Chapter 801: Attitude When Asking for Help

Clutching the Divine Movement Talisman tightly in his hand, Xu Luo couldn’t stop, nor did he dare to. He felt incredibly suffocated and aggrieved.

A Celestial Venerable Great Power was actually relentlessly pursuing a junior like him, unwilling to rest until he was dead. If the other party were from the Blazing Flame Province or the Jin family, Xu Luo could have accepted it. But this person… was actually someone from the Ancient Celestial Valley, one of the three great Holy Lands. This made Xu Luo furious beyond measure.

Of course, it couldn’t be ruled out that the other party was lying, intentionally framing the Ancient Celestial Valley to provoke a conflict between Celestial Brilliance and the Ancient Celestial Valley. But this possibility… was truly slim! Upon reaching the Celestial Venerable Realm, one was a nearly invincible existence in all of Jiuzhou. They simply had no need to lie!

The Divine Movement Talisman’s speed was incredibly fast, yet Xu Luo could still feel the other party constantly chasing after him!

“I have no grudge against you, yet you are so persistently trying to kill me, without any reason…” Xu Luo gritted his teeth, boundless fury flashing in his eyes. His hatred for Gu Zongren had reached its absolute peak.

However, Xu Luo also understood that this kind of hatred served no purpose other than making him appear weaker! This was an incredibly realistic world where the strong preyed on the weak. Whoever had the greater strength held the initiative and the right to speak.

Xu Luo couldn’t shake the feeling that behind Gu Zongren’s profound eyes hid secrets he was not meant to know. But even after racking his brains, he couldn’t figure out how he had offended this Celestial Venerable Great Power. Ever since stepping into the Divine Domain, his ties to the lower realm had been almost entirely severed! The only connection he had was when he trapped and killed the ancestor of the lower realm’s Su family, but at that time, who knew he was Xu Luo?

As for the rest, in Xi Hezhou, one was the Jin family, and the other was the Wind Hua Xueyue assassin organization; now, there was also someone from the Blazing Flame Province. Other than that, Xu Luo couldn’t remember having any other enemies in this Divine Domain.

He didn’t have time to dwell on it. The other party was following him like a lingering ghost. Although he couldn’t catch up to the terrifying speed of the Divine Movement Talisman, the talisman likewise struggled to completely shake him off! Playing tricks against a Celestial Venerable was superfluous, so Xu Luo didn’t resort to tactics like hiding or changing direction. He knew it would be useless.

Looking at the Divine Movement Talisman in his hand, he saw that it had about a tenth of its energy remaining. Xu Luo gritted his teeth. The other party had already chased him for a million miles—what a relentless person!

The direction of Xu Luo’s escape was toward Celestial Brilliance. He believed that as long as he entered Celestial Brilliance’s sphere of influence, the other party would have some reservations, no matter how powerful he was.

“But… can I hold out until then?” Xu Luo looked at the nearly depleted Divine Movement Talisman in his hand, a bitter smile surfacing on his face.

“I’ve successfully braved so many storms, am I really going to fall here?” Xu Luo raised an eyebrow and gritted his teeth. “Until the very end, I will not give up!

“If I also possessed the Celestial Venerable Realm right now… no, even if I was only at the Venerable Peak, I would dare to turn around and fight him!

“Gu Zongren, right? You better not give me the chance to grow!

“Otherwise, I will definitely make you regret your actions today!”

Thoughts churned in Xu Luo’s mind, but his feet never stopped as he continued to flee.

Xu Luo had also considered using the Transformation Skill to alter his aura and appearance into someone else’s. However, he quickly gave up the idea upon further thought; the other party was a true Celestial Venerable! Although the Transformation Skill was powerful, it wasn’t complete. He might only have a chance if he could obtain the complete version. Now… if he were to use the Transformation Skill, it would probably only make it easier for the other party to kill him.

“If only Lan could wake up at a time like this!” This was the first time Xu Luo had ever had such a thought. Facing a powerful Celestial Venerable truly gave him a sense of powerlessness.

“The Divine Movement Talisman can cover a million miles at most. I can’t catch up to you, but you can’t shake me off either. Why bother?”

In the void, a cold Divine Thought rolled over.

“Dying a few days earlier or a few days later… what difference does it make?”

The icy Divine Thought continued to transmit to Xu Luo. He said nothing, simply gritting his teeth and pressing forward with his head down.

“Are you feeling exceptionally furious? Do you feel that since I am a dignified Celestial Venerable from one of the three great Holy Lands, with no grudge against you, I shouldn’t be hunting you down so shamelessly?”

Xu Luo’s mind stirred slightly, but he immediately realized that the other party was trying to disrupt his focus!

“Despicable!” Xu Luo thought, calming his mind and focusing his energy, refusing to let the other party interfere.

However, Gu Zongren’s next words completely threw Xu Luo’s mind into chaos!

“Although I am no saint, I am not one to slaughter the innocent without reason. I am hunting you because you naturally deserve to die!

“Do you know… how grand a scheme of mine you ruined? Little beast, even dying ten thousand times wouldn’t absolve you of your sins!

“A plan I painstakingly set up over many years was actually entirely destroyed by you!

“Since you ruined my great endeavor, I naturally won’t let you off!

