The Legend of the Demon Hunter

Tang Yiran's opponent was a man with gray-green skin, which was the first time Xiao Zhu had seen such skin color. However, judging from the aura revealed by the man, he was a demon hunter in the middle stage of the soul hunting.

Tang Yiran's strength was originally weaker than his opponent, and his opponent used some unknown magic, and his defense was extremely strong. Tang Yiran's arrows could hardly cause any substantial damage to him.

"The bloodline skills of this heir of the Turtle Shell Sect restrain that girl in every way. The outcome of this competition is probably already decided." At this moment, an unfamiliar voice said to Xiao Zhu.

Xiao Zhu followed the voice and saw a man dressed as a Confucian scholar walking up to him. The scholar looked to be about forty years old, holding a folding fan in his hand and a conspicuous emerald green ring on the ring finger of his right hand. He looked very elegant in his every move.

Xiao Zhu couldn't see through the other party's strength for a moment.

"Senior, may I ask who you are?" Xiao Zhu asked curiously.

"My name is Jiefu." The scholar answered readily.

"What do you think of this competition, little brother?" Jie Fu asked.

"I have met the woman on the field once before. Her archery skills are very accurate..." Xiao Zhu said.

“Yeah, I saw that too. But accurate archery is not the key to victory. Her shortcoming is that her attacks are too weak. Although she has completed the fifth blood awakening, she seems to have not successfully adapted to the strength after the blood awakening. If she is given time to consolidate her current cultivation, she may still be able to fight…” Jie Fu shook his head.

At this moment, the battle on the field entered a white-hot stage.

Tang Yiran, who had been unable to defeat the enemy for a long time, became anxious. She suddenly jumped into the air, aimed her bow and arrow diagonally at the sky, and shouted loudly: "Raining arrows!"

Then the arrow shot out, and when it reached the highest point, it suddenly split into dozens of arrows, falling towards the opponent like raindrops.

Xiao Zhu instantly understood Tang Yiran's mentality. She wanted to use this saturation attack to break through the defense of the heir of the Turtle Shell Sect.

The Turtle Shell Sect's heir faced Tang Yiran's attack with a solemn expression on his face. He realized that this move was extremely powerful and he could no longer resist it. So he stomped on the ground seven or eight times in a row. Known for his strength and defense, he shook the ground. This vibration was also transmitted to the air, and the air also vibrated, making a "cooing" sound.

A magical scene happened. The arrows in the air were deviated from their original direction by the vibration and flew out from all around his body. Not a single arrow hit the heir of the Turtle Shell Sect.

Afterwards, the heir of the Turtle Shell Sect launched a counterattack against Tang Yiran. His body curled up into a ball and crashed towards Tang Yiran like a ball.

Tang Yiran, who had just unleashed a full-strength attack, was currently at a point of weakness, and was instantly knocked headfirst by the man to the bottom of the competition platform. The outcome of the competition was thus decided.

The defeated Tang Yin sat on the bluestone floor. She seemed unable to accept the defeat. She hugged her knees, looked in the direction of the competition stage, and stared blankly. Two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks.

At this time, the referee behind the competition stage officially announced her defeat.

"Your friend seems to need your comfort." Jie Fu gently fanned the folding fan in his hand and said to Xiao Zhu.

"Thank you for the reminder, senior." Xiao Zhu nodded and replied to Jie Fu.

Xiao Zhu was about to walk towards Tang Yiran when he suddenly thought of something. He turned his head and said to Jie Fu, "Could it be that Senior is also here to participate in the Demon Hunter Association competition?"

Jiefu closed the folding fan in his hand with a "snap" sound and said seriously: "Yes, I heard that you defeated Lady Thunder and Lightning Yin Manshan with your initial Soul Hunting cultivation and became one of the two qualifiers in the preliminary round, so I came here today to get to know you. I didn't expect that you are younger than I thought. By the way, I will be your opponent tomorrow!"

After saying this, Jiefu laughed out loud and walked away with his hands behind his back.

"When you are young, you should wear fine clothes and ride a vigorous horse. You should live up to your youth and know how to act." Jiefu chanted as he walked. He patted the palm of his other hand with the folding fan in one hand, looking very scholarly.

Looking at Jie Fu's back, Xiao Zhu couldn't calm down for a long time. He didn't expect that this man was actually a hunting king!

……

Xiao Zhu walked up to Tang Yiran, who was still immersed in failure and didn't notice him approaching at all.

Xiao Zhu squatted down and persuaded, "Yan Yiran, it's just a competition. If you lose, you lose. The worst that can happen is that you won't be the president of the Xuanwu branch. There's nothing to be sad about."

"No! You don't understand anything at all!" Tang Yiran suddenly retorted loudly.

It was the first time that Xiao Zhu saw Tang Yiran so emotional, and he didn't know what to say.

After a while, Tang Yiran calmed down first. She looked at Xiao Zhu with tears in her eyes and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Brother Xiao, Yiran didn't mean it just now..."

Xiao Zhu smiled faintly and said without minding, "Well, it's okay."

Tang Yiran wiped away the tears from her eyes and said, "Brother Xiao, can you walk with Yiran for a while? There are some things that Yiran really doesn't know who to tell."

Xiao Zhu accompanied Tang Yiran out of Wuji Square and walked to a secluded cliff. Looking at the white clouds, Xiao Zhu asked, "Yiran, what's on your mind?"

Tang Yiran pondered for a while and said, "Brother Xiao, the reason why I took the risk in the mirage and came here to participate in the competition of the Xuanwu branch was all for one person."

"Ah? Who is it?" Xiao Zhu was stunned and asked.

"His name is Qian Zhongyong. He was once my father's best friend, and he is also my sworn enemy now!" Tang Yiran replied.

After hearing Tang Yiran's contradictory answer, Xiao Zhu felt even more confused.

"My father was once one of the legendary demon hunters of the Demon Hunter Association. With his support, my brother Tang Haoran and I grew up very quickly. We completed four blood awakenings in our twenties, which is a legendary speed."

Xiao Zhu thought of the level division of the Demon Hunter Association. Only the King of Hunters could have the title of Mythical Demon Hunter. So, Tang Yiran had a distinguished background. And the brother she was talking about should be the man who was swallowed by the giant swamp crocodile in the mirage.

"Father and Qian Zhongyong have been friends for more than ten years. They are like brothers, not brothers. When Qian Zhongyong first met father, he was just a soul hunter, but he was extremely talented and intelligent. After more than ten years, he successfully broke through to the realm of hunter king. That was two years ago. At that time, father invited him to join the Demon Hunter Association, but he refused. Father knew that everyone has their own aspirations, so he stopped trying to persuade him."

"But not long after Qian Zhongyong became the Hunter King, he suddenly changed his face. Not only did he plot to murder my father, he also stole the Tang family's secret book, 'Soul Devouring Technique'. It was only then that we realized that Qian Zhongyong was a scheming egoist. He spent more than ten years getting close to our Tang family and gaining my father's trust, just to become the Hunter King one day, so that he would have enough strength and the opportunity to seize this secret book."