Chapter 51: Extreme Ice Pearl

  The sword flashed once more, and two more sword auras shot out from the side towards Zhu Huo.

  Wan Jia Sanming and Wan Jiaslave blocked the retreat of Zhu Hu, while Wan Renjian and Wan Renqian controlled flying swords to attack Zhu Hu.

  Using the innate true energy to control the artifact, although the power is not as good as directly holding the artifact, but the flexibility is even better. Using the innate true energy to control the sword can launch an attack on the target from all sides and directions.

  Against human cultivators, this move is not very effective, but against demonic beasts, using a sword to launch an attack often works better than directly wielding a magic tool.

  The tiger stood on the ground, wanting to dodge two flying swords that were extremely fast and attacked left and right. It was not easy, but it used its iron claws to slap and its iron tail to sweep, repeatedly sending the two flying swords aside.

  However, the flying sword quickly adjusted its direction under the control of Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi, and the sword aura burst out, slashing down towards Zhuohu. Zhuohu was careless for a moment, and was stabbed in the body by the two people's flying swords, instantly leaving a terrifying wound, with blood splashing everywhere.

  "Roar......" Zui Hu let out a loud roar, his ferocity bursting forth, and with a fierce leap, he ignored the two flying swords and pounced straight at Wan Renjian and Wan Renqian.

  Wan Rensheng and Wan Renqi's faces rose with a hint of cold smile, and at the same time, they raised their hands, and two talismans flew towards Zhu Hu.

  One Taiyi charm, one Xuanbing charm...

  Afraid of the explosion, Taiyi's talisman transformed into a lightning bolt and struck the top of Zhu Hu's head. Xuanbing's talisman transformed into several ice cones that pierced Zhu Hu's body.

  The tiger suddenly retreated repeatedly, continuously emitting several mournful cries.

  Although the Blazing Tiger is a fifth-layer demonic beast of the Pre-Heaven Realm, it can simultaneously contend with fifth-layer and fourth-layer cultivators of the Pre-Heaven Realm. Clearly, its strength is not to be underestimated, making it no match for them.

  Wan Renjian and Wan Rongqi showed no mercy as they struck, their two sword auras bursting forth and shooting out. The flying swords controlled by the Imperial Seal also chopped down towards Zhu Hu's body once again.

  Hmph...

  The tiger's iron tail swept horizontally, its claws grasped, and the two flying swords were brushed aside. The blood-red eyes locked onto Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi, and the massive head let out a deafening roar towards the sky...

  Hmph...

  Innumerable flames burst out of the giant tiger's mouth and pounced on Wan Renjian and Wan Renqiu.

  The tiger has played its trump card.

  This is no ordinary flame, but a molten fire from the earth's core. The innate true energy formed a barrier that can block ordinary flames, but cannot block the molten fire from the earth's core.

  Such a large area of underground molten fire spewed out, and any innate realm cultivator had to avoid the sharp edges. If they were burned by so much underground molten fire, they would either die or be injured.

  However, in the face of the oncoming underground molten fire, Wan Renjian and Wan Renqian didn't move at all, completely ignoring the approaching underground molten fire.

  Molten flames spewed out of the tiger's mouth, moving at an incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, they enveloped Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi.

  Just as the two were about to be engulfed by countless underground molten flames, Wan Renshu suddenly raised his hand and a snow-white bead the size of a thumb flew out from his hand towards the surging underground molten flames.

  As the snow-white pearl was taken out, Gu Chen suddenly felt that the scorching air around him disappeared instantly, replaced by an extremely cold breath.

  It feels like standing in icy skies and snowy lands.

  Gu Chen's eyes quickly turned to look at the snow-white bead thrown out by Wan Ren Sword, with a hint of surprise on his face.

  Nam pointed to the snow-white beads, which soon came into contact with the molten fire spewed out by Zhi Hu. Unexpectedly, the snow-white beads were not engulfed by the molten fire, but instead, the moment they touched, the flames went out one after another and turned into a block of white ice.

