As Jiang Wuming watched, Li Guyi, Li Lianyi, and the others had not yet crossed the garden and reached the villa entrance when they saw the scene in front of the villa and stopped in unison!
In an instant, except for Li Guyi, Li Lianyi, Ye Zheng, and Zhu Jian, everyone else, whether they were core members of the Li family or important guests represented by Long Yongjie, their faces instantly changed dramatically!
They had not expected that after slapping Li Muzhi, Jiang Wuming would then engage in a fight with Gu Tianlong.
They had also not expected that Gu Tianlong, the young master of the Dragon Gate and hailed as the number one among the younger generation in the Dragon Country's martial arts world, would actually be put in an awkward position by Jiang Wuming!
"Ugh..."
At the same time, behind Jiang Wuming, those non-core members of the Li family, representatives of major influential families, young disciples, and representatives and successors of major martial arts factions were all dumbfounded!
From the perspective of the non-core members of the Li family and the representatives of major influential families and young disciples, Gu Tianlong was the young master of the Dragon Gate and the strongest among the younger generation in the Dragon Country's martial arts world. It should have been easy for him to teach Jiang Wuming a lesson. How could they have imagined that Gu Tianlong would be put in an awkward position?
As for those representatives and successors of martial arts factions...
They were very clear about what a nine-stage One-star War God meant!
That was the peak of a One-star War God, a dominant existence in that field!
The next level, the tenth stage, was to surpass the limit!
Moreover, Gu Tianlong was the young master of the Dragon Gate, cultivating one of the most powerful martial arts cultivation methods in the world!
It could be said without exaggeration that in the One-star War God realm, as long as the tenth stage did not appear, Gu Tianlong was an invincible existence!
Even against a tenth-stage One-star War God, Gu Tianlong would have the strength to fight if he went all out!
This was also the reason why Elder Kun Mu of Kunlun had resolutely stopped the warlike Ye Kunlun from fighting Gu Tianlong last night – Ye Kunlun would have been asking for trouble!
However—
Just now, Gu Tianlong had launched a preemptive attack, sneak attacking Jiang Wuming from behind, and the result was that he was flipped to the ground with one move. This brought them an unparalleled shock!
Only one person was an exception.
Ye Feng.
During his trip to South Port, he had witnessed how powerful Jiang Wuming was!
That power completely overturned his understanding of martial arts, and even shattered his mentality!
Compared to Jiang Wuming killing two two-star War God dominators, flipping Gu Tianlong to the ground with one move was just a trivial matter!
At this moment, apart from Ye Feng, the representatives and successors of martial arts factions were all staring intently at Gu Tianlong lying on the ground, their hearts filled with questions: How did Jiang Wuming do it?
There were no answers.
But they could see that Gu Tianlong, as the person involved, had more shock on his face than they did!
Last night, Li Muzhi, in order to curry favor with Gu Tianlong, had proposed going to Yishan County to find Jiang Wuming and have him leave sensibly, but Gu Tianlong had rejected it.
Gu Tianlong wanted to take advantage of today's opportunity to crush Jiang Wuming in the martial arts field that Jiang Wuming was most proud of, thereby highlighting his own strength and giving Jiang Wuming an unforgettable lesson for a lifetime!
After Li Muzhi learned of Gu Tianlong's idea, he formulated a plan and put it into action—he had perfectly set the stage for Gu Tianlong's action just now!
Gu Tianlong got his wish, having a reason and an opportunity to make a move. He decisively attacked, wanting to smash Jiang Wuming's shoulder with one palm in front of Li Guyi, Li Lianyi, and the others, forcing Jiang Wuming to kneel on the ground!
Everything was so perfect!
But the final result was that Jiang Wuming easily neutralized Gu Tianlong's attack and, in turn, flipped Gu Tianlong over!
This brought Gu Tianlong a shock that no one else could compare to!
Because he knew very well the power of the palm strike he had just unleashed!
At the same time, he couldn't understand at all how Jiang Wuming, who was only a nine-star martial artist, could grab his wrist and neutralize his attack?
Even, his wrist at that moment felt as if it were fixed, unable to move an inch!
How did he do it?
Because he was too shocked, Gu Tianlong did not get up immediately. While everyone was stunned, he remained lying on the ground, looking at Jiang Wuming with disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight!
There were no answers.
Under everyone's gaze, Jiang Wuming moved again.
He did not continue to attack Gu Tianlong, nor did he even glance at him. Instead, he walked past Gu Tianlong and headed straight for the main villa's garden.
At the same time, his gaze fell on Li Guyi and Li Lianyi, his expression as before, neither pleased nor displeased, calm as water.
It seemed that, to him, everything that had just happened had no impact on him!
Seeing this, Li Guyi and Li Lianyi could no longer remain calm.
The former's eyes gleamed, and a hint of admiration could not be hidden in his gaze.
That admiration was not from the strength displayed by Jiang Wuming, but from the young man's nonchalance and the pride engraved in his bones!
Who in the world would dare to do such a thing in Li Manor, before his (Li Guyi's) birthday banquet?
And who, after doing all this, could remain so calm?
As for Li Lianyi...
She suddenly began to doubt whether her move had been correct.
"Stop!"
When Jiang Wuming took his third step, Gu Tianlong, as if waking from a dream, sprang up with a skillful turn and roared at Jiang Wuming's back.
At this moment, Gu Tianlong's face was no longer filled with shock, but with anger!
To him, everything that had just happened was the greatest humiliation of his life!
He had to wash away the shame!
There was no response.
Jiang Wuming acted as if he had treated Gu Tianlong's words as air. His footsteps did not stop, and he continued to walk towards Li Guyi and Li Lianyi.
"Jiang Wuming, I challenge you to a martial arts duel!"
Seeing that Jiang Wuming did not respond, Gu Tianlong became furious and spoke again, directly issuing a martial arts challenge!
Although Jiang Wuming's combat power was somewhat beyond Gu Tianlong's expectation, and he had even flipped Gu Tianlong over with one move, Gu Tianlong believed that he had been too careless just now and had not exerted his true strength at all!
He was confident that as long as he used his strongest combat power, or even a forbidden technique, he could completely defeat or even kill Jiang Wuming!
"Ugh..."
Hearing Gu Tianlong issue the challenge, everyone present was first startled, and then relieved.
Given Gu Tianlong's status, after suffering such a great humiliation, he would definitely seek to regain his honor!
And a martial arts challenge, defeating Jiang Wuming head-on, was the only way!
"Master Long, given the current situation, if this is not stopped, the situation will spiral out of control."
Immediately, before Jiang Wuming could respond to Gu Tianlong, Zhu Mo whispered to Long Yongjie beside him.
"Let the young people resolve their own matters."
Long Yongjie replied with a grim expression.
He was not only the great elder of the Dragon Gate and acting sect leader, but also Gu Tianlong's master!
Just now, Gu Tianlong being flipped over by Jiang Wuming had caused Long Yongjie to lose face as well!
And he, like Gu Tianlong, believed that as long as Gu Tianlong put aside his underestimation and fought with all his might, he could definitely defeat Jiang Wuming!
"Jiang Wuming, are you afraid to accept my challenge?!"
Hearing his master's words, Gu Tianlong's confidence grew, and he once again roared at Jiang Wuming's back.
Jiang Wuming had also heard Long Yongjie's words but did not care at all.
He walked directly to the main villa entrance, stopped, turned his back to Gu Tianlong, and spoke slowly.
Only three words.
"You are not worthy."