Chapter 57

In the ancient wet forest, which had transformed from a blood arena, it felt like a real place. The air was sticky, humid, and hot, with raindrops forming a curtain as they fell onto the unknown, strange vegetation.

For the third round of the competition, this was where it took place. Gu Xuyao had already shaken off the dizziness caused by the magical array and began to observe the surroundings.

This was a forest, and Gu Xuyao felt a long-lost sense of familiarity. Once, he had roamed in such a place, and today, he had returned to his home turf.

The trees were extremely tall, like a natural iron net, preventing cultivators from leaving. There was no grass, only red-black mud underfoot.

"Roar!" A roar broke Gu Xuyao's thoughts.

With a few leaps, Gu Xuyao jumped onto a tree, hiding behind the large leaves to observe below.

The roar had clearly come from not far away, but the trees in the forest were too dense, even for him, to pinpoint the exact source. The safest choice was to hide.

"There's no need to pay attention to other things..." Gu Xuyao had entered the ancient wet forest to avenge his fallen fellow disciples. Perhaps Ling Sanshi was worldly-wise and could turn a blind eye, but with his youthful vigor, Gu Xuyao could not.

Raindrops continued to fall, and Gu Xuyao dared not use his yuan energy. Before long, he was drenched.

At that moment, the source of the roar crossed the trees and arrived where Gu Xuyao had been. It was a large wild boar, with a yellow-green body, about three zhang long, and tusks over half a zhang long, covered in mottled marks, clearly indicating its age.

"Plant-born wild boar?" Although the beast below had become much more ferocious and larger, Gu Xuyao recognized it at first glance. It was a beast that also existed in the red mud zone.

Speaking of the plant-born wild boar, one must mention its close relative, the water-born wild boar. The only difference between the two beasts was that one lived in the forest, while the other was amphibious. However, they shared a common trait: both were very weak, at least in the red mud zone.

But in the ancient wet forest, things were different. Although Gu Xuyao could not make an accurate judgment, the plant-born wild boar below had definitely reached the strength of a precious sixth-grade beast. According to the standards of physical cultivation, that was the same level as Gu Xuyao's Root Birth Realm, First Stage!

He must not act rashly. Since the plant-born wild boar below had not discovered him, there was no need to waste his yuan energy on it.

He was right. The plant-born wild boar had been wandering nearby and had just roared out of boredom, which had startled Gu Xuyao.

Soon, the plant-born wild boar slowly moved deeper into the forest, disappearing from Gu Xuyao's sight.

"This place is extremely dangerous. It seems I need to find the so-called magical treasure first." The plant-born wild boar in the red mud zone was a very weak beast, and young, strong hunters generally would not choose to hunt it, as even if they disassembled it, they would not get many yuan stones. Gu Xuyao believed that the hierarchy in the red mud zone also applied in the ancient wet forest.

The magical treasure Gu Xuyao referred to was a temporary magical treasure randomly distributed by the Blue Supervisor Hall throughout the ancient wet forest. Although its power was complete, it was extremely easy to damage. However, these magical treasures were the most powerful weapons for survival. Here, even if Ling Sanshi entered, without relying on these magical treasures, it would be difficult for him to avoid being killed by the various things sent by the blood arena.

But although he thought so, he had no clue where the magical treasure was. The only method was to be cautious.

Meanwhile, outside the ancient wet forest, the huge black curtain had transformed into countless bubbles, each reflecting a cultivator. The audience could watch their life and death throughout the process.

"Qiming, are you sure you didn't hear wrong?" The hall master of the Blue Supervisor Hall looked at the bubble reflecting Gu Xuyao and said solemnly.

Real Person Qiming bowed deeply.

"No, absolutely not. The little girl from the Taiheng Sect definitely recited that poem, and based on my judgment, this young man surnamed Gu is definitely the one associated with the poem."

The poem that Zibiqing had recited to save Gu Xuyao unexpectedly caught the attention of Real Person Qiming, who was present at the time.

Hearing this, the hall master of the Blue Supervisor Hall pondered for a moment and finally nodded slightly.

"I understand, but this doesn't mean anything. Let's see if this young man can come out of the ancient wet forest first..."

As he spoke, something seemed to happen in the bubble reflecting Gu Xuyao.

The flying sword moved swiftly, attacking from any angle. At that moment, a red-robed cultivator was controlling the flying sword, continuously attacking a bare-chested cultivator.

That cultivator was Gu Xuyao, who had been carefully searching for the magical treasure. Fortunately, he had found a long spear embedded in the ground after not long. The spear was bright white and stood out in the ancient wet forest. Gu Xuyao naturally did not want to miss it, but just as he was about to pick it up, he was ambushed.

