Translator: AnubisTL
The sound of dripping, dripping, dripping echoed. Though it wasn't raining today, the crimson blood flowing from the edge of the Arena painted a gruesome scene.
Silence fell over the crowd. The cultivators from both nations who had been gathered near the Arena retreated further and further back, their eyes wide with terror. They trembled from a primal fear that gripped their very souls, a nightmare they couldn't shake.
The woman on the Arena, whose beauty seemed otherworldly, resembled a malevolent ghost draped in a stunning human disguise. Her eyes shone with a bright, dazzling light that only intensified the horror of her presence.
While her earlier kills had seemed relatively normal, her methods grew increasingly gruesome. The Heaven's Chosen who dared to face her were reduced to dust, their limbs pulverized and mixed with blood that flowed down the Arena's surface.
The Arena, once a pristine blue, had become a crimson sea, radiating an eerie, chilling aura.
"Such intense killing intent... such overwhelming resentment... What has this woman endured?" Ouyang Qi stammered, his voice trembling with fear.
Prefect Chu, standing beside him, narrowed his eyes, his expression grave. "If this continues, it will likely corrupt her mind, turning her into a true demon!"
Even with his vast knowledge, he couldn't comprehend how such a brilliant woman, who should have been showered with love and lived a life bathed in sunlight, could become so utterly consumed by bloodlust.
This went beyond mere bloodlust; it was nothing short of sadistic slaughter.
"How terrifying," Zong Shixuan stammered, his teeth chattering and his face deathly pale. "Just her pure resentment is making it hard to breathe, my heart is trembling."
"She's truly strong, and truly terrifying," Wu Sheng, who had always charged forward fearlessly, found his body uncontrollably trembling.
"Monk Wu De, where did she come from?"
"Amitabha," Monk Wu De replied, his eyes tightly closed, his lips moving in a silent chant of incomprehensible sutras, as if he were performing a requiem for the countless Heaven's Chosen whose bones had been ground to dust.
From the Great Wei side, more and more experts arrived.
They radiated terrifying energy, and even they couldn't help but gasp at the scene unfolding in the arena.
"This woman is too strong," a Ninth Layer of the Sea Condensation Realm Heaven's Chosen said in a low voice. "Every strike is lethal. Be careful when you go up there!"
If it weren't for the Heavenly Pride Battle, leaving them with no choice but to fight, he would rather die than face the arena's killing god.
"Damn it! Where did this divine demon come from? Is she a Chu Xiu from the Great Chu Dynasty? I've never heard of her!"
"Where she came from is no longer important. The only thing that matters now is how to survive against her!"
The word "survive" hung in the air, leaving the Great Wei's Chosen stunned. How unfamiliar that word sounded, how ironic the scene was. Here were the proud Heaven's Chosen of Great Wei, reduced to thinking about survival.
"Her stamina can't last forever. When she's exhausted, we'll slaughter her."
"After she killed over 150 of Great Wei's Chosen, there's no way we'll let her leave this arena alive. Everyone, fight with everything you've got! For the glory of Great Wei, kill her!"
"For the glory of Great Wei!"
"..."
One after another, experts at the Ninth Layer of the Sea Condensation Realm charged forward, giving Long Xun'er barely a moment's respite.
"Heh—heh—heh, come on, let me kill to my heart's content!" Long Xun'er lowered her head, crimson light swirling in her eyes as she let out a chilling laugh.
Ever since she was enslaved by Gu Feng, ever since she learned her clan had been wiped out, ever since she was cast out by the East Sea Dragon Clan, her heart had died.
Her once vibrant inner world was now a wasteland, a sea of darkness devoid of any trace of color that could stir the soul.
Her life was over, her dignity shattered, her future extinguished.
When even death became a luxury, slaughter was born.
The suffocating rage in her heart was a thousand times greater than Shi San's, a thousand times more intense, with nowhere to vent but through brutal killing.
"Monk Wu De, can you call her down?" Prefect Chu, feeling a strange pang of heartache, approached Monk Wu De and asked in a low voice.
"I only know her, our relationship isn't close. Besides him, I doubt anyone can call her down," Monk Wu De replied, equally speechless.
However, he understood Long Xun'er's current state of mind. Her talent was terrifying, even among the Four Seas Dragon Clan.
A Feminine Dragon, possessing arrogance, beauty, and exceptional talent, was being enslaved and driven by humans. In her place, who could claim they wouldn't go mad?
"Amitabha!"
The slaughter continued. Long Xun'er had fought a hundred battles, but even she wasn't made of iron. Her aura began to weaken.
