Gou's Liver Experience in the World of Demons and Demons

"puff--!"

He could no longer suppress it and spat out a mouthful of blood mist mixed with fragments of internal organs, his breath instantly weakening considerably!

"Aaaaaahh ...

Suffering repeated blows, the excruciating pain and humiliation completely ignited Shi Wufeng's madness and killing intent! His eyes were bloodshot, his hair stood on end, and he looked like a madman!
"The True Form of All Things Manifests!"

He let out a roar that was not human, and the void behind him suddenly trembled. A huge phantom, tens of feet tall, exuding an ancient and savage aura, with a blurred face but overwhelming power, suddenly appeared!

The phantom seemed to have crossed time and space, carrying the will to suppress heaven and earth. As soon as it appeared, the entire sealed arena space trembled violently!

The phantom raised a finger that seemed capable of piercing the heavens, ignoring spatial distance and carrying the law fluctuations of destruction, pointing it from afar at Gu Sheng, who had just passed through the gap in the palm print and was still unsteady on his feet!
On the arena, the enormous phantom behind Shi Wufeng, towering tens of feet high and exuding an ancient and savage aura, slowly raised a finger.

That finger, seemingly illusory, seemed to condense some power beyond the Venerable Realm. Wherever the fingertip pointed, the space groaned under its strain, faintly showing signs of distortion, blurring, and even... collapse! A destructive power that made one's soul tremble, as if facing the collapse of heaven and earth, rapidly condensed at that fingertip!
"This is... shattered void?!"

Gu Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted, and he was secretly alarmed.

This attack method, which causes spatial collapse and directly shatters the void, is one of the signature divine abilities that only Saint-level experts can master! It requires a profound understanding of the laws of space and a foundation of immense Saintly power to execute! Shi Wufeng is only at the second level of the Venerable Realm; how could he possibly possess such a technique?!
In the blink of an eye, Gu Sheng had no time to ponder the reasons! The destructive wave that locked onto him made the hairs on his body stand on end, and the shadow of death had never been so clear!

"Phantom Escape: Thousand Illusions Flash!"

Without hesitation, he pushed the speed of his Shadow Escape to its limit. At the same time, the Daoist essence of the Thousand Illusions Dao within his body flowed wildly, and his figure instantly transformed into dozens of indistinguishable afterimages, fleeing in all directions, especially behind him, like lightning! Each afterimage carried a trace of his aura, attempting to interfere with the lock-on of the Destruction Finger!

The very next instant his figure dispersed—

"Pop—!"

A strange sound, extremely faint yet seemingly resounding deep within everyone's soul, came from where Gu Shengyuan had been standing.

The void appeared as if a glass mirror had been struck by an invisible giant hammer. First, a tiny black dot appeared, then the black dot rapidly expanded and spread, transforming into a pitch-black void with a diameter of over three zhang and constantly twisting and tearing edges!
The void was not simply darkness, but filled with violent spatial turbulence and destructive energy! The surrounding light, dust, and even air were mercilessly swallowed and shattered by that pitch-black void!
The power of a single strike from a Saint Realm expert! If this arena had not been reinforced and sealed by the combined efforts of three Saint Realm experts, the spatial collapse caused by this single finger strike would have been enough to swallow up half of the valley!

More than half of Gu Sheng's dozens of scattered afterimages were torn apart and annihilated the moment they appeared in that dark void by the terrifying suction and spatial turbulence!
Although his physical body managed to escape the edge of that death zone by relying on the extreme speed of the Phantom Escape and the deception of the Thousand Illusions Path, it was still severely hit by the aftershocks that annihilated everything!

"puff--!"

Gu Sheng was struck hard, staggering forward and spitting out blood! The incredibly tough, golden luster of his body, upon contact with the aftershocks of the spatial collapse, shattered like fragile porcelain, making a series of cracking sounds as large pieces crumbled and peeled off!
His body was revealed to be a bloody mess, with even the white bones visible beneath! His aura instantly weakened, clearly indicating that he had suffered extremely severe injuries!

However, in the end... they managed to avoid the most crucial and fatal blow!
The enormous phantom, after pointing a finger and causing the space to collapse, seemed to have exhausted all its power, becoming increasingly transparent and illusory, and finally turning into countless points of light, slowly dissipating into the air.

"No...impossible!!!"