  The scorching hot, enough to incinerate a Xiantian cultivator's Nascent Soul, molten fire at the bottom of the earth was instantly cooled down and turned into ice upon contact with the snow-white pearl. The effect of this pearl is truly extraordinary.

  "It's actually a top-grade artifact, the Extreme Ice Pearl? No wonder he looked down on Zhu Huo so much. The Earth-Shattering Flame is Zhu Huo's trump card, but with the Extreme Ice Pearl, even a fourth-layer cultivator of the Innate Realm can capture this demon outside the range of the Earth-Shattering Flame." Gu Chen thought to himself as he gazed at the Extreme Ice Pearl.

  Soon, the molten lava spewed out by the Blazing Tiger was all turned into white ice blocks by the Extreme Ice Pearl, forming a cluster of icy flames that fell to the ground one after another, shattering into powder.

  The tiger's face was filled with fear as it saw the molten fire beneath its feet being easily broken through, and now the direction of the Molten Flame Cave had been blocked by someone. The underground molten fire couldn't save it either, and it had already fallen into a desperate situation.

  Whoosh... Whoosh...

  The tiger was shocked for a moment, two sword auras flashed by, and left two terrible wounds on its body, making it let out a mournful howl.

  The ground was covered in bright red blood, the Tiger's body was riddled with deep and terrifying wounds that reached several feet in length, even the molten flames from beneath the earth couldn't force its opponent to retreat, it had nowhere to escape.

  Two sword auras changed direction and swiftly slashed towards Zhuo Hu, who was injured and no longer as agile. Tie Wei swept his tail, but was a step too slow, and was again struck by the two sword auras on his body.

  Zhuo Hu stumbled, almost falling to the ground. Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi's faces broke into a smile. The flying sword changed direction, its aura bursting forth as it rapidly stabbed down at Zhuo Hu once again.

  With a single move, Wan Renjian's flying sword directly pierced into Zhi Hu's skull, and Zhi Hu let out a mournful cry. Its four limbs could no longer support its body, and it fell to the ground.

  This congenital fifth-order flame tiger actually died under the joint attack of Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi.

  Gu Chen watched with his eyes, joyful in his heart, the flames spewing out from the ground, he was unstoppable no matter what, only dodging was possible. If it were just him alone, the possibility of Jiao Hu escaping would be very great.

  And also, the cultivation of the five layers of the Tianjing realm of the Blazing Tiger, if Gu Chen did not use the Lingxiang symbol, he would not be able to kill the Blazing Tiger.

  Now someone has taken the trouble to kill Zuo Hu, and Gu Chen is just watching from the side, how can he not be happy?

  Two sword auras transformed into flying swords, falling into the hands of Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi. Wan Renjian raised his hand, and the top-grade artifact, Extreme Ice Pearl, was also retrieved.

  The tiger lay motionless on the ground, the sword had just pierced its brain, and the tiger was dead.

  Wan Tianrui had already reached the ninth layer of the Pre-Heaven Realm, and was only one step away from the Divine Sea Realm. The Blazing Tiger Inner Elixir had a great effect on Wan Tianrui's cultivation method, and just one pill would be enough to allow him to enter the Divine Sea Realm.

  Therefore, the Wan family has been searching for Zhi Hu's trail. Wan Renjian found Zhi Hu's trail in Flame Mountain's Melting Flame Cave, but it was difficult for even a God Sea Realm cultivator to capture Zhi Hu in the midst of flames. How could he, a pre-heavenly fifth-layer cultivator, possibly catch him?

  Although Wan Tianrui gave Wan Renshu the Extreme Ice Pearl to deal with Zhuohu, Zhuohu did not come out of the Furnace Flame Cave, and Wan Renshu had no way to capture Zhuohu.

  "This is great... Obtaining the Tiger's Inner Elixir, Father's cultivation can break through to the Divine Sea Realm, and our family will become a vassal state, with power ten times greater than now. Father will definitely reward us heavily, haha..."

  Zi Hu's death sent Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi into a frenzy of joy.

  "Congratulations, young master, congratulations, miss... for obtaining the Tiger's Inner Elixir. The clan leader will be very pleased." The three house slaves of the Wan family ran over, saying happily.

