Cultivation: I Have a Skill Level Panel

Suddenly, ’Xiao Chen’s’ aura became incomparably terrifying. His long robes billowed without a breeze as he hovered in the abyss, his black hair whipping about wildly.

His weathered, profound eyes gazed at the scarlet barrier of light before him.

At the same time,

the white-robed elder, who was about to leave, clearly sensed the immense change in ’Xiao Chen.’ It was as if he had become a different person, his entire being exuding an extreme terror. Just a wisp of his aura seemed to suppress the heavens and the earth, causing the elder to tremble uncontrollably.

’Xiao Chen’ was seen raising his hand, extending a single finger, and pointing it toward the scarlet light barrier.

"Heaven-Cutting Flame-Breaking Finger!"

’Xiao Chen’ softly uttered the words, his clear voice seeming to echo in every corner of the abyss.

A fiery light erupted from his finger, as brilliant as the sun. It was like a blaze igniting in the dark of a starry sky, tearing through the ink-black darkness of the abyss.

RUMBLE!

One finger to smite the heavens and earth, one finger to shatter the universe!

The entire abyss trembled violently. Amidst the intense tremors, the fiery light from ’Xiao Chen’s’ finger, like a blazing sun, illuminated the whole world.

With supreme power, it shattered the scarlet light barrier with unstoppable force.

Under that single finger, the entire abyss seemed to collapse and grind into dust. It was utterly terrifying.

The residual power of the attack then shot directly toward the white-robed, spectral elder. The brilliant, fiery light, like a flaming star falling from the heavens, tore through the void of the abyss and hurtled violently toward him!

Seeing such a terrifying finger of flame plummeting toward him, the spectral white-robed elder’s spirit trembled violently. He couldn’t believe ’Xiao Chen’ had actually managed to break the Abyssal Red Massacre Nine Extremes Array.

Faced with such a horrifying technique, his heart sank to the abyss, as if drowned in endless terror. A look of dread appeared on his face as his flesh trembled. He stammered, "P-Please... spare..."

Before he could finish his words, his entire being was utterly annihilated by the terrifying flame, leaving not a single trace behind, as if he had never existed.

...

「Meanwhile」

Somewhere within the Supreme Secret Realm, complex mountain ranges rolled on one after another like ocean waves, seemingly endless. Below lay the boundless Sky-Reaching Forest Sea.

High above, a streak of lightning tore across the sky.

From a distance, it looked like a bolt of thunder ripping through space, speeding along at an incredible velocity.

Gu Yun had already been flying through these mountains for some time.

He had a feeling that the Supreme Secret Realm would soon be closing.

Before that happened, he wanted to look around and see if he could find any fortuitous encounters.

Unfortunately,

ever since leaving his breakthrough seclusion, he hadn’t found many opportunities. Instead, he had been met with an endless stream of Demon Beast attacks.

This made him miss that guy, Xiao Chen.

’That guy is probably in some land of opportunity right now.’

At this thought, he couldn’t help but sigh softly.

Then,

with a casual wave of his hand, he slashed his saber down at a massive, stirring shadow below.

A vast Sword Qi, imbued with Flame Thunder Blade Momentum, was unleashed.

It was like a Flood Dragon soaring into the sky, tearing through layers of space as it violently slashed toward the massive shadow below.

The shadow had only just begun to take a step,

but its huge pupils suddenly widened.

It saw a streak of Sword Qi, like a meteor from beyond the heavens, cutting across the sky. It descended like a falling river of stars, emitting an incomparably brilliant light.

The Sword Qi tore through the air and slashed violently toward it.

It wanted to dodge, but it found itself locked in place by an incomparably tyrannical Sword Momentum, making escape impossible. In its terror, it summoned a shield of Demon Qi, attempting to block the Sword Qi that shone like a star from beyond the heavens.

BANG!

The incredibly powerful Sword Qi shattered the shield with unstoppable force and then sliced the creature’s massive body in half as if it were tofu. Crimson blood sprayed everywhere.

The Sword Qi passed through the demon’s body and carved a hideous, massive gash into the earth below. The chasm was a hundred zhang deep, like an abyss, and the residual Sword Momentum ravaged the surroundings.

Gu Yun transformed back into a streak of lightning and continued onward, not even glancing down. There had been countless Demon Beasts like this one that had tried to attack him along the way.

He couldn’t be bothered with a Demon Beast that couldn’t even withstand a single strike from him.

Soon,

Gu Yun, as a streak of lightning-fast light, shot across the sky, flying over the endless mountain range.

Before long,

Gu Yun’s Spiritual Sense detected a place filled with extremely dense Spiritual Qi. His ink-black eyes couldn’t help but turn to look in its direction.

His pupils constricted slightly, and he exclaimed in shock,

"Is that...? The Spirit Blood Flood Dragon Fruit?!"

Below, in a wide valley, lay a lake. On a patch of land near the lake stood a Spirit Tree. At its very top grew a single fruit, as vibrant as blood. Wisps of visible blood-colored energy swirled around it, and faint images of Flood Dragons could be seen soaring through mist upon its surface.

"It really is the Spirit Blood Flood Dragon Fruit.

’Maybe after spending so much time with that kid, my luck is finally turning around!’ A hint of joy appeared on Gu Yun’s face.

The Spirit Blood Flood Dragon Fruit could grant a huge boost to one’s Cultivation and Physique. It was an extremely rare Profound Tier Spirit Fruit, said to be formed from the fused Essence Blood of a Flood Dragon.

It could only grow successfully under special conditions. It was a Heaven and Earth Spirit Fruit that one could only hope to encounter by chance, not seek out.

