Wang Mao and the members of the Dan Pavilion, upon hearing Gu Xunchao's words, couldn't help but feel perplexed.
Hadn't the Ancient Elder already advanced to the Fourth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm?
He was qualified enough to aim for the top twenty in the Divine Rankings, so why would he need to be so courteous toward a mere youngster, a newly ascended practitioner of the Divine Realm, even if the opponent was the New Dragon King from the Dragon King Hall?
As they pondered this,
Gu Xunchao spoke again.
"Very well, since the Dragon King wishes it, Lin Xiao, Chen Tianlong, Tianlong, what more are you waiting for? Strike now!"
As soon as he had spoken,
"Hmph!"
Xuu Changsheng, Chen Tianlong, and Lin Xiao grumbled reluctantly, then turned their heads, their eyes showing hostility as they looked at Mu Jinyu.
They were all men of their word, having previously agreed that the loser of the duel would help the victor fend off any external thieves targeting Tai Sui. They would put forth their best effort!
Wang Mao and the members of the Dan Pavilion were even more astonished. Did they really need so many people to take on the young leader of the Dragon King Hall?
At this moment, Gu Xunchao once again spoke: "You handle his four companions at the Early Stage of Divine Realm. He's in the Mid-Stage of Divine Realm. I'll deal with him myself!"
"Fine!"
The three, Xuu Changsheng, quickly agreed.
To confront Mu Jinyu together wasn't something they feared. However, since Mu Jinyu was accompanied by four Divine Realm women, naturally, they would face them.
"What?!"
Upon hearing the conversation between Gu Xunchao and Xuu Changsheng, Wang Mao broke out in a cold sweat!
Mu Jinyu wasn't just a beginner in the Divine Realm; he was a formidable contender in the Mid-Stage of the Divine Realm, fully capable of challenging the top twenty in the Divine Rankings!
If he had known earlier that Mu Jinyu was such a powerful opponent, he wouldn't have dared to block Mu Jinyu and call for Gu Xunchao's intervention!
Wasn't this courting death?
No wonder Mu Jinyu had just asked where he found the confidence to challenge him.
Xiao Yang and Liu Qingqing, along with their families who were blocked by the Dan Pavilion from escaping, also were shocked to nearly bite their tongues!
They hadn't expected that Mu Jinyu and the four, mistakenly thought to be simple tourists visiting Jade Emperor Peak, were all Divine Realm powerhouses.
It wasn't that they didn't appear capable of Martial Arts, looking like tourists, but rather their own strengths were too weak to recognize the high cultivation level of the others.
No wonder Mu Jinyu and his crew had calmly stated they were just there to watch, showing no intention to leave, when Xiao Yang was persuading.
It turned out they were entirely confident, and they even had their sights on Tai Sui!
Liu Qingqing stared intently at Mu Jinyu, thinking to herself!
Unfazed by the reactions around him, Mu Jinyu heard Gu Xunchao's plan and then spoke to Jian Ruyan and the others:
"Little Yanzi, just provide backup from the side when necessary. These three are enough for Wen Rou to handle! But if Xiyan or Sister Mei are in danger, remember to help them."
"Okay," Jian Ruyan rolled her eyes, agreeing to his terms.
Rolling her eyes was in reaction to being called Little Yanzi, but as a member of the Dragon King Hall, it was her duty to protect Gu Xiyan and the others if Mu Jinyu asked.
"Attack!"
As Mu Jinyu declared that the three of them should make their move, Wen Rou and Gu Xiyan felt uneasy, while the battle-hardened Mei Yinxue pulled out a dagger, her pretty face stern, and shouted uncompromisingly before charging at Lin Xiao!
Seeing this, Wen Rou and Gu Xiyan forced themselves to suppress their panic, then each found an opponent and charged!
Mu Jinyu watched their actions.
His gaze did not show excessive worry.
He had just deduced that he was in the Fourth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm and simultaneously inferred the strengths of the four women.
Wen Rou had first stepped into the Divine Realm, and with her exceptionally strong aptitude and the substantial aid of elixirs in her cultivation, she had advanced to the Third Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm quite early and was not far from the Fourth Layer.
