In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 290 Killing the Second Top-Tier Expert

The moment he appeared in front of the two women, Gu Shaoan's inner energy surged wildly.

His spine undulated like a great dragon, and a powerful and majestic force, seemingly originating from the heart of the earth, was instantly drawn and condensed in his dantian using his unique breathing technique.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Shaoan suddenly pressed down with his right hand, which he had raised to his chest.

Golden energy radiance condensed in his palm like the sun, and he forcefully pushed it out towards the seemingly gentle but actually infinitely deadly "golden spring rain" in front of him.

"hold head high--"

A terrifying dragon roar originating from ancient times erupted from the depths of Gu Shaoan's body without warning and with extreme ferocity.

The sound wave did not come from his mouth, but was generated by the violent vibration of the surging Yang energy around him. A tangible wave of energy suddenly exploded outwards, creating a circle of dust around him.

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms – Shocking the entire region.

The moment Gu Shaoan pushed his palm forward, terrifying internal energy mixed with special palm force and the momentum of a soaring dragon condensed into nine huge dragon-shaped energy streams, each three zhang long, roaring out from in front of his palm.

With an overwhelming, savage pressure, it roamed and crashed into the vast expanse of golden rain.

The moment the nine dragon-shaped energies left Gu Shaoan's palm and swept three feet in front of him, Gu Shaoan's right palm, which was pushing horizontally, suddenly trembled.

"Ang~"

A dragon's roar, louder and more domineering than before, burst forth from the nine surging dragon-shaped energies.

In an instant, a faint golden ripple, visible to the naked eye, suddenly spread out from the head of the nine dragon-shaped qi, which was the sonic attack that Gu Shaoan had comprehended by observing Huang Xuemei's "Tianlong Eight Sounds".

The gold dust, which was originally drifting like silk or mist and penetrating everywhere, was as if it had hit an invisible barrier the moment it touched the dragon's roar sound waves, completely losing its light and ethereal drifting momentum.

The gold threads mixed in with the gold dust, containing the special energy and vital energy of the Traceless Young Master, were also directly blown away by the energy and palm force transformed from the nine dragon-shaped energies the moment they approached.

Seeing this, Gu Shaoan sneered inwardly.

If it were someone still in the Qi Condensation stage and hadn't yet comprehended the Dragon Roar Sound Wave, Wuhen Gongzi's "rain of flowers and gold coins" might have made Gu Shaoan somewhat wary.

Given Gu Shaoan's current level of martial arts skills, Wuhen Gongzi's move "Scattered Flowers and Gold Coins" is nothing but a joke in Gu Shaoan's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, the residual shockwaves of the energy surged toward Young Master Wuhen like a tidal wave crashing over him.

Wuhen Gongzi had no choice but to once again circulate his internal energy to condense a protective aura within a three-foot radius around him.

However, faced with this powerful palm strike containing the momentum of a soaring dragon, the protective aura that Young Master Wuhen had condensed shattered after only a breath.

Without the protection of the protective aura shield, Wuhen Gongzi felt as if his chest had been struck hard by a thousand-pound hammer. After staggering back five steps, he spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the snow-white veil in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, the bamboo hat on Wuhen Gongzi's head suddenly made a "crack" sound and fell to the ground.

At this moment, Wuhen Gongzi completely disregarded his own injuries and instead looked in astonishment at the sword held in Gu Shaoan's left hand.

"The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the Heaven-Slaying Sword... are you Gu Shaoan, the young master of the Emei Sect?"

Seeing that Young Master Wuhen recognized his identity, Gu Shaoan had no intention of responding.

The moment his internal energy circulated, his right hand slowly gripped the sword hilt.

Upon witnessing this scene, the expression on Wuhen Gongzi's face changed drastically.

"A shower of flowers and coins" is the signature move of the Traceless Young Master, and also his strongest move.

However, Gu Shaoan was able to easily neutralize his signature move, which is enough to show that Gu Shaoan's strength far surpasses his.

Everyone in the martial arts world knows that Gu Shaoan's strongest weapon is not his "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms," but the Heaven-Slaying Sword he holds in his hand.

Even a powerful and fearsome master like the Demon Master Pang Ban was defeated by Gu Shaoan's Heaven-Slaying Sword.

Seeing Gu Shaoan draw his sword, one can imagine how Wuhen Gongzi felt; a chill suddenly surged from the depths of his heart.

"Wait, there might have been a misunderstanding. I meant no harm."

Despite what Wuhen Gongzi said, Gu Shaoan remained expressionless, and with a flick of his fingers, the Yitian Sword was slowly drawn from its sheath.

