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Pin drop silence reigned on the Main Peak as everyone was dumbfounded by his words!
Not even Gu Changge’s father and the present leader of the Gu Family, Gu Lintian, had ever imagined that Gu Changge would speak in such an arrogant manner. His attitude was already not something that could be described with the word “arrogant” alone, as he appeared to be totally looking down on the other young geniuses of the Gu Family from the very bottom of his heart.
Gu Changge still had a casual look on his face, which coupled with his words easily expressed how he was absolutely looking down on them as if they were nobodies.
Actually, Gu Changge had a very simple and straightforward reason for doing things this way. All the young geniuses of the Gu Family were too afraid of him to have the courage to fight him. They didn’t want to be beaten black and blue and then lose the qualification to vie for the position of the . So, he thought that he might as well provoke and taunt them enough to rile them up.
This way, they would not easily accept him as the leading person of their generation without getting to fight him at least once.
“Gu Changge, don’t be so smug. You’re only able to act like this because you have a great father.”
Immediately, a tall and large young man with an air of heroism could not help but step forward. His face looked red and a bit unsightly from holding back his immense anger.
He had a very brawny figure and a layer of golden radiance was rippling across the surface of his body. The layer seemed like indestructible and immortal gold, and was actually a product of the young man practicing an extremely powerful body refining art.
He was a renowned youngster in the outside world and so powerful that one would have a hard time finding someone who could rival him.
Gu Changge glanced at him without any change in his expression, “You’re Fourth Uncle’s son, Gu Chenxing, yes?” Would you dare to repeat what you just said?”
The young man called Gu Chenxing was taken aback by his words for a moment before he became really furious.
They were both direct descendants of the Gu Family, so why would he not dare to repeat what he said?
“Of course, I dare. Gu Changge, don’t be so smug. You’re only able to act like this because you have a great father.” Gu Chenxing could not help but speak in anger.
If he did not have his father who was the family head, how would Gu Changge be still standing at this place after everything he had done? He would have been banished to somewhere else long ago.
Gu Changge responded with a smile, “I really like what you said. I’m well aware that you guys are envious of me having a great father. But can you blame me for that?”
Everyone experienced a shock once again, and Gu Chenxing even had a blank look on his face.
Many elders were stunned at his attitude. They had seen their fair share of shameless people but it was their first time seeing someone speaking shameless words in such an elegant and refined manner. It was no wonder that he was capable of doing utterly heartless things.
“Changge…” Gu Lintian made a light coughing sound. Even though he was very delighted to hear Gu Changge say such words, doing so in front of so many family members would make him seem like a very biased family head that heavily favored Gu Changge.
“Let me repeat myself. I want the position of . I’m not here to discuss the matter with the elders but to notify you of my intention.”
“Now all of you brothers and sisters only have two choices, join hands against me to prove your ability, or make a long, long detour when you see me from here on. So, what do you want to do? If you’re really afraid to fight me, you’d better get lost from here.
“The position of the can’t be allowed to fall in the hands of trash like all of you.” Gu Changge had maintained an indifferent and calm look all this time.
“Grandfather…”
“Let’s fight him, I can’t take this anymore. Gu Changge, don’t go too far. We’re not afraid of you!”
“This guy is just too much!” Some of his older sisters who used to find him pleasing to the eye became so angry that their pretty faces turned red. They could not understand how he could speak the most arrogant words in such a casual manner.
It was Gu Changge’s expression that had been the biggest trigger for the uproar. If his attitude was just haughty and arrogant, it might not have angered others so much. But it was due to the natural and indifferent look he had that more and more anger built up inside of them before they flew into uncontrollable rage.
They, too, were the young geniuses of the Gu Family, and thus were full of youthful vigor. How could they acknowledge that they were inferior to someone else without even having a fight with them?
So what if Gu Changge was really strong? They might have usually stayed out of his way but how could they do nothing when they were being provoked so openly? If they still showed their cowardice here, wouldn’t the Dao Heart they were cultivating be worthless?
Looking at the scene unfolding before them, many elders could only make a smile bitterly in helplessness.
Normally, the elders would act as the meditators and prevent the young geniuses from getting into a conflict with Gu Changge, because they didn’t want them to fight with him. Especially when the next Gu Family head had still not been chosen.
