But Gu Chen's words filled Wei Aozhong extreme terror!
"No, no!" Wei Aozhong raised his head and roared, "I surrender, I surrender!"
"Admitting defeat is useless," Gu Chen said coldly. "This is a battle to the death!"
"No, I surrender! Don't kill me! Don't kill me!" Wei Aozhong cried out in terror, spitting out blood. "The agreement we made earlier doesn't count! It doesn't count at all! I'm the head of the Steel Tremor Sect! You can't kill me..."
Wei Aozhong was rambling incoherently, but the coldness in Gu Chen's eyes only intensified. Wei Aozhong was, after all, the head of a family and one of the top figures in the Shangjing. If he had died a heroic death, Gu Chen might have held him in higher regard, but now, this man was no longer worthy of being his opponent.
After all, what Gu Chen wanted was to make an example of someone and intimidate everyone!
Wei Aozhong is the best bargaining chip!
"Didn't you claim to be invincible among those of the same level? Why can't you even defeat me, Early Revolving Illumination Realm cultivator?"
Gu Chen said coldly, "Jiang Yi also knelt down and begged me before, shamelessly trying to save his life! Since you're all in cahoots, I don't mind sending you on your way to see him too!"
Just then, a series of exclamations rang out from all around.
Gu Chen snapped out of his daze and suddenly noticed that the fear on Wei Aozhong's face vanished in an instant, replaced by a sinister look! The next second, a four-cornered shuriken suddenly appeared in Wei Aozhong's palm, a black shadow flashing as it stabbed fiercely toward Gu Chen's forehead!
The face, especially the forehead, is one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body. This hidden weapon was launched unexpectedly, and if it hit, Gu Chen would be in imminent danger!
"Mean!"
Yu Sheng's eyes narrowed, and he roared from the top of the steps, both anxious and furious.
Regardless of how others reacted, Wei Aozhong now only had eyes for one person: Gu Chen. The hidden weapon he had been holding had been waiting for a long time, and now it was launched, accompanied by his maniacal laughter!
He believed that Gu Chen was surely dead!
However, the smile on Wei Aozhong's face froze instantly before it could spread.
Gu Chen extended two fingers of his left hand, gripping the corner of the shuriken like a vise. His eyes were as cold as an unyielding snow-capped mountain, and the smile on his lips was a direct expression of mockery.
"Is this your last resort?"
As Divine Emperor, Gu Chen had seen all sorts of scheming and intrigue before. In his eyes, Wei Aozhong's little tricks were nothing. Although he looked young, his temperament was actually far superior to that of someone with such a high level of cultivation. He held the hidden weapon in his hand and then said to Wei Aozhong.
"You, you..." Wei Aozhong was utterly shocked. When he met Gu Chen's eyes, a sense of despair and terror, as if from the depths of his heart, finally welled up from the bottom of his heart.
"Now, this is the final end!"
Gu Chen slowly grabbed Wei Aozhong's hair and said coldly, "In a life-or-death battle, there must be a winner. This is a man's game; don't act like a coward."
With that, Gu Chen, exuding a murderous aura, suddenly lifted Wei Aozhong up, then pointed his long sword at his chest, saying each word clearly, "You deserve to die!"
No, no!
Wei Aozhong screamed in agony, and everyone who witnessed this scene felt a jolt in their hearts. Jiang Huamei, in particular, narrowed her beautiful eyes. Having previously held back from attacking Gu Chen due to her status, she finally couldn't help but strike!
Although it was a life-or-death battle, she couldn't just stand by and watch the Grand Elder of the Steel Tremor Sect die!
She was also a martial artist at the Middle Revolving Illumination Realm. Now, as she unleashed her power, a wave of energy surged into the sky, hurtling towards Gu Chen!
Ten zhang, five zhang, one zhang...
As Jiang Huamei drew closer, Gu Chen's hand did not falter in the slightest despite her overwhelming aura. With a forceful thrust, he pierced through Wei Aozhong's body!
"Aaaaah--that damned thief!"
Seeing this, Jiang Huamei's eyes were bloodshot, her heart ached terribly, and she roared to the sky!
However, she didn't even have a chance to touch Gu Chen, because Gu Chen unleashed a burst of energy that sent her flying with a single palm strike.
puff--
Jiang Huamei coughed up blood, looked down at his chest, then at Gu Chen, and finally at the direction of the Daoist temple's main gate.
A hysterical scream immediately echoed throughout the entire hall, but before long, Wei Aozhong's eyes gradually lost their luster, and his body was thrown to the ground by Gu Chen, collapsing limply.
Seeing Gu Chen throw the Grand Elder aside, Jiang Huamei's face twisted in agony, and she roared, "Boy, you really dare to lay a hand on him? You really dare to kill him!"
Gu Chen raised his head, his face suddenly filled with coldness.
"Even if this weren't a life-or-death battle," Gu Chen said coldly, "No one can stop me from killing whoever I want!"
Such domineering and ruthless words surprised everyone.
Then, Gu Chen did something even more unbelievable!
He gently tossed the broken sword in his hand, and the blade floated steadily in mid-air!
This is...
Jiang Huamei originally wanted to attack again, but upon seeing this scene, she froze on the spot like a clay sculpture!
Flying... Flying sword!!
Even the other martial artists from the Steel Tremor Sect quickly recovered from Wei Aozhong's death!
What we are seeing is truly astonishing!
The weapon Gu Chen just used was actually a flying sword?!
The Dragon Scale Sword hovered, like a colossal god rising from the ground, its buzzing sword sound shaking the entire arena!
Then, the flying sword suddenly shot out, raging in front of Wei Aozhong, and then once again slashed at his throat with its blade!
Splatter! Blood splattered everywhere!
The crimson blood reflected Gu Chen's cold face under the chilling light. With this sword strike, Wei Aozhong had no chance of survival and died instantly!
A martial artist at the Middle Revolving Illumination Realm was killed by Gu Chen's sword!
"Sect Leader Jiang, if you intend to take action, I hope you will think carefully!"
In an instant, along with Gu Chen's words, a monstrous aura was unleashed, rising directly from the Early Revolving Illumination Realm Late Revolving Illumination Realm!
Boom!
Faced with such astonishing power, Jiang Huamei was terrified and took several steps back!
Gu Chen wasn't lying just now. He really was a Late Revolving Illumination Realm martial artist, and he had suppressed his cultivation to the Early Revolving Illumination Realm, thus fighting across levels and killing Wei Aozhong!
Moreover, he also possesses the skill of flying swords!
It wasn't used at all!
whoosh whoosh--
In the space, the broken sword that everyone had just laughed at was now like a death rope, suspended in mid-air, as if everyone's neck was being tightened!
Because it was a life-or-death battle, everyone knew that someone would die, but none of the martial artists present ever expected that the one who would die would be their invincible Grand Elder Wei Aozhong!
However, Gu Chen won in a way that left everyone speechless!