Chapter 175: Explosive Breakthrough

The Bai Family Old Ancestor’s expression changed drastically.

There was no fluctuation of Mysterious Power; just the swing of a physical fist alone could stir an unimaginably strong wind pressure.

Such a level of body refinement—he had never witnessed before.

The powerful fist force directly deformed his face!

However, he was ultimately a Solar Radiance Realm mighty one. Though his strength was affected by the miasma, he was still far beyond that Divine Moon Realm cultivator from earlier.

The Bai Family Old Ancestor’s Mysterious Power surged, and streaks of green light gathered in his palm.

"Big Dipper Finger Shatters Heaven and Earth!"

Buzz!

The space twisted instantly, and a finger formed entirely from green Mysterious Power stabbed fiercely toward Gu Fan.

As fist and finger collided, both were blasted backward.

The Bai Family Old Ancestor was fortunate—his retreat path was covered by his own allies.

But Gu Fan was not so lucky. His retreat path intersected with the incoming Xun Family Old Ancestor, and to the side, the Dongye Family Old Ancestor was poised to strike.

With a sweep of his Divine Sense, Gu Fan immediately grasped the entire situation, sighing inwardly.

"Looks like I still can’t avoid this..."

The three surrounding him showed brief confusion upon hearing this.

But in the next instant, a massive green lotus phantom emerged before them.

The lotus exuded an indescribable, ineffable Dao Rhythmic Aura.

At the same time, the three Old Ancestors were astonished to find that Gu Fan had vanished.

The next moment, a resigned voice echoed beside the Dongye Family Old Ancestor’s ear.

"I just wanted to travel in peace. Why force me to act!"

Swish!

A chilling light burst forth.

"Fiendish Desire Overwhelms the Sky!"

Gu Fan used Killing Aura as the core to temporarily replace his Mysterious Power and Spiritual Power, evolving the Peaceful Dispersal Decision into Lin Yi’s sword technique from before.

The black sword light flickered violently. Although the Dongye Family Old Ancestor reacted swiftly and dodged sideways,

one of her arms was still severed by a single slash!

"Tsk tsk, what a fragile flesh body..."

The Dongye Family Old Ancestor let out a blood-curdling scream. Though she lost an arm, she still managed to erupt with powerful Mysterious Power in time and blasted Gu Fan away.

The Bai and Xun Family Old Ancestors followed up immediately with another joint strike.

A punch and a palm smashed against Gu Fan’s chest.

Gu Fan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, but used the momentum to instantly widen the distance, showing no intention to linger in battle.

With a few flickers of his figure, he vanished into the nearby dense forest.

"Damn it! I’ll kill you!!"

The Dongye Family Old Ancestor roared furiously, reached out and forcibly reattached her severed arm.

At the Solar Radiance Realm, so long as the core wasn’t harmed, reattaching a severed limb was a simple task.

But as she prepared to continue the chase, she was blocked by the Bai and Xun Family Old Ancestors.

"Do not pursue him!"

"Indeed. This person has no Mysterious Power fluctuations. Once hidden, we’ll only fall prey to his ambushes!"

The Dongye Family Old Ancestor gritted her teeth and forcibly held back her impulse.

"The power this person uses is extremely bizarre. It should be the power of Killing Aura. There are no traces of Mysterious Power cultivation at all—truly strange!"

She added, then looked at the spot where her arm had been reattached.

Though the wound was healing rapidly, there was a lingering Black Gas faintly swirling around it, continuously hindering the healing.

The other two looked over and were also surprised.

"Indeed bizarre. And the strength of his flesh body is immense. Though our powers were diminished by the miasma, to only cough up blood after receiving a full-strength strike from both of us—this is simply unbelievable!"

"No matter who he really is, the next time we encounter him—he must die!"

This time, the three of them had suffered because they underestimated the enemy, not expecting such a powerful explosive ability from their opponent.

Especially when the green lotus phantom appeared—that instantaneous burst of speed was terrifying.

