Chapter 1039

Mid-sentence, a towering aura burst violently from his body and surged straight into the heavens.

At the same time, the golden flames that instantly erupted in his eyes immediately swirled around her pupils.

Then Gu Xun'er silently shifted her feet, stepping with mysterious strides; as her figure flashed, she extended her seemingly frail little hand and slapped straight at Lin Feng's chest!

After all, if we keep letting the opponent keep talking, who knows what might happen.

"Trivial tricks."

Seeing the opponent's attack coming, Lin Feng let out a cold snort and his aura burst outward as well.

As his aura surged, he suddenly extended his arm, where golden energy continuously gathered.

Immediately after, he slammed his fist into an unremarkable patch of space.

Boom!

In the next instant, that space sprouted a pale, delicate hand that collided with Lin Feng's fist.

In a flash, the suddenly clashing golden energy burst outward, sending massive ripples of energy scattering in all directions.

The sweeping, fierce qi ripped through, instantly reducing the plaza below to ruins.

"Hmm~"

As her fist met Lin Feng's, Gu Xun'er's slender, fair jade neck let out a muffled hum.

At this moment, she finally felt the strange strength that Gu Qingyang had spoken of earlier.

Lin Feng's strength is like that of a demon beast; he's utterly beyond anything she can contend with.

At the same time, Gu Xun'er, who had prepared in advance, suddenly sensed something at the instant their blows clashed.

A highly concealed golden energy silently pierced her defenses and gradually seeped into her body.

"Hmph, just as Gu Qingyang said, you only resort to these lowly tricks!"

Sensing the situation inside her, Gu Xun'er immediately sneered and mocked Lin Feng.

Simultaneously, she swiftly mobilized the golden flames within her, burning those golden energies into nothingness.

"Heh, that still doesn't compare to you, Miss of the Gu clan, going to such lengths just to deal with an ordinary person like me!"

Mid-sentence, Lin Feng's right fist struck forcefully, repelling the former.

Immediately after, his form quickly became a flash of light, chasing after Gu Xun'er, who had been driven back by his strike.

"Burning Heaven Whip!"

Seeing the former's attack, the latter, knowing her strength couldn't match his head‑on, abruptly opened her jade hand, and golden flames burst from her sleeve, forming a fiery whip.

Bang!

As she flicked her palm, the golden whip emitted a sonic blast in the air, and the whip, as if it had eyes, flew straight toward Lin Feng.

Lin Feng saw the space‑shattering golden whip soaring toward him, and instantly tapped the void beneath his feet, his body becoming as nimble as a spirit monkey, deftly dodging the attack.

However, the moment he evaded the fiery whip, Lin Feng still felt waves of extreme heat.

"The Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame truly lives up to being the fourth‑ranked exotic fire on the list; its extreme temperature is indeed terrifying."

Watching the golden flame whip vanish rapidly, Lin Feng silently muttered to himself.

This Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame truly deserves its reputation as a fire that can incinerate all terrifying exotic flames.

Its accompanying high temperature, compared to the new flames formed by his fusion of several exotic fires, is subtly superior.

Nevertheless, while astonished inside, he made no pause; his palm clenched again, and he hammered full force toward Gu Xun'er.

"Chasing Wind, Pursuing Lightning!"

Seeing her whip miss, Gu Xun'er's jade foot hurriedly tapped the void, her body like a blue feather, swiftly retreating with the wind.

Her retreat speed was extremely fast, not slower at all than his.

From this, it's clear that Gu Xun'er's martial art called Chasing Wind, Pursuing Lightning is certainly not inferior to Lin Feng's Flashing Light Shadow technique.

After all, in these few days she hasn't been idly waiting.

He gathered a large number of Black Nie army veterans who frequently battle the Soul Clan abroad, relayed Lin Feng's information to them, and together they brainstormed many methods to handle Lin Feng.

Thus, Gu Xun'er already has a set of what she considers a perfect scheme in mind for battling Lin Feng.

"Oh, you know my combat style so well; during the few days I was in Gu Sacred City, you must have studied my fights with Gu Qingyang a lot. It seems, Miss of the Gu clan, you're rather cautious."

Seeing the opponent retreat without a second thought rather than advancing to meet him, Lin Feng lifted his brow slightly and mocked.

The opponent has almost perfectly guessed his moves from the start of the battle until now.

Clearly, she had seriously studied him before the fight.

However, he hasn't gained not a single bit from these few encounters.

At least he knows Gu Xun'er's power, which is slightly higher than his, at the third‑turn Dou Zun Realm.

But from her somewhat fleeting aura, it's clear she recently used some method to quickly boost herself, and the level isn't very stable.

