Cultivation: I Have a Skill Level Panel

The sky was cloudless, the air crisp and clear.

In a stretch of sea not far from Jade Balance Island, the water’s surface was calm. Gu Yun hovered in midair, his expression tranquil and undisturbed.

He spoke indifferently to the empty space around him. "How much longer do you plan on hiding?"

At his words, silence answered. The only sound was the whisper of wind across the boundless sea, carrying not a hint of movement.

The next moment,

space itself seemed to twist,

and two shadowy figures appeared around Gu Yun with blistering speed. Positioned one in front and one behind, they cut off his escape, forming a pincer attack intended to hunt him down and kill him on the spot.

The man in front was a towering, burly figure in a loose black robe, with a wild, bushy beard. He wielded a Wolf Fang Club.

His eyes glinted with the thrill of a predator about to pounce, and his entire being radiated excitement.

The tall, thin man behind him, dressed in black and holding a long saber, radiated an equally potent killing intent.

"Since when did a couple of worthless hacks dare to tug on a tiger’s whiskers?" Gu Yun’s cold, emotionless voice drifted over the open sea.

The men were vicious and not ones for words.

A vicious glint flashed in the eyes of the burly man with the Wolf Fang Club. He roared, "Second Brother, kill!"

Majestic True Yuan surged into his Wolf Fang Club. He swung it at Gu Yun, unleashing a terrifying force that seemed to make space itself vibrate. The attack shot forward like lightning, tearing through the air as if it held the power to shatter the very heavens as it descended upon Gu Yun.

The tall, thin man behind him slashed with his saber. A wave of Sword Qi erupted, soaring like a Flood Dragon ascending to the heavens. It whistled through the void, tearing through the air as it hurtled viciously toward Gu Yun.

Gu Yun’s expression remained placid, his eyes betraying no emotion. His figure flickered, moving with the speed of lightning, and he instantly vanished, leaving behind an afterimage so swift it was impossible to discern.

The two tyrannical streams of True Yuan collided in the void where Gu Yun’s afterimage had been, exploding in a dazzling flash that illuminated the surroundings. The resulting storm of True Yuan swept outward with the force to overturn mountains and seas, causing the ocean below to churn and roil.

"Big Brother, we got him!"

The tall, thin man in black, saber in hand, cried out in delight to the burly man with the Wolf Fang Club across the empty space.

Hearing this, a smile spread across the burly man’s face as well.

But in that very instant,

two streaks of blade light suddenly tore open the void above.

They descended with a Mountain-Suppressing Momentum, like a divine Thunder Punishment from the heavens. Terrifying bolts of Thunder pierced the firmament and ripped apart the void above the sea, their dazzling glare illuminating the world.

Carrying the incomparably tyrannical power of Wind and Thunder, the slashes instantly tore through space, brazenly descending upon the two Tribulation Cultivators below!

Seeing this, the pupils of both the tall, thin man and the burly man shrank to the size of pinpricks.

It was as if their hearts had plummeted from a beautiful dream straight to the bottom of the deep sea, drowned by endless terror. A bone-chilling cold seized them, causing them to tremble violently!

Before they could even react, two supremely sharp streaks of blade light tore through space and instantly slew them both!!

Two heads flew high into the air, their eyes filled with panic and regret.

Then, the heads and bodies plummeted into the ocean, staining a small patch of the surrounding water a vivid red.

From a distance, it was but a single speck of red in the vast, endless sea.

Gu Yun’s figure flickered, and he retrieved the two men’s Storage Rings.

He swept his Spiritual Sense inside and found over a thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones, along with a pile of broken Magical Artifacts, blood-stained Elixirs, Talismans, and other such items.

Gu Yun now knew these two were truly worthy of the name Tribulation Cultivator—they were the real deal.

After that,

Gu Yun prepared to leave. His body transformed into a streak of light as he shot off in the direction of Starlight Island.

But just as Gu Yun took flight, a hearty voice drifted from the distant horizon.

