No one expected the Martial Hall Patrol to arrive at this critical moment.

If it were usual times.

Wu Yuekong and the others would definitely be afraid.

The Disciplinary Hall holds sway over all punishments in the Heavenly Martial Sect, and their enforcement is absolutely strict. Openly defying the sect rules, let alone him, a mere Outer Sect Disciple, even the True Lineage disciples who are more noble than Inner Sect Disciples would not dare to confront the Disciplinary Hall head-on.

If caught and taken to the Disciplinary Hall, the judgment would be exactly as it should be.

No one who enters comes out completely unharmed; even if they don't die, they'll be stripped of three layers of skin!

But at this moment, Wu Yuekong, who had unleashed his killing move but failed to kill Li Yun, and instead consumed a large portion of his Inner Force, felt an unprecedented surge of joy upon sensing the arrival of the Martial Hall Patrol.

He was practically shouting, 'Dad, come save me!'.

That's right.

At this moment, in Wu Yuekong's eyes, the Martial Hall Patrol, who represented misfortune and were usually terrifying, were simply his saviors, no different from his own father.

It was true he had committed an offense.

It was also true that he would receive a painful lesson after entering the Disciplinary Hall.

But after all, he hadn't committed a capital offense. After entering the Disciplinary Hall, at most, he would undergo a round of punishment and then be released after being locked up in prison for a period.

This outcome was far, far better than being counter-killed by Li Yun.

However, in the next second, he was terrified.

He discovered that Li Yun, with his back to the Martial Hall Patrol, showed no intention of holding back after unleashing a punch, as if he hadn't heard the roar from the Martial Hall Patrol.

An incredibly fierce punch, carrying dazzling lightning, brutally smashed through the scattered cold light emanating from the sky full of pear blossoms, and with irresistible force, it struck towards Wu Yuekong's chest!

Just this one blow.

An extremely overbearing power of startling thunder penetrated through the skin and flesh on Wu Yuekong's chest and violently surged in.

"No..."

"Fist Intent, it's actually damn Fist Intent..."

Wu Yuekong was practically going insane.

He never expected Li Yun's intentions to be so malicious, fighting for so long, yet still hiding a most terrifying Fist Intent until the very end.

This was clearly an attempt to seize an opportunity to kill him in one blow.

He hadn't eaten pork, but he had seen pigs run.

Wu Yuekong himself hadn't cultivated something like Fist Intent, but he deeply understood how terrifying Fist Intent was.

At the critical moment.

He frantically mobilized the little Inner Force remaining in his body, doing his utmost to resist the impact brought by the Fist Intent.

His handsome face became incredibly contorted.

It was useless though!

Along with the impact of the Fist Intent, a trace of startling thunder power also seeped in, directly crushing his Inner Force and instantly dispersing the little Inner Force he had left.

In just an instant.

Wu Yuekong felt an unprecedented sharp pain emanating from his chest, as if a ball of thunder-fire had exploded inside his chest.

Heart, lungs...

Were severely injured at the same time.

Wu Yuekong couldn't help but let out a tragic wail, his body flying horizontally on the spot, smashing out more than ten meters away, hitting the trunk of a large tree before falling to the ground.

He immediately lost consciousness on the spot.

"Audacious—"

This process sounds complex, but it actually happened in a flash.

The few Martial Hall Patrols who had just arrived upon hearing the commotion had only just shouted a couple of times when Wu Yuekong was already sent flying by Li Yun.

For the Martial Hall Patrol, this was tantamount to a provocation of the Disciplinary Hall's authority.

They didn't hesitate to draw their specialized Disciplinary Hall weapons, a pitch-black weapon resembling a ruler. That thing was called the Heavenly Punishment Ruler. When used in conjunction with the martial arts specifically cultivated by the Martial Hall Patrol, it immediately gave off a feeling of strict law, cold and cruel.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

In an instant, the attacks of the Martial Hall Patrol were about to engulf Li Yun's figure.

Logically, in such a situation, Li Yun should have counterattacked, but he didn't. He once again acted against common sense, actually boldly choosing not to fight back, instead standing still on the spot, clearly in a posture of surrendering.

Facing this situation, even the Martial Hall Patrol had to withdraw their Heavenly Punishment Rulers, barely stopping all their attacks before injuring Li Yun.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Lefu, who was off to the side, was so angry that he almost spat out another three liters of blood.

He cursed endlessly in his heart.

Why don't you kill him!

Aren't you damn Martial Hall Patrols? Aren't you invincible? Why don't you kill him!

Unfortunately, his roars were useless.

It was impossible to change the will of the Martial Hall Patrol.

There were a total of five Martial Hall Patrols who arrived. After stopping, one person hurriedly ran over to check on Wu Yuekong's condition and shouted, "Boss, he's not dead, but his heart and lungs are injured by the Fist Intent. If he doesn't receive timely treatment, he won't survive tonight."

Saying that, he went to check on the situation of Li Qin and the others.

The results were similar.

All were severely injured and must receive treatment, otherwise, they would surely die tonight!

Throughout the entire scene, only Zhao Lefu was judged to have minor injuries with five broken ribs, two missing front teeth, and some superficial wounds.

Even so, six people were severely injured and their lives were uncertain, and one person had minor injuries.

In the eyes of the Martial Hall Patrol, this was a rare major incident.

The leader's face was gloomy, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Zhao Lefu and Li Yun, and he said in a deep voice, "How dare you! You actually engaged in a private fight here and caused such serious consequences. Do you still have any regard for the sect rules?"

"Especially you!"

"I clearly told you to stop, but you ignored me and severely injured him. I even suspect you deliberately intended to kill him..."

Li Yun quickly cupped his hands.

"Are you all Martial Hall Patrols?"

The leader's name was Lin Tieshu. Upon hearing this, his face turned green with anger. It had come to this point, he had been caught red-handed, and he still dared to play dumb?

He was so angry he immediately exploded.

"Outrageous! If we aren't Martial Hall Patrols, are you?"

"What are you pretending to be dumb about here?"

Li Yun cupped his hands again, his face innocent, and said, "Fellow Patrol Lords..."

"Shut up, we are not Lords, we are Martial Hall Patrols. According to the rules, you should call us Senior Brothers."

"Ah, yes, yes, yes... Fellow Martial Hall Patrol Senior Brothers, this disciple has been wronged. This disciple is Li Yun, an Outer Sect Disciple from Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch, who just joined over a month ago. I truly didn't know you were Martial Hall Patrols!"

"Moreover, tonight, it wasn't me who caused trouble..."

"This disciple just returned from Outer Sect Elder Zhang Cong's Azure Cloud Residence, and originally intended to go back to Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch to wash up and rest. It was this person, who claimed to be Zhao Lefu, a disciple from Bing 77 Courtyard, who hid by the courtyard entrance and ambushed this disciple."

"And forced this disciple to come to this woods, and then they surrounded and attacked me..."

"This disciple didn't even know them before tonight! To protect myself, I could only be forced to fight back!"

"Just now, when the Patrol Senior Brother shouted, this disciple didn't intentionally not hold back, but having just cultivated Fist Intent and activating it at a life-or-death moment, I truly couldn't stop!"

"I implore all Martial Hall Patrol Senior Brothers to see clearly..."

Lin Tieshu was immediately shocked and exclaimed in disbelief, "What did you say? With your strength, you are only a Ren Outer Sect Disciple who just joined over a month ago?"