C552 Who Is Going to Team up with Who?

As Woo Zhengyang observed the crowd, they all turned their attention to the newcomer, their expressions puzzled.

"He's not from the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion, nor from any of the Martial Mansions. Who is this guy?"

"Woo Zhengyang! I knew you'd be okay!" A familiar voice called out, and a slender figure rushed over. It was Situ Jingxiang!

Seeing Jingxiang here, Woo Zhengyang breathed a sigh of relief. Unfortunately, aside from her, he didn't spot any other familiar faces. He wondered how Liu Dahu, Zhan Yifei, and the others were doing.

"Woo Zhengyang, I told you you'd be fine, but... making it here is quite a surprise! Tell me, how did you handle those troublesome women after we got separated? What happened next? In the Ocean World, who did you meet that kept you going until the end? You didn't just coast through, did you?" Jingxiang's impatience was as evident as ever. She bombarded him with questions the moment she reached him.

"Jingxiang, who is he?" Before Woo Zhengyang could answer, a young man from the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion stood up, sizing him up, and asked Jingxiang.

"Brother Zheng, this is Woo Zhengyang. He's a young man from a village. Don't let that fool you; he's incredibly skilled with forbidden techniques. He was the first to break through the barrier to the second world. Otherwise, you'd still be stuck in the first world, being chased by the Bow Man."

Upon seeing Woo Zhengyang's attire, everyone was a bit puzzled. Could he be a young man from a rural village? But as soon as this doubt arose, many dismissed it themselves. Although this trial journey wasn't as dangerous as imagined, it was certainly not something a country boy could endure, especially the final Ocean World, which offered no shortcuts.

Now, hearing that Woo Zhengyang really was from a village, everyone was stunned. How could this be? The four young men from the Martial Mansion found it particularly hard to believe. They had fought tooth and nail to get here, and it was partly due to luck that they didn't encounter any disciples from the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion in their Ocean World.

And Woo Zhengyang? Did he somehow avoid all the other Martial Mansion disciples, or were the ones he met so weak that he could just slip through? His luck was unbelievable!

Like everyone else, the young man referred to as Brother Zheng by Situ Jingxiang was momentarily taken aback and asked, "Is he really Woo Zhengyang? The one who's only at the Skin Stage?"

Situ Jingxiang nodded, "That's him!"

"Brother Zheng, something's not right. Wasn't the last person to come out of Ocean World supposed to be Brother Yu Wenqing?" another disciple from the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion stood up and said.

"Right, Ocean World was divided into twenty illusionary worlds. We didn't encounter Brother Yu in our nineteen, so he should have been in the last one!" Situ Jingxiang suddenly realized and then looked at Woo Zhengyang, asking, "Woo Zhengyang, in your world, did you see a Heavenly Mirror Pavilion disciple named Yu Wenqing?"

Woo Zhengyang felt a sense of unease when he heard them mention Yu Wenqing. Though he was naturally proud and independent, he had no intention of bringing up Yu Wenqing, especially after seeing the group present. Woo Zhengyang was determined to keep quiet about the matter, knowing it could be dangerous to speak up.

There were fifteen disciples from the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion, each at the Tendon Bone Stage, and the one called Brother Zheng was particularly formidable. Woo Zhengyang knew he was no match for them.

A true warrior should have pride and integrity, but picking fights to prove it is foolish. So, Woo Zhengyang resolved to stay silent. Unexpectedly, they had already deduced that the Ocean World was divided into twenty illusionary realms, and guessed that he and Yu Wenqing were in the same one.

Now he was cornered.

"Why aren't you speaking?" Youth Zheng frowned, staring at Woo Zhengyang.

Woo Zhengyang remained calm, slowly took out a Heavenly Essence Stone from his Hidden Heaven Bag, then put it back before nodding, "I saw him."

"Saw him? Where is he?" Youth Zheng pressed on.

"He's dead."

"Dead? How is that possible?" The members of the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion were skeptical.

This trip to the Hundred Flower World turned out to be much less dangerous than they had anticipated. Even if there were some tricky issues, with Yu Wenqing's skills, it would at most delay them a bit. Death seemed out of the question.

If there was no death in the trial, how did Yu Wenqing die? Was he murdered? Besides the disciples of the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion, who else at the Tendon Bone Stage could possibly kill Yu Wenqing?

"How did he die?" the youth named Zheng continued to ask.

"Naturally, he died during the final scramble for the spot..." Woo Zhengyang said, waving his hand dismissively before sitting down cross-legged, clearly indicating he didn't want to be disturbed.

"Died during the final scramble for the spot?" Although Youth Zheng was somewhat annoyed by Woo Zhengyang's attitude, he didn't say anything and continued to ponder.

A few moments later, Youth Zheng's face showed a hint of anger. "That's impossible. With his skills, how could he not secure the final spot? Even if the six of you teamed up, you wouldn't be a match for him!"

"That's where you're wrong. We six didn't team up. Yu Wenqing joined forces with other Martial Mansion disciples!"

"Yu Wenqing joined forces with other Martial Mansion disciples?"

Hearing this, the people from the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion were even more skeptical. Did their disciples from the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion need to team up with others?

"Kid, are you messing with us? Yu Wenqing teamed up with other Martial Mansion disciples to deal with whom? You?"

"Yeah!" Woo Zhengyang nodded in agreement.

"Haha... This kid actually claims that Brother Yu Wenqing and other disciples from the Martial Mansion teamed up against him. Haha, that's the funniest joke I've ever heard!" A young man from the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion burst out laughing.

But his laughter was abruptly cut short.

He noticed that, aside from himself, everyone else had turned serious after hearing that statement. Some had even drawn their weapons, and even Brother Zheng, who was in the middle stage of the Tendon Bone Stage, was ready to act at any moment.

Their target of caution was none other than the country boy named Woo Zhengyang.

Reflecting on it, the young man broke out in a cold sweat!

Woo Zhengyang claimed that Yu Wenqing and other disciples from the Martial Mansion had teamed up to deal with him. And now, he was sitting there cross-legged, claiming that Yu Wenqing was already dead. This...

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