Chapter 72: Soul-stealing War
In a private room in a restaurant.

Shang Tiancheng listened to the discussions outside and couldn't help asking, "Uncle Yan, is what they said true? Did the Minglong Gu family really produce such a monstrous person?"

The other person in the box was none other than Wang Yanzhang, the commander of the Demon Suppression Division.

Wang Yanzhang was originally a son of a Shang family. After showing great talent in martial arts, he was valued by the Shang family. Later, he was accepted as a disciple by the previous head of the family, Shang Tiancheng's grandfather.

His success as a master was inseparable from the support of the merchants, who were very kind to him.

Wang Yanzhang said solemnly, "This boy is more terrifying than those people outside say. You should know Pan Haibo of the Pan family. With a Zhenhai Spear, I only have a 30% chance of winning against him. But a few days ago, he was defeated by this boy's sword. If Xue Yuanzheng hadn't come to his rescue, he would have been killed."

"How can this be?"

Shang Tiancheng was stunned.

Even though he knew Wang Yanzhang would not make such a joke, he still couldn't help but doubt it.

With the ninth level of divine power, can one fight across levels and defeat a grandmaster?
I'm afraid this is not a myth.

Wang Yanzhang smiled bitterly and said, "Xue Yuanzheng told me this in person, and my reaction at the time was the same as yours. According to him, that Gu Mingchuan is not only in the Divine Power Realm, but also in the Ninth Level of Gang Yuan."

"He practiced an earth-attributed technique, and his inner energy was so profound that it was unimaginable. It just happened to restrain Pan Haibo's inner energy, and Pan Haibo was too arrogant, which led to his miserable defeat."

Shang Tiancheng took a breath of cold air.

Since it was Xue Yuanzheng who said it, it must be true.

He said with some longing, "Even if this is the case, this Gu Mingchuan is terrifying enough. If he breaks through to the Shenzang realm, how powerful will he be?"

"Come to think of it, I met this Gu Mingchuan once before, but I didn't know he was such a brilliant man at the time. I was a little bit neglectful."

There was some doubt in his tone.

Wang Yanzhang was worried that he would be hit hard, so he comforted him, "This boy is a hard-working monk, not a genius. He has achieved such a level of cultivation through unorthodox means. With his progress, I'm afraid he will soon not be able to stay in the human world."

He worked so hard and practiced every day for decades to get his current level of cultivation, so naturally he regards the ascetic life as a heresy.

Shang Tiancheng said, "If we can invite him to participate in the soul-grabbing battle on behalf of our Shang family, wouldn't that spiritual object be easily captured?"

Only then did Wang Yanzhang realize what he had planned.

The Soul-Seizing Battle is held every ten years. Only warriors in the Gangyuan Realm and the Shenli Realm can participate. The top five will receive a precious spiritual object, which is the key to unlocking the human body's divine treasure.

Because of this, every battle to seize a soul is a grand event. All the major forces in Jiangzhou will try every possible means to fight for such a spiritual object.

Being able to obtain a spiritual object almost means that the team can gain one more master.

This year's Soul Seizing Battle will take place in just one month.

With Gu Mingchuan's strength, he is naturally able to sweep away all opponents and win first place.

Wang Yanzhang shook his head and said, "You don't know that since Gu Mingchuan has practiced the 'Vajra Indestructible Divine Art', he is the mortal enemy of the Demon Suppression Division. This time, all nine captains of the Demon Suppression Division were dispatched to chase him and a Dharma Image Realm expert."

Shang Tiancheng sighed, "That's such a pity."

At this moment, a murderous shout came from below, "Gu Mingyi, give me your life."

……

Gu Mingyi looked at Li Manjin, who was rushing towards him like a madman, with a look of despair on his face, and a strong sense of unwillingness surged in his heart.

He had just entered Baiyun Sect and became a disciple of a famous teacher.

The Gu family has a son named Gu Mingchuan, and things are getting better and better.

He was unwilling to be killed here like this!
His chest seemed to be burning with flames, and suddenly, the flames seemed to become real, and a violent force surged into his body.