Although Jian Ruyan had started a bit later, her aptitude was almost as good as Wen Rou's. With the aid of elixirs subsequently, she was now also in the Third Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, though slightly behind Wen Rou, still a distance away from the Mid Stage of Divine Realm.
As for Mei Yinxue and Gu Xiyan, their aptitudes were ultimately inferior, but with the help of a vast amount of elixirs, they now possessed the strength of the Second Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm!
It seemed that the strength of Gu Xiyan and the two women was inferior to Xu Changsheng and his group, and they seemingly had no qualifications to battle them.
But do not forget, Xu Changsheng and his group had just fought a major battle, all sustaining injuries and suffering tremendous depletion of their True Yuan, their strength now not much different from theirs.
Moreover, with Jian Ruyan, who had immense combat experience, flanking them, Gu Xiyan and Mei Yinxue's chances of winning might not be great, but there was also no danger, sufficient to serve as a training opportunity!
"Ding ding dang dang!"
"Pi li pa la!"
"Hong long long!"
In an instant, Gu Xiyan and the three women had engaged in battle with Xu Changsheng and his three men.
Wen Rou, due to her lack of combat experience, initially struggled severely against Xu Changsheng, but after several life-threatening moments, the panic in her eyes disappeared, replaced by calmness and composure. She became adept in combat against Xu Changsheng and gradually gained the upper hand.
Mei Yinxue, experienced in combat, went up against Lin Xiao, who had consumed the most True Yuan, and surprisingly, they were evenly matched!
Gu Xiyan, however, had it tough. Being a layer behind and lacking Mei Yinxue's extensive combat experience, she faced Chen Tianlong and was completely overwhelmed.
If it were not for Jian Ruyan's assistance each time Chen Tianlong tried to strike her down, suppressing Chen Tianlong just in time, she might have already perished!
Watching the battle situation of the four women, which posed no danger and could serve their training, Mu Jinyu felt quite pleased and reassured!
"Hmph, come meet your death!"
Mu Jinyu was observing from a distance, not making the first move, and Gu Xunchao behaved similarly, not daring to act first. He feared that if he fought with Mu Jinyu, Mu Jinyu's women would suppress Xu Changsheng and his group and then stab him in the back at a critical moment, together besieging him!
At this moment, seeing that Xu Changsheng and his three men had successfully entangled the four women, with no clear winner in the short term but making it impossible for them to assist Mu Jinyu, he shouted angrily and charged at Mu Jinyu!
"Boom! Boom!! Boom!!!"
Step by step, Gu Xunchao advanced, each step heavier than the last, leaving deep footsteps on the ground that cracked outward like a spiderweb.
His murderous aura and will to fight also escalated rapidly with each heavy step, like beating a drum!
This made the people of the Dan Pavilion who were standing behind Mu Jinyu, along with Xiao Yang and his family, feel somewhat breathless, all of them greatly shocked by the formidable power of the Mid Stage of Divine Realm.
"Go!"
Seeing Gu Xunchao charging towards Mu Jinyu, Wang Mao, despite the pounding fear, shouted to the people of the Dan Pavilion to leave the place, as Gu Xunchao was not specifically targeting them!
At this moment, Mu Jinyu was entangled by Gu Xunchao and definitely had no time to deal with them!
"Can you leave?"
However...
Upon hearing Wang Mao's words, Mu Jinyu did not attend to the gradually approaching Gu Xunchao but instead turned around, looking at the sweating Wang Mao with a slight smile.
His neat row of white teeth, under the moonlight, took on a dazzlingly white appearance!
Then, Mu Jinyu's aura surged wildly, like a thunderclap erupting from the spot, directly forcing Wang Mao and the rest of the Dan Pavilion personnel to spit blood and collapse on the ground, their entire cultivation bodies totally wrecked, unable to leave Jade Emperor Peak for a while!
"Hoo..."
At that moment, Gu Xunchao had already charged behind Mu Jinyu, delivering a punch straight at the back of Mu Jinyu's head, caring not at all if this move was considered a sneak attack!