Chapter 126 The Great Battle Is About to Erupt

While Gu He was slightly dazed, the System's notification sound rang out.

[Ding! Target Medusa's favorability toward the host has increased by 20%; current favorability is 45%.]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Heavenly Flame: 'Nine Yang Profound True Fire'!]

[Nine Yang Profound True Fire: An unexplored flame in the Fighting Qi Continent. Once possessed, it can regulate one's own Qi and blood. Its attack power is also extremely powerful, capable of breaking through all obstacles.]

[host's current bound targets: Medusa, Feng Qing'er. strategy target vacant slots: 1]

As the mechanical voice faded, Gu He could clearly feel a surge of crimson flame within his body. It did not reject him; instead, it was incredibly inclusive, as if it were innate to him.

The masculine aura it carried nourished Gu He's internal organs like the finest nectar.

...

At the same time.

In Ye City, a wild wind suddenly began to howl.

Countless residents stared dumbfounded at the white figures covering the mountains and plains outside the city.

A majestic and startling cold Qi continuously surged from their bodies, eventually directly affecting the environment inside and outside this world.

"Whoosh—"

The temperature in the city plummeted. Despite it being the scorching summer, snowflakes began to flutter down, all due to that majestic cold Qi!

Ye City fell into a state of commotion because the army pressing down from outside the city was the Ice River Valley.

No one understood who could possibly cause the Ice River Valley, one of the Three Great Valleys, to mobilize such a massive force.

The cold Qi outside the city was like a canopy of heaven and earth. It only gradually stopped when it spread to within a hundred meters of Ye City, then continued to diffuse, completely enveloping the entire city.

With these cold Qi barriers, Ye City was thoroughly surrounded, making it impossible to enter or leave!

Just as the people in the city were feeling flustered by the suddenly formed cold Qi barrier, a faint, elderly voice drifted in from outside.

"Calamity Poison Woman hiding in Ye City, come out!"

Mixed with powerful Dou Qi, this voice slowly traveled into the city, finally echoing clearly in everyone's ears, including Gu He and Xiao Yi Xian.

Among those white figures, the leader was Heavenly Snake; the words just now had come from him.

Beside him, in addition to several powerful Ice River Valley Elders, was an old man dressed in white fur clothing.

This old man had white hair and a white beard, with a seemingly warm smile always hanging on his face.

However, even when Heavenly Snake looked at this old man, a trace of wariness flashed in his eyes.

"Is that the Ice River Valley's Grand Elder, Heavenly Frost Child? To think the Ice River Valley even mobilized him! It's said that Heavenly Frost Child reached the Dou Zun level ten years ago!"

"So we have a woman with the Calamity Poison Body Physique in our Ye City..."

While the city was in a commotion, some of the strong practitioners in Ye City stared dumbfounded at the scene in the sky, discussing it fervently.

It seemed the Ice River Valley was determined to get the Calamity Poison Body this time!

...

Gu He naturally felt the arrival of the Ice River Valley people as well.

Upon hearing the voice, Xiao Yi Xian ran flustered into Gu He's courtyard, only to see the two of them on a swing.

Even though there were no intimate actions—the two were just gently swinging side by side—Xiao Yi Xian had the illusion that she was intruding on them.

A faint blush tinged Xiao Yi Xian's cheeks, like a freshly picked pink peach.

She couldn't help but knock politely on the wooden door.

"Teacher..."

Gu He saw her and nodded, indicating he was already aware of the situation.

He stood up, preparing to go deal with it with Xiao Yi Xian. However, Medusa suddenly patted his shoulder.

"Let's go together."

She took out a violet-colored hairpin from her storage ring, raised her arms slightly, and with a nimble twist of her fingertips, her long black hair was secured behind her head.

Her movements were clean and efficient, her face and figure were graceful, and when her snake-like eyes stared at Gu He, she looked like a small beast in a hunting state.

