31: What is a master?
At this time, inside the Imperial Capital.
Shocking news was spreading through the upper-class society of Martial Artists in the Imperial Capital.
Shen Yuxi, the daughter of Shen Changqing, the Vice Minister of the Border War Department, had mysteriously disappeared within the Imperial Capital.
"I smell a conspiracy." At this moment, people from the Great Families throughout the Imperial Capital began to mobilize one after another.
"The Purple God Clan has been invading frequently lately. Grandmaster Shen entered the Border Battlefield half a month ago to face the Five Kings of the Purple God Clan, nearly shattering the battlefield. And now, Grandmaster Shen's daughter has actually disappeared within the Imperial Capital? Could the clutches of the Purple God Clan have actually reached into the Imperial Capital? That's impossible!"
"This is bad. Grandmaster Shen is an Ice-attribute Gene Warrior, and his daughter possesses the same ice-attribute gene source as him. Their Bloodlines are connected. If something happens to Shen Yuxi, Grandmaster Shen will inevitably be distracted. On a battlefield of that level, a distraction, even for a moment, could turn the tide of the war!"
Countless people realized the severity of the situation.
From the Purple Profound Pavilion of the War Preparation Department down to the major overlord-level Great Families, everyone dispatched personnel to begin the search. The entire Imperial Capital was in a state of panic, with no one knowing exactly what had happened.
"I see so many people appearing on the streets, seemingly searching for something. What on earth is going on?"
"Is there some kind of wanted criminal?"
"Probably not. I've seen the War Preparation Department search for wanted criminals before, and the scale wasn't this large! I even saw many people from the martial arts halls mobilizing!"
Ye Qingxuan of the Ye Family led a team, her cold figure particularly eye-catching in the night, like an elf of the dark night. She was deeply worried, a bad premonition in her heart. She had just sent a text to Gu Chen, but while Gu Chen usually replied within seconds of seeing a message, he hadn't replied to her this time.
"Where has that guy disappeared to? Could he be asleep? That shouldn't be right; it's so early, he shouldn't be asleep yet."
In the night, Ye Qingxuan furrowed her beautiful brows... "The bus is already scrapped."
Shen Yuxi and Gu Chen stepped out of the bus; by now, the bus was completely totaled.
"I didn't expect the Purple God Clan to actually be able to Cultivate such a group of Human Race traitors. They take the Other Gods of the Purple God Clan as their faith and have been brainwashed since childhood. They lost their sense of belonging to the Human Race long ago."
Shen Yuxi broke out in a cold sweat.
This time, if it hadn't been for Gu Chen...
Then she truly would have met with disaster.
A full forty-plus Body Tempering Martial Artists with around a thousand kilocalories of vitality, plus a Divine Strength Martial Artist.
Even though she was a Gene Warrior, she would have been in dire straits.
"What is your name? I am Shen Yuxi, a third-year student at Yuanzheng High School."
Yuanzheng High School!
Gu Chen knew of this high school.
It was an extremely special high school where most of the students were descendants of those in the Border War Department. They received the most rigorous training and cultivation there and did not need to participate in the Martial Artist College Entrance Examination. After graduation, they were sent directly to the Border War Department for further training and would be deployed to the battlefield in the future.
It was said that the students of Yuanzheng High School...
...were all top-tier monsters.
They were super Martial Artists who had emerged from hellish training.
Shen Yuxi was also a monster.
Gu Chen could feel it.
If Shen Yuxi were to go all out with her abilities...
...he likely wouldn't be her match yet.
"I'm Gu Chen," Gu Chen introduced himself simply.
"I heard those people say earlier that your father is the Border War Department's Grandmaster Shen. Could you tell me about the specific situation of the Border Battlefield?"
Gu Chen had actually been incredibly curious about the Border Battlefield for a long time.
After all...
...he often heard about it while in the Imperial Capital.
The Human Race was currently facing oppression from alien races, which would be the greatest disaster hanging over their heads. However, Gu Chen felt that not many people knew exactly what it was like.
Speaking of this, Shen Yuxi couldn't help but feel a bit more favorable toward Gu Chen.