Then,

Gu Yun’s figure shot down toward the valley’s lake at high speed. Like a meteor from beyond the heavens, he streaked across the sky, racing toward the Spirit Blood Flood Dragon Fruit.

Within the valley, only the sound of the lake’s surface moving could be heard, making the place feel boundlessly silent.

Gu Yun had already arrived above the lake. He was just about to move through the air to grab the Spirit Blood Flood Dragon Fruit, which was wreathed in a hazy, blood-red light.

Suddenly,

a pillar of water dozens of zhang wide erupted toward the sky. The high-speed impact of the water colliding with the air created a terrifying sonic boom. Its immense power pierced through the air as it shot toward Gu Yun.

At the same time, a massive, pitch-black Demon Python nearly a hundred zhang long lunged at Gu Yun, its terrifying, basin-sized maw wide open to devour him.

Seeing this,

Gu Yun was not flustered in the slightest. Instead, a slight smile played on his calm face.

"Just as I thought! I was waiting for you!"

Gu Yun’s figure moved like lightning. With incredible speed, he crossed the sky like a bolt of thunder, flashing into the void above.

He left only an afterimage behind.

The pillar of water, carrying immense power, pierced through the afterimage, and the black giant python’s terrifying maw snapped shut on empty air.

Seeing its attack dodged by the intruder, the black giant python grew enraged.

The Demonic Power of its True Martial Realm Sixth Layer cultivation erupted like a monstrous flood, causing the surrounding void to tremble. The lake’s surface below churned violently, like a tsunami.

After flashing into the air above, Gu Yun didn’t pause for a moment.

"Wind and Thunder Annihilation Saber!"

A glint of saber light flashed in his eyes, like a long blade connecting heaven and earth. With a wave of his hand, the Flame Soul Thunder Saber, shimmering with lightning, appeared in his grasp!

VMMMM!

The Flame Soul Thunder Light vibrated, its hum seeming to resonate with the world itself.

In the next instant,

he slashed down fiercely. A Sword Qi imbued with an extremely tyrannical Flame Thunder Blade Momentum tore through layers of space. It was like a bolt of thunder and lightning that pierced the heavens, or a meteor falling from the sky, emitting an incomparably dazzling light.

The Sword Qi, carrying an incomparably tyrannical Sword Momentum, seemed to shatter all of existence as it slashed viciously toward the black giant python with piercing intent!

The black giant python’s enormous, scarlet pupils constricted. Facing this strike, it sensed mortal danger and wanted to evade it.

But the sharp Sword Qi was already descending like a falling star.

With unstoppable force, it completely pierced through its massive demonic body!!

BOOM!

The sharp Sword Qi passed directly through the black giant python’s body and continued downward, striking the massive lake below.

The lake was cleaved to a depth of a hundred zhang by the incomparably sharp Sword Qi, the cut surfaces as smooth as a mirror. Under the terrifying Sword Momentum, the waters of the hundred-zhang-deep lake could not close the gap for a long time.

The black giant python’s body then fell into the vast lake. Crimson blood flowed from its corpse, staining the surrounding water.

Gu Yun hovered in the void above, a corner of his robes fluttering without a wind, his expression serene.

He then took a step into the void, his figure seeming to traverse space itself, and instantly arrived before the Spirit Tree.

Looking at the Spirit Blood Flood Dragon Fruit at the top of the tree, a trace of joy appeared in Gu Yun’s eyes.

However, upon sensing its aura, he realized it wasn’t fully ripe yet.

"No wonder that Demon Python hadn’t devoured it yet. This must be the reason."

’Still, judging by its aura, it should be fully mature within a few days. I can harvest it then,’ Gu Yun thought to himself.

With that in mind,

Gu Yun sat down cross-legged nearby to cultivate. He activated the Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision, drawing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into his body, performing a full Circulation, and guiding it into his Dantian Meridian.

At the same time, arcs of thunder flickered around his body, emitting an extremely terrifying aura.

「Several days later」

Gu Yun’s eyes snapped open. They shone like electricity, and a flash like a bolt of thunder seemed to streak through his gaze, carrying the momentum to pierce the very heavens.

"The Spirit Blood Flood Dragon Fruit is ripe!"

Gu Yun’s figure flashed to the Spirit Tree’s side. He gazed at the Spirit Blood Flood Dragon Fruit, which was now fully ripe, radiating a hazy blood-red light and showing illusory images of several Flood Dragons soaring through the clouds.

A delighted expression appeared on his face. He plucked the fruit and placed it into a sealed Spirit Box he had prepared beforehand to prevent its medicinal power from leaking out.

Just as Gu Yun finished and was about to leave.

Four streaks of light were seen tearing across the sky toward his location.

Soon, they came to a halt in the air above and in front of Gu Yun.

The man in the middle, a tall and skinny middle-aged man at the True Martial Realm Fourth Layer, barked at Gu Yun:

"Kid, hurry up and hand that thing over!"

"Is that something you’re worthy of possessing?"

One of the others, a Cultivator with a rat-like mustache at the True Martial Realm Third Layer, chimed in with a sneer:

"Did you hear him, kid?"

"Since we saw it, you’d better hand it over obediently.

If you please us, we might even let you live.

What do you say, brothers?"

"Hahaha, exactly! Kid, hurry up and hand over the treasure you just got.

Then you can serve us masters," a bald, brawny man laughed.

Hearing this, all four of them roared with laughter, overjoyed.

You have to understand, they were the infamous Black Extremes Four Fiends.

Looking at this young, handsome kid before them, they figured he had probably just stepped into the True Martial Realm. How could he possibly dare to fight them?

Gu Yun looked up at the four men in the sky, his expression serene. He then shook his head in resignation and sighed softly.

"Why... why must you force my hand?"

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