Golden flames surged from Gu Xun'er's body, her battle qi erupted, and she stomped her jade foot on the void beneath her feet, then launched herself towards Medusa. Flames gathered in her hands, killing intent permeating the air; her energy had reached its peak. Gu Xun'er clearly had a death wish on Medusa!
Medusa was shocked to see Gu Xun'er charging towards her, and the terrifying energy emanating from her, filled with murderous intent. Knowing that Gu Xun'er's speed was unavoidable, Medusa frantically raised her battle qi to cover her entire body, raising her arms to try and block Gu Xun'er's attack.
"Boom!"
Gu Xun'er's fist slammed into Medusa's battle qi barrier. Instantly, the barrier cracked under Gu Xun'er's terrifying force, and was scorched black by the high-temperature flames attached to her fist. With just one punch, the barrier was on the verge of shattering.
Medusa was instantly shaken by the recoil from the barrier, causing her to spit out a mouthful of crimson blood. She was horrified; she hadn't expected Gu Xun'er, whose cultivation level was slightly lower than hers, to unleash such terrifying power.
Although she had hastily erected her battle qi barrier, her defensive strength was still considerable, yet she couldn't even withstand a single punch from Gu Xun'er. This left Medusa in disbelief.
Medusa quickly retreated, tracing a beautiful arc in the sky, trying to create distance between herself and Gu Xun'er.
But Gu Xun'er wouldn't let Medusa off so easily. She once again concentrated her battle qi into her fist, its power even more terrifying than before, and charged forward again, closing in on Medusa.
Seeing Gu Xun'er's relentless pursuit, Medusa's face turned extremely ugly, and she was filled with rage. She couldn't help but hurl insults at Gu Xun'er,
"Madwoman! Mad woman! When have I ever provoked you?! You must have mistaken me for someone else!"
Hearing Medusa's words, Gu Xun'er's speed increased dramatically once more, her eyes filled with savagery and cruelty, her killing intent boiling. A ferocious smile appeared on her face, and she let out a maniacal laugh.
"Hahahaha... It's you! You will die! You must die!"
Medusa felt a chill run down her spine at Gu Xun'er's crazed state. Even the once cruel and tyrannical Queen Medusa, who had instilled fear in humanity, was terrified by Gu Xun'er's current state. One could only imagine how chilling and frightening Gu Xun'er's current madness was!
"Damn it! Madwoman! Absolutely a madwoman!"
Medusa cursed under her breath, her face darkening. She didn't dare stop, continuing her rapid retreat. Judging from their earlier exchange, with Medusa's strength, another blow from Gu Xun'er would be far from pleasant.
Medusa was well aware of this and dared not entangle herself with Gu Xun'er. She utilized the speed advantage of her Seven-Colored Devouring Python form to evade Gu Xun'er's attacks.
Seeing Medusa's astonishing speed, which even she couldn't keep up with, Gu Xun'er raised an eyebrow, then sneered and halted her pursuit.
Then, Gu Xun'er stood in the void, her battle aura surging, a violent aura rising. She spread her arms, flames erupting, instantly creating a sea of fire that enveloped the entire area.
Medusa was startled to see terrifying flames suddenly erupting from her retreating path and rushing towards her. She abruptly stopped, then leaped and bounded, narrowly avoiding the oncoming fire. Medusa
breathed a sigh of relief as the flames passed her, but her expression quickly darkened. She realized that her footing was now completely surrounded by blazing golden flames, leaving her nowhere to escape. Seeing
Medusa trapped, Gu Xun'er's face lit up with ecstasy. She could almost see this damned woman burned to ashes, and the beautiful vision made Gu Xun'er laugh maniacally.
"Hahahaha... Die! I'll kill you!"
With Gu Xun'er's maniacal laughter, a dark golden flame palm, tens of feet tall, suddenly condensed in front of Medusa. Although the palm wasn't very large, the energy it contained was enough to destroy the heavens and the earth. Judging from Gu Xun'er's posture, she intended to use this attack to completely annihilate Medusa!
The giant palm formed from the flames crashed down, heading towards Medusa. Medusa looked at the giant palm approaching from above, and she felt a strong aura of death within it. If she took this blow... she would die!
Then Medusa looked around and found that all the places she could hide in were completely sealed off by the golden flames. At this moment, Medusa had nowhere to escape! For a moment, a trace of despair arose in Medusa's heart. Her beautiful eyes looked back at Hun Changqing's back, filled with deep reluctance.
