Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

Seeing his fierce and powerful hammer blow, Gu Chen remained calm and raised his sword to block it.

clang!

The pirate captain's hammer struck his knife.

The imagined scene of Gu Chen being smashed by a hammer, coughing up blood and flying backward, did not occur.

Instead, he was jolted by Gu Chen's grip on the knife, the force of the recoil from Gu Chen's unique true essence.

It sent him flying backward, and he staggered back several steps after landing before he could barely regain his balance.

Although he managed to steady himself, the web between the thumb and forefinger of the hand holding the hammer was shattered by the impact, and blood trickled out.

In this clash, he was completely outmatched.

He was utterly shocked.

Gu Chen's body was like an iron tower, impossible to break.

What terrifying power is this!

And what kind of true essence did Gu Chen cultivate that possessed such destructive power?

It can bounce him off.

Gu Chen's strength is definitely not at the early stage of the True Yuan Realm; he should be at the middle or even late stage of the True Yuan Realm.

Trouble!

Mr. Yamamoto from the island nation, who was standing nearby, was also shocked to see this scene.

Gu Chen was able to withstand the pirate captain's hammer so easily, so his strength may have already exceeded the early stage of the True Yuan Realm.

He may have reached the mid-stage of the True Essence Realm, just like him.

And just as everyone around was stunned...

Gu Chen moved, giving the pirate captain no chance to react. He used the Flying Serpent Step, unleashing terrifying speed. His figure shot out like a ghost, instantly arriving in front of the pirate captain who had been knocked back.

The Fire Profound Blade slashed out, aiming for the pirate captain's neck.

The pirate captain was terrified and raised his iron hammer to defend himself!

Unfortunately, it was all in vain.

brush!

His iron hammer was severed directly by Gu Chen's top-grade Xuan-level weapon, the Fire Xuan Blade, along with his head.

He was also cut down by Gu Chen's blade.

Before this pirate leader, who was at the early stage of the True Essence Realm, could even react, he was killed!

The pirate captain was swiftly approached by Gu Chen and easily killed with a single slash.

The surrounding pirates were terrified.

They didn't realize what was happening.

Their leader died just like that.

fast!

too fast.

The Flying Serpent Step at its perfect level, achieved with the speed of a burst of true essence.

Not to mention them, even Mr. Yamamoto from the island nation, who was in the mid-stage of the True Essence Realm, couldn't see it clearly at all.

A storm raged within him.

If Gu Chen were to use this move against him...

He can't escape either.

The three pirate leaders who had just surrounded Gu Chen to prevent his escape retreated in fear.

His hand, holding the hammer, was trembling.

Their weapon was also a hammer.

They don't have much education either.

That fifth-grade innate martial art was known to their pirate leader, who passed it down to them through word of mouth.

Therefore, their weapon is a hammer.

Gu Chen turned around and looked at them.

Then he unleashed three slashes, aiming at the three of them.

They hastily raised their hammers to resist.

Unfortunately, it had no effect whatsoever.

A strike imbued with true essence was beyond their ability to withstand; their giant hammers shattered, and the three pirate leaders followed in their leader's footsteps.

The pirate captain and the three major pirate leaders died.

The pirates on the scene began to riot and tried to escape.

Gu Chen was too lazy to pay them any attention.

Iron Reef Island is surrounded by the sea on all sides.

They couldn't escape anywhere in a short time.

Gu Chen looked at the group of islanders.

After dealing with these islanders, we can then deal with the remaining pirates.

Gu Chen looked at Mr. Yamamoto from the island nation: "It's your turn."

"You're very strong," he said to Gu Chen in broken Chinese, "but you can't kill me today."

talking.

He took out a pill and swallowed it quickly.

In a short time.

His cultivation level was steadily increasing.

This is a special kind of Bloodthirst Pill from their island nation.

After taking it, it can improve his strength by one minor realm in a short period of time.

It may take about six months to recover.

That's his trump card.

Gu Chen's strength is too great now.

Relying on one's own cultivation level, one might not be a match for Gu Chen.

It's safer to just take this Bloodthirst Pill directly.

Gu Chen looked at him.

If you can't beat them, you think of taking drugs?

Unfortunately, the difference in strength is too great; even taking drugs won't help.

