"Is it you?" At this moment, a young man with one hand wrapped in gauze pointed angrily at Gu Yu with the other.
Seeing the angry young man, Gu Yu was taken aback. He didn't recognize the man! But judging from the other man's expression, he seemed to know him.
"Senior Brother, it's him! He's the one who injured my hand," the young man said to a robust middle-aged man behind him.
“Yes, it’s him,” the other two young men confirmed.
"Oh! It's like finding a needle in a haystack," the middle-aged man said, then his gaze fell on Gu Yu.
"Is it you?" When Shi Shuai saw the young man with bandages on his hands, he immediately realized who it was: the young man who killed an ordinary wolf at the foot of the mountain and provoked Gu Yu, Zhuo Lie.
"Did you crush my junior brother's hand?" The middle-aged man asked when he saw that Shi Shuai recognized Zhuo Lie.
"I crushed it." Gu Yu stood up and said lazily, now he remembered.
"Cripple your cultivation, break your arms and legs, and apologize to my junior brother," the middle-aged man said coldly.
"Are you Zhao Zhiping?" Che Tong stepped forward at this moment. He was taken aback when he saw the middle-aged man, and then asked.
“That’s right, I’m Zhao Zhiping.” The middle-aged man, who had been squinting, suddenly widened his eyes when he saw Che Tong. “You’re Che Tong?”
“Yes.” Che Tong nodded. They were both from Mobei City. Although they were not from the same county, people with reputations had all heard of each other. Che Tong was quite famous in Shangcheng, and Zhao Zhiping was also quite famous in the city, but his fame mostly came from his teacher.
"Is he one of your men?" Zhao Zhiping asked, frowning as he saw Che Tong and Gu Yushi together.
This question put Che Tong in a difficult position. Gu Yu was a Grandmaster, how could he possibly be one of his people? But if he said no, it seemed a bit off.
“Brother Zhao, since you’ve heard of me, then listen to me and let’s drop this matter. What do you think?” Che Tong said without directly answering Zhao Zhiping’s question. In fact, in his eyes, doing this was not to protect Gu Yu and Shi Shuai, but to protect himself, Zhao Zhiping. If he really fought with Gu Yu, could he, Zhao Zhiping, defeat a Grandmaster?
Of course, Zhao Zhiping's master, Fang Jingru, is a grandmaster, but even a grandmaster must be careful when facing another grandmaster.
"Hehe..." Zhao Zhiping was stunned for a moment after hearing Che Tong's words, then sneered. Although Che Tong did not say that Gu Yu was his man, judging from Che Tong's actions, it was obvious that Gu Yu and Shi Shuai were his men.
He felt that the reason Che Tong dared not admit it was because Zhao Zhiping had a grandmaster behind him, which Che Tong was wary of.
"You, Che Tong, are nothing but a fart in my eyes." Zhao Zhiping's sudden outburst made Che Tong's expression change.
In fact, compared to Zhao Zhiping, Che Tong's martial arts skills were inferior. Che Tong had 90 blood apertures, which was far superior to advanced martial artists. Even if he couldn't compare to a grandmaster, he was still comparable to one. In Che Tong's estimation, Zhao Zhiping only had 70 blood apertures, which was also superior to advanced martial artists. However, if the two were to fight, Zhao Zhiping would probably be defeated in less than ten moves. If Che Tong went all out, Zhao Zhiping would probably die.
"You..." Che Tong was somewhat angry. After all, who would be happy to be spoken to like that? Moreover, the other party had shown him absolutely no respect.
"Che Tong, although my master said you are very strong and have extremely high talent, do you know that without becoming a Grandmaster, you're nothing but a fart?" Zhao Zhiping said, releasing a faint aura that startled Che Tong and Shi Shuai.
The gas was released outwards, though very weakly, but this was a technique of a grandmaster, indicating that the opponent was already a grandmaster.
"You've already become a Grandmaster?" Che Tong asked in shock.
"What? Scared?" Zhuo Lie was quite smug at this moment, his face full of pride, as if he were a grandmaster. "Hurry up and do as my senior brother says, or you will die without a burial place."
Little did they know, Shi Shuai and Che Tong were more surprised than afraid, because even if Zhao Zhiping was a grandmaster, so what? Gu Yu was also a grandmaster, and a very young one at that.