Hun Changqing had already sensed the movement behind him. He knew that with Gu Xun'er's current strength, Medusa had no chance against her. Therefore, he had been secretly accumulating Yin energy, condensing it into a powerful attack, hoping to use it to quickly escape and support Medusa.
However, when Hun Changqing sensed that Medusa was on the verge of death, especially when Medusa looked at him with a reluctant gaze, Hun Changqing instantly became enraged.
"Gu Xun'er, how dare you!"
Hun Changqing roared, directly slamming the Yin energy he had just condensed into the seal platform that was pressing down on him. With a loud boom, the seal platform actually paused for a moment under Hun Changqing's attack.
And it was this brief pause that gave Hun Changqing an opportunity to escape. Silver light surged from Hun Changqing's body, his radiance intensified, and then he instantly disappeared from the seal platform's attack. The next instant, Hun Changqing tore through the flame defenses that Gu Xun'er had used to surround Medusa, appearing between Medusa and the giant fiery hand.
Medusa's despair at Hun Changqing's sudden appearance was instantly replaced by overwhelming joy. She breathed a sigh of relief; anyone rescued and protected by their beloved in such a situation would feel their heart tremble. Medusa's beautiful, jewel-like eyes gazed at Hun Changqing's retreating figure, filled with tenderness.
Hun Changqing, seeing the overwhelming fiery giant hand before him, a ruthless glint in his eyes, coldly snorted, and with a flick of his sleeve, a vast and terrifying Yin energy surged forth from his large hand, crashing into the fiery giant hand.
The collision of scorching and chilling energies produced a piercing sizzling sound. Gu Xun'er's flames were already inferior to Hun Changqing's Taiyin True Qi when he was still at the Dou Zong level; now, with Hun Changqing's advancement to Dou Zun, the difference was like heaven and earth. Upon contact with the Yin energy, the flames instantly weakened and then vanished under its impact.
Gu Xun'er was startled when she saw Hun Changqing suddenly appear, then her face contorted with rage. She was furious that Hun Changqing was protecting this damned woman! Why did Hun Changqing have to appear at such a crucial moment? If he had arrived even a fraction later, this woman would have been reduced to ashes by her attack!
"Hun Changqing! Get out of my way!"
Gu Xun'er's long black hair flew wildly, her face contorted with rage, her eyes filled with madness, like a demon, as she roared at Hun Changqing.
Hun Changqing ignored this madwoman. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, energy condensed in his palm, his aura surging, and then he struck out with his palm towards Gu Xun'er.
Gu Xun'er immediately felt a terrifying energy surge through her body, like the violent impact of a primordial beast. She was sent flying like a cannonball, tumbling several times in the air before finally regaining her footing.
"Pfft!"
Having regained her balance, clutching the spot on her shoulder where Hun Changqing had struck her, Gu Xun'er, kneeling in mid-air, coughed up a mouthful of blood tinged with gold.
Now, Gu Xun'er was covered in wounds, her robes tattered, her hair disheveled, and blood flowed from her wounds and the corners of her mouth. Gone was her previous noble and dignified appearance; she looked utterly wretched. "Miss!"
Gu Ming, who was still activating the seal platform and locked in a stalemate with Yao Chen, was shocked to see Gu Xun'er's miserable state. He immediately withdrew his battle aura and flashed to Gu Xun'er's side to examine her.
After checking her over, Gu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Xun'er's injuries weren't too serious; she could recover quickly with some healing pills or the Life Flame. Although Hun Changqing was furious, he hadn't lost his mind and had acted with great restraint, only temporarily incapacitating Gu Xun'er.
Gu Xun'er, however, had no time to care about her injuries. Instead, she stared intently at Medusa behind Hun Changqing with a sinister look, her eyes revealing a vicious intent.
Seeing that Gu Xun'er was unharmed, Gu Ming relaxed, then, with a furious tone, gritted his teeth and said to Hun Changqing,
"Are you courting death?"
Hun Changqing was somewhat unconcerned by Gu Ming's words. Now that he had advanced to Dou Zun, Gu Ming was no longer a significant threat to him. Hun Changqing was confident that he could move freely in Gu Ming's hands.
Moreover, he had already realized that Gu Ming was merely sent by the Gu Clan to protect Gu Xun'er. Like Ling Ying before him, Gu Xun'er hadn't revealed her secrets to the Gu Clan. Otherwise, Gu Ming would have torn him to pieces upon seeing him, and wouldn't have had the leisure to toy with him. Since
Gu Xun'er hadn't exposed her secrets, it proved that Xiao Yan's life or death still mattered to her. She was probably only here because of the Burning Blade Technique, and with her greatly increased strength, she wanted to test her power.
