NOVPUBGu Chen knew very clearly that the moment he showed himself, warriors from the demon sects would definitely come after him. And now that DaHuang Mansion had become like a sieve, it was uncertain how many demon sect warriors were lurking around. Gu Chen figured that his whereabouts would be known to the demon sects almost immediately.
The Holy Shadows Sect and the Black Sky Sect were hidden in the shadows, and it was naturally not easy for Gu Chen to find them. Therefore, he felt that it might be better to reveal his whereabouts proactively and let the people from the demon sects come to him.
In other words, Gu Chen was fishing.
"I want you dead!"
The martial arts master from the Black Sky Sect who was first injured by Gu Chen roared with anger. After merging with a demon, to a certain extent, one’s mind would still be influenced by the demon, and the ferocious nature would be revealed.
On the other two sides, two martial arts masters from the Black Sky Sect stood there; one of them had undergone the blood cleansing ritual three times, and the other twice. Both of them had exceptional strength.
Beside them, there were many warriors at the Returning to True Stage eyeing him greedily. The Black Sky Sect had indeed attached great importance to the hunt for Gu Chen this time.
After all, a master was not a common cabbage. Even for the Black Sky Sect, which was one of the six major demon sects under the Six Union God Sect, there weren’t many martial arts masters within.
Having cleansed blood three times, even within the Black Sky Sect, one would already be considered part of the core upper echelon.
"Gu Chen, I’ll give you a chance. Submit to our divine sect, or else you will undoubtedly die today!" a martial arts master from the Black Sky Sect said coldly.
This time, they came full of confidence, believing they could capture Gu Chen. Ideally, they hoped to seize him alive and keep him as one would livestock, continuously draining his blood and feeding the demons persistently.
With such forces, they could even give it a try against a martial arts master who had undergone the blood cleansing ritual four times, let alone Gu Chen, who was only at the Returning to True Stage.
No matter how high his talent, he had not yet truly reached the master realm. How strong could he be?
"Evil demons of the demon sects, everyone has the right to execute you!"
Gu Chen’s expression was cold and detached, his black hair loose and hanging to his waist. There was nothing more to say. As his figure flashed, he stepped using the Controlling Wind Step Shadows, moving like a shadow. In just an instant, Gu Chen had arrived right in front of the sinister-looking martial arts master who was releasing the demon’s power, throwing a direct punch at him.
"You little bastard, die!" The person shouted ferociously. He had successfully merged with a demon of Disaster Level, and with his thrice-cleansed physical body, he didn’t believe he could be defeated by Gu Chen.
Disaster Level demons were equivalent to human warriors from the Transcendence Stage to the Hundred Orifices Stage. Why would such a level of demon be named "Disaster"?
It was because once demons reached this level, if they appeared in Kyushu, no matter where they were, they would cause a catastrophe-like chaos. Explore stories at freewebnovel
Hence the name "Disaster Level" for such demons.
However, the more powerful the demon, the more difficult it was to merge with it, and given the current state of the great environment in Kyushu, the stronger the demon that wished to descend upon Kyushu, the more difficult it was.
This was exactly why the Six Union God Sect sent the six major demon sects to stir up a bloodbath in the jianghu while collecting blood essence and looking for demons.
Boom!
Gu Chen’s fist, tinged with a pale gold luster, shot out, and his whole being was like a lightning bolt, streaking across the sky.
"Gu Chen, today you will undoubtedly die. We’ll use the blood essence in your body to nurture the demons within our divine sect!"
The other two masters also acted instantly at this moment. They didn’t think there was anything improper about three masters joining forces to deal with Gu Chen, a junior at only the Returning to True Stage.
Crack!
At that moment, Gu Chen seemed to transform into a golden thunder, crossing through the void. With a splat, a great amount of black blood sprayed out, accompanied by a scream.
"Even if you’ve merged with a demon, I’ll slaughter you like a dog!"
Gu Chen’s gaze remained indifferent, and a pale golden vitality radiated from his body, his muscles glinting dazzlingly, and even his hair followed suit.
