Chapter 409: Strange Road, End of the Road (Two in One)
Di Wuchen knelt on one knee, clutching his throbbing chest.
He struggled to stand, his face a mix of green and red, as if he had swallowed a searing hot iron, looking utterly wretched.
For this Ancestor Dragon Heritage, today's events were one after another, full of unexpected twists!
More and more people were getting involved, and his chances of obtaining the heritage had been squeezed to a mere sliver!
He suppressed the churning in his blood, his gaze complex as he swept over Gu Yun and the unconscious Yao Qingli in his arms, finally resting on the Origin Divine Spear that hung casually by Gu Yun's side, flowing with a dark golden chaotic luster.
A cold glint from the spear tip seemed capable of piercing his soul.
A chill shot from his tailbone straight to the crown of his head.
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing all negative emotions: "I didn't expect this woman to have such a deep connection with Your Highness. This one was truly ignorant and offended Your Highness earlier! I implore Your Highness to be magnanimous and forgive this one's lack of discernment!"
A wise man knows when to retreat, and Di Wuchen intended to withdraw.
Continuing to entangle with Gu Yun would yield no good. Although he couldn't clearly discern Gu Yun's true cultivation, he could glean a thing or two from that sharp shout earlier—
The Gu Family Emperor Child's foundation was beyond his conjecture.
Retreating now, preserving himself and the Imperial Dynasty's dignity, was the best strategy.
"Di Wuchen, you were quite imposing just now."
However, Gu Yun had no intention of letting him leave so easily.
How could someone who provoked him get away without paying a price?
Killing was merely a means to an end; acquiring benefits was Gu Yun's true desire.
He had always sought to fleece more than just the Child of Destiny!
"No, no, no..."
Di Wuchen understood perfectly; some things didn't need to be stated too clearly.
Among powerful figures, there were no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
He knew very well that to leave unscathed today, without leaving behind a price sufficient to appease the other party's "anger," was utterly impossible!
"Your Highness, please quell your anger! It's all this one's fault for being ignorant and offending the person Your Highness favors!"
"A small token of my regard, I earnestly hope Your Highness will be magnanimous and forgive this one's rashness!"
Before his words finished, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and a vast, pure medicinal fragrance, imbued with wisps of chaotic Dao rhyme, instantly permeated the air. It was an exceptionally mystical spirit herb!
It was precisely the supreme spirit herb that Di Wuchen had painstakingly acquired, intending to use it to break through the Quasi-Emperor Realm bottleneck.
Yet, at this moment, he took it out without hesitation, sacrificing a part to save the whole.
[Ding! Heavenly Destiny Daughter Qin Qing霜 is furious beyond measure. Rewarding Villain Points: 3000]
Gu Yun smiled, about to accept it, when he heard the system prompt in his ear and swept his divine sense over Qin Qing霜.
He saw the Heavenly Destiny Daughter clenching her fists tightly at this moment.
Her expression had become extremely unsightly.
Di Wuchen's few words were like demonic whispers, lingering in her ears, refusing to dissipate.
"Favored person... favored person... favored person..."
In an instant, the Villain Points began to increase at an extremely fast rate, reaching five thousand in no time.
But she had to endure, absolutely not allowing herself to erupt at this moment. Qin Qing霜 constantly admonished herself to remain calm, but her delicate fists were already tightly clenched, completely on the verge of exploding.
Seeing Di Wuchen's actions, the others also followed suit. After all, it wasn't worth it to stubbornly clash with Gu Yun, this dissolute fellow, here.
If it were other Heavenly Talents, they might not break ties with everyone over a woman, but Gu Yun... he truly dared!
At least, that had been the rumor previously. It was said that for a certain girl from the Wang Family, he even directly replaced the Wang Family Patriarch!
That was the helmsman of a top-tier Imperial Dao Domain, a powerful expert in the Quasi-Emperor Realm.
Yet, he was effortlessly dealt with by Gu Yun.
This matter hadn't caused much uproar in the Three Thousand Dao Domains, but these top forces naturally knew about it.
Now, seeing how much he cared for this Yao Qingli, each and every one of them was trembling and dared not speak much.
They handed over half of their assets to Gu Yun, in exchange for a chance to leave.
Finally, Lei Qianjue stepped forward with a somber expression, holding a crystal shimmering with purple lightning patterns.
Within the crystal, countless bolts of lightning seemed to surge, emitting a terrifying aura of destruction.
"Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation Crystal..."
Someone gasped.
This was no ordinary divine material, but a truly rare treasure born of heaven and earth, often used in the creation of Quasi-Emperor artifacts. It required tens of thousands of years of tempering in a place of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Tribulation to have a small chance of forming. It was a supreme treasure coveted by thunder-attribute cultivators, extremely rare in the entire Three Thousand Dao Domains, and only the Thunderclap Immortal Palace could stably produce it.
Furthermore, for Gu Yun, the trace of thunder Dao origin contained within it was very precious.
It could shorten the time it took for him to enter the Quasi-Emperor Realm, so he naturally welcomed such a good item.
He lightly raised the spear tip, and just as Lei Qianjue was about to speak, a powerful suction force emanated, and in an instant, all the thunder Dao essence within the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation Crystal was completely absorbed by Gu Yun.
The words Lei Qianjue was about to utter were now stuck in his throat.
The other cultivators beside him, witnessing this scene, all looked down, feigning ignorance.
"This..."
Shadow Slaughter glanced at Di Wuchen. These two top Heavenly Talents of the Three Thousand Dao Domains now looked like children who had made a mistake, huddled at the exit.
Luoshui Fairy's expression remained largely unchanged, but her gaze occasionally fell on Gu Yun, as if she wanted to see through something.
Qin Qing霜, however, was stunned.
What did Gu Yun mean by this?
"Thunder God Child, are you trying to fool this Emperor Child with a broken stone that has no spiritual essence?"
Gu Yun's voice broke the silence, carrying undisguised mockery: "Is this your attitude towards buying your life?"
With a flick of the spear tip, the already dull, grayish rock, covered in fine cracks and devoid of any luster, completely crumbled into dust.
Vanishing into the world.
Dead silence.
All the Heavenly Talents who witnessed this scene lost the ability to speak at that moment.
Their gazes were fixed on the "stone" that had fallen into the dust, stripped of all spiritual radiance, then sharply turned to Lei Qianjue's pale face, ashen as gold paper, filled with shock and bewilderment.
Finally, with uncontrollable fear, their gazes converged on Gu Yun.
S-sucked dry?
Gu Yun actually sucked it dry right in front of Lei Qianjue?
And even...
"Gu Yun, you..."
"I clearly used the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation Crystal to exchange..."
Lei Qianjue suppressed the rage in his heart, wanting to confront Gu Yun.
"Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation Crystal?"
"Where is it?"
"Have any of you seen the Thunder God Child's treasure? If you have, please hand it over. Don't hide it, thank you."
Gu Yun smiled, looking around, his voice calm and indifferent.
"N-no."
"I didn't see it at all, Emperor Child Your Highness. This fellow is probably just trying to amuse you."
Di Wuchen and Shadow Slaughter quickly spoke, then immediately left the hall.
Gu Yun had already started looking for trouble; why should they stay here?
To get beaten?
They had barely escaped with their lives; they couldn't afford to lose them again.
"You see, they all said they didn't see it."
Gu Yun spread his hands, speaking very innocently.
Lei Qianjue's already ashen face grew even uglier, but he still suppressed the rage in his heart and said with a forced smile: "Emperor Child Your Highness, it was my oversight. I might have mixed up the bags."
"This is the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation Crystal."
As he spoke, he conjured another crystal flashing with lightning, as if performing a magic trick.
Only this time, he was smarter. He only let Gu Yun glance at it before immediately protecting it, not giving Gu Yun another chance to ambush him.
"Please, Your Highness, fulfill your promise and let me leave here. Qianjue will certainly offer the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation Crystal!"
"Are you—negotiating terms?"
"Your Highness can think so!"
Lei Qianjue's gaze was firm. This time, he would absolutely not be intimidated by Gu Yun.
But then, his entire body stiffened.
He then saw another crystal appear in Gu Yun's hand, sparkling with lightning.
Lei Qianjue's eyes widened: "This is impossible!"
He hastily checked where he had placed the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation Crystal, and indeed, it was gone.
"You..."
He was about to question him.
But he found that Gu Yun had already absorbed this one completely, and when he looked up again, he could only see flying dust scattering in the world.
"Oh dear, Thunder God Child, I'm waiting for your treasure. Don't hide it, hurry and take it out."