  The faces of all five members of the Wan family were filled with joy and laughter.

  No one noticed that Gu Chen, who was far away, also showed a happy smile, but there was some coldness in the smile.

  Rumble...

  The sky was filled with thunder, and heavy rain poured down like a waterfall, covering the entire world.

  A flash of lightning cut across the sky, bringing a momentary brightness to the dark night.

  A dilapidated thatched cottage, under the ravages of a stormy rain, swayed back and forth, with drips and drops of rainwater constantly leaking from the roof.

  Gu Chen was shivering with cold, his body curled up tightly, Gu Cang Tian took off his own coat and covered Gu Chen with it, holding him in his arms.

  The biting cold wind is howling, the icy rainwater is pouring down, and the ruthless black night, like the devil's hands, takes away the warmth of the world, leaving only a coldness...

  No... there was still one warm place left, and that was Father's chest.

  Gu Chen's teeth were chattering, his whole body trembling, tightly clinging to Gu Cang's bosom, the only warm place in the dark of night.

  "Chen Er, don't be afraid, we've escaped, everything is over, you must live on strongly... Dad will protect you, live well..." Gu Cangtian said tightly hugging Gu Chen.

  In his father's arms, the chill seemed to have quietly disappeared. Gu Chen nodded vigorously in response to his father's gaze: "En, I will."

  "Haha...... Hahaha... Live on? No, you don't have a chance anymore. Tonight is your deadline. You will not see tomorrow's sun, hahahaha..."

  A sinister laugh suddenly rang out, instantly interrupting the conversation between the father and son in the thatched hut.

  That was a familiar laugh. Gu Chen's father and son changed their faces, and just after a moment, a sword aura appeared on one side of the thatched hut, cutting the entire thatched hut into powder.

  "Hahaha......" Wan Renjian burst out laughing and appeared in front of Gu Chen father and son.

  "Kill them all, cut the grass and eliminate it... The Gu family will be exterminated from heaven and earth starting tonight, hahahaha..."

  Wan Renshu laughed loudly, and the sword in his hand suddenly burst out, a six-meter-long sword aura slashed towards Gu Chen father and son.

  The ancient sky immediately welcomed the enemy, a cruel life-and-death decisive battle began on this cold rainy night.

  ……

  Dong dong dong dong......

  Continuous and unrelenting sounds of clashing weapons echoed in the darkness, occasionally a flash of lightning illuminated the sky, and for an instant, Gu Chen saw two figures fighting each other in the dark.

  ……

  A flash of lightning suddenly lit up the sky, Gu Chen let out a sharp cry as he saw his father's left arm being cut off at the shoulder by Wan Ren's sword.

  Another flash of lightning, Gu Chen screamed again. He saw Wan Renjian's long sword piercing his father's chest, and at the same time, Wan Renjian's head was cut off by his father's sword and thrown to one side.

  This battle, Gu Cangqiong and Wan Renshu perished together. From then on, Gu Chen had no more relatives in the world...

  At that moment, Gu Chen's heart dropped into an ice cellar, colder than this cold night, without a hint of warmth.

  ……

  ……

  With the death of Zuo Hu, Gu Chen had no more reservations in his heart. His eyes stared at Wan Renjian, and the memories buried in his heart erupted like a volcanic explosion.

  Looking at Wan Renjian, Gu Chen's eyes became increasingly cold and gloomy. With a flip of his palm, the Descending Spirit Symbol that only had a thread of spiritual energy left appeared in his hand.

  Wan Renjian's eyes gleamed with excitement, his gaze passing over the corpse of Zhu Huo to land on Gu Chen, saying: "Young one, Zhu Huo is already dead. What do you want?"

  Gu Chen stared at Wan Renjian, his eyes still cold and gloomy, without saying a word.

  "Hahaha......" Wan Renjian burst out laughing and said, "Don't look at me like that, the corpse of Zhu Hu is right here. What do you want? You can go get it yourself! Don't worry, maybe... perhaps... you'll get what you want!"

