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Chapter 133: Chapter 130: Uproot the Grass
Zhou Yunyi understood Elder Xue Wuqing’s intention.
Just like the Purgatory Sect, Netherworld Sect, Yellow Sky Sect, and Cold Moon Sect, the State Lord Mansion and Dragon Sparrow Manor were also looking for a way to break the stalemate.
Even, the State Lord Mansion and Dragon Sparrow Manor had both lost Divinity Transformation Cultivators in the previous battle at Starlight City, leading to incessant blaming and eventually turning against each other.
But if Elder Xue Wuqing were to inform these two forces that Gu Jinlai might be the instigator of all these troubles...
On one hand, the two forces, already somewhat cornered, would suddenly have a reason to justify themselves to their subordinates, and might naturally let bygones be bygones, even potentially returning to their original cooperative state.
Of course, even if they were to resume cooperation, the fracture that already existed puts into question how strong their future collaboration would be.
The crucial point is the second one.
Elder Xue Wuqing had pointed State Lord Mansion and Dragon Sparrow Manor in a direction.
Gu Jinlai had killed Tan Qingquan and executed an elder from the Purgatory Sect, something not as easily overlooked as the previous killing of Yang Kan.
Each elder is a member of a force’s decision-making layer.
At each Elder Council meeting, they could even sway the appointment or removal of the Sect Master.
With such an influential figure from the decision-making layer of the sect dying at Gu Jinlai’s hand, the Purgatory Sect, whether willing or not, would be forced to show their determination to sever ties with Gu Jinlai, otherwise, it might shake the foundation of the Purgatory Sect.
As long as the Purgatory Sect distances itself from Gu Jinlai, who has no background but occupies Lingxiao, Yuanhua, Sunset, and Chang County cities, he is surely the best target to attack.
Not to mention that for the time to come, he is likely to occupy Baihe as well.
Under such circumstances, it would be unreasonable for Star State Mansion and Dragon Sparrow Manor not to act against Lingxiao City.
"Brilliant! Brilliant!"
Zhou Yunyi, having grasped the cause and effects, couldn’t help but genuinely praise, "Elder Xue is truly deserving of his reputation, this strategy is indeed brilliant."
"Hmph, Gu Jinlai, he really thinks he can make it in this world by random killing. Sometimes, the power of words is greater than that of swords..."
Elder Xue Wuqing’s gaze was icy cold.
At this moment, however, a commotion and shouting came from outside.
Immediately after, a Hugging Pill Master rushed in from outside: "Elder, it’s bad news, Gu Jinlai has arrived, he’s coming while carrying his Slaughter Spirit Artifact."
"He’s really come!?"
Elder Xue Wuqing’s face instantly changed.
"Elder..."
Zhou Yunyi’s gaze shifted to Elder Xue Wuqing.
Elder Xue Wuqing was very clear that even though he was surrounded by thousands of troops, the immense power of these Slaughter Spirit Artifacts could easily defeat tens of thousands of people.
Soon, he might have to face Gu Jinlai directly...
One must preserve the green mountains for there is no worry about firewood!
He still had to execute his grand plan, how could he fall here!?
Without hesitation, the Red Robed Elder immediately commanded, "Send out the order! Gu Jinlai has betrayed our Purgatory Sect, and he is now our number one enemy. Once he is within range, unleash a volley of thousands of arrows to turn him into a porcupine!"
"Yes."
The Hugging Pill Master, who received the order, bowed and quickly retreated.
And Elder Xue Wuqing...
"We cannot sit and await doom!"
He rushed directly to another compartment and quickly began to disguise himself.
"Da da da da!"
At this moment, gunshots erupted outside, signifying that battle had broken out.
This spurred Elder Xue Wuqing to disguise himself even quicker, and in less than a minute, his appearance had drastically changed from before.
"We’ll escape in the chaos!"
...
"Zzzzzz!"
Flames shot out.
Gu Jinlai’s Short Range Defense Cannon locked onto an area where dozens of Purgatory Sect masters had retreated to from the city, unleashing a torrent of metallic streams from the cannon.
Blood mist immediately spread amongst the crowd.
Behind him, led by Gu Qingmei, five Divine Demon Martial Artists carrying "Thunder" Gatling Guns stood about three to four hundred meters away from the prepared military formation, firing with all their might.
Bullets poured out.
The rate of several thousand bullets per minute created a devastating barrage that in no time brought a gust of blood and carnage to the ranks in front.
Even the elite soldiers clad in Iron Armor, when hit by the bullets, were still pierced through and killed along with their armor.
The once orderly and formidable military formation was decimated within half a minute by the five "Thunder" Gatling Guns and two 1130 Short Range Defense Cannons, paying the price of over a thousand lives.
Without even coming within a hundred meters of the enemy, as comrades fell like mown wheat around them, the horror of impending death quickly led to the collapse of those elite soldiers.
Their tactics against Cultivators at the Refining God level or above still relied on forming battle formations, restraining opponents with masters, and then relying on sheer numbers to bravely overwhelm the enemy.
To surround and kill a Refining God, the military formation density was bound to be high.
This perfectly provided Gu Jinlai and the five men behind him, including Gu Qingmei, with the conditions conducive for a massacre.
Flames spurted, and bullets swept across.
With blood flowing like rivers and corpses strewn all over, the massacre in the field was unbearably brutal.
Even...
This could not be called a battle.
But a massacre.
Six people, against tens of thousands, were conducting a thorough slaughter.
