29: Entering the city, he was mocked and killed the guards.

Liang Province, outside White Mist City.

After half a day of flying, Niu Bi and Shang Tian, with Gu Chen and his companions, slowly landed at the city gate.

Looking at the familiar city before him, Gu Chen showed an excited expression.

Although he had only been away from home for a little over ten days, the experiences of these days felt like a lifetime.

Returning home, he was already a Heaven Soul Peak expert, and in the entire White Mist City, only the City Lord's cultivation could rival his.

"Senior Brother Ye, two Junior Sisters, let's enter the city quickly." Gu Chen greeted Night Owl and the two junior sisters, then walked towards the city gate.

Night Owl and the others nodded, following closely behind him, along with Niu Bi and Shang Tian.

"Yo, isn't this the genius Gu who swore to break through to the Heavenly Soul Realm in three years and went out for training? Why are you back so soon? Did you fail to make it outside and return to accept your fate?"

"Haha, breaking through to Heavenly Soul in three years, you really had the nerve to say it. Now you're slapping yourself in the face, aren't you?"

Seeing Gu Chen and his companions approach.

Two Void Breaking Realm guards at the city gate said with mocking expressions.

Gu Chen was, one could say, a well-known figure in White Mist City.

The only son of the Gu Family Patriarch in White Mist City, he displayed astonishing talent from a young age.

He reached Body Tempering Peak at eight, Qi Gathering Peak at twelve, Core Condensation Peak at sixteen, with one foot already in the Void Breaking Realm, making him the number one genius in White Mist City.

And the White Mist City Lord, seeing such a monstrous junior appear in the Gu Family.

He betrothed his beloved daughter to Gu Chen, hoping the two families could form an alliance and support each other.

But not long after the engagement, Gu Chen's cultivation regressed instead of advancing, falling to Core Condensation First Stage.

Seeing this situation, the City Lord immediately went to the Gu Family to annul the engagement.

Unexpectedly, under this immense humiliation, Gu Chen audaciously swore to break through to Heavenly Soul in three years.

Finally, the City Lord's daughter agreed to give him three years, promising to marry him immediately if he could truly break through to Heavenly Soul.

"Is this that Gu Family genius who spouted such wild words?"

"Heh, it's him. Didn't expect him to be back so soon."

"Break through to Heavenly Soul in three years, how could he even say that?"

"Alas, he was probably too stimulated that day, which is why he said such irrational things."

"You say if the engagement is called off, it's called off, why act so arrogant? If he can't break through to Heavenly Soul in three years, won't it be even more humiliating?"

"Yeah, what a big idiot."

The cultivators entering and leaving the city gate heard the guards' voices.

They all stopped, watching Gu Chen and his companions, discussing amongst themselves.

What happened that day had long spread throughout the city like wildfire.

Everyone scoffed at Gu Chen's claim of breaking through to Heavenly Soul in three years, treating him as a joke.

After all, what terrifying talent would be required to break through to the Heavenly Soul Realm at nineteen?

Yet Gu Chen's own cultivation had fallen, and he still dared to say such words, which was utterly ridiculous.

"Hmph, two mere watchdogs dare to bark in front of this young master? I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of City Lord Chi."

Gu Chen's eyes were calm as he threw two punches at the two guards.

The powerful spiritual energy instantly sent both of them spewing blood, slamming heavily against the city wall.

This was still out of consideration for his so-called fiancée.

Otherwise, two Void Breaking Realm ants would never have survived his hands.

"Holy crap, what's going on? This Gu Family genius actually sent Void Breaking Realm guards flying with two punches? This is too terrifying!"

"Isn't he in the Core Condensation Realm? How long has it been, and he actually has such strength?!"

"These two guards are at Void Breaking Peak, his strength has improved too quickly, hasn't it?"

The onlookers at the city gate were all shocked.

They were still preparing to watch Gu Chen become a joke.

Unexpectedly, in just an instant.

The two guards who mocked Gu Chen were sent flying against the city wall.

Breaking through to Heavenly Soul in three years, it really might not be an arrogant boast; it might actually come true.

"Cough cough!"

The two guards coughed up fragments of internal organs, stood up, and looked at Gu Chen in horror, "Impossible, it's only been a little over ten days, how could you, a trash, defeat us so easily?"

The two guards were also extremely shocked internally.

When Gu Chen left White Mist City, they happened to be on duty.

At that time, Gu Chen's cultivation had fallen to Core Condensation First Stage.

In just over ten days, Gu Chen had actually become so powerful; it was truly inconceivable.

"Two mere ants dare to call my Junior Brother trash? All of you, die!"

At this moment, Night Owl, who was nearby, transformed into an afterimage, blasted the two of them apart, and absorbed them into his body.

He naturally knew that Gu Chen had intentionally spared their lives.

But if they dared to insult Gu Chen, he couldn't tolerate it.

As the Senior Disciple Brother of Qingtian Sect, he would not allow anyone who insulted his Junior Brother to live.

"Junior Brother Gu, I didn't cause you any trouble, did I?" After absorbing the two, Night Owl asked in a great mood.

Although they were just two Void Breaking Realm cultivators, as long as he killed someone, he would feel inexplicably comfortable.

"No, no, Senior Brother killed them well, killed them very well." Gu Chen quickly replied.

Even if Night Owl hadn't acted, he wouldn't have let the two of them live.

Daring to call him trash, death was their only outcome.

Anyway, he didn't have any good feelings for that fiancée.

This time returning, he was also prepared to annul the engagement.

The reason he made the three-year agreement back then was because he couldn't endure the humiliation of being publicly rejected.

He, the number one genius of White Mist City, one who had awakened the Grand Void Sword Body.

How could he let others decide to get engaged or annul the engagement as they pleased?

Even if there was to be an annulment, it should be him who initiated it.

It was because Gu Chen looked down on her that he annulled the engagement.

Not to be treated as trash and kicked aside at will.

"Hmm, good that it wasn't trouble."

Night Owl nodded, then swept his gaze over the cultivators watching nearby, "Junior Brother Gu, these people all seem to want to see you as a joke, why not kill them all too?"

Night Owl's words.

Directly scared the onlookers onto their knees, begging for mercy with terrified expressions.

"Young Master Gu, spare our lives! We're just passing by, we didn't mean to watch you become a joke."

"That's right, that's right, we greatly admire Young Master Gu's prestige. Seeing it today, it truly lives up to its reputation, which is why we stopped to watch!"

"Your esteemed self, such an unparalleled genius, please don't bother with us lowly trash. Just treat us like farts and let us go."

A group of people knelt on the ground, crying with snot and tears.

Night Owl even killed the Void Breaking Peak City Lord's Mansion guards.

The highest cultivation among these people was only Core Condensation Peak.

If Night Owl wanted to kill them, it would be as simple as slicing melons and dicing vegetables.

"Senior Brother Ye, let it be. They're just some curious onlookers, let's go into the city." Gu Chen glanced at the kneeling cultivators, advising Night Owl.

Although these people's cultivation wasn't high, there were still over a hundred of them.

Even if some of them wanted to see him as a joke, it wasn't a crime punishable by death.

"Senior Brother Ye's murderous intent is growing heavier," Gu Chen sighed inwardly, looking at Night Owl with some concern.

Even wanting to kill passersby showed how heavy Night Owl's murderous intent was.

"Hmph, don't you thank my Junior Brother?" Night Owl was a little disappointed, looking at the kneeling cultivators.

If he killed all these people, he would definitely be in a wonderful mood.

However, since Gu Chen said not to kill them, he had no excuse to do so.