Feeling the Final Despair, Jiang Chen's Grief
Feeling the Final Despair, Jiang Chen’s Grief
Grey fog surged skyward, blanketing the ice field that was already shrouded in bloody mist, making the Young War Immortal and Niu Tian tremble all over, chilled to the bone.
Everyone who had entered Kun Mountain with them this time was dead. Now, only the two of them remained here.
Even an invincible existence like a True Daoist had been effortlessly slain by Gu Changge.
Did they still have any chance to resist?
“Are you trying to threaten me?”
Gu Changge wore a faint smile, his white robes whiter than snow, untouched by a speck of dust, as if he had merged into one with this entire stretch of heaven and earth.
He walked unhurriedly toward Niu Tian and the Young War Immortal, his footsteps crunching on the snow with a kacha kacha sound.
But to the ears of the two, it sounded like the snapping and shattering of bones, filling them with boundless terror as they retreated step after step, desperate to survive.
“Gu Changge, you can’t kill me! The moment you kill me, your maid’s secret will be made public, known to the whole world. You’d better think this through...”
“If you spare my life, I swear I will absolutely keep today’s events secret. I will never reveal your maid’s identity!”
The Young War Immortal forcibly suppressed the terror in his heart, steadying himself to negotiate terms with Gu Changge.
He knew it was precisely because of this matter that Gu Changge wanted to eliminate him.
Right now, he regretted it immensely—why had he let a flaw show back at the Divine Rock Conference, allowing Gu Changge to notice something amiss?
“In my view, only the dead can truly keep secrets in this world. The oath you speak of is no different from nonsense to me.”
Gu Changge smiled faintly, his countenance peerlessly handsome, without a single flaw to be found.
On this bone-chilling snowfield permeated with frightening cold, it only made Niu Tian and the Young War Immortal all the more terrified.
“If you kill me, my shifu will release the contents of the Photographic Stone to the world! When that happens, you’d better think carefully about the consequences, Gu Changge!”
The Young War Immortal was fierce in appearance but faint at heart, only hoping that Gu Changge would think through the consequences of this matter at this moment.
Before coming to Kun Mountain, he had worried that accidents might occur, so he had made an extra preparation.
As long as he died here, his shifu would, according to his instructions, send out the Photographic Stone that sealed a portion of his memory images, using it to threaten Gu Changge and preserve his own life.
But he was equally worried—afraid that Gu Changge would scruple at nothing, even if doing so would expose his maid’s identity.
Given Gu Changge’s cold and callous nature, it was entirely possible.
“Now that you mention it, you’ve reminded me. Who is your shifu? I’ll just go kill him and destroy that Photographic Stone. Wouldn’t that settle it?” Gu Changge smiled lightly, appearing utterly unconcerned.
“You...”
The Young War Immortal had not expected that Gu Changge still refused to let him go, and even intended to kill his shifu along with him.
This filled his heart with even greater terror. Even in the freezing ice and snow, sweat broke out all over his body, and he could not stop trembling.
“He never intended to let us go from the start...”
Niu Tian had now seen through it all as well. He knew Gu Changge was playing cat and mouse with them, making them taste the final despair.
Weng—
The next moment, the void shook violently. The Young War Immortal gritted his teeth, his eyes reddening, and like a madman he brought out a Heaven Encompassing Umbrella. Once opened, it was like a Heavenly Palace, pressing down toward Gu Changge.
This was one of his Forbidden Weapons. Right now he could care about nothing else—even if it could only wound Gu Changge slightly, that would be enough.
Gu Changge’s expression remained without a ripple, still utterly calm as he walked forward step by step, as if he did not see the black demonic umbrella at all, closing in on the Young War Immortal and Niu Tian.
Pacha—
The instant the black Heaven Encompassing Umbrella descended upon him, the aura around Gu Changge’s body billowed outward, crashing down upon the surroundings with a thunderous boom.
The dark clouds filling the sky were scattered, and the demonic umbrella became fragments.
Qiang—Qiang—Qiang—
Then, the despairing Young War Immortal brought out yet another Forbidden Weapon, transforming it into thousands upon thousands of divine swords that slashed toward Gu Changge.
Ten thousand swords rang out in unison. Thousands upon thousands of sword gleams illuminated the entire world, dazzling and blinding, each one over a dozen meters long and as thick as a water vat.
The blazing divine radiance nearly pierced through the void itself, surging before Gu Changge and submerging him within.
Unfortunately, all of this was still useless. Gu Changge did not even block it. He simply shook his head lightly, and all the radiance silently annihilated before him.
His Physique seemed to have transformed into a black hole, capable of devouring every technique directed at him.
This method, which could be called the Completely Invulnerable Technique—immune to all Divine Abilities and spells—plunged the Young War Immortal into despair.
Weng—
The next moment, heaven and earth itself seemed to bend under the pressure. The void trembled, and all things in the world could hardly withstand this fluctuation.
Gu Changge reached forward with one palm, directly seizing the Young War Immortal. Then, with a peng, the Young War Immortal collapsed into a mist of blood, and the divine soul within was casually sealed into a jade jar Gu Changge had found.
Before dealing with the Young War Immortal’s shifu, Gu Changge did not plan to erase his divine soul for the time being.
Although the Young War Immortal’s life-preserving measures were cautious, there was one problem: as long as Gu Changge did not kill him for now, his shifu would certainly not learn of this matter.
So once Gu Changge left Kun Mountain, he only needed to send someone to eliminate the Young War Immortal’s shifu.
“Hidden Celestial Bloodline...”
After dealing with the Young War Immortal, Gu Changge once again looked toward the despair-stricken Niu Tian. In his eyes, the special qualities of the other’s physique were limited.