Shi Wufeng stared wide-eyed at Gu Sheng, who was only seriously injured but still stood stubbornly and had not been killed by the attack. His face was filled with extreme shock and disbelief! This "Myriad Manifestations True Body - Void-Breaking Finger" was his greatest trump card. It was a holy power that an old ancestor of the Holy Land had sealed in his body at a great cost when he took over as the Holy Son!
Although it can only be used once, its power is enough to severely injure or even kill an ordinary peak Venerable Realm cultivator, and it can even pose a threat to those who have just entered the Saint Realm! It is his last resort for dealing with life-or-death crises!
He had thought that unleashing this move would surely obliterate that damned Gu Sheng completely, leaving no trace of his body! But the result… the opponent seemed to have anticipated this, making the most precise dodge beforehand! Although severely injured by the aftershocks, he ultimately… survived! How could this be?! How could he possibly predict the trajectory of a Saint-level strike?!
"Cough cough..."

Gu Sheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Although his golden body was mostly broken, the core of his body, which was forged with the Dao of Longevity, remained stable. The thirty-six acupoints in his body were like thirty-six miniature volcanoes, continuously spewing out pure life essence and true energy, rapidly repairing his damaged body and meridians.

Although the injuries were severe, they did not fundamentally shake the body and were recovering at an astonishing speed.

He looked up at Shi Wufeng in the distance, whose face was pale, whose breathing was somewhat disordered due to the use of his trump card, and whose eyes were filled with shock and disbelief. A cold smile appeared on his lips.

On the other hand, Shi Wufeng suffered repeated injuries. His proud "Myriad Manifestations Transformation Step" was broken, and his most powerful life-saving trump card was rendered useless. His confidence had been devastated.

Looking at Gu Sheng's figure, which was disheveled but still stood tall and whose aura was rapidly recovering, a chilling sense of despair and powerlessness gnawed at his Dao heart like a venomous snake.

He began to have a vague feeling that... he might really not be able to win this life-or-death battle?

High in the sky, the three Saint Realm experts reacted differently.

Tantai Mingjing's pretty face was frosty, and her beautiful eyes were filled with a cold light, like ancient ice. She suddenly turned to the Holy Lord of Myriad Manifestations beside her, her voice so cold that it could freeze the soul.

"Wanxiang! Your holy son has used a sealing technique containing the power of a Saint Realm expert. This... could it be considered a violation of the rules?!"

The Saint King Zhenyue also frowned as he looked at the Saint Lord of Myriad Phenomena. Although he did not speak, the questioning in his eyes was equally obvious.

The Holy Lord of All Things was also filled with anger.

He was annoyed that Shi Wufeng was so impatient and used this last trump card too early, and even more annoyed that this trump card had failed to achieve its purpose, only severely injuring Gu Sheng instead of killing him on the spot! This was a complete waste of this precious trump card!
But when faced with Tantai Mingjing's questioning, his face quickly returned to its gloomy and indifferent expression. He snorted and argued back.

"Violation? What violation? The rules of the arena only state that 'each person's natal magic weapon' and 'divine weapons that are higher than the weaker person's own cultivation level' are not allowed to be used."

"What Shi Wufeng used was neither a magical treasure nor a divine weapon, but a 'life-saving power' sealed within him by our Holy Land's ancestor—a part of his own inherent strength! Like certain secret techniques or bloodline supernatural abilities, what's wrong with that? Does that mean that if you, the young master of the Myriad Treasures Hall, use a protective talisman bestowed by your elders in a fight, it's also considered a violation?" His words seemed reasonable, but were actually sophistry. A sealed attack from a Saint Realm expert already exceeded the scope of "one's own strength," approaching more like relying on an "external object." However, without clear regulations, it's indeed difficult to directly determine a violation.

Upon hearing this, the Holy King of Zhenyue chuckled and mocked.

"Oh? According to you, if I were to seal a power within one of the juniors of my Heavenly Origin Holy Land and let him challenge on stage, it wouldn't be against the rules, right? Then wouldn't this life-or-death arena be a contest of whose ancestor is more powerful?"

The Holy Lord of Myriad Manifestations stiffened, feeling somewhat guilty, and dared not respond to the question, only saying stiffly.

"Rules are rules! If it's not explicitly prohibited, then it's permitted! Tantai Mingjing, Zhenyue, if you want to favor that kid, just say so. Why make up these excuses!"

He knew he was in the wrong, but he couldn't back down now. At the same time, his unease grew stronger.

Gu Sheng's performance far exceeded his initial expectations! A seventh-level Grandmaster Realm cultivator almost completely suppressed Shi Wufeng, a second-level Venerable Realm Saint Son, from the very beginning! Not only did he gain the upper hand in movement and swordsmanship, but he was even able to predict Shi Wufeng's life-saving trump card and escape with his life from a Saint Realm attack! This can no longer be described simply as "genius" or "monster"!
This young man must possess a shocking secret! It's highly likely that it's some unique supernatural power or ability he can't fathom, stemming from what appears to be the "Destiny Inheritance"! If they could obtain this inheritance or ability... the rise of the Myriad Manifestations Holy Land might truly be within reach!
Greed, like weeds, grew wildly in his heart. But looking at Tantai Mingjing and Zhenyue Shengwang beside him, who were eyeing him menacingly and whose auras were subtly locked onto him, he knew that he absolutely could not openly break the rules and make a move.

