Three powerful auras, like mountains and peaks, swept in from all directions, locking onto the man and his horse.
Gu Cheng himself remained unfazed.
However, the Flood Dragon Horse beneath him couldn't withstand such might. As if struck by Conqueror's Haki, it foamed at the mouth, its eyes rolling back, and it fainted dead away.
"Sigh, truly useless..."
Seeing this, Gu Cheng shook his head helplessly. With a flicker of his body, he lightly landed on the ground.
He flipped his palm, and an ancient-looking bronze mirror artifact appeared – Xu Nianxue's parting gift.
He lightly tapped the mirror's surface with his fingertip, and a semi-transparent white light shield instantly expanded, enveloping the Flood Dragon Horse to protect it from the aftershocks of the upcoming battle.
After doing all this.
Only then did Gu Cheng slowly turn, his gaze calmly sweeping over the three figures who had surrounded him.
All three were masked in black robes, their faces hidden by ghastly masks, leaving only a pair of cold eyes, their gazes sharp as knives.
Their steady and condensed true qi fluctuations were like abysses and seas, indicating that they were all seasoned Innate Grandmasters, far from being comparable to Demonic Grandmasters like Duan Feng who relied on evil arts for rapid advancement.
Besides that, Gu Cheng also keenly detected an extremely faint trace of sword qi.
Although this sword qi was subtle, it felt incredibly familiar to him...
"This is... the Dragon Slaying Sword Art?"
Gu Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold smile curved his lips:
"I wondered who it was, but it turns out to be three elders from the Dragon Martial Hall gracing me with their presence."
He scanned his surroundings, his tone laced with a hint of mockery:
"What? You three have stopped me, are you planning to exchange cultivation experiences with me in this desolate wilderness?"
Before this, Gu Cheng had envisioned countless possibilities, as he had indeed made many enemies.
The Fox Demon of the Bai Family, the Flood Dragon of the Flood Dragon Palace, the swordsman of the Famous Sword Villa, the half-demon of the Ximen Family...
But he never expected that the ones coming to their deaths this time would be from the Dragon Martial Hall!
"You three could pinpoint my location so accurately, did you tamper with the jade pendant you gave me?"
"Hmph! You're quite sharp, kid! As expected of a once-in-a-century prodigy from the Demon Suppression Bureau!"
The tallest and sturdiest figure among the three let out a cold snort, his voice filled with murderous intent:
"Be sensible and hand over the location of the Venerable Qinglian's Treasury immediately, and you won't have to suffer physical pain!"
Venerable Qinglian's Treasury?!
Gu Cheng frowned slightly. How did these people know about the Legacy Treasury?
Before he could think further, another person with a sharp aura in black suddenly spoke, his tone full of impatience:
"Stop wasting time with him. Take this brat away quickly and find a safe place to interrogate him slowly!"
"Third Brother, this is your job. Go cripple his limbs, but don't kill him!"
"Understood!"
The Third Elder nodded with a cold smile. Before his words even fell, his body had already shot out like a hunting eagle, leaving only a blur of afterimages behind.
In a flash, he had ghost-like appeared behind Gu Cheng.
His hands darted out like eagle talons, aiming straight for Gu Cheng's arms. True qi coiled around them, vaguely revealing the phantom of an eagle hunting its prey, clearly indicating a highly refined grappling technique!
However, facing this thunderous strike.
Gu Cheng remained still, seemingly not reacting at all.
"Hmph, a genius from the Demon Suppression Bureau is nothing more than this!"
The Third Elder sneered inwardly, as if he could already see Gu Cheng's arms being crippled by him.
However, just as his fingertips were about to touch Gu Cheng's clothes.
The air suddenly rippled like a disturbed lake.
-Total Counterattack!
Clang—
The Third Elder's palm seemed to hit an invisible mirror, reflecting all his attacks back at him!
"Not good!"
The Third Elder's heart was filled with terror, and he hurriedly retracted his strength, flying backward.
But the rebounding force still churned his internal qi and blood, his hands' tiger's mouths cracked open, and his sleeves were torn to shreds by the fierce wind.
"What kind of sorcery is this?"
The Third Elder stared at his bloodied hands, his eyes filled with shock and horror.
Before he could even recover, an incredibly violent, scarlet malevolent aura exploded in front of him!
-Indestructible Demon Physique!
The surging blood fiend energy churned like a tide, tightly enveloping the ink-shirted youth's body and transforming into a set of ferocious and imposing Dark Blood Demonic Armor!
Clad in the demonic armor, Gu Cheng's aura suddenly surged, like an awakened abyss demon god exuding world-ending malevolence!
