Perhaps it was because they were worried that Hong Gu had just experienced a battle, but it was delayed for an entire two hours before the battle between him and Yan Chutian began.
When both of them ascended the enormous arena that was riddled with holes, the gazes of everyone converged and locked onto them. However, compared to the commotion from before, the reactions of the northern territory's disciples were much calmer at this moment.
After all, as far as they were concerned, Yan Chutian was at most at Luo Xue's level, and he might even be inferior. Moreover, even Luo Xue had been defeated by Hong Gu, so what could he do?
In their eyes, the only one they were uncertain about was Qiu Yu. Because she'd defeated Xue Hongyu, it caused quite a commotion amongst the northern territory's disciples. Especially when Qiu Yu didn't seem to be pressured or forced in the slightest, and everything came naturally to her.
"Senior Brother Hong Gu is the number one disciple of our northern territory. Even if he's the only one left, he'll definitely be able to lead our northern territory to defeat the southern territory and crush them to the point they can't raise their heads!"
"There's no need to mention Yan Chu. Moreover, even that strange woman that defeated Xue Hongyu is definitely not a match for Holy Son Hong Gu!"
"Our northern territory will definitely win today!"
The morale of the northern territory's disciples was high. Obviously, Hong Gu's defeat of Luo Xue, the number one disciple of the southern territory, had given the northern territory a boost of confidence, causing their morale to soar.
Comparatively speaking, the morale of the southern territory's disciples was truly not high. Even if they still had two Holy Sons, but even Luo Xue had been defeated, so how would the outcome be in the eyes of all the disciples?
But of course, at the same time, many disciples and even elders had embarrassed expressions on their faces. Because they'd never imagined that the final hope of the southern territory would actually be entrusted to Yan Chutian and Qiu Yu, and it was entrusted to these two disciples that Han Chen had brought back.
Not long ago, they'd either been indifferent or disdainful towards them, yet it was such a situation now.
Amidst the awkwardness, some people remained silent, while others hardened their necks and continued to snort softly. "The Southern Region's hopes are on them. How could they possibly defeat Hong Gu?"
"That's right. Especially that Yan Chu. I don't know what kind of crooked methods he used to get here. If he suddenly drops the ball at this time, it will really lose the face of our Southern Region!"
As they whispered, some of the disciples even revealed angry expressions. It was as if they had already seen the scene of Yan Chutian being defeated miserably by Hong Gu.
Yan Chutian didn't even bother to look at such a situation, but Qiu Yu couldn't hold back. Her cold, blade-like gaze swept over and landed on those disciples, causing them to tremble fiercely. Their expressions changed greatly, and they hurriedly shut their mouths.
Qiu Yu was different from Mu Wan. The domineering and fierce aura that she had revealed several times had already been engraved in countless disciples' minds. Although they didn't know why her temperament was so different from before, they still knew how to be afraid.
They couldn't help but feel that if they really angered this woman, their fates would be extremely miserable.
Seeing that the disciples had shut their mouths, Qiu Yu withdrew her gaze and looked towards Yan Chutian who was on the stage. Her beautiful eyes were filled with worry.
However, even Qiu Yu herself didn't notice that there was already a gaze quietly paying attention to her. Someone had noticed the sudden change in her temperament and aura yesterday.
… ….
On the stage, Hong Gu, who was dressed in white and had a pale complexion, was like a ghost as he coldly stared at Yan Chutian and slowly spoke. "Yan Chu."
When Hong Gu called out his name, Yan Chutian's expression didn't change at all. He only smiled indifferently and said, "Looks like Holy Son Hong Gu remembers a nobody like me."
"Heh …"
Hearing this, Hong Gu laughed coldly, his expression revealing a hint of ridicule. He didn't care about Yan Chu's reaction, it was just that the other party's reputation in the Heaven's Secrets Sect was not small recently, which was why it had reached his ears.
But even so, he still didn't think much of it. The so-called reputation was just an illusory cloud. If one didn't have true strength, it would disappear in the blink of an eye.
Even though Yan Chutian had defeated a few Holy Sons of the Northern Region not long ago, in Hong Gu's eyes, he was still just so-so.
After that, Hong Gu wouldn't be polite at all. While sneering, he lightly tapped the stage with both of his feet. His originally ghost-like figure flashed like a ghost, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared behind Yan Chutian.