His physical body was now even stronger than those martial arts masters who had undergone the blood cleansing ritual four times. How could a master who had done it three times possibly withstand it?
Even merging with a Disaster Level demon was of no use!
The demon inside this person was only at the beginning of Disaster Level and was not very strong. Moreover, Gu Chen’s cultivation technique was the epitome of stark yang, which also had a restraining effect on it. Therefore, the demon’s full strength could not be entirely manifested.
"Black Sky Demon Shadow!"
"Light of the Evil God!"
At this time, the other two Black Sky Sect martial arts masters unleashed two superior martial skills, targeting Gu Chen.
Not only that, those Returning to True Stage warriors by the side also joined forces using a certain secret method. In a short time, they combined their powers onto one person and likewise unleashed an attack not inferior to that of a master level.
"Diamond Indestructible!" 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
Gu Chen shouted lightly, and instantly, layers of golden light spread across the void like ripples of water. He had not pushed his perfected-grade Diamond Indestructible Divine Skill to the utmost limit, and the true essence of martial arts had not yet taken shape.
But even so, the brilliant golden light spread around Gu Chen within a radius of ten feet, forming what seemed like an absolute domain. All those attacks were blocked outside this domain, unable to penetrate even slightly.
This was the power of the perfected-grade Diamond Indestructible Divine Skill!
His strong physique and absolute defensive power were Gu Chen’s confidence. With the perfected-grade Diamond Indestructible Divine Skill, even a master who had undergone the blood cleansing ritual five times could hardly breach Gu Chen’s defense.
Diamond Indestructible was not just an empty claim.
Thud!
A muffled sound echoed in the void, like a distant thunderclap. Gu Chen’s golden fist became infinitely magnified in the eyes of his enemy, quickly filling his entire pupil.
Splat!
The next moment, the head of this Black Sky Sect martial arts grandmaster exploded like a watermelon, scattering red and white matter all over the ground.
Even though he was possessed by a Disaster Level demon, it was still no match for Gu Chen, who blew his head apart with a single punch!
To dare engage Gu Chen in close combat could only result in such an outcome. It could be said that at the moment this man engaged Gu Chen up close, his fate was already sealed.
This person’s mistake was underestimating Gu Chen’s strength, thinking that Gu Chen was still the same as when they last met, feeling that merging with a demon would enable him to suppress Gu Chen.
If at the first moment, he had joined forces with the other demonic cultivators to suppress Gu Chen from a distance with their immense cultivation, he would not have been defeated so swiftly.
"What?!"
The remaining two grandmasters were shocked to see that just a few moves in close combat with Gu Chen had caused a martial arts grandmaster to explode. They immediately lost their composure.
"How could his physical body be so strong? Could it be that he is already comparable to a martial arts grandmaster who has undergone blood exchange four times?"
Witnessing this scene, both of them were utterly terrified. At the same time, streaks of black energy spread through their bodies as they unleashed the power of the demons inside them, not to fight Gu Chen, but to flee.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Chen had slain the Black Sky Sect martial arts grandmaster, which utterly terrified the two of them.
Gu Chen suddenly turned his head, his physique lean and robust, radiating a dazzling golden light. Merely standing there, his physical presence emitted a heart-stopping oppressive aura, like an invincible golden war deity.
He was not in a hurry, but first grabbed the Disaster Level demon before him, channeling the Great Sun Divine Gang. In an instant, he refined it to nothingness, its existence incinerated by the terrifying high temperatures of the Great Sun Divine Gang.
Boom!
The next moment, Gu Chen activated his Vajra Invincible Divine Technique to its utmost limit. In an instant, an enormous Buddha figure appeared behind him, standing as if within a boundless Buddhist kingdom. Streaks of golden light filled the void, with all manner of fantastic visions fading in and out of existence.
Not only that, while operating the Vajra Invincible Divine Technique, Gu Chen also pushed the Great Sun Divine Gang within his body to its limit. Endless blinding light emerged from all around him, with a proud sun materializing on the surface of his body, nearly submerging his own figure, leaving only the eternal sacred light illuminating all the world.
