Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1189 - 618: Don’t Be Reckless (2)

Gu Sheng naturally wouldn't permit such an easy getaway. With a thunderous roar, he unleashed a fist straight at Du Zhixin’s back.

Left with no choice, Du Zhixin halted abruptly and spun around, parrying with his blade.

Gu Sheng’s punch smashed forcefully onto Du Zhixin’s sword, the immense impact splitting his grip open as blood trickled along the hilt, his arm shaking uncontrollably.

This collision shoved Du Zhixin back several paces, compelling him to cough up a gush of fresh blood.

Seizing the momentum, Gu Sheng relentlessly pursued, bombarding Du Zhixin with the Three Realms Thunder Fist. Though not as devastating as the Heaven-breaking Fist, it drained less energy and allowed continuous usage.

Lightning sparked fiercely around Gu Sheng’s fists, each blow echoing with deep, rumbling thunder.

Overwhelmed by the barrage, Du Zhixin managed only desperate defenses, unable to strike back, driven step after step in retreat. Blood oozed steadily from his chest wound, swiftly soaking his robes in crimson.

Gu Sheng’s gaze locked sharply on Du Zhixin, spotting every tiny weakness.

Catching a momentary gap, he bellowed, "Prepare to die!" and drove his fist, surging with might, right into Du Zhixin’s abdomen.

Gu Sheng’s strike hurled Du Zhixin flying directly into a nearby hillock. A massive plume of dust and stones erupted, followed by crashing noises as the hill crumbled, entombing Du Zhixin under the debris.

"Is he dead?" Gu Yu eagerly asked Gu Sheng, her tone laced with tension.

Gu Sheng offered no answer, just a cold snort. Lifting the ancient Reincarnation Bell, he channeled his inner Spiritual Power, unleashing a dread force that blasted the rubble heap.

Before the Reincarnation Bell struck, Du Zhixin burst from the ruins, battered and ragged with shredded garments and wild hair, injured yet still battling on.

He had planned a stealthy assault from hiding, but misjudged Gu Sheng’s keen senses.

"Hmph, with such pathetic schemes, you dare attempt an ambush on me?" Gu Sheng mocked.

Clenching his teeth, Du Zhixin shot back, "How dare you speak of ambush when you attacked my junior brother without warning?"

"Aren’t you the disciple of the Second Elder?" Gu Sheng fixed a icy glare on Du Zhixin.

"No rush, your identities will be confirmed soon enough."

A horrifying energy erupted from the Elder Hall’s direction. It soared into the heavens, warping space along its path and quaking the entire Nine Provinces Land.

Du Zhixin paled, aware that their clash had drawn the Elder Hall’s attention.

Gu Sheng smirked inwardly, confident that stalling until the elders came would seal Du Zhixin’s doom.

Du Zhixin’s face hardened with ferocity, determined to strike before the elders showed, lest he meet his end.

To cut off loose ends, he resolved to finish Shou Xiangwen. Darting toward him in a flash, he concealed his lethal strike up his flowing sleeves.

Gu Sheng’s instincts pierced Du Zhixin’s scheme instantly.

Calling forth the ancient Reincarnation Bell, he expanded it to shield Shou Xiangwen completely inside.

Gu Sheng then fired off the Heaven-breaking Fist, his Spiritual Power raging fiercely, propelling it at Du Zhixin with horrifying speed.

Du Zhixin’s plan foiled by Gu Sheng, he faced the savage retaliation and had to pull back hastily.

Gu Sheng observed Du Zhixin coolly, certain the elders were imminent.

Fuming with curses, Du Zhixin saw the dire odds, abandoned his assault, and bolted away.

Gu Sheng blinked in brief surprise, a flicker of astonishment crossing his face, yet he held back from pursuit.

Moments later, the Great Elder descended first, robed in somber black, materializing before Gu Sheng.

The Great Elder scanned the surrounding devastation and demanded, "Gu Sheng, what happened?"

Gu Sheng bowed respectfully and answered at once, "Great Elder, someone poisoned me and dispatched assassins, but they failed."

"Where are they now?" the Great Elder probed.

Gu Sheng gestured toward Du Zhixin’s escape route, then at the spot sheltering Shou Xiangwen under the Reincarnation Bell.

"Release him," commanded the Great Elder.

Gu Sheng complied, withdrawing the Reincarnation Bell.

Right then, the Second Elder and Seventh Elder rushed in. Spotting them, Gu Sheng’s visage darkened ominously.

Furious, the Second Elder roared at Gu Sheng, "Gu Sheng, how dare you kill on the Holy Land Peak!"

Gu Sheng appeared baffled but soon sensed trouble, a bad feeling rising, so he hastily probed Shou Xiangwen’s vital signs. Discovering him dead, shock gripped him completely.

Whirling on the Second Elder, Gu Sheng bellowed, "Was it you who killed Shou Xiangwen?"

The Second Elder burst into derisive laughter, "Are you saying I killed my own disciple?" Suddenly, a majestic aura exploded from him, bearing down menacingly on Gu Sheng.

A heavy weight crushed Gu Sheng’s chest, staggering him dozens of steps backward, his complexion draining of color.

The Great Elder hurried to Shou Xiangwen’s body. Dropping to one knee, he pressed a palm to the chest, meticulously examining the heart.

Moments passed before the Great Elder detected a weak pulse. As relief nearly washed over the group, the heart split open, cracks racing outward before exploding into bloody fragments.

Visibly shaken, the Great Elder announced gravely, "Shou Xiangwen’s cause of death was his heart being shattered."

The Second Elder jabbed a finger at Gu Sheng, snarling, "You treacherous disciple, you killed my disciple, and today I must avenge him!"

The Seventh Elder chimed in, "Indeed, such vile deeds cannot be forgiven, and he must be slain as per Holy Land rules!"

Gu Yu, witnessing the scene, couldn’t stay silent and challenged the elders, "On what grounds do you accuse Gu of the murder? There could be a misunderstanding!"

Dismissing her utterly, the Second Elder flicked his hand, sending a crushing force slamming toward Gu Yu.

Overpowered by the oncoming might, Gu Yu flew backward helplessly.

Enraged at Gu Yu’s assault, Gu Sheng’s eyes reddened as he lunged toward the Second Elder.

The Second Elder regarded Gu Sheng’s charge with scorn, deeming it pointless defiance.

"Hmph, perhaps you can swagger on the Holy Road, but in the Xinghong Spirit Domain under my gaze, you’re nothing,"

Despite his renown from Holy Road ordeals, Gu Sheng felt dwarfed by the Second Elder’s dread aura. His Spiritual Power flared protectively, yet buckled beneath the elder’s colossal suppression.

The Second Elder’s will turned deadly, stirring the ambient Spiritual Energy into chaos as a colossal Spiritual Power hand, vast over ten thousand meters, materialized, descending on Gu Sheng with apocalyptic might.

Space tore asunder in its wake, booming with sinister rumbles.

An invincible pressure bore down on Gu Sheng, shattering his Spiritual Power defenses while meridian agony whitened his face. Only now did he grasp the Second Elder’s godlike supremacy, oceans beyond his reach.

"Killing you is but a simple matter," the Second Elder intoned icily, accelerating the giant hand’s plunge.

Gu Sheng stared at the looming doom in helpless fury, brimming with regret.

The Great Elder, who had watched quietly, unleashed black Spiritual Power, radiating a mighty presence that made the Second Elder’s oppressive hand quiver faintly.

Startled, the Seventh Elder rushed to intercept the Great Elder, urging, "Great Elder, don’t act impulsively, the Second Elder..."