At that moment, the scene that appeared shocked everyone present, the Master of the Valley of Hidden Swords, being a Grandmaster himself, had now died before everyone’s eyes.
The people of Martial Arts were already beyond words.
In the world of Martial Arts, it was never said that anyone would follow someone forever. Everyone chooses the strongest branch to perch on, whoever is stronger, they choose to submit to—such were the rules of Martial Arts and the rules of this world.
Now, the Master of the Valley of Hidden Swords had passed away, and everyone had forgotten him.
At this moment, they all kneeled, respectfully saying, "We welcome Grandmaster Tang Zhong!"
Not a single person remained standing, knowing well that had they been in the presence of the Master of the Valley of Hidden Swords, they would have willingly knelt, let alone before someone even stronger.
Before, almost everyone had believed that the person who was still alive was undoubtedly doomed. After all, his opponent was the Master of the Valley of Hidden Swords. Yet, within moments, that very person had not only fought back but had also killed the Master of the Valley of Hidden Swords, a feat beyond many people’s imaginations.
Moreover, the weapon that the Sword Master of the Valley had spent his entire life trying to conquer was easily subdued by this person, which was nothing short of shocking.
Furthermore, the Master of the Valley was the strongest Sword Dao Grandmaster on the Master List. Although he was ranked seventh, with the power he had just demonstrated, he would have easily made the top three.
Tang Zhong killing a top three from the Master List was undeniably shocking.
The Master List was an authoritative list of Martial Arts Grandmasters, the result of grandmasters challenging each other.
Even more importantly, that person was so young, appearing to be only about twenty years old.
A twenty-year-old Grandmaster was already terrifyingly rare, let alone one within the top three of the Master List in his twenties.
In the distance, Zhong Tianyue, Zhong Ya, and Zhong Tao stood together, no longer knowing what to say. The other common people had been scared away, only they remained.
Yet, remaining there, they felt only deep regret.
Previously, the person named Tang Zhong had personally offered to mentor Zhong Ya, but Zhong Tianyue had refused.
They had even taken pride in their refusal, believing that apprenticing to the Master of the Valley of Hidden Swords was the correct decision. Yet now, in just half a day, that person named Tang Zhong had killed the Master of the Valley of Hidden Swords.
Zhong Tianyue’s whole body trembled. He knew what he had done. If he had let Zhong Ya apprentice under this man, from that day forward, the Zhong Family would have definitely become a mighty clan.
"Grandfather..." Zhong Ya whispered.
If she had known the other party was so strong, she would have agreed from the start.
"Don’t worry, little Ya, Tang Zhong just now personally mentioned taking you as his disciple, so there must be a turnaround. Plus, you are so beautiful, I believe that young man will definitely not hold a grudge!" Zhong Tianyue said.
"Yes!" Zhong Ya nodded. She was quite confident in her appearance; she believed a little sweet talk would surely soften that man’s heart.
At that moment, Tang Zhong was also stunned by the power of the ten Flame Dragon Soldiers.
Soon, a voice came from the ten Flame Dragon Soldiers, "What do you think, kid, are you shocked by my strength? I tell you, this is just a fraction of my power, you are too weak. Still, as always, if you are the successor of the Will of the Dragon and turn out to be a waste and short-sighted, I will definitely kill you!"
"Yes, senior!" Tang Zhong respectfully replied, hearing the words of the ten Flame Dragon Soldiers.
Although he did not understand what the ten Flame Dragon Soldiers were, or what the Will of the Dragon was, he recognized that entity as a senior and also someone who had saved his life that day, something he could not possibly forget.
The ten Flame Dragon Soldiers had not expected Tang Zhong to respond like that and after a brief silence, they roared, "Forget it, I won’t talk about this anymore. Since you are the chosen one, my task is to follow you. You must not disappoint me!"
Immediately afterward, they saw the ten Flame Dragon Soldiers glowing gradually in Tang Zhong’s hands and then disappearing out of sight.
