Chapter 278: Offering Up One’s Own Head

At the same time, Qingxia Young Master, Cang Ya, and the others were not idle either. They continuously unleashed attacks, blasting away all who dared approach them.

It was unclear whether it was due to sheer luck or because the surrounding disciples from other sects were of weaker strength.

The seven of them grouped together and charged outward, breaking away from the battlefield rather smoothly.

Just like that, the group continued pushing forward to break through.

Seeing that they were about to escape the battlefield, the eldest senior brother immediately encouraged everyone:

“We’re about to get out of the battlefield—everyone, give it your all!”

But at that moment, a terrifying blade light descended from the distance!

The eldest senior brother’s expression shifted slightly, then he let out a cold snort. A massive hand, like a millstone, directly grabbed the blade light and slapped it hard, dispersing it instantly.

“Severing Immortal Flying Blade… so the people of Severing Immortal Palace have stooped to sneak attacks. How disgraceful.”

“Hehe, I already said I’d use any means necessary. You people from Immortal Ai Sect are in such a rush to flee—I insist on stopping you.”

As the voice faded, one figure after another appeared before them—it was the people from Severing Immortal Palace.

Upon seeing Gu Fan, Hu Xiaofeng immediately stepped forward with a sneer and said:

“Gu Fan, you were lucky to survive last time. Today, that luck won’t be with you again.”

Gu Fan merely sneered twice in return.

“If it hadn’t been for your younger brother saving you, you’d have already had your burial, no? A waste who only knows how to rely on his younger brother—tell me, does trash like you even deserve to be an elder brother?”

“Shut up!”

Hu Xiaofeng’s face changed drastically, as Gu Fan’s two lines stabbed right at his sore spot.

To him, being eternally overshadowed by his own younger brother was the utmost disgrace, but after so many years, he still could not surpass him.

Now being publicly called out, his expression instantly turned deranged.

“Gu Fan! I will kill you!”

In the next moment, there was no more nonsense. Nan Xuanrou was the first to strike!

Back then, it was because of her that Gu Fan had clashed with this lunatic.

If not for the relationship the eldest senior brother had painstakingly maintained, she would have already turned hostile back then.

Now was perfect—settle both old and new grudges in one go!

With a thunderous boom, Nan Xuanrou transformed into a streak of flowing light and instantly charged at Hu Xiaofeng. Upon seeing this, the eldest senior brother and the others realized they wouldn’t be leaving peacefully unless they fought.

There was no time for idle talk—the two sides clashed in the blink of an eye.

In an instant, more than a dozen domains unfolded and collided in the sky. The terrifying crushing force shattered all the surrounding void!

Above Gu Fan’s head spun a golden Taiji Diagram of Yin and Yang; thunder flickered beneath his feet as he stepped forward with Qilin Step. In a flash, he killed a peak Late Stage Solar Radiance Realm expert from Severing Immortal Palace.

That man had only just comprehended fifty percent of his domain. Under Gu Fan’s full-force assault, he didn’t even have time to shatter his token before being blasted to pieces in mid-air within ten moves. A rain of blood fell to the ground.

“Gu Fan! You dare kill a disciple of my Severing Immortal Palace! We are mortal enemies now!”

The members of Immortal Ai Sect were also greatly shocked—Gu Fan had so decisively taken a life.

Until now, they had still considered this trial a competition, not intending to kill.

Gu Fan coldly sneered:

“Fools. Those who offend me must die. Do you think cultivation is some childish game?”

With that, Gu Fan shouted and charged at another disciple from Severing Immortal Palace.

This person was at Half-step Celestial Heart Realm, with sixty percent domain mastery. As he faced Gu Fan’s onslaught, his face turned deathly pale.

“You want to kill me? I’ll take you down with me!”

Rumbling sounds echoed as his domain compressed to the limit—Gu Fan immediately withdrew. The opponent clearly knew he was doomed and planned to self-detonate his domain!

“Hahaha, don’t you run if you’ve got guts!”

Behind Gu Fan, phantoms of Green Lotus and Giant Elephant continuously manifested, and with that, he threw out a punch.

Bang!

Pop!

Two strange cracking sounds echoed, and a large hole was instantly punched through the opponent’s domain!

“Impossible! He broke my domain with a single punch—how is this possible!”