It turned out that the red-robed cultivator had already discovered the spear but did not take it, as he had absolute confidence in his sect's technique for concealing his aura. Even if the person who came was a cultivator at the Root Birth Realm, Second Stage, he was confident he could deliver a fatal blow at the right moment.

However, he miscalculated. As a hunter, Gu Xuyao's ability to sense danger in the forest far exceeded that of cultivators of the same level.

Therefore, at the critical moment, Gu Xuyao dodged the fatal flying sword, though he was in a very awkward position.

As for the red-robed cultivator, seeing that Gu Xuyao had barely avoided the attack, he naturally continued to press the attack.

Although Gu Xuyao had just entered the Root Birth Realm, he quickly adapted to the new changes in his body. Initially, he was only passively defending and dodging, but soon, Gu Xuyao began to counterattack.

"Roar, Fist Move!" After reaching the Root Birth Realm, Gu Xuyao used Fist Move more skillfully, and the time required to build up power was significantly reduced. As soon as Gu Xuyao's roar subsided, lightning surged over his body.

Seeing this, the red-robed cultivator immediately stopped attacking and retreated.

"Hmph, you want to play it safe and take the magical treasure..." The red-robed cultivator was cunning, as evidenced by his ambush near the magical treasure, but his thoughts did not escape Gu Xuyao.

Gu Xuyao roared, stomped the ground, and used the Soaring Technique to immediately chase after the red-robed cultivator.

The red-robed cultivator frowned, knowing that if he did not defend, he might be killed by Gu Xuyao while trying to take the magical treasure. Reluctantly, he had to control his flying sword to engage Gu Xuyao again.

Thus, his best opportunity to seize the long spear as a magical treasure was thwarted by Gu Xuyao, and the rhythm of the entire battle fell into Gu Xuyao's hands.

The power of Fist Move was neutralized by the red-robed cultivator's long sword. After a loud explosion, Gu Xuyao passed through the blinding light and dust, attacking the red-robed cultivator again!

The long spear as a magical treasure was not far behind them, but neither dared to rashly take it, as any lapse would be fatal.

Another roar echoed, and Gu Xuyao's roar shook the heavens.

"Second Roar, Unceasing!"

With Unceasing, great strength converged, and Gu Xuyao's arms swelled wildly. After reaching the Root Birth Realm, the speed at which Unceasing gathered strength had increased significantly, which was very advantageous in battle.

However, the red-robed cultivator was not one to surrender easily. He took out a Bagua token from his waist, blew on it lightly, and it quickly enlarged, protecting him.

The yuan energy emitted by the Bagua token was very obvious!

This was not an ordinary magical treasure!

Combined with the sharp flying sword, the situation was very unfavorable for Gu Xuyao!

"Ha!"

Gu Xuyao was not afraid of such a Bagua token and attacked with a punch without hesitation!

If a physical cultivator showed cowardice before a Dao cultivator, he would already be half-defeated!

Gu Xuyao's aggressive attack indeed made the red-robed cultivator flustered.

A loud noise echoed, and the Bagua token shattered with a single blow!

This was an opportunity! Seeing this, Gu Xuyao immediately understood the cultivator's thoughts!

The Bagua token was just a smokescreen. Although it emitted a strong aura, it was not very useful, likely a damaged magical treasure given to him by his sect to save his life.

"Roar!"

With his mind focused, Gu Xuyao's body was enveloped in lightning, and his speed increased. He leaped into the air and pressed the red-robed cultivator to the ground!

This brief struggle ended with Gu Xuyao's victory!

The red-robed cultivator, with his throat gripped by Gu Xuyao, trembled all over. Clearly, although he had sufficient intelligence and strength, he lacked the necessary courage.

"I, I am from the Red Maple Sect. If you don't kill me, I can definitely get the sect leader to give you many benefits!"

The red-robed cultivator began to plead, his fragile neck unable to withstand Gu Xuyao's torment.

Frowning, Gu Xuyao looked at him with disgust and glanced at the long spear ahead.

"If you want it, take it, just let me go..."

Gu Xuyao had no intention of killing other cultivators. After all, they, like the fallen fellow disciples of the Taiheng Sect, were victims of the competition. However, this person's performance was extremely disappointing.

Suddenly, Gu Xuyao sensed something. It was a very subtle sound, but it did not escape his ears.

He quickly knocked the red-robed cultivator unconscious, pulled the long spear from the ground, and strapped it to his back. He then took the red-robed cultivator's flying sword and jumped onto a tree.

The red-robed cultivator had used the long spear as bait, but this time, Gu Xuyao used him as bait. This was the unchanging law of the forest: the hunter could easily become the hunted.

I apologize, dear readers. Recently, I have had many troubles, which led to only one update yesterday. Starting today, I will resume two updates per day. Unfortunately, my Qidian account cannot send book review notifications, so I hope for your understanding. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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