"Heh..." Gu Yu sneered, "Then which of you two wants to try? You go first or you go first?"
Gu Yu took out a wooden sword, first pointing it at Ling Zize, and then at Jiang Ze.
Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Ling Zize and Jiang Ze's expressions turned rather unpleasant. If they dared to try, they would have already done it; why would they need to do it now?
"If you don't dare, then get the hell out of here," Gu Yu said arrogantly. The more arrogant he was, the less daring the two men became.
"I just don't believe you can really unleash that kind of attack again?" Ling Zize clenched his fist and said.
"Sigh! I remember that's what the Demon Emperor thought too, and the next second, one of his arms was gone." Gu Yu said nonchalantly, "Actually, I might as well tell you, I didn't even know that the trump card my teacher gave me was so powerful, I was shocked myself."
"Impossible. It would take the Azure Dragon a hundred years to condense such an attack. Stop putting on airs." Ling Zize continued, partly looking for Gu Yu's weakness, and partly trying to bolster his own confidence.
"Huh!" Gu Yu was stunned for a moment after hearing Ling Zize's words, then burst into laughter. "Who told you that? He probably just wants you to come and die! Do you know why the Azure Dragon took me as his disciple? Because I have the Dragon Source. You should know about the Azure Dragon Totem, right? Actually, among the four guardians, the strongest in combat is not the White Tiger, but the Azure Dragon. It's just that the Azure Dragon Totem needs the aura of a true dragon to unleash its full power, and I happen to have that. You're not wrong either. It was indeed difficult for my teacher to gather that kind of attack, but the Azure Dragon Totem recognized me, so my teacher activated the Azure Dragon Totem and gave me a few ways to save my life."
Gu Yu's words made perfect sense, and not only Ling Zize and Jiang Ze, but even Gu Yu himself believed them.
"You're something else! It's a waste of your talent for spouting nonsense if you don't go write a book." Even Long Yuan couldn't help but say this. Others might not know what happened with that attack, but he knew very well that the Azure Dragon didn't have that ability; it was given by the Tree of Life.
At this moment, Ling Zize and Jiang Ze stood there looking at Gu Yu, their minds filled with countless thoughts. Totems, those were the most mysterious existences in China. Ling Zize, in particular, knew more than Jiang Ze, since his grandfather, Ling Tianhe, had told him a lot about totems. Each of the four totems was like a divine artifact.
"If you don't dare, then leave quickly! Anyway, I don't know who you are. Let's pretend that nothing happened today and not waste each other's time. I'm very busy. I still want to get first place in the competition. I'm still far from getting enough points!" Gu Yu said, looking at the two people standing there in silence. This stalemate couldn't go on.
Just then, five figures suddenly appeared behind the two of them. Seeing these five people, Ling Zize and Jiang Ze's originally depressed mood immediately eased a lot, while Gu Yu's pupils shrank, and he had a bad premonition.
"Go and catch that kid." Sure enough, Ling Zize and Jiang Ze said at the same time. Five Marquis Realm experts were enough to force Gu Yu to make that move. Once Gu Yu made that move, everything else would be fine.
"We..." Upon hearing the two men's orders, the five men's expressions changed visibly. Everyone knew that Gu Yu had an extremely powerful attack, and they were very likely to lose their lives.
"Are you trying to disobey orders?" Ling Zize and Jiang Ze said at the same time, their auras suddenly becoming extremely fierce, which caused the five people's expressions to change drastically.
"We dare not, we'll go right now." The five hurriedly said. Although they would die if they faced Gu Yu's blade, disobeying orders would also result in death. However, only one or two of them would die if they faced Gu Yu's blade, while the others still had a chance to survive. Thinking about it this way, it was still more appropriate to go, since they had already made some preparations.
"Looks like you won't learn your lesson until you're faced with death." Sensing something was terribly wrong, Gu Yu hurriedly said. The next second, he suddenly raised the knife in his hand, and a power emanated from the blade. "Die!"
Gu Yu shouted loudly, his voice filled with overwhelming momentum.
"Quickly, retreat, scatter!" Ling Zize and Jiang Ze shouted at the same time. The two of them retreated at an extremely fast speed, and the other five Marquis Realm experts also retreated one by one, retreating several miles in the blink of an eye.
