"Oh, I see." Gu Yu nodded after listening to Long Yuan's explanation. This division was indeed reasonable. "Long Yuan, do you know how much combat power the Ghost Gate Emperor has?"
"The Ghost Gate Emperor?" Upon hearing Gu Yu's question, Long Yuan frowned abruptly. "How do you know about the Ghost Gate Emperor?"
“I…” Gu Yu recounted his experiences in Gu Rong Village to Long Yuan.
"My God! That kid has had incredible luck, actually managing to obtain the inheritance of the Ghost Gate Emperor. I'm so envious!" Long Yuan exclaimed.
"Tell me then, what are the combat strengths of the Ghost Gate Emperor and the Western Heavenly King?" Gu Yu rolled his eyes and asked, seeing the envious look on Long Yuan's face. This was the kind of person the leader of the Twelve True Gods of the Dragon Clan was.
“I don’t know his exact combat strength, but let’s take my clan’s Azure Dragon God Emperor as an example. He once said that if we really fought, although I was absolutely confident of defeating the Ghost Gate Emperor, I might also get injured. Do you know how much combat strength my clan’s Azure Dragon God Emperor has?” Long Yuan asked Gu Yu, keeping him in suspense.
"How should I know?" Gu Yu said irritably.
"Although I can't defeat an Ancestral Realm expert, I'm very close to it. Moreover, my clan's Azure Dragon God Emperor is recognized as the number one person below the Ancestral Realm." Long Yuan said with some pride.
"Dragon!" Gu Yu exclaimed in surprise. That meant he was only 24 dragons away from the Ancestral Realm, and could even be considered a Half-Ancestral Realm cultivator.
"Based on this, the Ghost Gate Emperor's combat power must be at least 9,000 dragons. He is one of the top experts in the Underworld. As for the Western Heavenly King, his combat power is at least 8,000 dragons, if not 8,000." Long Yuan made a rough estimate.
"Where is the Heavenly Emperor?" Gu Yu asked, thinking of the Heavenly Emperor, the ruler of the Heavenly Court, as mentioned by the Ghost Gate Emperor.
“I am also unsure of the Heavenly Emperor’s combat strength, but according to the Azure Dragon God Emperor, he is not confident in defeating the Heavenly Emperor, so the Heavenly Emperor’s combat strength is probably also that of a dragon.” Long Yuan thought for a moment and replied.
"So what level of combat power did you have before?" Gu Yu looked at Long Yuan. This guy was the leader of the Twelve Dragon Gods, so he must not be weak.
“Hehe,” Long Yuan chuckled. “Although I cannot compare with the Great Emperor, I am by no means inferior to the Western Heavenly King. According to their Heavenly Court’s title, I am a peak Heavenly King, and my peak combat power was 8100 dragons.” Long Yuan replied.
“8100 dragons, not far from the Great Emperor realm.” Gu Yu said immediately upon hearing Long Yuan’s words.
"No, although I'm not far off from being a dragon, it's very difficult to advance any further. After all, I've been stuck at this combat power level for at least eight or nine thousand years, if not ten thousand," Long Yuan said, his voice tinged with sadness.
"Eight or nine thousand years?" Gu Yu was shocked when he heard Long Yuan's words. What kind of concept was eight or nine thousand years?
“Gu Yu, actually I had already reached my limit at that time, the limit of my talent. Even if I had another million years, I probably still wouldn’t be able to improve to Yi Long,” Long Yuan said.
"Oh!" Gu Yu nodded. This is like a container that can only hold 100 milliliters of water. Even if you pour more, it can't hold any more. "Is the Heavenly Court broken?"
“Not bad, but not much better either.” Long Yuan thought for a moment and replied, “The Heavenly Emperor is quite hypocritical, but the Heavenly Court is indeed powerful. It can be said that apart from the Dragon Clan, they are the most powerful clan. Therefore, the Heavenly Court and the Dragon Clan are allies.”
"Oh! Will the Heavenly Court do anything bad to humans? Like other invading races?" Gu Yu asked again. He had heard from the Ghost Gate Emperor that the Heavenly Court was not a good person.
"Probably not. After all, the people in the Heavenly Court are also human, but they are much stronger than humans. They are the Celestial Race, and since they are also human, they would never bully their own kind!" Long Yuan thought for a moment and replied.
