Chapter 281 Fierce Battle

Instinctively, Fu Jinshao clenched his fist, but as a young powerhouse above the middle level of the Sky Ranking, he quickly threw another punch!

—But it was too late.

Wu Shaogan seized this slight opening and smashed it down with a bang!

An incredibly powerful punch enveloped Fu Jinshao, a scene strikingly similar to Fu Jinshao's initial strike.

The force of the punch was aimed directly at... Fu Jinshao's face.

Fu Jinshao could only manage to use half a move to defend himself.

It can only block a small portion of the force of the punch.

The remaining force of the punch slammed into Fu Jinshao's face!

Fu Jinshao: "..."

He was sent flying dozens of feet backward, constantly using his momentum in mid-air, before finally managing to crash into the edge of the training ground.

My face was in excruciating pain, and the smell of blood filled my nostrils!

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Zhong Cai silently raised one hand and covered her right cheek.

hiss--

That punch really made his nose bleed profusely!

It looks painful!

However, while Zhong Cai was still feeling embarrassed and in pain for Fu Jinshao, Fu Jinshao's sister's reaction was quite unusual.

Fu Yinshao burst into laughter!

"Hahaha! You slapped someone's face, now you've gotten slapped yourself, haven't you?"

"His nose is all bloody and flattened, he looks awful!"

"Serves you right!"

Zhong Cai: "..."

This must be my younger sister.

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Fu Jinshao immediately noticed the hollowness in his face and was practically grimacing.

That punch was fucking hard!

Everyone else is at level five, but he's only at the initial stage and he's at the peak! And he's also trained his body! Even if his nose is a bit fragile, it's too tragic that one punch turned him into this state!

But Fu Jinshao couldn't complain, since he was the one who went in front of the other person's face first...

As Fu Jinshao's mind raced, fearing that his junior brother Wu might press his advantage and punch him in the face a few more times, he quickly threw another punch!

Wu Shaogan did indeed use his movement technique to follow Fu Jinshao the moment he was knocked away.

Fu Jinshao reacted fairly quickly, so just as Wu Shaogan was about to throw a punch, he was able to collide with him head-on!

...At least I didn't get slapped in the face again.

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This time, Fu Jinshao's boxing style was even more violent, without any concealment. His bear paws were faintly visible as he unleashed his most powerful moves!

Wu Shaogan's fists remained incredibly hard, each punch carrying immense force, and also possessing a piercing power that felt like being aimed at by a sharp arrow, sending chills down one's spine.

The two were smashing things very fiercely, each punch landing hard!

Every punch was delivered with equal force, and endless impacts erupted from between their colliding fists, creating a massive gust of wind. The surging forces collided with each other, producing a violent, explosive sound.

The scale of the event was enormous.

In this head-on collision, the two exchanged a barrage of punches, with each punch producing hundreds of fists, making it impossible to discern the direction of each punch.

However, both of them were extremely skilled in boxing. Even though they could throw dozens or even hundreds of punches in a single breath, each punch was blocked by the other, and they inevitably had to endure a lot of the grazed wind from the punches – this was the time to test the strength of their physical bodies.

When the punches are too sharp and the body is not tough enough, it will naturally leave scratches and wounds.

The more vulnerable you are, the deeper your wounds.

Of course, when moving around, the faster one will be scratched less.

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Zhong Cai was dazzled—oh well, just like always, she couldn't see clearly as the two of them sped up.

Fu Yinshao is only slightly stronger than Zhong Cai, and that's only because her cultivation level is slightly higher than Zhong Cai's—she is a martial arts cultivator in the early stage of fusion.

However, even when faced with the fierce battle between the Fighting Kings, some things were still unclear.

Fu Yinshao couldn't help but sigh, "The difference between a Dou Wang and ordinary martial arts cultivators like us is like heaven and earth."

Zhong Cai smiled and encouraged her, "Senior Sister Fu and Senior Brother Fu are siblings. Senior Brother Fu can make it onto the Sky Ranking. When Senior Sister Fu reaches that level, she will surely be able to ascend to the position of Dou Wang. Don't underestimate yourself."

