Wherever Xu Ling'er, transformed into an ice phoenix, passed, the land was instantly frozen, and countless snowflakes fell.
Jiang Kuang grew increasingly alarmed as the battle progressed. In terms of sheer strength, the Ice Phoenix before him was actually inferior to him, but its strength lay in its extreme coldness, which gave him a chilling feeling and severely hampered his ability to perform.
Even if he's confident he can defeat Xu Ling'er, what's the use? The battle here has already alerted the experts of the Holy Capital. Once they arrive, Jiang Kuang will die here today.
Jiang Kuang glanced at Gu Yu, feeling somewhat unwilling. He hadn't killed Gu Yu this time, and the chance for the next time would be extremely slim. Such a person couldn't be killed, and now he had incurred a huge enmity with him. His Jiang family was doomed.
But survival was the priority now, so as he retreated, he suddenly turned around and fled in one direction in an instant.
Seeing Jiang Kuang flee, Xu Ling'er did not chase after him. The power of the Ice Phoenix could not always be so strong, after all, the Ice Phoenix was reborn from the ashes.
Xu Ling'er approached Gu Yu, a hint of killing intent flashing in her cold eyes. The chilling aura made the already weak Gu Yu tremble.
"If I kill you, she will have one less thing to worry about and one less thing to miss, and I will be able to break the symbiotic contract quickly," Xu Ling'er murmured to herself.
"If you kill him, I won't let you get what you want." Suddenly, Xu Ling'er's eyes regained some warmth, and she spoke to herself again.
"Do you think you can threaten me?" Xu Ling'er's eyes turned cold again. "You only have thoughts and fear left of the seven emotions, which are not enough to suppress me."
"Really? What if I die?"
"you…………"
“We are one. If I die, you will die too.” Xu Ling’er’s eyes instantly regained their clarity.
The biting cold vanished instantly, and Gu Yu felt much better.
"Gu Yu." Xu Ling'er stepped forward and helped Gu Yu up. She was not good with words, and because of her lack of emotions, her face showed nothing but worry.
"Kong Yue, what have you done?" Just then, two figures appeared instantly. They first reprimanded Kong Yue, and then came towards Gu Yu and Xu Ling'er.
"Your Highness, Ice Phoenix, please come back with us." One of them bowed to Xu Ling'er and said.
"Ling'er, don't go back with them." Gu Yu said immediately upon hearing the man's words. His purpose in coming here was to take Xu Ling'er away, so how could he let Xu Ling'er go back with them?
“I am neither Ice Phoenix nor any prince,” Xu Ling’er replied.
“Indeed, you are not now,” another middle-aged man said. “So, I apologize for the offense.”
The next second, he rushed straight towards Xu Ling'er, while the other middle-aged man rushed towards Gu Yu.
Feeling the imposing aura of the two, Gu Yu's heart sank to the bottom; these were two King Realm experts.
At this moment, Xu Ling'er could not use the power of the Ice Phoenix. Putting aside whether the Ice Phoenix's power was sufficient, the most important thing was that the Ice Phoenix was unwilling. Someone in the Kong family wanted to help the Ice Phoenix replace Xu Ling'er. If it made a move, it would be targeting her. Xu Ling'er could not use the companion contract to exchange for it at this time. If she lost one more thing, she would no longer be able to suppress the Ice Phoenix.
However, the person who rushed towards Gu Yu clearly had murderous intent. His Kong family not only had Ice Phoenix, but also a companion Fire Phoenix. The Fire Phoenix did not allow Ice Phoenix to like anyone else, so it wanted to kill Gu Yu.
In Wang Jing's hands, Xu Ling'er and Gu Yu were completely powerless to resist. Gu Yu's brows were furrowed, but he didn't even have the strength to lift his sword. Death was imminent. Xu Ling'er's eyes were filled with worry, but the reality was just that helpless.
Just as one King Realm expert imprisoned and took Xu Ling'er away, and another King Realm expert was about to kill Gu Yu, a white tiger containing overwhelming battle intent suddenly appeared in front of Gu Yu, and the King Realm expert was immediately repelled.
"White Tiger?" Upon seeing the white tiger appear, the two King Realm experts from the Kong family were immediately terrified.
