Chapter 43: One Fist Explodes

  Gu Heng also won five in a row, and Gu Song, who appeared later, also won five in a row...

  Unless the level of cultivation is the same, every battle ends very quickly. To see a person's strength, you don't need to look for too long. In just one short fight, the big shots on the observation deck can already tell about 80 or 90 percent.

  In the first competition, Gu Lan lost to Gu Song, after all, he was two years younger and his cultivation was two levels lower. Gu Heng also lost to Gu Song, but Gu Song didn't win first place either. His cultivation was only at the seventh level of the Post-Heaven Realm, and he lost to someone at the ninth level of the Post-Heaven Realm.

  The one who obtained the First Heaven of Postnatal Realm was a ninth-level disciple of the collateral branch, and among the direct disciples, except for Guhe, no one had reached the ninth level of the Postnatal Realm. With Guhe gone, the first place naturally fell to that collateral branch disciple.

  The Great Elder and the Second Elder had smiles on their faces. This collateral descendant of the Ninth Layer of the Post-Heaven Realm, who was also one of their own, had seized the first place in the Post-Heaven Realm. They were naturally delighted.

  Among the third generation of disciples, not many have achieved a congenital realm cultivation. Most are only at the first layer of congenital realm cultivation. Only Gu Tai, the eldest son of Gu Cang Yue, has reached the highest level, achieving the second layer of congenital realm cultivation.

  The day after tomorrow, the descendants of the Post-Heaven Realm are numerous, but every year's clan trial, the battle of the Pre-Heaven Realm descendants is the real **, and the family elders care about these Pre-Heaven Realm descendants the most.

  There is a huge gap between the Innate Realm and the Acquired Realm, like a chasm in the sky. The true strength of a family relies on the cultivators of the Innate Realm to hold it up.

  A congenital cultivator is more useful than ten acquired ninth-layer cultivators. A congenital cultivator can control flying artifacts, and just this one point alone makes it impossible for acquired cultivators to catch up.

  The day after tomorrow, the trial of the acquired boundary disciples ended, and the trial between the innate boundary disciples began.

  In the ancient house, there were three generations of descendants who had cultivated to the realm of pre-heavenly state, a total of 8 people. With Gu Chen, that makes nine people now.

  Seven people are at the first level of Xiantian Realm cultivation, only Gu Tai has entered the second level of Xiantian Realm cultivation.

  A large number of cultivators are stuck at the ninth layer of the Post-Heaven Realm, never breaking through in their lifetime. Those who luckily break through to the Pre-Heaven Realm often get stuck at the first layer and remain there for a long time without making progress, or even stay there for their entire life.

  Gu Qian Shan stood on the stage, loudly shouting: "The family competition of the Post-Heaven Boundary has already ended, next is our Three Elite Disciples. Pre-Heaven Boundary cultivators, are you ready? Who will come up to fight the first battle?"

  "I'm here!" Gu Chen shouted loudly, stepped on his flying sword and flew onto the arena.

  Starting from this strong return, Gu Chen has been keeping a high profile. Today, he still wants to keep a high profile and let the people of the Gu family know that he is no longer the soft persimmon that anyone can bully.

  Give some people a warning, you'd better rein in your own behavior.

  Today, Gu Chen makes a strong attack, wanting everyone to remember that in the Gu family, there is someone named Gu Chen!

  Gu Chen's high-profile debut attracted everyone's interest, having just entered the Xiantian realm, his first battle was not to observe the fighting process of other Xiantian realm cultivators, there were only two possibilities.

  The first one, Gu Chen was a young and arrogant cultivator who had just entered the Pre-Heavenly realm, his heart couldn't calm down, he couldn't help but show off.

  The second type is that Gu Chen has a clear plan in mind and is very confident in himself, believing he can defeat his opponent.

  No matter which situation, the people of Gu's family are very interested in knowing the next result. Is Gu Chen a fool who was directly swept off the stage by others, or does he have real skills? Has he just entered the Xiantian realm and can already win with weakness over strength?

  Among the collateral disciples, a sword flashed, and someone rode his sword onto the arena, saying: "I'm here to meet you."

  "This person fell onto the stage, looking at Gu Chen's eyes with a hint of disdain, saying: 'I've come to learn from you, this suddenly emerged Pre-Heavenly Boundary little kid, how much real skill do you have?'"

