Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

"Five times? Are you sure?" Xuan Kongzi clearly did not believe that Gou An's newly transformed demon body could withstand the attack of a powerful being with the cultivation of a primordial spirit.

"I'm absolutely certain!" Gou An wasn't afraid of fatal injuries, but he was afraid of being caught: "You just charge straight at me, and no matter what kind of attack you launch, I can withstand five times without getting hurt."

Although Xuan Kongzi was puzzled, he had no other choice at this point.

The large number of Xuan Guards behind them will catch up soon, and once they are surrounded, it will be difficult to escape.

Thinking of this, Xuan Kongzi's body, which was falling towards the ground, suddenly began to rise again and crashed into the old man of the primordial spirit blocking his way.

"Overestimating yourself!"

The old man with the primordial spirit raised his hand forward, and spiritual energy began to rapidly gather in his palm, eventually transforming into a long sword that shone with golden light.

"go!"

With a shout, the old man unleashed a golden sword that shot through the air towards Gou An, who was charging towards him.

"If you can't withstand it, you'll die!" Xuan Kongzi's face turned grave as he saw the sword hurtling towards him.

Although Gou An had emphasized that he could withstand five attacks, he still gathered the black energy around him to form a defensive shield in front of him.

"Just rush in!" Gou An's soul shouted.

boom!

A deafening roar!

Like a thunderclap.

The violent impact unleashed a massive wave of spiritual energy, instantly clearing the sky of clouds.

The black energy shield that Xuan Kongzi had condensed in front of him only lasted for a moment before it was instantly pierced by the golden sword.

"It's over!" Xuan Kongzi's pupils shrank sharply; there was no other way.

But just as the tip of the longsword was about to pierce Gou An's body...

Bang!

A crisp sound.

An even more dazzling golden light burst forth from Gou An's body, forming a golden shield that forcefully stopped the longsword's attack.

Perhaps the impact was too great, the golden sword could not withstand it and shattered on the spot, turning into a sky full of spiritual light.

"Really?" Xuan Kongzi was greatly shocked by what he saw, but he didn't have time to ask about the principle behind it. He continued to crash forward without stopping.

The old man with the primordial spirit also looked terrified upon seeing this, but he quickly recovered and immediately formed hand seals, condensing three golden longswords that floated beside him.

As he pointed his finger forward, the three flying swords transformed into three streams of light and shot out.

The power of these three sword strikes was clearly much greater than that of the single sword strike just now.

"Since you can withstand it!" Xuan Kongzi said to Gou An, "then I won't block it."

Xuan Kongzi maximized his speed, opened his frontal defense, and condensed a black qi longsword in his right hand.

"After these three sword strikes, you can only withstand one more!" Gou An emphasized.

"That's enough!" Xuan Kongzi grinned.

The first sword strike arrives!

He was directly repelled by the protective golden light.

The second sword strike arrives!

He was once again repelled by the protective golden light.

The third sword strike arrives!

He was still repelled by the protective golden light.

After firing three swords, they failed to stop Gou An's advance in the slightest.

Xuan Kongzi, however, had already taken this opportunity to get close to the old man with the primordial spirit.

"You old thief, prepare to die!"

Xuan Kongzi shouted and suddenly raised the black qi longsword in his hand, ready to strike down with a heavy blow.

Upon seeing this, the old man's pupils contracted, and he immediately made a grasping motion with his right hand in front of him, and another golden longsword appeared out of thin air, clearly intending to block the attack.

Just as Xuan Kongzi was about to strike with his sword, Hei instantly transformed into thick black smoke, which billowed out and enveloped the old man of the primordial spirit.

Meanwhile, Xuan Kongzi had already taken the opportunity to dodge past the old man with the primordial spirit blocking his way and continued flying towards the direction of the demon beast mountain range without stopping for a moment.

That was just a feint; the real purpose was to escape.

"Damn it, how dare you play me for a fool!"

The old man with the primordial spirit swept his sword horizontally, dispersing the black aura around him. When he looked back, he found that Xuan Kongzi had already flown far away.

He cursed loudly and chased after them in a flash.

"You can't escape!" The old man with the primordial spirit chased after him, taking a step in mid-air to close the distance considerably.

They were still far from the Monster Mountain Range ahead, and if things continued like this, they would be caught up sooner or later.

"Fly faster!" Gou An couldn't help but urge.

"There's no way to go any faster!" Xuan Kongzi frowned deeply.

"What can we do then?" Gou An sighed. "I can only block one last attack!"

"Don't speak, I'll do my best!" Xuan Kongzi chuckled, then subtly increased his speed a little.

"If all else fails, come out of the ring!" Gou An continued, "That way you can stop him with all your might!"

"No!" Xuan Kongzi retorted directly, "I told you before that they have imprinted a soul mark on my body."

"Besides tracking my location, this thing can also cause me excruciating pain through my soul imprint. At that point, I can only unleash 20% of my strength, which is worse than what I have now."

"I hid inside the Black Ring, creating distance and space, preventing them from directly activating the Soul Seal!"

Faced with Xuan Kongzi's explanation, Gou An felt his head was spinning.

Because the powerful aura of the Nascent Soul cultivator behind them was getting closer and closer, if things continued like this, they would soon be caught up.