Although Gu Yu's strike was only a single blow, if they stood together and gathered too closely, they would be attacked as a whole. The power of that strike was enough to kill them all unless they scattered.
Seeing the crowd hastily fleeing, Gu Yu's figure vanished from the spot as he fled into the distance.
If he could really unleash another strike, why would he need to do this? He would have killed Ling Zize or Jiang Ze with a single blow long ago.
"Oh no, we've been tricked." Seeing Gu Yu fleeing, Ling Zize and Jiang Ze immediately realized what had happened. The two of them were furious. Two dignified King Realm experts, powerful figures wherever they went, had actually been tricked by Gu Yu, a mere greenhorn. How could they not be angry?
The two immediately chased after Gu Yu in the direction he had fled. By this time, they were somewhat certain that Gu Yu could no longer deliver such a powerful strike.
This time, the two went all out and moved extremely fast, catching up with Gu Yu in an instant.
"How dare you toy with me! I will kill you today!" A long sword appeared in Ling Zize's hand, and he slashed it towards Gu Yu's back.
"It's over." At this moment, Gu Yu's heart sank to the ground. Facing two King Realm experts, he had no chance of escape.
"Heaven and earth grieve together." Just as the longsword was about to pierce Gu Yu's back, Gu Yu suddenly turned around. Streams of light instantly surrounded Gu Yu, and a strong sense of sorrow swept out. Ling Zize, who was holding the longsword, immediately changed his expression. This sense of sorrow could actually affect him.
He was now quite certain that Long Yuan's power was not at the King level, but only at the Marquis level. If it were at the King level, Gu Yu would be impossible for them to catch up with.
Even a Marquis, or even a Quasi-King, could hardly affect a King with his ultimate move. Yet, this sense of desolation made him feel a chill run down his spine, and he was involuntarily affected, a feeling of desolation rising in his heart.
At this moment, Gu Yu's aura was earth-shattering, and the surrounding space seemed to be affected by the sorrow, becoming lonely and desolate.
Even Jiang Ze, who hadn't yet rushed forward, felt a chill run down his spine.
In the next instant, Gu Yu suddenly slashed out with his sword. The space trembled and the air wailed. The blade cut down, tearing through the air, and with the force of thunder, it instantly slashed down towards Ling Zize.
"Tianshan Plum Blossom Slash." Although affected by the sorrowful mood, Ling Zize was, after all, a King Realm cultivator. In an instant, he unleashed a sword strike, and wherever the sword passed, the space trembled and the air wailed.
boom…………
The longsword clashed with the long saber, instantly unleashing a tremendous energy ripple that engulfed both figures.
"So powerful. Luckily, I didn't rush in." Jiang Ze hurriedly retreated, feeling the energy ripples sweeping towards him, and he secretly rejoiced.
Gu Yu's strike was not the same one that severed the Demon Emperor's arm, but its power was enough to threaten the life of a King Realm expert, especially the sorrowful aura it conveyed, which was truly terrifying.
boom…………
Suddenly, a figure flew out from the energy ripples. At this moment, Ling Zize's clothes on his upper body were torn to shreds, and his mask on his face was turned into dust. Although he was not injured, he was in a very sorry state.
"As expected, it didn't work." Looking at Ling Zize who was unharmed, Gu Yu murmured. Although the Heaven and Earth Sorrow was powerful, even when it was used with the power of the Dragon Source, it still couldn't kill a King Realm expert. That's the difference.
The higher the level, the more difficult it becomes to fight against opponents of higher levels.
"Why aren't you making a move?" Ling Zize shouted at Jiang Ze. Although Gu Yu hadn't managed to cut off the Demon Emperor's arm, the scene of Heaven and Earth Grief had left a psychological scar on Ling Zize. Who knew what other tricks Gu Yu might have up his sleeve?
“Let’s join forces to take him down,” Jiang Ze said. In truth, he was reluctant. He hoped that Gu Yu and Ling Zize could both be severely injured, but for the sake of the bigger picture, he couldn’t. If something happened to Ling Zize, the Tianshan Sect might really come to cause trouble for the Jiang family. Without the Emperor Realm, the Jiang family would be unable to withstand the Tianshan Sect.