"They are also human?" Gu Yu was somewhat shocked.
“Yes!” Long Yuan nodded. “It’s true, not only the Heavenly Court, but even the Underworld, they are all human.”
"They are all human." Gu Yu seemed to have heard a huge secret. Who would have thought that the powerful Heavenly Court and the Underworld were also human?
"Don't you think about it? Among humans, not counting the Demon Ancestor, there are five Ancestral Realm experts, five Ancestral Realm experts!" Long Yuan exclaimed.
"So that's how it is!" Gu Yu murmured. When he first heard Long Yuan say that, he thought it meant that five Ancestral Realm experts had emerged from their Earthly human race! It turned out that it wasn't; there was also the Heavenly Court and the Underworld.
"However, although they are all human, they seem to look down on the humans on Earth because the humans on Earth are too weak," Long Yuan added.
"Hopefully they have no interest in Earth, and out of consideration for our shared race, they won't harm humans," Gu Yu said.
"Not good, Gu Yu, a very strong aura is coming this way." Long Yuan suddenly said.
"Huh?" Gu Yu was taken aback. "Is it a Minotaur?"
“I’m not sure,” Long Yuan said, “but I suggest you leave here as soon as possible. It seems like they’re after you.”
Upon hearing Long Yuan's words, Gu Yu immediately opened his eyes and stood up. "Brother Zhang, we must leave here as soon as possible. A powerful aura is heading this way."
"Hmm? Are they Minotaur?" Zhang Huangling immediately asked.
"I don't know, but we'd better leave here as soon as possible," Gu Yu said.
"Alright!" The group immediately stood up and flew off into the distance.
"That kid actually discovered us." At this moment, a group of men in black sensed that Gu Yu and his two companions were moving at a rapid pace, and one of them said with some surprise.
“He has the Dragon Source, so of course he can sense us,” said one of the leading men in black. “However, even if he can run, he can’t outrun us, who are two Kings, five Marquises, and ten Commanders.”
“That’s right,” said the other leader of the men in black.
“They’re chasing us,” Zhang Huangling said. As they got closer, he could sense the pursuers.
“They finally couldn’t sit still anymore,” Gu Yu said.
"Do you know who they are?" Zhang Huanglin was taken aback.
"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. Outside, they were wary of my status and dared not attack me, so they attacked me here in the Source Gate. I just didn't expect their forces to be so large and their audacity so great," Gu Yu said. He had always been on guard against such things, so he dared not go too far from Tu Niu City. But he didn't expect these people to dare to make a move. Moreover, according to Long Yuan, there were two King Realm experts and five Marquis Realm experts among them. You should know that the entire human garrison of Tu Niu City only has three King Realm experts. If their force joins Tu Niu City to resist the upcoming Seven Kings Alliance, it will be a considerable force.
"I've already asked for help," Zhang Huangling said. He already knew the reason; it was nothing more than the array book on Gu Yu's body.
“Brother Zhang, Rijiu, their target is me, so we need to split up and run.” Gu Yu said. Reinforcements? The reinforcements sent by Tu Niu City could not possibly deal with two King Realm experts. The only way now is to run. And since they are after him, they won’t make things difficult for Zhang Huangling and Rijiu. For their safety, he must not run in the same direction as them.
“Brother Gu, no, we’re partners, I can’t abandon you,” Zhang Huangling said immediately upon hearing Gu Yu’s words.
"Brother Zhang, the situation is urgent." Hearing Zhang Huangling say this, Gu Yu felt a warmth in his heart. Although he had not known Zhang Huangling well, Gu Yu felt that the other party was worth befriending. After all, true brothers are those who can share hardships.
"No, I absolutely cannot abandon my comrades and only care about saving my own life just because the enemy is strong," Zhang Huangling said firmly.
“Alas! Brother Zhang, I have the Dragon Source. Although the opponent is powerful, I still have a chance to escape on my own with the power of the Dragon Source. But if you and Ri Jiu are added, then…” Gu Yu did not finish speaking, but he believed that Zhang Huangling had already understood. Yes, bringing Zhang Huangling and Ri Jiu along would indeed be a burden, but Gu Yu was also doing it for their safety.
