For the past half day, Gui Zhengqi had been worrying about Xiao Chen. After all, he was facing the Golden Mantis King, whose savage might towered to the heavens.
During that time, Gui Zhengqi had nearly lost his patience several times and wanted to head to Golden Mantis Mountain to protect Xiao Chen.
However, since this concerned a mission, Gui Zhengqi did not dare intervene rashly, afraid of breaking the rules and affecting Xiao Chen.
When he saw Xiao Chen return, he was overjoyed. The heart that had been hanging in suspense for so long finally settled.
At first, Gui Zhengqi thought Xiao Chen had not fought the Golden Mantis King.
After all, Xiao Chen's white robes were whiter than snow and spotless. Apart from his slightly pale face, he looked perfectly well, nothing like someone who had just fought a great battle.
Yet the next moment, Xiao Chen's words left him utterly shaken.
After asking for details, Gui Zhengqi discovered that Xiao Chen had actually fought the Golden Mantis King—and slain him!
He had slain a demon lord by force without suffering a single injury!
What kind of combat power was this?
Although Xiao Chen possessed the Ancient True Devil and became as savage as a vicious beast once he entered his demonic state,
the Ancient True Devil had obvious aftereffects. Unless he had absolutely no other choice, Xiao Chen would never use it.
Judging from Xiao Chen's current condition, he had not used the True Demon earlier. He must have slain the Golden Mantis King entirely with his usual combat power!
Even without using the True Demon, he was still this ferocious.
All Gui Zhengqi could say was that Xiao Chen had grown a full notch stronger than before.
That was indeed the case. The Golden Mantis King