Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 258 The Decisive Battle of the Imperial City, Jiang Ruoxu Appears (9.4k)

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Ye Nantian, his black robes fluttering, emerged from the misty fog. His inner energy surged like a tide, causing sand and gravel to fly backward, bricks to swirl wildly, and even the pervasive dust to condense into vortexes under his imposing aura.

As the fingertip hooked the edge of the ghost mask, a tearing sound broke the silence. The moment the mask was lifted, a face with sharp, chiseled features came into view—eyes that pierced the clouds like lightning, a hint of arrogance on the corner of the mouth, as if all things in the world were ants in his eyes, with only his domineering aura that could overwhelm the world.

"Gu Mo, it's an honor to meet you!"

Ye Nantian cupped his hands and spoke, his voice very calm, yet filled with a sense of oppression, as if his voice had transformed into rolling waves of pressure, but he did not use any sonic martial arts.

Gu Mo sized up Ye Nantian.

He looks exactly like the double he killed in Sanchuan County, but somehow he gives the impression that this one is the real one, while the other one seems very low-class. They have the same appearance, but they are obviously two different people.

"Long admire!"

Gu Mo crossed his swords in return, showing his politeness. Moreover, he had traveled a great distance to kill someone, and since they were being so courteous, it would be unreasonable not to reciprocate.

Moreover, this is a seven-star wanted criminal, of which there are only two in the entire Qian Kingdom. Apart from the Thirteen Forbidden Criminals, Ye Nantian is already the highest level of wanted criminal. Even among the Thirteen Forbidden Criminals, there are two who only reach the seven-star level.

Most importantly, Gu Mo was extremely tempted by the reward for killing Ye Nantian.

[Wanted Target - Ye Nantian]

[Task Level - Seven Stars]

[Quest Reward - Max Level Dragon God Skill]

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Dragon God Skill is the family secret technique of the Dragon Clan in "Water Moon Cave". The practitioner can transform into a dragon and possess most of the attributes of a dragon. He can fly, summon wind and rain, and is indestructible.

This martial art has transcended the transformation and simulation of ordinary martial arts, and the Dragon God Skill can truly transform a human into a dragon.

The Dragon God Skill allows one to fly in the air and transform into a dragon to attack enemies. This skill can be used to expel poison, heal wounds, seize objects, and protect the body. It is versatile, powerful, and possesses almost supernatural abilities such as summoning wind and rain.

……

Ye Nantian looked at Gu Mo and said in a deep voice, "Hero Gu, we..." The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Ye Nantian couldn't say them. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Forget it. At this point, it's impossible not to settle things with a fight to the death. It's perfect. I've longed for the title of the number one in the world for a long time. Today, I'll just take that title from you, Hero Gu!"

As soon as the words fell,
Suddenly, Ye Nantian reached out and grabbed, his palm probing towards the ebony box three zhang away. As the veins on his fingertips bulged, the box lid exploded open with a "bang"! In an instant, swords, spears, and halberds flew out like a swarm of bees leaving their hive—serrated blades gleamed with a cold light as they sliced ​​through the air, the red tassels of eighteen-foot spears stirred up dust, and iron maces and halberds collided in the air, producing a piercing metallic sound. Dozens of weapons, accompanied by sharp whistles, condensed into a storm of weapons around him.

The moment the weapons were arrayed, Ye Nantian's body flickered, and seventeen identical figures emerged from his main body, making a total of eighteen figures, which approached simultaneously like a mirror image splitting apart!

Eighteen figures moved with unpredictable footwork, some wielding long swords to pierce the heart, others swinging giant axes to cleave the shoulders and necks. The dense net of interwoven weapons sealed off all gaps within three zhang around Gu Mo, and the killing intent condensed into a tangible pressure.

Gu Mo's pupils contracted slightly.

He was certain that this was not an illusion; all eighteen people were real.

He immediately understood that this was the effect of Ye Nantian's Undying Gu. After all, the legendary Undying Gu could evolve into clones without limit.

In an instant,

Eighteen figures attacked, forming a combined killing formation.

Gu Mo stood quietly in the center, his left hand surging with white light as he unleashed the "Hundred Steps Flying Sword" technique with the Taixu Sword. The sword shadows transformed into thousands of cold stars, aiming directly at the vital points on the wrists of the eighteen figures. His right hand burst forth with azure light as he unleashed the "Horizontal Sweep of Eight Directions" technique with the Yuanhong Sword. The sword energy surged like crashing waves, forming a circular sword curtain.