"what--"

Gu Mingyi felt like he was about to burst apart by this terrifying force. Unable to endure it, he pushed with both palms, and the violent force poured out through the Laogong acupoint.

Boom!

Li Manjin, who hadn't gotten close yet, was unexpectedly blown away by this force. He turned into a fireball and fell out of the restaurant, rolling on the ground and screaming.

"this--"

Gu Mingyi looked at his hands in disbelief.

Could it be that I had broken through to the Gangyuan realm without realizing it?

Not only him, but his fellow disciples beside him were also stunned.

Li Manjin is at the Gangyuan realm. When he entered the sect, he did not need to take any assessment and directly became a true disciple.

Although Gu Mingyi is also a true disciple, his cultivation is far inferior. He is at the eighth level of true Qi, which is at the bottom among the true disciples.

Now, he actually killed Li Manjin in one move.

Could it be that this person has been pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger? For a while, these people were full of flattery.

Gu Mingyi quickly realized that someone was helping him!

The other party transferred the Gang Yuan into his body and killed Li Manjin with his own hands.

Such methods are simply unbelievable.

Who is helping me?
Gu Mingyi turned around and looked around, searching the restaurant, but nothing seemed right.

"Brother Gu, this matter still needs to be reported back to the sect."

"Yes, Li Manjin was the first to attack. He wanted to kill you. We all saw it and can testify for you."

Gu Mingyi also knew the seriousness of the matter. The Baiyun Sect had strict rules and prohibited fellow disciples from killing each other. If one person failed to handle the situation well, he would be expelled from the sect, but he would lose his life.

So he quickly took the body and returned to the sect.

……

In the corner, Gu Mingchuan drank the wine in his glass and thought, "The Li family only has one tiger left."

He had kept Li Manjin alive just to fulfill the harsh words he had said at the time and wanted this guy to see with his own eyes how the Li family was being destroyed bit by bit.

Now, that's about it. There's only one tiger left, but it can't cause any trouble.

"Brother Chu has good tactics."

Suddenly, a familiar voice came into his ears. He looked up and saw Shang Tiancheng standing at the stairs.

He is also in this restaurant?
Gu Mingchuan was a little surprised, but not panicked. Instead, he raised the glass in his hand and toasted from a distance.

"Brother Chu, please come upstairs and have a chat."

……

"Transmitting energy through the air?"

Wang Yanzhang immediately discovered the trick and was very surprised. He exclaimed in amazement, "I didn't expect this person to have such a high level of cultivation. I really misjudged him."

Being able to transmit energy through the air with such ease proves that this person has reached the peak of Gangyuan cultivation.

He recognized the person who attacked at a glance. It was Chu Po who was on the same boat with him.

Considering this person's age, to have such cultivation, he must have an extraordinary background.

Wang Yanzhang didn't think of the name Gu Mingchuan.

The reason is very simple. A warrior's Gang Yuan usually has only one attribute.

Gu Mingchuan is of earth attribute, while this person is of fire attribute.

No matter how wild his imagination was, it was impossible for him to connect these two people together.

Shang Tiancheng was also knowledgeable and naturally knew the value of this move, so he made an invitation.

……

When Gu Mingchuan went upstairs and entered the box, Wang Yanzhang had already left.

Shang Tiancheng pretended to complain, "Brother Chu, you kept it a secret from me, which made me suffer."

Gu Mingchuan said with a bleak expression, "It's not that I intend to deceive Mr. Shang, but I have something to hide."

Shang Tiancheng instantly imagined many versions of the story in his mind, including falling out with his family, eloping for love, and so on.

However, since he had already said so, it was not easy to ask any further questions.

"Why did Brother Chu rescue that person?"

"I recognize that man. He is my old friend's cousin. I can't just sit there and do nothing."

"I see."

After the two chatted for a while, Shang Tiancheng finally talked about his real purpose, "Actually, I have an unwelcome request."

Since it's an unreasonable request, just be sensible and stop talking.

However, in order to maintain his current image, Gu Mingchuan naturally couldn't say that, so he said, "Mr. Shang, please speak."

"In a month, there will be a soul-stealing battle in Jiangzhou City. I would like to ask Brother Chu to fight on behalf of my business partner."

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