Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Bang!

At the moment of the fist-and-palm collision, Zhao Xingxuan's body trembled, feeling the terrifying force contained within Gu Chen's punch. Had he not reached the grand completion of the Gang Qi Stage, possessing incredibly thick and solid cultivation, this strike would have surely caused him severe internal injuries.

"Impressive, lad!"

Zhao Xingxuan shouted deeply, holding nothing back. He gathered the Gangqi within his body and employed a superior martial skill from the Red Flame Demon Sect, aiming a palm strike at Gu Chen.

"Purple Sun Hand!"

Feeling the overwhelming strength of Zhao Xingxuan's palm, Gu Chen felt a throbbing sensation in his heart. He knew that facing a martial artist like Zhao Xingxuan, who had reached the grand completion of the Gang Qi Stage, he absolutely could not afford to hold back and had to give it his all.

At this moment, Gu Chen's expression turned solemn. Clenching his fists, he employed the Great Vajra Divine Power, a superior martial skill, and instantly, a Vajra Phantom loomed behind him, towering like a small mountain, looking down upon the mortal world with a terrifying sense of oppression.

Boom!

Blazing golden light burst forth from Gu Chen's body, painting him entirely in gold, as if he was a golden-armored war deity from the heavens. Gu Chen's black clothes fluttered, his hair whipped in the wind, and a surging, vast power circulated within him. Clenching his fists, he collided directly with the palm that Zhao Xingxuan had slapped toward him.

Thud!

It seemed as though the void itself was trembling. The impact was too heavy; the moment their attacks collided, the ground shook and exploded, and countless stones and dust shot towards the sky.

Zhao Xingxuan frowned, feeling a spasm in the palm that had collided with Gu Chen's fist, bringing him pain.

Gu Chen also had a hard time; at this moment, a trickle of fresh blood ran from the corner of his mouth. Zhao Xingxuan's cultivation was too profound, and even though Gu Chen's cultivation had reached five hundred and eighty years, he still could not overcome the other party.

After all, the quality gap between the two was simply too vast.

In this collision between the two, both incurred injuries, but Gu Chen's were more evident, with fresh blood running from the corner of his mouth.

Even so, the many martial artists present felt that Gu Chen had reason to be proud. After all, that was a martial artist with grand completion in the Gang Qi Stage, wielding incredibly strong Qi. Gu Chen, with only the cultivation of the Vajra Stage, was able to take a hit from him and not die.

Zhao Xingxuan felt the challenge that Gu Chen posed, and his gaze immediately sharpened as the Gangqi in his body continued to circulate, his eyes flickering with sharp light as they opened and closed.

He was using his full strength!

"Great Red Demon Saber!"

Zhao Xingxuan let out a cold shout, activating the Great Red Demon Saber, a superior martial skill from the Red Flame Demon Sect. Instantly, rolling Gangqi burst forth from his pores, converging in mid-air into a massive saber bathed in black flames.

"Slash for me!"

Zhao Xingxuan's gaze turned cold as he pointed, and the demonic saber above his head blinked out of existence, reappearing in the blink of an eye right in front of Gu Chen with incredible speed.

In that moment, Gu Chen felt an immense pressure, with every pore on his body sending throbbing stabs of pain. This was the strength of a martial artist with grand completion in the Gang Qi Stage!

Gu Chen's eyebrows knit together, channeling all his power. His inner energy of five hundred and eighty years wildly ran through his meridians, washing over his flesh. This time, he did not employ the Great Vajra Divine Power.

After all, although this martial skill was powerful, it was only at a minor stage of completion, not the perfected superior martial skill that could support Gu Chen in battling across a major realm.

Boom!

Gu Chen stretched out his body, holding nothing back, as he desperately activated the Golden Bell Shield with the Roar of the Dragon and Howl of the Tiger, a superior martial skill.

"Roar!"

The earth-shattering roars of a dragon and a tiger echoed between heaven and earth. As the protective Golden Bell materialized, a dragon and a tiger appeared behind Gu Chen, each dominating their side of the world, as clear as water from spirits, with majestic eyes looking down on Zhao Xingxuan.

Seeing this, Zhao Xingxuan's heart sank as he felt a wave of pressure emerge.

Boom!

The next moment, Gu Chen moved. With his move, the dragon and tiger phantoms behind him instantly shrank to three feet in size, coiling around his arms. Alongside Gu Chen's punch, the dragon and tiger phantoms intertwined and charged together towards the Great Red Demon Saber descending upon Gu Chen.

