After Ma Nan observed more carefully from the side and confirmed that the two were unconscious and it wasn't a trap, he made his move.
A black broadsword appeared in his hand and he slashed at the other side. A condensed broadsword Qi emerged from it and slashed at the painting.
When the broadsword Qi was about to arrive, a layer of white light appeared on the surface of the painting and blocked the attack.
"Early-stage Zenith Heaven Realm. Don't blame me for being ruthless."
At the moment of contact, Ma Nan knew that the strength of the owner of the painting was only at the early-stage Zenith Heaven Realm. This made him more confident.
Because if the other party was too strong, he wasn't confident that he could defeat the other party's painting with a weapon that he wasn't familiar with. Even if the other party didn't have anyone controlling it, it would take a long time for him to break through it.
If he took too long, there might be an accident.
If he was on top, it wouldn't be so troublesome.
Since that was the case, he didn't hesitate and immediately rushed up. Even if the other party's identity was extremely noble and he might not be able to keep his life if he was discovered to have attacked her. However, if he killed the other party together, no one would know that he was the one who did it.
However, as Ma Nan approached and sensed his hostility, the painting, which had been slowly spinning after being attacked, began to spin at an extremely fast speed. The originally lifelike painting on it also began to stretch its body, restless. Dozens of pairs of eyes stared directly at Ma Nan, as if warning him.
However, Ma Nan didn't care at all. It was impossible for the other party to come out completely. At most, a few low-level beasts would jump out. However, no matter how strong they were, could they be stronger than him? He was at the mid-stage Zenith Heaven Realm. He wasn't afraid even if the other party's master came.
As for the man called Gu Zheng, he had inquired before. His cultivation was only at the early-stage Zenith Heaven Realm. Moreover, the other party was still unconscious. Who knew what happened to them that caused the two of them to be like this. However, it just gave him the opportunity.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak."
A rat the size of a tiger jumped out of the painting and blocked in front of Ma Nan. There were even more beast spirits in the painting that began to want to break out of the painting.
However, Ma Nan glanced at them and found that they were just ordinary beast spirits. Those beast spirits that looked very powerful were still in the painting and didn't move at all.
These strong Beast Spirits, without the control of their masters, seemed to be unable to come out on their own. This also made him feel a little more relaxed. Of course, even if they came out, he was not afraid.
For example, the rat in front of him was completely black and had smooth skin. It looked quite scary, but its cultivation was only at the Heaven Immortal Stage. In his hands, it was just a simple wave of his hand and the rat's body was split in half. It did not cause him any trouble at all.
After the rat died, it turned into a streak of light and returned to the painting. However, it had fallen into a deep slumber. Without a period of recuperation, it would not be able to come out.
Behind the rat, there were a few other normal Beast Spirits, their strengths varied, but the strongest one was not even Jin Xian, dying under his hands in a single exchange.
In the blink of an eye, Ma Nan arrived outside the painting. Without any hesitation, he slashed down with his saber, heavily slashing at the painting.
The entire painting suddenly lit up with an extremely bright light, and it actually blocked Ma Nan's attack.
However, the fluorescence on its body was also dimmed by the monster in the air.
"You do have some skills."
Seeing that his attack was blocked, Ma Nan was not surprised. Soon, he launched a second attack. As long as this magic treasure was destroyed, the opponent's life and death would be in his hands.
However, before he could launch his second attack, the painting in front of him seemed to know that it was no match for him. It actually retracted the illusion in the air, and its entire body shrunk rapidly. It floated above Meng Zhen's head and released a layer of transparent defense. Obviously, it was going to defend until the end.
Seeing this, Ma Nan came down as well. He slashed down with his saber in the air. On the black saber, spikes of different sizes appeared on the edge. Once again, he slashed at the defense. The entire transparent shield rippled and shook continuously. Similarly, it blocked the opponent's attack again.
Ma Nan pulled back the black saber in his hand, and from the top of the saber, there was a lot of transparent fog. There was even a temporary gap that flashed across the surface.
