Heroes' Prison

Chapter 568 - 547 Belief

In another corner of the audience stands, Thunder God finally let out a sigh of relief. He hadn’t expected Miyamoto Musashi to suddenly realize there was something wrong with Huang Yi’s instant-kill potion. His heart had been hanging, worried about Huang Yi’s response.

If Huang Yi harbored hope against hope and handed the potion over to Miyamoto Musashi for examination, that could potentially expose the relationship between him and Huang Yi!

With Miyamoto Musashi’s discerning eyes, he would naturally see it was a fake potion. If Huang Yi were to admit it then, he would be completely at a disadvantage! Because Miyamoto Musashi personally inspected the potion and knew the characteristics of the fake instant-kill potion, he could easily determine that the potion used in the match between Thunder God and Huang Yi was also fake after comparing it with the video footage!

But Huang Yi directly poured out the potion and took the initiative to admit it was a fake. Not only did this maximize the humiliation of Miyamoto Musashi and strike at his pride, but it also prevented Miyamoto Musashi from inspecting the potion. This incident would then be without evidence, and the audience wouldn’t doubt why Huang Yi didn’t let Miyamoto Musashi examine the potion.

Indeed, now even Miyamoto Musashi and Heavenly Dao believed Huang Yi’s words, thinking he only had one fake potion. Miyamoto Musashi was even more infuriated, uttering the insulting phrase "A dog can’t change its habit of eating excrement." As a public figure, this was a highly ungraceful remark.

At that moment, the entire audience finally became noisy, with many patting their chests, feeling immensely relieved! When placing bets on the group finals, they had considered the instant-kill potion as an important leverage for the Heroes’ Guild, and after much deliberation, they placed their bets on them, only to find out the potion was fake! Fortunately, this misinformation actually led them to win the bet.

At this point, the host quickly intervened, giving a smile and rounding off the situation, "I never imagined that in addition to battles at the competition, the award ceremony also hides deadly threats. Remember, in the first award ceremony, Sharp Sword challenged God of Slaughter. And in the second and third ceremonies, God of Slaughter and Miyamoto Wujing had their confrontations. I hope everyone engages in more competition on the battlefield rather than in a war of words. Whether it’s God of Slaughter or Miyamoto Musashi, they are both excellent contestants; everyone is remarkable, and friendship comes first, competition second. Now, let’s invite God of Slaughter to give his speech!"

With that, the host turned to Huang Yi, nodded with a smile, and gestured with his hand. The clamor from the crowd ended instantly, and all eyes refocused on Huang Yi, ready to listen to his speech.

One step forward, Huang Yi surveyed the entire venue, his gaze sweeping over the countless faces, and nodded, saying, "I thank everyone from the Hero Guild, and everyone who has provided us with support, encouragement, or attention, thank you to friends like Yun Sihai and Dugu Lengcang. I vividly remember, some time ago while I was walking on the streets of Dragon City, a few members of the Hero Guild said something to me. They said, ’The title of Martial Emperor doesn’t sound as good as Martial Saint.’ At that time, I told them, then let’s not take the Martial Emperor Title but bring home a Martial Saint. Now, I want to say to those few people, we did it! The Heroes’ Guild did it!"

"This Martial Saint Title isn’t just mine, nor does it belong to the five hundred members of the Heroes’ Guild; it belongs to every remaining member of the Hero Guild. After the individual competition ended, almost all the high-ranking members of our guild left the Hero Guild, but I was not worried the guild would collapse. Because I firmly believe that the guild could withstand this storm, I firmly believe it would grow into a colossus of The Second World, I firmly believe that they will wait for our return, and we have this conviction. Now, the storm has passed, and we have become stronger and even won the championship of the group competition! Every single person in the Hero Guild is the best!"

As he spoke, Huang Yi turned to look back at the Heroes’ Guild, his gaze slowly sweeping over each member’s face as he continued, "I always believe, the strength of a power organization is not measured by the size of their combat force, but rather by how strong their conviction is. As long as this conviction is strong enough, no matter how powerful the enemy is, even if they could cover the sky with one hand, even if they control the world, even if we are defeated time and again, even if people are sacrificed around us, none of that can stop our march towards victory..."

Huang Yi’s voice, clear and distinct, resounded in the ears of every audience member in The Second World, across countless TVs, handheld photon brains, and old-fashioned radios in the real world, and in the ears of all members of the organization behind him, dispersed across various locations on earth with different identities and listening devices. Some were even risking their lives on missions, but in their invisible earpieces, Huang Yi’s voice was playing synchronously.

At that moment, Huang Yi’s gaze settled on Qin Shiyu. He no longer looked away, fixing his stare as if he was looking at the crowd behind her, "Here, I’d like to specially thank a group of people, thank them for everything they’ve done for me. Although we are far apart now, I have always firmly believed that this isn’t forever. As long as we hold on to our conviction, one day, I will break through that finish line of hope and return to your side. Even if one of us is in Heaven and the other in Hell, we will eventually reunite!"