As he drew his twin swords, white and blue light intertwined to form a net of light, sometimes striking weapons precisely like a serpent emerging from its hole, and sometimes breaking through encirclements like a raging torrent.

Before the attacks of the eighteen figures could even touch his clothes, they were forced to retreat by the sword wind. Several flying weapons were also shaken back by the sword energy and fell to the ground with a clanging sound.

With a light tap of his toes, Gu Mo's twin swords transformed into dragons, weaving freely among the eighteen figures. Each clash sparked dazzling flames, and he single-handedly crushed the eighteen layers of encirclement with his twin swords.

In an instant, the true energy surged and turbulent, the city walls crumbled, rocks flew through the air, and dust filled the sky.

At this moment, Emperor Jiang leaped down from the city wall, waving his military flag and shouting, "Kill Gu Chudong!"

Gu Mo, who was fighting Ye Nantian, revealed a chilling killing intent in his eyes. In an instant, he cut Ye Nantian's two clones in half at the waist. Strangely, the two clones instantly turned into four people, who rushed forward fearlessly.

At that moment, a dense barrage of arrows shot towards the palace gate, indiscriminately attacking friend and foe alike, showing no regard for the lives or deaths of the civil and military officials of the Jiang Kingdom.

Gu Chudong, Ye Jinglan, Xiao Ziyin, and other members of the delegations from both countries quickly ran into the palace, hiding behind pillars to avoid arrows. At the same time, they threw out tables, chairs, and benches from the palace to block the main entrance.

During that volley of arrows, many members of the delegations from Qian and Chu died, and most of the civil and military officials of Jiang were killed in the volley.

And just after a volley of arrows was fired...
The army marched forward, its iron cavalry surging in from the four gates of the palace walls. The battle aura pressed forward, and the sound of iron hooves thundered like a torrent from the earth, causing the ground to tremble and shatter the floor tiles. The black-armored cavalry poured in like a black torrent from all eight gaps, and the grandmasters and experts in the Jiang Kingdom's imperial city were also hidden among the troops.

"Gu Mo!"

On a high platform far from the palace walls, Emperor Jiang shouted provocatively, "I've heard you can hold off a heavy cavalry army by yourself. I wonder if your sister can do the same?"

"You will die a horrible death."

Gu Mo swung his twin swords, forcing back a round of attacks, and then unleashed a sword aura towards Emperor Jiang.

However, just as the sword energy surged out, it was blocked by a wall of true energy, which was formed by several "Ye Nantians" working together.

“Master Gu, your opponent is me. It’s not good to be so distracted!” Ye Nantian said.

More than twenty Ye Nantians spoke at the same time, making Gu Mo's ears ring.

Gu Mo immediately prepared to use the "Shaping Light and Dust" teleportation technique to the palace.

At this moment,
Suddenly, a loud shout came from the palace hall: "Brother Gu, you can kill Ye Nantian in peace. Leave our sister's safety to me. You can rest assured!"

Then Ye Jinglan emerged, carrying a knife, a faint glow emanating from his body. He walked in front, with Gu Chudong and Xiao Ziyin walking side by side behind, followed by Zhuo Qingfeng and the other experts from the two countries' delegations.

At this moment, the stone slabs of the plaza shattered into dust under the iron hooves, and the black-armored cavalry surged across the white jade steps like a black tide, their spears and lances aimed directly at the vermilion gates of the palace. Just as the vanguard of the iron cavalry was about to smash the imperial steps, a beastly roar that could split rocks and pierce the clouds suddenly exploded forth!

"Roar"

Suddenly, three zhang high crimson flames rose around Ye Jinglan, the flames leaping up like a raging dragon, engulfing and reshaping his figure—his scales were like cast gold, and scorching lava spewed from between his dragon head and deer antlers. Where his four hooves trod, the stone slabs instantly melted into glass-like grooves.

The burning Qilin suddenly raised its neck and roared, its sound waves turning into tangible waves of fire. The dozen or so warhorses in the front row, along with their riders, were thrown backward by the shockwave, and their armor sizzled and melted in the flames.

The Qilin's figure flickered, transforming back into human form amidst surging flames, a flaming longsword appearing in its hand once more. It stomped its left foot, causing a pillar of fire to erupt from the ground, overturning an entire column of iron cavalry. With a sweep of its longsword, armor and weapons were ignited and shredded like paper. The next moment, its form shifted again, its massive hooves shattering stone slabs, flames and thick smoke cutting the charging cavalry in half.

