"Wu!"
As the flames exploded, the white light let out a sorrowful cry and was blasted away. Then, it returned to the Great Elder's side without looking back. It kept circling around him as if it was acting coquettishly.
"The First Elder is powerful again. Even if this brat has some skill, he's not a match for him."
"That's true. Who is the First Elder? He's relying on external power to fight the First Elder like this. He's also very powerful."
"There's no need to say what's going to happen next. No matter what trump cards he has, he's not a match for the First Elder."
The First Elder hadn't fought in many years. Now that he had, everyone was incomparably excited.
"What other trump cards do you have? Otherwise, you won't have another chance. "The Great Elder gently stroked the white light and said to Gu Zheng.
It was true that the other party's physical reaction was not bad. It seemed that he had entered this state many times, and there was not a hint of unfamiliarity. It was as if his cultivation was like this, which also surprised him. Otherwise, this time, the other party would have died under his attack.
"Impossible!"
Said Gu Zheng. Taking a step forward, an even stronger aura erupted from his body. Crackling sounds came from his body. It was like there was an illusory body above his head, looking at them from a distance.
Each of them felt like they were being watched by a terrifying existence. They all dodged.
"Interesting. But no matter how strong you are, you're not a match for me here. Unless you can break through, then whether you want to leave or stay will be up to you."
In the face of Gu Zheng's eruption, the First Elder wasn't worried at all. Instead, he seemed even happier.
"The First Elder is using Luo Shan's power. It seems he wants to teach us a lesson. No matter how he struggles, he won't be able to win. It's no wonder the First Elder is so confident," said one person.
Only then did the others understand. So that was the case. It was no wonder the First Elder wasn't worried. Once Luo Shan's power gathered, no matter how Long Chen struggled, he wouldn't be able to escape. There was no need to continue fighting.
Even if Long Chen had forcibly increased his power, it was clear he wasn't weak. Otherwise, he wouldn't have forced the First Elder to use Luo Shan's power.
This was to prevent undue delay from causing trouble.
The First Elder looked at Gu Zheng's appearance and frowned. He raised his hand at him, indicating for him to come over as he pleased.
Gu Zheng ignored his opponent's provocation and continued to condense his aura step by step. Every step he took caused the ground to tremble and the mountains to shake. It felt as if he was rapidly climbing to a peak.
"Roar!"
The Great Elder nodded slightly and pointed his finger downwards. The white light that was circling around him suddenly let out a bestial roar. Then, white Qi continuously emitted from its body and fused into its body. Its entire body seemed to have expanded.
Soon, a huge white tiger jumped out of the boiling white ball. It stepped on the white clouds and rushed toward Gu Zheng.
Although the white tiger seemed to be about the same size as an ordinary tiger, its body was covered in white scales that constantly shone with a white metallic luster. Its entire body was wrapped up. Sharp claws that were like sickles had already risen from the soles of its feet. As they flickered with a cold light, it was frightening.
What was even more unique was that on the forehead of this white tiger, there was a white dagger. It was the same dagger that had chased after Gu Zheng. It looked like a horn growing from its head. It definitely wasn't a decoration.
Facing Gu Zheng's increasingly powerful aura, the white tiger wasn't afraid at all. It opened its bloody mouth and bit at Gu Zheng. At the same time, its tail swept over, leaving a sharp whistle in the air.
"Sigh!"
Gu Zheng sighed in his heart. He had no choice but to stop condensing his aura. He knew his opponent wouldn't give him a chance. He could only meet his opponent head-on.
This white tiger's strength wasn't inferior to his current strength. Even if he wanted to easily defeat his opponent, it would be impossible.
One pounce, two bites, three tail swings.
This white tiger was still proficient in its innate ability. However, when it pounced on its prey, its prey had already disappeared.
Before it could even pounce on its prey, the other party had already appeared above its head. The weapon in its hand slashed down at the other party.
This sword strike was swift and fast. Even when the other party dodged, it still left a mark on the other party's body. The hard white armor was torn apart like a rag. A large amount of white gas came out of it and kept flowing away.
