22: Chapter 22 Insulting my ancestor, I will make sure you die a gruesome death!

"There is nothing here!" Gu Qingqing felt that Gu Chen was being too cautious.

There did not seem to be any danger here.

Boom!!!

Suddenly!

The main hall shook violently!

The ground lit up, and a blood-red light filled the entire space.

Several cracks appeared on the walls, and immediately after, figures walked out from the cracks.

They were not living people, but Puppets!

The Puppets were pitch black all over, their eyes filled with eerie green flames.

Clearly, this was set up by the Saint King because he did not want others to obtain his possessions.

Every Puppet exuded the aura of the Peak of the Spirit Sea Realm, and they were densely packed, numbering over a hundred.

And behind them, there were three larger Puppets, entirely silver-white, with incredibly powerful auras!

The fifth level of the King Realm!

"Gu Chen, there are so many ghosts!" Gu Qingqing shrank her neck.

"What is there to be afraid of? Fight!" Gu Huahua was actually getting excited.

Gu Chen drew his sword.

The Hidden Abyss Emperor Dragon Sword left its sheath, and a Dragon roar exploded!

"Brother Qingshan, take the others and fall back!"

Before the words had even finished, the hundred-plus Puppets began to move simultaneously.

A black mass, surging forward like a tide.

Gu Chen took a step forward, and his sword light swept across!

Wherever the sword light passed, the Puppets shattered one after another.

But there were too many; one sword strike would sweep away a patch, only for more to swarm up.

"Burn to death!"

Gu Qingqing struck out with her palm, and crimson-gold flames transformed into a monstrous sea of fire!

"Freeze to death!"

Gu Huahua unleashed cold Qi, condensing it into countless ice cones, pinning the Puppets to the ground!

Fire and ice intertwined!

Gu Chen's sword moved like a Dragon, with every strike precisely severing the core of a Puppet.

The three of them charged and collided through the crowd of Puppets, as if entering an empty land.

In less than half an incense stick of time, all the hundred-plus Spirit Sea Realm Puppets had turned into fragments.

Only those three silver-white King Realm Puppets remained.

The three Puppets launched an attack simultaneously, moving with astonishing speed, pouncing toward Gu Chen from three directions!

Gu Chen closed his eyes.

Draw and slash!

Swish!

A streak of sword light, faster than lightning!

The movements of the three Puppets froze simultaneously!

The next second, they all exploded together!

Turning into fragments that filled the air and scattered all over the ground.

Gu Chen sheathed his sword: "Is that it?"

This left Gu Qingshan and some of the Gu Family Disciples stunned.

"Has the Young Lord become this powerful now?!"

"He even crushed King Realm Puppets; is this still the Young Lord I know?"

Gu Qingshan looked at the Puppets on the ground and swallowed hard!

He suddenly felt that going out for training might have been a mistake!

Passing through the main hall, the group arrived at a secret chamber.

Inside the secret chamber, there were no extra decorations, only a stone platform.

On the stone platform, two items lay quietly.

A sword.

A book.

The sword body was entirely black, with a faint light flowing over the blade.

On the yellowed book, three large characters: Heavenly Sword Technique!

Gu Chen was stunned.

The Cultivators outside were right; the Secret Realm really did contain the Heavenly Sword Saint King's personal sword and Cultivation Technique!

"Found it!" Gu Chen's hands were trembling with excitement.

These were items of the Saint King level.

Bringing them back to the clan would surely earn the favor of the Old Ancestor!

He walked forward, preparing to reach out and take them.

Just at this moment!

"Stop!"

A cold, sinister voice came from behind.

Gu Chen turned around.

A group of people walked in from outside the secret chamber.

Leading them was a young man wearing a black robe, with an aura of coldness permeating his entire body.

Behind him followed seven or eight men in black, all with deep auras, the lowest of whom were at the King Realm.

"We of the Youluo Hall want these items!"

The leader was Jiuyou of the Youluo Hall, who had come this time specifically to obtain this Saint King's weapon and Cultivation Technique!

