"Help!"
After a brief dead silence, it was utter collapse! The remaining disciples, whether of the Earth Martial Realm or Heavenly Martial Realm, were completely terrified by this horrifying scene!
No longer caring about any orders or sect, they scattered like a disturbed beehive, crying and screaming, rushing frantically towards each exit and window of the hall! They cursed their parents for not giving them two more legs!
"Stop! Don't run!"
Chen and two other Heavenly Martial Realm peak disciples shouted with pale faces, trying to stop them, but it was futile!
Panic spread, no one listened to their commands anymore!
As the hall was about to fall into utter chaos, Chen's eyes were filled with fierceness and despair!
He suddenly turned his head and stared hard at the corner of the hall!
There, Gu Yuanyuan was being guarded by two disciples, who were also stunned by this sudden turn of events!
"Grab her!"
Chen shouted fiercely as if clutching at the last straw!
The two disciples guarding Gu Yuanyuan were momentarily shocked but then reacted!
One of them pounced towards Gu Yuanyuan, attempting to control her! The other drew a weapon and placed it against her neck!
"Don't come closer!"
Chen yelled at Gu Sheng, his voice distorted by fear.
"Take one more step, and I'll have her head off!"
Gu Yuanyuan felt a chill at her neck, the cold blade pressed close to her skin, making her hair stand on end!
She looked at her master, who was walking step by step towards her, filled with regret!
She regretted not listening to her master's advice to hide in the Divine Craft Maze Palace! Now she had become a burden to her master!
Gu Sheng finally stopped his steps.
He stood in the center of the hall, about thirty feet away from Chen and the other two peak Heavenly Martial disciples.
His gaze calmly swept over Gu Yuanyuan with the knife at her neck, then over Chen and the two disciples standing alert beside him.
"Let her go."
Gu Sheng's voice was calm and steady, yet carried a chilling undertone.
"Dream on!"
Chen appeared frenzied, his longsword also pointed at Gu Yuanyuan.
"Immediately exit the hall! Leave the premises! Or I will kill her at once!"
Gu Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly. Thirty feet was but a momentary distance for him.
He was confident he could kill these three in an instant before they could act.
However... they were still three peak Heavenly Martial beings, and one had a knife at Gu Yuanyuan's neck, while the other was poised to spring at her.
He wasn't completely confident he could resolve all three without harming Gu Yuanyuan.
Displeasure, like a cold snake, quietly crept into Gu Sheng's heart.
He, a reborn Emperor, being threatened by a few ants with the life of his disciple? It filled him with a cold fury.
"Master... I'm sorry..."
Gu Yuanyuan looked at Gu Sheng's halted steps, tears rolling from her eyes, her heart filled with guilt and pain.
Gu Sheng was silent for a moment, the icy killing intent in his eyes slowly withdrew.
He slowly raised his hand, pointing to the exit of the hall.
"Alright."
His voice was still calm.
"I will retreat."
He slowly turned around and walked step by step towards the hall's exit.
His pace was steady, without the slightest panic, as if he were just attending to a trivial matter.
Chen and the other two stared fixedly at Gu Sheng's retreating figure, their grip on their weapons so tight their knuckles turned white, cold sweat dripping down their foreheads.
They dared not relax, fearing Gu Sheng might suddenly retaliate.
Gu Sheng reached the hall's exit, paused slightly, but did not turn back, leaving only a faint remark.
"You... will regret this."
With those words, he stepped out over the threshold and disappeared into the doorway.
Inside the hall, only Chen, the other two, and Gu Yuanyuan with the knife against her neck remained, alongside a few cold corpses on the ground.
The air seemed frozen, leaving only the sound of their heavy breathing.
Gu Sheng, true to his word, exited the hall, vanishing from the doorway.
Inside the hall, deathly silence prevailed, leaving only the heavy breathing of Chen and the other two, and the cold sensation of the blade on Gu Yuanyuan's neck.


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