Gou's Liver Experience in the World of Demons and Demons

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At this time, on the stage.

Gu Sheng and Lu Chensong stood facing each other, three zhang apart.

Lu Chengsong's gloomy gaze swept over the dark crowd of onlookers below the stage, then looked at Gu Sheng, whose expression remained calm. The sense of superiority of "seeing through the truth" surged into his heart once again.

He felt that Gu Sheng was just a pawn pushed out to his death, and that he was probably feeling fear and regret at that moment.

He deliberately raised his voice, speaking in a condescending tone.

"Gu Sheng, it's not too late to regret it now."

"If you kneel down in public, kowtow three times to me, and admit that you are a good-for-nothing, a gigolo who lives off Tantai Xuefei, I might take pity on you and spare your life, only crippling your cultivation."

He tried to provoke Gu Sheng with words, and even fantasized that if Gu Sheng could turn against Tantai Xuefei, the scene would be very interesting, and he could also gain more benefits and face for himself.

However, in the face of his provocation, Gu Sheng merely glanced at him indifferently, his gaze as if he were looking at a comical clown immersed in his own world, showing no interest whatsoever in responding.

Lu Chensong took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger ignited by Gu Sheng's dismissive attitude. He quickly reviewed the cause and effect in his mind, becoming increasingly certain of his judgment—

Gu Sheng was the "suicide ghost" that Tantai Xuefei had carefully selected to get rid of her completely, and who might even want to use him to swindle her!
Thinking of this, he calmed down and looked at Gu Sheng with a calculating gaze and a hint of barely perceptible greed.

He was determined not only to kill this troublesome brat, but also to take this opportunity to extract even greater benefits from Tantai Xuefei!
"Gu Sheng!"

Lu Chensong's voice was filled with deep sarcasm.

"I don't know what benefits Tantai Xuefei promised you that made you so recklessly come to your death! But do you really think that with your meager cultivation at the Sect Realm, you can shake the Earth King Realm? Naïve! Ridiculous!"

Before he finished speaking, his aura surged, and the powerful pressure of a second-level Earth King Realm expert erupted without reservation! The pressure, almost tangible, spread outwards from him, and even the hard Xuan Gang stone on the arena floor emitted a faint "crackling" sound, with spiderweb-like cracks appearing! The onlookers felt their breath catch in their throats and instinctively retreated, their faces showing fear.

At this moment, two elderly men dressed in the attire of the Tantai family, exuding profound auras and clearly having reached the King Realm, leaped onto the arena. They were supervisors sent by the Wanbao Hall to ensure the fair conduct of the life-or-death duel and to prevent outsiders from interfering.

One of the elders glanced at Gu Sheng and Lu Chensong and spoke in a deep voice.

"The life-or-death contract and the wager have been established. Do either party have any further objections?"

Gu Sheng shook his head calmly.

Lu Chensong snorted coldly.

"No objections! Begin immediately!"

He couldn't wait any longer.

Seeing this, the other old man said nothing more and waved his hand.

"Boom--!"

A deep and resonant war drumbeat seemed to strike the hearts of everyone, announcing the official start of the life-or-death battle!
The moment the drums sounded, Lu Chensong's eyes flashed with a fierce light. Without the slightest hesitation, his figure shot out like an arrow, carrying the overwhelming momentum of a King of the Earth Realm, and he was the first to rush towards Gu Sheng! Wherever he passed, cracks spread across the arena floor, and his speed was so fast that he left behind afterimages in his place!
"Die, you young master! Mountain-Shattering Fist!"

He roared and unleashed a powerful punch with his right fist! A surge of powerful true energy erupted, instantly condensing into a massive, solid, earth-yellow fist imprint, over ten feet in size and as imposing as a mountain! The fist whistled, carrying a terrifying force capable of shattering mountains, and pressed down upon Gu Sheng, who was still standing in place, seemingly unaware of what was happening!

"It's over!"

"A full-force attack from a Earth King Realm expert, that kid's finished!"

"With overwhelming cultivation and Young Master Lu seizing the initiative, the outcome is already decided!"

A chorus of gasps and sighs erupted from the audience. Almost everyone believed that with such a huge gap in cultivation level and the preemptive attack, Gu Sheng had no chance of survival and would probably be blasted into dust before he could even withstand a single move!

However, just as the enormous mountain-shattering fist imprint was about to strike—

Gu Sheng, who had been standing still, swayed very slightly.

A remarkably lifelike afterimage was left behind!

Lu Chengsong's ferocious fist imprint, imbued with the cultivation of the Earth King Realm, pierced through the afterimage without any hindrance and struck the defensive light screen that lit up behind the arena, producing a deafening roar. The light screen rippled violently, but it failed to harm Gu Sheng in the slightest!
"what?!"