At this moment, Ma Nan chuckled. At most, he could attack twice more, and the opponent would have no defense at all.
However, before the third attack was launched, Meng Zhen suddenly opened his eyes. It was a pair of eyes that were filled with a cold aura. Ma Nan could not help but look over.
In a daze, he felt that he was a lowly commoner, and Meng Zhen was the supreme queen. He actually dared to attack her. There was a sense of guilt in his heart. It was as if only by committing suicide could he make up for his mistake.
At this moment, Ma Nan actually raised the weapon in his hand. It seemed like he was going to cut his own throat.
However, at the next moment, his eyes regained their clarity. On the other hand, Meng Zhen's face turned pale. It was as if he had been hit by something. A stream of blood flowed out from his mouth.
"The Soul Painting Race is really terrifying."
Thinking of the scene just now, Ma Nan broke out in cold sweat. He did not know how he was hit. Furthermore, the opponent seemed to have a lot of injuries. Otherwise, he would have been killed by the opponent.
"It's a pity that you have to die too."
At this moment, Ma Nan had no way out. The speed at which the opponent woke up had greatly exceeded his expectations. Now, he could only get rid of the opponent as soon as possible to restore his safety.
Even if the opponent escaped alone, there was no need to say more about his fate. Even Lord Soul would not be able to protect him.
At this moment, Meng Zhen had already taken over his painting. The layer of transparent shield looked a little white. Its defensive power had been greatly increased.
Bang!
An even louder sound rang out in the air. The black sword once again hit the sturdy shield. A crack appeared on it. The effect was not as obvious as before.
Ma Nan knew that he had to kill the opponent. Hence, he did not hide anything and attacked with all his strength. Previously, he wanted to attract the attention of others so that he could get rid of them quietly. However, he could not care so much now.
The opponent could block his attack once. However, he could not block the next wave of attacks.
One strike after another. The speed was so fast that the black sword became very blurry in the air. The dense sounds did not seem to stop at all.
In just a few breaths, Meng Zhen's face turned even paler. A large mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth, staining the clothes in front of his chest.
Meng Zhen did not know who the opponent was. However, he knew who the opponent was.
It was Gu Zheng, who was still unconscious beside him.
They were forcefully brought back by Wen Tianhou. They could not withstand the opponent's aura. The moment they came into contact with it, they fainted. They were even injured by the aura.
Compared to Gu Zheng, she was slightly better. After all, he was the opponent's main target. She only suffered some aftershocks. That ball of flame had blocked most of the power for her.
As for her, she was awakened by the danger in her heart. The moment she woke up, she saw the opponent attacking her. She immediately used her eye technique. However, it clearly failed. She even suffered a considerable backlash, which worsened her injuries.
Although she did not know the opponent's cultivation level, it was clearly much higher than hers. In just this short period of time, the defense outside was already on the verge of collapse. If she had not woken up in time, they would have been dead.
They had just come back after so much effort. If they died like this, it would not be worth it.
She knew that she still had a chance to escape. The opponent would definitely kill Gu Zheng first before chasing her. However, before that, she had absolute confidence that she could escape. She could also guarantee that she would kill the opponent in the future to avenge Gu Zheng.
But, could she do that? Meng Zhen looked at the opponent and asked herself in her heart.
Definitely not!
It had to be said that the other party had saved him in the Black Tower because of their shared life and death. And this time, in order to save him, just thinking about it was unimaginable. During the process, his own clan had no way to deal with it, but the other party had gone there in such a short time, and even saved him in the end.
Even if she was only captured because she wanted to help him by hiding from the ancestral painting, the root of the problem was still their clan. Even her most important place had been infiltrated by the enemy. Even if Gu Zheng wasn't there, there might be others who were captured.
Moreover, once the others were captured, they would not be as lucky as her. A random person she met outside would actually risk his life to save her.
Hence, she could not give up and escape alone. Once she died, she would leave a mark on the person who killed her. Her clan members would avenge her.
Hence, she gritted her teeth and persevered. She persevered until Gu Zheng woke up. By then, this clown in front of her would not be worth mentioning.
