The Shameless Martial Dao Families

Gu Ci didn't turn around, but quietly looked out the window at the distant starry sky, seemingly lost in thought.

Chen Fan gave Gu Ci a deep look, then asked softly.

"Why must we kill Xiao Nanfeng?"

Gu Ci's body stiffened almost imperceptibly.

He didn't turn around and remained silent for a long time.

Finally, Gu Ci spoke slowly, his voice hoarse.

"I once... also had a disciple."

"His name is Lin An. He's an orphan I picked up from a front-line planet. His talent surpasses that of anyone you've ever met, though... it doesn't compare to yours."

Gu Ci's tone was very calm.

"He is kind-hearted and humble, and he is my greatest pride in this life. I raised him like my own son, and I believed that he would follow my plan and become the next generation of leaders in the Federation."

"Until ten years ago, during a joint mission on the Starry Sky Frontline, his Seventh Squad was ambushed by Alien Races and wiped out."

At this point, Gu Ci paused and took a deep breath.

"Everyone thought it was an accident. But I know it wasn't. Because the person in charge of that mission was Yang Feng from the Yang Family, and the person who went on the reconnaissance mission with Lin An was Xiao Nanfeng's older brother, Xiao Beixuan."

"They framed Lin An, leaking his location information to the Alien Races, and using them to eliminate their most dazzling competitor."

"I've been investigating for ten years." Gu Ci's fist clenched tightly in a corner where no one could see, his knuckles turning white from the force. "I interrogated everyone involved, even resorting to forbidden techniques like soul searching, but I couldn't find any direct evidence."

"The Federation values evidence. Without evidence, the Yang Family and Xiao Families remain renowned Martial Dao families, each with distinguished Merit Points in their respective regions. As for my disciple..."

Gu Ci's voice trembled slightly, almost uncontrollably.

"No trace of the body remains, not even a tombstone."

Inside the cabin, there was a deathly silence.

After speaking, Gu Ci finally turned his head slowly, his sharp, bloodshot eyes fixed on Chen Fan's young face.

"Now, you've killed Xiao Nanfeng in front of everyone. The Yang Family might still care about their reputation, but the Xiao Family will absolutely fight to the death."

"Both of these families have more than one old monster at the Golden Body Realm or even Golden Body Realm."

"Chen Fan," Gu Ci asked, emphasizing each word, "Are you afraid?"

Chen Fan met his eyes without the slightest fear; instead, he grinned, revealing a bright smile.

What are you afraid of?

"Anyway, if you tell me to kill him, I'll kill him."

"Even if the sky falls, won't you, as the teacher, be the one to hold it up?"

Gu Ci was taken aback by this answer.

He had imagined countless possible reactions from Chen Fan, but he never expected it to be like this.

Does this kid... completely disregard the Golden Body Realm, or does he have an almost blind trust in his teacher?

Looking into Chen Fan's clear, unblemished eyes, the hatred and madness in Gu Ci's eyes slowly melted away, like an ice river being caressed by a spring breeze.

Instead, a genuine, relieved smile appeared on his face.

That was the first time Chen Fan had ever seen him smile so easily and so purely since he had known him.

Gu Ci reached out and gently placed his hand on Chen Fan's head, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"Since that's the case... then let's, master and disciple, have a good fight with these two Martial Dao families!!"

As Gu Ci's voice fell, a glint of light suddenly flashed in his cold eyes.

At the same time.

Hundreds of kilometers away from the Warp Channel of the Interstellar Assault Ship, lies a dark and desolate Asteroid Belt.

Three ghostly figures hovered silently in the cold vacuum, their aura blending with the darkness, as if they had existed there since time immemorial.

One of them let out a silent, cold laugh, and mental fluctuations resonated in the minds of the other two:

"Targets are within range. The patriarch has ordered that neither that madman Gu Ci nor that little bastard Chen Fan be spared!"

"Remember, keep it clean; make it look like a failed Interstellar Pirates raid."

Another figure blended into the darkness, smiling calmly.

"We were able to kill his disciples back then, and today... we can kill him and his disciples along with him!"

"In the end, Gu Ci is just a lowly teacher, yet he dares to oppose our Xiao Family. The young master was furious when he heard about this!"

"Then... let's do it!"

As soon as the words fell, three figures that seemed to blend into the darkness vanished from their spot, transforming into black rays of light that swiftly sped towards the starship where Gu Ci and his companions were located.

The Interstellar Ship carrying Chen Fan and his companions had just smoothly exited the Warp Channel.

The next second.

"Boom!!"

A terrifying shockwave, powerful enough to tear space itself apart, suddenly ripped through the air!

The entire spaceship seemed to be gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand from the Abyss, and with a piercing metallic wail, it was forcibly pulled out of its sub-light-speed state and brought to a standstill in the dark and desolate Asteroid Belt.

Inside the cabin, the immense inertia violently threw Shen Xuan and the others, who were still excitedly discussing, to the ground.

The piercing red alarm lights flashed wildly, and the cold, mechanical sounds echoed inside the cabin.

"Warning! Locked on by an unknown force field! Warning! External energy reaction exceeding limits!"

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, circulated his internal Qi and Blood, and barely managed to stabilize himself inside the Interstellar Ship before looking out the window.

Three figures emanating an ominous black aura floated silently in the cold universe.

The overwhelming killing intent, as deep as Abyss, caused the temperature in the entire cabin to plummet to freezing point.

"Golden... Golden Body Realm! There are three Golden Body Realm experts!"

Shen Xuan's face was ashen.

The Golden Body Realm is an existence that surpasses the Bone Tempering Realm. Such Martial Artists are no longer within the realm of ordinary humans in terms of their level of existence.

The immense vitality within them is even enough to support them in traveling through the starry sky in a vacuum.

To truly traverse the cosmos with one's physical body!

Such a person could even serve as the captain of a frontline combat squad!

"Did you see that, Xiao Fan?"

In the dead silence, Gu Ci's calm voice rang out.

He didn't even get up; he just remained seated in the corner, gently patted Chen Fan's shoulder, and a mocking smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"This is the true face of Martial Dao families. If they can't win within the rules, they flip the table and send out old monsters to kill people."

Chen Fan frowned slightly, clearly not expecting the Yang Family and Xiao Families to be so shameless.

You must understand... this is the territory of the Human Federation!

To assassinate Federation genius within the Federation —that's utterly insane!

You stay in the ship.

Gu Ci finally stood up.

That slender figure, at that moment, seemed to transform into a majestic mountain supporting the heavens and the earth, keeping all the storms outside.

Before he finished speaking, he flashed into the cold Void of space.

A vast and powerful aura of the Golden Body Realm, like an ancient dragon awakening, erupted and confronted the three assassins from afar.