Chapter 31: Gu You Appears

"How about it, have you thought it through, Pavilion Master Su? Do you want to surrender to my Tianming Sect and become a vassal sect of our sect?"

Seeing that the time was about right, Tianmingzi said.

Looking at Tianmingzi with disdain, Ye Jianxin suddenly spoke, "Tianmingzi, for a sect leader, you really shouldn't keep saying such meaningless things."

"If you are truly that idle, this Elder will accompany you for a bout."

As he spoke, he drew his Qingfeng Sword, and his aura erupted abruptly.

"Nine-Star Dou Zun?!"

Tianmingzi became suspicious and uneasy; it was not that he was afraid—as a Dou Zun Peak, he would certainly not fear a Nine-Star.

The Great Elder of Langya Pavilion was not Bing Zunzhe, after all.

It was simply that Ye Jianxin's speed of breakthrough was somewhat astonishing. A year ago, he was still stuck at Eight-Star; to have broken through in such a short time?

"I must say, the three of you from Langya Pavilion are indeed one-in-a-million top-tier geniuses," Tianming Laoyao praised.

"However, precisely because of this, you must all die; otherwise, the one to die in the future will be my Tianming Sect." His voice was filled with murderous intent.

Coming to cause trouble at Langya Pavilion this time was not merely a transaction; it was more out of his own intent.

Anyone with eyes could see that Langya Pavilion and Tianming Sect had already formed a blood feud.

If they were given more time to develop, or if he, Tianming Laoyao, died first, the end result would certainly be the destruction of Tianming Sect.

"Tianming Laoyao, do you really think that just because you have broken through to Half-Saint, you can handle me?"

Xiao Han's voice was calm, unruffled.

"Oh? Is that not the case?" Although he felt a sense of foreboding, Tianming Laoyao did not want to lose face, so he still spoke dismissively.

"Hehe, have you forgotten?" A cold laugh rang out, and an even more powerful aura erupted from Xiao Han, instantly suppressing Tianming Laoyao's momentum.

"I never said that I was only a Half-Saint!"

At this moment, the crowd of onlookers jumped in again.

"I never expected that Bing Zunzhe could break through the two great barriers of Half-Saint and Dou Saint within a hundred years; he is truly worthy of being a top-tier genius of the Central Plains back then."

A powerful onlooker said with an expression of amazement.

"Indeed, now it is unknown who will emerge victorious!"

"But I believe Tianming Sect is finished," a powerful figure said with certainty at this moment.

"Oh? Does this brother have any profound insights?" the person beside him asked.

"Hmph, it is obvious; the two are of the same level, and Pavilion Master Su's cultivation is perhaps even slightly stronger than Tianming Laoyao's."

"Do you think Bing Zunzhe's invincibility among his peers is just talk?" After finishing, he cast a disdainful glance at him.

"Yes, that makes so much sense."

"Fellow Daoist, your insight is profound!" The people nearby echoed one after another.

At this time, the Elders of Langya Pavilion also relaxed their tense bodies. Then, they felt like clutching their pounding hearts.

Every day was just too stimulating. At first, they thought they could directly eliminate the high-level members of Tianming Sect and flatten the sect.

Immediately after, Tianming Laoyao broke through to Dou Saint, and their side fell into a disadvantage in an instant. It looked like they were on the verge of being wiped out.

Now, their own Pavilion Master was also a Dou Saint, and the situation reversed instantly. The advantage was back in their hands.

He was already a Dou Saint? Tianming Laoyao felt conflicted. Although he was very unhappy with Xiao Han, he had to admit that in terms of combat power, he was inferior.

Fortunately, he still had a backup plan, but he did not know when that fellow would strike.

At the thought of that person's identity and the conditions he had agreed to, Tianming Laoyao felt a chill.

Still unwilling to concede, he softened his tone, "Pavilion Master Su, since we are of the same level, rather than both of us suffering, why don't our two factions join hands and advance and retreat together?"

Upon hearing this, the entire audience was shocked.

At the same time, they were full of admiration for the thickness of Tianming Laoyao's skin.

You have already slapped your worn-out shoe sole in their faces, and you still want to advance and retreat with them? Are you joking?

