"Six early-stage disciples at most."
The Great Elder's gaze was like lightning, coldly pressing down on Gu Qing.
This was a perfect opportunity to kill Gu Qing with a legitimate excuse. If he missed it, it would truly be gone forever.
Moreover, Gu Qing was such a monstrous prodigy, cunning and scheming. He absolutely could not be allowed to become a core disciple of the sequence, otherwise there would be endless future troubles.
However, Gu Qing's fearless acceptance of the challenge made him feel a sliver of unease.
Could Gu Qing really be so monstrous as to fight across four minor realms in a row?
Impossible.
He didn't believe anyone could be so heaven-defying.
It must be that Gu Qing had some hidden trump card. Perhaps he thought that with You Kui and the peerless prodigies protecting him, they wouldn't dare to kill him.
If that were the case, then Gu Qing was seriously underestimating them.
"Fine, but if I win, you must give me a drop of Three-Light Divine Water immediately."
Gu Qing had never actually planned on beheading thirty more Heavenly God Realm cultivators, because that wasn't realistic.
But as long as he beheaded six more, his goal would be achieved.
Presumably, these elders' disciples were already growing resentful toward their own masters.
And he could also get a drop of Three-Light Divine Water. Why not?
Besides, after the early-stage disciples were killed, there were still the mid-stage ones.
So-called great chasms meant nothing to him.
As long as they were within the same major realm, Gu Qing could run rampant without fear.
"You..."
"Fine."
The Great Elder nodded, his resolve to kill Gu Qing growing even stronger.
Killing his disciples, extorting treasures from him, and driving a wedge between their master-disciple relationship.
Gu Qing was simply a heavenly prodigy who possessed both wisdom and strength.
No wonder he had gained the favor of the peerless prodigies and was being taken with them for ascension.
"You come up."
Gu Qing looked at the person who had spoken to challenge him.
"No."
His face turned deathly pale as he retreated repeatedly.
Although he was originally on the list to challenge Gu Qing, he had spoken up precisely because he didn't want to go up to the arena and die.
After all, he was a cultivator of the Saint Realm, with a brilliant future ahead of him.
How could he be willing to perish just like that?
Unfortunately, this was no longer a matter of whether he wanted to or not.
With a wave of his hand, the Great Elder sent him onto the arena, where Gu Qing slapped him to death.
Then, he repeated the process, successively slapping to death the remaining five Heavenly God Realm cultivators from the various lineages.
Ever since proving the Chaos Indestructible Dao Fruit, his Daoist methods and divine abilities had become perfectly natural, possessing a hint of the profound simplicity of the Great Dao.
However, with so many people watching, he definitely had to put on a show.
Even so, killing them was like slaughtering chickens and dogs. Cultivators of the same realm were no different from ants in his hands.
Even if they used Heavenly-grade artifacts, they couldn't block a casual slap from him.
"This..."
The disciples were dumbfounded.
Gu Qing actually dared to kill disciples from all seven lineages. The Desolate Ancient Star Domain lineage had already been suppressed to the point where they couldn't lift their heads.
Was Gu Qing not afraid of making mortal enemies by being so audacious?
But to be fair, Gu Qing was simply too terrifying, unfathomably deep.
The female disciples, on the other hand, stared at Gu Qing in a daze.
His peerlessly handsome divine face, every movement radiating an invincible aura.
"If Gu Qing were to pursue me, perhaps I would consider it," one goddess murmured.
Several elders frowned tightly, trying to see through some of Gu Qing's methods, but they couldn't discern a thing.
Gu Qing seemed to only know the Star Seal Palm. A single palm strike contained incomparable might, shattering the fleshly body of a third-level Heavenly God Realm cultivator, after which he used the Solar Godfire to incinerate the divine soul.
This simple technique and divine ability was bizarre in every aspect.
Gu Qing was just a bit strange.
The Great Elder grew increasingly uneasy, but the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be fired.
Seeing Gu Qing finish off the last one, he didn't bother with pleasantries and directly tossed out the Three-Light Divine Water.
