141: Chapter 141 Massacre

Poison Hand Child Elder and Blood Gu Lady stepped into the rocky area.

All around were jagged boulders, some several zhang high, others reaching the waist.

Wind and sand whistled through them like ghosts, pressing visibility to a minimum.

"Be careful," Poison Hand Child Elder said in a low voice, "This place is suitable for an ambush."

Blood Gu Lady smiled dismissively.

"What is there to fear? With the two of us working together, even a Yuan Xiang middle stage could be fought. That person is only in the Primal Form Realm, and the aura of the Thousand Tribulations Nirvana Gu has not even dissipated yet. How much ability could he have?"

Although she said this, she already had three scarlet Gu insects held in her hand.

Those were her "blood devouring gu", specialized in devouring Qi and blood. Those struck would immediately have their Qi and blood depleted, turning into mummies.

Poison Hand Child Elder did not answer.

His gaze swept around, his scarlet eyes flashing with vigilant light.

But he found nothing.

All around there were only rocks, wind and sand, and the winding ravine leading into the depths.

The two continued forward.

Ten zhang.

Twenty zhang.

Thirty zhang.

Just as they passed a three-zhang-high boulder—

A blade light erupted from the shadow of the boulder!

The blade light came without warning.

No warning of killing intent, no leakage of aura, no signs that anyone could detect in advance.

It simply appeared out of thin air, like lightning struck from the Void Realm, slashing towards the back of Poison Hand Child Elder's neck!

Poison Hand Child Elder's pupils shrank!

He had no time to turn, no time to dodge, not even time to activate his protective Gu insects—

He could only desperately lunge forward!

The blade light grazed his back, cutting off a lock of hair and slamming into a boulder beside him.

"Boom!"

That boulder, over a zhang high, shattered upon impact, exploding into flying gravel!

Poison Hand Child Elder rolled to the ground, gray-black mist surging wildly from his body, instantly condensing into seven shrill phantoms to protect his surroundings.

"Who?!"

He shouted sharply, his scarlet eyes staring fixedly at that patch of shadow.

No one responded.

Only the wind and sand whistled.

Only gravel fell with a rustling sound.

Blood Gu Lady also reacted at this moment, the three scarlet Gu insects flying from her hands, turning into three red lights as they rushed towards the shadow—

Within the shadow, a figure stepped out.

It was a young man.

About seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing dark gray plain clothes, his figure straight as a pine, his face handsome, his eyes terrifyingly calm.

It was Jiang Hanzhou.

In his hand, he held a dark, blood-colored long saber, the blade flowing with a cold luster in the wind and sand.

"Ten Thousand Gu Sect?"

He spoke, his voice flat, as if asking about an insignificant matter.

Poison Hand Child Elder did not answer.

His gaze fell on Jiang Hanzhou, his scarlet eyes narrowing slightly.

"The aura of the Thousand Tribulations Nirvana Gu... it is you."

He licked his lips, bloodthirsty light flashing in his eyes.

"Hand over the Thousand Tribulations Nirvana Gu, and I will spare your life."

Jiang Hanzhou smiled.

The smile was faint but carried an indescribable meaning.

"Spare my life?"

He raised the tiger soul saber, the tip pointing obliquely at Poison Hand Child Elder.

"Coincidentally, I also want to ask you two about something."

Poison Hand Child Elder frowned.

"What matter?"

"You people of the Ten Thousand Gu Sect," Jiang Hanzhou's tone remained flat, "how many entrants have you killed? How many memory fragments have you obtained?"

Poison Hand Child Elder's pupils contracted slightly.

The next moment—

He moved!

The seven gray-black phantoms screeched as they pounced on Jiang Hanzhou; those were his "soul devouring gu", specialized in devouring the Divine Soul!

At the same time, he retreated violently, his palms slapping repeatedly, waves of foul-smelling palm energy surging like a tide!

Blood Gu Lady also attacked at the same time!

With a wave of her hands, a sky full of scarlet Gu insects surged from her sleeves, like a cloud of blood, enveloping Jiang Hanzhou!

This was her signature technique—"Blood Cloud Gu Formation".

Thirty-six thousand blood devouring gu formed a killing formation; even if a Yuan Xiang middle stage fell into it, they would be sucked into a mummy!

Jiang Hanzhou did not retreat.

He did not even dodge.

Just—

Raised his left hand.

Five fingers spread.

In his palm, red-gold light bloomed suddenly!

Great Sun Tide · Pure Yang Protective Aura!

In that instant, with him as the center, within a radius of ten zhang, the temperature climbed sharply!

The red-gold light surged like a tide, and wherever it passed, those pouncing soul devouring gu phantoms were like snow meeting the scorching sun, letting out shrill screams and instantly dissolving!

That sky full of blood cloud Gu insects was even worse.

Pure Yang Protective Aura, extremely rigid and extremely Yang, specifically counters Yin evil!

The scarlet Gu insects struggled frantically in the red-gold light, wisps of green smoke rising from their bodies, then they fell like raindrops, laying a thick layer of scorched insect corpses on the ground.

Poison Hand Child Elder's expression changed suddenly!

"Pure Yang True Intent!"

He exclaimed, retreating again!

But Jiang Hanzhou did not give him a chance.

He moved.

His figure swept out like a ghost, his right hand's tiger soul saber slashing towards Blood Gu Lady, his left hand slapping towards Poison Hand Child Elder!

That palm, palm shadows filled the sky, layer upon layer, as if thousands of palms were slapping out simultaneously!

Tidal Shadow Thousand Hands!

Poison Hand Child Elder shouted sharply, his palms meeting the attack!

"Boom!"

The four palms met, and violent air waves poured out in all directions!

