Dashing Student

Seeing Gu Ming, who had ranked tenth in the former Hidden Dragon List, being slapped and sent flying by a rude butcher.

The crowd that had been commenting around the square fell silent in an instant, as if someone had choked them.

The butcher flexed his wrist, snorted coldly with some disdain: "With such limited strength, you dare challenge me? I really don't know where you get your courage."

"I'm going to kill you!"

Gu Ming was extremely furious, shouted loudly, his face swelling up, but what concerned him more at this moment was his own dignity.

As a proud prodigy of the Gu Family, being defeated by a nobody was an enormous humiliation!

Moreover, the butcher who defeated him had only a Foundation Establishment level cultivation aura, two small realms below him.

Gu Ming suddenly disappeared, instantaneously appearing beside Chen Nan, wielding a Longsword, its gleam seemed to emanate from the Netherworld.

As he thrust his sword, multiple shadows, chilling air bursting forth!

The spectators seeing this scene all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I knew Young Master Gu wouldn't lose just like that, he must have been unprepared earlier!"

"Right, who would guard against a butcher?"

"So despicable! Young Master Gu, finish him off!"

Standing on the stage, Chen Nan merely smiled coldly; though Gu Ming's strength was quite commendable, this sword strike even had somewhat of the Golden Core Stage power, but still far off.

Previously, he dared to confront Golden Core Stage cultivators head-on, and now having refined a Secret Treasure and his cultivation greatly advanced, his strength naturally became more horrifying.

Thus, he directly ignored the incoming sword radiance, his body became a streak of lightning traversing through the countless sword shadows in the blink of an eye, the shadows didn't even graze his clothes.

Such bizarre speed made many people gasp in surprise.

"Shock God Stab!"

Chen Nan's gaze intensified, the vast Divine Soul Power surged forth, transformed into sharp spikes piercing Gu Ming's Divine Soul fiercely.

The originally imposing Gu Ming seemed struck by lightning, his expression changed drastically, and then he hugged his head and wailed in agony.

The pain deep into the soul was utterly unbearable.

Though only fleeting, for Chen Nan it was more than enough.

"I told you you couldn't do it, yet you're not convinced, insisting on taking a beating!"

Chen Nan raised his arm high, without any fancy magic, simply condensing a Great Seal in his palm, grabbing it directly like a sledgehammer's head.

Then he smashed it down heavily!

With a bang, the ground shook, leaving those who were originally supporting Gu Ming once again silent.

This time they saw clearly, it wasn't a surprise strike from the butcher, but Gu Ming was truly weak, now being hammered down to the ground.

Bang bang bang!

After a few successive strikes, Gu Ming's face was covered in blood and he had already fainted.

It seemed as simple and easy as an adult dealing with a child.

But just as Chen Nan was caught up in hammering, a figure suddenly appeared on the square, with a lean face and long beard, looking at Chen Nan with a gloomy expression.

"Young man, let people off whenever possible, you've already won, there's no need to hit so hard anymore, right?"

Originally Chen Nan wanted to vent after being called a coward by Gu Ming.

But he restrained his actions, trying not to kill Gu Ming.

And now the elder who appeared is presumably Gu Ming's protector.

These prodigies from prominent families and sects never travel alone truly, their protectors are secretly assigned to protect them.

Unlike Chen Nan, a solitary loose cultivator.

His heart felt sour, but he stopped and cupped his hands towards the elder.

"Since the senior has stepped forward, then let's just leave it at that."

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave then."

After speaking, he quickly left the square, disappearing into the crowd, fearing Gu Ming's protector would trouble him.

But from the earlier events, Gu Ming's protector showed no intention to intervene, just worried that Gu Ming might be killed, hence stepped in to stop Chen Nan.

It showed that the Gu Family wasn't entirely abusive, they didn't resort to having elders come in after juniors were defeated.

Just in this regard, they lived up to the name of a top family.

The elder stepped forward to pick up Gu Ming, lightly sighed.

"Taking a loss isn't bad, it'll teach you about heavenly limits and human boundaries."

Since Gu Ming was out training, he wouldn't intervene much, as for seeking revenge on Chen Nan, he wouldn't make a move either.

Only if Gu Ming personally sought revenge would it be meaningful, otherwise, he'd be like a greenhouse flower.

A month-long duel had such a comical end, disrupted by a butcher, it would certainly become the talk of East Qing City.

And the identity of this butcher aroused much speculation.

On the third floor of a tavern opposite the square, Chong Xiao watched the events conclude, feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

"Where did this butcher come from, being so strong? Although I look down on Gu Ming, he was still at the peak of Foundation Establishment ninth layer, yet was easily defeated."

Opposite, Zhang Yunyi maintained his usual indifferent expression, though he slightly frowned.

"Do you really think that's just a butcher?"

Chong Xiao paused, urgently lowered his voice: "You mean...?"

"Certainly, otherwise why would a butcher stand up for Chen Nan?" Zhang Yunyi said slowly.

Chong Xiao slapped his thigh, regretfully said: "Oh, how did I not realize, it turned out to be Chen Nan, now it's no surprise."

"Being able to push Gu Ming off the Hidden Dragon List does show a bit of skill, I should have tested him with a few moves just now as well."

Zhang Yunyi indifferently said: "Since he's here, he must be coming for the Ancient Realm Secret Realm, then we will surely meet."

But this time, Chong Xiao's thoughts turned quickly: "How can he be recognized? Chen Nan surely has ways to change his appearance, otherwise Yuantian Sect's Master Xuanming might be chasing him."

"But come to think of it, how did this kid offend Master Xuanming? For pursuing him, several of Master Xuanming's disciples died, quite a heavy loss indeed."

"Perhaps Chen Nan harbors a secret that even Master Xuanming covets."

Chong Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up: "A secret?"

"I'm even more interested in him!"

...

Outside the tavern, a monk staggered, reeking of alcohol, grabbed a nearby cultivator.

"Amitabha, where is that butcher benefactor just now?"

As the alcohol smell almost intoxicated, the grabbed cultivator tilted his head in resistance.

"Master, I don't know either, he just vanished."

Monk Xuan Hui let go of the cultivator, wobbling onto the square, looking around, how could he find any trace of Chen Nan?

"It can't be wrong, the aura of the Buddhist Sect relic is on him!"

"I must bring him back to Western Heaven, since he obtained the relic, let him take my place as the Buddha Son, then no one will bother me, haha!"

Xuan Hui's words made an old monk hidden in the shadows furious.

This troublemaking monk truly deserved a beating!