  Judging from the tone of this person's voice, Gu Chen immediately knew that he must be someone from the side of the First Elder or Second Elder. He had some impression of this person, but his name was something he couldn't recall. After five hundred years, apart from a few important people, those fleeting guests were almost forgotten.

  Gu Chen didn't ask for his name, nor did he speak. He just clenched his fists and pushed forward, the meaning was very clear: if you want to fight, then fight, don't talk too much nonsense.

  That person held a white long sword in his hand, which was an inferior magic weapon. With the infusion of innate true energy, it shot out several feet long sword aura. One sword slash could easily split a giant stone in half.

  The two men stepped onto the stage, and Koten-yama retreated to a corner of the ring, ready for the fight to begin at any moment.

  "What artifact are you using?" The man waved the white long sword in his hand, Gu Chen had put away the flying sword into his waist storage bag after getting on the stage, it was still not a good idea to use the Qian Kun Chui here with so many people watching.

  Gu Chen shook his head and said, "I don't need a magic tool."

  What?

  Don't use a rice cooker?

  At that moment, everyone present was shocked. The cultivator didn't use any magic tools, and his actual strength was reduced by half. Gu Chen's tone was extremely arrogant.

  Looking at Gu Chen, everyone's expressions were different. Some people thought that Gu Chen was talking nonsense, while others were deep in thought. Would Gu Chen have some special trick up his sleeve?

  Only the ancient sky looked at his son with a calm gaze, he had also cultivated the Tian Gang Quan Ti Dafa, so naturally knew what Gu Chen's reliance was?

  The man on the stage heard Gu Chen's words and suddenly stared with both eyes, didn't Gu Chen say not to use any artifacts? He had always looked down on this young kid who had just entered the pre-heavenly realm, but as it turned out, Gu Chen was even more disdainful.

  "That man angrily said: 'What a big-mouthed and shameless little brat! Come over here on horseback, and watch as I beat you until you're picking up your teeth from the ground...'"

  Sigh...

  Gu Chen moved.

  With a sudden thrust of his legs against the ground, his body instantly left behind a residual shadow as he charged towards that person.

  *panting sound*

  Gu Chen threw out a punch, and suddenly there was a loud explosion in the air.

  That person's eyes blurred for a moment, and a fist as big as a bucket suddenly appeared in front of him.

  A fist so fast... even the invisible air is distorted by it.

  That man was shocked, this punch speed is so fast, it didn't even give him time to dodge...

  In an instant, both hands lifted, and a white sword tip burst forth, slashing down towards Gu Chen.

  Hmph...

  Just as one sword was chopping in mid-air, Gu Chen's fist had already struck that person's chest.

  A loud crash was heard, accompanied by a faint cry of despair. The man's body shot out like a cannonball and flew backward instantly.

  Rumble...

  The man's body didn't crash to the ground until it had flown more than ten zhang in distance.

  Whoosh...

  Everyone on the viewing platform stood up at the same time except for Gu Cangyun.

  Everyone stared at Gu Chen like a monster, and with just one punch, he exploded his opponent who was also in the First Heaven Realm.

  Although that person had a slight intention of underestimating the enemy, being knocked flying by a single punch head-on made every innate first-layer cultivator present wonder if they themselves possessed such strength.

  In fact, they were thinking more about whether facing Gu Chen's sudden punch would end up like that person.

  Gu Chen clasped his fists and said, "I concede!"

  Gu Chen spared his life and didn't use his innate true energy to hurt him. The man had a boundary of the Innate Realm, first layer. Although he was punched flying and fell heavily, he wasn't seriously injured.

  He crawled up from the ground, his face as red as a pig's liver, and he hated that there was no seam in the ground for him to drill into, and he walked back with his head down.

  "Who will come and fight with me?" Gu Chen scanned the surroundings, shouting loudly.

  The people below were swept by Gu Chen's gaze, and they only felt a flash of needle light, their eyes dared not to stare.

  Gu Chen's fist sent a Xiantian cultivator flying, and he let out a loud roar, his aura overwhelming the entire scene. The young disciples of the clan leader and three elders looked at Gu Chen with eyes that shone with admiration, their gazes filled with an instant burst of reverence.

  Compared to the big shots on stage, Gu Chen was roughly the same age as most of the young people present. He was even younger than many of them, and had already entered the Innate Realm at such a young age, which clearly fit the heroic dreams in the hearts of many young people.

  As for the younger generation of the Great Elder and the Second Elder, some people's eyes also had a surge of intention, but more people were ashamed, those young men bullied Gu Chen when they were young.