Lu Chensong's pupils suddenly contracted, alarm bells rang in his mind, and an extremely dangerous feeling instantly spread throughout his body like ice water! He instinctively wanted to twist and dodge!

But it was too late!

A calm voice, like a ghost, rang out from his left ear.

"too slow."

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable, terrifying force, as if he had been struck head-on by a towering mountain, struck his left rib!
"Bang——!!!"

The sickening sound of bones cracking was clearly audible!

Lu Chensong didn't even have time to cry out in pain before he was sent flying backward in a twisted and uncontrollable manner, like a kite with a broken string! He was even faster than when he had charged forward!
Under the gaze of countless horrified eyes, his body slammed heavily against the thick, solid wall at the edge of the arena!

"Boom!!!"

The wall collapsed with a crash, sending rubble flying and dust billowing out, creating a huge hole! Lu Chensong's figure was buried in the ruins!
The entire second floor of the Wanbao Hall fell into a deathly silence!
You can hear the needle drop!

Everyone stared wide-eyed and gaped, looking incredulously at the figure in blue robes slowly retracting his fist on the stage, and then at the messy ruins of the walls.

A Grandmaster Realm expert... sent a King Realm expert flying with a single punch?!

How can this be? !
After a brief silence, there was an uproar and screams like a volcanic eruption!

"Oh my god! What did I see?!"

"One punch! Just one punch!"

"Lu Chengsong was blasted away?! He's a second-level Earth King Realm cultivator!" "This Gu Sheng... is he really a Sect Realm cultivator?!"

Even the two knowledgeable elders of the Tantai family on the stage showed undisguised shock on their faces, their gazes toward Gu Sheng filled with solemnity and inquiry.

In a corner of the crowd, the disguised Tantai Xueli's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile, a hint of understanding flashing in her cool eyes.

Meanwhile, Tantai Xuefei, who was near the arena, had an expression that said she knew this would happen, and even leisurely adjusted her red cuffs.

Gu Sheng stood in the center of the arena, his gaze calmly sweeping over the ruins, and spoke softly, his voice clearly resounding throughout the entire training ground.

"A genius from the Myriad Manifestations Holy Land? Second level of the Earth King Realm? Nothing special."

He paused and continued.

"Remember to prepare your bets; I'll send someone to collect them."

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to step off the stage.

He never intended to take Lu Chengsong's life. This opportunity allowed him to establish his authority in Zhongzhou, gain fame, and acquire enormous resources, all without completely offending the Myriad Manifestations Holy Land—a win-win situation. Defeating a King-level expert while being a Sect Realm cultivator was enough to make him famous, yet it also left room for the opponent to maneuver, making it a perfect outcome.

However, things did not end as he had hoped.

"boom!"

The collapsed ruins suddenly exploded! Debris flew everywhere!
A figure covered in dust, with tattered clothes, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and a distorted, ashen face, staggered to his feet from the ruins. It was Lu Chensong!

His left rib was visibly dented, indicating that several ribs were broken, and his internal organs had also been shaken, but the powerful vitality of the Earth King Realm meant that he did not lose his fighting ability.

At this moment, Lu Chensong's face was extremely ugly, his eyes filled with humiliation, rage, and a hint of unbelievable madness! He stared intently at Gu Sheng, who was about to leave the arena, feeling his face burning as if he were being lashed by countless gazes!
Who is he? He is the young master of the Myriad Manifestations Holy Land! He is a powerful expert at the Earth King Realm! Yet now, in front of everyone, he was punched away and beaten so badly by an Eastern Wilderness Sect expert whose cultivation level was far lower than his own!

This is an utter disgrace! It trampled all his pride and dignity underfoot!
"No! Impossible! I was just careless! He attacked me from behind! Yes! He attacked me when I wasn't paying attention!"

Lu Chensong frantically tried to find excuses for himself in his mind, and the intense shame and indignation almost overwhelmed his reason.

He absolutely could not accept being defeated by a sect leader! If this matter were to spread, Lu Chensong would become a laughingstock throughout the entire Myriad Manifestations Imperial City! He would never be able to hold his head up high again!
"Gu! Qing! Yun!"

Lu Chensong let out a roar like a wounded beast, his eyes instantly becoming bloodshot.

"Stop!"

He circulated his inner energy wildly, forcibly suppressing his injuries. With a sudden jolt, his figure soared into the sky from the ruins and landed back on the arena, blocking Gu Sheng's path!

