"Gu Yu, cultivate diligently! You have filled 108 blood apertures, your talent is extraordinary, and you may one day reach the Divine Realm." Long Aotian suddenly said to Gu Yu.
"I will." Gu Yu clenched his fist. "I believe we will win this battle."
"Yes! We will definitely win," Long Aotian said with equal conviction.
"I'll go kill a few minotaurs first. Every one I kill reduces their numbers. Eventually, we'll wipe them all out," Gu Yu said. He was feeling quite frustrated, and the best way to vent his frustration was to kill a few minotaurs.
“Okay, go ahead! You’re still in the competition.” Long Aotian nodded and said.
Then Gu Yu's body floated up and flew away into the distance.
"I can no longer suppress my cultivation level. I hope I don't break through at that time, otherwise, this battle will be a complete defeat." Long Aotian said to himself, looking in the direction Gu Yu had gone.
"Brother Gu, you broke through so quickly?" Zhang Huangling asked Gu Yu. He thought Gu Yu would need three to five days at the earliest, but he didn't expect that he had broken through in just half a day. Moreover, judging from his aura, his cultivation was not unstable at all, but rather very stable, as if he had broken through for a long time.
"Thanks to Minister Long's Condensed Cone Petals," Gu Yu said.
“Brother Gu, let’s continue hunting down Minotaur generals. Now that your cultivation has broken through, our chances of success will be even greater,” Zhang Huangling said.
Although the Condensing Cone Flower has a miraculous effect on Condensing Cone, it does not have the effect of consolidating cultivation, which can only mean that Gu Yu's talent is amazing.
"Alright! Let's continue." Gu Yu's eyes lit up at the mention of hunting minotaurs; he was bursting with pent-up frustration and needed to vent!
Thus, Gu Yu, Zhang Huangling, and Ri Jiu resumed their hunting expedition.
However, they did not encounter any generals; the strongest were only a few minotaurs at the fifth level. With the strength of the three, they easily dealt with them.
At this point, Dugu Xing was in first place with 7.12 million points. Kong Yan was in second place with 4.31 million points, Xiang Tianjiao was in third place with 4.29 million points, Ma Li was in fourth place with 4.11 million points, and Sima Wentian was in fifth place with 3.98 million points. Gu Yu was now in eighth place with 3.31 million points, and Ling Juefeng was still in last place with -12.21 million points.
Gu Yu's ranking dropped because he didn't transfer the points of other members of the War Division to himself. Also, due to Gu Yu's strategy, the War Division didn't hunt many high-level Minotaur, but rather many low-level ones.
At this moment, He Wen and Yang Xinxin were fighting against two Triceratops and six Triceratops.
Yang Xinxin's use of the Vajra Barbie Body makes her combat power comparable to the peak of the Three Cone stage. He Wen, wielding the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear, a divine artifact, cannot unleash its full power, but a divine artifact is still a divine artifact. Coupled with He Wen's Devouring Physique, his combat power at the peak of the One Cone stage is completely comparable to that of the peak of the Two Cone stage.
Therefore, these two were evenly matched in their battle against two Tridents and six Tridents.
"How can these humans be so strong? They are clearly weaker than us, yet they can fight against many of us. This doesn't match the rumors!" A minotaur with three cones was increasingly alarmed as the battle progressed. He didn't know what was going on lately, but suddenly a large group of young humans appeared. They were like monsters, each one ridiculously strong.
This makes their claim that the Minotaur race was originally invincible on par with humans seem like utter nonsense.
"Thousand-pound Bull Demon Fist!" The two-headed, three-cone-shaped minotaur suddenly swung his fist at Yang Xinxin.
Yang Xinxin's muscles suddenly erupted with a powerful force, her two ponytails shot up and swung violently, and she slammed her fists together in front of her chest.
"Xuanwu Collapse Heaven Fist!" Yang Xinxin suddenly unleashed both fists, colliding with the fists of the two minotaurs. Instantly, the two minotaurs and one of the minotaurs were forced to retreat.
"Big brother, this human girl is a monster, should we run away!" A minotaur said to another minotaur. At this moment, his fist, which had been punching Yang Xinxin, was aching terribly. Who would have thought that a 1.53-meter-tall, seemingly well-behaved and cute little girl would suddenly become 1.89 meters tall, covered in muscles, and extremely violent? What else could she be but a monster?