Gu Yun looked innocent.
"You want to leave, then leave. No one is stopping you."
"Pfft—!"
Lei Qianjue could no longer suppress the churning blood and overwhelming humiliation!
A sweet fishy taste rushed to his throat, and he violently spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood, which even contained faint purple electric sparks. Clearly, his anger had reached his heart, and even his primordial thunder power began to become chaotic and out of control!
He stared fixedly at Gu Yun, his already gloomy face now completely contorted by extreme anger, fear, and immense humiliation.
"Gu Yun—!!!"
A heart-wrenching roar, filled with endless malice and despair, erupted from deep within his throat. The sound waves, carrying his peak Great Saint's violent thunder spiritual power, made the entire hall hum.
"You! Are going too far!!!"
The thunder origin within his body was like a lit powder keg. Violent purple electric light uncontrollably spewed from his seven orifices and pores, illuminating his entire body like a thunderball about to explode!
His Dao Foundation, under the immense emotional impact and Gu Yun's invisible pressure, was already on the verge of collapse!
He had never suffered such a profound humiliation!
"Oh?"
Facing the thunderous roar and chaotic, violent energy that would make an ordinary Great Saint's liver and guts split, Gu Yun merely raised an eyebrow slightly, the "innocent" smile on his face not changing in the slightest.
As if he had only heard an insignificant dog's bark.
His arm holding Yao Qingli remained as steady as a mountain, and his free left hand even had the leisure to gently brush a strand of hair from her forehead.
"I'm bullying you, so what can you do?"
"I'll kill you!!"
Lei Qianjue completely erupted in rage, his figure transforming into a flash of lightning, shooting towards Gu Yun's location.
His movements were too fast for the naked eye to see!
Before, he had actually been holding back!
"Brother Gu Yun, be careful!"
Almost subconsciously, Qin Qing霜 blurted out these words.
But she was quickly replaced by a hint of panic, naturally noticing this change, and subtly turned towards Qin Qing霜's location...
And smiled.
[Ding! Host successfully provoked the struggle between Qin Qing霜's two souls. Qin Qing霜's Destiny Value decreases by 10,000 points.]
"You stinking woman, quickly give me back my body! I want to save Brother Gu Yun!!"
"Don't make trouble. Gu Yun won't be in any danger, and besides, it's better if he dies in the end, so he doesn't harm us later!"
"Bullshit, I won't listen! You stinking woman, bad woman, old woman, bastard, quickly give me back my body!"
Qin Qing霜, unable to bear the disturbance, quickly severed contact with her divine soul, entering a state of ethereal contemplation.
Through this method, she avoided the conflicts of reality.
As for Gu Yun, seeing Lei Qianjue's figure about to reach his side.
He merely raised the spear tip slightly, and then Lei Qianjue, as if on cue, crashed directly onto the dark golden, sharp spearhead.
The position was precisely his lower abdomen Dantian!
Pierced through!
A burst of power erupted from the spear tip, and then... Lei Qianjue's power seemed to instantly wane.
Time, at this moment, seemed to be infinitely stretched and frozen.
The twisted expression of anger, malice, and desperate roar on Lei Qianjue's face instantly froze and stiffened.
He lowered his head incredulously, extremely slowly, his gaze dull as he looked at the location of his Dantian.
His thunder Dao Foundation, which he had cultivated for hundreds of years, was so proud of, and even hoped to reach the Quasi-Emperor Realm, and the vast, pure thunder origin power within him, like a purple ocean, were now like a breached dam, being frantically and irresistibly swallowed and drawn out by that dark golden spear tip!
"No... my Dao... my power..."
Lei Qianjue's consciousness was completely drowned by boundless fear and despair. He wanted to struggle, wanted to scream, wanted to detonate his last remaining power to die together, but he couldn't even move a single finger.
That spear not only pierced his Dantian but also impaled his divine soul!
The gap was too vast, like a chasm, impossible to contend with!
In an instant, the young man's body shriveled and withered like a skin drained of its marrow, visibly shriveling and decaying.
His once strong and upright body became hunched, his full and vibrant skin rapidly lost its luster, becoming gray and withered, as if he had aged a thousand years in an instant.
His wild purple thunder-hair also lost all its vitality, turning withered and dull.
The eyes that once shimmered with arrogant thunder now contained only endless emptiness and death.
"You, you can't kill me, I am the Thunderclap Immortal Palace Divine Child..."
Lei Qianjue spoke tremblingly, seeing Gu Yun about to pull out the spear tip. He didn't know where he got the strength, but he put his hand on it, full of unwillingness.
"Thunderclap Immortal Palace Divine Child, you say?"
"I think... I've killed quite a few already."
Gu Yun grinned, exerting a little force at his wrist.
The tip of the Origin Divine Spear finally slowly withdrew from the shriveled Dantian.
Not a single drop of blood was brought out.
"Bang!"
Lei Qianjue's body, dry as firewood and devoid of all supporting power, fell heavily onto the dusty ground like a discarded sack, kicking up a small cloud of dust.
He curled up, twitching slightly, with only faint, thread-like gasps remaining, proving that he still clung to a breath of life.
But he wouldn't live much longer. With his cultivation crippled, given his current lifespan, he would rapidly age completely and then... die...
Yet, before his death, his gaze remained fixed on Gu Yun.
"W-why?!"
Why had everyone else who laid hands on Yao Qingli been able to resolve their troubles by losing wealth, while only he was subjected to such torment, ultimately even losing his life?
He was unwilling, he was confused, and he died with his eyes wide open in disbelief!
//410//
Chapter 410: Fire of Jealousy, Shi Yue's Usefulness (Two-in-One)
Lei Qianjue's shriveled body was curled up in the cold dust, each weak twitch stirring up a patch of dead gray earth.
His turbid, unfocused pupils were fixed on Gu Yun, the burning unwillingness and venom in them almost solidifying into a curse.
The dying rage from a once arrogant Heaven's Chosen now seemed so soft and powerless.
Gu Yun's indifferent gaze didn't even spare him another glance, having always regarded him as nothing more than a clown.
In Gu Yun's heart, Lei Qianjue was even less significant than Lin Xiao or Tang Shan.
"It's very simple."
Gu Yun's foot pressed down on Lei Qianjue's body, his entire weight bearing down, the terrifying pressure causing Lei Qianjue's head to twist and deform.
"Because… I want to."
Gu Yun's voice was flat, even carrying a hint of lazy amusement, as if he wasn't crushing a Divine Son of an Immortal Palace, but merely an annoying bug.
"Pfft—!"
The sickening sound of bones shattering and flesh being utterly flattened echoed clearly in the dead silent hall, making one's scalp tingle.
Under the terrifying weight of Gu Yun's foot pressing down, Lei Qianjue's head instantly deformed and burst like an overripe fruit!
Red and white matter, mixed with shattered bone fragments, splattered a small, filthy pattern in the cold dust.
The once arrogant Divine Son of an Immortal Palace was, in the face of death, just as pathetic and ridiculous.
"You were too reckless. Although the Thunderclap Immortal Palace's strength is not as great as the Immortal Ancient Family, it should not be underestimated. It has profound foundations and is not an easy opponent."
"Its Palace Lord, Emperor Lei, is even a peak Great Emperor. Now that the Great Era is approaching, doing this will only needlessly create enemies for the Immortal Ancient Gu Family!"
Qin Qing霜 stepped forward, forcing herself to appear calm as she spoke to Gu Yun.
Lei Qianjue's headless corpse instantly turned to dust and dispersed, as if he had never appeared.
The once bustling hall now held only a few scattered individuals.
Gu Yun, the unconscious Yao Qingli, Qin Qing霜 and the Qin Family members—and Shi Yue, who had been scared witless by Gu Yun, but found himself unable to move when he tried to flee, only able to stare wide-eyed and tremble all over!
"Create enemies?"
Gu Yun chuckled lightly, looking down at Qin Qing霜: "Miss Qingshuang, are you concerned about me?"
Qin Qing霜's cold expression shifted slightly. She stared intently at that incomparably handsome face, her heart feeling as if an invisible hand was fiercely clutching it, a dull ache almost suffocating her.
Even though she had warned herself countless times in her sea of consciousness that behind this face lay a true devil, and that she must sever all ties with him.
Yet, when this face reappeared so close, Qin Qing霜 could still feel that stirring sensation in her heart.
"Damn bastard."
"Why does this face have to belong to a scoundrel like you?!"
