Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

“Roar… Roar…”

Accompanied by a soaring roar, a giant tiger phantom instantly leaped out from the tip of the blade inserted into the wind wall.

This giant tiger was a majestic ten zhang tall, with sharp teeth and a powerful tail.

As soon as it appeared, it opened its bloody mouth and pounced head-on at Fan Da.

The reason Gu Junchao ignored the skeleton heads hanging on him and constantly gnawing at his flesh was to create the illusion for Fan Da that Gu Junchao had no powerful magical treasures left and could only resort to close combat.

But in reality, Gu Junchao's true intention was to paralyze Fan Da, then get close to him and, catching him off guard, thrust the Tiger Soul Blade into the wind wall, releasing the giant tiger's soul sealed within to devour Fan Da.

Fan Da, confident that he knew Gu Junchao's background very well, believed that Gu Junchao had no treasures left after shattering the five bronze rings, and thus became momentarily careless, allowing Gu Junchao to seize the opportunity.

Seeing the enormous tiger about to pounce, Fan Da panicked. After hesitating for a moment, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he hurriedly took out a cyan-colored talisman from his pocket.

After chanting a brief incantation, Fan Da waved his hand and threw the cyan talisman into the air.

A burst of cyan light flashed, and more than thirty sharp-toothed jackals rushed out from the talisman.

These jackals all had a cyan cloud floating beneath their feet, carrying them as they charged towards the giant tiger.

Although these jackals were very small compared to the giant tiger, they were numerous and their teeth were extremely sharp. When they bit the giant tiger, it was as if they had barbs, and no matter how hard the giant tiger tried to shake them off, it couldn't get rid of them.

Under the siege of these thirty-odd jackals, the giant tiger let out a miserable roar and rolled around on the ground in pain.

After a moment of stalemate, the giant tiger finally lost all its arrogance. With a whimper, it hurriedly turned around and returned to the long blade.

Seeing this, the thirty-odd jackals seemed very excited, jumping and howling in the air, extremely triumphant.

Fan Da also breathed a sigh of relief, then a trace of sinister light reappeared in his eyes as he coldly looked at Gu Junchao outside the wind wall.

At this moment, Gu Junchao was covered in white skeleton heads. These skeleton heads made strange cackling noises as they gnawed on Gu Junchao's flesh as if enjoying a delicious meal. Soon, scarlet blood flowed from Gu Junchao's clothes, a shocking sight.

However, unlike the giant tiger phantom, Gu Junchao didn't have a 'blade' for him to hide in, and because he had used up all his strength in the previous attack, Gu Junchao could only fall to the ground, watching with despair as the skeleton heads continued to devour his body.

“Junior Brother Gu, why did you have to do this? We are fellow disciples. If you had surrendered just now, I would have spared you once. But now… alas… you are asking for trouble!”

Seeing Gu Junchao in such a suffering state, Fan Da hid behind the wind wall and feigned compassion like a cat mourning a mouse.

But upon hearing his words, Gu Junchao did not reply. Instead, he spat a mouthful of saliva at him with difficulty, with even traces of blood in his mouth.

“You…”

Seeing Gu Junchao's stubbornness, Fan Da frowned, as if somewhat angered.

“Junior Brother Fan, you did very well!” At this moment, Mu Qingyun, standing on the high bank of the canyon, spoke. He first praised Fan Da, then his face turned sinister, and he sneered, “It's just that these wastes from the Three Souls Sect are too arrogant. To teach them a lesson, how about you cut off Gu Junchao's two hands as a punishment!”

“What?” Hearing Mu Qingyun's order, Fan Da's body shook violently. He seemed somewhat hesitant.

“What? Don't you even listen to me, your Senior Brother? Or are you saying you don't want to continue staying in our Nether Ghost Sect?” Seeing Fan Da's hesitation, Mu Qingyun's face immediately darkened, and he said coldly.

Fan Da was even more depressed. Of course, he could hear that Mu Qingyun was threatening him. If he didn't do as Mu Qingyun said, then Fan Da couldn't continue staying in the Nether Ghost Sect.

And if he lost the Nether Ghost Sect as his last resort, then Fan Da's future would truly be over.

Thinking of this, a fierce light flashed in Fan Da's eyes, and he finally chose to sacrifice Gu Junchao to protect himself.

So Fan Da no longer hesitated. With a shake of his hands, he produced a sharp halberd, and then walked step by step towards Gu Junchao, who was lying on the ground, covered in skeleton heads.

“Senior Brother Zhang, this… this… what should we do?”

Zhang He, of course, understood this point. So, upon seeing Gu Junchao in trouble, he immediately stopped hesitating and said coldly, “Don't worry, with me here, I will definitely not let anything happen to Junior Brother Gu.”

“But Senior Brother Zhang, the injuries on your body…”

Everyone knew that Zhang He's current situation was not good. If he forcibly intervened, he might damage his Dao foundation, thereby losing all hope of cultivating immortality, so they couldn't help but worry.

But Zhang He said with firm eyes, “Now is not the time to worry about these things. Junior Brother Gu is in trouble for the sake of our Three Souls Sect. As his Senior Brother, of course, I won't stand by and watch him die.”

Zhang He was a very enthusiastic person, and like Gu Junchao, he regarded the entire Three Souls Sect as his home. So, upon seeing Gu Junchao threatened, he immediately went without saying a word, supporting his sick body as he flew down into the canyon.

“Tsk tsk, Senior Brother Zhang, this competition hasn't ended yet. Now is not the time to spoil the show!”

But at this moment, Mu Qingyun also moved. He quickly rushed to Zhang He's side and blocked him.

“Mu Qingyun, what exactly do you mean by this?” Looking at Mu Qingyun, who was blocking his way, Zhang He said coldly.

“Hehe, nothing much. I just think the scene of two people who used to be as close as brothers killing each other is very interesting. I just want to watch a good show!” Mu Qingyun smiled sinisterly at Zhang He, revealing all the ugly purpose in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Zhang He's hands trembled uncontrollably, and he said even more angrily, “Mu Qingyun, do you have any humanity? Aren't you afraid of retribution for doing this?”

“Retribution? Haha… Hahahaha… That's really going to kill me laughing!” Mu Qingyun laughed loudly, then said disdainfully, “Your Three Souls Sect has already declined to this state. What qualifications do you have to bring retribution on me? You just stay here obediently and don't interfere with me watching a good show!”

Mu Qingyun sneered, then coldly said to Fan Da below, “What are you still thinking about? Hurry up and do it!”

“Junior Brother Gu, don't blame me!”

Hearing Mu Qingyun's urging, Fan Da sighed, then raised the halberd in his hand and slashed down hard at Gu Junchao's arm.