Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

The Crown Prince roared, "Guards, guards, drag this traitor away!"

"Hmph!"

The eldest prince said coldly, "A traitor? From tomorrow on, I shall be the Crown Prince of Da Xia!"

"Your Highness, be careful!"

Gu Chen's eyes narrowed; he instantly appeared before the Crown Prince, shielding him behind his own body.

Seeing this scene, the eldest prince's tone turned stern, his face sinister as he said, "Today, you shall die as well!"

Then, he took a deep breath and said, "Tower Supervisor, I'll leave the following matters to you."

"I am willing to serve Your Highness."

As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged man dressed in black appeared at the entrance of the grand hall. A pale golden flame emblem was embroidered on his chest.

Recognizing the familiar emblem, Gu Chen's eyebrows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Red Flame Demon Sect!"

Gu Chen could never have imagined that the eldest prince would collude with a demon cult to wrestle for the throne.

And by the looks of it, the aura of the man in front of him was blurry, as if he were one with heaven and earth—surely, he was a formidable martial arts grandmaster of the innate realm.

Recalling the eldest prince's address for the man in black, the identity of the sudden arrival naturally became clear.

The leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect!

"You are the demon cult's inside man?!" the Crown Prince exclaimed in shock.

The eldest prince sneered, "Little brother, you understand nothing. You're too naive, utterly unworthy to be emperor. After the Six Union God Sect re-emerged in the martial world with formidable strength, what good does opposing the sect do for our great Da Xia? On the contrary, if our powers were to combine, the whole world, all under Da Xia, would be invincible!"

"I think you've gone mad!"

Gu Chen's expression was icy as he rebuked, "Colluding with a demon cult, what have you turned Da Xia and the billions of people of Yan State into!"

"The people?"

The eldest prince laughed as if he'd heard the joke of the century, while the corners of the Red Flame Demon Sect leader's mouth also revealed a sneer.

"This world belongs to the strong, what are the commoners worth? Unexpectedly, you, as a commander of the Jing Tian Department, are as naive as my little brother!"

"Your Highness, there's no need to waste words on two dead men, let me take care of them," said the leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect with a chilling tone, his gaze sinister as he looked at Gu Chen, "In the battle of Yan State, you thwarted our sect's great cause. Two of the six demon sects have already perished. Today, I shall exact a little interest from you."

No sooner had he spoken, than the leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect, across the void, slowly pressed down on Gu Chen and the Crown Prince with one hand.

In an instant, Gu Chen felt as though the space around him froze, unable to move even an inch.

This was the terrifying power of a martial arts grandmaster of the innate realm!

During the previous encounter in Yongxue City, with the help of external forces, Gu Chen did not experience this feeling. In a sense, this was the first time he had faced a martial arts grandmaster of the innate realm in person.

"Presumptuous!"

Suddenly, an aged and authoritative voice reverberated throughout the palace, and the pressure on Gu Chen was lifted at once.

"Tower Supervisor!"

The Red Flame Demon Sect's leader's eyes sharpened as he looked towards the sky.

At the same moment, laughter echoed across all of Tiandu.

"Tower Supervisor, why the haste? Your opponent is me. Just watch calmly from the side," said the voice.

This was one of the four great law enforcers of the Six Union God Sect, the Blood Demon Xiao Yuntian!

As Xiao Yuntian's voice fell, a dense cloud of blood appeared in the distance, rushing toward Tiandu.

"Xiao Yuntian!"

The voice of Qin Wu, the deputy commander of Jing Tian Department, suddenly rang out. The heavens and earth trembled as a burly figure emerged in the sky, heading towards the blood cloud.

But in the moment when Xiao Yuntian intercepted the Tower Supervisor, the Red Flame Demon Sect's leader made his move!

After all, he was a martial arts grandmaster of the innate realm, seizing this fleeting opportunity, he snapped his fingers. At once, a burst of finger force shot towards Gu Chen and Crown Prince Ji Yuan.

The Crown Prince turned pale with fright; Gu Chen shielded him tightly behind him. At this moment, all the hairs on Gu Chen's body stood on end, and he felt intense pangs of pain all over, as his instincts crazily warned him to get away.

But if he were to flee, the Crown Prince would surely die.

"All or nothing!"

At the moment of crisis, Gu Chen mustered all of his Great Sun Divine Gang strength, accumulated over eight hundred and thirty years, concentrating it into his left hand. With all his might, his body shone with a golden light, enveloping his body, and then he threw a fierce punch.

"Pu!"

With that strike, Gu Chen was sent flying, and a mouthful of fresh blood uncontrollably spurted out. It felt as though all his bones were about to break.

If it weren't for the gauntlet lodged in his left hand which released a bit of power at the crucial moment, and his unparalleled defense of the Pure Yang Vajra Body, that blow from the Red Flame Demon Sect's leader would have killed Gu Chen.

After all, the gap between them was too great. Even if Gu Chen could be compared to the full completion of the mortal-transcendence realm, he was still no match for the innate realm's Red Flame Demon Sect leader.

"Hmm?"

Seeing that his strike had not killed Gu Chen and the Crown Prince, the Red Flame Demon Sect's leader was somewhat surprised. After all, in his eyes, Gu Chen was no different from an ant.

To kill Gu Chen, he thought that he only needed to lift a finger, yet it had gone awry.

"Your life is tougher than I thought!" the eldest prince also ground his teeth in anger, clearly dissatisfied at not seeing Gu Chen's body explode into countless pieces.

"Gu Chen!" shouted the Crown Prince.

At this moment, Gu Chen's mouth was full of blood foam. It felt as though his body was about to shatter into pieces, with not a single part left unscathed.
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Before Gu Chen could make a move, the Red Flame Demon Sect leader's attack arrived again!

And all of this, from the start to finish, had happened in less than the space of three breaths.

"Ao!"

Suddenly, a dragon's roar resounded, and eight azure dragons emerged from behind Gu Chen, charging forward.

"You wish to be a hero? Very well, I shall grant your wish!"

The Red Flame Demon Sect's leader snorted coldly. Stretching out his palm, he shook it effortlessly, and in an instant, the eight azure dragons shattered into nothingness. At the same time, the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi surged, transforming into two invisible big hands, crushing the space around Gu Chen. In just a moment, the bones in Gu Chen's body began to crackle.

"Ah..."

Gu Chen let out a low roar, his blood essence faintly beginning to burn. His body turned into a pale golden color, resisting the horrifying pressure from all around.

"Gu Chen!" the Crown Prince cried out, seeing Gu Chen bleeding from his nose and mouth, his body twisted in pain.

Crack, snap!

The sound of bones breaking continuously came from within Gu Chen's body, too many to count, broken. He knew that if this continued, his death was certain.

"I can only rely on it now!"

Gu Chen clenched his teeth, his gaze turning to his left palm. With the threat of death imminent, he had no choice but to gamble it all!