Chapter 816: What a Pity! The Jiang Family Grand Elder’s Wrath!
Even with the addition of Elder Chu, an expert at the Half-Step True God Realm, Gu Yuexi didn’t feel the slightest pressure. It merely required her to expend a bit more Divine Power.
Very soon, Elder Chu realized something was wrong. As an expert at the Half-Step True God Realm, he had immersed himself in Laws for tens of thousands of years. His Law Comprehension was on par with that of an ordinary True God Realm expert. Yet, in front of Gu Yuexi, his Poison Divine Domain couldn’t advance a single inch. Instead, it was suppressed by her Law, forcing him into a steady retreat and putting him at a disadvantage!
“What is going on? This is impossible!” Elder Chu blurted out in shock, his face full of disbelief.
Chu Nianci smiled bitterly from behind, her tone helpless.
“Elder, I don’t know why it’s like this either.
“This Gu Yuexi is too bizarre; her Power of Law is actually far above mine.
“I battled her for a long time and was completely suppressed.
“If you hadn’t arrived in time, I wouldn’t have been able to hold on much longer.”
Elder Chu froze for a moment, then asked with a frown, “Did Gu Yuexi use any other abilities besides the Power of Law?”
Chu Nianci shook her head.
“No, she only used Laws to fight from start to finish.” Pausing there, she suddenly remembered something and slapped her forehead.
“Wait, that’s not right, Elder…
“I am nearly three Grand Realms higher than Gu Yuexi!
“Whether it is the strength of my Divine Body or my Divine Soul Power, both far exceed hers.
“Why did I insist on dragging things out by competing against her Power of Law?
“I could have just used Spells to Attack her and suppressed her with my Divine Soul.
“There is absolutely no way she could have blocked that at the Divinity Transformation Realm First Layer!”
Chu Nianci finally came to her senses, growing increasingly frustrated as she spoke. She had been thoroughly beaten into a daze just now, needlessly backing herself into a corner. Leaving her own advantages unused while insisting on pitting her weaknesses against the enemy’s strengths—she must have been out of her mind.
Elder Chu waved his hand, interrupting her self-blame with a gentle tone.
“It’s not your fault.
“No one could have anticipated that a Cultivator who just entered the Divinity Transformation Realm would possess such terrifying Law Comprehension.
“It is perfectly understandable that you fell into a momentary panic and forgot to utilize your strengths.”
Chu Nianci lowered her head and said respectfully, “Nianci has learned her lesson.”
Elder Chu pulled Chu Nianci and rapidly retreated, quickly leaving the range of Gu Yuexi’s Divine Domain to put some distance between themselves and her.
“Alright, just stand aside and watch from now on. Leave this to us.”
“Yes, Elder!” Chu Nianci complied, retreating far away to the edge of the battlefield, looking at Gu Yuexi’s back with lingering fear.
Watching Chu Nianci being rescued by Elder Chu, Gu Yuexi imperceptibly furrowed her elegant brows and casually muttered three words.
“What a pity.”
A clash of Laws was different from a bombardment of Spells. If you failed to block an opponent’s Spell, you might die in an instant. However, a clash of Divine Domains unfolded through Laws was just like two martial arts masters competing with their internal energy. The one with more profound energy was bound to win, but they first needed to exhaust the opponent’s reserves before a victor could emerge.
Gu Yuexi’s Realm was far lower than Chu Nianci’s, resulting in a massive gap in Divine Power and Divine Soul. If she wanted to defeat her opponent securely, she could only rely on her advantage in Laws to slowly wear her down. If the Elders of the Eight Great Clans had arrived just a minute later, Gu Yuexi would have completely drained Chu Nianci’s Divine Power and killed her without taking any damage. That was why she called it a pity.
But Elder Chu, standing opposite her, didn’t understand the meaning behind her words and asked in confusion, “What’s a pity?”
Gu Yuexi ignored him. Her gaze shifted, looking toward Chu Sheng’s side of the battlefield. Chu Sheng had already forced Ye Guxuan into a corner. He was only one final strike away from sending him to the afterlife, but the Ye Family’s Grand Elder had already appeared behind Ye Guxuan, ready to save him in the next second.
