62: A three-way battle! The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

BOOM——!!!

A massive explosion resounded, enough to shatter the sea for a hundred miles.

Gu Yang's heavenly demon meteor hammer collided violently with the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon's massive claw.

The terrifying shockwave instantly cleared the surrounding seawater, forming a massive vacuum sphere.

Gu Yang was sent flying like a cannonball, his feet plowing two hundred-meter-long deep grooves into the beach until he finally stopped by smashing through a small hill.

“Pfft!”

He spat out a mouthful of golden-red stagnant blood, feeling as if his entire skeleton was about to fall apart.

“As expected of a Nascent Soul Stage great demon. This strength... it's got a real kick!”

Gu Yang wasn't afraid; instead, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, the Battle Intent in his eyes becoming even more fanatical.

In the past, this strike would have been enough to severely injure him. But now, he had the support of the Earth Origin, Child of the Earth. As long as his feet were on the ground, the power of the earth would continuously pour into his body, repairing his injuries and neutralizing the impact.

“Again!”

“Roar! Ant! Why won't you die?!”

The Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon was even more enraged. How could it, a dignified Nascent Soul Demon King, fail to swat a Golden Core Body Cultivator to death?

It opened its mouth again, spitting out a sky full of Sunflower Water Divine Lightning, turning the entire island into a lightning purgatory.

However, Gu Yang possessed the Sea God Physique, which halved the damage from Water Spells; he also had the Que Xie Golden Body, giving him extremely high magic resistance. He was like an unkillable cockroach, jumping around in the sea of lightning, occasionally finding an opening to give the dragon a hammer strike. Though it didn't cause fundamental damage, it still made the dragon howl in pain.

Just as the man and dragon were locked in a stalemate, fighting until the sky and earth grew dark—

Suddenly.

Gu Yang's brow twitched violently. The cycle within his body, which had been dormant due to the Five Elements lacking Metal, suddenly trembled fiercely.

An extremely sharp and pure Metal Origin aura was approaching at high speed!

“This aura... is it taiyi essence gold?!”

Gu Yang snapped his head up, looking toward the horizon.

A five-colored streak of light pierced through the sky, arriving in an instant.

The light dissipated, revealing a dignified middle-aged man wearing a five-colored Daoist robe. He stepped through the Void Realm, the Five Elements Laws circulating around him, radiating the terrifying pressure of a Middle Stage Nascent Soul powerhouse.

It was none other than the Five Elements Sect Master—Mysterious Spirit Master!

He had originally been evading the beast tide in the Outer Sea while searching for opportunities. He hadn't expected to sense the aura he hated to his very bones while passing through this area.

“Gu Yang?!”

When Mysterious Spirit Master saw the burly man below glowing with golden light, he was first stunned, then ecstatic.

“I searched far and wide only to find it so easily! You thief, to think you were hiding here!”

“Hand over the Divine Wood Origin! I shall leave your corpse intact!”

The Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon, which had been preparing to continue its attack on Gu Yang, also stopped, a hint of wariness flashing in its massive dragon eyes.

A Middle Stage Nascent Soul human powerhouse?

“Human! Get out of this King's territory! This prey is mine!” the dragon roared.

Mysterious Spirit Master glanced at the dragon and snorted coldly.

“Vile beast! Why should I listen to your words when I am conducting business?”

He didn't just want to kill Gu Yang; he also had his eyes on the Nascent Soul Stage dragon's core and its body full of precious materials!

At this moment, Gu Yang, caught between two Nascent Soul powerhouses, didn't panic at all.

His gaze was fixed intently on the simple storage ring on Mysterious Spirit Master's finger.

The aura of the taiyi essence gold was coming from there!

“The Metal Origin is right before my eyes...”

Gu Yang licked his lips, his heart racing.

As long as he consumed that gold, his Five Elements Golden Body would reach Great Perfection. At that time, his Physical Body would reach the Nascent Soul level, and his combat power would undergo a qualitative leap!

“Since you're both here, don't even think about leaving.”

