Chapter 43

Just as Guo Desheng's fist was about to land, Hu Gao finally gripped the Shadowless Sword. Instantly, his body was hit and he took two steps back, but he quickly stabilized himself, standing there as if nothing had happened, a look of joy on his face.

"Huh? He's not injured at all?"

"How can he withstand a full-force punch from a peak Sixth Stage Condensation Shadow Realm warrior without a scratch? How did he do it?"

"Damn, is this real or fake? Is he made of iron?"

"Invincible, he's invincible. He was so badly injured the day before, but he didn't suffer a single scratch. He won't be injured now either." Below the martial arts platform, many of the Hu family's young members began to cheer, as they had heard from their elders that, according to secret history, the传承者 (传承者 means "successor" or "inheritor") had three lives.

"Nonsense!" Guo Desheng, naturally, had heard the crowd's comments and was instantly furious. "Your Hu family only knows how to use these despicable tricks. What guardian deity, what nonsense! I don't think much of it!"

Hu Gao's lips curled slightly. He naturally didn't have an invincible body. Even with the jade pendant, it could only help him heal quickly, not block attacks. If he had relied solely on the jade pendant to withstand Guo Desheng's full-force attack, he would have been seriously injured.

"Do you want to keep fighting?" Hu Gao played with the Shadowless Sword in his hand, grinning. This was a mid-grade human-level treasure, worth between 50,000 to 100,000 gold coins, almost equivalent to all the gold coins he had earned in recent days.

Now that he had the Shadowless Sword, it didn't matter whether he defeated Guo Desheng or not. As long as the latter was sensible and didn't ask for it back, it would be fine. Otherwise, he would just have to make a bit more effort.

"It seems you really want to go against me. I just don't believe in evil!" Guo Desheng roared, his entire body suffused with yuan energy, enveloped in a yellow glow, emitting a powerful aura. It was as if a sea of waves was roaring behind him, surging forward.

"I didn't expect this guy to be a Third Stage Totem as well." Jile stood below, his expression serious. He had already known that Hu Gao was only a First Stage Totem, and in such a large consumption of yuan energy, a Third Stage Totem had an absolute advantage.

However, he also clearly saw that Hu Gao had never used his yuan energy throughout the fight. Even if he was a body-refining warrior, if he had used his yuan energy, his combat power would have increased by at least ten to twenty percent.

"I didn't expect Guo Desheng to have so many tricks. He is definitely one of the top in our Ordinary Hall!"

"Useless! When facing our Hu family's successor, there's only one way out." This was the voice of the Hu family's young members.

"Ah, Hu Gao is clearly bullying him."

Guo Desheng, hearing these comments, was enraged and let out a strange cry, charging directly at Hu Gao. The moisture in the air boiled, and the yuan energy energy boiled, surging toward Hu Gao in a massive wave, determined to crush him.

"Hu Gao, die!"

As Guo Desheng's cold, angry roar echoed, Hu Gao felt a massive wave of pressure coming toward him.

"It's time to end this!"

Hu Gao said calmly. In the next moment, he darted forward, his entire body bursting with power. All the yuan energy that was pressing toward him scattered to the sides, unable to get close to his body.

"Huh?" Guo Desheng finally sensed something was wrong, his expression changing. He couldn't understand what had gone wrong. He had clearly used his most powerful trump card, so why was there a problem?

"Boom!" Soon, Guo Desheng felt a force hit his chest. Before he could react, he was sent flying.

"How is this possible?" Guo Desheng vaguely saw Hu Gao's lips curling slightly, and he couldn't believe it. He couldn't understand how Hu Gao could break through his attack and launch such a fierce counterattack.

It must be because of the invincible body! Guo Desheng finally found a reason and then fainted.

"Is it really because of the invincible body?"

Jile's brows furrowed. He had also noticed that when Guo Desheng used his ultimate move, Hu Gao didn't make any significant resistance, simply passing through it, waving his hands a couple of times, completely ignoring the attack.

Recalling how Hu Gao had once blocked the Earth-level yuan technique attack from the Underworld Elder for him, Jile felt a bit lost. He really didn't want Hu Gao to have defeated Guo Desheng solely because of his invincible body, as that would be external force, not his true strength.

"With this treasure, I can finally practice weapon-type yuan techniques. It's like my wish has come true." Hu Gao swung the Shadowless Sword a couple of times, then jumped off the martial arts platform, finding Jile in the crowd and walking over.

