The water seal shattered, and the world suddenly brightened. Gu Yuan regained his freedom and simultaneously saw a handsome young man suddenly appear to the side of the water domain.

The young man was exceptionally handsome, with red lips and white teeth, his hair tied with a jade hairpin. He wore a blue and green long robe with large, fluttering sleeves, exuding the demeanor of a noble family scion.

His cultivation was not far from Gu Yuan’s, also at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, but he had several Spirit Beast Bags hanging at his waist, bulging noticeably.

Originally, his mouth carried a smile, looking cheerfully at the space that was being confined, but the sudden shattering of the water seal made the smile on his lips freeze instantly.

"You actually killed the Water Ape so quickly?"

The young man was somewhat shocked, looking at Gu Yuan in surprise.

"Did you arrange all this?"

Gu Yuan’s eyes were cold as he looked at the young man.

He didn’t recognize the person before him; they had never met before, so why set him up?

Gu Yuan felt somewhat puzzled in his heart.

But the young man did not answer, and his eyes on Gu Yuan carried a hint of heaviness, as if hesitating.

He hadn’t expected the Water Ape, with its half-exotic bloodline, to be killed so quickly by Gu Yuan, who still appeared unscathed.

This flaw disrupted his original plan.

He felt somewhat conflicted about whether to continue.

But the gray fog had already swept in, enveloping a radius of ten feet in an instant.

"Boom!"

Not only that, purple lightning within the fog arrived in a flash, carrying an aura of violence.

Gu Yuan acted directly.

He didn’t know who the young man before him was, but given the scheme against him, he was certainly a foe, not a friend, so he decided to capture him first.

Seeing the sweeping fog and the thunder that came suddenly, the young man’s expression changed again.

"Cloud-Walking Seal?!"

"Top-Grade Dharma Artifact?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

His face was conflicted, knowing he might have kicked an iron plate.

But matters had come to this point, and he knew there was no room for maneuvering between the two, so thinking of this, his expression turned cold and hideous.

"Secret Seal, Top-Grade Dharma Artifact, so what?"

"I also have my means!"

"As long as I kill you, these will be mine!"

These thoughts flashed in his mind in an instant, and the young man moved quickly. He patted his waist, and a soil-yellow seal suddenly flew out, suspended above his head, emitting threads of soil-yellow light, attempting to block the oncoming purple lightning.

"Crack!"

But just as the seal appeared, a golden ring enthusiastically surged from within the fog, directly confining the seal tightly.

The young man’s face changed drastically; in just a moment, he lost contact with the seal.

"Boom!"

And the purple lightning continued relentlessly, pressing towards him.

Not only that, within the fog, beams of silver light shot straight down, instantly suppressing the young man’s body, Mana, and Spiritual Sense, making him extremely weak.

The young man’s face changed drastically, he patted his waist again, summoning a blue-green Jade Shield, attempting to protect himself.

"Crack!"

Yet at this moment, another golden ring surged from within the fog.

The blue-green Jade Shield, before it could activate, was directly confined by the ring, unable to move.

"Boom!"

Both defensive measures failed, and the young man’s face turned pale. He wanted to summon a Dharma Seal, but was already a step too late.

The lightning accompanied by a rumbling sound directly struck the young man’s head.

If this strike hit solidly, with the young man’s Qi Refining Seventh Layer body, he would be doomed to die.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

But at this moment, a small purple ermine flew out from the young man’s sleeve.

The ermine opened its mouth and spat, shooting a similarly fierce lightning bolt, intercepting it before the "Purple Thunder Drill" could arrive.

"Boom!"

Lightning scattered, resonating with each other, ultimately canceling out and dissipating within the fog.

Upon seeing this, the young man breathed a sigh of relief, but he dared not delay. He patted his chest and waist, and a massive green shadow abruptly appeared within the fog.

This was actually a five-zhang-long, thick like a bowl, green Water Python.

The Water Python exuded a rich aura, seemingly even more powerful than the young man at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, reaching approximately the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

As soon as the Water Python appeared, it let out an intense hissing, with what seemed like a gust of wind coming from its mouth, suddenly blowing.

"Whoosh!"

A violent gust of wind surged out, forcibly dispersing more than half of the Cloud-Walking Seal, revealing Gu Yuan’s true form behind the fog.

At this moment, Gu Yuan was mobilizing the "Secret Essence Command Arrow," preparing to kill his enemy in one strike.

With the fog dissipating, his actions were also exposed to the young man’s eyes.

"Secret Essence Command Arrow!"

The young man’s face changed dramatically, his forehead twitching.

"Go!"

He dared not delay for a moment, pulling the largest Spirit Beast Bag from his waist and throwing it suddenly.

"Roar!"

A black bear, standing more than a zhang tall, riding a dark wind, abruptly appeared.

Its aura was immensely intense, already reaching the late stage of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, with a menacing look in its eyes, driving the black wind, suddenly pouncing towards Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan saw this, remained unmoved, the Cloud Mist Treasure Robe and Profound Turtle Seal appeared simultaneously, blocking in front of him.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The black bear rode the black wind, its thick bear claws fiercely striking the Cloud Mist Treasure Robe and Profound Turtle Seal.

Its Qi Power was terrifying, and its bear claws seemed to carry a strong corrosive aura. The Profound Turtle Seal only held for a few moments before dimming considerably and returning to Gu Yuan’s Dantian.

Only the Cloud Mist Treasure Robe continued to struggle to hold.

But the one in a hurry was not Gu Yuan, but the young man.

Watching the Secret Essence Command Arrow in Gu Yuan’s palm grow brighter, already illuminating eighty Dao Patterns, the young man panicked, dared not delay for a second. He directly bit his tongue, activating a crimson Dharma Seal in his Dantian.

"Blood Ascension Seal!"

He roared angrily, letting out a strange cry.

It seemed half of the blood in his body had dissipated, his face turned ghastly pale.

However, simultaneously, the aura on the black bear surged violently.

Its entire body swelled to double its size.

"Bang!"

The Cloud Mist Treasure Robe could no longer hold, its glow shattered.

"Kill!"

Seeing this, the young man’s face lit up with joy, commanding the bear to strike Gu Yuan.

Watching this, Gu Yuan sighed inwardly.

He realized he could no longer condense the Dao Patterns.

"Swoosh!"

He flicked his hand, could only activate the Secret Essence Arrow Seal in his hand, shooting towards the bear in front of him.

The dazzling arrow light roared sharply.

The black bear roared continuously, stretched out its thick palm, unleashed its Demonic Power, trying its best to block.

"Puff!"

The black arrow light pierced the bear’s palm, punctured its chest with a bloody hole.

Scarlet blood gushed out, but the young man’s face was filled with wild joy.

"Haha, it’s not dead! It’s not dead!"

"I win!"

The Secret Essence Command Arrow was the ultimate killing arrow!

Being able to block this arrow without the bear dying, this round, he was surely victorious!

He didn’t believe the opponent had a stronger trump card than the Secret Essence Command Arrow.

Even though the bear was severely injured, he was sure he won.

But just as he laughed, his face suddenly stiffened.

In his heart and spirit, he lost contact with the bear.

He looked up, only to see an ice-blue giant, swinging a fist as large as a clay pot, fiercely hammering the bear’s head.

The giant’s Qi Power was seemingly stronger than the bear’s, within a blink, a bloodied bear carcass crashed into the water domain.

"This is... Star Spirit?!"