"Still not breaking?"
Ma Nan looked at Meng Zhen, who was on the verge of fainting again. He was impressed by Meng Zhen's perseverance. Meng Zhen was willing to sacrifice his own life to protect an unrelated person. This kid's death was worth it.
Looking at the cracked defense, the opponent could not withstand his last attack. He decided to finish them off together.
He leaped into the air and the black saber in his hand flew out. It expanded by more than ten times in the air, forming a huge black saber. Countless black auras surrounded it.
Ma Nan stretched out his hand slowly and clenched it tightly. In the air, an equally huge hand grabbed the black saber.
The next moment, he flipped his palm and slashed downwards.
There was a loud whistle and a ray of black light shot up into the sky from the black saber. The surroundings fell into darkness. Countless black auras were like raging waves, wriggling on the saber. Many bright lines were engraved on the saber. The murderous aura was so strong that it seemed to have materialized. It gathered on the saber and sword and slashed down at the two people below.
"They're dead for sure."
Ma Nan thought to himself when he saw that his attack was about to land. However, with such a huge commotion, someone would come here to check. He had to leave immediately after confirming it.
An accident happened. An ordinary hand suddenly stretched out from below and penetrated the layer of white defense. Then, under Ma Nan's shocked gaze, it grabbed the tip of the saber.
The black saber stopped in the air without any warning. Only the aura that was still whistling on its body could feel its strength.
He did not hold back, but it was easily grabbed by the other party. Who is the owner of this hand?!
"Ma Nan, I didn't look for you. Instead, I took the initiative to come here. It's really a coincidence."
A figure with a black saber in his hand walked up step by step from below and said to Ma Nan, who was in disbelief.
"You … you're not an early-stage Zenith Heaven Immortal. How …"
When he spoke up to here, he gulped down a mouthful of air slightly nervously, and he wasn't able to finish his sentence no matter what. The undisguised aura of a peak Golden Immortal caused him to feel like he was a tiny blade of grass that was struggling bitterly in a violent storm.
The main reason was that Gu Zheng's appearance was too shocking. He did not know what to do for a moment. His full-strength attack was blocked so easily by the other party. It was too shocking and made him lose confidence.
His original plan was that even if the other party woke up and was injured, it would be easy for him to deal with them. However, he did not expect that in the blink of an eye, he would become the one who was easily dealt with.
With a clear cracking sound, the huge black blade was forcibly shattered by Gu Zheng.
"Pfft!"
A mouthful of condensed black liquid was spat out from Ma Nan's mouth. The destruction of his weapon also caused him to suffer quite a bit of backlash. It was even more serious than Meng Zhen.
"You killed my subordinate. I'll fight you to the death."
Ma Nan directly shouted at Gu Zheng. At the same time, a huge aura rose from his body. His hands formed illusions in front of him, as if he was going to fight to the death with Gu Zheng as he said.
In front of him, a black ball filled with great power gathered. With a low roar, he pushed it towards Gu Zheng. The black ball suddenly became blurry and instantly crossed a short distance to arrive in front of Gu Zheng.
On the other side, when Ma Nan saw that Gu Zheng was so careless, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart. The movement of his hand changed slightly. The black ball quickly lit up with a black light and exploded in the air, turning into countless fist-sized black balls. Each of them was covered in black flames and blasted towards Gu Zheng like meteors.
Wherever they passed, the void exploded and even the space rippled.
This was his real trump card. His words just now were just to make Gu Zheng think that he was disappointed in him. It seemed that the other party had been fooled by his unruly attack.
At this moment, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. It was as if he could see that the other party had temporarily lost the ability to fight under his heavy attack and was at his mercy.
When Gu Zheng saw the other party's delighted expression, he shook his head inwardly. His right hand reached out in front of him at lightning speed and slapped out toward the void. A golden light spread out from his palm, instantly forming a huge golden light screen that pressed down toward the front.
All the black balls collided with it and instantly exploded, turning into billowing black Qi waves that violently rushed in all directions. However, they did not even lift the corner of Gu Zheng's clothes.