Gu Yang suddenly put away his Meteor Hammer and shouted toward Mysterious Spirit Master in the sky:

“Sect Master, save me! This loach said the Five Elements Sect is full of trash, and even said he'd eat you as a snack!”

Then he turned and shouted at the dragon:

“Lord Dragon King! This old man said he's going to pull out your tendons to make a belt and saw off your horns to use as ornaments!”

“...”

The entire field fell silent for a moment.

Anyone could see through such low-level provocation.

But for proud Nascent Soul powerhouses, sometimes, all they needed was a reason to strike.

“Hmph! Courting death!”

Mysterious Spirit Master was the first to act. He summoned a Five Elements Mountain Seal, smashing it not only toward Gu Yang but also enveloping the dragon.

“Human! You seek death!”

The Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon was furious. It already disliked humans, and now that it was being actively attacked, it immediately spat out a blast of dragon breath.

BOOM!!!

A three-way melee instantly erupted.

Mysterious Spirit Master wanted to kill Gu Yang for the treasure and hunt the dragon along the way; the dragon wanted to kill Gu Yang for revenge and swallow this arrogant human Cultivator; and Gu Yang... he was fishing in troubled waters.

“Fight! The harder you fight, the better!”

Relying on his abnormal defense and recovery, Gu Yang maneuvered through the cracks between the two powerhouses.

He would occasionally give the dragon a hammer blow to lead it toward Mysterious Spirit Master, or endure a Spell from Mysterious Spirit Master to use the momentum to charge at the dragon.

The entire battlefield was turned into a chaotic mess.

Finally, an Opportunity arrived.

During a violent clash, Mysterious Spirit Master's protective spiritual light showed a slight flaw as he blocked the dragon's tail swipe.

“Now!”

A sharp light exploded in Gu Yang's eyes.

Extreme Dao Burst Step — Instant Kill!

He burned all the Earth spiritual energy accumulated in his body, his speed exploding to the limit. Like a bolt of golden lightning, he instantly reached Mysterious Spirit Master.

He didn't attack Mysterious Spirit Master's vital points. Instead... he grabbed the hand wearing the storage ring!

“Old man, let me borrow some money!”

Extreme Dao Force Field — 20x Gravity!

Mysterious Spirit Master's wrist sank, his movements slowing by half a beat.

Crack!

Gu Yang's massive hand, comparable to a Magic Treasure, gave a violent tug, actually ripping off Mysterious Spirit Master's entire finger along with the storage ring!

“Ahhh!!!”

The pain of losing a finger pierced his heart, and Mysterious Spirit Master cried out.

“My storage ring! That is the Sect's foundation!”

He tried to reclaim the ring like a madman.

But once Gu Yang succeeded, he didn't linger. He turned and dove straight into the deep sea below.

“Got it! Thanks, Sect Master!”

“Chase! Chase him down!”

Mysterious Spirit Master and the dragon stopped fighting each other simultaneously, frantically pursuing Gu Yang one after the other.

But by then, Gu Yang had already opened the storage ring and taken out the long-awaited taiyi essence gold.

“Finally... it's complete.”

He opened his mouth in the deep sea and swallowed the Metal Origin in one gulp.

[Devouring Metal Origin (taiyi essence gold)!]

[Warning! Detected extreme imbalance in Five Elements energy!]

[Warning! The host's current physical Realm (Golden Core Perfection) cannot instantly withstand the qualitative reaction of the Five Elements unifying!]

[Warning! Energy overload! Digestive System overload! About to trigger uncontrollable 'Golden Body Stiffening'!]

“What?!”

Gu Yang's expression changed.

He felt as if he hadn't swallowed gold, but a neutron star that was currently exploding!

Once the taiyi essence gold entered his belly, it instantly transformed into billions of incredibly sharp Metal Qi, frantically cutting his internal organs. The Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth Origins that had barely been balanced were completely detonated at this moment.

The Five Elements generate each other, but they also counter each other!

Before he could guide this power to deduce his Cultivation Technique, his body... Crack, crack, crack!

He instantly stiffened!

His skin rapidly turned a brilliant pure gold, and his entire being 'metallized' at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into an incredibly heavy golden man!