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Chapter 177: Chapter 174: Counterkill
"Venerable Daoist Ye!?"
The explosion of fire and fierce flames in the Void assaulted everyone’s nerves.
The Divinity Transformation Great Cultivators of Dragon Sparrow Manor trying to break through the Short Range Defense Cannons were incredulously widening their eyes.
Venerable Daoist Elder Ye Wuxia...
Had been struck down by that sword-like special Spiritual Artifact wielded by Gu Jinlai!?
Moreover, unlike Wang Yinfeng, who had time to activate all his True Yuan to form a True Yuan Energy Wall, Ye Wuxia...
At the last moment, couldn’t manage to protect her Body with True Yuan.
Everyone watched helplessly as the disfigured, charred body of Venerable Daoist Elder Ye Wuxia lost its life force and fell from the Void.
"How could this happen!?"
Several Divinity Transformation Great Cultivators were utterly devastated at this moment.
Their magic stabilizer, the Venerable Daoist Elder of Dragon Sparrow Manor, even when facing thousands of troops, regarded them indifferently as nothing, a Primordial Spirit True Monarch...
Had fallen!
In the Void, the rumbling induced by the explosion of the Heavenly Sword Missile still resonated.
But several of them seemed to be unable to hear it at all.
This scene was nothing short of a nightmare for the Elders of Dragon Sparrow Manor!
"No! No! No! This can’t be true!"
"Venerable Daoist Ye... she was a Primordial Spirit True Monarch! A real celestial being who could control swords in the sky, how could she possibly have fallen!?"
Two Divinity Transformation Great Cultivators who seemed to be close to Ye Wuxia turned ashen, utterly unwilling to accept this fact.
Meanwhile, among the Seven Gods, Su Wen, the only one not from Dragon Sparrow Manor, shuddered even more.
Terrible!
Terrible!
Too terrible!
Gu Jinlai now...
Was absolutely no less formidable than those Upper-level Demons with an Undying Demon Body!
Such a monster was no longer something they could kill or resist with the sharpness of their flying swords.
For a moment, he cast aside the hatred he held for Gu Jinlai having killed his daughter, Su Tong, to the back of his mind.
It’s just the death of a daughter, right?
She could be born again.
To confront such a monster again...
Would be sending himself to his death.
"Quick! The plan has failed, Gu Jinlai is stronger than we anticipated, retreat! Pull back and plan for the long term!"
He roared lowly, being the first to retreat swiftly.
Yet, the Divinity Transformation Cultivators of Dragon Sparrow Manor did not respond to his call.
Seeing Gu Jinlai charging at full speed, his target...
Was aimed directly at Wang Yinfeng, who was also injured by the Heavenly Sword Missile. These Divinity Transformation Great Cultivators could no longer afford to entangle themselves with Gu Chifeng and others forming a defensive grid with six Short Range Defense Cannons.
"Protect the Venerable Daoist Elder!"
"Maintain distance advantage, don’t waste time with Gu Jinlai’s subordinates, they can’t catch up to our speed, they pose no threat to us!"
"Venerable Daoist Ye has already fallen, Venerable Daoist Wang must not encounter any harm, otherwise..."
One after another, the Divinity Transformation Great Cultivators shouted fiercely.
Two of them even controlled their swords to burst out from the intertwined firepower net of the Short Range Defense Cannons and soared into the clouds.
With the surge of Yin God, the sword blades of the flying swords turned directly towards the briskly striding Gu Jinlai to intercept and kill him. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
"Gu Jinlai, face your death!"
"Scram!"
Gu Jinlai roared lowly.
Behind him, the Great Sun manifested, blazing fiercely.
The Cheng Ying Sword was even thrown again, spinning rapidly, wrapping around the force of a fierce thunderstrike as it fiercely cleaved into one of the flying swords.
This Divinity Transformation Great Cultivator’s flying sword, unlike Ye Wuxia’s, had only one trait, that is sharpness.
It was not fast, nor particularly durable.
"Bang!"
Sparks flew.
Under the bombardment of the rapidly spinning Cheng Ying Sword containing savage power, this flying sword shattered, cleaved in two, with shattered metal shards scattering and falling.
"Ah!"
A painful scream emitted from that Divinity Transformation Cultivator.
The flying sword shattered, causing a backlash on the Yin God.
At the same time, another flying sword was also struck by the Eternal Heavenly Curse condensed by Gu Jinlai.
The spirit of the flying sword rapidly dissolved under this Soul Secret Technique, retaining barely a tenth of its power.
When it finally reached Gu Jinlai, he suddenly stretched out his hand and grasped it, sparks flying where the sword blade and his armored palm rubbed.
In the end... he actually held it firmly in his hand.
"Not good!"
The Divinity Transformation Great Cultivator felt the savage power in Gu Jinlai’s hand and the burning of spirit from the radiance of the Great Sun on his body, made a split-second decision, abandoned the flying sword, and escaped with his Yin God.
Gu Jinlai sneered, "Thank you for the flying sword, elder."
The next moment, this masterless flying sword vibrated rapidly, augmented by the power of Ten Directions Destruction Power like a missile shot from an Electromagnetic Cannon, it spun rapidly, piercing through the airwaves, carrying a sharp whistle as he violently threw it out.
The Divinity Transformation Elder, severely wounded by the Yin God, had not yet recovered from the backlash when the sound of the flying sword breaking through the sky already roared towards him.
"Danger!"
A sense of crisis surged, forcing him to gather his divine sense in an attempt to dodge.
But just as he was about to move, he felt his head as if struck by lightning, a violent force seeming to shred all his thoughts and consciousness into smithereens.
