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All around.

A deathly silence.

You could hear a pin drop.

Yuan Geng was defeated just like that.

The defeat was complete.

Throughout his battle with Gu Chen, he was at a disadvantage.

They couldn't withstand Gu Chen's attacks head-on, nor could they break through Gu Chen's defenses.

Finally, Gu Chen caught him and punched him repeatedly, breaking the bones in one of his arms.

They beat him so badly he was left in a state of near death.

His previous arrogant words, his aggressive and provocative manner, and his way of forcing Gu Chen to fight.

Now it has become the price he pays as he lies on the ground, about to be killed by Gu Chen.

If he hadn't been so reckless today, refusing to pay the challenge fee yet still wanting to challenge Gu Chen, and constantly insulting Gu Chen...

Gu Chen would not escalate his challenge to a life-or-death battle.

Now it's a life-or-death battle.

As long as he doesn't die, the story of Gu Chen will not end.

His fate today is sealed.

Gu Chen proved his strength with his actions, and the Supervisory Department ranked him 247th on the Prodigy Ranking, which was not an exaggeration.

His combat prowess is genuine.

Even judging from the combat power he displayed today.

Many of the mid-stage Breaking Aperture Realm experts ranked ahead of him might not be his match.

It is estimated that only a being in the late stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm could suppress it.

He's growing up too fast.

The rankings on the Prodigy List are no longer keeping pace with his growth.

The disciples of Jin Yao Palace looked grim.

Unexpectedly, their senior brother Yuan Geng was defeated so easily, proving utterly ineffective against Gu Chen.

This kind of life-or-death battle is simply courting death.

It poses no threat to Gu Chen whatsoever.

No wonder Gu Chen dared to propose a life-or-death battle; he was clearly confident of victory.

That's incredibly cunning.

What a vicious heart! They're trying to kill their senior brother Yuan Geng.

How can someone like this be worthy of being on the list of prodigies?

He clearly had the ability and strength to accept his senior's challenge, but he refused and insisted on charging a challenge fee.

Using their refusal to pay the challenge fee as an excuse, they escalated the challenge into a life-or-death battle.

This is clearly an attempt to kill their senior brother.

Despicable, utterly despicable!

They all glared angrily at Gu Chen.

At this moment, Gu Chen was already in the square, picked up his Fire Profound Blade, and walked step by step toward their seriously injured senior brother Yuan Geng.

In this life-or-death battle, their senior brother has lost his fighting ability. Is Gu Chen preparing to kill him?

This is outrageous!

A group of disciples from the Golden Palace rushed out to protect Yuan Geng, while others took out wound medicine and sprinkled it on his body, and fed him healing pills.

Then, he circulated his true energy to administer medicinal pills to stabilize the injury.

A cultivator at the Breaking Aperture Realm possesses extremely strong vitality and can normally live to around 190 years old.

Even if the injury is severe.

As long as the head isn't severed, one can use their true energy to clearly repair it.

Yuan Geng was severely injured, with four or five fist-sized craters on his body and one arm crippled. If it weren't for his Golden Body Technique, which gave him a defensive ability far exceeding that of a typical mid-stage Breaking Aperture Realm cultivator, he would have been dead by now.

Several Golden Radiance Sect disciples in front of Yuan Geng looked at Gu Chen, who was slowly walking towards them, and shouted, "Gu Chen, are you really going to push things to the extreme?"

"Senior Brother Yuan Geng has already lost. We admit defeat. At worst, we'll just take him away and never challenge you again. Don't push your luck."

Gu Chen laughed in exasperation upon hearing this.

"I've gone too far." Gu Chen looked at the disciples of Jin Yao Palace who were blocking Yuan Geng's way: "Have you all forgotten how you insulted me? You called me a villain, a coward, and lacking the demeanor of a strong person. You spread rumors that my ranking on the Prodigy Ranking was fake and forced me to fight."

"I challenged you to a life-or-death battle, and you accused me of bluffing. You accepted the challenge yourself, and now that you've lost, you think you can just admit defeat? There's no such thing as a free lunch." Gu Chen sneered, "Get out of my way! Today, either Yuan Geng dies alone, or you all die with him. The choice is yours!"

Among these disciples of the Golden Palace, Yuan Geng was the strongest, having reached the Breaking Aperture Realm.

The rest were all True Essence Realm beings.

Gu Chen wanted to kill Yuan Geng, and they couldn't stop him.

This angered Gu Chen.

They were all killed together.

"Gu Chen, do you really want to be an enemy of our Golden Radiance Palace? Senior Brother Yuan Geng is a disciple of a First-Rank Venerable Elder in our Golden Radiance Palace. If you kill him, you'd better think carefully about the consequences."

