Throw in the towel
Starlight gathered in Gu Xuan's palm. It was no longer starlight, but sunlight. It was so dazzling that some people narrowed their eyes.
It was as if Gu Xuan was holding a huge sun in his hand.
Li Heng's face changed color and he was completely stunned. The power of this martial art was too terrifying. Under the power of this martial art, he could not even muster up the will to resist.
Gu Xuan glanced at Li Heng. The light in his hand continued to shine as he walked towards Li Heng.
Every time Gu Xuan took a step, the aura on his body would increase a little. After taking a total of nine steps, his aura finally reached its peak.
"I admit defeat!"
Li Heng's face was deathly pale. Finally, he could not bear the pressure and hurriedly shouted.
After saying this, Li Heng seemed to have lost all his strength. He suddenly collapsed, and his clothes were soaked with sweat.
The faces of the onlookers changed slightly. Although Gu Xuan's aura was only concentrated on Li Heng's body, a lot of it still leaked out to them. Just a little bit of aura leaked out and it made it difficult for them to breathe.
What kind of martial arts was this?
"Earth Tier martial art! This is definitely an Earth Tier martial art! "
"That's right, only an Earth Tier martial art can have such might."
"Heavens, Gu Xuan actually grasped an Earth-tier martial art."
"No wonder Gu Xuan dares to challenge a senior brother in the top 30 of the Mountain River List, sigh, previously when Gu Xuan's Human Ranked Level 2 Martial Arts had increased by so much, I should have guessed that Gu Xuan had grasped such a martial art, just that I did not dare to think about it."
The group of elite students all sighed endlessly. An Earth Rank Martial Technique was already a level higher than the Human Rank. Once it was stepped out, the difference would be like heaven and earth.
When Gu Xuan displayed his Earth Tier martial art, no one felt that Gu Xuan was arrogant anymore. A Black Tier martial artist who possessed an Earth Tier martial art already had a heaven-defying battle strength, not to mention Gu Xuan was able to challenge those of a higher tier.
It could be said that Gu Xuan who possessed an Earth Rank martial art already had the ability to compare with a peak Black Rank.
"I wonder which senior brother Gu Xuan will be able to defeat. Could it be that he can really defeat the senior brothers ranked in the top 20?"
"That is not possible. Although Gu Xuan is tyrannical, he is only at the peak of the Black Rank.... and the senior brothers in the top 20 are not only at the peak of the Black Rank, they are also experts at the peak of the Black Rank...."
"Indeed. Looks like Gu Xuan ought to be able to be ranked at the 25th position, and he's between the peak of the Profound rank and the nine stars of the Profound rank. Even though this ranking isn't bad, he'll have to pay a few thousand Treasure Points."
"Gu Xuan is still too rash. To challenge so many at once, he'll just treat the loss of a few thousand Treasure Points as a lesson learned. Previously, he just happened to earn some money.
The group of elite students sighed. They no longer had the previous hostility towards Gu Xuan. Previously, many of them had been defeated by Gu Xuan and had some resentment in their hearts. However, now that they discovered that Gu Xuan had grasped an Earth Rank Martial Art, they felt relieved. They were simply not on the same level as Gu Xuan.
After that, Gu Xuan used the Star Plucking Hand and defeated three nine-star Mystic Rank martial artists without any suspense, reaching 26th place.
From the 25th rank onwards, they were all peak of the Black Rank. They were obviously one level higher than the others. Other than the 3rd rank, who was a Black Rank 9 star, there were no other Black Rank 9 star martial artists.
9 star to the peak. This was a small bottleneck. It was not easy to challenge someone of a higher rank.
After Gu Xuan defeated five people, he stopped. He did not continue to challenge, causing the spectators to be slightly disappointed. But they felt that it was reasonable. Peak Black Rank martial artists were much stronger than Black Rank 9 star martial artists. Gu Xuan's chances of winning were not high. It was normal for him to stop and delay.
Looking at the situation today, other than Gu Qin who defeated Li Heng in one move at the start, the rest were all in a stalemate with Gu Xuan. Although there was a gap, it was not too big.
"Seems like those who are at the top of the Mountain River List are not simple." Gu Xuan rubbed his chin and laughed.
The reason why he chose to stop was because he felt that he did not have absolute confidence in defeating a peak Black Rank martial artist.
With his current strength, he could easily defeat an ordinary peak Black Rank martial artist. But the peak Black Rank martial artists in the Sky Court were all experts of the peak Black Rank. He might not be able to win.
"Whatever, let's go to the Dan Dao Pavilion first."
Gu Xuan felt that the increase in his strength had already reached the limit. The Divine Weapon Technique was the strongest Divine Tier cultivation technique, the Star Picking Hand was a self-created Earth Tier martial art, and the Origin Flame was a high-grade Heaven Flame. In addition to his own eyesight and control ability, he could easily challenge those of a higher tier.
But challenging those of a higher rank was already his limit. It was difficult to continue improving.
Even if Gu Xuan were to create the Heavenly Cycle of Stars Movement Technique to the Earth Rank, it would not be of much use.
Afterall, a movement technique could only be used as a support. It was useful for escaping or chasing, but in a real battle, it could only be considered average.
Now, there was only one way to increase his strength, and that was to break through to the next realm.
If Gu Xuan could break through to the Black Rank 6 star, then he would still be able to defeat peak Black Rank martial artists. And the key to breaking through was whether Zong Qi could successfully help him refine the Ghost God Pill.
After Gu Xuan arrived at the Dan Dao Pavilion, he realized that Zong Qi was in seclusion. It was obvious that he had officially started refining the Ghost God Pill.
"I hope this Zong Qi won't disappoint me too much."
Gu Xuan shook his head. He could not do anything now. He could only resign himself to fate.
After leaving the alchemy room, Gu Xuan went straight to report to Mu Ling. Previously, he was absent for a few days. His mission was completed by Mu Ling's help. If he were to make her worry again, Gu Xuan would inevitably feel bad.
In fact, with Gu Xuan's current speed of earning treasure points, this errand job was actually dispensable. However, Gu Xuan was still not prepared to reject it. As for the reason, even Gu Xuan himself was a little unclear.
Maybe it was to cover up, or maybe it was to contact Zong Qi. Or maybe it was because he could not bear to part with Mu Ling, the little girl who was kind enough to "help" him.
Although it was impossible for Gu Xuan to fall in love with anyone else, he was a little curious. When Mu Ling found out that the person she had been patiently teaching was actually the legendary Dan Emperor, a legendary figure who stood at the peak of the entire continent's alchemy world, how rich would her expression be?
"Maybe she will never find out about this in her lifetime."
Gu Xuan smiled. He would not tell anyone about his identity. If Mu Ling wanted to know, perhaps there would be a day when Dan Emperor Gu Xuan reappeared in the continent. Not only Mu Ling, but everyone would know about it.
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