"Currently, the greatest enemy of the Human Race is the Purple God Clan."
"The Purple God Clan worships Other Gods and calls themselves the Great Gods of the Purple Light High Heavens. Their appearance is not much different from the Human Race, but they have faint purple patterns on the center of their backs that extend to their limbs. These people are treacherous and cunning, stopping at nothing to achieve their goals." Mentioning the Purple God Clan, Shen Yuxi's ethereal face carried some anger.
Gu Chen could also understand her emotions.
The Border Battlefield must be incredibly dangerous!
So many Human Race pioneers had fallen there.
Therefore, the descendants of the Border War Department all harbored the most intense hatred for the alien races.
Most of these Martial Arts Examinees in the Imperial Capital would choose to enter the Border Battlefield after three years of training in gene Higher Education Institutions. Human Martial Artists may seem to be bathed in glory, but they also shoulder heavy responsibilities.
On a battlefield like that...
...it is certainly dangerous...
...but it is also where one can forge a brilliant and glorious path of evolution!
"Half a month ago, five Kings of the Purple God Clan entered our borders and opened up a brand new battlefield, provoking our Human Race's Border War Department. My father and three Golden Body Grandmasters entered the battlefield to face the enemy. Since the great war broke out, the news I've received is that my father killed one of the Kings, striking fear into the hearts of the Purple God Clan. That's why they targeted me, attempting to use my gene Bloodline to affect my father's battle."
"Great Grandmaster, and the King-level experts of the Purple God Clan—what Realm are they exactly?"
Under the moonlight, Gu Chen's resolute face seemed to emanate a different kind of charm. Shen Yuxi's heart rate inexplicably quickened a bit, and she hurriedly said:
"The current Cultivation Realms are Body Tempering, Divine Strength, and Glazed. After Glazed, one needs to forge a Golden Body. Once the Golden Body is forged, one can be called a Grandmaster. This Realm is a leap to the heavens; the Physical Body's strength evolves to the extreme, able to collapse mountains with a flick of a finger and lift a mountain range with a wave of a hand. They are the top-tier combat power of the Xia Country. Tempering the golden bones of the entire body allows one to be called a Great Grandmaster, a Realm comparable to a King of the Purple God Clan."
Shen Yuxi's father...
...Shen Changqing, was a Great Grandmaster who had tempered the golden bones of his entire body!
"There are Realms above Great Grandmaster in our Human Race as well, but they are all old Seniors who serve as deterrents to the myriad races now. They almost never appear in the world unless the Human Race encounters a true disaster. Those old Seniors would burn themselves to save our Human Race."
Mentioning this...
...Shen Yuxi was filled with deep respect.
And so was Gu Chen.
"Thank you, I've benefited greatly."
Shen Yuxi smiled lightly, her skin seemingly glowing. This girl truly was like a pure Fairy. However, Gu Chen knew that what she had to face was the sand-swept Border Battlefield. Facing the alien races, her father's generation was there, so her final destination would inevitably be there as well.
"Let's go."
"Okay!"
The two of them stood up.
But their speed was not fast.
After the battle just now, both of them were clearly exhausted. Using gene power places a huge burden on the body and requires a period of time to recover.
"Regarding my gene issue, Yuxi, please don't reveal it for me."
"I understand." Shen Yuxi nodded. Having learned about Gu Chen's Family background, she understood his thoughts. If those scumbags from the Purple God Clan could target her this time, then the Geniuses of the Imperial Capital might all face danger.
Children of Great Families like her had Family experts guarding them every day.
But Gu Chen did not.
So Shen Yuxi would not leak Gu Chen's information. She had also traveled around with her father since she was a child and knew the hardships of families in reduced circumstances.
There was only this one road back to the Imperial Capital.
It passed through the Ancient God Forest.
And the thing that worried Gu Chen and Shen Yuxi the most happened.
A dull roar erupted!
Shen Yuxi's pretty face turned slightly pale.
"A Flying Silver Tiger equivalent to a first limit break. This thing is extremely difficult to deal with."