Fu Yinshao had little confidence in herself and said directly, "My combat talent is far inferior to my older brother's. It's not that he hasn't given me guidance, but I simply can't keep up with him." As she spoke, she added with a hint of mockery, "But this guy always puts me down. Now he used his advantage to 'spar' with Junior Brother Wu, and he couldn't even match him in body tempering."

Although the battle was not clearly visible, it was clear that Junior Brother Wu was not bleeding at all, while her brother had several scarlet marks on his body!

Even though Junior Brother Wu is faster and can dodge most of them, he is not completely immune to being grazed, but even if he is grazed, it has no effect!

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Zhong Cai was a little smug, but it seemed inappropriate to laugh out loud at this moment, so she held back.

Fu Yinshao watched the fist move like the wind and sighed, "I never expected Junior Brother Wu's fist technique to be so powerful. It's truly a rare sight in my life. My elder brother's fist technique is considered top-notch among the Sky Kings, and he's also enhanced by his beast soul, yet he still can't gain the upper hand against Junior Brother Wu... I wonder how many more skills Junior Brother Wu hasn't revealed yet. It's truly unfathomable."

Zhong Cai's eyebrows shot up, and he became even more smug. After suppressing his emotions, he smiled and said, "It just so happens that Shao Gan is also good at boxing. If it were someone else, Shao Gan wouldn't be able to do this."

Fu Yinshao glanced at him, shook her head and smiled: "King Zhong Dan is too modest..."

Zhong Cai said with a grin, "I'm not being modest. Senior Sister Fu probably knows that Shao Gan and I are from the Middle Continent. There, Shao Gan's mentor was the most skilled in boxing and gave Shao Gan a lot of guidance. Later, when we were going to come to the Top Continent, Master Jiang gave him all the inheritances that were suitable for Shao Gan..." His expression was very firm, "It just so happened that we met someone who was good at it."

Fu Yinshao was taken aback, then suddenly realized what was going on and believed it.

But somehow, deep down she still felt that what Zhong Danwang said might be true. Even so, Junior Brother Wu probably still had many trump cards up his sleeve, and she couldn't figure it out for the time being...

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The battle between the two intensified.

Fu Jinshao's hands had not only transformed into bear paws, but his entire body seemed to be enveloped by the phantom of a giant bear. Every time the giant bear solidified, his power would increase.

Gradually, Fu Jinshao himself became like a giant bear, a giant bear that was not clumsy but very agile.

Wu Shaogan's punches were... a bit more "flashy" compared to Fu Jinshao's.

His punches are very versatile.

Most of the time, Wu Shaogan's punches possessed a sharp and domineering force capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks; sometimes they were unstoppable penetrating power; sometimes the path of his punches was extremely unpredictable; and sometimes a tiger's head with its gaping maw could be vaguely seen appearing on his fist.

Fu Jinshao was completely helpless against Wu Shaogan.

Despite the "giant bear's" continued fierce resistance under Wu Shaogan's relentless punches, it was beginning to show signs of weakness.

However, no matter how bad the situation becomes, we will never back down.

·

As Zhong Cai watched, she realized that her husband, Lao Wu, had a firm advantage, and finally decided she didn't want to watch anymore.

...mainly because the underlying principles are no longer clear.

So after saying goodbye to Fu Yinshao, Zhong Cai went to the pavilion to start refining pills.

Fu Yinshao stood alone outside the arena, only to see the training ground a complete mess... Oh well, she'd rather go watch King Zhong Dan refine pills.

As they approached the pavilion, Fu Yinshao saw that Zhong Cai hadn't stopped her, so she took a few steps forward and sat down at the edge of the pavilion, resting her chin on her hand to admire it.

Although I don't understand it...

But Zhong Danwang's every movement was so fluid, as if there was some kind of rhythmic dance... It was truly beautiful.

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Several hours later.

Zhong Cai had reached a crucial stage in the refining process and casually added a few more medicinal herbs.

The battle not far away has ended.

Fu Yinshao looked up—

A heavy body crashed to the ground with a dull thud.

Wow, that's not surprising at all.

Her brother collapsed.

