"A Seven-Star Grandmaster is on the other side!?"
Mo Qing's expression changed drastically. Didn't Gu Han say the spy was only a Dou Master!?
Not only had he brought three Dou Masters, but he had also cautiously brought a One-Star Grandmaster, thinking victory was assured.
But facing a Seven-Star Grandmaster, this was hardly enough.
"Boom!"
Another loud explosion erupted from the opposite side.
Mo Qing finally snapped back to reality and immediately retrieved a signal firework from his storage ring.
Any Cloud Mist Sect disciples or elders nearby would come to assist as soon as they saw this firework.
"Bang!"
A green firework exploded in the sky above Residence No. 74, lingering for a long time.
"A Cloud Mist Sect signal firework!"
At the entrance of Residence No. 66 on South Street, Zhang Chuchen, who had just arrived with Gu Han, turned around abruptly, his face showing hesitation.
"Senior Brother, something's happened. You go check it out first. I'll explain the situation to our senior," Gu Han said with a serious expression.
"Alright!" Zhang Chuchen felt relieved and nodded to Gu Han before leaping high into the air, swiftly heading toward Residence No. 74 on South Street.
Once Zhang Chuchen was out of sight, Gu Han immediately took out a night suit, put it on, and pushed open the door to Residence No. 66 to enter.
He had rented this place in advance using a disguised identity.
Choosing this location was not random but premeditated.
Residences No. 73 and No. 66 on South Street belonged to two different areas.
However, if viewed from above, one could see that the back wall of Residence No. 66 directly faced the back door of Residence No. 73, separated by a river several zhang wide.
Running from the front door of Residence No. 66 to the front door of Residence No. 73 required a long detour over a bridge to cross the river. But if one passed directly through Residence No. 66 and jumped across the river, they could arrive in an instant.
Since a "Dou Emperor Expert" resided in Residence No. 66, whether Zhang Chuchen could think of this or not, he would not choose such a direct and crude method.
This left Gu Han with ample time to operate.
He sped through Residence No. 66 as fast as possible and reached the small river.
Retrieving a log from the Black Tortoise Mystic Realm, he threw it into the middle of the river. Leaping up, he stepped on the log for leverage and, while soaring high, stored the log back into the mystic realm.
Upon landing, he immediately went to the entrance of Residence No. 73, calming his mind to visualize the Black Tortoise shell.
Confirming that no one within a hundred meters was paying attention to him, he focused his thoughts and entered the Black Tortoise Mystic Realm.
The next moment, he could clearly perceive everything within a ten-meter radius.
Inside Residence No. 73, two men clad in Dou Qi Armor were engaged in a bloody battle. The one with noticeably weaker energy was at a disadvantage, barely holding on with the help of two high-level Dou Masters.
Near the back courtyard gate, two Dou Masters shrouded in Dou Qi Gauze were also fighting, their moves vicious and lethal. One of them was Ka Long.
Ka Long was a Five-Star Dou Master, while the Mo Family Dou Master had reached Seven Stars, giving him a slight upper hand.
"Die!"
After another clash of combat skills, Ka Long endured a palm strike and retrieved a pill from his storage ring, hurling it out.
The pill exploded with a bang, releasing a cloud of green mist.
"A Poison Pill!"
The Mo Family Dou Master's expression changed dramatically, and he immediately retreated.
But the Poison Pill Ka Long had taken out was clearly of a high grade. After retreating only a few steps, the Mo Family Dou Master spat out a mouthful of blood, swayed, and collapsed.
Ka Long, on the other hand, promptly took out another pill and swallowed it. His face turned alternately green and purple, but he did not vomit blood like the Mo Family Dou Master.
After a brief rest, Ka Long stepped forward to collect the Mo Family Dou Master's Storage Ring.
But at that moment, an angry shout echoed from outside Gate Seventy-Three: "Who dares to cause trouble in the Cloud Mist Sect's territory?"
Muttering a curse under his breath, Ka Long dispelled his Dou Qi Armor to conserve energy, turned, and ran toward the rear courtyard gate, kicking it open with one foot.
