Chapter 1447 - 746: Not Good! Retreat Quickly! (2)
Chapter 1447: Chapter 746: Not Good! Retreat Quickly! (2)
"Hahaha! It’s indeed the Divine Phoenix Essence Blood! The ancient records were true!"
Gu Sheng’s brow furrowed slightly; Zhang Tianxing’s actions were as mad as the rumors suggested.
He murmured quietly to the siblings of the Xie Family.
"Step back, don’t get close to the edge of the crater."
Xie He nervously grasped his sister’s sleeve.
"Miss, we..."
"Listen to Young Master Gu."
Xie Qingxuan, though worried about the Immortal Herbs, knew the situation was urgent.
Xu Hansong and his team arrived first at the crater platform; four elderly figures in the Heavenly Martial Realm spread out in a fan shape, subtly encircling Gu Sheng.
Xu Hansong sneered coldly.
"Gu Sheng, hand over the Tongming Treasure Mirror Fragment, and I can give you a quick end."
Gu Sheng stood with his hands behind his back, his black robe fluttering despite the still air.
"Xu Hansong, do you dare to come and die with this bunch of worthless scum?"
"Impudent!"
One of the elders angrily shouted, about to make a move, but was stopped by Xu Hansong raising his hand.
"You have a sharp tongue."
Xu Hansong smirked sinisterly.
"Last time you managed to escape in the Divine Craft Secret Realm, but this time you won’t..."
Before he finished, a loud bang erupted on the right. Zhang Tianxing had leapt several meters high, heading towards the center of the Magma Lake!
"Courting death!"
Gu Sheng’s eyes were filled with mockery.
As Zhang Tianxing was mid-air, his hands reached for the Spirit Flame Immortal Grass. Just as he was about to touch the magma surface, the blood-red lake suddenly churned violently, a pillar of fire shot up into the sky!
"Ah!"
Zhang Tianxing let out a painful roar, struck by the pillar of fire, he crashed heavily onto the rock wall.
His exposed upper body was now covered with scorched marks, with some areas revealing the white bone beneath the flesh.
"Senior Brother!"
Several disciples from the Divine Blood Sect rushed forward to support.
Zhang Tianxing pushed them away, staggering to stand up, his eyes even more crazed.
"Such strong Divine Phoenix Essence Blood! Hahaha, now that’s the spirit!"
Gu Sheng took it all in with cold laughter in his heart.
He had already sensed the terrifying energy contained in the Magma Lake; Zhang Tianxing was fortunate not to have been incinerated on the spot.
The Magma Lake rolled with fiery golden waves, the scorching air distorting the atmosphere.
Gu Sheng stood on a protruding piece of obsidian at the lake’s edge, calmly observing the boiling surface.
From the depths, golden light vaguely flowed, the Ancient Divine Phoenix Essence Blood surging.
"Fortune lies right ahead, why does Gu Brother not move?"
Xu Hansong of Sun and Moon Sect edged closer, his eyes gleaming with greed.
Gu Sheng’s lips curled slightly, revealing a barely perceptible mockery.
"Why rush? Let the fools from Divine Blood Sect test the waters first."
Before his words fell, a blood-colored figure had already shot towards the lake’s center.
Zhang Tianxing was surrounded by blood-colored Dao Patterns, each step leaving twisted marks in the Void.
He glanced back at Gu Sheng, his eyes full of disdain.
"People from Sun and Moon Sect, truly all cowards!"
"Senior Brother Zhang, mighty!"
"Divine Blood Sect will surely win!"
The Divine Blood Sect disciples erupted in cheers.
Gu Sheng didn’t even raise an eyelid, merely shaking his head lightly.
"Courting death."
Zhang Tianxing had leapt to the air over the lake’s center, arms spread, the Dao Patterns around him shining brightly, forming a blood-colored shield.
He laughed wildly as he descended.
"The Divine Phoenix Essence Blood is mine — Ah!"
A scream suddenly tore through the air.
Zhang Tianxing’s body had just touched the magma surface, those once-proud Dao Patterns burned through.
Crimson-golden magma entwined his legs, instantly sizzling the skin and flesh.
"No! This cannot be!"
Zhang Tianxing’s eyes widened in terror, trying to retreat but it was too late.
His legs carbonized visibly, charred fragments constantly falling off.
The cheering of the Divine Blood Sect disciples abruptly stopped, everyone dumbstruck.
"Bang!"
Zhang Tianxing crashed heavily onto the rocky shore of the lake, his lower half completely charred, emitting a nauseating burnt smell.
His face was twisted, veins bulging on his forehead, yet he gritted his teeth without a single cry of pain.
