62: Ambush

In the dead of winter, Taihu Lake was calm, shrouded in mist, and snowflakes danced, looking like a human fairyland from afar.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Gu Chang's mood became quite good. Perhaps it was because he had lived here for too long that Gu Chang felt an almost instinctive sense of intimacy with Taihu Lake.

This was his home!

It was the place he was most familiar with, the place where he was born and raised, and the harbor in his heart.

Unlike the Wu River, Taihu Lake was wide and open enough, and this vastness was the source of Gu Chang's sense of security.

After all, on the Wu River, there was still a possibility of worrying about being secretly boarded at night, but in Taihu Lake, as long as he hid in the depths, it would not be easy for others to find him.

“Hoo~”

Exhaling a puff of white mist, Gu Chang continued to row the oars, heading deeper into Taihu Lake.

“Splash~ Splash~”

Water splashed, creating waves, and the boat seemed to be moving through a painting. As the surrounding mist gradually receded, Gu Chang's Ship gradually approached the Island from before.

The entire Island still looked much the same as when he left it, with only sparse weeds, but now it was covered by snow, looking like a white cotton quilt floating on the lake from a distance.

“Bang!”

After the Ship approached, Gu Chang directly leaped onto the Island. Next, he planned to erect a stone tablet here to serve as a contact marker for him and the Divine Image Sect.

“Creak, creak”

The almost two-inch thick snow crunched under Gu Chang's feet, but just as Gu Chang was about to approach the center of the Island, he suddenly stopped.

In the midst of it all, Gu Chang suddenly felt a kind of malice. This was a special ability he had gained after advancing to the Refining Spirit Realm and cultivating Martial Dao Divine Paragon!

“Hoo~”

Suddenly, the originally desolate Island instantly changed. Several rays of light shot up from around the Island, forming a cage in the blink of an eye.

“Act! Take him down!”

“Lesser Immortal Trapping Formation! Rise!”

“…”

Along with the appearance of these lights, several figures also emerged. They had previously seemed to be hidden in the Void Realm, not showing any abnormalities at all.

However, at this moment, they appeared, and immediately, killing moves attacked Gu Chang. Sharp Sword Qi, deadly saber light, and spiritual light that burst forth like Talismans instantly erupted.

At the same time, gigantic stone hands seemed to emerge from the ground, grabbing at Gu Chang!

It was as if, for a moment, fatal killing moves awaited Gu Chang both in the sky and on the ground, as if he would be completely annihilated on this Island in the next instant.

“Boom!”

However, in the next moment, a colossal three-zhang tall Martial Dao Divine Paragon appeared with a roar. Its physique was like a giant, its hands like Dragon claws, its legs like a Devil King, its four wings spread on its back, with a saber and spear in hand, and a bow and arrow on its back!

“Roar!!!”

“Woosh woosh woosh!”

“Roar!!!”

When the saber rose, ghosts and gods were startled; when the spear moved, the Azure Dragon roared!

Four wings covered the sky, sweeping across; both arms swung like Dragons!

How terrifying was the power unleashed by the Martial Dao Divine Paragon when it went all out? Even Gu Chang himself wasn't entirely clear.

Although he didn't know what was going on with the current situation, nor did he understand why these people were ambushing him here.

But now was not the time to ask why. At this moment, Gu Chang had only one thought in his heart!

That was, those who offend him shall be killed without mercy!!!

“Boom! Bang!”

The Martial Artist who made the first move was instantly killed by the Martial Dao Divine Paragon, who reached his front. Immediately after, the saber rose and the spear fell, and the roar of a Dragon and a tiger erupted. The opponent's peerless treasure sword and body armor were completely shattered into pieces in an instant!

His corpse was also mercilessly torn apart, and the ferocious snowflakes directly dyed the surrounding snow red!

“Ah!!!!”

Even after he had died, his shocked, bewildered, and terrified screams still echoed over Taihu Lake!

“Boom! Rumble!”

However, in the next moment, the scarlet giant, like a god or devil, instantly changed its position and directly attacked the other Innate Experts around it!

Its seemingly massive size was actually so agile that people's eyes could hardly keep up. Ordinary Innate Martial Artists were not much stronger than ordinary people when Gu Chang went all out.

“How is this possible!”

“Is this an Innate Expert?”

“Even a Cultivator couldn't be this strong!”

“…”

Seeing that Gu Chang had instantly killed one person, the remaining few Martial Forest Experts and one Cultivator suddenly woke up.

To take down Gu Chang, they had made extensive preparations. Not only did they thoroughly investigate his background, but they even knew through various channels that he was an Innate Expert skilled in horizontal cultivation techniques.

They even considered the possibility that the other party had already begun to Cultivate Immortal Arts. For this, they did not hesitate to set up a Formation directly, and everyone had defensive Talismans protecting their bodies, wanting to first capture and subdue him, and then force him to reveal the whereabouts of his Immortal Treasure.

However, what kind of thing was appearing before their eyes at this moment?

“Boom! Crack!”

“Puff!”

