Chapter 23: Xing Wu Jin

  Suddenly, the eerie figure moved.

  Xiao Gu followed him and dodged a sneak attack, while slapping a palm past.

  Rumbling, the intense sonic boom was like a terrifying thunderclap. Xiao Gu exerted his full strength, and facing the unknown thing, he didn't dare to be even slightly careless.

  Bang! That eerie figure's palm suddenly appeared a star that had shrunk countless times, directly meeting Xiao Gu's palm.

  The two of them backed away from each other.

  "Who are you," Xiao Gu spoke first.

  Then, the figure emerged from the road and revealed his true appearance. He was a man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, slightly slender, wearing a long shirt of stardust color, with handsome features, flying long hair, and sparkling starry eyes.

  Xiao Gu's eyes were the first thing he noticed.

  There seems to be a boundless void, with stars twinkling and flowing within it, carrying unparalleled mystery and radiance. Even cultivators with slightly weaker cultivation would get lost in it if they gazed at it for just a little while longer.

  Xiao Gu saw that the person in front of him was extraordinary.

  "Who are you, after all?" Xiao Gu spoke for the second time.

  "In the lower star, no taboo," the man said with courtesy, but with a strange sense of loneliness.

  "In Xiaoyu's place," Xiaoyu replied in kind.

  "You interrupted my training, let's have a fight," Xing Wuji said directly, striking out without giving Xiao Gu a chance to speak.

  Bang! Xiao Gu blocked a blow, and the strange starlight flickered, making Xiao Gu feel somewhat laborious.

  Boom! Xiao Gu was equally ruthless, and a finger as if cast in bronze and iron pointed heavily outward. This was the Imperial Finger, which Xiao Gu had also used for the first time against an enemy.

  In the end, Xiao Gu is also a martial arts enthusiast. Although he is usually low-key, when he encounters a real opponent, Xiao Gu will absolutely not back down and will charge forward bravely, which is his true nature.

  Xing Wu Jin dodged the attack with a flash of his body, and at the same time, his surroundings began to darken, as if it were an eternal void. Then, little by little, starlight appeared, and in an instant, this dark void transformed into a boundless starry sky.

  The stars in the sky surrounded him, making him seem like an ancient god king towering above the nine heavens, mysterious and majestic.

  Boom, the star river pressed down, the stars poured in reverse, and the vast star power shocked Xiao Gu.

  Boom, boom, boom, boom! Xiao Gu unfolded the Five Elements Fist and Emperor's Finger to engage in a fierce battle. The countless withered bones around him shattered, and the grayish-white bone powder was blown high into the air. Every strike from Xiao Gu would explode numerous stars.

  But the number of stars in the universe is something that can never be destroyed no matter what.

  Xing Wu Jin's face was filled with frenzy, although the battle was extremely difficult, but he didn't have a hint of fear. Similarly, Xiao Gu's fighting spirit soared to the sky, such an opponent could let him fight with abandon and feel utterly exhilarated.

  Roar!

  Xing Wu Jin let out a furious roar, countless stars aligned in an eerie pentagram, rays of starlight connected, pressing down towards Xiao Gu Town, the vast power struck the earth, causing it to tremble. In this instant, the pentagram seemed to have harnessed the true power of the stars in the sky, boundless and majestic.

  "Golden Intent is sharp!" Xiao Gu similarly let out a loud cry, as Jin Xing's fist imbued with the terrifying power of Golden Intent smashed upwards towards the sky.

  In the void, faint and imperceptible fine cracks appeared, this is the terror of Jin Xing Quan, the sharp gold's power tore through the void.

  Bang, the two heavily collided together.

  The five-pointed star shattered, Xing Wu's face turned pale and he retreated, while Xiao Gu also stumbled back more than ten meters.

  In the center of the collision, a massive crater dozens of meters deep appeared, separating the two.

  "Come again," Xiao Gu shouted loudly, both fists striking out at the same time, causing the earth to shatter and rocks to break apart. It turned out that his left hand was using the Golden Path Fist, while his right hand was using the Wooden Path Fist.

  "Good timing," Xing Wuji also took a big gulp, his hands drawing out mysterious marks. A strange power was reviving, and at this moment, he revealed the forbidden power to confront Xiao Gu. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and his bones were cracking all over his body.

  It can be seen that this move is quite strenuous for him and cannot be easily used.

  Crash, Xīng Huì shattered, countless stars turned to dust under Xiao Gu's blow, but even more stars converged, merging one after another, and in an instant, only a single star, swollen a hundred times larger, hung above Xīn Wú Jìn's head.

