Chapter 141 Drawing the Bow

Drawing the bow.

Nocking the arrow.

In an instant, the sounds of wind and thunder surged –

Even though the Candle Extinguisher in Gu Shen's hand was only a replica, the power it unleashed at this moment was still terrifying.

The moment he released the string, the iron arrow arrived before Meng Xiao almost instantaneously.

Meng Xiao's pupils contracted sharply.

This kind of instant-kill weapon was truly frightening!

The moment Gu Shen raised his hand, he retreated, and the Zhenyue Dharma Robe erupted with unprecedented brilliance!

Layers of light shields appeared before him!

The Dharma Robe was a blessed treasure, and if it were to be graded, it would almost certainly be the best A-grade defensive sealed item. However, these dozens or even hundreds of layers of light shields were pierced through as soon as they appeared –

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

The Styx River water exploded.

The iron arrow in Meng Xiao's pupils grew larger and larger. He never expected that this arrow would penetrate the absolute defense of his Dharma Robe in just one second. He subconsciously opened his domain, which was also pierced through.

At this moment, he had no choice and no way to retreat.

Meng Xiao stretched out his palm, forcibly grabbing the iron arrow that was piercing towards his face!

The Oblong Moon domain condensed in his palm, dyeing the entire palm with a silver-white jade color!

There was a metallic shattering sound of "Zheng"!

The iron arrow ultimately did not penetrate his forehead, but was firmly clenched in his palm by five fingers.

The iron arrow, which was so fast that it had become a blur, finally settled, now about ten centimeters away from Meng Xiao's brow.

Grand Duke Zhenyue's expression was extremely pale.

He had paid a great price to catch this arrow... all five fingers were stained crimson. The flawless Oblong Moon palm was penetrated by the spiraling killing intent of the iron arrow. The incomparably tough moonlight domain was fragmented, and blood flowed down.

Gu Shen, who had fired the arrow, seemed calm on the surface, but in reality, his situation was no better than Meng Xiao's.

Gu Shen's right hand was hidden in his sleeve.

His five fingers trembled uncontrollably, and his injuries were even more severe than Meng Xiao's.

Firing an arrow with the Candle Extinguisher injured others by ten parts, but injured himself by seven.

After just one shot... his right hand, which drew the string, was almost scrapped. The flesh of his tiger's mouth was a bloody mess, and the fingertips that brushed against the bowstring were scarlet and ferocious, vaguely revealing gleaming white bone.

His entire right arm was subtly buzzing under the aftershocks of the recoil.

Fortunately, he had the Breath of Spring and Pure Land. His blood was boiling and burning, and his injuries were rapidly repairing.

But in a short period of time, even if his willpower was strong, it would be impossible for him to draw a second string with his right hand.

Everything came at a price.

If he wanted to personally cross a great realm and kill a powerful enemy, he had to pay a sufficient price...

Compared to the physical body, the mental exhaustion was actually more serious.

With just one arrow, Gu Shen's originally full spiritual sea was reduced by half!

This replica Candle Extinguisher was incredibly powerful, and the spiritual power it consumed was also quite terrifying... At most, with his current spiritual sea strength, if he wanted to draw the string and unleash its maximum killing power, he should only have enough strength for two arrows.

Taking a light breath.

Gu Shen looked at Zhenyue. With a mental pull, the "iron arrow" that Meng Xiao was clutching tightly in his palm suddenly bloomed!

With a muffled "bang,"

Under the control of the Iron Throne, the arrowhead taken from nameless blunt iron instantly exploded, turning into a cloud of iron filings. He had used this move before on the summit of Black Snow Mountain. Meng Xiao had been prepared for it. The moment the iron arrow bloomed, he leaned his neck back, and a wisp of cold light shot out, brushing past his cheek and streaking out dozens of meters. Then, as if burned, Meng Xiao flung the iron arrow far away.

The exploding light and killing intent also detonated a few meters away from him.

The next moment.

Meng Xiao stepped on the bottom of the Styx River, using a slight force. With a "pa da" sound, the black stone under his feet exploded. The dazzling figure draped in the Zhenyue Robe disappeared into the bottom of the Styx River.

For a moment.

The entire Styx River was empty.

Gu Shen's blazing fire rotated within a radius of dozens of meters, failing to capture even a trace of aura.

"Behind you."

The devil, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, spoke slowly.

Gu Shen turned around. The familiar Zhenyue Robe had already enveloped his entire field of vision. He subconsciously raised his hands, blocking them in front of his face. The next moment, Meng Xiao's knee strike slammed into him violently –

"Dong!"

The Styx River water provided a cushioning effect.

However, the Light Blessing burned away the black river water within a three-meter radius, allowing Meng Xiao to move in a "vacuum domain." This knee strike sent Gu Shen flying backward, and this three-meter "vacuum domain" also tightly enveloped Gu Shen.

Gu Shen flew backward, unloading the force, and Meng Xiao stuck close.

Zhenyue had already read Gu Shen's files. This Eastern Continent S-rank was a well-known spiritual genius. Judging from his combat performance just now, even without the amplification of sealed items, he had the strength of being more than two realms higher... Looking at the entire Five Continents, he was a monstrous figure among the Third Stage. But even the most powerful transcendent has weaknesses. The best way to defeat a spiritual type is to engage in close combat, to directly fight!

Even if Gu Shen wasn't a spiritual type.

Meng Xiao would have chosen to kill him with close combat, for a simple reason.

The terrifying arrow of killing power just now had left a psychological shadow on him.

He didn't want to create distance again, and be shot again.

After the knee strike, Meng Xiao directly stuck to Gu Shen, throwing out punches like a storm. His ability was Oblong Moon, a top-tier ability in the strong attack category. Oblong Moon ability users were generally known as "invincible in close combat."