"Hu Gao, you can't leave... The Shadowless Sword belongs to our leader, you have to return it." Four figures appeared around Hu Gao, blocking his path. They were all Guo Desheng's followers, and since they were chosen by him, they were all strong, all at the Sixth Stage Condensation Shadow Realm, with formidable combat power.

"What, do you think I'm afraid of you just because I dared to take his things in front of Guo Desheng? If you know what's good for you, get out of my way. Otherwise, I'll personally send you flying." Hu Gao didn't show any courtesy to Guo Desheng's followers, his tone cold.

The four men exchanged glances and immediately backed down. They definitely didn't want to fight Hu Gao, who had just defeated Guo Desheng with ease, showing no pressure. This indicated that Hu Gao might have been hiding his strength, and they would be at a disadvantage if they fought him.

"Hu Gao, you'd better return the Shadowless Sword. Otherwise, Guo Shao's older brother won't let you off..." One of the four, who was a bit braver, said. As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that all the Hu family warriors were staring at him, and he quickly shut up.

"Anything I, Hu Gao, have obtained, no one can take back. Not even Guo Desheng's older brother, or even his great-uncle. If you want the Shadowless Sword, fine, bring 200,000 gold coins to buy it. Otherwise, forget it..."

Hu Gao answered bluntly, lifting the Shadowless Sword and pushing the young man in front of him aside. "Brothers of the Hu family, if anyone dares to bully any of you in the Ordinary Hall of this battle academy, we will show no mercy and beat them until they submit! Let them know that in Ningcheng, it's still the Hu family that calls the shots!"

Roar!

Hu Gao's words immediately drew a response from many of the Hu family's fellow disciples. The Hu family had been in conflict for years, and in the battle academy, they had been fighting among themselves. Now, they finally felt they had found an organization, and saw hope and light...

Hu Gao looked at the brainwashed expressions on their faces and felt very pleased. It seemed he had some charisma. He patted Jile on the shoulder, "Let's go, don't just stand there. I'll take you to Tushan, and we'll have some meat and wine!"

"Idiot, ah, just the two of us to Tushan?" Jile cried out, being dragged away by Hu Gao, "Brother, I call you brother, okay? This is a new outfit I just had custom-made in the East City today."

After leaving the battle academy, Jile turned and took Hu Gao to the East City market. This upgraded foodie, who was extremely particular about the details of life, couldn't understand why Hu Gao had been eating monster meat without any seasoning, which was a waste of good food.

Looking at the various large and small packages of unnamed ingredients in Jile's hands, Hu Gao laughed, "I never expected this. At first, I thought you were a natural friend, then I thought you were a smooth-talking ladies' man. Now I realize that this appearance is just a facade. In your heart, there's a woman."

Jile rolled his eyes, "If you have the skills, don't use any of these things, and the wine you asked me to buy?"

Hu Gao waved his hand, "How could I forget? The shop you mentioned was really hard to find. Who opens a shop under a bridge? Haven't you heard the saying 'Even good wine fears a deep alley'?"

"Hmm, that's an interesting saying." Jile nodded, "But it doesn't sound like something you would say."

"Life is lonely like snow. How could someone as refined as me be understood by a vulgar person like you?"

"Biaozi Yang! You think you can really extract oil from yourself just because you're fat!"

Speaking of which, although Jile had already reached the Sixth Stage Condensation Shadow Realm, this was his first time coming to the outskirts of Tushan. According to his older brother, this place, though a forbidden area of the Hu family, was also a place of ill omen, especially the Sunlight Peak of Tushan, where various strange events often occurred.

Originally, Jile had come here with curiosity and a bit of adventurous spirit, but he was quickly disillusioned by the harsh reality. The powerful monsters that he thought were mysterious and formidable were nothing more than snacks in the hands of Hu Gao, the butcher.

Seeing Hu Gao casually deal with a late-stage First Stage monster, skinning and cutting it up without a care, Jile realized that the warriors in the battle academy were all small fry. This guy must be hiding his strength. How could a Fifth Stage Condensation Shadow Realm warrior completely dominate a late-stage monster?

Damn, Jile felt like he was going to go crazy. "Hu Gao! I want to get stronger!"

"Huh?" Hu Gao looked up at Jile's strange expression, then continued to process the corpse of the Green-Winged Bull. This time, with the knives, the cutting was much faster. The beast had tough skin and thick flesh, requiring a perfect combination of yuan energy and physical strength to cut it up.

The combination of the two forces produced a violent energy, causing a slight tremor in his body. On the surface, Hu Gao was cutting meat, but in reality, he was repeatedly trying to find a subtle balance.

But he never expected that this unintentional action would hurt a pure young heart...

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