At this moment, Yamamoto was wrapped in blood-red threads, transforming his true essence into blood-colored true essence, and his aura reached the late stage of the True Essence Realm.

Yamamoto drew his katana, threw away the wooden clogs he was wearing, and with his bare feet, he slammed his feet into the ground and suddenly lunged forward.

He unleashed a shadow clone technique, gripping his katana with both hands, transforming into three afterimages, each carrying a terrifying aura as they slashed towards Gu Chen.

Above the three illusory figures, the secrets of the crimson true essence seemed to be real.

However, Gu Chen knew that only one of the figures was real.

The other two are misleading.

To prevent Gu Chen from hiding.

Gu Chen released his divine soul power, but the other two figures showed no divine soul fluctuations, which Gu Chen easily detected.

The Azure Dragon Phenomenon of Ancient Dust was activated, and the amplifying power spread throughout his body. He used the Flying Serpent Step martial art to instantly shift his body to the side, easily avoiding the real figure's attack.

Seeing that Gu Chen easily dodged his slash, Yamamoto turned his feet, used his waist to exert force, and turned around to slash straight at Gu Chen again.

Gu Chen snorted coldly, his true essence surging forth and empowering the Fire Profound Blade. He held the blade horizontally to block, directly confronting Yamamoto's vertically slashing samurai sword.

clang!

The sound of metal clashing against metal was crisp and clear. Gu Chen's exotic true essence collided fiercely with the blood-red true essence on the samurai sword, and the shockwave exploded instantly.

Yamamoto was blasted backward and flew straight out, crashing to the ground with a jolt in his chest, instantly spitting out a mouthful of blood.

This was a head-on clash.

It injured him.

He felt an immense recoil force coming from the samurai sword.

It has already surpassed the late stage of the True Essence Realm.

It is a power that only those at the peak of the True Essence Realm can possess, and Gu Chen may be a being at the peak of the True Essence Realm.

"True Essence Realm Perfection, you are!" he murmured to himself, incredulous.

"You guessed right." Gu Chen snorted coldly, ignoring his shock. He used the Flying Serpent Step to rush forward and launch a close-range attack.

He slashed out with the Fire Xuan Blade in his hand.

The third move of the Demon-Suppressing Blade Technique, the Demon-Subduing Slash, is unleashed.

He channeled the roaring alien essence into the Fire Profound Blade.

It transformed into a demon-subduing strike.

Slash towards Yamamoto.

The Fire Profound Blade was entwined with demon-suppressing runes, radiating a blood-red light, and was further enhanced by the power of the Five Elements Thunder and the Azure Dragon, making it extremely ferocious!

Even with his current cultivation level, he wouldn't fare well against a True Essence Realm Perfection cultivator!

That's enough to deal with Yamamoto.

Seeing this, Yamamoto gritted his teeth and swallowed another Bloodlust Pill, consuming his last one, and his aura surged once again.

Taking two Bloodthirst Pills in a row has already exceeded his limit.

The battle is over.

He may need several years to recover.

And his foundation will also be affected.

But now, if he doesn't continue taking the Bloodthirsty Pill, he will be killed by Gu Chen.

He must take it.

After taking the second Bloodlust Pill, blood seeped from every pore of his body, making him appear as if he had turned into a blood-soaked figure.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he let out a low growl like a wild beast, his aura instantly rising to the peak of the True Essence Realm.

A torrent of crimson true essence surged from his body, covering his katana.

He suddenly slashed out with his sword.

Instant kill, Blood Blade Slash!

He unleashed the strongest offensive martial art he had mastered.

This strike, imbued with terrifying crimson true essence, directly cleaved the air, leaving a crimson crack in the sky in front of him.

It clashed fiercely with Gu Chen's sword technique.

Boom!

A terrifying wave spread outwards, as the violent crimson true essence collided with Gu Chen's alien true essence.

The islanders who were watching from the sidelines quickly retreated, moving away from the energy diffusion zone where Yamamoto and Koujin were fighting.

Even a late-stage True Essence Realm cultivator could be injured by the aftershocks of this attack if they weren't careful.

If a powerful expert at the fifth level of the Innate Realm who has not yet generated true essence approaches, they will be directly killed.

boom!

The fight ended in a single clash.