However, the white tiger didn't seem to care. With a flash of white light, the mark on its body magically healed. Furthermore, it could be seen that some white balls were surging into its body. The losses from before had been completely replenished.
Gu Zheng quickly swept his gaze over the sky. The First Elder was still smiling at him. He didn't seem to have any intention of attacking. However, he knew his opponent's aura was growing denser. He could clearly hear everything around him. He knew what his opponent was doing.
But if he wanted to break out of this encirclement, he didn't have the slightest chance. Those Elders seemed to be scattered all over the place, but in truth, they had already blocked off all of Gu Zheng's escape routes. No matter which direction he went, he would have to face at least three people attacking him. Furthermore, the two Elders he had fought before were constantly changing positions in the air.
As long as he delayed for even a moment, the First Elder would be able to take advantage of the opportunity to attack him. Perhaps if he was the first to attack, he would be in danger of being injured. The risk was too great.
Gu Zheng and the white tiger fought for a moment. He realized how difficult it was to deal with. Just as he was about to ignore it and charge straight for the First Elder, a pure white barrier rose around the First Elder, completely cutting off that thought.
It seemed that if he didn't deal with this white tiger, he wouldn't be able to focus on fighting the First Elder.
His goal was very simple. As long as he could injure the white tiger even a little, with the Elders' concern, they would definitely be distracted. That would be his chance.
The white tiger suddenly stood up and raised its sharp claws. It clawed at Gu Zheng. In front of Gu Zheng's chest, five streams of white Qi quickly condensed, transforming into five similarly sized claws that slashed at Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng hadn't expected his opponent to have such a move. He was a bit late in retreating, and his chest was immediately covered in blood.
However, this kind of injury was no different from not being injured at all to Gu Zheng. After a few circulations, the blood stopped flowing and his skin returned to normal.
The white tiger was filled with spiritual Qi. When it saw Gu Zheng's appearance, it became even more excited. It repeatedly attacked Gu Zheng. These attacks didn't even need to hit Gu Zheng. As long as Gu Zheng made a move, a corresponding white Qi would appear around him. Furthermore, it also had the same destructive power.
If he didn't pay full attention, it would be very easy for him to be injured.
He didn't care about this kind of injury. What he cared about was that his opponent was intentionally stalling for time.
However, he had also injured his opponent quite a bit. He also understood what his opponent's weakness was. It was the dagger on its forehead. After all, it was condensed from white Qi. No matter how many times you scattered it, it could condense as many times as you wanted. If you couldn't injure its foundation, then the threat was too small.
Although the white tiger had done its best to dodge all of its attacks, Gu Zheng was still able to see from some small details that the white tiger was protecting that dagger. That was its core.
However, with Gu Zheng's rich experience, how could he believe that it was intentionally revealing an opening? It was most likely a trap to lure him in.
After a few exchanges of blows, he finally found out where the other party was hiding. It was under the dagger, deep in the brain, hiding the other party's true body. How sinister.
"He's finished. It's a pity I won't be able to see the First Elder fight. I really hope he can fight a bit more and cause some trouble for the First Elder so we can watch."
At this moment, an Elder looked at the First Elder and then looked below. He shook his head and muttered to himself.
The other Elders were the same. This was because the Elders had successfully drawn in Luo Shan's power. That was a power that even Quasi-Sages were wary of. Although they had only drawn in a very, very small amount, it was enough to make the opponent unable to resist.
The opponent's sigh didn't affect Gu Zheng. At this moment, he had already found a good opportunity. When the opponent attacked, he didn't retreat this time. Instead, he left behind a shadow on the spot, deliberately leaving it for the opponent to tear apart.
Clearly, the white tiger was a bit slow in the face of this phenomenon. Even if it felt that it was very powerful, it wouldn't be able to tear the opponent apart with a claw. The opponent's acting was too fake.
