“You are a puppet with flesh and blood but no soul!” Gu Yan said.

Upon hearing Gu Yan's words, Ping'er's usually smiling face twisted into a ferocious expression as she roared angrily, "Shut up!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ping'er's fist was "under immense pressure"!

Gu Yan's eyes widened. He thought he could use provocation to weaken Ping'er's strength, but unexpectedly, it backfired and aroused Ping'er's anger.

The small fist unleashed boundless power, causing the ground beneath Gu Yan's feet to crack!

"Damn it! Damn it!" Ping'er roared angrily, "I'm not a puppet! I'm not!"

boom--

Ping'er's roar made Gu Yan feel dizzy and disoriented. In that moment of disorientation, Ping'er exerted her strength again and knocked Gu Yan back!

Gu Yan's eyes widened, and before he could react, his body was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing into more than a dozen trees before landing heavily on the ground.

"Pfft—"

Gu Yan coughed up blood as he got up from the ground, his breath weak and listless.

Seeing that Gu Yan had been beaten and was spitting blood, Gu Changyuan, who was standing nearby, didn't even have time to take care of Feng Huaxian. He rushed over to Gu Yan, helped him up, and asked with concern, "Master, are you alright?"

Gu Yan pushed Gu Changyuan away and said irritably, "Get out of my way!"

Despite being pushed aside, Gu Changyuan wasn't angry. Instead, he said with concern, "Master, don't go! That girl has already gone mad!"

Gu Yan sneered, "So what if she's gone mad from practicing qi cultivation? She's still just a little girl!"

Gu Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a gloomy expression, coldly looking at Ping'er, whose eyes were bloodshot and staring at him. "I was careless just now. According to the bet, I can give you what you want! But—I'm not satisfied!"

Ping'er squinted at Gu Yan and coldly said, "Then—I'll beat you until you submit!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two rushed towards each other as if they had planned it beforehand, like two bolts of lightning slicing through the sky, sparks flying as they collided.

The aura emanating from the two destroyed the surrounding vegetation, creating a crackling, storm-like sound.

Feng Huaxian was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground. Seeing this, Gu Changyuan hurriedly helped her up and said, "Hua'er! Go! Quick! I'll take you away from here!"

Before they could even cross the area where Gu Yan and Ping'er were fighting, a sword aura descended from the sky and struck Feng Huaxian in the back.

"Ah—" Feng Huaxian cried out in agony and collapsed into Gu Changyuan's arms.

Gu Changyuan was stunned. The warmth spreading in his arms was Feng Huaxian's hot blood!

"Hua'er!" Gu Changyuan's eyes were bloodshot.

Feng Huaxian's face, which had become increasingly pale due to excessive blood loss, was now completely devoid of color.

"Hua'er, hold on." Gu Changyuan held Feng Huaxian's hand and channeled his demonic power into her body. But as soon as he did, Feng Huaxian's face turned red and she vomited a mouthful of blood.

Upon seeing this, Gu Changyuan's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly exclaimed, "Hua'er!"

"Senior brother, stop draining your demonic power!"

Upon hearing this voice, Gu Changyuan hurriedly withdrew his demonic power. Seeing Gu Liyan running over, he quickly called out, "Little Li!"

Gu Liyan approached Gu Changyuan and nodded. Seeing Feng Huaxian's barely breathing state, he immediately activated his Xuanbing Domain to seal Feng Huaxian's wounds.

"Ugh—" The icy temperature made Feng Huaxian groan.

Seeing Feng Huaxian's pained expression, Gu Changyuan looked worried.

Gu Liyan explained, "The sword energy has shattered her internal organs, but fortunately her heart meridian is undamaged. As long as I use my Xuanbing to temporarily seal her heart meridian and then use the Longevity Grass to restore her damaged internal organs, I can save her!"

Hearing Gu Liyan's words, Gu Changyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Little Li, I'm counting on you."

Gu Liyan nodded. "Leave it to me—"

High in the sky, Gu Yan and Ping'er were locked in a fierce battle. After hundreds of rounds, Gu Yan had realized that Ping'er was definitely not as young as she appeared; otherwise, she couldn't possibly be this strong, or even...

Gu Yan wiped the blood from the cuts on his face, licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, and coldly said, "Girl, I'm truly impressed by you! You're really strong! I, Gu Yan, have lived for so many years and seen countless masters, but you're the first one who makes me unable to distinguish between human and demon! I'm even starting to doubt whether you're alive or not!"

Ping'er's eyes were bloodshot as she coldly stared at Gu Yan. "Never seek this truth! Otherwise, not only you, but the entire world will be implicated!"

Hearing Ping'er's words, Gu Yan's lips curled up slightly. "Then I really want to see your true strength!"

Having said that, Gu Yan held his sword in his right hand and raised his left hand, shouting, "Nine Dusts!"

A nine-petaled lotus-shaped magical artifact appeared in Gu Yan's palm. With a flick of his arm, the lotus transformed into a shield.

Pointing his sword at Ping'er, he coldly said, "With absolute defense, I'd like to see how you can defeat me!"

"You claim to have absolute defense with a low-grade divine artifact? That's laughable!" Ping'er said coldly. "Since you've also brought out a weapon to fight me, I'd be truly disrespectful if I didn't retaliate!"

Gu Yan curled his lip indifferently. So what if this girl is strong? Can she have a divine artifact comparable to Jiu Chen? Even if Jiu Chen's artifact is a low-grade divine artifact, it is still a divine artifact!

However, Gu Yan's smile gradually froze. Ping'er was wearing a layer of red armor that shone like dragon scales!

"This, this is..." Gu Yan was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Ping'er's red armor shone like flames as she revealed her little tiger teeth and said, "Fire Dragon Armor! It's made from the hardest dragon scales on a fire dragon! There are a total of 372 fire dragon scales! It's only a low-grade divine artifact armor."

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