"Big Dipper Slash." A curved blade suddenly appeared in Jiang Ze's hand, and in an instant, his figure transformed into seven afterimages, just like the Big Dipper, and a chilling aura instantly spread out.
"The Seven Absolute Swords of Tianshan." Ling Zize brandished his longsword, and in an instant, the two King Realm experts swept towards Gu Yu.
"It's over." The Heaven and Earth Sorrow has a backlash. Although it uses the power of the Dragon Source, it also has a backlash on the Dragon Source. The current Dragon Source is not enough to support Gu Yu to use the Heaven and Earth Sorrow once. Although Gu Yu himself can still use the Heaven and Earth Sorrow, with his cultivation level, the Heaven and Earth Sorrow he uses is not enough to deal with King Realm, let alone kill a Commander Realm.
"Eight Directions Heaven-Reaching Shield." Gu Yu couldn't just sit and wait to die. Countless blade energies appeared around him, instantly forming a shield. However, this shield was nothing under the attack of the two King Realm experts. It was as if it were made of paper and was directly shattered.
"This kid's out of tricks, stop!" Ling Zize shouted. No matter how angry he was, he couldn't kill Gu Yu, after all, he needed the Array Book.
Jiang Ze would never kill Gu Yu; what he wanted to do was to implant the Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman into Gu Yu's body and control him.
The reason they joined forces to attack Gu Yu was because they feared he might have other tricks up his sleeve. However, Gu Yu was now on his last legs, and the two hurriedly withdrew their attack. But the arrow was already on the bowstring, and it was impossible to completely retract it.
Gu Yu's body flew backward like a cannonball, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Even Long Yuan let out a muffled groan.
"I told you to stop, why did you hit so hard?" Ling Zize shouted at Jiang Ze.
“Once a battle tactic is launched, it can’t be withdrawn so easily. Didn’t you also use such heavy force?” Jiang Ze said indignantly.
"If he dies, you'll face the wrath of my Tianshan Sect!" Ling Zize threatened.
"Damn it! So what if you have a powerful backer? What are you so smug about? If it weren't for the Tianshan Sect, you might not even be able to beat me." Jiang Ze cursed inwardly.
The two didn't have time to continue arguing. They rushed towards the spot where Gu Yu had fallen at top speed. They were very concerned about whether Gu Yu was dead or not. If he was dead, they would have no way to go back and explain themselves, and might even be severely punished.
At this moment, Gu Yu felt as if his body was falling apart, and his head was spinning.
"He's not dead." Jiang Ze was the first to spot Gu Yu. With lightning speed, he instantly injected something that shimmered with black and white light into Gu Yu's body. Just as he finished doing this, Ling Zize also spotted Gu Yu.
"Thank goodness he's not dead." Ling Zize breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at Gu Yu, who was still breathing.
However, the next second, he suddenly slammed a palm towards Jiang Ze. Jiang Ze seemed to have been prepared and met the attack with his own palm. The two of them took a few steps back at the same time.
"Brother Ling, what do you mean by this?" Jiang Ze asked Ling Zize with a sinister glint in his eyes.
“Jiang Ze, my Tianshan Sect wants this kid,” Ling Zize said.
“You broke your promise,” Jiang Ze said, looking at Ling Zize.
“Your Jiang family is not worthy of cooperating with my Tianshan Sect, Jiang Ze. A wise man submits to circumstances, and I hope you understand that,” Ling Zize said. Initially, their agreement was that after obtaining the Array Formation Book from Gu Yu, Gu Yu would belong to Jiang Ze. However, how could that be possible? If Gu Yu belonged to the Jiang family, then the Jiang family would also obtain the Array Formation Book. How could the Tianshan Sect allow the Jiang family to have something like that?
"Ling Zize, I also advise you to abide by our agreement," Jiang Ze said coldly.
Although he was unwilling to give the Heavenly Book of Array Formations to the Tianshan Sect, he had no choice; the Tianshan Sect was powerful, and he had to give it to them.
