Whoosh—
The Black-Clad Sword Slave shot toward them like a phantom, both hands joined and shaped like blades. His fierce Sword Qi flickered in and out, like two blades capable of cutting through anything.
Everything in his path was smashed to pieces. Tables and chairs shattered, wood chips flew, and the furnishings around them were thrown into utter disarray!
The four gray-clad guards turned pale with shock and hurriedly leaped backward.
The Sword Slave had held back when he fought them earlier. Now that he was giving it his all, he was truly terrifying!
"Look out!"
Lady Tianyin's beautiful eyes narrowed. She gently brushed the strings of her zither, ready to fight alongside Gu Cheng, but he shot her a glare that stopped her in her tracks.
"Don't get in the way!"
Gu Cheng glanced at the white-clad courtesan, the corners of his lips curling in amusement.
"And if I tear down your Spring Breeze Tower in a moment, don't expect me to pay you back..."
Before his words had even faded, a thought stirred in his mind. He silently activated the essence of Ghost Slaying while reaching out to the Flood Dragon demon servant in his sea of consciousness.
The Flood Dragon's massive sword horn quivered slightly. A fierce Sword Qi erupted like a volcano and gathered over Gu Cheng's palm.
In an instant, his hand seemed to transform into an unparalleled divine weapon, glowing with a pearly white light. An suffocating pressure spread through the air.
By then, the Black-Clad Sword Slave had reached him. Sword Qi transformed into two streaks of black light around his hands, and he brought them down with a force that seemed capable of tearing everything apart!
Gu Cheng neither dodged nor retreated. He stepped forward, Sword Qi several times more ferocious coiling around his hand. With a casual sweep, he cut apart every attack that came at him!
How could the terrifying might of a "Spirit Sea killing move" be something an insignificant Innate Realm Sword Slave could withstand?
Even a mere wisp of the Sword Qi spilling from it was enough to tear enemies below the Spirit Sea Realm to pieces!
Whoosh—
Another dazzling streak of sword light flashed past. The Black-Clad Sword Slave's body, comparable to an unparalleled divine weapon, was severed at the shoulders, both arms chopped off! Blood gushed out, staining the ground red.
Before the Sword Slave could react, Gu Cheng struck like lightning and clamped a hand around his head.
Terrifying power erupted in an instant. Like an adult disciplining a child, Gu Cheng slammed him down with brutal force!
Boom—
A deafening crash shook the entire Spring Breeze Tower.
The hard bluestone floor split apart in an instant. Cracks spread rapidly from the crater, branching out like a spiderweb.
The walls collapsed with a roar. Dust billowed through the air, shrouding the entire courtyard in chaos.
Lady Tianyin's face went pale. Seeing the Spring Breeze Tower on the verge of destruction, she hurriedly plucked her zither strings, trying to use the music to contain the spreading shock wave.
But the force was simply too powerful. Even after giving everything she had, she could only just manage to keep the Spring Breeze Tower from collapsing completely.
The once-grand Spring Breeze Tower had not been reduced to rubble by that single blow, but it was on the verge of collapse. From now on, it was a condemned building.
"Cough, cough..."
A fit of violent coughing rose from the dust.
The four gray-clad guards struggled to their feet and brushed the dirt from their clothes. They stared at the devastation around them, their eyes filled with horrified disbelief.
When they saw the Black-Clad Sword Slave, beaten beyond recognition in the crater, they drew in a sharp breath.
They had fought the Black-Clad Sword Slave before and knew just how terrifying he was.
Yet this walking weapon hadn't even lasted a single move against Gu Cheng?
Since when had Gu Cheng, the Demon Suppression Bureau's Chief, become so powerful?
At the bottom of the crater.
The Black-Clad Sword Slave's arms had been severed at the shoulders by Sword Qi. Every bone in his body was broken, and he lay there like a discarded rag doll.
Yet not a trace of pain showed on his face. In his empty eyes, the cold glint of murderous intent still flickered.
He mechanically twisted his broken body, trying to attack Gu Cheng again. His refusal to stop until one of them was dead made him look like a puppet under someone's control.
"How pitiful..."
Gu Cheng looked at the Black-Clad Sword Slave, a flicker of pity in his eyes, but his hand never paused.
He flicked a finger, sending a drop of the Sword Slave's blood into his palm. Then he activated Blood Transformation Divine Ability to refine it, carefully sensing the secrets it contained.
He discovered that aside from the different materials, the method used to craft this Sword Slave was exactly the same as the Old Flood Dragon's method of refining weapons!
"As expected, something is seriously wrong with Famous Sword Villa!"
A cold glint flashed in Gu Cheng's eyes, and understanding dawned on him.
He remembered the rumors he had heard before. Like the Chongshan Xiao Family, Famous Sword Villa had suffered heavy losses and lost its inheritance during the catastrophe brought by the Rebirth Sect back then.
Yet afterward, Famous Sword Villa had somehow acquired a new Spirit Sea Legacy and returned to the ranks of first-rate forces.
Now it seemed this matter was undoubtedly connected to the Flood Dragon Palace!
Having gotten the answer he wanted,
Gu Cheng didn't hesitate any longer. A flash of sword light passed through his hand, and he cut off the Black-Clad Sword Slave's head, ending his suffering for good.
Blood gushed forth. The vacant eyes of the Sword Slave gradually lost their light, finally sinking into deathly stillness.
Killed an evil cultivator at the middle stage of the Innate Realm. Lifespan gained: 613 years.
"Why so little?"
Gu Cheng looked at the system panel's notification, somewhat surprised.
Then he immediately realized that the Sword Slave's strength came entirely from having his body refined through a secret method.
He looked away and turned toward the silver-haired young man not far off, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Chen Yuansheng had been thrown from the second floor by the shock wave at the start of the fight, landing in the rubble.
Chen Yuansheng struggled to climb out of the ruins. The moment his gaze fell on the headless Sword Slave in the crater, he felt as if he had plunged into an icy abyss. A chill shot straight through his skull.
This Innate Realm Sword Slave had been a weapon his grandfather had specially bestowed upon him for his protection. He was so powerful that even if ten Innate Realm grandmasters surrounded him, he could still handle them with ease.
How had he been beheaded in fewer than three exchanges today, as if he were nothing but a melon on a chopping block?
His gaze slowly climbed until it settled on the calm young man in dark robes.
As their eyes met, Chen Yuansheng felt the breath of death rush over him, nearly choking him.
"What? Gu, you wouldn't dare kill me, would you?"
Chen Yuansheng's face was pale. Fear devoured the last shred of his reason, and he shouted:
"I'm telling you, my great-grandfather is Chen Jiannan, the Heavenly Sword Venerable of Famous Sword Villa!
"Know what's good for you and let me go. If you hurt me, even the Demon Suppression Bureau won't be able to protect you!"
Lady Tianyin had also recovered from her shock. Worry clouded her beautiful eyes as she looked at Gu Cheng, seeming to want to say something but holding back.
"Lord Gu..."
But before she could plead for him, another pale streak of sword light flashed past, swift as a startled swan.
Pfft—
A silver-haired head flew into the air, blood gushing forth like a fountain and splashing across the ruined wall.
Chen Yuansheng's headless body crumpled to the ground. Even in death, his face still bore an expression of terror and disbelief.
Killed an evil cultivator at the middle stage of the Mortal Breaking Realm. Lifespan gained: 250 years.
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