#600 - Tit for tat
Two cloud ships sped along, one in front of the other, heading in the same direction.
A quarter of an hour later, a clear and pristine lake appeared before everyone.
Lotus flowers bloomed over the lake, and a refreshing fragrance drifted from afar, invigorating the mind with just a single breath, truly extraordinary.
Boom!!
Just as the two cloud ships arrived above the lake, Gu Changsheng suddenly formed a hand seal, and the cloud ship beneath him abruptly accelerated, directly crashing towards the Star Shadow Ship!
Accompanied by a deafening roar, the two cloud ships collided, ultimately resulting in both being jolted backward a short distance.
The Star Shadow Ship's defensive formation shook for a while, its light flickering, but it remained undamaged.
On the contrary, Gu Changsheng's cloud ship suffered a broken defensive formation from the impact, with several cracks appearing on the hull, clearly indicating that its grade and material were inferior to the Star Shadow Ship.
This caused Gu Changsheng's face to darken somewhat, as it was completely beyond his expectations. He hadn't anticipated the Star Shadow Ship being so tough.
"Intentionally looking for trouble, are you?"
On the Star Shadow Ship, Qing Ling and the others were filled with anger, immediately gripping their weapons, their eyes flashing with killing intent.
They had also seen Gu Changsheng and the others on the opposing cloud ship, naturally knowing that Gu Changsheng was Su Chen's mortal enemy.
"Su Chen!!"
"Give me your life—"
Enemies meeting are always filled with animosity.
Gu Changsheng stopped pretending, too lazy to find any excuses or reasons. He directly drew a golden ancient sword, his eyes lighting up with black and white light. A pair of wide and holy wings unfolded behind him. Simultaneously activating his Double Pupils and Wings of Heaven, he unleashed his strongest sword strike, aiming to kill Su Chen!
Gu Changsheng was now at the peak of the True God Realm, Ninth Level. A full-force sword strike from him possessed power no weaker than a Source God Realm, Second or Third Level expert.
"Such powerful strength!"
"As expected of a prodigy who awakened both the Double Pupils and Wings of Heaven at the same time!"
The geniuses on Gu Changsheng's side all had their eyes light up, nodding secretly, amazed by the power of Gu Changsheng's sword strike.
There was a vast chasm between the Source God Realm and the True God Realm, with a huge difference in strength.
But Gu Changsheng not only crossed this chasm but also surpassed it by a lot. His strength was already significantly stronger than the other young supreme beings.
Su Chen stood on the deck of the Star Shadow Ship, his figure slender and upright, his expression indifferent, exuding an otherworldly aura.
Facing Gu Changsheng's strongest sword strike fueled by rage, Su Chen didn't care in the slightest. He didn't even bother to use a weapon, directly pointing out a finger.
Chi!
A blazing lightning bolt bloomed, its speed too fast, instantly striking Gu Changsheng, emitting a deafening thunderclap.
In the next moment, this lightning bolt exploded, sending Gu Changsheng flying on the spot, smashing into his own warship, creating a deep pit in the deck. His body was charred black by the electricity, his hair standing on end, his appearance extremely disheveled.
This scene stunned the geniuses on Gu Changsheng's side.
They knew that Su Chen's strength was stronger than Gu Changsheng's.
But in the martial arts competition of the Heavenly Martial Academy's recruitment assessment, Gu Changsheng had fiercely fought Su Chen for a full quarter of an hour before narrowly losing by a single move.
They had originally thought that the difference in strength between Su Chen and Gu Changsheng wouldn't be too great.
But no one had expected that Su Chen wouldn't even use a weapon, only casually attacking, and Gu Changsheng would be completely unable to withstand it, without any power to resist!
Although Su Chen was at the Source God Realm, First Level, it shouldn't be this much of a difference, right?
Su Chen's side was much calmer, not surprised by this.
Only Ying raised an eyebrow, deeply looking at Su Chen, as if pondering something.
Although Su Chen didn't use too much strength, at the moment Su Chen attacked, Ying actually felt a trace of pressure!
Although that feeling was fleeting, she would never be mistaken.
Su Chen's true strength was very strong!
"How dare you hurt my junior brother!"
A cold snort sounded.
On the opposing cloud ship, a red-haired woman helped Gu Changsheng up, then revealed a cold and terrifying gaze in her eyes, holding a red ancient sword, blazing flames swirling around it, locking onto Su Chen!
She was the third disciple under Gu Yongyuan, and also Gu Changsheng's senior sister, Li Nianzhen.
Zheng!!
Li Nianzhen waved her hand, and the ancient sword in her hand erupted with a brilliant blaze of fire, rushing out like lightning, slashing towards Su Chen!
Before the ancient sword even struck, the Star Shadow Ship's defensive formation began to shake, its runes flickering, enduring immense pressure.
At this critical moment, Ying appeared outside the Star Shadow Ship like a ghost, casually gripping the red curved saber at her waist, and waving it forward.
The scabbard of the red curved saber smashed onto the ancient sword, erupting with bursts of rumbling sound, and blazing flames continuously spread, burning fiercely in the void, creating an astonishing spectacle.
After a moment, Ying shook her arm, and an even stronger force erupted. Patches of surrounding flames were extinguished, and the ancient sword flew backward, returning to Li Nianzhen's hand.
This scene made Li Nianzhen's pupils shrink, and her heart became a bit more solemn.
This sword strike of hers seemed casual, but in reality, she hadn't held back in the slightest, going all out. Yet, it was blocked by Ying, and Ying didn't seem to have used her full strength at all!
This meant that Ying's strength was even stronger than hers!
Shua—
Just then, more than twenty genius martial artists on Gu Changsheng's side drew their weapons one after another, surrounding the Star Shadow Ship, erupting with killing intent.
Apart from Ying, everyone on Su Chen's side was newly-entered disciples, and their cultivation levels were not high.
Therefore, the genius martial artists on Gu Changsheng's side had no scruples at all, not taking Su Chen's group seriously.
Seeing that Gu Changsheng and Su Chen had a deep hatred, and that Gu Changsheng was injured, they didn't hesitate at all, decisively choosing to help Gu Changsheng!
In addition, influenced by the halo of a Major Villain with Heavenly Mandate, the more these people looked at Su Chen, the more they found him annoying, their goodwill plummeting, and the killing intent in their eyes intensified.
"Not good!"
Upon seeing this, the four Spirit Race true disciples, including Gu Ruoxi, all became nervous, circulating their spiritual power throughout their bodies, ready to fight desperately at any time.
Gu Changsheng's side was stronger than theirs in terms of both numbers and strength, and the advantage was not on their side.
The four girls of Qing Ling were not flustered at all.
Because they clearly knew how terrifying Su Chen's strength and methods were. No matter how powerful the enemy he encountered, he had never suffered a loss, and this time would certainly be no exception.
"I don't want to attack fellow disciples. It's not too late for you to leave now."
Just then, Ying suddenly spoke, her indifferent gaze sweeping over the genius martial artists on Gu Changsheng's side, saying, "I have not yet fully mastered the power of this saber. Once this saber is drawn… you will all die!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the genius martial artists on Gu Changsheng's side were not intimidated at all, but instead revealed sneers!
"What big words! I'd like to see just how terrifying your saber is!"
A young man was not afraid at all, holding a golden battle halberd, his body filled with vigorous qi and blood, his physique powerful, directly slashing down fiercely towards Ying!
Which one who could enter the Heavenly Martial Academy was not a top genius?
They all had their own arrogance, not believing that they were inferior to Ying, not believing that Ying could really kill them.
