The next moment, Gu Chen suddenly appeared in front of him and punched him in the face!
Bang!
Like rising flames, like molten lava, this punch made Shangguan Qi's nose twist, and he felt as if his face was about to be smashed. In the excruciating pain, he flew backward for dozens of meters before landing, his face a bloody mess.
Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Chen's eyes turned cold, and he lunged forward once more!
Boom!
With a powerful stomp, he pinned Shangguan Qi to the ground! A sharp, bone-crushing pain rang out, followed by a tearing sound.
"You, how could you possibly...?"
Pointing his finger at Gu Chen, Shangguan Qi's bloodshot eyes were filled with deep terror.
"What are you trying to say?" Gu Chen said calmly, "Why was I able to kill you so easily, even though I'm ranked thirty-fifth on the Dragon Ranking?"
This was indeed the question Shangguan Qi wanted to ask, but he couldn't understand it, nor could he comprehend it!
He was clearly ranked higher than Gu Chen, and Gu Chen hadn't used any sensational cultivation techniques, so why was the gap so huge? He was completely powerless to resist!
"Because after entering the Dragon Ranking, I became stronger," Gu Chen said calmly. "Besides, even before, you were no match for me!"
What!?
Shangguan Qi had planned everything meticulously, but he hadn't expected this answer. A breakthrough? Grandmaster Realm martial artist, breaking through so easily? What kind of monster is this?! What kind of monster has their Shangguan Family provoked?!
"Do you know where you miscalculated?" Gu Chen stared at Shangguan Qi lying on the ground and said, "It's not that your conditions aren't good enough, it's that you overestimated yourself!"
With that, Gu Chen stomped down, crushing Shangguan Qi to death!
Before Shangguan Qi died, a smile suddenly appeared on his lips. He wasn't smiling at anything in particular, but rather at the other families. Let them come looking for Gu Chen; they have no idea that a demon has entered the Land of Heaven and Earth!
After killing Shangguan Qi, Gu Chen noticed the smile on his lips, but he didn't understand what the man was smiling about. He turned his head back to Shangguan Yijun and said calmly, "I said I wouldn't kill you for now. I have something to ask you. Of course, I can tell you that whether you answer this question or not, you will die."
"You piece of trash from this mundane world, you deserve to die a horrible death!!" Shangguan Yijun roared, trembling.
"Say what you will," Gu Chen said calmly. "How did you know my whereabouts? How did you communicate with each other?"
"Want to know this?" Shangguan Yijun suddenly burst into wild laughter, saying, "You're dreaming! I'd rather die than tell you!"
"Alright, then I'll send you to meet the King of Hell!"
Gu Chen didn't want to listen to Shangguan Yijun's nonsense, so he stepped forward, twisted his neck, and killed him instantly.
After killing two important figures from the Shangguan Family, the remaining martial artists were already terrified. Gu Chen glanced at them and said indifferently, "Get lost or die?"
Those people, as if granted a pardon, scattered like birds and beasts, running away in all directions.
Having dealt with the Shangguan Family, the pursuers behind them drew closer again. Since he had already killed so many people, Gu Chen no longer held back and met them head-on, standing still in place.
In less than ten minutes, more than forty people had gathered around, and the number was still increasing.
Most of the pursuers were martial artists at the Bone-Forge Realm. Even if there were some at the Grandmaster Realm, none of them were particularly powerful. At least one or two of them Dragon Ranking, and their rankings were even lower than Gu Chen's. When they saw the tragically dead Shangguan Yijun and Shangguan Qi on the ground, they were extremely horrified.
Especially upon seeing Shangguan Qi, these people couldn't help but tremble.
This was a top 50 expert on the Dragon Ranking, the strongest member of the Shangguan Family! Ranked 30th, five places higher than Gu Chen, yet he was still killed!
In contrast, Gu Chen seemed completely unharmed, standing quietly without a drop of blood on his clothes.
For a moment, no one dared to move.
"I'll wait another ten minutes." Just then, Gu Chen gathered his True Essence Power and suddenly spoke.
Everyone was taken aback, wondering what Gu Chen wanted to say. But just as they were wondering, they saw Gu Chen, after saying those words, suddenly stomp his foot and dig a deep pit in the ground beside him, about two meters in diameter. Then, Gu Chen gathered some dry branches and threw them directly into the pit.
What are they doing?
"Digging up graves for Shangguan's men?"
The group exchanged bewildered glances, their confusion deepening.
Within this silent space, the number of people had gradually grown to nearly one hundred. Gu Chen glanced at the sky and suddenly said, "It's about time. It seems that everyone who's been chasing me should have arrived. Oh wait, there are still some important figures who haven't come yet, but I'm too lazy to wait for them."
As he spoke, Gu Chen suddenly took out something and waved it in his hand.
Everyone immediately held their breath, because they could clearly see that Gu Chen was holding a book in his hand, a parchment scroll that looked like an ancient book!
However, due to the distance, even if they focused their Inner Breath into their eyes, they still couldn't clearly see what was written on it.
"You've been chasing me for so long, isn't this what you want?" Gu Chen's voice was powerful and resonant, covering a radius of hundreds of miles.
He glanced around, then squatted down, tossed the book in his hand into the pit, and said calmly, "Now, I'll leave it here. Whoever finds it, it's theirs!"
No one moved, and no one made a move.
Nobody's a fool. Gu Chen's methods of sowing discord are far too naive. If they all stay united and don't act impulsively, then when the important figures from their families arrive and capture Gu Chen, why bother fighting over something whose authenticity is uncertain?
Therefore, upon seeing Gu Chen's actions, some people even laughed, thinking, "Gu Chen, how foolish!"
But soon, these people stopped laughing, because Gu Chen suddenly raised his right hand and gently poked at his thumb and forefinger, and a flame ignited.
Everyone gasped. This was a cultivation technique, whether it was the Fire Summoning Technique or the Fire Ignition Technique. This was something that martial artists couldn't do; it could communicate with the five elements of heaven and earth!
I have the ignition in hand!
Gu Chen truly possesses cultivation methods. Everything that happened to him at the Heaven and Earth Palace, even his sword flight, was not fabricated. The rumors are true!
"Gentlemen," Gu Chen said loudly, not giving them time to think, "Judging from your expressions, you don't want the cultivation method anymore. In that case, I'll count to three and burn it all down."
"What?"
You dare!
This time, finally someone reacted. Many people stretched out their feet, staring intently at the deep pit, their emotions running high.
Gu Chen smiled faintly, ignoring them, and continued counting, "Three... two..."
"One!"
When he reached the last one, Gu Chen flicked his finger, and the spark traced a beautiful parabola from his fingertip before plunging into the deep pit!
The firelight flickered, and it ignited immediately upon touching the dry branches!