There are always some heartless people who put Xu Ling'er in uncertain danger. Gu Yu can't afford to gamble with that, because once something goes wrong, there's no way to make amends.
"Gu Yu, you can't take Xu Ling'er away." Seeing that Gu Yu was about to go to the Kong family, Kong Yue stopped him. In the Dragon Division, the Kong family didn't dare to do anything to Gu Yu, but if Gu Yu went to the Kong family, it would be a different story. If the Kong family stopped Gu Yu from taking Xu Ling'er away, according to Gu Yu's temper, they would definitely fight.
Deep down, Kong Yue wasn't worried about what would happen to the Kong family, but rather about Gu Yu.
"If your Kong family tries to stop me, I won't hesitate to let them taste my power." Gu Yu pushed Kong Yue away. He wasn't just talking big. He still had the Life Tree's attack, a strike that was enough to severely injure a Royal Realm expert. Even the Kong family couldn't withstand that.
“Gu Yu, I can help you. You won’t get any benefit from going to the Kong family like this.” Kong Yue said, looking at Gu Yu’s back. “My Kong family has four King Realm experts, more than a dozen Marquis Realm experts, and countless Commander Realm and General Realm experts. In terms of overall strength, my Kong family is no worse than the Dragon Clan. Are you really confident?”
Hearing Kong Yue's words, Gu Yu stopped. The Kong family, one of the four great families of Shengjing, was indeed a force to be reckoned with. He had a trump card, but could he kill several King Realm experts with just one strike?
"Your Kong family is divided into two factions, and they are not on good terms. I think..."
“You’re wrong. My Kong family consists of two factions. Although we’ve been fighting fiercely for years, if you force your way in, even if the two factions are not on good terms, we will stand together against an outsider,” Kong Yue said.
Kong Yue is right. There may be discord within the family, but a large family like the Kong family, which has been passed down for countless years, understands one principle: to deal with external threats, one must first secure internal stability. If they encounter enemies or provocateurs, they will put aside all conflicts and disagreements and deal with the provocateurs first.
"Do you think this will scare me, Gu Yu?" Gu Yu turned to look at Kong Yue and said. If he put Xu Ling'er in danger just because the Kong family was powerful, would he, Gu Yu, still be worthy of being called a human being? Especially a man.
"So you need my help," Kong Yue said. "I can bring Xu Ling'er out. You can come and meet her and take her back to the Dragon Clan. Even if my Kong family is powerful, they won't dare to do anything in the Dragon Clan."
"Why did you do this?" Gu Yu frowned. He had no relation to Kong Yue and no connection whatsoever. If Kong Yue did this, she would inevitably be punished by the Kong family, and the punishment would be severe.
"Because you are the most talented person I have ever seen among all the geniuses. I don't want you to resent the Kong family. I believe that one day, if you survive, you will stand at the peak, and you will surely make my Kong family bleed to death." Kong Yue said very seriously. Although she, Kong Yue, was not the most talented genius among the younger generation of the Kong family, she could still rank second. Take the one ranked above her, for example. He was exceptionally talented, thirty years old, and at the fifth level of cultivation. I heard that he was currently in seclusion, trying to break through to the General Realm. However, he used so many rare and precious materials and resources from the family. When he was eighteen years old, he probably couldn't even compare to a hair of Gu Yu now. But what does it matter? Feelings are something that cannot be explained.
"What if I die halfway through?" Gu Yu asked seriously. If he, Gu Yu, could survive to the end, he was confident that he could become a god. However, could he really survive to the end? Gu Yu's confidence was actually not very high.
“The world is unpredictable, but my intuition tells me you will survive to the end,” Kong Yue said, staring at Gu Yu’s face.
"How do you plan to bring Ling'er out?" Gu Yu asked Kong Yue. This was the question Gu Yu was concerned about. As for the future, he had thought about it, but the important thing was to take care of the present first.
"That's none of your business, I have a way of handling this." After saying that, Kong Yue turned and left. "Come here to meet me at eight o'clock tomorrow night."
Kong Yue casually tossed a card to Gu Yu. Looking at the address on the card, Gu Yu frowned. It was obvious that Kong Yue had already thought everything through and was just informing him to pick someone up.
