"Was it you who killed the Gu Chi people?"

Suddenly, a loud shout arose, filled with anger and hatred.

"Paiyun Palm!"

Chen Zheng didn't answer; he just coldly uttered the name of the technique. His purpose was simple: to eliminate the Gu Chi lineage.

He slapped his palm out fiercely. A brutal and terrifying force erupted, tearing open a gap in the green miasma as if it were a crack between heaven and earth.

"Fall back!" a thunderous roar echoed from within the miasma.

In an instant, a dazzling streak of golden light burst forth.

BOOM! The golden light collided violently with the power of the Paiyun Palm, and the wild energy exploded like a tempest. The miasma churned as ripples of energy spread out in every direction like waves on water.

"You're a Rongtian expert!"

"You're the murderer who killed several of our Gu Chi people!"

Xiu Mu stood at the forefront, his expression grim. He couldn't understand how someone in this southern barbaric land dared to challenge the authority of their Gu Chi lineage.

"They're over there! Hurry!"

Meanwhile, Chao Gu and the others felt the energy fluctuations in the air and shot toward that direction like bolts of lightning. Their figures cut through the sky like a swift wind, and they soon arrived above the valley.

However, the green miasma in the valley acted as an invisible barrier, forcing them to halt their advance. They hesitated, wondering if they dared to descend.

Chen Zheng didn't respond to the question but immediately launched another attack.

Xiu Mu snorted coldly, commanding his golden silkworm to charge toward Chen Zheng's attack while yelling, "Kill him, no matter the cost!"

"Yes!"

The Gu Chi people immediately began controlling their Gu creatures.

BZZZZZZ...

In an instant, a hair-raising hum resonated through the valley.

"How many Gu creatures have been bred on this land?"

The expressions of Chao Gu and the others were grave.

"There must be tens of thousands, and they might still be hiding other mysterious creatures that can't fly. The Gu Chi lineage has accumulated such astonishing power over the years!" Shi Xun's voice revealed a trace of bitterness.

"This is a disaster! If they emerge, we might not be able to withstand them even if we join forces!" Fear was written all over Qing Pan's face.

The next second, as if they'd thought of something, they exchanged glances and then turned their eyes toward the valley's depths.

That young man... his fate is sealed.

The three of them instantly sentenced Chen Zheng to death in their minds.

However, they were unaware that even while facing the swarming horde of Gu creatures, Chen Zheng maintained a calm and indifferent expression. In his mind's eye, the flyers in the sky, the crawlers on the ground, and the burrowers underground—countless Gu creatures were converging on him as if they had been summoned.

Even the Gu Chi's great elder, Xiu Mu, rose into the air, blocking his aerial escape route. Xiu Mu's golden silkworm launched a swift attack, yet Chen Zheng's Endless Defense stood like an indestructible wall, deflecting every blow.

"Die!"

"Hahaha… You actually dare to step into our Gu Chi territory? You truly don't know your own limits!"

"What use is a Rongtian expert? Today, the twenty of us from the Gu Chi will show you the true meaning of despair!"

The people of the Gu Chi lineage roared with rage.

Facing the overwhelming attacks, Chen Zheng calmly stated, "Frost for Ten Miles!"

The next moment, the winds and clouds shifted, and the very colors of heaven and earth changed. Chen Zheng's voice was like a winter's north wind, piercing and cold. Around him, a chill blossomed like an ice sculpture, rapidly spreading throughout the entire valley. The miasma seemed to freeze, the air grew thick like amber, and the temperature plummeted as if the world had been plunged into a glacial age.

The Gu Chi people felt a wave of coldness and began to tremble all over as if frozen stiff. The flying Gu creatures stopped mid-air, their wings ceasing to beat. Those on the ground and in the soil also stopped moving. Everything became eerily still.

"What is happening?"

Xiu Mu floated in the sky like a drifting cloud, his brows furrowed in a deep frown.

His Golden Silkworm sent him a single, frigid thought: Cold!

Just then, a light breeze swept through.

A soaring Gu creature suddenly plummeted from the sky. The next second, as if a silent war had erupted, a massive number of Gu creatures began to fall. White frost blossoms bloomed in the air, the creatures hitting the ground already frozen solid, completely devoid of life.

An utterly terrifying cold instantly erupted. A vast expanse of snowy white appeared on the ground and in the air as frost rapidly spread, unfolding like a painted scroll of a winter world.

"How can this be?" the people of the Gu Chi lineage screamed, their arrogance completely gone. Their grand ambitions to eliminate a Rongtian expert vanished like mist.

All that remained on their faces was endless panic. They desperately tried to control their Gu creatures, only to discover in horror that their connection to them had been severed.

Finally, they felt a chill rising from the soles of their feet. The people of the Gu Chi lineage shivered uncontrollably.

"Run!" Xiu Mu's hoarse roar echoed.

The hearts of the Gu Chi people trembled, and they turned to flee in a frenzy. But as soon as they lifted their feet, their bodies stiffened like ice sculptures. The next second, a layer of ice as brilliant as diamonds encased them completely. The bone-chilling cold instantly snatched away their vitality.

In just a few breaths, the entire valley was cloaked in silver. The Gu creatures that had ferociously pounced on Chen Zheng were now all encased within beautiful ice sculptures. Only a single Golden Silkworm still trembled, struggling against the frost.

Xiu Mu floated in the air, a mighty power throbbing in his body as he resisted the endless chill.

"What… what have you done?" he asked, looking down at Chen Zheng in horror.

High above, Chao Gu and the others sighed helplessly.

"Is it all over? The Southern Borderlands... what will become of them now?"

Everyone's mood grew incredibly heavy. They couldn't see the specific details, but since the Gu creatures were no longer flying, they could imagine the carnage. They assumed Chen Zheng had already perished.

However, what they imagined was not the truth. At that moment, Chen Zheng still stood silently on the ground, his perceptive gaze clearly tracking Xiu Mu's every slight movement.

"The Gu Chi lineage is nothing special, after all." Chen Zheng's lips curled up slightly, and he chose not to answer Xiu Mu's question.

With a light step, his body shot toward the sky like an arrow.

"Sword Aura Manifestation!"

"Frost for Ten Miles!"

"Paiyun Palm!"

Chen Zheng's figure moved like lightning, appearing before Xiu Mu almost instantaneously. A terrifyingly powerful force burst from within him. His dark sword qi aimed directly at Xiu Mu like the Grim Reaper's scythe, while an extremely cold aura enveloped his target.

Xiu Mu's pupils contracted instantly, as if pierced by ice. The terrifying chill forced him to unleash more power, as that was the only way he could fend off the raging cold.

"Withdraw!"

The Golden Silkworm immediately flew back into his body. As its power fed back into him, Xiu Mu's energy surged like a tidal wave.

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