All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 236 Killing Lan Canghai! (Two chapters combined)

"Father, what will happen to Aqing if we just leave like this?" Wei Hongyu asked with worry as she saw Zhou Qing left beneath the bronze cauldron.

"This kind of battle is beyond our capabilities. Staying here will only be a hindrance," Wei Sheng sighed.

The convoy slowly drove away from the official road. Wei Hongyu looked back and saw Zhou Qing waving at them from afar.

For no apparent reason, Wei Hongyu had more confidence in him.

Once the convoy had completely disappeared from sight, Zhou Qing's attention returned to the bronze cauldron.

The battle continued, but the frequency of the loud noises coming from inside began to decrease, indicating that the battle was not far from over.

Zhou Qing's mind raced. He released over a hundred Heavenly Poison Insects, which he had painstakingly cultivated, from the Wooden King Cauldron and hid them around the bronze cauldron.

Next up was the Heavenly Fire Lava Centipede, fully alert, its fire-attribute true essence highly condensed, ready to unleash a thunderous strike at any moment.

Zhou Qing exuded a chilling aura, and the true essence gathered on his body faintly glowed with a cold blue light, his icy soul-piercing light poised to be unleashed.

As for the other Gu worms, Zhou Qing did not release them. Facing Lan Canghai, who had one foot in the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top stage, releasing the other Gu worms would likely result in their instant death.

Having the Heavenly Poisonous Insects, Heavenly Fire Lava Centipedes, and Ice Fiend Gu is enough.

Rumble!
A moment later, a deafening roar suddenly came from inside the bronze cauldron. The cauldron shook violently, causing the earth to tremble. Deep, bottomless cracks appeared on the surrounding ground, extending outwards in all directions like a spider web.

boom!
With another violent tremor, the bronze cauldron sank more than three zhang (approximately 10 meters) into the ground.

At the same time, ripples resembling vortexes suddenly appeared on the top of the bronze cauldron, and the next moment, three figures shot out simultaneously.

The old man in the black python robe landed on the ground; he was none other than Su Tiancheng, the patriarch of the Su family.

Zhou Qing stared intently and saw that Su Tiancheng's face was ashen, his skin was dry like tree bark, and he had completely lost his breath.

thump!
The next moment, Su Tiancheng fell to the ground, a line of blood appeared on his head, and his whole body was split in two.

On the other side, above the bronze cauldron, Lan Canghai's purple robe had been stained red with blood. His face, which originally looked like that of a young man in his early twenties, was now covered with wrinkles, and his black hair had turned gray. He looked decades older in an instant, with a decrepit appearance.

On the contrary, apart from his slightly disheveled Confucian robe and the five-colored longsword in his hand being broken in two, Wan Shentong showed no abnormalities. In fact, he had a rosy complexion and looked like he was in his prime.

"Wan Shentong, don't force yourself! You're already..." Lan Canghai sneered as he looked at Wan Shentong's appearance.

shhhhhh!
Before Lan Canghai could finish speaking, a sharp, piercing sound came from beside him. His expression changed slightly, and he formed a sword-finger gesture, condensing three golden sword energies around his body.

Ding Ding Ding!
With a crisp sound, hundreds of ice spikes shattered, turning into a shower of ice shards and releasing a powerful chill.

Lan Canghai felt goosebumps rise all over his body and sensed something was wrong. After being ambushed by the Five Poison Divine Sword, his wounds could not heal and he suffered severe loss of qi and blood.

In order to kill Su Tiancheng, he had used a secret technique to stimulate his potential. Now his body was so weak that he could not even completely resist this bit of cold air.

Lan Canghai drew upon the power of heaven and earth to protect his body, greatly increasing the burden on his meridians, making his body feel as if it might crack at any moment.

shhhhhh!
Hundreds more ice spikes shot towards them. Lan Canghai glanced at Zhou Qing out of the corner of his eye, his killing intent surging. He said hatefully:
"You little brat, how dare you stay here? Looks like you don't take me seriously at all! Wait for me!"

boom!
A highly condensed red beam of light arrived in an instant, causing Lan Canghai to swallow the rest of his words.

Three sword beams shot out, severing the red pillar of light, but the sword beams themselves also dissipated.

“If it were when you were at your peak, I would naturally turn around and leave, but the current situation is probably no longer under your control, right?” Zhou Qing flew to the top of the bronze cauldron, forming a pincer movement with Wan Shentong.

"You must be Aqing, whom Xiaosheng often mentions. Truly, a hero emerges from among the young!" Wan Shentong smiled, making no attempt to hide his admiration.

"Greetings, Ancestor." Upon seeing this, Zhou Qing respectfully bowed to Wan Shentong.