As for the source of Gu Xun'er's killing intent towards Medusa, Hun Changqing hadn't figured it out yet, but it wasn't a big problem. As long as Gu Xun'er didn't expose the matter, the Gu Clan wouldn't send out Saint-level experts. And for those who hadn't reached the Saint level, Hun Changqing was confident he could escape even if he couldn't defeat them.
"Hehehe... You must have already gone all out just now, right? Such an attack still couldn't stop me..."
Hun Changqing laughed sinisterly, a hint of mockery on his face, as he spoke to Gu Ming. His fear of Gu Ming had now reached its minimum, and he was now taunting him without any fear.
"You!"
Gu Ming was instantly enraged upon hearing this, and was about to attack again when Gu Xun'er suddenly stopped him with one hand.
"Miss?"
Gu Ming looked at Gu Xun'er with a puzzled expression.
Gu Xun'er shook her head and slowly stood up. She didn't explain anything to Gu Ming, but instead looked at Hun Changqing before her. Her eyes had regained their clarity, her golden pupils gleaming with a ghostly light. Her face was now incredibly cold. She parted her lips slightly and said,
"I didn't expect you to improve so much in just a few years. It's beyond my expectations. It seems I'm still a little lacking."
Gu Xun'er had to accept it. Hun Changqing was now far stronger than her. His attack just now was on a completely different level from that of a low-level Dou Zun. Even without using his full strength, he had given her an overwhelming sense of defeat. She even doubted whether she could
become as powerful as Hun Changqing after advancing to Dou Zun. Hearing Gu Xun'er's words, Hun Changqing became even more certain. Gu Xun'er had become arrogant because of cultivating the Burning Technique and wanted to challenge him. It seemed she still harbored resentment about being unable to resist him in the secret chamber years ago. Had he unintentionally ignited her competitive spirit? This could explain Gu Xun'er's mysterious actions these past few days.
But could she possibly surpass him with just the Burning Technique? Before advancing to Dou Zun, Hun Changqing might have been wary of the Burning Technique, but after advancing to Dou Zun, his Taiyin True Body underwent a qualitative change, and the Taiyin True Understanding began to unlock, giving him immense confidence. Even if Gu Xun'er cultivated the Burning Technique, it would be futile.
Hun Changqing coldly looked at Gu Xun'er, standing with his hands behind his back, now in the void, his eyes gleaming with silver light, radiating a chilling aura. Cold words came from his mouth:
"Gu Xun'er, do you think you can catch up with me just because you cultivated that strange technique?
In my eyes, you are still as weak as you were three years ago. Those weaker than me are never taken seriously by me. I will give you time to catch up until you are out of sight."
Hun Changqing was also extremely annoyed with Gu Xun'er at this moment. She had been causing him trouble these past few days, and Medusa had been in grave danger at her hands, prompting Hun Changqing to strike Gu Xun'er without any mercy.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xun'er's body trembled violently, her pupils contracted sharply, her teeth clenched, her fists tightened, her nails piercing her flesh, and blood gushed from her palms. Her chest heaved, her eyes filled with resentment. Gu Ming,
standing beside Gu Xun'er, laughed out of anger at Hun Changqing's audacious words. Who was Gu Xun'er? She possessed divine bloodline from their Gu clan, and multiple different kinds of flames; she was their clan's hope for revival. And yet, this brat had rendered her worthless! Indeed, the Hun clan was always so detestable!
Gu Ming had no intention of enduring any longer. His fighting spirit surged, preparing to attack again, but Gu Xun'er stopped him once more.
Gu Xun'er gave Hun Changqing a deep look, etching his confident and composed demeanor into her heart.
"Looking into the distance… can't see them… no… don't worry…"
Gu Xun'er murmured, then took a deep breath and suddenly turned to Gu Ming, saying,
"Elder Gu Ming, let's go."
"Miss, this… he…"
Gu Ming felt aggrieved, unwilling to leave just like that. This Soul Clan member was far too arrogant.
"Can you keep them here?"
Gu Xun'er didn't turn around, but said coldly.
"This…"
Gu Ming was speechless, like a deflated balloon. He silently opened a spatial rift, stepped into it with Gu Xun'er, and disappeared into the ruins of Maple City, now a scene of utter devastation, resembling hell.