Chapter 124: Black Crystal Ball

Zhou Yuan unleashed a palm strike, causing the ground to vibrate. A dark-gold fist-light swept out like a golden rainbow, carrying a heavy, overbearing momentum directly towards Gu Ling.

The golden rainbow surged forth, like a giant dragon carrying a mountain, threatening to split the sky.

Its momentum was astounding.

As the golden rainbow roared past, the ground in front of Zhou Yuan was forcibly ripped open, leaving a long mark.

Dragon Tablet Hand, third level.

After nearly a year of cultivation, Zhou Yuan was finally able to unleash this third level. Its immense power quietly shocked him; the might of this palm even surpassed the Mid-Grade Profound Origin Art, Emperor Extreme Seal, reaching the level of a High-Grade Profound Origin Art.

Even a master at the mid-stage Heavenly Gate Realm would likely have to retreat far away from this palm strike.

Gu Ling's expression indeed turned to shock and fear, a look of horror flashing in his eyes. He had never expected that this so-called "Qi Cultivation Realm minnow" in his eyes could unleash such an astonishing palm strike.

Gu Ling hastily retreated in disarray, trying to avoid the attack's sharp edge, but the golden rainbow followed him like a shadow, reaching him within a few breaths.

Unable to retreat, a ruthless look flashed in Gu Ling's eyes. His origin qi burst forth without reservation as he clenched his fingers and threw a punch.

The air in front of him exploded.

"Myriad Mountains Fist Seal!"

Violent origin qi gathered, forming a powerful force that heavily collided with the roaring golden rainbow.

Energy waves raged, causing the ground to crack directly. Gu Ling's body was severely impacted; he spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward.

However, the moment he flew backward, a sinister look appeared on his face. He flicked his tongue and spat out a tiny dark ray of light.

That ray of light was indescribably fast, piercing directly through the energy waves and striking Zhou Yuan's forehead like lightning.

Gu Ling fell to the ground in a sorry state, his face pale. He felt as if his internal organs had shifted, clearly severely injured by the fierce fist-light.

However, despite being heavily injured, Gu Ling gave a sinister smile. Looking in Zhou Yuan's direction, he said, "Kid, you're still too green. With my Soul-Shattering Needle in you, you're dead for sure!"

The dust and smoke around Zhou Yuan gradually dispersed, and as he revealed himself, the smile on Gu Ling's face slowly froze.

At this moment, cyan scales had emerged on Zhou Yuan's glabella, and the tiny black long needle was stuck on the scales, unable to penetrate deeper.

Zhou Yuan extended his hand, plucked the black needle from his glabella, and gazed indifferently at Gu Ling.

"How is that possible?!" Gu Ling cried out in terror. His previous strike was as fast as thunder, and the timing was perfectly executed, but it was still blocked by Zhou Yuan.

"You truly are a sinister fellow to your very core," Zhou Yuan said calmly.

Gu Ling's face was pale. He watched Zhou Yuan, who was walking towards him step by step with killing intent, and hastily retreated in disarray, saying, "If you dare to kill me, our Gu family will never let you go!"

The smile on Zhou Yuan's lips was somewhat mocking. At this point, there was no room left for them and the Gu family to back down.

Gu Ling seemed to understand. He suddenly scrambled to his feet, slapped the ground with his palm, and shot backward, attempting to seize the opportunity to escape.

However, how could Zhou Yuan give him such an opportunity? The black needle at his fingertip flicked, turning into a flash of light. It caught up to Gu Ling like lightning and finally pierced through the back of his head.

The expression on Gu Ling's face froze as his body fell heavily to the ground, life fading from his eyes. Only now did he feel some regret for provoking this pair in the Treasure Pavilion...

Moreover, this "Qi Cultivation Realm minnow" in his eyes seemed far stronger than he had imagined.

Zhou Yuan gazed coldly at Gu Ling's lifeless corpse. The Gu family's Soul Devouring Pagoda had harmed countless people; today, it could be considered their karmic retribution.

He no longer paid attention to Gu Ling's corpse. He walked directly towards the stone platform, then his gaze fell upon the black crystal ball on the platform.

Black mist swirled around the crystal ball, connecting to the ground, as if something was continuously surging in.

Zhou Yuan watched for a moment, his pupils suddenly contracting as he discovered that what was surging in was precisely streams of soul power. As soon as these souls entered the black crystal ball, they would be refined.

Now, a large amount of pure soul power had settled within this black crystal ball.

"What exactly is this? It can even absorb and refine souls," Zhou Yuan exclaimed in surprise. Clearly, it was the existence of this item that allowed all members of the Gu family to possess strong souls.

"Whatever it is, I'll take it first."

Zhou Yuan's mind stirred. He directly grabbed the black crystal ball and forcibly pulled it out of the stone platform.

As soon as the black crystal ball disappeared, the stone platform began to tremble and gradually cracked.

At the same time, throughout the entire Soul Devouring Pagoda, the pervasive faint black mist also began to gradually recede.

In another part of the Soul Devouring Pagoda, an intense battle continued.

However, facing the fierce offensive of Tun Tun and the Ice Bird, the two elders of the Gu family both showed signs of fatigue. After all, source beasts inherently possess fierce combat power, and the two before them were extraordinary.

Fortunately, within this Soul Devouring Pagoda, they had a continuous supply of power, so they managed to hold on under the two beasts' attacks.

The battlefield between Yao Yao and Gu Qiu appeared somewhat comical.

Yao Yao couldn't use origin qi, so when facing Gu Qiu, she adopted the most brutal method: scrolls of Fourth-Grade Origin Runes continuously appeared in her hands and were then thrown out.

Faced with Yao Yao's simple, brutal, and extravagant fighting style, Gu Qiu was forced into a very sorry state and at the same time felt extremely incredulous.

Fourth-Grade Origin Runes, although their Gu family also possessed them, were high-end strategic treasures, so using even one caused them great pain.

However, before his eyes, the cyan-robed girl's hands seemed to have an endless supply of Fourth-Grade Origin Runes. This was simply more abundant than the entire Gu family's collection.

Therefore, he was heavily surrounded by Yao Yao's Fourth-Grade Origin Runes, appearing quite dishevelled. But at the same time, thanks to the advantageous terrain, they were able to hold on.

"Within this Soul Devouring Pagoda, our power is inexhaustible. Let's see if you have more Origin Runes, or if I can last longer?" Gu Qiu said with a gloomy look.

However, just as that thought crossed his mind, he suddenly discovered that the black mist within the Soul Devouring Pagoda had actually begun to show signs of receding.

And the entire Soul Devouring Pagoda also began to tremble.

Those who were previously immersed in the black mist also began to wake up one after another at this time, their eyes bewildered.

"Damn it, the Soul Refining Crystal has been taken!" Gu Qiu realized, his expression instantly changing drastically.

"Why didn't Gu Ling hold it? Could it be that he couldn't even deal with a Qi Cultivation Realm minnow?!" Gu Qiu's face was livid.

The two Gu family elders also shot backward in disarray. They looked at the receding black mist, their expressions changing dramatically as they cried out in alarm, "How is that possible? How could that minnow break through Gu Ling's defense?!"

Hearing their voices, Luoluo also widened her eyes in surprise. She had originally thought Zhou Yuan would fail, but she didn't expect him to actually succeed.

Luoluo blinked her big eyes and murmured to herself.

"This Young Master Zhou Yuan, he's truly impressive."