172: Trial Realm (XI)

At this moment, among the crowd, Ink Scale Demon General flew out. His face was flushed red, clearly very excited, and his voice carried a thick sense of urgency.

"Third Brother, kill me quickly and go take the red weapon."

Gu Yuchuan understood his meaning instantly. He wanted to use his own head to trade for Gu Yuchuan's chance to obtain the red weapon. This favor was a bit too large, but now was not the time to think about such things. In a flash, Gu Yuchuan's Long Spear acted faster than his thoughts, easily piercing through Ink Scale Demon General's chest.

"Congratulations to contestant Azure Scale Demon General for obtaining the opportunity to enter the Mini-Secret Realm."

A red light enveloped him, and he vanished from the encirclement just like that. These dozen or so demon generals now looked quite ridiculous. They looked at each other with very ugly expressions. In the blink of an eye, they fell into a chaotic brawl. They knew very well that with the boost from the red weapon, Gu Yuchuan would be like a god of death once he came out. If they wanted to get a better ranking, they had to harvest more heads now.

At this time, Gu Yuchuan stood in a void space. Before him was a mass of red glowing liquid, which should be the red weapon. He slowly approached, unsure if there were any dangers here.

Once he got close to the red liquid, he received a notification.

"Please select the weapon's appearance."

Gu Yuchuan's eyes lit up instantly. This was good news; he could actually choose the weapon's form himself. He naturally chose the Long Spear. After all, the only weapon he knew how to use was the Long Spear. A spear and a sword in his hands would exert completely different levels of power.

Soon, a Long Spear appeared in his hand. It was dark red, exuding a blood-like hue, with infinite power hidden deep within. He gently stroked the spear, and its attributes appeared in his mind.

The first attribute was the ability to double his strength! This was too insane. One must know that a Purple Weapon only increased strength by sixty percent. This was more powerful than three Purple Weapons combined; it was simply ridiculous, and this was only the first function.

The second was the ability to transform into an Early Golden Core stage Demon Dragon for the duration of one incense stick. This was an Early Golden Core stage Demon Dragon! In the time of one incense stick, the number of Cultivators it could kill was immeasurable. Any Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage was not even worth mentioning before it. However, it could still only be used once a day.

The third was that for any item below the grade of a Purple Weapon, it would instantly shatter upon collision. Even Purple Weapons could only withstand a thousand collisions. Only an Orange Weapon could fight against it. However, as of today, it seemed no other Cultivator had obtained an Orange Weapon yet, so there was nothing to fear.

This was the power of the red weapon. Any single attribute taken out would be enough to break the balance of the battlefield, let alone all of them appearing together. He truly felt as if he were invincible within this Secret Realm.

After gripping the Long Spear, he was teleported out. The task of the Mini-Secret Realm had ended, and he was extremely happy.

By now, the sky had darkened. He thought of that Ghost King and decided to find a safe point to stay for the night. After all, although he was invincible in the Foundation Establishment Realm with his Long Spear, facing a Golden Core Stage Ghost King was still very difficult; he could only flee for his life.

Fortunately, his God of War Title showed that the nearest safe point was very close. On this third night, there were only two safe points left. It seemed a great many people had been eliminated today.

Soon, Gu Yuchuan entered the safe point. Everyone instinctively moved away from him. After all, his acquisition of the red weapon was no secret; many people knew about it. Everyone was bound to be deeply wary of him. Even if they didn't know the red weapon's specific attributes, they could glimpse its extraordinary nature based on Purple Weapons. For a moment, he became the target of everyone's scrutiny, but he was not afraid.

After finding a place to sit down, he began to think about what would happen after leaving. He owed Ink Scale Demon General far too much this time, so much that he didn't know how to repay it. After all, it was the other's sacrifice that gave him the possibility of becoming number one. Otherwise, he would have already been eliminated. How could he repay this?

He thought for the entire night but couldn't figure out what to do. Finally, dawn broke, and eight Cultivators surrounded Gu Yuchuan. The leader was a crab, a Cultivator at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.

"Snake demon, even if you have a red weapon, so what? With the eight of us killing you, I don't believe you can survive."

Clearly, the eight of them had reached some sort of secret cooperation. It made sense; only by eliminating Gu Yuchuan could they continue to compete for first place. Otherwise, in a one-on-one, no Cultivator would be his match.

However, eight against one was obviously not an easy win either.

If this were outside the Secret Realm, Gu Yuchuan would certainly have backed down in such a situation. He could handle one Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, but two would be difficult, let alone three at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment and five at the Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment. He would only have a path to death. But this was inside the Secret Realm, and he possessed the most powerful red weapon in the Secret Realm. Why would he be afraid?

He looked at the people before him, his eyes filled with a hint of disdain.

"You don't truly think that these people can defeat me, do you? Very well, let me show you the power of a red weapon."

After saying that, he summoned his red Long Spear. A Demon Dragon appeared before everyone, its dragon might so vast that it made them gasp for breath. They wanted to flee, but the Aura of the Golden Core Stage already suppressed their Dharmic power, making it difficult to even manifest. They could hardly run. The only path left before them was to fight.

The Demon Dragon breathed out a blast of Dragon Flame. An attack at the Golden Core Stage was fundamentally different from the Foundation Establishment Stage. With every attack, they would be severely injured.

Without any surprises, within half the time of an incense stick, they were killed by the Demon Dragon. Gu Yuchuan's points had reached a terrifying forty. This score was definitely enough for first place.

He did not continue killing but instead found a place to rest and reorganize. The closer one gets to success, the more one must remain cautious. Now that his Demon Dragon had entered cooldown, there would still be danger if he were surrounded by Cultivators again. So what he needed to do now was hide and wait until tomorrow, when his Demon Dragon could be used again, before coming out to harvest.

However, his actions made the Mighty Beings outside laugh.

The Fox Immortal let out a scoff: "This little snake demon is truly cautious. If it were me, I would definitely have a killing spree."

However, her tone didn't carry any real sense of looking down on him.