"Senior Brother Zhang!"
Several Divine Blood Sect disciples attempted to move forward.
"No one move!"
Zhang Tianxing let out a fierce shout and suddenly drew a blood-red sword from the Storage Ring.
The sword flashed, and he personally severed his scorched lower half at the waist!
"Ah—"
This time, he couldn’t help but release a suppressed low roar as blood gushed from the severed area, but he quickly sealed it with Qi Blood Power.
Only then did Gu Sheng approach slowly, looking down at Zhang Tianxing who was collapsed on the ground.
"Dao patterns are opportunistic, ultimately not the righteous path."
Zhang Tianxing raised his head, his eyes bloodshot.
"You’ve known all along?"
"Naturally."
Gu Sheng stood with his hands behind his back, his robes crackling in the heat wave.
"Ancient Divine Phoenix Essence Blood contains Nirvana True Meaning, specifically overcoming your sort of opportunistic Dao patterned body. Your Dao patterns in front of it are like snow meeting a fierce sun."
Zhang Tianxing’s face changed unpredictably, and the flesh at the severed limb squirmed, slowly regenerating.
"Tell me how to break it!"
Gu Sheng laughed softly.
"Two paths. Either abandon the Dao patterns and re-cultivate the Body Refinement path; or leave now, this Magma Lake is pure poison to you."
"You!"
Killing intent surged in Zhang Tianxing’s eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
He stared intensely at Gu Sheng.
"Then why don’t you go in? Are you afraid too?"
Gu Sheng ignored him, turning to walk toward the Magma Lake. Sun and Moon Sect disciples cleared a path, their eyes filled with awe.
"Brother Gu, be careful!"
Xie Qingxuan couldn’t help but speak.
This petite female disciple who stood at the back of the crowd mustered the courage to warn him.
Gu Sheng paused slightly and gave her a faint nod.
At the lake’s edge, Gu Sheng slowly placed his right foot into the boiling magma.
"Sizzle—"
The sound of flesh burning was tooth-aching.
Gu Sheng’s boot instantly turned to ashes, the skin on his foot carbonizing and falling off to reveal white bones.
"Hiss..."
The Sun and Moon Sect disciples gasped.
Yet Gu Sheng’s expression remained unchanged, not even furrowing his brow.
He clearly sensed that as the magma burned his flesh, a scorching yet vital energy was pouring from the wound, stimulating new flesh growth.
His flesh burned away and regenerated; after regeneration, it burned away again. Each cycle made the new flesh tougher.
"So that’s how it is..."
Bright glints sparkled in Gu Sheng’s eyes.
"This is the true Body Refinement path."
He unhesitatingly stepped his left foot into the magma as well. The intense pain washed over him, sweat beading his forehead, yet his lips curled into a smile.
He felt a transformation occurring in his feet.
"Gu Sheng!"
Zhang Tianxing suddenly shouted sharply.
"Do you think you can monopolize this opportunity? Dream on!"
He turned to the Divine Blood Sect disciples and roared.
"While he can’t move, kill him now!"
The dozen or so Divine Blood Sect disciples hesitated briefly but, under Zhang Tianxing’s fierce gaze, they still attacked.
Blood-red sword light, fist shadows, and finger winds rushed toward Gu Sheng in the lake.
"Be careful!"
Xie Qingxuan screamed, but her voice was completely drowned out by the sound of the attacks.
Gu Sheng didn’t even turn his head, wholly focused on sensing the energy flow within the magma.
Just as the attacks were about to strike, the Magma Lake suddenly boiled!
"Clang—"
A clear and resonant phoenix cry echoed through the heavens and earth.
Scarlet-gold magma soared upward, converging in the air into a massive Divine Phoenix illusion.
The illusion spread its wings, blocking the sky and sun, every single feather clearly visible.
"Is this... Divine Phoenix manifestation?"
Xu Hansong’s legs weakened, nearly dropping to his knees.
The Divine Phoenix illusion surveyed the crowd, golden light booming in its eyes. All attacks aimed at Gu Sheng were suspended in mid-air by an invisible force and then dissolved.
"No good! Retreat quickly!"
Zhang Tianxing’s expression changed drastically as he struggled to stand.
But it was too late.
From the Magma Lake shot over ten scarlet-gold spikes, moving at a speed that defied the naked eye. Each spike penetrated a Divine Blood Sect disciple’s chest with precision!
"Puff, puff, puff..."
The sound of flesh being pierced rang continuously.
The hit disciples didn’t even have time to scream as golden flames ignited on their bodies, reducing them to ashes in mere moments. Only Zhang Tianxing luckily escaped thanks to his distance.