"Patriarch...so powerful!"
Gu Chaoyang and others stood at the periphery, their eyes wide open.
Earlier, when Gu Jinlai ordered to surround the area from the outside, to prevent the Meteor Star Guards and Wang Family from escaping, he found it incredulous and was obsessed with the idea of persuading the Patriarch to avoid the brunt of the conflict.
Although they ultimately failed to persuade him, in reality, they had been prepared for a fight to the death.
After all, the formidable lineup consisted of eleven Hugging Pill experts, twenty-six at the Gang Condensation stage, and thirty-two at the Qi Refinement stage.
This lineup was so strong that it surpassed the entire Gu family combined.
It was simply impossible to confront.
Not only Gu Chaoyang, but Gu Chifeng, Gu Qingmei, Gu Luochen, and others were equally overwhelmed and agitated.
"The Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Technique! This is the power of the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Technique!"
The few were so delighted they couldn’t help but tremble slightly.
Before they embarked on the path of devils, they had all come to sacrifice for their clan with this mindset. And now...
The demonic nature that might have caused side effects had been directly refined by the Patriarch, hugely surprising them, whose expectations were at rock bottom. And now, the Patriarch who taught them the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Technique was displaying such astonishing battle strength!?
To transform into the Great Sun Demon God and slay Hugging Pill experts as if they were mere chicken chicks?
It was truly a double surprise!
A double critical hit!
Those Gu Family Disciples who came with Nian Buwang, Gu Chaoyang, and Gu Lingsha were contemplating whether they should also switch to practising the Devil Path.
Faster progression, stronger battle power.
Why continue refining Qi, cultivating immortality?
In the courtyard, Gu Jinlai’s rampage continued.
He was virtually fighting dozens of people on his own.
And the weakest among these dozens were considered top Qi Refinement experts in a county town.
As another Hugging Pill Master was blasted along with his sword, decisively subdued, those determined Refining Gang experts could not hold on anymore.
"It’s no use, his movement technique is too direct and overwhelming, no one can stop his charge; we simply cannot form a proper formation. We must have someone hold him back to give us time to form it..."
Another peak Hugging Pill expert from the Wang Family, Wang Dang, suddenly turned around. "Fang Que, as someone at the Transformation Realm, capable of opposing Refining God, you hold back the Ancient Demon to give us a chance!"
Fang Que, looking at the terrifying figure nearly two and six-sixths meters tall, wielding a Giant Sword, his aura fierce as if a bloodthirsty devil, hesitated.
"Fang Que, what are you waiting for! Go!"
Another elder from the Wang Family roared in anger.
Seeing this, Fang Que gritted his teeth, forcibly maintained his calm, and pushed his perception to the limit.
But before he could charge forward, Gu Jinlai’s gaze suddenly fell on him.
"Almost forgot about you, the chief culprit."
The next moment, he pivoted, and the Power beneath his feet exploded, causing the floor to fracture, and his burly body, like a shadow of death, rolled towards him with a suffocating oppression.
Fang Que, already shaken by the combat strength Gu Jinlai had shown, was now facing the intimidation of the Great Sun True Demon Body and his face instantly went pale.
When faced with the terrifying onslaught of this Demon God-like figure, he cast them all to the winds!
He may be touted as having battle power on par with Refining God, but when facing a real Refining God Giant, surely he would be no match, let alone against a more fearsome Great Demon!
With his Divine Sense in shock, Fang Que retreated as fast as he could.
"Run!? You dare to run!?"
The sound wave scattered like Thunder.
He moved swiftly, his body leaping through the air, the bloodstained Giant Sword whipping up a rank wind, howling towards him.
The terrifying pressurizing aura even stimulated Fang Que’s potential, making him run even faster. His Transformation Realm Martial Arts Realm enabled him to shift and change as he ran.
For a moment, Gu Jinlai couldn’t catch up with him.
But before Fang Que could rejoice at his escape from the courtyard, a figure appeared on his escape route out of nowhere.
Just like Gu Chaoyang and others who were skirting the periphery, Su Nanxing stood at the exit.
Perceiving Fang Que’s intent to flee, he exploded with the Sighing Dragon Transformation Technique without a word.
Drawing his sword to strike.