If not for her advantage in cultivation realm, the Dongye Family Old Ancestor feared it would have been far more than just a severed arm.

Thinking of this, the Dongye Family Old Ancestor calmed down, yet still felt a lingering fear. Had she faced him alone, she might have suffered a major loss!

The three of them fell into silence for a moment before finally deciding to prioritize wiping out the Qiao Family first. If they encountered that strange fellow again, they would deal with him together then.

They then summoned all their subordinates and proceeded deeper into the Secret Realm.

...

On the other side, after swiftly escaping the battlefield, Gu Fan found a cave and began healing.

The combined strike from the two Solar Radiance Realm Old Ancestors had nearly shattered his internal organs. If it weren’t for his refined body and powerful physique, an ordinary person would have exploded on the spot.

Even so, he wasn’t feeling well at all.

"Fortunately, Magic Immunity helped me block much of the spell damage, or else I would’ve taken a serious hit this time."

"As expected of the Solar Radiance Realm. Without advancing to the Divine Moon Realm, it’s truly impossible to fight them head-on. And this was under the influence of the miasma—if they were at full strength, even if I activated Tenfold Strength and Magic Immunity at the same time, I would still only be able to flee!"

Gu Fan muttered to himself as he pulled open his robe and saw the mark of a punch and a palm imprinted on his chest.

Seeing that the mark had significantly faded and that the cracks in his internal organs were mostly mended, Gu Fan immediately stood up.

Having witnessed the strength of the three Old Ancestors, he knew he must quickly find the Qiao Family Old Ancestor.

Only by cooperating could they have a chance to survive and escape this place.

He once again took out the jade pendant to sense the direction. Thankfully, this time the direction was much clearer, and the response more distinct than before.

It seemed that after going deeper into the Secret Realm, the distance between them had shortened.

Thus, Gu Fan put away the jade pendant and hurried off at full speed toward the Qiao Family Old Ancestor’s direction.

...

Inside a cave where the Qiao Family was hiding within the Secret Realm of White Luo Mountain.

The Qiao Family Old Ancestor suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a strange expression.

"Old Ancestor, what’s wrong? Is something amiss?"

The Qiao Family Head, Qiao Shaoyang, asked nervously.

"No... I just sensed a fierce battle erupting to the south..."

"The south... isn’t that the outer area of the White Luo Mountain Secret Realm? Could it be the people from the Bai, Xun, and Dongye Families?"

The Qiao Family Old Ancestor shook his head.

"The distance is too great. My Divine Sense could only vaguely pick it up. But what’s strange is that I just sensed a familiar aura rapidly approaching us with clear intent—it’s as if they know exactly where we are hiding."

These words immediately made everyone tense up.

In this White Luo Secret Realm, being targeted by some unknown entity was definitely not a good thing.

As hateful and troublesome as the Bai, Xun, and Dongye Families were, they would rather face them than some of the things within the Secret Realm.

"A familiar aura... Could it be that someone from the Qiao Family has come to aid us?"

"Impossible!"

"The Qiao Residence is not in much better shape than us right now!"

The Qiao Family Old Ancestor shook his head. When they were being hunted at the outer area, he had already used a secret technique to contact the family once.

The Qiao Family was currently surrounded by the Three Families and couldn’t break out at all.

Even if some juniors of lower cultivation managed to slip out, they would never make it this deep into the Secret Realm!

Setting aside other dangers, the miasma alone was enough to keep them at the perimeter.

"Just who is it that’s coming? The distance is getting shorter..."

The next moment, the Qiao Family Old Ancestor’s expression turned serious:

"They’ll reach our cave in ten breaths. Everyone, prepare for battle. Whether it’s a strange beast of the Secret Realm or someone from the Three Families—if we’re outmatched, retreat to the White Clear Pool immediately!"

Everyone’s expression turned grave, and they began circulating their Mysterious Power.

"Yes, Old Ancestor!"

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