One against five

Long Tu slightly bent his knees, and with a "boom" as the ground sank, he shot out like a super-large cannonball, or like a straight javelin, piercing straight into the blue sky.

Several elders of the Gu clan simultaneously bent their knees and "shot" themselves out.

What are they saying?

Mu Nanzhi pulled Lina back, who was a beat slower because she had bent down to put down her rice bowl.

"They're going to kill Xu Qi'an." Lina said seriously.

"The leaders of each department are very powerful; they are all at the Transcendent Realm."

After she finished speaking, she pushed aside Mu Nanzhi's pull, sprang to her knees, and flew out.

They were all at the Transcendent Realm. Mu Nanzhi saw this and was anxious. Her eyes darted around, and when she looked at Bai Ji in her arms, a thought struck her. She said urgently:

"Bai Ji, what was your talent again?"

Bai Ji raised her head, her dark eyes sparkling with innocent wonder:

"It's incredibly fast!"

Mu Nanzhi's eyes lit up. She placed the two palm-sized fox cubs on the ground, mounted them, and said:

"Hurry, go quickly!"

Bai Ji was stunned, overwhelmed by the weight of the round, ripe peach.

"Hurry up!"

Mu Nanzhi, concerned for Xu Qi'an's well-being, playfully scolded him.

The tears that had welled up in her eyes were swallowed back. The little white fox sobbed, gritted her teeth, and barely managed to prop herself up. A red light ignited in her black button-like eyes, unleashing her potential. She and Mu Nanzhi transformed into white shadows and disappeared.

Only Xu Lingyin remained at the scene. She looked left and right, picked up a wooden stick from the roadside, her light eyebrows furrowed, and ran out aggressively.

She went to help her older brother fight.

At the edge of the plain, Xu Qi'an looked at the experts of the Li Gu tribe who were charging towards him like cannonballs, then looked down at his own shadow.

The shadow twisted and expanded, and several figures emerged. At the same time, Xu Qi'an lost his hearing, sight, and smell. All five senses and six perceptions were completely obscured.

He calmly somersaulted to the right, rolling several dozen feet to create distance between himself and the approaching enemy.

Boom boom boom.

The loud crashes of heavy objects falling rang out one after another. Long Tu arrived with experts from the Li Gu tribe and intervened between the two sides.

"Dragon Map!"

The leader of the Corpse Division, You Shi, spoke with a hint of anger in his voice:

"Are you really going to block our way? Have you considered the consequences of going against the will of the Gu Clan? Considering we are also members of the Gu Clan, and the countless times we have tolerated you, don't be ungrateful."

Seeing that Long Tu's eyes were sharp and he was about to utter harsh words, Chun Yan sighed and, before Long Tu could escalate the conflict, advised him:

"Longtu, now that the Gu Clan has decided to send troops, Xu Qi'an is a major threat. If we don't eliminate him, countless people from various tribes will die in the future."

"Which is more important, the Gu clan or a friend?"

One sentence from him made Long Tu frown deeply.

Chunyan didn't continue trying to persuade her, but instead looked at Granny Tiangu, whose head was full of silver hair. "Granny, what do you say?"

Long Tu and the six elders couldn't help but look at Granny Tian Gu.

The Heavenly Gu tribe creates the almanac and observes the stars. All the tribes rely on the Heavenly Gu tribe for farming, and those abilities associated with eating are often revered.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Gu Clan can foresee the future and provide correct guidance. Although the six Gu Clan tribes do not blindly follow the Heavenly Gu Clan's lead, the Heavenly Gu Clan has a high prestige, and all six tribes are willing to listen to what the Heavenly Gu Granny says.

While everyone was looking at her, Granny Tian Gu turned to Xu Qi'an and smiled:

"Longtu, why don't you ask him what he thinks?"

Before Longtu could respond, the Grand Elder said displeasedly:

"He said he wouldn't hit him, but will you let him go? Why is your mother-in-law making such sarcastic remarks?"

Long Tu paused briefly, then turned to look at Xu Qi'an:

"I promised not to interfere in their fight with you, and that's the greatest help I can give you. As a warrior, it's your fate to die here."

"If you can kill them all, I won't stop you either; that's my promise to you."

The Li Gu tribe is known for its bravery and fighting spirit; any conflict is met with a fight, and this is their custom.

Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder gave a helpless snort and said:

"Don't get close to that girl. Don't breathe while fighting. Watch out for the shadows under your feet. If you really can't beat her, just run."

This is the limit of what he can do. The first half of the sentence is reminding him of the details to pay attention to in battle, while the second half is actually the key point.

Escape!

A fully healthy third-rank martial artist, determined to escape, would be difficult to intercept. However, once caught in a fierce battle, escape would be virtually impossible given the Gu Clan's methods.

Fleeing is certainly the best option, but if that happens, the alliance between the Gu Clan and Yunzhou will be formed, and the Great Feng will undoubtedly be defeated. Xu Qi'an slowly glanced at everyone, his mind racing.

