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Both were filled with arrogance, disdain, and an absolute certainty of victory.

How strong can a late-stage Core Formation cultivator be?

Both were at the peak of Core Formation, one a half-step Grandmaster, proficient in top-tier fourth-grade martial arts, and wielding their family's formations. Together, they could easily crush their opponent.

Inside the cave, Yamamoto Kishiyu's previously lifeless and desperate gaze instantly turned into extreme indifference upon seeing the two top-tier outsiders appear!

Today they have laid a trap, and Gu Chen thought that defeating them would solve everything.

ridiculous.

With the powerful members of the Abe and Aso families joining forces, eighty elite troops were stationed there, and with the support of the formation, the mere rogue cultivator had no chance of escape!

Gu Chen stood before the cave, facing over eighty elite Japanese pirates and two top leaders, his expression remaining as indifferent as ever, without the slightest ripple.

"The three major families of the island nation are all here. That's great. It saves me the trouble of searching for them one by one. Let's all stay here today."

His words, though seemingly casual, were incredibly arrogant, causing the wind in the surrounding mountains and forests to freeze.

"court death!"

Abe no Haruhiko's eyes turned cold, and without further ado, he made the first move!

Swish!

His figure moved mysteriously, spreading Yin and Yang true energy throughout his body, with black and white energy swirling around his ten fingers, cold, mysterious, and silent.

The fourth-grade top-level secret technique, "Yin Yang Locking Spirit Seal"!

The Abe family's signature deadly technique specializes in locking away true essence, sealing spiritual power, disrupting blood and qi, and shackles the body. It is insidious and incurable, and is most effective against close-combat martial artists.

As a Core Formation Perfection expert, he pushed his fourth-grade secret technique to its limit. His hand seals flew and his energy intertwined, and layers of Yin-Yang energy nets enveloped Gu Chen, intending to first seal his true essence, trap his body, and cripple his combat power, and then slowly torture and kill him!

At the same moment, Asou Fumio unleashed his full half-step Grandmaster aura and charged forward!

The fourth-grade top-level, powerful martial art, "Desolate Mountain Shattering Fist"!

The Aso family's orthodox killing technique is as heavy as a mountain, domineering and invincible. Its fist force can split the earth and break through thousands of troops. With the true essence of a half-step grandmaster, the fist wind roars and the energy vibrates, directly smashing into Gu Chen's chest!

Two top-tier fourth-grade martial arts techniques, perfectly combined, deliver a pincer attack and a fatal blow!

The combined power of the two top experts at the Core Formation Realm was overwhelming, far surpassing Yamamoto Kishio's individual attack just now!

The eighty-odd elite Japanese pirates on the periphery all had fanatical eyes and boiling killing intent, and were certain of victory in this battle!

In everyone's eyes, Gu Chen, who was in the late stage of Core Formation, was bound to be defeated and killed by two powerful figures.

Faced with a double attack, Gu Chen's eyes remained completely unmoved.

He still held the knife with one hand, his true energy circulating lightly.

It's still that same move, "The God of Slaughter's One-Slash Slash"!

The ultimate, condensed killing intent is all contained in a single strike.

No dodging, just take the hit head-on!

With a single horizontal slash, crimson blade energy swept across the sky!

Click!

The Yin-Yang Locking Spirit Seal's energy net, which was the first to approach, was instantly shattered by the blade's force, and all the Yin-Yang energy dissipated!

The insidious sealing techniques are utterly ineffective against the absolutely domineering killing intent of the blade!

Immediately afterwards, the remaining force of the sword strike directly clashed with Aso Fumio's Aragaku Smashing Fist!

boom!

Fist and blade collided, creating a shockwave!

Aso Fumio's domineering fist force, a half-step grandmaster, instantly shattered and dissipated, his true essence became disordered, and his energy broke through his body!

"puff!"

Two sounds of vomiting blood rang out simultaneously!

Abe no Seiyo was struck in the chest by the residual force of the sword energy. His cold true essence shattered instantly, and he was sent flying several feet backward, landing heavily injured!

Aso Fumio, a half-step grandmaster, withstood the impact of the sword force with his physical body. His muscles and bones trembled, his blood surged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, flying backward and suffering severe injuries!

one move!

Just one move!

