“Too much nonsense.”
Facing the incessant and aggressive Cheng Hou, Gu Huaiyu responded indifferently.
Most of the spectators couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this. Cheng Hou's popularity within the Sky Profound Saber Sect wasn't great. However, due to his rather strong performance over the past thousand years, and especially after successfully passing the Saint Tribulation five years ago, entering the Saint Realm, his arrogant attitude had been further fueled. His position in Blood Drinking Peak had also risen accordingly. Even when facing Rong Bing, the daughter of the Blood Drinking Saber Master, he was outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant.
Now, on the arena, relying on his superior strength, he was incessantly badgering Gu Huaiyu, even trying to force Gu Huaiyu to kneel and apologize. Wasn't this the typical villain image from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio?
Many people hoped Gu Huaiyu could win, not because they particularly liked Gu Huaiyu—although Gu Huaiyu was also a great beauty—but more because they couldn't stand Cheng Hou's aloof and arrogant demeanor.
“He cultivated for two thousand years to become a Saint, while Gu Huaiyu only cultivated for a thousand years to reach the peak of the Carefree Realm. What right do you have to mock others?”
Those who couldn't stand Cheng Hou couldn't help but slander him in their hearts.
Although they disliked Cheng Hou in every possible way, the fact that Cheng Hou had already achieved the Saint Realm was undeniable. No matter how emotionally inclined they were, they couldn't change the fact that Gu Huaiyu's cultivation was only at the peak of the Carefree Realm. Subjectively, they hoped Gu Huaiyu would win, but objectively…
Everyone couldn't help but sigh with regret. If it had been a few years later, Gu Huaiyu might have also entered the Saint Realm. At that time, who would emerge victorious would be uncertain.
Gu Huaiyu overcoming Cheng Hou across a major realm? Only those from the Departure Grief Peak had that confidence; people from other peaks shook their heads.
If it were that simple, the saying 'Below a Saint, all are ants' wouldn't have been passed down since ancient times.
And Cheng Hou, after hearing Gu Huaiyu's words, couldn't help but sneer: “Since you don't cherish the opportunity given to you, then fine, draw your saber. I'll let you have three moves!”
Cheng Hou's confident appearance made the young disciples of Departure Grief Peak gnash their teeth in hatred.
“Senior Aunt Huaiyu, kill him!” A bold female disciple shouted loudly. She was a personal disciple of Yu Shui, but because she often hung out with Gu Huaiyu, she didn't inherit Yu Shui's steady personality. Instead, she had picked up Gu Huaiyu's domineering and悍: fierce character.
With her shout, the others from Departure Grief Peak also shouted to cheer for Gu Huaiyu. In contrast, Blood Drinking Peak, which had always had a bad relationship with Departure Grief Peak, was particularly quiet at this time. Their Senior Sister Rong Bing was like an iceberg, standing in the crowd of Blood Drinking Peak.
Seeing this, the others couldn't help but think of the rumors of Cheng Hou's表面一套,背后一套(表面一套,背后一套: outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant) behavior towards Blood Drinking Peak's Senior Sister Rong Bing. Now it seemed that the rumors were true.
“A bunch of ants, trying to fly to the heavens?”
Cheng Hou snorted coldly, his eyes full of coldness.
“Boom!”
Just then, a shocking saber light swept across the arena, the saber light flickering, as if the most brilliant light in the world was shining. This saber light appeared so suddenly that many people present didn't react, just staring blankly as it cut through the void and slashed towards Cheng Hou on the other side of the arena.
Cheng Hou's expression changed slightly. Fortunately, although the saber light was fast, his movements were not slow either. With a flash, he avoided the saber light.
“Bang!”
The saber light didn't hit its target, but instead made a turn and struck the sky, shattering countless clouds, leaving a saber mark ten thousand feet long in the sky.
“Hmph, trying to sneak attack? No way!”
Cheng Hou sneered, but inwardly he was extremely surprised. If he had been hit by that saber strike just now, he would have been in trouble too.
“Idiot!” Gu Huaiyu responded: “You yourself said to let me draw my saber, and let me have three moves. I did as you said, so how can you call it a sneak attack? Or are you saying that letting me have three moves was a lie?”
“You…” Cheng Hou's expression changed slightly. He had already felt the mocking gazes of the spectators, and now he was in a dilemma.
“Hmph, two more moves!” Cheng Hou snorted coldly, but in his heart, he was thinking that Gu Huaiyu was only at the peak of the Carefree Realm after all, and he had already become a Saint. Crushing a peak Carefree Realm cultivator was a piece of cake, right?