But what benefit would Kong Yue gain from doing this? The answer is no benefit at all, and she would be severely punished by her family. Gu Yu couldn't understand Kong Yue's actions.
Little did she know that Kong Yue also wore a miserable smile. Was she doing this for someone else's sake? Was she doing it for herself, fearing that Gu Yu, once he grew up, would turn against the Kong family? This reason was too far-fetched; she herself didn't believe it. Could Gu Yu, in his current state, really take Xu Ling'er away from the Kong family? Impossible.
Ice Phoenix and Fire Phoenix, a match made in heaven, but what about her? If Xu Ling'er only had an Ice Phoenix in her primordial spirit, that would be one thing, but unexpectedly, she actually had the Ice Phoenix Source of Nirvana and Rebirth within her body.
The day passed quickly. The summer heat in the capital was terribly intense. At eight o'clock in the evening, the streets felt like a sauna.
Gu Yu was surrounded by a layer of energy that was invisible to ordinary people, which blocked the heat that kept coming from the surroundings.
The wait was the longest, and Gu Yu was getting impatient. If Kong Yue couldn't bring Xu Ling'er out, he would go to the Kong family to demand her back.
Little did he know that while he was waiting, a gunshot rang out, directly targeting him. The bullet was black and had a caliber of 100mm, which, to be precise, could be considered a small artillery shell.
This is a new type of weapon, specifically designed to counter Source Gate creatures. It is also extremely lethal to cultivators. If the Three Cones were caught off guard, they could all die if they faced this weapon.
The intense heat and powerful impact caused Gu Yu, who was already distraught, to furrow his brow. He instantly activated the triple amplification, and a wooden sword appeared in his hand.
He didn't notice the assassin lurking in the shadows, and by the time he realized what was happening, it was too late to dodge the black bullet.
A surge of powerful energy erupted, and Gu Yu blocked it with his sword. Instantly, the black bullets exploded, and the scorching energy engulfed Gu Yu, followed by a deafening roar.
The already scorching air became even hotter, and the dazzling light drowned out the dim glow of the streetlights, while gravel flew everywhere on the solid asphalt road.
"Mission accomplished." In the distance, a handsome Chinese man put away his new large-caliber sniper rifle and prepared to leave.
The next second, his pupils suddenly contracted, his muscular body spun around abruptly, and a black blade gleaming with a cold light stabbed out from his hand.
However, his wrist was immediately grabbed and he couldn't move at all.
"Mission failed, proceed with plan two." The muscular man looked at the unharmed Gu Yu in disbelief and spoke to the person on the other end of the earpiece.
"Who sent you?" Gu Yu stared at the muscular man, and with a sudden crack, a pressure swept over the muscular man's entire body.
The muscular man's massive muscles contorted instantly, and he collapsed, glaring fiercely at Gu Yu without saying a word.
Gu Yu frowned, and the next second, three beautiful Chinese people wearing mechs rushed towards him. These three mechs were comparable to the Three Cones.
"Primordial Spirit Shock." Gu Yu released a burst of energy, but the three sets of source armor were not shocked. There was a diamond-shaped device on the head of the mech. The moment the energy ripples released by Gu Yu came over, the diamond-shaped device also released a burst of energy. The two forces canceled each other out.
Gu Yu frowned, his figure flashed, dodging the attacks of the three sets of source armor, and his figure appeared in the air, his wooden sword filled with qi.
"Open the Heavens!" Gu Yu unleashed a slash, the blade's energy instantly engulfing the three sets of Origin Armor.
One of the three Source Armor suits rotated, instantly transforming into a shield that enveloped the other two Source Armor suits.
Rumble...
A tremendous roar resounded, and the three sets of source armor were instantly sent flying backward, crashing into a tall building.
"The intelligence is wrong, merge!" A beautiful Chinese man exclaimed from within the Source Armor.
However, Gu Yu had already rushed into the high-rise building, holding a wooden sword, like a god of death.
They forced the three Source Armor users into a series of defeats.
"Extinction Cross Slash." Gu Yu's figure transformed into lightning, creating countless afterimages. The three Source Armor users were shocked by this sight. Then, their mechs quickly merged, and in an instant, the three Source Armor users actually combined into one.
His speed increased dramatically in an instant, blocking all of Gu Yu's afterimages in a flash. Then, a dark cannon barrel pointed directly in the direction where Gu Yu was.
