Chapter 66 of 100
Chapter 66
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Truly, there are a thousand faces and a thousand hearts. Hu Gao instantly felt that Qi Hong, this professional roadblock, was much more likable than these adventurers who had suddenly become greedy. After all, they would treat a few eggs mixed with a hint of carrot as crab cake, and climb up the pole to tear off the roof tiles!
"Do you think it's a waste of saliva to talk such nonsense now? Aren't you planning to rob me? Hehe... I'm actually afraid you won't make a move. Since you've chosen to act, there's no need to hide anything. Go ahead, unleash your full combat power, don't disappoint me."
In front of the old man, Hu Gao directly tucked the Red Tassel Fruit into his chest. Although he didn't yet know the effect of the Red Tassel Fruit, it was clearly a treasure, and he didn't want it to be damaged during the fight.
"Unbelievable!"
The old man with the pipe snorted coldly, clearly angry at Hu Gao's lack of gratitude. Without saying more, he took the pipe out of his mouth and, carrying a fierce aura, stabbed at Hu Gao.
"Come on!"
Hu Gao, sensing the sharp, ruthless, and precise nature of the attack, and seeing no weakness, was not alarmed but rather delighted. The Shadowless Sword was unsheathed, meeting the attack head-on, and his fighting spirit erupted like a giant wave crashing against the shore.
"Clang!" The Shadowless Sword struck the pipe of unknown material, producing a crisp sound. Both figures retreated, gaining a clearer understanding of each other's strength.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh..."
Without any hesitation, the two charged at each other again. Hu Gao's sword light completely enveloped the old man, the fierce sword qi cutting through all directions, leaving deep sword marks on the ground and surrounding trees.
"Good kid, your strength is actually so powerful. I underestimated you before."
The sword light dissipated, revealing the two figures: the old man with the pipe and Hu Gao. The old man's disheveled beard looked even messier.
"Good kid, I didn't expect a peak seventh-rank to be able to force a ninth-rank to such a state. It seems the old man underestimated you!"
"Then show me your true abilities."
Hu Gao smiled faintly, showing no concern.
"Kid, you're a bit too arrogant!"
The old man with the pipe put the pipe back in his mouth, extended his withered hands, and the atmosphere in the forest changed instantly, like a howling wind and surging waves!
"Hmph, no matter what kind of aura you have, I'll still pierce you with one sword."
Hu Gao snorted, not caring about what kind of primordial technique the old man was using, and charged forward, controlling the Shadowless Sword to stab fiercely.
From Liu Hong, Hu Gao learned how to borrow momentum, and now he was learning how to break it!
He could see that the primordial technique the old man was using was at least at the intermediate stage of the Human Rank, or even the advanced stage, making it difficult to find any flaws. With the old man being two ranks higher in cultivation, Hu Gao had to go all out.
"Whoosh!"
A series of sword moves, not overly flashy, not splitting into sword light, but targeting the weak points in the old man's attacks, and finally combining primordial energy and physical strength for the attack.
"Crack..." A series of crisp sounds like breaking glass echoed as the Shadowless Sword reined in its own momentum, breaking through the waves and the hurricane, directly stabbing towards the old man's throat.
However, "Clang," Hu Gao found that his sword tip did not pierce the old man's flesh but hit the pipe again.
Just as Hu Gao thought his sword would irresistibly cut through the flesh, the old man with the pipe simply lowered his head slightly, and the slippery short pipe in his mouth precisely blocked the Shadowless Sword's attack, without any deviation or sliding, and did not move at all after blocking the sword!
"This..."
Hu Gao finally realized he had encountered a formidable opponent.
Like himself, the old man's strength did not lie in the level of primordial energy but in the control of power! An ordinary martial artist could not use a pipe to block a sword that could break through the lower stage of the Human Rank's primordial technique!
At this moment, Hu Gao had no time to call Xiao Wu to help. He roared, "Kill!"
Primordial energy surged throughout his body, all his strength concentrated in his arm. The Shadowless Sword in his hand trembled, breaking free from the pipe's block, and burst forth with supreme momentum, stabbing towards the old man's gaunt face.
This sword was merciless, aiming to pierce through the old man's head!
However, Hu Gao was again shocked to find that the Shadowless Sword could not move. Two withered, yellow fingers had firmly clamped the clear blade of the Shadowless Sword.
A short inch away, the old man's head did not move at all, and in an instant, he accurately clamped the Shadowless Sword, demonstrating perfect control of timing and power!
Who is this old man!
Realizing he could not reclaim the Shadowless Sword, Hu Gao gave up on attacking again. He felt that even if he engaged in a physical fight, the old man could still clamp the Shadowless Sword and give him a severe cut as soon as he got close.
"You, who are you? The strength you've shown is not that of a ninth-rank initial stage!"