“What’s there to be afraid of? No matter how powerful he is, he’s only alone. We have two of us,” said another minotaur.
"Nine Netherworld Soaring Thrust." At this moment, He Wen, who was fighting against six two-cone minotaurs, suddenly swung the Nine Netherworld Soul-Seizing Spear in his hand. The pitch-black Nine Netherworld Soul-Seizing Spear immediately emitted a dark luster. The next second, He Wen threw the Nine Netherworld Soul-Seizing Spear out instantly, and an indestructible force was released from the Nine Netherworld Soul-Seizing Spear.
"Bull Demon Thousand-Pound Shield." The six Minotaur warriors with two cones all changed their expressions drastically when faced with the incoming Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear.
They had been fighting He Wen for a long time and knew how terrifying the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear was. In particular, after being stabbed, the wound would be extremely painful, and there would even be a terrifying devouring power attached to it, which would consume the source energy in their bodies every moment.
A massive energy shield suddenly appeared before the six minotaurs, and the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear was immediately thrust into it.
The two forces collided, and the six minotaurs' expressions changed drastically, because their combined Thousand-Pound Shield was instantly pierced, followed by that terrifying weapon.
*Pfft... Pfft...*
Six sounds of flesh being pierced rang out in succession, and the six minotaurs fell straight down. The Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear circled in the air once and instantly returned to He Wen's hand.
"Yang Xinxin, I'll help you." He Wen said, looking at Yang Xinxin who was still fighting against two three-cone minotaurs.
"No need." Yang Xinxin directly refused He Wen. Suddenly, the Xuanwu Primordial Spirit appeared behind her, and Yang Xinxin's body rushed towards the two three-cone minotaurs like a cannonball.
Faced with Yang Xinxin charging towards them, the two minotaurs' expressions changed instantly. In fact, when it comes to charging power, the minotaurs were extremely powerful, but today they had encountered a monster, Yang Xinxin.
"Bull Demon Thousand-Pound Shield." A shield suddenly appeared in front of the two minotaurs. However, with the impact of Yang Xinxin's charge, although the shield did not break, the two minotaurs were sent flying more than ten meters away.
"Brother, let's run!" the terrified minotaur said again.
He had already figured it out. Even if there were two of them, they couldn't defeat the monster in front of them. Most importantly, their companions were all dead, and there was also He Wen, who was eyeing them menacingly. This guy was also a monster. Why were there so many monsters among humans?
"Run!" At this moment, even the Tauren, who was called the eldest brother, was afraid and had lost all his previous confidence.
"Trying to run away?" Yang Xinxin stared with wide eyes. "Extreme cold storm."
A chill emanated from Xuanwu, instantly enveloping the two minotaurs who hadn't had time to escape. The terrifying cold made the two minotaurs tremble, and a layer of frost quickly appeared on their bodies.
"Thousand-Pound Bull Demon Fist!" Faced with the extreme cold storm, the two minotaurs immediately launched a counterattack. If they did not retaliate, they would be turned into ice sculptures.
"Black Tortoise, armor!" Yang Xinxin immediately rushed into the extreme cold storm, reaching out to block the fists of two minotaurs. The next second, she swung one three-horned minotaur in each hand.
Boom boom boom…
After a frenzied smashing, the two poor minotaurs were left dizzy and disoriented, a truly horrific sight.
Soon after, the two minotaurs were turned into ice sculptures, which were then smashed by Yang Xinxin.
Yang Xinxin withdrew the extreme cold storm, retrieved her Xuanwu primordial spirit, and transformed back into the adorable Yang Xinxin, though her face was pale, clearly indicating severe depletion.
He Wen watched this scene without saying a word, but the slight movement of his throat betrayed his feelings.
That's terrifying! You can't mess with Yang Xinxin! If we're talking about the violence of the Minotaur race, compared to Yang Xinxin, they're nothing but child's play. They're not even in the same league.
In other words, it means, "What kind of class do you think you are, to dare to compare your violence with mine?"
Just as He Wen and Yang Xinxin were about to take the bull horns and exchange them for points, several figures suddenly appeared. They actually beat Yang Xinxin to it and took away the bull horns of the two three-pronged minotaurs.