In this world today, only the primordial spirit guarded by the White Tiger is a White Tiger. Even the primordial spirit of Xiang Bang, the head of the Xiang family, is not a White Tiger. Now, a White Tiger has suddenly appeared, which is extremely unbelievable.
If the White Tiger's primordial spirit cultivation weren't so low, both King Realm experts from the Kong family would have suspected that the White Tiger Guardian had personally intervened.
"You dare to touch the people I protect? It seems everyone has forgotten me." Zui San staggered over from a distance, still looking as slovenly as ever, but now exuding an air of dominance. His fluffy hair fluttered in the wind, and an aura of kingship emanated from him.
"You're Zui San?" A King Realm expert from the Kong family frowned. Although the face was weathered and its appearance had changed by seventy or eighty percent, the familiar contours made him suddenly stunned. "No! You're Xiang Mo? How could you still be alive? Weren't you already dead?"
"You're Kong Chaoyang, right?" When Zui San heard that Kong Chaoyang recognized him, his usually sleepy eyes suddenly brightened. "I didn't expect that after all these years, you would have reached the King Realm as well."
"Are you really Xiang Mo?" Kong Chaoyang was even more shocked than before. At first, he wasn't sure, but the other party clearly admitted it. Xiang Mo was a leader among their generation, who overshadowed all others. Back then, who wouldn't look up to him and who wouldn't be afraid of him? When they were at the first level of the martial arts realm, he was already at the fourth level. When they broke through to the general realm, he was already at the marquis realm! The most terrifying thing was that he could fight against the king realm while only at the marquis realm.
Everyone used to think that even if this person didn't accept the White Tiger's inheritance, he could still stand at the peak and even surpass those guardians.
99 Blood Apertures: Among those people, he had the most Blood Apertures. After all, things were different back then. The Source Gate had not been opened, and the Source Qi was not as abundant as it is now. Humans' physical condition was very poor. Being able to fill 99 Blood Apertures back then was even more shocking than filling 108 Blood Apertures now. Even now, few people can achieve 99 Blood Apertures.
But the man before them was capable. He was once an unattainable figure for their generation, and they all felt inferior in his presence.
This was the man who suddenly became involved in that incident, and then he disappeared without a trace. Everyone thought he was dead, but little did they know that he had always been in the capital, but no one had noticed.
"He doesn't seem to have reached the King Realm yet," said another King Realm member of the Kong family, sensing Zui San's aura.
“Xiang Mo, we have no connection whatsoever. Could you do me a favor today? This kid has someone who wants him dead,” Kong Chaoyang said to Zui San.
“Your face isn’t enough. I’m protecting this kid. Even if the Kong family comes, it won’t make a difference. I’m telling you,” Zui San said.
"You..." Another King Realm expert from the Kong family immediately unleashed his aura, ready to attack. However, Kong Chaoyang frowned after hearing Zui San's words. Zui San's cultivation was indeed below the King Realm, but this man could fight against King Realm experts before he disappeared. Even if he hadn't improved over the years, could he have regressed? That was obviously impossible. Although Xiang Mo had been expelled from the Xiang family, the White Tiger Guardian had never said that Xiang Mo had lost the White Tiger Guardian's heir.
The reason why the Kong family can be ranked among the four great families of the capital is because the Kong family has a Vermilion Bird Guardian. Even if the Vermilion Bird Guardian does not interfere in the family's affairs, wouldn't he take action when the family is destroyed? But people have selfish desires, no matter how high their cultivation level is.
As Xiang Mo is the White Tiger Guardian's favorite, fighting against him, regardless of the outcome, would be going against the White Tiger Guardian!
"Enough!" Kong Chaoyang waved his hand. "Xiang Mo, no, I should say Minister Xiang, my Kong family is giving you face today, but you can only protect him for a while. Can you protect him forever?"
"Then you won't need to trouble yourself," Zui San said calmly. Give Gu Yu enough time, and even if Kong Chaoyang wanted to kill Gu Yu, it would probably take a lot of effort for the Vermilion Bird Guardian to do so.
Kong Chaoyang glanced at Zui San and Gu Yu, then turned to leave.
"Leave Ling'er here." Gu Yu was extremely anxious when he saw Kong Chaoyang about to take Xu Ling'er away.
