But the skinny man’s eyes were tricky and sly, and there was a bracelet on his arms, like dry twigs.
A dragon’s eye met the gaze of the skinny man.
Confirmed by the eyes, this is the right person. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
This is actually Gu Huangzi’s real body.
He is hiding within a slender, strange paperman of a green-clad woman!
Song Yan recalls the scene when he first saw Gu Huangzi at Paperman Peak.
He carefully stepped over the threshold, walked through a corridor resembling a memorial hall, with twisted tall strange papermen on both sides, men in red, women in green, pale-faced, painted with rouge, and smiling eerily. These papermen were tall enough to reach the ceiling, stooping to gaze down at the pedestrians in the corridor.
No one would have thought... Gu Huangzi would actually hide in this corridor!!
Who would have thought?
Until now, Gu Huangzi’s expression remained calm, his body flowing with Crimson Palace Blood, suddenly blooming in midair, layer after layer expanding, transforming into thick armor like that of an old crocodile.
But before the heavy armor could fully form, the Demon Dragon swung its tail and reached his front.
Soul-Imprisoning Sword Qi, Soul-Piercing Sword Qi, released in an instant!
Gu Huangzi’s body paused, stopping its transformation into armor.
Ssss, ssss, ss, ss...
Silver armored blood smoke Demon Dragon dispersed, transforming into the form of Song Yan.
Pa!
Song Yan’s hand firmly landed on Gu Huangzi’s brow.
Changwang Hu’s tiger stripes swiftly crawled, heading for the soul at Gu Huangzi’s brow.
Yet, within Gu Huangzi’s brow’s Divine Soul Space, soul after soul suddenly charged towards Song Yan, who maneuvered Changwang Hu’s tiger stripes to confine them one by one.
Victory seemed imminent, yet at that moment, Song Yan suddenly felt extreme danger.
He quickly withdrew from the Divine Soul World, steadied his gaze, only to see Gu Huangzi’s pupils still faintly watching him, with a gold-edged dagger unknowingly gripped in his palm.
The dagger "whoosh" fiercely stabbed towards Song Yan’s abdomen.
Despite being controlled by Changwang Hu’s soul, how could Gu Huangzi still have the consciousness to control his body to attack?
A flash of doubt crossed Song Yan’s mind, and suddenly his hand moved.
Evil Heaven Gate, unleash instantly!
Boom!
Gu Huangzi’s armor shattered, his body fragmented, revealing a skeleton.
Amidst the shattered flesh, the divine soul also vanished, but upon the bones... still remained a divine soul!
That was Gu Huangzi’s true divine soul.
...
Even though the divine soul exchange was fast, the speed of the Changwang Hu patterned stripe matched it.
From afar, Gu Huangzi’s expression seemed to change several times, finally letting out a long sigh.
Soon after, a muffled groan echoed.
His divine soul began to shatter, revealing fractures.
Song Yan paused.
Crimson Palace Level masters could self-destruct their divine souls.
But he couldn’t have imagined Gu Huangzi would do such a thing.
"Forget it, kid, I should have known it would end like this.
Years ago, I rebelled against my mentor, betrayed my ancestors, the old one didn’t want to fall into my hands, so he self-destructed.
Now... it’s my turn."
"You...
are an eligible Puppet Sect Leader.
Goodbye."
"Forever... farewell."
With those words, the Changwang Hu stripe arrived, entwining and tangling, causing Gu Huangzi’s shattered divine soul to explode instantly, forming stars.

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