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Translator: Fate
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From outside the corridor, a man and a woman were walking side by side, resembling a heavenly couple. Carrying a smile, the man sounded rather surprised, as though he accidentally interrupted the group of people.
“Gu Changge, why are you here?” The Sect Masters who were in battle were extremely dazed for a while before shooting the man a glare filled with dread they never experienced. Gu Changge’s appearance at this crucial moment was completely out of their expectation. It was as though the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
In other words, he must have been aware of their battle and refrained from showing himself as he was silently waiting for this very moment.
With that in mind, the crowd’s faces grew visibly solemn as they anxiously glanced at Gu Changge’s rear, and seeing there were no other formidable followers with him, they felt somewhat relieved.
Prior to that, they perceived Gu Changge as a mere Junior, but after witnessing how he effortlessly slaughtered the formidable Master in the Peak Sacred Lord Realm outside, they realised that he had already become an entity that possessed powers unrivalled by the rest of the young prodigies.
Moreover, the terrifying sword energy clearly spoke for itself, leaving all shivering in fear. In fact, even those in the Sacred Lord Realm would be killed right away without any chance to defend themselves. Therefore, the crowd immediately kept their guards up, acknowledging that no simple man could ever achieve such a feat.
In that instant, they realised that this opportunity had fallen into Gu Changge’s hands.
Of course, there was also the Saintess of Mortal Palace beside him. Although they never saw her display her powers, she mustn’t be weak, given how she was worthy enough to stand by Gu Changge’s side.
“Why can’t I be here? A treasure deserves a virtuous owner, and it seems I am quite fateful to encounter the Godly Illusion Divinity Crystal,” Gu Changge smilingly stated as he slowly walked in.
Following him, Wang Zijin grew visibly interested and observed her surroundings. She had no idea how Gu Changge found the path to this very spot. The location of the true tomb was supposedly known by no one, yet, it was as though he had the ability to see through everything and the obstacles before him were nothing but illusions, which made her even more curious.
“Gu Changge, do you intend to seize the treasure for yourself?” Hearing that, a Sect Master with red eyebrows in a crimson robe revealed a perturbed face as he discourteously spoke to Gu Changge with an icy stare.
Meanwhile, the other Sect Masters were also gazing at Gu Changge alertly, worried that he might draw his hands out of nowhere as they paused their assault on Jiang Luoshen, the golden-haired old woman, and the rest. In their eyes, Gu Changge’s threat was incomparably greater to that of the golden-haired old woman.
“Gu Changge…” Jiang Luoshen resentfully gazed at Gu Changge, clenching her delicate fists.
At that moment, she dared not to move rashly as she could feel Gu Changge’s aura fixating on her. If she were to advance and retrieve the purple crystal, she would surely taste Gu Changge’s wrath.
After having witnessed Gu Changge’s terror, she could feel heart shivering, and she would rather take the four Sect Masters on than facing him. In that instant, how Gu Changge managed to find this place was no longer of her concern.
[Artifact Spirit, what should I do? How did Gu Changge even find this place?] Jiang Chen’s heart was also trembling, and he could only pray that Gu Changge couldn’t recognise him.
<I do not know. But you must be careful. Do not let him detect anything strange. This man is too frightening. Both of us will most likely die if he were to recognise you.> The Artifact Spirit of the Celestial Boat of Creation’s voice was also trembling uncontrollably.
“How did he manage to get here?” Monk Pu Du was also distressed, and he began to plan his escape route.
“I have my eyes on this crystal. All of you may leave.” Despite hearing that, Gu Changge simply ignored the Sect Master’s question. As he carried a grin, his gaze swept across the crowd before landing on Jiang Luoshen, and after watching as she turned her face away, he then shifted his gaze towards the Godly Illusion Divinity Crystal on the platform. The arrays surrounding the Divinity Crystal had been removed, and all he had to do was walk over and grab it.
In fact, in order to have Jiang Chen dispel the arrays, he even waited for quite a while. Otherwise, he would have shown up earlier.
“Harbouring the Source of the Prime Ancestor of Godly Illusion Clan, such an item is indeed able to help someone reach the Heavens,” Gu Changge praised, as though he was appreciating his belonging and disregarding the existence of others.
Hearing that, be it those from the Godly Illusion Clan or the four Sect Masters, everyone was clearly furious seeing how Gu Changge, blatantly disregarding their presence, was already treating the Godly Illusion Divinity as his own. Such insufferable rampancy made their blood boil.
“Gu Changge, I suggest we share the item equally. I doubt you’ll be able to take four of us at once. You better contain your greed or you’ll accomplish nothing in the end.”
Nonetheless, one of the Sect Masters took a deep breath and recommended an optimal solution he came up with as a purple light, resembling dense Dao Energy that was one with everything, surged in his eyes. The Sect Master donned a powerful silk robe and a Dao Sword with frightening sharpness that could penetrate the void.
Upon those words, the eyes of the other three Sect Masters subtly flinched. Remaining wordless, they seem to be silently agreeing to the idea. Naturally, they didn’t mind Gu Changge wanting a share of the treasure since dividing among four and five people didn’t make much difference. Of course, they were reluctant to fight against Gu Changge unless necessary.
