Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Gu Chen's battle with the leader of the Holy Shadows Sect seemed long, but in reality, everything happened in a flash.

A grandmaster of the innate realm had died just like that, not even leaving a complete corpse behind.

Since twenty-three years ago, when the Emperor of Da Xia suppressed the whole world and all the seas were submitted to him, resulting in a peaceful world, this was the first instance of such an event throughout the entire nine provinces!

At this moment, in front of Yongxue City, on the battlefield, even the air seemed to have solidified. The great battle had already stopped. From the grandmasters of the innate realm to the soldiers of both camps, at this moment, no one dared to even breathe too loudly.

All were like statues, standing there motionless, as if time itself had come to a standstill. The whole battlefield was so silent, you could hear a pin drop.

Only the sun high above in the sky remained eternal, radiating dazzling brilliance, illuminating everything around.

"Gulp!"

At this time, someone's swallowing noise broke the already frozen atmosphere of the battlefield.

People turned to look and found that the one who made the noise was actually the leader of the Black Sky Sect.

At this moment, he was tense, and although he was a grandmaster of the innate realm, fine beads of sweat had appeared on his forehead. The strength of the Holy Shadows Sect leader was comparable to his, so if someone could kill the leader of the Holy Shadows Sect, they could naturally kill him too.

"Stop them!"

Yan Qing saw that several grandmasters of the innate realm from the Feixue Sword Sect and other sects wanted to provide support and, with an electrifying gaze, exerted his full strength. The heavens and earth roared continuously. Alone, he managed to hold back two innate grandmasters, greatly alleviating the pressure on Wang Jiuzhi and the others.

At the same time, on the other side, the leader of the Black Sky Sect turned to escape, but Gu Chen was faster. The sun in the sky was within reach in an instant.

"Who exactly are you?!"

The leader of the Black Sky Sect let out a cry of shock, feeling a surge of terror at Gu Chen's strength. In his view, the opponent had not even used the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi, relying solely on his cultivation and physical prowess to achieve this. His true strength must be much greater than what he had shown.

Gu Chen's eyes were cold, his black hair disheveled. He said nothing, like a ruthless and indifferent demon god. At this moment, the divine flames around his body suddenly surged, and the light of the sun became so bright that it seemed to outshine even the sun in the sky. Everything around was blindingly white, and nothing else could be seen.

"Ahh..."

The leader of the Black Sky Sect let out a scream of agony as the terrifying high heat was released, causing his body to emit puffs of white smoke, and the shadow of the Black Sky Evil God behind him also became increasingly blurred.

Thump!

Gu Chen punched out, turning the infinite divine flames into an azure dragon that followed his swinging arm and surged forward with his fist.

Splat!

With one punch, Gu Chen pierced through the heart of the Black Sky Sect's leader, and the dazzling divine flames immediately incinerated his body into ashes.

In an instant, another grandmaster of the innate realm fell!

Seeing this, the grandmasters of the Feixue Sword Sect and others all felt a chilling fear running down their spines.

As there was no way for any martial artist to achieve this, not since the time when the entire world did not fear any grandmaster like chopping vegetables.

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The elder of the Breaking Wave Clan exclaimed, filled with immense regret. He should never have agreed to the demonic sect's request to get involved in this messy affair.

The Feixue Sword Sect, the Qiu family, and the White Tiger Clan, along with the other four grandmasters, also felt a deep chilling terror.

They felt they had celebrated too soon and should not have stepped forward so quickly, but even as grandmasters of the innate realm, they could not reverse time.

Boom!

At this moment, the heavens and earth resonated together, and the void trembled. Gu Chen's body was adorned with auspicious rainbow light, as he soared through the air with a dragon's stride and a tiger's pace, standing amidst the dazzling sun, with the divine flames burning fiercely around him, like a king on an expedition.

This momentum, this presence, was terrifying to the extreme, as domineering as the heavenly might descending to earth, imparting a sensation of being unstoppable.

Even the grandmasters of the innate realm felt fear upon seeing this and could not muster the slightest will to fight.

"Ahh—"

At that moment, the grandmaster from the barbarian tribe let out a bellow. His muscles were as undulating as little dragons, and he charged towards Gu Chen.

Thump!

Gu Chen's demeanor was cold as he threw a punch. His left hand was too dazzling, like holding a proud sun, and he swung it out.

Boom!

In an instant, stones flew and waves crashed. The entire battlefield shook as, with Gu Chen's punch, cracks appeared on the ground and spread rapidly. The surrounding mountains trembled, with countless rocks falling down, almost splitting open.

All of this was simply because this punch was too heavy!

With a plop, a rain of blood scattered across the sky. The grandmaster from the barbarian tribe was blown to pieces by Gu Chen on the spot.

With the fall of three consecutive innate grandmasters, everyone at the scene had witnessed Gu Chen's strength. The remaining four grandmasters from the Feixue Sword Sect lost all will to fight and turned to run.

"Stop them!" Yan Qing and others immediately took action.

Next, Gu Chen appeared instantly. Accompanied by a thundering noise, he continuously swung his fists wreathed in auspicious light and divine flames. It was truly like chopping vegetables, as the remaining four grandmasters of the innate realm from the Feixue Sword Sect were all killed.

