118: Ye Qingxian or Gu Sangning? Gu Qingchen's guess!

"Faster, faster!"

Huang Liner quickly urged the Gu Family Trial Participants to rush toward the area where the star radiance surged.

However, their strength was too poor, and their speed couldn't keep up at all.

"Forget it. You can't participate in a battle between Heaven-Grade Star Gods anyway. You might as well find a hidden place nearby to hide. I'll go see what exactly is happening up ahead."

As soon as she finished speaking, she stepped on the Qilin Step, her figure like lightning, instantly transforming into a streak of light and vanishing before the eyes of the Gu Family group.

"Hmph, she's just a Mount, yet she dares to despise us for being too weak.

And telling us to hide? Does she really think we can't manage without her?"

Seeing that Huang Liner had truly abandoned them and disappeared, a Gu Family Disciple huffed in displeasure.

He had expected many Gu Family Juniors to agree and echo his words, but instead, he found that they all instantly distanced themselves from him.

Even the way they looked at him carried a strange meaning.

"What? Am I not speaking the truth?

I am Qingchen's Clan Brother, how dare a mere Mount look down on us?"

"Stop!"

Seeing that this person seemed intent on continuing, someone quickly stepped out to stop him, saying, "That's just your personal opinion, it doesn't represent ours."

"Exactly. Since you believe you can manage without Young Miss Liner, why don't you go venture out on your own?"

"Right, right, right. If you do the trial alone, all the star god origin you suppress will be yours alone. No need to share it with us."

"Go on, go on..."

"..."

Seeing that he was collectively ostracized by his own Clansmen just for complaining about Huang Liner abandoning the group, the Gu Family Disciple's face immediately flushed crimson.

"Hmph, if I venture out myself, I will! Do you really think I'm afraid!"

Saying this, he left the Main Group and flew off in a chosen direction.

But he hadn't flown far before a hint of regret welled up in his heart.

He was currently eighty-three years old, and his strength had reached the Third Heaven of Tongxuan.

This level of talent and cultivation was considered decent among the Young Disciples of the Gu Family, so he had always been quite arrogant.

But within the Bu Tian Mountain Range, he was like an Ant.

Not to mention the Earth-Grade and Heaven-Grade Star Gods, just the Star Beasts scattered everywhere—who knows how many were stronger than him.

Now that his anger had passed, fear gradually filled his heart.

He looked around and saw that the surrounding Wild Jungle was deep and silent, occasionally punctuated by low Beast Roars, as if powerful Star Beasts could leap out at any moment and tear him to shreds.

Just as he couldn't help but want to return and find the Main Group, a Dongxuan Realm Star Beast rushed out from the Wild Jungle below and swallowed him whole... Meanwhile, Huang Liner was completely unaware of all this.

After rushing to the battlefield at top speed, she saw a Maiden fighting one against seven, battling seven Star Gods simultaneously!

Among these seven Star Gods, there were Flood Dragons, rabbits, foxes, and tigers... Looking at these seven Star Gods of various forms, a hint of surprise flashed in Huang Liner's eyes.

"Are these the Seven Mansions of the Eastern Azure Dragon?"

During the days she spent with the Gu Family, she had learned some knowledge about the Star Mansions on the Myriad Stars Continent.

The characteristics of the seven Star Gods before her perfectly matched those of Jiao Wood Dragon, Kang Metal Dragon, Di Earth Badger, Fang Sun Rabbit, Xin Moon Fox, Wei Fire Tiger, and Ji Water Leopard—all components of the Seven Mansions of the Eastern Azure Dragon.

"It is said that if the Star Gods of the Seven Mansions of the Eastern Azure Dragon are defeated in battle, they will Fusion together to become the even more powerful Azure Dragon Star God. Although this Human Race Maiden's strength is good, she probably won't be an opponent for that."

Currently, the strength of these seven Star Gods had all reached the Third Heaven of Refining Dao.

The Maiden fighting them possessed astonishing combat power, actually holding the upper hand while fighting one against seven with a cultivation of the Sixth Heaven of Peeking Dao Realm!

Such powerful combat strength even made her think of her own Master.

"She must be a Human Race Prodigy."

While she was pondering, the star radiance across the bodies of the seven Star Gods suddenly surged. Limitless starlight rushed out like a tide, the blinding glare making it almost impossible to open one's eyes.

When the starlight dissipated, an Azure Dragon three thousand zhang long coiled in mid-air.

And the aura emanating from it had abruptly soared to the First Heaven of Proving Dao!

After the Fusion, the Azure Dragon Star God swept away its disadvantage, and its combat power surged.

The Maiden at the Sixth Heaven of Peeking Dao was instantly no match and was repeatedly blasted away by the limitless Star Radiance.

Just as Huang Liner was about to go up and help, she saw limitless Immortal Light flowing out from the Maiden's eyes.

Within the hazy Immortal Light, the Dao Principles of Time and Space and Karma seemed to surge, and the faint Sound of the Great Dao echoed.

Two figures walked out from the Immortal Light.

Looking closely, these two figures looked strikingly similar to the Maiden, and the aura they emitted was even stronger than the Maiden's Main Body.

"Wow!"

Huang Liner was somewhat stunned: "What kind of Method is this?"

...At the same time.

After a full Quarter of an Hour, Gu Qingchen and An Zhiyu finally approached the location of the Anomaly they had deduced.

They saw the distant Sky suddenly darken ahead, and a Vortex resembling a Dark Abyss appeared out of thin air.

As the Vortex rotated, it emitted a low rumbling sound, as if even Heaven and Earth were about to be swallowed by it.

Wherever the Vortex passed, limitless brilliant Star Radiance was devoured.

Even some Human-Grade and Earth-Grade Star Gods facing this kind of devouring had no power to resist and disintegrated one after another.

Even the star god origin within some Cultivators was forcibly extracted, turning into a surging Torrent that flowed into the Vortex.

Amidst countless Wails, a figure walked upon the Star Radiance.

She was enveloped in Chaos Starlight, hazy and indistinct, appearing like the Lord of All Stars.

"Is she the Anomaly you deduced, Zhiyu?"

"That's right."

Seeing An Zhiyu nod, Gu Qingchen's Pupils contracted slightly.

Under his Reincarnation Heavenly Eye, this Maiden's cultivation wasn't very high, only at the Grand Perfection of the Profound Grotto Realm.

But her entire being seemed to have entered a strange state, and her combat power at this moment definitely far surpassed the Grand Perfection of the Profound Grotto Realm.

Moreover, he could even see a Thread of Karma extending from this Maiden's Karma lines toward himself, tightly connected to him!

"This Thread of Karma is even thicker and more complex than the one between Senior Sister Yun Guanwu and me. Do I really have such a strong connection with her?"

Gu Qingchen felt some doubt in his heart.

"Who exactly is she?

Could it be Gu Sangning?"

He remembered that before the Myriad Stars Grand Offering, Gu Sangning had appeared again, going to the Gu Family to take away the Remains and Spirit Tablets of his parents.

At the same time, she had even issued him a Challenge Letter, demanding a Fight in the Same Realm against him.

If it were Gu Sangning, then having such a thick and complex Thread of Karma between them would make sense.

"However, there seems to be another possibility."

A Sharp Light flashed in Gu Qingchen's eyes, and he suddenly thought of another Maiden who had a considerable connection to him.

"Ye Qingxian!"

This Maiden, who once had an Engagement with him but later had it broken off, having such deep Karma with him made the possibility even slightly greater.

"So, who could it be?

Gu Sangning?

Or Ye Qingxian?"

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