Chapter 82

Wang Guangtou's face was grim, his breath weak, no longer as powerful as before. However, he did not think he had lost, as he still had a trump card up his sleeve. Once he swallowed the Yuan Replenishing Pill, his combat strength would return to its peak.

But he felt an extraordinary sense of shame and anger. He was a seasoned Ninth Rank Condensation Shadow Realm martial artist, quite well-known in certain circles. Yet today, he could not even deal with a teenager, which was a huge blow to his pride.

If he did not have the Yuan Replenishing Pill, wouldn't it mean that his strength was inferior to Yun Feng? This would be a massive blow to his reputation. But now, he could no longer care about that, because even if he swallowed the Yuan Replenishing Pill, the final outcome would be the same.

Seeing this, many people sneered. This guy was really shameless, using the bet as his trump card. However, this was within many people's expectations, so they could only look down on him and would not take him seriously. After all, the Yuan Replenishing Pill would never end up in their hands.

"Fine, there's no need to ask. The battle will be here. Consider it my bad luck that I, Wang Guangtou, have no connection with the Black Fire Lotus."

Wang Guangtou snorted coldly, not expecting that the tenth Yuan Replenishing Pill, his last resort, would not be used. His pride was severely damaged, and he did not want to stay here any longer. Without giving Yun Feng a chance to speak, he turned to leave.

"What did you say? I can't defeat you? Ha... Did you forget that I haven't even used my strongest move yet?"

However, before Wang Guangtou could take a step, a more intense aura suddenly erupted behind him. He felt the air filled with sword shadows, and a strong sense of danger surged from his heart.

"Damn! This little brat..."

Wang Guangtou instinctively turned around and saw a dense storm of sword qi sweeping toward him. The terrifying sound of the wind was like the roar of death, making him feel a chill from the bottom of his heart. The sword qi covered a wide area and moved quickly, leaving him no time to dodge.

He flipped his palm, and the Yuan Replenishing Pill he had prepared fell into his hand. Without hesitation, he swallowed it. Instantly, a powerful yuan force fluctuation emanated from his body, and his Ninth Rank Condensation Shadow Realm yuan force cultivation returned.

"I don't believe that I, Wang Guangtou, can't even withstand the attack of a little kid."

With a roar, Wang Guangtou mobilized all his yuan force and, without a moment's hesitation, unleashed a full-strength punch toward the front.

The void trembled violently, a series of fist shadows forming a line and striking the sword qi one after another.

"Phew!"

Despite his full-strength defense, several sword qi still landed on Wang Guangtou's body. At least twenty sword marks, varying in severity, appeared all over him, even on his face, leaving him bloodied and looking quite ferocious.

"Retreat!"

Wang Guangtou, ignoring his injuries, mobilized the remaining yuan force in his body and tried to retreat urgently, as he keenly sensed an even more intense danger approaching.

"Whoosh!"

However, before he could take a step back, the myriad swords converged. In the next moment, Yun Feng, expressionless, appeared in front of him, the cold tip of a sword pressing against his throat. "You lost. Hand over the ten Yuan Replenishing Pills."

Wang Guangtou's face turned pale instantly.

A murmur of shock spread through the crowd. Could the battle really be resolved so easily?

In their eyes, the last sword move Yun Feng used was not particularly powerful. An ordinary martial artist might not be able to withstand it, but as a seasoned Ninth Rank Condensation Shadow Realm martial artist, Wang Guangtou should have been able to resist it without much effort, allowing him to handle the subsequent changes.

However, although Wang Guangtou withstood Yun Feng's sword, he was left with many wounds, which greatly disappointed the surrounding martial artists. It seemed that Wang Guangtou's combat strength had indeed declined. Moreover, facing Yun Feng's final sword move, which pressed the sword tip against his throat, he could not even dodge.

After all, he had swallowed the Yuan Replenishing Pill just before Yun Feng's move, instantly restoring his full yuan force and reaching his peak state. But the final outcome was this...

Wang Guangtou himself was also shocked and unwilling. However, when he felt the coldness and the sharp aura at his neck, he suddenly realized that Yun Feng's last move had contained a force that could break through anything.

He did not lose unjustly. As a seasoned Ninth Rank Condensation Shadow Realm martial artist, Wang Guangtou had seen the burst of combat strength from the young man, but he was still unwilling. He had become a whetstone for Yun Feng!

"Wang Guangtou, do I need to repeat myself?" Yun Feng's cold voice echoed in his ears.

"Yun Feng, leave some room for maneuver. These Yuan Replenishing Pills are my trump card and all my assets. Do you really intend to take them all? Although you are the young master of the Wu Xu Sword Pavilion, I, Wang Guangtou, have been wandering the world for decades and know many Body Transformation Realm experts. Do you really intend to make an enemy of me for a mere kid? Aren't you afraid your master will blame you?"

