In the past, when Yao Chen fought against the Soul Hall, he had to fight powerful enemies while simultaneously guarding against a sneak attack from someone hidden in the shadows. It has to be said that being distracted like this greatly affected his ability to fight against opponents of the same level.
Yao Chen never imagined he would one day experience this disgusting fighting style of the Soul Hall. What surprised him was that the hidden experts in the past were all of similar strength to the person being distracted, which was why they weren't detected.
But Hun Changqing, with such a vast difference in strength between himself and Gu Ming, was able to conceal himself even under Yao Chen's perception, leaving him quite astonished.
As Yao Chen continuously poured his battle qi into the giant fiery palm, the distracted Gu Ming began to show signs of weakness. Feeling the increasingly oppressive flames, Gu Ming became somewhat irritable, and his continuous flow of battle qi in his hands paused slightly.
Hun Changqing, with his sharp eyes, instantly noticed Gu Ming's abnormality, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
"Sasha!"
With a shout to Medusa in his mind, Hun Changqing immediately waved his sleeve, his fingers touching his brow. Brilliant light gathered, and then a dazzling silver radiance burst forth from his brow, accompanied by the Seven-Colored Devouring Python, which had already condensed its unparalleled aura and was radiating seven-colored light.
The two dazzling beams of light, one silver and one multicolored, arrived before Gu Ming in an instant, as if descending from the heavens.
These two attacks came extremely suddenly, as if appearing in a flash. This speed seemed to have reached an extreme level. Even though Gu Ming was already prepared, instinctively raising an energy shield the moment the two beams appeared, he couldn't completely defend against them. Before the shield could fully form, the two attacks had already struck it.
With a deafening roar, Gu Ming's body trembled slightly. Although he had erected an energy shield, it wasn't fully formed and its defensive power wasn't particularly strong. The two beams of light, one silver and one multicolored, weren't completely blocked.
Some energy leaked out of the shield and into Gu Ming's body. While this energy wasn't strong enough to cause serious injury, it still affected him somewhat, making his internal battle qi circulation a bit sluggish.
Medusa, seeing that her attack had affected Gu Ming, didn't dare to linger and transformed into a multicolored ray, darting back into Hun Changqing's sleeve at terrifying speed.
After bringing Medusa back, Hun Changqing once again concealed himself in the area, his aura clearly visible.
Yao Chen, naturally, wouldn't let this excellent opportunity slip by. White flames rose again, and the giant fiery palm became even more condensed, carrying astonishing power as it impacted Gu Ming's Annihilation Seal.
Gu Ming felt a surge of frustration, but had no outlet for it. He could only grit his teeth and forcefully steady himself, channeling his battle qi into the Annihilation Seal once more.
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As time passed, Gu Ming's decline became increasingly apparent. During the stalemate between Gu Ming and Yao Chen, Hun Changqing and Medusa seized several opportunities to launch astonishing attacks. One of these attacks even caught the somewhat distracted Gu Ming off guard, causing him considerable injury, and a trickle of crimson blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. Gu Ming was incredibly frustrated. He was certain that in a one-on-one fight, he could easily defeat this soul entity, but this junior from the Soul Clan was simply too annoying. The seven-colored light, brimming with life force and possessing considerable speed and power, also caused him considerable trouble, leaving Gu Ming quite annoyed.
Ultimately, Gu Ming's Annihilation Seal, weakened by Hun Changqing's constant harassment, finally crumbled inch by inch, transforming into energy particles that dissipated into the world.
Meanwhile, Yao Chen's fiery giant palm, no longer hindered by the Annihilation Seal, unleashed itself like a beast released from its cage, carrying terrifying power and a dense, chilling aura, slamming down towards Gu Ming.
Gu Ming's eyes blazed with resentment. This fiery giant palm had completely sealed off his escape route. Left with no other choice, Gu Ming could only once again raise his energy shield to protect himself.
As the giant fiery palm slammed down, Yin energy erupted, and white flames scattered. The terrifying power instantly shattered Gu Ming's energy screen inch by inch. The immense impact of the chilling fiery energy striking the screen caused Gu Ming to cough up blood.
Meanwhile, Hun Changqing, who had been concealed nearby, saw Yao Chen's attack take effect. His eyebrows twitched, and he was overjoyed. His Taiyin True Qi surged in his hand, and four drops of water appeared, transforming into a massive, sky-covering wave. Under Hun Changqing's control, the wave, carrying boundless Yin energy, crashed down on Gu Ming. The
stark white flames and the silvery wave intersected, both giving off an incredibly eerie and cold feeling. The two similar energies seemed to complement each other, as if their power had increased.
This fire and water frantically eroded and impacted the energy screen in front of Gu Ming. The sea of fire and the giant wave engulfed him, completely obscuring him in the dazzling, silvery-white energy.
However, although the dazzling energy radiance seemed to engulf Gu Ming, Hun Changqing and Yao Chen did not relax. They knew Gu Ming was a third-stage Dou Zun; this attack, while terrifying, was insufficient to kill him outright.
"Ah!"
As if to confirm their suspicions, a roar suddenly came from within the energy radiance.
Then, a powerful golden light burst forth from the interwoven silver-white energy radiance, its brilliance overwhelming the silver-white light.
A moment later, the energy radiance dissipated, revealing Gu Ming within the dazzling radiance. His clothes were now somewhat tattered, revealing his robust body beneath. An indescribable aura emanated from him, even more terrifying than before.
A golden, radiant pattern appeared on Gu Ming's forehead, within which wisps of terrifying energy coursed. This pattern was identical to the one on Gu Xun'er's forehead that Hun Changqing had seen before—it was clearly the clan mark of the Ancient Clan.
Clearly, Gu Ming had now fully activated the bloodline power of the Ancient Clan, and his strength had reached the level of a Fifth-Rank Dou Zun!