The First Follower, the Forbidden Zone's Young Supreme

Lü Yifei came to stand before the Ghost God Sky Piercer.

He sighed softly in his heart.

As a top-tier prodigy,

he had his own pride and dignity, and was unwilling to submit to anyone.

But Gu Xuanjin was right.

If he wanted revenge now, his only chance was to submit to him.

Lü Yifei felt helpless.

After pondering for a moment and composing himself, he made his choice.

He reached out and grasped the Ghost God Sky Piercer.

In an instant,

the Power of the Ghost God erupted.

A vast pressure like an endless ocean rippled out from within him.

Lü Yifei seemed to turn the space around him into an ancient battlefield where cries of battle shook the heavens.

He held the Ghost God Sky Piercer.

Heavy, formidable black divine power formed a mighty suit of armor around him.

At this moment, Lü Yifei was overbearing and tyrannical,

like a war god looking down upon the world.

He radiated an invincible bearing, as though he alone reigned supreme above and below the heavens!

Looking at Gu Xuanjin,

Lü Yifei spoke solemnly:

"Divine Son, I have no problem submitting to you!

But before that, I want to see just how much stronger you are than me!

If I'm not satisfied, then I can only say sorry."

Xu Lingxi's beautiful eyes grew somewhat solemn.

His cultivation had clearly been crippled,

yet the presence he now radiated was already comparable to the fourth or fifth level of the Divine Bridge Realm.

He had mastered the Power of the Ghost God within that Ghost God Sky Piercer!

This young man who had obtained the demon god's inheritance

was far more interesting than she had imagined.

No wonder the Gu family's Divine Son valued him.

There was also a hint of surprise in Gu Xuanjin's eyes.

"I didn't expect you to have mastered the Power of the Ghost God.

It seems you haven't wasted your time during the days since you were crippled.

But if that's what gives you confidence, then I'm afraid you look down on me far too much."

Powerful as the Power of the Ghost God was, Gu Xuanjin did not take it seriously.

"Then let's see the truth in battle!"

Lü Yifei gave a low shout.

The Ghost God Sky Piercer swept out in an instant, the Power of the Ghost God upon it shaking heaven and earth.

The blow seemed to have been struck by the true Demon God Marquis Wen himself!

It sent the void rumbling and made heaven and earth change color.

It seemed capable of smashing primordial stars, its divine might sweeping across the world, its power surging to the heavens!

Boundless Sword Qi surged and roiled around Gu Xuanjin.

Its keen edge tore at heaven and earth, causing even the void to crack faintly!

Even a weapon as powerful as the Ghost God Sky Piercer

still appeared so feeble and insignificant

before that ocean of Sword Qi, sharp beyond compare!

It could not advance an inch.

Lü Yifei's expression grew incomparably grave.

Gu Xuanjin had done nothing.

He had merely set that Sword Qi before him, and Lü Yifei still could not break through?!

The Gu family's Divine Son possessed such terrifying strength!

Lü Yifei gave another fierce shout.

The Power of the Ghost God surged forth in full.

Behind him, the phantom of a demon god seemed to appear.

The Ghost God Sky Piercer came crashing down once more!

Its force was immense, overbearing and fierce!

This blow was more than enough for the Divine Bridge Realm;

it could even threaten many Divine Ability Realm cultivators!

Even so,

Gu Xuanjin made barely a move.

He simply held two fingers together as a sword.

In an instant, the boundless Sword Qi formed a silver-white divine dragon before him.

Illusory and ethereal, mysterious and transcendent!

A furious roar that shook the soul rang out.

The Sword Qi dragon abruptly tore through the void and swept forward with irresistible force.

Boom-

The Ghost God Sky Piercer crashed fiercely down upon the divine dragon.

Yet before the keen, icy Sword Qi,

the formidable, overbearing Power of the Ghost God was shredded in mere moments!

The next instant,

the Sword Qi dragon erupted with a heaven-shaking force.

Sensing that matchless power,

Lü Yifei's heart jolted in alarm.

But his body had already flown out of his control and smashed into the wall behind him!

The tremendous force even reduced the entire little shop to rubble.

