Gu Changfeng's heart sank. Just then, Gu Chen's voice rang out calmly, "Do you remember what I just said?"
"What?"
Gu Changfeng's heart sank. Just then, he glanced at Gu Chen's face out of the corner of his eye. He couldn't see the slightest bit of panic or confusion on the other person's face!
Was he faking it just now?!
A strange thought arose in Gu Changfeng's mind, one that even he found unbelievable!
There was no time for him to think. The howling wind blew away all the bricks and tiles from the roofs of the surrounding houses. The entire courtyard was filled with an indescribable sense of oppression, and everyone could hardly breathe!
Two longswords...
Collide in the void!
"Boom..."!!!
The airflow was fierce, blasting outwards and creating a huge vortex! Under the clash of the two swords, it was as if explosives suddenly burst open in the arena, instantly sending up countless plumes of dust and sparks!
A hush fell over the space where the martial artists held their breath. But the silence didn't last long, because after a brief exchange, one person was sent flying—it was Gu Changfeng!
How is that possible?!
Everyone was horrified!
Gu Changfeng's body tumbled through the air a few times before finally crashing onto the roof tiles of the courtyard, his face grim. His sword-wielding hand was now numb, and his internal energy was churning with turbulent, unsettling True Qi; he could only suppress his breathing to calm himself.
What surprised him even more was that the weapon in his hand, the longsword, had actually cracked open with a tiny crack, and Gu Chen's longsword had actually pierced through the air!
Gu Changfeng's face was grim, because he saw that Gu Chen stood still, unmoved!
And that long sword still floated around his body!
"What's this?"
"That sword actually floated up on its own?"
"How is that possible? Qi manipulation techniques? Immortal cultivation methods? Sword Control Technique?"
"Oh my god, what am I seeing!"
This scene, witnessed by everyone around, was utterly shocking!
Sword Control Technique —this was the first time they had ever seen it!
And Gu Chen, a mere youth, actually used such a technique!
Of those present, only Zhao Bo remained calm, as if everything was under control.
Even when Gu Chen was forced to fall to the ground and was in a passive and dangerous situation, he didn't even blink.
Because he knew that all of this was part of Gu Chen's plan!
"Impossible!"
Feeling the numbness in his arm, Gu Changfeng's voice was filled with disbelief and sternness as he said, "Why hasn't your True Qi been completely depleted yet! You've clearly just been through several battles, how can you still be so energetic? What kind of cultivation technique are you practicing?! Is this some kind of Sword Control Technique?!"
Want to know?
Gu Chen smiled faintly. At this moment, his aura was unleashed, like a raging dragon raising its head, arrogant and domineering!
Boom!
In that instant, Gu Chen's aura surged!
He jumped from the Late Bone-Forge Realm to the Late Revolving Illumination Realm in one fell swoop!
It's a whole level higher!
This level of cultivation is unstoppable! In an instant, the released aura swept across the entire courtyard, and Gu Chen stood proudly upright, like a god descending to earth!
Gu Changfeng's expression suddenly changed at that moment!
He had anticipated that Gu Chen would have a backup plan, but he never expected that this would be his own backup plan!
His supposedly superior cultivation level not only paled in comparison to Gu Chen's aura of the Late Revolving Illumination Realm, but he also couldn't maintain it!
His body had just climbed up from under the eaves when he was swept away by Gu Chen's aura, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward!
It landed heavily again!
But Gu Changfeng's eyes remained fixed on Gu Chen's direction, his body trembling in disbelief!
Only then did he suddenly remember the meaning of Gu Chen's words during his battle with the others!
"You, you're actually suppressing your cultivation!"
Gu Changfeng said in a trembling voice.
Yes, as Gu Chen just said, it seems he's not going to make it to the Late Bone-Forge Realm!
He wasn't pretending, nor was he trying to divert attention; he was simply telling the truth!
Even though he was beaten badly just now, he didn't reveal his cultivation level. But now, he is like a dragon emerging from the abyss, unleashing his true cultivation!
Late Revolving Illumination Realm!
A solid Late Revolving Illumination Realm!
Only with this level of cultivation could one defeat Gu Changfeng from a distance in an instant, and even understand the art of controlling Qi!
Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent. After Gu Changfeng was sent flying backward, everyone stared at Gu Chen in utter terror!
They had just thought Gu Chen was a genius, a rare martial arts prodigy, but now they realized that even if they had overestimated Gu Chen, they had still underestimated him!
This is hardly genius!
This guy is a monster, a prodigy!
Late Revolving Illumination Realm? Almost nonexistent in the entire secular world of Huaxia!
The Dragon Ranking of the Land of Heaven and Earth only has fewer than thirty members!
Gu Chen, at the age of twenty, had already reached this level!
This is absolutely outrageous!
"You old scoundrel!"
At this moment, Gu Chen's voice came first, calmly saying, "Now, do you know the reason?"
"You, you've deceived me so badly!" Gu Changfeng's eyes trembled violently as he stared at Gu Chen.
"A lie?" Gu Chen said coldly, "Back then, you caused my family to be ruined and my father came to us for help. You gave him a sweet treat, then made him despair, and finally humiliated him to death!"
Do you know what deception is, what despair is?
"Puff!"
Although he didn't know what Gu Chen was talking about, Gu Changfeng was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.
He finally understood why Gu Chen had acted that way earlier—it was all to give him hope only to have it overwhelm him with despair at this very moment!
"Gu Chen, you're a member of the Gu Family! How can you betray your master and ancestors like this? You'll be condemned by the whole world!"
Knowing he was no match for Gu Chen, Gu Changfeng could only roar out.
"Ridiculous! Even if everyone in the world were to criticize me without distinguishing right from wrong, do you think I would be afraid?" Gu Chen stood proudly.
Yes, with his cultivation level, what is there to be afraid of?
"Looks like you still don't know what despair really is!"
At this point, Gu Chen paused for a moment, then said, "Then I'll let you experience it again!"
Just as Gu Changfeng was wondering what was going on, a car horn sounded outside.
Then they heard someone getting out of the car, followed by a series of loud shouts that echoed throughout the Gu Family compound.
"The Liu Family from the Shangjing has come to support Sect Master Gu and punish the villains!"
"The Water Cloud Sect of Huaxia has come to support Sect Master Gu and punish the villains!"
"The Steel Tremor Sect of Huaxia has come to support Sect Master Gu and punish the villains."
"The Heavenly Pivot Sect of Huaxia has come to support its leader in eliminating the rebels and quelling the traitors!"