Chapter 178: Fierce Battle, A Glorious Head Falls!

Outside a cave deep within the secret realm, the Old Ancestors of the Three Families led their people and arrived here in unison.

One of the Divine Moon Realm cultivators stepped forward to investigate, then loudly shouted:

“Clear Mysterious Power fluctuations! The person just left!”

The eyes of the Three Old Ancestors lit up instantly, and they waved their hands.

“Chase them!”

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately continued forward.

But at that moment, a sharp sound of something tearing through the air rang out, and several Mysterious Power attacks shot toward them in an instant.

The expressions of the three Old Ancestors changed — it was an ambush!

Though they didn’t understand what gave the Qiao Family the courage to ambush them, it was undeniable that the opponents no longer intended to flee.

They wanted to settle the matter here and now with the Three Families!

“Prepare for battle!”

In an instant, nearly twenty Divine Moon Realm cultivators were surrounded by eight figures.

Judging from their aura, although these eight were also at the Divine Moon Realm, their strength was at least twice as strong!

The expressions of the Three Old Ancestors changed dramatically.

“How is this possible! They haven’t been affected by the miasma and have maintained peak combat strength!”

“Be careful! Don’t go one-on-one. Use our numbers to our advantage. The enemies are all at their peak state!”

Reminders and cold shouts echoed in all directions.

The Divine Moon Realm cultivators of the Three Families immediately formed groups of three, joining forces to deal with one full-strength Divine Moon Realm cultivator from the Qiao Family.

Instantly, battle erupted, Mysterious Power clashed, and the intense fight stirred all the surrounding miasma into a frenzied swirl.

The Three Old Ancestors looked extremely grim.

“Damn it! What the hell is going on? Our strength has dropped to half with time, yet they are still at peak condition!”

“You’re asking me? Who should I ask? Whatever the trick is, it must be the reason they dare to fight us!”

“Maybe they found some treasure in the secret realm that blocks the effects of the miasma. As the ancients said, where there’s poison, there must be an antidote — that’s the logic!”

As the three spoke, they simultaneously guarded against a strike from the Qiao Family Old Ancestor.

Compared to the eight peak-state Divine Moon Realm cultivators, what concerned them even more was — if this method also worked for the Solar Radiance Realm, then a late-stage Solar Radiance Realm powerhouse at full strength would be terrifying!

Because of that, none of the three dared to act alone.

At this moment, space rippled, and a figure slowly flew out from the forest.

It was none other than the Qiao Family Old Ancestor. At this moment, he looked down at the three from above.

“Dongye Yue, Bai Zhuo, Xun Qiandao, you three schemed to trap and kill me? Now that I’m here, let’s see if you have what it takes!”

The faces of the three changed drastically.

This aura and pressure definitely weren’t from someone affected by the miasma!

The Dongye Family Old Ancestor said coldly:

“At eighty to ninety percent state, the three of us working together still have a good chance!”

“Fine! Then let’s join forces and kill this old bastard!”

As soon as he finished, the Bai Family Old Ancestor and the Xun Family Old Ancestor lunged at the Qiao Family Old Ancestor.

Just as the Dongye Family Old Ancestor was about to follow, another Divine Sense locked onto him.

“I broke your arm last time. Today, I’ll take your dog life!”

The Dongye Family Old Ancestor’s expression turned gloomy, a smile playing at the corners of his lips.

“Last time you got away, and now you dare come back on your own? Courting death!”

Gu Fan’s face was filled with contempt.

“You? A Solar Radiance Realm with injuries and a damaged body? If not for someone saving you last time, I’d have taken your life then. How laughable!”

Dongye Xiu’s face burned with fury at those words, and without another word, he activated his Mysterious Power fully, unleashing brilliant divine might.

“The Solar Radiance Realm isn’t something you can humiliate! Come and die!”

Gu Fan also stopped wasting words and burst forth with a dazzling white light. Spiritual Power shielded his body from the miasma.

