"Die, all of you!" Fang Jingru's expression suddenly turned serious, and he blasted out several electric cannonballs. Instantly, there was a roar all around, and countless people fell to the ground in the electric current.
Looking at the dead martial artist, everyone felt a sense of powerlessness.
"Hahaha..." Fang Jingru laughed maniacally, his gaze suddenly turning to Gu Yu, "Genius, hahaha... dying here, you must be extremely unwilling! Hahaha..."
After Fang Jingru finished speaking, he fired a cannon at Gu Yu. Faced with the electric cannonball, Shi Shuai and Che Tong, who were standing with Gu Yu, were powerless. However, the two of them instantly stood in front of Gu Yu.
Seeing this, Number Five gritted his teeth and rushed over instantly. He hovered in the air, and his source energy instantly emanated from his body. He was going to sacrifice himself to block this shot.
Looking at Shi Shuai and Che Tong in front of him, he then looked at No. 5 in the air.
Gu Yu clenched his fist. Some things are worthwhile because some people are willing to risk their lives for him. These people are called partners. And what does Gu Yu fight for? It is for his partners, his family, and those he loves and those who love him.
"Triple amplification, Blade Nourishment Technique, Heaven Opening." Gu Yu's aura instantly increased several times. As his aura intensified, blood continuously gushed from his mouth, and surging Origin Qi converged towards the longsword. The longsword in his hand now exuded a terrifying aura, and a huge blade light emerged.
He moved instantly, and the electric cannonball split in two in an instant, exploding in mid-air. Then a figure rushed out from the explosion, wielding a long sword in his hand. Accompanied by the huge blade light, he slashed at Fang Jingru in mid-air.
At that moment, Fang Jingru's pupils shrank, and he hurriedly swung the alloy battle sword on his right arm to defend. However, the moment the blade touched the alloy battle sword, it was suddenly cut in half.
This caused an expression of disbelief to appear in Fang Jingru's eyes, especially when he saw Gu Yu's face.
Boom... Crack...
The longsword, accompanied by a flash of light, struck Fang Jingru. A tremendous surge of electricity instantly erupted from Fang Jingru's body, accompanied by a terrifying roar.
Gu Yu and Fang Jingru were both sent flying backward, crashing into the electric cage, which instantly shattered. Gu Yu fell to the ground, his fate unknown.
Fang Jingru also fell to the ground, and the scene froze, with everyone staring blankly at the scene.
"Was that Gu Yu just now?" Shi Shuai said incredulously.
Seven grandmasters—one rank ten, one rank nine, three rank eight, one rank six, and one rank four—were all helpless, unilaterally crushed. Yet Gu Yu actually killed them with a single strike. What does this signify? It signifies that Gu Yu possesses the power to break through limits.
Just as everyone was in utter shock, Fang Jingru slowly stood up. At this moment, the mecha was crackling with electricity. There was a crack on the mecha, through which Fang Jingru's face, which was badly injured by the blade, could be seen.
He stood there swaying, his body actually split in two. If it weren't for the mecha supporting him, he wouldn't have been able to stand up.
"Kill him." Upon seeing this, the tenth-grade grandmaster instantly drew his longsword and charged towards Fang Jingru.
Looking at the tenth-grade grandmaster holding a long sword, a hint of fear appeared in Fang Jingru's eyes.
The next second, the mecha moved on its own. A surge of electricity emanated from it, instantly blasting the tenth-grade grandmaster backward. The mecha then took to the air in an instant. It did not attack anyone, but instead flew away rapidly in one direction.
In a technologically advanced laboratory, a middle-aged man sat in front of a large screen, which displayed images of Fang Jingru in mecha fighting against others.
"The mecha is a success, but unfortunately, its defense is still insufficient, and energy consumption is also a problem." An old man stood next to the middle-aged man, looking at the screen and saying.
"Have you come back yet?" the middle-aged man asked the old man.
"They've returned, but unfortunately, Fang Jingru is on the verge of death," the old man replied.
"Heh... Being on the verge of death, isn't that even more to your liking?" The middle-aged man chuckled coldly. "Continue your experiment! I want to see what your experiment will produce."
"Yes, Lord Zhao Kang, I will not let you down." After saying that, the old man left. He strode into another laboratory. The laboratory was dimly lit, with various test tubes, beakers and flasks placed around it. A broken mecha was lying on a laboratory bed, and a person was lying inside the mecha. Several people were busy around the laboratory bed.
"Sir, I'm afraid he won't make it." Someone said to the old man.
"Give him the enhancement potion, and we can begin our experiment now," the old man said.
"Sir, that experiment might..."
"What's there to be afraid of? Just start." The old man was somewhat angry, but his eyes were filled with more excitement.
"Yes, sir." The man shuddered at the sight of the angry old man, and then hurriedly directed the others to start operating. One by one, the large boxes were opened, and inside were all sorts of mutated animal organs.
They took out animal organs and began operating on Fang Jingru.
At this moment, Mocheng Hospital was in complete chaos. The emergency room was not filled with doctors, but rather with four members of the Dragon Clan, a tenth-rank Grandmaster, and an elderly man whose identity was unknown.