His killing intent surged and churned like a tangible substance, even more intense and frenzied than before!
He couldn't bear the shame! He had to kill Gu Sheng! He had to wash away this disgrace with Gu Sheng's blood! Otherwise, his life was over!
"A sneak attack! You definitely succeeded in your sneak attack just now!"

Lu Chensong pointed at Gu Sheng and roared in a hoarse voice, trying to save face.

"If I hadn't been caught off guard, how could you, an ant, have succeeded?! If you have the guts, fight me fair and square!"

His distorted and sore-suffering remarks immediately drew boos and contempt from the audience.

"Pah! Have you no shame? In a life-or-death battle, it's all about skill. Who cares if you're careless or not?"

"Exactly! A loss is a loss, why make excuses!"

He has completely disgraced the Holy Land of Myriad Images!

Hearing the mockery around him, Lu Chensong's face grew even uglier, but he couldn't care less about anything else at that moment. He had only one thought in mind—to kill Gu Sheng!
"Shut up, all of you!"

He roared, and his aura surged wildly once again. He circulated his true energy without reservation, becoming several times stronger than before. He had clearly used seventy or eighty percent of his power!
"Gu Sheng! Prepare to die!"

His figure flickered suddenly, and he vanished from the spot in an instant, like a ghost!
The next moment, he appeared in mid-air above Gu Sheng's head!

"Thousand Mountains Demon-Suppressing Fist!"

His fists pounded out alternately like a storm! Each punch was imbued with immense earth-elemental true energy, transforming into countless massive fist shadows as solid as small mountains. They were densely packed, blotting out the sky and the sun, carrying a terrifying aura of suppressing everything, and fiercely descending upon Gu Sheng below!

Before the fist even arrived, the terrifying pressure had already caused the entire arena floor to crack inch by inch, spreading out like a spider web! Inside the second and third floors of the Wanbao Hall, a sudden gust of wind raged, and some martial artists with lower cultivation levels were even blown off balance by the strong wind, crying out and stumbling backward!

This time, Lu Chensong held nothing back, determined to completely obliterate Gu Sheng into dust!
Just as Lu Chengsong's countless fist shadows, containing seventy to eighty percent of the true energy of the Earth King Realm, were about to engulf the entire arena along with Gu Sheng!
Above the arena, the two elders of the Wanbao Hall of the Tantai family shouted in unison, formed hand seals, and unleashed a surge of powerful true energy, which instantly condensed into a semi-transparent, solid barrier around the arena, resembling a giant eggshell!
"Om-!"

The barrier shimmered with light, completely separating the inside from the outside of the arena.

The raging wind and the scattered force of the punches collided with the barrier, creating ripples, but they could not penetrate it even slightly, effectively preventing the less skilled onlookers below from being accidentally injured.

However, Gu Sheng, who was at the very center of the storm, remained calm and composed in the face of the overwhelming fist shadows that poured down like a landslide and a tsunami. He did not even move his feet, showing no intention to dodge or block. He just stood there quietly, as if what was coming towards him was not a fatal attack that could kill a powerful Earth King Realm expert, but a gentle breeze.

Seeing that Gu Sheng dared to be so arrogant and completely ignore his attack, Lu Chensong's anger burned even brighter. He grinned and frantically channeled his true energy, increasing the speed and power of his punches by another three points! The thousands upon thousands of earthen-yellow fist shadows, like a sudden storm or a meteor shower, carried the momentum of destruction and completely engulfed Gu Sheng's frail figure!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!"

The deafening explosions continued unabated, echoing wildly within the eggshell barrier! The entire arena was filled with dazzling light and violent energy turbulence, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.

All that could be seen was the area where Gu Sheng stood, which had been repeatedly bombarded and plowed by countless fist shadows. The hard Xuan Gang stone ground had long since turned into dust, and smoke and dust filled the air!
Gu Sheng's robes fluttered in the raging wind, as if they would be torn to shreds at any moment, but his figure was like a rock rooted in a towering mountain, unmoved by the wind and waves!

The powerful fist strikes, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, only managed to slightly distort the air around him, producing a dull "bang bang" sound like striking leather. It couldn't even make him take half a step back!

Outside the arena, one of the two elders of the Tantai family who were maintaining the barrier had a glint in his eye and whispered to his companion.

"This child... possesses an incredibly strong physique! This is no ordinary body-refining technique. Judging from the faint, flowing light of glazed glass on his body, could it be the legendary Glazed Golden Body, a step further than the 'Glazed Heart'?!"

Upon hearing this, another elder also showed a look of horror on his face, and slowly nodded, clearly agreeing with this judgment.

A moment later, the power of the countless fist shadows finally began to weaken, and the light and dust dissipated slightly. (End of Chapter)