The ferocious slashing of the human form and the trampling and burning of the beast form intertwined, actually carving out a scorched vacuum zone in the torrent of iron.

"Kirin!"

Behind him, Xiao Ziyin's pupils constricted slightly as he muttered, "It's really unfair. First there was Gu Mo, and now there's Ye Jinglan. The martial arts of the Qian Kingdom are truly flourishing!"

However, she had no time to think. Her long, white sleeves fluttered like a startled swan, the chill emanating from them condensing into a net of icy blue light in mid-air. She twirled her sleeves, and countless icicles rained down like a sudden downpour. The legs of the leading cavalrymen were instantly encased in thick ice, crashing to the ground, horses and riders alike, becoming frozen sculptures. Furthermore, ice walls rose abruptly from the ground, completely blocking the following cavalry, the cages of condensed cold air reflecting a chilling light in the sunlight.

At the same time, Gu Chudong's Gouchen Demon Blade drew an eerie arc on the side, its blade swirling with the same flames as Ye Jinglan's Qilin Flame, evolving into cross-shaped blade energies, each slash accompanied by a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air.

Where the blade swept, iron armor shattered like rotting wood, and crimson blood mist rose from the split cavalry formation. She spun and charged forward, her demonic blade transforming into a series of fiery flashes, pinning the attempting cavalry to the cracks in the plaza's stones.

A blazing Qilin charged through the air, its ferocity mingling with the tearing flesh of a demonic blade and the chilling icy barrier blocking paths. Each transformation of Ye Jinglan unleashed a destructive storm, Gu Chudong's blade flashed relentlessly, sweeping away any stragglers, while Xiao Ziyin's icy cage continuously rebuilt its defenses.

The torrent of iron hooves crashed against the barrier formed by these three figures, a wall of intertwined heat and cold, yet it could not advance an inch, like waves crashing against rocks. Only the clanging of weapons and the explosions of flames and ice echoed wildly in the palace square.

On the city wall, one of Ye Nantian's clones clicked his tongue in admiration: "Ye Jinglan, well done! You can actually control the Qilin form freely now. However, Hero Gu, although Ye Jinglan is not weak, he can only maintain this state for no more than half an hour!"

Gu Mo calmly said, "Half an hour is more than enough time to kill you."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Ye Nantian laughed loudly, "Hero Gu, I've studied your battle record. Although you have many tricks up your sleeve, your greatest trump card is actually your abundant internal energy. But unfortunately, this advantage is nothing compared to mine, because my true energy is inexhaustible, and I can't kill you!"

Amidst the broken walls and ruins, Ye Nantian's illusory figure surged wildly like snow being boiled in boiling water, and his more than twenty clones suddenly split into more than a hundred!
"What makes you think you can kill me?!"

Ye Nantian let out a roar.

The iron blades gleamed against the setting sun, countless cold rays intertwined in the twilight, forming a net that descended upon Gu Mo like a torrential downpour. The spears of the front-row clones thrust straight forward like a forest, while the axes of the rear row cleaved down with immense force. The longswords on either side moved like serpents, sealing off every gap within three zhang around Gu Mo.

Wherever the killing net passed, the bluestone bricks on the ground shattered inch by inch, and the flying fragments, mixed with the afterglow of the setting sun, drew scarlet arcs in the air.

This overwhelming offensive carried a suffocating sense of oppression, as if the entire world trembled under its crushing force. Hundreds of figures marched in perfect unison, like a precisely operating war machine, trapping Gu Mo firmly in the center. The cold glint of intertwined iron blades almost completely engulfed his figure.

"Humph!"

Gu Mo snorted coldly, his twin swords resonating, the Taixu Sword and Yuanhong Sword transforming into streams of light in his palms. He spun and danced with lightning speed, his sword shadows crashing down like raging waves. His left sword deflected three spears aimed at his face, while his right sword slashed away five ring-pommel sabers aimed at his knees. His figure moved so fast it seemed he had grown six arms, each swing of his sword accompanied by the resounding clang of metal clashing.

