Chapter 65 Han Feng Calls for Help, Old Ghost Produces Secret Weapon, Gu He Encounters...

Fresh blood splattered as Han Feng fell to the ground.

Earth Demon Old Ghost fought back against Yun Shan and the others with some difficulty while glancing down at the ground.

Damn it! How is everyone lying down already??

With so many Dou Huangs, you want me to fight them all alone?

He flicked his yellow robe, sending out three bursts of force to block his opponents, then flew downward, intending to wake Han Feng up.

"Hey..." Earth Demon Old Ghost's voice faltered.

Han Feng, whose black robe was tattered beyond recognition, was still breathing, but he was in a dire state. A large patch of fresh blood bloomed like a gory flower across his exposed chest, and his eyes were filled with the terror of having been thoroughly intimidated.

"What now..." Even Earth Demon Old Ghost hesitated.

It was clear that Gu He and his group had their eyes on the Fallen Heart Flame. Unless they were willing to give up this Heavenly Flame, they wouldn't be able to leave unscathed.

Although he was a Seven-Star Dou Zong, Gu He had been able to heavily injure Han Feng, who possessed a Heavenly Flame, with a single blow; it didn't seem difficult for him to match Earth Demon Old Ghost.

He had only just come out of seclusion and didn't want to stir up such big trouble!

Han Feng let out a sinister laugh. He touched his shoulder, where the wound was deep enough to reveal bone, showing just how powerful Gu He's strike had been.

He knew that old fellow Earth Demon Old Ghost had turned cowardly, so he took out a summoning Jade Slip with his bloodied hand.

With a gentle pinch, the Jade Slip shattered.

Watching this, Gu He stopped Yun Shan and the others from continuing their attack. He glanced at the remaining summoning time for the blue Dragon and told them to get on.

Yun Yun realized he wanted them to stay away from the battlefield. "What happened?"

Why was there suddenly no need for them to participate in the battle?

Gu He smiled. "An old friend is coming. I can handle it alone; there's no need to dirty your hands."

Yun Yun glanced at the Crimson Sky Sword in Gu He's hand. Even though Gu He had not swung his sword in front of her many times, she was always shocked by his roaring Sword Qi.

The Cloud Mist Sect was famous for its Sword Cultivators, and she and Elder Yun were even regarded as being among the top Sword Cultivator experts. Yet, she felt that Gu He, with just one person and one sword, could rival an army of ten thousand.

This thought flashed and vanished.

As the group sat down on the Dragon, Yun Yun's beautiful eyes suddenly widened in surprise. "Gu He, how did you..."

Didn't he say he wanted to handle Dharma Protector Sen and the others alone? Why was he sitting on the Dragon with her?

Gu He tilted his head slightly in one direction. Yun Yun looked that way and discovered—

Another Gu He was holding a sword, confronting Dharma Protector Sen, while the Dragon's fluttering wings perfectly obscured the figure of the Gu He in front of her.

"This..." Yun Yun was somewhat puzzled.

Gu He smiled slightly.

He had used the Phantom Clone technique. A Clone could simulate the actions of the main body. After Gu He's constant practice, this technique was like controlling a game character; he could manipulate his Clone to do anything within a radius of one kilometer.

"I'll explain it to you later." Gu He leaned close to her ear, his breath warm.

Yun Yun lowered her head and poked Gu He with the hilt of her sword, a display of secret intimacy.

The Dragon flicked its tail, and its eight wings vibrated, carrying the four of them into the distance and stopping at a spot perfectly suited for watching the battle.

Anyone unaware would have thought this was a large-scale stage play, and they were the audience.

...

"My old friend is a bit slow..." Gu He's Crimson Sky Sword was dripping with Han Feng's blood, which splattered onto the ground, forming a crescent shape.

Han Feng, lying on the ground, tightened his expression.

Gu He knew he was summoning a Protector from the Hall of Souls?

No... his connection to the Hall of Souls was so covert that no one could possibly know!

Immediately, he didn't have time to think further, because a thick black mist gathered out of thin air.

"Hehehe..."

"It's the scent of a fresh Soul..."

The eerie black mist finally took the shape of a person. His peculiar attire and the sinister aura emanating from his entire body spoke of his identity.

Earth Demon Old Ghost, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but take a step back.

An Eight-Star Dou Zong!

Han Feng, that kid, actually summoned an Eight-Star Dou Zong?

One had to know that the higher the Qi Rank, the harder it was to improve. He had remained in seclusion precisely to continuously strive for a Breakthrough, but unfortunately, he had been unable to achieve it.

