Light Fortress
Chapter 373 - 59: Overlooking the Heroes

Chapter 373: Chapter 59: Overlooking the Heroes

Gu Shen came back?

Luo Yu’s expression was a bit strange, thinking to himself that his words had not even settled yet.

Why would Brother Gu choose to come back at this time?

The next moment, another loud bang was heard in the distance.

With a loud "boom"!

It sounded like an iron door being shattered.

Amid the billowing dust, someone exaggeratedly shouted, "Murderer! Shen Li is murdering!"

Gu Shen? Shen Li?

What was going on?

Luo Yu was stunned, and while he was still pondering what had happened outside, Lu Nanjin and Gu Nanfeng had already used "Lan Qie" to see the scene at the iron door immediately.

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The iron door was kicked out for dozens of meters by someone.

The dust truly scattered everywhere.

The scene was indeed chaotic.

But it wasn’t as exaggerated as someone had yelled... The flying iron door did not hit anyone; it only cracked the ground and lifted a large splash of dust.

Many Transcendents had gathered in front of the Spring Rain Temple.

Now, these Transcendents had retreated together, looking at each other, watching the young man who was waving his hands to disperse the dust.

"Brother Shen’s move was too heavy... It would be bad if someone got hurt."

Gu Shen waved his hands, dispersing the dust, and spoke seriously.

On the other side, Shen Li ignored the dust, with one foot on the collapsed iron door, activating "Iron Eater". The huge iron door rapidly dissolved and, simultaneously, an extremely condensed iron rod emerged from the ground pushed by his palm.

With a muffled "thud".

The ground trembled.

This iron rod... must be very heavy.

"Fellow enthusiasts, are you all waiting here for me?" Gu Shen smiled, opting for courtesy before force, "It looks like everyone has been waiting for quite a while, hasn’t it?"

The expression of the challengers outside the door was odd.

Some even had dark circles under their eyes... A large part of them were "hired people", tasked with instigating conflict and stirring trouble, waiting for Gu Shen the whole night, from last night to now without rest.

"It’s been tough on the road..." Gu Shen asked softly with a smile, "Would you like to come in for a cup of tea?"

"Stop the nonsense! Gu Shen... we have come to challenge you!"

Someone in the crowd shouted out.

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

The moment the voice sounded, he released the strand of Chi Huo from between his eyebrows.

Gu Shen knew... from the moment he entered Changye City, Han Dang had hired a group of thugs specifically to trouble him.

Being an outsider, because of the "S-rank" rating, he was prone to hostility.

Thus, it only needed a instigation, then further intensification... and the conflict was established.

Today, Gu Shen had returned to the Spring Rain Temple, not only to solve the problem of those asking for battle on his doorstep but also to root out these thugs who had their sights on making trouble for him!

"Don’t get me wrong." he said calmly, "The invitation to come in for tea... that was meant for Brother Shen."

Suddenly, Gu Shen made his move.

The strand of flame streaked out, whistling continuously through the air, turning into a long snake, viciously burrowing into the crowd!

Immediately after, someone screamed sharply, hit by the Chi Huo, truly as if bitten by a snake, clutching his buttocks and leaping high up, and in the next moment, his entire outfit caught fire.

"As for you..."

Gu Shen moved forward a step, grabbing the man by the collar, and said coldly, "You want to challenge me, then I will oblige you."

Just as he had expected.

The ones stoking the fire from behind were often the weakest.

"No, no..."

After his collar was grabbed, the man panicked.

He hadn’t even time to beg for mercy.

Gu Shen raised his hand and delivered a slap so quick and fierce that it sent the man spinning in the air like a top. The slap was not only visually remarkable but also precisely measured in force... After landing, the man saw stars yet remained conscious.

Gu Shen snapped his fingers, sending a spark into the man’s mind, then asked leisurely in front of the onlookers, "Tell me, who sent you?"

In a daze,

The man replied, "It was... the Judgement Institute... Senior Brother Xiao Han..."

The crowd gasped in astonishment.

Most people were still in shock, not having recovered yet.

"How many more are there?" Gu Shen glanced at the crowd, noticing some already stealthily preparing to slip away, and he continued asking.

"I don’t know..."

"I only know that if things get stirred up here for a week... Senior Brother Xiao Han will give a sealed item as a token of gratitude..."

That was enough for the interrogation.

Many "fame-chasing" Transcendents in the crowd now wore expressions of sudden realization and anger.

This person had been hired... that so-called Senior Brother Xiao Han from the Judgement Institute...

Wasn’t it Han Dang?

"I must warn you..."

Gu Shen smiled, raised his hand high and gently put it down, "Do not slander Senior Brother Han Dang; he’s almost a Titled from the Deep Sea Eleventh Layer and comes from the same institute as me. How could he deliberately trouble me?"

Immediately after, he stood up, looked around, and seriously said, "I won’t pursue the truth behind this matter, nor does it matter who commanded it. What’s important is, I respect every Challenger in Snow Forbidden City, and if you truly wish to fight me... please stay here. Brother Shen and I will go inside for a cup of tea and come out in ten minutes. Those who change their minds can leave now."

Having said this,

Gu Shen and Shen Li directly passed through the crowd and entered the courtyard.

In less than a moment,

Only less than half of the original crowd remained outside the Spring Rain Temple.

These were the real challengers who wanted to spar... whereas the initial group who were the loudest in their slogans were the first to run off, now completely out of sight.

At that moment, someone among the challengers suddenly discovered a post just made on the Changye Deep Water Area forum.

"It’s a post by Shen Li... just an hour ago..."

"Shen Li’s second challenge against Gu Shen... failed..."

This post was continually clicked, read, and commented on, growing increasingly popular.

What did this post imply?

Everyone knew well... Shen Li was a highly competitive guy, and personally admitting defeat on the forum in the deep water area was something even Bai Xiu hadn’t done in the past.

Had he been convinced by Gu Shen?

And the next moment,

The gates of the Spring Rain Temple reopened—

Carrying the scent of rust, the big wind swung out.

Shen Li, holding a sturdy iron stick, stood at the gate. He looked at this group of enthusiasts who wanted to challenge an S-rank. It was then that the Transcendents outside realized that Shen Li seemed indeed injured, with fresh blood still faintly seeping out.

"Everyone, if you still don’t understand why I’ve come here... you can check out the Changye forum."

Shen Li, sparing with words, said, "Overall, if you want to challenge Gu Shen... you must challenge me first."

The entrance to the Gu family’s small villa was deserted.

That ton-weight iron gate had been melted into this iron stick by the Iron Eater.

Fuming internally and feeling utterly stifled, Shen Li, holding the iron stick on his shoulder, looked around and defied the crowd, "Who among you... wants to try first?"

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(Adjusting the update time, just one Chapter tonight. There will be a surge tomorrow.)