novelraw Chapter 279 : Mysterious Sapling
Chapter 279 : Mysterious Sapling
Chapter 279: Mysterious Sapling
Gu Fan curled his lips into a cold smile, playing with two pieces of tokens in his hand.
“Hahaha, what unyielding disciples of the Severing Immortal Palace!”
His tone carried mockery as he looked at the Hu brothers and continued,
“To spare your lives is simple—kneel down properly and beg for mercy loudly. I’ll have Senior Brother let you go.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Xiaofeng immediately dropped to his knees. Though he was utterly deranged, he was also terribly afraid of death.
He hadn’t expected that all the Severing Immortal Palace disciples who came with him would die, and only the most cunning one managed to escape.
If he had known the people from the Immortal Ai Sect were this strong, he wouldn’t have come to fight them head-on, even if beaten to death!
At this moment, seeing his younger brother still standing, Hu Xiaofeng roared,
“Kneel! Do you want to die?!”
Hu Xiaohai’s gaze was firm as he looked at his kneeling elder brother, unable to hide his disappointment.
“Kneel? They’re destroying our Dao hearts. With this kneel, we’ll never cultivate for immortality again!”
Hu Xiaofeng froze for a moment, then his eyes turned bloodshot as he cursed,
“Cultivate your damn mother! If you don’t kneel now, you’ll die!”
“I want you to kneel! I’m your elder brother!”
“I won’t kneel! I’m the chief disciple of Severing Immortal Palace. I’d rather die in battle!”
The two quarreled, causing Gu Fan on the side to grow a bit impatient.
At this moment, Senior Brother reminded him,
“Hurry up. The battle in the distance is about to spread here. We shouldn’t waste time now!”
Gu Fan nodded upon hearing that, then looked toward the distant Hu brothers.
“Since you two brothers have differing opinions, I’ll give you one last chance to live. Duel it out. I guarantee that the one who survives won’t be stopped by Senior Brother.”
Just as he finished speaking, Hu Xiaofeng immediately lunged at his younger brother like a madman.
“Die for me! Brother, you don’t want me to die either, right?!”
“Brother! You actually want to kill me!”
Hu Xiaohai’s expression turned extremely ugly. He never expected his own elder brother to strike at him without hesitation.
He knew his brother had always harbored jealousy toward him, because he was more talented, because he had always overshadowed his brother since childhood.
But ever since he gained prominence, he had never treated his brother poorly. He always gave Hu Xiaofeng priority with everything and all resources.
Originally, he thought that even if there wasn’t much closeness between them as brothers, there was at least some familial bond.
But now he understood—Hu Xiaofeng held not a trace of brotherly affection for him!
Hu Xiaofeng’s face twisted with ferocity as he continued to attack his younger brother relentlessly.
Knowing his younger brother was stronger, he had no hope of winning unless he seized the initiative.
“Xiaohai! Since childhood, I’ve always been beneath you, picking up the trash you didn’t want. This time, let’s call it even! Let me kill you! I’ll carry on living for the both of us!”
After saying that, Hu Xiaofeng kicked Hu Xiaohai flying, then bowed with all his strength toward his younger brother from a distance.
A scene familiar to Gu Fan appeared—three sticks of incense. It was none other than The Underworld King Bows His Head!
Hu Xiaohai trembled all over, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth as he looked at Hu Xiaofeng in astonishment.
“You actually used The Underworld King Bows His Head on me! You not only want to kill me, but even annihilate my Divine Soul!”
At that moment, Hu Xiaohai was utterly devastated. He suddenly let out a roar, and from the depths of his Divine Soul, the shadow of a sapling emerged above his head!
Countless green lights descended, and everything they touched ignited with green flames!
“Careful!”
Senior Brother’s expression changed drastically. He immediately struck out with a palm, blocking all the green flames in front of him!
Gu Fan’s Divine Soul also trembled. The moment his soul came into contact with that green flame, he felt a sharp pain!
These green flames could actually burn the Divine Soul!
“All of you fall back. Do not release your Divine Soul to come into contact with the green light and flames.”
Gu Fan gave a low shout, informing everyone of the consequence. The expressions on the crowd changed.
No one had expected Hu Xiaohai to be hiding such a move. If he were to suddenly erupt while facing them later, he might seriously injure several of them.
However, now...
The instant Hu Xiaofeng was engulfed by the green flames, he let out a wretched, blood-curdling scream.
“No! My Divine Soul is burning! No!”
“Xiaohai, save me! Brother was wrong! Save me!”
Hu Xiaohai’s face was covered in green patterns as he looked coldly at his elder brother.
“From the moment you used The Underworld King Bows His Head on me, all brotherly affection between us ceased to exist.”
“From now on, the Hu Clan only needs one Hu Xiaohai!”
With that, he extended his hand and grasped the air, then lightly clenched. Accompanied by a shrill wail, Hu Xiaofeng instantly exploded into countless green flames.
Hu Xiaohai turned around, meeting the eyes of the Immortal Ai Sect members with a cold gaze, before the phantom of the sapling above his head sank into his Sea of Consciousness and Divine Soul.
Then, he turned and swiftly vanished beyond the horizon.
“We’re just going to let him go like that?”
Gu Fan shook his head.
“Making a move now would be unwise—at least not until we find a way to deal with that Mysterious Sapling of his.”
Senior Brother also nodded in agreement.
“That Mysterious Sapling’s flames can burn the Divine Soul—extremely dangerous. And considering Hu Xiaohai’s Celestial Heart Realm strength, if he’s driven to desperation and self-destructs, we could all suffer serious injuries.”
Xia Yanhuan also nodded in approval.
In this trial, no one could predict when they would next encounter an opponent. Being heavily injured was essentially a death sentence!
At this moment, Cang Ya muttered,
“We’ve already wasted too much time—let’s run. I can feel the battlefield slowly spreading this way!”
Everyone nodded, preparing to leave immediately.
Just before departing, Gu Fan’s Divine Soul surged as he scanned every fragment of Hu Xiaofeng’s exploded corpse on the ground.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Gu Fan chuckled and said,
“To prevent any fake death—after all, none of us know the full capabilities of Hu Xiaohai’s Mysterious Sapling.”
Qingxia Young Master’s mouth twitched slightly, growing even more wary of Gu Fan.
The first to act and kill just now had also been Gu Fan—he struck decisively.
To remain this cautious even after killing... it was clear he was a seasoned killer, someone who had done this often. This guy must have been a merciless murderer before joining the Immortal Ai Sect!
Once Gu Fan confirmed everything was fine, Senior Brother spoke up.
“Let’s go. Leave this troublesome place!”
“Move out!”
In the next moment, the group immediately departed from the area.
Not long after they left, Hu Xiaohai reappeared at the scene. He looked at the disfigured corpse of Hu Xiaofeng on the ground and murmured expressionlessly,
“Brother, don’t worry. I will avenge you.”
“Those seven from Immortal Ai Sect—I won’t spare a single one!”
With that, he stored Hu Xiaofeng’s corpse in his Storage Pouch and turned to leave.
The great battle within the entire trial space continued.
Several thousand disciples at the Solar Radiance Realm were engaged in chaotic combat—its intensity was such that even Five Decays Realm experts had to steer clear.
Countless calligraphy-like attacks ravaged the sky, the sounds of slaughter and shouting were deafening.
In just two hours, the number of participants had already been cut in half!
In the midst of the battle, not everyone had time to use their token to withdraw. Many were killed before they could even react.
Finally, after a full day of intense fighting, the surviving disciples of each sect began to exit the battlefield. Leaving behind a field of corpses, they started searching for lone opponents.