Of course, what shocked Ye Qing the most was that the Bloody Monk turned out to be this monk's junior brother.
Counting now, this monk has two junior brothers, one is the Joyous Monk, and the other is the Bloody Monk. Not to mention the Bloody Monk, even the Joyous Monk is already close to being a peak master, a person who can duel with Prince Nalan. Although he was ultimately defeated, the fact that he could fight Prince Nalan for so long already speaks volumes about his strength.
And the Bloody Monk is even more renowned as the number one assassin under heaven, the only person who can challenge the Five Uniques. This means that the Bloody Monk's strength is not even below the Five Uniques.
The monk's two junior brothers are both peak masters. Therefore, the monk's own strength must not be weak either; at least he should have the strength to aim for the top among the Five Uniques, right?