Translator: AnubisTL
Gu Feng strode through the void with steady steps, following a perfectly straight path.
A gentle breeze stirred his raven hair, now streaked with two strands of white. His expression remained as calm as ancient waters, yet the killing intent radiating from him grew ever more intense.
During the twenty-odd days he had been missing, imperial edicts had plastered every county and city of the Great Chu Dynasty.
The edicts accused Gu Feng of ordering the assassination of the Crown Prince, colluding with the Black Myanmar Region, and betraying the Great Chu Dynasty—a long list of fabricated crimes.
As Gu Feng had arranged, the Sunset Glow Sect immediately distanced itself from him. The Myriad Harmony Guild, the Unwavering Sect, and other Sects previously close to him also declared their eternal enmity with Gu Feng.
These declarations served to protect them.
Led by the Blazing Light Sect, the Sword Gate, the Tyrant Body Sect, and the Military Dao Academy—the Great Chu Dynasty's top Sects—their masters mobilized, forming a tight defensive line along Gu Feng's path, ready to ambush him.
They knew, of course, that these accusations were baseless.
But none of that mattered anymore.
Initially, they had been lured by Chu Xiu's promise of enormous rewards. They had assumed he was a mere "Little White," easily manipulated. Once he ascended the throne, their Sects would receive returns many times over.
Now, however, they found themselves forced to stand against Gu Feng.
This was because Chu Xiu had successfully broken through to the Origin Palace Realm just days ago!
He was the first complete Origin Palace Realm expert in the history of the Great Chu Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms.
It was easy to imagine that his emergence would catapult the Chu Kingdom to the position of the strongest power among the Three Kingdoms.
Creating history and reaching heights never before achieved by any of his predecessors was only a matter of time.
The Great Chu Sects, including their own, would benefit immensely from this.
"Dugu Ao, are you here to stop me too?"
Shortly after leaving the Black Myanmar Region, Gu Feng encountered the main force of the Western Army.
"How is Chu Youhuan?" Dugu Ao didn't immediately answer Gu Feng's question, but instead asked about Chu Youhuan's condition.
"She's not dead," Gu Feng replied coldly.
"That's good!" A smile appeared on Dugu Ao's face. "Gu Feng, since Chu Youhuan is safe, why don't you turn back? You won't reach the Imperial Capital!"
"Heh, you know nothing of my true strength!" Gu Feng's voice was cold, devoid of emotion. "My time is limited. Fight or retreat, live or die—choose."
"Ah, Brother Gu, I truly don't want to be your enemy!" Dugu Ao sighed. "But the Dugu Clan has served the Great Chu Dynasty for generations... There's no mortal feud between us, only differing loyalties. I won't show mercy, and neither should you. A general's fate is often to die on the battlefield!"
Dugu Ao laughed heartily, waving his hand. Behind him, a dense wave of black-armored soldiers surged forward.
"Kill!"
Gu Feng responded coldly, unleashing a punch that unleashed the force of ten thousand jun. A vast swathe of black-armored soldiers were splattered with blood and fell. His attacks were merciless, his killing decisive. He was like a demon king roaming the world, crushing all who dared to stand in his path.
"Kill!"
The generals of the Western Army charged forward. These Soul Core Realm experts were the main force guarding the Great Chu Dynasty's western border, each a renowned and formidable master whose name echoed throughout the land. Yet before Gu Feng, they were like clay chickens and pottery dogs, falling in droves.
Wielding the Death God's scythe, Gu Feng charged forward, slaughtering his way toward the Imperial Capital.
Dugu Ao rushed forward, determined to die. Gu Feng's heart stirred, and with a single slap, he sent Dugu Ao flying thousands of meters away, instantly incapacitating him.
"Gu Feng! This path will plunge the Great Chu Dynasty into eternal ruin!" Dugu Ao's body was half-embedded in the mountainside. His eyes burned red as he watched the Western Army's generals fall one by one, and he roared in agony.
"Eternal ruin? Heh, what does the Great Chu Dynasty's fate have to do with me?" Gu Feng replied coldly.
After killing the last Soul Core Realm expert, he took a step forward, leaving Dugu Ao alone to rage and howl.
He advanced, killing all who stood in his way.
Anyone who dared to obstruct him was instantly crushed by Gu Feng's thunderous might.
Wherever he passed, blood flowed like rivers.
Cries of rage and curses echoed across the heavens.
Gu Feng remained unmoved, his resolve to kill unshaken.
"Gu Feng, you are ruthless! Do you truly intend to bring chaos to the Great Chu Dynasty?"
An Elder from a Sect who had once shared pleasant conversations with Gu Feng on the Northern Border roared in fury.
Of the entire Sect Elder group involved in the interception, only he remained alive.
"Ruthless? Perhaps. But what does it matter?" Gu Feng sneered coldly.
"Why didn't you just kill me too?!" the Elder roared, charging forward.
In response, Gu Feng delivered a palm strike that extinguished all life: "As you wish!"
Traveling east, he witnessed the deathly stillness of Cloud Prefecture.
There stood a crowd of familiar faces from his past, their expressions complex as they watched Gu Feng in silence.
Gu Feng swiftly passed through the area, leaving the past behind like clouds of smoke, unworthy of remembrance.
He walked and killed, until the sky darkened and demons wailed.
Blood stained his long robe crimson, and a thick layer of gore clung to his black hair. The blinding red dripped down his cheeks, drop by drop.
Across the sky he had traversed, a trail of distinct bloody footprints lingered, refusing to dissipate.
Gazing at the Imperial Capital, he passed the familiar Grand Harmony Academy...
Standing before the Imperial City, he strode through the wide-open city gates!
The streets were deserted, and the doors of shops on either side were tightly shut.
