Chapter Thirty-Five Mutation

  But the result was far beyond their expectations, and they couldn't believe it was true. They saw Gu Yun being blown away by a sword aura, and then being struck by three sword auras at the same time, but he wrapped himself up with the pair of scale-covered wings behind his back. The pair of wings didn't know what kind of treasure they were, and they actually blocked most of the power of the sword aura. Moreover, the powerful sword aura did not cut them off, but only left a few huge wounds on their surface, and they recovered in the blink of an eye under the gaze of the two people. In the eyes of the two men, Gu Yun's pair of wings behind his back was at least a high-quality spiritual instrument-level treasure, which was something they had always wanted but couldn't get. And the fact is not much different from their guess, Gu Yun's pair of wings is not a treasure, but its strong defensive power can only be compared to the defensive treasures of the spiritual instrument level.

  Even if they saw the strange wings behind Gu Yun blocking most of the power of their master's sword energy, the two were still relatively optimistic, because the sword energy that broke through the wing defense was enough to dismember Gu Yun. However, reality is always cruel, and the two watched with open eyes as the four massive sword energies slashed onto Gu Yun's body, but the imagined scene of chaotic blades tearing him apart did not appear. The four massive sword energies only left a few deep wounds on Gu Yun's body that could be seen to the bone, although they looked shocking, but compared to their imagined results, it was still too different. What made them even more unbelievable was yet to come, they saw that Gu Yun, who had four huge wounds on his body, did not fall to the ground in a state of severe injury, but instead stood there calmly, and those four wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a few breaths, Gu Yun's body was already unscathed except for his tattered clothes. The two exchanged a glance, and the same thought appeared in their minds: this guy really wasn't human, how could a person's body be so resilient, able to withstand such massive sword energy and recover so quickly?

  They had no idea about the power of Gu Yun's Nine Turns Golden Body Technique, and even Gu Yun himself didn't fully understand its power until just now. With such a strong defense combined with the healing ability of the Rebirth True Qi, Gu Yun felt excited thinking about it. From now on, when fighting others, he would have fewer worries and could exert his strength to the maximum extent. Thinking of this, Gu Yun charged towards the three people who were still in a state of shock, flashing three times before arriving in front of them. His target was not Chen Song, but as he passed by him, a Fixation Technique was applied to Chen Song, who was still in a state of astonishment. Logically, Chen Song shouldn't have been fixed by Gu Yun's technique again, but the strong defense and self-healing power had a great impact on him, causing him to be caught off guard once more. By the time his body recovered from the shock, Gu Yun was already standing ten meters away from him, with his two junior brothers lying headless at his feet. The two men's cultivation levels were originally no match for Gu Yun, and since they were still in a state of shock, their outcome was hardly unexpected.

  Chen Song was furious, crazed, his eyes bloodshot, his hair standing on end, and a roar like that of a wounded beast issuing from his mouth. The six Liuhe Men disciples he had brought with him were killed right before his eyes, how could he not be furious, how could he not go mad? Now, he no longer had any intention of taking Gu Yun alive, all he wanted was to tear him limb from limb and vent the hatred in his heart.

  Looking at Chen Song, who was charging towards him with his sword, Gu Yun felt a little disdainful. He couldn't take the stimulation. However, this was the effect he wanted. It wasn't that Chen Song was being unreasonable, if Gu Yun's cultivation level were higher than his, then killing his several junior fellow disciples under his nose would make him feel a bit better. But now, the problem was that Gu Yun's cultivation level was actually lower than his by an entire realm, a whole realm! The gap between them wasn't just a little bit. Normally, a cultivator like Chen Song in the Congealing Phase would be able to kill ten cultivators in the Out-of-Body Phase with ease. But today, everything had turned upside down - this Out-of-Body Phase cultivator not only fought him evenly, but also made him watch as his six junior fellow disciples were slaughtered, which was extremely difficult for him to accept.

  In an instant, he rushed to Gu Yun's face, and the sword in his hand had quickly stabbed out more than 300 swords. After a series of clanging sounds, the long sword in Chen Song's hand had become a pile of fragments on the ground. He was not good at close combat as a cultivator, and the long sword in his hand was no match for Gu Yun's Mo Yan. It was only natural that it would shatter into pieces. Of course, Gu Yun didn't feel too great either. After all, Chen Song's cultivation level was higher than his by an entire realm. Although he wasn't good at close combat, the sword energy contained in the long sword still managed to penetrate Gu Yun's body, wreaking havoc inside. While it couldn't cause any significant harm to Gu Yun, it would definitely make him feel uncomfortable. If Chen Song knew that his attack had only made Gu Yun feel a bit uncomfortable, he might really go crazy.

  Just as Gu Yun had just cleared the sword energy from his body, Chen Song came rushing over with a sword again. This time, Gu Yun did not resist, and behind him, a golden Buddha image of over 15 meters tall suddenly appeared without warning, and Gu Yun's figure also disappeared at the same time as the Buddha image appeared. Chen Song charged towards Gu Yun with the long sword that had been slightly damaged since his initial fight with Gu Yun, he no longer had any qualms about damaging the sword, if he couldn't kill Gu Yun, he wouldn't have to go back and face the people in the sect either. As soon as he arrived at where Gu Yun was standing earlier, what he saw was a gigantic golden Buddha image of over 15 meters tall, with a huge palm that was over one meter in diameter coming down towards him.

