Chapter 540: Lin Fan Makes a Dashing Entrance

“Disciple…” Zhu Long, whose breath was weak, looked at the blood-stained figure, and his heart wrenched painfully.

Long Xuan was his disciple, his only disciple. Over the years, he had accepted only Long Xuan as his student, the one he cherished most. The depth of his affection translated into profound pain. When his disciple had pledged allegiance to Despair Marquis back then, his once-unshakable Dao heart shattered in that very moment.

From that day forward, Zhu Long never accepted another disciple, nor did he ever mention that he had once had a disciple.

Now, watching his disciple suffer this calamity to save them all,

His heart ached.

At this moment, Zhu Long recalled a saying: Who could be without fault?

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

His disciple had sought him out, wanting to explain, but he had never given him the chance, beating him half to death time and again, never once listening to a single word of explanation.

At this moment, Zhu Long regretted it deeply—why hadn’t he given his disciple that chance back then?

“Ahh!”

At this moment, Despair Marquis let out a sharp, mournful cry. His expressionless face turned frantic, and in an instant, he transformed into a streak of light, rushing toward the falling Long Xuan.

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“Hmph, so merciful and soft-hearted. How can you deserve the title ‘Despair Marquis’? If you won’t act, I shall do it for you,” Gu Xiao said calmly, watching the scene unfold before him.

To Gu Xiao, all the beings of the Great Thousand Races were nothing but buzzing insects—useful only for consumption.

Gu Xiao had always enjoyed slaughtering the beings of the Great Thousand Races, for the more he killed, the greater the blessings bestowed by the ancient heavenly will upon the Ancient Saint Realm. Such killings were extremely beneficial for his cultivation.

He had long coveted the lives within Despair City, for it was close to the place where beings of the Great Thousand Races ascended, offering endless resources.

In Gu Xiao’s mind, if he could possess Despair City, he would immediately ascend to the Divine Heaven Stage.

Before reaching the Divine Heaven Stage, everything was trivial. Only upon entering the Divine Heaven Stage could one truly embark on the path to eternity.

Although Gu Xiao coveted the city, he was helpless. Despair City had been personally bestowed by the Supreme Being. Even as the son of the Great King Wei, provoking the Supreme Being meant instant life or death.

At this moment, Gu Xiao turned his gaze toward the disciples of the Six Great Sects, a cold sneer spreading across his lips.

“Excellent, so many beings of the Great Thousand Races here—enough for me to kill.”

With a single step forward, he completely ignored Despair Marquis, who had already lost his will to fight.

The guards behind Gu Xiao looked toward the disciples of the Six Great Sects like predators eyeing prey, drool dripping from their mouths.

So many beings of the Great Thousand Races—if they could be slaughtered, how wonderful it would be.

“Master, can we eat some of them?”

“Yes,” Gu Xiao replied.

“Thank you, Master!” The guards of the Gu Clan immediately showed joyous expressions, considering themselves extremely fortunate.

They hadn’t encountered so many beings of the Great Thousand Races in a very long time. This kind of overwhelming slaughter was what they enjoyed most.

Especially those elders who offered no resistance were like delicacies. However, they knew these elders belonged to the Master, and they could only choose the minor fry.

Even so, it was more than enough, for the slaughter would excite them greatly.

“Senior Brother, they’re coming,” Long Yue’er’s face turned pale, trembling with fear. Despair Marquis had already filled them with dread, and now the aura exuding from these Gu Clan members chilled them to the bone.

“I see,” Long Mu Tian never imagined he would face such a tragic day.

He could accept defeat against Despair Marquis, but now, facing these members of the Gu Clan, he felt fear as well.

“Protect the Elders!” Xie Sheng, though afraid deep inside, could not allow these Gu Clan members to harm the elders at this moment.

Zhu Long’s expression turned grim. He already sensed the danger. He knew the strength of these Gu Clan members—they were extremely powerful.

Even if they were at their peak, they would not be able to match them.

The name of Great King Wei was known throughout the Gu Clan, even more terrifying than Despair Marquis. Even his son alone was beyond their ability to confront.

“These so-called Six Great Sects are merely sects from remote regions, a group of ants. Later, I can ask about their locations and completely devour them. Then, reaching the Divine Heaven Stage will be within reach,” Gu Xiao thought coldly.

In his eyes, the beings of the Great Thousand Races were no different from ants—extremely weak.

At this moment, those beings of the Great Thousand Races who had been rescued were pale with terror under the overwhelming presence of the Gu Clan. In their panic, they began searching for that mighty human who had saved them.

But what filled them with despair was that the human was nowhere to be seen, as if he had suddenly vanished from the world.

“Ah, unexpectedly, there’s a delicate dragon race woman. I’ll start with you to rinse my mouth,” Gu Xiao raised his hand, fingers clenching, and a powerful suction force erupted.

“Ahh, Senior Brother, save me!” Long Yue’er’s face turned pale as her body uncontrollably flew toward Gu Xiao.

Seeing this, Long Mu Tian’s face changed, his legs involuntarily trembling, too frightened to move forward.

Seeing her senior brother motionless and trembling in place, Long Yue’er’s face showed despair.

“Let go of my senior sister!” At this moment, Xie Sheng roared, his dragon power exploding as he grabbed Long Yue’er, flinging her behind him and charging toward Gu Xiao.

“Hmph, presumptuous,” Gu Xiao sneered coldly, swinging his arm. To Xie Sheng, it was as if struck by the force of heaven and earth itself, completely unstoppable.

Bang!

Struck by this force, Xie Sheng flew backward like a broken kite, crashing to the ground and spitting out mouthfuls of blood.

“Junior Brother!” Long Yue’er rushed forward to support him immediately. She never expected that the one who would save her would be her junior brother, whom she had always scolded, while her once-revered senior brother was too scared to even move.

“Weak. So weak. Fine then, I’ll swallow you all in one bite!” Gu Xiao sneered, then opened his mouth wide, rushing toward the disciples of the Six Great Sects.

Seeing their master unleash a major technique, Gu Xiao’s guards charged like tigers toward the disciples of the Six Great Sects, eager not to miss even the leftovers.

At this moment, seeing these powerful Gu Clan members, the disciples of the Six Great Sects were filled with fear. The rescued beings of the Great Thousand Races were now filled with despair.

Who would come to save them…

“Gu Clan…” At this moment, a voice filled with supreme majesty suddenly came from afar.

A vast and mighty aura spread through the void, pressing heavily upon the Gu Clan members.

“Hmm…” Gu Xiao’s expression turned serious as he stopped his action, turning his head toward the distant source of the voice.

To those terrified beings of the Great Thousand Races, this voice was like a lifeline, rescuing them from the abyss.

The disciples of the Six Great Sects looked on in confusion, unaware of who the owner of this voice was.

“It’s that human cultivator!”

“That human cultivator hasn’t left. He’s come back to save us!”

“The one who killed the Four Legion Commanders and annihilated a million Gu Clan members!”

At this moment, the beings of the Great Thousand Races rejoiced.

The elders of the Six Great Sects also changed expressions, their eyes filled with a trace of doubt as they looked toward Lin Fan.