Yamamoto was sent flying backward by Gu Chen's blade, crashing to the ground and sliding a distance before coming to a stop.

His katana was directly cut in half by Gu Chen's Fire Profound Blade.

A deep wound, exposing the bone, appeared deep within his neck and chest, from which blood flowed continuously. The surrounding area was blackened flesh ravaged by the violent demon-suppressing blade energy and the power of thunder.

Blood kept flowing from the neck.

Gu Chen's strike had damaged his very foundation.

He won't live much longer.

"Lord Yamamoto!" Several Japanese monks rushed forward to help him up.

Yamamoto raised his hand to signal them to stop wasting their time; his artery was injured, and there was no hope of recovery.

"No need to get excited, you'll be just like him soon," Gu Chen said calmly.

"Sir, please spare us! We are from the Yamamoto family. If you are willing to let us go, you can ask for silver and pills, and we will satisfy you." A cultivator from the island nation said.

"No need." Gu Chen slashed out with his sword.

The terrifying true essence blade light directly enveloped the group.

Putting them back is wishful thinking.

Apart from Yamamoto, they were all at the Innate Realm and had no power to resist Gu Chen.

The group, along with Yamamoto, were all killed by Gu Chen with a single strike.

hiss!

All around, the pirates who hadn't fled, hoping to see if Yamamoto could handle Gu Chen, all gasped in shock.

After taking two Bloodthirst Pills in succession, Yamamoto's strength increased to a level comparable to the peak of the True Essence Realm.

None of them were a match for Gu Chen.

Just how strong is Gu Chen?

Seeing the group of frightened pirates, Gu Chen charged directly at them, unleashing his Burning Wood Blade Technique.

Terrifying true essence sword energy raged, slashing towards the pirates wave after wave.

Without reaching the True Essence Realm, they were utterly vulnerable to Gu Chen's sharp True Essence Blade Qi.

They were all killed shortly afterward.

A large number of pirate corpses lay on the ground.

Blood covered the central area of ​​Iron Reef Island.

Only the pirates who had just fled to distant seaports and were preparing to board ships and escape remained.

Gu Chen looked at them and shouted with his true essence, "All of you, get back here! I might spare your lives. I can fly, and you won't be able to escape when I catch up with you!"

Upon hearing this, those people were so frightened that they wet themselves in fear.

But what Gu Chen said was also true.

Ancient dust can fly.

Even after they boarded the ship and left.

Soon, Gu Chen flew up and chased after them, and they wouldn't be able to escape.

They could only suppress their fear and retreat completely.

He knelt down in front of Gu Chen.

"Sir, please spare us! We won't run away!"

"My lord, although I am a pirate, I have never committed murder. I am merely a sailor who helps steer the ship. Please, my lord, spare my life!"

There are more than twenty people in total.

"Shut up, all of you!" Gu Chen coldly ordered. "I want you to bring all the silver and treasures you've obtained from looting this island, along with the silver notes and valuables from all the pirates and islanders I just killed. If you do this well, I might consider letting you go!"

"Yes, yes, sir, we'll take care of it right away." The pirates nodded repeatedly and immediately scrambled off to do Gu Chen's bidding.

Let them do this, so Gu Chen can relax a bit.

Gu Chen released his divine soul power outwards.

Keep an eye on them, lest they keep secrets.

Soon.

They then looted all the silver and valuables from the pirates and islanders he had just killed for Gu Chen.

And the resources in their treasure trove on the island too.

Gu Chen took stock of everything.

There were over 60,000 taels of silver notes, but not a single secret manual, though there were some pills.

More than forty Qi and Blood Pills, more than ten Qi and Blood Elixirs, nine Skin Tempering Elixirs, four Bone Forging Elixirs, and two Tendon Changing Elixirs.

The silver is more than what those pirates had yesterday.

That's not bad.

That would amount to more than 30,000 taels.

It must have been carried by those islanders; they came here with this money to trade with these pirates.

There's still not a single secret manual.

It seems his luck with the secret manual is still as bad as ever.

The number of pills was less than that of the pirates from yesterday.

This group of pirates must not have gone ashore to resupply in a long time.

It's estimated that they plan to resupply after they finish trading with the islanders today.

Gu Chen snatched it away.

This allowed Gu Chen to earn twice as much silver.