Xing Tian'ao drew a deep breath. The worry in his eyes vanished completely, replaced by a grim resolve born of burning his boats and fighting to the bitter end.
A vast battle intent, mingled with the conviction to face death without hesitation, erupted uncontrollably from Xing Tian'ao's body, causing the surrounding void to tremble faintly.
Imperial qi surged around him. His gaze was as sharp as lightning, fixed intently beyond the world's barrier, as though he would charge out the next moment and fight those two Immortals to the death!
Gu Changge sensed Xing Tian'ao's almost tragic determination. He turned his head and glanced at him. His expression remained calm and unreadable, yet it seemed to see through every thought in Xing Tian'ao's mind.
On the inner side of the barrier, Xing Tian'ao's battle intent surged. He had already embraced the resolve to die.
Yet when his gaze fell upon Gu Changge standing before him, an indescribable shock and admiration rose in his heart.
The Honored Master still stood there quietly with his hands behind his back. The contours of his profile, illuminated by the shifting light of the barrier, appeared calm and profound.
His eyes were fixed upon the True Immortals beyond the barrier, yet they held not the slightest ripple. They were as still as two unfathomably deep ancient pools.
The two True Immortals radiating terrifying pressure were reflected in his eyes, but it was as though he were merely looking at two insignificant stone statues—or two wisps of inconsequential cloud.
“With a great enemy before us and powerful foes all around us—and they are True Immortals at that! Yet the Honored Master remains so calm and composed. Such a state of mind, such composure… Truly, he is already beyond anything we can fathom…”
Xing Tian'ao sighed inwardly. Even his tragic determination to face death was somewhat soothed by that near-total disregard for danger.
What he did not know was that beneath Gu Changge's calm, expressionless exterior, an extremely efficient and meticulous preparation for battle was taking place.
“System, those two opponents are at the ninth level of the True Immortal Realm. If I go all out, what are the odds that I can defeat them head-on?”
“Host, please acknowledge the gap between you and ordinary True Immortals.”
The system's response carried a rare hint of helplessness.
“What kind of foundation do you have, and what kind do they have? Don't you know the difference yourself?”
Gu Changge nodded slightly, which meant: Then we're set.
His thoughts shifted, and his divine sense swept across the entire Great Xuanhuang World in an instant.
The drops of his essence blood, which he had previously scattered throughout the Xuanhuang Realm and infused with portions of his life origin, were all in perfect condition and could be activated at any moment.
Excellent. His survival insurance had increased by one.
Even if his physical body and soul were annihilated here, he could instantly resurrect at another prepared location.
“System, be ready to activate the Invincibility Trial Card at any time. If I suffer any attack, of any form or level, that could potentially inflict a fatal injury, activate it immediately.”
Having finished all this, Gu Changge turned his attention back to the two True Immortals beyond the barrier, who were still suspicious of the illusion array and second-guessing each other.
He recalled the Heaven-Patrolling Immortal Envoy at the seventh level of the True Immortal Realm whom he had encountered last time.
One punch had destroyed both body and soul, leaving not even his storage treasure behind—much less any opportunity to search his soul for information about the Immortal Realm.
“I'll have to watch my strength this time,” he murmured inwardly.
He drew a light breath and instructed Xing Tian'ao, “Wait here. Don't move.”
That flat tone, and the sense of responsibility he displayed in facing powerful enemies alone, exploded in Xing Tian'ao's heart like thunder!
“Honored Master, you mustn't!”
Xing Tian'ao suddenly stepped forward. His voice trembled slightly with emotion, yet it remained exceptionally firm.
The surging imperial qi around him did not recede. Instead, it burned even more fiercely, as though he intended to illuminate Gu Changge's path with his own radiance.
“They are two True Immortals! Enemies from the Immortal Realm! This is an ancient grudge of our Xuanhuang Realm, and a battle that concerns the survival of this entire world!
“As the Great Emperor of this realm, how could Xing Tian'ao hide behind you and watch you face danger alone?!”
His eyes shone as he stared directly at Gu Changge. There was not the slightest trace of retreat in them, only utter sincerity and unyielding resolve.
