Chapter 855: Chapter 855

Gui Luo swung his longsword, and suddenly a strong and unmatched Yuan Qi directly bombarded out.

For a moment, the surrounding atmosphere was eerily cold and the sand and stones were lifted by the fierce wind. Witnessing this, Ding Fan felt a chill in his heart, realizing that Gui Luo's cultivation was indeed not weak.

In the past, Ding Fan had clashed with Gui Zhen, and comparing the strength of the two, this Gui Luo's cultivation seemed to be even stronger than that of Gui Zhen.

Although Zhang Shanlian appeared indifferent, he did not dare to be careless. When Gui Luo's longsword came striking down, he chose to dodge, and with a shift in his figure, he had already disappeared from the spot.

Boom… Boom… The immense True Qi bombarded the ground, and the spot where Gui Luo had stood was blasted into a large pit.

"Die!" Gui Luo's sword did not hit its target, yet he did not pause, continuously slashing down again.

Boom boom boom… Boom…

As Gui Luo's longsword kept slashing, a series of thunderous noises from the Sword Qi echoed incessantly.

Boom boom boom… Meanwhile, within the gaps of Gui Luo's attacks, Zhang Shanlian did not just dodge continuously; once he saw a clear opening, he also counterattacked non-stop.

Suddenly, the two were engaged in an intense exchange.

Ding Fan hid in a corner, his heart growing more and more alarmed as he watched.

The power of Hidden Sects, it had reached a level that the outer Hidden Sects could hardly recognize.

The struggle between Gui Luo and Zhang Shanlian was simply at the Mysterious Level. After witnessing this level of fighting, Ding Fan became even more convinced of his earlier thoughts.

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Currently, the cultivation techniques of the External Hidden Sects were still immature, and together with the limited cultivation resources, they could only reach the Heavenly Level at most.

Watching the two in the arena fiercely battling, Ding Fan was pondering, what would the strongest among the Internal Hidden Sects be like?

The Heavenly Level had once been regarded by Ding Fan as the highest level in Ancient Martial Arts, but now the Mysterious Level had appeared. What lies beyond the Mysterious Level?

At this moment, Ding Fan felt a strong sense of crisis.

Although Ding Fan was now a cultivator at the Golden Core Stage, he was still not considered strong enough in front of these Mysterious Level warriors. Just like the previous duel with Gui Zhen, if it wasn't for Gui Zhen's hesitation due to potential conflicts with the military, Ding Fan would probably have been slain by Gui Zhen at that time.

At this moment, in the arena, an unexpected change occurred, Zhang Shanlian directly unleashed a palm technique, and Gui Luo, failing to control it well, was blasted more than ten steps away. Finally, relying on his strong cultivation, he barely managed to stabilize his figure.

Blood directly spurted from Gui Luo's mouth.

"It seems that after eighty years, you still can't beat me." Zhang Shanlian's expression was very indifferent.

"Is that so?" The look in Gui Luo's eyes became bloodshot. "It's too early to declare the winner now!"

After saying that, Gui Luo waved his right hand, and immediately several Array Flags were scattered around.

From a distant corner, Ding Fan watched this scene, his eyes growing grave. This Gui Luo was truly formidable. He had set up a large Imprisonment Array in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Shanlian was firmly trapped by Gui Luo's Imprisonment Array.

Zhang Shanlian slightly furrowed his brows, but he said nothing as he tightly gripped the longsword in his right hand.

"Myriad Ghosts Array!" Gui Luo transferred the longsword to his left hand, then directly pulled out a Soul Summoning Banner from his storage ring.

Although Ding Fan was some distance away from Gui Luo, once the Soul Summoning Banner was taken out, Ding Fan felt a chilling sensation up his spine.

Ding Fan's expression grew very solemn.

Previously, Ding Fan had encountered those from the Myriad Demon Sect who controlled the Myriad Ghosts Array, yet even the formidable Chen Qiang, who used the Myriad Ghosts Array, did not have the aura of Gui Luo.

