The crowd's eyes flashed with a sharp, cold light. After Qi Yunxiao's death, the competition seemed to have become meaningless, with no challenge whatsoever except for Gu Yifeng.
Moreover, they came specifically for the sacred artifact; if they didn't get it, wouldn't they have made a wasted trip?
"Brother Gu, since that's the case, why don't you stay and play with us?" a young man said loudly. These words made the crowd tremble. It seemed that someone was preparing to join forces against Gu Yifeng.
Gu Yifeng frowned slightly. These guys were indeed cunning and shameless. They wanted to use Qi Yunxiao as a sacrifice after he died.
"What, you don't dare?" the young man said sarcastically.
"Since you want to play, I'll play along to the end. I just hope you won't beg for mercy later." Gu Yifeng said calmly, and with a flash, he arrived on the other side, where a giant tower a hundred feet tall stood, releasing extremely strong fluctuations.
Upon seeing this, the young man's gaze suddenly sharpened. He took a step forward and arrived at the foot of the tower. He opened his arms, and runes also appeared in his palms. A ray of brilliant purple-gold light swirled around his body, like a bright purple-gold sun. He raised his arm and pushed it forward.
In an instant, the vast天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) of the region gathered together, transforming into long swords that flowed around his body, their tips pointing straight to the sky.
Gu Yifeng's pupils contracted when he saw this scene. He knew that his opponent also understood the power of sword rules.
"Slash." The young man uttered a single word in a low voice, and instantly countless longswords in the void shot out, like a purple river that blotted out the sky and swept towards Gu Yifeng. This scene made many people secretly gasp.
"Wow, that's amazing! Now I truly realize his strength!"
"I've heard that Gu Yifeng is skilled in swordsmanship, but I've never seen it with my own eyes. Today I've truly broadened my horizons."
"It is said that this person is a disciple of the Xia family, a top family in the Southern Spirit Domain. The Xia family has an extraordinary status in the Southern Spirit Domain, so it is not surprising that he possesses such terrifying swordsmanship."
The crowd was buzzing with discussion when, at that moment, the endless swords descended, enveloping the area where Gu Yifeng was located. Golden light curtains erupted from Gu Yifeng's body, protecting his entire being. These light curtains contained astonishing defensive power. As the swords descended, a series of booming sounds rang out, and layer upon layer of light curtains were pierced and torn apart.
However, those longswords remained unstoppable, penetrating into the light barrier and attempting to annihilate Gu Yifeng.
Gu Yifeng's face was extremely pale. The attacks contained in these longswords were too powerful. He had no time to pay attention to the surrounding scenery and could only rely on his physical body to withstand these attacks. However, the defensive type of rules he cultivated made his defense weak. Once these longswords penetrated his body, they would cause great damage.
Gu Yifeng was covered in dense bloodstains, his skin was torn and blood was seeping out, a shocking sight. However, he did not stop at all, but instead sped up and retreated backward.
Only then did the residual force of those attacks gradually dissipate. A trace of bright red blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, his clothes were torn in many places, and he looked slightly disheveled. His gaze was solemn as he stared ahead.
Seeing his miserable state, everyone was deeply moved. Was this the power of the Ninth Realm?
"You lost," one of them said.
"Hmph." Gu Yifeng snorted, his eyes sweeping coldly over the man. How dare he mock him?
The young man stood proudly in the void, his spirits soaring, and declared, "A bet is a bet; hand over the sacred artifact you possess!"
"Get lost!" Gu Yifeng shouted coldly, his figure soaring into the air, his palm striking out, a surge of powerful and majestic Dao aura rushed out, the man's expression suddenly changed, his body was blasted thousands of meters away, almost falling down.
"You...you're courting death!" He was furious. He was the direct descendant of the Xia family and ranked among the top in the entire Xia clan. How could he be so humiliated?
"You all deserve to die," Gu Yifeng said coldly. He waved his hand and unleashed several more palm prints. Those people saw stars condense and fall from the sky. Each star seemed to be full of destructive power, heading straight for them. The temperature in that space dropped several times, as if it were about to be frozen. This Gu Yifeng actually controlled the rules of ice. What rules did he cultivate?
"Swoosh, swoosh!" The Star Sword collided with a person, whose face turned pale, and he couldn't help but spit out blood as his body flew dozens of meters away.
"You're courting death!" The others' eyes flashed with sharpness upon seeing this. Gu Yifeng was too arrogant, injuring their Xia family's prodigy in public. It was an unforgivable crime.
“Thump, thump, thump…” A series of awe-inspiring footsteps resounded from all directions, accompanied by a terrifying killing intent. Many people turned their gazes and saw dozens of figures stepping out of the air. They were none other than the two Emperor Realm Ancestors of the Beigong Clan and the Ouyang Clan.
They stared coldly at Gu Yifeng. Just now, it was he who attacked the Xia family.
"You actually dared to injure someone from my Xia family." The patriarch of the Beigong royal family spoke calmly, but with a strong killing intent. The Xia family's prodigy had his arm crippled right before their eyes. How could he save face now?
“I’ve already warned him, but he won’t listen. It’s not my fault. Besides, do you think they’ll let me off the hook?” Gu Yifeng smiled sarcastically.
"Think carefully. If you dare to attack me, you will surely die." The patriarch of the Beigong royal family continued, his tone still calm. He believed that even if Gu Yifeng was powerful, he would not dare to resist the temptation of the sacred artifact.
They are unlikely to give up easily.
"Since that's the case, then let's give it a try." Gu Yifeng said coldly, taking a step forward. His whole body was bathed in brilliant immortal light, like a true immortal. He threw a punch from a distance, and meteorites streaked across the void, crashing towards the ancestor of the Beigong royal family.
"A mere trick, shatter it!" The old man waved his sleeves, unleashing a fierce and unparalleled gust of wind that instantly annihilated the meteorites. However, at that moment, Gu Yifeng's body suddenly vanished from the spot.
"Hmm?" The old ancestor's expression stiffened, and he felt something was amiss.
Suddenly, a suffocating aura of danger approached. He turned around abruptly and saw Gu Yifeng standing beside him. An incomparably powerful sealing aura swept out, sealing off the heavens and earth. His expression changed slightly, and a power of the Great Dao burst forth to resist that sealing power.
"Although your strength is great, you are still only a beginner-level Emperor Realm. How can you possibly defeat me?" Gu Yifeng uttered a voice, his aura becoming increasingly ethereal, as if he had merged into the heavens and earth. An incomparably powerful sense of rules spread out, enveloping the vast and boundless space, and the rules of that location were altered.
"He has comprehended the Great Dao." Many people's eyes flashed with brilliance; this Gu Yifeng had actually comprehended the power of the Great Dao.
"I don't believe it!" roared one of the Xia family's prodigies, his eyes bloodshot, as if he had gone mad.
"Don't believe me?" Gu Yifeng glanced at him indifferently, pointed at the man, and a dazzling starlight shone out, instantly piercing through the void and stabbing into the man's brow with a soft "plop." His body trembled violently, his eyes widened, his eyeballs bulged outward, and his head slowly drooped down, as if he were dead.
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