"Grandmaster is bullshit." Gu Yu spoke up at this moment. Zhao Zhiping was indeed a grandmaster, but he was very weak, pitifully weak.
"What did you say?" Zhao Zhiping was stunned after hearing Gu Yu's words. Other martial artists would be afraid, terrified, and aweful when they saw a grandmaster, but Gu Yu was not only not afraid, but also spoke arrogantly. This made Zhao Zhiping doubt his ears and wonder if he had misheard.
"Sigh! I didn't expect you to be deaf." Gu Yu sighed and said.
"You're asking for death." Zhao Zhiping's face was extremely ugly at this moment. He moved and suddenly rushed towards Gu Yu.
Gu Yu stretched. This was the first time he had witnessed the strength of a human grandmaster. After all, the mutated leopard was not human.
Zhao Zhiping threw a punch, the fist even producing a slight sonic boom as it passed by. He felt that if Gu Yu didn't die, he would be seriously injured and lose his strength.
However, his punch missed its mark. Although it looked like he hit Gu Yu, he knew it was just an afterimage.
"Too slow." Gu Yu appeared behind Zhao Zhiping and said calmly.
Zhao Zhiping was immediately surrounded by an aura, his clothes fluttered violently, his hands formed claws, and he suddenly turned around, grabbing at Gu Yu's chest with one claw.
Gu Yu was also surrounded by an aura, but it was much stronger than Zhao Zhiping's. Facing Zhao Zhiping's claw, Gu Yu turned his body to the side and kicked Zhao Zhiping in the waist. Zhao Zhiping was sent flying backward and retreated dozens of meters before he regained his footing.
At this moment, Zhao Zhiping's chest heaved as he looked at Gu Yu with shock in his eyes. Such a young grandmaster was unheard of.
Gu Yu looked at Zhao Zhiping. Zhao Zhiping was too weak. He was not even in the same league as the mutated leopard. His current combat strength was probably only around 1500N, while Gu Yu's was 2580N. Even if Zhao Zhiping opened another lineage, he would still not be a match for Gu Yu.
"You're too weak," Gu Yu said.
The next second, Gu Yu appeared behind Zhao Zhiping and threw a punch. Zhao Zhiping clasped his hands together and hurriedly blocked it.
boom…………
Zhao Zhiping was sent flying backward again, this time much more violently than before. He failed to regain his balance and fell straight to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The aura surrounding him instantly dissipated, and he became somewhat weak.
"Senior Brother." The expressions of the others who came with him changed drastically. They never expected that Gu Yu was a Grandmaster and had defeated their senior brother so easily.
"Cough cough..." Zhao Zhiping clutched his chest, looked at Gu Yu, and coughed violently a few times.
"Get out of here," Gu Yu said calmly.
"Let's go," Zhao Zhiping said, struggling to his feet with the help of his two junior brothers.
"Senior brother, so many mutated snow wolf corpses?" Zhuo Lie asked, looking at the mutated snow wolves scattered all over the ground.
"Hurry up and go." One of his senior brothers said irritably. This Zhuo Lie really had no sense of propriety. Didn't he see that his senior brother had been beaten up like this? He was still thinking about the corpse of the mutated snow wolf. Even if he tried to steal it, he wouldn't succeed!
Watching the group flee in a disheveled state, Gu Yu sat down cross-legged again.
Che Tong looked at Gu Yu from the side. He thought that even if Gu Yu was a grandmaster, he was probably about the same as Zhao Zhiping, who was also a grandmaster. He didn't expect that Gu Yu would lose his fighting ability in just two moves. This was incredible. How did he cultivate?
"Don't be surprised! He's not human, he's a monster," Shi Shuai said. He knew very well that opening one meridian in 108 blood apertures was comparable to an ordinary grandmaster opening three meridians in 60 blood apertures.
"How old is he this year?" Che Tong asked.
"Not quite eighteen yet!" Shi Shuai replied.
"Under eighteen??? What a prodigy!" Che Tong exclaimed sincerely.
He was almost thirty years old. Before meeting Gu Yu, he already thought he was exceptionally talented. He just didn't expect that Gu Yu was already a grandmaster at the age of eighteen, and not just any ordinary grandmaster.
"Hey! Keep going!" Shi Shuai agreed with Che Tong's words and patted Che Tong on the shoulder. Finally, he wasn't the only one who was discouraged.
