Chapter 501 - 500: Magical Battle on the Life and Death Platform!
In almost an instant, the area within the Life and Death Platform expanded several dozen times.
The distance between Gu Yuan and Gu Xuanfeng suddenly widened rapidly, reaching as far as three miles.
However, this distance was hardly anything to a Golden Core Great Cultivator like Gu Yuan, who could reach it with just a few breaths.
The two were almost as close as if facing each other.
Gu Yuan’s heart moved; he was naturally not unfamiliar with the Power of Space, as his Great Divine Technique, Eternal Divine Escape, contained a trace of Power of Space Rules.
The grand array before him gave him significant inspiration, and if he could study it carefully, he might be able to set up a similar array and restrictions.
But now was obviously not the time. Perhaps in the future, he could delve into it.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, if you kneel down now and beg for mercy, it’s not too late. I promise to show mercy and spare your life," Gu Xuanfeng said with a smile, though his words were quite piercing.
For any Golden Core Great Cultivator, being asked to kneel and beg for mercy was the greatest insult! If it spread, it would be a lifelong joke.
However, Gu Yuan’s expression remained unchanged, and he said, "If you kneel now and call me grandfather, I can spare your life too."
Hearing this, Gu Xuanfeng’s face immediately turned ugly, and he snorted coldly, "You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"
Before the words finished, his eyes seemed to emit a purple-red glow, which was eerie and carried some sinister power.
Gu Yuan’s vision blurred, the air seemed to ripple, and an unusual force attacked him, attempting to pull his Divine Soul and will into some kind of Illusion Realm.
Divine Soul Divine Techniques!
It was evident that Gu Xuanfeng’s technique was precisely the Divine Soul Divine Technique Xu Haoran had warned about!
Specially targeting the Divine Soul of a cultivator!
Most cultivators practiced regular Magical Divine Techniques, and true Divine Soul Divine Techniques were rare and required certain qualifications.
In such situations, successfully mastering such Divine Techniques could often result in a decisive, life-or-death strike.
In the past, Gu Xuanfeng relied on his Purple Extreme Evil Eye Divine Technique, always succeeding and even killed several cultivators of the same level with it.
But unfortunately, he faced Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan stood still and motionless, his expression changing, seemingly trapped in some Illusion Realm.
However, at this moment, a sense of crisis welled up in Gu Xuanfeng’s heart, a cold chill spreading from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
An overwhelming murderous intent almost drowned him completely.
Something was wrong, danger was near!
Gu Xuanfeng did not know what was happening, but his Golden Core Great Cultivator instincts sensed danger, prompting a quick response, and he hastily activated a protective magical treasure.
A deep blue light burst from him, enveloping Gu Xuanfeng entirely.
Yet, just as the deep blue light appeared, Gu Yuan’s figure materialized before him.
Gu Yuan raised his hand and struck, using his palm as a blade, slashing at the deep blue glow.
Chi la—
With a tearing sound, the thick protective light was ripped apart by Gu Yuan’s palm, twisting and deforming, flinging Gu Xuanfeng away.
As he flew, he spat blood, his chest bones cracking, until he collided with the light barrier at the Life and Death Platform’s edge.
The impact made him spew more blood, collapsing to the ground, feeling pain throughout his entire body, inside and out.
Especially his chest, which felt stifled and painful, even gradually losing sensation.
Fortunately, he was a Golden Core Great Cultivator with extremely resilient Life Force. Despite the severe injury, as long as Gu Xuanfeng had a few days, he could gradually recover.
But now, Gu Xuanfeng couldn’t spare time to think about recovery, for at that moment, the same terrifying feeling from before crept over him again.
Without hesitation, he activated a special Jade Talisman, which shattered, releasing a dense white light that swiftly enveloped him.
Just then, Gu Yuan’s figure appeared before him once more, moving with speed resembling teleportation.
Fortunately, the white light flashed, and Gu Xuanfeng vanished before Gu Yuan, evading his attack.
The next moment, Gu Xuanfeng reappeared hundreds of meters away, escaping a fatal strike.
Gu Yuan turned, unsurprised by the opponent’s method.
As a True Disciple of Yuqiao Immortal Palace, possessing a few life-saving items was only normal for Gu Xuanfeng.
However, the gap in strength was not something a few items could bridge.
Gu Yuan was fully aware of their disparity, though others were not,
The scene just now had clearly fallen into the eyes of many below the Life and Death Platform, causing many to nearly jump in surprise.
Many had anticipations for this magical duel.
As a True Disciple of a major sect, Gu Xuanfeng had both Cultivation and strength, while Gu Yuan’s identity was unknown, his background a mystery, and even his Cultivation Divine Techniques unknown.
Under such circumstances, most people expected Gu Xuanfeng to prevail.
A few recognized Gu Yuan’s unusual ability, yet even they believed it would be a prolonged struggle before victory was decided; none anticipated the duel would be so swift and decisive.
With just one strike, Gu Yuan shattered Gu Xuanfeng’s defense, heavily injuring him. Had Gu Xuanfeng not reacted promptly, the next blow would have been fatal.
Gu Yuan’s methods were simple, relying solely on his own physique, yet the overwhelming destructive power he displayed left many in shock.
Even Gu Xuanfeng’s fellow disciples were taken aback, as Gu Yuan’s strength exceeded their expectations.
Only Xu Haoran remained relatively composed, as he was one of the few who knew Gu Yuan was a Body Cultivator.
However, even Xu Haoran was somewhat astonished by Gu Yuan’s recent display.
If he were in Gu Xuanfeng’s place earlier, would he be able to withstand Gu Yuan’s onslaught? He truly lacked confidence.
Moreover, Gu Yuan had not yet gone all out, with some Immortal Dao Divine Techniques not yet unleashed.
What the cultivators below thought, Gu Yuan paid no mind to, but upon the Life and Death Platform, waves of warnings kept flooding Gu Xuanfeng’s mind, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead due to the pain and surging danger.
However, his mood was even worse.
Now, he understood that Gu Yuan’s strength clearly surpassed his own.
To think that he hadn’t taken Gu Yuan seriously before, yet Gu Yuan had effortlessly crushed him.
Seeing Gu Yuan was about to continue his attack, in this critical moment, Gu Xuanfeng couldn’t care less, opting not to summon his Lifebound Magical Treasure, but instead took out his trump card.
