Bang!
A muffled thud echoed through the air as the sword energy collided with his forehead, like the clash of metal weapons, producing a heavy, metallic sound. Nan Wuhen's forehead was incredibly hard; his body only stiffened briefly before the sword energy continued its onslaught towards his head, completely scattering his hair.
The sword energy arrived in the next moment, Nan Wuhen, holding his broadsword, deflected it with a backhand flick.
Seeing Nan Wuhen's disheveled hair and blood streaming from his forehead, as if boundless killing intent was brewing within him, Yin Linquan's expression turned grave, and he dared not be negligent.
Nan Wuhen licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, coldly staring at Yin Linquan, and said, "If this were any other time, I would fight you to the death if you injured me like this. But now, I have obtained the cultivation method, and you are clearly stalling for time. I'm not stupid, and I won't fall for your trick!"
With that, Nan Wuhen let out a wild laugh, and as he turned around, the blade in his hand flashed out a sharp light. The blade swept up, carrying with it the endless fallen leaves around, like a tornado, and attacked Yin Linquan.
Faced with Nan Wuhen's slash, Yin Linquan could only parry with his sword. His Wind and Cloud Art had an Inner Breath suppression effect on strong winds, but Nan Wuhen clearly knew this and still did so, so he must have a hidden move.
However, Yin Linquan was clearly overthinking things, because after he pierced through the blade's energy with his sword, he found that there was no follow-up move, and nothing unusual at all!
Yin Linquan's face instantly turned ugly. This attack was only this much!
"Yin Linquan, do you think everyone is as cunning as you? Hahaha, you idiot!"
With a loud laugh from Nan Wuhen, his thin figure, as nimble as a monkey, instantly climbed hundreds of meters up Dragon Spine Mountain! A mix of deception and trickery, Yin Linquan had actually fallen for Nan Wuhen's scheme!
Damn it!
Yin Linquan was filled with murderous intent. He was unwilling to be outdone. Knowing that he could not stop Nan Wuhen, he could only speed up and rush towards the mountain wall of Dragon Spine Mountain.
The two raced each other, quickly climbing to the kilometer mark, one after the other, neither willing to give in.
When Fan Huaiwen and Zhuge He arrived at the Dragon Spine Mountain, from below, Yin Linquan He's figures had gradually disappeared halfway up the mountain and were almost out of sight.
Without uttering a word, the two decided not to linger any longer and followed after them.
More and more martial artists arrived at the Dragon Spine Mountain. More than twenty people climbed up the Dragon Spine Mountain. As for the scenery around Dragon Spine Mountain, which was a place they had never been to before, they didn't care or worry about it at all.
They had only one thought in their minds: the path to immortality.
When the last group of people arrived at Dragon Spine Mountain, they discovered that Yin Linquan and several other powerful individuals had not gone very far. Instead, they stopped about fifty meters from the edge of the cliff.
"If they won't go, I will!"
Many people felt doubtful and slowed their pace, sensing something fishy was going on. But some were fearless; one martial artist, overjoyed, rushed deeper into Dragon Spine Mountain.
However, just as he brushed past Yin Linquan and the others, and had only run a dozen meters away, bang!
It was as if a time bomb had been planted inside his body, and it exploded!
Blood and entrails splattered everywhere; a living person, flesh and blood, died right before everyone's eyes!
This scene shocked everyone!
"Zhao Cong of the Zhao Family is dead!"
A martial artist gasped in shock!
A martial artist ranked in the twenties on the Dragon Ranking died an inexplicable and violent death!
For a moment, they felt a chill run down their spines and their hair stood on end!
Such a way of dying, such a bizarre scene, made everyone's feet feel as if they had suddenly been filled with lead, extremely heavy.
"Just as I expected."
Yin Linquan, who arrived first, let out a heavy sigh and said, "There's still the residual power of heaven and earth ahead."
"The power of heaven and earth?" The other martial artists were taken aback.