“Discussing shares already? Don’t you see I’m right here?” Seeing that, Jiang Luoshen grew even more vexed as the four Sect Masters and Gu Changge completely ignored her presence.
After all, this was the burial chamber for the Prime Ancestor of the Godly Illusion Clan. At that moment, she was tightly holding a gleaming gold paper so she could use it anytime. The gold paper was one of her ultimate cards, and she frankly didn’t want to use it unless she was in a life-threatening situation.
“Oh, no. You must have misunderstood me. Do you need me to repeat it once more?” Gu Changge shook his head, seemingly intending to walk towards the platform. He retained his leisurely expression, as though such a matter was trivial to him.
“Gu Changge, don’t be too greedy now, or you’ll eventually end up with nothing.” Taken aback by Gu Changge’s words, a hot-tempered Sect Master expressed his dissatisfaction.
The next moment, an artifact surrounded by lightning surged in his palm, emitting crackles and a burst of light, which left the air trembling as though it was about to explode. His aggressive behaviour clearly showed that he was ready to attack should the negotiation fail. Essentially, at this point, the Godly Illusion Divinity Crystal was at the reach of their hands, so there was no way they would give up so easily.
At the same time, the rest also furrowed their brows, knowing that none would give up the Divinity Crystal at this point.
Without any change in his tone, Gu Changge replied, “I never liked repeating myself more than once. If you wish to live on, please leave.” Although he appeared elegant in his heavenly guise as he was speaking, the crowd could detect a terrifying murderous aura surging in the air, which left them obviously distressed.
“Gu Changge, I, as your Senior, am warning you to mind your tone.” At once, a rather amiable Sect Master, too, seemed to be irked.
“As my Seniors, I’ve already given you courtesy by warning you, don’t you understand? If you wish to die, I’ll naturally fulfill your wishes.” Retaining his calm tone, Gu Changge shook his head.
Accordingly, he struck his palms forward as vibrant heavenly lights intertwined in the air while a dense, relentless aura engulfed the Sect Master who was speaking.
*Boom!* The Sect Master’s face immediately turned into a grimace as he didn’t expect Gu Changge’s sudden assault, after which, to defend himself, he cast an alarming sword energy which then clashed with Gu Changge’s palms attack, only to find disbelief all over his face the next second.
“Impossible…”
Upon the blow, it was as though the vibrant heavenly lights crystallised into a vast, magnificent mountain that was as heavy as Chaos Qi, which shattered the sword energy. Shortly after, a crack could be heard in both of his arms as his skull crumbled along a revolting noise. Almost simultaneously, as he was fatally injured, he let out a groan, followed by a gush of blood pouring out of his mouth.
“Impossible… How is the difference this huge…” The other three Sect Masters were thoroughly dumbfounded by the sight, not expecting the battle would end so swiftly. In that instant, they realised how immeasurable Gu Changge’s strength was.
On the other hand, Jiang Luoshen was peering at Gu Changge in daze, trembling at his display of domineering might as a numbing sensation came from her soul.
“I offered you a chance to walk away, but you didn’t take it, so don’t blame me for your deaths.” Gu Changge steadily approached, though his voice grew from calm to cold.
Meanwhile, Wang Zijin, who was standing outside the corridor, didn’t follow Gu Changge, and instead, she watched him move up as her heartbeat grew rapidly.
In her eyes, there was nothing wrong with Gu Changge’s actions, which might be heartless and overbearing, but given that he claimed that he was interested in the Godly Illusion Divinity Crystal, the Sect Masters were ignorant to be unwilling to give it up, foolishly persistent despite knowing they were no match of Gu Changge.
[Aren’t they just looking to die? Ah, I guess, at the end of the day, his handsomeness trumps over his actions.] While Wang Zijin was still zoning out, Gu Changge’s palms strike had still yet to wane in the air as it was still plunging. Then, it would clasp together, grasping the Sect Master who previously attacked and instantly, followed by spine-chilling cracks of bones.
“You… Ah! Gu Changge, unhand me! I no longer want the Godly Illusion Divinity Crystal! You can have it!” The Sect Master’s face was filled with dread and dismay. Even with his strength, he stood no chance against Gu Changge. It was as though he was facing an Ancestor in the Sacred King Realm.
Immediately, everyone who saw that grew frantic with fear. After all, a Sect Master was the leader of a Sect. Someone who had cultivated for thousands of years, and even at their youth, they were young prodigies that possessed immense might, which was considered as unrivaled.
Yet, the Sect Master was now in Gu Changge’s hands, squeezed to the death as if he was an ant. Indeed, the sight was truly shocking, and the crowd couldn’t help but shiver, feeling numbness and chills all over their heads.
“Really? I don’t mind letting you go, but you didn’t seem to appreciate the chance to live I offered earlier.” Gu Changge shook his head, carrying helplessness in his tone.
Swiftly, as the Sect Master donned a devastated expression, the vibrant palms in the air vehemently clenched.
*Thump!* Blood splattered everywhere as the Sect Master’s body disintegrated.