It's obvious that these people have been lying in wait here for a long time, just waiting for this moment!
"We killed these minotaurs, give us back their horns!" Yang Xinxin and He Wen immediately objected upon seeing this.
"This was killed by my Vermilion Bird Sect, so don't talk nonsense," a young man in the lead suddenly said.
"You're spouting nonsense! We were the ones who killed them!" He Wen retorted immediately upon hearing the other party's words.
"How could you swear at me?" the young man immediately said.
"If you curse me, I'll hit you too." Yang Xinxin rushed towards the group, and within seconds, they were all knocked to the ground, groaning in pain.
"Overestimating yourselves." Yang Xinxin said disdainfully. The strongest among these people was only a second-tier member, and the rest were all first-tier members. But in front of Yang Xinxin, they were nothing. She had just violently dealt with two third-tier minotaurs.
"You've gone too far! You stole our spoils and beat us up. You deserve to be punished!" the young man said indignantly, his face bruised and swollen.
Their aggrieved expressions made it seem as if Yang Xinxin had stolen their spoils.
“With your cultivation level, you could kill a Minotaur with three cones,” He Wen said.
"Sect Leader, you've arrived! They've been stealing our spoils!" Just then, the young man suddenly said joyfully.
"Sect Master?" Yang Xinxin and He Wen turned their heads, and a scorching aura made them frown immediately. "Kong Yan?"
He Wen didn't recognize the person, but Yang Xinxin did. It was Kong Yan, the strongest genius of the Kong family. Although his primordial spirit wasn't the Vermilion Bird, he possessed the Fire Phoenix Source and the Fire Phoenix Primordial Spirit. It should be noted that, in comparison, the Fire Phoenix was no less powerful than the Vermilion Bird.
"How dare you steal the spoils of my Vermilion Bird Sect!" Kong Yan's aura suddenly intensified, and the next second, two balls of flame swept towards Yang Xinxin and He Wen.
Yang Xinxin and He Wen's expressions changed drastically. Among all the students in the Dragon Division, Kong Yan's combat power was unmatched except for Dugu Xing. Even Xiang Tianjiao, Ma Li, and the others might not be able to defeat Kong Yan, because no one knew how powerful the Fire Phoenix Source was, and Kong Yan had never used the Fire Phoenix Source.
The Xuanwu primordial spirit immediately appeared behind Yang Xinxin, and a chilling power emanated from it. However, her chilling power was no match for Kong Yan's flames. It's not that the Xuanwu was inferior to the fire phoenix, but rather that the difference between Yang Xinxin's cultivation and Kong Yan's cultivation was too great.
Yang Xinxin's expression changed drastically. This was Phoenix Flame; if it got stuck to her, she would be doomed.
"Black Tortoise, Extreme Cold Storm." Instantly, the surrounding cold air intensified, barely extinguishing the flames shot by Kong Yan.
As for He Wen, the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear in his hand glowed with a dark light, actually blocking Kong Yan's flames.
"What a powerful weapon." Kong Yan frowned as he looked at the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear in He Wen's hand. "Is this the divine weapon, the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear?"
"Huh?" Upon hearing Kong Yan's words, He Wen's expression immediately changed. Gu Yu had said that the fact that the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear was a divine artifact could not be told to anyone. Currently, only he, Gu Yu, Ri Jiu, and Mu Jie of the Mu Clan knew about it. No one else knew. However, Kong Yan actually recognized the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear. This was outrageous.
If others knew that the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear in his possession was a divine artifact, wouldn't they try to snatch it? But how did Kong Yan know that the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear was a divine artifact?
"Unfortunately, it has already recognized its master. Besides, even if it didn't, it wouldn't be of any use to me." Kong Yan said with some disappointment. The reason he knew about the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear was because he had the Fire Phoenix Source within him. The Fire Phoenix Source recognized the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear and told Kong Yan that it was useless to him.
The power of the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear belongs to the dark side, while Kong Yan's power belongs to the masculine and fiery side. Putting aside whether they can control it, even if they can, they will be backfired.
Furthermore, Huo Fengyuan also told Kong Yan not to harm He Wen, because they feared the Underworld.