The next moment, two figures flashed by.

One of them was Wu Shaogan, who flashed from the training ground to Zhong Cai's side.

The other one is Fu Yinshao—she has to "collect her brother's body" no matter what, right?

The two passed each other, each heading to their resentful older brother/beloved.

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Zhong Cai continued working, but subconsciously turned her head to look at the familiar young man beside her, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

He was still impeccably dressed and exceptionally handsome.

He wasn't disheveled at all; not a single hair was out of place, and there wasn't a single bloodstain on his exposed skin.

Great, I barely suffered any pain...

Just as Zhong Cai was satisfied with his old man's "undamaged" state, suddenly, a slender and beautiful hand reached out in front of him.

Zhong Cai looked down.

There's nothing wrong with that?

However, Zhong Cai wouldn't overlook any clues and quickly began to observe carefully.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the sleeve of his husband's forearm had been torn by the force of a punch.

Zhong Cai quickly reached out and pulled the sleeve up a little.

Just as expected!

As a result of the breach, his old man Wu's arm also got a cut!

A cut a full inch long!

Moreover, the cut was very deep; it even cut through the outer skin, and you could see the blood vessels!

Zhong Cai immediately felt sorry for him.

"How could you be so careless..."

Wu Shaogan lowered his eyes, looking somewhat pitiful.

Zhong Cai didn't dare to delay and quickly put a lot more medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace. He then pulled Wu Shaogan aside and urged him, "Sit next to me quickly, when it's cooked..." Wu Shaogan immediately corrected himself, "No, when it's finished, you should eat it right away."

—What is being refined now is the Rainbow Cloud Pill.

Wu Shaogan agreed and quietly stayed by Zhong Cai's side as he continued refining.

Seeing Wu Shaogan like this, Zhong Cai's hands moved even more swiftly—the pill had to be extracted successfully! Failure was not an option!

He was also a little annoyed.

If I had known, I wouldn't have sold all the top-grade pills to Senior Sister Lian and Senior Brother He. I should have kept one for myself!

He originally thought he could refine it at any time, and those War God Temple disciples wouldn't be able to hurt Old Wu at all... Who knew that Old Wu would get injured while sparring with his fellow disciples!

Feeling depressed, Zhong Cai suddenly remembered something and urged, "Old Wu, you should still have some healing pills that I refined before. Take one quickly! These things don't conflict with each other anyway."

Wu Shaogan shook his head and said, "A-Cai, I'll wait until you finish this batch... I want you to feed me." He said sullenly, "I'm very tired from the fight just now, I don't want to move."

Zhong Cai blinked and readily agreed.

But even if you're going to feed them, you can't just feed them once!

So while Zhong Cai was rapidly performing hand seals to refine the pill, he sent his soul into the ancient city, found the top-grade herbal pills he had stored away, took them out, and stuffed them into Wu Shaogan's mouth, saying, "Then have one first!"

Wu Shaogan opened his mouth and ate, his whole body radiating a pleasant aura.

Zhong Cai quickly looked at her husband's arm—very good, the herbal pills were extremely effective, and the one-inch-long wound had completely healed!

Then all that's left is to wait for the Rainbow Cloud Pill to be refined, so that Old Wu can recover his profound energy and relieve his fatigue, etc.

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Originally, Zhong Cai only wanted to give her husband, Wu, the Rainbow Cloud Pill because, as a recovery pill, it could not only restore the user's physical condition but also treat minor wounds inside and outside the body—even wounds as long as an inch were no problem.

However, the Rainbow Elixir is far less effective than the Herbal Elixir in terms of healing. It would be better to let Old Wu take the Herbal Elixir first, so that his internal and external injuries can heal faster...

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Before long, Zhong Cai lived up to his expectations and skillfully and successfully extracted the elixir.

He didn't have time to take out all the pills, so he just grabbed a top-grade one and fed it to his old master!

Wu Shaogan swallowed the pill and quickly sat down to meditate and refine its medicinal power.

Zhong Cai breathed a sigh of relief, casually taking out the other pills while keeping a close eye on her master Wu's expression.

It really did become visibly rosy...

I'm relieved.

