207: An era without saints!? (VI)

However, just as the sword tip made contact with the blade...

The expected sound of clashing metal did not ring out.

That stream of deathly light, capable of tearing through anything, passed through Gu Zhan's mountain-heavy greatsword like a phantom.

This was not a physical attack.

Instead, it was a certain-kill sword strike that contained the Law of Space, traversing the boundary between reality and illusion!

The Sword Light pierced through the greatsword without the slightest hesitation.

After passing through the first line of defense Gu Zhan had set up, it reconsolidated inside the war chariot.

Its target was aimed directly at Gu Yun's heart!

This was the true killing move.

Everything before this had merely been a setup for this fatal strike.

Fast!

It was incredibly fast!

So fast that even the three King-sealing level Elders didn't have time to react a second time.

In the moment between life and death...

Gu Zhan did not think.

He didn't even have time to turn around.

Relying entirely on battle instinct, he made a decision that horrified everyone.

He activated a secret movement technique at the cost of burning his essence blood.

His figure left an afterimage in place as he forcibly twisted his body at an impossible angle.

He used his left shoulder to violently meet that certain-kill Sword of Reality and Illusion.

Puchi!

The Sword Light entered flesh with a dull sound.

The illusory Sword Light reconsolidated into a physical form at Gu Zhan's shoulder blade, completely piercing through his left shoulder.

Blood instantly sprayed out.

"You want to harm the Dao Child!"

Gu Zhan let out a furious roar.

"You'll have to step over my, Gu Zhan's, corpse first!"

His roar echoed throughout the valley, and blood stained the golden war chariot beneath him red.

Inside the war chariot.

Six-year-old Gu Yun was facing such tragic protection and bloodshed at such close range for the first time.

That man, who was usually so steady, now had a bloody hole opened in his left shoulder to protect him.

The guard named Xiao Shan, to protect him, had his chest pierced by a poison blade and lay in a pool of blood, his life force rapidly fading away.

This scene was deeply branded into the depths of his Soul.

Intense killing intent and anger erupted for the first time from those pure eyes.

This emotion, reaching the ultimate extreme, instantly triggered the Primordial Chaos Sacred Body within his body.

This was not his active control.

Rather, it was the Sacred Body's spontaneous act of protecting its master after sensing the host's most intense emotions and a fatal crisis!

Buzz!

Wisps of purple-gold aura, like a newborn nebula, slowly overflowed from Gu Yun's small body.

They circled around Gu Yun, emitting an ancient and profound dao rhyme.

Gu Yun felt a sensation in his heart.

As if commanding his own arm, he reached out a tender little hand and guided these purple-gold auras toward Xiao Shan, who lay in a pool of blood, and the blood-drenched Gu Zhan in front of him.

A miracle occurred.

The moment that purple-gold Primordial Qi touched the fatal wound on Xiao Shan's chest...

The wound, deep enough to see bone, actually began to rapidly reverse and restore itself.

Necrotic flesh was stripped away, and new tissue was Rebirth-ing at a high speed.

In just a few breaths...

Xiao Shan's pale face, which had been on the verge of death, actually regained a hint of color, and his weak breathing became strong again.

On the other side.

The Primordial Qi entwined around Gu Zhan's pierced left shoulder.

That hideous wound was also healing at high speed, and even the flowing blood flowed back into his body.

More importantly...

All the Gu Family members surrounded by this Primordial Qi, whether it was Gu Zhan or the seventeen guards, felt themselves become incredibly attuned to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Their strength, speed, and reactions all received a massive boost at this moment.

It was as if they had entered a legendary state of 'Dao Origin'!

In the distance, atop the hill...

A look of apprehension appeared on the face of the Ji Family Divine Maiden.

Within the Dharma Eye of the Wang Family Qilin Son, what he saw was no longer Gu Yun's Luck, but a purple-gold Chaos that made him tremble!

This scene left only one thought in their minds.

At all costs!

Kill him before he has a chance to grow!

"Kill!"

With the enhancement of the 'Dao Origin' state, Gu Zhan let out a wild roar.

As if tireless, the greatsword in his hand turned into massive phantoms, shattering swaths of Void Stalker Beasts.

The other guards' combat power also soared.

The battle Formation they formed erupted with dazzling light, and for a time, they fought on equal terms with enemies several times their number.

They even began to counter-kill!

However, they soon noticed something was wrong.

The Sky-reaching Light Barrier that sealed the entire valley was continuously draining their spiritual energy.

At the same time, the great Formation triggered the local Law of Destruction, and spatial rifts were constantly forming around them, creating new crises.

They understood.

If they didn't break the Formation, it would ultimately be a desperate struggle of trapped beasts.

They would be worn down to death here!

"We must break the Formation nodes!"

A King-sealing Elder quickly assessed the situation.

"To forcibly shatter a node from the inside, one must have power at the extreme of the Spirit King Realm!"

But under this suppression of Laws, who could erupt with such power?

Just as everyone's hearts sank...

Gu Zhan stepped forward once again.

He handed the guard Xiao Shan, who had regained the ability to move but was still somewhat weak, over to other clansmen.

Alone, he walked to an energy convergence point in front of the Formation's light barrier.

That was the weakest, and also the most heavily defended, node of the entire great Formation.

He did not hesitate in the slightest.

"Dao Child, it is my greatest honor to be able to protect your path in this life!"

As his voice fell, he directly burned his Divine Soul Origin!

Boom!

A powerful aura at the extreme of the Spirit King Realm soared from his body into the sky.

He gathered all his life, all his power, and all his will onto the greatsword in his hand.

He swung a sword strike of the extreme realm.

It slammed violently into that Formation node!

Crack!

The light barrier covering the entire valley let out a cracking sound and vibrated violently.

Finally, a huge gap was blasted open by sheer force.

Gu Zhan himself, however, powerlessly spat out a mouthful of Origin essence blood, his entire aura weakening to the absolute limit.

He fell from the sky.

The moment the Formation shattered...

Gu Zhan used his last bit of strength to sweep up Gu Yun inside the chariot, turning into a bloody stream of light and fleeing madly toward that single gap.

As for the only remaining King-sealing Elder and the other seventeen guards...

They glanced in the direction where Gu Zhan and Gu Yun were departing, their eyes filled with gratification and resolve.

Then, they resolutely turned around.

Forming a final Formation for a fight to the death, they faced the large group of experts from the Ji Family, Wang Family, and countless hostile forces.

A tragic shout echoed through the valley.

"Protect the Dao Child, return home!"

How could the Ji Family Divine Maiden and the others let go of this once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity?

Countless experts passed through the gap in the Formation, turning into streaks of light and madly chasing in the direction where Gu Zhan and Gu Yun were fleeing.

Gu Zhan was heavily wounded and had burned his Divine Soul; he had already exhausted his power.

And six-year-old Gu Yun, after erupting with that surge of Primordial Qi, had also fallen into a state of deep weakness.

A chase of life and death had only just begun.