Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

"However, don't underestimate me!" Elder Sun pressed down with her right hand, and the dragon-headed cane that had been with her for many years trembled with a "hum". The dragon pattern on the surface of the cane seemed to come alive, and the dragon scales stood up one by one.

"rise!"

Elder Sun shouted, gripped one end of his cane with his left hand, and suddenly pulled it out with his right.

A clear dragon's roar rang out, and a long sword with a chilling gleam flew out directly from the cane.

The sword is entirely silver-white, with a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon engraved on its spine.

"Ghost Guard, didn't you want to see how long this old woman can hold on? Well, today I'll show you."

Elder Sun's sword energy surged wildly, pouring all his power into the sword. The five-clawed golden dragon on the sword's spine shone brightly and actually rose into the air from the sword!

A luminous dragon, over ten zhang long, took shape in mid-air. With a roar, the dragon's cry was filled with a chilling aura of killing intent.

"go!"

Elder Sun pointed his longsword, and the light dragon roared as it pounced towards Gui Shu.

As Gui Shu watched the approaching dragon of light, his brows finally furrowed slightly.

"Old woman, I never expected that you would also have one foot in the Great Power Realm."

His voice carried a hint of surprise, but it was only a hint of surprise; there was no fear whatsoever.

"However, being only a half-step Great Power is not a true Great Power!"

Gui Shu took a deep breath, his chest swelling instantly, and a thick, bloody aura emanated from his body.

Immediately afterwards, countless red threads emerged from every inch of his skin, densely packed.

In just a few breaths, a blood-red giant demon, over three zhang tall, appeared behind Gui Shu!

"What is this thing!?" Elder Sun suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and even his breathing became difficult.

Her gaze fell upon the blood demon, its face contorted with distorted human features, and for the first time, she felt a chill run down her spine.

"Are you ready to die?!" At this moment, Gui Shu's muscles had visibly shrunk, clearly indicating that summoning this blood demon had taken a toll on him.

At his signal, the blood demon opened its arms and lunged at the oncoming dragon of light.

The Blood Demon's giant hands gripped the Light Dragon's body tightly, its ten fingers digging deep into the dragon's flesh. The red threads writhed like maggots, frantically devouring the Light Dragon's power.

Not to be outdone, the Light Dragon opened its mouth, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs, and bit down hard on the Blood Demon's shoulder.

The dragon fang pierced into the blood demon's body, tearing apart the red lines and emitting a piercing shriek.

The two colossal creatures fought fiercely in the air, stirring up the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of several miles.

However, Elder Sun's heart sank little by little.

She could clearly feel that the power of the light dragon was draining away at an alarming rate, while the blood demon was becoming more and more powerful. The red lines that had been torn apart by the dragon's teeth were quickly growing back, as if they could never be killed off.

"roar!!"

The Light Dragon let out a painful roar. Its body had been twisted and deformed by the Blood Demon, and the sword light on its body had dimmed considerably.

Elder Sun's face flushed red, and veins bulged on her forehead. She desperately tried to stabilize the light dragon by urging her sword energy, but the devouring power was too domineering, and she was powerless to reverse the situation.

"Hahahaha, old hag, you're finally about to give up! Crush me!"

A hint of madness slowly crept onto Gui Shu's face, and under his control, the Blood Demon's arms once again unleashed a terrifying power.

"Snap!"

The first crack appeared on the dragon's body.

Immediately afterwards, cracks spread out like a spider web, covering the entire dragon's body.

"No!!"

Elder Sun's face flushed red. She tried to control the light dragon and break free from the Blood Demon's iron-like grip, but found that she couldn't break free at all.

The light dragon exploded under the blood demon's strangulation, but after persisting for three more breaths, it transformed into a rain of light that poured down from the sky.

In that instant, Elder Sun was struck as if by a heavy blow, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

He barely managed to support himself by leaning the dragon-headed sword in his hand against the ground.

Gui Shu looked down at her with a cruel smile on his lips.

"Old woman, is this all you've got? Half-step Great Power? Ha, without reaching the Great Power realm, you're nothing but an ant."

His voice was full of sarcasm, but he himself did not realize that the penetrating wound on his chest, which was shrouded in gray mist, had widened further after he had used all his strength.

"Have you forgotten what I just said? Why don't you take a look at the wound on your chest?" Elder Sun wiped his mouth, then sneered at Gui Shu. "Even if I were to perish at your hands today, how long could you possibly linger on?"

Gui Shu lowered his head, glanced at his wound, and his face instantly darkened.

That damn wound was indeed a few inches deeper than before.

That "gift" left to him by that guy named Jiang Yan is truly haunting.

Gui Shu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the agitation in his heart, and then looked down at Elder Sun.

"Old woman, don't worry, these injuries won't kill me. After I absorb your life force, I'll be fully recovered in no time."

As he spoke, Gui Shu's figure had already disappeared from the spot.

Elder Sun had just taken a step back when a cold hand gripped her neck.

"This old woman..."

She gripped Gui Shu's wrist tightly with both hands, trying to pry it off, but Gui Shu's strength was too great, and she couldn't budge him at all.

Ghost Guard lifted Elder Sun up, making her feet off the ground, and looked down at her from above.

"Do you regret offending me?"

However, at that moment, Elder Sun suddenly smiled.

"Regret!?" She looked at Gui Shu, her eyes showing no panic whatsoever, only mockery. "Do you think... victory is assured?"

Gui Shu frowned slightly, looking at her coldly, a sudden feeling of unease rising in his heart.

He subconsciously glanced around, his divine sense spreading out like a tide.

No.

There was no one there.

Besides Elder Sun and himself, there was no other living person in this area.

Gui Shu withdrew his divine sense and sneered, "Still putting on airs even when death is imminent. Nothing you say will matter today; you're just waiting to die!"

He raised his other hand, and the palm of that hand was instantly wrapped in dense red lines. Those red lines wriggled wildly, as if countless hungry mouths were constantly swallowing saliva.

Elder Sun looked at Gui Shu, and the smile on his lips grew even wider.

Gui Shu felt inexplicably irritated by her laughter. A fierce glint flashed in his single eye. He was no longer willing to delay and slapped down with his palm.

But in that instant, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body for no apparent reason.

A dusty gray stone sword had somehow emerged from his abdomen!

Gui Shu's body suddenly stiffened.

He lowered his head, staring in disbelief at the stone sword that had pierced through his abdomen, his expression constantly shifting.

Who? Who just made that move? He didn't sense any presence at all!

The sword seemed to appear out of thin air, piercing through his body the moment he was most relaxed and alert.

What terrified him even more was that the stone sword contained an extremely terrifying power that was raging within his body. Wherever it passed, his meridians shattered, his bones broke, and even his sea of ​​consciousness trembled violently!

"It seems you guessed wrong."

A calm male voice sounded from behind Gui Shu. The voice was not loud, but it was like a sharp blade piercing Gui Shu's heart.

"The one who dies today is not her, but you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a devastating sword aura suddenly erupted from the stone sword!

It exploded from Gui Shu's body, piercing right through his entire body!

Wherever the sword energy passed, flesh and blood flew everywhere, bones shattered, and even Gui Shu's sea of ​​consciousness was torn to pieces by the terrifying sword energy!

His hand loosened from Elder Sun's neck, and his body fell straight to the ground.

Xia Jin stood behind Gui Shu and slowly pulled the stone sword out of his body.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you are still too arrogant. Otherwise, it wouldn't be difficult for me to scheme against you!"