After this fight, it seems she will need a few months to diligently refine and stabilize the third‑turn Dou Zun Realm.

"Hehe, knowing yourself and the enemy lets you be invincible in a hundred battles, and no one said you can't learn about the opponent in advance!"

Hearing that, a faint smile curled Gu Xun'er's lips, and she said calmly.

However, even though his combat style and techniques were known to the opponent, Lin Feng's face showed not a hint of panic.

He again clenched his palm forcefully, and a strange ripple instantly radiated from his hand.

"Go!"

Immediately after, Lin Feng swung his fist, and in an instant a burst of golden energy darted into the space and then vanished.

Whoosh!

However, shortly after the former's fist left his hand, Gu Xun'er opposite him suddenly darted rapidly to the side.

Boom!

At the same time, a lump of golden energy emerged without warning from the spot where the former had just stood, then detonated with a blast.

In an instant, that realm was entirely enveloped by the rampant Dou Qi ripples.

"The Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan's spatial talent is indeed rather tricky."

Watching the exploding Dou Technique in the distance, Gu Xun'er, who had moved to a safe distance, furrowed her dark brows slightly and her complexion darkened a bit.

"Hehe, it seems the ancient clan spent a considerable price to cultivate you. You are only at the third‑stage Dou Zun level, not a pill refiner, yet you possess a Heavenly Realm Soul; such cultivation conditions are truly enviable!"

The moment Gu Xun'er voluntarily released her soul power and sensed her Dou Technique path, Lin Feng quickly discerned her current soul realm, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, his tone becoming deeply emotional and admiring.

He had faced countless life‑and‑death battles for this soul power before finally obtaining it.

Meanwhile, she quietly remained within the ancient clan to cultivate.

When the time arrived, people would naturally bring abundant treasures that boost soul power, allowing her to use them and raise her own soul level.

"Just be aware of the gap between us; if you want to stay alive, it's best to obediently hand over whatever Brother Xiao Yan needs. After all, Xiao Yan and I are descendants of a Dou Emperor. Ten years ago you were merely a lowly porter in the lowest‑rank shop within the city!"

As soon as the words fell, a massive golden flame erupted without warning from within Gu Xun'er.

Carrying the terrifyingly hot golden exotic fire, in the blink of an eye it transformed into a vast sea of exotic fire.

Gu Xun'er's delicate body hovered above the fire sea, like a fairy spirit within the exotic flames.

"Lin Feng, I admit you're impressive. Even if I were born in a place like yours, I might not surpass you. Rising from a despised beggar who survived on others' charity to a shop assistant, then the lord of a city within Heijiaoyu, eventually subduing other Heijiaoyu forces and even other powers on the Northwest Continent, becoming the regional hegemon and the Dan Conference champion, hailed as the number one non‑bloodline genius."

However, at this point Gu Xun'er changed tone, expressionless, and said, "Your so‑called glories are utterly laughable to me. We have never cared to pay attention to such things. What you have obtained is, in our eyes, not worth a mention!"

"You, on what basis do you think your mere decade‑plus of hard work can compare to the tens of thousands of years of accumulation by my ancient clan!"

"The efforts we make, the predecessors of the ancient clan have already borne for us. Now we are strong, noble, monopolize high‑level cultivation resources, and we dominate the Dou Qi continent—these are rightful returns!"

Mid‑sentence, Gu Xun'er's pretty face instantly filled with a chilling murderous aura.

"Now, I will use my strength to tell you this: our ancient clan will forever remain the continent's top power; the continent may fall before we are destroyed, unlike the foolish Soul‑Swallow tribe that dares oppose the future masters of this Dou Qi continent!"

As the cold shout rang out, Gu Xun'er darted swiftly into the air, her hands forming a series of illusory gestures, weaving successive hand seals.

"Heavenly Tier Dou Technique: Golden Emperor Descending Palm!"

The moment the shout erupted in his mind, dense golden flames surged explosively from his body, covering everything.

Then, in the air it formed a massive flaming hand hundreds of zhang tall, slamming down from above onto Lin Feng!

"Master, be careful; the opponent's flame is formidable. Especially that peculiar ability that seems capable of incinerating everything under heaven—just watching it gives me a chill."

Sensing the flaming hand formed from the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Xiao Ling hurriedly warned.

"I know, from the wave this Dou Technique generates, it's at least a low‑level Heavenly Tier. Xiao Ling, prepare immediately; I don't need you to help me release the technique."

Regarding his fire spirit's reminder, Lin Feng, amid the blaring alarm, quickly reassured the youngster in his heart.

Facing this flame claimed to incinerate everything under heaven, the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, he dared not be careless.