Hu Gao did not release the Shadowless Sword or step back, staring into the old man's sharp eyes, and asked sternly.
The old man, with the pipe in his mouth, smiled, revealing two rows of orange-yellow teeth, which made Hu Gao feel somewhat nauseous. The old man chuckled, "Hehe, kid, the old man's acting is better than yours. A middle-stage Human Rank Shadowless Sword, you said it was a supreme Human Rank, luring the old man to rob you. Hehe, the old man made a move, and you can't beat me."
What the hell! So this old man was just playing with him!
Hu Gao angrily retracted the Shadowless Sword, noticing that the old man's killing aura and momentum had disappeared, clearly showing no ill intent. If he really had ill intentions, Hu Gao wouldn't have been able to escape.
But after being played, Hu Gao wouldn't forgive him easily. As he retracted the sword, he burst forth with all his strength, his left hand swinging out a powerful straight punch, aiming to break the old man's prominent nose!
The old man with the pipe, clearly much stronger than Hu Gao, easily caught Hu Gao's fist and also let out a light "hmm."
"Ha, kid, still not convinced... Hmm, not bad strength, it seems you have a good grasp of power."
The old man with the pipe did not point out Hu Gao's perfect control of power, released his fist, and stepped back two steps, not giving Hu Gao a chance to get angry again.
"You're not as strong as the old man with the pipe!"
Hu Gao sheathed the sword, feeling like he had been tricked. He really felt like he had been "fished and bitten by a turtle."
"Ha, don't be angry, little friend. We both played a trick, it's even. You almost scratched my old face just now." The old man with the pipe took a deep puff, looking extremely pleased.
"Bullshit!" Hu Gao felt like adding gunpowder to the pipe, "Speak, what do you want from me?"
"Nothing much, just that I saw your sword skills against the two demonic beasts earlier, and I got itchy hands, wanting to learn from you." The old man with the pipe exhaled a puff of smoke, his face filled with satisfaction and admiration.
"You're bullshitting!"
Hu Gao looked unconvinced.
"Didn't you learn how to break momentum with one sword? You should thank the old man. That sword was really good! No, the old man needs to take a few more puffs to calm down!" The old man with the pipe took a few more deep puffs.
"Can you stop bullshitting?"
Hu Gao looked disdainful, thinking that even without this old man, he could have learned to break momentum with one sword. What credit does he have?
Hu Gao's three "bullshits" made the old man uncomfortable, feeling a certain part of his body uneasy, and he took a few more puffs of smoke.
"Kid, can't you be a bit more civilized?"
"Bullshit!" Hu Gao rudely added another, "If you were civilized, you wouldn't smoke in front of a kid. Speak, what do you want from me?"
Hu Gao's intuition told him that this old man had a hidden agenda.
"This..." The old man with the pipe felt the taste of the smoke in his mouth change, and the kid's gaze on his pipe was clearly not friendly, as if he was thinking of something.
"Fine." The old man with the pipe reluctantly took another puff before putting down the pipe and said, "I want your Red Tassel Fruit."
"Red Tassel Fruit?" Hu Gao took out the Red Tassel Fruit from his chest and asked, "What do you want it for? What's the use of this Red Tassel Fruit?"
"Of course it has a use, a great use." The old man with the pipe's eyes lit up, not acting anymore.
"Speak quickly."
"Red Tassel Spear, do you know it?" The old man with the pipe put on a deep tone, habitually putting the pipe in his mouth, but then put it down again.
"Bullshit! I don't know!" Hu Gao bared his teeth.
A Red Tassel Spear is just a weapon, right? The Flame Spear used by Guo Deyun was a type of Red Tassel Spear. What does this have to do with the Red Tassel Fruit? Is it just a similar name?
The old man with the pipe's face twitched at the word "bullshit," feeling he couldn't play deep with this kid anymore. If you don't want to be civilized, then the old man will go all out.
"This spear is not that spear, it's a man's spear! Understand? Kid."
"Bullshit! How could a man not understand!" Hu Gao wanted to throw the Red Tassel Fruit, but felt the old man was extorting him. "Such a beautiful fruit, how could it be a legendary great medicine? I think you're bullshitting and trying to extort me. Besides, you're so old, can you even use it? I'd rather keep it and become a one-against-seven in the future!"
"Brat!" The old man with the pipe's face turned red, "It's none of your business whether I can use it. Do you think I'm lying to you?"
"Hard to say, hard to say."
Hu Gao repeated the phrase, answering the old man with the pipe's two questions.
"Damn!" The old man with the pipe knocked the ash out of his pipe and refilled it with new tobacco, "You think the fruit the giant snake and black bear were fighting over is good for enhancing primordial energy, right? Do you know the nature of these two demonic beasts?"
What nature? Aren't they just two common demonic beasts? They just live in the Flame Valley, so they're a bit different?
How does this relate to that thing?
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