“This idiot!”
In the Blood Drinking Peak camp, Rong Bing said lightly. After saying that, she seemed to have lost interest in this life-and-death battle, and turned to leave.
“Senior Sister, aren't you going to watch?” Someone asked.
“There's nothing to see. Oh right, prepare a coffin, in case it's needed.”
After speaking, Rong Bing left, but before leaving, she looked at Lu Chengfeng, and couldn't help but recall a scene from her youth. At that time, she and Lu Chengfeng could be said to be a pair of good sisters who talked about everything, but now the two were drifting apart. She didn't hate Lu Chengfeng, and she knew that Lu Chengfeng had never hated her either.
“This…”
Watching Rong Bing leave, the person didn't know what to do for a moment.
Preparing a coffin, was it for Gu Huaiyu? It was rumored that Senior Sister and Departure Grief Peak's Lu Chengfeng were best friends in the past. Preparing it for Gu Huaiyu, it wasn't impossible.
So he followed Rong Bing's instructions and went to prepare a coffin.
And on the arena, Gu Huaiyu also didn't hesitate at all. Since the other party wanted to let her have three moves, then she would end this battle in three moves.
So, Gu Huaiyu raised her saber and slashed down!
Heaven-Shocking Saber Technique, first strike.
World-Shaking!
“Rumble!”
In an instant, the saber body flashed with dazzling cold light, like a bolt of lightning cutting through the night sky. The light illuminated the surroundings, making people dizzy and fascinated. Under this world-shaking saber light, everything became clear.
Immediately afterwards, the saber slashed down with the force of thunder, carrying infinite power. The void seemed to be torn apart, the wind howled, and the momentum was imposing. The power of that strike seemed to be able to cut off mountains and rivers, making people frightened.
Wherever the saber light went, everything was torn apart. The entire life-and-death arena was covered by the saber light, and Cheng Hou felt that he was enveloped by a domineering aura. Even if the saber light didn't cover the entire arena, he couldn't avoid it.
However, he didn't plan to avoid it this time. Avoiding Gu Huaiyu's strike just now made him feel that he had lost face. If he avoided it again, then his Saint cultivation would be a joke.
“Buzz!”
A golden light emitted from Cheng Hou's body, condensing into a shield to block around his body.
A mere attack from the Carefree Realm, what's there to fear?
But his confident defensive shield was like paper under this world-shaking saber light, instantly destroyed.
“How is this possible?” Cheng Hou's expression changed drastically. Before he could react, the saber light had already descended on him.
“Boom!”
A deafening roar fell, the saber light covering the arena, making the weaker spectators unable to see what was happening on the arena, but the powerful ones poured their spiritual power into their eyes, using pupil techniques to see clearly inside the saber light.
With this look, many people's expressions changed slightly, and the Enforcement Elder and Cheng Fei's expressions changed even more drastically, especially Cheng Fei, he couldn't help but shout: “Hou'er…”
Cheng Fei's affectionate shout made those who didn't know the situation feel the depth of Cheng Fei's feelings for Cheng Hou. Even those from Departure Grief Peak were sighing.
“Although we are on different sides, I have to say that Cheng Fei's feelings for Cheng Hou are very sincere, completely exceeding the feelings between ordinary uncle and nephew, almost like father and son.”
Yu Shui said lightly.
“Yu Shui, go prepare a coffin!” Lu Chengfeng suddenly said.
“Huh?” Yu Shui was surprised and puzzled.
“It seems you have all forgotten that the sect has a rule that in a life-and-death arena, the deceased can be buried in a wooden coffin!” Lu Chengfeng laughed.
The others from Departure Grief Peak were stunned. Some disciples who didn't like to memorize the sect rules fell into deep thought, and Yu Shui, a woman who acted meticulously, naturally knew the sect rules by heart.
Lu Chengfeng was right. In the Sky Profound Saber Sect's life-and-death arena, the deceased could be buried in a wooden coffin. However, the two sides who could step onto the life-and-death arena had irreconcilable hatred with each other. Over time, no one cared about this rule anymore.
“I understand!” Yu Shui nodded, and with a flash, she disappeared.
At this time, the saber light dissipated on the arena. One of Cheng Hou's arms had disappeared, and he was covered in blood, his eyes full of fear of death. Where was the pride and confidence he had when he looked down on Gu Huaiyu earlier?