Then, his thoughts stagnated and he plunged into darkness.
For another Divinity Transformation Elder watching this, the scene was utterly horrifying.
He could only watch as Gu Jinlai’s thrown flying sword spun rapidly, breaking the sound barrier and, with a thunderous noise, struck his fellow apprentice’s head like a sniper bullet hitting a watermelon, instantly exploding his head on the spot.
The bloody and violent impact deeply shocked his spirit, making this cultivator who seldom engaged in such direct combat since becoming a Divinity Transformation Great Cultivator feel a chill down to his bones.
"Gu Jinlai... how can he be this powerful!? Wasn’t it said that he only managed to kill the Demon Ape Commander because he severely wounded it first with a cumbersome slaughter spiritual artifact, and only then delivered the fatal blow? Why...."
The Divinity Transformation Elder’s eyes widened, filled with terror.
Without his strongest Killing Move—the flying sword—he was merely a slightly stronger Refining God. At this moment, he no longer had the courage to confront Gu Jinlai.
Gu Jinlai sprinted fiercely; a single burst covered a distance of hundreds of meters. He swooped past the previously thrown and severed Cheng Ying Sword, which he quickly grabbed, and then...
Threw it again!
"Venerable Daoist Wang, be careful!"
A shout burst from the mouth of another Divinity Transformation Elder of the Dragon Sparrow Manor.
Wang Yinfeng, severely wounded by a Heavenly Sword Missile, suddenly widened his eyes.
"Gu Jinlai!"
With a ferocious howl, his Primordial Spirit was stimulated.
His flying sword sped towards with extreme velocity, like a warhead, fiercely striking against the Cheng Ying Sword thrown by Gu Jinlai from the side.
"Bang!"
Sparks flew everywhere.
The rapidly spinning Cheng Ying Sword, breaking through the sound barrier under the impact of Wang Yinfeng’s flying sword, scattered a flurry of sparks. While sending the flying sword flying away, its own direction of motion was also skewed, and it eventually, wrapped in a violent gust, narrowly missed Wang Yinfeng’s body, shredding some of his clothing and crashing fiercely into the ground a hundred meters behind him.
The force contained in the heavy sword pounded the ground, causing it to burst open like it was struck by a cannonball, dirt and debris flying, creating a crater several meters in diameter.
Forcibly controlling his sword, his body shook violently, nearly collapsing on the spot.
By the time he had barely stabilized himself, Gu Jinlai, who had been maintaining a full-speed charge, was already upon him.
A fierce and violent murderous aura, mixed with an oppressive force that left one breathless, surged towards him, filling Wang Yinfeng with an uncontrollable despair.
At such a distance...
Even the flying sword could not turn back in time.
Before this, no matter how much they had calculated, they had not anticipated that Gu Jinlai would have developed a new type of war spiritual artifact.
This war spiritual artifact, similar to an enlarged version of a flying sword, possessed all the traits of a flying sword.
Although it was somewhat less agile than a flying sword, its astonishing speed completely compensated for these flaws.
Caught off guard by this flying sword-like war spiritual artifact, he and Ye Wuxia were completely unprepared.
If he had known Gu Jinlai still had this Killing Move, he would never have succumbed to the instigation from the people at the Star State Mansion to attack Lingxiao City and attempt to assassinate Gu Jinlai.
Seeing Gu Jinlai charging forward, pleading was utterly pointless. Wang Yinfeng let out a long howl.
"Ah!"
He seemed to have unleashed some Forbidden Technique, his True Essence Power going completely berserk. His entire body appeared to grow taller, and fresh blood even seeped from his skin.
He was well aware that the only thing he could do now was to strike Gu Jinlai with all his might, buying enough time for Dragon Sparrow Manor to react.
"Gu Jinlai!"
In the midst of his howl, his True Yuan mingled with his fresh blood and even his burning Primordial Spirit, all condensing into a Fist Force that thunderously struck out.
This punch, filled with the dreadful willingness to perish together, a resolute acceptance of death.
This punch, also embodied a Monarch who had lived for a hundred and fifty years, showcasing the entirety of his combat experience and martial brilliance.
Moreover, this punch contained all of the essence, energy, and spirit of a Primordial Spirit True Monarch!
This punch was his life, his everything!
"Take my... Heavenly Dragon Unity!"
"Good!"
The cold light burst in Gu Jinlai’s eyes.
The Eternal Furnace operated at full capacity to support the power of his Great Sun True Demon Body. His over four-meter-tall figure resembled a towering giant as he punched out, the air in front of him tearing apart and exploding, dispersing rings of visible white waves.
"Boom!"
The most powerful strikes of two top-notch experts south of Tianhe collided thunderously.
A circular shockwave that compressed the air expanded in all directions at the moment their forces collided.
"Crackle and pop!"
The ground where Wang Yinfeng stood collapsed thunderously, numerous clumps of soil and stone fragments were thrown into the air, and in the next moment, the exploding force flung them forcefully in all directions.
His arm sleeves turned to ash, and the force they carried instantly exceeded the limit his body could bear, shattering his arm inch by inch as blood sprayed outward.
"Ah!"
Wang Yinfeng howled.
The terrifyingly devastating force shattered the True Yuan inside him, crushed into his arms, pulverizing the radius, ulna, humerus, and scapula, and without reducing its momentum, it further penetrated his torso, crushing his internal organs, and then, it continued to press into his thighs smashing the femur, patella, fibula, tibia, and phalanges...
Finally!
"Bang!"
Smash!
Wang Yinfeng’s body, as if crushed from top to bottom by a force of a hundred thousand tons, had all its bones completely pulverized.
