Li Yao flicked his finger, and a burst of energy struck the fire qilin's head.
His finger strike was imbued with a wisp of clear spirit carried by true energy, and had a refreshing effect.
Sure enough, the fire qilin immediately regained consciousness, the fire in its eyes blazed fiercely again, and flames erupted from its body.
"This guy really loves to show off!"
Li Yao chuckled, then his face darkened, and he shouted, "Xiao Huo, set it on fire!"
"roar!"
The fire qilin's eyes burst forth with two balls of excited flames, and it roared.
A burst of intensely hot flames erupted, like a fiery cloud, engulfing all directions.
In an instant, the place where the nameless man stood seemed to be hit by a rain of fire, and the air itself seemed to be ablaze.
The withered branches and leaves on the trees on both sides immediately burst into flames, turning into a sea of fire.
"Little Fire, well done!"
Li Yao patted the fire qilin's head and praised it.
The fire qilin snorted, shook its head triumphantly, and its eyes were full of smugness.
However, the stringed instrument paused only slightly before changing its melody, becoming even more melodious and graceful.
A tremendous aura spread out, and the raging sea of fire quickly subsided and extinguished, as if a heavy rain had fallen.
"Chirp chirp..."
At that moment, countless birds flew out from the woods on both sides of the road.
These birds danced gracefully to the sound of the erhu, forming various formations and emitting rhythmic chirping.
The melodious strings resonated, and all the birds sang in harmony!
Such a spectacular sight! I've never seen anything like it before!
This time, even Li Yao felt an invisible pressure coming from all directions.
Wuming truly deserves the title of a martial arts legend.
However, myths are meant to be broken.
Today, Li Yao will shatter the myth of the nameless.
"roar!"
A fierce glint flashed in Li Yao's eyes, and he roared to the sky.
Shaolin Lion's Roar Kung Fu!
Instantly, an invisible yet domineering sound wave, like a raging storm, swept towards the sky.
"Whoosh!"
The flock of birds in the sky suddenly stopped flying.
Immediately, the flock of birds exploded in a roar.
Birds fell from the sky one by one, like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
"Bang!"
The nameless hand trembled slightly.
The neck of the instrument tilted outwards!
All the strings snapped!
The music stopped abruptly!
Everything returned to calm.
However, a strange look flashed across Wuming's face.
The opponent's single roar shattered his melody, demonstrating the unfathomable depth of his internal strength.
At this moment, Jian Chen had regained consciousness.
He saw his master's erhu string snap and exclaimed in surprise, "Master, your erhu?!"
Then, he noticed the fire-breathing Qilin beneath Li Yao, and his expression changed drastically. He exclaimed, "Master, this is... a Qilin?"
At the same time, Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, and the others were brought back to their senses by the cessation of the string music.
They never expected that the sound of the strings could affect their minds and immerse them in the music.
This is tantamount to handing their lives over to the other side, leaving them to be slaughtered at will.
This is terrifying!
A look of surprise flashed in Bu Jingyun's eyes.
Because he had met Wuming when he was a child, and had even learned the Mysterious Sword Technique from Wuming.
Wuming felt that Bu Jingyun had a strong aura of violence, so he did not take him as a disciple.
Li Yao looked at the nameless man and asked calmly, "Who are you? Why are you blocking our way?"
"I have no name or surname, so you may call me whatever you wish."
Wuming remained calm and asked, "May I ask, are you planning to head to Tianshan to attack the World Society?"
Instead of answering, Li Yao asked, "What do you think?"
Wuming was taken aback, thinking to himself: Shouldn't you have answered 'yes' or 'no'?
Clearly, he hadn't expected Li Yao to act so unpredictably.
However, he did not lose his composure because of this.
He remained expressionless and said, "I have received news that your Wushuang City is preparing to attack the Tianxia Association."
Li Yao shrugged and said, "Since you know everything, why ask a question you already know the answer to?"
Nameless was taken aback again, and said, "Conflicts in the martial world will only increase bloodshed. I hope you can give up this trip."
Li Yao asked, "Do you know that not long ago, Xiong Ba ordered his men to lead an army of 50,000 to attack my Wushuang City?"
Wuming nodded slightly. "I know."
Li Yao then asked, "Do you know that since Xiong Ba established the World Society, in order to dominate the martial arts world, he has been conquering all the major gangs in the world, and those who do not submit will be wiped out?"
Wuming's expression changed slightly, and he nodded, saying, "I know."
Li Yao continued, "So, over the years, have you ever tried to persuade Xiong Ba to give up conquering the various gangs, or to stop the killing?"
Wuming paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No."
Li Yao sneered, "Then what right do you have to advise us to give up attacking the World Society?"
The nameless man still stubbornly argued:
"Now your Wushuang City is at its zenith, its power is comparable to that of the Tianxia Society, and the martial arts world is in a state of balance."
"If you destroy the World Society, many martial arts sects will take the opportunity to seize the World Society's territory."
"At that time, the martial arts world will fall into an endless conflict and constant killing."
Li Yao said:
"Once you're in the martial world, you're not in control of your own destiny!"
"As a member of the martial arts world, you could be killed at any time."
"If you don't want to be killed, the only way is to kill the other person first."
"This is the world of martial arts!"
"You, a recluse, actually want to meddle in the affairs of the martial world? Don't you find that ridiculous?"
Wuming's eye twitched slightly.
When you're in the world, you're not always in control of your own destiny!
Although it was the first time he had heard this sentence, it deeply moved him.
Think of how spirited and ambitious he was when he was young and roaming the martial arts world.
He once single-handedly defeated the ten major martial arts sects and even defeated the sword master Sword Saint, enjoying unparalleled glory for a time.
Unexpectedly, his beloved wife was poisoned to death by a rival in the martial arts world, and to this day he still doesn't know who poisoned her.
Disheartened, he retired from the martial arts world.
If he hadn't foreseen that the martial arts world of the Central Plains would suffer another calamity, he wouldn't have returned to the martial arts world.
However, his purpose in coming here was to stop Li Yao, and he could not abandon his plan because of Li Yao's words.
Therefore, he continued to persuade, "I see that you have acted fairly uprightly. After taking control of Wushuang City, you have not expanded your power extensively. In that case, why don't you let go of your obsession, coexist peacefully with the World Society, and restore peace to the martial arts world?"
Li Yao sneered and asked, "Do you think Xiong Ba will coexist peacefully with my Wushuang City?"
Wuming said, "I can go to the World Society and persuade Xiong Ba."
Li Yao laughed and said, "If you could persuade Xiong Ba to give up his struggle for supremacy, he wouldn't be Xiong Ba!"
The very name of Xiong Ba reveals his ambition to dominate the world.
To ask Xiong Ba to give up the struggle for supremacy is undoubtedly wishful thinking.
Unless, Xiong Ba is driven to a dead end.
Wuming persisted in his advice: "No matter what, I do not want the martial world to descend into endless slaughter."
Li Yao shook his head slightly and said, "It seems you are determined to stop us. In that case, let's see if you have the ability to stop us."
The nameless man sighed softly and said, "I have no choice but to offend you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jian Chen handed the Hero Sword in his hand to Wuming, saying, "Master, the sword."
Li Yao's gaze was fixed on the Hero Sword in the nameless man's hand.
Clearly, his interest in the Hero's Sword far exceeded that of the Nameless Sword.
He smiled slightly and said, "Perfect, I'd also like to experience your unparalleled swordsmanship."