Never Seen Before

At dawn on the fifth day, when the sky was only beginning to brighten, an ancient, timeworn aura suddenly swept across the entire village.

All the martial artists who had been cultivating or resting were jolted awake and hurried out of their lodgings.

Gu Sheng opened his eyes.

"Finally, it's beginning."

Just as he and Ye Jianjia stepped out of their room, he sensed a familiar spiritual force sweep over them.

Following the sensation, Gu Sheng looked over and saw Shen Qingyun standing in an open area not far away, watching him with a faintly mocking smile. Beside Shen Qingyun stood a middle-aged man whose face was unmistakably Situ Qingfeng's, but Gu Sheng saw at once that it was a disguise.

When Shen Qingyun saw Gu Sheng looking over, he raised a hand and drew it across his throat, a cruel smile curling at his lips.

At the same time, a voice transmission rang beside Gu Sheng's ear.

"Gu Sheng, this is your last chance. Whichever of you two brings me the other's head, I will spare his life. Remember, this is your only chance to survive."

Gu Sheng's expression did not change. He merely patted Ye Jianjia lightly on the shoulder.

"Let's go. The secret realm has opened."

The instant the blood-red gate condensed outside the village, heaven and earth seemed to tremble.

The scarlet teleportation gate stood a hundred feet tall, its surface flowing with eerie blood patterns. It emanated suffocating pressure and spiritual energy so dense it was nearly liquid.

"This is the entrance to the secret realm?"

Standing beside Gu Sheng, Ye Jianjia unconsciously clenched her sleeve with her slender fingers.

Gu Sheng calmly swept his gaze over the gate, completely ignoring Shen Qingyun's provocative stare from nearby.

"Let's go."

He spoke softly and took the