An energy wave shot towards Gu Yu. Gu Yu brandished his wooden sword, and in the next second, countless blade energies burst forth, colliding with the energy wave. Gu Yu's figure was instantly pushed back, falling to the ground and smashing a large crater in the asphalt road.
Gu Yu frowned as he looked at the Source Armor in the air. The combined power of the three Source Armor had already surpassed that of the Four Cones, and Gu Yu, even after the three-fold amplification, had not reached the Four Cones level.
At this moment, the Three-in-One Source Armor shot out another energy wave, and Gu Yu's body was immediately filled with aura.
"Sword Nourishing Technique, Heaven Opening." Gu Yu's body immediately emitted a large amount of abundant Origin Qi, which transformed into a physical Origin Qi dragon and instantly merged into the wooden sword. The originally dormant wooden sword now seemed to come alive.
Unlike when he used the Blade Nurturing Technique at the Grandmaster level, his current Blade Nurturing Technique requires 100,000 strands of Origin Qi and 1 million contribution points to triple its power.
A terrifying aura was instantly released from the wooden sword, and a sword aura dozens of feet long was unleashed in an instant as he swung the wooden sword.
The energy wave instantly engulfed the body of the three-in-one source armor, then shot directly into the sky.
The three-in-one source armor suddenly froze, and the next second, it split in two and fell to the ground.
Gu Yu watched the scene unfold. His sword-nurturing technique, combined with the Heaven-Opening Technique, made this strike comparable to a general's attack. How could the Three-in-One Source Armor possibly withstand it?
Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the hairs on his body stood on end, and then a powerful pressure swept over him, rendering his body immobile.
"Hou Jing?" Gu Yu's expression changed drastically; this was the pressure of a Hou Jing.
"No wonder Jiang Tianchen was defeated by you twice. Compared to you, he is like a mayfly trying to shake a tree. Your strength has exceeded my expectations." A middle-aged man appeared in front of Gu Yu. He looked at Gu Yu with shock, not contempt. If Gu Yu were older, he would not have thought much of it.
Too young, too terrifying. If given more time, how far will someone this young grow? That last strike was comparable to a strike from a general, while the opponent was merely a first-level cultivator.
It's not uncommon for geniuses to leapfrog into battle; it happens in every era. Leaping one, two, or even three levels has occurred before. But this young man before me has leaped five levels! What does that mean? He's only at the first level! If he reaches the General Realm, wouldn't he be able to fight against a Marquis Realm expert? Although the difference in realms increases with each level, he believes this young man can do it.
"Are you from the Jiang family?" At this moment, Gu Yu was under pressure from Hou Jing, feeling as if a mountain was pressing down on him. He gritted his teeth and asked, trying to keep himself from collapsing.
"Jiang family, Jiang Kuang," Jiang Kuang said. The young man before him was worthy of hearing his name. Such a genius was a pity to kill, but he had no choice but to kill him for the sake of the Jiang family.
He stretched out his hand and suddenly slapped Gu Yu with his palm. In his eyes, no matter how monstrous Gu Yu was, he would surely die under his palm strike.
"The power of gods and demons, heaven and earth grieve together." As he struck Gu Yu with his palm, a layer of gray light emanated from Gu Yu's body.
A wave of sorrow swept over him, as if the heavens and earth themselves changed color in response to his grief. His figure appeared and disappeared in the flowing light, like a lonely ghost.
His eyes were deep, like the surface of a lake in winter, reflecting endless sorrow and desolation.
The surrounding air instantly became turbulent, as if infected by Gu Yu's emotions.
Using the power of gods and demons to unleash the Heaven and Earth's Sorrow, this was the first time Gu Yu had used it. He didn't know how powerful it would be, but his Heaven and Earth's Sorrow caused Jiang Kuang, a Marquis, to have a touch of sadness in his eyes at this moment.
Jiang Kuang was affected by the universal sorrow of heaven and earth. Although it was only for a moment, Jiang Kuang's eyes returned to calm, but Jiang Kuang was still shocked.
The divine and demonic power emanating from Gu Yu was so terrifying that it instilled fear in Gu Yu, a Marquis-level cultivator.
"What are you?" Jiang Kuang asked, frowning. But the next second, Gu Yu slashed at him with his sword. The air froze where the blade passed, and the endless sorrow made Jiang Kuang, a Marquis, actually use his primordial spirit.