He stomped hard, and the ground beneath his feet exploded. His figure shot towards the Third Elder like a cannonball, his fist aimed at the elder's chest!
"!!!"
The Third Elder's soul nearly fled his body in terror. He hurriedly mobilized all his true qi, forming a thick barrier of true qi in front of him.
Boom—
With a deafening roar, a visible wave of energy spread out.
Under the impact of that ferocious punch, the Third Elder's Innate Body Protection true qi shattered instantly, as if it were made of paper!
He grunted, feeling a terrifying force strike him head-on.
His entire body was sent flying backward like a tattered sack, blood painting a scarlet arc in the air.
The other two elders were greatly alarmed at the sight and immediately flew up, joining forces to catch their third brother.
Vigorous true qi was poured into the Third Elder's body with reckless abandon, attempting to neutralize the rampant, terrifying power.
Even so, the Third Elder remained severely injured, blood ceaselessly trickling from the corner of his mouth, his breathing extremely weak.
The First Elder did not dare to delay, quickly taking out a healing sacred medicine he had treasured for many years and stuffing it into the Third Elder's mouth.
The pill dissolved upon entering his mouth, transforming into a gentle stream of energy that barely stabilized the surging blood within the elder.
"Such terrifying power..."
The First and Second Elders exchanged glances, seeing deep shock in each other's eyes.
With a single punch, they had severely wounded an Innate Grandmaster of considerable strength.
This kind of terrifying power was almost comparable to the Innate Flood Dragons in the Flood Dragon Palace.
How did the "prey" they were targeting this time suddenly turn into such a monstrous being?
"What kind of monstrous entity are you?"
The Second Elder stared intently at the figure clad in demonic armor, shouting sternly:
"Where did you hide that brat surnamed Gu?!"
The First Elder pondered for a moment, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes as he suddenly realized:
"So that's how it is. I never expected the 'Blood Kirin' who has recently gained fame in Tianshui Prefecture to be you, kid."
"Hmph! As someone from the Demon Suppression Bureau, you're privately cultivating demonic arts? It seems our actions are actually helping the Demon Suppression Bureau clean house!"
Before he could finish speaking, the three elders erupted, charging forward with chilling killing intent in a pincer formation.
Gu Cheng spread his hands, flames erupting from his palms as he thrust them forward.
—Fire Cloud Palm!
Boom—
Crimson flames roared out like enraged dragons, the terrifying heat instantly melting the surrounding snow.
Simultaneously, amplified by the Dark Blood Demonic Armor, the already scorching flames twisted and transformed, becoming a more ferocious and terrifying blood-colored fire dragon.
With the might to incinerate everything, it lunged towards the three of them!
Facing the aggressive blood-colored fire dragon.
The three elders advanced instead of retreating, simultaneously forming sword seals with their hands.
Accompanied by chilling sword qi, three Dragon Slaying Sword Qi, each about two inches long, condensed before them, emitting a heart-palpitating cold glint.
"Slash!" the three elders roared in unison.
Swish—
The three sword qi whistled out like lightning, actually getting ahead of the fire dragon and fiercely slashing at the blood-colored fire dragon!
With a sharp, mournful cry, the once invincible blood-colored fire dragon was easily cut into four pieces.
It then transformed into a sky full of flames, dissipating into the world like fireworks.
"Hmph, a mere trick, daring to show off in front of an expert?"
Seeing this, the three elders couldn't help but snort coldly, their hearts filled with pride.
What good was a once-in-a-century genius from the Demon Suppression Bureau? What good was the Demonic Grandmaster Blood Kirin?
Before their Dragon Martial Hall's indestructible Dragon Slaying Sword Qi, they were all just paper tigers and dead men!
"Today, I'll let you kid get a good look at the power of the 'Dragon Slaying Sword Art'!"
The First Elder shouted coldly, about to launch a full assault.
However, the next moment, his voice abruptly stopped. His eyes widened as if he had seen something unbelievable.
He saw the figure clad in demonic armor slowly raise his right hand, actually forming a sword seal they were all too familiar with.
In an instant, five-colored light flowed before him.
Blazing flames, surging waves, violent lightning, chilling blood miasma, and boundless, magnificent true qi, Five utterly distinct powers converged and compressed before him, ultimately transforming into five sword qi, each three inches long.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."
The five sword qi hovered in front of Gu Cheng, emitting a suffocating, terrifying pressure, as if they were about to cleave space itself.
"This, this is..."
The Great Elder's voice seemed to get stuck in his throat, his eyes no longer holding their previous disdain and confidence, replaced instead by endless fear and disbelief.
Because he never in his wildest dreams imagined that the technique the other party was using was also their Dragon Martial Hall's secret, unpassed art—
—The Dragon Slaying Sword Art!
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