Seeing that Gu Shaoan did not respond to his thoughts, Wuhen Gongzi felt even more alarmed.

"Wait, wait, I am on good terms with the Iron-Blooded Marquis of the Dragon Guard Manor in the capital. If you make a move against me, the Marquis will certainly not let it go."

It was at the moment those words were spoken that Gu Shaoan's sword, which he had just drawn, suddenly paused.

Seeing this, Wuhen Gongzi felt relieved.

But the next second, Gu Shaoan's voice suddenly rang in Wuhen Gongzi's ears like an autumn wind.

"I know."

Others may not know, but how could Gu Shaoan not know the relationship between Wuhen Gongzi and Zhu Wushi?

It can be said that Wuhen Gongzi himself was Zhu Wushi's man.

Even the thirty-six Heavenly Generals and seventy-two Earthly Fiends whom Zhu Wushi had painstakingly cultivated were all secretly collected for Zhu Wushi by Young Master Wuhen over the years.

Gu Shaoan had no doubt that the current Wuhen Gongzi was secretly working for Zhu Wushi.

"So you can't leave today either."

Upon hearing the words, Wuhen Gongzi's eyes narrowed sharply.

He didn't understand why, after mentioning Zhu Wushi, Gu Shaoan not only didn't stop, but his killing intent became even more intense.

Having witnessed Gu Shaoan's "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms" move, Wuhen Gongzi no longer felt any fighting spirit.

Sensing something was wrong, Young Master Wuhen circulated his internal energy and prepared to use his lightness skill to leave.

However, just as Wuhen Gongzi activated his internal energy, he suddenly felt as if his feet were filled with molten lead, making it impossible for him to lift them even an inch.

As he circulated his internal energy, he was horrified to discover that an unknown toxin had somehow invaded his meridians.

"When were you poisoned?"

Before Wuhen Gongzi could think further, Gu Shaoan on the other side made his move.

With one step, his figure soared into the sky like a dragon swimming in the void.

Just moments before, he was several feet away, his sword barely a fraction of an inch from its sheath, and in the next instant, he appeared directly above the head of the Unmarked Young Master, his posture relaxed and aloof, like a banished immortal standing on the clouds, looking down upon all living beings. The Heaven-Slaying Sword, which had just been drawn from its sheath, was now steadily raised in his right hand, its tip slightly lowered. There was no gathering of power, no shouting; it was as if he had simply picked up a snowflake and gently dropped it from the sky.

Sword Seven: Snowfall.

In an instant, the wind around them suddenly changed.

The summer breeze, which had been somewhat sultry, suddenly turned bitterly cold.

In the eyes of the Unmarked Young Master, the sword light emanating from Gu Shaoan's hand was like willow catkins and snowflakes swept up by a wisp of cold wind. With an incredibly light and elegant, almost poetic, lightness, it drifted and scattered, suddenly filling the space above the Unmarked Young Master's head and even in all directions.

However, it was precisely this pervasive, gentle, and powerless beauty that made the Heartless Prince feel as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss of ice.

He wanted to dodge, but at this moment, in the eyes of the Unmarked Young Master, everything in front, behind, left, right, up, down, and even in the gaps in the void where the aura could not be sensed, was filled with the falling "snowflakes," some sharp and some gentle. There was no blind spot, no gap.

He tried to block it, but when he raised his folding fan and looked at the snow falling all around him, the fan froze in mid-air, seemingly starting to sway from nowhere.

In that instant of hesitation, Gu Shaoan's snow-white sword light gently lifted the veil in front of him.

The next moment, a cool sensation began to appear on my neck, eventually spreading to the back of my neck.

The veil covering the face of the Traceless Young Master suddenly split in two, then fell gently from the air like a white feather.

Without the veil to conceal his face, Gu Shaoan could see the true appearance of the Unmarked Young Master.

His square face was covered in scars, as if it had been burned or corroded by something, making him look rather ferocious.

Especially on his left cheek, there is a hideous scar that is one inch long.

As Gu Shaoan withdrew his sword, Wuhen Gongzi's body went limp and collapsed to the ground, twitching a few times before falling completely silent.

After the battle ended, Yang Yan and Zhou Zhiruo used their lightness skills to move in front of Gu Shaoan.

After looking down and clearly seeing the appearance of the Unmarked Young Master, Yang Yan let out a slightly disgusted "Eh."

"This is supposed to be a 'fleeting dream'? If someone saw this guy at night, they'd probably have nightmares."

Listening to Yang Yan's words, Gu Shaoan observed her face for a few moments before replying, "There are true and false things in this world. Sometimes, the more you lack something, the more you care about it. Perhaps it is because of his disfigurement that he has psychological problems, which is why he is so fastidious."

