Translator: AnubisTL
Initially, everyone was worried about Long Xun'er. Now, they had the added burden of Gu Feng.
"Why didn't you stop him?" Ouyang Qi complained to Zong Shixuan and the others.
"We didn't know he was so fast," Zong Shixuan and the others protested innocently.
"Senior Sister Hua, is the man you chose up to the task? Don't let him go up there and die instantly," several feminine cultivators from the Flower Sect, their voices like warbling orioles, gathered around Hua Wenyue.
Hua Wenyue herself had no clear sense of Gu Feng's true strength. It had always been a mystery. All she knew was that subduing her had taken him little effort.
"Amitabha. You may worry about anyone, but never doubt Patron Gu!" Monk Wu De's lineage was of great significance. He could vaguely sense Gu Feng's power and wasn't worried at all.
Guo Renkai and the others clenched their fists tightly, their hearts pounding with anxiety.
"Relax, Leader Gu will be fine," A Fei said, munching on a roasted beast leg with a carefree air.
Yan Yexue was also nervous, but the thought that Long Xun'er was Gu Feng's subordinate gave her confidence that Gu Feng could handle the situation.
"Heh, a Sea Condensation Realm cultivator at the first layer? How interesting!"
"It's been a long time since I've toyed with weaklings. I miss that feeling."
Two Great Wei's Chosen at the Ninth Layer of the Sea Condensation Realm stood at the edge of the arena, arms crossed, and let out sinister chuckles.
Facing their predestined prey, they weren't in a hurry to strike.
Long Xun'er was already at the end of her rope. As for Gu Feng? They didn't know who he was, nor did they care to find out.
The Great Wei side's morale had recovered significantly. Scattered cheers soon swelled into thunderous roars.
As long as they killed the woman surnamed Long, the Great Chu Dynasty would be nothing to worry about. In the end, Great Wei would still be the victor.
On the other side, Gu Feng's eyes held a playful glint as he gazed at Long Xun'er before him.
After a moment, he reached out a hand, his fingers threading through her long, flowing hair, and gently caressed her cheek.
This action left everyone, including the Great Wei cultivators, utterly stunned.
"What is he doing?"
The question was soon answered.
After a moment of stroking her cheek, Gu Feng lifted her smooth chin.
"It seems you're truly being disobedient. Very well—"
Slap!
The clean, decisive slap left every cultivator in the arena stunned.
Long Xun'er was sent flying across the stage, crashing heavily against the newly reactivated Array Formation at the edge.
Boom!
The thunderous impact made everyone's hearts clench and their bodies tremble uncontrollably.
"What... what is he doing? Has he gone mad?" Prefect Chu's lips trembled in shock as he pointed a shaking finger at Gu Feng.
On the stage, Long Xun'er slowly rose to her feet. Five distinct finger marks now marred her flawless face, and crimson blood trickled from her lips.
She remained silent, her eyes lowered, a chilling darkness swirling within them.
Ignoring the two Great Wei's Chosen who were glaring at him like tigers eyeing their prey, Gu Feng strode steadily toward Long Xun'er once more.
A mocking smile curled his lips as he sneered, "Still not convinced? What can you do about it?"
"Won't speak? Then I'll beat you until you do!"
Slap!
Long Xun'er's body was sent flying across the arena once more, accompanied by another soul-shattering slap.
Gu Feng immediately followed, grabbing Long Xun'er by the collar and lifting her up. He glanced at the two Great Wei's Chosen standing nearby.
"Hold on a moment. Let me deal with her first!"
Slap!
On the arena, a golden figure flew from east to west, then back from west to east.
Millions of cultivators were stunned. Their mouths hung slightly open, their minds buzzing with confusion, utterly clueless about what had just happened.
They couldn't understand why Long Xun'er, a cultivator with heaven-defying strength, would allow a Sea Condensation Realm cultivator like Gu Feng to slap her without resisting.
The entire arena fell silent. Prefect Chu and the others were utterly dumbfounded.
Shi San slowly approached Hua Wenyue. "Can you tell him not to abuse my sister?"
Though he knew this was part of the treatment, the Thirteenth Young Master couldn't help but plead.