“Grandmaster, there is something I wish to tell you,” Che Tong said suddenly, looking at Gu Yu.
"What's wrong?" Gu Yu had closed his eyes, preparing to cultivate for a while, but when he heard Che Tong call him, he asked.
“Zhao Zhiping’s master is a seventh-rank grandmaster, and it is said that he is close to the eighth rank. Although you are also a grandmaster, according to my observation, I am afraid that…” Che Tong reminded him.
"An eighth-grade Grandmaster?" Gu Yu frowned. Although the human realm classification is very general, the realms after the Grandmaster are quite clear. An eighth-grade Grandmaster means that he has opened all eight meridians. This proves that Zhao Zhiping's master, Fang Jingru, has at least 5500N combat power, which is more than twice that of Gu Yu. If he is found, it will indeed be a bit troublesome.
"Probably still a seventh-rank official," Che Tong said.
"Do you know how many blood apertures he has to break through to become a Grandmaster?" Gu Yu asked. Regardless of the grade, the number of blood apertures is the key.
"This junior doesn't know much about it!" Hearing Gu Yu's question, Che Tong shook his head. He, Che Tong, was doing well, but compared to a grandmaster like Fang Jingru, he was nothing.
It should be noted that there are eighteen Grandmasters in the entire Mobei City, but Mobei City has seven subordinate counties. Each of these seven subordinate counties has one Grandmaster, except for Mobei City, and they are all very weak, only at the first or second rank.
The remaining twelve grandmasters are all in Mobei City. The strongest among them is Fang Jingru, a seventh-grade grandmaster. He can be said to be the number one person in the entire Mobei City. If the other two sixth-grade grandmasters were not brothers who could restrain Fang Jingru by joining forces, Fang Jingru would probably be able to rule Mobei City.
While Che Tong holds a place in Shangcheng, he is nothing in the entire Mobei City. How could he possibly know how many blood orifices Fang Jingru used to become a Grandmaster?
"Alright! If he comes, we'll know soon enough." Gu Yu murmured, unaware that his words caused Che Tong's expression to change, and although Shi Shuai was somewhat better, his expression also changed slightly.
Che Tong might not know Gu Yu's exact strength, but Shi Shuai did. When dealing with the mutated leopard, Gu Yu wasn't a Grandmaster yet. Now, although he is, he's probably only a first-grade Grandmaster. If he were any higher, Gu Yu would truly be inhuman.
Even if Gu Yu became a Grandmaster with 108 blood apertures, he would definitely not be a match for a seventh-grade Grandmaster.
“Gu Yu, a seventh-grade Grandmaster is no joke. I think we should leave this area as soon as possible. If Fang Jingru really comes looking for us, the consequences will be unimaginable,” Shi Shuai said.
"Don't worry, if I say it's okay, then it's okay," Gu Yu said. Even if he, Gu Yu, couldn't win, he had a trump card! With a three-fold increase in power, he, Gu Yu, could completely crush a seventh-grade grandmaster.
Moreover, this time his contribution was different from the last time he dealt with the mutated leopard; this time his contribution was substantial.
"Alright, I believe you." Seeing Gu Yu's nonchalant attitude, Shi Shuai inexplicably believed him. However, even if Fang Jingru came, he wouldn't dare to really do anything to the Dragon Division!
However, Shi Shuai always felt that it was a bit wrong to report to his family whenever something happened; it was a sign of being spineless.
"We killed a total of twenty-one mutated snow wolves, which can be exchanged for twenty-one drops of source liquid from the government." Che Tong cultivated for a while and counted the snow wolf corpses. "Of course, these all belong to the senior."
Looking at his brother's corpse, Che Tong was somewhat reluctant to give all twenty-one drops of Origin Liquid to Gu Yu. After all, it was a cultivation resource, and his brother had risked his life for it. However, upon reflection, he realized that without Gu Yu, he would have died long ago, and he felt at peace with it.
"Take it all! I don't need it," Gu Yu said. Source liquid contains very little source energy. It is source energy extracted from source stones by humans through technology, and then integrated into the processed liquid through instruments to ensure that the source energy does not dissipate.
The cultivator drinks it and then absorbs the source energy through cultivation. However, ten drops of source liquid would probably only amount to a wisp of source energy, which is negligible for Gu Yu, who can exchange source energy with contribution points. Moreover, the absorption is quite troublesome.
