The soul returned to its original position, but Gu Sheng's face instantly became as pale as paper. His body shook slightly, and he couldn't help but let out a violent cough. A trace of blood even spilled from the corner of his mouth. The soul was temporarily separated from the body, and the use of such a powerful strangulation method put a huge load on him.
On the other side, at the moment when the blood demon spirit body was crushed, Huang Batian's originally ferocious and mutated body stiffened suddenly, and the six scarlet eyes instantly lost all their glory and became empty.
He lowered his head dully, looked at his hands covered with dark red magic lines, and touched the two extra pairs of eyes on his face, as well as the sharp teeth in his mouth, his face full of confusion and disbelief.
"Power... my power... Lord Blood Demon... is missing? How is it possible... this is impossible!!!"
As if he couldn't accept this fact, he suddenly hugged his head and screamed and roared hysterically, like a madman!
Without the support of the blood demon's power, his forcibly reorganized and mutated body began to show numerous fine, spiderweb-like cracks, with dark red light shining through the cracks.
"No... no!! I am Thousand Jun Sect's number one genius! I am destined to reach the top! How could I..."
"Boom--!!!"
Before he finished speaking, his physical body could no longer be maintained. After a period of violent expansion, it collapsed! It exploded into countless pieces of flesh and blood exuding residual demonic energy, and fell from the air, following the fate of his previous physical body.
Gu Sheng slowly calmed down the churning energy and blood in his body and the shaking sea of consciousness. He glanced at the corpses scattered on the ground and frowned slightly.
'Xiao Beixuan... The Blood Demon Clan...' Thoughts were racing in his mind, 'It seems that Xiao Beixuan has a close relationship with this extraterrestrial Blood Demon Clan. Is Nether River Venerable manipulating it behind the scenes, or is Xiao Beixuan himself... somehow related to the Blood Demon Clan?'
He recalled Huang Batian's previous fighting style and words, and shook his head secretly.
'This person has an arrogant and domineering temperament and seems to act directly. He is not like a chess piece trained by people like Nether River Venerable who likes to hide behind the scenes and play conspiracies.
It's more like... he was seduced by Xiao Beixuan under certain conditions and took the initiative to conclude a contract with the Blood Demon?'
Just as he was thinking, on the ground below, where the remains of Heavenly Demon Vine had been shattered by the aftermath of the battle, new, thicker, shimmering vines with a dark luster were slowly drawn out like tentacles, with greed and desire, sweeping towards the scattered pieces of flesh and blood in the air and on the ground, which contained the residual power of Huang Batian and the Blood Demon.
This is undoubtedly an unprecedented tonic for it!
At the same time, far away in Eastern Wasteland Great Desolation City, deep in a secret mansion.
Xiao Beixuan, who was sitting cross-legged next to a pool of blood, suddenly opened his eyes, and in those eyes, there were bloody magic patterns flashing away.
Seeing this, a middle-aged man with a sinister aura standing by the side quickly bowed and asked carefully.
"Young Master, what's the matter?"
Xiao Beixuan's face was terrifyingly gloomy, and his voice was as cold as ice.
"Huang Batian... dead."
"What?!"
When the middle-aged man heard this, his face was filled with shock and he lost his voice.
"How is this possible?! Huang Batian... He has combat power close to the Heavenly King Realm! That Gu Sheng is only at the sect level. Even if he has a chance encounter in southern Xinjiang, it is absolutely impossible..."
"Crack!"
A clear and loud slap hit the middle-aged man's face hard!
The terrifying force directly lifted the middle-aged man off the ground, and he fell into the puddle next to him. The bones on half of his face were instantly shattered, and blood mixed with his teeth spattered out!
"Trash! Are you questioning my young master's judgment? Or are you questioning the blood ancestor's will?!"
Xiao Beixuan stood up, exuding suffocating terrifying murderous intent and demonic power.
The middle-aged man ignored the severe pain on his face and crawled out of the pool. He knelt on the ground and banged his head on the ground desperately. His voice was muffled by the wind.
"I don't dare! I deserve to die! Young Master, forgive me! Blood Ancestor, forgive me!"
Xiao Beixuan glanced at him coldly, his tone cold.
"Next time, I will throw you into the blood pool and sacrifice you to the blood ancestor!"
"Yes! Yes! Thank you young master for not killing me!"
The middle-aged man kowtows like pounding garlic and trembles all over.
Xiao Beixuan stopped looking at him, his eyes seemed to penetrate through the layers of walls, and looked in the direction of Gu Sheng, with a hint of solemnity and disbelief in his tone.
"The news came directly from the will of the Blood Ancestor, and it can never be wrong. Gu Sheng... It seems that you got the heaven-defying Fortune in southern Xinjiang! You can even kill Huang Batian..."
