The headless corpse of the Spirit One Sect Leader, Yang Tong, lay on the ground, blood gushing like a fountain from the wound in his neck. A pungent, bloody stench quickly filled the hall.
At that moment, the many innate realm martial arts grandmasters within the hall were struck with horror. An icy chill rose from their spines, spreading throughout their bodies.
In that instant, they felt as if they had plunged into an icy cave, the cold piercing their bones!
Even some warriors who had not reached the full pinnacle of the innate realm began to tremble uncontrollably, their legs going weak, nearly collapsing to the ground.
Gu Chen’s expression was cold and ruthless. He shook his palm lightly, and the head of the Sect Leader Yang Tong from Spirit One Sect instantly exploded into dust in his hand, its red and white contents splattering everywhere.
A leader of a top force, renowned in the jianghu, had died just like that!
"No——"
Just then, from outside the hall, an elderly roar came, followed by the sounds of rushing figures as four silhouettes charged into the hall.
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One of the elders, his eyes nearly splitting from rage, white hair wildly fluttering, appeared as if on the verge of bursting with fury. He was the former Sect Leader of Spirit One Sect, a late-stage transcendent realm top grandmaster.
Yang Tong was both his beloved disciple and as dear to him as his own son; otherwise, he would not have passed on the position of Sect Leader of Spirit One Sect to Yang Tong.
But now, right before his eyes, Yang Tong had died so miserably that even as a top grandmaster of the transcendent realm, he was on the verge of madness.
"I will have your life!"
The former Sect Leader of Spirit One Sect roared, his aged pupils dense with bloodshot veins, his face twisted, looking like a malevolent specter.
Gu Chen, upon hearing this, remained indifferent, even the corners of his mouth lifted in a cruel smile—a mockery in the eyes of the four top grandmasters of the transcendent realm from Spirit One Sect.
Whoosh!
The level of stealth and tracelessness in his movements would be rare even among those in the transcendent realm. Gu Chen’s figure flashed, vanishing from the spot like a phantom.
"Not good!"
The top transcendent realm grandmaster from Tianyuan Sect, also an elder with gray-white hair, immediately had a bad feeling upon seeing Gu Chen disappear.
"Run!" At that moment, he shouted, warning the Sect Leader of Tianyuan Sect.
"Too late!"
In the terrified eyes of the Tianyuan Sect Leader, Gu Chen appeared as silently as a harbinger of death right before him.
"Don’t worry, it won’t be long before this group joins you on the path to the underworld!"
With a ’puff,’ Gu Chen pointed a finger and the Tianyuan Sect Leader followed in the footsteps of Spirit One Sect Leader Yang Tong, a hole appearing in his forehead from which blood and brain matter continuously oozed out.
"Ah——"
The top transcendent realm grandmaster of Tianyuan Sect, the elder with gray-white hair, cried out upon witnessing this scene, driven to madness just as the former Sect Leader of Spirit One Sect had been.
By now, Gu Chen’s strength was such that late-stage transcendents weren’t a cause for concern, his power on par with that of a fully-realized transcendent.
Within Wang Ling Manor, what he wished to do, he did, unchallenged by anyone, unobstructed by everyone!
No one could have imagined that even amongst those in the transcendent realm, Gu Chen’s progress was astonishingly rapid.
Yang Tong and his group had actually estimated Gu Chen’s strength fairly high, but even so, they thought that the joint force of four top grandmasters at the late stage of the transcendent realm would be enough to subdue Gu Chen.
But unfortunately, they miscalculated.
And there was only one result for such a miscalculation—death.
"Tonight, Wang Ling Manor is destined to run red with blood," Gu Chen’s eyes blazed with a cold brilliance, his demeanor merciless like the god of death himself.
The blood of the innate realm martial arts grandmasters, along with that of the top transcendent realm grandmasters, would surely dye the entire Wang Ling Manor red.
"Run, run!"
The four aging grandmasters at the transcendent realm roared, urging everyone to flee. Once their disciples left, they could focus on dealing with Gu Chen.
