Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World novel Chapter 35

Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Change of Mindset

Gu Sheng had imagined the effects of surpassing "Perfect" would be powerful, but he hadn’t expected them to be this strong!

In that instant, as he gripped the woodcutter’s blade and swung down, he felt as if his strength was about to explode. Li Yan didn’t have even the slightest chance to resist.

And just like that, his head was severed in a bloody strike.

Gu Sheng stared at the headless body in front of him and the mangled flesh that had fallen to the side. A torrent of blood spewed out, dyeing the nearby shrubs red and saturating the air with the overwhelming smell of iron. He could even see the jagged white bones exposed.

That single stroke had shattered even the bones!

He swallowed lightly, feeling nauseous as a wave of complex emotions welled up within him.

In all of his life—both past and present—this was the first time he had killed someone.

The first three hunters weren’t as impactful. After all, they were far away and killed with arrows piercing their throats, clean and instant strikes that lacked such visceral intensity.

But this time, witnessing with his own eyes a blade cleaving a man into two, the visual impact caused Gu Sheng to feel faint.

So brutal.

His right hand, still clutching the woodcutter’s blade, trembled slightly.

For a long while.

Gu Sheng’s gaze gradually cleared.

"If I don’t kill, others will kill me. To survive in this world, sometimes you have to be ruthless."

Gu Sheng’s mindset began to change, with a subtle, indescribable transformation taking place within him.

He wasn’t someone with a fragile heart. If someone threatened his life, Gu Sheng would never show mercy.

He didn’t spare another glance at the corpse beneath him.

Gu Sheng turned his gaze to Gu Erniu and hurriedly ran over to support him. Despite the excruciating pain in his leg, Gu Erniu had forced himself forward, driven by sheer determination not to let Gu Sheng face danger alone.

Now that the fight was over, waves of agony battered him, causing him to tip sideways onto the ground. Sweat as big as beans fell continuously from his forehead.

Yet, the shock and daze in his eyes were unmistakable.

Witnessing Gu Sheng splitting Li Yan into two with a single strike left Gu Erniu gasping in fear, his skin crawling. The scene was far too terrifying. He had seen killing before, but never something so savage and violent.

It was hard to believe that this was done by the young man he had watched grow up—Gu Sheng.

"Asheng... since when did you change so much?"

He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, shivering slightly.

It was a natural reaction.

Fortunately, he quickly snapped out of it. After all, the one who had been cut down wasn’t just anyone—it was Li Yan, the man who had coveted his wife and nearly caused his death.

"Asheng, good strike!"

"Don’t burden yourself with guilt. That bastard Li Yan deserved to die!"

Though rough in appearance, Gu Erniu was careful and perceptive. Laughing heartily, he raised a thumb toward Gu Sheng, who had rushed to his side.

Gu Sheng was slightly stunned, and any lingering tension in his heart faded away.

"Hsss!"

Gu Erniu burst out laughing, only to jolt his wounded left leg, eliciting sharp breaths of pain.

Gu Sheng rushed over, assisting Gu Erniu as he looked at his injured leg with concern, saying:

"Erniu, your leg..."

His left leg had been pierced through by an arrow. In the chaos, Gu Sheng had only managed to cut off the arrow shaft, but now the bloodstains had spread extensively, leaving his entire leg soaked and drenched in crimson.

Gu Erniu gritted his teeth and said:

"It’s fine. The arrow didn’t pierce the bone. Do a quick fix, and let’s get off this mountain fast. The smell of blood is too strong here. If it attracts predators, we’ll be in trouble."

"Asheng, help me remove the arrowhead!"

Gu Sheng wasn’t one to hesitate. He immediately nodded and began by using Gu Erniu’s short knife to shorten the arrow shaft further.

"Erniu, brace yourself." _{frёeωebɳovel.com}