Liu Wuji’s head rang like a gong as he fell to the ground.
However, the shock in his heart was clearly more intense than the ringing in his head.
“Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! I abandoned my mortal body to cultivate as a demon, how could I not even defeat a mere mortal!”
“Kid, who exactly are you? How do you possess such immense power?”
“Could it be that you are a disciple of a hidden sect?”
Liu Wuji’s eyes flickered. If the Gu family father and daughter had the backing of a hidden sect disciple, then this matter would be truly troublesome.
“A disciple of a hidden sect?”
Chen Xiao sneered, “What are they? I’ve already killed several of them!”
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Gu Zhendong looked at Chen Xiao in disbelief, then a helpless smile spread across his face.
“This audacious brat truly has no fear in anything he dares to do!”
Not far away, Xiao Li’s eyes also revealed disbelief.
He had heard his father mention hidden sects, so he knew that disciples of hidden sects were all high and mighty, and even his father had to be respectful and obedient before them.
Yet, he never expected Chen Xiao to have already killed several disciples of hidden sects.
Xiao Li suddenly realized that the gap between him and Chen Xiao was even greater than when they first met, and it was only widening.
It was laughable that he had even thought of challenging Chen Xiao; it was truly a joke.
However, Liu Wuji did not believe Chen Xiao’s words, “Kid, I admit you have some strength, but with you alone, you could kill several disciples of hidden sects? That’s a load of bull!”
“I don’t need your acknowledgment of my strength, and our grievances should have been settled long ago. Are you ready to die, you demon?”
Chen Xiao said calmly, as if it were as ordinary as drinking water or eating.
“Hmph, brat, what nonsense are you spouting?”
Liu Wuji said proudly, “Even if I can’t kill you, you absolutely cannot kill me…”
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Xiao punched him in the stomach, shattering it.
His indestructible scales were like paper in front of Chen Xiao.
“This, how is this possible…”
Liu Wuji’s voice trembled, and a chill spread from the depths of his heart.
He finally realized Chen Xiao’s terrifying power and finally understood that he was not invincible, even in the mortal world.
He wanted to escape, but it was too late.
Chen Xiao’s fist remained inside him, and a surge of energy erupted from his fist.
Boom—
With a loud bang, Liu Wuji’s pair of blood-red triangular eyes suddenly dimmed and lost their luster.
His enormous body instantly collapsed.
Chen Xiao’s punch had just shattered all the flesh and bones within Liu Wuji’s body.
Without the support of bones and flesh, Liu Wuji’s body was like a deflated tire inner tube, flopping limply onto the ground.
With Liu Wuji dead, the tide-like snake swarm scattered and fled. In less than ten seconds, they had all vanished without a trace.
If not for the lingering腥味 on the ground, it would have been as if they had never been there.
Chen Xiao shook the blood off his hands and said to the stunned Gu father and daughter, “It’s done. Uncle Gu, you no longer have to worry about retaliation from the Liu Sect.”
Gu Zhendong was still in shock and didn’t know what to say.
This enemy that had haunted his heart like a nightmare for twenty years was killed by Chen Xiao just like that?
He felt a bit dazed, a bit empty, and everything felt so unreal… He just wanted to go home and sleep for three days and three nights.
Gu Yutong, however, rushed over, her face full of anticipation, and asked, “Master, Master, if I cultivate diligently, can I become as strong as you?”
Once one embarks on the path of cultivation, it is inevitable to become passionate about strength. Even Gu Yutong, with her quiet and elegant nature, could not escape this.
“That depends on how diligently you cultivate.”
Chen Xiao smiled slightly, giving an ambiguous answer.
In truth, he wished Gu Yutong could be an ordinary little girl, living a normal life, peaceful and happy.
But this wish was clearly not going to be realized. After all, Gu Yutong possessed the Nether Palace Body from birth, which destined her to be no ordinary person.
“Hey, you two, weren’t you going to challenge me? Why don’t you both come at me together, it’ll save me the trouble!”
Chen Xiao called out to Duan San and Xiao Li in the distance, having noticed them long ago.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li quickly shook his head and waved his hands.
“No, no, Mr. Chen, I came to you mainly to have the words on my face removed. As for the challenge, it was just something I said casually, please don’t take it seriously, hehe…”
Duan San said with a serious expression, “Chen Xiao, I can’t defeat you. It seems I need to go back and cultivate for half a year to a year!”
With that, he actually turned and left.
Xiao Li watched his retreating back and thought to himself, “Damn it, this guy’s back is on fire. Perhaps in half a year to a year, his strength will surpass my father’s!”
Just then, Luo Xi and Chi Hao, after evacuating the trapped students, also arrived.
“Brother Chen, as expected, wherever you are, trouble follows!”
Luo Xi complained as soon as she saw Chen Xiao.
Chi Hao corrected, “No, it should be wherever there’s trouble, Brother Chen will be there. He’s our superhero!”
Chen Xiao smiled, “Alright, stop flattering me, I don’t fall for that. You guys quickly clean this place up. My barrier can still last for eight hours. During this time, ordinary people cannot see what happened inside the barrier.”
Luo Xi was slightly taken aback and asked doubtfully, “Brother Chen, do you mean that people outside didn’t see what happened here just now? Then how can Chi Hao and I see it?”
“That’s because I want you to see it. Otherwise, who would do this dirty work?”
Chen Xiao gave her a sideways glance and pointed at Liu Wuji’s corpse.
“Fine, so in your eyes, we’re just cleaners, right?”
Luo Xi pouted, looking displeased.
Chi Hao quickly persuaded, “Alright, Xi Xi, it’s just cleaning up the battlefield. This is much simpler than holding a press conference!”
If the scene of Chen Xiao and the others fighting the giant snake had spread, it would have caused a huge uproar in society, with all sorts of rumors flying around.
At that time, the main job of the Exorcism Division would be to fabricate lies to refute them.
And fabricating one lie would require a hundred lies to cover it…
Luo Xi felt a headache just thinking about it, and then nodded in agreement.
“You’re right, then I’ll leave the work here to you!”
“…”
Chi Hao was speechless.
However, he seemed accustomed to Luo Xi’s ‘oppression’ and then willingly began the cleanup work.
But as he was rolling up Liu Wuji’s thick snakeskin, a round object suddenly rolled out from Liu Wuji’s body.
He exclaimed in surprise, “Hey? What is this?”
Hearing his shout, everyone immediately gathered around.
Gu Zhendong looked closely and said uncertainly, “If I’m not mistaken, this might be Liu Wuji’s demon core…”