117: An unexpected turn of events!
Gu Chen left the Purple Profound Pavilion.
He walked through the Imperial Capital.
At this moment, Gu Chen felt as if he were a completely new person.
It was hard to imagine that just a month ago, Gu Chen was a student at the most hopeless high school in the Imperial Capital. Now, he was the most sought-after Genius in the Xia Country, treated like a precious treasure by the high-ranking officials.
He walked down the street.
Gu Chen's temperament was striking.
"Look, that Young Man is definitely a Martial Artist. In the Imperial Capital, you can tell at a glance who is a Martial Artist on the street." At this time, a teacher from another region was likely leading a group of children toward him. As Gu Chen happened to pass by, the teacher's eyes lit up, and she excitedly said to the children.
Gu Chen looked at the children one by one.
He also stopped in his tracks.
"Is this a Martial Artist?"
"This big brother feels so cool. He feels much more powerful than the teachers at our school. People in the Imperial Capital are so amazing."
"Wow!"
Gu Chen was instantly met with the admiration of these children.
Seeing that Gu Chen had noticed them, the teacher hurried over at a trot.
These Martial Artists in the Imperial Capital held noble status.
They weren't people that minor Martial Artists from other regions could afford to offend.
"Hello, we are a study tour group from the Seventh Middle School of Haicheng in the Eastern Region. Because your temperament was so striking, we couldn't help but exclaim. I hope you don't mind."
The closer she got, the more startled she became.
She felt as if she were approaching a volcano.
Are all Martial Artists in the Imperial Capital this terrifying?
And he's so young.
The teacher pushed up her glasses, her long hair falling down. She was a Body Tempering Martial Artist with 900 cal of blood Qi and a somewhat famous teacher locally. However, after coming to the Imperial Capital, she found that any random Martial Artist pulled off the street was much stronger than her.
This made her lament that the Imperial Capital truly deserved its reputation as the place where the Martial Dao was most developed.
Their Haicheng simply couldn't compare.
"These are all some of our more outstanding talents from Haicheng."
She pointed to the children behind her and explained to Gu Chen.
"It seems that some Martial Artist middle schools from various regions have started study tours. I've seen quite a few tour groups along the way. These Little Fellows have probably just entered middle school, the same age as my sister." Gu Chen gave a light chuckle.
Gu Chen began to converse with her.
He learned that this was a policy currently advocated within the Xia Country.
Study tours.
To bring the four regions and the Imperial Capital closer together.
At the same time, it allowed these children to broaden their horizons.
And plant the seeds of becoming stronger in their hearts.
When she learned that Gu Chen was a student of the Martial Combat Gene Academy, the teacher immediately said excitedly, "Children, the academy this big brother attends is our Xia Country's supreme institution, the Holy Land for a Martial Artist's Cultivation—the Martial Combat Gene Academy!"
The middle school students immediately showed looks of excitement.
Gu Chen felt a bit helpless upon hearing this.
But just then.
Panic-stricken voices suddenly erupted from the street.
Gu Chen looked toward the source of the sound.
His heart skipped a beat.
Exotic Beasts had actually appeared on the streets?
"Exotic Beasts? How could Exotic Beasts appear on the streets of the Imperial Capital? From the Ancient God Forest to here, the Xia Country has supposedly established three layers of defense, all guarded by experts of the Divine Strength Level or even the Glazed Realm. How could these Exotic Beasts have been let through?"
The Ethereal Moon Silver Ape, the Divine Motion Spirit Rabbit, the Three-Headed Spirit Lion... the appearance of so many powerful Exotic Beasts immediately caused panic on the streets of the Imperial Capital.
The teacher's face turned pale.
She had brought the children out on a study tour and had kept far away from the Ancient God Forest the whole way, fearing that bad luck would lead them to encounter Exotic Beasts. These children were the school's treasures; if anything went wrong, she wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility.
There were still many Martial Artists in the Imperial Capital.
They stepped forward, wanting to drive the Exotic Beasts away.
But these Exotic Beasts were simply too strong.
"Divine Strength Level Exotic Beasts... each head of that Three-Headed Lion possesses strength equivalent to the Third Level of Divine Strength." That Martial Artist wasn't very old, likely an academy graduate. At this moment, he was being forced back by the Exotic Beast, with many injuries on his body. The terrifying Spirit Lion Flames were burning his wounds, making them even more severe.
"That big brother is a Martial Artist at the Third Level of Divine Strength. It's okay, children, don't be afraid." Although she was already terrified, the teacher continued to comfort the students. She was worried that the children would fall into chaos due to fear; once order was lost, it would be the worst-case scenario.
Boom!
A dull thud rang out.
The Martial Artist's body was instantly sent flying.
With several Exotic Beasts joining forces, even though he was a Martial Artist of the Third Level of Divine Strength, he was knocked back. His abdomen was bleeding continuously, clearly injured. The Exotic Beasts roared incessantly, their terrifying wildness plunging the streets of the Imperial Capital into chaos and panic.
"Take them and step back. Leave this to me." Gu Chen frowned slightly.
Exotic Beasts entering the streets of the Imperial Capital...
And these beasts seemed extremely irritable.
It gave him a bad premonition.
He felt as if something major was about to happen.
Seeing this, the teacher hurriedly led the children back, then looked at Gu Chen with concern. She had a very good impression of this Young Man, but she didn't sense the aura of the Divine Strength Level from him.
But then.
A bow and arrow suddenly appeared in Gu Chen's hand.
The moment it appeared, it immediately flashed with a dazzling light. Intense thunder surged from the center, and a thunderous roar rose, leaving everyone shocked.
Gu Chen's heavenly thunder spear was currently not on him.
Fortunately, Gu Chen still had a moon grade longbow.
The thunder roar bow!
He drew the bow and released arrows.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At this moment, the Martial Artist who had stepped up was retreating frantically. However, his injuries slowed his movements. The Three-Headed Lion surged toward him, its three heads looking hideous as they spat out destructive flames.
The Martial Artist's situation was extremely perilous.
But just then.
Three thunder arrows tore through the air!
Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!
These three thunder arrows were unstoppable. In just an instant, they pierced through all three heads of the Three-Headed Lion. Terrifying thunder exploded within its heads, and the fearsome power even blasted more than half of the Three-Headed Lion's body to pieces!
"I am a student of the Martial Combat Gene Academy. Everyone, retreat to the safe zone. You can leave this to me." Gu Chen's voice was soft, yet it seemed to carry a rhythm that controlled the entire scene. He drew his longbow, and all the Exotic Beasts attacking the street suddenly acted as if they were facing a great enemy.
A student of the Martial Combat Gene Academy?
The Holy Land of Martial Dao within the Imperial Capital.
This Young Man gave off an extremely terrifying feeling. The people around quickly retreated to safe areas, all watching the scene.
"A student of the Martial Combat Gene Academy... a student from that place should be fine, right? After all, they are the most elite young Martial Artists in our Xia Country!"
"But he looks so young. Is he one of this year's New Students? If he's a New Student, the situation with these Exotic Beasts might be difficult."
"He should be a New Student, but definitely not an ordinary one. An ordinary New Student wouldn't have such a terrifying weapon in their hands. The grade of that bow in his hand, which vibrates with thunder, is definitely extraordinary!"
The surrounding people talked amongst themselves, and those with sharp eyes noticed the thunder roar bow in Gu Chen's hand, a flash of shock crossing their eyes.