He clenched his fists slightly, his knuckles turning white from the exertion.
"I have fought against Huang Batian, and the outcome is between June 4th and June 4th. I have a 60% chance of winning.
The fact that he can kill Huang Batian means... that he already has the power to threaten me!"
His gaze passed over the trembling middle-aged man who was kneeling and fell on a pillar engraved with runes in the corner of the room.
There, tied up was a sluggish and scarred figure, it was—Gu Lie!
Xiao Beixuan's eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty and determination.
"It seems it's time to activate this chess piece..."
He faced the void and gave a cold order.
"Give me the order and act according to the plan! I want Gu Sheng to experience what it means to be miserable!"
Gu Sheng did not immediately leave the border area where the fierce fighting had just ended.
He was suspended in the air, his eyes calmly looking at Heavenly Demon Vine, who was squirming like a living creature, frantically devouring the remaining flesh and blood of Huang Batian. Qi Diao Yaoyao also stayed quietly aside, not daring to disturb, but occasionally looking at Gu Sheng's calm side face with shock and curiosity.
This wait is three hours.
When Heavenly Demon Vine swallowed up all the scattered flesh and blood, and even the soil soaked in filthy demonic energy, the originally dancing vines began to shrink slowly, became dim, and finally turned into a black light, submerged into Gu Sheng's left arm again, and fell into a deep dormant state.
Gu Sheng can clearly feel that after devouring Huang Batian, Body Cultivator's body, which is close to the Heavenly King Realm's combat power, Heavenly Demon Vine has gained a new ability - it can forcibly seal flesh and blood that are temporarily unable to be fully digested and have too much energy into the core of the vine, and slowly refine and absorb them through a long period of sleep.
He speculated that after Heavenly Demon Vine is digested and wakes up this time, its combat power will be at least as high as Earth King Realm's starting point, or even higher!
'Body Cultivator is full of energy and blood essence, and his whole body is indeed a treasure.' Gu Sheng thought secretly in his heart, with a hint of regret, 'It's a pity that the land of Eastern Wasteland is relatively lacking in spiritual energy, and most of its resources are focused on true energy cultivation, resulting in a rare inheritance of pure Body Cultivator ways, and high-level Body Cultivators are even rarer...
It seems that if I have the opportunity to go to the Central Continent in the future, I must look for more 'high-quality flower fertilizer' for Heavenly Demon Vine.'
Putting away his thoughts, Gu Sheng stopped staying. He took Qi Diao Yaoyao with him to find a nearby border city belonging to a small force. Through the teleportation array there, after several trips, he finally returned to Great Desolation City, who had been away for several months.
It was already dusk when the two people walked out of the teleportation array in Great Desolation City's "Xuan City" area.
Qi Diao Yaoyao, who came to the core city of Eastern Wasteland for the first time, looked around curiously. Xuancheng, as the peripheral area of Great Desolation City, has a rough architectural style. Although there are many people, the overall appearance does not seem to be much more prosperous than her Five Immortal King City in southern Xinjiang. She curled her lips and muttered subconsciously.
"Hmph, it doesn't look like that..."
However, as Gu Sheng took her through several streets and walked towards the core area, the surrounding scene began to change rapidly.
The pavilions have become taller and more exquisite, the streets are wide and clean, and the atmosphere of warriors coming and going has become significantly stronger. Various shops are dazzling, selling many rare materials and elixirs that are rare in southern Xinjiang.
The concentration of spiritual energy permeating the air is far from comparable to the border in southern Xinjiang.
Qi Diao Yaoyao The disapproval on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a trace of surprise and solemnity.
She realized that her judgment just now was too hasty. This Great Desolation City was probably far larger and more prosperous than she imagined.
Gu Sheng did not pay attention to her psychological changes and led her directly into a magnificent palace with three characters "Linlang Pavilion" written on the plaque.
As soon as he entered the door, Third Pavilion Master Huang Ting, who had already received the news, hurriedly greeted him with a smile on his face and held hands from a distance.
"Gu Xiaoyou! Haha, you are back! This trip to southern Xinjiang seems to have been fruitful!"
A trace of surprise flashed in Gu Sheng's eyes. He did not notify him in advance, but Huang Ting could wait here so accurately. "Pavilion Master Huang is quite well informed. Gu just returned to Great Desolation City and you found out."
Huang Ting stroked his beard and smiled, with a bit of pride on his face, and explained.
"Thanks to my friend, since the two young ladies brought back the fragments of the 'Mother and Mother Observing Mirror' from a certain secret place, my intelligence network, Linlang Pavilion, has become much better than before. When my friend passed through the border teleportation array, news came back from there."
That's it. Gu Sheng nodded. It seems that Xue Li and Bing Tang have been practicing outside and have not forgotten to run Linlang Pavilion.