"Can you give me some control over my body?" Gou An suddenly asked.

"What do you mean?" Xuan Kongzi asked, puzzled.

"I'm just asking you, is it possible?" Gou An said, "Give me back some control of my body, and don't reduce my speed!"

"Alright!" Xuan Kongzi nodded, "But what is the purpose of doing this?"

"I know a powerful and devastating move!" Gou An said.

"You?" Xuan Kongzi clearly didn't believe it: "You've only just transformed and formed your core; the difference in cultivation is enormous. What harm could you possibly cause?"

"Just do as I say!" Gou An didn't explain. In this situation, they couldn't just wait to die.

Seeing Gou An's insistence, Xuan Kongzi returned half of the control of the physical body to Gou An, while maintaining his flight speed.

Having regained a sense of peace in part of his physical body, he immediately flipped his hand, took out the Divine Iron Hammer, and began to gather his power.

"You rely on this?" Xuan Kongzi was even more puzzled after seeing Gou An's actions.

"Now it's your turn to shut up!" Gou An regained control of his face and said, "Buy me some time as quickly as possible, I need time to prepare!"

"Alright! It's up to you then!" Xuan Kongzi replied, "However, I must warn you, if your physical body is injured, I will immediately escape from the Black Ring."

"Doesn't your conscience hurt?" Gou An couldn't help but ask.

"I lost my conscience when I was twelve," Xuan Kongzi replied firmly.

"You're ruthless!" Gou An didn't want to argue any further. At this moment, his body was being carried by black energy and he didn't consume any spiritual energy.

Therefore, Gou An had no scruples and frantically poured all his spiritual energy into the divine iron hammer to build up power.

The old man with the primordial spirit was getting closer and closer. When they reached a certain distance, he made hand seals and condensed a dense array of spiritual energy flying swords around his side.

These swords, though not as powerful as the golden flying swords from before, are numerous.

"Let's see how you can block this!" The old man with the primordial spirit struck out with both palms.

The next second, a rain of swords shot forward, almost covering half the sky.

"It's over!" Gou An turned around and his heart pounded like thunder!

"What a spineless look! Relax your body!" Xuan Kongzi immediately controlled Gou An to dodge left and right, dodging the pursuing flying swords time and time again.

Many times, these flying swords would almost brush past the hem of one's clothes, making it extremely dangerous.

However, although there were many of these flying swords, they were not as fast as before.

Since they were all flying in the same direction, their relative speed was naturally much slower.

Seeing that the all-encompassing attack was ineffective, the old man changed his hand seals once again.

The overwhelming flying swords converged once more, eventually transforming into a giant dragon composed of five flying swords.

They attacked from five directions, attempting to trap Gou An from the flank, and the largest of the dragons pounced on him from the front.

Gou An glanced down at the divine iron hammer in his hand, subconsciously preparing to swing it.

But if you swing it out, all the power you just built up will be wasted.

But if I don't swing it out, and get hit by this sword dragon, will the few layers of protective golden light on my body still be able to withstand it?

Suddenly, Gou An thought of something, swallowed hard, and spat out a large seal-shaped magic weapon into his left hand.

"I've chosen you!" Gou An shouted and threw the seal forward.

The seal flew out and rapidly grew larger in the air.

In just two breaths, it grew to the size of a small mountain. Gou An hid behind the seal, letting it collide with the flying sword dragon.

The next second, the mountain seal smashed into the sword dragon blocking its path.

Rumble!

Another loud bang erupted in the air!

The mountain seal actually smashed the sword dragon that was blocking its way, causing it to collapse and scatter.

Xuan Kongzi also took the opportunity to use the black energy to continue supporting Gou An's physical body and successfully made it through.

Unfortunately, the mountain seal began to fall rapidly downwards, exceeding the limit that Gou An had managed to retrieve, and coincidentally, there was a small mortal town below.

If this seal were to fall, the town would surely be razed to the ground on the spot.

"Never mind that! Our priority is to escape," Xuan Kongzi immediately emphasized.

Gou An reached out and grabbed the seal, but the seal did not react.

If we try to collect the imperial seal now, we will definitely be caught up.

"I am a monster, I am a monster!" Gou An shook his head, reminded himself twice, and gave up the idea of ​​stopping the Great Seal.

What if the seal falls to the wrong side?

Moreover, the elder from the primordial spirit behind him might try to stop the rescue after seeing this, and could even take the opportunity to drag him into the mess.

To Gou An's surprise, the old man with the primordial spirit saw the seal falling downwards but paid no attention to it.

Finally, the great seal crashed to the ground with a thunderous roar, causing the ground to tremble. Although it didn't hit the town directly, it covered half of the area.

In other words, half of the town's population was wiped out on the spot by this giant seal.

"Old Demon Xuan, your crimes have been compounded!" The divine voice of the primordial spirit elder rang out from behind.

Gou An felt somewhat helpless. This old man not only refused to help but also managed to say such things.

"How much longer?" Xuan Kongzi couldn't help but ask.

Gou An looked down at the divine iron hammer in his hand, which was almost at the limit of his power.

"Alright!" Gou An gripped the hammer handle tightly, his gaze sharpening. "Return your body to me."