"Kill!"
With a cold shout from Gu Chen, a blinding beam of light burst forth from his golden fist, too dazzling to behold. It left a very noticeable trail in the void, like a golden heavenly path.
"Ah..."
The two screamed as their bodies instantly exploded, their blood and bones scattered to the winds and incinerated to nothingness by the terrifying high temperatures of the Great Sun Divine Gang in an instant.
The two of them had already been frightened out of their wits by Gu Chen and were only concerned with fleeing, with no thought of fighting back. They couldn’t withstand Gu Chen’s full-powered strike.
The demons inside them too met the same fate. To the demons, the Great Sun Divine Gang cultivated by Gu Chen was their natural nemesis.
The remaining martial artists at the Returning to True Stage were hardly worth mentioning; merely by the temperature emitted from Gu Chen’s use of the Great Sun Divine Gang, the group of demonic cultivators were instantly incinerated to ashes.
Thereafter, Gu Chen extended his hand, and the numerous soul crystals on the ground, as if drawn by invisible threads, fell into his palm.
With a thought from Gu Chen, accompanied by a familiar chill entering his body, the soul crystals in his hand were absorbed and immediately crumbled away.
"Quite the harvest," Gu Chen glanced at the panel that displayed a merit point value that had broken two hundred and was even approaching the three hundred mark, and nodded slightly.
The growth in merit points on the panel gave Gu Chen confidence and assurance.
But immediately after, he frowned slightly, looking at the corpses all around with a sigh.
In times of chaos, human life was indeed cheaper than grass, and this saying was not at all incorrect.
Now, Gu Chen was beginning to understand Emperor Xia’s intentions. Perhaps Emperor Xia suppressing the world was not for power, but to maintain an era of peace and prosperity in the Nine Provinces.
"An emperor for all ages, truly living up to the name," Gu Chen murmured, his expression solemn.
In Emperor Xia’s heart, perhaps the concept of home no longer existed. He acted not for one person or one nation, but for the entire world.
Perhaps it was this strong charisma that attracted the likes of the Grand Commander of Jing Tian Department, the Tower Supervisor of Mingjing Department, and the Tower Supervisor of Qintian Monitor, these three exceptional individuals, to assist him.
Even Gu Chen currently did not harbor such thoughts; his pursuit of power was not to benefit the world; he had no such intentions, it was simply for surviving better in this world.
It was the series of events in this world that pushed him forward.
After burying the corpses of everyone in the town, Gu Chen left the place, concealing his tracks and finding a hidden spot to begin his secluded cultivation.
Feeling the Great Sun Divine Gang surging within his body, without any hesitation, a hundred points worth of merit points vanished from the panel, transformed into a hundred years of cultivation, and entered Gu Chen’s body.
And Gu Chen’s cultivation level, in an instant, soared from five hundred thirty years to an astonishing six hundred thirty years!
The Great Sun Divine Gang flowed slowly through Gu Chen’s meridians like molten lava—though even with Gu Chen’s physique at this moment, he could feel a sense of fullness and swelling.
"This sensation, it’s been a long time," Gu Chen murmured, feeling the powerful force of the Great Sun Divine Gang within him. Once this power was released, Gu Chen felt that he really could become a sun, emitting endless heat, capable of drying up everything.
The Great Sun Divine Illumination True Classic, an Earth Grade skill, when cultivated to a profound level, was capable of melting mountains and boiling seas—it wasn’t just talk.
At the same time, Gu Chen glanced at the panel, and surely enough, his cultivation had reached the Returning to True Stage full completion.
In that moment, every corner of Gu Chen’s being was filled with the Great Sun Divine Gang, unable to accommodate even the slightest bit more, and the blood within him was simmering.
Waves of noise, like surging tides, resonated outwards—it was the sound of Gu Chen’s blood circulating within him, audible even to the outside. Gu Chen felt he had reached the limit of this stage.
"Transcendence begins today!" Gu Chen said to himself, his eyes flashing with divine light.
