In the lifespan ritual array, Three Mountains City:
The Long brothers had launched lethal attacks, wanting to kill Kong Xuan, when Gu Hai appeared and executed the Eight Cycle.
After instantly shattering Long Shenwu’s manifested saber, the attack did not lose any momentum, continuing towards the Long brothers.
“Gu Hai?” Long Shenying’s expression turned cold as he put more force into his attack.
Boom!
A loud report rang out as a black hole blasted open in space. Gu Hai’s manifested saber exploded together with Long Shenying’s manifested palm.
“Gu Hai! To think you really dared come?!” Long Shenwu roared while glaring.
“Cough! Your Reverence?” Kong Xuan said with pleasant surprise as he coughed blood.
“Kong Xuan, it had been hard on you. Rest first!” Gu Hai waved his hand.
Whoosh!
Gu Hai instantly pulled Kong Xuan into the Gu’s Immortal Firmament.
Ten years passed in the Gu’s Immortal Firmament for one day outside. Kong Xuan could heal quickly in there.
Then Gu Hai tossed a bottle into the Gu’s Immortal Firmament.
“Kong Xuan, use this to treat your injuries and recover quickly!” Gu Hai’s voice rang out in the Gu’s Immortal Firmament.
“Yes, Your Reverence!” Kong Xuan received the bottle.
It contained Mending Heaven Energy.
“Gu Hai, you have come, indeed!” Long Shenying revealed a cold smile, appearing to have expected this.
“Long Shenying, you want him dead, like me, right? Quickly attack, then!” Long Shenwu charged over while glaring.
Gu Hai’s eyes turned cold as he ignored the two. His figure flashed as he weaved through the ritual array.
“Don’t run!” Long Shenwu chased, feeling enraged.
Long Shenying smiled coldly but did not pursue. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the sky.
Whoosh!
A white-robed figure descended slowly from the sky. It appeared juvenile, with a small body, its white robes lending it a somewhat comical air.
“Your Reverence!” the white-robed figure greeted respectfully.
“Lifespan Beiming, Gu Hai has entered. You and Lifespan Chunshen make your preparations to keep Gu Hai here forever!” Long Shenying said.
Lifespan Beiming? Gu Hai would feel startled if he heard this. The Six Paths Immortal had killed Lifespan Beiming when he opposed Heaven with Long Zhanguo. How could he be here?
“Gu Hai came with the Unborn Man. Lifespan Chunshen is currently dealing with the Unborn Man outside,” Lifespan Beiming said.
“The Unborn Man? To think he returned at this time?” Long Shenying’s face sank.
“Your Reverence, there’s no need to worry. Lifespan Chunshen should be able to block the Unborn Man. Everything will go according to plan. We specially prepared this Burial Mound Lifespan Ritual Array for Gu Hai. He will die for sure,” Lifespan Beiming said coldly.
“Excellent. Since Lifespan Chunshen is blocking the Unborn Man, you begin the preparations,” Long Shenying said.
“Yes!” Lifespan Beiming answered.
After that, Lifespan Beiming’s figure flashed, disappearing.
On the other side, Gu Hai moved quickly within the ritual array while Long Shenwu gave relentless chase. However, Long Shenwu was weaker than Gu Hai despite using the power of his nation. Hence, he lost Gu Hai after a while.
“Humph! Gu Hai, you cannot escape!” Long Shenwu continued quickly in pursuit.
Gu Hai felt extremely anxious. The Long brothers nearly killed Kong Xuan. Although Gu Hai was furious, he prioritized finding Shangguan Hen and Ao Shun.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Loud reports came from the distance.
Gu Hai charged over and saw another battlefield nearby.
Shangguan Hen had been chopped in half and now lay in a pool of blood. He was dying but was still breathing.
“That was close. He nearly died.” Gu Hai showed a ferocious expression.
This was Shangguan Hen, someone who cultivated an indestructible body with the Eight Nines Profound Technique. Someone cut such a strong physical body in half?