After all, the strongest person from the present generation was going to be selected as the next Family Head, according to the family rules.
Gu Changge’s strength was unquestionable at this point. He had demonstrated all sorts of terrifying talent from a very young age and had broken many records set by others. He had obtained many titles during these past years – Heavenly Talent, Avatar of a True Immortal, Gifted One. It was easy to realize how much others approved of Gu Changge.
Normally, the Gu Family people would have been glad to choose such a genius as their next . But the incident that happened ten-odd years ago greatly damaged Gu Changge’s image in the eyes of the those at the top of the Gu Family.
Someone who could be that ruthless and heartless at a very young age could not be deemed the best person to be their . Unless there was no other option left, they were unwilling to appoint someone with Gu Changge’s personality as their next .
Him causing internal conflict within the family without seeing the big picture did not leave a good impression on them.
The total number of people belonging to a family of immortals, including those in the forces of various scales that were subordinates to them, added up to a figure far higher than hundreds of millions. They could not dare to imagine the consequence of handing over the control of such a family of immortals to a person with that kind of extreme nature.
Gu Changge was considered an extremely outstanding young prodigy and was very well-known in the entire region of the Beyond. When young people of other immortal forces and unrivaled factions talked about the immortal Gu Family, the person that would first come to their mind was the present young master Gu Changge.
But this image of him was actually maintained by the family, as he represented the immortal Gu Family when he was living outside. However, his provoking and belittling attitude right now really made every great elder almost burst a blood vessel.
His totally uncaring look, in particular, was annoying the hell out of them.
What he said was no different from saying that people from other lineages like them are so afraid of Gu Changge that they did not dare to let their younger generation fight with him. It was naturally fine to be aware of the truth, but he was really giving no consideration to their honor by speaking his thoughts out.
As the elders of the Gu Family, they had enough power to readily exert decisive influence on various situations in the outside world. They were also the focus of attention for many family members at the moment.
How could they still put up with such an attitude?
Not only would it make them lose the respect they command, it would also not be a light blow to the juniors they lead. Even if they managed to prevent the fight between Gu Changge and them, they would still lose more than they would gain if it ended up affecting their Dao Heart in a negative way.
“It’s my first time seeing Changge using such means to get what he wants. If he didn’t think of it himself, it should be due to the guidance of the family head who supports him…”
“But looking at the reaction of the , what Gu Changge is doing must be shocking and very unexpected to him as well. It looks like that Gu Changge wasn’t really unconcerned about the family matters as he made it seem, and he was actually waiting for the right time to play his cards…”
“I guess we can’t prevent this fight today.”
“This is also good in its own way. It’d allow us to find out the Divine Talent that Gu Changge was born with. Although he always presents the Daoist Bone as his inherent talent to others, we know that it’s just him trying to hide the truth…”
Many elders had come to this conjecture as they looked at Gu Changge. They were uncertain about the Divine Talent that Gu Changge had and really wanted to figure it out.
And because no one knew about it even after so many years, they had a vague and ominous guess about it. It was another reason that made them unwilling to appoint Gu Changge as the next all this time.
“Since Changge is saying so, you guys go and compete with him.”
At once, an elder said with a slightly displeased look. He was staring so hard at Gu Changge as if he wanted to devour him whole.
“Changge, you all are family members of the same bloodline. See that you don’t go too far with your attacks against them…”
“If something happens to my grandson, do not doubt that this old man will rush to the Family Hall to find the Ancestor and inform him about the doings of you two, father and son…”
The majority of the elders, conversely, had a wary look on their faces. They were afraid that Gu Changge would not hold back with his attacks and would deal heavy injuries to their younger generation.
As this whole fight was happening in accordance with the family rules, they did not have the authority to say much with regards to it.
But in the Gu Family, there was no one in the same generation as Gu Changge who could be a rival to him in a 1-versus-1 battle. It was very clear to everyone how powerful he was.
It was only Gu Changge who had broken through to the Honored King Realm in his twenties as far as they knew. There was no information about the inheritors of other factions and cults also achieving the same. Of course, one could not deny the possibility that some of them had deliberately not revealed it to the outside world.
“Elders, do not worry about it. Changge knows when to stop. It’s just that you’ve always been a hindrance to me becoming the next , so I now find this situation…
“a bit difficult to handle, you know.”