Poison Hand Child Elder let out a muffled groan, stumbling back three steps, a trace of black blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

His eyes were full of disbelief.

Both being in the Initial Stage of Yuanxiang, the opponent's palm power was actually so domineering!

More terrifying was that the Pure Yang intent contained in that palm force formed a complete suppression of his Gu Dao Cultivation Technique!

On the other side, Blood Gu Lady was not having an easy time either.

Jiang Hanzhou's blade slashed over, and she had to sacrifice her life-bound Gu to resist.

That was a scarlet Gu insect the size of a thumb, shaped like a bee needle, with strange blood light flowing around its body.

Soul Devouring Needle.

Her life-bound Gu, refined for thirty years, specialized in breaking through Protective Aura and devouring the Divine Soul.

The moment she sacrificed this Gu, the scarlet light had already shot towards Jiang Hanzhou's brow—

Fast as lightning.

Unavoidable.

But Jiang Hanzhou did not avoid it at all.

He opened his mouth.

"Roar—!"

A giant roar like Dragons Roar and Tigers Howl exploded from his mouth!

The roar contained the extreme rigidity and Yang of the Pure Yang True Intent, the endlessness of the Tidal True Intent, and the majestic Qi and blood of a Dragon Elephant Realm Martial Artist capable of shaking the Divine Soul!

Dragons Roar and Tigers Howl!

This sound wave Martial Skill, which had long been mastered and turned into a Foundation, had its power more than doubled with the blessing of the True Intent!

The scarlet Soul Devouring Needle was hit head-on by the sound wave, letting out a shrill scream, its surface blood light trembling violently, almost shattering on the spot!

Blood Gu Lady was even more struck by lightning!

Her life-bound Gu was connected to her heart and spirit; the moment the Soul Devouring Needle was damaged, her Sea of Consciousness was also severely damaged!

She let out a miserable scream, blood flowing from her seven orifices, her whole person teetering!

That is the moment.

Jiang Hanzhou did not give her any chance to catch her breath.

The tiger soul saber was raised.

On the blade, a touch of golden light suddenly lit up.

That gold was extremely pure, extremely sharp, as if it could cut through everything.

Golden Sharpness True Intent.

Although it was only a preliminary grasp, although it was only a sliver, it was enough.

Divine Intent Heavenly Saber · Sea Breaking Tide!

The blade light appeared!

That blade seemed to cut through the sea tide, cut through the wind and sand, cut through everything on this Gobi beach.

The golden blade light swept past.

Blood Gu Lady widened her eyes.

She saw her life-bound Gu, that Soul Devouring Needle refined for thirty years, shattering inch by inch in that blade light.

She saw her protective Gu Qi, like paper, being easily torn apart.

She saw that dark, blood-colored long saber slash into her body.

No pain.

Only cold.

Then she heard Poison Hand Child Elder's exclamation, heard the muffled sound of her own corpse falling to the ground, heard the wind and sand still whistling—

Then she could hear nothing.

Poison Hand Child Elder's face turned pale.

He saw Blood Gu Lady killed by a single strike, saw the golden light on that saber, saw the young man turn to look at him—

He wanted to escape.

But just as he turned, the saber had already slashed over.

The second strike.

The golden blade light lit up again.

Poison Hand Child Elder desperately activated his protective Gu insects, desperately slapped out palm energy, desperately wanting to block this strike—

He could not block it.

The blade light broke through everything, slashing into his back.

He looked down and saw a blood-stained blade tip protruding from his chest.

Then, he died.

...

Jiang Hanzhou sheathed his saber.

He stood between the two corpses, his expression calm, his breathing steady, as if he had just done a trivial thing.

His True Qi was nearly half depleted, but it did not matter.

He squatted down and searched the items on the two.

Several volumes of Ten Thousand Gu Sect classics, recording various methods of raising Gu insects and secret techniques of Gu Dao cultivation.

Several Gu insect Materials, some he recognized, some he could not name.

And—

Two beads.

Jiang Hanzhou's eyes narrowed slightly.

The two beads were about the size of a longan, one light gray, one light brown, with faint fluorescence flowing on the surface.

They were exactly the same as his two beads.

But they were not the memory of the Dragon Slaying True Person.

Because the aura of those beads was completely different from the two he obtained in the bamboo forest.

This is...

His Divine Sense probed in.

The next moment, a memory surged over.

That was not the memory of the Dragon Slaying True Person.

It was someone else's.

A strange Cultivator, after entering this Small World, encountered a memory fragment in the shape of a Essence Spirit, killed it, and obtained this bead.

The memory in the bead was a fragment of the Essence Spirit's life, the cultivation memory of an ordinary Essence Spirit, with limited value.

The memory in the second bead was also from another murdered Cultivator.

The person had encountered a young Dragon Slaying True Person, and after a bitter battle, killed him and obtained this bead.

But the memory in the bead only had fragments of the Dragon Slaying True Person at the age of twelve or thirteen, slightly stronger than the seven or eight-year-old memory in Jiang Hanzhou's first bead, but limitedly so.

Jiang Hanzhou was silent for a moment.

Then he understood one thing.

So killing outsiders could also take away the memories they obtained.

So in this Small World, the biggest threat was not only those memory fragments, but also those Cultivators who entered this place just like him.

He stood up and looked at the light point still moving in the depths of the Gobi.

There, someone was hunting memory fragments.

Was obtaining the martial arts essence of the Dragon Slaying True Person.

Was becoming stronger.

Jiang Hanzhou put away the two beads and put them into the sumeru pouch.

He did not look at the two corpses.

The wind and sand would bury them, just like burying everything on this Gobi beach.

He turned and walked in the direction of the light point.