As expected, "I said it, since you dared to come and cause trouble today, I will not let you return alive."

At this moment, the space around Xiao Han seemed to have been frozen by the cold air he emitted.

"Not good, run!" Some clever people immediately discovered the crisis and fled the scene instantly.

Two Dou Saint powerhouses were about to fight; how could people like them watch from the sidelines?

"Hmph, my Tianming Sect is not made of mud," Tianming Laoyao snorted coldly.

Although things went as expected, he still had a headache. This strength was hard to deal with!

However, Xiao Han did not continue to waste words with Tianming Laoyao, "Everyone, retreat."

Hearing Xiao Han's words, the other Langya Pavilion Elders did not linger and immediately fled, even using movement Dou Techniques; after all, their lives were what mattered.

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Han sent out a powerful streak of Dou Qi from his hand, and the bone-chilling cold air formed an ice bridge, striking directly at the members of Tianming Sect.

Tianming Laoyao's pupils shrank sharply; he wanted to dodge, but if he did so, the members of Tianming Sect behind him would be finished—taking such a hit would kill at least half of them.

He immediately struck out with a palm, blocking it directly. However, the consequences were somewhat severe.

Calmly lowering his hand, "If you have any other moves, feel free to bring them on."

This drew a round of cheers from the Tianming Sect members behind him.

"You all retreat first," Tianming Laoyao said in a calm tone.

"Yes, we wish for Ancestor's triumphant return."

Subsequently, the members of Tianming Sect also immediately retreated from the battlefield.

However, what they did not notice was that the hand Tianming Laoyao had lowered was trembling incessantly inside his sleeve, with a thin layer of frost congealing upon it.

"Tianming Laoyao, that move wasn't easy to take, was it?" Others could not see it, but how could Xiao Han not know the power of his own strike just now?

Moreover, to prevent him from dodging, he had been crafty and struck directly into the crowd of Tianming Sect, leaving him with no choice but to take it.

"Hmph!" He snorted coldly and said nothing.

However, this was only the beginning of Tianming Laoyao being abused.

"Oh? I hope you can still be this tough later on." Xiao Han's teasing voice echoed in the air.

But when Tianming Laoyao looked over, the figure was already gone.

His heart suddenly tightened; at this moment, a powerful sense of crisis saved his life. His whole body tensed up, his Dou Qi circulated, and he struck heavily toward the side. The next instant, the sound of a collision and the explosion of Dou Qi rang out. Xiao Han's figure appeared.

Yet, under Xiao Han's immense strength, Tianming Laoyao still retreated several steps.

With a look of shock and anger, he stared at Xiao Han, "How could you be this strong?"

It must be said that Xiao Han's ferocity was truly beyond Tianming Laoyao's expectations.

Even though he already knew Xiao Han's strength was formidable, and had guessed that he might not be Xiao Han's match, and that the other party even held the title of invincible among his peers in the Central Plains.

But he had never truly fought Xiao Han, and his understanding of him was limited to hearsay, and even those legends were from a hundred years ago.

This was the first time they had truly fought since Xiao Han returned.

All the intelligence he had was from when he was a Dou Zun; everything about his strength as a Dou Sheng was a blank slate.

As such, Tianming Laoyao suffered a great loss all at once.

If he had fought Xiao Han before, he would have known that one absolutely must not make direct contact with his Dou Qi.

Not even with Dou Qi protecting the body.

That cold, low temperature would seep into the human body in an instant along with the Dou Qi, and it was extremely difficult to expel.

Yet he had committed this taboo twice. Therefore, Tianming Laoyao, who could have originally exchanged a few blows with Xiao Han, was instantly defeated.

Tianming Laoyao knew that if this continued, he would be finished sooner or later, so he did not try to be brave.

He saw him take a deep breath; Xiao Han thought he was going to use a powerful ultimate move and specifically left him time to prepare.

At this moment, he suddenly heard, "Gu You, are you still not coming out?"

As the words fell, a withered old man leaning on a skull-headed cane slowly walked out from the space.

"Sigh, in the end, I still need to make an appearance!"