The Myriad Ghosts Array of Chen Qiang compared to that of Gui Luo, seemed more like a game.

Whoosh whoosh… Gui Luo continuously waved the Soul Summoning Banner, and as it swayed, numerous Soul Bodies continuously surged into the Imprisonment Array.

The Ghost Soldiers nurtured by Gui Luo were extremely formidable; their Soul Bodies had almost become materialized, showing how much life essence they must have absorbed.

"Tricks and heresies." As Zhang Shanlian spoke, his right hand's longsword continuously struck out.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh… Series of Sword Beams continuously slashed at those Ghost Soldiers. Inside the Imprisonment Array, the air was filled with ghostly weeping and continuous screams.

Watching the Ghost Soldiers being incessantly slain by Zhang Shanlian, Gui Luo showed no distress; instead, he even laughed wildly. "Zhang Shanlian, the Ghost Soldiers I've nurtured for over a hundred years are enough for you to kill for days. I just wonder, will you be able to eliminate all my Ghost Soldiers, or will my Ghost Soldiers drain you dry first?"

The Ghost Soldiers continued to emerge incessantly, and Zhang Shanlian's Inner Strength was limited after all. Given the protracted battle, the situation was more perilous for Zhang Shanlian.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh… Boom boom boom… Inside the Imprisonment Array, roaring sounds continuously resonated, accompanied by the sweeping Sword Qi, Ghost Soldiers were relentlessly slain.

However, by now, Ding Fan had discovered a new problem.

That is, the Soul Bodies slain by Zhang Shanlian would disperse into a dense aura of death after their physical bodies vanished; although the Imprisonment Array was not large, the death aura was very dense. According to Ding Fan's Divine Sense, it wouldn't take long for the death aura within the Imprisonment Array to materialize.

At that time, within the Imprisonment Array, escaping with one's soul would be impossible...

Now that things have gotten to this point, it has become extremely dangerous. Within the Imprisonment Array, Zhang Shanlian's movements have already become somewhat sluggish. Additionally, wounds have also appeared on his body.

The largest wound was on Zhang Shanlian's chest, where a Ghost Soldier had torn a significant gash. Looking at it, the wound was gaping open, shockingly so.

"Zhang Shanlian, this Imprisonment Array combined with the Ghost Soldiers Formation was particularly devised by me to deal with you. Dying within this Great Formation could also be considered your good fortune... Heh heh heh..."

As Gui Luo said this, he deliberately let out a series of eerie, sinister laughs.

Inside the Imprisonment Array, Zhang Shanlian also knew that the deadly aura within the formation was getting increasingly thicker, now affecting his ability to move, and with the constant slaughtering of Ghost Soldiers, if he couldn't think of something soon, he probably couldn't even last ten more minutes.

Although Zhang Shanlian knew that continuing wouldn't work, he needed to act quickly to break out of the Imprisonment Array.

But the Imprisonment Array set up by Gui Luo was extremely stable; Zhang Shanlian had tried several times to blast it open with strong Inner Strength.

However, when the strong Inner Strength struck the barrier of the Great Formation, it only produced a rumbling sound, without any effect.

Now that things have reached this point, Zhang Shanlian knew that today his chances of misfortune were far greater than fortune...

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh... After Zhang Shanlian successively killed off a group of Ghost Soldiers, he was so exhausted that he propped himself up with his longsword thrust into the ground.

The dense deadly aura, which severely affected his movements, felt to Zhang Shanlian like fighting with someone in a pool of water.

The punches he threw had to be much stronger than before because of the resistance of the surrounding water.

Because of this, Zhang Shanlian was now somewhat powerless...

"Zhang Shanlian, today you are truly doomed!" Seeing the state of Zhang Shanlian inside the Imprisonment Array, Gui Luo outside the formation let out bursts of proud laughter.