Black clouds pressed down, threatening to crush the city!
Dark clouds gathered on the horizon, and a light drizzle began to fall.
Rainwater mixed with blood, flowing through the cracks in the ancient cobblestones.
Kill——
The Imperial City Guard charged out!
Gu Feng slaughtered like a demon, his heart as cold as iron, not uttering a single word.
The Golden-Armored Guards fell like straw, mowed down in swathes.
He killed until he was mad, until he was possessed!
Slaughtering his way to the Imperial City, Gu Feng was utterly exhausted.
For the first time in his life, he swallowed a pill to replenish his Spiritual Power.
"Chu Xiu!!!!"
"Gu Feng has come!"
With a single step into the palace, Gu Feng roared out!
"Hahaha—Gu Feng, you truly are strong. You haven't disappointed me. You've fought your way here all the way from the Southwest!"
A figure in a Dragon Robe burst from the depths of the palace, hovering in midair.
The instant he appeared, hundreds of other brilliant figures materialized alongside him.
"Gu Feng, is Youhuan well?" Chu Xiu asked with a wild laugh, completely different from the image of a gentle scholar he had previously presented.
"She left in such a hurry earlier that I didn't have a chance to thank her for her contributions to the Great Chu Dynasty. But since you're here, thanking you is just as good. After all, without you, there would be no Great Chu today. If I want to defy the heavens, I'll need to put in a lot more effort!"
Gu Feng narrowed his eyes, his footsteps steady and resolute as he advanced step by step.
Shu shu shu—
A master from the Northern Army appeared. Sima Juncong stood there with a complex expression. Beside him stood the Northern Frontier Marshal and his wife.
"Father, Mother, can we—" Sima Juncong began, but was cut off by the Northern Frontier Marshal.
"This has nothing to do with personal grudges. Our positions are different!" he said coldly. Then, with a swift chop, he knocked Sima Juncong unconscious, grabbed him by the collar, and flung him out of the palace.
"My good-for-nothing son has grown a great deal during the years he spent by your side. Please allow me to express my sincere gratitude!" Grand Marshal Sima didn't immediately attack. Instead, he bowed deeply to Gu Feng.
Gu Feng returned the bow.
"Thank you. But I won't hold back later."
"As it should be."
The moment the words fell, Gu Feng charged forward.
No one is truly heartless.
Facing Sima Juncong's parents, Gu Feng couldn't bring himself to strike a killing blow. He merely inflicted severe injuries before discarding them aside.
He himself gained several more gruesome scars, resembling a blood-soaked zombie as he trudged forward with a vacant expression.
"Brother Gu!"
Three figures appeared together!
Zong Shixuan!
Duan Yansheng!
Wu Sheng!
"Thank you for your selfless rescue back in the East Sea!"
The three men bowed deeply in unison, then drew their weapons.
The next moment, a shocking scene unfolded.
Instead of attacking Gu Feng, they simultaneously severed their own arms.
"Forgive us, and thank you for the Sect's years of nurturing."
They bowed in apology to the Sect elders, then turned and left the palace without looking back, leaving behind a group of crestfallen old men.
Their departure brought a sigh of relief from Gu Feng.
Kill!
As one of the Great Chu Dynasty's four top Sects, they possessed extraordinary foundations.
Together, they had set up a killing array formation, working in perfect coordination.
Gu Feng charged through the formation, but his efforts yielded little result!
Watching from above the palace, Chu Xiu's lips curled into a slight smile.
Even after becoming the Three Kingdoms' most powerful figure, he remained utterly vigilant against Gu Feng.
"Gu Feng, during your absence, your brother here couldn't eat or sleep, constantly yearning for your return..."
"Did you hope I'd come here to kill you?"
After repelling a Sect Elder, Gu Feng responded coldly.
"Kill you? What makes you think you can kill me? Do you even know what realm I'm in now? The Origin Palace Realm! Chu Tianshou only temporarily reached the Half-Step Origin Palace Realm with the help of pills, but I am a true Origin Palace Realm grand cultivator!"
"In the long history of the Great Chu Dynasty, even across the Three Kingdoms, no cultivator as strong as me has ever appeared. You have no clear concept of this realm. To put it simply, I could kill those Sect Elders currently fighting you with a single palm strike!"
Chu Xiu's arrogant voice echoed throughout the Imperial Capital. The sound waves alone caused Gu Feng's blood to churn within his body.
"Is that so? If you're so powerful, why bother with such a grand display?" Gu Feng sneered and launched another soul attack, injuring another Sect Elder.
"Heh, why use a cleaver to kill a chicken? Have you ever seen a king personally engage in battle with ants?" Chu Xiu remained unfazed by Gu Feng's mockery.
Of course, Gu Feng was no mere ant. The aura emanating from his opponent felt more dangerous than any Half-Step Origin Palace Realm cultivator in the Great Chu Dynasty.
Having come so far, why would he personally risk his life?
"The Great Chu Dynasty is about to enter its most glorious era, guided by me, Chu Xiu, towards unparalleled glory.
We will sweep away the Three Kingdoms, achieving boundless merit..."
"Gu Feng, you mean this final hurdle before ascending to godhood? The stronger you are, the more my brilliance will shine!"
"Gu Feng, hold on a little longer. Don't fall so easily. Without you in this world, I'll be so lonely... Hahahaha—"
"Everyone, be careful not to let him lose any limbs. I want to turn him into a puppet, the masterpiece I'll be most proud of in my life, passed down through generations!
Hahahaha—"
Chu Xiu grew increasingly excited as he spoke, perhaps too exhilarated, causing the topknot on his head to unravel.
His expression was manic, his eyes burning with endless crimson, and his entire body trembled.
(End of the Chapter)
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