Duel with Gu You

As far as the eye could see, everything was barren. The withered weeds had been scorched yellow by the blazing sun and lack of water, yet they still stubbornly took root.

The Seven-Colored Spirit Sparrow descended, and the group stepped onto the ground, immediately feeling waves of searing heat roll over them.

"This place is as eerie as ever."

Du Guang Kang frowned. The chaotic spiritual energy between heaven and earth made it difficult for him to adapt.

"According to the mission's location marker, we'll be near the Tiger-Dragon Beast's nest in another five kilometers. Let's be careful and not expose ourselves."

Su Tong spoke to the three of them, then took the lead.

The others followed. Though they concealed their auras, they did not slow down.

In the distance, atop a mountain peak, the weeds grew wild and desolate.

Within the shrubs, someone lay prone, holding an instrument as he observed the group in the distance.

"Target locked. No abnormalities for now. Requesting authorization for the sniper cannon."

"Sniper cannon deployment in progress. Please wait."

Along with a series of system prompts, a large silver weapon of destruction appeared amid the shrubs.

Gu You stood behind it, with another dozen or so people behind him, all of them his subordinates.

The concealed Qiu Changfeng suddenly sensed something and swiftly turned to look in that direction.

His eyes narrowed as he directly tore through the void, intending to close in and kill those people on the spot.

Yet the instant he cast his spell and entered the void, Xiang Tian in the group detected him.

As expected of the dean. His concealment methods are truly extraordinary. When I roughly sensed the entire Great Wild Desolate Range, I actually found it difficult to notice him following us.

As for Gu You and his people, every move they made had been under his control from beginning to end!

He quietly took out the communication jade slip Qiu Changfeng had given him earlier and hurriedly transmitted his thoughts.

"Dean, there is no need to act. Everything is under control."

Qiu Changfeng was stunned when he suddenly received Xiang Tian's message. Good heavens, even his brilliant concealment had been noticed by Xiang Tian? This... this was far too monstrous, wasn't it?

In the end, Qiu Changfeng gave up. He merely remained hidden in the void without taking action, continuing to observe those people.

Only upon drawing closer did he discover that they were from Black Abyss. Qiu Changfeng had not dealt much with that infamous assassin organization, but after hearing so much about them, he had come to despise them deeply. Since Xiang Tian was confident, he would endure for now and wait for an opportunity to act.

After walking some distance, the group suddenly spotted a cave.

Su Tong said, "According to the mission guide, the Tiger-Dragon Beast should be up ahead."

"Oh? Now then, shouldn't we invite our strongest classmate, Xiang Tian, to go scout things out first?"

Lou Yi's sarcastic words rang out. Su Tong glared at him. "What kind of nonsense is that? How can we let Xiang Tian take such a risk in this situation?"

Du Guang Kang simply played dumb and said nothing at all.

"It's fine. Looking after my classmates is what I should do."

To everyone's surprise, Xiang Tian smiled faintly and walked straight toward the cave entrance.

Lou Yi looked smug. What an idiot. He had taken the bait after just a little provocation. He truly did not know why Su Tong regarded someone like this so highly.

Xiang Tian walked step by step toward the cave entrance.

In the distance, the Black Abyss sniper.

"The target has entered sniping range. Shall we fire?"

"Fire!"

Gu You gave the order.

Boom!

A loud bang erupted. A streak of white light flashed before the three of them, and the earth shook amid a thunderous roar.

Dust billowed everywhere. Su Tong and the other two hurriedly cast spells to protect themselves, then waved their sleeves several times to disperse the dust.

The sight before them terrified all three out of their wits. The cave had collapsed completely, buried solidly beneath boulders.

"This... this..."

Lou Yi's face turned deathly pale. He stammered without managing to say anything, while the other two were equally white-faced.

"Fire the knockout shell!"

Gu You issued another command. His subordinates had long been prepared, and a shell shot out.

Su Tong and the other two only felt dizzy and disoriented before losing consciousness and collapsing unconscious to the ground.

This scene truly gave Qiu Changfeng a fright. However, he keenly noticed that beneath that pile of massive rocks lay a hidden power, difficult for anyone to detect, yet brimming with indescribable force.

Naturally, those idiots from Black Abyss, who did not cultivate the Great Dao, could not sense it.

Gu You took out a small device. After activating it, ripples spread through heaven and earth, and the Divine Armor was directly teleported over.

After equipping the Divine Armor, Gu You flew into the sky and arrived directly above the mountain of boulders.

"Warning, warning. Violent spiritual energy fluctuations detected nearby."