Gu Chen frowned: "Youluo Hall?"

"The Youluo Hall of Ziyun Province?" Gu Qingshan's expression changed, as if he had thought of something!

He leaned close to Gu Chen's ear and whispered, "It is the Youluo Hall of Ziyun Province; they specialize in killing people and seizing their goods."

Gu Chen had heard of this faction.

Ziyun Province, a much larger province than Qingyun Province.

Youluo Hall, one of the most terrifying factions in Ziyun Province, acts ruthlessly and never leaves witnesses alive.

The most critical point was that the Youluo Hall had three Saint Kings presiding over it; its strength was far beyond what any Holy Land in Qingyun Province could compare to.

Seeing that Gu Chen did not speak, Jiuyou thought he was afraid, and the corners of his mouth curled into a cold, sinister smile.

"If you are sensible, put the items down, and I can spare your lives. You people of Qingyun Province fear the Gu Family, but I do not!"

"That Old Ancestor of yours is nothing in front of my Youluo Hall! Even if I kill all of you in the Secret Realm, he would not dare to do anything to me."

Gu Chen's eyes turned cold.

Daring to speak ill of the Old Ancestor, this person was already on the path to death!

"Gu Chen, leave this guy to us!"

"Yes! Let him taste our power!"

Seeing the two little girls' actions, Jiuyou sneered: "Two little girls at the Spirit Sea Realm, and you dare to be arrogant in front of me? With my fifth level of the King Realm, I can crush you with a single finger!"

"Since you are seeking death, I will grant your wish!"

He raised his hand, and a mass of black mist condensed in his palm.

Gu Chen stood in front of the two little girls.

"I will handle this!"

He drew the Hidden Abyss Emperor Dragon Sword, and the sound of Dragon roars surged from the sword body.

The sound of the Dragon roars made Jiuyou feel a bit flustered, but looking at that piece of scrap metal he was holding, it did not look like a good sword at all.

"These days, any piece of scrap metal is used; truly, the person is useless and the sword is even more so!"

Having said this, his figure flashed, and the black mist transformed into a giant claw, pouncing toward Gu Chen!

A full-force strike from the fifth level of the King Realm, with extreme speed!

Gu Chen did not retreat but advanced instead, drawing his sword to slash!

Swish!

The sword light flashed, and the black giant claw was split in two!

Jiuyou's expression changed drastically: "Not good!"

He immediately retreated, while simultaneously employing defensive measures!

He did not know that Gu Chen's swordsmanship was taught by Jian Wuji.

Personally instructed by a Great Emperor, even if it was just one move, it was not something a King Realm Cultivator could easily block!

Seeing that he could not block it, he immediately erupted with powerful strength, not only burning his life force but also using a forbidden secret technique!

"Enough!"

Jiuyou was furious, and his cultivation at the fifth level of the King Realm erupted completely!

The black mist surged, transforming into a black Flood Dragon, opening its maw to swallow Gu Chen!

Gu Chen's eyes turned cold!

"Draw and Slash: Second Form!"

This sword strike was faster than the previous one!

And even more ruthless!

The sword light flashed, and the black Flood Dragon was split in half from head to tail!

Jiuyou's pupils shrank, and he subconsciously retreated.

But it was a step too late!

The sword light grazed his chest, leaving a deep wound!

Blood gushed out!

"You!"

Jiuyou clutched his chest, his face full of disbelief!

Gu Chen did not give him a chance to speak!

He swung his sword again!

A single sword strike to seal the throat!

Jiuyou fell to the ground, his eyes staring wide, dying with deep regret!

The remaining men in black stood stunned on the spot; they had only exchanged two moves, and he was directly killed by a single sword strike to the throat!

"How could he be so strong! Even the Saint of Qingyun did not take down Jiuyou; how could this person have such powerful strength!"

"None of you will escape!"

Insulting the Old Ancestor is a crime punishable by death!

The few of them turned and ran, but they could not escape from the Hidden Abyss Emperor Dragon Sword in Gu Chen's hand!

In a few quick strikes, not a single living soul was left!