Boom!!!
The sky instantly darkened, a deafening roar echoing as the colossal black saber, occupying half the sky, shattered on the spot. Countless fragments of the blade shot outwards, smashing surrounding peaks and triggering waves of tremors.
Li Xiaotian’s body was launched like a cannonball, crashing directly into a towering mountain, disappearing into its unfathomable depths.
Meanwhile, the giant Gu Ji staggered back several steps, a flowing stream of blood trickling from his fist.
Giant Gu Ji’s face contorted in ferocity. He was injured, his fist revealing stark white bone. The wound was enveloped by a devouring force, preventing it from healing quickly.
However, Li Xiaotian’s injuries were far more severe. His saber was destroyed, and his body had been struck by Gu Ji’s immense power, shattering several internal bones. He was covered in wounds.
The young man in purple had already retreated far from the epicenter of their battle. Yet, upon seeing Gu Ji injured, a hint of surprise flickered across his usually haughty expression.
He was acutely aware of Gu Ji’s formidable physical strength; even beings stronger than Gu Ji might not be able to inflict wounds upon him.
Yet here, an outsider from another region, a mere early-stage Overlord, had managed to injure Gu Ji. This caused him considerable astonishment.
“Lord Gu Ji is injured! How is this possible? That’s the Ancient God Physique!”
“That outsider is so powerful, he actually injured Lord Gu Ji!”
The subordinates of the young man in purple, controlling the surrounding formation, exclaimed in unison. To them, Gu Ji’s injury was an utterly inconceivable event.
“Damn it! You mere intermediate Overlord, how dare you wound me!”
Giant Gu Ji roared, his voice brimming with fury, the terrifying sound causing the surrounding mountains to tremble.
Not far away, Long Ma wore an expression as if it had seen a ghost. As a beast, it shouldn’t possess such an expression, but at this moment, only this expression could convey its state of mind.
“I miscalculated! This human is so terrifying. Must I become someone’s mount immediately after emerging into the world?”
Long Ma muttered to itself. It had previously sent a telepathic message to Li Xiaotian, proposing an alliance. But now, it felt impulsive. The opponent was too strong. It shouldn’t have entertained thoughts of resistance; instead, it should have fled immediately. It possessed extreme speed, and although this place was sealed, it was not guaranteed that it would be captured.
Meanwhile, Li Xiaotian, deep within a mountain, had a grim expression. The strength of Giant Gu Ji far exceeded his estimations, and his saber was broken, leaving him without a weapon. It would be difficult to injure the opponent further.
That demonic beast! Li Xiaotian’s eyes flickered. He activated his devouring power, rapidly recovering from his injuries, and simultaneously extended his divine sense, searching for the demonic beast.
“Alliance! Hold that person for me for a moment, I need to recover!”
Li Xiaotian transmitted telepathically.
“No! Human, you misunderstand! This esteemed beast needs to consider!”
Long Ma refused without hesitation. An alliance? Impossible! It saw no hope of victory, and it was better to flee.
Li Xiaotian froze upon hearing this, his expression quickly turning enraged. What did this demonic beast mean? Was it playing him?
Fortunately, he hadn't truly relied on a demonic beast for help. His injuries were healing rapidly.
Outside, Long Ma transformed into a golden streak of light, charging towards the outside of the grand formation.
However, none of the young man in purple and his retinue paid any attention to its actions, as they knew Long Ma could not break through this formation.
“Roar!!!”
Long Ma let out a pained cry. It struck the formation with all its might, but the result was like hitting solid rock. The formation remained unyielding, while it was injured by the rebound force.
Rumble!!!
Giant Gu Ji strode towards the mountain where Li Xiaotian was located, pummeling it relentlessly with his fists.
Inside the mountain, sensing Giant Gu Ji’s attack, Li Xiaotian gritted his teeth, his eyes instantly turning dark. He reversed his demonic cultivation, causing his strength to surge.
“Boom!”
Just as Giant Gu Ji’s fist was about to strike him, Li Xiaotian burst forth from the mountain.
In the sky, Li Xiaotian was enveloped in devouring demonic energy, his aura ascending once more.
“Die!”
Giant Gu Ji roared upon seeing this and lunged to grab Li Xiaotian.
“Scram!”
Li Xiaotian bellowed and immediately unleashed dozens of punches, meeting Gu Ji’s massive hand.
Giant Gu Ji cried out in pain and quickly retracted his giant hand. He glanced at Li Xiaotian with surprise before grinning and saying,
“Very well, you have angered me. Later, I will bite you to death, piece by piece.”
With that, Giant Gu Ji launched his dual fists.
Rumble!!!
The ground trembled, the air exploded, and even the surrounding space became somewhat unstable.
Li Xiaotian’s expression was grim as he swiftly dodged Gu Ji’s assaults, occasionally launching a full-force counterattack.
What frustrated him was that his opponent not only possessed formidable strength but also a speed not significantly inferior to his own, despite the colossal size that should have impacted its movement.
“Pfft!”
Li Xiaotian took a punch, spitting blood, but he didn’t pause. He continued to dodge while recovering and searching for opportunities to strike.
What should I do? Li Xiaotian pondered internally. Should he resort to the demonic sword again? But last time he used the demonic sword to break the formation of the Joyful Buddhist Sect, causing them to suffer, now he could only muster some sword energy at best.
With his current strength, could summoning the sword energy of the demonic sword repel this giant before him?
