A pale-faced boy appeared out of thin air within the Illusory Beast Diagram, beside Jiang Yun, his hands behind his back, looking at Wan Hongbo with an air of aged wisdom.
With his appearance, the originally turbulent and almost collapsing Illusory Beast Diagram instantly calmed down, and even the numerous fine cracks that Wan Hongbo had created with a single finger earlier slowly healed at a visible speed.
The one who arrived was naturally Gu Bu Lao!
Those domineering words heavily struck everyone's hearts, but for Jiang Yun, they filled him with a deep warmth.
Although Gu Bu Lao had not yet accepted him as a Disciple, he was a Hidden Peak person!
After dropping that sentence, Gu Bu Lao didn't even look at Wan Hongbo again. Instead, he reached out and, with a wave of his hand, the mutated Yao Beast egg, which the pangolin had just dug out of the ground and was holding, immediately flew into his hand. After a brief examination, he coldly smiled and said, "This Yao Beast egg is an ownerless item; naturally, anyone can seize it."
"Jiang Yun, there are rewards after successfully challenging the Five Peaks. I remember you haven't claimed the rewards from Sword Dao Peak and Tianfu Peak yet. However, today, as long as you pass Hundred Beast Peak, I will make the decision to award this Yao Beast egg to you!"
"You!"
Although Wan Hongbo was so angry his teeth itched, facing Gu Bu Lao, whose depth he couldn't fathom at all, he didn't even have the courage to make a move.
As for the observing Disciples outside the Illusory Beast Diagram, they were deeply impressed by Gu Bu Lao's words. This act of favoritism had reached a new height!
Although this mutated Yao Beast egg was ownerless, it was undoubtedly hidden by Wan Hongbo within the Illusory Beast Diagram. Yet, Gu Bu Lao actually used it as a prize to reward Jiang Yun.
It should be known that although Jiang Yun was indeed injured now, the number of Vicious Beasts gathered around him was already overwhelming, making it incredibly easy for him to form a teleportation Formation and leave the Illusory Beast Diagram.
Therefore, this mutated Yao Beast egg was already within Jiang Yun's grasp.
Jiang Yun bowed deeply to Gu Bu Lao and said, "Peak Master Gu, this Disciple has a request."
Gu Bu Lao slightly raised an eyebrow and said, "Speak!"
"This Disciple wishes to battle Peak Master Wan here!"
As soon as these words came out, the entire Wen Dao Sect was instantly shaken. Regardless of whether they were Disciples or Peak Masters, even Dao Tianyou's face showed surprise.
Back then, Jiang Yun's battle against Zheng Yuan with his Tongmai Realm strength had already made countless people look sideways. However, they never expected that he would now challenge Wan Hongbo, who was a Dongtian cultivator!
Cave Heaven Realm and Tongmai Realm are two major Realms apart, and the difference in strength cannot even be described as the difference between heaven and earth.
As for Wan Hongbo, upon hearing Jiang Yun's words, his eyes instantly flared with cold light. Being challenged by a Tongmai Realm Cultivator was not an honor for him, but a tremendous humiliation.
If it weren't for Gu Bu Lao still standing before him, he would absolutely kill Jiang Yun without hesitation right now.
Gu Bu Lao's face also showed a hint of surprise; he clearly hadn't expected Jiang Yun to make such a request.
However, after a brief pondering, Gu Bu Lao smiled slightly and said, "Good, regardless of whether you win or lose this battle, you can be considered half a Disciple of mine, Gu Bu Lao. For this battle, I will guard your back!"
As his voice fell, Gu Bu Lao's figure flickered, and he left the Illusory Beast Diagram, standing above the flat world and sitting down cross-legged.
As he sat down, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from his body, like a storm, instantly sweeping across the entire Illusory Beast Diagram, thereby causing everyone's gaze and Divine Sense to detach from the Illusory Beast Diagram, no longer able to see the situation within it.
"What happened? Why can't I see anything?"
"Yeah, my Divine Sense was also forced out!"
Everyone immediately started shouting. They were all extremely eager to see how Jiang Yun would fight Wan Hongbo, but Gu Bu Lao had completely sealed off the entire Illusory Beast Diagram, preventing them from seeing.
Facing everyone's complaints, Gu Bu Lao completely ignored them, even closing his eyes, like an old monk in meditation.
Fortunately, at this moment, Dao Tianyou stepped forward and said, "Everyone, please calm down. Due to certain reasons, the battle between Jiang Yun and Peak Master Wan cannot be made public. However, I, as the Sect Master, guarantee that in this battle, besides the two of them, no third person will ever interfere."
Although everyone still felt a little dissatisfied, facing both the Sect Master and Gu Bu Lao, they dared not voice any further objections, and thus could only suppress their dissatisfaction and wait patiently.
Dao Tianyou looked deeply at Gu Bu Lao and transmitted, "You also want to see Jiang Yun's true strength now, don't you?"
Gu Bu Lao nodded impassively; this was precisely his thought.
Jiang Yun was now at the eleventh level of the Tongmai Realm. Although even he himself didn't know if he had cultivated a Dao Body, being able to fight a Dongtian cultivator like Wan Hongbo was indeed of great benefit to the current Jiang Yun.
Furthermore, after the Five Peaks challenge ended, he would have Jiang Yun leave the Wen Dao Sect, and the outside world was even more brutal than the Wen Dao Sect, with even more experts. To become strong and to survive, Jiang Yun had to have this battle, which was why he agreed to Jiang Yun's request.
The reason it couldn't be shown to everyone was naturally to avoid exposing Jiang Yun's true cultivation Realm of Tongmai Realm eleventh level.
Within the Illusory Beast Diagram, although Gu Bu Lao had left, Wan Hongbo could clearly feel that the restraints he had just broken free from were now returning to him layer by layer, and they were even more secure than before, suppressing his cultivation back to the first level of the Blessed Land Realm.
Clearly, this was Gu Bu Lao's doing!
However, Wan Hongbo didn't care. Even if he was suppressed to the Blessed Land Realm, the strength he could unleash was absolutely not comparable to a Blessed Land Realm Disciple like Zheng Yuan.
After all, he was a Dongtian cultivator!
Although he hated Jiang Yun to the core, at this point, Wan Hongbo was no longer in a hurry. With a playful look, he stared at Jiang Yun and said, "I have to say, you're very bold, but unfortunately, your knowledge is too shallow! Do you think that just because my cultivation is suppressed and you have the help of the myriad beasts here, you have the qualification to contend with me?"
"Perhaps you think that with Gu Bu Lao guarding your back, even if I defeat you, I wouldn't dare kill you. Well then, I'll tell you, I have countless ways to make your life worse than death!"
Killing intent slowly emerged in Wan Hongbo's eyes. He slowly raised his hand, and the hundred-zhang Centipede, which was still frozen in the air, immediately regained its freedom, twisting its massive body and staring coldly at Jiang Yun with its enormous eyes.
Jiang Yun's expression also became solemn. Just as Gu Bu Lao had guessed, this battle was for him to verify his own strength.
This battle was also his true first step on the path to becoming a powerful expert.
Taking a deep breath, countless streams of Physical Body power and Thunder Power within Jiang Yun's body suddenly accelerated their circulation, causing his aura to begin to rise at this moment.
At the same time, Jiang Yun reached out and touched his glabella, revealing a strange mark from which countless smoke-like Qi surged out, gradually condensing into a colossal, towering figure ten zhang tall, standing quietly behind Jiang Yun.
Flesh Dao Body!