Gu Shengsheng resolutely refused.
"Listen to me!"
Ling Xiao urged.
"Their target is me. I’ll lead some of the pursuers east, and you head west..."
A blood-red sword light slashed towards them, forcing the two to separate hastily.
Quan Yangping blocked the path with a sinister smile.
"Trying to escape?"
Gong Xuefeng caught up from behind, fixing his cold gaze on Gu Shengsheng.
"Do you think relying on a broken bell you can..."
"Clang!"
Gu Shengsheng rang the Reincarnation Bell again, but this time Gong Xuefeng was prepared, summoning a Bone Shield to block most of the sound waves.
"Pfft!"
Gu Shengsheng spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, forcibly activating the Reincarnation Bell’s backlash causing intense pain through his meridians.
"Hahaha!"
Gong Xuefeng laughed triumphantly.
"You dare to show off at the end of your strength?"
Seeing this, Ling Xiao suddenly threw three talismans at Gong Xuefeng.
"Gu, take care!"
The talismans exploded, turning into a rain of fire. Gong Xuefeng was momentarily hindered, and Ling Xiao seized the chance to flee east.
"Chase him! Don’t let him escape!"
Quan Yangping was about to pursue but was stopped by Gong Xuefeng.
"Fool!"
Gong Xuefeng sneered coldly.
"Wasting energy on an insignificant small fry? The real prize is right here!"
He looked sinisterly at Gu Shengsheng.
"How does it feel to be abandoned by your companion?"
Gu Shengsheng remained silent, only wiping the bloodstains from his mouth, his gaze growing colder.
"Tsk tsk, this is the kind of person you are, Gu Shengsheng?"
Gong Xuefeng continued to mock.
"Sacrificing your brother just to survive?"
In the distance, Ling Xiao, who had already escaped a significant distance, slowed down upon hearing these words.
Though reason told him it was the best choice, his heart still felt like it had been pierced.
"Forget it..." Ling Xiao smiled bitterly.
"Consider it repaying a favor..."
Just as he was about to accelerate and leave, a world-shattering explosion suddenly erupted behind him!
"Gu Shengsheng, you can’t escape!"
Gong Xuefeng’s voice echoed in the depths of Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge, carrying the certainty of victory.
Gu Shengsheng leaned against a pitch-black strange stone, his chest rising and falling violently.
A deep wound on his right arm bled profusely, staining his robe dark red.
Strange stones jaggedly surrounded him, exuding a suffocating pressure, but to Gu Shengsheng at this moment, they were the only shelter.
"Gong Xuefeng, aren’t you afraid of divine retribution for scheming against me?"
Gu Shengsheng surveyed the surroundings, seeking an opportunity to break through.
Gong Xuefeng laughed upon hearing this.
"Divine retribution? In this Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge, power is justice! Gu Shengsheng, hand over the ’Mystic Sky Technique’, and I’ll give you a swift death."
Gu Shengsheng’s heart sank.
There was no actual ’Mystic Sky Technique’; it was a complete fabrication by Gong Xuefeng, meant to provoke everyone into hunting him down.
His peripheral vision caught Ling Xiao being held by two cultivators, looking pale but subtly shaking his head, signaling not to worry about him.
"Do you think I’d believe you?"
Gu Shengsheng sneered, dashing directly toward a pit full of jagged stones.
The move stunned everyone.
"Is he crazy?"
Quan Pingyang’s eyes widened.
"The pressure from those stones makes it difficult even for Nascent Soul cultivators to endure!"
Gong Xuefeng smirked.
"Who cares what tricks he’s up to, pursue him! Don’t let him escape!"
Gu Shengsheng moved like lightning, every step precisely landing in the gaps between the stones.
It wasn’t a blind escape but a calculated route.
The pressure emitted by these stones was strong, but for someone practicing a special cultivation technique, it could instead form a barrier.
"Ling Xiao, once I’m far enough, run west immediately!"
Gu Shengsheng transmitted secretly.
Ling Xiao felt a shock at this.
He had expected Gu Shengsheng to use this chance to flee deeper into Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge.
There lay the legendary Supreme Treasure Sword, perhaps able to turn the tide.
He hadn’t anticipated Gu Shengsheng was creating an escape opportunity for him!
"Gu! You can’t!"
Ling Xiao responded urgently, but Gu Shengsheng cut him off.
"Stop wasting words! Remember, there’s a Transmission Array three hundred miles west of Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge. Activate it to leave!"
With that said, Gu Shengsheng suddenly sped up, his figure nearly becoming a shadow.
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