He would just let Gu Qing hold onto it for now. There was nothing to be sentimental about.
"Many thanks, Elder, for this treasure."
After receiving the Three-Light Divine Water, Gu Qing didn't forget to thank the Elder.
Such a precious treasure, obtained just from a competition—wasn't this much better than risking his life?
A glint of joy flashed in Gu Qing's eyes.
The Elder's eyes closed as he said coldly, "Next."
"My name is Zhu Lang. You'd better remember it."
As soon as Zhu Lang stepped onto the stage, he looked at Gu Qing with a cold sneer.
"My apologies, I can't remember. Go die."
Gu Qing executed the Star-Shattering Finger. A single finger, brilliant to the extreme, contained the power of myriad stars, with the laws of stars flowing from it.
"Hmph."
Zhu Lang snorted coldly, flames of rage rising in his eyes.
He was at the peak of the sixth level of the Celestial God Realm, and even compared to a core disciple of the sequence, he wasn't much weaker.
The gap in their cultivation levels was so vast, yet Gu Qing still dared to look down on him. It was simply courting death.
The thought flashed through Zhu Lang's mind as he summoned a great cauldron. Laws flowed from it, starlight brilliant as if it contained a vast universe within. It smashed down toward the Star-Shattering Finger with a mighty momentum.
BOOM!
To everyone's surprise, the Star-Shattering Finger wasn't shattered in one blow. Instead, the cauldron was struck open by the finger.
The power of the Star-Shattering Finger undiminished, it carried the might to shatter heaven and earth.
Zhu Lang's expression changed, but he was ultimately rich in combat experience. He knew he couldn't possibly dodge this finger.
Thus, instead of retreating, he advanced. His long sword erupted with billions of brilliant sword lights, killing the Star-Shattering Finger with a forward momentum.
But before absolute power, everything Zhu Lang did was futile. His physical body was exploded with a single finger.
As his body began to reform, the Solar God Fist came roaring toward him. Zhu Lang's pupils constricted: "My life is over."
The thought had barely formed when Zhu Lang was blasted to dust. The Solar Godfire incinerated his flesh, soul, and even the laws of the Celestial God Realm.
Whoosh!
Gu Qing waved a hand, collecting all of Zhu Lang's treasures. A divine light flashed in his eyes.
When he saw the contents of the storage ring, Gu Qing couldn't contain his joy.
What a fat sheep.
Two Celestial God Realm treasures, a million catties of Immortal Source, and various immortal pills, herbs, and ores.
If all of this were exchanged for immortal crystals, there would be at least ten trillion.
A single disciple possessed such wealth—the Starlight Dao Sect was simply a massive treasure trove waiting for him to plunder.
Gu Qing's eyes gleamed, his heart burning with passion.
In truth, he looked down upon these worldly treasures. What he truly wanted were the divine treasures left behind by his ancestors.
Once he became a core disciple of the sequence, he would have the opportunity to compete for them.
"Hisss!"
The other disciples stared at Gu Qing in disbelief.
With just a finger and a fist, he had easily killed a heavenly prodigy monster. Was this really a cultivator from the lower realms?
How could it be so unbelievable?
After all, the cultivators of their Immortal Realm had consumed all sorts of treasures while still in the womb, naturally winning from the starting line.
There was no reason for them to be so much worse than Gu Qing.
"What a cunning and sinister young man."
The Elder secretly seethed.
He finally understood where Gu Qing's audacity came from.
It turned out he wasn't relying on You Kui and the peerless prodigies, but Gu Qing was truly heaven-defying, capable of killing a mid-Celestial God Realm cultivator.
He had been tricked again.
"Elder, should we continue?"
The other elders had lost their will.
It was truly not easy to cultivate a mid-Celestial God Realm disciple.
Besides, after taking such good care of them for so many years, their bond was naturally incredibly deep.
"Of course we continue. Are you just going to watch him become a core disciple of the sequence and soar to greatness?"
the Elder said coldly.
"But..."
"No buts. Don't forget our agreement."
Putting other things aside, since his disciple was dead, how could the disciples of these others be allowed to live?
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