Hearing Gu Yu's words, Zui San sighed, "Gu Yu, the Kong family has already made concessions. If I ask them to keep Xu Ling'er, they definitely won't agree. Although I'm not afraid of the King Realm, once we fight, the Kong family is in the Holy Capital, and they will definitely send reinforcements. As you know, Long Aotian isn't here, and neither are the elites of the Dragon Division. At that time, you'll probably have to stay here too."
Zui San revealed the dangers involved, but he didn't finish. He also mentioned the Xiang family and Xiang Bang, who were probably watching him all along.
At this moment, Gu Yu could only watch helplessly as Xu Ling'er was taken away. All along, he had been pursuing an improvement in his cultivation level, precisely to prevent such a thing from happening, but he never expected it to actually happen.
"Next time, I will never let this happen again, I will never," Gu Yu murmured.
With Zui San's help, Gu Yu returned to the Dragon Division. Gu Yu went straight into the Origin Qi Cultivation Room and took out several clusters of life essence. He began to recover from the injuries he had sustained in the battle with Jiang Kuang. Although he was a cultivator, the shattered bones in his body caused him great pain.
As the night passed, the Dragon Clan's higher-ups were once again plagued by headaches. More than a dozen more mummified corpses had appeared in the Dragon Clan, all of whom had been drained of their essence, energy, and cultivation. As for who did it, there was still no clue. Some suspected Gu Yu, but everyone knew what Gu Yu had experienced outside yesterday, so Gu Yu was also ruled out as a suspect.
Gu Yu walked out of the Origin Qi cultivation room in the early morning, his face somewhat cold.
"Master, it's so good that you're alright." Qian Duoduo, Lu Yun, and Li Zhiran waited outside the Origin Qi Cultivation Room all night. The assassination attempt on Gu Yu had given the three of them a huge fright.
If anything were to happen to Gu Yu, their plan would fall through.
"Pass down the notice: starting today, all members of the combat unit must intensify their cultivation and strive to achieve a breakthrough within a month," Gu Yu said. "Lu Yun and Li Zhiran, you two will take the lead. You must break through to the Vertebra Realm within a month. I will provide you with ample resources, including life essence."
"Life essence?" Upon hearing these four words, Lu Yun and Li Zhiran were immediately startled.
“That’s right, it’s the essence of life.” After Gu Yu finished speaking, he silently injected two orbs of life essence into each of their bodies. The two felt the aura of the life essence and were overjoyed.
The essence of life is of great help to cultivation, especially for Lu Yun and Li Zhiran at their current levels, the effect is very obvious.
"I will give each of you a bundle every day until you break through to the Vertebra Realm," Gu Yu said, looking at the two people's joyful expressions.
"Big brother, what about me?" Seeing this, Qian Duoduo blinked, rubbed his hands together, and asked.
“You have the essence of life, so I won’t give it to you,” Gu Yu said.
"Big brother, you..." Qian Duoduo looked at Gu Yu, speechless in the face of Gu Yu's words.
"Qian Duoduo, how many blood apertures have you filled now?" Gu Yu asked Qian Duoduo.
“This…” Qian Duoduo hesitated for a moment.
"You two, go and cultivate first!" Gu Yu saw Qian Duoduo's concerns and instructed Lu Yun and Li Zhiran.
"Yes, Chief." Lu Yun and Li Zhiran had been waiting for a long time. These two had been stuck at the 12th-grade Grandmaster level for quite a while, and they had never been able to achieve complete unity of essence, energy and spirit. With the help of life essence, the unity of essence, energy and spirit became much easier.
"Now you can tell me how many blood apertures you've filled, right?" Gu Yu asked Qian Duoduo again. Qian Duoduo wasn't very old; in fact, he was about the same age as Gu Yu. However, because of his chubby appearance, he looked much older.
“I have filled 90 blood apertures,” Qian Duoduo said at this moment.
"Can it be replenished further?" Gu Yu was not surprised that Qian Duoduo could replenish 90 blood apertures. He casually had hundreds of high-grade source stones. If someone with such resources couldn't even replenish 90 blood apertures, it would be a joke.
It's important to understand that spiritual cultivation has nothing to do with being fat or thin. Judging people by their appearance is a huge mistake.
