At this moment, Gu Chen asked in a cold voice, "The essence blood and souls of those martial artists I killed previously, they were all absorbed by you, weren't they?"
This was not a question, but a statement. Gu Chen had already guessed the truth.
"Indeed." Wu Feng replied with a faint smile. Now, there was nothing left to hide. Enjoy new chapters from Freewebnovel
"The reason I have survived from ancient times until now is not only because of the special environment here, but also because I have been in deep slumber. Even so, I have nearly reached my limit by now. Fortunately, you appeared, obtained the ancient artifact, and continuously slew martial artists, allowing me to absorb their essence blood and souls, sustaining my life.
Therefore, when I say I thank you, it is indeed from the heart."
At this point, Wu Feng looked at Gu Chen with a smile on his lips that was somewhat sinister, and asked, "Do you have any more doubts?"
"No more." Gu Chen shook his head and said, "By killing you and devouring your divine consciousness, I can learn everything I want to know. Moreover, my divine consciousness will greatly strengthen, reaching the great perfection of the divine realms, transforming the formless into form."
Upon saying this, Gu Chen smiled slightly, feeling somewhat pleased.
"Oh?" Wu Feng looked at Gu Chen with some surprise upon hearing this, and said, "Are you so confident?"
Gu Chen's expression was calm, his gaze indifferent as he stared at Wu Feng, and said, "You are but a residual soul after all. How much power can you still have left? Killing you will be a simple matter."
No sooner had he spoken these words than Wu Feng burst into great laughter. Gu Chen did not stop him, but let him laugh on.
It wasn't until a good while later that Wu Feng's laughter finally ceased. At that moment, his gaze was sinister, his face cold as he looked at Gu Chen and said, "I forgot to tell you, this is not the inner space of the ancient artifact. This is my divine consciousness space!"
"That is to say, this is my home ground. Hahaha, didn't see that coming, did you?"
Gu Chen looked around. No wonder when he first arrived here, he felt a sense of decay. So, this was Wu Feng's divine consciousness space, which explained everything.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Wu Feng's smile ceased, and he looked at Gu Chen with some astonishment.
Because he noticed that Gu Chen's body was solidifying at an extremely rapid rate, which meant that Gu Chen had poured all his divine consciousness into this place, ready to engage in a decisive battle with him here.
In other words, if Wu Feng were to devour Gu Chen here, he would be able to directly take over Gu Chen's body. Of course, it was also the first time Wu Feng was seizing a body, and he did not know what he would encounter after taking over.
But for Wu Feng, this was already enough.
"You really are quite confident," Wu Feng said coldly, looking at Gu Chen, as if mocking his overestimation of himself.
At this moment, in the outside world, right before Gu Chen poured all his divine consciousness into the mysterious gauntlet, a flash of light occurred and his body disappeared from the Nine States, heading towards the interior of the heavenly seed.
In this way, he could fight Wu Feng without any reservations.
Hedging was not Gu Chen's style. Once a decision was made, he would give it his all without hesitation.
He originally planned to hold Wu Feng off, then figure out a way to deal with him after getting out. But now that the other party had discovered him, Gu Chen also decided not to leave this hidden danger unresolved. He needed to kill Wu Feng immediately and assimilate his divine consciousness.
"A fight without holding back, what's there to fear?" Gu Chen casually said. "Besides, do you really think you will win?"
Wu Feng replied with a laugh, "I've grown to admire you somewhat. Unfortunately, you still have to die. Everything you have will become mine—family, friends, identity, status, everything. I shall inherit it all, including... the heavenly seed inside of you!"
"As I thought, he knows about the heavenly seed!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Chen's heart turned cold. It was not strange that Wu Feng knew about the heavenly seed, given that they had both experienced the spirit realm together, and when Gu Chen absorbed the heavenly seed, the mysterious gauntlet had reacted. Clearly, Wu Feng had intended to take over the heavenly seed, but was suppressed by it instead.
"Die!"
