"I say you three little brats, you're all Star Constellation Sons bearing Great Heavenly Destinies, how can you be so shameless?"
Wine Immortal Zhen Yang, also worried about Gu Qingfeng's safety, stepped forward and berated them: "Just now, when Gu kid told you to attack, none of you made a move. Now you're jumping out to show off? What's this about? Do you see Gu kid's vital energy is weak, hanging by a thread, and want to take advantage of his precarious state?"
"Senior Zhen Yang, you can't put it that way. It's precisely because I don't want to take advantage of his precarious state that I've now stepped forward to seek instruction from the Monarch," Jade Dragon Flying Star said with a faint smile. "As for the Monarch's vital energy being weak and hanging by a thread... heh... that's completely unfounded. What kind of hero is the Monarch? While weak vital energy might mean hanging by a thread for ordinary people like us, for the famously earth-shaking Lord Chixiao, it's probably nothing worth mentioning at all."
"The Monarch said that in his eyes, we're no different from ants, that wiping us out is easier than crushing an ant to death, heh..." Ten Thousand Flowers Rain stood proudly in mid-air with arms crossed, his expression arrogant, his words filled with defiance and disdain. He declared loftily, "He doesn't even seem to put the Immortal Court, the Cloud Realm, even the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao, or the Old Heaven itself in his eyes. Such an extraordinary Monarch—today, I, Ten Thousand Flowers Rain, naturally wish to seek instruction."
"If I recall correctly, the Monarch just said with his own mouth that he's merely a bit tired, that a good sleep will restore him. Everyone under heaven heard it clearly," Wuya stood with hands behind his back, hovering in the air, his expression calm. "Since the Monarch is fine, how can I be considered as taking advantage of his precarious state?"
With one sentence each from the three Star Constellation Sons bearing Great Heavenly Destinies, Wine Immortal Zhen Yang was left speechless.
Because Gu Qingfeng had indeed said those things.
Wine Immortal Zhen Yang felt utterly helpless inside, secretly blaming Gu Qingfeng for boasting too extravagantly this time, blowing his own horn so wildly and magnificently that he'd given others a handle to use against him, leaving no room for rebuttal.
He looked at Su Hua and sent a secret message: "Fairy Hua, what do you think we should do about this? Is Gu kid's body really alright?"
"The key issue now isn't whether his body is alright or not."
"Then what is the key?"
"The key is what he intends to do."
"What do you mean? You're talking about Gu kid? Don't tell me he still plans to accept the challenge? Gu kid's condition looks very poor! These three brats aren't ordinary people! Do you think Gu kid can withstand them?"
"If he makes a move, these three will undoubtedly die."
What!
Wine Immortal Zhen Yang never expected Fairy Su Hua to say these words so decisively. Astonished, he said, "Fairy Hua, they... they are all Star Constellation Sons bearing Great Heavenly Destinies."
"That's all they are."
Su Hua gazed intently at Gu Qingfeng in the space before them and murmured, "To us, they are Star Constellation Sons bearing Great Heavenly Destinies. In his eyes, they are no different from ants."
"This..." Wine Immortal Zhen Yang knew Gu Qingfeng was mysterious, bizarre, and also powerful. Powerful Immortals might indeed be like ants in his eyes, but to say that even Star Constellation Sons bearing Great Heavenly Destinies were like ants in his eyes... Wine Immortal Zhen Yang dared not even think further.
If someone else had said this, he might not have believed it. But since Fairy Su Hua said it, he had no choice but to believe.
Just as he was marveling at this, he suddenly realized something else and exclaimed in horror, "Wait! These three fellows all have groups of Great Dao experts secretly backing them. They also bear Great Heavenly Destinies. If Gu kid kills them, won't he suffer Heaven's Retribution?"
"That's exactly what I'm worried about. If Gu Qingfeng feels killing intent toward these three today, the Great Dao figures behind them will immediately swarm over. How many there are, and who they are, I don't know. That itself isn't too concerning. The key is the Great Dao behind them, especially the Heavenly Dao. Once these three are in mortal danger, the Heavenly Dao will inevitably unleash Heaven's Retribution, and might even deliver a Heavenly Dao Judgment..." Good heavens!
