Free Web NovelChapter 55: Chapter 55: Powerful
Gu Yun, who had been streaking across the sky like a bolt of lightning, came to a sudden halt, hovering high above.
Within the range of his Spiritual Sense, he detected two extremely familiar figures: Xiao Chen and Li Xingyue.
Seeing their disheveled appearances, and then looking at the Blood-winged Celestial Tiger behind them emanating the aura of the True Martial Second Layer Late Stage, Gu Yun roughly understood what had happened.
"Senior Brother Gu!" Li Xingyue’s face lit up with joy.
"Brother Gu!" Xiao Chen, too, was pleased, a hint of joy on his face.
In Xiao Chen’s eyes, Gu Yun’s strength was not the least bit inferior to his own, and might even be a little greater.
If the two of them joined forces, they might have a chance to turn the tables and kill this Blood-winged Celestial Tiger.
Seeing another human figure hovering in the sky,
the Blood-winged Celestial Tiger glared furiously, and a shocking, blood-red Demonic Power erupted from its body.
Several crimson energy spheres materialized, emitting a destructive aura.
Then, with a furious roar, the Blood-winged Celestial Tiger shot the crimson energy spheres toward Gu Yun, Xiao Chen, and Li Xingyue!
Seeing this,
Gu Yun, floating high above, adopted an icy expression and let out a cold snort.
"Vile beast, you’re courting death!"
Immediately, a heaven-blotting, monstrous aura erupted from his entire body. A terrifying pressure surged outwards in all directions like a raging flood.
"One Palm Imprisoning Heaven and Earth!"
Gu Yun condensed a massive golden palm in the void, thousands of zhang wide, that radiated with a brilliant golden light.
Its terrifying power made the very void tremble. It surged forth with the ferocious momentum of a tsunami, carrying a vast and majestic Divine Power!
The golden palm, thousands of zhang wide, seemed to cover the entire sky.
Like the Tathagata Divine Palm, it descended to suppress the Blood-winged Celestial Tiger below!
When the crimson energy spheres touched the golden palm, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree.
They were instantly shattered and completely dissipated by the golden palm.
Then, with unstoppable momentum, it rapidly descended to suppress the Blood-winged Celestial Tiger!
The Blood-winged Celestial Tiger stared in terror at the immense golden palm before it, an oppressive weight like a mountain instantly bearing down!
With eyes wide in fury, it unleashed a monstrous crimson Demon Qi, forming a crimson shield of Demon Qi dozens of zhang wide around its body.
Was it actually attempting a final, desperate struggle?
When the crimson Demon Qi shield, dozens of zhang wide, touched the golden palm,
it was like a cannonball hitting glass—it shattered into a thousand pieces instantly.
The entire tiger was unstoppably smashed into the ground by the golden palm.
BOOM!
A massive Palm Seal, thousands of zhang wide, appeared on the ground.
The earth struck by the golden palm had actually sunk by several dozen zhang!
Immediately after, a visible shockwave swept out in all directions, and the surrounding lush, towering ancient trees instantly collapsed and splintered.
The rocky ground cracked apart from the terrifying aftershocks, sending debris flying as thick clouds of dust billowed into the air!
As for the two onlookers,
HISS!
Xiao Chen was so shocked he was left dumbfounded.
’A few months ago, we were all at the True Martial First Layer. This is just too ridiculous! I doubt even someone at the True Martial Third Layer is this strong.’
Then, an ashamed expression appeared on his face. ’And I actually thought Brother Gu was only a little stronger than me.’
An ancient voice sounded in Xiao Chen’s mind.
*’Eh? That’s the Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Palm?!’*
Li Xingyue’s eyes were filled with utter shock. His mouth hung open, and he was completely dumbstruck.
’A few years ago, during the Outer Sect competition, we were all at the Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer. How are you now...’
After dealing with the Blood-winged Celestial Tiger in a single move,
Gu Yun’s figure flashed,
appearing before the two of them with a slight smile. "Brother Xiao, Xingyue, long time no see!"
Li Xingyue was so shocked he stammered, unable to form a complete sentence: "Senior... Brother... you’re... too strong...!!"
