Emperor Sword Mountain had originally been an utterly tranquil place. To test the disciples this time, Yun Wumian had captured some outsiders and thrown them onto Emperor Sword Mountain as "roadblocks." Finding members of the Spirit Clan was easy, but finding exactly one hundred at the true immortal realm fifth layer would have taken a little time, so he had simply captured an entire Spirit Clan tribe.
Using his immortal kingdom domain, he had suppressed them to the true immortal realm fifth layer. That made things much easier.
Now, however, the tribal elder at the immortal lord realm seventh layer was actually sitting across a table from a young Sword Abyss disciple. This inevitably surprised him.
Meanwhile, Gu Yan had already entered Emperor Sword Mountain.
He did not linger after entering. Following the guidance in his heart, he flew straight toward the central area.
As he approached the center, he saw figures from the Spirit Clan rise from the lush forest, their stances bristling with fierce might as they stared coldly at him.
Gu Yan remained expressionless, slowly drawing his Heaven Yard disciple's side sword from the void.
Bang!
With a crisp sound, a black stone landed on the Go board.
"Capture!"
Li Hao spoke softly.
This move caught the Spirit Clan elder off guard, breaking through his grand formation and biting a gap out of it. His opponent would need an extra move to fill that gap, but Li Hao would not give him that chance.
"Hmm?"
The Spirit Clan elder raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Li Hao, then furrowed his brows and placed another stone.
As they filled the board move by move, Li Hao's offensive gradually penetrated deeper into his opponent's grand formation, seeking to dismantle it completely.
"The younger generation is truly formidable..."
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