...
Blood, flames, dust, screams, and wails filled the area a hundred meters in front of Gu Jinlai and the others.
At first, the six of them used a tactic of fighting while retreating to ensure there was enough space for shooting, but later on...
Their figures began to actively advance.
Because the battle formation had already collapsed.
Thus, merely six people began to pursue and kill fewer than eight thousand survivors of the enemy army.
This chase lasted for a moment, and Gu Jinlai seemingly felt something, he suddenly said, "Leave them to you."
And he, directly abandoned two short-range defense cannons, took large strides forward like a shooting star, rushing in a certain direction.
According to the short-range defense cannons scanning, there were two Divine Thoughts reactions there...
Refining God, still at the central command tent, it was obvious without guessing that it must be the one who greatly contributed to the taking down of Baihe City—Elder Xue Wuqing in bright red.
Gu Jinlai’s Mental Realm erupted in its mysterious might, locking onto the two Divine Thoughts from afar, maintaining his Great Sun True Demon Body state, completely ignoring the thousands of troops blocking his path.
Of course, now that the enemy army had been defeated, no one came to stop him.
Nobody could have stopped him either.
In less than half a minute, Gu Jinlai had already arrived at the central command tent. With his figure leaping high, using the advantageous position from above, he accurately locked on to the two figures who were quickly moving away to his right and left amid the dense crowd.
Even though the two seemed to have concealed their energy and even maintained their speed at a level equivalent to the Qi Refining Realm, but...
That bright red, among many pale red and yellow, even white lights, was like a beacon in the dark, extremely conspicuous.
When Gu Jinlai fixed his gaze on one of them for a few moments, he suddenly showed a look of surprise.
"Hmm? Turns out there’s an old acquaintance!"
Zhou Yunyi.
He actually "saw" Zhou Yunyi.
As for the other...
He didn’t recognize him.
After all, he was not the original "Gu Jinlai" and had never seen Xue Wuqing’s true face.
But appearing near the central command of the army at this time, with Karma thick as blood on him, plus being the other Red name besides Zhou Yunyi...
Without a doubt, it had to be Xue Wuqing.
"Elder Xue, what’s the hurry in leaving?"
As Gu Jinlai, falling like a meteor from the sky, precisely landed in front of Xue Wuqing, the immense power from his descent struck the ground, causing soil to roll up and form a crater more than two meters in diameter.
Xue Wuqing’s face changed, eyes full of astonishment: "You... how did you recognize me?"
Amidst the dust, the more than three-meter-tall Gu Jinlai slowly straightened his body and patted the dust off his body, looking down at him with a somewhat surprised expression at his question.
"Naturally, I recognized you with my eyes."
"I didn’t expect Elder Gu to possess such keen eyesight."
Xue Wuqing took a deep breath: "I admit defeat, but the assassination of Elder Gu was solely orchestrated by Tan Qingquan, I was merely following orders, I..."
"Boom!"
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Jinlai brutally made his move.
The body of the Great Demon, along with the augmentation of the Great Sun True Demon Body, gave off an aura as if it summoned a devastating aura of slaughter.
As the aura surged with his giant sword that weighed thousands of pounds forcefully slashing down, the sword tip exploded into white waves, spreading an ear-splitting, deep roar.
The mere wind carried by the heavy sword left dust swirling, with grass and debris flying everywhere. The oppressive sense that rolled in...
Made Xue Wuqing, who deemed himself a match for only a few within the Refining God Realm, suddenly widen his eyes.
"Fuck!"
He cursed under his breath, no longer bothering to conceal his energy, erupting with peak Refining God Realm’s True Qi, retreating as fast as possible.
He didn’t dare to block!
Facing such a powerful strike that merely its wind pressure could slice through vegetation all around and leave sword marks on the ground, he had no courage whatsoever to resist.
"Escaping!?"
Gu Jinlai tensed his legs slightly, and in the next moment, an even purer and more berserk force erupted.
The ground where he stood was as if hit by a shell, dirt flying everywhere.
And his figure, breaking through the air with an even faster speed, brought along a piercing screech as he hurled towards his target.
Crossing the World·Four Seas!
"Gu Jinlai... do you really want to completely tear our relationship with Purgatory Sect and mercilessly exterminate me, this Red Robed Elder!?"
Xue Wuqing’s roar was full of shock and rage. It seemed like he was using some Forbidden Technique, making his retreating figure even faster.
"Not mercilessly exterminate? Not mercilessly exterminate and I brought over a hundred people to Baihe City for what, just to have a feast!?"
Gu Jinlai’s whole body surged with a ferocious aura, and the terrifying oppressive force swelled as he neared Xue Wuqing, followed by a thunderous shout.
"Look at me!"
"Buzz buzz!"
A ring of intense and brilliant light shone and burst forth from his body, and that moment of splendor...
Made the retreating figure of Xue Wuqing pause in his thoughts.
Great Sun Divine Light!
In that brief moment of stasis, by the time Xue Wuqing’s thoughts returned to normal, a giant sword more than two meters long had already descended upon him with an unstoppable force.
"No!"
Xue Wuqing, who had personally witnessed this sword slaying his fellow disciple Tan Qingquan, screamed in unwillingness and desperately blocked with his sword in despair.
"Boom boom boom!"
The shockwave dispersed.
The violent force, like a destructive storm, tore through his Protective Gang Qi, his Protective Battle Armor, and then...
Shattered his body.
