248: Chapter 240 Battle against Gu Yuan

The baptism of the Hundred Generations of Reincarnation over the past month or so had brought Ling Yuan comprehensive improvements.

Not only had his state of mind been completely reborn, becoming incomparably resilient and steady, but his cultivation Realm had also skyrocketed, breaking through steadily from the Late Stage of Six-Star Dou Sheng to the Middle Stage of Seven-Star Dou Sheng.

In his prime, Gu Yuan would never have looked twice at a Seven-Star Dou Sheng.

But times had changed.

He was now severely injured and continuously eroded by negative emotions at the Dou Di level, causing his combat power to plummet.

Ling Yuan mocked the disheveled Gu Yuan, "Gu Yuan, oh Gu Yuan, I never expected you to have a day like this!"

Ling Yuan could understand part of the injuries on Gu Yuan's body; they were caused by those wisps of negative emotions.

Ling Yuan had already sentenced Gu Yuan to death in his heart.

Once contaminated by this stuff, there was no other solution besides using a bodhi seed to dispel it.

And now, Gu Yuan had absolutely no chance of obtaining a bodhi seed.

Ling Yuan's footsteps were unhurried as he approached Gu Yuan step by step. At the same time, with a thought, the remaining seven high-level dou sheng puppet appeared and lined up in formation.

Gu Yuan's current state was rotten to the core, his combat power was continuously declining, and he could not break out of this space. Ling Yuan could not let such a good Opportunity slip by.

Today, he must kill Gu Yuan!

Gu Yuan could forget about harassing the Ling Clan in the future; he would just become a Puppet guarding the Ling Clan's gates!

Seeing Ling Yuan approaching step by step, along with the seven dou sheng puppet, Gu Yuan retreated instinctively.

But this Bodhi Ancient Tree space was only so large; where else could he retreat to?

Before long, Gu Yuan had retreated to the edge of the spatial barrier.

Gu Yuan said, "Ling Yuan, do not think that just because you obtained the Bodhi Ancient Tree Opportunity, you can do whatever you want. You are only a Seven-Star Dou Sheng!"

The reason Gu Yuan was afraid was largely because of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

He did not dare to attack Ling Yuan here, fearing that the Bodhi Ancient Tree would help Ling Yuan suppress him.

Just as Gu Yuan was tense and uneasy, the branches of the Bodhi Ancient Tree in front of him swayed gently.

About twenty round and crystalline bodhi seed flew out from within the ancient tree and hovered steadily in mid-air.

Gu Yuan did not go to snatch them. Ling Yuan raised his hand to beckon, and all the bodhi seed fell into his hands.

Ling Yuan reached out, and those bodhi seed flew into his hand.

Ling Yuan bowed slightly to the ancient tree, "Many thanks to Senior Bodhi for the gift."

The Bodhi Ancient Tree had already given the bodhi heart to Ling Yuan; it was inside Ling Yuan's body, just not yet refined.

Thus, the three treasures of the Bodhi had all been obtained.

Ling Yuan was not satisfied yet. He requested of the Bodhi Ancient Tree,

"Senior, could you please take action and help me kill him?"

Gu Yuan's injuries were severe, and Ling Yuan was quite confident he could defeat him, or even manage to kill him.

But he was wary of one thing—a desperate self-detonation by a Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

Ling Yuan wanted to keep Gu Yuan's body to refine into a Puppet; he did not want to waste such excellent Materials.

A body of this level was excellent Materials for refining a top-tier Puppet; it would be too much of a pity to waste it in a self-detonation.

If the Bodhi Ancient Tree took action, it would definitely be fast and steady.

Gu Yuan, standing to the side, heard Ling Yuan's request and was terrified, praying frantically in his heart.

Do not agree! Do not take action!

Ling Yuan felt that the Bodhi Ancient Tree could solve it with a wave of its hand, so it should agree to his request.

Unexpectedly, the Bodhi Ancient Tree shook its head.

Ling Yuan received an answer in his mind.

The general meaning of the Bodhi Ancient Tree was: Do it yourself; I will help you at the critical moment.

