Chapter 1503: Yu Rou

Boom!

In an instant, thunderous crashes echoed continuously outside Jinghe City.

Dharma Spells blazed brilliantly across the sky, filling the heavens, turning the entire dome of the sky into a kaleidoscope of colors, warping it!

The Heavenly Gate's numerous Immortal Kings, already furious at Xu Que, now redoubled their efforts upon receiving the Great Dharma Protector's order, each summoning Immortal Artifacts to directly chase and slash at Xu Que.

This scene left the Three Sects' people both shocked and envious.

The Heavenly Gate is terrifyingly powerful!

Every Immortal King held at least one Immortal Artifact—though their grades were slightly low, the treatment was truly enviable!

How is Hua Wuque supposed to play this now?

No matter how strong you are alone, you can't possibly fight so many Immortal Kings, let alone when several Immortal Venerables are also joining the fight.

…

Inside Jinghe City, countless Cultivators were also watching this scene, marveling endlessly.

"Hua Wuque is truly incredible; in all of history, no one has ever fought so many Immortal Kings while only in the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm, let alone possessed the strength to battle Immortal Venerables."

"After today, no matter if Hua Wuque lives or dies, the Bombing Heaven Sect's Hua Wuque will surely become famous throughout the Kingdom."

"Hah, does it even matter if he lives or dies? He's definitely dead—what use is fame to a dead man?"

"True, in just a few years, this name will be forgotten by the world."

"He's still too young, and it's such a pity. With such Heavenly Talent, if he trained for tens of thousands of years, he might even surpass Yu Rou Fairy—and perhaps even…"

"Shh, Fellow Daoist, watch your tongue—the Heavenly Gate's people are right outside the city. If you speak like this, you'll invite disaster from your own mouth."

…

Soon, everyone shifted topics, uttering not another word about Yu Rou Fairy.

Yet the Four-Character Sister… that is, Yu Rou Fairy, had clearly heard every word.

But this did not stir any emotional response in her.

In her view, these people did not understand that strength and realm were two entirely different things.

Some might possess tremendous talent, their strength far exceeding peers, even able to fight across realms.

But such people, if they never ascend to higher realms, will forever remain stuck in that realm, only able to fight across it.

Yet some with great Heavenly Talent, though not invincible at their own level, if they one day enter the Immortal Venerable Realm, Emperor Realm, or even higher Dao Realm, will become invincible in the world.

Thus, to her, such gossip and comparisons were utterly meaningless.

With her state of mind, how could she possibly be stirred emotionally?

But…

At this moment, she remained deeply puzzled.

Why did Jinghe City have something affecting her Dao Heart, which should have been as still as stagnant water?

She had wandered the entire city and found nothing.

"Exactly… why?"

Yu Rou Fairy's delicate eyebrows furrowed again; even though she now disguised herself as an utterly ordinary woman, an otherworldly aura still subtly radiated from her.

Fortunately, everyone's attention was now fixed on the Battlefield, so no one noticed this extraordinary woman hiding in a concealed spot along the City Wall.

"My heavens!" At this moment, the crowd watching in Jinghe City suddenly gasped.

"Hua Wuque directly took two Immortal Venerables' combined strike—and only suffered minor injuries!"

"Minor injuries? Pfft—he must have a powerful healing Saint Art; his wounds heal incredibly fast."

"Yeah, if I hadn't been watching closely, the wound had already healed completely."

Many people chattered among themselves.

Yu Rou Fairy couldn't help but be drawn in again, turning her gaze once more toward the Battlefield.

Was this young man called Hua Wuque truly so peculiar, with such endless tricks?

"Bang!"

Yet the situation on the Battlefield now turned dire.

After the two Immortal Venerables' combined strike was directly absorbed by Xu Que, the expressions beneath the masks of several Immortal Venerables grew grim.

Even the Great Dharma Protector no longer cared about her earlier order to sever Xu Que's head within five breaths.

She had realized: this Hua Wuque was truly extraordinary.

If he could be brought into the Heavenly Gate…

Just as she thought this, the Great Dharma Protector shook her head.

The Heavenly Gate didn't lack geniuses, nor did it lack powerful fighters like this.

No matter how strong one person was, what did it matter?

He was still just a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

If this man hadn't offended the Heavenly Gate, fine—but he'd made this incident public, known by everyone in Jinghe City. If they didn't crush him but instead recruited him, how could the Heavenly Gate maintain its authority in the future?

"Enough!"

Finally, the Great Dharma Protector moved.

As the strongest Immortal Venerable among them, she merely raised her hand and struck a palm through the air.

Boom!

The Void before her palm instantly caved in, cracking open in multiple fissures.

Then, a powerful invisible force surged straight toward Xu Que's head.

"Holy shit!"

Xu Que was instantly startled.

What the hell kind of dirty trick is this?

"System..." Xu Que immediately intended to summon the system for help.

Unfortunately, it was still one step too late.

That formless shockwave came straight at his face; Xu Que subconsciously raised both arms to block horizontally.

Boom!

A terrifying sound exploded instantly.

Xu Que was blown hundreds of meters away, stumbled as he landed, his face deathly pale, and he suddenly coughed up a wisp of fresh blood.

"How about it?"

The Great Dharma Protector looked coldly at Xu Que. "Will you surrender and be captured, or... shall This Seat personally suppress and kill you?"

"Kill your mother's paralysis!"

Xu Que was enraged.

I am a proper Immortal Venerable, and you dare to ambush me, you bastard?

Moreover, you came out to ambush me while This Cool Saint was entangled in battle with dozens of people?