After breaking into the top ten of the exotic fire ranking, that's essentially a whole new level.

The gap between each rank, compared to those beyond the tenth, is more than tenfold!

And the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, which was placed fourth by the ancient emperor Tuoshe, using one's butt you can already tell it's certainly quite extraordinary.

Just thinking about it, you know it's certainly very extraordinary.

Moreover, he is not the Flame Tribe chieftain Yan Jin, daring to claim his exotic fire can clash with the fourth‑ranked exotic fire.

If he possessed the pinnacle power of an Eight-Star Dou Saint, let alone wield the exotic fire formed by merging the ninth‑level Golden Ancestral Fire from the exotic fire ranking with the seventeenth‑rank volcanic stone flame.

Even if you gave him the lowest‑ranked Xuanhuang Flame on the exotic fire list, he would still claim his exotic fire can defeat Gu Xun'er's Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame!

Of course, if the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame were in Gu Xun'er's hand.

"Hmm, then just go wash up and sleep; don't bother comparing."

"Because the Dou Qi cultivation of an Eight-Star Dou Saint at the pinnacle cannot be matched."

Also, if wild, the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame would likely, with a little time, devour the new flame formed by merging the Nine‑dark Golden Ancestral Fire with volcanic stone flame.

After all, one is a Dou Saint‑level exotic fire, the other a Dou Zun‑to‑half‑Saint level; it's obvious which is superior.

After Lin Feng finished speaking with Xiao Ling, exotic fire Dou Qi surged wildly within his body.

He then casually unleashed five flames: Blood Spirit Flame, Falling Heart Flame, Wind‑Angered Dragon Flame, Three‑Thousand Blaze Flame, and Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

With Xiao Ling's help, in an instant, the five strange fires before him began to surge wildly, quickly condensing into five huge fire spirits, and forming a great formation hundreds of zhang wide, surrounded by a fire curtain.

With Xiao Ling's aid, in an instant the five exotic flames before him began raging, swiftly coalescing into five massive fire spirits that formed a vast formation hundreds of zhang wide, encircled by a fire curtain.

Facing that golden giant hand, Lin Feng's expression turned ice-cold, and the douqi within his body surged out continuously, then drilling into the fire curtain surrounding the formation.

Facing the golden giant hand, Lin Feng's expression turned icy; his internal Dou Qi surged continuously, then he dived into the fire curtain surrounding the formation.

Finally, his finger sharply pointed, and the terrifying five‑colored flames instantly became like a ferocious beast, tearing up fragments of varying sizes of space and sweeping toward the giant hand!

The giant hand formed from the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and the fire beast created by the five exotic flames collided violently in the sky!

In a moment, everyone on the square felt only violent tremors coming from beneath their feet.

In an instant, everyone in the plaza felt intense tremors beneath their feet.

At the same time, within the spatial barrier set by Gu Yi, two Dou Techniques collided, and a massive "Sun" suddenly burst forth.

Immediately afterward, everyone saw that the 'sun' suddenly let out a huge roar and then exploded.

Immediately, everyone saw the "Sun" emit a huge roar and explode.

At that moment, a gigantic fire‑mushroom cloud suddenly rose within the spatial barrier.

As the two Dou Techniques detonated, the crowd felt the tremors under their feet become even more violent and frequent.

In the blink of an eye, a vast amount of colorful flame ripples violently struck the spatial barrier constructed by Gu Yi.

In the blink of an eye, a surge of colorful fire ripples slammed onto the spatial barrier that Gu Yi had constructed.

Causing concentric transparent ripples to appear on the barrier.

"Sss, it's that exciting right off the bat; this contest might even outshine the one at the Ancient Holy City!"

Looking at the raging colorful fire sea within the barrier, the guests outside instantly wore expressions of deep amazement.

However, unlike those earlier onlookers, the members of the Dou Emperor families' faces turned exceedingly solemn in that instant.

【121】 Gu Xun'er's strength far exceeds everyone's expectations; she will surely become a major troublemaker in the future!

Whoosh~

However, just as everyone had their own thoughts, after the fire wave, two figures shot out almost simultaneously, then in the air they went back and forth, directly using physical combat.

However, looking at Gu Xun'er, each time she blocked an attack her face turned a shade paler, showing she was completely unprepared.

It seems she was accidentally caught off guard by Lin Feng closing in, which forced her into close-quarters combat.

But unlike Gu Xun'er, whose clothes were intact, Lin Feng's garments at this moment were covered with burn holes of various sizes, looking extremely tattered.

From the appearance, although he currently has the upper hand in this close-quarters fight, the earlier clash of fighting techniques must have inflicted a considerable loss on him.