Li Xiaotian frowned. If it failed, he would have no trump card left.
This was not because the demonic sword was too weak, but because Li Xiaotian was too weak, unable to control the demonic sword to this day.
Simultaneously, the young man in purple, who had been observing from afar, raised an eyebrow, fixing his gaze on Li Xiaotian’s body. He then instructed Giant Gu Ji,
“Don’t kill him. Capture him alive. His cultivation technique is very peculiar, and I am very interested.”
Li Xiaotian’s formidable recovery ability had caught his attention. Given his status, he could obtain anything he desired in the Barbarian Prefecture, but he had never witnessed such powerful recuperative abilities before.
With Giant Gu Ji’s strength, if he were dealing with an ordinary early-stage Overlord, the opponent would have been thoroughly dead by now. But this outsider from another region could still persist, indicating that his cultivation technique’s recovery was simply too monstrous.
“Yes, Young Master!”
Gu Ji replied, evidently having noticed Li Xiaotian’s recovery capability as well.
“Outsider, you are quite good. If you are willing to hand over your cultivation technique, I can plead with the Young Master on your behalf and spare your life.”
Giant Gu Ji said, but his actions did not cease, pressing Li Xiaotian relentlessly.
Li Xiaotian’s eyes flashed with a hint of rage. When had he become so dishevelled!
He glanced at the young man in purple in the distance, a strange thought crossing his mind.
He had fallen into a mental trap. He wasn’t a match for the giant before him, so why was he still entangled in a fight?
He could directly confront the young man in purple, thereby restraining the giant.
With this thought, a fierce glint appeared in Li Xiaotian’s eyes. After dodging a punch from the giant, he charged towards the young man in purple.
“Hmph! Seeking death!!!”
Unexpectedly, Giant Gu Ji did not block him upon seeing this, merely snorting coldly.
Even the young man in purple looked at Li Xiaotian with disdain, his gaze filled with mockery.
Not good! Li Xiaotian’s heart lurched, and he quickly retreated.
“Boom!”
As soon as Li Xiaotian reacted, a thick bolt of lightning descended from the sky.
“Pfft!”
Li Xiaotian spat out a mouthful of blood, his body recoiling rapidly. A flicker of realization flashed in his eyes: it was the formation! The power of the ten people controlling the formation was protecting the young man in purple.
“Insolent! You dare attempt to strike this Young Master? A mere ant!”
The young man in purple sneered, taking a bite of a grape handed to him by a nearby attendant.
“Hmph! Daring to strike the Young Master, outsider, even if you hand over your cultivation technique, you cannot escape death. You have missed a chance to live!”
Giant Gu Ji said coldly, his speed suddenly surging as he launched a punch at Li Xiaotian.
Li Xiaotian couldn’t dodge in time, his body flying back again. At this moment, at least thirty percent of the bones in his body had shattered.
Li Xiaotian gritted his teeth, ignoring his injuries, and rapidly contemplating a solution.
Li Xiaotian’s mind stirred. He wondered if outsiders could enter that place, recalling the secret realm mentioned by the Demonic Master.
At this moment, he was not far from the entrance to that secret realm and had ample opportunity to escape into it.
However, he needed time to open the secret realm entrance. Although it would only take a few seconds, those few seconds were difficult to secure, as any slight delay would allow the giant to capture him.
“That horse! One more chance for you, let’s join forces, otherwise if I die, you’re finished too!”
Li Xiaotian transmitted telepathically to Long Ma again. The latter was now at full speed, attempting to find a loophole in the formation to escape.
“Audacious!!! Human, you have offended this esteemed being! This esteemed being is Long Ma! The supreme Long Ma! Not just any horse!!!”
Long Ma roared furiously. As for Li Xiaotian’s proposal for an alliance, it had no intention of considering it. Resistance was futile; only escape was the righteous path!
To put it another way, the young man in purple had an extraordinary identity, and becoming his mount would not be too bad, though it was extremely unwilling.
A flash of anger crossed Li Xiaotian’s eyes. This beast was too foolish. He then abandoned the thought of allying with it.
Let’s take a gamble! Li Xiaotian thought, escaping to above the secret realm entrance, and then summoning the demonic sword within him.
Buzz!
A world-shattering sword intent erupted from Li Xiaotian’s body. Immediately after, Li Xiaotian pressed his two fingers together, and sword energy shot towards the young man in purple in the distance.
“Not good!!! Young Master, retreat!!!”
Giant Gu Ji’s expression drastically changed upon seeing this. He immediately abandoned Li Xiaotian and lunged to grab the sword energy.
“Pfft!”
But who would have expected that the sword energy would pass directly through Giant Gu Ji’s palm without the slightest hesitation, and shoot towards the young man in purple.
The young man in purple’s face also contorted in alarm. He actually felt the threat of death from that sword energy.
“Quick, block it!!! Quick!!!”
The young man in purple screamed, pushing his two attendant maids in front of him.
At the same time, the ten people controlling the formation around them also panicked, furiously controlling lightning bolts to strike the sword energy.
But the sword energy was too fast; the lightning bolts could not keep up.
“Whoosh!”
The sword energy pierced through the bodies of two attendant maids, shooting out from the young man in purple’s body.
Immediately after, a heart-wrenching scream rang out.
Concurrently, a black portal appeared beneath Li Xiaotian’s feet. Without hesitation, he fled into it.
Long Ma, observing this from a distance, activated its extreme speed, closely following Li Xiaotian into the portal.