  The stars pressed down, giving Xiao Gu a feeling of being crushed by Mount Tai. The Five Elements Fist moved in unison, with each fist pounding towards that one wheel of stars.

  It must be said that Xing Wuji is extremely powerful, and even he only has the fourth level of Nirvana, but it's enough to rival Xiao Gu, this is absolutely a rare talent in the world, comparable to the strongest among the various sealed kings, and even surpasses them.

  Boom, boom, boom! The starry sky, composed entirely of stellar energy, was pure and unadulterated, carrying a terrifyingly savage aura. Even with Xiao Gu's full strength, he could only temporarily stop the stars from falling.

  Xing Li's endless power caused Xiao Gu's pressure to increase greatly.

  Crack, crack, the muscles and bones of Xiao Gu were bursting with a deafening sound, this was an extreme manifestation that had reached its limit. A star fell from the sky, what kind of terrifying force was this? It was simply unstoppable, even if at this moment the star shrunk to a billionth of its size, it was still infinitely terrifying.

  The ground beneath Xiao Gu's feet sank, with an area of dozens of meters sinking by more than half a foot. Xiao Gu's blue veins bulged, his divine power circulating, unceasingly, as he threw punch after punch.

  Similarly, Xing Wuji was also unbearable, his face had turned pale to the extreme, and big drops of sweat kept falling, wetting a large area of the ground. His face showed an abnormal grayish white color, and his whole body was trembling. He could no longer hold on.

  "What's wrong with these two kids?" Old Wang muttered to himself, casting a sideways glance at the two desperate men.

  One punch after another, Xiao Gu didn't even know how many punches he had thrown, until finally at some point he heard the sound of something shattering!

  Ka cha, ka cha, Xiao Gu heard it, and Xing Wu Jin naturally also heard it.

  Crack, crack, crack, the shattering sound grew louder and faster.

  It burst, and with a loud shout from Xiao Gu, the stars suddenly exploded, turning into nothingness. The terrifying power wreaked havoc, pushing them far away.

  Xiao Gu and Xing Wuji lay on the ground with no strength left, but after a moment they suddenly burst out laughing in unison "Refreshing, refreshing!"

  The next day and night, both of them spent their time recovering from their injuries. Endless spiritual energy of the grass and trees rolled in, but whenever they passed through this desert, it would mysteriously disappear, forcing Xiao Gu to leave this place.

  On the other hand, when Xing Wuji was healing his wounds, the starlight twinkled and a vast amount of star power poured down, pouring into his body, wrapping him completely in stardust.

  One day and one night later, Xiao Gu woke up refreshed and invigorated, feeling that he was almost at the edge of Nirvana's fourth stage and could break into Nirvana's fifth stage at any time. Xing Wu Jin was the same, with a captivating starlight emanating from his body, as if he were a deity.

  "Brother Xiao is indeed formidable, no wonder he can ignore that guy Sheng Tianwang," Xing Wuji laughed loudly as he sat on the ground, disregarding his image.

  "Haha, Sheng Tianwang is indeed formidable, I'm still no match for him," Xiao Gu said with a smile.

  "I don't know why Brother Xiao has come here," Xing Wuji changed the subject and said.

  "It's not to escape their pursuit, alas, with so many people, there's no other way but to flee. I accidentally stumbled upon this place and don't know why it's like this. Can you tell me, Brother Wuji?" Xiao Gu said helplessly.

  "Honestly, I don't know why it's like this either. I just found that the palace there can make people hallucinate and it's a good place to temper oneself, so I stayed behind. If Brother Xiao is willing, we can go in and take a look," Xing Wuji said with a shrug.

  "Of course, I'm also curious," Xiao Gu smiled slightly. "However, for now, I still want to take advantage of this place to cultivate a bit, otherwise it would be a huge waste."

  "Not bad, this is indeed a good place, and it's rare that I can temper my spiritual consciousness," Xing Wuji nodded and said.

  For the next period of time, Xiao Gu and Tan Tian as well as Xing Wu Jin stayed here to cultivate in peace. Unexpectedly, it was half a month before anyone came looking for them. Xiao Gu found this very curious, but ultimately could only attribute it to the strange effects of this place.

  The cultivator's physical body was shackled, but his soul was extremely important. Even though he had only been tempered here for more than half a month, Xiao Gu's divine consciousness had expanded by a factor of two and condensed significantly.

  Unfortunately, after half a month, everything here had no effect on him, and it was already at the limit. Xing Wu Jin was the same.

  So, under duress, the two decided to venture deeper into the palace to take a look. During this time, Tian Ye secretly painted some Taoist symbols, allowing them to enter the place unimpeded and without obstruction.

  Xiao Gu became even more curious about Tian Lai's background!