Novel Full Chapter 174 - 174
Chapter 174: Lu Xunxian Speaks, Gu Tiansheng Slain
Watching Gu Tiansheng hold nothing back, every move a killing blow —
Lu Xiaoyao couldn't help but sigh.
"I wasn't planning on killing you, but since you're trying to kill me, I suppose I'll just have to oblige and send you on your way."
With that, Lu Xiaoyao decided not to hold back either. Before the spear could connect, he flicked a finger against it.
In that instant, the terrifying Twelfth-Grade Spirit Treasure shattered from a single flick of Lu Xiaoyao's finger.
Outside, Ren Tianfeng's face twisted the moment he witnessed the scene.
"No! Holy Son, surrender now!"
Even he couldn't shatter a Twelfth-Grade Spirit Weapon with a mere flick of his finger. That meant Lu Xiaoyao's strength was likely far beyond his own.
And he was already at the Late Saint Emperor Realm — which meant Lu Xiaoyao's cultivation was probably at the Peak of the Saint Emperor Realm.
Watching his spear crumble to pieces, Gu Tiansheng stood frozen. By the time he snapped back to his senses, he was about to scream his concession.
He may have had his pride, but from what he had just witnessed, there was no conceivable way he could match Lu Xiaoyao. There was even a very real possibility that Lu Xiaoyao would kill him.
Anyone who wouldn't surrender under these circumstances was out of their mind.
But clearly, Lu Xiaoyao had no intention of letting Gu Tiansheng off the hook.
A terrifying pressure cascaded down, pinning Gu Tiansheng in place. He couldn't move a muscle — couldn't even open his mouth.
Watching this unfold, Ren Tianfeng's anxiety reached a boiling point.
Lu Xiaoyao and Lu Qingyun were unknowns, while Gu Tiansheng was a known quantity. If Gu Tiansheng died here, the Main Sect above would never let him off.
But before Ren Tianfeng could intervene, Ye Wushuang and Gu Feng stepped forward to block his path.
"Daoist Ren, what exactly do you think you're doing? Or do you intend to break the rules?"
The two of them stared Ren Tianfeng down, their tones sharp and hostile.
"Get out of my way! If anything happens to our Holy Son, the Qingfeng Sect will never rest until every last one of you is dead!"
Ren Tianfeng snarled, his expression murderous.
But neither Ye Wushuang nor Gu Feng so much as flinched.
With Lu Xunxian backing them, they had nothing to fear from a mere Qingfeng Sect.
"Damn it all — move!"
Watching Gu Tiansheng being suppressed inside the arena, Ren Tianfeng's desperation peaked. He threw aside all pretense and lunged at the two men.
Seeing this, Ye Wushuang let out a cold laugh.
"Since you're so eager to throw your life away, don't blame me for what comes next."
With that, Ye Wushuang dropped all pretense of his own. The aura of the Peak of the Saint Emperor Realm erupted from his body, instantly engulfing Ren Tianfeng.
"What?!"
Ren Tianfeng's face went white with shock. He never expected that this crafty old bastard Ye Wushuang had secretly broken through to the Peak of the Saint Emperor Realm.
Before he could utter another word, Ye Wushuang drove a fist into him, sending him hurtling through the air, his fate unknown.
Meanwhile, inside the arena.
Lu Xiaoyao sauntered over to Gu Tiansheng, who lay pinned to the ground, with all the ease of a man strolling through a garden.
"To be honest, I really didn't want to lay a hand on you. But you just had to come looking for death, so don't blame me."
"Go on and die like a good boy."
"P-Please, I'm begging you, spare me! If anything happens to me, the Main Sect in the Upper Realm won't let you go!"
Gu Tiansheng's pride finally shattered under Lu Xiaoyao's might. Drowning in terror, he forced the words out with agonizing effort.
But clearly, that wasn't enough to change Lu Xiaoyao's mind.
Lu Xiaoyao brought a finger down. A devastating attack descended, and just as it was about to obliterate Gu Tiansheng, a jade pendant hanging around Gu Tiansheng's neck suddenly erupted with a blinding radiance.
In the next instant, a terrifying phantom enveloped Gu Tiansheng.
