A bright screen lit up, displaying a scene of utter darkness. Suddenly, a dazzling, thin beam of light cut through the darkness like the first ray of dawn piercing through the night, bringing light to the world. The previously dim scene brightened instantly.
A grand and imposing palace complex appeared before everyone’s eyes. Standing atop the intricately decorated roof beams was an elderly eunuch dressed in a red robe, with a pale, beardless face.
With a casual motion, the elderly eunuch extended his hand, making an orchid finger gesture. His thumb and middle finger lightly pinched the thin, glowing ‘beam of light’.!The camera zoomed in.
That ‘beam of light’ was actually an embroidered needle. The elderly eunuch held the embroidered needle between his fingers and smiled faintly. The scene shifted.
The elderly eunuch stood alone, facing an onslaught of dozens of assassins. Yet, he remained calm and unhurried. With a slight movement, he became a blur of red, flickering through the crowd at an incredible speed, like a ghostly mirage, moving as fast as lightning, drifting like mist.
In just two breaths, the red figure returned to its original position. The elderly eunuch wiped a drop of blood off the embroidered needle and walked away without looking back. Behind him, the assassins collapsed one after another.
A small, blood-red puncture mark marred the center of each of their foreheads, blood slowly seeping from the wounds. Not a single one had survived.
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【Ruthless Evildoer Yun Zhonghe: Damn! That speed is insane! I always thought my lightness skill was top-tier, but I barely caught a glimpse of his shadow!】
【Butterfly Flower Hu Tiehua: Hey, Smelly Bug, how does your qinggong compare to his?】
【Master Thief Chu Liuxiang: I have never met this senior, and my cultivation level is not on par with his, so it’s difficult to compare.】
【World Association Leader Xiongba: This elderly eunuch’s cultivation is nothing special—just a peak Great Grandmaster. However, his speed is comparable to a Martial King’s. Impressive.】
Nothing special?
Just a peak Great Grandmaster?
The martial artists watching the broadcast had initially been shocked by the terrifying abilities of the elderly eunuch. But as soon as Xiongba spoke, many felt mentally shattered.
Listen to him! Is this even human speech?
For many of them, the strongest warriors they had ever encountered were merely Grandmasters or Great Grandmasters. Some had only reached Innate or Postnatal cultivation levels. To them, someone like the elderly eunuch was no different from a divine being!
Yet Xiongba casually dismissed him as nothing special?
Comparisons like these were just unfair!
However, despite their irritation, no one dared to argue. It was obvious that Xiongba’s continent had far richer spiritual energy than theirs, allowing cultivators there to reach higher limits. He had every right to look down on them.
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Feng Qingyang gazed at the elderly eunuch on the screen, his expression extremely solemn. After a long silence, he let out a deep sigh. The Nine Swords of Dugu was renowned for being able to break through all techniques under the heavens. Ever since he had mastered the sword art, Feng Qingyang had believed himself to be invincible.
But now, he realized he had been short-sighted, a mere frog at the bottom of a well. His so-called Nine Swords of Dugu could not counter everything. Even if he were at the same level as the elderly eunuch, he had no confidence in breaking through that embroidered needle technique.
“All martial arts under heaven are invincible, but speed is the one thing that cannot be overcome.”
The elderly eunuch was simply too fast. So fast that Feng Qingyang couldn’t even see clearly.
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Inside the Live Q&A Game, as the video played, a narrator’s voice provided background information.
【A hundred years ago, there was a eunuch of unparalleled talent and unyielding determination despite his physical limitations.】
【He created the supreme martial art, the ‘Sunflower Manual’, and refined his skills until he became the undisputed number one in the world, earning the title ‘Ancestor Sunflower’.】
【Later, the ‘Sunflower Manual’ fell into the hands of the Putian Shaolin Temple.】
【The temple stored it in the Sutra Pavilion.】
【Sometime later, two disciples of the Huashan Sect, Yue Su and Cai Zifeng, visited the temple.】
【That night, they sneaked into the Sutra Pavilion and secretly read the ‘Sunflower Manual’.】
【Due to time constraints, they could not read the entire manual together. They agreed to split the text, with each memorizing half, and later combining their knowledge.】
【However, after returning to Huashan, they found that their respective halves did not align at all.】
【Each believed that they were correct and that the other had either made a mistake or deliberately withheld information.】
【This led to a deep rift between them. Their conflict only grew more intense over time.】
【Not long after, their theft was discovered.】
【Master Hongye of the Putian Shaolin Temple immediately burned the “Sunflower Manual” and sent his top disciple, Monk Duyuan, to confront Huashan Sect.】
The scene on the screen shifted continuously, depicting the entire process. From Yue Su and Cai Zifeng sneaking around like thieves to their furious arguments when their texts didn’t match—every embarrassing moment was on full display. Finally, the video cut off abruptly just as Monk Duyuan arrived at the base of Huashan Mountain.
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【Now begins the Q&A session!】
【Select one of the four options—A, B, C, or D—by pressing the corresponding symbol on the high platform before you.】
【First question: How did Yue Su and Cai Zifeng respond to Monk Duyuan’s accusations? What was the outcome?】
【A: They shamelessly denied everything. With no solid evidence, Monk Duyuan left in frustration.】
【B: Feeling guilty, they avoided meeting Monk Duyuan and had their disciples lie, claiming they were away traveling.】
【C: They admitted to secretly reading the ‘Sunflower Manual’, apologized, and promised never to practice it. Monk Duyuan, seeing their sincerity, chose to let it go and returned to his temple.】
【D: They acknowledged their mistake, apologized, and at the same time, subtly sought Monk Duyuan’s guidance on the techniques in the manual. Monk Duyuan memorized the teachings and later left the temple to live as a layman.】
【Countdown begins. All selected participants must choose an answer.】
【If time runs out, the system will select an answer randomly.】
【Correct answers will receive rewards, wrong answers will receive punishments. Rewards and punishments will be random.】
As soon as the announcement ended, a sand timer appeared above the game arena. Seeing the timer, everyone knew that once the sand ran out, the answering phase would be over.
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The video had stopped, but the comment section exploded.
【Songshan Sect Fei Bin: Huashan Sect claims to be an upright and honorable faction, but its ancestors were nothing more than common thieves stealing other people’s martial arts! What a disgrace to both Huashan and the Five Mountain Sword Alliance!】
【Huashan Sect Leader Xian Yutong: I never expected the ancestor of the Huashan Sect from The Smiling, Proud Wanderer universe to be so disgraceful! A stain upon our sect!】
【Huashan Sect Leader Xian Yutong @ Huashan Sect Leader Yue Buqun: As the current master, you should take this as a warning!】
The first round of the Q&A Game had begun!