"Hehehe, I am Dharma Protector Sen of the Hall of Souls. If I'm not mistaken, Wu Ying died at your hands, right! Gu He..."

Dharma Protector Sen sneered strangely, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.

"Your Soul strength is truly astonishing; it's even more covetable than Han Feng's..."

"I wonder what it tastes like!"

Dharma Protector Sen grinned viciously, his body instantly turning into a pitch-black shadow. His palms joined together like a sharp knife, stabbing straight at Gu He's throat!

With his other hand, he whipped out two thick chains, intending to bind Gu He's body.

Facing the attack, Gu He did not dodge or evade; his Crimson Sky Sword was his best defense.

Protecting his body with the sword.

"Bang!"

Dharma Protector Sen was shocked!

Because there was no piercing as he had expected; instead, with Gu He's motion of raising the sword, the indestructible blade of the Crimson Sky Sword had perfectly resisted his attack.

Furthermore, the robe Gu He was wearing seemed to possess some kind of secret magical power, directly repelling his chains!

Dharma Protector Sen could only focus all his energy on the attack in his hand, but—

His hand, shaped like a sharp knife, couldn't penetrate even an inch, and he almost broke his own hand!

Dharma Protector Sen hurriedly retreated a few steps, taking a tactical defensive stance.

What on earth is this weapon?

What on earth is this Move?! Unheard of!

Gu He let out a scoffing sound. "The Hall of Souls Protector that the medicine emperor Han Feng paid such a high price to collude with—is this it? Is this all you've got?"

Dharma Protector Sen was enraged.

Han Feng, who had just propped himself up on the ground, was also enraged.

"Earth Demon Old Ghost! You and Dharma Protector Sen work together to kill Gu He, and I will agree to all the conditions you proposed!"

Earth Demon Old Ghost furrowed his old face, then laughed loudly. "Good!"

Earth Demon Old Ghost circled behind Gu He and summoned the weapon he hadn't brought out in years: the heaven-questioning pagoda!

The dozens of pagoda levels were stacked one upon another, exquisitely carved and delicate. The color was golden and translucent, and the hundreds of hollowed-out windows in the pagoda were like glazed glass.

This was the Magical Artifact with which Earth Demon Old Ghost had once made a name for himself in a single battle! If Han Feng hadn't promised so much, he absolutely would not have brought it out!

Because the activation condition for this heaven-questioning pagoda was to consume the owner's blood and plunder their life force!

But with the Medicinal Pill refined by Han Feng, he would be able to achieve a Breakthrough in his cultivation, and when the time came, the life force poured into his body would be able to make up for the current loss!

The two of them attacked together.

"Ten Thousand Souls Arise!" Countless pitch-black chains shot out from Dharma Protector Sen's sleeves, the gloomy colors cutting through the air as they all swarmed toward Gu He.

The heaven-questioning pagoda in Earth Demon Old Ghost's hand rotated rapidly, drawing a portion of heart blood from his chest, and then it burst into brilliant light.

The heaven-questioning pagoda expanded continuously until it became a phantom image, covering the three of them.

Earth Demon Old Ghost sealed his wound and laughed heartily. "In the absolute Domain of the heaven-questioning pagoda, no one can escape from my palm!"

"Clang, clang, clang!" Dharma Protector Sen's chains struck Gu He and were, unsurprisingly, blocked by Gu He's Crimson Sky Sword.

But... the heaven-questioning pagoda burst into brilliant golden light.

Earth Demon Old Ghost's sleeves became extremely long, and with one strike, a dark wind arose, actually knocking Gu He's Crimson Sky Sword straight out of his hand!

"Hmph!"

The light of the heaven-questioning pagoda dimmed instantly.

Earth Demon Old Ghost stepped forward, grabbing Gu He by the neck. "Hehe, I said it; once the heaven-questioning pagoda is opened, I am invincible."

If it weren't for the high cost of activating the heaven-questioning pagoda and the short duration of its use, he would have opened it long ago.

Seeing Gu He in a weakened state, Dharma Protector Sen did not stand on ceremony either. He raised his palm, and a black hole faintly tore open within the lines of his palm, intending to absorb Gu He's Soul power.

"...Is that so?"

Gu He, who was being choked by Earth Demon Old Ghost and whose face had flushed red, suddenly smiled.

"Why don't you take a closer look?"

"Why don't you take a closer look?"

Two voices rang out simultaneously, almost overlapping.

Outside the pagoda, Gu He, wrapped in a black robe with red cloud patterns, was holding his familiar Crimson Sky Sword, his figure as calm as ever, his voice faint.