Whether it was fake or not, Gu Zheng didn't care. When he saw that the opponent was distracted, he appeared above its head like a ghost. The weapon in his hand transformed into a huge saber and directly stabbed into the opponent's back. He even pierced through the opponent's body. The tip of the saber poked out from below.
Then, the white tiger turned its head and bit at Gu Zheng. But at this moment, another sword appeared in Gu Zheng's other hand. He directly stabbed towards the opponent's open mouth, aiming at the position he had predicted.
Ding ling!
A silver-white dagger was sent flying from the back of the opponent's head. The originally arrogant white tiger seemed to have lost its spirit and slowly fell to the ground. Then, wisps of white mist appeared on its body and began to evaporate.
That silver-white dagger nimbly spun in the air. The white light on its body constantly flashed. It was obvious that the opponent was furious.
Without waiting for Gu Zheng to go forward, its figure flashed in the air. Hundreds of silver daggers appeared in the air, each pointed at Gu Zheng.
Swish swish swish!
The group of daggers in the sky was like rain. With a headache-inducing screech, they shot towards Gu Zheng's location. Even around him, daggers appeared. However, they were pure white. There weren't many of them, but they also shot towards him.
They formed a circle around him in the sky. They were just short of launching an attack from the ground.
Gu Zheng only glanced around him. The weapon in his hand turned into a golden sword shadow. His whole body seemed to be dancing. He moved nimbly and continuously blocked those daggers.
A series of metal clashing sounds rang out. At the same time, the surrounding daggers were quickly reduced. When the last sound was heard, all the daggers suddenly disappeared.
Gu Zheng looked at the dagger he had sent flying. This time, after being hurt, it didn't come back. Instead, it returned to the First Elder. Only then did he relax. But then his head hurt again. That was because there was an even more majestic mountain in front of him.
However, it had been a long time since he had last fought, so he wasn't rusty at all. He rushed toward the First Elder with large strides, and his speed grew faster and faster. By the time he reached the First Elder, he suddenly stomped on the ground, leaving a crack in the ground as he soared into the sky.
This time, he didn't use his illusory weapon. That power was still too weak to the First Elder. He might as well give it up and use the only weapon he had that could injure the First Elder. That was his fists.
"HA!"
Gu Zheng shouted as he rose into the air. He threw a punch at the First Elder from afar. Space suddenly trembled as a ball of golden light emerged from Gu Zheng's fist. It rapidly expanded by several dozen times, reaching over a dozen meters in size. Even the lines between his fingers could be seen clearly.
The Great Elder's hair fluttered in the wind as he stopped the dagger in front of him. With a slight smile, he pointed his finger in front of him. Some white gas scattered in the air quickly gathered and formed a thin layer of barrier in front of him.
As it approached that barrier, it began to slow down. It was like there was an invisible energy in front of it that was forcing it to stop in midair. Golden light constantly flickered, and in the end, it stopped in front of the First Elder. It didn't even touch the First Elder's body.
"Explode!"
An ethereal voice rang out in the air, and then the huge golden fist exploded without any warning. The surging Qi waves seemed to be controlled by some kind of power and rushed forward.
The white barrier immediately began to become unstable. The white mist within was torn apart by the Qi waves. This sturdy defensive line finally couldn't bear the power of the Qi waves and exploded in midair. However, the remaining shockwaves were unable to cause any harm to the First Elder.
Gu Zheng knew that his attack wouldn't be able to cause any trouble to the First Elder. However, he hadn't expected the First Elder to receive it so easily.
Although he was shocked, he had already disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already behind the First Elder. Raising a fist, he viciously smashed it at the First Elder's back.
His previous attack was just a smokescreen.
The first to react was the small dagger. It rushed forward very spiritually, but before it could get close, it was blown away by the strong wind.
However, the First Elder also reacted very quickly. Or rather, Gu Zheng's actions were within his expectations. His entire body seemed to have teleported. With his back facing Gu Zheng, the First Elder also stretched out a fist wrapped in a layer of white light and collided with Gu Zheng's fist.
