Light Fortress
Chapter 499 - 113: Final_2

Chapter 499: Chapter 113: Final_2

The onlookers closely following the dynamics between the two were disappointed by this scene.

After all, the relationship between "Bai" and "Gu" was a major highlight aside from the final match.

"Gu Shen!"

Shen Li arrived a bit late. He sat in the back seat and greeted Gu Shen with spiritual power. Gu Shen turned his head and saw Little Iron Man sitting in the middle of the back, smiling and nodding in acknowledgment.

Shen Li sat next to his fellow disciples.

His master, Fourth Judge Li Yu, was sitting in the front row, very close to Chief Judge Mr. Shan.

"I’m a bit worried... about Gong Zi."

"Worried?"

Gu Shen was slightly startled.

He’d heard the news of Gong Zi advancing to the final and left Qingzhong at the agreed time, rushing to the venue. He hadn’t paid any attention to the newcomer battle these past few days.

Had some special situation arisen?

"In yesterday’s semifinal, the Transcendent from the Command Center, ’Chu Chen,’ came up against Lian Zhou—"

Shen Li’s transmitted voice abruptly stopped.

An oppressive silence descended.

"Shush, shush, shush—"

Many people in the venue stood up to make way for "that person" coming down the aisle; in fact, the aisle was spacious enough, but standing up was more about showing respect.

Mr. Gu Qilin, wearing a suit jacket, entered the place without expression.

At his side was the rising star of the Command Center, "Iron Hand" Luo Yu.

Fatty Luo no longer had the playful demeanor from the villa area but instead was solemn, having changed into the Command Center’s official robe, his aura solidified... Wherever the two passed, members of the Three Divisions stood up of their own accord.

"Chu Chen lost, Lian Zhou’s methods were extremely brutal..."

Seeing the dark expression on the Great Commander, Shen Li shivered and quickly stood up in respect, meanwhile lowering his voice to transmit the last sentence, "I suggest you watch the video of that duel..."

Mr. Gu Qilin made his way through the crowd.

He finally sat down next to Gu Shen.

There was an eerie silence all around.

One could tell that the old man was in a very bad mood.

Chu Ling immediately accessed the video of Chu Chen’s duel with Lian Zhou... The duel between two Transcendants at the seventh layer should have been exciting, but the whole match was terrifyingly brief.

"Everyone Lian Zhou encountered after the first day... they all surrendered," said Chu Ling.

"But Chu Chen didn’t."

Lian Zhou’s previous opponents were Transcendents of the second phase... once they’d witnessed his brutal methods, who would have thought about "fighting again"?

So far, every Transcendent who had faced off against Lian Zhou had their bodies explode with blood, suffering severe injuries!

To surrender directly was the wisest choice.

But for Chu Chen, it was different. He was a third phase Transcendent at the seventh layer just like Lian Zhou, backed by a sect, bestowed with treasures, and had his own methods. Even if he were to lose, he wanted to lose honorably.

How could he surrender without a fight?

So that led to the subsequent "tragic battle"...

As soon as the fight began, Lian Zhou, unlike in other duels, didn’t give his opponent any time to react, launching his previously seen techniques with full force. The air above the arena shattered, Chu Chen’s attacks, including his seals, didn’t have a chance to be deployed before his body was "sliced apart," blood splattering—

The scene was incredibly gory!

Previously, the Transcendents sustained injuries with "a dozen or so cuts."

Chu Chen, on the other hand, suffered "hundreds of cuts" in an instant!

The battle started and ended in a flash... The talented young prodigy was still receiving emergency treatment, and his life was not yet out of danger.

After watching the video, Gu Shen furrowed his brows.

He was now convinced that Lian Zhou’s favored technique involved a sealed weapon, for Lian Zhou’s previous opponents were too weak, the execution too fast, ending in an instant, so it wasn’t clear.

This time, "Chi Huo" saw it clearly.

That sealed weapon... seemed to be a pair of "scissors"?

With the power of the seventh layer, to unleash such destructive force, the origin of this "sealed weapon" must be far from ordinary.

But his doubts only deepened.

Was it necessary?

Just for a newcomer’s battle, did it have to be so cruel?

With Lian Zhou’s strength... if he could perfectly control the "scissors," why be so ruthless? Defeating his opponents just enough would suffice.

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

Across the venue, not far from him, Zhu Wang entered through another entrance.

The Grand Judge was accompanied by his proud disciple, Han Dang, who took his seat directly upon entering the venue. Throughout the process, he didn’t look at anyone else, simply resting with his eyes closed as if he didn’t care about the outcome of the match, as though it were merely a formality for him.

But Han Dang looked at Gu Shen expressionlessly the moment he arrived.

The two exchanged a glance from afar.

All was said without words.

Mr. Gu sat beside Gu Shen and slowly spoke, "The youngster from yesterday may not be my disciple... but he is from the Command Center. To see one’s own people cut up like that is indeed infuriating."

"This match shouldn’t have been so brutal."

Gu Shen thought for a while, then said, "You must have also seen the video... that sealed weapon is quite extraordinary."

"A pseudo S-class sealed weapon, ’Paper Scissors,’" Mr. Gu Qilin said, casting a cold smile towards Zhu Wang, who pretended to be calm with his eyes closed. "One of the trump cards of a certain temporary Grand Judge, it seems he has let all those years go to waste on a dog’s body, willing to discard his dignity in the fight for the newcomer championship. Such a weapon has tremendous lethality and equally immense consumption; if it doesn’t kill the opponent... one’s spiritual power will be exhausted."