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Gu Chen, accompanied by his guard, flew across the sea.

Less than half an hour later.

They then arrived at the sea area where the Cheng family's cargo ship had been hijacked.

At this point, there were no cargo ships left in that sea area.

It's just on an island not far from this sea area.

Two large ships were moored there.

One ship belonged to the pirates, and the other was the very ship that had been hijacked from the Cheng family's ship.

Meanwhile, the pirates were on the island, waiting for Gu Chen to arrive.

On the island.

Behind those pirates were a group of skilled members of the Yamamoto family.

They watched as a figure carrying a guard slowly flew in from the distant sea.

He gave a cold laugh.

Gu Chen was indeed attracted by them.

And he was the only one there.

It seems that Gu Chen secretly did not have any experts sent by his master, Shangguan Wuqing, to protect him.

today.

He's dead.

Gu Chen arrived above the island and slowly descended from the sky, setting down the guards.

He looked at the group of pirates: "So, it was you who hijacked the cargo ship belonging to the Cheng family, which belongs to my regime? Don't you want to live anymore?"

Upon hearing this...

The pirates sneered. Their leader, a mere early-stage Breaking Aperture Realm cultivator, spoke directly: "Rumor has it that Gu Chen, the former head of the Night Watch of Nine Bays City, is extremely skilled in pursuit and tracking, and can predict the future. Whether it's pirates or cultists, none can escape your pursuit. Gu Chen, you're so good at calculations, have you foreseen that today, this small island will be your burial ground?"

Gu Chen looked at the smug pirates and said, "Just you guys?"

"Of course we don't want to. We know you have the combat power of the late stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm, but we brothers naturally wouldn't dare to deal with you. But you shouldn't have offended people everywhere. Today we brought you here, and others will naturally finish you off." The pirate leader sneered.

He was unaware of what Gu Chen had done at Li Xianghe's residence in the desolate state, and he was also unaware that Gu Chen had already revealed his strength at the early stage of the Transformation Sea Realm.

They spend most of their time at sea, and news from the desolate region hasn't reached them yet.

Currently, their intelligence is still based on the fact that Gu Chen once defeated Chen Xinglong and Shen Qinglan.

The reason they cooperated with the Yamamoto family.

They also wanted to kill Gu Chen.

The salt merchants and powerful families of Li Huo Prefecture had already left the pirates with little room to survive.

Now there's Gu Chen, with his abnormal ability to track down pirates.

If Gu Chen comes up, wouldn't it be a short while before he wipes out all the pirates around Li Huo Mansion?

Gu Chen did this before when he was in Jiuwan City.

Not long after taking office, he accepted the money from those forces and wiped out the two pirate groups near Jiuwan City.

Now that members of the Yamamoto family are taking action against Gu Chen, they are just lending a hand and they are happy to do so.

Right now.

After confirming that no powerful figures had followed Gu Chen, the members of the Yamamoto family...

He came out directly from the stronghold deep inside the island and stood in front of Gu Chen.

I met a group of islanders.

Gu Chen narrowed his eyes.

This group of more than a dozen people included two at the Transformation Sea Realm, three at the Breakthrough Aperture Realm, and the rest at the True Essence Realm.

There was one person whose aura he couldn't discern.

It should be Yamamoto Ryuichi, the fourth-grade Core Formation Realm cultivator from the island nation.

"You islanders really go to great lengths, resorting to such a scheme to kill me." Gu Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at Yamamoto Ryuichi.

"Gu Chen, you have caused the deaths of so many members of my Yamamoto family and ruined our plans twice. Today is your death day." Yamamoto Ryuichi looked at Gu Chen with a cold smile.

"I am the true disciple of Shangguan Wuqing, a high-ranking decision-maker in the Night Watch. If you kill me today, do you think your Yamamoto family will still be able to stand firm in Yuehai County?" Gu Chen threatened in a cold voice.

"Gu Chen, don't bother threatening us with your master anymore. It's useless. Today, you are doomed. If we kill you, we can retreat to the island nation and keep a low profile for a while before returning to Yuehai County. If we don't kill you, we may never be able to operate in Yuehai County again." Yamamoto Ryuichi said, "Your death today is no one's fault but your own. You only have yourself to blame for not knowing your place. With just a little ability, you repeatedly tried to wipe out my Yamamoto family. This is your own fault."

"Hmph, your Yamamoto family stole resources from my Divine Dynasty to develop yourselves, and then you turned around and invaded my Divine Dynasty. It is only right that I arrest you." Gu Chen sneered: "A bunch of rats in the gutter. Your island nation will be completely conquered and exterminated by my Divine Dynasty sooner or later, and your women will be prostitutes and your men will be slaves for generations."

"Baka!" Upon hearing this, some members of the Yamamoto family from the island nation couldn't help but curse at Gu Chen.

"You're all talk and no action. Today, I'll see how you escape from my grasp." Yamamoto Ryu's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he said, "Prepare to die."

talking.