As soon as he finished speaking, that disciple did not hesitate in the slightest and directly crushed his token!

Gu Fan remained expressionless, his gaze cold and detached like a peerless god of slaughter.

At this moment, the main force of Severing Immortal Palace was being held back by the eldest senior brother, while the secondary disciple Hu Xiaofeng was being relentlessly pounded into the ground by Nan Xuanrou.

Gu Fan’s goal was simple—either kill or eliminate all the remaining disciples!

“Die for me!”

Qilin Step thundered down with overwhelming force, instantly slaying a Half-step Celestial Heart Realm cultivator who had just been in battle with Qingxia Young Master.

Qingxia Young Master immediately fled toward Cang Ya on the other side.

Gu Fan then turned and flickered, once again appearing beside Xia Yanhuan.

“Domain Suppression of Myriad Phenomena—Force Breaks All Laws!”

He threw out another punch. The Severing Immortal Palace disciple fighting Xia Yanhuan had clearly prepared this time.

He instantly abandoned Xia Yanhuan and focused all his strength on defending against Gu Fan’s punch.

“Can you defend against it? Break for me!”

The golden giant elephant that shrouded Gu Fan’s body suddenly let out a sharp cry. The terrifying force directly shattered both of the opponent’s arms, which were raised in front of him for defense, turning them into a mist of blood.

Pfft!

The sound of a fist piercing through flesh remained just as pleasant—it was something Gu Fan thoroughly enjoyed.

He grabbed the opponent’s head with one hand and yanked his arm out from the man’s chest.

Then, with a forceful squeeze, a still-beating heart turned into a pile of bloody pulp in his hand!

Two more disciples failed to crush their tokens in time and were directly killed by Gu Fan!

By this point in the battle, the chief disciple of Severing Immortal Palace—Hu Xiaohai, who was currently entangled with the eldest senior brother—was on the brink of collapse.

Aside from himself and his elder brother, the other disciples had practically all been slain!

At this moment, Gu Fan and the others slowly encircled the remaining Hu brothers. Nan Xuanrou and the eldest senior brother also stopped fighting.

Taking advantage of the suppression, Gu Fan’s figure flickered once again. When he reappeared, two tokens were in his hands—they belonged to the Hu brothers!

The Hu brothers stared at the seven people surrounding them with faces full of hatred. Now that their tokens had been taken, they had no chance of retreating!

“Severing Immortal Palace? Nothing more than this. Did you really think my Immortal Ai Sect is some stray dog that anyone can bite at will?”

“Heh, you’re making me laugh. I’ve seen people come seeking revenge, but never ones coming to court death.”

“What? If we don’t kill you, we’re not allowed to leave?”

Gu Fan’s wave of mockery made the two look increasingly grim.

“Immortal Ai Sect, don’t forget, our sect’s elders are still watching the battle from above. Do you really intend to kill us?”

Hu Xiaofeng had started to waver. He hadn’t expected the gap between the two sides to be this wide. Last time, he had lost to Gu Fan by a small margin, but he believed it was only because his Third Bow of the Underworld King hadn’t been perfected yet.

Otherwise, under his three bows of the Underworld King, Gu Fan would have died without question.

But just now, after paying a heavy price to unleash the Third Bow on Nan Xuanrou—

Nan Xuanrou had not only remained uninjured, but had struck back with a palm that severely wounded him!

What kind of monsters were these people from Immortal Ai Sect!

The eldest senior brother looked at Hu Xiaohai and said with a helpless smile:

“I already told you during our battle—Severing Immortal Palace is absolutely no match for us. Too bad you insisted on seeking death.”

Enduring his injuries, Hu Xiaohai finally pressed his lips together and said:

“This time, we’ve lost. Let us go. We admit defeat in this assembly!”

Hu Xiaofeng also finally felt the fear of death—just like last time when he faced Gu Fan’s black sphere.

His legs began to tremble uncontrollably as he shouted:

“Yes, we admit defeat! Let us go! I promise Severing Immortal Palace disciples will avoid you in the future. Or compensation—yes, compensation! What kind of compensation do you want? I’ll give you anything, just don’t kill us!”

At that moment, the eldest senior brother looked toward Gu Fan, as if seeking his opinion.

After all, this matter had been directed at Gu Fan from the start.

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