Qin Qing霜 couldn't help but curse inwardly, strongly resisting the urge to reach out and touch him: "Gu Yun, our two families have always stood together against common enemies. I don't want our relationship to cause an unexpected turn in the overall situation."
"Now you've provoked the Thunderclap Immortal Palace. This isn't just your personal matter; it affects everything! This concerns the entire Immortal Ancient Gu Family and my Immortal Ancient Qin Family's…"
"Miss Qingshuang, you seem to be saying too much."
Gu Yun coldly interrupted Qin Qing霜: "There is no longer any connection between us. These were all your choices, weren't they?"
He held Yao Qingli, his gaze slowly shifting downwards to rest on Yao Qingli, who lay in his arms like a sleeping immortal.
He spoke in a gentle tone that Qin Qing霜 found both familiar and strange: "Now, Qingli has become like this, yet I haven't moved against you all. That is already me considering the ties between our two families."
When he looked up at Qin Qing霜 again, the bone-chilling coldness in his eyes made one feel fear.
"Qin Qing霜, you still want to meddle in my affairs now?"
"Are you perhaps under the impression that I, Gu Yun, am a clown to be toyed with?!!!"
After speaking, he directly bypassed Qin Qing霜 and, under the girl's stunned gaze, headed towards Shi Yue.
"Miss…"
The other Qin Family members stood trembling to the side. Precisely because they were from the Immortal Ancient Qin Family, they knew the true weight of the names Qin Qing霜 and Gu Yun within the two families.
Regarding the conflict between the two, not a single person dared to step forward to mediate.
As the saying goes, when immortals fight, mortals suffer. Even if Gu Yun and Qin Qing霜 truly came to blows, neither family would punish them; instead, they would use these ordinary people as scapegoats. This was the operating rule of this rotten world.
If they could avoid getting involved, they absolutely should not get involved.
Of course, it was relatively safe now, and expressing concern was still a very prudent move.
However, Qin Qing霜 had no time to pay attention to them at this moment. Only Gu Yun's words, like knives, were etched into her heart. It hurt, truly hurt.
She stood there blankly, looking incredibly ridiculous and disheveled.
Chaotic thoughts surged like boiling magma, wildly crashing in her sea of consciousness.
Was it the influence of the original owner's lingering emotions in this body from this life? Or… was it that faint flame deep within her heart, which had never truly extinguished, finally revealing its stubborn existence under Gu Yun's utterly resolute and cold demeanor?
She couldn't tell! And she was powerless to distinguish!
She only knew that when Gu Yun's gaze fell upon the woman in his arms, revealing a tenderness she had never received, a tenderness that could melt even ten thousand years of profound ice; when Gu Yun, for that woman, unhesitatingly crushed Lei Qianjue, even at the cost of forming a deadly feud with the Thunderclap Immortal Palace; when Gu Yun held her as if she were a rare treasure, and walked past her indifferently…
The dam of "reason" in her heart, under the repeated Impact of overwhelming jealousy, finally let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain, on the verge of complete collapse!
Why?!!
Why?!!!
Why could that woman of unknown origin lie so complacently in his warm embrace, enjoying his almost obsessive care? Why could she receive his unreserved protection, even at the cost of opposing the world? Why could she possess that happiness, which Qin Qing霜 had sought for two lifetimes, yet remained as unattainable as a reflection in a mirror or the moon in the water?!
And what about herself?
She, Qin Qing霜, the dignified Heavenly Destiny Daughter, the pearl of the Immortal Ancient Qin Family, reborn and returned, holding the initiative, should have commanded the universe and looked down upon all beings!
Now, she was like a joke!
Like a clown! Ruthlessly rebuked by him, utterly ignored by him, discarded like worn-out shoes!
She even had to watch him pour all his tenderness, all his attention, all his… love, onto another woman!
"Boom—!"
A venomous jealousy capable of burning down the eight directions and six harmonies, twisting space and time, erupted like a volcano dormant for ten thousand years, instantly overwhelming all of Qin Qing霜's reason!
The cold, forcibly maintained facade of an immortal peeled away inch by inch, revealing the inner soul already completely corroded by jealousy and hatred, distorted and hideous!
Her gaze was fixed on Yao Qingli's sleeping, pure and flawless face in Gu Yun's arms.
"You… didn't you choose this yourself?"
In her heart, a voice suddenly sounded.
It extinguished the surging, almost erupting flames within Qin Qing霜.
The words struck like a revelation, pulling Qin Qing霜 back from the brink of collapse.
But the owner of that voice still didn't understand Qin Qing霜's attitude: "This was originally the treatment you could easily enjoy. Big Brother Gu Yun is the best person in the world. He is brave, gentle, kind, and most importantly, handsome."
The voice was soft, yet carried an unshakable certainty.
Qin Qing霜's mouth twitched. Do the first few elements and that rotten personality have anything to do with that bastard?
Clinging to him like a dog-skin plaster, impossible to get rid of, and now you say you like him because he's gentle?
Aren't you cheap?
But Little Qing Shuang didn't seem to realize this and continued to ramble on, talking until she was parched and out of breath.
Qin Qing霜 had no idea where she found so many good qualities in Gu Yun.
Finally, she expressed great regret: "But you've ruined all of this, ruined it all! Give my body back to me quickly."
"Don't dream about it."
Qin Qing霜 once again cruelly suppressed her younger self, but after all that commotion, she finally regained her composure.
Of course, her hatred for Gu Yun hadn't changed, but the primary target of her hatred had shifted.
What she couldn't have, no one else would either!
…
While Qin Qing霜 was engaged in a fierce struggle with herself, Gu Yun, holding Yao Qingli, walked casually to Shi Yue's side as if strolling through a leisurely garden.
The continuous system prompts in his sea of consciousness made Gu Yun's heart bloom with joy.
Indeed, his darling Qingshuang was his super hidden reserve of villain points.
In such a short time, he had already gained a full fifty thousand villain points. Although the momentum was somewhat lacking afterward, it was still enough to be delightful.
Originally, the reborn Qin Qing霜 should have, through her understanding of Gu Yun from her previous life, gradually revealed his true colors to everyone, shocking everyone with her intelligence and foresight, and then growing steadily, soaring upward.
However, this grand script encountered a major bug at its very beginning.
Whether in her previous life or this life.
Qin Qing霜's feelings for Gu Yun always remained inextricably linked.
That's right, even though the Gu Yun in her memories from her previous life had already spoken his heart to her, she still couldn't forget him.
Meeting again in this life, Gu Yun only needed to employ a small trick, displaying a personality completely different from the so-called "previous life," to instantly break Qin Qing霜's defenses.
With Yao Qingli's assistance, the effect was outstanding. It was just a pity for the Heavenly Destiny Daughter, who likely inexplicably gained a powerful, Fight to the death deadly enemy.
Gu Yun felt no guilt about this. Is there no growth without pressure?
You two must grow well, and preferably, your Destiny Value should grow along with you!
Gu Yun still planned to use them as long-term meal tickets.
"You, what are you doing?!"
Shi Yue suddenly found that he could speak. He looked down at Gu Yun and angrily said, "You little brat, what did you do to me?!!!"
Gu Yun, who had been immersed in joy, was suddenly interrupted, and his expression immediately fell. He looked at Shi Yue with a gloomy face.
"What did you say?"
Shi Yue shuddered all over. The bloody and brutal scene of Gu Yun crushing Lei Qianjue echoed like a nightmare.
But thinking of his trump card, he mustered his courage again.
"I'm talking about you!"
"These strange things on my body, you did them, didn't you?!"
"Hurry up and undo them for this lord, or I'll make you regret it!"
As expected of a Child of Destiny, truly brave!
Compared to Di Wuchen and others, Shi Yue's stubbornness was indeed extraordinary.
But in Gu Yun's eyes, who held the script, this was pretty much the same as a clown.
However—
He still had to put on a show. The prelude was over, and now… was the climax of this play!
Shi Yue's blustering roar still echoed in the dead silent hall, carrying a kind of outwardly strong but inwardly weak bravado.
Qin Qing霜 watched this scene, but she was already prepared to act.
"Gu Yun, what will you choose to do?"
She still remembered that in her previous life, this Shi Yue had given Gu Yun quite a bit of trouble. His hidden methods were not ordinary!
The posture he was displaying now was actually meant to lure Gu Yun…
"If I were you, I would avoid his sharp edge at this moment, feign compliance for a bit, and then strike decisively, subduing him with lightning speed!"
Qin Qing霜 recalled Gu Yun's post-event analysis from her previous life, and at this moment, she became very confident.
At the same time, she could also use this to see what secret Gu Yun… was hiding.
