He Actually Really Killed Her — Many Sect Master-Level Figures Perish
He Actually Really Killed Her — Many Sect Master-Level Figures Perish
Jiang Luoshen gritted her teeth and met his gaze, forcing herself to calm down, her eyes turning cold.
“Gu Changge, do you really think that by killing them, you can force me to back down?”
“Let me tell you, you’re thinking too simply.”
As she spoke, the golden paper appeared in her slender hand, inscribed with numerous divine runes.
It shone golden like a small sun, radiating a vast and mighty aura, as if it could suppress and annihilate all evil in the four directions.
The pressure it revealed had unmistakably reached the Sacred Emperor Realm level! The moment it appeared, it filled the void, boundless and incomparable, so powerful it was inconceivable, as if even heaven and earth would yield before it!
“Is that so? With just a single page sealing a full-powered strike of a Sacred Emperor, you think you can deal with me?”
Gu Changge looked at her, speaking indifferently, his tone somewhat mocking.
“Besides, you seem to have misunderstood something. These people weren’t... killed by me.”
“They died at the hands of the Godly Illusion Clan. The forces behind them will only seek revenge against the Godly Illusion Clan. It has nothing to do with me, Gu.”
“Gu Changge, you...”
Jiang Luoshen clearly hadn’t expected Gu Changge to say such a thing. She froze for a moment, fury surging in her heart, her expression growing even colder. “You truly are despicable, to even be able to say such words.”
“When I left the clan grounds, I actually thought you’d be as unmatched in grace as the rumors claimed.”
“My apologies... it seems... I’ve disappointed you. I, Gu, never claimed to be a good person.”
Gu Changge’s tone was casual as he unhurriedly walked toward her.
Although she held a page of golden paper containing a full-powered strike of a Sacred Emperor, Jiang Luoshen still couldn’t help but retreat backward, deeply wary of Gu Changge.
“You killed four Sect Masters of great sects. I’m not the only one who saw what happened here.”
“Gu Changge, do you really think all of this can be done without anyone knowing?”
Jiang Luoshen said coldly. As she spoke, her gaze swept toward Wang Zijin at the tunnel entrance, intending to use this to sow discord between her and Gu Changge.
“Princess Luoshen, what a vicious heart you have. Not only did you scheme to trap and kill everyone, causing four Sect Masters of great sects to die miserably at your hands, but now you’re even trying to frame Brother Gu.”
However, hearing these words, Wang Zijin seemed entirely unsurprised. She spoke thus, smiling brightly, and even winked at Gu Changge, looking rather playful.
“You...”
Jiang Luoshen hadn’t expected Wang Zijin to say such a thing either. Her face stiffened slightly, then turned rather ugly.
As the Saintess of Mortal Palace, to so blatantly lie with her eyes wide open.
She had truly broadened her horizons today.
No wonder she could get along with Gu Changge.
Gu Changge glanced at her and spoke unhurriedly, “Finished with your last words?”
“Gu Changge, do you really intend to kill me? If I perish here, what benefit is there for you?”
At his words, a chill couldn’t help but rise up Jiang Luoshen’s back.
“Princess Luoshen speaks too gravely. How could I do something like killing you? It’s merely that while you were contending with the other Sect Masters for the Godly Illusion Divinity Crystal, they joined forces to strike you down, and you unfortunately perished here.”
Gu Changge shook his head slightly, smiled, and corrected her phrasing.
“Gu Changge, for you to be the number one of the younger generation, yet so despicable and vicious.”
Hearing this, Jiang Luoshen gritted her teeth, her breathtakingly beautiful face cold as frost, the chill on her back growing even more intense.
Gu Changge not only planned to kill her here, he also planned to pin her death on the other great sects’ Sect Masters.
In doing so, he could effortlessly provoke hatred between the Godly Illusion Clan behind her and the other forces.
“Spouting all this nonsense — are you stalling for time?”
Gu Changge said indifferently. As he raised his hand, vast Sword Qi emerged, like a heaven-piercing immortal sword, strands of sword light flickering in and out of existence, peerless and resplendent, slashing toward Jiang Luoshen ahead.
Jiang Luoshen’s face turned pale, a terrifying chill abruptly rising up her back. With no time to react, she hastily offered up the golden page, channeling her magic power into it.