The shockwave swept through like a hurricane, causing the brick city walls to groan under the immense pressure. The three-zhang-high (approximately 10 meters) watchtower was the first to break, its eaves and brackets turning to dust with a deafening roar, and glazed tiles cascading down like a torrential rain. The thick bricks and stones of the city wall began to crumble, first small pieces falling in a soft rustling sound, then the entire wall, as if struck by a giant hammer, exploded with a deafening roar!

"Ye Nantian, you son of a bitch, stop playing around!"

Watching the battle from afar, Emperor Jiang's eyes were bloodshot as he saw the heavily armored cavalrymen lying dead in front of the palace gates. Each suit of black armor represented a highly funded elite force.

With a loud shout from Emperor Jiang.

Ye Nantian's hundred clones suddenly spread out like ink drops into water, instantly splitting into countless phantoms. The air emitted a teeth-grinding, distorting sound, and countless Ye Nantians surged out of the void. The cold light of clashing weapons formed a blinding screen, and the buzzing of swords, spears, and halberds mixed with the sound of metal scraping, like the wailing of ten thousand ghosts in the night.

The clones from all directions formed a dense array, like a giant steel monster baring its fangs.

The flashes of blades poured down like a torrential rain, the tips of spears hung like an inverted Milky Way, and the whistling of axes and the clanging of swords shattered the space within a ten-zhang radius. The overwhelming sense of oppression made it seem as if the entire world was being twisted and deformed by this terrifying power.

In an instant, the light of day seemed to be obscured.

Gu Mo planted the two swords directly into the ground, then slashed with his palms, unleashing his innate qi.

In an instant, moon-white qi erupted from his body, forming a semi-transparent light shield several feet in diameter.

The dozen or so clones at the forefront crashed into the protective aura, shattering like paper. The flying phantoms were dissipated by the ripples of the aura's flow. The innate protective aura remained unmoved like a glass shield, unaffected by the attacks of countless weapons, only rippling with silver waves on its surface.

Ye Nantian's clones charged forward like a swarm of ants.

Gu Mo's gaze was cold.

While it must be admitted that Ye Nantian's endless clones are indeed a very powerful technique, difficult to kill, the clones' combat strength is not strong. With such attack power, even if he were to try to break through his innate qi for another hundred years, he still wouldn't be able to.

at this time,

A vast sword intent suddenly tore through the void!
So fast that even Gu Mo's pupils didn't have time to contract, a figure in green robes appeared like a ghost in front of the protective aura. The person's eyes were tightly closed, and their skin was as clear as glass. The black iron sword in their hand seemed ordinary, but the moment it was thrust out, all sound in the world vanished.

"puff--"

The moment the black iron sword was thrust out, spiderweb-like ripples spread through the void. The moment the sword tip touched the moon-white innate qi, the energy barrier that flowed with radiance seemed to meet the fire on thin ice in spring, making a soft "hiss" sound, and cutting into it without any resistance, like a hot knife slicing through solidified fat.

The protective aura suddenly brightened, but dimmed in the blink of an eye. It only had time to gleam faintly before it was completely pierced by that vast sword intent.

The black iron sword tore through the remaining qi like a hot knife through butter. The blade, carrying a chilling aura, thrust straight at Gu Mo's heart with unstoppable force. The air around the sword twisted and deformed, and even the whistling wind stopped abruptly under the sword's intent.

However, just as they continued to make progress,
Suddenly, thousands of golden rays burst forth from Gu Mo's body, and the azure-colored Buddhist light flowed like a tangible substance, accompanied by a deafening Buddhist chant that exploded outwards. The Great Vajra Divine Power transformed into a special force, actually penetrating the sword's blade. At the point of impact, a dazzling ball of light erupted, and the air within a radius of ten feet was distorted into a vortex.

The man in blue shuddered as he held the sword, and the black iron sword cracked inch by inch.

Golden light surged from Gu Mo's palm, and a divine power, like a dragon or a serpent, flowed upwards along the sword, exploding the moment it touched the man in blue. The man in blue was sent flying, carving a trench several dozen feet long into the city wall, but his eyes remained tightly closed, making it impossible for Gu Mo to sense any sign of life.

"A dead man!" Gu Mo was slightly surprised.

Just then, Xiao Ziyin, who was fighting the army below the city wall, widened her eyes and exclaimed, "Jiang Ruoxu!" She immediately transmitted her voice to Gu Mo, "Hero Gu, hurry, that's Jiang Ruoxu, he's still alive!"

Gu Mo's pupils constricted slightly, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang Ruoxu!"