"Trump card?"
Gu Yun chuckled lightly: "Are you referring to the back of the Ancient Continent?"
Shi Yue, who had been blustering, suddenly heard Gu Yun's words and froze for a moment, then forced himself to remain calm and said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"You're quite good at playing dumb."
Gu Yun was too lazy to drag it out any longer. An invisible, yet terrifyingly heavy pressure, enough to crush mountains, erupted from Gu Yun without warning!
It wasn't directed at the entire hall, but like a precise siege ram, it instantly locked onto Shi Yue's knees!
"Crack! Crack!"
Two ear-splitting, incredibly crisp sounds of bones cracking, like thunderclaps, exploded!
Shi Yue didn't even have time to let out a scream before his tall body crashed heavily onto the cold, hard hall stone!
The immense impact caused the ground to tremble slightly, and spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread out from his knees!
"Uh ah—!!!"
The delayed, heart-wrenching wail finally burst from his throat.
Shi Yue frantically activated his Xuanhuang Qi, wanting to repair his body, but found an invisible force blocking it. His power seemed to have become a headless fly, constantly unable to find its target.
His expression gradually changed, and then he suddenly realized.
"It was you… the one who tampered with that teleportation array just now… it was you?!"
"You obtained the Ancestor Dragon Heritage?!"
Shi Yue's shocked exclamation made everyone present freeze.
Qin Qing霜's beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief.
"How is that possible…"
After all this, did the outcome still not change at all?
"You got it right."
"Too bad there's no reward!"
Gu Yun grinned, then picked up Shi Yue and headed in a certain direction.
"Let me go, let me go!"
Shi Yue's tall body was held by Gu Yun like a little chick, completely powerless to resist.
//411//
Chapter 411 Zhang Chen's sneak attack, Shi Qingwu's plan (two in one)
Looking at Gu Yun's departing back, the white-robed young man held one girl in his arms and carried the purple giant in his other hand. This scene looked very comical and bizarre, but in Qin Qing霜's eyes, it was utterly normal.
The blow Gu Yun dealt her was simply too great. Reborn, she had thought she controlled everything, but in reality, she was just a hopping ant.
All her efforts seemed so powerless before this man.
She was very perplexed, not quite understanding why everything had become so different after her rebirth this time.
"That's why I said, even if you are me from the future, you might not be able to see Gu Yun Gege's future clearly."
"He is someone who can create miracles. No matter what efforts you make, you, this bad woman, will ultimately be controlled by him."
Little Qing Shuang said proudly. Her Soul Power was like a needle finding a seam, seizing every opportunity to relentlessly attack Qin Qing霜.
She was trying to destroy her Dao Heart.
The two of them were originally one body with two souls, with no distinction of superiority or inferiority.
It was only because Qin Qing霜's memories from her previous life were so vast, rich, and deeply etched that she had firmly gained the upper hand in their struggle.
But Qin Qing霜 in this life would never give up. Given the chance, she would definitely disrupt the mind of this bad woman who had suddenly appeared and taken over her body.
Perhaps by doing so, she could gain temporary control of the body and send a signal to Gu Yun Gege!
She believed that as long as it was Gu Yun Gege, anything was possible.
Qin Qing霜 naturally knew her intentions: "Heh heh, you're a bit too confident."
"Don't forget, I am the one who controls time. I also know many things about the future."
"This time, it truly was a different path to the same destination, but Gu Yun didn't achieve complete victory either."
"At least I obtained a lot of Dragon Emperor Inheritance, and my Qin Family's strength has also undergone earth-shattering changes. In the future Great World War, it's still unknown who will gain the advantage."
"Tsk, just don't end up being pressed onto the bed and spanked by Gu Yun Gege then."
Little Qing Shuang cursed, her tone carrying a playful smile.
As if she had already foreseen the final outcome.
"Ding! Intense conflict erupted between Qin Qing霜's two-life souls. Heavenly Destiny Value decreased by 2000 points."
Gu Yun was walking with Shi Yue when he heard the system's prompt.
"One body, two souls, both an opportunity and a shackles."
Gu Yun's heart was very calm. The angrier the state, the calmer one must remain.
This was not as simple as mere possession, because from the very beginning, the Heavenly Dao of this world had judged his Little Qing Shuang and the Heavenly Destiny Daughter from the future to be the same soul.
Thus, there was no talk of rejection. The Dao of Time was profound and abstruse, something even Immortals could not fully comprehend.
To clarify all matters completely, there was still a long way to go.
Compared to this, what was more important was to quickly improve his own strength.
His gaze fell on Shi Yue, who was still roaring and ferocious in his hand, and Gu Yun's expression was very calm.
The Ancestor Dragon Hall was of too high a quality; he wondered if Shi Yue's trump card could be used.
He had to get out of here first.
The stage that the Child of Destiny desired, he would set it up for him first, and then… he would personally… utterly destroy it!
As soon as he stepped out of the Ancestor Dragon Hall's range.
Gu Yun suddenly sensed an extremely terrifying force attacking from the side.
"Bastard! Give me back my Dual Pupils!!"
Zhang Chen's arrogant voice rang in his ears. Gu Yun raised an eyebrow. Good heavens, he almost forgot about this kid.
"Imperial Son, Your Highness!"
Emperor Wuque and the others caught up from behind.
Seeing this scene, they were all utterly astonished.
The reason Zhang Chen had been unable to enter the Ancestor Dragon Hall was because they had firmly held him back.
However, they didn't expect Zhang Chen to suddenly burst forth, attack a certain spot, and break out of their encirclement.
Everyone was seething with frustration. Yao Qingli hadn't been stopped, and then they had been thoroughly punished by Gu Yun, even having all their treasures plundered.
They simply couldn't save face.
They had finally encountered an unknown junior, thinking they could thoroughly bully him, but now it seemed they had messed up again.
Their speed simply couldn't match Zhang Chen's; they could only watch anxiously from behind.
Everyone knew that if they could perform well in front of Gu Yun, it would definitely be a huge bonus, but with the opportunity right in front of them, they couldn't grasp it.
"Gu Yun, be careful!!"
Just as Gu Yun was about to stop Zhang Chen, a figure suddenly appeared.
Shi Qingwu finally found a good opportunity. Her plain white figure appeared like a moth to a flame, blocking Gu Yun's path.
As Gu Yun's cultivation advanced to the first layer of the Immortal Platform, Shi Qingwu's cultivation also rose with the tide, reaching the Great Saint Realm.
This made her even more determined to firmly grasp the opportunity of Gu Yun, this great tree.
Are you kidding? This rocket-like cultivation speed was something she had never enjoyed before, and now that she was enjoying it, it was simply exhilarating. Shi Qingwu could no longer leave Gu Yun.
No matter who it was, anyone who would affect Gu Yun's cultivation must be eliminated, all of them!
Shi Qingwu roared in her heart, but on the surface, she still maintained a calm and composed demeanor. More important than all of this was increasing the binding progress.
Three percent progress was already this comfortable, so what would one hundred percent be like?
Thinking of this, Shi Qingwu couldn't help but clench her thighs, her cheeks flushed with excitement.
Spreading her arms, she was like a mother hen protecting her chicks, intending to block all those terrifying attacks.
She had made full preparations, secretly condensing a miniature vortex of Profound Wind Spiritual Power in front of her, which would allow her to easily neutralize most of Zhang Chen's attacks.
At the same time, she also planned to retain a portion, letting it strike her body, and then she could naturally be sent flying into Gu Yun's embrace, after which she would give the young man a beautiful, tragic smile and utter a few poignant yet gentle words?
Wouldn't that firmly grasp this young Gu Yun?
Shi Qingwu was already envisioning the beautiful future of her binding progress soaring, and her coolly taking off with Gu Yun on this giant ship.
She couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, only to find that a hand had, at some unknown point, wrapped around her slender waist.
It even lightly tickled her lower belly, making her feel a little itchy.
The man's scent assailed her, and she had already fallen into Gu Yun's clutches.
"Miss Shi, how have you been?"
Gu Yun looked at Shi Qingwu, in the latter's bewildered eyes.
Shi Yue was like a mount trampled under his feet, Shi Qingwu and Yao Qingli were embraced by Gu Yun, one on each side, while the frenzied and agitated Zhang Chen was classically blocked by an invisible barrier, his body rigid in mid-air, unable to advance further.
The scene instantly fell silent.
Shi Qingwu froze in Gu Yun's arms, her expression a kaleidoscope of emotions.