“Taking your head and exchanging it for a hundred million Top-level Immortal Spirit Stones, along with those divine materials, is nothing more than a little bit of interest!

“If it weren’t for you, I would have already completely controlled that little girl Xue Chuqing!

“That little slut! I ordered her to kill you, yet she gave her maidenhood to you instead! Ah! It infuriates me to death!”

These last two sentences echoed like thunder within Xu Luo’s Sea of Spiritual Consciousness, nearly causing his mind to collapse. All his previous confusion was finally entirely cleared up in this moment. But upon understanding, a sense of terror welled up within Xu Luo. A dignified Celestial Venerable of the Ancient Celestial Valley, one of the three great Holy Lands, was actually the true master behind the Divine Maiden Tower!

If this news were to spread, it would likely cause severe tremors throughout all of Jiuzhou! Since the other party had revealed such hidden secrets, he must have firmly resolved to kill him at all costs.

Xu Luo’s heart turned icy cold. The Divine Movement Talisman’s energy was nearly exhausted, and Yu Tianying and the other three were still waiting for treatment inside the world of the Bronze Divine Hall. Lan, who could have helped him… was currently in a deep slumber.

A bitter smile involuntarily appeared on Xu Luo’s lips.

“Do you plan to keep running?”

Gu Zongren’s cold Divine Thought transmitted over, carrying a hint of mockery. Xu Luo sighed, turned around, and stopped, descending from high in the sky to land on the ground.

A few breaths later, Gu Zongren’s figure appeared before Xu Luo. His face was completely relaxed, showing not a single trace of exhaustion.

“Not running anymore?” Gu Zongren asked, looking at Xu Luo.

“I can’t outrun you,” Xu Luo replied.

“Do you know why I absolutely must kill you now?” Gu Zongren stared at Xu Luo with his profound eyes.

“Are you still that desperate to kill me?” Xu Luo asked, looking back at Gu Zongren.

“That’s right! If I don’t kill you, it will be hard to quell the hatred in my heart!” Gu Zongren looked at Xu Luo. “Do you know how long I endured that little slut for the sake of the Su Nu Celestial Scripture? That little slut’s master is a slut, her martial grandmaster is a slut, and all her ancestors were sluts!

“Ever since her ancestor’s generation, I have wanted to obtain the Su Nu Celestial Scripture, but they always used reversing the scripture as an excuse to resist me!

“I’ve used all sorts of methods, including the most underhanded tricks… I’ve tried them all!

“Unfortunately… it was useless! The Su Nu Celestial Scripture requires the practitioner to remain completely lucid, and while they were lucid, I didn’t dare attempt anything!

“They were immune to threats and had resolute willpower… generation after generation, they were all like this!

“Finally… with Xue Chuqing, I found her weakness! I even obtained a type of Divine Medicine!

“With a two-pronged approach, I was guaranteed to make her submit to me completely!

“By then, I would have been able to train an entire legion of beautiful women possessing the Su Nu Celestial Scripture! Hehe… the whole world would have become a plaything in my hands!

“Yet all of this… was actually destroyed by an ant-like nobody like you!

“Do you know… you destroyed my dream of conquering the world!

“Practitioners of the Su Nu Celestial Scripture can only have one man in their entire lifetime. They can never have a second!

“So… tell me yourself, do you deserve to die or not?!”

By the end, Gu Zongren was practically roaring. His profound eyes, like two bottomless pits, flickered with a dangerous light.

“What does that have to do with me? At your age, you could be her ancestor. Why on earth would she want to be with you?” Xu Luo rolled his eyes at Gu Zongren, then sneered, “If you want to beg someone, then show the proper attitude for begging. A million-mile pursuit is quite the grand gesture. If people didn’t know better, they might think I took your daughter… bah, your daughter is too old—let’s say your great-great-great-granddaughter!

“If people didn’t know better, they’d think I snatched away your great-great-great-granddaughter. Is this how you ask for a favor?”

“Little beast… you’re courting death!” Gu Zongren flew into a rage. A terrifying aura erupted from his body, sweeping toward Xu Luo like an overwhelming tide.

Sand and stones instantly flew across the ground, forming a terrifying storm. Several towering ancient trees were instantly uprooted and directly pulverized into nothingness within the horrifying tempest, leaving not a speck of debris behind.

Xu Luo activated his Protective True Qi, ignoring the terrifying storm. The coercion of a Celestial Venerable wasn’t all that obvious to Xu Luo either.

A strange look flashed through Gu Zongren’s eyes, and he felt incredibly shocked. If it were anyone else being crushed by his terrifying aura, they would have likely coughed up blood and died by now! The fact that this Luo Tian… could actually stand there perfectly unharmed truly surprised him.

Since the coercion was useless, Gu Zongren retracted it, and the storm gradually subsided.

Looking around, within a radius of several dozen miles, all the rolling hills, big and small, had completely vanished, and those towering ancient trees were gone without a trace. All that remained was an expanse of black soil, perfectly flat. If seeds were sown, there would undoubtedly be a good harvest.

Gu Zongren stared coldly at Xu Luo and suddenly began to laugh. “You are a smart person! But do you know that people who are too smart always die a little earlier than others?”

Xu Luo also smiled. “At the very least, I won’t die right now. Because you need something from me.”