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"Zhang Chongyue has joined the city guard and become a deputy commander. If you dare to attack him, you will be provoking our city guard. Don't blame us for showing no mercy then."

"That's what the middle-aged man said."

Gu Jinlai looked at the middle-aged man and said, "You should know what the Zhang family has done. Under these circumstances, you still stand up to protect the Zhang family. Is it worth it to completely offend me for the sake of the Zhang family?"

"Um?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Gu Jinlai.

He learned from Zhang Chongyue why the Zhang family had suddenly come to seek refuge with him.

The Zhang family summoned experts from the Bai family to launch a coordinated attack on Gu Jinlai, but now it seems...

It was clearly a failure.

Even Zhang Chongshan was defeated by Gu Jinlai.

From this, we can infer that their combat power Gu Jinlai has likely surpassed that of ordinary peak martial kings.

It would be unwise to offend such a powerful figure for the sake of the Zhang family.

But...

One of the items the Zhang family brought out was extremely important.

Although that item was something that couldn't be brought into the light, and could even lead to huge hidden dangers if handled carelessly, its value was enough for Cao Congyun to stand up and protect the Zhang family.

Thinking of this, he let out a slight sigh, "The matter of the Zhang family ends here. Zhang Chongshan, the most threatening member of the Zhang family, is already dead at your hands. Why do you have to wipe out the Zhang family? Rather than leaving no room for maneuver and offending our Commander Cao, you might as well give Commander Cao some face and leave yourself a way out. After all, you have offended quite a few people with your actions in the outer city."

"A way out? I've done nothing wrong, why would I need a way out? The Zhang family has already joined forces with the Bai family and Lei Yuanzong to kill me. If I still can't execute them on the spot, who will respect me from now on?"

Gu Jinlai looked at the middle-aged man and said, "I'm already giving this Commander Cao enough face by explaining so much to you. Step back immediately. Even if Zhang Chongshan and Bai Fengyu joined forces, they couldn't do anything to me and were killed on the spot. You're just a high-level Martial King. How can you possibly stop me?"

"Forgive others when you can."

At that moment, a voice came from inside.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Congyun, who looked to be in his early thirties and was dressed in full armor, walked out from inside.

As a descendant nurtured by the military lord Cao Wudao with a great deal of effort and care, Cao Congyun's strength is already close to that of a top-tier Celestial Person.

Even within the Cao family, he was a figure of considerable influence, ranking among the top five in power within the entire Cao clan.

Now that he's come out, he naturally exudes the authority befitting someone in a position of power.

"I have heard about the grudges between you and the Zhang family throughout history. Gu Jinlai, it is better to resolve a feud than to let it fester. According to the news from Lei Yuanzong, Zhang Chongshan has already died at your hands. The remaining members of the Zhang family have no ability to threaten your safety. Why do you have to be so aggressive and exterminate them?"

As Cao Congyun spoke, he waved his hand and said, "I'll have Zhang Chongyue apologize to you. With me as your witness, you two can shake hands and make peace from now on, shall we?"

As he waved his hand, a Martial King who looked 70% like Zhang Chongshan stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Gu Jinlai: "Ancient Martial King, it was wrong of our Zhang family to attack you, and I apologize to you. However, we have already paid the price for our reckless actions. Before that, you, Ancient Martial King, suffered no losses. On the contrary, you even took out two hundred million taels of silver from Tianyin Tower. Please, Ancient Martial King, give us a way out."

"That sounds nice."

All eyes, Gu Jinlai, fell upon him. "However... I don't like it."

The next moment, he drew his sword, and the quasi-Dao-level Cheng Ying Sword in his hand crackled with lightning, piercing towards Zhang Chongyue with a thunderous roar.

This sudden attack enraged Cao Congyun: "How dare you!"

Radiating brilliance.

A magical artifact, resembling a precious mirror, suddenly appeared, completely enveloping him and Zhang Chongyue beside him.

"Boom!"

Void Explosion.

The visible lightning dissipated before the mirror-like light formed by that Dao artifact.

As the mirror light vibrated, the scattered lightning, like a silver dragon, penetrated the mirror light formed by this Dao artifact-grade treasure mirror and reached Cao Congyun, the controller of the Dao artifact, causing the true essence circulating in his body to stiffen slightly.

At that moment, Gu Jinlai charged forward, his fist force erupting, shattering the constantly vibrating mirror light on the spot, and the following fist force poured down on Zhang Chongyue like a storm.

"Young Master Cao, save me!"

Zhang Chongyue screamed in terror and retreated hastily.

However, Cao Congyun's body was paralyzed by the lightning unleashed by the Thunder Sword, a sword of unparalleled power Gu Jinlai, rendering him unable to move for a moment. He could only glare angrily and shout, "Stop!"

"Sizzle!"

Driven by electric current.

Gu Jinlai seemed not to hear Cao Congyun's words, and rushed to Zhang Chongyue's front with a speed far exceeding that of Zhang Chongyue. His fist struck, and in the void, a series of almost overlapping booming sounds came one after another.

"Bang! Bang!"

The force of the punch exploded, and the burst of Gang Qi and power rushed in all directions in an instant, stirring up sand and stones.

Before the sand and stones could even begin to swirl, painful screams and the sounds of powerful punches rang out simultaneously.

"No!"

Zhang Chongyue only withstood nineteen punches from Gu Jinlai before his body was completely struck by the force of the following punch in less than 0.2 seconds.