Ling Yuan did not feel it was a pity that this big shot did not take action to help him instantly kill Gu Yuan.

The other party had already given him the three treasures of the Bodhi; it would be too greedy to ask for this and that.

Moreover, the other party had just recovered from its injuries and should not take action.

Ling Yuan had only been afraid of Gu Yuan's self-detonation; the fact that the other party was willing to help him at the critical moment was enough.

This was just the right Opportunity to test what level his brand-new, true combat power had reached after the Hundred Generations of Reincarnation.

With his mind made up, Ling Yuan no longer delayed and took the initiative to attack.

With a thought, lightning filled the sky and exploded instantly. Countless Nine Profound Golden Lightning poured out, densely crushing and bombarding Gu Yuan.

At the same time, the seven high-level dou sheng puppet moved in unison, sealing off all angles of evasion and coordinating with Ling Yuan to form an encirclement.

Gu Yuan feared the Bodhi Ancient Tree, but that did not mean he would stand there and take a beating.

He forcibly suppressed the concerns in his heart, raised his hand to urge his Dou Qi, and fought back passively. However, his old injuries were too severe—his bones were shattered, his internal organs were damaged, and on top of that, negative emotions were continuously eroding his Physical Body.

He could only exert the level of an Early Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng. Relying solely on this level of combat power, he could barely fight the seven dou sheng puppet to a draw.

The key was that there was also a Ling Yuan behind him using Soul attacks.

"Huangquan Heavenly Fury!"

"divine soul bead!"

More than a dozen dense, blinding Divine Soul beams pierced through the air, accurately locking onto the area where Gu Yuan was located.

At this moment, the benefit of the small space became apparent.

Gu Yuan had no room for large-scale evasion.

Gu Yuan had witnessed the power of this move from Ling Yuan; it ignored defense, and if one was hit, one would be injured. He dared not take it head-on.

He dodged and weaved; within the narrow space, he extremely narrowly dodged all the Divine Soul beams,

but he inevitably took another hit from Ling Yuan's Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

A thick bolt of lightning struck his back fiercely, the violent lightning power exploding instantly and penetrating his skin and flesh.

Gu Yuan's already unhealed injuries instantly worsened, and the Qi and blood in his body churned.

As the two sides fought, Gu Yuan was suppressed and beaten the whole time, and his unhealed injuries began to worsen.

He finally found an Opportunity to attack Ling Yuan by trading injury for injury.

Even with his combat power greatly reduced, the might of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng could not be underestimated.

Ling Yuan's attack was inferior to Gu Yuan's, and the remaining palm power landed on him.

But after Ling Yuan broke through to the Middle Stage of Seven-Star Dou Sheng, his Physical Body foundation was no longer what it used to be. The thick Dragon scales covering his body, combined with his Golden Aspect protection, forcibly deflected the vast majority of the damage.

Ling Yuan only let out a muffled groan, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Ling Yuan was no longer a glass cannon that could be easily killed by a Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

Trading injury for injury, Gu Yuan also took two blows from the Lei Ying and Yan Jin Puppet.

Ling Yuan suffered some minor injuries, which were of no consequence.

Gu Yuan was already seriously injured; this was adding insult to injury.

Gu Yuan felt extremely stifled. He clearly possessed a powerful Realm, but because of his injuries, he could not display his true strength.

Just at this time, the negative emotions within his body also came out to cause trouble.

Influenced by the negative emotions, Gu Yuan actually sprouted some bad thoughts—that is, actively taking the attacks of Ling Yuan and the others could temper his Physical Body.

Temper his Physical Body, my ass! That was courting death!

Gu Yuan shook his head, constantly reminding himself to stay clear-headed in order to suppress the negative emotions within his body.

But in battlefield slaughter, a split second of difference was a flaw.

In this brief moment of distraction, Ling Yuan instantly seized the Opportunity. With one palm, the Huangquan Palm struck with irresistible force, accurately slamming into Gu Yuan's chest.

"Pfft!"

Heavy force poured into his body; Gu Yuan could no longer suppress his Qi and blood, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out wildly.

With a powerful enemy outside and a traitor inside,

Gu Yuan felt as if the sky was about to collapse.