As another Martial Forest Expert's body exploded into pieces, everyone involved in the ambush still felt as if they were in a dream, and everything before their eyes was nothing but a false illusion.

“Whoosh!”

Finally, the Cultivator's mind was still firmer. He immediately took out a Flying Sword Magical Artifact and fiercely launched it towards Gu Chang.

This Flying Sword radiated golden light all over, like a golden venomous snake, and in the blink of an eye, it struck the body of the Martial Dao Divine Paragon.

“Clang!”

However, to everyone's disappointment, this Flying Sword only penetrated a few inches into the Martial Dao Divine Paragon's body before being blocked.

The next moment, Gu Chang directly grabbed the Flying Sword on his body, then forcefully bent it, causing the sword body to bend into a startling arc.

The Cultivator tried his best to control the Flying Sword to fly back, but he just couldn't break free from Gu Chang's hand.

In the end, it was unclear whether the material of this Flying Sword was too good, or for some other reason, Gu Chang did not succeed in breaking it.

So he simply held it tightly in his hand and continued to attack the remaining people!

At this point, two Martial Forest Experts had already died. The remaining few, after realizing what was happening, immediately ran out of the Formation.

The speed of these Martial Forest Experts was not slow after all. In the blink of an eye, they left the range of the Formation. Gu Chang immediately chased after them, but in the next moment, those several rays of light suddenly wrapped around him.

But Gu Chang's reaction speed was even faster. He directly changed direction in mid-air, then soared into the sky and flew straight up!

The entire Formation was not a powerful Formation; it was just a Low Grade, lowest-level Formation.

In fact, the Cultivator never even thought that Gu Chang possessed the ability to fly. In his opinion, it was already very good that Gu Chang knew some light body techniques, and this small trapping Formation was enough to cover a height of more than ten zhang, which was by no means something that light body techniques could overcome.

However, at this moment, the sight of the giant soaring into the sky, with four wings covering it, was right before his eyes. Whatever he said in his heart was already too late.

“Rumble!”

After breaking free from the confinement of the trapping Formation, Gu Chang once again charged downwards. Several Jianghu Experts were instantly killed by him in the blink of an eye!

“Hurry!”

The Cultivator also immediately changed his tactics, and immediately took out another Magical Artifact to attack Gu Chang.

At the same time, he also used some kind of escape technique, and his entire person instantly disappeared from where he stood.

“Bang! Clang!”

However, Gu Chang seemed not to deal with him immediately, but in fact, from the very beginning, he had placed most of his attention on the opponent.

So after he slapped away that Magical Artifact with one blow, he soared into the air again, and then continued to search the surroundings.

The opponent's strength was clearly still at the Qi Refining level, not particularly strong, otherwise he wouldn't have fled in such disarray.

No matter how powerful an escape technique at this level of strength was, it was impossible to travel very far in a short period of time.

As expected, Gu Chang quickly found the opponent about three or four li away from the Island.

At this moment, the opponent's face was pale, and he was sitting cross-legged in a small boat-like Magical Artifact, quickly moving away.

However, his speed was still no match for the extreme speed Gu Chang possessed after his four wings were added together!

Soon, Gu Chang directly caught up, like a giant scarlet demon, descending from the sky and intercepting in front of the flying boat.

“You damn thief!”

Seeing this scene, the Cultivator couldn't help but curse inwardly, but he quickly thought of a solution in his mind.

“I am a Disciple of Cloud Firmament Palace. Do you really want to fight me to the death?”

However, the only answer he received was Gu Chang's full-power, peerless spear strike. Zhengang Strength twisted and transformed in his hand, finally turning into a Flood Dragon that directly attacked him.

“Boom! Bang!”

The next moment, a black profound iron shield blocked in front of him, but the terrifying force contained in the Zhengang Strength Flood Dragon still sent him and the flying boat beneath him flying.

Immediately after, the Martial Dao Divine Paragon appeared again, and the terrifying saber light directly sealed off heaven and earth, tearing through the Void Realm!

“You seek death!!!”

In a hurry, this Cultivator was flustered in trying to block these attacks. The danger to his life made him both startled and angry, and immediately a large number of Talismans were thrown out, and the remaining Magical Artifacts were also sacrificed.

However, these methods were still not enough in front of Gu Chang. Once Gu Chang closed the distance, all sorts of terrifying Martial Dao killing moves instantly enveloped him completely!

“Rumble! Crack crack crack!”

The profound iron shield that had been protecting him was forcibly blasted apart, his magical robe turned directly into rags, and the opponent's flying boat was sent flying far away. Even he himself was disheveled and covered in injuries at this moment.

Finally, this fellow was grabbed by Gu Chang like a little chick, and everything on him was taken away by Gu Chang.

“Thump! Thump!”

A moment later, Gu Chang returned to the Island again, and then began to mercilessly interrogate him!

“Ah!!!”

“I'll talk! Can't I just talk?!”

As the Cultivator's bones were crushed one by one, and he shivered like a naked pig in the ice and snow, his Dao Heart was completely shattered.