To Kill or Not to Kill, I'll Leave That Question to You
To Kill or Not to Kill, I’ll Leave That Question to You
“Are your injuries alright?”
Gu Changge asked casually, directing the question at Gu Xianer behind him, his expression showing little concern.
But at this moment, Gu Xianer’s mind was truly in chaos.
Hearing his words, she only gave a soft “mm.”
“Mm? What does that mean?”
Gu Changge raised an eyebrow slightly. He naturally knew that Gu Xianer wasn’t seriously hurt—at most, just some minor injuries.
But at a time like this, even if she wasn’t injured, she had to be injured.
Hearing Gu Changge’s words, Gu Xianer wasn’t entirely stupid. Her voice carried a cold clarity, but also a hint of weakness and grievance as she said, “I’m hurt very badly. Many of my bones are broken, and all my internal organs have shifted out of place. If you hadn’t come, I probably would have died here today—all alone, with no one to even collect my corpse...”
As she spoke, her face took on a mournful expression, tears welling up as if about to fall—a sight that would sadden any listener and move any witness to tears.
Many of the young men nearby couldn’t help but feel a surge of pity for her.
“To be injured that severely—the Ancient Sea Palace really has gone too far in bullying others.”
Gu Changge’s expression remained unchanged, but his gaze gradually deepened as he said indifferently, “There has never been any reason for my, Gu Changge’s, sister to be bullied by others.”
Though he said this, inwardly he praised her cleverness. This girl wasn’t too stupid after all—she knew to play along with him at a time like this.
“Speak. How do you all want to die?”
Then, Gu Changge looked at the assembled beings of the Ancient Sea Palace before him and asked with a casual, unconcerned expression.
All the Cultivators who heard this couldn’t help but shudder, a feeling of dread rising within them at that moment.
How they wanted to die.
These words, coming from Gu Changge’s mouth, sounded so natural, yet contained an endless aura of bloodshed.
They already had a premonition that this place would soon be swept up in a storm of blood and carnage.
Hearing this, the expressions of the Ancient Sea Palace’s beings also changed, turning slightly pale.
The two Young Prodigies who had attacked Gu Xianer earlier went even paler, somewhat terrified, and couldn’t help but retreat several steps.
After all, the person before them was Gu Changge!
With just one strike earlier, he had severely wounded the Seventh Princess, and even her mount had been shattered by the shockwave.
His strength was absolutely, absurdly powerful.
Before this, they had never heard that Gu Changge would stand up for Gu Xianer—even the Seventh Princess hadn’t anticipated such a thing.
“Gu Changge, don’t go too far. If you insist on backing Gu Xianer...” At this point, the Seventh Princess spoke with a somewhat dark expression.
However, before she could finish, Gu Changge interrupted her. His expression was somewhat amused as he said, “The Ancient Sea Palace injured my sister, and now you blame me for backing her up? What kind of logic is that? Besides, Seventh Princess, you still haven’t answered my earlier question.”
“Then let me ask you all once more—how do you want to die?”
The Seventh Princess was enraged by Gu Changge’s aggressive, overbearing attitude. Her expression turned extremely ugly as she couldn’t help but say, “Gu Changge, stop acting like you’re the wronged party while taking advantage of others.”
“You’re a renowned Young Prodigy after all, long said to possess the aptitude of a True Celestial Being, yet you bully others so excessively. Do you really think my Ancient Sea Palace is so easy to push around?”
In her view, no matter how strong Gu Changge was, he was only one person now. Even if he gathered the nearby Skyward Schloss disciples, they couldn’t possibly be a match for her Ancient Sea Palace.
At most, both sides would suffer heavy losses, allowing the other Young Prodigies to reap the benefits like fishermen profiting from a fight between a snipe and a clam.
So at this moment, she actually didn’t want to clash directly with Gu Changge.
As for her brother’s vengeance, she would find a way to repay it sooner or later.
Yet Gu Changge didn’t mention any of this at all, nor did he ask why she had hunted Gu Xianer. The moment he arrived, he asked how she wanted to die.
And he repeated it twice.
This dismissive, casual, utterly unconcerned arrogance made the Seventh Princess’s heart burn with fury—she simply couldn’t endure it.
After all, she was the Seventh Princess of the Ancient Sea Palace, commanding countless sea race prodigies and Young Prodigies. In terms of status, she was in no way inferior to Gu Changge.
And most importantly, Gu Changge was far too confident, acting as if he had them completely in the palm of his hand.
As fellow Young Prodigies, how could they possibly accept such humiliating treatment?
“Bullying you too much?”
Hearing this, Gu Changge couldn’t help but laugh, then his expression turned cold. “So what if I bully you? What can you do about it?”
Hearing these words, Gu Xianer behind him suddenly felt her heart tremble.
She lowered her head slightly. When the Ancient Sea Palace’s people had hunted her earlier, the Seventh Princess had worn this same domineering, tyrannical attitude.
The Ancient Sea Palace was stronger than her, so they bullied her.
