73: Chapter 73 Demonic Aura, Gu Chen vs. Han Zixuan

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua's room was piled high with things.

Spirit Jades, Spirit Materials, Medicinal Pills, Magic Treasures, Spirit Beast eggs, ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines, and all kinds of other items.

They were piled up like a small mountain!

"The young lady should like this."

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua picked up a hairpin; it was entirely green and emitted a faint glow of Spiritual Qi.

This was an Emperor-level Spirit Treasure, specifically for women to use.

Of course, Clan Leader Gu Tianhua couldn't tell, but he knew it was definitely a good thing, and Gu Xuan had asked him to prepare it.

It was definitely tacitly approved, so it would naturally succeed!

"And this, this, and this!"

He picked up a celestial garment, also an Emperor-level defensive Spirit Treasure; it was as thin as gauze, yet impenetrable to swords and spears!

"The young lady will surely look beautiful wearing this!"

First Elder Gu Yushan stood at the door, watching Clan Leader Gu Tianhua bustling about, speechless!

"Clan Chief, the young lady hasn't even agreed yet! You've already prepared the betrothal gifts?"

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua didn't even turn his head. "It's only a matter of time."

"How do you know?"

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua chuckled. "I know my son; the young lady he has his eyes on cannot escape!"

"Besides, even if it doesn't work out, these things won't go to waste; I'll just keep them for future use."

First Elder Gu Yushan was speechless.

This wasn't preparing betrothal gifts; it was more like opening a general store!

Preparing so many things and causing such a big commotion, he had thought a great battle was about to happen!

After all this time, it turned out it was for the Young Lord's marriage!

Still, this father was doing a fairly competent job!

Preparing so many things.

"Alright, alright, you keep busy, I have other matters." First Elder Gu Yushan turned to leave.

"What matters?"

"Qingqing and Huahua have come out of seclusion."

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua paused. "They had a Breakthrough?"

First Elder Gu Yushan's mouth curled up, smiling broader than anyone could suppress. "They had a Breakthrough! Both little girls have reached the Saint Realm!"

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua gasped.

They were only eleven or twelve years old!

They had actually reached the Saint Realm!

"So fast?"

"Nonsense, with resources personally given by the Old Ancestor, one could pile them up to that level."

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua nodded.

That was true.

In the Gu Family, reaching the Saint Realm didn't seem that difficult!

In the past, Saints were rarely seen, but now Saints were everywhere!

"Where are they?"

"They went to the back mountain to find the Old Ancestor."

The back mountain!

Gu Xuan lay on a reclining chair, resting with his eyes closed.

The two little girls were squatting on his left and right, their eyes sparkling.

"Old Ancestor, Old Ancestor, we had a Breakthrough!"

"Saint Realm! We have reached the Saint Realm!"

Gu Xuan opened his eyes and looked at them.

"Mm, not bad."

"Then can we go out now?"

"Yes, yes, we haven't been out in a long time!"

Gu Xuan looked at them and smiled.

"Where do you want to go?"

"To find Gu Chen!" The two little girls said in unison.

"Let him see how amazing we are!"

Gu Xuan thought for a moment.

"Alright, go ahead."

"Great!" The two little girls jumped up and turned to run.

"Wait."

Gu Xuan called them back and waved his hand.

In the Void Realm, two figures walked out.

Yue Qingshuang, Yue Qingxue.

"Follow them, don't let them run around," Gu Xuan said.

Yue Qingshuang and Yue Qingxue nodded.

"Greetings, two big sisters!"

Yue Qingshuang's mouth curled up slightly, but she didn't speak.

Finally, they could go outside!

Yue Qingxue smiled. "Let's go."

Afterward, the two little girls rode a white tiger and disappeared in a flash.

Yue Qingshuang and Yue Qingxue followed behind, unhurriedly.

Gu Xuan lay on the reclining chair with his eyes closed.

But his Divine Sense had already drifted out of the Gu Family and toward the distance.

He had sensed an aura.

It was very weak, so weak it was almost imperceptible.

But Gu Xuan was an Emperor.