As the burst of Gang Qi mixed with crimson blood mist dissipated, Zhang Chongyue seemed to have been blown apart on the spot, leaving not even a complete corpse behind.

At this moment, Cao Congyun suddenly broke free from the paralyzing effect of the Thunder Sword. His own momentum and the momentum of heaven and earth surged rapidly, and for a moment, the wind and clouds rose and fell, as if some terrifying killing move was brewing.

Gu Jinlai!

Cao Congyun roared, and a quasi-Dao artifact-level flying sword shot out, resonating with the power of heaven and earth he was drawing upon, seemingly about to transform into a storm of Sword Qi energy and tear down.

Before he could even make a move, the Martial King who had opened the door first swiftly blocked the path of the enraged Cao Congyun: "Young Master!"

There was a hint of fear in his voice.

Cao Congyun seemed to be jolted awake by his shout.

He glanced at the Dao artifact, the Six Harmonies Mystic Mirror, which had been destroyed by the Thunder Sword Gu Jinlai, and then at Zhang Chongyue, who had been blasted to death on the spot. A bead of cold sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.

Gu Jinlai, not only have his protective artifacts been destroyed under his protection, but a Martial King has also been directly killed in such a short time!?

It should be understood that the strongest technique of ordinary Celestial Person lies in drawing upon the power of heaven and earth to infuse their flying swords and blast their targets.

Many of the Divine Abilities of those Celestial Person who have mastered Divine Ability powers also rely on the power of those powers.

Once King Wu engages in close combat...

Even a peak Celestial Person might not be able to withstand an ordinary Martial King without a protective artifact.

Gu Jinlai, no one has ever been able to shatter his protective artifact with martial arts Divine Ability in a single exchange, and to kill a Martial King who was right next to him on the spot with overwhelming force. In other words, if he wanted to kill him...

His fate will be no different from Zhang Chongyue's.

Thinking of this, he quickly calmed himself down.

"Commander Cao."

The gazes of those from Gu Jinlai turned to Cao Congyun, looking at him calmly without saying anything more.

It seems they are waiting for him to make a choice.

Cao Congyun glanced at Zhang Chongyue, now a corpse, and considering that he had already obtained the most crucial item, he immediately...

With a gloomy expression, he growled, "Go!"

Leading the Martial King, he strode towards the outside of the Zhang family compound.

He didn't leave a single harsh word during his departure.

A wise person does not stand under a dangerous wall.

A martial artist at the King of Martial Arts stage is required to do as he pleases. How could he provoke someone when he knew that the other party had the ability to kill him?

If the other party loses control and kills him on the spot, even if his father Cao Wudao is able to avenge him in the future, he will have died in vain.

Gu Jinlai watching Cao Congyun leave, their gazes turned to the remaining Zhang family members, who were filled with anxiety.

"Everyone stay put and be interrogated. I'm only here to punish the ringleaders."

Gu Jinlai.

With a wave of his hand, two bolts of lightning flashed between his fingers, transforming into a thunder sword.

"Boom!"

Thunder roared!

With the support of the "field" formed by the Yuan Magnetic Divine Ability Light, the Thunder Sword directly split into four smaller sword lights, which blasted towards the three Martial Grandmasters and one Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator.

Although these four small sword beams were less powerful than the real Thunder Sword, they were still beyond the ability of the three Martial Grandmasters and the Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator to withstand.

Under the horrified gazes of the others, the four were instantly blasted into charred remains.

"These four are the accomplices that Zhang Chongshan confessed to."

Gu Jinlai.

He stretched out his hand, and with just a few tricks he used on the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, the Cheng Ying Sword, which he had previously shot away to break the defense of the Dao artifact Six Harmony Profound Light Mirror, was back in his hand.

Without him needing to speak, An Yu, who had been waiting outside, quickly rushed in after Cao Congyun and his men left, and smoothly began the search and seizure process.

During this time, Gu Jinlai present have been waiting quietly.

Every now and then, people representing various departments seem to come to investigate in this direction, but...

But no one made a move.

King Wu is already considered a top-tier cultivator in Wind and Rain City.

Of the hundreds of millions of people in the entire Wind and Rain City, there are only a few hundred similar beings.

Therefore, a great battle involving the three Martial Kings of the Zhang family, the three Martial Kings of Lei Yuanzong, and one Celestial Person and two Martial Kings of the Bai family, spread rapidly throughout Fengyu City after being spread by the survivors of Lei Yuanzong.

Not to mention the original cultivators, even Zhao Hua, Zhao Liang, Cao Wudao, Jin Fantian, Wu Tianya, Fang Yan and others remembered the name Gu Jinlai for the first time, and they all ordered to find out his specific background and the details of his battle against eight Martial Kings and a high-level Celestial Person Being.

Although they could only obtain limited information in a short period of time, but...

The deaths of Bai Fengyu, Zhang Chongshan, and others undoubtedly prove that they possessed strength comparable to top-tier Celestial Person Gu Jinlai.

Even...

No less than a peak Celestial Person.

In Wind and Rain City, apart from the four saints and nine martial saints who are in the ruling class, the peak Celestial Person are already the strongest existences.

Under these circumstances, before understanding the specific methods used Gu Jinlai, naturally no one took any action regarding the Zhang and Bai families.

Even Fang Yan, a martial saint from the Martial Saint Academy, was no exception.

He raided the Zhang family's property without any hindrance and left the Inner City with the Zhang family's assets in a swagger.