"It's best to be lenient when you can. We acknowledge your victory today and will leave now. But if you insist on killing Senior Brother Yuan Geng, I guarantee you won't get away with it." The disciples of Jin Yao Palace stared intently at Gu Chen.

Although he made threatening remarks.

But they were insecure.

The Golden Palace is strong, but there are no experts here now.

None of them could deal with Gu Chen.

If Gu Chen insists on killing Yuan Geng.

They can't protect him.

However, Venus Palace will certainly not let this go easily afterward.

Even if Gu Chen is the disciple of a high-ranking decision-maker at the Earthly Venerable Realm within the Night Watch, it still won't work.

The Night Watch has many factions; if Gu Chen completely offends the Golden Palace...

They could easily support the faction that opposes Gu Chen's faction and get them to help deal with Gu Chen.

Gu Chen represents the Night Watch.

However, they were able to get the Golden Palace to seek justice for their disciples.

One of their core disciples died.

As a power with a Celestial Venerable Realm expert in charge, the Golden Palace would not let this go easily.

The stakes involved are so high, it all depends on whether Gu Chen dares to cross them.

"Today, I will kill him and see what your Golden Palace can do." Gu Chen's eyes flashed with killing intent: "Anyone who dares to stand in my way will be killed."

"Many people have testified to this today. Both sides voluntarily participated in the life-or-death battle. Yuan Geng has already agreed that no matter who dies, the forces behind both sides will not cause trouble afterward. Now you can't afford to play this game and want to back out. Sorry, it's impossible." Gu Chen walked step by step towards the crowd.

The disciples of Jin Yao Palace who were blocking Yuan Geng's way all changed their expressions drastically.

Gu Chen's killing intent surged; he was truly capable of killing.

"Today you set a trap for Senior Brother Yuan Geng. If he knew you had such strength, he would never have agreed to fight you to the death." One of them replied, forcing himself to remain calm despite his fear.

But the body is honest.

They involuntarily made way, revealing Yuan Geng's figure.

"Ridiculous. You mean that a life-or-death battle can only be won and not lost, and you can only agree if you are stronger than the other party. If you are weak, it is not acceptable. What were you shouting about before if you can't afford to lose? People have to be responsible for their own actions. No one in the outside world will tolerate you." Gu Chen came to Yuan Geng.

He raised the Fire Xuan Blade high, ready to slash at Yuan Geng.

The surrounding powerful figures and independent cultivators were immediately on tenterhooks.

Does Gu Chen really dare to kill Yuan Geng?

Although it was a life-or-death battle.

But sometimes, knowing when to stop can save you a lot of trouble.

Although killing Yuan Geng would give me a great sense of relief.

But what will happen next? He will inevitably have to face the endless wrath of the Golden Palace.

Rules are rules.

But the person in question died.

Everything has become meaningless.

All that will be left is revenge.

Even though you are in the right on the surface, the person in question is already dead, so it's no use for you to be in the right.

Even if they don't openly target you, they'll still find ways to deal with you behind your back.

You're only at the sixth rank in strength.

In the Palace of Venus, there are countless people who could kill you.

It means that a powerful person will be secretly dispatched to kill you.

Even if the Night Watch is furious afterward and tries to avenge you,

But you are already dead. What's the point of sending someone to avenge you or to deal with the Golden Palace?

not worth it.

Outside the mansion.

Excitement gleamed in Yan Xiu's eyes.

Kill him! Gu Chen would be better off killing Yuan Geng, because then the Golden Palace would be furious.

They can unite more forces to deal with Gu Chen and the people behind Shangguan Wuqing.

Even if Shangguan Wuqing forcibly protects Gu Chen, he will pay a heavy price.

This kind of operation disregards the overall situation.

This would also make Gu Chen disliked by the important figures in their faction.

Acting so rashly and killing the people of the Golden Palace will only make enemies everywhere and will inevitably lead to disaster sooner or later.

In the square.

Gu Chen sneered and was about to slash down with his sword.

At this moment, Yuan Geng, standing below, weakly said, "Wait, let me go! I'm willing to give you 30,000 taels of silver as a challenge fee!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen stopped what he was doing.

A smile appeared on his lips; he had achieved his goal.

Then came Yuan Geng's words.

He had already won, beaten Yuan Geng half to death, and vented his anger.

Killing him again would be pointless and could easily anger the Venus Palace.

If we could extract money directly from him, that would be the best outcome.

This way, both sides can save face.

"Thirty thousand was the previous price, not enough to buy your life. Now, it'll be at least one hundred thousand!" Gu Chen said with a smile.