Gu Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately sneered, "You really don't hold back!"

He also realized that this person was difficult to deal with. Compared to Sun Zhou, this Huo Feng Jushi was evidently more formidable, whether in cultivation, wisdom, or composure, far surpassing Sun Zhou from before.

Gu Yuan curiously asked, "Aren't you even going to ask why I killed your disciple?"

Huo Feng Jushi casually replied, "No matter what evil deeds my disciple may have done, he is still my disciple. Since he was killed, it's only natural for me to take revenge for him."

"As it should be, as it should be..."

Gu Yuan nodded and smiled. As for what he was thinking, perhaps only he knew.

Yet, the Silver Flood Dragon Sword swirling around him exuded a thick killing intent.

Amazingly, Huo Feng Jushi remained very calm, staring directly at Gu Yuan. He said in a deep voice, "Young friend, are you prepared to fight me?"

"I never leave future troubles for myself."

Gu Yuan sighed softly. Nine Trapped Dragon Stakes flew out from his sleeve, transforming into a Trapped Dragon Array, entrapping Huo Feng Jushi within:

"Perhaps Senior Huo Feng doesn't know, I've already killed two Golden Core Great Cultivators like you. Today, it might just become three."

Huo Feng Jushi's mouth twitched, and his expression finally changed.

He prided himself as a Golden Core Great Cultivator, and although Gu Yuan's strength and divine techniques were formidable, he didn't think he couldn't match Gu Yuan.

It was just that he had already tested Gu Yuan's skills and found them no less than his, so he opted not to continue fighting.

He also believed he could escape, which is why he spoke the truth to Gu Yuan.

But he never imagined Gu Yuan would be so reckless and domineering, choosing to fight without hesitation and being adept in the art of array formations!

Array formations leverage external objects and the power of heaven and earth, excelling in defeating the strong with the weak.

Gu Yuan was already troublesome enough, and now with this Trapped Dragon Array, wouldn't he surpass him?

At this moment, Huo Feng Jushi regretted so much that his intestines turned green.

Gu Yuan, however, didn't give him a chance to speak further, directly activating the Trapped Dragon Array. Layers of restriction power spread across the void, firmly suppressing and confining Huo Feng Jushi within.

Although Huo Feng Jushi was a Golden Core Great Cultivator, upon entering this Red Dragon Small World, affected by the heaven and earth laws, his cultivation was suppressed by at least fifty to sixty percent, which was more than half.

Furthermore, with the suppression from the Trapped Dragon Array, an additional forty to fifty percent of Huo Feng Jushi's cultivation was nearly halved.

In this manner, Huo Feng Jushi now only had over twenty percent of his cultivation remaining...

Gu Yuan, on the other hand, with the augmentation of the Trapped Dragon Array, found his own strength enhanced rather than diminished.

Gu Yuan's Silver Flood Dragon Sword transformed into sixteen sword lights, encircling and trapping the space of the array, each sharp sword light nearly dissecting the space therein.

Initially, Huo Feng Jushi barely resisted with the Fiery Red Flying Needle Magical Artifact and a divine technique that commanded True Flame.

But as the True Flame was severed into ragged pieces by Gu Yuan's swordsmanship, the Flying Needle was separated by the array.

With the operation of the Trapped Dragon Array, Huo Feng Jushi ultimately fell into a disadvantage. The spiritual light on him was continuously eroded by the array, becoming increasingly sparse.

Seeing no way out, Huo Feng Jushi, worthy of being a Golden Core Great Cultivator, ultimately decided to detonate his lifebound magical artifact, which was the Flying Needle.

With a great explosion, this Fire Element Magical Artifact erupted in a massive True Flame, like a rampant Fire Dragon, surging in all directions.

Although the Trapped Dragon Array was immensely powerful, it was instantly blown open, and many powers of restriction were extinguished by the True Flame.

Even two of the Trapped Dragon Stakes were broken, with some melted marks appearing on their surface, significantly reducing the power of the entire array.

This Trapped Dragon Array, which helped Gu Yuan garner great achievements, was ultimately destroyed!

Fortunately, only two of the stakes were destroyed, and given time, materials could be gathered to repair them.

However, Gu Yuan did not concern himself with the broken stakes. The sword array formed by the Silver Flood Dragon Sword took the opportunity to firmly trap Huo Feng Jushi.

The array shifted several times, and shortly after, all movement ceased.

Gu Yuan raised his hand, summoning a dark red storage pouch into his palm.

He didn't stay in place; he quickly retracted the Trapped Dragon Array, simply tidied up, and then soared with the sword light, departing rapidly.

That master-disciple pair of Huo Feng Jushi could be disregarded.

Besides them, who knows if there are other disciples from Red Leaf Valley nearby?

Thus, it's better to leave first.

Shortly after Gu Yuan left, several more escape lights flew over from a distance, landing at the site of the recent magical battle.

Though the battle had ended, many traces remained here.

The group scanned the surroundings with divine thoughts and finally discovered a small section of a red flying needle deep underground, about one-tenth of a complete needle.

Their expressions changed dramatically, and they exclaimed in shock.

"Impossible! The Fire Maple Needle... this..."

"What? This is Uncle Master Huo Feng's lifebound flying needle!"

One man's eyes turned bloodshot with veins popping, gritting his teeth as he spoke, "Who on earth did this?!"

It is well known that once cultivators achieve Golden Core, they often choose to forge a lifebound magical artifact.

Such items are treasures cultivated throughout a cultivator's life, growing in power as they do.

To a cultivator, even a Dao companion or children may not be as important as their lifebound magical artifact, as it is critical to one's life and Dao attainment.

Thus, such items are never impersonated or mistaken.

This Fire Maple Needle was painstakingly cultivated by Huo Feng Jushi over a hundred years using a dozen types of spiritual materials, boasting formidable power and cherished by him greatly.

Now, the destruction of Huo Feng Jushi's lifebound magical artifact signifies his demise.

"Enough!"

The leader, a middle-aged man in a red robe, looked grim, with faint traces of anger and surprise. Observing the agitated disciples around him, he quickly composed himself and said:

"Junior Brother Huo Feng possessed extraordinary divine techniques, yet he has now been slain. Moreover, observing that the flying needle was destroyed through self-detonation and remnants of array formations linger, though the assailant was formidable, it's likely their cultivation was inferior, not a Golden Core Great Cultivator."

As he spoke, he glanced at the surrounding individuals and said:

"Avenging Junior Brother Huo Feng is naturally right, but the most urgent matter isn't revenge; it's seizing the Red Fire Pearl from his possession!"

"That Red Fire Pearl is the key to opening the Red Dragon Daoist's Cave Mansion, central to revitalizing our Red Leaf Valley and expanding our sect's prestige. We must not allow it to be lost!"

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