Ye Nantian chuckled and said, "Master Gu, this is the true number one in the world!"

In that instant, the air suddenly solidified into a glass-like crystal, and Jiang Ruoxu's sleeves fluttered without wind. The moment his figure disappeared, spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the entire space.

Gu Mo felt the hairs on his forehead stand on end. Before he could even catch his opponent's movements, a chilling sword intent had already slashed past his Adam's apple. The sharp sound of the black iron sword spine tearing through the air was delayed for half a breath before exploding. Water droplets seeping from the cracks in the city wall condensed into ice crystals in the aftershocks of the sword energy.

"when!"

The Taixu Sword and the Yuanhong Sword crossed to form a cross, sparking as the sword tips touched the heart.

Gu Mo's wrists trembled violently, and before the blood from his tiger's mouth could drip, Jiang Ruoxu's second sword was already upon him, its blade dragging a distorted spatial afterimage, carving a three-foot-deep trench in the ground. A dozen or so metallic clangs exploded like popping beans. Gu Mo was forced back three steps with each parry, and the sparks from the clash of the two swords even burned honeycomb-like holes into the blue bricks.

He suddenly spun around, his movement technique blending seamlessly with the surroundings, transforming his figure into a pale golden stream of light, instantly appearing on the broken walls and ruins ten feet away.

However, before he could land steadily, the space behind him suddenly shattered like a broken mirror, and Jiang Ruoxu's sword-wielding arm emerged from the crack, the blade aimed straight for his back!

Gu Mo touched the ground with his toes and teleported again, only to see that each time the opponent swung his sword, he cleaved open dark cracks in the void, his figure following him like a shadow as he emerged from different cracks.

As the crenellations of the city wall shattered amidst the sword energy, the two figures had already leaped onto the glazed tile roof; the moment the eaves and brackets collapsed, they crashed into the mountain of ruins.

Jiang Ruoxu's swordplay was like a series of thunderstorms, each strike accompanied by a shrill cry as if space was being torn apart. As soon as the afterimage left by Gu Mo's teleportation dissipated, new sword shadows pierced out from the distorted folds of space.

The blue brick floor was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, the aftershocks of the energy collision when the two teleported. The floating pebbles even retained their translucent cuts from the sword energy, reflecting a cold light under the setting sun.

"Something's wrong!"

After exchanging blows for dozens of rounds, Gu Mo gradually realized that something was wrong with Jiang Ruoxu in front of him. Although the opponent's sword was fast to a level that was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, it seemed that it was really just fast, without a trace of true qi. Even the teleportation seemed to be just a pure pursuit based on the speed of the body.

Immediately, Gu Mo unleashed the power to make the world lose its color.
In that instant, the domain appeared.
The colors of the world faded rapidly, as if smeared with ink. The area within a radius of several dozen feet suddenly turned into black and white. The pebbles suspended in the air froze into sharp edges, and the soldiers charging with spears stood frozen in place, still in their slashing postures. Even the blood seeping from the gaps in their armor congealed into scarlet crystals.

The sunlight at the edge of the area was abruptly cut off, forming a clear black-and-white boundary.

Jiang Ruoxu's figure transformed into a flowing ink shadow in the stagnant world. He was not still like the things around him, but the speed of his sword, which was so fast that it tore through the air, revealed a strange trajectory in the black and white field - each swing of the sword dragged out several afterimages, and the spatial folds cut by the sword blade shimmered with a ghostly blue electric light in the black and white tones.

Gu Mo's pupils contracted sharply, and he realized that the opponent was not relying on teleportation, but rather that the speed of the sword was so fast that it caused continuous distortion of the air, leaving behind more than a dozen overlapping afterimages with each strike.

immediately,

Gu Mo's twin swords rang out, the Taixu Sword and the Yuanhong Sword transforming into two streams of light in his palms. He no longer used teleportation, but instead stomped his feet, shattering the blue bricks beneath his feet, and charged forward like an arrow released from a bow. The instant the twin swords crossed and slashed, a deafening clang of metal erupted within the black and white domain—the left sword aimed at Jiang Ruoxu's sword-wielding wrist, while the right sword slashed diagonally at his shoulder and neck, the sword shadows weaving into an impenetrable net like a storm.

Jiang Ruoxu blocked with a single sword, but was forced to retreat repeatedly under the continuous attacks of Gu Mo's two swords.

