Under the enhancement of these two Gu, Liu Chen's eyes scanned the text on several Paper Kite Gu like a scanner, analyzing and organizing the information in his mind.
"Liu Wenwu's fiancée, Yan Cui'er, was abducted by Water Demon Hao Jiliu and offered to Liu Wenwu's archenemy, Hei Lou Lan, as a stepping stone to join the Hei Family's camp." Liu Chen's brows furrowed slightly, and he sighed inwardly.
"Wolf King Chang Shan Yin has reappeared and joined the Ge Family, leading them to annex the Yan Family." Liu Chen's gaze became solemn; this series of changes made the situation increasingly complex.
"The Bei Family, Zheng Family, and Pei Family have allied, preparing to jointly divide the disobedient Ge Family." Liu Chen took a deep breath, realizing that this power struggle had entered a white-hot stage.
This incident broke the quiet atmosphere before the Hero Assembly had even begun. This blatant violation of rules undoubtedly aroused high vigilance and greedy desires among other tribes. After all, the Ge Family was just an insignificant small tribe, naturally becoming an object of covetousness for other families.
Before the Hero Assembly officially started, no Family had a legitimate reason to annex other families. However, the Ge Family's actions at this moment provided an excellent excuse for other families. Although the Ge Family was small, annexing it would undoubtedly significantly enhance one's own strength.
More importantly, if the Ge Family could be successfully eliminated, it would undoubtedly be an excellent 'certificate of allegiance' for tribes wishing to join the Liu Family. The Yan Family, which was eliminated by the Ge Family, was a vassal of the Liu Family, which would help Liu Wenwu regain Face, and thus would certainly be regarded as an important bargaining chip.
Liu Chen stood aside, secretly pondering, "Chang Shan Yin, oh Chang Shan Yin, you have already started, although I don't know what new fortuitous encounter you've had! It seems I also need to wait for a suitable opportunity to make my appearance and offer a certificate of allegiance. That way, I can also join the Hei Family." One must know that joining a Golden Tribe is not easy. Even as a rare existence like a Rank Four Gu Master, without a suitable certificate of allegiance, even if one successfully joins the Hei Family, one might still be looked down upon.
If it were according to Liu Chen's original personality, he actually wouldn't care if the Hei Family respected him.
On the contrary, he might even secretly rejoice, because that way, he could safely be an inconspicuous background character, living unnoticed in this world. In fact, if he could smoothly make his way into Royal Court Blessed Land, that would be the best possible outcome for him.
However, the current situation was somewhat different. Since he was now playing the role of Pan Ping, a person who longed to achieve great deeds and fame, Liu Chen had to re-evaluate his situation and choices. In this situation, he began to consider whether to offer a 'certificate of allegiance' to gain a better starting point.
After careful deliberation and thorough research of various intelligence, Liu Chen found that the three most important pieces of information. The other intelligence mostly concerned the situation of various large, medium, and small tribes, with some tribes having already prepared to avoid the decade-long great wind and moon, or to avoid being affected by the turmoil of the Hero Assembly.
After considering all factors, Liu Chen finally set his sights on a person named Yang Clan Chief Yang Ziao. The Yang Family was a small tribe that chose to support the Liu Family, and Yang Ziao's strength was precisely Four-Turn initial stage, making him one of the weaker targets among many. This made him the most suitable candidate in Liu Chen's eyes, who could be offered to Hei Lou Lan to gain Hei Lou Lan's appreciation and renown.
Once the target was determined, Liu Chen acted without hesitation. He first picked up all the shattered broken swords and remnants in Thousand Blades Valley one by one, carefully placing them into a storage Gu. Although these broken swords and remnants appeared dilapidated, to Liu Chen, they were all valuable Materials that could be collectively placed into the Sword Tomb in the future to transform that artificial Sword Dao Heaven and Earth Secret Realm located in the East Sea.
Liu Chen knew that the Paper Kite Gu's intelligence gathering ability was very powerful, so he fully utilized this point to quickly find a loophole in the Yang Clan's defenses. He cleverly avoided all patrolling Gu Masters, and like a ghost, quietly arrived outside the Gu house where Yang Ziao was located.
Standing in front of the Gu house door, Liu Chen took a deep breath, then suddenly pushed open the door. His movements were swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation. However, just as he was about to activate the Single Blade Gu, he found that this time the Single Blade Gu could not be successfully activated.
Liu Chen inwardly cried out in alarm. He knew that although the Single Blade Gu was incredibly powerful, capable of instantly killing a Gu Master of the same Realm, its activation conditions were extremely stringent, making it very difficult to successfully unleash. This also meant that the Single Blade Gu's reputation was not well-known, and many people were not even aware of its existence.
Just as Liu Chen was frustrated by the failure of the Single Blade Gu, Yang Ziao, who was inside the house, suddenly sensed a dangerous aura. He was, after all, an experienced Rank Four Gu Master, with an exceptionally keen perception of danger. Yang Ziao suddenly flipped up and activated his defensive Gu without hesitation.
In an instant, Yang Ziao's entire body seemed to be covered in a layer of metal, growing a layer of hard alligator scales. These scales gleamed with a cold light, looking indestructible, clearly a very powerful defensive measure.
"How troublesome!" Liu Chen looked at the Single Blade Gu in his hand and couldn't help but complain, "This thing is just a nuisance, the Blade Light Gu is much more convenient!"
He had originally placed high hopes on the Single Blade Gu, wishing it could kill the enemy with a single blow. However, the reality greatly disappointed him; the Single Blade Gu seemed unable to easily slay his opponent as he wished.
Liu Chen sighed helplessly. He unhesitatingly activated the Blade Light Sword Shadow Gu, which condensed into a light blade with restrained glow in his hand.
The light blade trembled slightly in the air, as if containing endless power, and fiercely slashed down towards Yang Ziao.
"What!" Yang Ziao suddenly sensed a powerful killing intent approaching, and his Face instantly turned pale. Before he could even activate his ultimate move, a dazzling Blade Light flashed before his eyes.
In an instant, Yang Ziao felt the world spin, as if everything had turned upside down. In his vision, a headless corpse appeared before him, blood gushing out like a fountain, splashing onto his Face and body.
Yang Ziao's eyes widened, his Face filled with terror. He didn't even have time to let out a scream before his consciousness gradually blurred and finally disappeared completely.
Seeing this, Liu Chen felt a little relieved. He quickly put Yang Ziao's terrified head into the storage Gu. Then, his figure, like lightning, instantly transformed into a rainbow of light, rushing out of the Yang Clan like a meteor.