  But now, others have already become innate realm cultivators, while they are still slowly stepping through the post-heavenly realms. They have always taken pride in their cultivation being superior to Gu Chen's, and now with such a stark contrast, how can they not feel ashamed?

  Even Gu Yang and Gu Song, who had been slapped several times, looked at Gu Chen standing high on the stage, their anger in their hearts had long turned into jealousy, admiration, and hatred...

  The entire square was silent, Gu Chen shouted loudly, but none of the Xian Tian realm cultivators responded...

  Several innate first-layer cultivators were shocked by Gu Chen's punch just now. Just now, Gu Chen's move was too fast, they didn't see clearly how he threw that punch, and they all wanted to watch Gu Chen fight a few more times before making plans.

  So, in an instant, all the cultivators of the First Heaven Realm looked at each other with a clear message in their eyes: "Go on, you go first..."

  As for Gu Tai, he was staring at Gu Chen with a serious face, but not in fear. The punch that Gu Chen had thrown earlier was fast, but it could only be effective against a cultivator of the First Heaven Layer who wasn't paying attention. Gu Tai was already at the Second Heaven Layer and could clearly see the trajectory of Gu Chen's punch, and he could easily dodge it.

  Gǔ Tài Nǎi was the strongest among the three generations of the ancient family, so he wouldn't appear early on. Usually, it would be towards the end when he would fight a few victorious Innate Realm first-layer cultivators. Therefore, for now, he didn't have any intention of going up to decide victory or defeat with Gǔ Chén.

  The two elders looked at each other, both with a look of surprise in their eyes. The combat power displayed by Gu Chen was beyond their expectations.

  Looking at Gu Chen's cultivation, it was clearly only the first layer of the Pre-Heavenly Realm. However... a cultivator in the same realm as him had been defeated with just one punch, and although he had taken advantage of his opponent underestimating him to launch a surprise attack, it was still a frontal assault rather than a sneak attack from behind. This was enough to prove that even if the other person hadn't been knocked flying by Gu Chen's single punch, they wouldn't have been his match anyway.

  They didn't know that Gu Chen had cultivated the Tian Gang Quan Ti Dafa, and his physical body was extremely strong. Moreover, Gu Chen's true cultivation had already entered the third layer of the Pre-Heavenly Realm, even if he showed his cultivation as being in the first layer of the Pre-Heavenly Realm, but the strength of his flesh was still at the level of the third layer of the Pre-Heavenly Realm.

  Judging a cultivator's strength by appearance, the power of their physical body cannot be seen, and only the strength or weakness of their true energy can be roughly discerned. Gu Chen's hidden cultivation method, could it be seen through by these pre-heavenly boundary cultivators of the Gu family?

  Not even a great master of the Realm of Fate's Spring can see through Gu Chen's true nature, let alone a great master of the Realm of Divine Sea.

  Gu Chen only revealed his congenital true energy at the first level of the congenital realm, so naturally everyone in the Gu family thought he only had a cultivation base at the first level of the congenital realm!

  They also couldn't imagine that Gu Chen would have a cultivation of the Innate Realm's second layer, or even higher, and yet in just one year, he had already entered the first layer of the Innate Realm, which was already unbelievable to everyone.

  If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would have believed that Gu Chen had already entered the Pre-Heaven Realm. Even if someone said that Gu Chen's cultivation didn't stop at just one layer of the Pre-Heaven Realm, everyone's first reaction would definitely be to deny it outright.

  The first layer of Xiantian Realm is already unbelievable, let alone higher levels of cultivation? Is it possible? Not to mention the ancient family, even the cultivators in the entire Leshui City wouldn't believe it.

  In the eyes of the cultivators in Leishui City, Yun Xuan was already a genius among geniuses when he entered the First Heaven at 16 years old. Their vision only had such a range, and Gu Chen was already in the First Heaven at 11 years old, which was beyond their understanding. How could they possibly guess that Gu Chen had an even higher level of cultivation?

  "Is there no one who dares to fight against Gu Chen?" Gu Xian said slowly.

  Gu Qian Shan detected a hint of displeasure from Gu Xian's tone, although Gu Chen had taken the lead and Gu Xian was also delighted in his heart. However, as the head of the Gu family, seeing that none of the younger generation came forward to respond, he couldn't help but get angry.

  The clan leader spoke, Gu Qian Shan was about to force a roll call, when someone shouted: "I'll come and fight you!"