Tang Zhong knew that the ten Flame Dragon Soldiers had fused with him.
Then, looking at his own hands, he couldn’t help but exclaim, "This feeling, it’s really not bad!"
Originally, the Master of the Valley of Hidden Swords captured people to draw their blood for this weapon.
However, he did not understand why the ten Flame Dragon Soldiers were waiting for him. Suddenly, Tang Zhong remembered the stone he had obtained from the Turbid Suspension River. He wanted to ask the Flame Dragon Soldiers what was going on, but no matter how he called, there was no response from the other side, so he had to let it be.
This time coming to Valley of Hidden Swords, the most important thing was to find Fang Susu. He didn’t know where she was, heard she was in the dungeon, but where was this dungeon?
Seeing this, Zhong Tianyue stepped forward with a smile and respectfully said, "Grandmaster Tang... I was blind and could not recognize a great figure like Mount Tai. Please do not blame me, Grandmaster Tang!"
Tang Zhong did not even look at Zhong Tianyue.
Realizing something was wrong, Zhong Tianyue quickly pulled Zhong Ya to his side, then smiled and said, "Grandmaster Tang, my granddaughter, Little Ya, is right here. I remember Grandmaster Tang saying he wanted to personally teach my granddaughter!"
Zhong Ya quickly smiled and said, "Grandmaster Tang..."
The two of them no longer had their previous disdainful attitude.
The Martial Arts practitioners around them were shocked. Grandmaster Tang actually said he would teach that girl. Wouldn’t that girl skyrocket to the heavens? This family is going to rise!
Countless envious glances were cast their way.
At this moment, Tang Zhong turned around to look at Zhong Tianyue and said, "Did I ever say that?"
"Of course you did, it was at the base of the mountain, Grandmaster Tang said it himself!" Zhong Tianyue quickly replied.
"I have forgotten!" Tang Zhong said coldly.
Realizing something was wrong, Zhong Tianyue knew Tang Zhong must be holding a grudge, he quickly pleaded, "Please give my granddaughter a chance, Grandmaster Tang. If Grandmaster Tang does not mind, my granddaughter is willing to marry Grandmaster Tang as a concubine!"
Zhong Ya did not object at all. If she could marry a Grandmaster, she would become the wife of a Grandmaster. Moreover, she was very confident in her own appearance and believed that Tang Zhong would definitely agree.
"Is she worthy?" Tang Zhong said icily.
Such a woman, so calculating, Tang Zhong really did not appreciate.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Tianyue and Zhong Ya felt a chill in their hearts, sensing a rejection coming, which they absolutely could not afford.
"Grandmaster Tang, my granddaughter is considered the #1 beauty in the entire south, like a blossoming hibiscus leaving water. Grandmaster Tang, please consider it, she is a perfect match for a genius like Grandmaster Tang!" Zhong Tianyue said.
But Tang Zhong no longer paid attention to him, because ahead, Fang Susu walked over. Tang Zhong’s attacking method had directly shaken open the dungeon, allowing Fang Susu to escape. Although Fang Susu had been locked up and her clothes were somewhat disheveled, her face was still like that of an angel.
When Fang Susu walked out, she was shocked by the scene before her, wondering how the Valley of Hidden Swords had become . In her astonishment, she saw Tang Zhong from a distance and immediately called out, "Mr. Tang!"
"Hmm, it’s me!" Tang Zhong nodded.
"You... How did you come here!" Fang Susu exclaimed.
"You were in trouble, how could I not come? After all, I once said I would protect you!" Tang Zhong said with a smile.
On the side, hearing Tang Zhong’s rejection, Zhong Ya trembled with anger. He said she was not worthy, why was she not worthy? She was so beautiful! She was determined to have a good argument with Tang Zhong, but when she turned around, she saw Fang Susu in the distance. Zhong Ya swallowed back her words.
She suddenly realized, how could he lack beauties?
This time, their Zhong Family had truly missed a great opportunity!