The azure light of the Taixu Sword and the purple lightning of the Yuanhong Sword were particularly dazzling in the black and white world. Each clash sparked silver sparks, and the shattered sword energy plowed deep trenches into the ground. Gu Mo's footwork was unpredictable. At times, his two swords coiled and twisted like serpents, shattering the opponent's sword momentum. At other times, they surged like a raging torrent, suppressing the thunderous attack. He actually suppressed Jiang Ruoxu with absolute speed.

"puff!"

The blade of the Taixu sword grazed Jiang Ruoxu's ribs, and where the green light flashed, the black cloth tore open like paper, revealing the translucent skin beneath.

The sword wound was so deep that it revealed the bone, yet not a drop of blood seeped out; instead, it gleamed with a jade-like luster. Immediately afterward, the Yuanhong Sword slashed diagonally across his side, tearing through his armor and leaving a gruesome wound. However, the skin at the wound rippled like water, and the crack healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the black and white realm, the sound of the two swords clashing against the single sword was like rolling thunder in spring. Gu Mo's sword shadow danced faster and faster, weaving a cocoon of light around Jiang Ruoxu, adding new marks to his body with each strike.

The crisscrossing sword marks gleamed coldly against the black and white background, and fragments of clothing fluttered like butterflies. The wounds appeared densely, yet Jiang Ruoxu did not shed a single drop of blood. Only beneath her tightly closed eyes, her glass-like skin faintly revealed extremely faint golden patterns, as if ancient runes had been activated.

"A domain!"

A distant clone of Ye Nantian murmured, and countless clones suddenly transformed into flowing light. Hundreds of phantoms converged like rivers flowing into the sea, and swords, spears, and halberds turned into tiny particles of light during the fusion, merging into the ever-expanding energy body.

Amidst the distorted light and shadow, dozens of figures shrank into balls of light about ten feet in length, and finally exploded with a loud "boom," solidifying into a ten-foot-tall moon-colored giant.

The giant's eyes burned with crimson flames, its body was covered with rune-like cracks, and every breath it took made the air rumble like thunder.

"break!"

The giant's fists, carrying the force of a landslide, slammed towards Gu Mo. Before the fists even arrived, the ground was already blasted open with deep trenches resembling a spider web.

Gu Mo unleashed the black and white domain created by the colorless power of the heavens and earth, which cracked like glass. The stagnant rubble and the afterimages of soldiers instantly disintegrated, and the colors of the world surged back like a tide, with the blood-red hue of the setting sun once again staining the battlefield.

The moment the giant's fist struck the edge of the domain, Gu Mo felt an immense force surge through him, and his arms, which were used to parry with his crossed swords, went numb from the shock.

The instant the domain dissipated, Jiang Ruoxu's figure suddenly transformed into a black light tearing through space. Freed from the domain's suppression, Jiang Ruoxu once again regained his speed, fast enough to shatter space, instantly appearing before Gu Mo. He unleashed a sword strike, still devoid of true energy, yet its power and speed seemed limitless.

He no longer left any afterimages; each thrust left inky cracks in the void. Before the sword even arrived, the armor on Gu Mo's chest was already slashed open by the sharp sword intent.

"when!"

The twin swords clashed with the black iron sword, creating dazzling sparks. Taking advantage of the momentum, Gu Mo suddenly unleashed his innate qi, causing the moon-white light shield to explode, sending Jiang Ruoxu flying backward and crashing into half of a broken wall.

Immediately, Gu Mo touched the Taixu Flying Sword with the tip of his foot, and the sword emitted a green light, carrying him into the sky.

Jiang Ruoxu immediately gave chase, but when he reached a height of thirty feet, he was unable to use the broken space for leverage and his figure faltered.

Gu Mo seized the momentary opening and used his ethereal movement technique to evade Jiang Ruoxu's pursuit, then rode his flying sword straight into the clouds.

At this moment, Jiang Ruoxu began to fall.

Gu Mo transformed into a stream of light shooting into the clouds, the clouds churning around him and condensing into a pitch-black thunderstorm cloud. He then took the opportunity to unleash the fourth move of the Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique.

"The Wrath of the God of Lightning!"

In an instant, thousands of bolts of lightning, like silver snakes dancing wildly, crashed down from the clouds, weaving an impenetrable net of lightning between heaven and earth.

Gu Mo gripped the Yuanhong Sword tightly with both hands, pointing it to the sky. Purple lightning surged out along the spine of the sword. Gu Mo descended quickly and slashed down with the sword.