  Without hesitation, Chen Song quickly retreated from the range of the giant palm's coverage. At the same time, a massive sword energy, forty feet long, slashed down towards the golden law image. This is the role of a magic treasure for a cultivator - with the same level of cultivation, different magic treasures can produce different levels of power. The mid-grade spirit artifact flying sword in Chen Song's hand was only one grade higher than the low-grade spirit artifact flying sword from earlier, but the sword energy it emitted was ten feet longer.

  The ancient saying that the five-zhang-tall Buddha image appeared somewhat insignificant in front of Chen Song's forty-zhang-long sword energy, but this seemingly insignificant figure emitted an aura that looked down on the world. With a huge fist grasped, he punched towards the even larger sword energy. After a deafening roar, the golden Buddha image was cut back ten zhang away, while the forty-zhang-long sword energy dissipated and disappeared into thin air.

  Chen Song looked at the disappearing sword energy in the air with an incredulous expression, really unable to understand how that golden spell could have blocked it. Even if a mountain were to be struck by such a massive sword energy, it would likely be shaved off by a layer, yet this golden spell had merely been knocked back ten zhang. This outcome was unacceptable to Chen Song.

  The result was something that Gu Yun had not expected. Since he learned the Golden Body Transformation, he had never used it before and only knew it was very powerful, but to what extent he did not know. Just now, using his fist to blast that huge sword energy was also forced, because the Golden Body was too large, so its agility was somewhat inferior. Such a sword energy could not be dodged, so he had no choice but to hard fight. The result of this fight, however, made Gu Yun greatly surprised, unexpectedly the power of the Golden Body was so powerful, directly blasting the huge sword energy into pieces, and his own body only suffered a little injury, and this was just the initial stage of the Golden Body, which was still somewhat illusory and not substantial. Thinking about it, this Golden Body Transformation was indeed the Nine Turns Golden Body Technique's magic technique, if it wasn't powerful then it would be hard to explain. Now Gu Yun's confidence had greatly increased, with such a powerful Golden Body, killing the human waste in front of him wouldn't be so difficult anymore.

  Excited Gu Yun immediately took big strides and rushed towards Chen Song, each step causing the ground to shake. Although Jin Shen Bian was powerful, Gu Yun's current cultivation could not support a prolonged battle, so he had to fight quickly and decisively.

  As he watched the golden Buddha image charging towards him, Chen Song subconsciously retreated a few steps. He now knew how formidable this thing was and definitely couldn't let it get close to his body, or else he would be no match for its palm strike. The sword in his hand continuously swung out, with waves of sword energy constantly shooting towards Gu Yun's golden body, not seeking to injure the enemy, but just trying to block its path. He knew that Gu Yun's current state couldn't last much longer, otherwise it wouldn't have been brought out until now.

  Ancient Cloud knew even more that his time was limited, so he directly ignored the sword energy emitted by Chen Song, letting it slash on his body, and sped towards Chen Song without slowing down.

  Chen Song's face flashed a hint of cruelty and heartache as he continued to approach Gu Yun, unaffected by the sword energy he had emitted. Then, a red crystal appeared in his hand, which he flung at Gu Yun.

  The ancient cloud didn't know what Chen Song had thrown at him, but it was something that could be used at this time, so it must not have been anything good for himself. He dodged to the side and let a red crystal block pass by. However, when he turned his head back, he saw a hint of a sinister smile on Chen Song's face, and Ancient Cloud silently cursed in his heart. Before he could react, he heard Chen Song softly utter a single word: "Explode." Then, a deafening explosion shook the sky behind him, and a massive surge of energy rushed forward, engulfing everything in flames. In an instant, the golden body that had just withstood Chen Song's sword aura was shattered, and Ancient Cloud's body was sent flying out. The intense pain piercing through his back and the chaotic meridians within told Ancient Cloud that he was now severely injured.

  Chen Song walked up to Gu Yun with a sinister grin on his face, holding the sword and said: "Kid, how's it going? Your Golden Body isn't that strong after all, huh? Now you're feeling pretty helpless, aren't you?" "A high-grade lower-level Heavenly Thunder, do you know how much effort I put into getting my hands on this? Kid, you'll pay the price for this. You can't escape now, to be honest, those bizarre skills of yours really surprised me and made me envious too. After I kill you, I'll use the Soul Searching Technique to make all those things mine, hahaha! Do you have anything to confess before you die? Maybe if I'm in a good mood, I might even help you out."

  Ancient Cloud gazed at this madman with a speechless expression, his heart also racing with anxiety. He knew about the Soul Searching Technique, a ruthless skill that could read a person's memories and cause them to die instantly. It was unimaginable what would happen if his own memories were read by this maniac. However, he currently had no way to stop him. The explosion from the heavenly thunderbolt earlier was too powerful, even with the Revival Elixir's healing properties, it wouldn't be possible to recover in a short amount of time.

  Just as Gu Yun was staring blankly at Chen Song's hand reaching for his head without any way to stop it, a sudden change occurred.