But before it could be fully deployed, it was struck flying by Gu Changge’s Sword Qi. Terrifying shockwaves exploded outward, and it fell directly to the ground.
Gritting her teeth, she formed seals with both hands again, casting an ancient divine ability. Her golden hair flew about, golden divine light surging forth, so dazzling one could barely keep their eyes open.
Such strength already far surpassed many Young Prodigies, enough to even contend with the King of Six Crowns.
Yet before this Sword Qi, she still appeared utterly powerless to resist.
Her whole body — wa — spat out a mouthful of golden blood as she was sent flying backward, smashing into the wall behind her.
Had the divine armor on her body not glowed at the critical moment to withstand this Sword Qi, that single strike just now would have been enough to take her life.
“With just this little ability, even if you stall for time, what use could it possibly serve?”
Gu Changge walked over, his tone full of mockery.
Almost in an instant, he appeared before Jiang Luoshen, seized her by the throat, and lifted her up.
“Cough cough cough...”
This was the first time in Jiang Luoshen’s life that someone had grabbed her by the throat. She felt unable to breathe, about to suffocate.
But she remained unyielding, raising her neck, her golden eyes coldly staring at Gu Changge, filled with thick hatred.
If looks could kill, she would have already killed Gu Changge countless times over.
“Gu Changge, sooner or later you will regret what you’ve done today.”
She said coldly.
“Is that so?”
Gu Changge’s tone was utterly indifferent.
“Princess, run!”
However, at that moment, the blonde old woman suddenly roared, her entire body seeming to glow.
Golden blood and essence sprayed from her pores, and hazy chaotic mist burst forth from the crown of her head.
Her entire aura became who knew how many times stronger than before.
But her Physique was rapidly withering away.
She charged swiftly at Gu Changge, intending to rescue Jiang Luoshen from his grasp.
Yet Gu Changge’s expression remained cold. He didn’t even turn his gaze toward her. His palm clenched, magic power surged, and terrifying shockwaves instantly exploded before his eyes.
“You actually... really killed me...”
A trace of disbelief still lingered on Jiang Luoshen’s face, her voice trembling with fear.
Then her entire body collapsed and exploded, turning into a sky full of bloody mist.
“Princess!”
The blonde old woman’s eyes nearly split with rage, utterly unable to believe this scene.
Jiang Chen and Monk Pu Du were also stunned, seemingly frozen in place.
“This guy is truly ruthless...”
Wang Zijin’s expression also turned slightly unnatural.
“Gu Changge, I’ll fight you to the death!”
The blonde old woman was driven mad by the scene before her, hardly able to believe it.
Her whole being went berserk as she recklessly charged at Gu Changge, unleashing all manner of powerful secret arts and divine abilities.
Terrifying fluctuations erupted across the area. Even that Platform trembled, and the Godly Illusion Divinity Crystal floating within it shed hazy radiance, mysterious and magnificent.
However, Gu Changge’s expression still didn’t change in the slightest. With a raise of his hand, he struck down upon her, sending her flying backward, coughing blood.
“Why...”
The blonde old woman roared in fury.
As a Perfect Prodigy, and one who had even cast a forbidden secret art, she still had no power to resist in Gu Changge’s hands. She was quickly sent flying, vomiting blood, nearly exploding apart.
Gu Changge’s strength filled her with despair.
Now that Princess Jiang Luoshen had perished here, even if she could return to the clan grounds alive, she wouldn’t know how to account for it.
“Hm?”
“Some tricks after all.”
At that moment, Gu Changge suddenly raised an eyebrow, seemingly somewhat surprised, then looked up toward the void not far away.
Weng!! There, strands of golden light converged, and a fluctuation emerged.
Jiang Luoshen’s figure appeared once more, only her face was very pale, somewhat shaken, looking at Gu Changge with fear, as if she hadn’t yet recovered from her earlier state.
She hadn’t expected Gu Changge to actually strike to kill her just now — and without the slightest mercy, without any hesitation.
That decisiveness and ruthlessness made her tremble. For the first time, she experienced what death meant.
It was simply indelible.
“A Death Substitution Puppet — she actually possesses such a thing...”
After a brief thought, Gu Changge knew what she had just used.
However, the forging method of the Death Substitution Puppet had long been lost to time, making it incomparably precious.