Then they quickly understood what Yin Linquan was talking about. After the commotion caused by the Heavenly Tribulation, it seemed that a huge magnetic field-like power of heaven and earth had appeared around Dragon Spine Mountain!
Anyone who gets close will suffer a gruesome death, just like Zhao Cong just now, with not even a bone left!
After all, this is the purest energy of heaven and earth!
When will this stuff dissipate?
Nan Wuhen's face was gloomy. He originally thought that as long as he climbed Dragon Spine Mountain, Gu Chen would be his for the taking and the mission would be accomplished. But now, this unexpected thing had appeared. He didn't know whether it was a case of good things coming to those who waited or an ominous sign.
But without a doubt, he dared not get close; otherwise, he would have left Yin Linquan far behind long ago.
Only then did everyone realize just how terrifying the Heavenly Tribulation Gu Chen had just survived was! Even its residual power could easily kill people, yet this monster Gu Chen had actually withstood it!
"Let's wait."
Xiang Hao, however, remained calm. He plopped down on the ground and said indifferently, "I can sense that Gu Chen should be up ahead. Once this aura of heaven and earth's power dissipates, whoever can capture him will have to rely on their own abilities."
"Each relies on their own abilities?"
Yin Linquan sneered and suddenly reached out to grab Nan Wuhen. But Nan Wuhen reacted quickly and dodged the attack.
"What do you want?" Nan Wuhen's eyes flashed as he said, "Yin Linquan, at a time like this, you still want to attack me?"
"Nan Wuhen, you've really hidden yourself well," Yin Linquan said coldly. "Your cultivation level is already no less than mine!"
Yin Linquan's "Ha!" startled the other powerful figures.
They initially thought Nan Wuhen had simply acted a little too quickly, which was why Yin Linquan hadn't been able to catch up. But now it seemed that wasn't the case! That old fox, Nan Wuhen, not only had the ability to change his stance according to the wind, but he had also been hiding his true cultivation level!
"What are you saying?" Nan Wuhen had only revealed himself because he thought Gu Chen was certain of success, but if he admitted it now, he would be attacked from both sides. So he denied it outright and asked in confusion, "Who doesn't know that after Wang Gui, you, Yin Linquan, are number one on the Dragon Ranking? Who here doesn't know that you have the highest chance of obtaining the cultivation method? What, even with that, you still lack confidence in yourself and want to shift your target to me, so that everyone can deal with me?"
"Nonsense!" When it comes to verbal sparring, Yin Linquan is no match for Nan Wuhen.
"That's settled then. I admit I was a bit too fast just now, but if you couldn't catch up, it's because your agility isn't as good as mine. There's nothing more to say. Why bother with all this nonsense about strength?"
Seeing Nan Wuhen feigning ignorance, Yin Linquan chuckled and asked, "How did you get the wound on your forehead?"
"I got hit by a rock while climbing the mountain. I would have forgotten about it if you hadn't reminded me." Nan Wuhen immediately rubbed his forehead and said, "Damn, that really hurts."
Nan Wuhen's performance really gave Yin Linquan the urge to immediately teach him a lesson.
Just then, a cry of surprise rang out.
"What's wrong?"
Zhuge He turned his head and saw one of the warriors standing on the side facing away from the Heaven and Earth Forest, leaning against the edge of the cliff, his face filled with horror.
"Endless... Endless Sea..."
The martial artist turned around, the shock in his eyes still undiminished, his expression a mixture of laughter and tears.
"That's right!" Everyone suddenly realized that they had only known that there was Endless Sea behind the Dragon Spine Mountain Range and had heard rumors about the Endless Sea, but they had never actually seen it!
What kind of expression is that?
What's so strange about that?
After this person finished speaking, several martial artists were puzzled and stood at the edge of Dragon Spine Mountain to watch.
After watching for a while, they finally understood the feelings of the person who had just spoken, and were instantly dumbfounded!