Wu Shaogan recovered quickly and completely. When he turned his head to look at Zhong Cai again, his eyes were smiling and he was in a very good mood.

Zhong Cai also became happy.

Both of them were smiling, one bright and the other gentle, gazing at each other.

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Meanwhile, while Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were enjoying their time together, Fu Yinshao squatted down in front of her brother's "corpse" and poked it.

Fu Jinshao trembled.

Fu Yinshao tried to hold it in, but couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event!

It's rare to see her brother so disheveled! His face is bruised and swollen! And there are dents! Hahaha!

Before, all I ever saw was her brother beating other people until they couldn't get up!

Her brother was always so arrogant! Finally, this day has come!

Well done, Junior Brother Wu!

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Fu Jinshao struggled to open his eyes and saw his sister's gloating expression, so he couldn't help but look at her with dead fish eyes.

What kind of weird girl is this? Is she even their biological daughter?!

He's injured like this, at least give him a medicine! What a joke! Can't you see he can't even move a finger?!

I used too much force when I punched just now, and both my arms are numb!

Fu Yinshao laughed for a while before seemingly realizing something was wrong, and said insincerely, "Oh dear! Big brother went too far with the beating, I can't move. Look at me! I didn't even notice!"

She slowly patted and rummaged through her body, finally finding a pill and feeding it to her brother.

Fu Jinshao gritted his teeth and swallowed the pill, as if he wanted to bite off Fu Yinshao's arm.

Fu Yinshao plopped down to the side, finally acting like a little sister, and lifted her brother up, putting him in a "cross-legged" position.

Fu Jinshao took a deep breath and quickly channeled the medicinal power to try his best to recover.

Gradually, Fu Jinshao's breathing finally stabilized, and he could speak without feeling weak.

"...If you laugh again, I'll beat you up."

Fu Yinshao: "Pfft."

Fu Jinshao: "..."

As Fu Jinshao's health gradually recovered, the brother and sister also had the interest to see what was happening in the pavilion.

Upon seeing this, both of them felt a little numb.

They happened to witness Zhong Cai feeding Wu Shaogan pills and observing Wu Shaogan's wounds on two separate occasions.

One Rainbow Pill would have been enough; all that was needed was a short wait. But Zhong Danwang couldn't bear to let Junior Brother Wu suffer even that little bit of time, and wasted a Herbal Pill instead!

...To be honest, even without taking any pills, Junior Brother Wu's wounds would heal on their own!

The young couple's tricks are such a waste of the elixir.

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Fu Jinshao was actually consuming a Rainbow Cloud Pill made by a familiar alchemist, but it had been too short a time since then, and no one had yet produced a top-grade one, so he was actually consuming a high-grade Rainbow Cloud Pill.

Of course, he usually eats mostly top-grade pills, since no one would be short of them, even a Dou Wang. But he's not at the point where he "would only eat top-grade ones".

For a newly released multi-faceted pill like the Rainbow Cloud Pill, even a high-grade one is good enough, saving time and effort...

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After finally recovering to a near-complete state, Fu Jinshao propped himself up and got up.

Fu Yinshao pretended to support him, extending her hand lightly, and walked with him toward the pavilion.

After walking a few steps, Fu Jinshao stopped, set up a concealment formation, quickly changed out of his tattered clothes, fixed his hair, and tidied himself up again.

Fu Yinshao: "Pfft."

Fu Jinshao ignored her and calmly continued walking forward.

Zhong Cai looked up and saw Fu Jinshao, who had regained his handsome appearance. He looked as if he had never been through that great battle and was still radiant.

Wu Shaogan nodded to Fu Jinshao as a greeting.

Fu Jinshao gritted his teeth, feeling that he was probably a little provoked. Now, whenever he saw Junior Brother Wu, he felt pain all over his body, and even vaguely felt pain to the bone.

However, he still bravely greeted everyone.

The two remained silent.

The assailant and the victim... The victim looked away first.

Then, Fu Yinshao, suppressing a laugh, took her leave of the two of them as she watched her brother feign composure.

