Free Web NovelChapter 42: Chapter 42: Deadly Ambush
Without the slightest hesitation, his body acted on instinct.
Three Thousand Thunder Flashes!
His figure vanished, leaving an afterimage as he shot off into the distance.
At that very same moment,
a terrifying beam of light seemed to pierce the void and tear through the air, instantly obliterating Gu Yun’s afterimage.
It set off a massive explosion in midair!
"Hm?!"
A short distance away, a figure clad in a black Profound Robe—with a chiseled face and robes that fluttered in the windless air—exclaimed in surprise as he hovered in the void.
He looked at the white-robed Cultivator in this godforsaken place. ’Since we’ve met, it must be fate.’
"The Storage Ring you’re wearing shares a bond of fate with me!" Yu Ningzhi declared.
It was then that Gu Yun realized what was happening. He was being robbed.
The thought filled him with a simmering rage.
’Goddammit!’
’I just got out and I’m already running into this kind of bullshit?’
’This guy’s merely at the True Martial Second Layer. Does he think I’m an easy target?’
With that thought,
True Yuan erupted from his entire body. The terrifying power sent visible ripples through the air, making it seem as if it would shatter at any moment!
Then, with lightning crackling in his fist, he unleashed his Perfection Level Mountain-Breaking Fist. Imbued with the might to break and suppress mountains, he charged his opponent with unstoppable killing intent!
Seeing his opponent’s powerful momentum, alarm bells screamed in Yu Ningzhi’s mind. ’How is this possible? He’s only at the True Martial First Layer.’
’His aura is so strong. Could he be some old monster disguised as a young man?’
In that same instant, the True Yuan in his body erupted. Rings of airflow spread out from him, causing the very air to vibrate.
In a flash, the sea within a radius of dozens of feet around him churned, sending furious waves soaring into the sky.
Then, in the blink of an eye, the waves formed a massive True Essence Shield of seawater that enveloped him.
Yu Ningzhi’s movements were fast, but Gu Yun was faster. In a flash of lightning,
his thunderous punch arrived,
smashing violently into Yu Ningzhi’s incomplete True Essence Shield.
"BANG!"
A deafening roar exploded outwards!
Yu Ningzhi’s shield shattered instantly.
A visible shockwave shot out in all directions across the boundless sea.
BOOM!
Taking Gu Yun’s punch head-on, Yu Ningzhi was in a bad way.
The terrifying power exploded. Under the force of the mighty blow, his entire body was sent flying like a cannonball,
crashing into a distant sea reef!
"CRACK!"
The reef, hard as steel and having endured countless storms, shattered into pieces from the force of Yu Ningzhi’s impact.
It collapsed with a rumble, shrouded in a cloud of dust and debris.
Gu Yun had no habit of pausing his attacks.
With a raise of his hand, he sent dozens of slashes of Sword Qi flying. The Sword Qi soared through the air, tearing through space and hunting his opponent like Flood Dragons!
Yu Ningzhi scrambled to his feet.
Then, with a furious roar,
"Wave-Turning Heaven Fist!"
Boundless True Yuan surged from his body. The seawater instantly swelled and condensed, forming a powerful fist that he then blasted forward.
"BOOM!"
The two terrifying attacks collided.
In an instant,
a powerful shockwave swept out in all directions. The air rippled with visible wrinkles, like the surface of a disturbed lake.
Under the force of the terrifying impact, both men’s eyes grew heavy.
The resulting storm wasn’t enough to cause either of them any substantial harm, but neither had gained an advantage in the exchange.
However, Yu Ningzhi had just taken a direct hit from Gu Yun’s fist, and a trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
At this, Yu Ningzhi’s expression darkened further as he weighed the pros and cons in his mind.
He then spoke to Gu Yun, "Fellow Daoist, it was my mistake to attack you. I am truly sorry."
As he spoke, he put on a harmless expression, as if he wanted to wave his hands and make peace.
Gu Yun was silent, looking at the man’s sincere expression. It seemed as though this had all been a genuine accident.
Then, Gu Yun suddenly smiled. "Since it was a misunderstanding, let’s just forget about it."
"After all, nobody’s perfect. To know one’s mistakes and be able to correct them is the greatest virtue," Gu Yun said with a hearty laugh, looking as if he were willing to let the misunderstanding go.
"You are magnanimous, Fellow Daoist. I, Yu Ningzhi, thank you!"
"This is a True Martial Pill. It can help one break through a layer in the True Martial Realm. Although a Cultivator can only use it once, it is still quite valuable."
As he spoke, Yu Ningzhi waved his hand and retrieved a lustrous, silver-glowing Elixir from his Storage Ring.
He made to give it to Gu Yun.
"Oh, a True Martial Pill! This is an Elixir that many True Martial Cultivators dream of obtaining!"
A bright light flashed in Gu Yun’s eyes, his gaze revealing a look of greed.
The other man moved closer, his expression one of sincere apology.
At the same time, the distance between the two of them steadily decreased.
Both wore calm, friendly expressions, as if their previous enmity had melted away.
Then,
before either of them had taken a second step in midair,
BOOM!!!
two attacks erupted without any warning.
On Gu Yun’s side,
his entire body flickered with lightning as several dazzling bolts exploded around him.
Like irregular electric snakes dancing wildly, Thunder coursed through his body in an instant.
The bolts of Thunder instantly coalesced in the void into a Thunderous Hand dozens of feet wide, radiating an immense sense of dread!
"Celestial Thunder Hand!"
On the other side,
Yu Ningzhi also erupted, drawing a vast aura of Thunder from the void.
It instantly formed a long spear of Thunder that pierced through space, bursting forth like a meteor.
The layers of air were torn apart like paper!
In that moment, both men had unleashed terrifyingly powerful Thunder Technique attacks at almost the exact same time.
Each struck at the other with the force of a thousand thunderbolts!
"BOOM!"
The incomparably potent Thunder Power collided, instantly creating a massive explosion that spread for a kilometer in every direction.
The surface of the sea was crushed downward by a powerful shockwave. Centered on the point where the Thunder Techniques collided,
a huge crater hundreds of feet wide was formed!
A massive amount of seawater surged and churned like a violent tide!
And at this very moment,
the two men who had suddenly attacked,
looked at each other.
Their expressions remained completely serene.
One look was all it took; they were both black-hearted bastards.
Don’t think such a petty scheme is laughable. In some situations, it can be quite effective.
In the vast Cultivation Realm,
it was all too common for people to be chatting and laughing one second, only to be at each other’s throats the next.
High in the sky,
both men were speechless.
’Fighting to the death one second, and then letting bygones be bygones the next?’ Gu Yun thought.
’How the fuck is that possible?’
’All that talk before was just a cheap trick. If I’d actually fallen for it,’
’I might as well have stabbed myself. Why wait for someone else to do it?’
The next moment, both men flickered and engaged in a fierce battle in midair. The clash of their True Yuan erupted in an instant.
They fought from the sky down to the surface of the sea,
from the surface down to the seabed,
and from the seabed back up into the sky.
Wherever they went,
the air was shattered by the collision of their True Yuan, rippling like the surface of the water.
Around them,
the shockwaves from their True Yuan sent the sea into a frenzy and made the air currents tremble violently.
The great battle,
had erupted!