A layer of jade color dyed his skin.

His fists, feet, and entire body were as hard as metal!

Gu Shen waved his hand, retrieving the Candle Extinguisher. The arcs of truth light were completely withdrawn. The Iron Throne swept across his mind. The iron armor wrapped around his waist turned into pieces of iron filings, condensing into arm guards, blocking Zhenyue's attack.

The sounds of drums and bells vibrated within the domain!

The sound of killing thunder alone was enough to shake people's souls.

If there was a third person watching the battle from outside the Styx River, they would discover that the two figures clinging together were both using body techniques similar to Perfect Flash. However, Meng Xiao's realm was higher, and his vibration frequency was faster. As a result, the scene was almost a one-sided crushing!

Grand Duke Zhenyue's offensive momentum was extremely swift, his attacks were wide open and ferocious, like a lion eager to skin Gu Shen alive. However, although Gu Shen was at a disadvantage, he did not make any fatal mistakes, defending steadily and impenetrably.

In the midst of the storm.

He was like a lone boat, which could be submerged at any time, but he was able to hold on until the very end...

Of course, it wasn't because Gu Shen was a "body technique genius."

In this regard, he was inferior to Song Ci, and also inferior to Lin Lin.

Understanding Perfect Flash had nothing to do with the transcendent realm, but with the length of cultivation and comprehension.

As powerful as Meng Xiao, the Child of Light Blessing, a Fourth Stage transcendent, had not yet cultivated a true Perfect Flash. Of course, in terms of pure body technique combat, Gu Shen, who had only cultivated for two years, was no match for Meng Xiao. He shouldn't have had any power to fight back, but he was able to "barely parry" because the voice of someone's guidance was constantly coming from his spiritual sea.

"Upper left, shoulder thrust."

"Raise your knee, block."

The devil, who was leisurely watching the battle from the VIP seat on the Scale of Truth, crossed his legs and drank his blood-red wine. At this moment, he had greatly changed his past style. He didn't mention the deal at all, but instead selflessly offered guidance. He spoke lightly in the scale space, and his voice directly turned into a prompt image in Gu Shen's spiritual sea, constantly helping Gu Shen to expose the loopholes and flaws in Meng Xiao's attacks... With this glimmer of inspiration, Gu Shen was able to break through the situation repeatedly, resulting in the current state of "struggling to hold on."

Zhenyue's offensive was too fierce.

With the devil's guidance, Gu Shen was able to barely breathe in the midst of the storm.

At this moment, he had no time to create space. As for the Candle Extinguisher, where was there room for the Candle Extinguisher to exert its power at this moment?

He truly felt the pressure of a Fourth Stage transcendent!

On the other side.

Meng Xiao's mood became increasingly manic. He never expected that this Third Stage spiritual transcendent... would be so capable of fighting!

His all-out attack, filled with energy and spirit, had not directly defeated Gu Shen.

Not to mention defeating, it was difficult to even injure him.

Every move, every stance, was "blocked" and parried by this kid!

This fight... had already become a stalemate.

His Oblong Moon, what a powerful and invincible force, but when it landed on Gu Shen, it could only be for naught.

Because every bombardment would be blocked by an extremely thick iron shield.

Meng Xiao was very certain that the iron arrow that had almost pierced his brow came from this piece of iron... What kind of heaven-defying material was this?

Unable to break through after a long attack, a hint of violence appeared in Zhenyue's eyes.

A method of quickly winning appeared in his mind.

However, this thought of mania was suppressed by the brilliance of the Zhenyue Dharma Robe... Although he was in the Styx River, the God of Light could not cast his gaze here, but the blessing effect of the Dharma Robe still remained.

Zhenyue took a deep breath and regained his composure.

No need to rush.

If Gu Shen could resist, then he could attack... With the huge difference in realm, even if he had to fight a stalemate, the final result would definitely be his victory.

A battle of life and death.

He didn't want to make a mistake again like he did on the summit of Black Snow Mountain.

This time... he would not leave Gu Shen a glimmer of hope.

In the burning domain of the Light Blessing.

Gu Shen's expression was solemn. He could sense that the pale fire burning between his brows was becoming increasingly mournful, vaguely showing signs of being unable to support it.

However, the originally agitated Meng Xiao had become calm instead. Although this guy was powerful, his temperament was unstable, which was originally an important part of Gu Shen's plan.

But for some reason, Meng Xiao had suddenly become rational.

"Tsk..."

The devil looked at the world outside and said regretfully, "Although I had already decided to watch you two fight quietly before the main show started, out of kindness, I suggest you start the deal now... Because of the Light Blessing, this guy has become 'rational'. To put it bluntly, if he doesn't make mistakes, then without a deal, your chances of winning this fight are zero."

Silence.

The devil gave Gu Shen a brief time to think.

It was also a brief time to feel.

The gap between the two great realms was undoubtedly revealed at this moment –

In the midst of Meng Xiao's stormy close combat attack.

Gu Shen revealed a flaw. His iron shield did not completely block Zhenyue's finger strike. The next moment... sharp incandescent light brushed past, and his skin was instantly torn open.

"Hiss!"

Blood spurted out.

The bright red blood beads floated in the Light Blessing domain, evaporated, and turned into strands of scarlet blood mist.

Gu Shen's response in his mind lake was already hoarse.

But it was still those three words.

"No need."

As his voice fell.

A touch of crazy red faintly appeared in his eyes.

The evaporated blood beads, under the manipulation of invisible mental power, approached Meng Xiao's brow.

The next moment.

Blazing fire condensed. This blood bead landed on Grand Duke Zhenyue's brow with a "pa da" sound.