  After taking a glance at Zhi Hu's corpse, Gu Chen shook his head and said, "What I want the most is not on Zhi Hu's body."

  "Consider yourself having self-awareness, haha......" Wan Si smiled and said: "Zhu Huo was killed by the young master, everything here belongs to the young master, including your life, including that little white fox... all belong to the young master."

  "You half-breed, scared now, huh? Haha... You're no longer of any use, look at the corpse of Steamed Tiger, you'll soon be like it, losing your life and lying here forever."

  "You can try to escape, and see how far you can run under our pursuit of the five of us... Haha."

  ……

  The other two family slaves also burst out laughing.

  Having killed Zhi Hu, their next target would be Gu Chen. As they spoke, the few of them no longer had any reservations.

  Looking at Gu Chen, all five members of the Wan family burst out laughing happily. They wanted to find a look of fear on Gu Chen's face, but they were disappointed.

  Gu Chen glanced at the five people and said: "Escape? No, I won't escape..."

  "Whether you escape or not, you're dead for sure today, haha..."

  "Kneel down and beg for mercy, maybe we'll give you a quick death, haha... Beg us, beg us..."

  ……

  The three family slaves burst out laughing.

  Gu Chen's face remained unchanged, his eyes still cold and gloomy. The words of the three family slaves seemed to have not entered his ears, without having any impact on him.

  The little white on his shoulder sensed Gu Chen's emotions at this moment, and for the first time, it didn't make any movements, facing the provocations of the Wan family members without making any counterattacks.

  Gu Chen's reaction made Wan Renshu somewhat unexpected. Logically speaking, a small cultivator who had just entered the True Immortal Realm would definitely be frightened and flustered at this time, either turning around to escape or loudly begging for mercy.

  Like Gu Chen, he doesn't seem to be in danger at all, his expression is so calm, it's really unreasonable.

  However, Gu Chen's reaction was somewhat strange, but Wan Renshu didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, he was just a first-layer cultivator of the Innate Realm, and being calm wouldn't change the outcome of things.

  Wan Renshu took a few steps forward and arrived beside the corpse of Zhu Hu, saying: "Youngster, you neither flee nor beg for mercy, standing there waiting for death? What do you want to do?"

  A sharp glint flashed across Gu Chen's eyes as he said, "I want to kill someone."

  With a squeeze of his right hand, the Spirit-Sealing Charm transformed into a stream of clear light that flowed into his entire body. Gu Chen's cultivation surged explosively at the same time, and the third layer of the Heaven-Slaying Immortal-Forging Technique unfolded, increasing his physical strength by threefold and his physical power by threefold.

  "Hahaha... " Gu Chen had just finished speaking, when Wan Renshu suddenly burst out laughing and said: "Did you guys hear that? He wants to kill someone? Haha... hahahaha..."

  Just then, a black cloak appeared on Gu Chen's back. His figure flickered and disappeared from the spot, leaving behind a residual shadow that shot towards Wan Renjian like a meteor.

  "Be careful, young master..." Wan Renjian was still laughing when Gu Chen's sudden change caught the attention of three family slaves, who immediately cried out in alarm.

  *sigh*...

  Four sword auras flashed, and Wan Renqi and three family slaves instantly released their flying swords.

  Wan Renshu also discovered Gu Chen's sudden change, but... it was too late.

  Gu Chen's speed was so fast that it reached an extreme point, the Spirit Descending Talisman attached to his body, causing his cultivation to suddenly break through to the sixth layer of the Pre-Heavenly Boundary. This was already one level higher than Wan Renjian, and with the added speed boost from the Swift Feather Cloak, he could directly chase after a Heavenly Sea Boundary cultivator's speed, which was even faster than a ninth-layer Pre-Heavenly Boundary cultivator by more than double.

  Such a swift and ultimate sword, how can Wan Ren Sword withstand it?

  He had just reacted, only to see the sword flash, and he felt a chill in his neck, his head flying backwards, a headless corpse suddenly appeared before his eyes, and then he lost consciousness.