Continue?
Where would he dare to continue?
Now that Tu Gao had exhausted every means at his disposal yet failed to budge Gu Qingfeng even a fraction, how could he possibly dare to continue?
Moreover, even if he dared, he had no other skills left to display.
As the Heir Apparent Disciple of the Qixing Sect, one of the Thirty-Six Huage Young Masters of the Nine-Hua Alliance, and one of the Ten Little Hidden Dragons of the Four Great Regions, with cultivation at the ninth-stage Nascent Soul, a five-realm nine-hue colored spirit, a Meteor Treasure Body, and a Taixuan Seed, Tu Gao was an absolute genius. With these gifts, he even possessed the qualifications to battle veteran Nascent Soul monsters. Yet now, he couldn't budge a man with mere Purple Mansion cultivation.
It was truly a failure to budge him—not a bit, not a shred, not a trace. The other party hadn't even moved, hadn't even summoned his Spiritual Power, merely sitting there leisurely pouring himself drinks. This was something the arrogant Tu Gao simply couldn't accept, and even more so couldn't believe was real.
Gu Qingfeng tilted slightly to the side, holding the wine flask as he poured, asking without even looking up: "Anyone else?"
In the distance.
The Thirty-Six Huage Young Masters and the Ten Little Hidden Dragons all watched with immense shock and horror. Their strengths were roughly comparable; perhaps Huo Dong and the others were slightly stronger than Tu Gao, but only slightly. Now that Tu Gao had gone all out and still failed to budge Gu Qingfeng, what could they achieve by stepping up?
"Still fighting or not?"
Gu Qingfeng sat lazily in his chair, leisurely drinking his wine, eyeing the people opposite him as he said indifferently: "If you're fighting, don't waste time. Anyone who wants to come can come; coming together would be even better."
Gu Qingfeng's light, offhand words drifted over, making people marvel at his audacity and infuriating the Huage Young Masters and Little Hidden Dragons. They were all heaven's favored sons; in ordinary times, which one of them wasn't awe-inspiring? Yet now, facing Gu Qingfeng, they didn't even have the courage to make a move. This caused many in the hall to start murmuring.
The Ten Little Hidden Dragons and Huage Young Masters felt their faces burning with shame. They wanted to act but lacked the nerve. At this moment, Huo Dong, the Heir Apparent Disciple of the Yuqing Sect—the top sect in the Four Great Regions—stepped forward, gnashing his teeth as he said in a low, intense voice: "Chiyan Gongzi, aren't you being too arrogant?"
"Hey, Huo Dong, when has my Big Brother ever been arrogant?"
Little Jin'er, who had been watching from the side, couldn't stand it and shouted: "At the beginning, it was you people who insisted on seeking martial instruction from my Big Brother. My Big Brother didn't stoop to your level, but you stubbornly looked for trouble with him. In the end, Big Brother couldn't leave and had to accept your challenge. Now you say my Big Brother is arrogant? Are you mistaken? My Big Brother is sitting there, not even fighting back. Where is the arrogance?"
Although no one wanted to admit it, they had to acknowledge that Little Jin'er spoke the truth.
Indeed.
Thinking carefully, this Gu Qingfeng had never been arrogant from start to finish. He had always been low-key, even deliberately showing weakness to avoid conflict. Yet these people wouldn't let him leave. Now that he accepted the challenge and still hadn't fought back, calling him arrogant was truly unreasonable.
Regarding this.
The Thirty-Six Huage Young Masters and Ten Little Hidden Dragons, though unwilling and resentful, had no rebuttal.
Little Jin'er harbored a blind admiration for Gu Qingfeng. She wanted to rush over to cheer him on, but was stopped by Huo De. Others might not know, but Huo De understood clearly: Gu Qingfeng's Spiritual Power was currently extremely chaotic and fundamentally unusable. In other words, Gu Qingfeng could only rely on his physical body to withstand attacks; he couldn't guarantee others' safety. If he used Spiritual Power, it would be too chaotic to control, and who knew what consequences might ensue. This was also why Gu Qingfeng had distanced himself from the crowd and deliberately chosen the Taixuan Platform for the confrontation.
"Since there's no one else, shall we consider this matter concluded?"
Gu Qingfeng's voice came over. The faces of the Huage Young Masters and Little Hidden Dragons all changed drastically. Clearly, none of them wanted Gu Qingfeng to leave just like that. Otherwise, if word spread that they, the Ten Little Hidden Dragons, didn't even have the courage to make a move against Gu Qingfeng, the prestige they had painstakingly built would be utterly destroyed. In the future, the so-called Ten Little Hidden Dragons would become a joke in the Four Great Regions.
This was something none of them could tolerate.
Huo Dong, Ma Zhengtian, Wang He, Ling Feng, and others exchanged glances, as if secretly communicating and discussing something. Then Huo Dong was the first to charge forward, shouting: "Since Chiyan Gongzi claims his martial attainments are also peerless under heaven, then I, Huo Dong, must seek instruction today!"
At the same time, Chang Tianrui, Situ Zheng, Bai Hanfei, and five other Huage Young Masters also charged over one after another.
It seemed their secret discussion had been to act together.
Thus, led by Huo Dong, ten heaven's favored sons flashed forward instantly. Knowing Gu Qingfeng was mysterious and unfathomable, the ten didn't dare hold anything back, nor did they merely use Spiritual Power suppression like Tu Gao had. The moment they moved, they went all out, unleashing immortal arts to jointly besiege Gu Qingfeng.
As Huo Dong leaped into the air, torrential Spiritual Power erupted like a volcano. He was the Heir Apparent of the Yuqing Sect, the top sect in the Four Great Regions, with cultivation at the twelfth-stage Nascent Soul, a five-realm nine-hue colored spirit, inheriting the Yuqing Sect's Yuqing Lingdong, possessing a Flawless Treasure Body, and an incredibly profound Taixuan Seed. His strength was several notches above Tu Gao's. Unleashing his full power, the might was ferocious.
Whoosh!
Huo Dong swung his arms, condensing and manifesting Daoist spiritual seals. The torrential Spiritual Power instantly transformed into a towering, colossal mountain.
The mountain was a full hundred meters tall, radiating ten-thousand-zhang brilliance, like a Heavenly Gang giant peak—utterly terrifying. This was the Yuqing Sect's famous immortal art, the Heavenly Gang Demon-Subduing Mountain. Now unleashed by Huo Dong at full force, it contained the profundities of the five-realm nine-hue colored spirit, the Yuqing Lingdong inheritance, the Flawless Treasure Body, and the Taixuan Seed. Its power was unparalleled; even veteran Nascent Soul monsters wouldn't dare claim they could block this move.
At the same time, Chang Tianrui, Situ Zheng, Bai Hanfei, and the eight other Huage Young Masters also went all out, each unleashing their most powerful immortal arts. Though their strength couldn't match Huo Dong's, each was a master possessing great gifts.
With ten people acting simultaneously, the scene was especially shocking. Various Nascent Soul transformations, various nine-hue colored spirits, various Treasure Body powers, various inheritance forces, various Taixuan Seeds, and various powerful immortal arts madly assaulted Gu Qingfeng.
Boom!
Crack! Bang!
For a moment, the entire Taixuan Platform trembled. Spiritual Power in mid-air crackled and exploded incessantly. Rampant forces spread out, the ground splitting with fissures, sweeping up dust and sand, crushing everything. The surrounding area instantly turned into ruins; chaos reigned within the hall.
The surrounding crowd didn't dare delay, retreating while summoning Spiritual Power to block. Only after retreating a hundred meters did they stop, looking up to see a scene that shocked them speechless, stealing their breath away.