"By the way, you're the main character."
Gu Chen muttered something to himself, and then no one saw how Gu Chen moved. It was as if he hadn't even taken a single step before he appeared in front of Zhao Pengfei.
Zhao Pengfei was startled and unconsciously took a step back. Then, seeing the mocking look on Gu Chen's face, he realized his mistake and roared in embarrassment and anger, "You little brat, how dare you scare me!"
"What is your cultivation level?" Gu Chen asked calmly.
"You brat, this is Zhao Pengfei, an elder of the Zhao Family. If you dare to come here today, don't even think about leaving alive!" Xiang Hao ran up behind Zhao Pengfei, and as if to cover up his earlier fear, he pointed at Gu Chen and cursed him fiercely but inwardly.
"I asked about cultivation level," Gu Chen shook his head and said, "You're not answering my question."
"Hahaha, kid, I don't know where you get the confidence to speak to me like that, but soon you'll know that my cultivation is beyond your ability to resist!" Zhao Pengfei laughed, and then struck out with a palm towards Gu Chen's face!
Zhao Pengfei's palm strike seemed to freeze the surrounding air, with all the air currents spiraling around his arm before bursting out with a deafening roar!
"Good timing!"
A cold glint flashed in Gu Chen's eyes. Zhao Pengfei's strength had clearly reached the Middle Revolving Illumination Realm, and even if he wasn't as strong as Ning Yufeng, he wasn't far off. Previously, when he fought Ning Yufeng, he had been slightly outmatched due to his inferior cultivation. But this time, he was also a Middle Revolving Illumination Realm martial artist. With a muffled sound, he channeled his true True Qi into his arm and struck back at Zhao Pengfei's oncoming palm!
Gu Chen's goal was simple: he intended for a clash of titans, a head-on confrontation!
Seeing Gu Chen's action, Zhao Pengfei smiled.
The most powerful aspect of the Zhao Family Palm is that it utilizes external forces to harmonize with the universe through Inner Breath energy, combined with the "Undying Divine Skill," achieving a balance between yin and yang!
Faced with this move, the best course of action is to avoid its sharp edge and then use force to neutralize its force. If one were to confront it head-on, the result would inevitably be being struck by the power of the Zhao Family Palm, resulting in either death or serious injury!
At least among all the opponents Zhao Pengfei has faced in his life, no one has ever dared to confront him head-on like Gu Chen!
"This kid is obviously a greenhorn, he has very little practical experience and can't see the subtlety of my palm strike!"
"You're asking for it, so don't blame me!"
Thinking of this, Zhao Pengfei intensified his palm strike and increased his internal energy once again! He seemed to be able to foresee the scene of Gu Chen spitting blood and flying backward, and the smile on his face became even brighter!
Bang!
Their palms collided, unleashing a powerful burst of energy that sent Xiang Hao flying backward, slumping onto the sofa. At the moment of impact, Zhao Pengfei was struck dumb; the smile on his face instantly froze.
The moment his smile faded, a look of horror appeared on his face!
The reason is simple: his arm actually bent in a horrifying way after colliding with Gu Chen's palm!
The sleeve on Zhao Pengfei's arm tore off inch by inch, and the muscles in his exposed arm rapidly withered. Inhuman pain spread throughout his body and mind. His pupils dilated, and the next moment he couldn't help but scream in agony!
"Ah, ahhh--"
Zhao Pengfei stared in horror at his arm, which was bent at a ninety-degree angle as if a steel bar had been snapped, and was completely useless!
His prized martial arts skills were actually reduced to this state by Gu Chen in a single move!
Only now did he realize that Gu Chen was not a fool; he had the confidence to confront him head-on!
His strength surpasses mine!
Boom!
Gu Chen increased his strength again, and Zhao Pengfei was completely blasted away, falling next to Xiang Hao!
"Is this all the Zhao Family elder is capable of?" Gu Chen sneered, looking at Zhao Pengfei who gasped in shock, and said calmly, "Tell me, with your strength, where do you get the audacity to cause trouble for my people?"
"You, you're actually at the Middle Revolving Illumination Realm?!"
Zhao Pengfei looked on incredulously, as if he had seen a ghost.
Although he is now injured, he is more traumatized and shaken!
Such a young Grandmaster, and not even at the Early Grandmaster, but at the Middle Grandmaster, was something he had never heard of or seen before!
"It's too late to know now."
Gu Chen looked at him calmly, his gaze as cold as frost, and said, "Tell me, how do you want me to deal with you?"
Gu Chen's words were filled with an aura of death, while Zhao Pengfei's horrifying arm and his face contorted in agony and fear added an eerie touch to the atmosphere.
At that moment, no one dared to doubt that Gu Chen would actually kill someone!
"What do you want...?"
Zhao Pengfei finally became frightened; this man was more terrifying than he had anticipated.
"You actually dare to ask me that?" Gu Chen chuckled lightly, then grabbed Zhao Pengfei by the neck and lifted him up in one swift motion. Looking at the latter's face, flushed red from suffocation, he slowly said, "If I said I was going to kill you, would you believe me?"
Gu Chen's eyes were more terrifying than those of a ferocious beast, more horrifying than those of a demon. They were the bloodthirsty eyes that only someone who had killed more than a hundred people could possess, the bloodthirsty aura that could only be forged through countless killings!
Zhao Pengfei had no choice but to believe it!
"Click!"
At this moment, Gu Chen grabbed Zhao Pengfei's other hand and twisted it hard, breaking it again! A wave of pain surged through him, and Zhao Pengfei gasped for breath, his consciousness fading!
"I deliberately took your blow just now, thinking you must be quite strong." Gu Chen shook his head and said, "However, you've disappointed me greatly."
With that, he threw Zhao Pengfei to the ground, stepped on his chest, and said condescendingly, "Today, I'll cripple you!"
"No... no, don't!!"
Zhao Pengfei coughed a few times, but upon hearing Gu Chen's words, his eyes instantly filled with horror. Cripple him? That was even more cruel than killing him! He was a martial artist, a warrior. Without his Inner Breath and cultivation, he was like an abandoned stray dog, living a life worse than death!
"I... I'm from the Zhao Family family, the Zhao Family of Shangjing!" Zhao Pengfei had no doubt about the truth of Gu Chen's words. At this moment, out of fear, he disregarded everything and said, "I'm just a guest in Zhou City. You saw it yourself just now. I didn't even intend to make a move!"
"Trying to the Xiang Family?" Gu Chen's face was icy cold as he said, "Too bad, I've come looking for you this time."
"Looking for me?" Zhao Pengfei was taken aback and said, "I have never met you before, and we are complete strangers."
"The little girl you're looking for is my personal disciple," Gu Chen said calmly. "Tell me, why would I want to settle a score with you?"
"What?" Zhao Pengfei gasped.