Chapter 116 - 50: Unexpected
Gu Yun and Xiao Chen hovered in the air, gazing down at the Thousand-Year Golden Spirit Liquid Pool below. Even from a thousand feet away, they could both feel the immense Spiritual Power emanating from it.
Gu Yun said slowly, "Brother Xiao, let’s split it fifty-fifty."
Xiao Chen naturally had no reason to refuse. He hadn’t even had to lift a finger this time. For Gu Yun to willingly share half under these circumstances was a testament to his sincerity. ’This is a friendship truly forged in fire!’
But what Xiao Chen didn’t know was that without him there, given Gu Yun’s usual luck, he never would have stumbled upon such a grand opportunity right from the start. He’d more likely have been ambushed in all sorts of ways.
The two took a step and instantly appeared beside the Thousand-Year Golden Spirit Liquid Pool.
This pool of Thousand-Year Golden Spirit Liquid was over a hundred feet wide, more than enough for both of them to absorb.
Without another thought, Gu Yun leaped directly into the Thousand-Year Golden Spirit Liquid Pool. The moment he was submerged, he felt an incredibly vast Spiritual Power surge into his body.
Seeing this, Xiao Chen hesitated no longer and also leaped into the Thousand-Year Golden Spirit Liquid Pool.
Gu Yun was now sitting cross-legged within the pool of Thousand-Year Golden Spirit Liquid, furiously circulating his Nine Tribulations Gang Thunder Decision. His body seemed to transform into a thunderous forge, absorbing and devouring every drop of the surrounding Golden Spirit Liquid through his skin.
As the Thousand-Year Golden Spirit Liquid entered his body, it coursed through his flesh and meridians, cleansing and tempering them, which served to strengthen his Physique.
Arcs of thunder flickered around Gu Yun’s body, emitting a dazzling radiance within the Thousand-Year Golden Spirit Liquid Pool. His astounding Momentum seemed to form a vortex of thunder, pulling all the surrounding Spirit Liquid into his body.
Meanwhile, Xiao Chen on the other side was not to be outdone. It was unknown what Cultivation Technique he practiced, but within the Spirit Liquid Pool, his entire body transformed into a terrifying furnace of raging flames, drawing in an endless torrent of Spirit Liquid.
If anyone had been there,
they would have seen two terrifying auras—one of thunder, one of flames—in the Thousand-Year Golden Spirit Liquid Pool. Like devouring forges, they endlessly absorbed the ocean-like Spiritual Qi, refining it into True Yuan as their own auras climbed higher and higher!
At this moment, a crystalline golden light, mixed with terrifying arcs of thunder, began to shine from Gu Yun’s body. His aura grew heavier, exuding an astonishing pressure.
「Three days later.」
A powerful surge of aura erupted from his body like a tidal wave. The utterly tyrannical presence swept out in all directions like a tsunami, buffeting the surrounding space and causing the now-depleted Thousand-Year Golden Spirit Liquid Pool to churn like a stormy sea.
’A breakthrough!’
Gu Yun’s eyes snapped open, as sharp as electricity. A terrifying flash of lightning flickered within them for an instant, as if tearing through the heavens, and then vanished. He radiated a horrifying aura, his tyrannical pressure so intense that no one would dare meet his gaze.
On the other side, Xiao Chen had already broken through and was hovering in the air. His aura showed no signs of instability; on the contrary, it was consolidated and robust, a clear sign that he had an exceptionally solid foundation.
With a flicker, Gu Yun appeared in the air above the Thousand-Year Golden Spirit Liquid Pool.
Xiao Chen looked at Gu Yun, sensing his vast, ocean-deep aura, and was inwardly alarmed.
He then said, "Brother Gu, it’s time to leave!"
Gu Yun nodded.
The two then transformed into streaks of light and shot toward the eastern sky of the Supreme Secret Realm.
「Meanwhile.」
「In a valley somewhere to the east.」
A terrifying explosion suddenly rocked the area. The ground in the valley heaved as if an earth dragon were turning over in its sleep, and the powerful shockwaves shattered the ancient trees nearby.
Dust and stones flew through the air, painting a scene of utter chaos.
At this moment, Chen Wansen of Celestial Wood Dao Peak was locked in a bloody battle with a tall, thin old man in a black robe.
The sinister, tall, and thin old man hovered in the air.
"Brat, hand that thing over to me obediently, and maybe I’ll leave you with a whole corpse!"
Though his robes were tattered, Chen Wansen’s face showed no trace of panic. He sneered, "A member of the Primordial Demon Sect. Nothing but a lackey for the Ancient Nether Sect."
"Soon enough, my Sect will join forces to annihilate all of you."
Hearing this, the sinister old man from the Primordial Demon Sect roared in anger, "Stubborn fool! Then you can just die for me!"
"Netherworld Ghost Claw!"
A terrifying black True Yuan erupted from him. His hand, sharp as an eagle’s talon, thrust down through the air, causing the terrifying True Yuan to form a massive, hundred-foot-wide eagle claw that came crashing down.
The surrounding space seemed to warp under the blow. A terrifying, sinister wind howled, and the ghastly eagle claw seemed to carry the wails of ghosts and wolves.
Seeing this, Chen Wansen’s expression grew grim. He quickly formed a series of hand seals, and a tidal wave of rich green light swirled around him, sweeping out in all directions. An aura brimming with vigorous life filled the air!
Then, as the green light swept over the surroundings, tender sprouts burst from the ground. Nourished by the light, they instantly grew into massive vines as thick as a man’s arm.
The vines then coiled together, forming a colossal Flood Dragon hundreds of feet tall. Its sharp energy pierced the void, its presence stirring the winds and clouds as it lunged up to tear at the ghastly ghost claw!
BOOM!
The collision of the two powerful True Yuan techniques instantly triggered a violent explosion. A fierce storm of True Yuan swept out in all directions.
The True Essence Energy then detonated. After a fierce struggle between the ghastly ghost claw and the Flood Dragon woven from arm-thick green vines, the claw unexpectedly tore the Flood Dragon to shreds. The remnant of the attack ripped through the layers of space as it shot toward Chen Wansen!
Seeing this, Chen Wansen was startled, but his hands moved without delay. He formed a seal with one hand, instantly summoning a whirl of green True Yuan. Green vines rose from thin air and rapidly formed a hundred-foot-wide Green Wood Palm Seal that shot toward the ghastly ghost claw!
Another terrifying explosion echoed through the air as the dreadful ghastly ghost claw and the Green Wood Palm Seal annihilated each other in the void.
But the sinister old man from the Primordial Demon Sect was no longer in the air.
He had suddenly appeared behind Chen Wansen.
"Heh heh heh... little brat, you’re still too green! Now die!"
The sinister old man cackled, then condensed black True Yuan in the air. His ghastly claws, as sharp as steel eagle talons, tore through space as they shot viciously toward Chen Wansen!
A chill ran down Chen Wansen’s spine. An unprecedented sense of dread washed over him as he instinctively cried out in his mind, ’Not good!’
He whipped around, and in the same instant, a Top Grade Defensive Magical Artifact shimmering with green light flew from his Storage Ring to block in front of him.
SCHLICK!
But the ghastly, steel-like claws, wreathed in black True Yuan, tore through the Top Grade Defensive Magical Artifact with unstoppable force and slammed violently into Chen Wansen’s chest.
At the last possible moment,
Chen Wansen managed to conjure a Wooden Shield from the air to protect his vital spots.
Even so, his chest was torn open by the ghastly, sharp claws.
The gash was so deep and gruesome that bone was visible, and blood streamed freely from the wound!