Facing two King Realm experts, five Marquis Realm experts, and ten Marshal Realm experts, Zhang Huangling and Rijiu would have no chance to resist and would be captured instantly, leaving Gu Yu at their mercy.
"Alright!" After listening to Gu Yu's words, Zhang Huangling thought about it for a while and felt that Gu Yu was right.
“I’m not leaving.” Ri Jiu suddenly said, “Even if you have the Dragon Source, you won’t be a match for them.”
"Don't be ridiculous. If I said that, I have my reasons," Gu Yu reprimanded Ri Jiu.
“I won’t leave unless you kill me,” Ri Jiu said resolutely.
This made Gu Yu frown instantly, but seeing Ri Jiu's refusal, he felt somewhat helpless.
“Miss Rijiu, Gu Yu is right. If we stay, we will not only be of no help, but we will also be a burden to Gu Yu,” Zhang Huangling also advised from the side.
"Don't worry, if I get captured, I won't be a burden to you. You don't need to worry about me," Ri Jiu said again. But the next second, Gu Yu suddenly rushed forward, and a surge of power swept out from his body. Ri Jiu's eyes widened, and she immediately fainted.
"Please, Brother Zhang," Gu Yu said to Zhang Huangling.
"Brother Gu, be careful." After saying that, Zhang Huangling immediately carried Rijiu on his back and fled in different directions from Gu Yu.
"Brother Ling, they've separated." At this moment, the leader of the men in black said to the other leader of the men in black.
“It’s better to split up. Our target is Gu Yu, not that kid,” said the other leader of the men in black. He was Ling Zize, the vice sect leader of the Tianshan Sect and Ling Yuan’s son. The other man in black was Jiang Ze.
"Long Yuan, I need your power." After Zhang Huangling left with Ri Jiu, Gu Yu said to Long Yuan.
"Alright." Long Yuan directly lent his power to Gu Yu, and Gu Yu's aura immediately rose to the Marquis Realm, and his speed increased significantly.
"You little rascal, you're such a troublemaker. It seems my Marquis level cultivation is simply not enough," Long Yuan complained. This was truly a series of surprises. He had just woken up and his strength had greatly increased, which made him extremely happy. However, he never expected to encounter Huo Fengyuan, who had a similar cultivation level to him. Now, he had even encountered two Kings and five Marquises!
"What are our chances of escaping?" Gu Yu asked Long Yuan. With Long Yuan's power, he could shake off the Marquis and Marshal realms, but he definitely couldn't shake off the two King realms.
“Not even a fraction.” Long Yuan thought for a moment and replied, “You don’t have a single skill to escape, so don’t even think about shaking off Wang Jing.”
“He’s increased his speed. It seems he’s using the power of the Dragon Source. Brother Ling, if we continue at our current speed, we won’t be able to catch up with him at all, and he will escape,” Jiang Ze said.
"Then let's speed up and catch up with that kid," Ling Zize said.
The two of them instantly accelerated, leaving the five Marquis-level and one Marshal-level figures far behind.
"Looks like we really can't shake them off." Feeling the two people behind him suddenly accelerate, Gu Yu frowned. Long Yuan was right. Since his rebirth, he had never thought of practicing escape techniques. The reason was simple: he felt he didn't need to. This had led to the current awkward situation. It wasn't that he was too confident, but rather that the development of reality was completely unexpected. At first, he was 90% familiar with his previous life, but now he was probably only 1% similar.
"The two of them seem to be deliberately slowing down," Long Yuan reminded him.
"It seems so," Gu Yu said. At their speed, the two of them could catch up with him quickly, but neither of them seemed willing to do so. Whenever they were about to catch up, they would deliberately slow down.
At this moment, Jiang Ze and Ling Zize each had their own ulterior motives. How could they possibly cooperate wholeheartedly? It was nothing more than mutual exploitation. Both of them knew that Gu Yu possessed a single strike capable of severing the Demon Emperor's arm. Either of them, if faced head-on, would be killed by that strike. Therefore, neither of them was willing to be the first to attack Gu Yu.
Originally, there was a group of underlings who could have made the first move and forced Gu Yu to unleash that strike, but the underlings couldn't keep up!
“Brother Ling, if we continue like this, we’ll never catch him in this lifetime!” Jiang Ze suddenly said.