The explosion in the air had not yet ended when Ma Nan was already trembling with fear. He turned around and fled outside.
However, would Gu Zheng let him escape as he wished?
Last time, if he hadn't suddenly disappeared, he would have already died at his hands. So the instant he left, Gu Zheng's figure transformed into a blur and directly appeared above his head. Ma Nan still hadn't noticed him and was still madly running.
The Cloud Desolate Sword appeared in his hand and he stabbed it down. Only then did Ma Nan react. Raising his head slightly, his expression changed and he opened his mouth to say something.
Gu Zheng would not give him the chance. He had to kill him in his heart. The Cloud Desolate Sword in his hand directly pierced through his opponent's head, all the way to the sword hilt. Then, with a flip of his body, he distanced himself from his opponent.
The monster in the air swayed a few times. A strand of golden light had already passed through his body.
BOOM!
In the next instant, his body was blown apart. Even though he had already transformed into a Demon Soul, under such a fatal attack, there was no way for him to survive.
Seeing his opponent die, Gu Zheng waved his hand and put away the Cloud Desolate Sword. Then he directly descended.
At the place where Ma Nan died, a black figure saw that Gu Zheng didn't notice him and took the opportunity to quickly escape, wanting to leave quietly.
"Of course I won't forget you. Come in."
Gu Zheng's figure appeared beside the black figure like a ghost. He looked at the panic-stricken black cat and gently tossed a small black pagoda down, sucking the black cat into the pagoda.
He had always known of the black cat's existence, but he actually didn't find any trace of it just now, so he pretended to give it a chance.
If it could be more vigilant and continue to hide, he really wouldn't be able to do anything to it.
However, after the other party sensed Gu Zheng's strength, he didn't know if he could escape from Gu Zheng's detection. He wanted to hastily escape, but he couldn't escape Gu Zheng's sight and was easily caught.
The reason why he didn't kill it was mainly to leave it for Little Cat.
In the black tower, the black cat was locked in a place alone. There was a gentle young lady beside it to take care of it, in case it found a chance to escape from the black tower. Gu Zheng really didn't have confidence in the black tower's ability to lock it up, so he just watched it at all times.
He was giving it to Little Cat after it recovered its strength, so it must be very happy at that time.
At this time, Gu Zheng descended, and Meng Zhen also dispelled her defense, her heart filled with emotions.
At the critical moment, Gu Zheng still woke up and solved their predicament in one fell swoop.
"Gu Zheng!"
Meng Zhen, who was waiting for Gu Zheng to come down, suddenly saw Gu Zheng's body shake in the air and actually fell straight from the air. The five jade bracelets on his body also fell to the ground with clinking sounds. The originally bright luster was now very dim, as if he had used up too much energy.
It turned out that the energy of the jade bracelets on his body couldn't support his current cultivation. Without any replenishment, the speed of consumption was even more shocking. As a result, without the support of the jade bracelets, the injuries that Gu Zheng suppressed surged up again, instantly causing him to lose consciousness.
Meng Zhen hurriedly rushed over and caught him when he fell. At the same time, she also took the five jade bracelets. She knew that this was Gu Zheng's most powerful treasure, so it must not be lost.
She quickly checked him and found that Gu Zheng had only fainted because of the relapse of his injuries. At the same time, she was relieved. At the same time, she was also glad that Gu Zheng had dealt with the other party quickly. Otherwise, it would be their turn to be embarrassed now.
"Is it Young Master Gu?"
At this time, a figure suddenly came up from afar, standing not far away and speaking to Meng Zhen.
"Who is it?" Meng Zhen was shocked. She was too careless to check the surroundings to see if there were any enemies around. If the other party had an accomplice, she wouldn't be able to defend against a sneak attack.
"I am External Soul Fei Yi. Young Master Gu once saved our lives. Now is not the time to talk. The nearest clan leader of the Beast Spirit tribe is already rushing here. For Young Master Gu's safety, please leave with me. This is the only way to avoid being tracked down."
The figure said slowly.
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