She had imagined countless postures for flying back into his arms, but she had never expected to be actively embraced by Gu Yun in this manner.
That warm large hand was still pressed against her waist, its fingertips subtly caressing, making her entire body go soft.
"Im-Imperial Son…"
Shi Qingwu's voice trembled, and the tragic lines she had prepared were completely forgotten.
She subconsciously tried to break free, but found that Gu Yun's arm was like cast iron, utterly unmovable.
"Miss Shi risked her life to save me, how could I let such a beauty be harmed?"
Gu Yun looked down at her, a playful smile playing on his lips. Although he didn't know what Shi Qingwu was trying to do, preventing her from succeeding was enough.
"I…"
Shi Qingwu was speechless for a moment.
Then she suddenly remembered, oh right, the progress bar, the progress bar!!
She hastily checked the system — 3%…
Three percent!
The cold number reappeared in Shi Qingwu's eyes, making her almost fall into a frenzy.
Ruined, completely ruined!
Gu Yun, you bastard, you're still unmoved like this?
Do you have no heart!
Shi Qingwu looked at Gu Yun with a resentful gaze, her voice caught in her throat.
Then she noticed that he was holding another girl on his other side, making her even more aggrieved.
Damn it, she had just been smug about at least getting a hug, but now it seemed like it was nothing special…
Shi Qingwu was completely defeated.
The progress improvement operation was declared a failure once again.
"Ding! Heavenly Destiny Daughter Shi Qingwu's mentality exploded, rewarding Villain Value 4000 points."
"Ding! Heavenly Destiny Daughter Shi Qingwu's Dao Heart suffered a setback, Heavenly Destiny Value decreased by 1000 points."
Gu Yun's gaze swept over Shi Qingwu in his arms, whose expression was a mix of resentment, anger, and despair, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.
That's all it takes?
This little Qingwu, her endurance doesn't seem very good. She'll definitely need some good training later.
Gu Yun was satisfied. He held Shi Qingwu higher, gently squeezed her, and at the same time, looked at Zhang Chen, who was solidified in mid-air by an invisible barrier, like a specimen pinned to a wall.
That originally handsome face was completely twisted and deformed by extreme anger and unwillingness, his eyes bloodshot and crimson, staring fixedly at Gu Yun. He wanted to thoroughly engrave this bastard's face in his mind.
A dying beast's guttural growl escaped his throat, and the remaining power frantically impacted the seemingly fragile but indestructible barrier, causing the space to emit a low hum of unbearable strain.
"Ding! Zhang Chen is consumed by rage, rewarding Villain Value 1000 points."
"Ding! Zhang Chen is consumed by rage, rewarding…"
The prompts came one after another, and Gu Yun waited quietly.
"You bastard! Ahhh!!!"
Zhang Chen had pushed his Innate Supreme Body to its limit!
Although he already possessed the Innate Supreme Body in this life, his future path was smooth, but an extra pair of eyes meant an extra path.
Zhang Chen would absolutely not allow his divine artifact from his previous life to remain outside.
Seeing Zhang Chen's power and rage accumulate to their peak.
Gu Yun, having gained seven thousand points of Villain Value, knew the time had come. How painful it was to be on the verge of climax and then be stopped short, Gu Yun didn't know, but Zhang Chen was about to find out.
"So noisy!"
A faint hint of impatience flashed across Gu Yun's brows. His beautiful eyes looked at Zhang Chen as if he were looking at air.
That blatant disregard completely stung Zhang Chen's heart. This gaze was exactly the same as the gaze of the woman who had ambushed him, killed him, and taken his Dual Pupils in his previous life!
"Ah ah ah ah!!!"
"I'm going to kill you, kill you!!!"
He roared, and the invisible barrier shattered in response. Zhang Chen was overjoyed and charged straight for Gu Yun.
But he saw, to his horror, that Gu Yun's eyes were flashing with strange light. He was all too familiar with this light.
"Damn it!!"
Zhang Chen roared in his heart, wanting to retreat rapidly.
Gu Yun, with Shi Qingwu in his left arm and Yao Qingli in his right, was currently unable to free his hands, so he used the Ancient Dual Pupils to fight, absolutely not intending to kill and condemn.
In Gu Yun's right eye, a dark light condensed, and the heavens and earth trembled, roaring with thunder!
Zhang Chen knew all too well how terrifying the power of this destructive dark light was, just like those unfortunate souls who were blasted to ashes by him in his previous life.
He never in his wildest dreams imagined that one day, it would be his turn to endure this terrifying attack.
His rapidly retreating figure was once again blocked by an invisible barrier!
Zhang Chen was burning with anxiety, but this time he was helpless!
Hiss—!
A very faint, very sharp sound, like a red-hot iron suddenly plunged into ice water.
The solidified spatial barrier rippled outwards from Gu Yun's right eye, like a glass lake into which a stone had been thrown!
A streak of dark divine light shot out from it!
There was no temperature, no sound, carrying no superfluous aura.
Zhang Chen's extremely twisted face, illuminated by the dark light, was filled with an unbelievable, pain-transcending blankness.
"Uh… Ah… Ah—!!!"
The moment he was swallowed by the dark light, a searing pain beyond human endurance instantly tore through his will!
The Innate Supreme Body's essence frantically worked, barely managing to sustain Zhang Chen's last shred of life in the cracks.
Finally, the temporarily condensed spiritual power wall could not withstand the fierce impact of the destructive divine light. It shattered in response, and the black pillar of light, carrying Zhang Chen's body, crashed into the ground behind him.
"Ding! Child of Destiny Zhang Chen's origin is severely wounded, Supreme Body is on the verge of collapse, Heavenly Destiny Value decreased by 20000 points!"
"That's enough."
Gu Yun felt it was about enough. Zhang Chen's Heavenly Destiny Value had been suppressed to below fifty thousand, on par with Qin Xiang.
Thus, a delicate balance had been achieved.
What Gu Yun had to do was wait for Luo Tiange's subsequent actions.
Changing the focus of the attack, the destructive dark light, though seemingly surging, was actually entirely aimed at the ground outside the main hall, which was the Dragon Ascension Ladder!
This magnificent and extraordinary structure was built relying on the Ancestor Dragon Heritage. Now, the Ancestor Dragon Heritage had been absorbed by Gu Yun.
Losing its support, the Dragon Ascension Ladder also lost its divine properties.
Under the attack of the destructive divine light, it could no longer withstand it.
Crack… crackle…
Accompanied by the earth shaking and teeth-grinding cracking sounds, like drumbeats of fate, they rang out densely.
Shi Qingwu tightly embraced Gu Yun's body. All the other people, whether they had reached the summit or not, were now in extreme fear.
Qin Qing霜, who had just walked out of the hall, also showed a wonderfully complex expression. Of course, it wasn't because of the shaking Dragon Ascension Ladder, but because—in Gu Yun's arms, another girl had, unknowingly, been embraced.
"Look, one, two, and there will be three, four later. Anyone can, only you can't!"
Little Qing Shuang's mocking laughter arrived as promised.
//412//
Chapter 412 The progress bar finally rose, Shi Yue's last resort (two in one)
Ding! Qin Qing霜 was furious and consumed by jealousy, rewarding 1000 Villain Points!
Qin Qing霜's gaze was cold, fixed intently on the two women Gu Yun held in his arms, especially Shi Qingwu. She clearly remembered that this person should have had no relation to Gu Yun in her previous life. This Goddess of Xuanfeng Immortal Palace was very mysterious, presumably staying secluded, coming and going without a trace.
She was also one of the few people she couldn't fathom.
But now, she was nestled softly in Gu Yun's embrace like a little woman. Qin Qing霜's teeth ground together as she watched his restless hand.
Everything in this life seemed to have diverged from her memories.
And all of this was basically related to... this man. From beginning to end, Qin Qing霜's gaze never left Gu Yun. Everyone else seemed to be mere passersby, utterly unimportant to her.
Do you understand the value of being the sole male protagonist!
Of course... at this moment, the sole male protagonist was still embracing his two female protagonists, heading down the Dragon Ascension Ladder.
His Little Qing Shuang was truly effective, effortlessly helping him acquire so many Villain Points again.
After all, this Daughter of Destiny returned from the future, and even if she wasn't at her best, she had accumulated a Thousand Years of experience. Her mental state should have been tempered to a relatively good degree.
There shouldn't be overly large psychological fluctuations, otherwise, all those years would have been wasted.
But now... Qin Qing霜's performance was clearly somewhat lacking. It wasn't hard to imagine that his childhood sweetheart had put in a lot of effort.