Wang Guangtou turned his gaze to Yun Feng, his eyes narrowing slightly, and he sneered. "It's impossible for me to hand over the ten Yuan Replenishing Pills. How about this: I'll give you two, and we'll call it even. What do you think?"

Yun Feng's eyes flashed with a hint of killing intent, and he hesitated, unable to make a decision immediately.

Wang Guangtou was right. If he really offended him, it would bring significant trouble to the sword pavilion. Even if he killed him, there would be potential huge risks. However, if he did not make him hand over the ten Yuan Replenishing Pills, he would feel he had let Hu Gao down and betrayed the trust placed in him...

For a moment, Yun Feng was indecisive.

At this moment, he sensed a powerful aura surge from in front of him, and a strong sense of danger immediately rose in his heart. Soon, he saw that Wang Guangtou had broken free from his control and was unleashing a full-strength punch toward him. The fist was only a foot away from his face, and he had no time to resist or even dodge.

The scent of death rose in his heart.

At the same time, a strong sense of regret, unwillingness, and guilt also arose.

"Whoosh!"

However, at this moment, a sharp sound of the wind came from behind him, and Wang Guangtou's punch stopped, just half an inch from his face.

Looking at Wang Guangtou, Yun Feng was shocked to see a sword piercing his heart. The person holding the sword stood beside him, a familiar face—Hu Gao.

Wang Guangtou was dead, killed by Hu Gao, the young man.

The sword pierced his heart, not only ending his life but also his aura. Instantly, all of Wang Guangtou's strength froze, and even the wind from his punch disappeared, turning into a few strands that brushed past Yun Feng's hair.

This change made Wang Guangtou's body as still as a stone statue, only the blood-dripping sword piercing his chest glinting in the light.

Hu Gao's move was learned from Yun Feng's last move. Yun Feng was the wind gathering, while Hu Gao was the wind rising, a single move that destroyed everything within Wang Guangtou's body.

Seeing Hu Gao, who showed no fear and instead looked down on Wang Guangtou, everyone was shocked and amazed.

Hu Gao and Yun Feng were the same age, but Hu Gao's cultivation was much weaker, only at the Seventh Rank Condensation Shadow Realm, while Yun Feng was extremely powerful, at the Ninth Rank Condensation Shadow Realm. This made almost no one pay attention to this Seventh Rank Condensation Shadow Realm young martial artist, focusing instead on the talented Yun Feng.

However, when the talented Yun Feng was in mortal danger, it was Hu Gao, the young martial artist, who sealed Wang Guangtou's fate with a single move.

Perhaps Hu Gao had succeeded by ambushing, but his timing and the ruthlessness of his move left everyone in awe.

Only now did they realize that this seemingly weak young martial artist actually harbored tremendous explosive and destructive power, not to be underestimated.

"The kid's strength is really that strong. No wonder he was always so confident, even able to kill Wang Guangtou with a single move."

The old man with the pipe was shocked by Hu Gao's move, puffing on his pipe, smoke curling from his ears and nose. But he quickly recovered, coughing and feeling happy for the young man's strength.

That move was a rare display of insight!

"Brother Hu Gao, thank you. I... I was careless just now."

Yun Feng's face was slightly red. He had promised not to let Hu Gao down, but in the end, he had to be saved by the latter. It was truly shameful that he had been swayed by Wang Guangtou's words.

"This is nothing. We are still young, and lacking experience is normal."

Hu Gao sheathed the Invisible Sword, searched Wang Guangtou's body for the jade bottle containing the Yuan Replenishing Pills, opened it to confirm, and then, under the envious gazes of the crowd, put it in his pocket. He waved at Yun Feng, not minding at all.

He glanced at Wang Guangtou's stiff corpse and pouted. Really, he had lost the bet and still refused to accept it, not taking the house seriously.

Actually, when Wang Guangtou said those words, Hu Gao had already started preparing. However, he still wanted to see Yun Feng's reaction. Although Yun Feng hesitated and was uncertain, Hu Gao was even more pleased.

Yes, he was happy.

Although Yun Feng's sword style emphasized relentless advance, if this relentless advance had no emotion, what was the point of its existence?

Hu Gao wanted Yun Feng's sword style and sword intent to contain a touch of emotion, to be more human. Otherwise, learning it would be useless.

If Yun Feng had ignored his own sword pavilion family to achieve his goal, Hu Gao would have drawn a line between himself and Yun Feng, making it impossible for them to be in the same world.

Fortunately, Yun Feng did not disappoint him. He had not misjudged him before. This was a man who dared to fight and take responsibility. It was fitting that he had saved him with a single move from the fire poison.

"From now on, I will fight with all my strength, and no one will be able to threaten me again."

Yun Feng made another promise, this time more thorough and sincere.