Chapter 1077 Subdued (2/2)

Qin Lian tilted her head to the side and clapped. A rare smile appeared on her beautiful but aloof face. “Grand elder Zhou Yuan’s carrot-and-stick approach has nearly reached perfection.”

Smiling, Zhou Yuan shrugged.

Qin Lian somewhat eagerly looked Zhou Yuan up and down. “But I’m even more curious about how strong you’ve grown. Shall we have a small match to test your strength?”

Previously, there had been a huge gap in strength between Zhou Yuan and Qin Lian. However, she could not sense a dangerous sensation from him. This undoubtedly drew out her competitive side.

Zhou Yuan’s heart shivered at the burning light in Qin Lian’s eyes. He hurriedly shook his head and quickly turned around to leave.

Boom!

However, just as he was about to lift his foot, an astonishing burst of Genesis Qi erupted behind him, then roared straight towards him.

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While Zhou Yuan was dealing with the eager Qin Lian, the Han Jinhe trio had returned to the building.

Several hundred top-tier unaffiliated cultivors immediately crowded over at the sight of them.

“Brother Han, how did it go? Has the Tianyuan Region given you guys the captain position?”

Han Jinhe looked at the crowd with an indifferent face. “Relax everyone, the Tianyuan Region views us as a very important force. We fought hard with grand elder Zhou Yuan for everyone’s benefit.”

“Grand elder Zhou Yuan? He’s here?” Numerous unaffiliated cultivators gasped. Regardless of Zhou Yuan’s strength, his grand elder status drew respect, especially in the Tianyuan Region.

Han Jinhe smiled and nodded. “Grand elder Zhou Yuan’s reputation is well-deserved, and we even exchanged a few pointers with him. His strength is truly amazing, and I believe that under his and captain Qin Lian’s leadership, the Tianyuan Region team will certainly achieve good results in the upcoming Guyuan Heaven battle. We’ve definitely come to the right place.”

These words immediately drew astonished looks from the numerous unaffiliated cultivators. The three had exchanged pointers with Zhou Yuan? They clearly understood the trio’s strength. When they joined forces, they were able to put up a fight even against the Tianyuan Region’s strongest Heavenly Sun expert, Qin Lian. Wasn’t grand elder Zhou Yuan at the initial Heavenly Sun stage?

Why was Han Jinhe so full of praise for Zhou Yuan’s strength?

Uncertainty flickered in the eyes of the numerous unaffiliated cultivators, but no one doubted Han Jinhe’s words. After all, it was far too easy to uncover any lies. If it was true, Zhou Yuan had likely grown tremendously over the past few months.

This was not impossible. After all, he was supreme sovereign Cang Yuan’s personal disciple. Moreover, supreme sovereign Zhuan Zhu was currently overseeing the Tianyuan Region. As his junior brother, Zhou Yuan might have received some personal guidance.

At this thought, the numerous unaffiliated cultivators could not help but readjust their attitude. As unaffiliated cultivators, they thoroughly understood the importance of strength.

Han Jinhe nonchalantly said, “Hehe, since we already have such great captains, the three of us will not go after that position. Fortunately, grand elder Zhou Yuan regards us very highly and has asked us to take on the vice captain positions to specially take charge of all the unaffiliated cultivators. Everyone can come over to register with us. We still need to report to grand elder Zhou Yuan after the teams are formed.”

Xue Qingmei’s and Wang Su’s faces turned a little red. They had clearly been disciplined by Zhou Yuan, but the story had changed completely after Han Jinhe had told it.

However, the unaffiliated cultivators present did not scrutinize the story and were instead overjoyed. After all, they felt that the vice captain position was more or less the same, and following Han Jinhe and the others was better than someone else giving them orders.

Some of the affiliated cultivators who had been watching as bystanders secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They had not approved of Han Jinhe and the other’s intentions to become captains, but they had been powerless due to their strength and influence. They were, of course, also worried about their own interests like the Han Jinhe trio. Fortunately, the worst scenario had not occurred.

However, this scene made them think a little.

They knew that Han Jinhe was extremely prideful. Given how he now revered Zhou Yuan, it could only mean that Zhou Yuan had crushed their ambitions.

This made them both curious and happy.

If their guess was right, the Tianyuan Region might become one of the main Hunyuan Heaven teams in the Guyuan Heaven battle.