast reaching the final desperation, Yan Yunsheng's pent-up frustration reached its peak, causing him to let out a furious roar.

"I won't accept this! If you've got the guts, don't dodge, have a real fight with me!!"

Having fought for half a day without even grazing the enemy's robe, the humiliation of being mentally outplayed made Yan Yunsheng turn crimson.

But he also knew his demand was outrageous, forcing the opponent to fight their weakness with his strength.

So Yan Yunsheng didn't expect the young man to agree, just wanting to regain a bit of dignity, so he could still talk tough even in defeat.

But who knew the youth didn't even give him this chance, taking a step back to leap three meters away, calmly nodding.

"I'll fulfill your wish!"

Taking a bow step, bending his body, with the youth slowly crouching, the accumulated power compressed to the extreme, and a thrilling sensation like a volcanic eruption was released suddenly.

Everyone felt a chill down their spine, instinctively wanting to flee.

That was the fear of natural disasters ingrained deep in the genes of animals.

And Yan Yunsheng, facing the pressure from Zhu Haomiao, was sweating profusely, but by this point, he had no choice but to desperately extract all his potential, bracing for the impending earth-shattering blow.

The next second, the youth's lowered eyes suddenly lifted, his cold and deep gaze locking onto Yan Yunsheng's eyes.

"Don't die..."

The eerie whisper entered his mind, and Yan Yunsheng realized that the boy's eyes were as black as the boundless universe, deep enough to suck one's soul in!

But in an instant, he broke free from the anomaly, and a visible bright energy radiated from Yan Yunsheng's long knife, his gaze fixed unblinkingly at the youth's eyes.

"Bring it on!"

Boom!

Like the sound of a starting pistol, the youth burst upwards, his feet tearing open bowl-sized cracks in the bluestone tiles, merging his body with his sword, transforming into a fierce light shooting towards Yan Yunsheng.

But at this critical moment, Yan Yunsheng instead found peace, entering a mysterious state.

Time seemed to slow down at this moment, all negative emotions fading away, the whole world seemed to quiet down.

Yan Yunsheng clearly saw a layer of destructive energy coalescing on the youth's sword edge, but he felt no fear, following his inner guidance, he swung out the most brilliant slash of his life.

Thirty years of harsh cultivation culminated at this moment, a tangible aura manifesting on Yan Yunsheng's blade.

As this long knife, containing his life's power, swung down, an innate feeling of joy arose within Yan Yunsheng's spirit, the long-standing bottleneck shattered abruptly, and he vaguely glimpsed the dawn of advancing to the next realm.

On the other side, facing Yan Yunsheng's mid-battle breakthrough and extraordinary slash, Zhu Haomiao felt neither joy nor sorrow, only whispering softly.

"Those who block me... triumph!"

[Storage Explosion·Mountain Destruction]

[Armor Breaking Force·Triumph]

With Dual Power Fusion, the sword blade tore through the aura like a hot knife through butter, severing the thick blade, lightly sweeping towards Yan Yunsheng's neck.

It wasn't until then that Yan Yunsheng woke from the mysterious state, a thick fear rising in his eyes, as he directly sensed death approaching!

But he no longer had time to resist, only watching helplessly as the blade came to decapitate him.

At this critical moment, Zhu Haomiao disregarded the backlash, forcefully deflecting the sword's trajectory, the blade grazing past Yan Yunsheng's neck, passing by him.

Boom!

Redirecting the condensed sword power towards an uninhabited area beside the Martial Arts Arena, a nearby warehouse suffered an unprovoked disaster, with explosive force pouring forth, leveling it to the ground in an instant.

Earthquake~

The sturdy warehouse crumbled and collapsed, accompanied by flying dust and rocks, and only then did the onlookers' ears echo with the youth's eerie whisper.

"Triumph..."