“You actually killed Sect Master Qi Yang…” Instantly, the other Sect Masters’ faces drastically changed and turned deathly pale. Their voices were shaking, overflowing with uncontrollable remorse.
“Relax. You’ll join him soon enough.” Gu Changge turned to them with his ever so serene face, as if he didn’t just do anything significant at all.
“This is bad. We shall combine our attacks, or we won’t be able to beat him!” The Sect Master in the powerful silk robe subconsciously yelled as he took the Dao Sword that resembled a sky-piercing sword made out of energy that could obliterate the world. With the Dao Sword that harboured heaven’s might of destruction, he charged towards Gu Changge.
In that instant, blinding lights erupted as thunderous beams flickered, about to shatter the void.
However, the next moment, with an unaffected face, Gu Changge simply waved his hand and a bright sword light was cast out of his finger, tearing up the void with its extreme penetrative power.
*Thump!* The Sect Master let out a shriek of pain and his arms were torn off his body, followed by gushes of blood. Even the weapon in his arm was blown up into pieces as he was turned into a mist of blood right away. Hopeless and fearful, his soul intended to flee through the void.
Nonetheless, Gu Changge swept his gaze over and conjured a blinding sword and slashed the soul in the void, turning it into ashes, and the Sect Master faced the same fate as his late ally.
The sword harboured infinite offensive power, and not only did it contain Golden Force, but it also carried the might of World Principles. It was a combination that could destroy everything in its presence. Let alone the Sect Masters who were in the Peak Sacred Lord Realm. In fact, even a Sacred Emperor would grow wary were they the target of the sword.
In the blink of an eye, yet another Sect Master perished without the chance to defend himself.
Seeing that, even Wang Zijin felt somewhat horrified as she realised she could only take on one Sect Master at her full power at a time. She was unlike Gu Changge, who could slaughter two of them so effortlessly. In other words, Gu Changge must still be hiding more of his terrorising, immeasurable strength, and even now, there was no telling how much of it he was displaying.
On the other hand, the golden-haired old woman and the rest were also thoroughly stupefied, never expecting that the four Sect Masters stood no chance against Gu Changge. Furthermore, the battle between them was a totally one-sided.
“Princess, what do we do? Do we still want to claim the Divinity Crystal of the Prime Ancestor? I may still be able to secure an escape route if we are to retreat now. Given how Gu Changge annihilated those Sect Masters, there’s no way he’ll let us live,” the golden-haired old woman asked Jiang Luoshen with a solemn expression filled with unfading dread.
Meanwhile, Jiang Luoshen was still clutching the golden paper in her snowy hand, highly disaffected by those words. Not only did her effort come to nothing, but she now had to pettily run away from her enemy. Her ego hindered her from accepting the situation she was in. Nevertheless, if she insisted on retrieving the Godly Illusion Divinity Crystal, she just might get herself killed.
[Artifact Spirit, perhaps we should retreat as we did last time. Gu Changge is too strong, and not even the Sect Masters stand a chance against him.] Jiang Chen’s lips paled as he peered at the man in white standing in the air, whose entire body was covered in unending heavenly light. Trying his best not to stutter, he finally acknowledged how horrifying his nemesis was. Seeing such dream-shattering disparity in strength, he was even thinking of giving up his quest for revenge after how the Sect Masters were slaughtered like dogs.
<Jiang Luoshen will most likely fight Gu Changge soon. I’ll take the chance to trigger the arrays of this region and bring this place to ruin. By then, run eastward and do not turn back until you reach a secret passage. It will lead you away from here to the outside world. This is all I can do at this point. Right after that, I’ll fall into hibernation again, and the rest is solely up to you.> The Artifact Spirit of the Celestial Boat of Creation’s voice carried unprecedented solemnity.
In response, Jiang Chen nodded, and his palms were full of cold sweat.
“We won’t be able to beat him even if we team up. Let’s escape.” In the meantime, the remaining two Sect Masters’ faces blanched as they could not believe their eyes. As they realised that they were no match for Gu Changge. Thus, uncontrollable fear surged in their hearts.
*Boom!* The moment they activated their Secret Technique, their Blood Essence started to burn as their body glowed. In that instant, their auras reached the peak of their lives, but that was wholly for them to run for their lives.
“Will you be able to run, though?” Gu Changge’s voice remained monotonous. As he lifted his arm, the air around him instantaneously condensed, as if every chunk of it carried a weight of tonnes. Then, an enormous force slammed forward, resembling an almighty tsunami with its blaring waves that could turn the world inside out.
“Blargh…!” Along with the spine-chilling glistens of blood, two Sect Masters were instantly killed and their bodies were blown to pieces before turning to ash as they were unable to escape Gu Changge’s mighty palm.
Upon that sight, the golden-haired old woman, who was about to flee with Jiang Luoshen, felt a dreadful chill up her spine.
“Now, it’s your turn.” Gu Changge gently jiggled his sleeves, as if he was shaking off the non-existent stains of blood on them. He turned to Jiang Luoshen and the rest and spoke with his ever so calm tone, as though he had just finished stepping on some insignificant bugs.
What were they thinking will happen if they challenged Gu Changge