39: Chapter 39 Disguised as a Battle Emperor! Taking Full Advantage

"If I haven't returned by tomorrow, Uncle, just take the men and leave. Someone will escort me to Wutan City."

Nalan Su was very efficient, quickly relaying the order that Gu Han could freely enter and leave the guard unit. Gu Han didn't forget to set the stage before leaving.

"We set off tomorrow morning and should reach Black Flame City by evening. If you can't make it back, nephew, go directly to the Nalan Family's properties in Black Flame City. I'll instruct them to prepare a carriage or a fast horse." Nalan Su followed the suggestion readily.

"Alright."

Gu Han nodded slightly, turned, and executed the Nine Steps of the Wandering Snake to enter the forest.

Nalan Su watched him leave, secretly astonished. "So fast, such agile movement. It's at least Mysterious Level!"

Gu Han was indeed highly valued in the Cloud Mist Sect, being able to cultivate a relatively rare movement Dou Technique, and a Mysterious Level one at that.

Moreover, Gu Han's talent was truly monstrous. At such a young age, his realm wasn't low, and he could even master a Mysterious Level movement Dou Technique.

"Uncle, is he very outstanding?" A lively voice came from beside him, bringing Nalan Su back to his senses.

"I woke you up." Nalan Su looked at Nalan Yanyun with a gentle gaze. "In terms of pure talent, he even surpasses Yanran. If that kid from the Xiao Family still had his talent, perhaps they could be compared."

A look of envy flashed in Nalan Yanyun's eyes. If her talent hadn't been destroyed, she should have been able to compete with these geniuses.

Unfortunately, she was now just an ordinary cultivator who had to marry another person who had also become a waste, needing to huddle together for warmth.

Gu Han was unaware of the conversation between the uncle and niece. At that moment, he spoke, "Senior Brother."

Shua!

Zhang Chuchen arrived with his sword, his figure leaving a trail of afterimages in the forest as he stopped not far from Gu Han.

"Senior Brother, what are you planning to do?" Zhang Chuchen asked.

"To take down a Fifth-Tier Magical Beast. I'd like to ask for Senior Brother's help." Gu Han told him the truth.

"What did you say!?" Zhang Chuchen's pupils constricted, his voice trembling.

A Fifth-Tier Magical Beast was something even his Dou Wang master wouldn't dare provoke lightly within the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and he had only just broken through to Dou Ling.

"The senior from the Ice River Valley in the Central Plains was here just now." Gu Han took out the hundred-year cold jade pendant, which emitted a trace of soul pressure.

This soul pressure was something he had simulated using the power of the yuan crystal marrow combined with his own soul power, which was close to the Middle Stage of the Mortal Realm.

It was well known that Yao Lao was at the Peak of the Spirit Realm, and relying on the Bone Chilling Flame, he could only exert power at the Dou Zong level.

In the early stages of his recovery, using Xiao Yan's Great Dou Master level body, he could only exert Peak Dou Huang strength, enough to fight the newly ascended Dou Zong, Yun Shan.

At the Mortal Realm level, the soul itself didn't have much combat power, but if one mastered soul secret techniques or could coordinate it with their own strength, they could exert more power.

Gu Han's current method of use was mastered through the Xuanwu Shell, simulating an aura similar to an ice-attribute Dou Huang.

"Where is that senior?" Feeling the aura's pressure, Zhang Chuchen's expression changed instantly as he looked around. "I must thank him personally. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to resolve my body's hidden issues, recover my cultivation talent, and even break through to Dou Ling."

"The senior isn't someone you can see just because you want to." Gu Han put away the cold jade and spun a tale with a straight face. "He said helping you was just for my sake; there's no need to dwell on it."

"Last night, while he was wandering through the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he saw a good show of two peak Fifth-Tier Magical Beasts fighting. Now both are injured, and it's the perfect time to reap the benefits."

"But he has to deal with a Sixth-tier Demonic Beast to obtain a natural treasure and can't spare the time right now, so he told me to take you to handle this."