Yang Yan thought for a moment and said, "That's true. If this guy looked like my senior brother, why would we need to use drugs and mental techniques to control those women?"

"No wonder everyone who has seen his true face has died; he can't be seen by anyone."

After glancing at the corpse of Wuhen Gongzi, Zhou Zhiruo asked, "But Wuhen Gongzi was a first-rate expert after all. Junior Brother, won't it be a problem if you just kill him like this?"

In response to Zhou Zhiruo's question, Gu Shaoan said calmly, "It's alright. Among the martial artists in the Great Wei Kingdom who have reached the Qi Condensation stage, Young Master Wuhen is a top-tier expert who would not cause any further trouble even if killed."

In terms of relationships, Wuhen Gongzi can only be considered one of Zhu Wushi's people.

Apart from that, there is no other special background.

Moreover, Gu Shaoan, Yang Yan, and Zhou Zhiruo had avoided the bustling city beforehand and arrived at this secluded and deserted place, where no one could see them.

After the body of the Unmarked Young Master was disposed of, no one knew that he had died at the hands of Gu Shaoan.

Furthermore, given that the other party had malicious intentions and was targeting Zhou Zhiruo and Yang Yan from the beginning, their deaths were entirely their own fault.

To be honest, Gu Shaoan never expected that the second top-tier expert he killed would be Young Master Wuhen.

After glancing at the corpse of the Unmarked Young Master, Gu Shaoan gently activated his internal energy, shaking off the remaining blood on the Heaven-Slaying Sword and sheathing it.

When Zhou Zhiruo and Yang Yan returned after carrying Wuhen Gongzi's body to the garden and burying it, they saw Gu Shaoan standing in front of the four motionless maids, his two fingers touching the center of one of their eyebrows.

After Gu Shaoan stopped what he was doing, Zhou Zhiruo asked, "Are these four young ladies alright?"

Gu Shaoan said, "We discovered it in time. Judging from the condition of their bodies and the meridians in their brains, they have been controlled by the Bewitching Heart Powder and the mental magic for less than half a year. Now that we have removed the poison and mental energy from their bodies, they will be able to recover in a while. If the time has been prolonged, their minds will be damaged."

After Yang Yan and Zhou Zhiruo slipped into the woods and hid, Yang Yan seemed to have thought of something and said, "But this guy's lightness skill is not weak. After realizing that he was no match for Senior Brother, why didn't he run away and just stood there dumbly?"

Gu Shaoan said softly, "It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't."

"Ok?"

Hearing what Gu Shaoan said, the two women looked at him in astonishment.

Immediately afterward, Yang Yan seemed to realize something and asked, "Senior brother, you poisoned him? When?"

Gu Shaoan said, "Just as the restaurant passed by him, they put a little poison in his body. When they used the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, they mixed the remaining poison with the palm force and injected it into his body, causing his legs to be filled with poison and unable to move."

"No wonder this guy didn't run even when he was about to die. It turns out he was already poisoned beforehand. Senior brother, you were very thoughtful."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan smiled gently.

To become a top-tier expert, one must have some hidden strengths or advantages.

The Master Without Trace is skilled in light footwork and hidden weapons.

It would be a real problem if they ran away halfway through the fight when things didn't look good.

Now that he knew the other party's background beforehand, how could Gu Shaoan not make preparations in advance?

After a stick of incense had burned, while Gu Shaoan and the other two waited, the four women who had been standing motionless as if waking from a dream came back to their senses one after another.

However, after regaining consciousness, the four women seemed to have lost their memory and started asking each other questions.

"Senior brother, will they remember being controlled by Young Master Wuhen?"

Gu Shaoan shook his head and said, "The combination of the mind-bewitching powder and the mental secret technique can bewitch and confuse people. For the four of them, the process was a daze and they will not have any memory of it."

After a pause, Gu Shaoan sighed and said, "However, her body has still been defiled, and her innocence is gone."

Although the master never explicitly interrogated Wuhen Gongzi, the fact that he could control several beautiful women around him with poison and mental magic made his purpose obvious.

Hearing Gu Shaoan's words again, Yang Yan couldn't help but mutter, "He just died so easily, that guy really got off easy."

Zhou Zhiruo, who was standing to the side, nodded slightly in agreement.

As women, Yang Yan and Zhou Zhiruo naturally felt a deep disgust for Wuhen Gongzi's despicable behavior.

A moment later, after the four women outside the woods left in a daze, Gu Shaoan and his two companions turned around and followed them away.

(End of this chapter)