“You go first, I’ll follow,” Ling Zize said.
“Brother Ling, your cultivation is above mine, so why don’t you make the first move?” Jiang Ze immediately said upon hearing Ling Zize’s words. What a joke! Although Gu Yu’s Dragon Source wasn’t as strong as he had imagined, who knew if he was hiding something? After all, this kid was very secretive. Even the Demon Emperor had his arm cut off. Who knows, whoever goes up now could be gone with a single blow.
“Jiang Ze, my ancestor said that he will not launch such an attack a second time. Even the Azure Dragon would need a hundred years to prepare to launch such a powerful attack. How could there possibly be a second time?” Ling Zize said.
"Brother Ling, if that's the case, why don't you go?" Jiang Ze asked. What a joke! If that were true, Ling Zize would have gone long ago. Why would he need to go through all this trouble? Even if what Ling Tianhe said was true, who would dare to gamble? If something went wrong, they could lose their lives.
“Jiang Ze, if Gu Yu escapes, I guarantee that my Tianshan Sect’s patriarch will definitely make a trip to your Jiang family,” Ling Zize threatened.
"Ling Zize, don't push your luck. Although my Jiang family doesn't have any Emperor Realm experts, our family's foundation built over thousands of years is something Ling Tianhe can't shake." Jiang Ze was furious when he heard Ling Zize's threat.
"Heh..." Hearing Jiang Ze's words, Ling Zize snorted coldly, "Jiang Ze, what kind of foundation can a family without the Emperor Realm have, let alone thousands of years of inheritance, even tens of thousands of years?"
"Then your Tianshan Sect can give it a try." Although Jiang Ze spoke with great confidence, he was somewhat flustered inside. If his Jiang family's resources were sufficient to contend with a Royal Realm expert, they wouldn't have needed to go to such great lengths.
"Heh... I'll remember what you said," Ling Zize said coldly.
But what good are these two threats? No one dares to be the first to make a move against Gu Yu. Without catching Gu Yu, everything is in vain.
"They've infiltrated each other?" Gu Yu was puzzled. Although he couldn't hear what the two were saying, he could tell from their auras. "No, I can't keep running like this. We're getting further and further away from Tu Niu City, which is not good for me."
Thinking of this, Gu Yu suddenly stopped. It was too difficult to get rid of these two, and if he continued running, what if he encountered a powerful Minotaur? He might not die at the hands of the two King Realm experts behind him, but he would die at the hands of a powerful Minotaur.
Although they hadn't flown for long, Hou Jing's full-speed flight had already covered over a thousand miles.
"He stopped?" Gu Yu's actions left Jiang Ze and Ling Zize somewhat bewildered. They didn't understand Gu Yu's current behavior. Could he really have made such a slash?
In fact, they had always been skeptical about whether Gu Yu could deliver such a strike again, but they dared not try. They knew that if they had dared, Ling Yuan would have tried. Sometimes, even if there was only a one in ten million chance, no one would risk their life.
"Who are you two?" Gu Yu asked, looking at the two people who had stopped about five or six hundred meters away.
“Gu Yu, I will leave as soon as you hand over the Array Formation Book,” Ling Zize said.
"The Book of Array Formations? What is that?" Gu Yu replied. How could he admit that the Book of Array Formations was in his possession?
"Hmph! Don't pretend you don't know. If you didn't have the Array Book, how could you possibly know about the Six Harmonies Demon-Suppressing Array?" Ling Zize said.
"The Six Harmonies Demon-Suppressing Formation! This is the only formation I know, and it was taught to me by my teacher, Azure Dragon!" Gu Yu said, his eyes darting around.
"Nonsense, Qinglong doesn't understand formations at all," Ling Zize directly denied.
"Could it be that you're a mind reader, able to know even this?" Gu Yu asked.
“Gu Yu, a wise man knows when to yield. You are a smart man. Even if you can really cut off the Demon Emperor’s arm, you are no match for the two of us,” Ling Zize said.
Upon hearing Ling Zize's words, Gu Yu suddenly realized that he had completely forgotten about this matter due to the urgency of the situation. No wonder these two hadn't been catching up with him even though they could have done so much earlier! It turned out they were wary of him and didn't dare to pursue him!
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