On the ground, the soldiers of the barbarian tribe, having seen their leader fall, had already lost their morale and were now fleeing.

Yan Qing and the others saw that all the warriors in the Innate Realm had fallen dead. Just as they were about to speak with Gu Chen, they noticed Gu Chen's gaze shift, looking towards the ground.

Boom!

With a flick of his finger, Gu Chen sent sparks flying like meteors from the firmament, crashing down to the earth.

"Ah..."

Screams were unceasing as a sea of flames ignited on the ground, incinerating countless barbarian soldiers into ash.

Gu Chen's expression was cold and indifferent, with not a trace of pity as he quietly watched it all.

"Your kind have different hearts," he thought. These barbarian soldiers' hands were stained with the blood of countless Da Xia civilians. Gu Chen felt no mercy as he struck them down.

By now, Gu Chen was no longer the ignorant outsider that he had once been in this world. Toward his enemies, he had not an ounce of pity; he would strike them down with the swiftness of thunder at the first opportunity.

Moreover, this was the trade—or perhaps "equivalent exchange"—he had made with the giant's gauntlet living within the flesh of his left hand.

Before long, the many barbarian soldiers had been completely reduced to ash, and even Gu Chen himself did not know how many people he had killed in this battle.

Below, the soldiers of Da Xia watched the spectacle with trepidation, not daring to even breathe too loudly.

They feared that this mysterious, divine-flame-wreathed warrior might grow impatient and slay them all as well.

Yan Qing and the others silently watched the scene, none uttering a word. They believed that they owed the victory of this war to this mysterious strongman; whatever he wished to do, they naturally would not interfere.

At the same time, they were filled with curiosity: where did this enigmatic warrior come from?

The Wang family and three Innates from the Yao Platform Sect exchanged glances, wondering to themselves if this man could possibly hail from Tiandu.

At this moment, Yan Qing from the Jing Tian Department of Yan State stepped forward to salute with a fist and palm: "Thank you for your assistance, Sir. Yan Qing is deeply grateful. May I ask for your esteemed name? If ever you have need, Yan Qing will brave water and fire to assist without hesitation."

Gu Chen, his body ablaze with divine flames, remained silent at these words. Instead, he shot straight up into the sky and disappeared from the scene.

Yan Qing was taken aback as the mysterious strongman left without uttering a word, but he did not pursue.

After all, if by chasing after him he were to cause a misunderstanding and incur the man's displeasure, that would be unfortunate.

Even he was certain that this mysterious person must be a secretive grandmaster at the Divine Connection Realm. Even if this individual had not achieved that level quite yet, they were certainly close. By assisting in Yan State's chaos, the warrior had made a significant impact.

With Gu Chen gone, a sense of relief washed over the soldiers of Da Xia as victory's joy swelled within their hearts, with each soldier raising cheers of triumph.

"We won, we are victorious!"

"Amazing, we won!"

"We've defended Yan State!"

Listening to the soldiers' cheers, smiles began to appear on Yan Qing and his companions' faces as their tense bodies finally relaxed.

Wang Jiuzhi, too, was visibly exhilarated. Following this great battle, the barbarians were severely weakened. With countless low-ranking soldiers fallen and many masters injured or dead—including a grandmaster—the barbarian threat was now significantly diminished. For the foreseeable future, they would be unable to surge out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains to cause chaos.

As for the Holy Shadows Sect and the Black Sky Sect, the situation was similar. With two sect leaders fallen and most of their masters dead, they too were no longer a concern.

The remaining clans—like the Feixue Sword Sect, the White Tiger Clan, and the Breaking Wave Clan—would be eradicated from the world after this conflict.

Without a grandmaster of the Innate Realm, Wang Jiuzhi alone would be enough to obliterate these sects.

"Send word back to Tiandu," said Yan Qing to Wang Jiuzhi, "let Qin Command and His Highness know that Yan State achieved a great victory!"

Wang Jiuzhi nodded gravely; he was aware that countless eyes across the Nine States had been watching Yan State, eager to learn the final outcome of this war.

They could already imagine how the world would be shaken by the news of what had transpired here.

However, today's actions of the mysterious strongman would certainly stir up massive waves in the martial world.

For now, their only curiosity lay in the identity of that mysterious warrior. Since he did not wish to disclose it, they had no right to insist.

Wang Jiuzhi sighed softly. In his view, the mysterious person had definitely reached the Divine Connection Realm. Even if not, they were surely close. If they could be persuaded to join Da Xia, it would greatly stabilize the currently tumultuous nation.

A Divine Connection Realm grandmaster was a status many Innates could only dream of; the significance of such a figure for Da Xia was self-evident.

Next, Da Xia's people would wrap up the aftermath of this battle, as soldiers began to clean up the wreckage and rebuild the border and Yongxue City.

After all, driving off the barbarians once didn't guarantee they would remain subdued in the Hundred Thousand Mountains forever. There would come a day when a major final battle of high-end forces would erupt.

Elsewhere, Wang Jiuzhi personally visited and uprooted the Qiu family, the Feixue Sword Sect, the White Tiger Clan, and the Breaking Wave Clan—four powers that had stood in the martial world for centuries, now erased in a single night, relegated to history.

Days passed, and with time's flow, the details of this battle spread like a hurricane throughout the Nine States.

Once the news was out, the entire region was in an uproar!