Before Ye Chu and Shui Gu stood an old man with white hair, a body like withered wood, and no blood energy whatsoever. The wrinkles on this old man’s body were deep, as deep as old tree bark, his eyes sunken into his pupils, as if dried up and decayed.
But from such a person, a violent aura made Ye Chu struggle to breathe. Shui Gu beside Ye Chu also tensed his body, staring straight at the other party.
The people of Buluo Mountain, upon seeing this old man, prostrated themselves on the ground one by one, wailing and crying, their foreheads forcefully striking the earth. “Old Ancestor, seek justice for us. They destroyed our Buluo Mountain, killed our Crown Prince. The hatred is as deep as the sea. We beg the Old Ancestor to grind their bones to dust and scatter their ashes!”
The old man waved his arm, raising these kowtowing cultivators up. His gaze turned to Shui Gu. “A Sleep Through Eternity actually still has a successor. This truly surprises this old man. I had thought your clan was entirely dead.”
“You will be disappointed. You old fellows have not all died. Naturally, my clan will not all die!” Shui Gu replied in a cold voice.
The old man coughed a few times, and with each cough the void trembled. He glanced at the ruined Buluo Mountain in the distance. “Since you have come, stay here. Buluo Mountain is not a place where you may come and go as you please.”
Shui Gu tensed his body, staring at the old man and shouting, “You have emerged from the Mysterious Stone seal. I fear you do not have long to live. If someone is to die, it will be you first.”
“You need not worry about this old man on that point. This old man can still live another year or two. That is sufficient to kill you.” As the old man spoke, he strode toward Shui Gu.
“Who is this person?” Ye Chu could sense his terror and could not help asking Shui Gu.
“The Buluo Snow King from three thousand years ago!”
Ye Chu sucked in a cold breath. He did not know who the Buluo Snow King was, but hearing that he had lived for three thousand years shocked Ye Chu’s heart. Being able to live so many years was sufficient proof of his terror. That such a figure had actually appeared. No wonder Shui Gu said this was Buluo Mountain’s true foundation.
Of course, if others heard the Buluo Snow King had emerged into the world, they would certainly be even more shocked. Because this person was already a famous figure three thousand years ago, renowned in the Emotion Domain, terrifyingly peerless, having walked extremely far on the path of cultivation.
This person was a legend, an extremely ancient legend. The world had thought him dead, but never imagined he still lived in the world. This was an old antique, but precisely because of this, it represented his might.
“Will you end yourself, or shall this old man act personally?” The Buluo Snow King stared at Ye Chu, and from those turbid eyes a force pressed out.
“I have never exchanged blows with a figure from a thousand years ago. Today I shall experience your great techniques.” Seeing he could not avoid this, Shui Gu stepped forward, staring at the Buluo Snow King. He gently patted Ye Chu beside him, signalling Ye Chu to flee when he caught an opportunity later.
“What an arrogant brat!” The Buluo Snow King coughed. “Having been sealed for over a thousand years, I fear everyone has forgotten me. Even a junior dares provoke this old man. Very well, since this old man has broken the seal, today I shall kill all who destroyed Buluo Mountain.”
The Buluo Snow King’s speaking tone was very weak, so weak that it seemed the next instant he would stop breathing.
“An old thing on the verge of death, with withered blood energy, yet dares speak boastfully of wanting to kill me!” Shui Gu did not forget to insult the other party.
“Old Ancestor, kill him!”
“Skin him and pull his tendons…”
“…”
Numerous cultivators of Buluo Mountain roared out, glaring at Shui Gu one by one. This was a legend of Buluo Mountain, Buluo Mountain’s former glory. Three thousand years ago, he was already famous.
This was a terrifying figure, yet now someone actually insulted him. How could the people of Buluo Mountain endure this?
Shui Gu took a deep breath and stepped forward. He knew this person’s terror. A legendary figure who had lived for three thousand years, no matter where placed, was at the living fossil level. Against such a figure, Shui Gu had no confidence whatsoever.
In Wuxin Peak, apart from Old Madman, he was the strongest. He had also cultivated to an extremely high realm, a realm sufficient to look down upon a region. But facing an old monster who had survived for three thousand years, Shui Gu’s body was taut. This was a situation he had never had before.
“Old thing, you have broken the seal and emerged. Each time you act, your remaining blood energy is worn away by one degree. Perhaps before you can kill me, your blood energy will already be dried up. If you do not wish to die, let us go.” Shui Gu stared at the other party.
“What is there to fear in death? No one can live forever. Even Supremes must die. What am I?” the Buluo Snow King said. “Rather, I somewhat regret using the Mysterious Stone to seal myself. Sealed for so many years, enduring that pitch-black loneliness. Yet nothing could be changed. In the end, one must still die.”
The Buluo Snow King sighed, his tone carrying infinite desolation, making all who heard it feel that desolation.
“However, being able to slay a descendant of A Sleep Through Eternity upon emerging into the world, this is also something worth rejoicing in.” The Buluo Snow King smiled as he looked at Shui Gu. “I shall see what abilities the A Sleep Through Eternity that once shook heaven and earth has left behind, and whether it can raise this old man’s spirits a few degrees.”
As he spoke, his body instantly vanished. In the next instant, he was before Shui Gu. The speed was too fast, far stronger than shrinking the earth into inches. Ye Chu’s speed before the other party was merely trash.
Having instantly arrived before Shui Gu, his palm slowly reached toward Shui Gu. Although there was no aura, everyone felt this grab would certainly catch Shui Gu, that Shui Gu could not escape even if he wished to.
Everyone had this feeling, feeling that this grab of the Buluo Snow King carried a miraculous power, pulling at their hearts, making them all believe this was fact.
But the result surprised everyone. Shui Gu had actually avoided it. He retreated a few steps, dodging the Buluo Snow King’s palm.
“Yi…” The Buluo Snow King looked at Shui Gu in surprise, then smiled, “You have indeed grasped a few degrees of the essence!”
“Thinking you can make me surrender with just your technique, you think too highly of yourself.” Shui Gu stared at the Buluo Snow King and said, “Whether you can kill me, we will only know after fighting.”
At this moment, Shui Gu’s body tensed, the aura on his body completely erupting. A heaven-shaking aura made the sky burst apart.
This was a terrifying aura. As this aura shook out, it made Ye Chu’s heart jump in fear. He had always rated Shui Gu’s strength highly, but at this moment he knew his estimate was far off. Shui Gu had long since reached a level he could not imagine.
The aura erupted out, patterns flashing in the void, condensing into one technique after another. As the techniques rotated, interweaving without end, wrapping around Shui Gu’s entire body, transforming into a massive suit of armour.
Watching this scene, the Buluo Snow King also had a few degrees of surprise in his eyes. A figure he thought he could resolve casually actually possessed such strength. This made him unable to treat it lightly.
“Worthy of being a descendant of A Sleep Through Eternity. You truly surprise this old man.” The Buluo Snow King stared at Shui Gu and said, “But you are ultimately a brat. Do you think you can overturn the heavens?”