His return this time is to break the alliance between the Gu Clan and the rebels of Yunzhou.

I have a general plan in mind.

"Hiss~"

Xu Qi'an pressed his fingers to his brow, and a ring of fire ignited behind his head, radiating intense heat, causing his skin to quickly turn dark gold.

In an instant, a Vajra divine body, supremely masculine and imposing, appeared before the Gu clan.

He curled his lip, revealing a sneer of arrogance and disdain:

"I've learned a lot from your excellent skills!"

"Xu Qi'an actually cultivated the Vajra Divine Body?"

A dozen miles away, Ge Wenxuan stood on a treetop, holding a monocular telescope, observing the movements in the distance.

This magical Law Artifact, which excels at observation, was invented by Xu Pingfeng.

It allows the holder to clearly see movements several miles away, and if viewed from a higher vantage point, the distance can be even greater.

At this moment, in Ge Wenxuan's eyes, although Xu Qi'an and the others were insignificant and he couldn't see too many details, he could still see the general situation clearly.

The burning ring of fire was clearly reflected in Ge Wenxuan's pupils.

"When did he achieve the Vajra Body? Tsk, this guy, it wasn't mentioned in the last intelligence report, which means he achieved it recently. No wonder he has such great fortune."

Ge Wenxuan frowned repeatedly.

With his indestructible physique and the immortal body of a martial artist, the difficulty for even the most extraordinary experts of the Gu Clan to kill him has greatly increased.

"A Vajra body?!"

Exclamations of surprise rang out from beside Granny Tian Gu. Dressed in light clothing, Luan Yu, with her alluring figure, covered her rosy lips, her eyes shining, and her breathing heavy.

In contrast to her ecstatic joy, the others frowned slightly.

You Shi whispered:

"Shadow, hide well and don't make a move rashly. I'll restrain him head-on. Ba Ji, use poison to influence him. Luan Yu, wait until he's in that state, then immediately arouse his lust."

As for Chunyan, you can decide what to do with her yourself.

After briefly outlining the strategy against the enemy, You Shi said to Granny Tian Gu:

"Thank you, Grandma, for covering our breath."

Granny Tian Gu smiled and said, "Alright."

She raised her hand and gently wiped it away. In an instant, the auras of the five leaders vanished simultaneously, including their heartbeats, breaths, and energy fluctuations.

In this way, the warrior's danger prediction will not be effective.

Thump, thump, thump. The cloaked corpse, You Shi, rushed towards Xu Qi'an, its frantic footsteps causing a slight tremor in the ground.

As he approached Xu Qi'an, the footsteps suddenly disappeared. He swept across a distance of more than ten feet with terrifying speed and appeared directly in front of Xu Qi'an.

As the cloak billowed, a fist thrust out.

When!

A resounding bell rang out between heaven and earth, and Xu Qi'an sent flying backward like a golden lump of iron.

He did it on purpose, using this to shift the battlefield to the outer edges and avoid destroying Boshan as much as possible.

Yu Shi pressed his advantage, and the other leaders sprang into action, flanking Xu Qi'an from the sides and giving him no chance to escape.

Ta-da!

The elder heard hurried footsteps, which interrupted his plan to chase after them to watch the battle. He turned around and saw Xu Lingyin carrying a wooden stick.

"Lingyin?"

The elder frowned and scolded, "What are you doing here?"

He scolded the children of his own tribe as if he were reprimanding them.

Long Tu and the others also stopped in their tracks, frowning as they looked at the little boy.

Compared to the burly and tall members of the Gu clan, she really looked like a little bean, barely reaching Long Tu's knees.

Where's my older brother?!

Xu Lingyin roared, like an angry little lion.

She raised her two light eyebrows, bared her teeth at the elder and the others, and brandished her stick:

"Whoever hits my older brother, I'll hit them back. My brother has already died once; I don't want Mom and Dad to cry."

She still vividly remembers the coffin from the beginning of the year.

She, who never remembered anything, remembered that coffin vividly.

The elder originally wanted to say, "Your elder brother brought this upon himself; who can he blame?"

But when he saw the clear yet sharp look in the girl's eyes, he was immediately stunned.

P. S.: This chapter is a bit short. You might not believe it, but I wrote about 5,000 words, but I wasn't satisfied with the fight scenes, so I deleted them.

The content is too long, so please see the bonus content below.

Well, I wanted to try to create a vivid image. But the Gu Clan is too flashy, with too many skills, making this task extremely brain-intensive and tedious. If I used the usual fantasy writing style, it would just be piling up fancy words to make people feel that they are very powerful, that the sky and earth are collapsing, but that would be unrealistic and empty, and wouldn't capture the unique combat characteristics of the Gu Clan.

However, I enjoy this kind of challenging writing because it hones my writing style and skills in this area.

I'll try to make the next chapter longer to make up for the word count.