As the shot rang out, Sun Yi's body moved simultaneously.
Almost without hesitation, he rolled to his left.
As he rolled, the bullet grazed the sole of his shoe and passed by.
Dust billowed high from the ground.
Sun Yi, looking bewildered, stared at the large crater on the ground and then at the sole of his shoe.
The sole was gone.
His ankle was now exposed.
He had even felt something forcefully shatter his innate qi just moments before.
His skin had even felt a burning sensation.
On the sole of his foot, a red line marked where the bullet had grazed.
But these details did not concern him; what preoccupied him was the massive, deep pit in the ground.
A single bullet had managed to blast such a large crater in the ground; was that even a bullet? Was that even a gun?
If such a thing had landed on him, what would the outcome have been?
He had exerted all his strength to dodge the moment he sensed it, yet he had still been grazed.
And at a distance of over a hundred meters.
If it had been at a hundred meters distance? He knew for a fact that such firearms were used by soldiers. What if an ordinary person, without him being on guard, suddenly fired? Would he be able to react?
A group of people soon arrived at Sun Yi's side.
"Sun Yi, how are you feeling?" Fang Qing looked at the enormous crater on the ground.
"Master, this firearm... if it had been any closer, I wouldn't have been able to dodge it. It would have been life-threatening," Sun Yi said truthfully.
"Life-threatening?"
Fang Qing's expression showed surprise.
"Yes, the power of this bullet has exceeded my expectations." Sun Yi hadn't thought firearms were that formidable initially, but now, he had changed his mind.
For ordinary people, this kind of firearm was like a death warrant, and for them, the martial arts grandmasters, it was a harbinger of doom!
If one wanted to dodge such a thing and treat it as nothing, they would likely need to reach the divine realm.
Ye Chen walked over, carrying his gun with a smug expression. "That shot just now, I intentionally aimed slightly off."
"Intentionally aimed off?"
Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, Sun Yi's expression changed.
"Before I fired, I made the muzzle deviate to the left by a millimeter, didn't I?" Ye Chen said. "As the saying goes, a slight deviation can lead to a thousand-mile error. So, that shot just barely grazed you."
Sun Yi remained silent. After a few seconds, he finally clasped his hands together and bowed his head. "I am convinced."
"Since that's the case, you should understand now," Ye Chen continued. "When you all go to the Northern Territory with me, be on high alert. Don't take the Northern Territory lightly. Xiao Ge and I nearly perished there."
After this, Ye Chen proceeded to establish his authority as the leader.
Fang Qing approached Lin Xiao.
"Lin Xiao, for this so-called cooperation, you want me, the Misty Immortal Palace, to take the lead. Your objective is to boost the strength of the Northern Territory, correct?" Fang Qing said in a voice only they could hear.
"You could say that." Lin Xiao did not prevaricate. "Also, I genuinely feel it would be too much of a pity for places like the Misty Immortal Palace if their legacy were to die out within their own hands."