Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 977 - 68 The Young King of the Gray Domain

Gu Chen clashed with Gu Yan, captivating all the onlookers; with only two moves, he had the Ninth Prince of the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty, famous throughout the Gray Domain, spitting out blood and almost disintegrating.

This battle once again affirmed Gu Chen's strength, leaving countless people shocked and in awe.

As for Gu Yan, disbelief was written all over his face as he couldn't fathom how he had failed to fend off even a single strike from his opponent?!

Like Xue Ningshan and others who had fought with Gu Chen, only after personally crossing hands with him did Gu Yan truly realize how terrifying his strength was.

"How could this possibly be the Cave Heaven Realm?" This was the indignant howl within Gu Yan's heart.

At the same time, a profound sense of defeat sprouted in him; he understood that even if the evil demon inside him unleashed its full power, he would still be ruthlessly crushed by Gu Chen.

Hum!

Finally, just as Gu Yan was in despair, thinking he was about to be exposed, the trial period of this secret realm ended!

The Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty had tried to seal the secret realm, but since it originated from the last great era, when time was up, the seal would automatically lift, and everyone would be directly transported out.

Moreover, if they kept this place sealed for too long, the sacred grounds and Da Sects outside would start to suspect something.

After all, it wasn't just the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty that had sent Great Powers; the four great foreign races, as well as the three great hidden dao sects, had done the same.

Initially, according to the plan of the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty, once the trial ended, Gu Yan would resolve everything here, then push all blame onto the sacred gates, reaping all the benefits himself and emerging as a "victim" — the perfect script.

But what he never expected was that Gu Chen's emergence would ruin all this, and in the end, it inadvertently became his amulet of protection.

Otherwise, he might have really been beaten to death by Gu Chen here and exposed for having an evil demon within him.

At that moment, Gu Chen, noticing the space around him churning, couldn't help but frown; wasn't Gu Yan's luck a bit too good?

Just as he was about to take drastic action, the bloodied-mouthed Gu Yan, with a grim smile cracking at the corner of his mouth, activated the amulet within his grasp and vanished right before Gu Chen's eyes.

With the secret realm's seal lifted, the amulet naturally regained its original ability.

Seeing this, many others directly crushed their amulets and transformed into streaks of light, disappearing from the area.

Those without amulets were wrapped up in waves of spatial fluctuations, likewise transforming into streaks of light and vanishing.

One figure after another departed, and soon, the place grew somewhat desolate.

At this point, a demonic woman with blood-red hair, Blood Jade, approached Gu Chen and said, "Gu Jiuge? I'll remember you; aside from the old men in my clan, you are the first to defeat me so utterly."

Her features were coldly beautiful, but her smile had a unique charm. After sizing Gu Chen up a few times, she finally said, "Once you leave, be wary of the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty; Gu Yan certainly won't let things rest, and neither will the Jiuying Clan!"

After speaking those words, Blood Jade's figure also turned into a flash of light and soared into the sky, disappearing from sight.

Ling Fei from the Xuan Yi Sect stood at a distance, gave Gu Chen a deep look, and then vanished.

At that time, the Emperor of Da Xia approached Gu Chen and solemnly cautioned, "After you're transported out, the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty and the Jiuying Clan will definitely make a move against you; be extremely careful!"

The Emperor had always stayed close to Gu Chen, which had been noticed by Gu Yan and others; if they could not find Gu Chen after leaving, they would certainly turn against the Emperor.

"Elder, stand with me," Gu Chen said, a grave expression on his face.

"Hmm?" The Emperor, upon hearing this, was slightly taken aback.

Gu Chen, of course, knew how vulnerable he was; Gu Yan had already seen through his identity, and perhaps because of the Nine Cauldrons, the latter wouldn't announce his identity to the world.

But once the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty knew, they would never let him go, hunting him to the ends of the earth.

After all, he was Emperor Yu's descendant and had learned of the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty's allegiance to the sacred gates and their disruption of the secret realm's plan; either reason was enough for the dynasty to kill him.

Gu Chen's situation was perilous, not to mention the Jiuying Clan; having killed Jiu Li, they definitely would not let the matter rest.

After all, they did not care about right or wrong, only the size of one's fist; and since the Jiuying Clan was stronger than Gu Chen, they would undoubtedly seek vengeance for Jiu Li.

Thus, Gu Chen was well aware that he could not afford to show himself in front of everyone.

"Yu Ding, it's up to you now!" Gu Chen took a deep breath, his expression tense.

Then, as a wave of spatial fluctuation struck and enveloped him and the Emperor, Gu Chen secretly activated Yu Ding, twisting space, altering the void, and an invisible force enveloped them both, instantly disappearing from the place.

Soon, the secret realm was left empty as all had departed.

This trial journey thus came to an end.

...

Outside the secret realm, at the location of the light gate.

Although there had been no news for a long period, and because there were no abnormal signs coupled with the Great Powers of the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty covertly guarding this place, no one noticed anything amiss for the time being.

A prince of the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty, Gu Yan's uncle, currently wore a contented look, quietly waiting for the good news from Gu Yan.

"This time, our Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty is sure to take the lion's share. Yan'er, don't disappoint me and your royal uncle." This Powerful being from the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty thought to himself.