Gu Yun's eyes sparkled, holding two soft, alluring beauties.
He stepped on Shi Yue, binding him with only a thin layer of Myriad Transformation Power, as if deliberately leaving him an opportunity.
Boom!
Boom!
Deafening sounds of collapse and spatial shattering came from outside.
The earth trembled, and the massive Dragon Ascension Ladder collapsed with a crash!
"The Dragon Ascension Ladder is collapsing!"
"This... what's happening?! I just climbed to the three-hundredth level, noooo!!"
"Run! Get off the ladder!"
"Wu Ling, be careful!"
On the Dragon Ascension Ladder, Wu Ling and Luoluo, who were still struggling to hold on, were inevitably caught in the aftermath.
A giant rock fell from the sky, but both women were already exhausted, now completely devoid of any strength to resist.
Shi Qingwu in the air was at the peak of her conscious astonishment!
Shocked by the astonishing scene, shocked by Gu Yun's terrifying strength, she was practically'stuck' tightly in Gu Yun's embrace, her delicate body trembling slightly. It was too terrifying, simply too terrifying. Even in the Immortal Realm in her previous life, she had never seen a cultivator like Gu Yun who could unleash such terrifying strength at the first level of the Xiantai Realm!
This guy was indeed a truly rare genius throughout the ages.
After the shock came immense excitement. Little stars practically popped out of Shi Qingwu's eyes, but the motionless progress bar was frustrating.
But she wanted there to be no difficult things in the world, only those who were willing to climb.
Sooner or later, she would be able to climb step by step to that highest point!
At this instant, her immortal-level perception kicked in, and she suddenly saw that Wu Ling and the other woman seemed to be in danger.
"Gu Yun, look over there quickly!"
Shi Qingwu quickly said to Gu Yun.
"I see them."
Gu Yun said indifferently.
Then, his figure flickered, and he appeared beside Wu Ling and Luoluo.
The two women were still in a dazed state when they saw a handsome man, holding two girls, appear before them. While they were in a state of trance, the falling rock from the sky was destroyed by a divine light from Gu Yun.
"Gu... Gu Yun?!"
Wu Ling exclaimed in surprise, wanting to rush into Gu Yun's arms, but found there was no longer any space.
She was instantly speechless, and then realized that Shi Qingwu was one of them.
The two who had just parted ways suddenly met again in such a scene, making the atmosphere quite awkward for a moment.
"Is that how you went to help Gu Yun?"
"Uh... I really wanted to help him."
"You have to believe me, we're innocent."
Shi Qingwu said.
Wu Ling: "..."
Luoluo: "..."
"No time to explain, it's very dangerous here. You two go hide in the pagoda first."
Gu Yun directly, without another word, took the two women into the Great Luo Dao Pagoda, and incidentally let them reunite with an old friend he had forgotten about for who knew how long.
"You... this is a spatial immortal artifact?!!"
Shi Qingwu was once again shocked by Gu Yun, contributing 2000 Villain Points.
She felt like she didn't know how many times she had been shocked by this guy Gu Yun. It seemed that with his casual actions, he could turn her, a heavenly prodigy reincarnated as an immortal, into a country bumpkin, an uncultured wild girl.
A space that could be carried personally and could contain living beings would at least have to be at the level of an Immortal King weapon, and a very rare one at that.
Even in her previous life, she had never seen one. Where did Gu Yun get it from?!
"Immortal artifact?"
"Have you seen an immortal artifact?"
"No... no."
Shi Qingwu quickly denied it: "It's just that this magical artifact of yours that can hold living beings is too astonishing; I've never heard of it, so I merely guessed!"
"So that's how it is."
"I thought..."
Gu Yun smiled, hesitating to speak further.
This, on the contrary, made Shi Qingwu's heart flutter. Could her true identity be seen through by Gu Yun?
No way. For her, a dignified immortal reincarnation, to be unable to hide even these things in front of a mortal, that would be too embarrassing.
Fairy Qingfeng naturally wasn't bored enough to reincarnate. Before accumulating enough foundation, she didn't want to expose her identity.
"What does Your Highness think?"
"Nothing much."
"It's just that Miss Qingwu seems quite knowledgeable."
"Also, the foundation of Xuanfeng Immortal Palace doesn't seem as simple as I thought, does it?"
"Since you can even recognize an immortal artifact, if I want to avenge Feng Wuhen, I'm afraid I'll have to be more careful..."
"Don't you agree, Miss Qingwu?"
Gu Yun leaned closer to Shi Qingwu, their faces almost touching.
Shi Qingwu's heart pounded furiously. This scoundrel, he actually used such a foul play without a word.
Hmph, merely a honey trap. Shi Qingwu had lived two lives, and in her previous life, she was an immortal.
What kind of men hadn't she seen? Did he think such a method could make her fall for him?
Still too delusional!!
"Boop."
Gu Yun's expression stiffened. He hadn't expected Shi Qingwu to directly kiss him on the cheek.
A warm sensation spread, and then he looked at the girl's stubborn yet slightly shy expression.
His own expression also became a bit strange.
Shi Qingwu was even more flustered. What was going on? How did she just kiss him on a whim?
What was on Gu Yun's face anyway!!
She looked again, her rosy lips having a three-point urge to kiss him again, but she controlled it well.
Her bright, watery eyes stared at Gu Yun: "Can this represent my sincerity?"
"You and I are in this together!"
Gu Yun's lips curved into a smile.
As expected of an immortal reincarnation, she saw things clearly. He didn't know Shi Qingwu's inner thoughts, only assuming this was Shi Qingwu's tactic.
After all, Shi Qingwu's background was not simple. Gu Yun always speculated about those he faced with the highest respect, regardless of whether the other party posed a threat.
"Barely..."
Gu Yun replied coldly: "Also, don't try it again next time. You haven't washed your mouth in a long time, have you? It smells a bit."
Saying that, he put Shi Qingwu down, and Gu Yun flew directly into the distance.
Shi Qingwu's expression stiffened. She held out her hands and breathed heavily.
"What do you mean, it smells so good."
Shi Qingwu stomped her foot a little, very dissatisfied with Gu Yun's evaluation. How could an immortal's mouth smell bad? It was clearly incomparably fresh, with a faint, gentle fragrance of a breeze.
"No..."
Having nothing to do, Shi Qingwu, who was checking the progress bar, suddenly froze in place, utterly disbelieving.
"How did it suddenly jump to six percent?"
"Why?"
"Is it because... that kiss?"
Shi Qingwu was a bit confused. Her meticulously designed brilliant plan earlier had no effect, yet now, casually, the progress bar directly doubled!
It was truly a case of 'having a mind to plant flowers, but they don't bloom; having no intention to plant willows, but they grow into shade.'
Shi Qingwu was overjoyed and quickly recalled her actions, wanting to determine the pattern for the growth of the progress bar binding Gu Yun.
In the end, she only came to one conclusion.
This guy was purely lustful!
He saw her kiss him, and the progress bar increased. Then he said her mouth smelled bad and ran away in a panic, but in reality, he must have been overjoyed, that stinky man. As expected, he was firmly under the control of this immortal.
○ (＾dish＾)っ Hiahia...
Shi Qingwu's smile lasted only a moment before she immediately reined it in. An immortal must maintain her aloofness. Since she discovered that kissing was effective, then she could kiss Gu Yun until he vomited, or even gnaw on him for a whole day!!
Of course, she was doing this absolutely not because of Gu Yun himself, but only because she wanted to increase the progress.
Shi Qingwu quickly transformed into a stream of wind, chasing after the direction Gu Yun disappeared, like a plaster.
Little Gu Yun, still thinking he could escape the palm of this immortal? She only needed to use a small trick to easily control him. What if he was a peerless heavenly prodigy? Sooner or later, he would have to submit to her will!
Seeing Shi Qingwu's favorability increase at a visible rate.
Gu Yun was satisfied, looking at Shi Yue, who had finally broken free from control.
With the collapse of the Dragon Ascension Ladder, the order within the entire Burial Dragon Valley experienced unprecedented chaos at this moment. He also seized the opportunity to break free from Gu Yun's control.
He originally intended to avoid his sharp edge and return to his clan to deliberate with his elders, but he hadn't expected to be chased down by him again now.
"Outsider, what exactly do you want?!"
Shi Yue looked at Gu Yun, the surging anger in his eyes almost solidifying.
From the very beginning, he had felt a dangerous and disgusting terrifying aura from this young man. Considering the Heavenly Human Race as a whole, he had chosen to back down again and again.
"What do I want?"