“Even if the road ahead leads through a mountain of blades and a sea of flames, even if it means certain doom and endless calamity, Xing Tian'ao is willing to follow the Honored Master and face this tribulation together! I will have no regrets, even in death!”
His words rang out with weight and conviction, carrying the dignity of a Great Emperor and the faith of one determined to protect his homeland.
In his view, allowing Gu Changge to face such terrifying enemies alone while he remained safely inside the barrier would be the greatest humiliation imaginable—a collapse of his Dao heart.
Gu Changge looked at Xing Tian'ao's resolute expression, as though he would charge out on his own if Gu Changge refused to take him along. At last, the calm depths of his eyes rippled with the faintest trace of helplessness.
He had originally thought that bringing a “burden” along would only cause trouble. If a fight broke out, he would have to spare attention to protect him, which would be rather troublesome.
But Xing Tian'ao's attitude, and his determination to live and die with the realm, made it difficult for Gu Changge to reject him outright.
“Very well.”
Gu Changge softly uttered those two words and said no more.
He casually swept out his sleeve. A gentle yet irresistible force instantly enveloped Xing Tian'ao.
Xing Tian'ao felt the spatial laws around him twist slightly. The next moment, the scene before his eyes changed.
Together with Gu Changge, he had already passed through the barrier of the Great Xuanhuang World and appeared in the cold, dead, pressure-filled chaos beyond it!
By sheer coincidence, they appeared directly before Zhao Gang and Sun Yan, who were still arguing over the mystery of Xuanyi's disappearance. They were no more than a hundred yards away.
The instant Xing Tian'ao's feet entered the void, he felt an overwhelming immortal might descend upon him, as though billions of divine mountains were pressing down from above.
It was the suffocating oppression caused by an absolute difference in the level of life itself!
Yet he clenched his teeth, circulated his Nirvana imperial qi with all his strength, and forcibly straightened his spine.
His gaze locked onto the two True Immortals ahead. There was not the slightest hint of fear in his eyes—only surging battle intent and a fierce determination to perish together with his enemies!
“Hey, you two. Stop guessing. It's time to hit the road.”
Gu Changge's calm voice rang out.
The argument between Zhao Gang and Sun Yan came to an abrupt halt.
The two ninth-level True Immortals were like men whose throats had been seized by an invisible hand. Every word and every exchange of divine sense froze completely at that instant.
They turned around in shock and disbelief, staring at the white-robed figure who had appeared before them without warning.
His aura was as ordinary as that of a mortal, yet for some inexplicable reason, it caused their immortal souls to tense.
Then they noticed Xing Tian'ao standing beside Gu Changge. He was braced for battle, imperial qi surging around him, yet it was obvious that he was merely a Great Emperor of the mortal realm.
In an instant, the suspicion in Zhao Gang and Sun Yan's eyes was replaced by absurdity and contempt.
A Great Emperor?
A Great Emperor of the mortal realm actually dared to come out and stand before the two of them, two True Immortals?
How utterly ignorant of his own mortality!
Yet the contempt in their eyes, along with every thought in their minds, was drowned out in the next moment by a force of pure destruction.
Gu Changge moved.
He punched toward Zhao Gang and Sun Yan, who stood a hundred yards away.
A terrifying fist intent, pure and condensed to the extreme, surged forth with that single strike, as though it contained the power of the universe's creation and destruction!
The suspicion on Zhao Gang and Sun Yan's faces instantly turned into boundless terror.
They felt it!
That was an absolute power capable of annihilating their immortal souls and destroying everything they possessed!
“No! Stop!!”
“The Immortal Palace will never let you off!”
The two let out desperate roars. The immortal essence within their bodies burned wildly, while their protective immortal artifacts erupted with dazzling radiance in a desperate attempt to withstand that seemingly ordinary punch.
However, it was all in vain.
Before that fist intent, all their defenses were like snow beneath the sun, melting and collapsing in an instant!
“Boom!!!”
A muffled crash rang out, as if two worlds had collided before instantly falling into oblivion.
Zhao Gang and Sun Yan, two ninth-heaven True Immortals, were obliterated along with the immortal radiance shimmering around them and the treasures they had unleashed.
Like wax figures thrown into the blazing furnace of purgatory, their forms twisted and shattered, ultimately exploding into two brilliant clouds of radiant mist!
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