"Swish …!"
His pale palm slowly stretched out, but its speed was extremely fast. In almost an instant, it was about to slap Yan Chutian's back.
But just as it was about to hit, Hong Gu's pale hand suddenly stopped and slowly lowered. This strange scene couldn't help but cause many disciples to be puzzled, but they quickly understood. Because at the same time that Hong Gu lowered his palm, Yan Chutian's figure also gradually disappeared.
It was actually an afterimage!
"His speed is actually so fast!"
A disciple cried out in surprise, his face revealing deep shock. Obviously, they didn't notice that Yan Chutian had actually disappeared at some point in time.
"An afterimage …"
Looking at the rapidly dissipating afterimage in front of him, Hong Gu was still pale, but the corners of his lips were slightly raised. "Interesting."
"Swish!"
The moment he finished speaking, Hong Gu once again slapped out with his palm. A powerful Spiritual Energy whirlwind rapidly rushed to the left rear, where a thin and small figure slowly appeared.
It wasn't difficult to see that Hong Gu's perception was amazing.
But in this regard, how could Yan Chutian be unprepared? The slowly appearing Yan Chutian lightly exhaled, then raised his hand and performed a seal. A Spiritual Art that he hadn't used for a long time was displayed. This was the Great Mercy Monument!
The Great Mercy Monument that descended on the ground was dazzling. Then, the dense light intertwined and gathered, turning into a Spiritual Energy light beam that was filled with destructive fluctuations. It rushed out and went straight for the Spiritual Energy whirlwind.
"Boom …!"
The two surging forces fiercely collided in mid-air in the arena. Suddenly, a huge roar resounded, accompanied by energy ripples, and didn't disappear for a long time.
Although this attack was equally matched, everyone could see who was stronger and who was weaker. Hong Gu had only raised his hand to attack, but Yan Chutian had to use a Spiritual Art to block it. One had to admit that there was a big gap between Elixir Level 2 and Elixir Level 4.
Moreover, Hong Gu couldn't be underestimated with a normal Elixir Level 4 cultivation.
Hong Gu remained unperturbed even after his first attack failed. Because just as everyone had seen, these simple attacks were merely probing attacks. If they couldn't even block these attacks, then Hong Gu wouldn't even have the qualifications to continue attacking.
But the situation wasn't like that, so he finally had some interest. Moreover, when Luo Xue was blasted off the arena, Hong Gu saw Yan Chutian supporting that woman, the woman that he was determined to get.
He had to admit that this really made him feel a little uncomfortable.
He raised his pale hand again, seemingly casually waving a few times, but a majestic white aura quickly surged. A vast amount of Spiritual Energy gathered, constantly changing in front of everyone's eyes, and finally condensed into a huge finger that stretched across the sky.
"Blue Flame Finger …"
The huge finger stretched across the sky, and a powerful pressure spread out, making many disciples feel as if they were facing a great enemy. They were afraid that the huge finger would suppress them.
After all, even a Level 4 Elixir cultivator wouldn't dare to say that they could easily block such an attack.
However, the huge finger naturally wouldn't suppress the disciples who were watching the battle. After a moment of silence, the huge finger slowly pressed down on Yan Chutian. When it pressed down, there seemed to be an invisible force binding Yan Chutian. It was as if no matter where he hid, he would have to bear the attack of this huge finger.
Therefore, at this moment, many North Region disciples sneered mockingly. In their opinion, Hong Gu's unavoidable spiritual finger would definitely be able to severely injure the Southern Region Holy Son, or even eliminate him on the spot.
The outcome would be decided very soon.
"Junior Brother Yan, do your best!"
Somewhere among the Southern Region disciples, Zhou Qing clenched her jade-like hands, and her pretty face was filled with nervousness and worry. Her watery eyes stared at the huge pale finger that stretched across the sky, as well as Yan Chutian, who was like an ant under the huge finger.
Beside her, although Wang Ping was also worried, she couldn't help but secretly shake her head. She wasn't Zhou Qing, so she wouldn't blindly trust Yan Chutian. In her opinion, Hong Gu was too strong, even able to defeat Luo Xue.
Therefore, Yan Chutian would have to stop in his hands. Perhaps only Yan Chutian's mysterious Senior Sister could fight against Hong Gu.
"Boom …!"
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