novelbin Chapter 420: A Monstrous Catastrophe? What on Earth Does Gu Yuexi Want
Chapter 420: A Monstrous Catastrophe? What on Earth Does Gu Yuexi Want
Brazen. Absolutely brazen!
This was simply brazen beyond belief!
Those two words summed up what nearly everyone thought of Gu Yuexi’s astonishing statement.
Telling seven of the Ten Great Clans to "roll over here"?
She was insane.
Absolutely insane.
If Gu Yuexi’s brutal beating of Liu Yueyao earlier could be attributed to youthful arrogance and ignorance of the world’s ways...
...then this sentence now was pure suicide, a declaration of war on the entire order of Great Xia!
She was trying to poke a hole in the heavens!
Countless pairs of eyes stared intently at the girl in white, purer than snow, their gazes filled with shock, bewilderment, and even a hint... of faint admiration.
In all of Great Xia, besides her, probably no one else would ever dare to utter such words.
And amidst everyone’s shock,
only Chu Sheng, perched on Gu Yuexi’s shoulder, excitedly rubbed his front legs together.
BUZZ BUZZ.
’Heh heh, now *this* is more like it.’
’This is the supremely arrogant Little Empress I know!’
...
Outside the Power.
The six Emperor Realm bodyguards were now exceptionally alarmed and furious.
When the master is humiliated, the subordinate dies.
Their own matriarch was being hung and roasted in the fire, and their own Patriarch was being told by name to "roll over here." What kind of humiliation was this!
One of the burly bodyguards could no longer suppress the rage in his heart.
He took a sudden step forward, actually braving the scorching heat to plant half a foot on the edge of the Fire Domain.
"Witch! Witch! Do you know what you’re saying?!"
"Do you know what you’re doing?!"
"Humiliating the Ten Great Clans is a crime so great it implicates nine generations! If you release the madams right now, kneel, and beg for forgiveness, you might be allowed to keep your body intact! Otherwise..."
This bodyguard was clearly a tough character himself. Although wary of the embroidery needle hovering in the air, his dignity as an Emperor Realm Powerhouse wouldn’t allow him to tolerate such a provocation.
Facing his roar, Gu Yuexi didn’t even lift an eyelid.
She just tilted her head slightly, glancing at Chu Sheng on her shoulder.
"BUZZ BUZZ? (’Who’s this big idiot? Yelling so loud, did someone’s dog get off its leash?’)"
Chu Sheng buzzed twice in perfect, feigned confusion.
A faint curve appeared at the corner of Gu Yuexi’s mouth. As if she were truly chatting with a pet, she translated slowly and deliberately:
"My little mosquito asks, which family’s bodyguard are you?"
The bodyguard froze for a second, then puffed out his chest even further, a look of pride on his face:
"Hmph! Listen up!"
"I am the head butler of the Zhao Family, Zhao..."
He hadn’t even finished saying his name.
In that fleeting instant.
"AHHHHHHHHH—!!!"
An utterly bloodcurdling scream suddenly erupted from the deepest part of the Fire Domain, cutting him off mid-sentence.
The sound was so shrill, it was as if someone was being torn apart alive, making one’s scalp tingle.
The Zhao Family bodyguard trembled and snapped his head up to look.
The next second.
His eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets!
In the center of the Fire Domain, the Zhao Family’s matriarch, who was suspended in midair, was now writhing in agony.
At some point, a serpent of fire had coiled tightly around her left leg.
Within the Fire Domain, Chu Sheng’s Fire Control Ability was absolute!
The SIZZLE of roasting flesh, accompanied by a nauseating, burnt smell, instantly filled the air.
In just a few seconds.
Under everyone’s gaze, the Zhao Family matriarch’s once fair, plump, and well-maintained calf melted like a candle.
The flesh disappeared, the muscle carbonized.
In the end, only a ghastly white leg bone, tinged with black char, was left hanging there, a particularly jarring and terrifying sight.
"Since you’re a dog of the Zhao Family, let your master suffer on your behalf."
Gu Yuexi’s voice was still as calm as ever, without even a hint of emotion.
It was as if what had just been burned away wasn’t a living human leg, but a piece of dead wood.
Her gaze swept over the completely stunned Zhao Family bodyguard, then scanned the others from different families who had been eager to make a move, and she spoke faintly:
"Do you understand now?"
"Anyone who dares take another step closer will share this fate."
A threat?
No, this was a statement of fact.
She was using the most brutal, bloody facts to tell everyone: the situation was now under her, Gu Yuexi’s, control!
You dare move, I dare kill!
"You... you..."
The Zhao Family bodyguard trembled, pointing a finger at Gu Yuexi, but couldn’t manage to say a word.
He was scared.
Truly scared.
This woman was a complete lunatic! She didn’t play by any rules!
She actually dared to kill!
If he dared to take another step forward, his matriarch’s remaining leg, or even her head, would probably be gone!
"Idiot! Scram! Get the hell out of here!!"
In midair, the Zhao Family matriarch, who had nearly fainted from the pain, somehow found a burst of strength and, with disheveled hair, screamed at her own bodyguard:
"Are you trying to get me killed?! Scram!!"
Her courage had been completely shattered by fear.
The piercing agony from before, the terror of watching a part of her own body disappear before her eyes, had utterly destroyed all her dignity as a noblewoman.
The bodyguard’s face turned pale from the scolding. He grit his teeth, but in the end, could only resentfully withdraw the foot that had stepped into the Power and retreat to a safe distance.
