The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 383: Battle Outside the City

The Dragon Emperor paced back and forth inside the room, his expression growing darker by the moment.

Finally, he stopped abruptly, his eyes flashing with madness as he said:

"I know you. If you say there’s an eighty percent chance that this person is a fourth-grade alchemist, then he must be a fourth-grade alchemist."

"Listen to me—he must not be allowed to enter the finals, or the consequences will be unimaginable."

The Dragon Emperor’s gaze turned sharp, a faint killing intent flickering in his eyes. He said in a deep voice:

"Whether or not he truly is a fourth-grade alchemist, we can’t afford to gamble."

"There’s only one solution now: send a group of Gu Kings and eliminate him directly."

"Act tonight. We can’t delay," the Dragon Emperor said coldly, his expression ruthless.

Hearing this, Long Xiaoyao was startled, clearly shocked by the Dragon Emperor’s words. He quickly responded:

"Directly assassinating a contestant might not be appropriate, sir. It could lead to accusations against us and severely damage our clan's reputation."

"This action could even trigger an all-out war between the Long and Feng clans."

"Moreover, the Feng clan isn’t foolish. They’ll surely be on guard. We won’t be able to act covertly. If this operation fails, it’ll backfire on us spectacularly."

The Dragon Emperor shook his head and said sternly:

"Do you think I don’t understand the consequences? But no matter how serious they are, they pale in comparison to the consequences of our clan losing the wager."

"Between two evils, we must choose the lesser. This is an extreme situation, and we have no other choice."

"Do you really think our clan’s third-grade alchemist prodigy can defeat a fourth-grade alchemist? Don’t be naive! If we follow the rules, we’re guaranteed to lose."

"This is how it’s going to be done. How many Gu Kings do we have available?"

Long Xiaoyao thought for a moment and sighed:

"All the nearby teleportation formation have been destroyed by a mysterious individual. Currently, our clan has only developed two evolution routes for Gu capable of teleporting. At best, we can send Gu Cultivators at the Spiritual Sea stage, but not Gu Kings."

"That means I can mobilize only ten Gu Kings on short notice."

"If we delay the operation by a few days, we’ll have more manpower, and the chances of success will increase."

The Dragon Emperor immediately shook his head and said urgently:

"The timeline for the third round of the competition is tight. We can’t wait. It has to be tonight."

"Ten Gu Kings are more than enough. As long as he has no protection, ten Gu Kings attacking together can definitely kill him."

"This is settled. Go and make the arrangements immediately!"

Long Xiaoyao sighed again. His gaze suddenly sharpened before he finally put away his hesitation and left to carry out the plan.

In the inn, Long Xuan was fully engrossed in studying the schematics of the Sea Stabilizing Divine Needle.

His research had two purposes. First, to use the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle to attract stronger tribulation lightning and trigger the second evolution of his Tribulation Gu.

Second, if possible, he hoped to trade the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle with the Monkey King for the Ten-Thousand-Year Monkey Wine.

The legendary Ten-Thousand-Year Monkey Wine was said to enhance wisdom slightly, a miraculous treasure of the heavens and earth. No matter the cost, Long Xuan was determined to obtain it.

However, Heavenly Gold alloy, being only third-grade, seemed inadequate to him. He believed the best effect could be achieved with fourth-grade alloys.

Fourth-grade alloy was created by fusing several fourth-grade metals into the hardest fourth-grade material. Long Xuan named it "Sacred Gold."

At the moment, he was focused on researching the Sacred Gold formula. To forge the Sea Stabilizing Divine Needle, Sacred Gold was essential.

However, this meant he would need to surpass his current skill level in forging to create this fourth-grade Sea Stabilizing Divine Needle.

Since he could surpass his level in alchemy, Long Xuan believed he could also surpass his level in forging.

Just as he became deeply immersed in his research, a deafening explosion erupted outside, startling him and breaking his concentration.

"What’s going on? Is it another meteor strike?"

Long Xuan was alarmed. Seeing the firelight outside, he feared that another great fire might accidentally engulf the inn, causing harm to him. He hurriedly ran out of the inn.

The inn was already in chaos. Many guests, believing a major disaster was happening, rushed out in a panic, some not even fully dressed.

Countless people were jolted awake from their dreams. In no time, the streets were filled with people, and chaotic chatter spread everywhere.

"What happened? Where did that explosion come from?"

"It’s coming from the western part of the city. There’s a huge fire outside the city walls. This can’t be an ordinary fire—it looks like legendary Heavenly Fire! Someone must be fighting with Heavenly Fire."

"Heavenly Fire? Who could it be? Anyone wielding Heavenly Fire is no ordinary person. Such individuals are almost invincible in battles of the same rank!"

The initial panic quickly subsided. Realizing the danger was outside the city, the curious crowd grew eager to watch the commotion.

Soon, rooftops and city walls were packed with onlookers. Some with poor eyesight even ventured outside the city to get a closer look.

Standing on the inn’s rooftop, Long Xuan activated the farsight ability of his Heavenly Secret Eye to observe the direction of the firelight.

Others might not see clearly, but with his sharp vision, he could easily discern the battle unfolding within the flames.

It appeared that ten Gu Kings were besieging a mysterious man. Yet, even with a ten-to-one advantage, the Gu Kings were not only unable to kill him but were being utterly suppressed.

The man was singlehandedly overwhelming the ten attackers. Before long, he succeeded in killing one of the Gu Kings.

With one Gu King down, the coordination among the remaining nine began to falter, and they quickly found themselves in precarious positions. Their defeat seemed inevitable.

