"I am neither Bodhisattva nor Buddha. Granting you three chances was already a heaven-sent favor, yet you remain ignorant, insisting on reckless actions. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Gu Qingfeng raised his hand and brought his palm down, striking Ling Feng squarely on the crown of his head. With a dull thud, Ling Feng collapsed to the ground without even a grunt. Blood seeped from every pore, drenching his entire body in crimson. Wisps of smoke slowly drifted out, scattering with the wind.
This smoke was none other than spiritual power.
The crowd released their divine senses to probe and were shocked to discover that Ling Feng's Purple Mansion had already collapsed, his Nascent Soul withering away bit by bit, and even his foundation had been shattered into pieces.
Crippled.
With a single palm.
A palm strike of pure physical force had actually crippled a prodigy like Ling Feng, stripping him of all his cultivation. Even if he survived, he would only be an ordinary mortal from now on.
The scene unfolded too quickly, too suddenly.
So sudden that no one had time to react. No one had imagined Gu Qingfeng's strength to be so ferocious, nor had they expected him to act with such cold ruthlessness.
Everyone present was terrified. The Ten Little Hidden Dragons and the Thirty-Six Hua Pavilion Young Masters retreated in fear. Not far away, Situ Zhengnan, one of the Twelve Royal Lords, was also deeply shaken by the sight, unable to maintain his previous composure and calm. What remained was only boundless shock and fury.
Situ Zhengnan, as the direct disciple of the Nine-Hua Alliance Lord, was no ordinary figure. Although he didn't know who Gu Qingfeng truly was or the exact extent of his strength, in his view, no matter how capable Gu Qingfeng might be, he would never dare to openly injure someone in such a setting. Even a fool knew that once he harmed someone, none of the major sects across the Four Great Domains would let him off easily.
He thought Gu Qingfeng feared this, which was why he hadn't fought back earlier against the Ten Little Hidden Dragons' joint assault. For the same reason, he had sent Ling Feng to test the waters. Yet, he never imagined that Gu Qingfeng not only dared to strike but even crippled Ling Feng's cultivation with a single move.
"Gu! Qing! Feng! You have some nerve! Ling Feng is under my protection! How dare you cripple his cultivation! I'll see how you leave this place alive today!"
A brilliant radiance suddenly erupted from Situ Zhengnan's body.
Instantly, a dazzling, ever-changing, and majestic spectrum of colors burst forth from him, soaring into the sky. This spectrum was breathtakingly beautiful, shifting endlessly, vast and imposing as if bearing the weight of a thousand jun.
A dazzling, illusory spectrum of colors.
This was the symbol of the Transcendent Realm.
Heavens! Situ Zhengnan's Great Nature Colored Spirit had truly transcended!
Boom! Crack!
Once the illusory spectrum was unleashed, it seemed to trigger changes in the natural order itself. Rolling thunder boomed, lightning crackled, and the dazzling colors erupted, transforming into a violent storm that devoured and submerged everything in its path, into thunder and lightning that shattered all existence.
A storm!
This was the profound mystery of the Great Nature Storm, something only a Transcendent Colored Spirit could contain!
Legends said that even veteran Nascent Soul experts couldn't withstand a Transcendent Great Nature Storm.
Witnessing this, the Ten Little Hidden Dragons, the Thirty-Six Hua Pavilion Young Masters, the veteran Nascent Soul experts, and even the four Body-Snatched Reincarnators who had been guarding Situ Zhengnan all retreated hastily.
"Gu Qingfeng! My Great Nature Colored Spirit has transcended! It is the dazzling, illusory spectrum of colors, containing the profound mystery of the Great Nature Storm! What do you have to fight me with!"
Whoosh!
Situ Zhengnan leaped into the air, the spiritual power within him erupting violently—it was actually the power of a Nascent Soul that had completed the Eighty-One Circulations, truly vast and boundless.
"Today, I'll let you witness my Great Nature Storm! Prepare to die!"
Mid-air, Situ Zhengnan swung his arms, channeling the Nascent Soul power of the Eighty-One Circulations to drive the Great Nature Storm.
Boom! Crack!
Instantly!
The profound mysteries of wind, earth, fire, metal, and wood from the Great Nature transformed and evolved. Golden lightning, fierce gales, subterranean flames, and freezing ice—everything appeared, endless and infinite. The entire Taixuan Platform was turned upside down, plunged into utter chaos.
Watching this scene, everyone felt their scalps go numb, as if they had returned to the era of calamities and natural disasters. It was terrifying, yet they also marveled at Situ Zhengnan, worthy as one of the Twelve Royal Lords. Not only did he possess the rare Transcendent Great Nature Colored Spirit, but his Nascent Soul had also completed the Eighty-One Circulations. Truly worthy of admiration.
Surely, no matter how strong Gu Qingfeng's True Body was, he definitely couldn't withstand such a terrifying Great Nature Storm from Situ Zhengnan.
Everyone thought so.
But when they cautiously extended their divine senses to probe, they couldn't help but be shocked once more by the sight before them.
They saw that the man in white was actually...
Actually still standing quietly in place, his robes unmoving, his hair undisturbed, his expression unchanged, hands clasped behind his back like a solitary peak reaching for the heavens. No matter how the Five Elements within the Great Nature Storm transformed—be it golden lightning, fierce gales, subterranean flames, or freezing ice—none could shake him in the slightest. Not even a trace. It was as if the Great Nature Storm enveloping this place wasn't targeting him, but someone else.
This was a Great Nature Storm that even veteran Nascent Soul experts couldn't resist! And it was unleashed by Situ Zhengnan with the Nascent Soul power of the Eighty-One Circulations! Its power was so great that even the four Body-Snatched Reincarnators had retreated far away. How could it fail to shake him at all?
Just how formidable was his True Body?
No one knew.
No one had any idea!
"Ah!" Situ Zhengnan suppressed the shock in his heart and roared hoarsely, "Gu Qingfeng! I refuse to believe that I, Situ Zhengnan, can't shake you!"
As his words fell, he lunged forward, swinging his fists with ferocious force—three thousand strikes in an instant, raining down like a meteor shower.
Gu Qingfeng neither dodged nor evaded. He raised his arm, fingers spread like a celestial hook, took a step forward, and not only shattered Situ Zhengnan's three thousand meteor-like fist strikes into nothingness but also sent the man himself flying sideways.
Gu Qingfeng took three steps in two, darting forward in a flash. With a flick of his arm, he instantly seized Situ Zhengnan by the throat.
Situ Zhengnan, terrified, let out a furious roar and frantically circulated his Nascent Soul. Immediately, brilliant light erupted from his body.
The first flash was his Innate Treasure Body!
But it was useless!
He couldn't break free from Gu Qingfeng's hand, which felt like a celestial hook.
The second flash was his Innate Heritage!
Still useless!
The third flash was his Acquired Tai Xuan Seed!
Remained useless!
The fourth flash—a nine-meter-tall dragon-elephant materialized.
This was actually the Dragon-Elephant Seed of the Crimson-Letter Sect?
No one knew why Situ Zhengnan possessed the Crimson-Letter Sect's Dragon-Elephant Seed!
And now, no one had time to ponder this question, because everyone realized that even after Situ Zhengnan summoned the Crimson-Letter Sect's Dragon-Elephant Seed, he still couldn't break free.
Roar!—
Situ Zhengnan, ignoring the fear in his heart, roared madly. Blood mist coiled around his body as he opened his mouth, revealing sharp fangs.