Towards the Path of Heaven
Chapter 186

Perhaps it was because they were worried that Hong Gu had just experienced a battle, but it was delayed for a full two hours before the battle between him and Yan Chutian began.

As the two climbed into the huge arena filled with holes, everyone's gazes fused together and locked onto them. However, compared to the commotion earlier, the reactions of the disciples in the northern region were much calmer at the moment.

After all, as far as they were concerned, Yan Chutian was at Luo Xue's level at most, and he might even be inferior. Moreover, even Luo Xue had been defeated by Hong Gu, so what could she do?

In their eyes, the only thing they doubted was Qiu Yu. Since he had defeated Xue Hongyu, it caused a commotion among the disciples in the northern region. Especially when Qiu Yu did not seem to be suppressed or forced in the slightest, and everything became natural to him.

"Senior Brother Hong Gu is the number one disciple in our northern region. Even if he was the only one left, he would definitely be able to lead our northern region to defeat the southern region and destroy it to the point that they could not improve.

"There is no need to mention Yan Chu. Moreover, even that strange woman who defeated Xue Hongyu was definitely no match for Holy Son Hong Gu!"

"Our northern region will definitely win today!"

The morale of the disciples in the northern region was very high. Clearly, the defeat of Luo Xue, the number one disciple in the southern region, had given the northern region a boost of confidence, causing their morale to surge.

Relatively speaking, the morale of the disciples in the southern region was really not high. Even if they still had two Holy Sons, but even Luo Xue had been defeated, so how did it go in the eyes of all the disciples?

But of course, at the same time, many disciples and even elders had embarrassed expressions on the face. Because they never imagined that the last hope of the southern region would actually be entrusted to Yan Chutian and Qiu Yu who were brought back by Han Chen.

Not long ago, they were indifferent or insulting them, yet such a situation was now.

Amidst the awkwardness, some people remained silent, while others hardened their necks and continued to grunt quietly. "The Southern Territory's hope is with them. How could they possibly defeat Hong Gu?"

"That's right. Especially that Yan Chu. I don't know what misguided method he used to get here. If he were to suddenly drop the ball this time, it would completely lose face of our Southern Region!"

As they whispered, some disciples even revealed angry expressions. It was as if they had seen the scene of Yan Chutian being pitifully defeated by Hong Gu.

Yan Chutian did not even bother looking at such a situation, but Qiu Yu could not help himself. His cold, knife-like gaze swept over and landed on those disciples, causing them to tremble violently. Their expressions changed greatly, and they hurriedly shut their mouths.

Qiu Yu was different from Mu Wan. The domineering and ferocious aura he revealed several times had been etched into the minds of many disciples. Although they did not know why his temperament was so different from before, they still knew how to be afraid.

They couldn't help but feel that if they really enraged this woman, their fate would be extremely miserable.

Seeing the disciples had closed their mouths, Qiu Yu withdrew his gaze and looked towards Yan Chutian who was on the stage. Her beautiful eyes were filled with worry.

However, even Qiu Yu himself was unaware that there was already a gaze that was secretly watching him. Someone had noticed the sudden change in his temperament and aura yesterday.

… ….

On the stage, Hong Gu, who was dressed in white and had a pale complexion, was like a ghost as he coldly looked at Yan Chutian and slowly spoke. "Yan Chu."

As Hong Gu called out his name, Yan Chutian's expression did not change at all. He simply smiled indifferently and said, "It seems that Holy Son Hong Gu remembers people like me."

"God…"

Hearing this, Hong Gu laughed coldly, his expression showing ridicule. He did not care about Yan Chu's reaction, it was just that the other party's reputation in the Sect had not been small recently, which was why it had gotten to his ears.

But even so, he still did not think too much about it. The so-called reputation was merely a cloud of illusions. If one did not possess true strength, it would disappear in the blink of an eye.

Although Yan Chutian had defeated some Holy Sons of the Northern Region not too long ago, in Hong Gu's eyes, he was still ordinary.

After that, Hong Gu would not be polite at all. While sneering, he lightly tapped on the stage with both of his legs. His originally ghost-like figure flashed like a ghost, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared behind Yan Chutian.