As the successor of the Ghost Gate Emperor, he will be given special attention by the Underworld in the future. If Kong Yan kills He Wen, he will likely face retaliation from the Underworld. Although he can deny killing He Wen, the Underworld has a method called "Searching Gods," which allows them to view other people's memories.
The Phoenix Clan is extremely wary of the Underworld.
Although the Underworld has always been suppressed by the Heavenly Court, everyone knows that if a real battle were to break out, it's uncertain who would win. Although the Heavenly Emperor is powerful, the Underworld also has the Underworld Emperor! The Underworld Emperor's strength is equally unfathomable.
"Phoenix Cage." Suddenly, phoenix flames erupted from Kong Yan's body, and in an instant, two fiery cages enveloped Yang Xinxin and He Wen.
"I won't make things difficult for you. I'll have Gu Yu come here to rescue you," Kong Yan said calmly.
"Your target is Brother Yu?" He Wen's expression changed immediately upon hearing Kong Yan's words, because he had just contacted Gu Yu, who was probably on his way. If Gu Yu arrived, wouldn't he have fallen into Kong Yan's trap?
At this moment, Gu Yu was indeed on his way. He, Zhang Huangling, and Ri Jiu had just killed two five-horned minotaurs when they received He Wen's distress message.
“Brother Gu, since it’s Kong Yan, I don’t think he’ll do anything to He Wen and the others! After all, Minister Long said that we are not allowed to kill each other.” Zhang Huangling said, looking at Gu Yu who was hurrying on his way.
“Although the rules have been established, there will always be some people who don’t follow them,” Gu Yu said.
In just over ten minutes, Gu Yu arrived. Looking at Yang Xinxin and He Wen, who were being held captive by Kong Yan in the Phoenix Cage, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
Gu Yu harbored a deep-seated rage towards the Kong family. Their forceful takeaway of Xu Ling'er was an insurmountable hurdle in his life. Before he could even seek revenge against the Kong family, they had already come looking for trouble for him.
A surge of divine and demonic power erupted, instantly shattering the phoenix cage.
Gu Yu looked at Kong Yan and said, "Kong Yan, are you looking for death?"
Gu Yu gritted his teeth and said, clearly showing that he was really angry.
"Hehe... Gu Yu, it's not certain who's courting death!" Kong Yan said indifferently. "You should know very well that the Fire Phoenix and the Ice Phoenix are a pair, while Xu Ling'er and I should be the pair, so you're superfluous."
That day, Xu Ling'er suddenly arrived at the Kong family. Kong Yan didn't think much of it at first, but when he saw Xu Ling'er for the first time, he was attracted to her. When he learned that Xu Ling'er had the Ice Phoenix Source, he was even more excited, because the Fire Phoenix Source said that the Fire Phoenix and the Ice Phoenix were a pair, which also meant that he and Xu Ling'er were a pair.
But when he approached Xu Ling'er, she felt an intense disgust for him; the dislike in her eyes was something she couldn't fake.
He was very unhappy, so he began to investigate Xu Ling'er and discovered the existence of Gu Yu. This was intolerable to him. What was Gu Yu? How dare he compare himself to him and even make Xu Ling'er fall in love with him? This made Kong Yan vow to kill Gu Yu.
"Bullshit!" Gu Yu cursed. "What is a Fire Phoenix anyway? Plucking its feathers, it's no better than a chicken!"
"What did you say?" Kong Yan was furious upon hearing Gu Yu's words, as Gu Yu's words were a blatant insult to him.
“I say a phoenix is no better than a chicken,” Gu Yu said again.
"You're courting death." Kong Yan's body instantly ignited with phoenix flames as he charged towards Gu Yu.
Gu Yu also unleashed his divine and demonic power, charging towards Kong Yan, and the two immediately clashed.
"Sigh! It turns out it's all because of women." Zhang Huangling shook his head and said, "I don't understand! Cultivation is so wonderful, what use is a woman? As the saying goes, 'If you have no woman in your heart, you will naturally become a god when you draw your sword.' Sigh! I don't understand."
Ri Jiu frowned as he watched the two fighting. "Xu Ling'er, what kind of person are you? Why would he act so impulsively for you?"
Ri Jiu had always realized that Gu Yu wasn't incapable of being attracted to her; rather, it was because Gu Yu already had someone else in his heart. Because of this person, he wouldn't like her, and even if she tempted him, he could remain true to himself.
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