"I don't know, I've been stuck here for a long time." Qian Duoduo shook his head. "Big brother, to tell you the truth, I was born with 90 blood orifices."
"What?" Gu Yu was stunned upon hearing Qian Duoduo's words. Being born with 90% full blood apertures is practically unheard of among humans. Some races with special bloodlines possess this ability, such as dragons and phoenixes, but humans…
"Big brother, everyone has their own secrets. There are things I can't tell you." Qian Duoduo became very serious.
“Alright! But in this world, it will be difficult to survive without strength, especially in the near future when humanity will be in imminent danger,” Gu Yu said, looking at Qian Duoduo.
“Yes! I know, but I may never be able to break through in my lifetime. But brother, do you believe in something?” Qian Duoduo asked Gu Yu.
"What's wrong?" Gu Yu looked at Qian Duoduo with some confusion.
"Money makes the world go round," Qian Duoduo whispered in Gu Yu's ear.
"Uh!" Gu Yu was taken aback. What he said was actually true, but how much money could tempt someone at the top?
"Big brother, actually I'm not fat, and I'm more handsome than you." Qian Duoduo suddenly said out of the blue, which made Gu Yu even more surprised. He didn't care about his appearance. If it really came down to comparison, he was definitely much better looking than Qian Duoduo! But Gu Yu didn't know that Qian Duoduo was really handsome.
"Duoduo, can you tell me why you can't break through?" Gu Yu asked Qian Duoduo, who looked dashing on the surface but whose eyes revealed a deep sadness.
"Big brother, do you know? Actually, I am the one chosen by God, destined to save the world. But God chose me, yet He hasn't given me what I need, so this is all I can do," Qian Duoduo said with a hint of self-deprecation.
"Uh!" Gu Yu looked at Qian Duoduo and felt that someone else had said the same thing. The chosen one? Very narcissistic, but judging from Qian Duoduo's expression, he felt that Qian Duoduo was not narcissistic, which was very contradictory.
A chosen one by heaven? Does Gu Yu count? He was reborn; perhaps there really are chosen ones by heaven.
"Can you tell me what God lacked in you to choose you?" Gu Yu asked very seriously, believing Qian Duoduo's words.
“A picture, a very important picture,” Qian Duoduo replied.
"A diagram?" Gu Yu's head suddenly buzzed. "What diagram?"
"Big brother, you really believe it?" Qian Duoduo suddenly asked Gu Yu, then clutched his stomach and burst into laughter.
“Your joke is not funny.” Upon hearing Qian Duoduo’s words, Gu Yu’s face immediately tightened. “Qian Duoduo, I’m not joking with you. If you can’t reach the Grandmaster level in a month, I don’t mind making you lose a hundred pounds.”
"Huh?" Qian Duoduo's eyes suddenly widened. "Big brother, I really can't break through!"
"Hmph! No matter what method you use, if you can't break through, you'll lose a hundred pounds of flesh." Gu Yu finished speaking and turned to leave, leaving Qian Duoduo standing there, pounding his chest in frustration. He wasn't joking! A hundred pounds of flesh, ah...
"Little Fatty, you're from the combat department, right?" Just then, a woman appeared beside Qian Duoduo.
"Who are you calling, little fatty?" Qian Duoduo was already in a bad mood when he heard someone call him little fatty. He immediately turned around, ready to get angry, but when he saw the woman in front of him, he suddenly froze.
A pleasant fragrance wafted through the air. The woman, dressed in white, moved gracefully in the breeze. Her figure was curvaceous yet not jarring. She had snow-white skin and dark hair. Her face, while not breathtakingly beautiful, was captivating, drawing the eye. Especially now, with her smile, her eyes were mesmerizing, drawing the viewer in completely.
"Sister, who are you?" Qian Duoduo almost drooled. He had seen many beautiful women in his life, but the woman in front of him was not only beautiful, but also had a unique charm that deeply attracted him and made him forget all the unpleasantness he had just experienced.
"My name is Ri Jiu, and I'm here to see your War Department leader, Gu Yu." The woman smiled gently, her eyes like small crescent moons, one side tilting upwards and the other slightly moving, making Qian Duoduo stare in a daze.
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