Seeing this, the bodyguards from the other families were like they’d had a bucket of cold water thrown on them. They no longer dared to act rashly and could only watch helplessly as their own matriarchs suffered in the Fire Domain.
And so,
what was originally an aggressive siege instantly turned into a bizarre stalemate.
Gu Yuexi, with her one mosquito, held the seven most powerful women in Great Xia hostage, standing proudly at the gates of Jing University.
As for those seven noblewomen, where was the slightest trace of their usual grace and splendor?
One by one, their clothes were in tatters, their bodies bore varying degrees of burns, and they hung in midair like livestock waiting to be slaughtered.
Perhaps they felt they had been too low-key for too long and wanted to use this opportunity to display the might of the Ten Great Clans before everyone, crushing an ignorant ant in the process.
But they never, ever expected...
...that this ant not only bites, but is poisonous—lethally so!
It had brought them to this state, turning them into the biggest laughingstock in all of Great Xia!
...
Time passed, second by second.
Every second was an agony for everyone present.
The onlooking students didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly.
They knew things had gotten serious.
So serious it was beyond anyone’s imagination.
The same thought appeared in everyone’s mind:
’Will the Patriarchs of those seven clans really come?’
’And if they do, how will Gu Yuexi handle the fallout?’
’This is a complete dead end!’
’What on earth is she trying to do?’
’Is it really worth it, all for a Divine Son candidacy spot?’
...
「Meanwhile.」
Online, the word "viral" was no longer enough to describe the sensation.
This was a nuclear explosion!
Even the major platforms had already crashed several times.
Gu Yuexi’s "roll over here," and the subsequent scene of the Zhao Family matriarch being burned, were being shared frantically.
"Holy crap! So badass! *That’s* my goddess!!"
"The Ten Great Clans are nothing but paper tigers in front of Goddess Gu!"
"But... what happens next? She’s offended seven Patriarchs at once! Is she trying to flip the entire heavens of Great Xia upside down?"
"It’s over, it’s over, there’s no way this ends well. Not even the Jade Emperor himself could save her now, right?"
Netizens were both excited and worried.
Excited because someone finally dared to stand up and slap these powerful elites in the face.
Worried because this hero was probably about to fall.
...
「Eastern War Zone, a certain field camp.」
Several special forces soldiers, fresh from a training exercise, were gathered around a small wireless terminal, their eyes glued to the screen.
The screen was playing the livestream from Jing University.
"Holy crap! This girl is insane!"
"I didn’t really have an opinion on this Gu Yuexi before, just thought she was a talented student. But after seeing this move, I’m a true fan!"
"Even facing an Emperor Realm Powerhouse, facing the Ten Great Clans, she refuses to bow her head! That’s the kind of fighting spirit we Martial Artists should have!"
"I’m a fan too! But I’m an even bigger fan of the mosquito! So damn cool! A Seventh-Grade defying an Emperor Realm... what the hell kind of species is that? I want to raise one too!"
The soldiers were all fired up.
In the military, what’s most admired are the strong, and what’s most respected are these tough nuts who dare to draw their swords.
Just then.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP.
The sound of heavy footsteps approached.
A burly man, exuding an aura as heavy and imposing as a mountain, was passing by when he suddenly stopped.
His military uniform bore no rank insignia, but his naturally intimidating presence made the surrounding air turn grim.
It was none other than the number one War God of the Eastern War Zone, Li Zhantian.
He had only been passing through, but the word "mosquito" from the soldiers’ conversation caught his attention.
Mosquito?
Hearing that word, his mind couldn’t help but recall the mysterious existence from a few months ago in Sui Ming Province—the one that had created a miracle and left even him slightly amazed.
’Could it be the same one?’
Li Zhantian strode over.
The soldiers jumped in fright, quickly standing at attention and saluting, nearly dropping the screen in their hands.
Li Zhantian waved his hand dismissively, his gaze falling on the small screen.
When he saw the black mosquito hovering over the white-robed girl’s shoulder—tiny in size but with wild and untamable eyes—his pupils contracted slightly.
"It really is him."
A rare curve appeared at the corner of Li Zhantian’s mouth.
’Provoking the Ten Great Clans...’
’Heh, interesting.’
...
「Northern Domain, First Line of Defense.」
Inside the central command tent.
Luo Zhan, the man with a perpetually stern face known as the "Blood-handed Butcher," was also staring at a giant holographic screen before him.
On the screen was Chu Sheng’s arrogant Fire Domain.
"This little mosquito..."
Luo Zhan rubbed the spot between his eyebrows, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"He hasn’t even helped me sort out that Demon Eye business, and here he is causing this huge mess behind my back."
Although his words were complaining, his eyes held little blame, but rather a hint of appreciation.
"Still, this personality of his is to my liking."
"Decisive in killing, unafraid of the powerful."
"It’s just that this time..."
Luo Zhan’s fingers tapped lightly on the table, his brow slightly furrowed.
"This hurdle... will be a difficult one to cross."
...
「Hong Kong Island, City Lord’s Mansion.」
Before a massive floor-to-ceiling window.
The Hong Kong Island City Lord, the legendary powerhouse of his generation, Ye Qinzhou, stood with his hands clasped behind his back.
On the giant video wall behind him, the livestream from Jing University was also playing.
He looked at the girl who, even when facing the pressure of Great Xia’s most elite powers, still stood with a ramrod straight spine, her pride soaring to the clouds.
A complex glint flashed through Ye Qinzhou’s eyes.
"It seems... it’s time to take a trip to the mainland."
...