Chapter 38: The Name of the God of Slaughter
"Uh..."
Wang Bai let out a muffled groan, his broken saber falling to the ground as he pressed his hand frantically to his neck—but it was already too late.
"Splurt..."
Blood gushed out madly.
Wang Bai pressed his neck with all his might, staggered a couple of steps, and then crashed to the ground, his blood spreading across the street.
In that instant, the whole street seemed to fall suddenly silent for a moment.
Wang Bai was dead,
killed in front of everyone, despite having an absolute advantage.
[Experience Points +436]
Accompanied by the system prompt in his mind,
Gu Zhan glanced at his accumulated experience points—already close to two thousand.
Right away, he didn’t hesitate, quickly scooped up two steel sabers from the ground, and shouted in a loud voice, "Wang Bai is dead! All who continue to resist will have their entire families executed!"
With that booming shout,
the sound of the wind and snow seemed to dull, and the long street went quiet once more.
And in that moment,
Gu Zhan charged into the crowd again, instantly cutting down seven or eight martial men!
At the same time, all the Embroidered Uniform Guard who were engaged in the fierce fight also reacted, bellowing loudly in succession:
"All who continue to resist—kill without mercy!"
"Kill!"
"..."
In that moment,
the hundreds from the White Rat Gang lost their backbone.
After a brief chaos, some began to flee.
Immediately, more and more people routed,
Gu Zhan wielding two steel sabers, slaughtered furiously,
driving those hundreds into bottomless terror,
scattering them in a frenzy!
...
Upstairs in the White Rat Pavilion,
Gao Jun and the other senior officers of the Hundred Households Office all wore somber, horrified expressions.
Gao Jun clenched his teeth, slammed his fist onto the window, and said through gritted teeth, "Wang Bai, that worthless fool—how could he let that Gu Zhan brat turn the tables even in this situation!"
The other senior officers of the Hundred Households Office were silent,
as wind and snow swirled outside,
they gazed at the blood-soaked youth on the long street and couldn’t suppress a shiver of fear in their hearts—especially at the sight of Gu Zhan slaughtering wildly among the crowd, their hearts pounded with dread.
On that long street,
it was like a purgatory on earth!
"Such a heavy killing intent!" one advisor sighed.
The other high-ranking officers all deeply agreed.
"This isn’t just a heavy killing intent, is it?"
Another advisor added with emotion, "How is this the Little God of Slaughter? He’s clearly a true God of Slaughter in the flesh!"
Cries of misery filled the long street, blood gushed everywhere,
On the surface, it was Gu Zhan leading the entire Hundred Households Office Embroidered Uniform Guard in the pursuit, but in truth, they could all see clearly that even if all the Embroidered Uniform Guard combined, they might not have killed as many as Gu Zhan alone.
A bizarre scene unfolded on the long street,
those martial men, seeing no chance of escape, would rather run into a squad of Embroidered Uniform Guard than face Gu Zhan alone.
For if blocked by the guards and they didn’t resist fiercely, at most they’d get hurt a little, but if they ran into Gu Zhan, being left with a whole corpse would be considered lucky.
After about the time it takes for one incense stick to burn,
the street finally quieted down,
the ground was littered with bodies—some still crying out in pain, but most lay motionless in pools of blood, with many severed limbs as well,
an utterly terrifying scene.
At the end of the long street, Gu Zhan tossed aside the two steel sabers, their edges now blunted from the hacking, took a deep breath, and gently wiped the still-warm blood from his face.
Everyone on the street kept their distance; no one dared approach, not even Chen Fei, who knew him well, dared get too close. For a radius of two zhang around him, it was like a vacuum.
Gu Zhan summoned the system,
his experience points had finally reached the threshold.
[Use 3000 Experience Points]
[Profound Yuan Skill upgraded to Eighth Floor]
[Current Realm advanced to Second Grade]
His inner strength surged instantly, but there was no discomfort at all,
Gu Zhan’s cultivation realm, in that instant, broke through naturally, smoothly ascending to Second Grade. His exhaustion vanished in a flash—renewed, body and mind replenished.
He swept his eyes over the system page:
Player: Gu Zhan
Realm: Second Grade
Cultivation Technique: Profound Yuan Skill (Eighth Floor 0/5000)
Skill: Wind-Breaking Saber Technique (Great Success)
Big Goose Skill (Great Success)
Mountain-Opening Saber Technique (Great Success)
Jinghong Saber Technique (Minor Success 0/500)
Experience Points: 284
...
Snow flew in all directions, the cold wind howled,
the long street was suffocating,
the top ranks of the White Rat Gang were nearly all slaughtered, the rest of the small fry had scattered, and the South City Embroidered Uniform Guard had achieved a complete victory,
but,
the South City Embroidered Uniform Guard had also suffered considerable casualties.
Gu Zhan slowly turned and walked over.
Seeing that Gu Zhan’s murderous aura had dissipated, Chen Fei finally hobbled over and said, "Sir, we need to inform the Prefecture Government now."
Gu Zhan glanced at Chen Fei’s leg, seeing a deep saber wound, then looked at the other Embroidered Uniform Guard, and said, "First arrange for the wounded brothers to get treated. Also, send two men to notify the Prefecture Government for the cleanup!"
...
Linjiang City was in an uproar once again,
Gu Zhan’s name echoed throughout Linjiang City all over again,
and this time, more sensational than ever,
because there had been far too many powers closely watching today’s battle,
especially the major South City gangs. They all knew the reason for this fight, so they’d sent people to covertly spectate.
Once news spread that Gu Zhan had led the Embroidered Uniform Guard in cutting down the White Rat Gang,
all the major factions grew nervous,
and at the same time, Gu Zhan’s title as God of Slaughter was sealed!
The White Rat Gang was essentially wiped out, but the cause was merely some minor trouble raised in South City for half a day—unexpectedly, it brought about their destruction.
Gao Jun and his group hurriedly left Nanping Street, rushing to the Hundred Households Office.
When Luo Bingsheng heard the account of events, he too was deeply shocked, his face growing extremely grave.
"A miscalculation—we underestimated Gu Zhan’s strength!" Luo Bingsheng said in a low voice. "We can’t let him grow unchecked. If this continues, he’ll become the next Gu Chuan. Then, we’ll be powerless to suppress him."
Gao Jun’s expression was equally serious. "In terms of potential, that Gu Zhan brat is definitely not inferior to Gu Chuan. In fact, if you ignore family background, Gu Zhan’s threat might even surpass Gu Chuan’s.
Gu Chuan is powerful, but at least he has scruples and follows the rules; but this Gu Zhan is a wild upstart, acting even more brazenly and recklessly than Gu Chuan. This kid’s killing intent is just too heavy!"
Luo Bingsheng nodded slightly. "We absolutely cannot let him join forces with Gu Chuan. He must be eliminated before Gu Chuan returns. Otherwise, Gu Chuan’s saber will be sharper than we imagine."
"Sir, what do you plan to do?" Gao Jun asked.
Luo Bingsheng said gravely, "Don’t half-ass it—go all the way! Crush him with force, inform the Celestial Water Gang: kill the boy first, then deal with Gu Chuan’s side!"