Clang!

A deafening noise erupted throughout the Chi Dragon Mountain Range, like a massive bell tolling, thunderous and terrifying. This collision instantly turned the area into a whirlwind of sand and stone, and the terrifying shockwave turned everything in the vicinity into dust in an instant!

This duel made Gu Chen's body tremble, his mouth again oozing strand after strand of fresh blood, his complexion becoming somewhat pale.

Looking at Zhao Xingxuan, except for a slightly pale face, he seemed to suffer no serious harm.

With Gu Chen's current strength, he could fight against a martial artist at the later stages of Gang Qi Stage, but dueling with one at the peak of Gang Qi Stage was still too much of a strain for him.

After all, he was only at the late stages of the Vajra Stage now, and being able to battle Zhao Xingxuan to this extent was already quite impressive.

However, Gu Chen had no way out in this battle; if he lost, he would undoubtedly perish here today.

Seeing that he hadn't been able to take down Gu Chen, a junior martial artist at the later stages of the Vajra Stage, after such a long time, Zhao Xingxuan's pride was starting to take a hit.

"Die!"

He roared and charged straight at Gu Chen, turning into a shadowy figure, and in the blink of an eye, he was upon Gu Chen.

"Kill!"

Seeing Zhao Xingxuan charging at him, Gu Chen's eyes turned fierce, his brows lifted, and he let out a light shout, using all his strength to engage Zhao Xingxuan in battle.

Bang bang bang!

In that moment, Gu Chen and Zhao Xingxuan unleashed a fierce battle, their fists whipping through the air like rocks piercing the sky, waves crashing against the shore, terrifying shockwaves blasting outwards, and the sound akin to thunder kept booming incessantly, with trees after trees being uprooted towards the heavens, the ground beginning to quake, and countless cracks spreading in all directions.

All the onlookers stepped back in fear, none having anticipated that Gu Chen could actually stand toe-to-toe with Zhao Xingxuan at the peak of Gang Qi Stage to such a degree. Experience more content on empire

Boom!

True dragons and white tiger phantoms coiled around Gu Chen, his entire being shining with golden light, and vigorous blood qi emanated from his pores, the air around him tinged with a faint red hue as he sent punch after punch towards his opponent.

Zhao Xingxuan was indeed strong, with a cultivation profound beyond compare, his Gangqi solid to the extreme, and, in terms of cultivation, this was the first time Gu Chen had found himself outmatched.

Bang!

In that moment, Zhao Xingxuan broke through the defense of the Golden Bell Shield, landing a heavy palm on Gu Chen's chest.

"Pu!"

A large mouthful of fresh blood spurted from Gu Chen's mouth, his complexion deathly pale.

For the first time, someone had pushed him to this point; since his arrival in this world, though life had not always been smooth sailing, at least, in a fair duel, he had never battled to this extent with anyone.

It had always been him overpowering others; for the first time, Gu Chen experienced the feeling of being suppressed by someone else.

Seeing Gu Chen injured, both Jiang Yong and Xu Yan's eyes momentarily flashed with delight, knowing that Gu Chen was finished today!

"I'll say it again, submit, or die!" a hint of cold light flashed in Zhao Xingxuan's eyes as he looked at Gu Chen, his robust Gangqi ready to burst forth, his aura locking Gu Chen firmly in place.

Gu Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and exhaled a breath of turbid air. He glanced at the Red Flame Demon Sect martial artists surrounding him with a predatory gaze, unfazed in the slightest.

At that moment, Gu Chen even felt a calm descend upon him, his eyes fixed on Zhao Xingxuan as he reached behind him, his tone resolute as he declared, "Today, it is you who will die!"

"Hmph!"

Upon hearing these words, Zhao Xingxuan's expression darkened, ready to end Gu Chen once and for all.

But just then, an exceedingly dazzling divine radiance flashed across the sky, like an aurora from beyond, utterly resplendent, and everyone felt as if this sword cleaved the very world before their eyes in two!

The next moment, only a "pu" sound was heard, as scalding fresh blood sprayed three feet into the air, a large head soared skyward, still wearing an expression of shock and disbelief.

At this moment, draped in a black robe, with brows like swords and stars for eyes, Gu Chen's complexion was pale but his demeanor calm. He stood behind Zhao Xingxuan's headless corpse, Blood Shadow Sword in hand, back facing the crowd.

With a thud, the lifeless body of Zhao Xingxuan fell to the ground, his head gone.