Gu Yun laughed. "Hahaha, it was just a little display of power. Nothing worth mentioning."
Xiao Chen was also deeply shocked. ’Gu Yun has actually become this powerful!’
Then, Li Xingyue seemed to get excited and turned to Xiao Chen. "Senior Brother Xiao, with Senior Brother Gu here to hold down the fort, that matter we were dealing with is as good as done!"
"Brother Gu, it’s like this," Xiao Chen said to Gu Yun. "After Junior Brother Li and I entered the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, we found a map in a cave. It leads to the cave residence of an ancient expert within this Secret Realm."
’Is this the protagonist template?! Such powerful luck! When I entered, forget about some expert’s legacy; I didn’t find a single thing and was immediately attacked by a Flying Profound Eagle,’ Gu Yun thought to himself upon hearing this.
Gu Yun’s expression remained unchanged as he asked in a deep voice, "Brother Xiao, how far is that ancient expert’s legacy from here?"
"It’s not too far from here," Xiao Chen replied.
"Then let’s set out."
The three of them vanished, leaving only afterimages that slowly faded in the air.
Gu Yun, Li Xingyue, and Xiao Chen zipped through the sea of ancient, towering trees, speeding toward the ancient expert’s cave residence.
...
「A few days later.」
Under Xiao Chen’s lead, the three of them arrived at a cliff on a tall mountain peak.
After breaking the Seal, a dark, seemingly bottomless tunnel appeared.
The three exchanged a look, a flash of joy in their eyes.
"It seems this is the place."
Then, the three of them entered the pitch-black tunnel together.
The tunnel was incredibly dark and seemed to stretch on forever.
The three of them traveled on.
After an unknown distance, they finally saw a spot of light ahead.
Stepping through the light, they found themselves on a high platform at the edge of a cliff.
They were surrounded by a thick fog, making it impossible to get their bearings.
The massive cliff was like an enormous canyon fissure, extending all the way down into a subterranean abyss.
Moreover, a current of air was flowing up from the bottom of the cliff.
"Brother Xiao, I can feel fluctuations of Spiritual Qi from the bottom of the cliff," Gu Yun said in a deep voice, his expression unchanging.
「A short while later.」
The three of them reached the bottom of the cliff.
The bottom of the cliff was like a world of its own; the entire area was incredibly vast.
Not far off was a cave residence. Surprisingly, in front of it stood a massive, golden-yellow pillar, dozens of zhang tall and so thick it would take dozens of people to encircle it.
The huge, golden-yellow pillar had stood here for an unknown amount of time, exuding an aura of immense age and simplicity.
On the pillar and the area around it were unknown patterns, and one could vaguely make out ancient, profound characters.
It seemed to pulse with a faint light, as if it were suppressing and sealing something.
"Senior Brother Xiao, Senior Brother Gu, the expert’s cave residence is just up ahead," said Li Xingyue.
Gu Yun and Xiao Chen both nodded.
Gu Yun released his Spiritual Sense to its full extent, observing their surroundings. He couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong.
The three of them stepped past the golden-yellow pillar covered in profound runes and arrived at the entrance to the cave residence a short distance away.
Li Xingyue lifted his foot to cross the threshold, just like entering a doorway.
Suddenly, something shocking happened.
BOOM!
The entire area shook violently, as if some Seal had been triggered.
Fierce winds whipped up at the bottom of the cliff.
The golden-yellow pillar covered in profound runes began to tremble violently before suddenly shattering.
Then, an aura containing a monstrous Demonic Qi soared into the sky.
A burly, black-robed man stepped out from where the golden-yellow pillar had been.
An aura of a Demon Fiend, as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea, boundless and majestic, radiated from his body.
In an instant, all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi at the bottom of the cliff was devoured by him.
Even the hardy flowers, grasses, and trees clinging tenaciously to the cliff walls withered in an instant.
For the first time, the ancient, deep voice in Xiao Chen’s mind sounded shocked.
*’It’s an Emperor Level Demon Fiend!!!’*