  An old man walked out beside Gu Tai, stepped on the flying sword and landed on the stage. He was about 22 or 23 years old. Gu Chen recognized him as the grandson of the Great Elder and the nephew of Gu Cangyue, named Gu Heng.

  Gu Heng was twenty years old when he entered the Xiantian realm, and it has been nearly three years now. Among the first-level cultivators of the Xiantian realm, he is a relatively peak existence.

  Just now, Gu Tai said something in Gu Heng's ear, and he must have come to lead the way for Gu Tai.

  One has been in the Pre-Heaven Realm for three years, and another has just entered the Pre-Heaven Boundary...

  The old man's face broke into a smile and he said, "Gu Heng has made his move, Gu Chen is sure to lose."

  The two elders chuckled and said, "Of course."

  "Hmph... I doubt it!" Gu Xian retorted.

  Gu Heng held a red long sword in his hand, which was an inferior magic weapon called the Blazing Sword. It was a magic tool used by cultivators who practiced fire-based spells.

  As soon as Gu Heng stepped onto the stage, he raised his guard, lest he be suddenly attacked by Gu Chen like that person just now.

  Gu Chen flipped his hand, and a crystal clear white jade long sword appeared in his hand. This was also a magic weapon he brought out from the Huatian Cave Mansion, called Xuanbing Sword. Although it was also a low-grade magic weapon, it just happened to restrain Gu Heng's Liuhuo Sword.

  The ancient Gu Chen's spell, called the Ling Jing Instant Decision, was a water attribute spell since the Ling Jing was a spirit born from the great ocean. Using this Xuan Bing sword was just right. With a boost of his innate true energy, the Xuan Bing sword immediately shot out several feet long white sword aura, and on its white jade-like body, dense ice cones grew out.

  A cold air came rushing towards me.

  Jian Chen grasped the sword in his hand, and with a slight movement of his foot, the Flame Sword began to dance.

  A fiery red sword blade hacked down at Gu Chen, amidst the sword aura, a faint fire dragon roared, its momentum majestic.

  Strike first and gain the upper hand, Gu Heng learned from the lesson of that person just now and took the initiative.

  A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of Gu Chen's mouth, and with a flash of his sword, the primordial true energy was transformed into a mist of dark ice wherever the Xuanbing Sword passed. The fierce flames of Gu Heng pierced through the dark ice mist, but the sword's edge suddenly shortened, and the faint fire dragon disappeared without a trace, its power greatly reduced.

  *panting sound*

  Two swords intersected, and a strong Xuanbing True Qi flowed from the Xuanbing Sword. This True Qi was extremely cold, and as soon as it entered Gu Heng's body, it frantically cleared out the Lihuo True Qi. Gu Heng couldn't help but shiver, and the sword's edge shortened once again.

  He retreated five steps back before Gu Heng stabilized his body, shocked in his heart. The fierce fire true energy he took pride in was actually completely suppressed by Gu Chen, and his real strength couldn't be displayed even halfway.

  Gu Chen took half a step back, closely following Gu Heng's retreating body, and the Xuanbing sword brought with it a chill, cutting out a dazzling light, and struck down at Gu Heng once again.

  *panting sound*

  Two swords intersected, and another strong Xuanbing True Qi was transmitted from the Xuanbing Sword. Gu Heng only felt cold to his heart, the fierce fire true qi in his body was consumed to exhaustion, his body hastily retreated backwards, retreating a full ten steps distance.

  No time to make adjustments, a sword flashed in front of him, Gu Chen struck again...

  Gu Chen launched a series of three sword attacks, Gu Heng retreated three times in a row, and in the blink of an eye, he had retreated to the edge of the arena.

  The old man's eyes widened in shock, his face a picture of incredulity: Impossible...

  The result was far beyond the expectations of the elders, and Gu Heng was actually powerless under Gu Chen's attack?

  The two elders also furrowed their brows, in the second battle, Gu Chen was going to win again...

  *panting sound*

  It's another clash of two swords.

  Gu Chen's rapid attack, Gu Heng retreated every time, didn't have time to dodge, the sword tip was already close to his eyes. Every time he was forced to raise his sword and fight hard against Gu Chen.

  "Ah..."

  Gu Heng let out a cry of surprise and retreated backward, but one foot stepped on empty space, and he instantly fell off the stage.

  Guo Heng has been defeated...

  Gu Chen put away the Xuanbing sword into his storage bag, his eyes fixed on Gu Tai as he shouted: "Who else will fight me..."