Chapter 371: Blood-colored Child

Gu Fan put that strange feeling aside for the moment and recalled the map Bai Qianhe had just drawn on the tabletop.

Then, he got his bearings, but in just a moment, his expression turned rather grim.

Without reference points on the tabletop earlier, it hadn’t felt that obvious.

Now that he was outside and comparing directions, he felt as if his life was on the line—the route he needed to take led directly toward the area of intense battle within the city.

That was where battles of at least the Tribulation Crossing Realm level were taking place.

For someone like him, still in the Yang Spirit Realm, heading in that direction was practically courting death.

Even getting close would be immensely dangerous…

“Damn it, is Bai Qianhe setting me up?” he muttered.

Gu Fan began to hesitate. The battle hadn’t spread across the entire city yet.

As long as he stayed far away, he might not get caught up in it.

But as long as the fight continued, the confrontation between the Cang Blood Tribe and the Gu Family cultivator trapped in the city would inevitably spill over to this side.

It was just a matter of time.

If either side pushed harder and accelerated the pace of battle, it might just be possible to end things before the damage spread too far.

On the other hand, if the fight dragged on, there might be no safe place left in the city.

Boom!!

Just as Gu Fan hesitated, a terrifying wave of energy exploded within the city.

The battle had clearly reached a fever pitch. The trapped Gu Family cultivator kept roaring in fury, channeling the power of the Profound Magnetic Stele to unleash terrifying pressure.

On the other side, the Twelve Divine Rainbows and the cultivator controlling the Tribe’s Banner of the Cang Blood Tribe were exerting all their strength to suppress him.

The ripples of battle continued to spread, and Gu Fan could already feel the shockwaves extending into his current area!

No good—if this continued, he’d end up like those unlucky ones who had already been shaken to death by the aftershocks. He had to get out of the city fast!

At that thought, Gu Fan gritted his teeth and sprinted toward his destination.

But even now, he still didn’t know what the treasure was—the one Bai Qianhe said could break the city’s protective grand formation.

Bai Qianhe had claimed that others might not be able to retrieve it, but that Gu Fan might be the exception.

He’d even said Gu Fan was “special.” That left Gu Fan completely puzzled.

What exactly did Bai Qianhe mean…?

Carrying that confusion, Gu Fan quickly neared the spot marked on the map.

But just as he approached, an indescribable sensation surged within him.

It felt as though something was breaking out from deep within his heart—this unsettling tremor made him uneasy!

“This… is this what he meant by ‘you’ll feel it when you’re near’?” Gu Fan muttered.

He had no choice but to reevaluate Bai Qianhe’s words. What made him special? Why was there such a strong resonance between him and this treasure?

Though his thoughts were racing, Gu Fan didn’t stop moving.

He was already entering the range of the battle’s aftershocks.

He had to act fast—if this dragged on, he might not even make it back alive!

With that, he quickened his pace again, sprinting toward the marked location.

And as he got closer, the pulsing in his heart grew stronger. He could even feel a voice calling to him, urging him forward.

“Come…”

“Come quickly…”

“Faster… you must go faster…”

Voices echoed through his mind, pushing him onward.

Finally, when he was less than a hundred meters from his destination—

He stopped in his tracks!

A crimson light shot up from the distance and then rapidly flew toward him!

“You’re here! You’ve finally come!”

Gu Fan’s expression changed drastically. The thing rushing toward him was a child-shaped figure, entirely blood-red, with no facial features or hair—as if made entirely of congealed blood!

The blood-colored child let out a piercing, manic laugh.

“Hahaha! Mere mortals dared to imprison me, to claim my divine power. Fortunately, you’ve come!”

Before Gu Fan could even ask what the thing was—

A terrifying aura rose within the city, accompanied by a furious roar from the Gu Family powerhouse!

“Damn it! Who’s stealing from me?! Damn it!!”

The Gu Family cultivator made a move to break through the encirclement—right in Gu Fan’s direction.

But the cultivators of the Cang Blood Tribe wouldn’t let him have his way.

Though they didn’t understand why the man had suddenly gone berserk, clearly the current turn of events was in their favor.

The Twelve Divine Rainbows, together with the one wielding the Tribe’s Banner, immediately unleashed even more powerful force, ruthlessly suppressing the Gu Family cultivator’s breakout.

The Profound Magnetic Stele pounded the ground relentlessly, trying to open a gap for the Gu Family cultivator to escape the encirclement. But the Cang Blood Tribe wasn’t stupid either—

They roared as they pressed in, doing everything they could to contain him.

Meanwhile, Gu Fan on the ground broke into a cold sweat!

The horrifying aura from that Gu Family cultivator had locked onto his location in an instant. Just two breaths of time—that was all it would’ve taken for the man to rush over and obliterate him.

Fortunately, the Cang Blood Tribe cultivators were quick to react and blocked him. Otherwise, Gu Fan might have died on the spot.

The blood-colored child seemed to understand the danger too, and immediately suppressed its aura and said through clenched teeth:

“Take me and leave—quickly! This is no place to linger!”

Gu Fan didn’t hesitate. He nodded and swiftly used his storage pouch to seal the blood-colored child inside, then turned and sprinted in the opposite direction!

At the same time, the Gu Family cultivator, still trapped in the center, was on the verge of madness.

He kept slamming into the enemies in front of him, and the Profound Magnetic Stele grew even larger, blasting both the ground and the cultivators of the Cang Blood Tribe.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

“Cang Blood Tribe, you’re courting death! My Gu Family will never forgive you!”

“Hahaha, the Gu Family? Our Cang Blood Tribe has summoned countless cultivators from the Extreme Western Lands—let’s see if your Gu Family can survive us all!”

“Exactly! Today, you’re not going anywhere—leave both yourself and the Profound Magnetic Stele here!”

As the words fell, the Twelve Divine Rainbows suddenly transformed.

They spiraled together, swirling faster and faster until they formed a gigantic, multicolored grinding disk!

“World-suppressing Millstone—grind him to dust!”

The sky-darkening millstone spun, descending upon the Gu Family cultivator with crushing force.

They truly intended to annihilate him within the city.

But just then, the Gu Family cultivator sneered coldly.

“Trying to kill me? Let’s see whose artifact is stronger—your millstone or my Profound Magnetic Stele!”

“Profound Magnetic Stele—Dao Magnetic Storm!”

Zzzzzzzz!!

In an instant, the magnetic polarity in a wide radius shifted dramatically. Countless metal weapons and magical artifacts lost control and flew toward the Profound Magnetic Stele.

As soon as they touched it, they disintegrated into powder, forming magnetic storms that churned around the stele.

Once the buildup reached its peak, the Gu Family cultivator raised his hand.

Terrifying magnetic storms shot skyward like reverse lightning, crashing fiercely into the giant millstone!

Boom!!

The shockwave of energy annihilated everything nearby.

In an instant, half the city was engulfed in the storm’s wrath!

Magnetic turbulence, lightning, spiritual energy storms, and blinding, ear-splitting light swallowed everything in sight.

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