"I've been waiting for you to make your move for a long time!"
Faced with this attack, Gu Chen showed no panic whatsoever; instead, a smile appeared on his face!
Bang!
A muffled roar echoed through the space as Gu Chen gripped the blood-dripping dart in his hand and squeezed it hard. The blood-dripping dart, forged from diamond, instantly turned into powder!
"How is that possible?!"
A gasp rang out, followed by two assassins, both dressed in black, falling from the tree. One of them had a grim expression, staring intently at the blood-dripping dart that Gu Chen had crushed in his hand!
That was his weapon, a weapon poised for attack, yet it not only failed to injure Gu Chen, but was instead destroyed by Gu Chen!
Gu Chen smiled slightly and said, "You two, you've been hiding this for a long time, haven't you?"
He left the spot not to urinate, of course. While the Sun Family members were fighting, he used his Divine Sense to scan the area and sensed that there were still people lying in ambush. He instantly understood that the assassins from the Wuji Manor were not just these few!
These two individuals are the true trump cards of the Wuji Manor —two martial artists who have reached the Peak Bone-Forge Realm, or even higher!
"Are you silver-ranked assassins or gold-ranked assassins?"
Gu Chen showed no panic, glanced at them, and said, "You've come here to kill me?"
"Of course!" another assassin said coldly, "You actually went with the Sun Family. To avoid exposing our identities, we had to take action from the shadows. But we didn't expect you to be so stupid as to deliver yourself to their doorstep."
"What's delivered to your door sometimes isn't a gift, but a bomb!"
Gu Chen dared to come and lure the snakes out because he guessed that their target was him, and now, upon hearing this, he realized it was indeed so!
After saying this, Gu Chen laughed loudly, and then his figure moved like a ghost as he rushed towards the two of them!
"How could it be so fast?!"
"The information says he reached the Revolving Illumination Realm, it seems to be true?"
The two assassins gasped in surprise when they saw Gu Chen dare to make the first move, but they quickly calmed down. When Gu Chen arrived, they put their hands together and assumed a defensive stance.
Boom!
A muffled thud echoed through the space. Even though they reacted quickly, they still couldn't withstand the impact of Gu Chen's punch and were sent flying backward!
With just one move, Gu Chen actually managed to injure them!
How can he be so strong?
Both of them showed expressions of shock. The strength they unleashed had reached the Grandmaster Realm! But even so, they still couldn't defeat Gu Chen!
As they watched Gu Chen's face gradually turn cold, a bad premonition rose in their hearts.
However, Gu Chen didn't give them any time to think. To prevent Sun Jiangman from discovering this place, he went all out, channeling the "Heaven and Earth Creation Art" through his meridians and unleashing an astonishing aura! As his true energy surged, his robes fluttered in the wind.
The next moment, Gu Chen charged towards the two assassins again.
Neither of them wanted to sit idly by and wait for their deaths. Seeing Gu Chen approaching, they immediately revealed fierce expressions and prepared to fight back. However, when they just collided with the energy that Gu Chen was attacking head-on, they felt as if their internal organs were about to churn and become displaced.
"This is a tricky idea!"
One of the assassins was terrified and coughed up blood. The other was even worse off, being sent flying more than ten meters away, his body leaving a large gash in the grass!
Gu Chen fought two opponents alone and actually gained the upper hand!
At this moment, the two assassins realized that Gu Chen was not on the same level as them, and they quickly got up.
"Trying to run away?"
Gu Chen smiled coldly. Seeing that they were about to retreat, he wasn't about to let them have their way. With a leap, he first grabbed one of them and slapped him to death. Then, with a few more leaps, he arrived in front of another person and kicked him over.
"If you don't want to die like your companions, answer my questions first." Gu Chen stepped forward, stepping on his chest to immobilize him. "Speak, why has your Wuji Manor been relentlessly pursuing me?"
In Gu Chen's mind, it was rather strange that the Zhou Family had already been wiped out, yet the assassins from the Wuji Manor were still relentlessly pursuing them.
"You've offended Wuji Manor, and this is a fight to the death!" The assassin's lips curled into a cruel smile. "Today, you've proven yourself capable, but let me tell you, our Lord has arrived in Zhou City. Your life is now waiting for our Lord to take care of it!"
As he spoke, the assassin's head lolled to the side, and he collapsed.
Gu Chen's eyes narrowed. He had already realized something was wrong when the assassin spoke. He lifted the man's chin, and sure enough, a stream of black blood gushed out. He had committed suicide by poison.
"Damn it!" Gu Chen's eyes flashed with a fierce light. The feeling of being targeted was extremely unpleasant to him.
Your Excellency? You're probably already a martial artist at the Early Revolving Illumination Realm or even higher!
They've already gone to Zhou City?!
Looking at the two corpses lying on the ground, Gu Chen chewed on the name Wuji Manor, feeling a lump in his throat, unable to swallow it.
Meanwhile, over there, after Sun Jiangman and Sun Da joined the battle, it quickly became a one-sided affair. Although the six assassins were formidable, Uncle Ma and Sister-in-law Hua were martial artists trained by the Sun Family, proficient in combat techniques. Even without Sun Da and Sun Jiangman, they would have the upper hand given enough time.
After subduing the six men, Sun Jiangman's eyes flashed with a sharp light as she demanded, "Tell me, who sent you?"
Hehehe--
The six assassins laughed in unison, their faces filled with disdain as they lay on the ground looking at the group. Then, they gritted their teeth, tilted their heads to the side, and collapsed.
Another suicide by poisoning!
All six of them committed suicide!
"Truly ruthless!" Uncle Ma's pupils contracted. He had heard of the assassins from the Wuji Manor before, but what he saw today made him realize that their management of personnel was extremely cruel. They were ruthless not only to their enemies, but even more ruthless to their own people!
Sun Da felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at their gruesome deaths and unconsciously looked away.
"Is everything resolved?"
At this moment, Gu Chen walked over from a distance and waved to the group.
"Hmm," Sun Jiangman, "Where did you go?"
"I just went to relieve myself." Gu Chen looked at the corpses on the ground and asked, "What happened to them?"
"They all committed suicide." Sun Jiangman sighed, "These people all came from the Wuji Manor, and they were all assassins. They had only one goal when carrying out their missions: either the target died, or they themselves died."
"Someone actually hired people from the Wuji Manor to deal with us, and they're all silver-rank assassins or higher. This clearly shows they don't want us to successfully reach Tong City and participate in the tournament," Uncle Ma said in a grim voice.
Sun Jiangman, "Uncle Ma, do you have something on your mind? Who is it?"