Great Wei's Chosen seized their opportunity, sending forth one after another of their Ninth Layer of the Sea Condensation Realm super experts. Finally, they managed to wound her.
Wounded?
It didn't matter!
Death?
What was there to fear!
"I am a person abandoned by the world! Kill——————"
Long Xun'er licked her crimson tongue, her eyes turning completely blood red. The Spiritual Power radiating from her body now carried a hint of darkness.
Frenzied Slaughter—
The millions of cultivators present fell into a deathly silence, as if a silencing spell had been cast upon them all simultaneously.
Their entire minds were captivated by this Asura hell, so much so that no one noticed three streaks of light streaking from afar and landing behind the Great Chu Dynasty's cultivators.
"So many people! Why isn't anyone cheering?" Gu Feng, having flown over the heads of the cultivators—a rude act—manifested a pair of giant hands to part the dense crowd and make his way inside.
"Something feels off," Hua Wenyue said, her face puzzled. "Logically, Long Xun'er should be invincible in the Heavenly Pride Battle. It's understandable that Great Wei's side is subdued, but why is Great Chu's side so downcast too?"
"Could something have gone wrong?" Yan Yexue murmured.
Hearing this, Gu Feng paused, glancing sharply at the two women beside him. "This is all your fault for throwing tantrums. If a large number of Chu Kingdom's Heaven's Chosen perish because of this, you'll have committed a grave sin."
The two women, realizing the gravity of the situation, lowered their heads in silence and followed Gu Feng as he approached the arena.
"Huh—"
Halfway there, Gu Feng let out a soft exclamation and stopped. He had spotted a familiar face.
"It's A Fei—"
A Fei's height was unmistakable. Even after five years, Gu Feng recognized him at a glance.
He squeezed through the crowd and reached A Fei's back.
"A Fei, you're here too!"
As he got closer, Gu Feng saw several other familiar faces.
"Wu Qi, Guo Renkai, Chao Yuan... What a coincidence! Everyone's here."
In the crowded square, Wu Qi and the others tilted their heads, staring blankly at the young man before them. They scrutinized him from head to toe several times, then turned questioning gazes toward Yan Yexue beside them.
"What's wrong with you all? Five years apart, and you can't recognize Leader Gu anymore?"
Gu Feng reached out and slapped each of their bewildered faces, thwack, thwack, thwack.
Wu Qi trembled, his facial nerves twitching wildly as he roared, "Leader... Leader Gu???"
"What? Leader Gu?" Chao Yuan jolted, his soul leaping with excitement. The familiar face in his mind gradually merged with the man before him. "Hahaha, it's Leader Gu! Leader Gu has returned!"
"Leader Gu, how... how did you suddenly come back to life?" Guo Renkai asked, his face filled with disbelief. He reached out to touch Gu Feng's cheek, but the latter pushed his hand away.
"Get lost, get lost! I never died in the first place, so why couldn't I return?" Gu Feng laughed and scolded.
"But—, but the Soul Tablet left behind by the Sunset Glow Sect has already shattered!" Qi Tingting, who hadn't changed much in the years since they last met, still sported her short, ear-length hair and radiated a crisp, efficient aura.
"The Sunset Glow Sect's Soul Tablets are poorly made. They lose contact beyond a certain distance and are easily mistaken for having fallen," Gu Feng said calmly, then sized up the other man with a teasing smile. "Not bad, you've even become an Elder of the Sunset Glow Sect. It seems the sect's overall strength has declined considerably without me!"
"Get lost!"
"Hahaha, it's Leader Gu, no doubt about it!"
"Leader Gu, why have your temples turned white? I almost didn't recognize you."
"You look even more manly this way, but your features are still as handsome as ever!"
"Hahaha!"
Tears welled up in the eyes of the crowd as they surrounded Gu Feng, laughing heartily.
More and more disciples of the Sunset Glow Sect gathered, shouting "Leader Gu!" and "Sect Master!"
They were overwhelmed with excitement, their cries echoing far across the quiet field.
Some students from the Grand Harmony Academy, alerted by the commotion, squeezed through the crowd. When they saw Gu Feng, they froze in shock before shouting to the heavens, "Gu Feng has returned!"
What?
Gu Feng!!!
Zong Shixuan and the others thought they were hallucinating. They stood on tiptoe, tilting their heads to listen. When they heard the names "Gu Feng" and "Hua Wenyue" repeated, they too began pushing their way toward the back of the crowd, their hearts pounding with excitement.
(End of the Chapter)
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