Wine Immortal Zhen Yang felt his scalp go numb and his mind tremble. He pleaded, "Fairy Hua, you can't let Gu kid make a move! You have to go and persuade him! That kid is already utterly exhausted now; he simply can't withstand Heaven's Retribution!"
Su Hua felt like crying but had no tears. "Senior Zhen Yang, you also understand Gu Qingfeng. Do you think I can persuade him?"
Wine Immortal Zhen Yang's heart sank. Indeed, he understood Gu Qingfeng. He knew that once this fellow made up his mind, no one could persuade him otherwise. Back when Gu Qingfeng overthrew the Immortal Court and slaughtered Nine Heavens Immortals, killing until the sky darkened and the earth churned, many old friends came to persuade Gu Qingfeng to yield a little. Wine Immortal Zhen Yang had gone too at the time. What was the result? Not only did he fail to persuade him, he nearly lost his life because of it. To this day, he still had lingering trauma.
"That kid can't be persuaded; the more you try, the angrier he gets. Once his fury is roused, he recognizes neither kin nor friend. But... but what do we do now? We can't just let Gu kid kill them, can we? Wouldn't Gu kid also..." Wine Immortal Zhen Yang was so anxious he was spinning around like an ant on a hot pan. Soon, he remembered another idea and said, "Alright, Fairy Hua, can you forcibly take Gu kid away?"
"If he doesn't want to leave, I have absolutely no way of moving him."
"This..." Wine Immortal Zhen Yang was so shocked he didn't know what to say.
How powerful Fairy Su Hua was, Wine Immortal Zhen Yang might not know, nor had he ever seen Fairy Hua make a move.
But he had heard from Senior Brother Zhenjue that Fairy Su Hua was the Tribulation-Bearing Person of the Modern Era, possessing a body of tribulation-bestowed fortunes; even the Three Thousand Great Daos had to give her some face. Her strength was so immense that within the Modern Era, between heaven and earth, no one could do anything to her.
Wine Immortal Zhen Yang always deeply believed Senior Brother Zhenjue's words.
If Senior Brother Zhenjue said that in the Modern Era, no one under heaven and earth could do anything to Fairy Su Hua, then truly no one could.
As for how powerful Fairy Su Hua's strength actually was—that no one between heaven and earth could do anything to her—was a concept Wine Immortal Zhen Yang simply couldn't fathom.
He only knew that Fairy Su Hua's existence far exceeded his own understanding; calling her peerless under heaven wouldn't be an exaggeration.
But now, this person whom no one between heaven and earth could do anything to, this peerless-under-heaven Fairy Su Hua, said she had no way of handling Gu kid?
Could it be... that Gu kid had truly become a god?
Or perhaps what he said earlier wasn't boasting, but true?
The Immortal Court? The Cloud Realm? The Nine Heavens Immortal Dao? Even the Old Heaven couldn't do anything to him?
Wasn't that just too damn terrifying?
Wine Immortal Zhen Yang didn't ask this question; now wasn't the time. He hurriedly said, "Fairy Hua, since you can't get Gu kid away, then forcibly take those three brats away first! At least that way, Gu kid won't end up killing them."
"It's too late."
"What's too late?"
"The moment those three stepped forward, everything was already decided."
"You... how do you know?"
How did Su Hua know?
After Jade Dragon Flying Star and the other two stepped forward, she had only tried to persuade them a couple of times, then stopped. Because after trying to persuade them, she glanced at Gu Qingfeng. When she noticed that his usual casual, languid aura had vanished, replaced by a solitary pride and a chilling coldness, she knew that Jade Dragon Flying Star and the other two would undoubtedly die today. Not only would they die, but anyone who stood up for them today would probably die as well!
Su Hua was no saint. She didn't care about the lives or deaths of Jade Dragon Flying Star and the other two. Her persuasion was purely to prevent Gu Qingfeng's conflict with the Three Thousand Great Daos from deepening. Once she sensed Gu Qingfeng's killing intent, she absolutely did not utter another word of persuasion, nor would she intervene in this matter.