Chapter 338 Black Fish Sees Strange Fire Through Her
Amidst the vast expanse of snow and wind, the chilling aura of the water seemed to permeate the world. Everyone looked towards Gu Gan, who was encircled by the Yin-Yang fish, while only Yu Sui gazed outwards from the lake.
"A bond of souls cannot be broken unless one party dies."
Her senior brother's words from not long ago echoed in Yu Sui's mind, and she couldn't believe that Mei Liangyu was dead.
Yu Sui had only taken two steps when he stopped abruptly because of the arrival of the saints.
The first to arrive were the three sages of the Yin-Yang School. Zou Qian and Wu Huaiwei immediately spotted Yu Sui, who was about to leave, and their eyes fell on him.
Although they didn't say it out loud, they both believed that Yu Sui was the one who brought out the Yin and Yang energies.
Yin Ziwu, Zhu Lao, and the others used their wind-riding techniques to cross Yu Sui and head towards Gu Gan's direction.
"Instructor Lian?" Jiang Shulan was originally heading towards Gu Gan, but she noticed Lian Shen's dejected expression and stopped to ask, "What happened?"
Lian Shen countered, "Wasn't it all of you who did it?"
Mu Mengbai quickly raised his hand and shouted, "I know! It was the two instructors who tried to kill Nangong Sui and steal the Breath Soil! We saw it with our own eyes! Gu Gan was also injured and fell into the Lake of the Dead because of this!"
He explained everything that was happening in front of him in a very fast voice.
Jiang Shulan was incredulous upon hearing this, but then she discovered Lian Shen's Gu poison in the bodies of the unconscious Wei Ren and Wan Qi. Disappointed, she promptly cured the two students of the Gu poison.
Zou Qian casually scratched her neck, standing between Lian Shen and Yu Sui, and said, "This kind of thing is not allowed."
Wu Huaiwei said coldly, "When I joined Taiyi Academy and became an instructor, I said that I could not bring personal grudges into the academy, and I could not use them to attack the academy's disciples."
Lian Shen smiled bitterly: "Is there really anyone in this world who can do that? Even the deans probably have a bias towards one of the six kingdoms."
Wu Huaiwei did not refute, but said to Kuang Chu who had rushed over, "Aren't you the one who likes executions the most? What he did today is enough."
"It would be an honor for him to die by my sword." Kuang Chu raised an eyebrow and asked Lian Shen, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Lian Shen looked at Yu Sui, who was being held back by Wu Huaiwei, and had nothing to say. He bravely faced his death.
Kuang Chu drew his sword and killed Lian Shen. Yu Sui watched this scene without blinking, her eyes filled with bloodlust.
A buzzing sound filled her ears, and the wind, snow, and human voices became distant and indistinct.
The increasing number of people around her made Yu Sui feel incredibly irritated. The incomprehensible words they spoke, along with their suspicious glances and expressions, all annoyed her. A voice inside her seemed to be clamoring for her to destroy them all and end it all immediately.
In a daze, Yu Sui wondered if her senior brother had already been liberated.
The thought, which only lasted for a moment, was suppressed because of the arrival of his master and Zhang Guanyi.
The inky air currents swirled between heaven and earth, arriving together with the boy who rode a white crane.
It's not surprising that the Sage Chang Gen appeared here, but the Taoist Zhang Guanyi, whose whereabouts are always uncertain and who can't be contacted, suddenly appeared today, which surprised everyone.
"Dean Zhang?" Kuang Chu asked uncertainly, "When did you get back?"
"Just now!" the boy shouted back from the white crane, meeting the surprised or thoughtful gazes of the people, and pointed at Gu Gan in the water, "Hey, don't look at me, look at that kid in the water, this Yin and Yang energy is going to eat people! Are you all just going to watch it eat them?"
"Otherwise what?" Wu Huaiwei squinted and scanned the people around her. "Is there anyone here willing to take Gu Gan's place and be devoured by the Yin and Yang energies?"
Zhu Lao's usually kind face turned cold and stern: "Dean Wu, you're being too harsh with your words. The Yin and Yang energies have far exceeded the scope of the Hundred Families Night Walk Trial. It was an accident. A student had an accident in Taiyi. Are we, as deans, supposed to turn a blind eye?"
Wu Huaiwei was not intimidated. Instead, she laughed and said, "That's your disciple, Elder Zhu. Of course you're worried."
Zou Qian whispered a reminder to her, "There are other disciples watching, so don't be so obvious."
Wu Huaiwei frowned slightly: "These Yin and Yang energies originally belonged to my Yin Yang School, so it is up to us to decide how to deal with them."
