NOVEL WEB Ch. 83
Chapter 83: Counterattack Begins
The two elders from the Blood Demon Sect and Silver Thread Palace hesitated only for an instant before their eyes turned resolute.
“You two juniors, keep running forward. The target of this group is the Heavenly Evil Sect!”
With that, the two of them also turned and joined the battlefield, each finding a suitable opponent.
They did not aim to kill—merely to hold them off was enough.
On Gu Fan’s side, the moment the Green Lotus phenomenon emerged, he instantly killed a cultivator at the front.
The nine pursuers were in high spirits, completely unprepared for Gu Fan’s sudden counterattack. The one at the very front had no time to resist and was shattered into pieces on the spot!
At this moment, Zhu Yang stepped forward and directly entangled with two True Yang Realm cultivators. Judging by the exchange, it seemed he was holding his own without much trouble.
Lin Yi, unleashing the full power of his mastery over both blade and sword, actually managed to hold back a True Yang Realm cultivator and even gained a slight upper hand.
The two demonic elders each stalled an opponent of their own.
Now, only three True Yang Realm cultivators remained on the battlefield.
Gu Fan estimated the timing, then his figure burst forward, leaving behind an afterimage.
At this moment, the three isolated cultivators instantly became alert.
“Defend each other! Just stall them a bit, once our allies catch up, none of these people will escape!”
One elder from a righteous sect spoke out.
Among this group, those who most wanted to kill Gu Fan were undoubtedly from the Five Major Righteous Sects.
Almost the entire younger generation of the Five Major Righteous Sects had been wiped out!
Now that they had witnessed Gu Fan’s combat prowess, those who had previously underestimated him immediately recalled that earth-shattering strike within the Little Min Mountain!
It must have been the Holy Son of Mangzhuo who gathered dozens of people and activated a secret technique just to deal with Gu Fan.
But judging from the outcome now, it was all too clear.
The three cultivators knew they must not underestimate Gu Fan.
This guy’s killing power was definitely not something the three of them could withstand!
At this moment, Gu Fan’s expression tightened. His speed, at full burst, left behind only streaks of afterimages!
In the blink of an eye, he arrived beside one of them and unleashed a punch!
Wuuu!
The violent fist wind howled as it tore through the air.
“Die!”
The three had long been waiting for Gu Fan to strike. With full concentration, they caught his movement immediately.
The targeted cultivator only felt his scalp go numb as a bone-chilling killing intent ravaged his mind!
“Fellow Daoists, help me!”
In the next moment, all three unleashed an attack to directly clash with Gu Fan’s strike!
Boom boom boom!
Seeing their combined attack completely block the blow, the trio’s faces lit up with joy.
But suddenly, Gu Fan let out a cold snort, and an overwhelming force erupted without warning!
Caught unprepared, the three were blasted backward, flying a hundred meters away with blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.
Clearly, their internal organs had suffered severe damage.
“The three of you together can only barely block one of my strikes. Heh…”
Gu Fan sneered coldly, then vanished once more.
Seeing this, the three could only forcefully muster their spiritual power.
For a moment, the four were entangled in a fierce exchange of attacks.
In the sky, only four streaks of radiance could be seen intersecting, clashing, separating, and then chasing after each other again.
Though it seemed lengthy, from the moment Gu Fan turned to counterattack until now, only a dozen seconds had passed.
Elsewhere, Zhu Yang was gradually entering a state of true fury.
He was fighting two opponents alone, his entire body radiating spiritual power like a blazing sun, dazzling and imposing!
“Zhu Yang! You still have time to run. Once the others are free, you’ll be surrounded and killed!”
Zhu Yang’s aura surged as he forced the two back.
“Hmph! The strong ones from our Heavenly Evil Sect will soon arrive. The ones who should be running are you!”
The two exchanged glances, hesitating slightly.
But if they missed this chance, Gu Fan and Lin Yi would surely rise to greatness. By then, trying to kill them would be near impossible!