"Who dares harm the Holy Son of the Qingfeng Sect?!"
The figure was none other than Gu Daoyuan.
Even in the Immortal Realm, Divine-Grade Spiritual Roots were exceedingly rare. Naturally, Gu Daoyuan had left numerous safeguards on Gu Tiansheng.
The jade pendant Gu Tiansheng wore contained a sliver of Gu Daoyuan's power. Though merely a sliver, it was more than enough to instantly annihilate any existence below the True Immortal Realm.
The moment Lu Xiaoyao saw Gu Daoyuan, his expression turned serious — but it relaxed just as quickly.
So what if Gu Tiansheng had a backer? Did Lu Xiaoyao not have one of his own?
"That would be me. He tried to kill me first — killing him back seems perfectly fair."
Lu Xiaoyao looked at Gu Daoyuan's phantom with open disdain.
As for Gu Tiansheng, terrified witless a moment ago, the sight of Gu Daoyuan's phantom instantly restored his confidence.
"Sect Master, kill him!"
Gu Daoyuan responded to Lu Xiaoyao's words with a cold snort.
"Arrogant brat who doesn't know heaven from earth. Since you dared raise your hand against my Qingfeng Sect's Holy Son, then die."
With that, Gu Daoyuan's phantom moved to strike, a single finger descending to crush Lu Xiaoyao. But the instant it fell, a cold snort from Lu Xunxian shattered the phantom on the spot.
"Go ahead and finish it. Whatever happens, your father has your back."
Lu Xunxian's voice resonated through the entire Small World. A wave of shock rippled through the onlookers, and countless pairs of eyes turned toward Lu Xiaoyao in the arena, burning with curiosity — just who was his father, to make such a bold declaration?
Others might not have recognized Lu Xunxian's voice, but Feng Qingyu did.
After twenty years together, his voice had been carved into her very bones. She would never forget it for as long as she lived.
"Xunxian! I know it's you — show yourself!"
From the display of power Lu Xunxian had just exhibited, anyone with eyes could tell he was extraordinarily powerful. Feng Qingyu was no exception.
Though she had no idea how Lu Xunxian had become so strong, she still believed at this moment that he was devoted to her, so her tone remained as brazen as ever.
But clearly, Lu Xunxian had no intention of acknowledging Feng Qingyu.
Inside the arena, Lu Xiaoyao gazed down at Gu Tiansheng, a perfectly harmless smile spreading across his face.
"Now that your trump card's gone, it's time for you to go."
Without sparing a glance at the horror etched across Gu Tiansheng's face, Lu Xiaoyao brought a finger down. In an instant, Gu Tiansheng's soul shattered and his body dissolved into a crimson mist. Dead beyond any shadow of a doubt.
At that very moment, in the Soul Hall of the Qingfeng Sect, deep within the Immortal Realm.
One of the Soul Lamps in the highest section of the hall silently flickered out. The disciple standing guard went pale and screamed.
"Disaster! His Highness the Holy Son's Soul Lamp has gone out!"
And at that exact moment, Gu Daoyuan had just successfully weathered his tribulation, breaking through to the Immortal Monarch Realm.
But he paid no mind to the elders rushing forward to congratulate him. Gu Daoyuan's face contorted with rage.
"Damn it all — who killed the Holy Son of my Qingfeng Sect?!"
He had sensed the protective jade pendant's destruction during his tribulation but had been unable to act.
Now that the tribulation was behind him, vengeance was all that remained.
Without so much as a word to the surrounding elders, Gu Daoyuan vanished in a blur, heading straight for the Tiansheng Continent's Ascension Node.
Back in the Qingfeng Sect, the elders' faces were equally dark.
"Everyone, with me! We go to avenge our Holy Son and uphold the Qingfeng Sect's honor!"
Seeing the Sect Master already en route to the Tiansheng Continent, Hu Pogu could no longer sit still. He rallied the others with a shout and rushed after him.
Some of the remaining elders followed, while others stayed behind.
It was merely a Lower Realm. They didn't need that many people.
Now that the Sect Master had broken through to the Immortal Monarch Realm, he could handle it alone.