At this moment, a sharp sound that cut through the air suddenly rang out.

Gui Luo turned towards the sound, and at that moment, a Fire Blade was seen hurtling directly towards the Imprisonment Array. Naturally, this Fire Blade was unleashed by Ding Fan.

Generally speaking, the deepest part of the Imprisonment Array, which traps the enemy, is very tough, but the outermost layer of the Imprisonment Array is the weakest, as no one would touch it from the outside once the enemy is trapped inside.

So when Ding Fan's Fire Blade struck, it just took one blow to blast open the Imprisonment Array.

Whoosh… As soon as the Imprisonment Array was shattered, with the location of the array previously as the center, the powerful deadly aura directly scattered to the surroundings.

The deadly aura was very strong, causing the surrounding sand and stones to keep rolling.

"Who is it?" Gui Luo was somewhat angry at this point; knowing that the situation was very favorable for him, with just ten more minutes, Zhang Shanlian would be completely annihilated by him.

But just when success was almost in hand, a Cheng Yaojin had unexpectedly shown up to interfere.

Ding Fan had no intention of speaking with Gui Luo. Gui Luo's cultivation was very formidable; Zhang Shanlian had already exhausted quite a bit of his Inner Strength dealing with the Ghost Soldiers Formation just now. At this moment, Ding Fan and Zhang Shanlian had no chance of winning at all. The only thing to do now was to quickly take Zhang Shanlian and flee from this place.

However, worried that Gui Luo might recognize him, Ding Fan had altered his current appearance using Duorou.

Spirit Sect's Wen Yizhou had shown great kindness to Ding Fan, and now a descendant of the Spirit Sect was in trouble, so no matter what, Ding Fan felt he must intervene.

Taking advantage of his movement technique, Ding Fan quickly dashed to Zhang Shanlian's side, immediately lifted Zhang Shanlian onto his back, and then, with a flicker, he sprinted directly towards the forest outside.

Seeing Ding Fan breaking the Great Formation and attempting to escape with Zhang Shanlian on his back, how could Gui Luo permit such an act? For the sake of annihilating Zhang Shanlian, he had also made many preparations, and he certainly couldn't just let go now.

Gui Luo immediately grabbed his longsword and sprinted furiously in the direction of Ding Fan's escape.

Gui Luo continued to pursue along the mountain path for a while.

As Gui Luo continued the chase, he became increasingly shocked.

Ding Fan's movement technique was incredibly abnormal. Even using all his power, Gui Luo could only manage to keep a distance that prevented him from being thrown off.

For a moment, Gui Luo began to speculate who could have rescued Zhang Shanlian with such an incredible movement technique.

To know, the unique skills of the Ghost Sect in movement techniques were supreme. Yet here he was, a prominent figure of the Ghost Sect, unable to catch up with a young lad from the Hidden Sects. If this news got out, it would be a major loss of face.

Gui Luo then quickened his pace and furiously chased from behind.

On Ding Fan's side, it was a desperate situation; knowing the cultivation level of the pursuer, if caught up, not only him, but Zhang Shanlian too, both would die.

Ding Fan carrying Zhang Shanlian didn't get far when a waterfall suddenly blocked their path ahead.

Without hesitation, Ding Fan still carrying Zhang Shanlian, directly jumped down.

The pool below the waterfall was very deep. With the momentum of the jump, Ding Fan carrying Zhang Shanlian directly sank to the deepest part of the pool.

At the deepest point, Ding Fan activated his Divine Sense fully, and discovered a natural water channel deep inside the pool.

However, the water channel twisted and turned, leaving Ding Fan unsure of where it led.

Seeing this, Ding Fan's eyes brightened; he hurriedly carried Zhang Shanlian into the water channel to swim.

The incredible movement technique of Gui Luo was such that if they just recklessly ran, they would eventually be caught, but this water channel, though filled with unknown dangers, might also offer a chance to escape the chase of Gui Luo…