The sudden system prompt within the Divine Armor stunned Gu You. Before he could recover his senses, a loud crash rang out, and every boulder shot straight toward him.

Gu You hurriedly swung his fists and shattered them one by one, but there were simply too many. He could only avoid their sharp edge for the moment.

Once the boulders had scattered, Xiang Tian stood upright where he had been, a smile on his face and not a speck of dirt on him.

Looking down at the youth from above, Gu You said, "As expected, you did not disappoint me. You really aren't that easy to deal with. That only makes me more fired up!"

Xiang Tian looked helpless. "But your Black Abyss has disappointed me a little."

"Sharp-tongued brat!"

Gu You snorted coldly. A cylinder dropped from the Divine Armor's right arm. He gripped it and gave it a hard flick, producing a long whip of source energy that lashed directly toward Xiang Tian.

Xiang Tian was no pushover either. Seeing the long whip strike, he actually reached out and caught it, then gave it a fierce tug.

His action completely stunned Gu You. He could catch that too?

Immediately afterward, Xiang Tian began gathering force and shot into the clouds, using the long whip to smash Gu You toward a nearby mountain peak.

Boom!

The mountain rocks collapsed, and this time it was Gu You's turn to be buried.

Beneath the rubble, Gu You felt aches all over his body. Although the Divine Armor protected him, that force had truly been a little too great.

"This brat has some tricks!"

With an angry roar, he burst from the rubble. The source energy whip had transformed into a great saber, which he brought down toward Xiang Tian's head.

Xiang Tian drew that immortal sword and met the attack. A rapid series of clatters rang out, the sounds of iron and stone colliding without end. In the blink of an eye, dozens of exchanges had already passed.

After retreating, Gu You found it hard to believe. Was this guy before him really someone who had only just entered Spirit Transformation?

The data for his set of Divine Armor far surpassed that of Spirit Transformation cultivators.

"Big brother, it seems you're not quite up to it."

Xiang Tian laughed heartily and mocked Gu You.

"Whether I'm up to it or not, you'll know once you try!"

Gu You began requesting the deployment of the Convergence Cannon.

"Convergence Cannon deployment in progress. Please wait."

Space flickered faintly behind him. A phantom appeared, then solidified into an iron monster gleaming with cold light.

It was enormous, like a small pavilion. Liquid source energy raced madly through its pipes, radiating a terrifying aura.

Within the void, Qiu Changfeng was shocked. Black Abyss had actually brought out even the Convergence Cannon! That thing was equivalent to a True Immortal's full-force strike!

This time, he truly could not hold back anymore. If that thing hit Xiang Tian, how could that possibly be okay?

"Don't act. It's nothing!"

Yet at that moment, he received another message from Xiang Tian.

Xiang Tian's expression turned grave. Behind him, his Dharma Idol emerged, a hundred zhang tall and imposing.

"Running out of tricks already, aren't you?"

Seeing Xiang Tian summon his Dharma Idol, Gu You sneered. By now, the Convergence Cannon was ready.

"I hope you're tough enough to leave behind an intact corpse!"

Gu You burst into laughter and directly commanded the Convergence Cannon to fire. At that moment, Xiang Tian's Dharma Idol also radiated boundless rosy light to protect him.

Whoosh!

Heaven and earth lost their color. The entire space trembled, faintly showing signs of collapse.

Gu You believed that after this attack, even if Xiang Tian did not die, he would have to lose half his life!

Black Abyss had used one of its few remaining trump cards on him. He should be satisfied.

Sure enough, Gu You saw that after Xiang Tian's Dharma Idol held against the Convergence Cannon's shell for a moment, fine cracks had already begun to appear, and its aura rapidly weakened.

"Hehehe, brat, give up. There's no way you can withstand this strike."

Boom!

The Dharma Idol shattered. The Convergence Cannon's might did not diminish as it charged straight at Xiang Tian.

Another tremendous blast rang out, directly collapsing an entire mountain peak. The billowing dust even blotted out the sky and covered the sun.

Hidden in the dark, Qiu Changfeng felt his heart pound wildly. Xiang Tian... should be all right, shouldn't he?

Seeing this, Gu You felt several degrees happier. Another victory.

But just as he was feeling pleased with himself, a black speck shot toward him. It was so fast that he could not react at all. In the blink of an eye, his throat had been seized.

He could not believe it. This... how was it possible? How could it be Xiang Tian!

"Impressive, impressive!"

Seeing the figure holding Gu You aloft, Qiu Changfeng could not help clapping and crying out from within the void. This little adult was truly powerful beyond all bounds!