Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 994 The Uninvited Guest Guo Tingshu

Given enough time, he was confident that he could defeat Bai Zhaoyue or Yuan Jiqing by a narrow margin in a one-on-one fight.

But what if the two combine their strength? Then it would be difficult to resist using only body-refining methods.

Bai Zhaoyue's hands had already transformed into dragon claws, and her claw techniques were unpredictable. Coupled with her elusive dragon tail, she gave Jing Yu a great headache.

Yuan Jiqing was responsible for the frontal assault. His fist techniques were fierce and powerful, with each move possessing the might to move mountains and cross seas. Even Jing Yu, whose physical body and magic were superior, had to frequently use skillful techniques to deflect the power of the silver-maned ape demon's fists under the pressure from Bai Zhaoyue on the side.

This time, Bai Zhaoyue and Yuan Jiqing, one skillful and the other clumsy, one gentle and the other strong, although their cooperation was not perfect, their extraordinary fighting instincts and shared hatred for the human race created a breathtakingly complementary offensive.

Jing Yu unleashed his agility, weaving through the gaps in the two demons' attacks like a ghost. Sometimes he would transform his palm into a blade, forcefully clashing with Yuan Jiqing's powerful, mountain-splitting punch; other times he would twist his body and bend his waist, narrowly avoiding Bai Zhaoyue's cunning dragon tail spike aimed at his back. The dragon tail grazed his waist, and the sharp energy it generated actually tore a hole in his robe.

He tried to counter Bai Zhaoyue's speed with speed, seizing the moment when Bai Zhaoyue changed her moves to rush forward, but Yuan Jiqing timely forced him back with a powerful side kick; he tried to use force to break through skill and forcefully shake Yuan Jiqing away, but Bai Zhaoyue's sinister claws quietly arrived, targeting his acupoints all over his body, forcing him to constantly defend.

Jing Yu pushed his bloodline to its limit, his blood energy surging and roaring like a great river. He even used his body-refining divine ability [Bitter Crossing Profound Light], which was still only at the Cave Heaven level, to harass the enemy. However, it was only a drop in the ocean. After hundreds of moves, he was still struggling and was showing signs of defeat.

"When you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water can cause problems... Strange, is my 'avoiding misfortune and attracting good fortune' technique no longer working?"

Jing Yu was puzzled and thought to himself, "In the worst case scenario, I would simply be killed by Bai Zhaoyue and Yuan Jiqing working together... When I perish and trigger the [Nine Lives of a Tanuki], perhaps one of them will enter the inner hall of the Pot Palace to begin the trial."

"When I am resurrected, with the blessing of [destruction and reconstruction], my foundation will surely be further improved, and taking down one of the demons should not be a problem."

"But the worst-case scenario is that I am resurrected before the two of them have even decided who is the victor..."

Jing Yu thought dejectedly, "If I'm really that unlucky... I'll just be killed by them all together again!"

"I want to see just how far I can go with these four opportunities to 'destroy and rebuild'! I wonder if I'll be able to take on two opponents at once then?"

"However, given the existence of the [Avoid Misfortune and Seek Good Fortune], the most likely scenario is that one of them enters the inner hall while I only need to face the other."

After considering this in his mind, Jing Yu's expression gradually calmed down, and his blood and qi surged a little more. Although he had a few more wounds on his body in the short time, he did not care. Instead, he took the path of attacking against attack and risking his life. Even if he had a few more wounds, he would find an opportunity to severely injure one of the demons, Bai Zhaoyue or Yuan Jiqing!

Just then, the outer hall area of ​​the Pot Palace suddenly trembled slightly, and another person fell from the void.

The three of them simultaneously stopped their attacks, retreated to the side, and watched the newcomer with wary expressions.

"How come there are still cultivators who meet the requirements and have been teleported to the Pot Palace?" Yuan Jiqing wondered.

"Ouch!"

The cultivator who had just been teleported in was Guo Tingshu. At this moment, his eyes were blank as he turned to look around, dazedly saying:

"Where am I...? How did I suddenly step into thin air..."

"Fellow Daoist Guo?" Jing Yu asked in surprise, "What brings you here?"

"Oh? It's Fellow Daoist Bai!"

Guo Tingshu stood up, and upon seeing Jing Yu, his eyes lit up. He said excitedly, "I never expected to run into you... Where is this place? Do you know, fellow Daoist?"

"This is the [Hall in the Pot]..." Jing Yu looked helpless, then suddenly asked in surprise, "Fellow Daoist Guo, where have you been all these years? Why... why were you also able to be teleported in..."

"Alas, Fellow Daoist Bai, these past few years have been a long story."

Guo Tingshu sighed, "I don't know why, but the fusion beasts in the Demon Refining Realm have gone mad and are actively chasing after me... No matter where I hide, those fusion beasts can find me."

"I couldn't escape, so I could only fight back passively. Fortunately, they came one by one. In one-on-one combat, I imitated the appearance of the natural enemies of the fusion beasts and killed them one by one."

"Later, I comprehended dozens of beast forms and gradually became unafraid of the lowest-level fusion beasts. But for some reason, the next fusion beast that came to hunt me down was always stronger than the previous one."

"There was no other way but to keep thinking of this clumsy method to survive."

"Later... I returned to Tianyun Jinghai to look for your whereabouts, but I encountered another black dragon."

"After killing him, I inexplicably ended up here."

Guo Tingshu's explanation left Jing Yu speechless; he was truly puzzled.

"Guo Tingshu has the most ordinary human bloodline, which provides almost no advantage in this demon refining world. If it really is an identical black dragon, how could he kill it so easily? And how could he be without any injuries at all?"

"It's a beast form!"

Guo Tingshu seemed to hear Jing Yu's thoughts again and laughed, "I just figured it out by guesswork. I always feel like I'm not quite getting into it. Fellow Daoist Bai, you are very knowledgeable. I was just about to ask you for your guidance."

"What a mess!"

Bai Zhaoyue's expression changed drastically, her eyes fixed on Guo Tingshu with murderous intent: "Another human brat... Are you his accomplice? Fine, we'll deal with him today!"

Having said that, he took a step forward, extended his dragon claw, and attacked the top of Guo Tingshu's crown.

"Fellow Daoist Guo, be careful!"

Jing Yu exclaimed in surprise. He had fought Bai Zhaoyue for hundreds of moves, how could he not know the combat power of this true disciple of the Dragon Palace? With the activation of her Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, her strength in this Demon Refining Realm was comparable to a Three Tribulations Loose Immortal! How could Guo Tingshu possibly withstand her?

In the blink of an eye, Bai Zhaoyue's dragon claw, powerful enough to tear apart metal and stone, had already covered Guo Tingshu's head. If this claw were to land firmly, not to mention flesh and blood, even the most solid metal and spiritual materials would be torn with five holes!

Jing Yu was unable to provide assistance in time, and Yuan Jiqing watched coldly from the sidelines, both believing that Guo Tingshu was about to die on the spot.

But Guo Tingshu neither dodged nor avoided, nor did he even adopt any defensive stance. He merely frowned slightly, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes, as if he were trying to recall something.

Just as the dragon claw was about to touch his crown, he suddenly exclaimed "Oh!" as if he had figured out a difficult problem.

Then, he did something that no one present expected...