The two top leaders from the two island nations, along with two top-tier fourth-rank martial arts masters, joined forces to attack, but were all defeated with a single strike and suffered double injuries!

The entire forest fell into a deathly silence in an instant!

More than eighty elite members of the Abe and Aso families had their pupils shrink, their minds explode, and their bodies stiffen!

The fervor, confidence, and arrogance on his face instantly froze, replaced by extreme horror, shock, and disbelief!

Two Core Formation Perfection experts, one half-step Grandmaster, and a double attack of fourth-grade martial arts!

He was actually killed twice and both of them were defeated by a rogue cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation!

impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Aso Fumio pushed himself up, his blood and qi churning, his body aching, and his true energy in disarray. His eyes were filled with extreme shock and disbelief, and a huge wave of emotions surged within him!

"Your swordplay, your use of true energy, can actually manipulate the power of heaven and earth—this is the skill of a grandmaster! How can your physical body bear the power of a grandmaster!"

He stared intently at Gu Chen, his voice hoarse and trembling: "This kind of attack far exceeds the limit of the Core Formation stage; it's truly an anomaly!"

Abe no Seiyo stared at Gu Chen with a gloomy, pale face, marveling at how Gu Chen had refined the God of Slaughter's Blade to this level.

There are only a few people in the Yamamoto family.

The person before me is too bizarre, defying all common sense.

With a cultivation level in the late stage of Core Formation, his physical body is comparable to that of a Grandmaster. His sword aura can crush even a Core Formation Perfection expert. He is proficient in the fourth-grade ultimate martial arts of the Yamamoto family, and his divine soul can be released to draw upon the power of heaven and earth.

Who exactly is this person from the Divine Dynasty?

They hadn't come out yet because they couldn't guess which force was behind Gu Chen or whether he had come with them.

Unexpectedly, Yamamoto Kishio did not test the waters.

They made a move, but still couldn't find out what was going on!

Gu Chen looked down at the two indifferently: "Outliers?"

"It's just that you island nation's trash are too weak. What are you calling the three top island families? In my opinion, you're nothing special."

"Your combined attack just now was your strongest ability; it's nothing to brag about."

Humiliation, blatant humiliation!

The top experts of the two island nations, along with their families, were publicly crushed and humiliated, instantly enraging them and burning with murderous intent!

"All units, form ranks!!"

Abe Haruhiro roared fiercely!

"Activate the Yin-Yang Gathering Spirit Array for the entire team! Help me reach the early stage of Grandmaster!!"

On the other side, Asou Fumio roared in fury, "The entire Asou clan will activate their Spirit Gathering Array! Assist me in becoming a top-tier early-stage Grandmaster!"

At the same time, the two looked at Yamamoto Kishio.

"Your Yamamoto family members also made a move."

"With our three forces united, regardless of which faction in the Divine Dynasty this madman is backed by, we will kill him first. His backers will be dealt with by their own forces!"

Yamamoto Kishio nodded.

He directly summoned the sixteen members of the Yamamoto family to reunite their bloodline and form a new fusion formation.

Although they had just been injured, they immediately took healing pills to recover after Aso Fumio and Abe Haruyo intervened.

They have now recovered 80% of their combat strength.

By casting the formation, Yamamoto Kishio can regain the combat power of an early Grandmaster.

The three major forces simultaneously activated the top-tier family fusion formation!

Yamamoto's Sixteen-Person Bloodline Array, Abe's Thirty-Nine-Person Yin-Yang Array, Aso's Forty-One-Person Spirit Gathering Array!

Three formations are unleashed simultaneously, three forces are superimposed, and three powers are unified!

The Yin and Yang energies of the formation flowed, and with each team working together, they could raise their cultivation level by at least one small realm!

moment!

hum!hum!hum!

Three powerful beams of true essence shot into the sky simultaneously!

Yamamoto Kishio borrowed the Bloodline Array and returned to the early stage of Grandmaster!

With the help of the entire team, Abe Haruhiro reached the early stage of Grandmaster!

With the help of the entire team, Asou Fumio's power surged to the peak of the early Grandmaster level!

Three Grandmaster-level combatants!

The triple formation overlapped, unleashing a deadly aura that enveloped the entire Black Rock Valley!

The three grandmaster-level experts formed a triangular encirclement, their killing intent soaring, their true energy roaring, and their power overwhelming all directions!