As soon as she finished speaking, strange phenomena occurred again, with howling winds and snow, and a chilling atmosphere sweeping in as if to freeze everything in the world.
The saints immediately set up barriers to protect the students still present.
Zhang Pinghui, who arrived late, happened to witness this scene. Changsun Zi protected Mu Mengbai; Elder Zhu protected Sheng Fei; Jiang Shulan protected Wan Qi and the other two; Wu Huaiwei stood in front of Yu Sui, blocking the blizzard, but it was Saint Chang Gen who first set out to create a barrier to protect his little disciple.
Zhang Pinghui rolled his eyes inwardly. It's just that he's protecting his own kid!
"Master." Yu Sui managed to utter a sound. She wanted to ask her senior brother what was wrong, but for some reason, she felt that she couldn't ask her master this question.
Master is the one who cares most about Senior Brother's life and death. If Senior Brother were really dead, Master would not appear here as if nothing had happened.
Thinking of this, Yu Sui's anxious emotions eased somewhat.
Chang Gen the Sage said to Yu Sui, "Next time you encounter such a thing, you can call me."
Yu Sui slowly replied, "Okay."
The master then said, "The Yin and Yang energies are fierce; do not move behind the barrier."
Yu Sui nodded in agreement.
The wind and snow were about to materialize into ice blades, cutting people's skin and shattering the flowing energy of the five elements of heaven and earth.
Gu Gan emerged from the water, and the black water transformed into a pool of blood.
Gu Gan's face was deathly pale, and his eyes reflected the black fish in the sky. People felt the chill from the depths of the underworld, but he felt the intense heat of the golden crow shining from the sky.
Yin and Yang are like black and white, water and fire, male and female. It seems that as long as the extremes are reversed, one can reach the realm of Yin and Yang.
As Gu Gan lowered his gaze to the white fish circling around him, a sudden boom echoed in his mind, and his mother's gentle voice resounded:
"The five elements embody all things, while the yin and yang elements embody heaven and earth."
"The Nine Schools of Arts are embodied in the Qi of the Five Elements, while the Divine Mechanism Arts transcend the Five Elements. They are generated by the Qi of Heaven and Earth and are formed naturally without the need for cultivation."
A naive child asked, "Does mastering the Yin and Yang energies mean I can create my own divine techniques?"
The mother smiled gently and did not give an answer.
At this moment, the Yin-Yang Pisces are the embodiment of Yin and Yang energies. Gu Gan pulled himself out of his memories, and his body felt as if it were being burned by raging fire. His bones and flesh were about to be ignited and turned to ashes in the flames.
At this moment, the black and white Pisces had already set their sights on him. They surrounded Gu Gan, trapping him firmly in the center, forcing him to endure, and slowly but irresistibly devouring him.
He cannot die here; he still has so much to do!
Gu Gan took a deep breath and bit his lower lip hard to keep himself awake from the pain. He activated the Five Elements Light Core in his body and used his Qi to resist the black and white fish.
The boy floated in the water, his hands forming a mudra, gradually igniting a protective aura around him.
But his skin became taut under the pressure, the torn flesh and blood flying everywhere, trapped between the two fish and being devoured.
Wu Huaiwei rolled her eyes; these yin and yang energies really were going to devour her.
Old Zhu shouted at him, "Gu Gan! Control your qi to resist, make the light core circulate and fill the cycle, do not let the qi leak out, turn it into absorption!"
At the same time, he formed a hand seal and summoned a golden spirit of a character. The spirit bird emitted a clear chirp, and Elder Zhu solemnly uttered the famous saying: "Summoning Abundance!"
The five elements of energy, which were almost frozen by the yin and yang energies, all rushed towards Gu Gan as ordered.
Wu Huaiwei laughed: "You actually want him to refine the Yin and Yang energies."
That's utterly delusional.
Even the saints of the Yin-Yang School found it difficult to accomplish, yet now they are pinning their hopes on a young man who is not even at the thirteenth realm?
“It doesn’t look like refining, but parasitism. At least he can still save his life.” Zhang Guanyi said casually, “You said you are Elder Zhu’s disciple. As a master, I can’t just watch my disciple die in front of me.”
"It would be difficult to explain if he were to die here today," Leng Rouyin said calmly.
Wu Huaiwei, however, said, "The Night Trial is not about life or death."
“But what we are seeing is beyond the scope of the trial. Dean Wu, you can be the one who stands by and does nothing, but others are not as ruthless as you.” Leng Rouyin drew her sword and stood in front of her, summoning the five elements of heaven and earth to help Gu Gan resist the yin and yang energies.