True Qi boiling, like a dragon’s cry reaching the heavens.
The Gang Qi, concentrated to the extreme, tore through the Void, coming down with the force of thunder.
Fang Que roared in rage as he ran, his True Qi condensed to the extreme, also unleashing a sword strike.
Under the Mysterious Transformation Realm, he leveraged twice the effect with one part of his power!
The clash of Gang Qi against Gang Qi actually managed to block Su Nanxing’s sword, stimulated by his True Qi through the Sighing Dragon Transformation Technique.
Although Fang Que blocked the sword, there was no joy on his face.
The collision of Gang Qi sent shockwaves that forced his body to involuntarily retreat.
An oppressive force, suffocating in its surge, bore down upon him.
Fang Que let out a long howl as he whipped his body around, "Burning Origin!"
Violent True Qi erupted from within him, like igniting a volcano.
This power turned into a dazzling Sword Gang that soared into the sky, colliding thunderously with the sword behind him, laden with the weight of thunderous force.
For a moment, it was as though kilograms of explosives had detonated in the void.
An intense roar mixed with explosive airwaves scattered instantaneously in all directions.
Floral arrangements and potted plants ten meters away were torn to shreds by the shockwave.
Half of the glass and ceramics in the houses of the outer courtyard shattered with a crash.
The two Qi Refinement experts closest to the blast were knocked flying as if hit by a speeding truck.
Fang Que, who bore the brunt of it, lost his balance due to the violent shock and crashed hard onto the ground.
A web-like pattern of cracks spread outwards from the point of his impact, kicking up dust.
"I’ve blocked it! I managed to block it!"
Fang Que’s head buzzed.
He felt dizzy and disoriented.
But there was a slight joy in his heart, like one who had survived a calamity.
The combined strike from Gu Jinlai and Su Nanxing...
He, Fang Que, was the only Hugging Pill to have ever directly blocked a sword strike from Gu Jinlai since his use of the Great Sun True Demon Body.
At this moment, he even made a plan.
Once he escaped, he would immediately leave Lingxiao City and return to Starlight City.
Gu Jinlai, that Devil...
The muddy waters of Lingxiao City could stay for anyone who was interested.
Just then, a shadow suddenly descended, dimming his vision slightly.
By the time his mind cleared from the dizziness, a colossal figure had already completely shrouded his view, with a thigh thicker than his own torso entering his sight.
All illusions vanished in an instant.
Fang Que’s eyes widened in terror, and a cry of despair escaped his mouth.
Gu Jinlai, who had sent Fang Que, along with his sword, crashing into the ground, soared forward, lifting his right foot and stamping down on his head.
The earth quaked violently!
Dirt clods and dust flew into the air, followed by ripples in the airwaves, mixed with sprays of scarlet blood scattering in all directions.
Not far away, the Meteor Star Guards and the Wang Family’s Young Masters, seeing Fang Que crushed to death by one foot, all wore petrified expressions.
"Fang... Fang’s Governor..."
"It’s over... It’s all over..."
Those who reacted quickly were already turning to flee.
"Run! Run! Escape quickly!"
"A Devil! He’s a Devil! How could we ever defeat a Great Demon!?"
Fear is the most infectious of emotions.
Under the shouting of a few, the rest of the Gang Condensation and Qi Refinement experts completely lost their courage to confront Gu Jinlai, each fleeing towards the gate with the utmost speed.
No one dared to confront him anymore.
At this point, it became apparent how prescient Gu Jinlai was to have ordered Su Nanxing, Gu Chaoyang, and the others to guard the exits in advance.
Blocked by them, the gathered Gang Condensation and Qi Refinement experts couldn’t break out, stuck together, unable to escape at that moment.
The smart ones thought to climb over the walls to escape.
The not so smart, who tried to forcibly break through the defense lines, were immediately met with Gu Jinlai’s thunderous retaliation.
Wherever he went, he brought a storm of blood and carnage.
The slash of the sword, the sweep of the blade!
A mist of blood shrouded the air!
Screams and wails filled the scene!
Minutes later, when Gu Jinlai had killed the last person who failed to escape in time, there wasn’t a single member of the Wang Family or Meteor Star Guard left standing.