His terrifying fourth-grade cultivation erupted as he charged directly at Gu Chen.

Gu Chen did not hesitate.

He fully unleashed his True Essence Realm cultivation, and simultaneously activated the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird phenomena.

This amplified his aura in every way, bringing it to the late stage of the Breakthrough Realm.

Then the Copper Body was activated, directly condensing a protective aura on his body surface, greatly enhancing his defensive capabilities.

Then he turned and ran away.

He unleashed a fourth-grade movement technique, the Spirit Dragon Movement Technique, transforming into a golden light that soared into the sky and fled towards the distant sea.

He has already revealed the fourth-grade offensive martial art, the Four Beasts Offensive Technique. It would be reasonable for him to reveal another fourth-grade movement martial art as well.

It won't arouse suspicion from the powerful figures secretly dispatched by the Second Prince.

Faced with a fourth-rank expert, he is not taking the initiative to fight back, but instead trying to appear ready to flee.

I imagine they'll make their move soon.

rear.

Seeing Gu Chen choose to flee without hesitation, Yamamoto Ryuichi sneered, "Do you think you can escape!"

He also used a fourth-grade movement technique, amplifying his speed, and chased after Gu Chen at a speed ten times faster than Gu Chen.

In just a short while, they caught up with Gu Chen.

The difference between the mid-stage of the fourth-grade Core Formation Realm and the late-stage Breaking Aperture Realm aura that Gu Chen revealed after his enhancement was still too great.

There's absolutely no way they can escape.

"Die!" Yamamoto Ryuichi roared, raising his katana high and slashing at Gu Chen's back.

This blade of light, tens of meters long, was like a dazzling light, unparalleled in the world. It directly condensed into blade intent, and even those in the early stages of the Core Formation Realm would be killed by it in one strike.

If no one intervenes to help Gu Chen resist, and Gu Chen doesn't unleash his true cultivation level to fight back, Gu Chen will undoubtedly die.

He felt a terrifying slash coming from behind.

Gu Chen's heart was in his throat.

Did the powerful figure secretly dispatched by the Second Prince actually arrive?

Why aren't you fighting for him?

If he doesn't take action soon, I'm doomed.

And in secret.

Upon seeing this, Zhong Hong, the second-rank sage sent by the second prince, immediately took action.

Even after he reached this point, Gu Chen still hadn't unleashed a cultivation level surpassing the Perfect True Essence Realm.

It must be said that this was a life-or-death crisis.

He only responded with the True Essence Realm Perfection level, so it seems that his true cultivation level is really only the True Essence Realm Perfection level.

After all, he was unaware beforehand that a powerful figure was protecting him in secret.

He was ambushed and killed by a Nascent Soul Realm expert from an island nation. If he doesn't reveal his true cultivation level today, he will die.

The reason he waited until the very last moment to make his move was because he had received an urgent order from the Second Prince today.

Let's observe Gu Chen's cultivation level to see if he is truly at the peak of the True Essence Realm.

The battle between Gu Chen and Qiu Jiu at Li Xianghe's residence in the desolate state made the Crown Prince doubt the authenticity of Gu Chen's cultivation level.

This also made the Second Prince doubt the authenticity of Gu Chen's cultivation level.

He wanted him to secretly observe Gu Chen.

If Gu Chen's true cultivation level is not at the peak of the True Essence Realm, but above it, then he must have grasped some kind of opportunity or has a great secret hidden within him, forcing him to conceal his cultivation level and not want his secret to be exposed.

The Second Prince must know about this opportunity or secret before the Crown Prince, so that it does not fall into the Crown Prince's hands.

Looking at it now...

The Second Prince is overthinking it.

Gu Chen probably possesses some kind of powerful physique, which is why his internal true essence reserves are different from ordinary people, and his cultivation speed and comprehension are also different from ordinary people.

In addition to the Four Beasts Celestial Phenomenon Technique that Gu Chen cultivated, which granted him several times the amount of true essence he could store, as well as the amplification from several extraordinary phenomena, his true essence reserves were dozens of times greater than those of other experts at the same level. This allowed him to reach the peak of the True Essence Realm and possess the combat power of the Transformation Sea Realm.

If Gu Chen's true cultivation level was not at the peak of the True Essence Realm, he would have definitely been exposed in this life-or-death crisis.

When Zhong Hong made his move, he merely snorted coldly and waved his hand, and Yamamoto Ryuichi's terrifying slash was dissolved by an invisible force of heaven and earth.

At the same time, this immense power of heaven and earth blasted him so hard that he coughed up blood and flew backward, his long sword flying out of his hand and falling into the sea below.

He crashed into the small island behind him like a cannonball, creating a huge crater.

All his bones were broken, his body was like a puddle of mud, he was exhaling more than inhaling.

The power of a second-rank sage is terrifying.

A fourth-grade Core Formation Realm expert couldn't even withstand a casual wave of his hand from a second-grade Sage.