"It's a pity. I originally planned to join forces with Su Tiancheng to kill you, so I could at least retain some of my power."

Wan Shentong gazed at Lan Canghai and sighed softly.

Lan Canghai sneered: "Wishful thinking! Today is your death day!"

"Young man, since you call me 'Ancestor,' and since my days are numbered anyway, I'll lend you a hand today! As for whether it will succeed, that's up to you!"

As soon as the voice of the pantheon ended, a crackling sound suddenly came from all the meridians in his body.

Immediately afterwards, all the major acupoints on his body burst open, and he instantly turned into a blood-soaked figure.

The blood flowing from his body was not wasted at all; it was all absorbed by the half of the five-colored longsword he held in his hand.

hum!
The five-colored longsword emitted a clear and melodious sword cry, and the five-colored light quickly turned black.

Behind Wan Shentong, it seemed as if the phantom of a demon was taking shape, and the power of heaven and earth rushed into his body.

"Heavenly Demon Blood Explosion Technique!! Myriad Divine Power, have you gone mad?!" Lan Canghai's expression changed drastically, and he actually turned and ran away.

At the same time, after Zhou Qing sensed the terrifying aura of the rapidly expanding Myriad Divine Power, he immediately merged with the Ice Fiend Gu, flapped his wings, and flew away from the top of the bronze cauldron.

The black broken sword blazed with dark light, its sword light transforming into a rainbow as it shot out, carrying Wan Shentong's body. In an instant, it covered a hundred meters, piercing through Lan Canghai's back and chest, leaving a bowl-sized wound in the very center of his chest. The surrounding flesh was charred black, and wisps of purple smoke rose from it.

Lan Canghai was struck as if by lightning, and fell heavily to the ground.

A black short sword floated above Wan Shentong's head, its light transforming into a rainbow, making him stand in mid-air.

At this moment, before Zhou Qing even got close to Wan Shentong, he heard him let out a soft sigh.

"The gathering of three flowers at the crown is but an illusion, the soaring clouds beneath one's feet are not real either. A great dream must eventually end; rootless and boundless, one ultimately returns to dust."

Wan Shentong smiled, then abruptly stopped speaking.

A gentle breeze blew by, and his body seemed to be suddenly wiped away, turning into dust and dissipating in the wind.

Only half of the black broken sword fell from the sky.

"Ancestor?" Zhou Qing looked astonished.

He bowed in the direction where Wan Shentong had disappeared and put the broken sword he had dropped into his storage space.

Not far away, Lan Canghai didn't linger at all and quickly moved away, abandoning even the bronze cauldron he had left behind.

"Where to run!"

Zhou Qing immediately released the Demon Shadow Pearl, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth to infuse his body, instantly increasing his speed several times over as he chased after Lan Canghai. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; if Lan Canghai were to recover, he would be the one in trouble.

boom!
Lan Canghai clutched his chest, but his injuries showed no signs of healing, and he was extremely weak due to excessive blood loss.

As a martial artist who had one foot in the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top stage, Lan Canghai actually felt his legs go weak.

This was a situation he had never encountered since he became famous. Even when he fought Wan Shentong to a standstill, he was never in such a sorry state.

Who would have thought that the old man Su Tiancheng didn't die? In his final moments, he fought desperately, exhausting his trump card for survival.

Wan Shentong went even further, and in order to keep him, he did not hesitate to use the Heavenly Demon Blood Explosion Technique, offering his soul to the extraterrestrial demons, causing him to fall into the Avici Hell and never be able to be reborn.

At this moment, facing Zhou Qing's pursuit, he dared not linger for even a moment and could only flee in a sorry state.

What a shame!
Bang!
Lan Canghai fled at top speed, when suddenly the ground in front of him cracked open, and a golden, humanoid creature, a full ten feet tall, appeared and blocked his way.

"Go away!"

Lan Canghai flicked his sleeve, and a three-foot-long sword beam shot out, only to be shattered by the giant palm print released by the golden humanoid creature.

Seeing this, Lan Canghai endured the excruciating pain, absorbed the power of heaven and earth, and condensed an even more refined sword aura. This time, he finally blasted the golden humanoid creature to pieces with a single sword strike.

However, after the golden humanoid creature transformed into countless golden specks of light, it actually reformed. Although its aura was much weaker, it once again blocked Lan Canghai's path.

"This is... a divine golden body?! You, a mere junior, actually..."

Lan Canghai was shocked. He never expected that a martial artist, besides practicing Gu Dao, could also create such a sinister thing as the Divine Power Golden Body.