As Jiang Ruoxu was falling, he was instantly swallowed by the sea of ​​lightning. The spatial rift created by the black iron sword shattered inch by inch in the lightning, and he was blasted into the ground like a meteor, creating a bottomless crater.

Before the smoke and dust had cleared, a three-headed, six-armed fire god suddenly appeared behind Gu Mo, with crimson flames gushing from the god's pupils.

"Vulcan's Wrath!"

He transformed into a burning meteorite and swooped down. The sea of ​​fire ignited by the Yuanhong Sword spread like a tsunami. The ten-zhang-tall Ye Nantian giant roared in pain amidst the flames, and countless Gu worms seeped from the cracks in the runes on his body.

But the fire waves unleashed by Gu Mo's twin swords were like an inverted Milky Way, burning all the scattered Gu worms. The glassy worm skeletons turned into green smoke in the flames, leaving not a trace.

Immediately, Gu Mo shouted, "Brother Ye, lend me a hand! I'm going to burn this city down! No matter how many Gu worms Ye Nantian has, his main body can't possibly go beyond this imperial city!"

At this moment, the wind raged like a mad dragon, and funnel-shaped columns of wind swept up rubble and debris, turning half of the sky into a chaotic vortex.

Gu Mo stood at the edge of the eye of the storm, his Dharma Image rising from the ground behind him—wrapped in crimson flames, wind blades whistling and taking shape between his fingers, lightning like silver snakes slithering through his hair, the four natural forces colliding wildly within the Dharma Image, each energy flow causing the air to shatter like glass.

Ye Jinglan, who was intercepting the army at the palace gate, immediately understood Gu Mo's words.

His Qilin blood is the hottest and most powerful flame in the world, and he also saw that Gu Mo's fire god dharma form was a perfect match for his Qilin blood.

"Roar--!"

Instantly, Ye Jinglan transformed into a fire unicorn, shattering the bronze cauldron with a mighty stomp. The raging flames surging between the dragon's head and deer antlers suddenly dimmed. He roared to the sky, his chest heaving violently as he spat out three mouthfuls of golden-red blood—blood as hot as molten star cores, scorching the blue bricks with glass-like grooves upon impact, the rising blood mist condensing into a burning blood mass in mid-air.

Gu Mo caught the flying blood ball with both palms together. As soon as he touched it, he felt a burning pain in his palms. The golden blood turned into flowing flames between the lines of his palms.

He suddenly swung his arm and threw the blood mass into the sky. In an instant, a strange phenomenon occurred—the golden blood exploded like sparks thrown into boiling oil against the dark, cloud-covered sky!

The entire sky transformed into surging fiery clouds, with countless burning liquids emerging from the crimson waves, even turning the raging tornadoes amber in color.

The Fire God Dharma Image behind Gu Mo emitted a deafening roar, its four arms spreading out simultaneously. Wind and fire condensed into a raging storm in its palms, while thunder and lightning wove a world-destroying net at its fingertips. The vertical eye between the Dharma Image's brows suddenly opened, and the beam of light it emitted tore the fiery clouds into a huge vortex.

"Boom——"

The sky cracked open with countless fissures, and heavenly fire, ignited by golden blood, poured down like a waterfall. Each drop of flame trailed a long, luminous tail, exploding into a sea of ​​fire covering an area of ​​several acres upon impact. Tornadoes shrieked mournfully as they were scorched by the heavenly fire, and the flames at the edges of the wind columns turned bluish-green, intertwining with the falling heavenly fire to form a world-destroying, incinerating net that could even burn the stone bricks of city walls.

Gu Mo immediately prepared to summon his Dharma Image to run through the imperial city, attempting to set the entire city ablaze.

At this moment,
One of Ye Nantian's clones hurriedly shouted, "Hero Gu, I admit defeat. You are a righteous hero, why do you have to do something so contrary to the laws of nature just to kill me? Besides, you can't kill me. At most, you can only severely damage my vital energy. I have more than 100,000 Gu worms. You can burn 30,000 to 50,000 at most, but countless innocent people will die because of your actions!"

Gu Mo said coldly, "Burning thirty to fifty thousand of your Gu worms today is enough. I'll chase after you and kill you. Although your Undying Gu is powerful, it has a drawback: it can't ignore distance. Since that's the case, I'll chase after you and burn you. There will be a time when all your Gu worms will be burned away!"

