Fighting: Practice makes it real, start with a poisonous body.

Chapter 279 Gu Yuan's Fear

"Is that so?"

Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow, his tone tinged with surprise.

To be honest, he hadn't seen Senior Su for a long time. Since arriving in Zhongzhou, he had been looking for an opportunity to visit him, but he had been busy with trivial matters and had not been able to do so.

A look of helplessness also appeared in Little Fairy Doctor's eyes.

After sending Medusa to inherit the legacy of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python clan, the teacher disappeared.

Now Medusa has already returned from her seclusion, but the teacher is still nowhere to be seen.

Many times, it was the two of them who kept the Netherworld Valley going. Although it was not that they couldn't do it, they still missed the time when their teacher was still around.

"In that case, please pass this item on to Senior Su."

Xiao Yan raised his hand and took out a purplish-black flag from his storage ring, then handed it over.
The Little Fairy Doctor reached out and took it. The moment her fingertips touched the flag, she felt a strange soul fluctuation coming from it.

She examined it carefully for a moment, then a look of surprise flashed in her eyes: "Isn't this your secret weapon for fame? You're actually going to give it to your teacher?"

In Zhongzhou today, Xiao Yan's reputation as the master of ten thousand souls has long surpassed his prestige for controlling various different flames.

There was nothing that could be done about it; the Emperor's Banner was simply too convenient.

During his previous trip to the Ancient Realm, he obtained a massive amount of soul bodies from the Heavenly Tomb. Since then, whenever there was a battle, he only needed to gently wave the banner, and countless fierce souls would roar out and tear the enemy apart.

There's absolutely no need to do it yourself.

"No, no, no."

Xiao Yan shook his head repeatedly and explained, "The Ancestor forged two Human Emperor Banners in total. He gave one to me, and the other was originally intended to be given to Senior Su. This is the second one."

He paused, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes: "Back then, Senior Su and I made a pact to explore the Sword Emperor's ruins together, agreeing to split the treasures we found equally."

Unfortunately, the rare treasures within the ruins had long since decayed with time, and in the end, only the Ancestor obtained the Sword Emperor's inheritance. This banner can be considered a form of compensation from the Ancestor to Senior Su.

"So there was such a past event."

Little Fairy Doctor nodded slightly. Back in the Northwest Continent, her teacher and Xiao Yan had a long-standing friendship, so this matter couldn't be faked.

"Then I'll accept it."

"Thank you."

Xiao Yan cupped his hands in greeting, thus putting his mind at ease.

Among the crowd, Shennong the Elder and Danta the Ancestor stood at the front.

At this moment, Shennong the Elder and Danta the Ancestor, who were at the front of the crowd, stepped forward.

The old man Shennong, leaning on his cane, took a half step forward, stroked his beard, and said with great satisfaction, "Your successful breakthrough to the Battle Saint realm is undoubtedly a great morale booster for the alliance."

In the future, whether it's resisting the Dragon-Phoenix Sons or contending with those imperial clans, they will be indispensable allies.

"Senior Shennong is too kind."

Xiao Yan smiled, but a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes: "Speaking of the Imperial Clan, have those guys made any moves lately?"

He was already a Dou Sheng, possessing some abilities... Although the ancestor had already settled things for him, there were still some things... He wasn't the one who did them, and ultimately, he was still dissatisfied.
"They're not having an easy time."

Ancestor Danta smiled meaningfully.

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On the other side, at the ancient ruins, strange phenomena, completely different from those of the past, permeated the area.

For some unknown reason, a small world has risen again in the ancient world that had been reduced to ruins.

However, compared to the original magnificent and splendid ancient world, this small world is quite dilapidated.

Its boundary walls were covered with massive, spiderweb-like cracks, some of which were barely held together by dark purple runes, yet tiny fragments of space still trickled down from the gaps. The entire small world resembled a shattered glass cup that had been painstakingly pieced together.

Meanwhile, in this unknown little world, the sounds of fierce collisions rang out continuously.

Within the small world, a group of ancient clansmen looked up at the sky and saw two completely different streams of light colliding and intersecting at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

One was a stream of light wrapped in dazzling golden light, each swing carrying the heavy force of a collapsing mountain; the other was a solid white light, within which countless sword energies swirled.

"Boom--!"

It was another earth-shattering collision! The golden light and the white light crashed together in the sky, creating a visible shockwave that spread outwards.

The ancient clansmen below instinctively raised their hands to shield themselves, only to see that where the shockwave passed, the runes on the walls of the small world were dimmed, and several barely held-together cracks opened up again.

The two streaks of light quickly separated in the aftershocks of their collision, each retreating a hundred feet away to reveal their figures.

Gu Lie held a giant hammer that was entirely gilded. He lowered his head slightly and looked down at his chest, where a three-inch-long sword mark had been cut into his black iron armor. A trace of bloody sword intent still remained at the edge of the mark.

"Master Gu Jian, your swordsmanship has improved significantly."

Gu Jian held a three-foot-long green sword in his hand, his left hand behind his back, and his right hand holding the sword hanging naturally. Upon hearing this, he threw his head back and laughed: "Just a little bit of insignificant progress."

"Clang, clang, clang—!"

A crisp, piercing sword cry suddenly pierced the sky, as if countless invisible swords were swirling around, even causing the boundary of the small world to tremble slightly, which made Gu Lie's expression change drastically.

"Sword Technique - Star Annihilation!"

With a sharp shout, Gu Jian unleashed a blinding crimson sword light from his three-foot-long sword. As soon as it appeared, it carried an all-consuming power, like a bloody gash tearing through the heavens and earth, crashing down towards Gu Lie.

Gu Lie immediately felt his fighting spirit being suppressed, and his bloodline even showed signs of going berserk!

"Stop! Stop! Ancient Sword Supreme, I surrender!"

Gu Lie dared not take the attack head-on, and quickly withdrew his fighting spirit, waving his hands with a wry smile.

"Concession."

With a slight flick of his wrist, the crimson sword light vanished instantly, and the smile on his face deepened.

The moment Gu Lie conceded defeat, an uproar erupted from the Gu Clan members below almost simultaneously.

"How could that be? Isn't Lord Gu Lie, the Black Annihilation King, the number one person in the clan, second only to the clan leader?"

"Even Lord Gu Lie couldn't withstand Elder Gu Jian's sword moves? Just how much has Elder Gu Jian's swordsmanship improved in recent years?"

"..."

A murmur of discussion arose, and everyone's face was filled with shock. No one had expected that this seemingly evenly matched duel would end with Gu Lie voluntarily admitting defeat, and so decisively at that.

Just then, a weak voice came from afar: "Cough cough... You two, come here."

Following the sound, everyone looked and saw Gu Yuan leaning against a jade chair on the high platform, his face pale. Behind him stood an old man dressed in a plain white robe, a faint fragrance of medicine wafting from the old man's sleeves.

The two immediately transformed into streaks of light, knelt on one knee before Gu Yuan, and respectfully said, "Clan Chief."

"Ah."

Gu Yuan's gaze swept lightly over the two of them, finally landing on Gu Jian, and he said, "Gu Jian, your swordsmanship has made remarkable progress in the past few years, which is indeed impressive."

"I need to focus on recovering from my injuries. From now on, I'll entrust the management of the New Ancient Realm to you, with Gu Lie assisting me."

"Yes!"

Gu Jian's face was beaming with joy.

However, with his head down, he didn't see the coldness that flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes.

(End of this chapter)