Before leaving, Fu Yinshao smiled and said, "I heard that you two are also going to Cui Douwang's birthday banquet. Why don't you go together?" She added, "We also asked Senior Sister and Senior Brother He. They said they have already made arrangements with you two. If you are willing, we can go together."

Zhong Cai returned a bright smile: "Of course, no problem! Let's all go together!"

After making an agreement with Zhong Cai, Fu Yinshao took her brother's hand, boarded a flying bird, and flew away gracefully.

Zhong Cai looked up at them, then turned her attention back to Wu Shaogan.

Wu Shaogan reached out and pulled Zhong Cai into his arms.

Zhong Cai simply remained in that position for a while before saying, "After this, there will definitely be many battles between the Battle Kings. I'll refine more Rainbow Pills these next few days, and you can take them with you."

Wu Shaogan said softly, "Okay."

Zhong Cai leaned against Wu Shaogan's chest, listening to his heartbeat, and said, "We've already accumulated a lot of Dan Yun, and we're about to go to the Tianling Dynasty. There should be a lot of good stuff there. So I'm thinking we should do a round of card draws."

Wu Shaogan nodded. He always went along with Zhong Cai's wishes in this regard, and said, "It's good that you drew them. It'll help us accumulate more treasures so that when other Dou Wangs are generous, we don't lose face."

Zhong Cai pondered for a moment, then whispered, "Old Wu, do you think you should summon some of your Dao soldiers to serve you?"

Wu Shaogan thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "We don't need to for now. We have enough puppets on hand."

Zhong Cai then discussed with him, "When we go, should we bring our hired entourage?"

Wu Shaogan suggested, "Let's see what our fellow disciples are doing. If they've brought them, we should too."

Zhong Cai pondered, "These followers haven't been with us for very long. If we could bring someone along, who would we choose..."

After thinking for a moment, Wu Shaogan suggested again, "Since we're all still unfamiliar with each other, let's just bring the strongest person along."

Zhong Cai thought for a moment, then gave a thumbs up and said with a smile, "Old Wu, great idea! Let's do it!"

Wu Shaogan lowered his head and kissed Zhong Cai on the cheek.

Zhong Cai didn't hold back and immediately kissed him back.

·

After cuddling together for a while, the two got up and walked back into the mansion.

They weren't sure when the teleportation talisman would arrive, but once it did, it was time to leave.

So the two of them decided to go to the ancient city to draw cards first.

After drawing the pills, Zhong Cai would seize the time to refine them, refining as many as she could.

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The mansion on Qianyuan Island is equipped with a full range of formations.

As a powerful ninth-level force, it has countless disciples, each with different circumstances, and many disciples have encountered extraordinary events and have their own secrets.

Therefore, whether it is an ordinary disciple's residence or a separate "mansion" like Lianli Island or Biyi Peak, there are enough means to shield them from outside prying eyes.

Numerous formations and other methods were already in place when the house was built, and can be activated at any time.

The more "luxurious" and independent a mansion is, the higher the level of protection it will have.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan inspired them to protect the entire mansion.

At the same time, the two also set up many array plates that they had brought with them.

Then, Zhong Cai pulled Wu Shaogan along and they entered the ancient city together.

·

The ancient city remains the same.

The two had already checked all the resources displayed on the Danwu Sky Screen, mainly searching for refining materials with Yin and Yang attributes.

Although both the Lingxian Sect and the War God Palace are level nine forces, level nine resources are not readily available for anyone to pick and choose from. They cannot even be purchased directly through the Sky Curtain. Instead, one can only roughly see what level nine resources the two forces have available for trade.

Therefore, the two did indeed find some of the necessary level-nine refining materials with the five elements attributes.

But it's not comprehensive.

Moreover, the price is extremely high.

Zhong Cai could tell at a glance that although he and Lao Wu had enough assets to buy it, doing so would be very conspicuous.

Let's tone it down for now.

We'll consider it again once he and Lao Wu have maintained their positions within their respective factions—or even improved them.

·

The two arrived in front of the altar.

The colorful clouds in the sky were crowded together, and because there were so many of them, their colors were already very vibrant.

It is still very beautiful.

Next, they'll be drawing cards.