The scene fell silent, no one knowing what had happened. They only saw that the black long shuttle, moving at an extreme speed that made its trajectory difficult to discern, slowed considerably upon entering Zhang Fan's personal space within three zhang.
At such speeds, even a cultivator in the Heaven and Man Realm could have easily dodged it.
"Such a wondrous domain."
Liu Mu's bright eyes fixed on Zhang Fan, a hint of admiration in them. It was the first time he had ever seen a domain that could manipulate force fields.
"Is it the power of a domain?"
Although Liu Mu's voice was soft, many present heard it. After a moment of thought, they concluded this was the only possibility.
The black long shuttle's sudden deceleration was indeed due to Zhang Fan employing his Disintegration Domain to resist it, thus achieving such an effect.
"You intend to kill me too?"
Zhang Fan toyed with the carved black long shuttle in his hand, his gaze fixed on Ouyang Ye, whose complexion was extremely grim, with a half-smile.
"In this Great Rock Star, you are the first to dare kill a disciple of my Ouyang family. Regardless of what happens, you will die today!"
Ouyang Ye's eyes were as cold and sinister as a venomous snake's as he stared at Zhang Fan.
Although Zhang Fan's methods were peculiar, he could tell that Zhang Fan had not yet cultivated a Nascent Soul.
As long as he wasn't a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, even if Zhang Fan had condensed a top-grade Golden Core, he wouldn't be afraid.
As for cultivators with first-grade Golden Cores, he hadn't even considered them. In the vast Wu Shan Star Domain, in any era, there were only a handful of cultivators who condensed first-grade Golden Cores, and each of them was a renowned powerhouse on the Heaven Ranking. How could he not know this?
"How did you cultivate your physique? You were unharmed even after jumping into that earth fire lava. Why is it so strong?" Just as the tension on the scene reached its peak, Liu Mu, rather inopportunely, approached Zhang Fan and, gazing curiously at his bare upper body, asked.
"Want to learn? I can teach you," Zhang Fan said with a smile, meeting Liu Mu's bright eyes.
"No, no, thank you."
Seeing Zhang Fan's bare physique, Liu Mu blushed slightly and quickly waved his hands.
"Fine if you don't want to. Why are you blushing? You look like a girl," Zhang Fan waved his hand and then added, "You step back first. I'll deal with this old guy first."
"Cough, cough!"
Zhang Fan's words seemed to choke Liu Mu. After a couple of coughs, he retreated to the side, remaining silent.
"Truly a newborn calf fears no tiger. Today, I shall let you witness the gap between a Golden Core stage cultivator and a Nascent Soul expert."
Ouyang Ye roared with laughter in his fury. With a casual gesture, a long black spear appeared in his hand, emanating a dark, gloomy luminescence.
"That's the Ouyang family's high-grade spiritual treasure, the Star Gate Luo Yun Spear. I didn't expect Ouyang Ye to bring this spiritual treasure. It seems he planned this for a long time."
Some cultivators from the Great Rock Star recognized the black spear in Ouyang Ye's hand, their eyes filled with surprise.
Even on the Great Rock Star, high-grade spiritual treasures were few and far between. The Ouyang family likely possessed only this one, yet they dared to entrust it to Ouyang Ye.
"This was originally meant for Fu Feng, but now you can experience the might of a high-grade spiritual treasure in advance."
Ouyang Ye stared at Zhang Fan, hoping to see a look of fear or dread in his eyes, but he was disappointed.
"A high-grade spiritual treasure, huh?"
"As it happens, I have one too. Why don't we compare them and see whose is more powerful?"
Zhang Fan retrieved the Mountain River Seal from his Stellar Array Space. A powerful spiritual treasure aura emanated, startling everyone present, and then a hint of covetousness spread through their eyes.
A high-grade spiritual treasure!
Many Nascent Soul cultivators of slightly lesser strength didn't even possess one. They hadn't expected that this mere Golden Core stage cultivator would have one.
"If I can seize this seal, I will have the confidence to protect myself even if I encounter an ambush from a Nascent Soul cultivator in the future." A peak cultivator who had condensed a second-grade Golden Core licked his lips, his heart burning with desire and a malevolent intent already taking root.
Ouyang Ye's eyes also showed a hint of surprise. His heart grew wary, but his killing intent intensified.
"Hahahaha!"
A tiger's roar that shook the heavens and the earth erupted from the forest. A burly, rough-faced middle-aged man, over a zhang tall, emerged from the woods.
As the middle-aged man appeared, a formidable oppressive aura permeated the Star Lake. The Golden Core cultivators present felt a chill in their hearts, as if they were being targeted by an unparalleled ferocious beast.
"When did such a powerhouse appear on the Great Rock Star? Who exactly is he?"
Some Golden Core cultivators wondered in surprise, trying to guess his identity.
"Are you Bai Yunhu?"
Upon seeing the middle-aged man, Fu Feng's expression drastically changed. In the Star Lake forest, the only one who could exert such immense pressure on them was likely the king of the Star Lake forest, Bai Yunhu. 138 Reading Network.
"Not bad. Four Nascent Soul cultivators. That's barely enough to satisfy a meal."
Bai Yunhu's gaze swept over Fu Feng, Ouyang Ye, Li Yunhai, and Liu Mu, nodding with satisfaction.
Bai Yunhu's aura was robust and his condition excellent; he showed no signs of injury. Seeing this, everyone realized that this was likely a trap set by Bai Yunhu.
The Earth Core Dew, though precious, was only of great use to Golden Core cultivators. For those who had cultivated a Nascent Soul, it held little appeal.
Bai Yunhu wouldn't risk being severely injured by the earth fire to obtain the Earth Core Dew by diving into the earth's core.
Now, it seemed his ultimate goal was these human cultivators who had come seeking the Earth Core Dew.
"It's over. Even if the clan leader rushes here, he probably can't defeat Bai Yunhu. Today, we will all die here."
Despair flickered in Li Yunhai's eyes. The reason they dared to venture into the deepest part of the Star Lake forest was that someone had spread the news that they had personally seen Bai Yunhu dive into the earth's core and be severely wounded by the earth fire.
If Bai Yunhu had not been injured, even the clan leaders of their three great families would not have dared to enter this Star Lake.
"My children, attack!"
Bai Yunhu paid no mind to the reactions of those present. These human cultivators were merely a tonic in his eyes.
While demonic beast cores were beneficial for human cultivation, similarly, human cultivators' Golden Cores and Nascent Souls were great tonics for powerful demonic beasts.
As Bai Yunhu waved his palm, as broad as a fan, rustling sounds of branches shaking echoed from the dense forest. Then, everyone saw over a hundred fierce beasts emerge from the woods.
"Shadow Leopard, Silver Moon Wolf, Red Flame Azure-Eyed Python..."
If it were merely a single group of fierce beasts, the human cultivators, with their four Nascent Soul experts, could still resist them with relative ease.
However, three powerful groups of fierce beasts, commanded by Bai Yunhu, would form an extremely terrifying force when united.
Of course, what made them feel the most despair was Bai Yunhu himself.
Facing a demonic beast that had weathered three Nascent Soul tribulations, they had little power of resistance.
Nearly a hundred demonic beasts, each having condensed a demonic core, were comparable to human Golden Core cultivators. Even the leaders of these tribes could contend with Nascent Soul experts.
If the human cultivators had not gone through internal strife, perhaps some would have survived if a hundred Golden Core cultivators had resisted together.
But at this moment, fewer than twenty human cultivators remained. Facing the encirclement of the demonic beasts, breaking through had become exceptionally difficult.
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