Gu Yun chuckled, flipping his wrist to reveal a recording stone in his hand.
Shi Yue's pupils suddenly constricted. What was playing inside was the scene of him fighting Fang Qingyan and Lin Ziyi.
"You... you're with those two ugly women?!"
"Ugly women?"
"I didn't think you'd still be so forgetful. It seems the Heavenly Human Race no longer has any reason to exist."
Gu Yun's behavior was exactly like that of a super profligate, without any schemes, willing to go crazy for his women.
Such actions also made many cultivators who were paying attention to this direction marvel.
Among them were praises and sneers.
But without exception, no one regarded Gu Yun as a super demon to be avoided.
Only Di Wuchen and a few others knew of Gu Yun's terrifying nature, but at the same time, they were relieved that this guy had so many weaknesses. Otherwise, with such terrifying talent, he might become another Gu Changge.
Luoshui Fairy's beautiful eyes trembled. She also hadn't expected that the rumor of the dignified Gu Family Emperor Child being extremely lustful was actually true... but...
It shouldn't be possible.
Although she sensed a familiar aura from the young man, she still couldn't believe it. The disparity in their strength was so immense, even with the Gu Family as support, how could Gu Yun succeed?
Moreover... perhaps this was a good thing.
"You, do you truly intend to wipe us out?"
Shi Yue looked at Gu Yun, slightly puzzled. Was it necessary to go to such lengths just for a battle with the other party's women?
Just now at the top of the Dragon Ascension Ladder, in the Ancestral Dragon Hall, he had indeed been frightened by Gu Yun's methods and now wished to avoid conflict.
However, such words would ultimately only be counterproductive.
Gu Yun raised his palm and, without mercy, directly reached for Shi Yue: "Mere livestock, do you think you can escape your cage?"
"Go to the underworld and ask your elders why the once flourishing Heavenly Human Race was driven to a desolate place like the Ancient Continent."
Terrifying pressure swept over him, making Shi Yue's body creak.
He also completely understood that perhaps Gu Yun had never intended to leave him any way out from the beginning. All excuses were merely casual, and the true goal was simply to nip him, this unparalleled genius of the Heavenly Human Race, in the bud!
These outsiders were indeed all vicious in their intentions, and they all deserved to die!
"Human, you forced me!!"
"Roar--!"
Being pushed to the extreme led to a complete and utter eruption!
The purple giant Shi Yue, whose aura had been suppressed and was as weak as a lamb awaiting slaughter, now suddenly let out a soul-rending roar, filled with extreme malice and liberation!
In those colossal, lava-like crimson eyes, all the humiliation, pain, and despair were completely replaced by a desperate determination that bordered on madness!
Countless people couldn't help but cover their ears, fearing being affected by the terrifying sonic attack. Some weaker cultivators instantly exploded, turning into blood mist.
Only Gu Yun remained calm and still, merely watching the scene unfold. In his arms, Yao Qingli's tightly closed eyes couldn't help but tremble.
The roar was prolonged, not an attack, but more like—a key!
Crack!
To everyone's horror, the barrier that had maintained the Burial Dragon Valley for countless years was completely torn apart, and the surrounding mountains began to crack.
A deafening roar echoed, and all the surrounding rocks turned into dust.
To everyone's shocked gaze, a cracking sound, far more muffled and heart-stopping than the collapse of the Dragon Ascension Ladder, suddenly rang out!
In the core of the Ancient Continent, enveloped by the four great places of opportunity, an incomparably terrifying abyss suddenly split open!
//413//
Chapter 413: The Other World (Two in One)
Terrifying cracking sounds were deafening, as if they would tear apart the entire Ancient Continent!
The mist above Burial Dragon Valley was parted, revealing its true appearance below.
Gu Yun held Yao Qingli tightly, his gaze calmly fixed on the frenzied Shi Yue.
It was well-known that when a Child of Destiny was powering up, they could not be interrupted. Gu Yun, being a good boy, naturally wouldn't interfere.
In the distance, Qin Qing霜, Shi Qingwu, and others were also maintaining their balance amidst the earth-shattering tremors.
"Damn it, how could this happen?"
Qin Qing霜's eyes revealed her surprise that things were out of control. Nothing like this had ever happened in her previous life. How did this Shi Yue suddenly go mad?
Could it be...
Her gaze turned to Gu Yun, her suspicion of him growing stronger.
Since her rebirth, she believed she had proceeded cautiously, basically seizing all the opportunities from her previous life, trying not to give Gu Yun a moment's respite.
Yet, this guy bullied men and women, lived freely and easily, and casually pushed the wheels of destiny to develop in the direction he desired, as if a large hand was always driving the world's operation.
An inexplicable sense of fear arose in Qin Qing霜's heart.
[Reward Villain Value 3000 points]
Could it be... Gu Yun, he is also a reborn person?!
As this thought arose in her mind, Qin Qing霜 felt a chill run through her body.
If this were true, then what was the meaning of her rebirth?
How could she contend with such a terrifying guy like Gu Yun?
But looking at Gu Yun's arm tightly protecting Yao Qingli, and the genuine expression on his face, Qin Qing霜 felt as if she had stepped into another world.
If all of this was a disguise, then Gu Yun's acting had reached another level.
Everything in the previous life could still be traced, but in this life, he had also grown...
"What exactly happened?!"
Little Qing Shuang looked at the doomsday-like scene around her and couldn't help but ask in fear.
Qin Qing霜 explained, "It's this Young Master of the Heavenly Human Race who used his final resort."
"Heavenly Human Unification!"
"Heavenly Human Unification?!"
"That's right, not all of the Heavenly Human Race sleeping in the Ancient Continent are dormant. They were merely forced to restrain their edge under the guardianship of the four great ruins."
"Now that he can unleash this divine ability, it means that all four great ruins already have their masters!"
Qin Qing霜's voice was inevitably heavy. With things as they were, it became increasingly difficult.
Before entering Burial Dragon Valley, she had only visited the Southern Swamp. The giant python deep within it had a Great Saint Realm peak cultivation. If not for the Ancient Continent's restrictions, it would have long ago become a terrifying existence in the Quasi-Emperor Realm, and no living creature within a thousand miles dared to provoke its might.
Even she couldn't act rashly. She had only plundered the outer regions, improved her cultivation, and then rushed to Burial Dragon Valley.
But now, it seemed that the giant python was probably in grave danger.
In her previous life, the Southern Swamp had not been conquered until the end of this trial. Instead, the Heavenly Human Race had slowly worn down that long worm through accumulated efforts, giving the Three Thousand Dao Domains a huge surprise when the Ancient Continent opened next time.
But now, who could possibly kill such a terrifying existence in this Ancient Continent?!
Could it be Ji Wuming?
Qin Qing霜 couldn't be sure. Gu Yun was in Burial Dragon Valley, and the general direction didn't seem to have changed much, so where exactly did the problem arise?
"Ah, what will happen then?"
"Do these natives still have some rebellious ideas?!"
Little Qing Shuang was also very intelligent and guessed the key to the matter.
"That's right!"
"The Ancient Continent is the cage of the once glorious Heavenly Human Race. What they have wanted for generations is to escape from this prison. Now that there is a spokesperson for the new era, they naturally want to seize the opportunity."
Qin Qing霜 affirmed, "It's just that I didn't expect it to come so quickly this time!"
"What will you do?"
Two souls spoke almost in unison, looking at the confident, outstanding man who was at the forefront.
Gu Yun said nothing, only staring intently at the core area of Burial Dragon Valley, which had been maintained for countless eons, now split open into a giant deep pit.
Dense, spiderweb-like deep purple cracks spread wildly in all directions at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. Countless purple energies emanated from within, and a ferocious, terrifying aura spread like a plague, instantly engulfing the entire sky!
The sky... was like a shroud splattered with thick, foul blood, instantly dim and lifeless.
The sunlight completely disappeared, obscured by the churning, purplish-black mist carrying a strong stench of decay and sulfur.
In an instant, it felt as if billions of living beings were wailing and cursing in unison in their ears.
"Ugh ah!!"
"My head!! No, don't! Don't come for me!!"
"Run! Run—!"
"Spiritual energy... why is the spiritual energy stagnant?!"
"Ah—!!"
Screams of despair rose and fell!
The cultivators who had barely escaped with their lives from the collapse of the Dragon Ascension Ladder were now like ants thrown into boiling water.
Some with weaker cultivation couldn't even withstand this double impact. Their eyes instantly turned blood-red, and they screamed and writhed, clutching their heads. In a few breaths, they were completely corroded and assimilated by the formless, insubstantial resentment. Their bodies grotesquely swelled and disintegrated, turning into pulsating masses of filthy flesh and blood mucus, emitting an even stronger stench!