While Shangguan Hen lay in the pool of blood, Ao Shun stood in front of him in dragon form, protecting Shangguan Hen. However, bleeding wounds riddled Ao Shun’s body. There were even white bones peeking out of the wounds.
Both the Southern Sea Dragon King and Ao Sheng landed a palm strike on Ao Shun.
Boom!
“Roar!”
Ao Shun roared in agony. Most of the bones in its body broke, and it turned limp and fell.
“Prime Ao, just leave me. Go! His Reverence will avenge me!” Shangguan Hen yelled, feeling unresigned.
“It’s too late. Hah! They broke nearly all my bones. I can’t leave. Long Shenying must have gone to search for Kong Xuan after sneak-attacking you. They want to kill us here. His Reverence will come and save us. Shangguan Hen, hold on!” Ao Shun said bitterly.
“You can’t even protect yourself, yet you want to protect a dying person? Ao Shun, you are truly ignorant of your situation!” Ao Sheng said coldly.
“Cough! Cough! Humph!” Ao Shen looked coldly at Ao Sheng and the Southern Sea Dragon King as it coughed blood.
“Alright, cut the crap. He does not have much strength left. Ao Sheng, don’t you want to kill him? Go on, then? Smash his brains, and he will die!” the Southern Sea Dragon King said.
Ao Sheng looked coldly at Ao Shun. Indeed, Ao Shun could no longer retaliate.
“Alright!” Ao Sheng ruthlessly threw a palm strike.
If the palm strike landed, Ao Shun would die. However, it did not show any fear or horror as it looked at its younger brother. Instead, it showed a bleak smile that hinted at release.
Ao Sheng showed a ferocious expression, but when he saw Ao Shun’s bleak smile, his hand slowed for some reason as it neared Ao Shun’s head.
Boom!
The huge manifested palm stopped right before Ao Shun’s head, sending out a strong wind.
“What’s wrong? You can’t bear to kill him?” the Southern Sea Dragon King sneered.
Ao Sheng showed an uncertain expression. Although he had always wanted to kill Ao Shun, and the envy had been deeply engraved in his bones, many scenes from the past suddenly appeared in his mind just as he was about to smash Ao Shun’s head.
“Little Sheng, Father punished you with copying the books by hand again? Look at what this is?! Elder Brother went to Heavenly Chen City to buy some deep-fried whitebait fillets! Eat up! Quickly finish it. Don’t let Father see.”
“Little Sheng, remember this. Don’t ever let Father know I sneaked you out to have fun.”
“Little Sheng, what happened to your face? Who hit you? Tell me. Who dares to hit my—Ao Shun’s—younger brother?!”
…
For some reason, scenes of his childhood filled Ao Sheng’s mind. He wanted to kill Ao Shun, but his heart wavered when the opportunity presented itself, preventing him from landing the blow.
Ao Sheng shook his head, dismissing these distracting thoughts.
“You don’t wish to kill him anymore? If you won’t, then I’ll do it!” the Southern Sea Dragon King said coldly.
“No. He has the ancestor dragon’s essence blood in his body. We cannot destroy it,” Ao Sheng said with a conflicted expression as he bit his lips.
The Southern Sea Dragon King’s expression changed. “That’s right. I nearly forgot. Hahaha! The ancestor dragon’s essence blood? Don’t worry. My hands are swift. I can stab my hand into his head and extract his dragon pearl.”
After the Southern Sea Dragon King spoke, he immediately made his move.
Ao Sheng’s expression changed, but he endured the impulse in his heart as he watched the Southern Sea Dragon King reach for Ao Shun’s head.
“Prime Ao Shun, I have harmed you,” Shangguan Hen said weakly.
“Ao Sheng, Royal Father said you were not sensible and wanted me to care for you. I have no more opportunities to do so, so take care of yourself.” Ao Shun smiled weakly.
