Chapter 1037 - Blood River Patriarch (1/2)

A resplendent blood light was coming off of Gu Jingman and her fighting spirit was becoming richer and more intense—as if a ball of flames was preparing to burn down heaven and the earth.A resplendent blood light was coming off of Gu Jingman and her fighting spirit was becoming richer and more intense—as if a ball of flames was preparing to burn down heaven and the earth.

The blood-colored spear morphed into a red dot and pierced right into Old Man Xuan You’s eyebrows. An unrivaled amount of strength burst forth—one so strong it was as if it could create a cave in his head.

“A strong horse, huh. That’s good, I love taming strong horses like you.”

Old Man Xuan You chuckled darkly. He was happy and not angered. A desire to conquer rapidly grew in his chest. Indeed, there was a great sense of achievement that came from conquering a woman like this, and he was confident enough that he could tame even a steed as fierce as this one and turn it into a foal.

A red beam flew over, quick as lightning, and Old Man Xuan You chuckled derisively. He reached out a dry claw in preparation to grab that blood-colored spear.

He managed to grab the blood-colored spear, but a terrifying power caused a bout of light tremors to run through his body, and his hand released the spear subconsciously. White smoke rose from Old Man Xuan You, blurring the blood and flesh in his shriveled hand. His flesh had seemed to rot off.

“How interesting!”

Old Man Xuan You squinted—to think the woman was capable of hurting him. Although it was only a surface wound, it was still rather unbelievable. A mere cultivator at the great achievement of Tide Changing was able to wound him—he had never encountered something like this in his life. It was likely no one would believe if he told them that had happened.

The Supreme Profundity Realm was a watershed, far stronger than the Tide Changing Realm. Cross-level challenges between the Tide Changing Realm and the Supreme Profundity Realm were almost impossible, much less challenges that crossed several levels.

The beautiful woman in front of him harbored a huge secret indeed. There was no way that regular cultivators could pull off something like that, much less pull off an attack with such an effect. However, it was not entirely the strength of that woman either; there was also a spear in her hand. The feeling that the spear in her hand and the armor on her body were not simple was becoming increasingly clearer.

This time, he had come to the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension to kill Mo Wen. In the past, the hatred between the Sword Valley and Zhang Poxiao had run deep, and it was to the extent that a junior brother of his, a prominent cultivator at the Supreme Profundity Realm, had died in Zhang Poxiao’s hands. The events of the past were still clear in his mind. How could Old Man Xuan You allow history to repeat itself? As such, he had to kill Mo Wen as soon as possible and nip the problem in the bud.

Besides, the Sword Valley was a large sword path sect whose remarkable power was the sword path. Old Man Xuan You himself, as the Sword Valley Leader, was lacking a Sacred Sword by his side. There was no doubt that Mo Wen’s Sacred Fire Sword was the best choice. Whether it was killing Mo Wen or getting the Sacred Fire Sword, he was determined to reach his goal.

It was just that he did not expect the meager Green Ancient Mystery Dimension to house something that would pique his interest even more. In comparison to this woman, killing Mo Wen or laying his hands on the Sacred Fire Sword had simply paled in comparison. He was rather happy with himself for making this trip here, or such a serendipitous opportunity would have been snatched away by someone else.

“This is good. I didn’t think I’d have to get too serious to defeat a woman like you.”

Old Man Xuan You laughed lightly. There were a lot of talents here in the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension. Rumor had it that the Tide Changing cultivator who had killed off the big sects was not this woman. However, looking at it now, she probably had that sort of power.

Gu Jingman was expressionless as she stared at Old Man Xuan You coldly. She knew that she had run into a huge enemy this time and would likely be doomed if she slipped up.

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“Old Man Xuan You’s cultivation is too high, Mo Wen. There’s no way Gu Jingman can defeat him.”

The Jade Xiu King stared in confusion at Mo Wen. He had moved to help her earlier, but Mo Wen had stopped him. Anyone could tell that there was no way Gu Jingman was Old Man Xuan You’s match; one could go as far as to say nobody here was his match.

“I know, but his goal is not to kill her, so she shouldn’t be in danger. Besides, Gu Jingman’s filled with secrets and no one knows how many she’s keeping, so it’s not impossible for her to block a few of his blows,” Mo Wen remarked mildly.

Earlier on when the Jade Xiu King had prepared to help Gu Jingman, Mo Wen thought about it and decided against letting him go immediately.

“And what is your goal?” The Jade Xiu King looked at Mo Wen.

“She needs a match where she can go all out. A cultivator who has never experienced a true crisis will never grow, and she’s trained too little.”

Mo Wen looked in the sky. Gu Jingman’s journey had been too smooth-sailing and she had experienced close to no obstacles. Despite that, her cultivation had increased very quickly. It was obvious that her foundations were shaky and she had not experienced too many fights, so her mastery over her power was average at best. If this went on, malpractice was bound to arise sooner or later.

Mo Wen’s cultivation stagnated at the Primordial Soul Realm not because he could not break through to the Tide Changing Realm but because he had forcefully suppressed it to let his power consolidate more firmly. After his foundation was firm, he would move up.

Of course, this was not a problem the Three Great Kings would have. As long as they had the chance, breaking through to even the Supreme Profundity Realm would be no issue for them.

Nobody stepped forth from the Intentionless City to offer help, as though they were intentionally allowing for Gu Jingman to deal with the enemy alone.

Wang Yinru was anxious, but she could not parse what Mo Wen was thinking.

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From above, in the sky, Gu Jingman had already engaged in battle with Old Man Xuan You. It was indeed as Mo Wen had said—Old Man Xuan You would try his best to capture Gu Jingman alive instead of taking her life. As such, he seemed overcautious and hesitant as he fought, but Gu Jingman did not have the same reservations. Every single one of her attacks was dealt to kill and she fought with all her strength, vicious beyond comparison.