After all, it needed True Blood of the Hidden Celestial to trigger it—but it was better than nothing.
“Gu Changge, sooner or later you will suffer retribution... Ahhh—”
Weng!
Niu Tian’s screams rang out.
As Gu Changge flicked a finger, a crystalline, translucent flower emerged in the void, as if it had taken root within it.
Then this small flower transformed into a streak of flowing light, falling toward the center of Niu Tian’s brow. Like it was drawing nourishment, it pierced down through him—penetrating his skin, his blood, his bones, his organs, and even his divine soul—finally piercing into the deepest depths of his Spiritual Sea.
An Yan, who had been standing behind Gu Changge watching all of this, could not help but shiver slightly, her face turning pale.
This method was truly too terrifying and bizarre.
Using a Cultivator’s Source bloodline as nourishment to nurture a Dao Flower of the Source...
She was very clever and guessed many things at once, so she quietly kept her head lowered, pretending she had seen nothing.
As long as she behaved herself and obediently followed Gu Changge’s words, she figured nothing would happen to her.
Soon, the Grey Fog here dispersed, and tranquility returned to heaven and earth. Everything was clad in silver, snow blanketing the land—a pure, pristine northern landscape.
Only in some places did broken artifacts and exploded corpses remain, telling of the brutality of the battle just now.
Devastation as far as the eye could see—utterly tragic.
“Let’s go.”
Gu Changge turned his head to glance in a certain direction, a strange color flickering in his eyes.
But he quickly recovered and spoke to An Yan.
The reason he had kept An Yan by his side was not to make her personally witness An Xi and the others being killed.
It was so that he could muddle through an explanation later. After all, news of what happened to the An Clan and the War Immortal Mansion would surely spread soon.
Even if someone suspected him, An Yan could testify on his behalf when the time came. Generally speaking, she would not be so deranged as to slaughter her own clansmen.
Of course, this was merely Gu Changge’s meticulous planning.
With the An Clan and the War Immortal Mansion meeting with disaster, probably not many people would suspect him anyway.
...
After Gu Changge and An Yan left this place, a figure materialized on a stretch of wasteland not far away—it was none other than Xiao Ruoyin.
Her delicate brows furrowed slightly. She had a feeling that Gu Changge had seemed to discover her just now.
But given Gu Changge’s character, if he had discovered her, how could he possibly not have acted?
Then, she sighed softly and found a place to bury Niu Tian’s remains.
From beginning to end, she had watched all of this happen without intervening.
Although Niu Tian had once been her friend, under these circumstances, she could not save him either.
If she had shown herself carelessly, she might well have met with danger herself and been killed by Gu Changge along with the rest.
Someone as cold and heartless as Gu Changge would not show her the slightest mercy on account of their previous intimate relationship.
Right now, she had no confidence whatsoever that she could escape with her life from Gu Changge’s hands.
“Just what secret of Gu Changge’s did the An Clan and the War Immortal Mansion discover, to bring such an end upon themselves...”
Soon, Xiao Ruoyin’s figure vanished into the void once more, her whereabouts ethereal and impossible to trace.
“This fog has finally dispersed. Quick, check who has gone missing!”
On the other side, the members of the Ji Family were gathered together, looking up at the Grey Fog gradually dissipating in the sky above, letting out long sighs of relief.
...
Several Ancestors and the Ji Family Head, Ji Hao, immediately ordered their people to assess the losses.
Although this bizarre Grey Fog had not lasted long, it had still made everyone break out in a cold sweat, their backs going numb.
“Reporting to the Family Head, we have lost nearly a third of our clansmen. They were likely all devoured by the fog just now.”
Soon, a Ji Family clansman returned and reported with a grief-stricken expression.
Hearing this, the Ji Family members fell silent. Even Ji Yaoxing and Ji Chuyue’s expressions dimmed slightly. Merely encountering this bizarre fog had cost them so many people.
If they had entered the depths of Kun Mountain, all of them together probably would not have been enough to die.
“What exactly is Gu Changge trying to do? On one hand he wants to rescue the Ji Family’s Founding Ancestor, and on the other he creates this Grey Fog to swallow so many people...”
Jiang Chen’s whole body went cold. He kept feeling that an invisible net was tightening somewhere beyond sight.
And all of them were walking step by step into that great net, sinking deep into the trap without even knowing it.
The Ji Family members, including Ji Chuyue and the others, still foolishly believed Gu Changge would be so kindhearted as to help them rescue their Founding Ancestor.
It was truly laughable.
And just as the Ji Family members were gripped by extreme unease, two figures walked out of the wind and snow not far away—it was Gu Changge and An Yan.
“Young Master Changge is indeed unharmed.”
Seeing Gu Changge safe and sound, the Ji Family members breathed sighs of relief, though they were also very curious about what had happened during this time.
“Is everyone alright?”
Gu Changge walked over, a measure of concern on his face as he asked.
The Ji Family’s several Ancestors sighed deeply. “Just now we ordered our clansmen not to wander about, but this sudden fog still swallowed nearly a third of our people.”
“We don’t know what the origin of this fog is, that it could be so bizarre and insidious, impossible to guard against. Even we were helpless against it.”
“It should be the resentment formed over countless years after that Immortal King fell here back then.”
“I followed the direction the fog came from just now, but in the end I could only stop. I sensed great danger there.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge showed a somewhat regretful expression, as if he too was quite helpless about the matter.
“Gu Changge was gone for so long... An Xi, Niu Tian and the others are surely more dead than alive now...”
Hearing these words, Jiang Chen’s whole body went cold, and his heart was filled with boundless grief.