A golden primordial spirit appeared behind him, and the golden primordial spirit suddenly unleashed two palm strikes with its two golden hands, meeting the blade's edge.
boom……………
Gu Yu was sent flying backwards like a cannonball in an instant.
He could leapfrog realms, and his divine and demonic power was also very strong. The Heaven and Earth Sorrow was an even more divine skill, but his opponent was at the Marquis level, and no matter what, he could not leapfrog so many realms.
As he was flying backward, the divine and demonic spirit appeared behind him. He suddenly turned around and ran away.
In this situation, only running away can save his life. He can never defeat a Marquis-level expert; this is an unchanging truth. The huge gap in cultivation level cannot be bridged.
Seeing Gu Yu about to run away, Jiang Kuang instantly gave chase, his golden primordial spirit suddenly unleashing a double palm strike.
In terms of speed, Gu Yu was no match for Hou Jing. His body was struck by the golden primordial spirit's palms, and he immediately spat out mouthfuls of blood.
The power of gods and demons quickly restored his body, but the golden primordial spirit unleashed two more palm strikes, causing Gu Yu to tumble heavily into a tall building, which collapsed with a crash.
The tremors here had already alerted the law enforcement team, who rushed over, but faced with Hou Jing's imposing aura, they couldn't even get close.
Gu Yu struggled to his feet from the ruins. Looking at Jiang Kuang, he gritted his teeth. If it weren't for the power of gods and demons, he would probably be dead by now. He couldn't even swing his sword anymore. His whole body was weak, his bones were shattered, and he didn't even have a chance to unleash the attack from the Tree of Life hidden in his wooden sword.
Long Yuan is currently in seclusion, and Gu Yu is already exhausted. Who would have thought that the Jiang family would send a Marquis to kill him?
Jiang Kuang slowly flew towards him. The vibrations here were too great, so he acted quickly and slapped his hand down towards Gu Yu's forehead.
At this moment, Gu Yu felt death approach more than ever since his rebirth.
"I'm sorry, I still couldn't do it." Although Gu Yu was very unwilling, he had to accept his fate. No one who is about to die would be willing to accept it.
Just when he thought he was about to die, an extremely cold aura swept over him and blocked his way. It was an ice phoenix.
Jiang Kuang was instantly repelled by Binghuang, and in front of Binghuang stood a young girl. At this moment, the girl's eyes were cold, and her face showed no joy, sorrow, anger, surprise, or worry.
When she and Kong Yue arrived, they felt the immense pressure from Jiang Kuang, and a bad premonition immediately made her nervous.
Without hesitation, she reached an agreement with the Phoenix Source within her—or rather, the Ice Phoenix—exchanging her shock and sorrow, two of the seven emotions, for the Ice Phoenix's assistance.
Now, she has lost five of the seven emotions, leaving only thought and fear. The contract is no longer enough to suppress the Ice Phoenix. Before long, the Ice Phoenix will break the symbiotic contract, and she will become the Ice Phoenix.
She didn't regret it; at least she saved Gu Yu, and it was worth it.
Looking at the figure in front of him, Gu Yu knew perfectly well what Xu Ling'er had done and what the price had been. He had failed to protect her, and instead, he had made her protect him. Did he deserve to be a man?
His newfound confidence, arrogance, and haughtiness made him think everything was child's play. Even though he realized that many things were out of his control, he remained blindly optimistic. He was wrong, terribly wrong, and his mistake put Xu Ling'er in danger.
"I'm sorry." Tears streamed down his cheeks, but Xu Ling'er's cold expression only made him feel more guilty.
At this moment, Jiang Kuang looked at Xu Ling'er in shock, and a thick layer of frost formed on his palm as he struck Gu Yu.
He was a Marquis, yet he felt a bone-chilling cold when facing Xu Ling'er. But the next second, Xu Ling'er moved and transformed into an ice phoenix, sweeping towards Jiang Kuang.
Jiang Kuang hurriedly used his primordial spirit to defend himself. The golden primordial spirit and the Ice Phoenix instantly clashed. The collision of the two forces immediately caused countless energy ripples, and the surrounding buildings collapsed one after another. Jiang Kuang was also retreating step by step.
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