"Heh...it seems you're stubborn as ever." After hearing Jiang Ze's words, Ling Zize instantly charged towards Jiang Ze, and Jiang Ze also charged towards Ling Zize. The two instantly engaged in battle, and the sound of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting echoed around them.
"Something has entered my body? It's controlling me." Gu Yu suddenly frowned and said, feeling as if he was losing control of his body.
"How could it be this?" Long Yuan exclaimed in shock.
"What exactly is it?" Gu Yu asked. He felt an unprecedented sense of crisis, as if his mind was being controlled by the power of gods and demons.
"The Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman is something even a Great Emperor can control," Long Yuan said.
"What?" Gu Yu was taken aback.
"Impossible! How could they possibly have something like this? Even in the past, it was just a legend." Long Yuan was completely unsettled.
"Is there any way to crack it?" Gu Yu asked. Since Long Yuan could recognize this thing, he should have a way to crack it.
"Gu Yu, you're finished. Even an emperor can't crack this thing," Long Yuan said with some worry.
"What?" If Gu Yu hadn't known what a Great Emperor was before, he now knew all too well how terrifying a Great Emperor was. Even the earth couldn't break through it, so didn't this mean he was truly doomed? "What will happen to me? Death?"
“No, you will be controlled and completely obey the other party. If you have any thoughts of resistance, the other party can use the Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman to kill you directly,” Long Yuan said.
"It's over, it's really over now." Hearing Long Yuan's words, Gu Yu's heart sank to the ground. Being controlled by someone meant being a puppet. He couldn't accept the thought of becoming a puppet himself.
"Is there really no way to do it?" Gu Yu was somewhat unwilling to give up. Being someone else's puppet was worse than letting him die.
“Unless you kill the person who cast the Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman on you and obtain the Heart of Heavenly Punishment from him,” Long Yuan said.
"Did you kill Jiang Ze?" Gu Yu asked, knowing that it was Jiang Ze who had implanted the Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman into his body.
“The Heart of Heavenly Punishment may not be in his hands, and you can’t kill him now. Even if you have a stronger power than him in the future, if you try to kill him, you will be directly attacked by the Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman, and you will suffer a fate worse than death,” Long Yuan said.
"Then what should we do?" Killing the person with the Heart of Heaven's Punishment is simply impossible, because one's own life and death are also in the other party's hands. Even if one finds a powerful person to kill him, the other party can take his life with him before killing him. So this is not a solution at all.
“There is another way, and that is the Ancestor of Humanity. The Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman was created by the Ancestor of Humanity, and only he can break it,” Long Yuan continued.
"The Ancestor of Humanity?" Gu Yu's heart sank. Where could he find the Ancestor of Humanity? The Ancestor Realm had been missing for so long, and no one knew where he was. But why did that old bastard Ancestor of Humanity invent this thing? He was already invincible at the Ancestor Realm, why did he need to control others? What a ridiculous thing.
Little did anyone know that somewhere at that moment, an old man suddenly sneezed, exclaiming, "Which damned little bastard is cursing me behind my back?"
The old man then did some calculations with his fingers, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Hmm! It seems everything is going according to plan. This Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman is a disaster for others, but it is indispensable for you. Otherwise... you will soon understand."
At this moment, Ling Zize and Jiang Ze were fighting fiercely, each of their moves was a killing blow, and they wished they could kill each other.
Little did Gu Yu know that there was another person beside him at this moment, a woman. The woman was surrounded by golden light, and she had ten fox tails.
"Who are you?" Gu Yu was somewhat stunned when he saw the woman bathed in golden light. This person was very familiar; it was Ri Jiu. However, her aura was very peculiar and powerful, so powerful that Gu Yu did not dare to confirm that she was Ri Jiu.
At this moment, Ling Zize and Jiang Tianze, who were fighting, also sensed the appearance of Ri Jiu. The two of them immediately stopped fighting and looked at Ri Jiu.
"If you're not human, then who are you?" Ling Zize asked Ri Jiu.
Their only response was a palm strike from Riku, the powerful force of which instantly swept towards the two of them.
The two men's expressions changed drastically. This power was incredibly strong, and neither of them had any ability to resist it.
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