Even that aside, you still dare to act cool in front of me?

If the tiger doesn't show its power, do you really think I'm a sick cat?

"Righteousness Sealing..."

Golden and red lightning instantly flashed in Xu Que's eyes; he was about to unleash the Righteousness Sealing Demon Sutra to deal with these Immortal Venerables first before anything else.

However, before he could truly enter the Mad Demon State, he suddenly stopped.

"Xiao Rou?"

He stood frozen on the spot, his face full of shock and suspicion.

Because just a moment ago, he had clearly sensed a trace of an extremely faint aura.

That aura was very familiar, too familiar.

It was unmistakably Xiao Rou's!

So Xiao Rou really is here!

Xu Que instantly sobered up; though somewhat dazed, he no longer dared to use the Righteousness Sealing Demon Sutra.

Once unleashed, if he could not control the power, he might truly severely injure or even kill Xiao Rou, who could be right among this crowd; the consequences would be... unbearable!

At this moment, on the City Wall of Jinghe City.

Yu Rou Fairy's eyes were filled with strange emotions.

Just a moment ago, when she witnessed with her own eyes that youth being severely injured by the Great Dharma Protector in a single move, her heart, which ought to have been as calm as still water, suddenly rippled violently...

An indescribable feeling, extremely intense, made her lose her composure on the spot.

Fortunately, she reacted quickly, swiftly sealing and concealing her own aura again, calming the fluctuations of her Dao Heart.

Her gaze returned to the battlefield ahead, fixing on Xu Que's figure, the corners of her mouth trembling slightly: "This person... who exactly is he? What relation does he have to me?"

At the same time, within the battlefield.

Stunned by Xu Que's single cursing remark, the Great Dharma Protector stood dumbfounded for quite a while before recovering his senses.

How many years has it been?

How many tens of thousands of years?

This Seat has not heard words so disrespectful directed at me.

This ignorant fool dares to insult This Seat?

"You seek death!"

The Great Dharma Protector flew into a true rage, raising his hand and slamming it forward fiercely.

Rumble!

The entire sky churned with wind and clouds; vast Spiritual Energy from all directions rushed to converge, instantly condensing into a gigantic palm print that shrouded the heavens and blocked out the sun.

Overwhelming pressure suddenly bore down like massive mountains upon the shoulders of everyone present.

At this moment, Xu Que also recovered his senses; seeing this move, he immediately chuckled with delight.

I know this kind of move too!

However...

Xu Que hesitated for a moment; if he truly fought with all his might without using the Righteousness Sealing Demon Sutra, he definitely would not be a match for these powerful Immortal Venerables.

Therefore, continuing to fight on held little meaning.

I need to change tactics!

Xu Que narrowed his eyes slightly, and a flash of inspiration suddenly darted through them.

"Got it!"

The corners of his mouth suddenly curled into a smile, then quickly vanished.

At this moment, the Second Dharma Protector and two other powerful Immortal Venerables had also joined forces to kill him.

Since the Great Dharma Protector had personally made his move, how would they dare to hold back any strength?

Their current attack was with full effort, directly employing their killing moves.

"Heavenly Gate bullies people excessively, snatching my wife, and now moreover attacking the few with the many, relying on strength to bully the weak; we of the Acting Cool Faction stand tall between heaven and earth, never bowing to evil factions. I, Hua Wuque, even if I die in battle today, will fight you to the very end."

Xu Que shouted in a deep voice, his bold words carrying majestic momentum.

The several Immortal Venerables were instantly stunned; before their killing moves had even fully formed, they saw Xu Que charge directly at them like a suicidal brute!

Boom!

Amidst a tremendous roar, Xu Que was violently blown away along with the shockwave.

Even though it was an unfinished killing move, since it was unleashed with full force by an Immortal Venerable expert, it could not be underestimated.

Xu Que crashed onto the ground, smashing out a huge pit.

The Purple-Gold Battle Armor on his body actually began to crack, turning into strands of molten metal that flowed back into the Purple-Gold King-Forcing Staff.

"Pah!"

At the same time, he suddenly coughed up a large mouthful of fresh blood; his complexion turned even paler, his aura dropped sharply, and his momentum withered.

"He's finished!"

Everyone saw this clearly, and their hearts suddenly understood.

This lad must have used some Secret Technique earlier, which was why he became so powerful.

Now that the Secret Technique was broken, he was instantly beaten back to his original form.

So weak—this is the reasonable state for someone in the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm!

"End all of this!"

Seeing this situation, the Great Dharma Protector frowned, waved her sleeve, and withdrew the giant palm print from the sky.

Since this person was already weak, there was no need for her to personally unleash a killing move.

After giving an order, she turned around, unwilling to even glance at Xu Que again.

The Second Dharma Protector and the other several Immortal Venerable experts also stopped.

Weakened to such a degree, wouldn't acting personally just dirty their own hands?

Anyway, handling these cleanup matters was something for those Immortal Kings to do.

Thus, a group of Black Robed People in the Immortal King Realm, wearing mocking cold smiles, all swooped toward Xu Que.

Various killing moves had already condensed!

The Immortal Venerables deigned not to act, which suited them perfectly; they could now repay the humiliation they had suffered before.

At this moment, Xu Que, covered in wounds and looking utterly "struggling," climbed up from the ground.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were filled with complexity and desolation.

Facing the Immortal King experts surrounding him from all directions to kill, he ignored them completely, his expression unchanged.

The next moment, he suddenly shouted loudly: "Xiao Rou... do you truly intend to treat me this way? Have you really forgotten me completely?"

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