Either of these two is no less powerful than him, and if they join forces, he has absolutely no chance of winning.

"Damn it... Shi Wufeng, that piece of trash, his momentum has been broken, and his Dao heart is about to collapse... This battle, I'm afraid..."

The Holy Lord of Myriad Manifestations sighed inwardly, his eyes flashing as he rapidly considered how he could obtain the opportunity from Gu Sheng if Shi Wufeng were to perish. By force? That would likely be difficult to achieve without bypassing Tantai Mingjing and the Tianyuan Holy Land. By strategy? But how should he proceed?

On the life-or-death arena, the brief and oppressive silence was broken.

Gu Sheng slowly straightened his body, which had been hunched over due to the intense pain. Under the nourishment of the essence of the Longevity Path, his shattered glass golden body was visibly mending and repairing itself. Although it would take time for him to fully recover, he had at least stabilized his injuries and regained some of his combat power.

He looked at Shi Wufeng in the distance, whose eyes were unfocused and whose breathing was unsteady. His voice was calm, but carried a cold, declarative quality.

"Shi Wufeng, it seems you've used up all your trump cards."

Shi Wufeng's body trembled violently, jolting him out of his near-collapsed state of disorientation. His gaze toward Gu Sheng was filled with resentment, fear, and a hint of retreat that even he himself was unwilling to admit...

"Now……"

Gu Sheng slowly raised his right hand, and a point of intense light began to condense in his palm.

"It's my turn."

Before he finished speaking, he moved again!

He moved with ghostly speed, his feet seemingly leaving a trail of starlight in the distance. In the next instant, his figure appeared less than ten feet in front of Shi Wufeng, as if by teleportation! For martial artists of their level, this distance was practically face-to-face!

"Go away!"

Shi Wufeng was horrified, his soul nearly leaving his body. Almost instinctively, he frantically channeled the remaining true energy within his body, creating layers upon layers of incredibly thick true energy barriers in front of him! At the same time, he desperately retreated backward, trying to create distance! He was terrified of Gu Sheng's unpredictable close-quarters assassination attempts!

However, this time, Gu Sheng did not immediately launch a close-range attack.

He stood firm, his eyes blazing with murderous intent! His right hand clenched, and the intense light in his palm rapidly expanded, stretched, and solidified!
"Transformation of罡气 (罡气) into form - Heaven-Burning Sword Prison!"

With a low shout in his heart, the blazing light instantly transformed into a small, palm-sized, yet crystal clear sword, as if carved from the purest flame crystal! On the sword's blade, crimson-gold divine flames burned fiercely, emitting a terrifyingly high temperature that seemed capable of incinerating the heavens. The rolling heat waves scorched and distorted the surrounding air!
Even more terrifying was that the sharp aura flowing on the sword's edge was condensed to the extreme. Even through the barrier of true energy, it made Shi Wufeng feel a stinging pain on his skin and his soul tremble!
This is not over yet!

Gu Sheng's acupoints shone brightly, and streams of extremely condensed qi gushed out like fountains, rapidly condensing and taking shape in the air!
One, two, ten, a hundred...

In the blink of an eye, more than two hundred transparent qi flying swords, each the size of a palm and burning with crimson-gold divine flames, were densely suspended in front of Gu Sheng! Each flying sword exuded a heart-palpitating sharpness and scorching heat! They trembled slightly, their sword tips all pointing at Shi Wufeng, who was pale-faced and frantically retreating, like a swarm of death bees awaiting command!

Shi Wufeng felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head; the shadow of death had never been so heavy! He was already determined to retreat and wanted nothing more than to escape this death zone immediately!

"kill!"

A cold glint flashed in Gu Sheng's eyes, and he pointed his sword at Shi Wufeng, gently waving it!
"Buzz—!!!"

More than two hundred crimson gold divine flame flying swords simultaneously emitted a sharp sword cry!

The next moment, like an enraged swarm of bees, they dragged long, blazing tails of flame, transforming into streaks of deathly light that swept towards Shi Wufeng from all directions, like a net of heaven and earth! The sword light was as dense as rain, blocking all space for evasion, and the flame tails intertwined into a destructive fire net!

"No--!!"

Shi Wufeng let out a desperate roar, frantically circulating all his true energy in an attempt to reinforce the layers of barriers in front of him, while simultaneously using his movement techniques to dodge frantically within a very small area! (End of Chapter)