Chapter 4308: Counterattack

"Stop, you can't leave!"

Gui Fengzhen let out a cold shout, filled with Killing Intent. She hadn't brought Duan Fengling with her, clearly having prepared for a major battle.

The Ghost Face Mask Man's eyes were cold: "What do you want to do?"

Gui Fengzhen said, "Hand over the Five Elements Essence. Remember, not just metal, wood, water, and fire, but also thick earth. If you do, I can spare your life."

"Hahahaha, it seems my guess was correct. This is indeed a trap."

The Ghost Face Mask Man burst into laughter. "I knew it; how could anyone bear to put the Five Elements Essence up for auction? It seems the goal was to lure me in."

"It's good you understand."

Gui Fengzhen said, "Since everything is clear, hand it over quickly. I can guarantee you safe passage."

"What, are you that confident?" The Ghost Face Mask Man chuckled. "It's still uncertain who the hunter and who the prey is. Since I dared to come out and bid, I'm not afraid of your underhanded tactics. If you have the ability, then show it."

"Since you're seeking death, then don't blame anyone else!"

Gui Fengzhen raised her hand, and a black long whip appeared in her palm, exuding a strong Chaos Qi. It was clearly also a chaotic spiritual treasure.

The black long whip was like a nimble python, coiling towards the opponent's legs with immense pressure.

A black short staff appeared in the Ghost Face Mask Man's hand, transforming into a sky full of staff shadows to meet it.

The long whip and short staff collided, emitting a dull thud, and then a figure was sent stumbling backward, it was the Ghost Face Mask Man.

As the second Elder of Qianyuan Mountain, Gui Fengzhen had the strength of a fifth-grade Yuan Ancestor, clearly much stronger than her opponent.

She gained an absolute advantage in one move, and then the long whip rolled out, covering the sky and earth.

After three moves, the Ghost Face Mask Man's short staff was directly sent flying by the long whip, and he was completely on the defensive.

"Go to hell!"

Spotting an opening, Gui Fengzhen's black long whip suddenly flicked, piercing directly towards the opponent's chest like a long spear.

This move was fast, ruthless, and unstoppable.

In her heart, even if it couldn't be a fatal blow, it would directly severely injure the opponent.

But unexpectedly, a glimmer of light flashed in the Ghost Face Mask Man's eyes. He reached out and grabbed the long whip, then his figure flickered, appearing in front of her, and he struck her chest with a palm.

Everything happened too suddenly. She had thought she had control of the situation, but she didn't expect that the other party had been playing dumb all along.

"It's a sixth-grade Yuan Ancestor!"

This was Gui Fengzhen's last thought, and then her internal organs were shattered by that palm strike.

Her Primordial Spirit had just emerged when it was completely crushed by the black long whip that the Ghost Face Mask Man had snatched.

"With just this much ability, you thought you could ambush me?" The Ghost Face Mask Man chuckled, reaching out to snatch her Storage Ring. Then, Gui Fengzhen's corpse turned into a sky full of blood mist, dissipating into the Void Realm.

In the darkness, Ye Bufan's Dao Body saw everything clearly.

He thought to himself that this old fellow was truly cunning, acting for so long, his goal was to kill the opponent in one go.

One must know that even a sixth-grade Yuan Ancestor would find it difficult to kill a fifth-grade Yuan Ancestor in one move. What he wanted to do was to snatch the opponent's Storage Ring, not giving him a chance to escape.

The facts proved that this fellow's plan was successful, and coupled with Gui Fengzhen's excessive carelessness, the hunter truly became the prey.

But he remained motionless in the shadows, always having a premonition that Gui Fengzhen was just a minor character sent by the mastermind behind the scenes.

Since the other party dared to release such a treasure as the Five Elements Essence as bait, they must be absolutely confident in retrieving it.

And at that moment, another black figure appeared silently behind the Ghost Face Mask Man, a dark black short blade directly stabbing towards his back.

Upon seeing that person's appearance, Ye Bufan was startled again. The one who launched the sneak attack was actually Lu Dingxuan.

It seemed this old fellow also harbored covetous desires after attending the auction, quietly following behind, preparing to play the role of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

But unexpectedly, he still underestimated the Ghost Face Mask Man.

Although he had been extremely pleased just now, he hadn't lost his composure and was constantly on alert.

Feeling the attack from behind, his figure quickly dodged forward, and at the same time, the black long whip he had just snatched pierced directly backward from his shoulder.

"This…"

Lu Dingxuan's blade struck empty air. Just as he was about to pursue, the black long whip was already in front of him, heading straight for his face.

He was there to kill and seize treasure, not to commit suicide. In this situation, he could only abandon his target and slash the tip of the long whip with his blade.

The Ghost Face Mask Man dodged the attack, turned his head, his eyes blazing with Killing Intent.

"You dog, how dare you ambush me!"

With an angry roar, the long whip in his hand coiled out again. Although this was a snatched weapon, it was clear that this person was not unfamiliar with using a whip. He used a set of whip techniques with great skill and power.

Lu Dingxuan, having failed in his sneak attack, could only meet force with force, and the two began to fight.

He was a sixth-grade Yuan Ancestor, but his opponent was by no means weak. Most critically, he had previously been injured by Ku Xuzi and had not fully recovered, putting him at a disadvantage.

The two fought for more than a dozen moves, and Lu Dingxuan was completely suppressed.

The long whip in the Ghost Face Mask Man's hand suddenly became rigid, piercing towards his face like a spear.

Lu Dingxuan quickly dodged to the side, but unexpectedly, the long whip suddenly softened again, sweeping horizontally at his neck.

This strike was fast, fierce, and quite sudden.

He hurriedly dodged again, but was still a fraction of a second too slow, and the tip of the long whip viciously swept across his shoulder.

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered. A deep, bone-visible gash was carved into Lu Dingxuan's right shoulder, and at the same time, he was flung dozens of feet away.

At this point, he dared not linger and immediately turned and fled. Although the treasure was good, he needed to be alive to enjoy it.

"You run fast!"

Watching his retreating figure, the Ghost Face Mask Man sneered, "Anyone who dares to covet the Five Elements Essence must have the ability to do so!"

"That's right, my treasure is not something just anyone can covet!"

A cold voice echoed through the air, and at the same time, immense pressure instantly enveloped an area of a thousand feet.

Feeling this immense power, Ye Bufan shrunk his neck in fear. Fortunately, he maintained sufficient vigilance and hid tens of thousands of feet high, secretly observing. Otherwise, he would probably have been discovered by the opponent's powerful Domain.

Although there was still some distance, he could still clearly feel the terrifying strength of this person, much more powerful than the previous Han Jianke.

Was this person an eighth-grade Yuan Ancestor? Or a ninth-grade?

His heart was shocked, and at the same time, he pushed his Cultivation Technique to the extreme, fearing that he would be detected by the other party.

The Black-Clothed Man stood in the Void Realm, completely covered from head to toe, his face also indiscernible.

"Who are you? Did you put the Five Elements Essence up for sale?"

The Ghost Face Mask Man was also startled. According to his guess, he thought these were all Gui Fengzhen's doing, but he didn't expect there was a hidden big shot behind her.

The Black-Clothed Man's voice was cold and filled with Killing Intent: "Enough nonsense. Hand over the complete Five Elements Essence, and I'll leave you a whole corpse!"