After a fierce battle, the scorching Star Lake was awash with scarlet blood, and debris was scattered everywhere.
Moreover, the Golden Cores were dug out from the bodies of those Golden Core realm cultivators, leaving no complete corpses. The scene was terrifying.
Except for a few cultivators who had left early, less than twenty cultivators remained standing on the Star Lake at this moment.
One hundred powerful figures had fought, and only a dozen or so remained. This demonstrated how brutal the battle had been.
"Li Yunhai, I never expected you to collude with the Ouyang family. If my elder brother finds out, your Li family will surely be annihilated!"
Fufeng glared at Li Yunhai, his eyes filled with hatred.
"Brother Fu, with the Earth Heart Dew appearing, who wouldn't want to seize an opportunity? With my Li family alone, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to obtain a share of the Earth Heart Dew amidst the competition of so many powerful cultivators."
"There is not enough meat for the wolves. Those who gain an opportunity are destined to be few. We are merely making arrangements in advance."
Li Yunhai was unfazed by Fufeng's threat.
With the emergence of this opportunity, Ouyang Ye had brought Ouyang Lin to the depths of the Star Lake Forest in advance to win over various powerful figures by offering generous rewards.
Each of the cultivators he had won over possessed peak Golden Core realm combat power, and one even had a second-grade high-quality Golden Core, whose strength was not much weaker than that of ordinary Nascent Soul realm cultivators like themselves.
In addition to dividing the opportunities, the more than a hundred Golden Core realm cultivators present were a significant fortune in themselves. Therefore, when Ouyang Ye secretly took the lead, many powerful figures did not refuse.
Although Fufeng was vigilant, the chaotic fighting among the cultivators made him oblivious. He had no idea that this was all a trap meticulously planned by Ouyang Ye.
It was only when more than twenty cultivators remained in the arena that Fufeng realized what was happening. He wanted to leave with Fusi Si, but it was already too late.
Fufeng said no more. He glanced at the group of rogue cultivators. He recognized a few of them; they were cultivators from Big Rock Star, each with a notorious reputation and unafraid of their Fu family. Even if their scheme was exposed this time and the news got out, they could still leave Big Rock Star.
"Do you have any last words before you die? When my Ouyang family annihilates your Fu family, I will tell them?" Ouyang Ye sneered as he looked at Fufeng, who was surrounded in the Star Lake, his cold eyes filled with schadenfreude.
"Hey, are you guys not taking me seriously? In broad daylight, you dare to commit such despicable acts of murder and robbery. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed if this gets out?" Liu Mu stood beside Fusi Si, his bright eyes filled with disdain.
He had initially thought that everyone was fighting to seize an opportunity, but now he realized that this was all a trap set by that old man, and over a hundred Golden Core realm cultivators had become sacrifices.
If it were a normal battle for opportunities, he wouldn't have minded. But Ouyang Ye was truly detestable. The Golden Cores that over a hundred Golden Core realm cultivators had painstakingly cultivated were all dug out.
"Ridicule?"
Everyone heard this and was stunned, then burst into laughter. They found this handsome young man to be utterly amusing. Many of them had no background. To cultivate to this point, they had endured countless hardships and sorrows. To break through to the Nascent Soul stage, they could endure even some humiliation. How could they care about mere ridicule?
Moreover, this news could not possibly get out.
Liu Mu's words, however, made Fufeng realize that they were not without hope of survival.
Although Liu Mu had not made a move yet, he had witnessed the destruction caused by Liu Mu's single sword strike earlier. Liu Mu's strength was definitely not weaker than his own. With Liu Mu's assistance, perhaps they could break through the encirclement.
"Attack! Kill them all!"
Ouyang Ye wasted no more words. With a roar, he struck first, transforming into a black phantom and charging towards Fufeng.
More than ten peak Golden Core realm cultivators, plus two Nascent Soul realm powerhouses, such a lineup was enough to contend even with ordinary second-tribulation Nascent Soul realm cultivators.
Swish!
A dazzling green light flashed, and a peak Golden Core realm cultivator who was rapidly charging towards Liu Mu suddenly stopped. His eyes were filled with struggle and horror as he stared at Liu Mu, his face contorted, before slowly falling to the ground.
"Dead?"
Everyone caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of their eyes. A hairline-thin scratch could be seen on the chest of that Golden Core realm cultivator.
"Is this also a Nascent Soul realm powerhouse?"
Ouyang Ye and Li Yunhai exchanged glances, their minds in sync. They both charged towards Liu Mu.
"You are courting death yourselves, then do not blame me."
Seeing Ouyang Ye and Li Yunhai charging towards him with murderous intent, Liu Mu's eyes gradually became cold. He held a green divine sword as thin as a cicada's wing and was about to draw it...
Just then, a figure shot out from the erupting lava cave at an extremely high speed.
"How is it that only this many people are left dead?"
Zhang Fan stood on the Star Lake, his upper body bare. His skin was as smooth and fair as white jade, and his muscles were well-defined. He looked around at the corpses scattered everywhere and couldn't help but wonder.
"You little beast, you're not dead!"
Ouyang Lin, who was about to kill Fusi Si, first showed surprise upon seeing Zhang Fan, which was then replaced by a murderous intent.
He held a golden tiger-headed spear. With a flick of his spear, the tiger-headed spear, carrying a hint of golden light, pierced towards Zhang Fan with lightning speed.
"Zhang Fan, be careful!"
Liu Mu quickly shouted to warn him upon seeing this.
But Zhang Fan stood there as if he hadn't noticed. Under everyone's gaze, the tiger-headed spear struck Zhang Fan's back with swift and precise force.
Clang!
A crisp sound of metal impact rang out. This spear, which was enough to kill a peak Golden Core realm cultivator, didn't even break Zhang Fan's skin.
"The power is not enough."
Zhang Fan turned around and grabbed the spear shaft. With a powerful swing, the immense force prevented Ouyang Lin from letting go. He was instantly sent flying and smashed heavily onto the Star Lake.
The fierce impact created a small hole in the Star Lake, sending stone fragments flying. Ouyang Lin was also spat out blood from the impact.
"Die!"
Zhang Fan had no intention of wasting any words on Ouyang Lin. He directly threw a punch towards his head.
"Stop!"
Seeing Zhang Fan unleashing a killing blow without a word, Ouyang Ye's face changed drastically. He exerted his movement technique to the extreme and charged towards Zhang Fan, while simultaneously throwing a black shuttle towards Zhang Fan's head.
If Zhang Fan continued to attack Ouyang Lin, he would definitely be hit by the shuttle.
Just as everyone thought Zhang Fan would stop, they saw him ignore the shuttle as if it were invisible. With a resolute punch, he smashed it onto Ouyang Lin's head, amidst Ouyang Lin's shocked and unwilling gaze.
Ouyang Lin, dead!
And the shuttle, which was flying rapidly, suddenly slowed down as it entered Zhang Fan's three-zhang range. Zhang Fan turned around and caught the shuttle in his hand.
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