"The Five Spirit Life Plate of my temple is indeed on you. It is really a piece of cake to get it without any effort." Seeing the joint sword of several people, Gu Huangji's face showed joy, and then he slashed with the sword.
A huge force surged out from his ancient long sword. Mu Hanyan felt her chest sink and was shocked to retreat more than ten steps. It was not until her back hit the wall that she could barely steady her feet. However, her chest was filled with blood and energy, and her strength was not flowing smoothly.
Hua Yue and the others were even more miserable. They crashed into the stone wall without any resistance, spitting out blood and their faces became extremely ugly.
"Leiyin Tiandang, who is that traitor Hua Guanyu to you?" Gu Huangji was actually shocked and took a step back. After being surprised, he looked at Hua Yue with murderous intent.
With Mu Hanyan and the others' current strength, they should have posed no threat to him, a ninth-level Sword Master, yet he was actually knocked back a step. This was partly due to the sheer power of Mu Hanyan's Nine Heavens Starfall, far exceeding his expectations. Another factor was Hua Yue's innate skill, Thunder Sound Heavenly Drifting. The terrifying concussive force could disregard defenses and directly impact his internal organs, forcing even him to step back to neutralize the force.
He had only seen such a gift of magical power in one person, and that was Hua Guanyu, who was also a blessed priest like him but had rebelled against the temple and came to the Holy Court Continent.
"He is my father," Hua Yue said proudly, her head held high. Although she had no memory of her father, the bond of blood was unchangeable.
"So you are the evil offspring left by Hua Guanyu. Very good, very good. The traitor Hua Guanyu died too early and escaped the temple's divine killing order. Today, I can use you as a sacrifice and give an explanation to the Lord God." Gu Huangji laughed out loud.
Mu Hanyan's heart moved slightly. If she remembered correctly, Yue Ji had clearly said that Hua Guanyu died under the pursuit of the temple masters after going through hardships to pass through the forbidden area and came to the Holy Court. Why did Gu Huangji say that he died too early and escaped the temple's killing order? What was going on?
However, Mu Hanyan did not have the chance to think any more, because Gu Huangji raised his sword again and slashed at her.
Hua Yue and the others' faces changed drastically, and they all wanted to step forward to stop it. However, although they were not seriously injured by the previous sword, they had to use the five magic weapons to force themselves to increase their strength again. After the sword, the energy they had finally recovered was consumed again, and they couldn't even muster the strength to lift the sword.
Mu Hanyan's situation was not much better than theirs. Most of the energy in her body was depleted, and she didn't even have the combat power of a first-level swordsman.
Just as Mu Hanyan was about to die under Gu Huangji's sword, a nimble figure suddenly flew up and stabbed Gu Huangji with a sword.
"Tianxing, sword dance!" With Yan Yuchu's light shout, a sword light flashed by, as if thousands of stars were twinkling.
And his figure, like a meteor, headed towards Gu Huangji.
Although the power of his sword could not be compared with Hua Yue and others at their peak strength, and he did not have the mysterious sword skills of Jiang Yuzhe and Zirong, his speed was far superior to theirs.
Mu Hanyan asked herself, even if her strength was not affected at all, unless she was forced to improve to the level of Sword Saint, she would feel ashamed of herself when facing Yan Yuchu's speed.
Among the eight great families, the Yan family can stand on equal footing with the Mu family, and their martial arts and swordsmanship are indeed unique.
As the saying goes, speed is the only thing that cannot be broken. Although Gu Huangji's strength was far superior to Yan Yuchu's, he was still shocked by Yan Yuchu's speed that completely exceeded his cultivation limit. He was forced to fly backwards.
"Go!" Yan Yuchu shouted loudly.
Mu Hanyan didn't hesitate. She turned around, picked up the sleeping Ye Yanran, and rushed out of the outer courtyard. With Yan Yuchu's speed, even if he couldn't injure Gu Huangji, he should be able to escape safely. There was no point in them staying, and they would only become a burden to Yan Yuchu. When it came time to make a decisive move, Mu Hanyan would never indulge in sentimentality.
Unfortunately, she still underestimated Gu Huangji.
"As expected, you are the only genius with awakened bloodline in the Yan family in hundreds of years. You do have some strength, but that's all." Gu Huangji said contemptuously. As his left hand made a series of hand gestures, an invisible aura suddenly surged out.
Yan Yuchu's figure, which was as fast as a meteor, suddenly stopped, as if an invisible big hand had pinched his neck out of thin air. His face turned red and he couldn't breathe with his mouth open.
With him as the center, the air within a ten-foot radius began to distort. All the power of heaven and earth, even the air, was sucked out, leaving no trace of life.
"This is called the Prison of No Life! Your strength is not enough to contend with it." Gu Huangji said proudly.
Although he failed to break through the continent's seal barrier and his strength was suppressed to the ninth level of swordsman, his true strength was that of a sword saint after all, and he was the best among them. His unique skills were simply not comparable to Yan Yuchu's.
Mu Hanyan and others had already reached the edge of the courtyard wall and were about to fly away, but stopped when they saw this.
With Yan Yuchu's astonishing speed, he had a chance of escaping if he suddenly moved. They only stayed to help them escape. Now that his life was hanging by a thread, how could they possibly abandon him?
Mu Hanyan gritted her teeth, swung her sword, and attacked Gu Huangji again. Hua Yue and the others did not hesitate, gripped their swords tightly with difficulty, and followed behind her.
"Looking for death!" Seeing that they actually came back, Gu Huangji sneered and slashed out with a sword.
Before, Mu Hanyan and others had forced themselves to improve their strength, but they were still unable to compete with him. At this time, Mu Hanyan's strength had slipped to the first level of swordsman, and Hua Yue and others were even worse. How could they possibly withstand Gu Huangji's fatal sword?
Seeing that Mu Hanyan, Hua Yue and others were about to die under the ancient emperor's sword, Yan Yuchu was anxious and angry, but he was trapped in the barrier of the Wusheng Prison and couldn't even breathe. How could he save them?
"Stop!" At this moment, a cold voice was heard, and a black figure flew down like a spear.
The long sword was unsheathed, and two sword beams slashed towards each other. With a loud bang, Gu Huangji was actually shocked and took a step back. The sword beam that was slashing towards Mu Hanyan was also shattered into smoke by the opponent.
"Who are you?" Looking at the young man in front of him, Gu Huangji's expression changed slightly.
"Let's go, you can't kill these people." The young man said lightly.
"Hmph, I admit that you do have some ability, but you think too highly of yourself to think that I should give up with just one word from you." Gu Huangji snorted coldly.
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