An Emperor's Divine Sense covered the entire continent.

That aura could not be hidden from him.

The Demon Race, and perhaps even other different races.

They were all from continents of different worlds.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, an Emperor of the Desolate Ancient Continent had killed all these invading species to ensure the development of the Human Race!

Now, hundreds of thousands of years later, the powerhouses of those great worlds seemed to have sensed the fall of that Emperor and wanted to make a comeback!

Hundreds of thousands of years had passed, and those things were about to emerge again!

...

The martial arts arena was bustling with noise.

The first round of the Genius Tournament main competition's match list had been released.

Gu Chen stood in the contestant area, looking at the names on the list, his expression unchanged.

Han Zixuan.

A popular contestant, a Genius of the Emperor Clan Han Family, at the Peak of the fourth level of the Sovereign Realm!

Ru Shuang said softly from the side, "Young Master Gu, be careful of his equipment. The set on Han Zixuan, although it is a pseudo-quasi-emperor artifact, is a complete set. The helmet, armor, boots, and weapon, when added together, are even stronger than a true quasi-emperor artifact."

Gu Chen glanced at Han Zixuan, who was warming up in the distance.

He wore a silver-white battle armor, and a helmet covered most of his face, revealing only his eyes.

He held a silver spear in his hand and stood there like a silver god of war.

"It is indeed quite intimidating," Gu Chen smiled.

Seeing his indifferent attitude, Ru Shuang couldn't help but say another word, "He is really not weak. Last year, in the Central Plains younger generation competition, he took third place!"

Gu Chen asked, "Third place? Then who were the first and second?"

"The first was Saintess Bing Xin of the Ice Phoenix Clan, and the second was another person from the Emperor Clan Han Family, Han Zixuan's cousin, but that person exceeded the age limit this year and didn't come."

Gu Chen nodded and didn't ask further.

The match would reveal the truth!

"First match, Gu Chen versus Han Zixuan!"

The voice from the host stage spread across the entire venue.

Gu Chen walked onto the arena, and Han Zixuan walked up from the other side!

He gripped his long spear tightly, and Spiritual Qi circulated on the spear.

"Your guardian is strong, but that is your guardian's business. The battle on the arena depends on oneself!"

"Well said."

The two stared at each other, and the air froze for a moment!

"Start!"

As the voice fell.

Han Zixuan moved.

The speed was very fast!

Fast, too fast to see clearly!

The speed of the Peak of the fourth level of the Sovereign Realm erupted with full force, and the long spear turned into a silver lightning bolt, stabbing directly at Gu Chen's face.

The blessing of the full set of equipment allowed his speed, strength, and reaction to reach the extreme of the Sovereign Realm!

Gu Chen moved sideways and struck with his sword!

Clang!

Sword and spear intersected, sparks flying everywhere.

Gu Chen took a step back, and Han Zixuan took two steps back.

Han Zixuan looked at the long spear in his hand; there was a shallow mark on the spear body.

His expression was shocked!

His own spear had actually been slashed and left with a mark?!

The two fought together.

Spears came and swords went, and Spiritual Power exploded.

Light flickered on the arena, figures intertwined, and the speed was so fast that people under the stage couldn't see clearly.

"So strong! Both of them are not weak!"

"Han Zixuan's set of equipment is too fierce. A full set of pseudo-quasi-emperor artifacts increases his combat power by at least 50%."

"Gu Chen is not weak either; at the first level of the Sovereign Realm, he is trading blows back and forth with Han Zixuan."

"His sword technique is a bit strange; every sword strike carries an indescribable sharpness!"

"It's not that the sword technique is strange, it's the Sword Intent. His Sword Intent is very strong."

At the edge of the arena, several representatives of the Emperor Clans sat together, watching the battle on the stage, their expressions grave.

"That Gu Chen, his Sword Intent has already touched the threshold of the Dao."

"He is only at the first level of the Sovereign Realm, how is that possible?"

"I don't know, but his Sword Intent is indeed extraordinary. It is said that Han Zixuan's set of equipment can withstand a strike from a Quasi-Emperor, but under his sword, it has actually started to show cracks!"