"Hahaha, impressive moves, Fellow Daoist!"

Gu Yun’s eyes narrowed. His Spiritual Sense had a range of over twenty li, yet he hadn’t detected this person’s arrival.

He turned his head for a closer look and saw a young Cultivator speeding toward him from the distance. The man was dressed in close-fitting black attire, powerfully built, with a resolute expression.

"I am Guan Yuanjun of the Canglan Sect."

"I was fortunate enough to witness your attack just now, Fellow Daoist. It was quite stunning, so I came uninvited, hoping to make your acquaintance. I hope you don’t take offense!" Guan Yuanjun said, cupping his fists with a hint of apology.

Gu Yun processed this. ’So, the Canglan Sect.’ He knew the Canglan Sect was one of the "Three Sects" within the Chaotic Star Sea Region’s "One Palace, Three Sects, Five Teachings." It was an incomparably powerful Sect.

Within the Chaotic Star Sea Region, their power was second only to the Xingluo Palace, and the Sect was filled with prodigies as numerous as the clouds. ’Seeing his extraordinary aura,’ Gu Yun thought, ’he must be one of the Canglan Sect’s top talents.’

Seeing that he meant no harm, Gu Yun politely cupped his fists in return. "I am Gu Yun, of the Profound Celestial Sect."

Upon hearing "Profound Celestial Sect," Guan Yuanjun was taken aback. "A disciple of the Profound Celestial Sect!" he said, surprised. "No wonder your strength is so profound, Fellow Daoist."

"Haha, your own strength is nothing to scoff at, Fellow Daoist Guan. I daresay you might even be stronger," Gu Yun replied with a cheerful laugh.

Guan Yuanjun laughed heartily in return. "Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Gu, on such a fine, clear day, why don’t we have a friendly spar?"

...

On a deserted island far from Jade Balance Island.

Yellowish reefs jutted up from the sea, pounded ceaselessly by the churning tide. Waves rose and fell, stirring up a relentless CRASHING sound.

Here on the desolate island, two figures stood in the void, facing each other from a distance. Gu Yun was dressed in white, his long hair and robes fluttering despite the lack of wind.

Opposite him, Guan Yuanjun wore his close-fitting black attire, the corner of his tunic whipping in an unseen gale.

An invisible aura radiated from both men, clashing and vibrating in the space between them. The very air above the island began to faintly twist and distort under the pressure!

The confrontation of their auras stirred up inexplicable gusts of wind around them.

This standoff, a silent battle of auras, did not last long.

Soon,

Guan Yuanjun’s eyes flashed with a light as sharp as a falcon’s. He stared intently at Gu Yun, his entire body radiating a battle intent so tyrannical it seemed to set the very heavens ablaze!

"Fellow Daoist Gu, here I come!" The words had barely left his mouth when,

Guan Yuanjun’s Cultivation at the True Martial Fifth Layer Middle Stage erupted in full. A vast power gathered as he threw a punch that tore through the air. The force behind it, enough to topple mountains and overturn seas, seemed to instantly shatter space itself.

In an instant, his entire body crossed hundreds of yards, carrying the weight of a mountain as he blasted toward Gu Yun!

"A fine attack, Fellow Daoist Guan!"

Gu Yun saw the fist’s power, condensed to its absolute limit, seemingly distorting space itself.

Yet he felt not a shred of fear. Instead, a thrill of excitement surged through him.

Before his words had even faded,

tyrannical True Yuan erupted from Gu Yun’s entire body. His powerful aura shot upward like a signal beacon piercing the heavens.

Arcs of Thunder flickered to life all over Gu Yun’s body, their astonishing power seeming to crack the very void!

He then clenched his hand into a fist, and the rampant Thunder gathered upon it, coalescing into a dazzling ball of lightning.

The next moment,

Gu Yun’s fist, wreathed in boundless Thunder and carrying an astonishing level of power, shot forward with the force of a thousand thunderbolts!!!

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