At this time, Huang Ting's eyes fell on the Qi Diao Yaoyao behind Gu Sheng. Although his appearance had changed, his temperament still had a bit of wildness and agility, and he asked curiously.
"Who is this girl?"
"The new disciple is from southern Xinjiang."
Gu Sheng introduced calmly.
"Oh?"
Huang Ting's eyes flashed, she must be extraordinary to be spotted by Gu Sheng and accepted as her disciple.
He immediately smiled and took out a delicately crafted women's storage bracelet inlaid with several warm jade stones from the storage ring and handed it over.
"It turns out that I am Gu Xiaoyou's disciple. It's our first time meeting you. I don't have much, so this gadget is just a meeting gift. I hope the girl won't dislike it."
This bracelet may seem simple, but the jade inlaid on it is a rare "quiet and heart-warming jade". Long-term wearing has the effect of warming the soul and calming the mind, making it valuable.
Qi Diao Yaoyao was stunned for a moment and looked at Gu Sheng subconsciously.
Gu Sheng nodded slightly.
"The elders gave it to me, so I can't refuse it. Just accept it."
"Thank you... Pavilion Master Huang."
Qi Diao Yaoyao then took the bracelet and thanked her quietly, having a new understanding of Gu Sheng's position in "Linlang Pavilion".
Gu Sheng turned to Huang Ting and asked.
"Pavilion Master Huang, I wonder how Pavilion Master Xue Li and Pavilion Master Bing Tang are doing these days? Are they in the pavilion?"
Huang Ting quickly replied.
"Back to my friend, Grand Pavilion Mistress went out to visit friends a few days ago and has not returned yet. Second Pavilion Mistress is back, but seems to be in a bad mood. He has been meditating since he came back. Elder Xia is still taking care of the affairs in the pavilion."
Gu Sheng was thoughtful after hearing this. Xue Li went out, but Bing Tang came back but was in a bad mood? It seems that something happened to Eastern Wasteland while he was away.
After briefly chatting with Huang Ting and understanding the recent situation of Great Desolation City and Eastern Wasteland, Gu Sheng took Qi Diao Yaoyao, said goodbye and left, heading towards the teleportation array leading to the "dungeon".
Walking on the road, Qi Diao Yaoyao couldn't help but be curious and asked in a low voice.
"Master, since we are going back to the dungeon, why do we have to take a detour to the Linlang Pavilion in Xuancheng first?"
Gu Sheng did not stop and did not answer her question directly.
Just when the two were about to step into the teleportation array, he raised his hand seemingly casually.
The next moment, Qi Diao Yaoyao keenly felt that two extremely obscure but powerful auras appeared silently a few feet away from them like ghosts. They only stayed for a moment, bowed slightly to her and Gu Sheng, and then disappeared without a trace as if they were blending into shadows.
The whole process was incredibly fast, and no one around the other warriors noticed it!
Qi Diao Yaoyao was shocked in his heart! Those two auras were clearly from King Realm experts! And it was by no means as simple as entering King Realm for the first time!
Gu Sheng then spoke calmly, as if he had just done an insignificant thing.
"Let you see, my teacher here at Great Desolation City is not a rootless duckweed.
Those two people just now were the secret guards of the Linlang Pavilion.
The Information Hall where the Master of Huangting Pavilion is located is one of the teachers' eyes and ears here."
Qi Diao Yaoyao suddenly realized that the purpose of taking a detour here was to show her his muscles and let her understand that the master she worshiped had far more energy than she imagined.
She pursed her lips, and the last trace of reluctance in her heart caused by being forced to become a disciple quietly dissipated.
The two stepped into the teleportation array, and with a flash of light, they appeared in the central teleportation array of the "dungeon" that was more prosperous and aura richer.
The moment he walked out of the teleportation array, even Qi Diao Yaoyao, who was born in Five Poisons Divine Cult and was accustomed to the scenery of southern Xinjiang, was deeply shocked by the sight before him.
I saw that the street was wide enough for ten carriages to drive parallelly, and the pavilions on both sides were lined up in rows, reaching into the sky, flashing with various auras. From time to time, gorgeous flying boats and powerful warriors driving the escape light passed by in the sky.
The streets are crowded with people, and people with strong auras are everywhere. Zong-level warriors can be seen everywhere, and occasionally you can even feel the obscure aura of king-level experts. The auras of various rare treasures, elixirs, and elixirs are mixed in the rich spiritual energy, blowing towards your face.
"This... here..."
Qi Diao Yaoyao opened her mouth wide, unable to find the right words to describe it. Compared with the royal city in Southern Xinjiang where she grew up, this place was like another world! For the first time, she deeply realized that she might have been sitting in a well and watching the sky for too long.