Amid the ruins,

Lü Yifei's face was full of lingering fear.

He leaned on the Ghost God Sky Piercer, panting heavily.

Could a fifteen-year-old really wield

such invincibly powerful strength...?

Even at the height of his former glory,

when he had clashed with countless top-tier prodigies,

he had never encountered

anyone like Gu Xuanjin, who could utterly overwhelm him with a single move!

Looking at Gu Xuanjin,

Lü Yifei set aside his pride and willingly bowed in submission.

"I, Lü Yifei, inheritor of Demon God Marquis Wen, submit to the Gu family's Divine Son from this day forth!"

Gu Xuanjin gave a slight nod.

Then he took out a nine-revolution pill, its fragrance spilling forth and its divine essence without equal, and gave it to Lü Yifei.

"This pill can restore your cultivation and rebuild your foundation.

For the next few days, stay at the Jade Pool Holy Land and focus on recovering."

"Thank you, Divine Son!"

Lü Yifei did not stand on ceremony.

He accepted the pill, which contained immense power.

Now that he was Gu Xuanjin's follower, the stronger he was, the better.

Otherwise, what use would he be?

Xu Lingxi's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

She remembered that Gu Xuanjin had not taken Lü Yifei into his service in her previous life.

A great many things seemed to have changed in this life.

Could her rebirth have caused it?

Suppressing the slight frustration in her heart,

Xu Lingxi asked, "Divine Son, would you like to look around the Holy City some more?"

"No need. We're returning to the Jade Pool Holy Land."

Gu Xuanjin shook his head slightly.

He had come to the Jade Lake Holy City for Lü Yifei.

Now that he had achieved his goal, there was naturally no need to waste time.

The three then turned into a streak of divine light and flew through the sky.

The gathering of prodigies was in full swing.

Many prodigies who arrived later wanted to challenge Gu Xuanjin to prove themselves.

But Lü Yifei, having recovered his strength,

never gave them a chance to appear before Gu Xuanjin.

With his Ghost God Sky Piercer alone, he stopped countless prodigies in their tracks.

Five days later,

above the Jade Pool Holy Land,

the void suddenly shattered, forming an enormous hole!

The sky, which had been clear for ten thousand miles, instantly filled with rolling thunderclouds.

An oppressive pressure that stood above heaven and earth spread from the hole.

Vast as the sea, heavy beyond measure!

In an instant,

heaven and earth lost their color, thunder roared, heaven and earth turned upside down, the sky darkened, and a storm sprang up!

Between heaven and earth,

a strange and ominous atmosphere rose and churned,

casting an unbearably oppressive pall over the Jade Pool Holy Land.

It was as though some great terror, one even this world could not withstand, was about to descend upon the Jade Pool Holy Land!

A moment later,

from the enormous hole,

a gigantic skeletal hand, vast as a great mountain, reached out.

It was just like a vengeful ghost crawling out of hell.

The surrounding void trembled,

as though it might collapse at any moment!

Immediately afterward,

an enormous skull emerged from the hole.

Only when its entire body had appeared

did people see what it was.

It was a gigantic skeleton that occupied more than half the sky!

Endless Sha Qi coiled around it, and its presence was heavy to the extreme.

It brought with it the terror of heaven and earth being destroyed!

The skeleton hovered on all fours in the void, looking down upon the entire Jade Pool Holy Land.

On its shoulder

sat a young man with a delicate, striking face like that of a peerlessly beautiful woman.

A faint smile hung on his lips, chilling all who saw it to the bone.

His presence was sinister and vicious, yet incomparably powerful.

"That's... Beigong Yan, the young supreme of the World-Forsaken Divine Land, one of the nine forbidden zones!"

Within the Jade Pool Holy Land,

some prodigies recognized the young prodigy.

Inside the Jade Pool Hall,

even Qin Mofeng and the other top-tier prodigies changed color slightly.

This young supreme was a formidable enemy to them.

Lü Yifei and Xu Lingxi, standing beside Gu Xuanjin, felt little in particular.

After all, they had felt a pressure even stronger than this in Gu Xuanjin's presence.