Even a Perfect Prodigy would be tempted by one. Each one used meant one fewer in this world — truly a priceless treasure.
That Jiang Luoshen actually possessed such a thing surprised him somewhat.
“Granny Jin...”
Looking at the blonde old woman’s state, Jiang Luoshen’s expression filled with sorrow.
This was the Godly Illusion Clan’s secret art of burning one’s life Source.
Although it could raise one’s cultivation for a short time, the aftereffects were terrifying and nearly irreversible. Even if one’s cultivation broke through, the lost lifespan and Source could never be recovered.
Unless at the most desperate moment, the Godly Illusion Clan would never use it.
Clearly, in the blonde old woman’s eyes, Gu Changge had already reached an... unbeatable level.
If she didn’t fight with her life, she simply couldn’t hold Gu Changge back.
“Princess, as long as you’re unharmed, that’s all that matters.”
The blonde old woman smiled, but couldn’t help coughing up blood again.
“Granny Jin...”
“You really didn’t need to do this.”
Jiang Luoshen gritted her teeth and abruptly crushed a Jade Talisman in her hand.
In an instant, a blurry and vast golden figure appeared behind her, terrifying and majestic, like a golden deity stepping out from the River of Time.
This golden deity blazed like a great sun, its cultivation unfathomable, its features indiscernible — only a pair of eyes visible, cold and noble, overlooking all things.
“A Quasi-Nirvana Realm Dharma Body?”
Wang Zijin watched this scene with some surprise, not expecting Jiang Luoshen to have so many life-saving treasures.
Gu Changge also raised an eyebrow, then unhurriedly brought out a great seal from within his sleeve, its aura of mountains and rivers hazy, as if it could transform into all things.
The Sacred Emperor artifact — the Great Seal of Mountains and Rivers!
Hong long long!!! Yet at that very moment, Jiang Chen, who had been closely watching Gu Changge and Jiang Luoshen, suddenly gritted his teeth. Having finished communicating with the Artifact Spirit of the Celestial Boat of Creation in his mind, he had it trigger the Array Patterns of this place.
Instantly, the four walls lit up, and the entire palace rose with boundless radiance, enveloping all directions.
Then, star-chart-like veins emerged one after another, light soaring to the heavens, dazzling and resplendent.
This place began to collapse, producing a terrifying commotion.
All the Array Patterns revived, erupting with supreme power.
Jiang Chen also seized this opportunity to flee toward the location he had previously arranged with the Artifact Spirit of the Celestial Boat of Creation.
“Benefactor Jiang, wait for this little monk!”
Monk Pu Du had been watching Jiang Chen’s movements all along.
At this moment, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly transformed into a streak of divine light, chasing after Jiang Chen to escape this place.
“What’s happening...”
Jiang Luoshen hadn’t expected events to suddenly take such a dramatic turn, and she froze for a moment.
But Gu Changge seemed entirely unsurprised. His figure moved, stepping forth to strike at her, seemingly intent on killing her here once again.
“Gu Changge, I have no grievance or enmity with you!”
“Why must you kill me?”
Gritting her teeth, she activated the Dharma Body behind her to exchange blows with Gu Changge.
It was a Dharma Body bestowed upon her by an old ancestor when she left the clan grounds, possessing Quasi-Nirvana level power, meant to save her life at a critical moment.
Jiang Luoshen knew that with Gu Changge’s status, he surely possessed such things as well.
So she didn’t count on it stopping Gu Changge — she only hoped it could delay him for a while.
“Not killing you works too.”
“Stay and be my maid. I can consider not killing you.”
Gu Changge’s expression was casual as he spoke lightly.
“Gu Changge, I won’t believe those words of yours.”
“You just want to kill me.”
Jiang Luoshen nearly ground her silver teeth to pieces, her face cold as frost.
Naturally, she didn’t believe Gu Changge’s words. She only felt terrifying killing intent blotting out the sky, rushing at her head-on, as if about to swallow her whole.
“Since you don’t believe me, then forget it. Though it is... a pity. I really don’t want to be one who cruelly destroys a flower.”
Gu Changge shook his head slightly, his tone carrying a hint of regret.
Icy coldness overflowed from Jiang Luoshen’s beautiful eyes.
He could actually say such words? If she hadn’t possessed the Death Substitution Puppet just now, she would have already died at his hands!