"This..." Che Tong was stunned. He didn't expect that Gu Yu was not interested in the Origin Liquid. If he wasn't interested, why did he come to the snow mountain? Everyone who came here was here for the Origin Liquid.
"Ask him if he needs it. If he does, you two can discuss how to divide it!" Gu Yu suddenly looked at Shi Shuai, and then, remembering that Shi Shuai didn't have a system, he said.
Then Che Tong's gaze fell on Shi Shuai. Shi Shuai hesitated for a moment. To be honest, he needed the Origin Liquid, but Gu Yu didn't want it. If he wanted it, wouldn't that make him seem a bit...
"Brother Shi Shuai, how about I only take nine drops and give you the rest?" Che Tong asked, seeing Shi Shuai's hesitant expression.
"Alright!" Shi Shuai said through gritted teeth. He wasn't a grandmaster like Gu Yu, so how could he compare to Gu Yu? Besides, his own grandfather was incredibly stingy and didn't provide him with any cultivation resources at all, only saying, "A man has to rely on himself."
The two then began searching the snow wolf for something. Mutated animals all have an inner core inside their bodies, also called a source core, and the source core is used to exchange for source liquid.
Just as the two were tidying up the Source Pill, an old man came from a distance, followed by two others.
"You're the ones who stole my disciple's prey and injured him?" The old man arrived and asked with a grim expression upon seeing Gu Yu and the other two.
"What?" Shi Shuai and Che Tong were stunned. The person who came was Fang Jingru. Behind him stood two young men. One was Zhuo Lie. The other had come earlier, but no one knew his name. The other said that Gu Yu had indeed injured his disciple, but stealing their prey was a fabricated story.
They killed all these mutated snow wolves, especially Che Tong, who lost several of his brothers.
"Senior Fang, I am Che Tong from Shangcheng. We killed these prey." Che Tong hurriedly explained.
"Get lost..." Upon hearing Che Tong's words, Fang Jingru waved his sleeve, unleashing a wave of energy that sent Che Tong staggering backward. Che Tong's injuries were already incomplete, and this sudden attack caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
Gu Yu moved swiftly and caught Che Tong. He placed his right hand on Che Tong's back and sent several strands of Origin Qi into Che Tong's body. Che Tong's complexion improved slightly. Gu Yu then stepped forward and looked at Fang Jingru.
"You hit the little one, then the big one comes; you hit the big one, then the old one comes. You guys are really something."
“Master, it’s him.” Zhuo Lie pointed at Gu Yu and said, “He not only injured my disciple and senior brother, but also stole our prey, and he even said that you are a fart, Master.”
Looking at Zhuo Lie spouting nonsense, Gu Yu frowned. He shouldn't have crushed Zhuo Lie's hand; he should have smashed his mouth instead.
"You dare to steal my prey and injure my disciple? Today I will cripple you!" With that, Fang Jingru made his move instantly, slamming a palm towards Gu Yu.
Faced with Fang Jingru's palm strike, Gu Yu frowned. It was very strong. His aura instantly expanded and quickly condensed towards his right index finger.
"A stunning finger strike." Gu Yu's finger immediately met Fang Jingru's palm.
boom…………
A wave of energy suddenly swept out, and the surrounding corpses and the other four people were forced to retreat by the force.
Gu Yu staggered back several steps, his fingers trembling.
Fang Jingru frowned. A bloody hole had appeared on the spot where Gu Yu's index finger had struck his palm. This was something he hadn't expected; he, Fang Jingru, had actually been injured by a young grandmaster.
“Very good, very good.” Fang Jingru suddenly nodded. He looked at Gu Yu, his eyes gleaming. “If you are willing to become my disciple, I will not pursue this matter any further, and I will certainly do my best to teach you.”
Fang Jingru had the idea of taking him as a disciple. The young man in front of him was too young. Such a young grandmaster had unlimited potential. Perhaps he could take that step and become a true strongman, a being that transcends ordinary people. And Fang Jingru could be proud to be the master of such a person for the rest of his life.
"Hehe..." Gu Yu laughed upon hearing Fang Jingru's words. He was laughing at Fang Jingru's overestimation of himself. What qualifications did Fang Jingru, a mere seventh-grade Grandmaster, have to be Gu Yu's master? He wasn't even worthy of being an Emperor. What was Fang Jingru anyway? "Do you even deserve it?"
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