"Since the senior has commanded it, I will naturally serve. But even an injured Fifth-Tier Magical Beast is not something I can handle," Zhang Chuchen said with a solemn expression.

"What if it were a Third-Tier Magical Beast?" Gu Han turned and asked.

"Then I certainly can!" Zhang Chuchen nodded impatiently.

"Then let's go." Gu Han took the lead.

Guided by the detailed map provided by the Xuanwu Shell opportunity, the two avoided danger and went straight to a thicket at the foot of a mountain.

The cave where the Purple Nether Flame Snake was hiding was concealed behind a patch of shrubs. These shrubs had the ability to mask scents, allowing it to evade the carpet search of the Mu Kui Wolf pack.

"There's a cave behind this thicket. Inside hides a peak Fifth-Tier Purple Nether Flame Snake, but it's currently heavily injured by the Mu Kui Wolf King and afflicted by the Mu Kui Seal, so it can only exert the strength of the Late Third-Tier."

"Senior Brother, go in carefully. Just knock it unconscious and hand it over to me."

Having arrived at the location, Gu Han shared the specific details.

By providing such detailed information, he made Zhang Chuchen completely certain of the "Dou Huang senior's" existence.

Raising his longsword, he swung out several wind-blade sword qi to clear the shrubs, exposing a cave before them.

"Junior Brother, wait here for me. I'll go in and take care of the Purple Nether Flame Snake right now."

Zhang Chuchen executed the Cloud Mist Sect's Ethereal Movement Technique, drifting into the cave silently like a gentle breeze.

Gu Han stood there for a while before entering the dark cave. After confirming there were no onlookers within a hundred meters, he returned to the Black Tortoise Mystic Realm with a thought and then released his soul perception.

Boom!

About fifteen minutes later, the commotion deep within the cave began to subside until it finally fell silent.

Gu Han confirmed there was no danger within a dozen meters and returned to the outside to wait.

Before long, Zhang Chuchen appeared with quite a commotion, dragging a magical beast by its tail.

This magical beast was covered in purple scales that emitted a scorching aura. Its length was hard to see at a glance, but stretched out, it would be over thirty meters long, with a body thicker than a water vat and claw marks all over.

Some of the claw marks had sword wounds added to them, clearly Zhang Chuchen's handiwork.

"Junior Brother, I have fortunately fulfilled the mission."

Zhang Chuchen's breathing was a bit ragged, but his spirit was fine; even his wind-attribute sword intent had become much sharper.

Facing and defeating a Fifth-Tier Magical Beast head-on—even one heavily injured and with its power sealed—was of great benefit for tempering his will.

Looking at the unconscious Purple Nether Flame Snake, Gu Han felt a wave of scorching, ferocious aura hit him, affecting the circulation of his Dou Qi and making his heart race.

"Senior Brother, take a moment to adjust your breathing here. I'll deliver the Purple Nether Flame Snake to the senior."

Gu Han took out a Third-tier Qi Recovery Pill he had obtained from Karon and handed it to Zhang Chuchen. Then, placing his hand on the Purple Nether Flame Snake, he sent it into the Black Tortoise Mystic Realm with a thought.

Of course, in Zhang Chuchen's eyes, he had stored the Purple Nether Flame Snake inside his storage ring.

On the Fighting Qi Continent, there were many storage rings that could store living creatures, or at least store them temporarily.

Given Gu Han's talent, the favor he received from Yun Yun, and the interest shown by a mysterious Dou Huang expert, it was normal for him to have such a storage ring.

"Junior Brother, how will you find that senior? This mountain range is full of danger. Why don't I go instead, or accompany you?" Zhang Chuchen didn't rush to take the Qi Recovery Pill, asking with a concerned look.

"I'll go by myself."

Gu Han walked to the cave entrance, and a pair of brilliant blue-green wings appeared on his back.

"For now, I don't have the ability to fly with you, Senior Brother!"

Zhang Chuchen: ???