His body roared like a blazing furnace, and his hands transformed into golden divine weapons, striking toward the Dongye Family Old Ancestor.

Dang!!

A deafening metallic clang echoed across the entire battlefield.

The Dongye Family Old Ancestor was dumbfounded as she watched Gu Fan use nothing but his physical body to directly receive her weapon.

What kind of monster was this?!

He didn’t channel a trace of Mysterious Power—he had truly blocked her weapon relying solely on his fleshly body.

Feeling the force rebounding through her weapon into her arm, her entire limb went numb with shock. The Dongye Family Old Ancestor no longer dared to engage in close combat.

If she accidentally got hit by even one palm strike, she might die without even knowing how!

With that thought, the Dongye Family Old Ancestor immediately swept her sword horizontally and pulled back to create distance.

“Hmph, you train your fleshly body? I just won’t fight you in close range. All that’s left for you is to take a beating!”

With that, the Dongye Family Old Ancestor unleashed the Dongye Family’s signature battle technique.

“Nebula Moon Battle Technique!”

Streams of moonlight surged skyward and crashed down onto Gu Fan’s body.

She was trying to use battle techniques to fight from a distance, avoiding any chance for Gu Fan to get close and kill her in an instant.

The tactic was clear, but it was a practical method.

Gu Fan sneered coldly.

Battle techniques and spells?

A circular golden halo appeared around Gu Fan’s body.

Magic Immunity!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of violent explosions rang out, yet Gu Fan’s figure moved like a swimming dragon, completely unaffected, rapidly charging at the Dongye Family Old Ancestor!

“Impossible! How could it have no effect at all?!”

The Dongye Family Old Ancestor’s expression twisted with panic.

She couldn’t let Gu Fan get close—he could afford to make ten or a hundred mistakes, but if she was caught even once, with her comparatively weak fleshly body, she would be killed on the spot!

That was an indisputable fact!

No! She had to widen the distance!

But would Gu Fan give her the chance?

Each of her strikes infused with Mysterious Power struck toward Gu Fan, but she realized with horror that they had absolutely no effect!

Gu Fan’s speed only increased. With a few steps he pushed off the ground and suddenly leapt high into the air, diving down toward the Dongye Family Old Ancestor.

Her expression turned manic, surging all her Mysterious Power and blasting it into the surroundings, shaking the air violently.

“Come! I don’t believe you can kill me! I am a Solar Radiance Realm Old Ancestor! No one can kill me!”

“Tenfold Strength! Domain Suppression of Myriad Phenomena! Kill!”

Gu Fan exploded with full power. His fist, glowing like golden glazed glass, slammed down onto the Dongye Family Old Ancestor’s arms!

Crack!!

A sharp crack sounded. Her arm bones snapped, and the Dongye Family Old Ancestor let out a blood-curdling scream. Her still-not-fully-recovered right arm was shattered again and sent flying.

Now both arms were crippled. Gu Fan pressed the attack, taking a step forward, his entire being like a demonic fiend descending upon her!

…

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Qiao Family Old Ancestor was ferociously bombarding the Bai and Xun Family Old Ancestors.

Although the two coordinated constantly and barely managed to hold out, they were still being knocked back repeatedly, blood spewing from their mouths and noses.

“Damn it! Why hasn’t that old woman come to support us yet?! Can someone with no Mysterious Power realm really hold her back?!”

“Who knows? But I’m sure of one thing—this old bastard won’t be able to maintain this state for long. When we first clashed, I clearly felt his Mysterious Power was being eroded by the miasma again!”

“Haha, then we just have to hang in there a bit longer. Once his current state collapses, we’ll win this battle! All of Xuanguang City will be ours!”

Just then, a dark shadow flew toward the two from behind!

The next moment, the Bai Family Old Ancestor instinctively caught it with one hand.

The two of them looked carefully and their faces immediately darkened.

In the Bai Family Old Ancestor’s hand was a human head—

The glorious head of the Dongye Family Old Ancestor, Dongye Yue!

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