"Ye Kunlun, you still have the energy to make sarcastic remarks?"
Ma Guotao was stunned. He waved his phone at Ye Kunlun. "You have two minutes left. If you don't beg for mercy, your entire blood will flow backward and you'll die! Your reign as the Supreme Lord will also end here!"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Ye Kunlun raised an eyebrow, and a sword qi slashed directly towards Ma Guotao.
*Clack.*
Ma Guotao's left arm was severed and fell to the ground.
"Ah!!"
Ma Guotao cried out in pain, his eyes filled with horror and shock. "How is this possible? How can you still use your true qi? This is absolutely impossible!!"
Ma Guotao couldn't believe that Ye Kunlun, after being poisoned, still had the strength to attack him.
"The poison of the Wu tribe is like drinking water to me. It has no effect on me whatsoever!"
Ye Kunlun looked at Ma Guotao coldly. "As for you, I'm curious, where did you get the Wu tribe's poison?"
Ma Guotao endured the pain, his face contorted. "Impossible, stop pretending with me. You must have used all your strength just now to force me to hand over the antidote. You can forget about..."
*Bang—*
A terrifying force descended upon Ma Guotao. He knelt on the ground, his knees cracking the bluestone slabs into pieces!!
Ma Guotao was covered in cold sweat and trembling all over. Ye Kunlun's strength was indeed still there.
"Speak properly, and I can give you a quick end," Ye Kunlun stared at Ma Guotao indifferently. He had plenty of time to play with him.
"Kill me then, I won't say anything!"
Ye Kunlun snorted. "Whether you speak or not is not up to you!"
Ye Kunlun's spiritual consciousness surged into Ma Guotao's sea of consciousness with destructive force!
Ma Guotao's eyes widened, and he roared wildly, "Ye Kunlun, you, you..."
Ye Kunlun's spiritual consciousness frantically searched Ma Guotao's sea of consciousness for information about the Wu tribe.
Unfortunately, he only captured a glimpse of a black-clothed person handing the medicine to Ma Guotao. The person's appearance was completely indistinguishable.
But Ye Kunlun was certain from those eyes that the person was a woman, and a very young woman at that!
Withdrawing his spiritual consciousness, Ye Kunlun let out a cold snort. Ma Guotao's head lolled to the side, and he died completely!
With Ma Guotao dead, those who had been kowtowing and begging for mercy to him immediately panicked.
"Ye, Alliance Leader Ye... Ma Guotao is dead, this antidote..."
A hint of disgust appeared in Ye Kunlun's eyes. The lives of these people had nothing to do with him.
However, considering that this was the Kyoto branch of the Supreme Alliance, their deaths here would also be a considerable trouble for the Supreme Alliance!
Ye Kunlun took out a pill and handed it to Sun Xuan. "Go and dissolve this pill in water, and let everyone take it."
A few minutes later, everyone obediently drank the detoxifying water.
"Thank you, Alliance Leader Ye, for saving our lives!"
Everyone thanked him in unison.
They had lost all face at the Supreme Alliance, and it was Ye Kunlun who had saved them in the end, so how could they dare to disrespect him?
"Everyone, today's ceremony has concluded. You are dismissed!"
"Wait, I have a request. Please keep silent about what happened today at the Supreme Alliance, as some matters are not fit for public knowledge..."
Ye Kunlun's words carried a hint of deterrence and warning.
Everyone quickly agreed. After all, the vast majority of them had knelt and begged Ma Guotao for mercy. If this were to spread, it would not be beneficial to them.
Five minutes later, all the guests had dispersed.
"Supreme Lord, Nan Yutie's performance was subpar. I request your punishment!"
Nan Yutie knelt before Ye Kunlun. The many variables today were, in essence, inseparable from his role as an executor.
"Alright, get up!"
Ye Kunlun did not blame Nan Yutie. He was heavily injured and at the end of his strength.
Moreover, Ma Guotao's actions were extremely secretive. If Lei Ju hadn't informed him, he wouldn't have known that someone at the branch alliance was colluding with the Japanese.
"Ma Guotao's subordinates still need to be thoroughly investigated."
Ye Kunlun instructed Sun Xuan, "Handle this matter quickly!"
Sun Xuan had competed with Ma Guotao and should be very familiar with Ma Guotao's people.
Although Ma Guotao was dead, his subordinates were bound to have some unsavory elements. These black sheep could not be kept.
"Your subordinate will attend to it immediately!"
Sun Xuan accepted the order and withdrew.
Ye Kunlun looked at Jun Xinglan.
Jun Xinglan shivered. The dignified Star Emissary looked like a mouse encountering a cat in front of Ye Kunlun.
"Supreme Lord, your subordinate truly has no collusion with Ma Guotao!"
"Ma Guotao wouldn't speak without reason. Think about it, was it decided from the beginning that you would come to Kyoto?"
Ye Kunlun pondered as he asked.
"Initially, it was indeed decided that your subordinate... no, that's not right."
Jun Xinglan remembered something. "It was indeed originally decided that your subordinate would come to Kyoto. Later, your subordinate had other matters and handed this task to the Earth Emissary."
"Later, your subordinate's matters were resolved early, and with no other tasks, I took it back from the Earth Emissary, which seemed to displease him."
A trace of surprise appeared in Jun Xinglan's eyes. He replied somewhat uncertainly, "Supreme Lord, could this matter be related to the Earth Emissary?
Based on your subordinate's understanding of the Earth Emissary, he is quite detached and rarely interferes in others' affairs. Unless there is a mission from the alliance, he basically would not leave."
Jun Xinglan incidentally spoke up for the Earth Emissary, as their relationship was quite good.
"Jun Xinglan, Ma Guotao colluded with the Japanese. There must be someone behind him directing him. His words directed at you couldn't have been baseless."
"Investigate this matter secretly. Give me the result within two months, whether it involves the Earth Emissary or not!"
Ye Kunlun instructed Jun Xinglan.
"Your subordinate accepts the order and will definitely find the person behind this!"
Jun Xinglan dared not be negligent, as this matter also concerned his own integrity.
If the person behind Ma Guotao was indeed the Earth Emissary, then he would not show any mercy.
"Supreme Lord, your subordinate actually came to Kyoto for another matter this time."
"What matter?"
"The Battle of Prodigies!" Jun Xinglan quickly explained to Ye Kunlun. "The Supreme Alliance holds it every ten years. Do you know about this matter?"
Hearing Jun Xinglan mention it, Ye Kunlun finally remembered that the Supreme Alliance had such an event.
The year he entered Kunlun, the Supreme Alliance's Battle of Prodigies had just concluded.
Another ten years had passed, and he had grown from a child into the strongest person in this world.
"What? Is this year's Battle of Prodigies being held in Kyoto?" Ye Kunlun asked, regaining his thoughts.
Jun Xinglan nodded and replied, "If there are no unexpected changes, the venue for this year's event will be set in Kyoto."
"When?"
"In exactly three months," Jun Xinglan calculated the date. "Supreme Lord, are there any adjustments or preparations you need?"
Ye Kunlun pondered. This way, the Battle of Prodigies would be after the Yellow Springs Secret Realm, and he should have time to participate.
Ye Kunlun thought for a moment and replied to Jun Xinglan, "Prepare it first. Hasten to prepare the list of participants for this year's Battle of Prodigies."
At the same time, Feng Zhan's body was sent back to the Feng family.
Feng Zhan and his subordinates were shocked. Hundreds of soldiers, led by Yan Ping, armed with real guns and fully equipped, charged towards the Kyoto branch of the Supreme Alliance!