Chapter 947 A blade of grass

Chapter 947 A blade of grass

''...Shun Long?'' The burly Xu Tai was the first one to recognize the owner of the terrifying, malevolent aura, his voice tinged with hints of incredulity as the seventh young master of the Xu family stared at him in shock.

However, Shun Long didn't pay any attention to Xu Tai this time, his gaze fully focused on the black-robed Guo Chen instead.

His calm steps echoed throughout the silent hall as his killing intent gradually increased with every subsequent step. Of course, Shun Long wasn't going to forget what had happened back in the 'Illusion Oasis' between the two of them. He had already promised to make Guo Chen pay even after leaving the 'City of Immortals'!

''Xu Tai, you actually know that kid?'' One of the surrounding Dao Kings, a tall man with long silver hair eventually asked, his cold gaze turning into a frown as he looked at the approaching blue-robed youth.

Although Shun Long hadn't said a word yet and his killing intent was clearly directed at Guo Chen instead of him, the silver-haired man still felt irritated looking at the arrogant blue-robed young man. It was clear that Shun Long was dead set on fighting Guo Chen within the white hall, completely ignoring everyone else inside the hall.

The green-robed Xu Tai nodded as he looked at the silver-haired man by his side, before he answered calmly

''That's right, brother Xing. His name is Shun Long and we met back on the third floor. He claimed to have come from the northern region of the continent and that he is a mere rogue cultivator, having no connection to any of the major powers of the continent. However, I'm sure that brother Xing is smart enough to read between the lines as well!''

''A rogue cultivator?'' The long-haired man whom Xu Tai had just called brother Xing narrowed his eyes when he heard that, his gaze turning sharp as a blade as he examined the approaching blue-robed youth.

How could a rogue cultivator possibly reach the fourth floor and be on the cusp of the fifth trial? It was simply impossible. Just like Xu Tai and the rest, the silver-haired brother Xing quickly came to the same conclusion they had come; Most likely, this Shun Long must be the disciple of some powerful solitary figure. There was no other explanation to justify him stepping foor in this floor.

However, contrary to Chen Yating's expectations, Shun Long didn't pause his steps to explain his reasons and merely shook his head, as his voice echoed throughout the silent white hall

''Mediating? There is no need. Let's just say that I've got an unfinished debt I need to pay back to him.''

Hearing Shun Long's words, the surrounding Dao Kings all turned their gazes towards the black-robed Guo Chen, including Xu Tai and the silver-haired 'brother Xing'. However, to their surprise, Guo Chen looked just as stunned as they were, his gaze a mix of bewilderment and shock as he looked at Shun Long. He was certain that he had never met Shun Long before.

Taking a deep breath to suppress his fury, the black-robed Guo Chen stared at Shun Long for a while, before eventually asking with narrowed eyes

''Friend, are you sure it's me you have unfinished business with? I'm sure we've never met before so think again!'' As his words rang out, the horrifying aura of a peak-stage Dao King burst out from Guo Chen's body, filling the entire hall.

Although Guo Chen wasn't someone who let his emotions govern him and was normally a very shrewd and calculating individual, he wasn't someone who backed out when he was provoked to such a degree... especially when this was done in front of so many people.

That was even more so considering his opponent was a mere peak rank 8 Dao King whom he had never met before, but who for some reason was singling him out, out of everyone else in the hall.

Unfortunately for Guo Chen, the scene that followed next seemed to have plunged his heart into the coldest depths of the abyss as a sense of lethal danger enveloped his whole body.

A mere moment later, Shun Long had already appeared in front of him, his clenched right fist shattering the fabric of space around it as it headed straight for Guo Chen's head.

It was only at this moment that Guo Chen finally realized, that the monster in front of him wasn't just a peak rank 8 Dao King. He was also a peak sixth-stage body refiner!