Hearing this, Murong Huaian and the others snapped out of their trance. At that moment, their souls seemed to leave their bodies as they fled in panic and confusion.
Not once had they ever been so terrified; these people were over twenty innate realm martial arts grandmasters, among them many full pinnacle masters. They were leaders of jianghu’s top forces, individuals whose mere footsteps could shake the martial world.
But tonight, they were so terrorized by a single man that they abandoned all else and ran for their lives.
"Ah..."
However, the screams continued, one after another, as innate realm grandmasters met their ends. These cries, like the tolling of a death knell, contorted the faces of the living, who wept and begged for mercy while fleeing into the distance.
No one would believe this was a group of innate realm martial arts grandmasters.
Gu Chen was too fast. With his mastery of LingXu Nine Steps and a level of stealth and tracelessness in his movements, he could fight or flee at will. The four aged transcendent realm powerhouses behind him couldn’t keep up, only able to trail in Gu Chen’s dust.
"Bo, run!"
At that moment, the family head of Murong, Murong Huaian, cried out. His face a picture of terror, he desperately harnessed the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi surrounding him, trying to help his eldest son escape.
Murong Bo, in turn, was completely panic-stricken, his courage shattered; he fled without thinking, even forgetting his own father.
But the next moment, a scene of despair unfolded before the father and son.
"Gu Chen, I’ll fight you to the death!"
Murong Huaian roared, willing to sacrifice everything to let his son get away, burning his essence blood and life’s origin to rush towards Gu Chen, if only to delay him for a moment.
Thud!
But in the next instant, Gu Chen flicked his finger, and a surge of sword energy shot forth, slicing Murong Huaian in two, his blood and organs scattering across the ground.
Yet Murong Bo, as if unaware, continued his frenzied escape.
Swish!
Another streak of sword energy shot out, piercing through Murong Bo’s chest from behind, the powerful force propelling his body far forward until, with a loud ’bang,’ he exploded into pieces.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Gu Chen’s fingers continuously pressed against the void, unleashing one sword qi after another. Soon, aside from a few individuals, the masters of innate realms from the Wind Thunder Valley, Phantom Spirit Valley, Shen Martial Sect, and Xuan Tian Sect were all dead.
The entire Wang Ling Manor reeked of blood, overwhelmingly pungent. Limbs and entrails were strewn about the place, creating a rather horrific scene.
It seemed like a long time, but in reality, it all happened in the blink of an eye. Mainly because it was too easy for Gu Chen to kill these people. Even those who ran the fastest didn’t get far from the main hall.
The only survivors were the sect leader of Beidou Sect, the valley owner of Qinglong Valley, and the family head of the business clan, among a few others.
"You little beast, today I will shred you into thousands of pieces!"
Witnessing the terrifying scene before them, four senior martial artists from Wind Thunder Valley, Phantom Spirit Valley, Spirit One Sect, and Tian Yuan Sect were enraged beyond measure, their hair and beards bristling, with blood almost dripping from their eyes.
"Don’t worry, soon you will join them underground," Gu Chen turned around, his cold gaze resting on these four.
"Attack together and take this little beast’s life!"
The old sect leader of Spirit One Sect roared. They knew the extraordinary strength of Gu Chen; if they did not fight desperately today, there was no way they could defeat him.
Boom!
At that moment, the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi within a hundred zhang radius churned like tumultuous waves, and the four top sect masters of Spirit One Sect and Tian Yuan Sect, all at the divine spirit level, desperately exerted their power, their blood essence faintly burning up.
Gu Chen watched with calm and cold eyes, his expression steady, showing no trace of fear.
Now, his strength was comparable to a top sect master at the complete divine spirit realm. The only weakness Gu Chen had in comparison was his spiritual sense.
But for these four in front of him, Gu Chen’s spiritual sense was not weak at all.
Boom!
This time, as Gu Chen slowly clenched his fist, the air coalesced into waves that surged into his palm, forming a gigantic vortex with Gu Chen at its center, even distorting the void around him.