"That's beyond my control," Hua Wenyue replied calmly.
The feminine cultivators beside her were completely stunned, their faces etched with terror as they cautiously watched Hua Wenyue.
"Senior Sister Hua... would Gu Feng ever hit you like that?"
"Is Senior Sister Hua being coerced?"
"..."
Hua Wenyue's face darkened as she snapped, "Stop overthinking things."
"You dead monk, what's the real relationship between Miss Long and Gu Feng?" Zong Shixuan and the others were stunned, but they also sensed something was amiss. They pulled Monk Wu De aside and whispered their question.
"Amitabha," Monk Wu De replied. "Miss Long and Patron Gu are friends, but their friendship has a hierarchical structure. I don't know the specifics."
This revelation sent shockwaves through the group.
Miss Long is actually Gu Feng's subordinate? Does that mean he sent her to help us in the Heavenly Pride Battle?
At these words, Wu Sheng and the others trembled.
If Gu Feng could control someone as powerful as Long Xun'er, then his own strength must be...
They dared not think, did not want to think. They had believed that after five years of relentless cultivation, they had closed the gap between themselves and Gu Feng.
But instead of shrinking, the gap had only widened, growing to an unimaginable extent.
"Senior Sister Yan, from now on, you and Senior Sister Chu must work together in complete harmony, advancing and retreating as one."
"Brother Thirteen belongs to Hua Wenyue's faction, and his sister likely does as well. Only by joining forces with Senior Sister Chu can you avoid being at a disadvantage!"
"Leader Gu, though he comes from the Sunset Glow Sect, should naturally be closer to you and Senior Sister Chu. But the Flower Sect has many Feminine Cultivators. We must be wary of Hua Wenyue pulling some underhanded tricks to harm you!"
"..."
Wu Qi and the others wore grave expressions, sensing the factional strife among the women around Gu Feng. They spared no effort in strategizing for Yan Yexue.
Yan Yexue's cheeks flushed crimson as she spat out, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
The sound of slaps on the arena continued, with Long Xun'er's body repeatedly flying through the air. The crowd was stunned into speechlessness, their minds too numb to think.
The two Heaven's Chosen who had ascended the arena and been left standing idle felt humiliated.
As Long Xun'er's body slammed against the nearby array formation once more, they exchanged a glance, a savage grin spreading across their faces. Simultaneously, they unleashed a dazzling, earth-shattering attack.
Two terrifying waves of energy swept across the arena, their momentum so overwhelming that the entire platform trembled violently.
"Gu Feng, watch out!!"
"Shameless! Great Wei is pulling a sneak attack!"
Millions of cultivators from the Great Chu Dynasty cried out in unison.
At that moment—
Gu Feng's back was turned to the incoming attack, and he was holding Long Xun'er in his arms.
This strike was meant to kill them both.
The savage grins on the faces of the two Great Wei's Chosen grew even more manic. Many in the Great Chu Dynasty camp covered their eyes, unable to bear witness to the impending scene.
Yet—
At this critical moment, Gu Feng, with Long Xun'er in one hand, half-turned and extended his other hand, fingers spread wide, toward the converging attacks.
"I told you to wait! Can't you understand human speech?"
Gu Feng roared, his palm meeting the torrent-like attack. He clenched his fist.
Boom!
The violent attack wave, moments before a raging storm, instantly fell silent. Spiderweb-like cracks spread from Gu Feng's palm, like shattered glass scattering across the ground.
The attack wave burst like fireworks, vanishing in an instant.
Boom!
Boom!
Without any further movement, Gu Feng simply flicked his wrist. The two Great Wei's Chosen were sent flying through the air.
Pfft!
Blood sprayed in their wake as they crashed against the Array Formation.
They landed, collapsed, and fell silent.
Another instant kill!
One move to obliterate two Heaven's Chosen at the Ninth Layer of the Sea-Condensing Realm!!!!
This... this... this...
Everyone's minds felt as if struck by a thunderbolt. Ten thousand bolts of lightning flashed, their Sea of Consciousness plunged into chaos, their ability to think completely shattered.
(End of the Chapter)
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