Ye Nantian was startled.
His greatest flaw in his immortality gu lies here: although he can create an almost endless number of clones, they all require the manipulation of gu worms, and these gu worms cannot stray too far from the main body. He can constantly change the main body, but he cannot make the other gu worms stray too far from the main body; once they stray too far, they will completely lose contact.

Therefore, he would be restrained if he encountered someone who possessed the means to cause widespread destruction and had little morality.

Ye Nantian said, “Hero Gu, there is really no deep hatred between us. If you are avenging the hundreds of thousands of people in Jianbei County of Jiang Kingdom, then the real culprit is not me, but Emperor Jiang. If you go to kill him now, I will not stop you. I can even help you kill him!”
"Master Gu, Jiang Ruoxu is not easy to deal with. Don't be fooled by the fact that you seem to have severely injured him. Actually, it's just that I haven't been able to control him. With Jiang Ruoxu around, killing Emperor Jiang won't be so easy. Let me go, and I'll deal with Jiang Ruoxu for you. How about it? You won't lose out. You couldn't kill me anyway, you could only severely injure me. But if I fight to the death, you'll be in big trouble too. Your sister is still besieged by the army. If you make a mistake, your sister won't survive either. In the end, you'll only end up severely injuring me. It's not worth it..."

At this point, Ye Nantian's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he turned to look at Emperor Jiang on the high platform below the city wall.

At this moment, Jiang Ruoxu had emerged from the ruins and arrived beside Emperor Jiang.

Emperor Jiang remained calm and said, "Ye Nantian, even now, you're still trying to play tricks on me. I've staked my empire on this for you. Do you really think you can come and go as you please?"

A clone of Ye Nantian appeared below the high platform where Emperor Jiang stood, and chuckled, "Is Your Majesty referring to the Imprisoning Heaven Formation?"

As he spoke, Ye Nantian made a hand seal. At the same time, Jiang Ruoxu's body was filled with patterns and light, which gradually evolved into the shape of a magic array. However, with a gentle wave of Ye Nantian's hand, the magic array instantly dissipated and shattered.

Ye Nantian chuckled, "Your Majesty, I've lived for over eighty years, and there aren't many things in this world I haven't seen. This Imprisoning Heaven Formation is impressive, but it can't fool me. Do you really think it will take this long to revive Jiang Ruoxu's immortal body? I've just been working on breaking this Imprisoning Heaven Formation!"

Emperor Jiang smiled contemptuously, looked up at Gu Mo, and said, "Gu Mo, I know you want to kill me, and you also want to kill Ye Nantian, but with Ye Nantian's Immortal Gu, it's impossible for you to kill him. However, I can give you a chance!"

Gu Mo's pupils contracted slightly, and he said, "Are you two having an internal conflict?"

Emperor Jiang said, "It's not a matter of internal strife. From the very beginning, we were scheming against each other. I helped Ye Nantian with a blood sacrifice to build Beijun and help him refine the Undying Gu. He then used the Undying Gu to help me revive the immortal body left behind by my grandfather when he ascended to heaven. Then, he assisted me in unifying the world."

However, this old fellow is dishonest. He has been scheming against me from the very beginning. He not only wants to use me to refine the immortal gu for him, but also wants to plot against my grandfather's immortal body and then seize my throne. Therefore, I decided to play along.

He thought that once he broke the Heavenly Imprisonment Formation, he could completely control my grandfather's immortal body. Little did he know, this was precisely what I had been waiting for—him control of the immortal body. From the moment his main body first entered the immortal body, he was already secretly bound. With just a thought from me, his main body would be forever trapped within the immortal body, forever enslaved and driven by me!

now,

All of Ye Nantian's clones showed expressions of shock.

Jiang Huang chuckled and said, "The true key to unlocking the immortal body lies in the domineering true meaning. Ye Nantian, the immortal body never needs to be resurrected. All it needs is a puppet soul with strong spiritual power and cultivation. You are the most suitable one in the world, without exception."

As a golden thread appeared in Emperor Jiang's palm and pierced through Jiang Ruoxu's forehead, Ye Nantian's clones all roared in unison: "Emperor Jiang, you dog..."

And at that very moment,

A tremendous aura erupted from Jiang Ruoxu, a will that soared straight to the heavens.

Then, he suddenly opened his eyes!
(End of this chapter)