This instantly reminded Gu He of the struggle between them in bed.

The two were evenly matched, neither backing down.

In the past, Medusa would inevitably lose her composure, but this time, under Gu He's indulgent tenderness, the two actually went back and forth.

Gu He was stunned for a moment, then nodded; it didn't matter either way.

Three figures swept out of the residence, arrived above Ye City, and in an instant, flew toward the city gate.

The three also had a faint premonition that this might be a major battle!

...

Above the city gate, shrouded in cold Qi, the two sides stood in a tense standoff.

Xiao Yi Xian's silver hair, pale purple robes, and her Dou Qi were like a bullseye in the eyes of the Ice River Valley Elders, exceptionally conspicuous.

Gu He and Medusa moved in unison, standing in front of Xiao Yi Xian and blocking the greedy gazes of the Ice River Valley Elders.

"Hand over the Calamity Poison Woman, and we will spare your lives!" Heavenly Snake spoke first.

He looked at Medusa with a strange gaze, wondering why another powerhouse had appeared beside the Calamity Poison Woman, and an exceptionally beautiful woman at that.

No matter how much background research he did, things always exceeded his expectations.

Feeling the Dou Zun aura radiating from Medusa, Heavenly Snake looked back at the person he had brought—the old man in fur clothing, Heavenly Frost Child.

Heavenly Frost Child received Heavenly Snake's look and stepped forward two paces, a smile on his face like a laughing Buddha.

"This old man is the Ice River Valley's Grand Elder, Heavenly Frost Child. Are you the Gu He whose name shakes the Central Plains?"

Heavenly Frost Child seemed to give Gu He some face, emphasizing the phrase "shaking the Central Plains."

Gu He's expression remained unchanged. "What if I am? If you want the Calamity Poison Woman, go ask for her in your own hometown."

What kind of talk was this?

Heavenly Frost Child's smiling face froze, looking like a living corpse.

In this vast Central Plains, who didn't give face to the Ice River Valley? Who didn't show the Ice River Valley's Grand Elder some respect? To think someone actually dared to tell him to go back to his hometown?

Heavenly Frost Child forced a smile, but the gaze he used to scan Gu He was exceptionally sharp and experienced.

"Today, our Ice River Valley has set up a City-Locking Grand Array outside Ye City. None of you will escape!!"

His gaze shifted to Xiao Yi Xian; he knew this woman was the ultimate goal of the Ice River Valley.

"Jie jie jie..."

"Jie jie, Elder Heavenly Snake, Grand Elder Heavenly Frost Child, this person is the target of my Hall of Souls. I wonder if you could hand over the right to deal with him to me?"

Just as Heavenly Snake was about to make a move, a thick black mist suddenly drifted from a distance, quickly shrouding the entire sky.

Sinister, eerie laughter echoed within the darkness, reaching everyone's ears.

A Soul Hall Protector? Heavenly Frost Child was stunned, and looking back, it was indeed as he thought.

"Fine, then this Gu He will be left to you." Heavenly Frost Child nodded indifferently.

Law Protector Lin gave a cold smile and slowly took a step forward.

With his movement, a clattering sound of metal rang out from within the black mist.

Following that, a black chain entwined with an eerie black mist extended out from the mist like a venomous snake, wrapping around Law Protector Lin's body. The tip of the chain flickered with a cold, sinister light.

"No one my Hall of Souls wants can ever escape!!"

While they were discussing, Gu He had already swung his Crimson Sky Sword.

His black robes were profoundly mysterious, with red pine patterns fluttering at his sleeves, making him look exceptionally handsome.

The Crimson Sky Sword burned with stone-blue flames. With a gentle turn of his wrist, the Crimson Sky Sword carried a blazing fiery glow—violently striking Law Protector Lin's chain.

Under the influence of the Heavenly Flame's high temperature, the eerie black mist pervading the chain quickly dissipated...!

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.

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