“Mosquito, what are you going to do?” Gu Yuexi muttered to herself.
Chu Sheng didn’t hear Gu Yuexi’s words, but Elder Ye’s arrival made him a bit impatient.
“One after another, does this ever end? You’re all just teaming up to throw your lives away, aren’t you?”
He didn’t stop. Instead, he flapped his wings as the light in his compound eyes surged violently.
[Amaterasua’s Eye!]
[Silent Extinction Nether Flame!]
Chu Sheng fused the two flame Skills together. Black and gray flames intertwined as they simultaneously engulfed Ye Guxuan’s body.
“AH—!”
Ye Guxuan let out a bloodcurdling scream. From his face down to the soles of his feet, eerie dual-colored flames instantly ignited. Even his Divine Soul seared with excruciating pain.
He desperately channeled his Divine Power, trying to extinguish the fire. But no matter what he did, it was of no use. Instead, the flames burned brighter the more he struggled, clinging to him like a leech, entirely impossible to shake off.
Elder Ye, having rushed over, cursed in anger. He couldn’t afford to Attack Chu Sheng; he had to stop and help Ye Guxuan put out the flames first.
However, one burned the Divine Body while the other burned the Divine Soul. After the two Skills merged, they were impossible to extinguish through conventional means. Elder Ye tried everything he could think of but failed to put out the fire. In fact, it only burned fiercer.
Ye Guxuan, tormented half to death by the agony, suddenly remembered Jiang Xinglan’s method of dealing with it. He gritted his teeth, a hint of ruthlessness flashing through his eyes. Circulating his Divine Power, he viciously tore off a layer of his own flesh and skin that was covered in flames. Along with it, a portion of his Divine Soul was also stripped away. He thought this would allow him to escape the flames just like Jiang Xinglan had.
But little did he know, when Chu Sheng dealt with Jiang Xinglan, he had only used Amaterasua’s Eye. Against him, however, he had used both Amaterasua’s Eye and the Silent Extinction Nether Flame! The stacking of two divine flames produced a destructive power that far exceeded a simple addition of forces; they had long since invaded the deepest depths of his Divine Soul.
Even though Ye Guxuan tore off a layer of his skin, he still couldn’t escape the fate of being immolated. The flames burned inward along his wounds, moving at an even faster Speed.
“Elder! Save me!” Ye Guxuan screamed in terror.
Elder Ye’s expression changed drastically. He used all his strength to summon a Divine Soul Treasure. At the very last moment, he barely managed to draw a wisp of Ye Guxuan’s remnant soul into the Magical Treasure, preserving a single thread of his life. As for his physical body, it had already been reduced to flying ash, leaving nothing behind.
Chu Sheng watched Elder Ye retreat while protecting the Magical Treasure. Just like Gu Yuexi, he sighed.
“What a pity.”
His sigh reached the ears of all the Elders of the Eight Great Clans with crystal clarity. Everyone instantly understood. As it turned out, both Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng were lamenting the fact that they hadn’t completely killed Ye Guxuan and Chu Nianci! This meant they completely disregarded these Elders!
“Damn you, Gu Yuexi!”
“Damn you, vile beast!”
“You killed a Direct Lineage member of the Jiang Family, and now you want to slaughter the Direct Lineages of the other families?!”
“You’re completely out of your minds!”
“No matter how powerful your backers are, or what faction stands behind you, this matter will not be resolved peacefully today!”
The Elders of the other families pointed at Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng, hurling furious curses with ashen faces.
However, only the Jiang Family Grand Elder was truly consumed by a towering rage. The Divine Power throughout his entire body surged uncontrollably due to his wrath.
Jiang Qingyao was dead. Jiang Xinglan was also dead. The pillar of the Jiang Family’s younger generation and their most favored darling had all perished here within a single day. This was an irreconcilable blood feud!
In his fury, he formed hand seals as the Divine Power of the Half-Step True God Realm within his body erupted without holding back. In the blink of an eye, a terrifying grayish-black Divine Domain Barrier was formed.
It was only then that the Jiang Family Grand Elder spoke, his voice bone-chillingly cold, enunciating every single word.
“Gu Yuexi, and you, vile beast!!!
“For daring to kill the people of my Jiang Family…
“Go to hell!!!”