"Whoosh!"
Just as Ka Long stepped out of the courtyard, a sharp tearing sound suddenly erupted behind him.
The sound was abrupt, as if appearing out of thin air, giving him no chance to react.
"Thud!"
Ka Long felt his back pierced, his heart impaled by a sharp object.
A wave of cold spread from his heart, instantly freezing the meridians and muscles around it.
"Pfft!"
Ka Long spat a mouthful of blood, turning his head slowly in disbelief, just in time to see a figure in black retracting their hand.
The object that had pierced his heart wasn't a blade—it was a pair of fingers.
"It's you!?"
Recognizing the face beneath the black robe, Ka Long's eyes widened in shock.
Gu Han wasted no time on words, waving a hand to draw Ka Long into the Black Tortoise Mystic Realm.
He followed immediately, drew his sword, and pierced Ka Long's throat without hesitation, then removed his Storage Ring.
"Excellent!"
Delight flashed in Gu Han's eyes.
He didn't rush to inspect the contents of the ring, instead first pulling out several scrolls to verify their contents. To his satisfaction, he quickly found his primary target—the Mystic High-Rank Fighting Skill, "Sky Goose Six-Line Wings."
With this secured, he no longer needed to risk searching inside Gate Seventy-Three and could focus on the third objective of his plan.
Storing the scrolls on a nearby table, Gu Han willed himself to exit the mystic realm.
"The signal fireworks exploded above Gate Seventy-Four."
"Mo Qing is nowhere to be found in Gate Seventy-Three."
Eyes glinting, Gu Han calculated the timing as he sprinted along the courtyard wall, heading straight for Gate Seventy-Four.
"Boom!"
Inside Gate Seventy-Three, Zhang Chuchen brandished his longsword, unleashing a wind-attribute Dou Master sword technique that forced the Golden Goose Sect Dou Grand Master back.
Faced with such a fierce and powerful strike, the Golden Goose Sect Dou Grand Master's expression tightened, and he swiftly switched techniques without hesitation.
"Swish!"
His speed suddenly surged, allowing him to evade Zhang Chuchen's attack with an elusive maneuver.
Not stopping there, he unexpectedly closed in on Mo Xuanqing and the other Dou Master, striking out with a palm.
"Thud!"
Mo Xuanqing staggered back, clutching his chest, then spat blood and dropped to one knee, his Dou Qi Armor dissipating.
The two Dou Masters were sent flying, landing in a heap nearby, their condition dire and unknown whether they were alive or dead.
"Zhang Chuchen!"
The middle-aged man's expression turned grave as he recognized Zhang Chuchen's face.
"The movement skill you just used was Goose Sky Walk!" Zhang Chuchen tightened his grip on his sword, his expression stern. "You're from the Golden Goose Sect. What is your purpose in hiding in Cloud Mist Town?"
"Hmph, do you think I'd tell you?" The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed, and a pair of wings materialized behind his back.
"Flight Fighting Skill!" Zhang Chuchen's face paled.
Only those with special status or significant achievements within the Golden Goose Sect could cultivate its Flight Fighting Skill.
Despite his shock, Zhang Chuchen reacted swiftly, channeling Dou Qi to summon wind energy that lifted him rapidly into the air.
"Pinnacle of Wind, Sunset Radiance!"
Boom!
The confrontation at Gate Seventy-Three intensified.
At the Cloud Mist Sect's outpost, the stationed Dou Spirit Elder immediately headed for the scene of the incident.
Not far from Cloud Mist Town, on Cloud Mist Mountain, both the Dou King Elder and Sect Leader Yun Yun saw the rising green firework.
Without hesitation, Yun Yun immediately activated her Dou Qi Wings and flew toward the Cloud Mist Sect.
At the entrance of Courtyard Seventy-Four, Mo Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Zhang Chuchen take action.
Just then, he noticed Gu Han, dressed in outer sect disciple robes, walking toward him.
An involuntary smug expression appeared on his face as he asked knowingly, "What brings you here?"
A trace of mockery curled at the corner of Gu Han's lips.
I've come to kill you!