Chapter 99 - 98: The Name of the God of Slaughter
"Lord Gu, please calm your anger!"
Wu Yang stepped forward to stop the other patriarchs of the noble families, clasped his hands, and said, "Lord Gu, you must be well aware of the cause of this matter. Tonight, many events have unfolded in Linjiang City, all originating from South City. Let’s not delve into the entanglements; you’ve killed people, your anger should be relieved, can we stop this matter here?"
Gu Zhan looked at Wu Yang and said, "Lord Wu, to be honest, among the several noble families, only your Wu Family understands the severity. If anyone else said this to me, I’d retaliate immediately. Do they think they can sweep everything away with just one sentence? There’s nothing that easily resolved in this world!"
Wu Yang said, "What kind of resolution does Lord Gu seek?"
Then Wu Yang added, "Lord Gu, apart from being family heads, we’re also colleagues... not comparable to martial world ruffians who solve everything with fights and killings. You know how vast the chaos in South City tonight is. If this continues, it won’t end well!"
"What does it have to do with me?" Gu Zhan said coldly. "No matter how chaotic it gets, it’s your interests at stake. What loss does it bring to me, Gu Zhan?"
"Gu Zhan!" a patriarch said angrily. "Don’t be so arrogant, know when to stop. No matter how skilled you are, you’re just one person. How much can you fight against our Six Noble Families..."
Gu Zhan glanced at that patriarch with disdain and said, "Want to try?"
"You..."
Gu Zhan teased, "My force can’t compare to your noble families, including now, I’m quite injured. So, why don’t you try to see if you can kill me in one go? No worries, in my current state, I surely can’t kill you all, so feel free to try?"
A patriarch shouted angrily, "Gu Zhan, are you threatening us?"
"Not obvious enough?"
Gu Zhan slightly twisted his neck, a bizarre smile suddenly appeared on his gloomy face. At that moment, everyone inexplicably felt a chill down their spines. Then, they heard Gu Zhan’s eerie voice, "It seems that the people you brought... aren’t many, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken,
A sudden chill surged from the hearts of the patriarchs like a strike to the top of their heads.
They all instantly felt a bad premonition.
A patriarch exclaimed, "Gu Zhan, what are you planning to do?"
"Nothing much?"
Gu Zhan’s face showed a faint smile, a system page appeared before him:
[Use 30,000 Experience Points]
[Innate Fierce Sun Skill upgraded to Fourth Layer]
[Current realm advanced to Innate Fourth Layer]
A vast, warm current rose from his dantian, swiftly sweeping through the limbs, bones, and the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. In the next moment, Gu Zhan felt his consciousness explode violently,
A thread of True Qi materialized in his palm, instantly condensed into a liquid-like shape, swirling around the two knives, as if transforming them from ordinary knives to rare divine weapons, gleaming with cold light.
The Postnatal Realm is divided into nine layers, but real transformations mainly occur at three stages: Lower Three Realms, Middle Three Realms, Upper Three Realms.
Lower Three Realms primarily focus on cultivating True Qi and accumulating its quantity. The depth and height of this realm are determined by the amount of True Qi contained.
Upon reaching the Middle Three Realms, a qualitative change occurs.
From the Fourth Layer onwards,
True Qi transforms into a liquid form, a process where gas turns into substance.
Just like Wan Yan,
His realm is the Lower Innate Sixth Layer, and his True Qi liquefaction allows him to control daggers at will, much like the legendary Artifact Control to kill enemies from afar. Although he hasn’t reached the level of taking an enemy’s head from thousands of miles away, his dagger can move as he wishes within a few yards.
This is why Wan Yan can easily counter Gu Zhan’s Shadow Arrow.
And the Upper Three Realms, they’re even more extraordinary,
True Qi can be shaped directly,
If someone reaches this stage, a Martial Artist can gradually discard weapons, reducing dependency on them.
True Qi shaping allows weapons to be conjured temporarily, potentially sharper than ordinary weapons, except for divine weapons.
However, in the Upper Three Realms, the real change in power derives from the Mental Realm. After reaching this stage, the exploration of body potential brings a fundamental difference, gradually sensing the laws of Heaven and Earth, although only a glimpse, enough to transform the Martial Artist’s strength greatly.
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Gu Zhan tightly gripped the two knives, a brutal smile appeared on his face as he said coldly:
"Today, I want you to understand one thing: The most inadvisable thing in this world is to offend me, Gu Zhan!"
As his words fell, Gu Zhan reached out with both hands and picked up two knives from the ground, dashed out fiercely, and suddenly waves of formidable Saber Qi spread like a flood breaking its banks,
In an instant, a blood mist erupted,
Several Martial Artists from noble families didn’t even have time to react and were directly torn apart by the raging Saber Qi, their bodies shattered, a ghastly sight.
This scene shocked everyone present,
A patriarch said with a face full of horror, "Gu Zhan, you... what exactly are you doing? We’re court officials. Do you want to be hunted by the whole world?"
In the field, Gu Zhan stood holding his knives. The blade edges were enveloped by True Qi, even his eyes lacked any emotion, looking at the noble family members as if they were a bunch of dead people.
"You may be officials, but are all your noble families composed solely of officials? Today I’ll teach you a lesson: I, Gu Zhan, do not leave grudges overnight!"
The roar of his voice, shaking the dark night,
Gu Zhan charged into the crowd, without any technique, no agile body technique, only overwhelming Saber Qi, slashing and hacking randomly,
No matter how many blades faced him, no matter how many people opposed him, he just went on a cutting spree, the two knives in his hands turning crimson, wildly swinging them,
"Pfft" "Pfft" sounds,
as
the sound of fearful screams echoed through the night.
Gu Zhan drenched in blood, amidst the blood mist, he kills anyone who blocks him, and even Buddha can’t stop him!
Among them were even Innate Experts, all cut down with a single slash.
All the Martial World members were terrified, faces pale, people from various noble families fled in panic,
Standing at the doorstep of the Hundred Households Office, the noble family heads were already devastated in spirit. Today, they finally witnessed what is called a God of Slaughter!