"Who dares to move!"
Gu Qingfeng's sharp shout was deafening. Dressed in white, he stood out starkly in the red-leafed mountain forest. His black hair, handsome face, and calm demeanor, with his hands clasped behind his back, made him stand like a solitary sword, or even a heavenly peak. His dark, abyssal eyes swept across the scene, sending shivers down spines and plunging souls into a deep, terrifying dread.
Who dares to move?
No one dared.
Everyone wore expressions of shock, eyes wide, spiritual power circulating as they looked at each other nervously, each face more tense than the last.
"You little brats, how dare you rebel and lay hands on me!"
Gu Qingfeng simply stood there, his words neither startling nor frightening, but the aura of twilight emanating from him was truly terrifying.
That twilight was not the dusk of sunset.
It was more like a profound, deep twilight enveloping him, making one feel profoundly uncomfortable, as if life itself was nearing its end.
How could this be?
No one knew.
And at this moment, no one had time to ponder the question.
They only felt that this young man surnamed Gu was somewhat mysterious, somewhat eerie, and somewhat ferocious.
"All of you, behave. I have no grievance with you. If you don't make a move, I naturally can't be bothered to either."
Gu Qingfeng swept his gaze over the crowd, his tone very calm as he spoke lightly: "When I fought in my youth, I at least knew the principle of 'know yourself and know your enemy to win a hundred battles'. Do you know who I am?
Do you know the extent of my strength?
And yet you dare to fight me."
Someone in the crowd stirred, itching to make a move.
Gu Qingfeng glanced over and said sternly, "Little brat, consider the consequences before you act. I am no Bodhisattva; I have no mercy in my heart. Killing you all would be as easy as slaughtering dogs. Don't go looking for trouble for no reason. Go back and cultivate for a few more years first!"
Indeed.
Having cultivated for five hundred years, Gu Qingfeng had killed so many people he himself had lost count. He had long grown numb to life. In his eyes, these little brats were truly like ants. He cared not a whit for them and felt no pity whatsoever.
Would a human pity an ant?
The answer was certain.
No.
Gu Qingfeng had successively ascended to the thrones of the Immortal Monster King and the Nine Nethers Emperor. His comprehension of life had long transcended birth, aging, sickness, and death.
"You're nothing but a Foundation Establishment failure, a waste! Your physical body is a bit stronger, your strength a bit greater. I don't believe you can be that formidable!"
Yun Hong stepped forward, shouting arrogantly.
He didn't believe it!
Because the Yunxia Sect also had a mutated waste body who had failed Foundation Establishment. Although his physical body was a bit stronger than an ordinary person's and his strength a bit greater, that was all. There was nothing else special about him.
With a cold snort, Yun Hong summoned his flying sword. With a flick of his hand, sword light flashed brilliantly as a three-meter-long, exceptionally sharp crescent moon sword light shot straight towards Gu Qingfeng.
Just as Yun Hong made his move, Ye Hui, not far away, her eyes flashing with a sinister light, shouted, "Everyone, attack together! Kill this waste and see how he acts so arrogantly then!"
Ye Hui summoned a fiery red whip, circulating her spiritual power as she attacked from behind.
The surrounding crowd, originally hesitant and unsure of Gu Qingfeng's strength, now seeing Yun Hong and Ye Hui both act, also attacked without hesitation!
The three-meter-long Cold Moon Sword Art came slashing. Without even looking, Gu Qingfeng reached out and grabbed. A series of crisp cracking sounds echoed as the powerful sword art was crushed and dispersed into nothingness in an instant!
No one knew how he did it.
Even less did anyone understand how this scene had occurred.
Yun Hong didn't know either, and had no time to think. Seeing his sword art dispersed, his expression changed drastically. Not daring to delay, he quickly leaped into the air.
At that moment, Gu Qingfeng took a large stride, arriving instantly. Raising his hand, he yanked Yun Hong down from mid-air and slammed him hard onto the ground. As his feet hit, a *crack* sounded—the bones in his ankles dislocated, making him howl in pain!
"I said to consider the consequences before acting. Since you didn't listen, then taste them!"
Gu Qingfeng raised a foot and kicked out, striking Yun Hong squarely in the chest. The kick tore Yun Hong's clothes to shreds, split his skin and flesh, and made blood spurt from his mouth and nose. His entire body flew sideways like a kite with its string cut, landing on the ground, unconscious.
At that moment, Ye Hui, who had launched a sneak attack, was already upon him, her long whip whistling through the air. As Gu Qingfeng turned, he grabbed the whip mid-swing. A closer look revealed the whip was actually glowing with a green light.
This was poison.
If the whip broke skin and flesh, the toxin would inevitably infect the wound and corrode the body.
"For a woman, your heart is truly malicious!"
Gu Qingfeng gave a fierce pull. Ye Hui, unable to resist, was dragged forward. He raised his hand and slapped her across the face. The slap swelled her face, made blood spurt from her mouth and nose, and knocked out several teeth.
"A slap for you. Think carefully about your actions!
Now get lost!"
As the words fell, he kicked out. Ye Hui screamed as she was sent flying.
The hundred or so people nearby who had been about to rush in and surround Gu Qingfeng, seeing this scene, no longer dared to move. Each one was terrified, faces pale with fear, retreating step by step while staring at him in horror.
"Anyone who opposes me, Li Sen, has only one path—death!"
Whoosh!
A pagoda had appeared in the air at some unknown time. It was a nine-meter-long pagoda, shimmering with golden radiance, surrounded by seven meteors spinning rapidly around it.
This was the Golden Aurora Seven-Star Pagoda, Li Sen's supreme-grade magical treasure. Its power was so great that even experts who had been in the Foundation Establishment realm for decades would undoubtedly perish.
Looking over, sure enough, Li Sen's figure could be seen atop the pagoda. Standing on the pagoda's peak, his face twisted with rage, he roared.
"Waste!
Die!
!!"
Boom!
The Golden Aurora Seven-Star Pagoda pressed down with immense force.
Gu Qingfeng remained unmoving, standing quietly. As the Seven-Star Pagoda descended, he simply raised a hand and held it aloft.
"A waste like you dares to think you can withstand my Golden Aurora Seven-Star Pagoda? You're seeking death!"
Standing atop the pagoda, Li Sen formed hand seals with both hands. The Golden Aurora Seven-Star Pagoda suddenly began to rotate. At the same time, he shouted, "Tan Siru, help me cripple him!"
What!
In the distance, Tan Siru had long been stunned by the scene unfolding before her eyes. She hadn't expected Gu Qingfeng's physical body to be so formidable—formidable beyond imagination. She also couldn't understand how Gu Qingfeng, merely a mutated body, could possibly possess such a powerful physical form.
So powerful it made her, an expert at the Foundation Establishment realm, feel a trace of fear!
Hearing Li Sen's shout, Tan Siru's expression froze, unsure how to respond.
"Tan Siru!
This waste is already trapped by my Golden Aurora Seven-Star Pagoda! Quickly, cripple him!"
"I'll give you endless cultivation resources!"
"Haven't you always wanted a supreme-grade magical treasure?
I can give you one!"
Endless cultivation resources.
A supreme-grade magical treasure?
Li Sen's words stirred something in Tan Siru's heart. Her family background was ordinary. Although her aptitude was good, lacking any powerful backing, her status within the Yunxia Sect had always been mediocre. With sufficient cultivation resources, she believed her cultivation could advance much faster.
"As long as you help me cripple him today, I have a way to make you a Chief Disciple!"
Hearing 'Chief Disciple', Tan Siru could no longer hold back. Even her breathing became rapid.