142: The Xia Kingdom audience is in a frenzy as Gu Chen faces off against Jin Shi!
The Golden Lion roared, a flicker of disdain flashing in its pale gold eyes. Its Ninth Level of Divine Strength aura instantly overwhelmed the area, and everyone nearby felt the nearly terrifying pressure.
Tian Qingqing and the cameraman were almost unable to lift their heads under the pressure of that aura, and the image on the camera began to shake incessantly.
The smile on Shen Mengxuan's face froze.
They were already injured to begin with.
They had exhausted a great deal of energy in the previous battle within the Ancient God Forest, so their current strength was not at its Peak. The pressure brought by this Ninth Level of Divine Strength Golden Lion almost drove them to despair.
"Captain Shen, what do we do now?"
"Ninth Level of Divine Strength... this isn't a level we can deal with at all. To think an Exotic Beast of this level would appear in the city... even if we were at our Peak, we would only be able to run from such an Exotic Beast..."
Gravity, fear, and even despair!
Shen Mengxuan also didn't know what to do at this moment.
The Golden Lion walked toward them.
It was like a mountain moving forward.
The majestic pressure left them with no chance to even escape.
But just at this moment!
Swoosh!
The ground suddenly exploded, dust rising everywhere. The Golden Lion paused, letting out an uneasy and angry roar. At this moment, a spear was seen thrust into the ground in front of it. The spear's texture was extraordinary, with lightning constantly surging over it, looking extremely special.
Shen Mengxuan and the others showed expressions of joy.
"Another Martial Artist from our Great Xia has arrived!" They knew that their team couldn't have been the only one to receive orders. Fortunately, someone from another team arrived at this time; a Ninth Level of Divine Strength Golden Lion was simply not something they could handle.
But Shen Mengxuan suddenly realized something.
It seemed that only one person had come.
At some point, a figure had stood atop that spear surging with lightning. His back was tall and straight, and the moment he appeared, the gloomy pressure brought by the Golden Lion instantly dissipated!
Just one person?
The Martial Artist teams showed expressions of shock.
Gu Chen stood atop the heavenly thunder spear. After sending his parents away, he had remained in Jingan District, killing the Exotic Beasts he encountered as a way of tempering himself.
At this moment, the Golden Lion watched Gu Chen with a solemn expression.
It seemed to sense some danger.
"You all step back. This is no longer a battlefield you can intervene in. Just leave everything to me," Gu Chen's calm voice rang out.
It also entered the ears of countless Great Xia people in the livestream.
"Great Xia's reinforcements are here!"
"Holy crap, a spear-wielding Martial Artist is truly rare. You know, the spear is the king of weapons, and the assault rifle is the king of kings among weapons."
"Stop cracking jokes upstairs. This Young Man is so handsome, taking over the battlefield to strike a Ninth Level of Divine Strength Exotic Beast. This kind of Exotic Beast is incredibly powerful; a Ninth Level of Divine Strength Exotic Beast has staggering destructive power and is the ultimate Exotic Beast of the Divine Strength Realm!"
"Who exactly is this Young Man? He has an eerie sense of being in total control. To have the temperament of a powerhouse at such a young age?"
At this moment, comments were rapidly scrolling across the livestream screen. The previous situation had caused the Great Xia commoners in the livestream to feel an atmosphere of despair; the comments had just decreased significantly as everyone's hearts were tightened.
But now that Gu Chen had appeared, it immediately invigorated everyone.
"That Exotic Beast is no longer advancing, which means this Young Man poses a great threat to it."
Meanwhile, Shen Mengxuan had a complex expression.
It was Gu Chen.
Had he already become this strong?
She could feel that Gu Chen's strength was already far above hers. There was no imagined face-slapping, no 'thirty years east, thirty years west' reversal of fortune, only a chance encounter where they simply passed each other by, and the rest were just her own delusions.
This feeling was very stifling.
When she first came to No. 13 Middle School,
everyone was beneath her notice.
No one could catch her attention.
But now, Gu Chen from No. 13 Middle School had grown to such a level.
Boom!
Before she had time to think, Gu Chen's foot stomped heavily on the ground. The heavenly thunder spear erupted with a thunderous roar, then instantly upturned the soil, flipping into Gu Chen's hand as he swept it out.
The Golden Lion was furious.
It roared repeatedly, spitting a golden beam of light from its hideous maw, but Gu Chen instantly swept it aside, causing it to explode in mid-air.
Gu Chen's aura was terrifying.
The Divine Prison Gene was faintly activated.
He raised his hand with an Azure Dragon Spear Technique move. The piercing spear light directly sank into the Golden Lion's thick forebody, and blood sprayed wildly. In pain, the Golden Lion raised its massive front claw and swiped at Gu Chen, seemingly wanting to crush him into meat paste.
However, pitch-black armor suddenly surged over Gu Chen's body, resisting all the force in front of him. Gu Chen raised his palm and directly pressed down on the Golden Lion's head.
His hands erupted with majestic strength,
pressing the Golden Lion's head down at a peculiar angle.
Then, a brilliant glow flashed behind Gu Chen.
The blazing thunder shuttle transformed into a terrifying sharp blade,
instantly slicing through the Golden Lion's neck.
Roar!
The Golden Lion roared in fury.
But Gu Chen remained as steady as a mountain. No matter how the Golden Lion struggled, it couldn't shake Gu Chen's strength. Now that Gu Chen's cultivation had grown to the Eighth Level of Divine Strength and he had undergone his second Minor Transformation, his strength had become even more terrifying.
The Golden Lion fell.
The battle had occurred in a flash of lightning.
This Young Man before them
possessed terrifying strength.
The Ninth Level of Divine Strength Golden Lion was like a toy in his hands. Three blazing thunder shuttle units, shining with lightning, flew back behind Gu Chen, hovering on either side of his shoulders.
At this moment,
this scene
was like a special frame,
etched into the hearts of all Great Xia people.
"Invincible!!!!"
"Holy crap, a Ninth Level of Divine Strength Golden Lion just died like that? Throughout the whole process, this Young Man Martial Artist used crushing power. Whether it was defensive power or explosive power, he is at the absolute top!"
"Does anyone know who this Young Man is? Look how young he is. Is this the Genius of our Great Xia?"
"With such an unparalleled figure in Great Xia's younger generation, we can finally rest easy!"
At this moment, the livestream comments were filled with shock.
And the impact on Shen Mengxuan was even greater.
The few times she had encountered Gu Chen,
his strength had been making terrifying leaps.
Gu Chen's power
was like a harsh slap to her face, making it feel like it was burning. However, she knew these were all her own delusions; to Gu Chen, she was just a laughable passerby.
She had thought she was looking down on Gu Chen in terms of both background and talent, and that Gu Chen was just a low-level Martial Artist.
But now,
the reality was completely the opposite.
Gu Chen's talent
was enough for him to surpass any background.
Shen Mengxuan unnaturally forced a smile, while Gu Chen said in a flat tone, "Go and rest. I will protect this streamer."
Gu Chen's tone was very calm,
exactly the tone used for a stranger.
There wasn't the slightest emotional fluctuation.