The strength of the golden body in front of him was only equivalent to that of an ordinary martial artist in the Qi and Blood Furnace Realm. He could kill him with a flick of his wrist, but he was already at the end of his rope and extremely weak.

After being delayed for a moment by the divine golden body, Zhou Qing finally blocked his way.

"Zhou Qing! You've gone too far!"

Looking at Zhou Qing in front of him, Lan Canghai's eyes flashed with killing intent, his voice was extremely cold, but his aura did not decrease but increased, and a large amount of the power of heaven and earth gathered towards his body.

Do you really think I can't do anything to you?

"Who exactly is going too far? Perhaps the Sect Leader has made a mistake?" Zhou Qing pursed his lips, not daring to be careless in the slightest. Lan Canghai was like a dying beast at this moment, and now was his most dangerous time.

"I swear by my inner demons that all grudges between us will be wiped clean, and today's matter will be over. Otherwise, even if I die, I will drag you down with me!"

Lan Canghai could no longer hide his weakness. Even with the power of heaven and earth replenishing him, his face began to turn pale and his lips turned bluish-purple.

"If I had been severely injured by Your Excellency, and if I had sworn an oath against my inner demons, would you have let me go?" Zhou Qing asked rhetorically.

"So, you really want to fight me to the death, to take me down with you?"

Lan Canghai felt the wound on his chest getting more and more painful, but he dared not make a move directly.

He only had one chance. If he didn't deliver a fatal blow, he might really die here today, at the hands of a junior.

"There's no other way. I don't trust your character, Master. Even if you've sworn an oath against your inner demons, you can still turn against those around me. You and I both know that now is the best chance to kill you. I can't sleep or eat in peace until you're dead!"

Zhou Qing shook his head, his gaze sincere and firm.

"Then why are you still talking nonsense?!" Lan Canghai laughed angrily. Suddenly, black energy spread from the black wound on his chest, and his entire face was covered with a black veil. From a distance, it looked like a dense swarm of tiny insects, which was terrifying to look at.

"Of course, it's to buy time until the poison takes effect," Zhou Qing said with a smile.

He hadn't expected Lan Canghai to have such terrifying resistance to poison. Even in a critically injured and dying state, he could withstand the Heavenly Poison Insects for so long. At his peak, he was probably a level above Wan Qizongyuan.

"You?!" Lan Canghai looked down and saw countless tiny black insects crawling out of the wound on his chest. An unprecedented feeling of weakness filled his body. His legs went weak, and he staggered, almost losing his balance.

"die--!"

Lan Canghai was unaware that he had fallen into Zhou Qing's trap, but he understood that if he didn't act now, he wouldn't even have the chance to die together with Zhou Qing.

He would rather be killed by Su Tiancheng and Wan Shentong than die at the hands of a junior and become a stepping stone for his rise to fame in the Southern Frontier.

Zhou Qing had been paying close attention to Lan Canghai's changes. When Lan Canghai's legs went weak and he almost fell, Zhou Qing not only did not take the opportunity to attack, but instead retreated quickly and condensed ice spikes from a distance to harass him.

boom!
The Heavenly Fire Lava Centipede arrived at the scene, condensing its highly refined fire-attribute true essence into fireballs the size of human heads, which shot towards Lan Canghai.

Seeing Zhou Qing create distance, Lan Canghai tried to escape again, but the Wooden Gu, empowered by the Divine Power Golden Body, sprouted hundreds of roots, blocking Lan Canghai's path.

Bang bang bang!
Lan Canghai's body was filled with powerful energy, and he easily destroyed the wooden puppet gu with every move. However, the wooden puppet gu multiplied as he was destroyed, and in a short while, it split into six large trees. Hundreds of roots formed a dense net that surrounded him completely.

Icicles, fireballs, vines, and deadly poison.

When a Gu Master has the advantage, the outcome of a battle against a martial artist is never in doubt.

"what!"

Lan Canghai was exhausted to death by Zhou Qing's army of Gu worms. With a final, unwilling roar, Lan Canghai fell silent.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Other second-tier Gu masters would likely be overwhelmed if they used so many second-tier Gu worms at the same time.

Fortunately, he awakened first-class aptitude; otherwise, he would not have been able to maintain it for long.

This fighting style would be extremely frustrating for the enemy, but it would be incredibly refreshing for Zhou Qing.

"Let me see what makes you, the leader of the Witch God Cult, so powerful."

Zhou Qing quickly used his dream-entering technique to pull the dying Lan Canghai into a dream.

However, the dream ended a short while later with Lan Canghai's death.

"Martial Arts Spiritual Body, half a fourth-tier Xuan Weapon, no wonder."

Zhou Qing looked stunned.

(End of this chapter)