Long Xuan’s expression shifted slightly.

"Who is this person? Facing ten opponents of the same rank, he not only fights but dominates, winning effortlessly."

Such terrifying combat prowess was something Long Xuan had only witnessed in figures like Shi Haojun and Duan Tianwu. There were very few individuals in the entire Gu world capable of such extraordinary feats.

The more Long Xuan observed, the more serious his expression became.

He had already discerned that the person was none other than Feng Jiu, the one who had competed with him on the same stage. He never expected Feng Jiu to possess such heaven-defying combat strength. To compete alongside such a formidable individual was utterly overwhelming.

The people surrounding and attacking him were all using the abilities of the Long Clan, making it easy to deduce that they were all Gu Kings of the Long Clan.

These Long Clan Gu Kings were strong, but even with ten of them joining forces, they were no match for Feng Jiu.

He also realized that Feng Jiu had been using the Evil Phoenix True Eye to stealthily learn the abilities of these ten Long Clan Gu Kings. Once he had learned everything, he would mercilessly strike them down.

Otherwise, the battle wouldn’t have dragged on this long. From beginning to end, Feng Jiu never considered these ten Gu Kings a threat. It was as if a cat was toying with mice, his lips curled in a mocking smile.

“Complete Evil Phoenix True Eye?”

Long Xuan’s pupils shrank, his expression growing extremely grave.

This Evil Phoenix True Eye clearly had the ability to learn any skill, meaning it was very likely the complete version of the Evil Phoenix True Eye.

The complete Evil Phoenix True Eye could replicate all of the opponent’s abilities, making it absolutely invincible in combat. Only the complete Evil Dragon Emperor Eye of Long Clan might be able to counter it.

That the Feng Clan possessed the complete Evil Phoenix True Eye shocked Long Xuan.

Both the Evil Phoenix True Eye and the Evil Dragon Emperor Eye required materials numbering in the millions for their complete forms, with potential limits that were terrifyingly high.

With such an eye, Feng Jiu’s victory over the ten Long Clan Gu Kings was inevitable.

“Is the Long Clan targeting threatening Feng Clan participants for elimination?”

Long Xuan’s heart trembled as he grew more vigilant.

Since the Long Clan would assassinate Feng Clan participants, the Feng Clan might retaliate by targeting Long Clan participants.

He resolved to stay on high alert during the upcoming matches. He gripped the Hundred-Mile Talisman tightly in his hand. If anything went wrong, he would immediately tear it to escape. Forget the championship—he didn’t believe the world lacked alternatives to replenish his luck.

Taking a deep breath, Long Xuan finally leaped down from the rooftop and returned to the inn. The battle outside had become one-sided, and there was no longer any reason to watch.

Not long after he returned to the inn, the battle outside the city concluded. All ten Long Clan Gu Kings had been slain by Feng Jiu, without a single one escaping.

After killing the ten Gu Kings, Feng Jiu’s figure flickered and disappeared, leaving behind only a scene of devastation and unquenchable flames.

Soon after, one Gu King after another arrived at the scene. Upon observing the traces of battle, they all wore somber expressions.

Long Xiaoyao, his mood heavy, dragged his weary steps to one of the corpses. Initially intending to use a fourth-grade Healing Pill to try and save the person, he abandoned the idea upon examining the condition of the corpse.

The body had completely turned into a dried corpse, devoid of any moisture. A single fourth-grade Healing Pill could not possibly restore life.

“It’s the Nine Netherworld Flame!”

Long Xiaoyao muttered under his breath, his face darkening.

The Nine Netherworld Flame ranked 31st on the Heavenly Flames List, with the ability to burn without water.

This powerful flame defied natural laws. While water typically subdued fire, the Nine Netherworld Flame reversed this principle, allowing fire to overcome water.

When the flame entered a human body, it could instantly evaporate all moisture, leaving only a desiccated corpse behind.

Those killed by the Nine Netherworld Flame would become mummified corpses, completely beyond saving.

And the person who possessed the Nine Netherworld Flame was none other than the infamous Burning Heaven.

At this moment, Long Xiaoyao finally realized that Feng Jiu was an alias for the Burning Heaven Ancestor.

Long Xiaoyao cursed himself inwardly, regretting his failure to investigate Feng Jiu’s identity thoroughly. Had he known that Feng Jiu was the Burning Heaven Ancestor, he would never have sent ten Long Clan Gu Kings to their deaths.

The Burning Heaven Ancestor ranked 10th on the Gu World Wanted List and was one of the top ten demonic cultivators. Even the Gu Emperor City couldn’t subdue him. How could ten Gu Kings possibly deal with such a figure?

Clenching his fists tightly, Long Xiaoyao now understood that this was clearly a trap set by the Feng Clan against the Long Clan.

The Feng Clan had known all along that the Burning Heaven Patriarch was a fourth-grade Alchemist, which gave them the confidence to propose such an astonishing wager to bet half their clan’s fortune against the Long Clan. And now, the Long Clan had fallen for it.

At this moment, the furious roar of Feng Tiancheng erupted from the crowd:

“These are clearly the corpses of Long Clan Gu Kings! What exactly is the meaning of this, Long Clan? How dare you assassinate the Feng Clan’s alchemy prodigy!”

“How shameless can you be? Losing in competition and resorting to such underhanded tactics! And to think you’re the organizers of this tournament!”

Feng Tiancheng pointed at Long Xiaoyao’s nose and angrily demanded an explanation.