At that moment, Wu Feng bellowed fiercely, and with a few 'swoosh, swoosh, swoosh' sounds, more than a dozen black tendrils shot out from his back, aiming to bind Gu Chen.
"Young man, in the clash of divine consciousness, you have no experience. What do you have that can stand against me? Killing you will be effortless!"
While speaking, Wu Feng himself did not stand idle but charged directly at Gu Chen, seemingly ready to engage in close-quarter combat.
Wu Feng, though in a regrettable state, to be honest, Gu Chen's divine sense wasn't particularly strong either—he had not yet reached the great completion of the Tongshen realm, and his divine sense still hadn't fully transformed from the invisible to the tangible.
Nonetheless, Gu Chen remained fearless. When the enemy's attack came, Gu Chen's combat instincts kicked in, and he instinctively threw a punch. His glowing fist shattered the dozen or so black tentacles that charged at him into dust.
"Hmm?"
Gu Chen quickly came to his senses, looking at his own fist; the feeling was a bit strange, different from fighting with his physical body.
But Wu Feng's expression turned stern. He knew that he could not give Gu Chen time to think, for if he did, he might not be able to take Gu Chen down,
After all, he was just a remnant soul that had been barely clinging to existence until now.
In an instant, Wu Feng charged toward Gu Chen, his fingers flickering with a ghostly glow, aiming at Gu Chen's face to tear off his head.
"Martial arts?"
Suddenly, Gu Chen felt a bit bewildered. They were both bodies formed from condensed divine sense, without meridians—how could they utilize martial arts?
The next moment, Gu Chen tried to condense meridians with his divine sense within his body, but he failed.
"Young man, did you think skills are that easy to master?"
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Wu Feng said with a cold laugh, his fingers curved into claws, like dragon claws, reaching for Gu Chen's head.
Whoosh!
Gu Chen frowned and leapt backward, trying to avoid the strike.
"Useless, you can't run away, young man, you're overly confident,"
Wu Feng said, as more than a dozen black tentacles burst out from behind him once again. At such a close range, unable to use LingXu Nine Steps, Gu Chen couldn't dodge in time and was caught squarely.
The numerous black tentacles bound Gu Chen tightly and suspended him mid-air, leaving only his eyes exposed outside. It could be said that Wu Feng was very cautious, not wanting to give Gu Chen the slightest chance.
"I told you, young man, you're overly confident. Did you really think that a desperate gamble would allow you to contend with me? No matter how you look at it, I've lived so much longer than you."
While saying this, a rich smile spread across Wu Feng's face. This smile was from the heart; he had been trapped here in the dark for so many years. So much time had passed that even the ancient times had ended, and the relatively recent Jiuzhou was at a critical juncture of survival. He, Wu Feng, was finally going to see the light of day again.
At this moment, Wu Feng was truly at the peak of excitement. Although as a remnant soul he was unable to cry, he was indeed laughing and crying at the same time, seeming both mad and eerie.
"You... really... are not normal..." Gu Chen managed to say, his mouth obstructed by the black tentacles, making it difficult to speak.
"Finally, I can finally get out!"
Wu Feng was overwhelmingly excited, laughing and crying, hand about to touch Gu Chen, when he suddenly noticed a rich smile in Gu Chen's dark eyes.
Seeing this, Wu Feng immediately froze, and reactively said, "What are you laughing at?"
Boom!
The next instant, roaring flames burst into life from Gu Chen's body. The golden fire instantly turned the black tentacles that had bound him to ash.
"Roar!"
Not only that, behind Gu Chen rose eight divine dragons, majestic and commanding, like holy spirits descending to the world, looking down upon Wu Feng, who stood amongst the grey mist.
At this moment, Gu Chen floated in the air; a halo surrounded his body while golden flames furiously burned. Eight heavenly dragons were present behind him. Gu Chen now looked like a god incarnate, his aura intensely overwhelming!
"It's time to end this."
Accompanied by Gu Chen's words, the dragons roared and flames soared. With a light flick of his finger, Wu Feng, who still stood dumbstruck, exploded into pieces in the blink of an eye!