“For the sect! For the rise and fall of the righteous path—Kill!!”
Zhu Yang’s heart surged with boundless fury.
“Fine! The Five Major Righteous Sects and you so-called Sacred Land families—if you don’t leave us behind today, we’ll return it a hundredfold!”
“Save your breath!”
With that, the two continued attacking Zhu Yang!
On Lin Yi’s side, his blade and sword radiated dazzling light, and he let out a hearty laugh.
“True Yang Realm is nothing special. Looks like you lived all those years just to waste a life!”
The cultivator fighting Lin Yi looked extremely displeased. He had thought Gu Fan would be the difficult one, but it turned out Lin Yi was just as formidable!
This guy’s blade and sword worked in perfect coordination, and all his techniques were focused on killing. Even if there was a chance to injure Lin Yi, he himself would suffer a serious wound.
As a result, Lin Yi was actually suppressing him!
“Hurry over here, little master’s coming for your head!”
Lin Yi taunted again.
The opposing cultivator was immediately enraged, his spiritual power erupting even more violently.
Just at that moment, Lin Yi’s eyes lit up!
The instant his opponent’s attack rhythm faltered, Lin Yi’s blade and sword burst with divine radiance.
“Got you! Sword and Blade Domain!”
Buzz! Slash!
Blade light and sword shadows instantly filled the entire space.
The cultivator had no time to evade. His eyes were filled with boundless shock as he froze in place.
The next moment, his body split into three segments and fell dead on the spot!
“Hahaha! Brother Gu! I can kill a True Yang Realm cultivator on my own too!”
Boom!
Gu Fan retracted his fist. At this moment, the three opponents before him had been battered to a miserable state.
One of them had his lower body completely obliterated and was on the brink of death!
“Go help the others. I can handle things here!”
With that, he slammed his palm down, shattering the skull of the half-body cultivator, then charged at the remaining two.
“There’s still one and a half minutes left—we must hurry!”
The spirit stones in the storage pouch instantly turned to dust, refilling a portion of his spiritual power.
Gu Fan’s aura erupted again as he raised his hand and struck toward one of them.
“Tianji Palm!”
“Tianji Palm? You dare clash palms with me? Die!”
Gu Fan activated the Refined Fiend Body Art in its berserk mode, instantly unleashing a force of a million jin, slamming downward from above.
Boom!
The cultivator who clashed with him erupted in a cloud of blood mist, then fell to the ground like a pile of mud, screaming in agony—his fate uncertain.
The change happened in a flash. The last remaining cultivator, eyes filled with terror, retreated rapidly, turned around, and fled without a word.
Gu Fan did not give chase. Taking advantage of the remaining time, he immediately headed toward Zhu Yang.
Moments later, a cultivator battling Zhu Yang let out a wail of unwillingness.
Then he was torn into pieces by a punch from Gu Fan.
Seeing this, all the remaining cultivators were finally gripped by fear.
Even three couldn’t hold back Gu Fan—and one of them had been killed in the process. If they kept fighting, death was certain!
“Retreat!”
No one knew who shouted first, but the remaining cultivators all surged their spiritual power to momentarily disengage from battle, then turned and fled.
“Trying to run? None of you—”
“Lin Yi! Don’t chase them!”
Gu Fan shouted lowly, halting Lin Yi’s movement.
Zhu Yang had no time to be shocked by the strength of the two juniors. He turned around and urged them:
“Run! Reinforcements are closing in fast. Hurry!”
Everyone instantly understood. If they gave chase now, they’d be caught by the main force soon and would still have to flee.
Gu Fan also wanted to kill them all, but unfortunately, his Green Lotus phenomenon had less than a minute remaining.
If he kept tangling with them and lost the tenfold strength boost, he would only be equivalent to an average True Yang Realm cultivator.
If he were surrounded then, his fate would be uncertain!
Thus, under Zhu Yang’s urging, the group dashed away at full speed.