Chapter 159: Action

But in the next moment, the Phantom of the Giant Elephant wrapped in threads unexpectedly felt like it had punched into cotton.

Gu Fan exerted force, and the threads loosened to dissipate the force. When Gu Fan tried to slip out and escape, the threads instantly tightened again as if they had sensed it!

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

"Overcoming strength with gentleness? What a pity my Mysterious Power can’t unleash the full might of my battle technique..."

The young man on the ground sneered coldly:

"I didn’t expect you to come back just to die, but that suits me perfectly. I need a cultivator’s blood and energy. Judging by your robust physique, you must be a great tonic for me! Hahaha!"

Gu Fan glanced back coldly:

"You're celebrating too early!"

In the next instant, rings of black Killing Aura swirled around Gu Fan’s body!

These Killing Auras gradually wrapped around the Phantom of the Giant Elephant, and as soon as all the blood-qi threads came into contact with the black Killing Aura, sizzling ‘zzz zzz’ sounds erupted!

Seeing this scene, Gu Fan felt relieved—just as expected, the Killing Aura could restrain the opponent’s blood-qi!

The young man on the ground changed his expression drastically upon seeing this.

"Impossible! How can you possess such terrifying Killing Aura?!"

This black, tangible Killing Aura was utterly horrifying!

If his own blood-qi had been condensed from killing tens of thousands of people, then this black Killing Aura must have required the deaths of over a hundred thousand lives to form.

Such a scale of slaughter—even those demons on Demon Island might not dare claim to surpass it!

While he was still in shock, Gu Fan had already corroded a large hole through the threads, then slipped out like a fish returning to the sea, instantly accelerating and fleeing outward.

At this moment, the young man could only watch helplessly as Gu Fan left.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to pursue, but he had forcibly elevated his cultivation to fight the enemy. Now he had suffered considerable injuries and had to immediately stabilize his condition, or else it would affect his future recovery.

And after Gu Fan's departure, over a dozen Celestial Moon Realm cultivators once again failed to catch anything.

"Master, we are guilty. We arrived too late!"

The man snorted coldly and then said, "What use are you then? All of you get out and patrol!"

"Yes, Master!"

"Wait!"

The young man called them back again and said:

"Issue a bounty. Search the entire city for a cultivator with Mysterious Power aura at the Celestial Profound Realm, but with an extremely strong physical body. Or anyone with a powerful physical body—report them all. A reward of one hundred thousand Mysterious Dao Stones to anyone who brings information!"

"Yes!"

Meanwhile, Gu Fan, who had returned to the guesthouse inn room, finally let out a breath of relief.

"Didn't expect this young master of the Lan Die Family to have some real strength..."

Recalling the battle just now, Gu Fan confirmed he hadn’t exposed too much.

However, he was now fairly certain that the brides sent over had most likely died shortly after marriage due to the cultivation technique this person practiced.

As for why he needed to marry and then kill them, that was still unclear.

Another strange aspect was the issue of this person's strength.

Gu Fan could clearly sense that the opponent’s initial strength was indeed his true level.

In other words, he should be at the Celestial Moon Realm.

But the later outburst had definitely been at the level of the Solar Radiance Realm.

Yet to burst from early Celestial Moon Realm to Solar Radiance Realm—such a secret technique was simply too heaven-defying.

Even his Green Lotus Phantom only increased his combat strength tenfold, not his realm.

But the opponent had clearly elevated his realm, not only gaining explosive power but also perfectly mastering the Dao Rhyme of that realm.

In other words, the opponent seemed as if he had originally been at the Solar Radiance Realm and had now just returned to it.

Unlike him, who had simply increased his battle strength tenfold, yet his realm remained unchanged.

It might seem like a small difference, but the implications were vastly different.

"So, that means the Lan Die Family has two Solar Radiance Realm cultivators. This is going to be troublesome..."

“However, what’s strange is, why didn’t the Old Ancestor of the Lan Die Family make a move today? If the two had worked together, I would most likely have been captured...”

Gu Fan muttered to himself, then suddenly paused.

A thought abruptly surfaced in his mind!

Combining it with some strange words he had heard earlier from that man, it was as if he suddenly understood everything!

“So that’s how it is... What a ruthless Lan Die Family!”

Having figured out the general idea, Gu Fan decided to wait for a while and act again when the right opportunity arrived.

While Gu Fan was laying low, the entire Wanlin City was thrown into turmoil.

Throughout the entire night, there was massive movement of personnel within the city, with constant searches being carried out.

On Gu Fan’s side, because he had settled in early, he didn’t attract any attention.

Moreover, he emitted no trace of Mysterious Power fluctuations, so no one really had a reason to suspect him.

This unrest continued for an entire day, gradually calming down by the following evening.

And soon, whispers began to spread outside. After all, with the Lan Die Family making such a huge commotion, even fools would know something must have happened.

During this time, Gu Fan quietly cultivated for two days, pushing his Mysterious Power realm to the mid-stage of the Celestial Profound Realm.

Thanks to his prior Spiritual Power cultivation, all his meridians were clear and smooth, allowing him to ascend without obstacles or bottlenecks.

“Before coming to this world, I was at the Half-step True Yang Realm. I wonder, if I break through to the Celestial Moon Realm with Mysterious Power here, will my Spiritual Power cultivation also reach the True Yang Realm when I return to the Destiny Continent?”

Gu Fan felt a bit of anticipation. As his strength increased, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the degree to which he could mobilize his Spiritual Power had once again improved slightly.

Gu Fan had reason to suspect that the stronger his power became, the weaker the seal on his Spiritual Power would grow.

If that were the case, then one day he might become the only cultivator in this world who could use both Mysterious Power and Spiritual Power!

The thought made a sliver of expectation rise in Gu Fan’s heart.

“Judging by the timeline, tomorrow should be the day of the marriage between the Lan Die Family and the Ruo Family of the Dragon People. If I want to change the course of events, I must act tonight...”

Gu Fan calculated the time. Once night fell, he had dinner at the inn downstairs, then slowly walked into a side alley.

He then donned a mask and, relying on the strength of his physical body, nimbly made his way toward the more secluded area where the Ruo Family of the Dragon People resided.

At this time, in the Ruo Family of the Dragon People—

Inside the ancestral hall of the clan, many people had gathered.

In the center sat Ruo Xi, her large eyes filled with a trace of confusion as she looked at those around her.

“Ruo Xi, tomorrow is the day you marry into the Lan Die Family of Wanlin City. According to tradition, you must perform your final ancestral hall rites today. After that, you will be one of the Lan Die Family.”

The one speaking was the head of the Ruo Family of the Dragon People, also Ruo Xi’s biological father.

Upon hearing her father’s words, Ruo Xi's expression carried a tinge of sadness.

The Dragon People were naturally long-lived. Although she had been born over twenty years ago,

by proportion, she was still equivalent to a human girl of around ten.

At this age, she understood that marriage was a major life event, but she didn’t feel despair over marrying a stranger. She simply felt sadness at leaving her family.

Simply put, she was still an innocent young girl who hadn’t experienced love, and didn’t understand what marriage truly meant.

Meanwhile, her brothers and sisters sitting nearby looked at her with eyes that held both pity and indifference.

“Ruo Xi, it’s getting late. Let’s begin. Tomorrow morning the wedding procession will arrive to escort you to the Lan Die Family.”

Ruo Xi looked downcast, but she still obediently nodded.

“Yes, Father.”

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