"Desir …!"

His pale palm slowly stretched out, but his speed was extremely fast. Almost in an instant, it would slap Yan Chutian's back.

But just as it was about to hit, Hong Gu's pale hands suddenly stopped and slowly descended. This strange scene inevitably caused many disciples to become confused, but they quickly understood. Because at the same time Hong Gu lowered his palm, Yan Chutian's figure also gradually disappeared.

"The speed is actually very fast!"

A disciple shouted in shock, his face showing deep shock. Clearly, they were unaware that Yan Chutian had actually disappeared at some point.

"A picture after ..."

Looking at the rapidly disappearing shadow in front of him, Hong Gu was still pale, but the corner of his lips was slightly raised. "Interesting."

"Desire!"

As he finished speaking, Hong Gu once again slapped out with his palm. A strong whirlwind of Spiritual Energy quickly flowed to the left back, where a thin and small figure slowly appeared.

It was not difficult to see that Hong Gu's perception was extraordinary.

But in that case, how could Yan Chutian not be prepared? Yan Chutian who appeared slowly exhaled lightly, then raised his hand and performed a seal. The Spiritual Art that he had not used for a long time was displayed. This is the Monument of Great Grace!

The Monument of Great Mercy that descended to the ground was dazzling. Then, a dense light intertwined and converged, turning into a Spiritual Energy ray that was filled with destructive fluctuations. It rushed out and headed straight for the whirlwind of Spiritual Energy.

"Boom…!"

The two surging forces collided violently in the air in the arena. Suddenly, a huge roar resounded, accompanied by energy ripples, and did not dissipate for a long time.

Although this attack was equally suitable, everyone could see who was stronger and who was weaker. Hong Gu only raised his hand to attack, but Yan Chutian had to use Spiritual Art to block it. It must be admitted that there is a big gap between level 2 and level 4.

Moreover, Hong Gu could not be underestimated with normal tier 4 cultivation.

Hong Gu remained calm even after his first attack failed. Because as everyone had seen, this simple attack was just an investigating attack. If they could not even block this attack, then Hong Gu did not even have the qualifications to continue attacking.

But the situation wasn't like that, so he ended up being interested. Moreover, when Luo Xue was blown up from the arena, Hong Gu saw Yan Chutian supporting the woman, the woman he wanted to get.

He had to admit that this really made him feel uncomfortable.

He raised his pale hand again, looking to wave casually a few times, but a majestic white aura quickly surged. A large amount of Spiritual Energy gathered, constantly changing before everyone's eyes, and finally solidified into a huge finger that stretched across the sky.

"Blue Fire Day …"

A huge finger stretched across the sky, and a powerful pressure spread out, making many disciples feel as if they were facing a great enemy. They were afraid that the big finger would press them.

After all, even a Tier Four Elixir Realm would not dare to say that they could easily block such an attack.

However, that huge finger would naturally not suppress the disciples who witnessed that battle. After a moment of silence, the huge finger slowly pressed down on Yan Chutian. When pressed, there seemed to be an invisible force binding Yan Chutian. It was as if wherever he hid, he had to endure the attacks from this huge finger.

Hence, at this moment, many Northern Region disciples sneered. In their opinion, Hong Gu's unavoidable spiritual finger could definitely injure the Southern Region's Holy Son, or even eliminate him on the spot.

The outcome will be decided immediately.

"Young Brother Yan, do your best!"

Somewhere among the Southern Region disciples, Zhou Qing clenched her jade-like hands, and her beautiful face was filled with nervousness and worry. His watery eyes stared at the huge pale finger that stretched across the sky, as well as Yan Chutian, who was like an ant under that huge finger.

Beside him, although Wang Ping was also worried, he quietly shook his head. He was not Zhou Qing, so he would not trust Yan Chutian just like that. In his opinion, Hong Gu was too strong, even being able to defeat Luo Xue.

Hence, Yan Chutian had to stop in his hand. Perhaps only the mysterious Senior Brother Yan Chutian could stand against Hong Gu.

"Boom…!"