Chapter 253: Misfortune Strikes Again, Gu Ran's Desperation

Chapter 253: Misfortune Strikes Again, Gu Ran's Desperation

'Blazing Blood Secret Art!' The death warrior unleashed a self-destructing secret art upon command, charging toward his opponent like a feral beast.

Meanwhile, without uttering a word, Liu Xiong discreetly launched an attack on the cultivator whom Gu Ran was about to assault.

With his cultivation base at the Dao Comprehension realm, executing this covert attack without arousing suspicion was quite effortless for him.

In fact, Jiang Chen would have intervened himself if not for the risk of Gu Ran more easily detecting his involvement.

The key issue was that Gu Ran, endowed with Heavenly Fate Value and his bloodline power, was exceptionally sensitive to Jiang Chen's presence.

Taking the entire situation into account, a subtle, behind-the-scenes approach was more judicious; direct intervention would likely be detected.

Therefore, Jiang Chen entrusted the task to Liu Xiong, using the death warrior's escalating combat prowess as an effective distraction.

At this moment, Gu Ran was lurking just a short distance behind his target cultivator, poised to attack, his emotions in a whirlwind.

However, the combat strength of the cultivator from the Heavenly Gu Society abruptly surged.

Caught off guard, the cultivator from the You Clan failed to put up an effective defense in time and was swiftly killed by the Heavenly Gu Society cultivator!

Slain... Vanished... Utterly annihilated...

Gu Ran observed the unfolding events, a twitch forming at the corner of his mouth, his eyes somewhat vacant.

He had a nagging suspicion that the same ill-fortune he'd faced on Black Wood Island was on the brink of resurfacing!

'No!' Gu Ran shook his head vehemently, 'It can't be!'

'This must simply be a coincidence!' he quickly refocused and stealthily moved towards the second Inquiring Journey realm cultivator.

'Hehe!' A faint smile crossed the corner of Jiang Chen's mouth as he thought, 'Gu Ran, how does it feel now?' He simultaneously took note of the second target Gu Ran was preparing to ambush.

Suddenly inspired, Jiang Chen sent another command through divine sense to the Inquiring Journey realm death warrior who was engaging Gu Ran's target.

In response, the Inquiring Journey realm death warrior immediately unleashed a sweeping attack, indiscriminate of friend or foe, acting as though gripped by madness!

'What the...!!' Gu Ran was in the midst of preparing his strike when he was abruptly thrown off balance.

Swiftly shifting to a defensive stance, his figure was instantly revealed.

"Young Master Gu, run!" As if to ensure the enemies were aware of Gu Ran, Jiang Chen's death warrior shouted a warning and lunged at the adversaries like a crazed beast!

"What!" The Inquiring Journey realm cultivator from the You Clan was utterly stunned and quickly retreated.

Relentlessly, Jiang Chen's death warrior gave chase, trapping him while executing a barrage of extensive attacks.

'...' Gu Ran wore a look of utter disbelief on his face, feeling a mild sense of nausea within!

Again, for the second time! This was happening for the second time!

On the battlefield, the death warriors called out, "Quick, retreat!"

"Young Master Gu has been shielded and has retreated; everyone, pull back!"

"Cease fighting!"

They, too, began to withdraw one by one.

Witnessing this, the You Clan cultivators grew increasingly agitated, their eyes filled with murderous rage. "Damn it, kill them!"

"They dared to make an attempt on our young master from the You Clan; they must be wiped out!"

"Brothers, let's get our revenge!"

They were all keen to pursue and counterattack.

However, You Haiyin's voice, frigid and gravely serious, commanded, "Everyone, halt!"

"Quickly attend to the wounded! Spare no effort in their healing!" His icy tone reached the ears of every You Clan cultivator.

"Ah! Why can't we retaliate now?" someone among the You Clan shouted in disbelief.

"Ancestor, we must seek revenge!"

"Quiet, all of you fools," You Haiyin silenced them. "We must remain vigilant against the Gan and Cai Clans."

"That's right, heed the ancestor's words. Rush to recover; otherwise, you'll have no one to blame if you die in the later battles with the Gan and Cai Clans," another elder advised.

"It's infuriating! We just fended off one Heavenly Gu Society, and now the Gan and Cai Clans are salivating over us!"

One by one, the You Clan cultivators ceased their movements. Conversations broke out briefly before they quickly turned to the process of healing.

While they were administering to their injuries, streaks of light from the north and south converged, transforming into two large groups of individuals.

An overwhelming aura saturated the area as they arrived.

These were the elite warriors of the Gan and Cai Clans!

"Hahaha!" An elder, clothed in a brown short robe and with twinkling eyes, stepped forward. His laughter dripped with disdain as he announced, "You Haiyin, you've put up a good fight!"

"Unfortunately, from this day forth, your You Clan will no longer exist on the Three Mountains Island," he concluded, his face adorned with a cold smile.

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