Slaughter

5:50 AM.

Gu Qijue, with white hair and Blood Eyes, arrived amidst a hint of dawn, stepping on black lightning.

Behind him, Twin Dragons glowed faintly, projecting endless killing intent, staring intently at the four Ancient Martial Artists.

After Gu Qijue advanced to Tier 6, he could use the lightning within his body to fly, but only about a hundred meters high.

However, it was already terrifying.

An early-stage Grandmaster Ancient Martial Artist could only achieve what he could now.

"Boss?"

Ji Shang and the others, who had just escaped some distance, stopped in their tracks with overwhelming joy upon seeing the terrifying sea of lightning at the school gate, turning back with surprise and delight.

"Haha! Master, you've arrived just in time."

Guilai also laughed, his hoarse voice filled with sinister evil.

The other three strange creatures, pinned under their feet, who had resigned themselves to death, all breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, looking at the terrifying presence approaching on lightning from afar with great shock.

The four strange creatures that had already escaped now all turned back.

Knowing that this taboo existence had returned, their so-called life-or-death crisis had been resolved.

The elder Ancient Martial Artist, the mature woman, the middle-aged man, and the young woman all faced him as if confronting a great enemy, their gazes fixed on Gu Qijue, who approached on lightning like the emperor of a Black Dragon.

With every step Gu Qijue took in the air, lightning would ripple beneath his feet.

His bare upper body revealed black dragon markings that flickered in and out of sight, and the black dragon tattoo on his chest was as intimidating as a living creature.

Facing his encroaching presence, the elder and the other three peak Innate Ancient Martial Artists felt their breathing become difficult, as if the air had been solidified by lightning.

They knew the enemy they had encountered this time was no small matter, and they might very well perish here today.

"You are Gu Qijue? We are here on the orders of Director Chu from Shangdu, and we invite you to accompany us to Shangdu."

The elder at the forefront, with slightly narrowed eyes, cupped his fists towards Gu Qijue, who was looking down at them from above.

Having witnessed this person's terrifying power, they no longer dared to harbor any arrogance.

"Your so-called invitation, why did you lay hands on my brothers and sisters? Is this the so-called invitation from your Emperor Abyss Group in Shangdu?"

Gu Qijue's Blood Eyes and his head full of white hair flickered with lightning, his intimidating gaze sweeping over the four as if they were already corpses.

His words left them speechless.

The mature woman spoke, "We gave them a chance, but they were stubborn, so we had to use some forceful measures."

Ding-dong-dong--

At this moment, the phone in the elder's pocket rang.

He took it out and saw it was a call from Emperor Abyss Group.

He answered on speakerphone.

Chu Yuan's commanding voice came through, "Gu Qijue, my name is Chu Yuan, the current president of Emperor Abyss Group. I am watching you right now, and I sincerely hope you will return to Shangdu with them. I guarantee your safety."

Gu Qijue chuckled upon hearing this, a very sinister laugh, "Are you accustomed to being high and mighty!? I have never provoked you, yet you have repeatedly tried to kill me. Even a clay figurine has a temper, so please, all of you, go die!"

As he spoke, Gu Qijue raised a finger and slashed through the air in front of him.

The space before him seemed to be torn apart by the terrifying lightning from his fingertip, revealing a black rift.

Pfft--

Immediately after, the body of the peak Innate elder was cut in half at the waist.

"Ah!!"

A miserable scream erupted from the elder's mouth. His severed body lay in two pieces in a pool of blood, his internal organs scattered across the ground. After a few screams, he completely ceased to breathe.

This was the divine ability Gu Qijue had learned after advancing to Tier 6—Lightning Cut!

"Run!!"

The mature woman, the young woman, and the middle-aged man gasped in unison at this sight and turned to flee without a second thought.

Even the strongest among them, the elder, had been so easily killed.

This sent chills down their spines, making their scalps tingle with horror.

Even if they couldn't escape, staying here meant certain death.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!!

Gu Qijue's expression was icy as he drew three lightning rifts in the air with his finger.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!!

Instantly, the three individuals, who had just fled several hundred meters, were all cut in half at the waist by lightning blades from the void.

Accompanied by spurting blood, their severed bodies fell to the ground with thuds. After a few screams, they breathed their last.

"Beast, you have successfully angered me."

The elder's phone, lying on the ground and stained with blood, was still functional. Chu Yuan's cold roar emanated from it.

"Whether you want to kill me or take me back for research, I, Gu, welcome it anytime."

Gu Qijue let out a cold snort and flicked his finger, shattering the mobile phone.

"Boss Gu is mighty! Those four damned Ancient Martial Artists forced us to go with them, it's truly detestable."

"Yeah, yeah, they should have been torn to pieces. If they hadn't forced us, we would never have sided with them."

"Boss Gu is invincible! Only by following you can we truly survive!"

The more than fifty survivors present, who were quick to change their allegiance, stood up like grass swaying in the wind, cheering and shouting.

"Heh heh, you weren't saying that before. Boss, kill them!"

Ji Shang and the others returned at this moment, their eyes filled with killing intent as they stared at the turncoats present.

"Guilai, these people... eat them, then hurry to the mutation tree in the city center."

Gu Qijue glanced indifferently at the turncoats, leaving that remark before leading everyone to the city center.

Today, he intended to claim the mutation tree for himself.

The pressure from the Ancient Martial Artists was indeed quite significant.

If several Grandmasters had come today, it would have been a bloody battle.

"Heh heh heh, thank you, Master, for your grace!"

"Brothers, let's eat!!"

"Heh heh heh..."

"What are you doing?"

"No, don't!"

"Help, help! Someone save us..."

As soon as Gu Qijue and his group left, the greedy, ferocious laughter of the eight strange creatures in the school and the miserable screams of the turncoats echoed incessantly.

"Damn it!!!"

At Shangdu's Emperor Abyss Group, Chu Yuan and the others stared at the bloody scene on the projection screen, their faces extremely grim.

"Let him live one more day. Now that dawn is breaking and the mutation tree is about to grow, I will personally go tonight and capture that beast alive."

A mature, beautiful woman from Dragon Cloud Mountain said in a deep voice, "He can at most contend with an ordinary Grandmaster right now. Even if he consumes a mutation fruit, his strength can be further enhanced, but he definitely cannot surpass me."

"If that's the case, then let him live one more day. The mutation tree in Shangdu has appeared. You gather all the Super Martial Artists to fight for one, and I will take three hundred Ancient Martial Artists to fight for another!"

Chu Yuan stood up and gave the order, then quickly left the operations hall with four others.

No one knew that the mutation tree that grew today was different from yesterday's. The truly terrifying mutated creatures were about to appear.