Chapter 743: Killing Shi Tianming!
Although Li Yun had blocked this sword strike, it did not mean Li Yun’s crisis was over.
After all, there was still a group of Dark Rampage Bears eyeing him covetously.
Sure enough, in the next moment, the remaining dozens of Dark Rampage Bears roared in unison.
Stimulated by the scent of blood, they became even more frenzied. Their mountain-like giant paws rained down upon Li Yun like a storm.
"Seeking death."
A fierce light flashed in Li Yun’s eyes.
He snorted coldly, and a Nine Revolutions Life Spirit Pill appeared in his hand.
He immediately swallowed it, and the injuries on his body healed by more than half in an instant.
Then, he suddenly swung his sword.
This strike seemed incredibly slow.
Yet after he executed it, something strange happened.
Before each of the dozens of Dark Rampage Bears, a strand of Sword Qi suddenly appeared.
It was as if the Sword Qi had materialized out of thin air, directly manifesting in front of them.
Not only that, at this moment, their bodies seemed completely frozen. They stood motionless, allowing the sword strike to pierce through their hearts.
Dozens of sprays of blood erupted into the air at the same time.
The corpses of dozens of Dark Rampage Bears crashed to the ground simultaneously, causing the earth to tremble several times.
"This..."
Shi Tianming and the others were utterly dumbfounded.
In such a desperate situation, Li Yun had actually turned the tables and killed all the remaining Dark Rampage Bears.
Killing dozens of Dark Rampage Bears with a single sword strike.
This level of strength had surpassed any one of them. Even if they joined forces, they might not be able to achieve it.
"It is over..."
Shi Tianming’s face instantly turned ashen.
He knew that failing to kill Li Yun like this meant he would be the one in trouble next.
In the next moment, a strand of Sword Qi shot fearlessly toward Shi Tianming and directly blasted him away.
"Speak."
Li Yun’s figure shifted sideways, swiftly closing in.
His sword pointed at Shi Tianming’s throat as he said coldly, "Who exactly ordered you to kill me?"
The scroll just now could only release one strike, but that strike possessed the power of the perfection stage of the 9th level of Heavenly Core Realm.
With a premeditated attack that caught someone off guard, even an expert at the same level could be severely injured.
A scroll of this level was obviously not something Shi Tianming should possess. Even if he did have one, he should have reserved it as a life-saving trump card instead of using it to ambush Li Yun.
Furthermore, from the moment they entered the Endless Demon Cave, Shi Tianming had been continuously provoking him and constantly trying to anger him. That behavior was clearly abnormal.
Obviously, someone was pulling Shi Tianming’s strings from behind.
"You think you can learn anything from me?"
Shi Tianming realized that the plot had been exposed. He simply stopped hiding it and sneered. "Just remember this. Even if you kill me today, someone stronger than me will come to kill you in the future. You are doomed to die without a doubt."
"Is that so?"
Li Yun’s expression was cold.
With a swing of his sword, he directly severed one of Shi Tianming’s arms.
Under the intense pain, Shi Tianming screamed outright. His face contorted as he roared, "Li Yun, how dare you attack me? The person behind me will not let you off."
Without another word, Li Yun swung his sword again and severed Shi Tianming’s other arm as well.
"No!"
Shi Tianming finally could not endure it anymore. He shrieked, "Stop! I will talk. I will talk. The one who wants you dead is Yun Canglan of the Yun Family."
"Yun Canglan?"
Li Yun’s brows immediately furrowed. "How could it be him?"
In his speculation, Shi Tianming should have been acting under Xuan Long’s orders from the Black Wyrm Dynasty.
He had never expected the mastermind to actually be Yun Canglan.
His gaze suddenly turned icy cold as he said, "At this point, you still dare lie to me?"
"Li Yun, I am telling the truth."
Shi Tianming shrieked, "The Shi Family I come from has served the Yun Family for generations as household servants. You can ask anyone about this, and they will all know it."
"Not long ago, it was Yun Canglan who sent someone to instruct me to pretend to seek revenge for my brother and find an opportunity to kill you inside the Endless Demon Cave."
"All of this was ordered by Yun Canglan. That scroll was also given to me by him."
"I swear I am not lying to you."
"I believe you."
Li Yun nodded.
Then he swung his sword and directly pierced Shi Tianming’s throat.
"You..."
Shi Tianming’s eyes widened in shock.
He had never imagined that even after revealing the truth, Li Yun would still kill him without the slightest hesitation.
After killing Shi Tianming with one sword strike, Li Yun showed no pity or sympathy in his eyes.
He never showed mercy to those who sought to kill him.
Those who wanted to kill had to be prepared to be killed in return.
This was an eternal truth.
However, Shi Tianming’s words before his death did surprise him somewhat.
The mastermind behind this incident was actually Yun Canglan.
Not only did Li Yun have no enmity with Yun Canglan, but he had only met him once during the Recruitment Convention. They had not even exchanged greetings. Because of that, he had never connected this person to the scheme.
However, this was not difficult to understand.
For a scion of a great family like Yun Canglan, no matter how gentle and refined he appeared on the surface, he was extremely arrogant deep down and could never tolerate others rising above him.
He might be able to tolerate Fan Wuhen and Bai Xueya ranking above him, but he was clearly unwilling to accept Li Yun, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Under these circumstances, it was understandable that he would secretly plot against Li Yun.