Di Wuchen, Shadow Slaughter, Luoshui Fairy, and others all had solemn expressions, unable to comprehend why the current scene was unfolding.
"Hahahaha, hahahahahaha!!!"
Only one person's mad laughter echoed in the air, it was the Child of Destiny, Shi Yue.
"Outsiders, your doomsday has arrived!"
"I even have to thank you. If it weren't for your insatiable greed, how could this terrifying seal, which has bound my Heavenly Human Race, be broken?!"
"Let you guys become the first nourishment for my Heavenly Human Race after our emergence, hahahaha, hahahahaha!"
As the wild laughter continued, the scene in the abyss slowly unfolded.
Not only the people in Burial Dragon Valley, but at this moment, all the Heaven's Chosen from the Three Thousand Dao Domains in the entire Ancient Continent seemed to have been pulled into it.
Pitch black, claustrophobic, utterly devoid of light!!
Imprisoned in such a dark and sunless cage, it was no wonder the Heavenly Human Race had completely fallen into madness.
It was just that these fellows, instead of living in the bright, clear sky of the outside world, preferred to accumulate power in this gloomy and obscure place.
It was likely that from the very beginning, they had been dreaming of revival!
The sudden change caused fear to explode among the cultivators.
"Here, spiritual energy is suppressed. This is probably the core of the Ancient Continent's shackles."
Di Wuchen's handsome face became slightly solemn. Mysterious starlight flickered around him, attempting to dispel the surrounding pale purple evil mist, but the light was rapidly dimming, as if being gnawed and polluted by something foul.
In front of everyone were countless enormous, hanging cocoons.
Crackling sounds, grating to the teeth, emanated from the air the moment the cultivators landed.
A giant purple hand stretched out from within!
Thick, purplish-black liquid oozed from the ruptured giant cocoon. The protruding giant palm was over three meters wide, covered with fine purple scales, its fingernails sharp as knives, gleaming with a faint cold light.
A pungent, fishy smell filled the air. It was unknown how many years they had been concealed within.
"Heavenly Human Race... and their cultivation, very strong..."
"Ancient texts record that they are several meters tall, with black hair and purple bodies, and are at the Dao Palace Realm cultivation upon birth."
A hint of coldness flashed in Luoshui Fairy's eyes. The ice-blue longsword in her hand was trembling slightly.
Such a dense forest of giant cocoons, each with an incredibly terrifying aura, was simply unimaginable.
As her words fell, more and more giant cocoons began to crack.
Dense purple figures crawled out of the cocoons. Their bodies were tall, generally over three meters, with a single horn on their forehead and bone spurs on their back. Their crimson eyes glowed with a bloodthirsty light in the darkness.
"Three hundred... five hundred... the number is still increasing!"
Shadow Slaughter's expression was somewhat solemn. He quietly concealed his aura in the darkness: "It seems we are about to be surrounded."
More and more Heavenly Human Race cultivators emerged from their cocoons, densely packed, forming a purple torrent that brought immense pressure.
Gu Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips, his heart actually throbbing with excitement.
The Heavenly Human Race's physical strength was evident from Shi Yue; it was extremely vigorous. If all of it were refined by the heaven and earth furnace, that would be a truly supreme opportunity. Compared to it, even the Ancestor Dragon Heritage would seem slightly inferior!
But before that... he still had to use them for the final choice!
Gu Yun was about to step forward and make a grand appearance when he suddenly looked in another direction, a faint smile gracing his lips.
Indeed, he still shouldn't be too hasty.
[Name: Ji Wuming]
[Age: 150]
[Cultivation: Great Saint Realm Peak]
[Identity: Male protagonist of "I, Ji Family Family Divine Son, Accidentally Became Invincible"]
[Physique: Saint Body Dao Fetus]
[Halo: Child of Destiny Halo (Orange)]
[Destiny Value: 40000]
[Associated Heroines: Ye Qingcheng, Luoshui Fairy]
A male protagonist of the genius type.
He hadn't expected there to be a fish that slipped through the net in this Ancient Continent. He should have activated the Heavenly Mandate Soul Hunting Disk to search at the beginning; he almost let this one get away.
And this Luoshui Fairy was also a heroine.
Gu Yun suddenly remembered that his attention had been focused on Qin Qing霜 and Yao Qingli earlier, and he had almost forgotten about this heroine of destiny whose connection had been detected long ago with Su Hao.
He remembered that, if nothing unexpected happened, she also had some connection with the Luo Family.
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[Name: Luoshui Fairy]
[Age: 185]
[Affection: 40]
[Physique: Extremely Yin Body]
[Cultivation: Great Saint Realm Early Stage]
[Identity: Heroine of "I, Ji Family Family Divine Son, Accidentally Became Invincible"]
Is she an Extremely Yin Body like Luo Hanyan?
Recalling the refreshing taste of that ice cave, even in the scorching heat of midsummer, Gu Yun felt invigorated.
She was also a rare beauty.
He shifted his gaze from the woman and refocused on Shi Yue, who had undergone a complete transformation and achieved success.
A Child of Destiny's trump card was naturally not as simple as just calling for backup.
Countless members of the Heavenly Human Race re-emerged from the depths of the abyss. Besides bringing terrifying pressure from an ancient race, they also provided Shi Yue with enormous support.
The young man's body gradually swelled, and his cultivation also rose accordingly.
The Great Saint Realm seemed not to be his limit. If not for the terrifying shackles suppressing him, he might have directly broken through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm on the spot!
Intricate purple patterns appeared on his skin, containing explosive power that seemed about to burst forth at any second.
Bone spurs pierced through his skin and grew from his spine, a single horn on his forehead extended to over a meter, and two pairs of scale-covered purple fleshy wings tore through his back!
Looking at his appearance, Gu Yun felt increasingly strange. How was he so similar to—a demon from Western fantasy novels in his previous life?
Don't tell me, don't tell me!
Appreciating this creature, which resembled a mysterious being from his previous life, Gu Yun developed an unusual interest.
Shi Yue's dry voice emanated from his throat, like a judgment from hell, arrogant and domineering: "Today, I shall use your human flesh and blood to sacrifice for my race's eternal slumber!"
"The Three Thousand Dao Domains will once again be under the deterrence of the Heavenly Human Race. Ten thousand races will ultimately kneel and prostrate!!"
He flapped his wings and hovered in the air. The Heavenly Human Race warriors crawling out of the abyss roared in unison, their sound waves shaking the rock walls, causing gravel to fall.
Gu Yun keenly noticed that each Heavenly Human Race warrior's chest displayed the same purple markings as Shi Yue, forming a mysterious energy link between them.
This method was very similar to the army battle formations Gu Yun had heard of, essentially a way to compensate for cultivation gaps with numbers.
Now applied to Shi Yue, who possessed the Xuanhuang Undying Body, it was like adding wings to a tiger!
Although he hadn't yet broken through the Great Saint Realm, the current Shi Yue could be considered invincible!
"What should we do?!"
At this moment, almost all the cultivators from the Three Thousand Dao Domains gathered around Gu Yun, subtly forming a posture of taking him as their leader.
This was due to the accumulated prestige of the Immortal Ancient Gu Family in the Three Thousand Dao Domains, not because of Gu Yun's personal strength, at least not yet.
Everyone merely hoped that the Gu Family would provide Gu Yun with some life-saving method, and that they could benefit from it.
Only Qin Qing霜 scoffed at this. She didn't know Gu Yun's current identity, but this hypocrite would surely mislead everyone, ultimately using the entire Three Thousand Dao Domains as a stepping stone to achieve his own path to immortality!
Those who followed him would sink into endless darkness, unable to find their way back.
Compared to these grotesque and terrifying monsters, perhaps he was the true devil.
Surrounded by the crowd, Gu Yun was about to speak, but just then, a golden sword light suddenly tore through the purple mist!
An arrogant voice resounded throughout heaven and earth: "Why borrow from others?!"
"Mere beasts, yet you dare to be presumptuous in front of me!"
"I, Ji Wuming, will let you know today who is an existence you can never provoke!!"
The young man in the crowd stepped into the air, a Nine Yang Refining Sky Sword in his hand erupting with golden light.
Solemn and vast!
He unleashed his Saint Body to its fullest, with nine brilliant sun phantom images appearing behind him. His posture was tall and straight, proudly descending like a young supreme being.
"Ji Family Family—Ji Wuming, requests to fight!"