And now, Gu Changge stood before the beings of the Ancient Sea Palace, speaking such similar words, filling her heart with strange, indescribable emotions.
With Gu Changge standing before her... it truly made her feel at ease, giving her a feeling of wanting to rely on him.
Of course, Gu Xianer also understood that this was just an act Gu Changge was putting on for outsiders.
His rushing here to save her was most likely only to make up for what happened back then.
Gu Xianer’s heart was very conflicted. Truth be told, after Gu Changge returned that blade strike to her, he no longer owed her anything.
She also had the means to escape safely on her own, yet Gu Changge had appeared at the critical moment to stand up for her.
And she had even spoken those earlier words that drew hatred toward Gu Changge...
Gu Xianer suddenly felt a bit of regret and guilt.
At the time, she had actually been acting on a petty mood... a petty mood toward Gu Changge. After all, she had been waiting and hoping he would appear, but no matter how long she waited, he never showed up.
“Gu Changge, since you insist on putting it that way, then how should we settle the matter of your sister killing my brother?”
Hearing this, the Seventh Princess’s face sank like water. Gritting her teeth slightly, she spoke coldly.
She no longer intended to keep up false pretenses with Gu Changge. She gripped her golden long spear tightly, wisps of radiance emerging along its surface, the sharp aura of metal circulating around it!
Gu Changge’s words clearly showed he wouldn’t give her any face at all—his attitude was one of absolute refusal to let this go.
“And how do you plan to settle it? Why don’t you go down and keep him company?”
Gu Changge spoke indifferently as his figure stepped through the void, vanishing from where he stood in an instant. When he reappeared, he was already standing right in front of the Seventh Princess.
The Seventh Princess and her companions couldn’t help but shrink their pupils, a chilling coldness rising up their backs.
The many followers at her side went through a drastic change of expression, frightened out of their wits. They hadn’t sensed the slightest spatial fluctuation, yet Gu Changge had appeared right before them.
What kind of astonishing speed technique was this?
Could it be the Distance Shortening Technique, or perhaps Shrinking the Earth into Inches?
The next moment, before they could react, they felt a terrifying aura suddenly erupt from the void before them, as if a brilliant sun was crashing down upon them.
“For Xianer to kill him was his honor. If you dare lay a hand on Xianer, then you can go keep your brother company.”
Boom!
As Gu Changge’s casual words fell.
Brilliant Sword Qi suddenly emerged in the void, clanging and ringing, even sparking off flashes of fire. The terrifying sharpness was like an immortal sword capable of destroying worlds.
He held his fingers together like a sword, and dreadful sword light bloomed continuously between his fingers, cascading down as if it could dictate the rise and fall of the world. A single strand of Sword Qi could tear apart the universe itself.
Although the Endless Immortal Art was a supreme offensive secret technique of the Primordial Spirit, when Gu Changge wielded it with his current means, it could still display immense might.
This didn’t involve mana—it was purely an application at the level of laws.
After all, under the enhancement of his Absolute Detachment talent, his mastery over countless divine abilities and spells had undergone a qualitative transformation!
This was sword light of law and order, capable of destroying countless Daoist techniques and divine abilities. Only laws of the same level could resist it.
Without exposing his true strength, using this to deal with so-called Young Prodigies was almost too easy.
Cutting them down was no harder than slicing melons and chopping vegetables.
At this moment, around the mountain peak, Gu Changge’s many followers also appeared, beginning to close in from all directions, charging to slaughter the numerous sea race beings.
A great chaotic battle erupted.
Chi!
Gu Changge strolled forward leisurely, his expression relaxed and natural.
His sword fingers fell flat and plain, and the void before him grew blurry, ringing with metallic hums as if an immortal sword had truly been unsheathed. Strands of Sword Qi poured down like a vast Astral River descending from the heavens.
With a puchi!
“No...”
Blood splattered across the void. The Young Prodigy whose true form was a golden great fish wore an expression of pale terror, despair and regret filling his face as he tried to beg for mercy.
His entire body went cold—even his Primordial Spirit was trembling.
At this moment, he was enveloped by a terrifying killing intent!
He wanted to resist, bringing out his most powerful artifact, all his mana surging into it.
This artifact blazed with divine light, suppressing and killing downward, capable of grinding away any existence at the Partial-Enlightened Realm.
But it was utterly useless. A single strand of sword light, as if reflecting chains of law, pierced straight through the center of his brow.
The protective radiance that emerged over his Primordial Spirit also shattered in an instant, directly turning to dust!
“If resistance worked, then what would be the point of overwhelming power?” Gu Changge’s expression remained composed.
The cultivation realm he displayed was still that of the Honoured King Realm, but the techniques he executed had clearly surpassed what that level should be capable of.
Of course, he didn’t make it too world-shocking.
He controlled the power to just enough to instantly kill beings at the True Enlightened Realm.
“This... is this Gu Changge’s true strength?”
Gu Xianer was stunned by this scene. She had always wanted to surpass Gu Changge, making that her goal.
But she truly never imagined that Gu Changge’s strength had already reached this level.
