Fu Tianji, possessing immense skills, was nonetheless helpless as he couldn't restore his primordial energy.

Chen Guan's sheer amount of primordial energy and his ability to recover it left Fu Tianji feeling powerless.

He had lived for over a thousand years, encountering countless geniuses and powerhouses, but he had never seen someone like Chen Guan, who used secret skills continuously from beginning to end, never relying on basic attacks.

Others would intersperse their techniques with secret skills, but he would use secret skills throughout, even walking with secret skills. Fu Tianji had never seen Chen Guan take a single solid step.

Is this a human cultivator? He's even more secretive than a Secret Spirit.

"What kind of miraculous talent is this? If I had such a talent, how could I have lost to that person back then..." Fu Tianji murmured to himself.

"Boss..." Yang Hu's voice suddenly came through.

Chen Guan and Fu Tianji were locked in an intense battle, with no time to spare for Yang Hu, and Yang Hu wasn't skilled enough to intervene in such a fight.

Though he was considered top-tier in terms of second awakening, in this kind of battle, he probably wouldn't withstand even a single strike before being killed and wasn't qualified to participate.

Chen Guan's movements didn't pause as he swiftly glanced at Yang Hu.

He didn't truly care about Yang Hu but always felt something was odd about the situation.

Fu Tianji, known as the ruthless bandit, was willing to use the Blood Escape Technique to save Yang Hu, which seemed a bit conspicuous.

Thus, Chen Guan suspected that Fu Tianji kept Yang Hu for some special purpose, which is why he paid attention to his every move.

With this glance, he indeed noticed Yang Hu's unusual behavior.

Yang Hu had approached the Treasure Basin and shouted to Fu Tianji, "Boss, I'll help you kill this bastard, don't tell the old dean, leave him a thought."

With that, Yang Hu leaped, about to dive into the Treasure Basin.

Chen Guan's mind raced, in that instant flashing through countless ideas.

"What is he doing? Why is he jumping into the Treasure Basin?"

"Just now, he said he would help Fu Tianji kill me? This action is surely not as simple as seeking death."

"But what's the use? Jumping into the Treasure Basin to replicate himself? Two Yang Hus wouldn't make any difference, especially since he's already a dying man, with little life force left; replicating might still be a problem."

"Could it be that the Treasure Basin has some ability I don't know about?"

"Yang Hu's tone was so resolute, it suggests the presence of a death wish, he is so determined, believing he can help Fu Tianji kill me, there must be a trick..."

"I see... Fu Tianji harmed himself to save Yang Hu, not allowing him to die by my hand, was waiting for this moment? The Treasure Basin must have some power that requires a life to activate, with no one else here, he had to let Yang Hu live to activate the Treasure Basin..."

Chen Guan made a quick decision in an instant, watching Yang Hu leap towards the Treasure Basin, he immediately turned into a Sword Rainbow, rushing over to slay him before he could jump into the Treasure Basin.

"Fu Tianji, no matter how much you scheme, today you won't succeed, I must kill you." Chen Guan muttered to himself.

Yang Hu's leap was exceptionally firm and fast, without a hint of hesitation, but Chen Guan was faster, the Sword Rainbow streaking across the sky, arriving at Yang Hu almost instantaneously, with Sword Aura aimed at his body.

A sudden flash of blood, and Fu Tianji once again used the Blood Escape Technique to block Chen Guan, and this time the Blood Escape Technique was even faster.

Chen Guan had anticipated this, knowing that Fu Tianji wouldn't let him sabotage Yang Hu's plan, he immediately executed three consecutive Celestial Gate Left-Hand Sabers.

This Celestial Gate Left-Hand Saber was indeed peculiar, usable only with the left hand, even Ming Fei's Prajna Technique couldn't transplant it to the right hand.

Three slashes in a row, Chen Guan reckoned with Fu Tianji's primordial energy, he could at most squeeze out the energy for another Celestial Gate Left-Hand Saber to counter, but couldn't block three in succession.

Clang clang clang!

Primordial energy erupted from Fu Tianji, inexplicably producing three consecutive Celestial Gate Left-Hand Saber strikes, smashing all of Chen Guan's Sword Aura, the terrifying property of the Profound Iron Mace shattering the Sword Aura, breaking armor, and leaving Chen Guan's bones fractured, his entire body flung backwards.

"Damn... this old bastard... still had this trick up his sleeve…" Chen Guan was shocked, being injured wasn't the issue, it wasn't enough to lose his combat capability, but Yang Hu was about to jump into the Treasure Basin, and Chen Guan didn't know what would happen.

With thoughts racing, Chen Guan, enduring the pain, once again turned into a Sword Rainbow, rushing towards the Jade Lynx and White Tiger.

By now, Fu Tianji's primordial energy should be exhausted, after using the Blood Escape Technique four times, his body was likely severely depleted.

He shouldn't have the strength to stop him, eliminating the White Tiger and Jade Lynx would ruin Fu Tianji's plan.

While killing the White Tiger and Jade Lynx, Chen Guan was gathering power, determined that even if Fu Tianji again used the Blood Escape Technique to intervene, he wouldn't let the White Tiger and Jade Lynx survive.

However, Fu Tianji's subsequent actions left Chen Guan stunned.

Fu Tianji didn't rush to stop him, instead, using the Blood Escape Technique again to dash towards Yang Hu, grabbing and throwing him to the ground just before he fell into the Treasure Basin.

Chen Guan's form, charging towards the White Tiger and Jade Lynx, involuntarily shifted, forcibly changing course, scraping past the White Tiger and leaving only a bloodstain on its side, without killing it.

It wasn't that Chen Guan suddenly grew kind-hearted, but rather he realized he might have guessed wrong, and Fu Tianji didn't intend to use Yang Hu's life to activate the Treasure Basin.

Now, if he killed the White Tiger and Jade Lynx, Fu Tianji and Yang Hu would be ejected, leaving Chen Guan no chance to kill them.

Having fought to this extent, he and the two had already formed a deadly enmity, and having finally gained the upper hand, not killing them now would mean uncertain chances in future encounters.

Both Fu Tianji and he were second awakening, making them difficult to kill.

Letting Fu Tianji live this time would mean encountering a more powerful Fu Tianji next time.

Having such a person lurking, Chen Guan feared he'd lose sleep over it.

Earlier, he thought the Treasure Basin had some lethal move, needing to find a way to kick them out, but now it seems unnecessary.

"Boss..." Yang Hu lay on the ground, looking at Fu Tianji, excited to say something.

But Fu Tianji didn't let him continue, simply saying, "Yang Hu, I told you, you can't die, you need to live. Didn't you hear what I said?"

"But..." Yang Hu started, only to be cut off again.

"No buts, do you remember what I said when you followed me? You follow me, your life is mine, Fu Tianji's, if I tell you to die, you die, if I tell you to live, you live. When was it your turn to make the decision?"

Fu Tianji spoke, casting his gaze to Chen Guan, an inexplicable flame flickering in his eyes, "I, Fu Tianji, have not fallen to that extent."

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