Ao Sheng’s eyes turned moist, and his entire body trembled. However, he still clenched his fist tightly, repressing his emotions.
It looked like the Southern Sea Dragon King would kill Ao Shun soon.
“You are seeking death! Eighth Cycle!”
A furious roar suddenly came from behind the Southern Sea Dragon King.
A manifested saber swung down, and the threat of death instantly enveloped the Southern Sea Dragon King, causing his hair to stand on end.
He wanted to kill Ao Shun first, but this threat might kill him in an instant.
“You bastard!” the Southern Sea Dragon King roared, feeling depressed.
He diverted his palm strike, landing it on Ao Shun’s tail. Simultaneously, he used the rebound to dodge.
The manifested saber tore space as it brushed by the Southern Sea Dragon King and Ao Sheng.
Boom!
The shock waves knocked Ao Sheng and the Southern Sea Dragon King back, causing them to stumble.
Gu Hai had already arrived beside Ao Shun and Shangguan Hen by the time Ao Sheng and the Southern Sea Dragon King recovered their wits.
“Your Reverence, you really came! Cough! Cough! Cough!” Shangguan Hen shouted excitedly.
“Your Reverence!” Ao Shun exclaimed with incredible joy.
Whoosh!
Gu Hai sent the two into the Gu’s Immortal Firmament with a flip of his hand.
“Shangguan Hen, Ao Shun, heal up quickly!” Gu Hai’s shout rang out in the immortal firmament.
Whoosh!
Then he tossed two bottles of Mending Heaven Energy to the two.
The Mending Heaven Energy had saved Shangguan Hen’s life previously. At that time, he only had a head left, and the Mending Heaven Energy regenerated his body. Naturally, he knew how incredible Mending Heaven Energy was.
He pulled his split body together with much difficulty and poured in the Mending Heaven Energy.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Shangguan Hen’s flesh stitched together where it was split, healing at a visible pace.
Ao Shun had previously used Mending Heaven Energy to heal his chopped-off arm, so he knew how to use it. He quickly infused the Mending Heaven Energy into his shattered bones. The powerful effects of the Mending Heaven Energy soon mended their injuries.
“Lord Kong?” Shangguan Hen looked at the nearby Kong Xuan, who was healing, and his eyes lit up.
His Reverence also rescued Kong Xuan?
Outside the Gu’s Immortal Firmament:
“Gu Hai?” The Southern Sea Dragon King glared.
“Gu Hai, it’s you?!” Ao Sheng looked at Gu Hai ferociously.
“Gu Hai, let’s see where you can run?!” A roar rang out. Long Shenwu had caught up.
Now, Long Shenwu, Ao Sheng, and the Southern Sea Dragon King surrounded Gu Hai.
“What a trap! You aim to kill us, right? Humph! Since that is the case, bring it on!” Gu Hai went straight to the point. He swung the Life Executioner Saber at the Southern Sea Dragon King with a ferocious expression.
“You are seeking death!” The three charged Gu Hai simultaneously.
Boom!
Gu Hai executed the Eighth Cycle, and his powerful manifested saber knocked the Southern Sea Dragon King into the air before turning and heading for Ao Sheng.
Boom!
Blargh!
Ao Sheng spewed a mouthful of blood as the attack sent him flying.
“There’s still us!” Long Shenwu swung a massive manifested saber at Gu Hai.
“Had your nation been flourishing as it previously was, you might have matched us. Now, you barely have the strength of a ninth-layer Upper Heavenly Palace Realm cultivator at best! You are not qualified!” Gu Hai swung his saber to clash as he glared.
A massive saber domain formed, then transformed into a gigantic manifested saber that flew at Long Shenwu.
Boom!
A loud report rang out as the two manifested sabers clashed in midair, blasting a humongous black hole open in space.
Bang!
The clash slammed Long Shenwu back, his complexion flushing.
Facing three by himself, Gu Hai emerged victorious.