It was indeed the Mountain and Sea Fist, an Earthly Martial Skill that had reached the minor achievement stage!
With a thud, as Gu Chen punched out, the void in front of him caved in a large chunk, and the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi almost burst apart. At the same time, an extremely strong shockwave pierced through, causing the four top sect masters from Spirit One Sect and the rest to shake as if they were struck by lightning.
"Pu!"
In the next moment, a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out from their mouths.
"Block it!"
They screamed, their power surging turbulently. Together, they finally managed to block Gu Chen’s Mountain and Sea Fist that had reached minor achievement!
Even though they could not have imagined when they arrived full of confidence that by joining forces they could easily subdue Gu Chen, the madman, they now found that Gu Chen’s strength had improved drastically from before.
"We’ve lived for more than a hundred years, but we haven’t lived in vain!"
The four top sect masters of Spirit One Sect at the late stage of the divine spirit realm roared. At that moment, they went all out, their spiritual sense pouring forth without any reservation, attacking Gu Chen with a desperate fervor.
The mutual destruction tactic made Gu Chen frown slightly, and for a moment his offensive slowed down.
"Kill!"
With a thunderous rumble, taking advantage of the opportunity, a senior from Wind Thunder Valley closed in. He struck out with both palms, the sound of thunder reverberating, electricity going wild and turning into silver snakes lashing at Gu Chen.
"Illusion skills!"
The old valley owner of Phantom Spirit Valley used the sect’s unique skill, which originated from their name and was primarily focused on illusion and mental attacks.
The recent mental attack on Gu Chen was led by this elder.
At that moment, he employed the illusion skills, dragging Gu Chen’s spiritual sense into a world of fantasy.
Right then, all sorts of illusions enveloped Gu Chen. A force seemed to be pulling at his soul, as if to drag him into the depths of hell.
Boom!
Suddenly, with a light shout from Gu Chen, his Refining Spirit Secret reached perfection. As an Earth Grade martial art, it had already tempered his spirit to an exceedingly resilient state. Now in motion, he instantly broke free from the illusions created by the old valley owner of Phantom Spirit Valley. Continue your adventure with freewebnovel
"Scram!"
Gu Chen’s eyes shot out a fierce light; he countered with a punch, the might of overturning mountains and seas contained within his palm. With one punch, he sent the elder from Wind Thunder Valley flying three zhang away.
Whoosh!
At this moment, an elder from Tian Yuan Sect moved in with his sword. With Tian Yuan Sect’s heritage spanning over a thousand years, they certainly possessed a top-tiered divine weapon. Executing an Earth Ranked Sword Art, his sword qi soared into the sky, filling the air and slashing towards Gu Chen’s head.
"I have a top-tiered divine weapon too!"
Gu Chen flipped his hand, and the Top-tiered divine weapon, Cang Yuan Sword, appeared. He operated the Heavenly Star Sword Scripture and countered with a sword strike, like a meteor falling to the ground, incredibly fast, arriving before it was expected.
Ding!
In a split-second reaction, the old sect master of Tian Yuan Sect, dripping with cold sweat, narrowly blocked the sword strike.
Swish!
The old sect leader of Spirit One Sect appeared, also wielding a top-tiered divine weapon, holding a large spear, and launched an attack on Gu Chen.
Ding Ling Ling!
At the same time, a bell appeared beside the old valley owner of Phantom Spirit Valley. The sound of the bell was pleasant, like a devilish music pouring in. Even if Gu Chen closed his hearing, he could still hear it.
This sound was pervasive, capable of directly invading the mind of a warrior!
"Die!"
Simultaneously, the old valley owner of Wind Thunder Valley refused to be outdone. He wore a pair of boxing gloves, also a top-tiered divine weapon of Wind Thunder Valley. The gloves gleamed with thunder, forged from a unique stone that could withstand lightning without damage, with fists possessing the power to topple mountains and cleave seas, aiming at Gu Chen’s head from both sides.
"Four top divine spirit realm sect masters, four top-tiered divine weapons, I refuse to believe that you won’t meet your end this time!"