The sound of bubbles bursting could be heard. The moment the two fists came into contact, Gu Zheng's figure was like a fragment of glass, shattering into pieces.
At the next moment, Gu Zheng's figure once again appeared behind the Great Elder. However, this time around, he punched out with both his fists, going straight for the Great Elder's back, smashing down heavily.
This was because it was still a more realistic smokescreen.
This time, the attack landed squarely on his opponent's body. The expression on the Great Elder's face changed drastically. However, he still couldn't change the fact that he had been hit by Lin Li.
His entire body couldn't withstand the huge impact from the fists. Without a doubt, his entire body flew out. It was similar to the way Gu Zheng flew out at the beginning.
"First Elder!"
"First Elder!"
As Gu Zheng expected, the moment the First Elder was sent flying, everyone panicked. They couldn't help but leave their positions and fly towards the First Elder. Some people even looked at Gu Zheng to prevent him from taking the opportunity to continue attacking the First Elder.
However, they were thinking too much. He was well aware of how much damage he had done to himself. That was because when his seemingly powerful attack landed on his opponent's body, it was directly reduced by 60% by an invisible force. It was simply too exaggerated. In the end, the remaining 40% of his strength was only enough to send his opponent flying.
This was also something that the First Elder didn't expect. Otherwise, he might have been the one who was sent flying.
Hence, he didn't take the opportunity to go forward. Instead, he retreated and left the First Elder's encirclement in the blink of an eye. However, he didn't go too far away. This was because he was afraid that the First Elder would rush in and capture Meng Zhen.
"Meng Zhen!"
Gu Zheng quickly made a few complicated hand signs. At the same time, he shouted and a white stone on his body lit up, exuding a mysterious aura.
As the ripples around him flickered, Meng Zhen's figure suddenly appeared beside him. The stone also died of old age and broke into pieces and fell down.
"Let's get out of here quickly."
Gu Zheng didn't give Meng Zhen any time to react. He immediately carried Meng Zhen with one hand and ran away quickly.
It wasn't easy to open up a gap. If they were delayed, they wouldn't be able to escape once the First Elder reacted.
"I'm fine. Get out of my way!"
At the same time when Meng Zhen appeared, the First Elder finally shouted and completely stunned everyone. At this time, only a small part of Gu Zheng's figure was left.
"Let's go after him!" Elder Yi Ming shouted immediately. If they let the First Elder escape, they would be mocked by countless people just like what he said before.
A group of people, including the First Elder, couldn't even catch a fugitive.
"What are you chasing for? Come back!"
However, the First Elder's order made everyone stop. Some people even looked at the First Elder in confusion. They didn't understand why he wasn't anxious at this time.
"I know. The Protective Formation has been activated. The First Elder can't escape at all. Haha!" An Elder who reacted quickly thought of something and laughed.
As the Protective Formation was rarely activated, or rather, it wasn't activated at all, it caused everyone to almost forget about the formation. When the battle was intense, all the seals on Luo Mountain had been activated, including the Protective Formation.
Only then did everyone relax one after another. Everyone had blind confidence in the great array.
"Look at all of you. What are you doing? After each of you went back, you went into seclusion for a hundred years. Because of your concern for me, you let the enemy go. If it wasn't for the Protective Formation, would you have chased after him? You could have caught up with him. "The First Elder said with dissatisfaction.
"Yes, yes. You're right, First Elder. After we go back, we'll go into seclusion and reflect on our actions."
They knew that the First Elder was right. After all, the other party was still so strong. Even if they chased after him, would they have the ability to make him stay?
It would be good enough if they didn't make him stay.
Seeing the other party's humble look, the First Elder knew that the other party was worried about him, which was why the other party found a loophole. In fact, it was also his fault. He could have just suppressed the other party properly. Why did he have to let these people observe? After all, such a weak Peak Grand Heavenly Realm was still very difficult to find. The other party didn't have any Dharma treasures or weapons.
In the end, he was careless and allowed the other party to find a loophole.
Now, he decided not to play around with the other party anymore. He would capture the other party first.
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