Gu Changge lightly shook his head in regret.
His words immediately made the elders respond with a stiff expression before they called him a bastard under their breath. He was obviously planning to use this opportunity to take revenge on them.
“I don’t want to bully you guys, so you’d better come at me together. I’ll restrain my cultivation to the Honored Lord Realm for this fight, though I’m also fine with restraining it further to the Holy Nobility Realm if it’s still too much for you.”
Gu Changge was still looking indifferent as he watched his older brothers and sisters feeling exasperated and seething with rage.
Of course, it would be a bit troublesome for him to defeat all of them without revealing too many of his cards if he really restrained his cultivation to the Holy Nobility Realm.
After all, they were geniuses of their own lineage and had a resounding reputation in the outside world. None of them were easy to deal with.
Having such words told to their faces would naturally trigger them, and just as expected, they nearly lost themselves in anger. Even some of his older sisters, who were proud, aloof, and otherworldly like a fairy from the nine heavens, grounded their teeth in suppressed anger as if they wanted to bite him.
“You’re just going too far! Gu Changge, I’ll make sure to teach you a lesson today!”
A young genius shouted in anger. He immediately rushed over as a bright and divine halo manifested behind him. He had sharp brows, starry eyes, and a pretty imposing bearing.
Gu Changge recognized him. He was the son of the sixth uncle and had the cultivation of the peak Holy Nobility Realm. He had an extremely powerful and hidden technique based on his talent that let him increase his strength by several times.
The next moment, with his hands behind his back and his body not moving away from the place, he kicked forward and generated huge ripples in the void before him.
*Pop!*
The knees of the young genius softened and he instantly dropped to the floor in a kneeling person like a dog pouncing on its food. He was at once dumbfounded by this outcome.
“How is this possible…?”
He was still not clear of what had really happened. There was so much distance between him and Gu Changge, so how did he manage to kick him down to the ground?
Even if there was a great disparity in their abilities, it still didn’t make sense for him to lose in such a way.
All other people on the mountain peak were also taken aback and the whole place became silent for a while.
“I definitely saw ripples just now.”
“It’s the Void Talent…”
“So, this is the talent that Changge has always kept hidden.”
A lot of elders were still in a daze at this moment, as waves of shock surged in their hearts.
Void Talent was an extremely terrifying Divine Talent, just like the Time Talent. Despite the countless years of existence of the Beyond, not many cultivators were found with these talents.
It was because these two powers were simply too overpowered.
They never imagined that the talent Gu Change was hiding would turn out to be this one, although to be correct, he was not really hiding it or anything. It was just that such a talent could only be perceived when the holder demonstrates it for others.
It was surprisingly natural that they did not get to witness the talent as they had never seen Gu Changge fight before.
For a short while, some elders had a complicated expression on their face. Previously, they had the suspicion that Gu Changge possessed a Demonic Heart which he was trying to conceal with the Daoist Bone, but any such suspicion had now lost its credibility.
“Looks like Changge has come across other fortuitous opportunities.” Gu Lintian faintly smiled in pleasant surprise.
Gu Changge’s Demonic Heart had always been a hidden source of trouble after all, but now he had got another terrifying talent that would help him keep it hidden. It made Gu Lintian feel relieved.
At this moment, Gu Changge finally swept his gaze over to his cousin brother who was lying at his feet.
“Brother, the competition has ended already, so why’re you still acting so ceremoniously with me? Even if you want to apologize, you don’t need to go so far. I can’t handle you being like this with me.”
He immediately kicked him away after finishing his words.
His older brother instantly widened his eyes in surprise as he let out a muffled sound and flew far away to a corner where he lost his consciousness.
It was not going to heavily injure him but would still be enough to make him lie on bed for some time.
Some elders almost burst a blood vessel at the scene. It was only Gu Changge who would use such means against his own family members in the Gu Family.
“Don’t waste my time and come at me together. I’m in no mood to beat you one by one.”
“Like I said, none of you can snatch away the position of the next family head from me.”
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, the faint smiling expression of Gu Changge did not change in the least even as he looked at the remaining geniuses.
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Someone removed all occurrences of the words “family head” from this chapter, example:”But looking at the reaction of the , what Gu Changge is doing must be shocking and…”
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The missing “family head” word is still not fixed.