Chapter 308 - 169: Three Moves

"I wonder how that guy is doing in there.

He couldn’t have perished, could he?" Wei Qingming raised an eyebrow and spoke. He was a tall man clad in a black Daoist Robe, his square face radiating majesty. The Dao Rhythm of the five elements revolved around him, exuding a terrifying aura.

"Don’t be so dismissive. The chances of that are slim."

"That guy is very strong, not as simple as you imagine," Qin Tianyang said slowly. He was currently levitating cross-legged in mid-air, clad in a crimson battle robe with his eyes slightly closed. The Red Flame Dao Rhythm swirled around him, emanating an exceptionally vast aura.

"No matter what, he won’t escape our grasp. When the time comes, we’ll make him spit out everything he’s taken. We will not let a sneaky thief like him off lightly!" Bai Buran’s voice was icy, causing the temperature of the surrounding space to drop by several degrees. He was clad in a white robe, his figure towering. His hair was as white as snow, his face was handsome, and his pupils were a dark red.

"He must die!" In the void, Feng Xiu slowly spat out three words, then closed his eyes to wait. He was dressed in a luxurious black robe, his posture as straight as a pine, and his hair was a vivid blood red. With arms crossed, his eyes were black and deep as a profound Dao Rhythm swirled around him, emitting an extremely terrifying aura.

At this very moment, four Tongxuan Realm experts were arrayed in the form of the Four Symbols at the entrance to the Holy Origin Secret Realm, lying in wait. The moment he appeared would be the moment they sprung their inescapable deathtrap!

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Meanwhile, on the other side, in the Holy Origin Secret Realm,

Inside the Holy Origin Seven-Star Tower,

Gu Yun floated in midair, his posture as straight as a pine. He held a long blade that faintly glowed with lightning. A corner of his robes stirred without any wind. His eyes were deep and calm. Faint Thunder Arcs coiled around his body as a Heaven-Reaching Sword Intent emanated from within him, seeming to rush to the heavens and shatter the nine skies!

An invisible and mysterious power between heaven and earth erased the corpse of the burly, black-clad youth. Then, the void rippled like the surface of a mirror. A young man slowly stepped out from the emptiness. He wore a black Profound Robe, carried a Longsword on his back, and had snow-white hair and a cold, stern face.

The void served as his staircase. The cold young man with the Longsword on his back was light on his feet, yet each step he took sent ripples gently spreading through the air.

"Hello, I’m Qin Wushuang. I didn’t expect you to actually defeat that big lug. How rare," Qin Wushuang said lightly, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Let’s begin!" Qin Wushuang wasted no time on pleasantries. After that simple declaration, his gaze sharpened into a flash of sword light, like a keen blade piercing the heavens. A Heaven-Reaching Sword Intent then erupted from within him, and a terrifying Sword Qi tore through the air, seeming to shred the surrounding void to dust!

VMMMM!!

With a wave of his hand, the silver-gleaming Longsword on his back appeared in his grip. It began to vibrate intensely, letting out a clear, ringing cry.

WHOOSH!

Then, Qin Wushuang pushed off the void, his body moving like a bolt of lightning. He swung his Longsword, and a beam of light soared, tearing through the sky.

The Sword Qi swept across the nine heavens, spanning ten thousand miles. The brilliant, dazzling light was like a galaxy crashing down on Gu Yun, a strike meant to kill!

Seeing his opponent attack without hesitation—and with such an earth-shattering first move—a grave expression appeared in Gu Yun’s eyes.

’This one is much stronger than that guy who only lasted three of my attacks!’

As he watched the brilliant beam of sword light fall toward him like a galaxy from the heavens, a sharp glint flashed in Gu Yun’s eyes.

"Eight Desolates Star Slash!!"

With that roar, Gu Yun swung his blade upwards. A torrent of Sword Qi, containing terrifying Sword Intent and exuding a primordial aura, soared into the sky. Like a meteor from beyond the heavens streaking across the firmament, it blazed with vast starlight as it hurtled toward the astonishing, galaxy-like sword beam!