What kind of sword art was this? Its power was so terrifying—it was as if it had been born purely for slaughter.
“He’s dead...”
“A Young Prodigy was killed just like that...” The many sea race beings were all dumbfounded. When they came to their senses, they were seized by boundless terror.
After all, this Young Prodigy before them had been an existence at the mid-stage of the Honoured King Realm.
Yet in Gu Changge’s hands, he was killed in an instant—even his Primordial Spirit was annihilated. Such methods truly horrified them.
As a Young Prodigy, he had countless life-saving measures, yet he didn’t even have the chance to use them before Gu Changge killed him!
What did this mean? It meant Gu Changge’s current strength had already surpassed what they could possibly resist!
With such a terrifying sword art in hand, who would dare approach him carelessly?
The cascading Sword Qi stretched on endlessly, as if it could drown everything.
“That’s actually a sword art that can borrow the Force of Law...”
At this moment, the Seventh Princess of the Ancient Sea Palace couldn’t help but be horrified as well. The Force of Law was something only Sacred Realm beings could touch, yet now it was being displayed in Gu Changge’s hands.
This made her entire body go cold, her Primordial Spirit trembling slightly.
Young Prodigies had many trump cards, but she truly couldn’t imagine that Gu Changge still hid such an inconceivable method.
In her view, Gu Changge had definitely mastered an incomparably terrifying sword art. With such power, he was no longer someone they could contend against.
At this point, unless she used power of the same level, there was no way to fight back.
Even ordinary True Enlightened Realm beings would probably be instantly killed by a casual strand of Gu Changge’s Sword Qi.
“To sustain such a terrifying sword art, the drain on Gu Changge’s body must be enormous. He can’t hold out for long!”
“I still have a chance! I can take this opportunity to suppress and kill him!”
She watched as the female Young Prodigy of the Flood Dragon Clan resisted for a moment, but it was utterly useless.
Soon, she too was pierced through the body by a strand of Gu Changge’s sword light amid despair and unwillingness, the light in her eyes dimming as all vitality was extinguished.
At this point, the Seventh Princess had no other choice. Her expression gradually twisted into ferocity.
If she didn’t kill Gu Changge, Gu Changge would kill her!
Boom!
“Die!”
Her figure transformed into golden divine flames, sweeping forth with hazy radiance. Her long spear swept across, faintly transforming into an enormous golden vortex of light that could suppress and kill everything!
This was her powerful Daoist technique!
At the same time.
She brought out a small, dazzling crimson furnace. The moment she opened its lid, heaven-reaching flames burst forth, within which were actually contained wisps of the Force of Law, forming divine chains that could burn away everything!
“An imitation of the Sun Gaze Flask?”
Gu Changge raised an eyebrow, recognizing this furnace as an imitation of an extremely famous Sacred Emperor weapon of the Ancient Sea Palace.
Within it was nurtured divine fire, containing wisps of the Force of Law.
However, he paid it no mind.
It was merely an imitation. No matter how powerful, in the Seventh Princess’s hands it could at most display power at the True Enlightened Realm level.
Soon, under the shocked gazes of countless Cultivators.
The battle between Gu Changge and the Seventh Princess erupted. Dazzling radiance instantly burst forth there, mountain peaks collapsed entirely into dust and powder, and it was as if numerous stars were exploding.
The light was so blinding that all the Cultivators couldn’t help but shut their eyes!
The next moment, accompanied by a cracking sound, the imitation Sun Gaze Flask was blasted away, and a blue-haired figure was sent flying backward, covered in blood, in an utterly wretched state—half her body had been shattered.
Her expression was filled with disbelief and horror.
“Why?”
The Seventh Princess’s expression at this moment even held a trace of terror, unable to believe it.
Just now, she had clashed head-on with Gu Changge. Despite the strength of her physique, she couldn’t withstand it—half her body had directly exploded.
Moreover, even the Sun Gaze Flask had ultimately been blasted away by Gu Changge’s boundless Sword Qi. The Force of Law contained within it couldn’t contend with him at all!
She had thought Gu Changge’s mana was nearly drained by that terrifying sword art, but it wasn’t.
There wasn’t the slightest effect!
This made her unable to suppress her terror.
“Because I’m much, much stronger than you.”
Gu Changge’s expression carried a hint of amusement. When his figure reappeared, he was already standing before the Seventh Princess’s face, which was twisted with unwillingness.
Bang!
He grabbed her and lifted her up in one motion. Her originally lovely face now looked like that of a vengeful ghost.
“Gu Changge, if you dare kill me...”
She no longer had any of her earlier princessly bearing. Now she was deathly afraid of dying—her Dao Heart had completely collapsed the moment she lost to Gu Changge.
“I won’t kill you.”
Gu Changge interrupted casually, then sealed the Seventh Princess’s cultivation and tossed her directly in front of Gu Xianer, whose expression was still frozen in shock. His smile carried a meaningful depth as he said, “Xianer, your brother here will leave her to you. To kill or not to kill—that’s up to you.”
He directly tossed this question to Gu Xianer.