Chapter 97: Ten Boundary Martial Practitioner

「 huh? 」

The Great Martial Master lurking in the dark shadows, upon seeing Wang Keyan appear, immediately furrowed his brow,

「 Isn't this the little girl that Jiang Shan and his men were hunting? How did she end up here? 」

「 Could it be that she shook off those few men of Jiang Shan and sneaked back? 」

After this thought arose in his mind, he snorted contemptuously.

「 Jiang Shan's useless lot can't even keep up with a woman. 」

He gave a cold laugh and rolled up his sleeves.

With a flash, he appeared several meters in front of Wang Keyan.

After he captures Wang Keyan, he will surely give Jiang Shan and his companion a good tongue-lashing!

However, the moment Wang Keyan saw the Great Martial Master appear, she turned pale with fright, dropped a gray stone, and turned to run.

The gray stone exploded with a crisp sound.

In the blink of an eye, it spread into a cloud of smoke covering a radius of tens of meters.

Seeing this, the Great Martial Master in charge of guarding this place, without suspicion, immediately gave chase.

Just as he was about to catch up to Wang Keyan, he saw her suddenly turn a corner at the street entrance.

His heart hardened, he had no suspicion of an ambush, and he surged forward with sudden acceleration.

Pure Yang Demon-Subduing Finger!

Flame Wave Surge!

Gu Han and the Blazing Flame Hound's attacks struck the Great Martial Master from left and right.

It left him barely feeling any pain as he peacefully departed this world.

Gu Han stepped forward to touch the corpse, absorbing its attributes and a second-rank treasure chest, then gave Wang Keyan, who was panting, a meaningful look.

Having gained experience from the first encounter, the initially panicked Wang Keyan also became well-versed.

In just over ten minutes, they cleared out all the Martial Practitioners and Great Martial Masters on the surrounding streets!

Gu Han's qi blood surged within him like a great bell, making his complexion turn noticeably ruddy.

And Gu Han's strength, in this hunt, reached the threshold needed to break into the Ten Boundary Martial Practitioner realm.

After Wang Keyan calmed her surging qi blood, she urged anxiously,

「 Gu Han, hurry up—I'm afraid my adoptive father will encounter danger. 」

However, at the same time, the system notification sounded.

「 Ding, congratulations, host, you have reached the limit of a Martial Practitioner; you may choose to break through to a Tenth Rank Martial Practitioner or to a Martial Master. Please select quickly. 」

At the moment the system notification sounded, Gu Han shouted to Wang Keyan,

「 Wang Keyan, let's rest a moment, lest we hinder my father instead of helping. 」

After saying that, Gu Han signaled the Blazing Flame Hound to watch the surroundings, while he himself sat cross-legged.

Based on previous experience, breaking through to the Ten Boundary requires considerable time.

Fortunately, this time we have the Blazing Flame Hound, so we need not worry about danger.

Little Wolf also leapt from Gu Han's embrace, eyes alert as it surveyed the surroundings.

Although its strength is far inferior to Gu Han's, Little Wolf still hopes to contribute what it can.

Seeing Gu Han immediately begin to rest without hesitation, Wang Keyan could only sigh helplessly.

Gu Han is the main force in rescuing my adoptive father.

If she went alone, she would only hinder my adoptive father.

Even though Wang Keyan is anxious right now, she can only patiently wait for Gu Han to finish his meditation.

Meanwhile, as she waited, Wang Keyan suddenly felt a powerful surge of qi blood erupt from Gu Han's body.

Wang Keyan even sensed a hint of sharpness from that qi blood, making her skin feel a faint sting.

She looked in astonishment at Gu Han, seated like an ancient bell, and murmured,

「 Is this power about to break through to Great Martial Master? 」

As a special constitution, Wang Keyan likewise possesses the ability to fight above her rank.

Otherwise, before Gu Han arrives, even if she had all the means her adoptive father gave her, she would surely have already been defeated by those two Great Martial Masters.

Therefore, even if Gu Han can slay a Great Martial Master, Wang Keyan still does not believe his true strength is that of a Great Martial Master.

She merely thinks Gu Han is a Martial Master who overpowers a Great Martial Master.

But she never imagined that Gu Han's true realm is even lower than she thought!

But after Wang Keyan waited a while, seeing Gu Han still not awakening, she inexplicably grew anxious.

She could not wait any longer, told the Blazing Flame Hound "I'll go ahead," and hurried toward the prison.

……

Mu Shan Cheng Great Prison

The once impregnable Mu Shan Cheng Great Prison, after a battle of three Martial Ancestors, has become a ruin.

Qiu Lin looked at Di Ying, whose breath was fading and whose face was as pale as gold paper, and found his appearance dreadful.

Di Ying bore four deep wounds down to the bone, yet the Furious Warrior had already perished.

Only the severely wounded Fury remained, now in a state of violent fury, locked in a life‑or‑death struggle with Di Ying.

Even though the two brothers joined forces, they could only suppress Di Ying, and in the end Di Ying ambushed and slew the Furious Warrior.

Now only the Fury remains—how could it possibly contend with Di Ying?

The Fury entered its Fury State, its strength increased, and only with the pressure of other Great Martial Masters could it drive Di Ying into a sorry state.

「 I never imagined you possessed such strength, yet you chose to be a dog for Mu Shan Cheng, willing to die rather than oppose me. 」

Qiu Lin coldly shouted at Di Ying in the battle team.

If not for the fact that, earlier, several Great Martial Masters had already teamed up to attack from the side, it would probably have been hard to push Di Ying into a desperate situation.

Now, exploiting Di Ying's exhausted strength, several Great Martial Masters boldly approached the battlefield, almost directly joining Kuang Nu in the attack.

However, they also exercised restraint in their hearts.

Don't be misled by Di Ying being fiercely pressed by Kuang Nu; if he hardens his resolve, he can absolutely drag them down with him before his death.

They certainly do not wish to die young.

Di Ying's gaze was calm, as if he had already cast aside life and death.

His blood blade danced in his hand, and the surging blood qi within his body continually gushed forth, pushing him to his limits.

"From the moment you ambushed and killed my brother, it has been destined that only one of us can survive."

After saying that, Di Ying focused entirely on defending against Kuang Nu's attack.

Although Kuang Nu's aura had also waned somewhat, the pressure he exerted on Di Ying was even greater than when he had previously teamed up with Kuang Zhan.

Facing his attacks, Kuang Nu previously would still choose to block.

But now he opts to trade injury for injury, with no intention of defending at all.

Yet Kuang Nu has many companions behind him, while Di Ying is alone.

Di Ying must conserve his strength and avoid injury as much as possible in order to keep all of them here!

Whoosh!

Just as Di Ying clashed head-on with Kuang Nu again, both were simultaneously knocked back.

A Great Martial Master viciously shot out a sharp arrow.

He had been monitoring their battle, and even before this collision, he had locked onto Di Ying's landing point!

Di Ying's face drastically changed, and in a hurry he condensed his double wings to try to escape.

But this arrow came too fast, with a hiss it pierced Di Ying's left wing!