Jiang Shulan, Yu Sheng, and others took action.
"Me, heartless?" Wu Huaiwei laughed, "I'm nothing compared to your sister Rouyin."
She spoke in a sarcastic tone, but showed no intention of making a move.
Zou Qian looked at Yin Ziwu, who was also looking at him, and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"
"It feels like everyone's helping the famous family steal my Yin-Yang family's treasures," Zou Qian said, scratching her neck.
Yin Ziwu said, "Master Zhu was eager to save his disciple."
Zou Qian said, "I don't know if we can save her."
Yin Ziwu sighed, "Well, this is a matter of life and death, let's lend a hand."
Wu Huaiwei looked at him coldly: "Traitor, what good things have you taken from Old Zhu this time?"
Yin Ziwu pretended not to hear.
Zou Qian was about to join in when Wu Huaiwei's red ribbon grabbed her neck, forcing her to lean back and retreat repeatedly: "Why are you tying me up? It's a fact that the Yin and Yang energies emerged because of him!"
Kuang Chu stood before his sword, even summoning his sword spirit, his voice tinged with excitement: "I'd like to see what kind of power this Yin and Yang Qi possesses."
"It's rare to see everyone so united." Zhang Guanyi had just finished laughing when he transformed into an old man on the back of the white crane. His aged face and white hair contrasted sharply with his youthful cynicism, now showing a kind and compassionate expression.
Yu Sui stared in astonishment at the scene on the white crane where the boy had transformed into an old man, and felt a strange sense of awe for this mysterious Dean Zhang.
The saints all stepped forward to help. Perhaps not all of them wanted to save Gu Gan. People like Jiang Shulan might be kind-hearted, but they were indeed interested in the Yin and Yang energies and were willing to try it out themselves.
At this moment, the only remaining saints who did not make a move were Wu Huaiwei, Zou Qian, and Chang Gen.
Everyone channeled their Five Elements energy into Gu Gan to counteract the devouring influence of Yin and Yang energies. Yu Sui, trapped within her master's barrier, could feel the wind and snow impacting the barrier with increasing force.
She seemed to be staring blankly at the dark barrier, but inside she was anxious, fearful, and angry, and her desire to end it all was extremely urgent.
The flame deep within his soul flickered gently.
Crack.
Cracks appeared in the dark barrier reflected in the clear black pupils.
All eyes were on Gu Gan, who was being embraced by the Pisces ring, and no one paid attention to the girl hiding behind the barrier.
Yu Sui heard short, sharp cracking sounds all the time. She stared at the cracks and unconsciously reached out her hand.
The barrier before her was like a cold water surface, reflecting the cluster of flickering flames. Yu Sui stared into the depths of the flames, and the moment she reached out and touched the barrier, a huge explosion rang in her ears, and the wind and snow howled, making her raise her hand to shield her eyes.
The white fish in the water seemed unable to bear it and began to roll around, its body getting smaller and smaller. Just when everyone thought they were about to succeed, the black fish in the sky had changed its target.
Yu Sui lowered her hand that had been shielding her from the wind and snow, her eyes clearly reflecting the black fish's gaze fixed on her. It had been in the distant sky, but now it was almost touching her forehead.
Everyone was shocked and turned around, just in time to see the black fish staring at Yu Sui.
The enormous creature came close to her face, seemingly about to swallow her whole in the next instant. Yu Sui stood there holding her breath, unable to move.
The moment Yu Sui was stared at by the black fish, a storm raged in her heart. For some reason, she was certain that the black fish had seen the strange fire through her.
"Sui Sui!" Sheng Fei shouted in a moment of panic.
Wu Huaiwei shouted urgently, "Get out of there!"
She and Zou Qian attacked almost simultaneously. Chang Gen Saint was the fastest, and he re-cast a barrier in front of Yu Sui, but it shattered in an instant.
The black fish left the sky and circled Yu Sui once, but its size kept getting smaller and smaller.
Black and white Pisces surround different people, gradually becoming transparent and disappearing into nothingness.
After the black and white duo disappeared, Old Zhu immediately went into the water to retrieve the unconscious Gu Gan. Yu Sui, on the other hand, was suffering from tinnitus and couldn't hear the others clearly. She thought she might as well faint like Gu Gan.
Just as Yu Sui was about to feign fainting, Wu Huaiwei rushed towards her using her wind manipulation technique, causing Yu Sui to genuinely faint due to the clash of their internal energies.
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