In an instant, terrifying lightning arose in the void, various immortal figures emerged, immortal light surged, and golden runes flickered.
“This place is about to collapse. If we don’t leave now, we’ll really be staying here.”
Wang Zijin glanced at Gu Changge and muttered. Knowing that Gu Changge’s methods surpassed imagination, this little matter should pose no problem for him.
So her figure moved, transforming into a streak of divine light, intending to leave this place the way she came.
Hong long long!! In an instant, this underground palace hidden deep beneath the earth began to collapse. The cultivators and prodigies in other directions sensed this change, their expressions shifting slightly, and they too began fleeing back the way they came, not daring to linger.
“Well now... the timing of this collapse is just right...”
Gu Changge seized this opportunity, his figure flashing as he temporarily spared Jiang Luoshen, striding toward that Platform to seize the purple-gold crystal-like substance upon it.
A vast and boundless aura emerged. Faintly, one could see a peerless deity seated cross-legged within, wreathed in scriptures, overlooking the ages, incomparably powerful.
However, as he reached to grab it, a terrible force of resistance came from within.
“Reserved only for the juniors of the Godly Illusion Clan?”
Gu Changge’s face remained cold.
Black light emerged from his palm.
Strands of dark radiance cascaded down like waterfalls, enveloping and devouring toward the purple crystal, like a terrifying black hole capable of swallowing the heavens.
Instantly, much of the resistance from within was worn away, and a faint sense of dread even emerged.
“It seems that over these years, a divine spirit has been born within.”
Gu Changge’s eyes were deep, with no intention of letting it go. With this Divinity Crystal, his cultivation could break through yet another level.
“Granny Jin, let’s go!”
Seeing this, Jiang Luoshen felt somewhat... relieved. She coldly swept a glance at Gu Changge, knowing he couldn’t free his hands.
Then she directly activated the Dharma Body, swiftly tearing open the space of this place.
Immediately after, transforming into a divine rainbow while supporting the blonde old woman, she too hastily evacuated this place.
At this point, she naturally no longer intended to claim her Founding Ancestor’s Godly Illusion Divinity Crystal.
Survival was naturally more important.
Gu Changge raised his eyes to glance at her, but didn’t move to pursue.
“Everyone has left — all the better.”
He paid no mind to the collapsing underground palace. With a casual wave, a Grand Flask emerged, descending from high above.
The many Sources scattered across this place rose like beacon smoke, all swallowed into it.
“There are still quite a few Sect Master-level figures who haven’t left...”
Then, he began to move, actively seeking out these... targets.
Unlike the many young prodigies, though the underground palace had collapsed,
for Sect Master-level figures who had reached the Sacred Lord Realm or even the Sacred King Realm, it didn’t have much of an impact.
So at this time, they certainly wouldn’t leave — they would still be searching for fortunes within this tomb.
Outside, everyone watched in shock as the fissure grew larger and larger, collapsing in the blink of an eye. Many cultivators failed to escape in time and were instantly buried within.
“Has the Young Master not come out yet?”
The Gu Family members frowned slightly. They saw that even the King of Six Crowns, Jun Yao, who had entered first, had now come out, looking like he had gained quite a harvest.
The other disciples of the True Immortal Academy had also rushed out.
“That guy Gu Changge couldn’t have found some treasure he can’t bear to part with, could he?”
Gu Xianer glanced toward the collapsed underground palace, not worried about Gu Changge’s safety in the slightest.
In her eyes, one could worry about anyone in this world — except Gu Changge.
“Weren’t you together with Gu Changge?”
“Why didn’t you leave together?”
Jiang Chuchu’s delicate brows furrowed slightly as she stared intently at Wang Zijin.
Wang Zijin stood on tiptoe, glanced toward the underground palace, and muttered, “The palace was about to collapse back then. I saw things going south, so I ran first. I didn’t even notice him.”
Meanwhile, from many of the distant sects came sounds of wailing and shock, accompanied by disbelief.
“The Sect Master’s token has shattered...”
“How is that possible? The Sect Master was a being with half a foot into the Sacred King Realm — how could he perish here?”
“This can’t be!”
Many disciples and elders cried out in grief, simply unable to imagine it.
With so many Sect Master-level figures perishing, chaos instantly erupted across the area!
Wang Zijin watched this scene, her smile full of amusement.