Outside the emergency room stood City Mayor Li Demin, Enforcement Bureau Chief Luo Nanshan, City Guard Commander Mo Tai, as well as Shi Shuai, Che Tong, He Yaowei, and other key figures from Mo City.
"Hey Lao Mo! Can't you sit still for a while? You're walking back and forth, it's making me dizzy," Luo Nanshan said to Mo Tai.
"Hmph! Young Master Gu is injured like that, how could I possibly sit down?" Mo Tai said irritably.
"Oh dear! I know you're anxious, but isn't everyone anxious too?" Luo Nanshan said helplessly.
At this moment, Shi Shuai also had a very anxious expression. After Fang Jingru escaped, they immediately went to see Gu Yu. Gu Yu had already fallen into a coma, and his whole body was charred black from the electric current. If it weren't for the tenth-grade grandmaster Xu Da saying that Gu Yu was still alive, he would have thought that Gu Yu was dead. He originally planned to take Gu Yu back to the Dragon Tribe for treatment immediately.
Xu Da said there wasn't enough time, so he notified Mo Tai to bring Gu Yu back to Mo City by plane. He also found an elder from Xu Da's family to heal Gu Yu, but three days have passed and no one has come out yet.
At this moment, the six people surrounded Gu Yu, and the four members of the Dragon Division and Xu Da all looked at the old man.
"Third Uncle, how is it?" Xu Da asked the old man.
The old man stroked his beard, his expression grave. “It’s hard to say! His external injuries aren’t serious, but his internal injuries are severe. He already had internal injuries, and then he forcibly used a secret technique to enhance his combat power, which caused extremely serious damage to his blood vessels. Whether he can wake up is unknown. Moreover, even if he does wake up, the damage to his blood vessels will make him an ordinary person.”
"Third Uncle, is there no other way? You are..." Xu Da didn't finish his sentence. If even his uncle couldn't do anything, Gu Yu was probably in grave danger.
"Did he really unleash a strike that broke through the limits?" the old man suddenly asked, without directly answering Xu Da's question.
“Yes! I saw it with my own eyes,” Xu Da replied.
"Hiss!" The old man gasped upon hearing Xu Da's words.
"Third Uncle, what's wrong?" Xu Da and the others frowned. They saw the old man inhale and wondered what had happened to Gu Yu.
"How did he do that? Even if he had filled all 108 blood apertures, it's impossible! I really can't believe it." The old man muttered to himself. If Gu Yu were a ninth-grade grandmaster or higher, it would be normal, but Gu Yu was only a second-grade grandmaster! Even with a secret technique, it would be impossible to increase his attack power by that much. Even the top-tier secret techniques could only amplify his attack power by three times at most. He didn't believe Gu Yu could do that.
Little did he know that after Gu Yu's power was tripled, his combat strength exceeded 10,000. The Blade Nourishing Technique also tripled, reaching 30,000N. With the addition of the Heaven Opening Technique, the power of Gu Yu's blade was close to 60,000N, which was no longer simply breaking the limit.
"One hundred and eight blood apertures?" Upon hearing the old man's words, the others became restless. To be honest, this was the first time they had ever seen someone whose blood apertures were filled with all of them, especially since this person was so young.
"Third Uncle, such a genius cannot be allowed to perish!" Xu Da exclaimed anxiously. "He saved our lives."
"Senior, you must save him." The four members of the Dragon Clan also pleaded. Putting everything else aside, Gu Yu's ability to fill 108 blood apertures was, in their eyes, more valuable than a Breakthrough Realm expert, because he was currently the only one of his kind, and no one dared to say how strong Gu Yu would become in the future.
"It's difficult!" The old man stroked his beard again. "Unless it's that thing from our family."
"Third Uncle, you mean..." Xu Da was stunned when he heard the old man's words.
“That’s right, only that thing can save him and restore his blood vessels,” the old man said.
"I'm going to find Miss Ling'er." Xu Da hesitated for a moment, then walked out of the emergency room in an instant.
When he saw someone come out, Motai wanted to ask something, but found that the person ignored him and left in a hurry.
This left the people waiting outside the emergency room at a loss for what to do. Just then, Number Five also came out.
"How is he?" Shi Shuai immediately stepped forward and asked.
Number Five didn't answer, he just shook his head.
Seeing number five's actions, the others felt a chill run down their spines.
"I'm going to find Grandpa," Shi Shuai suddenly said.
“They still have other options. If their methods don’t work, then we’ll notify your grandfather,” Number Five said.
Several hours passed quickly, and just as everyone was anxiously running around, Xu Da returned, accompanied by a veiled girl.
The two walked into the emergency room in full view of everyone. When the old man saw the girl's arrival, he was taken aback at first, and then asked with a smile.
"Ling'er is here."
"Hmm!" The girl named Ling'er nodded, then her gaze fell on Gu Yu lying on the bed, and she blinked. "Great-great-grandfather, is he the one who has filled all 108 blood apertures?"
“Yes, he’s not even as old as you!” the old man said.
"Not as big as me." The girl looked at Gu Yu again, a hint of curiosity in her eyes. "How did he do that?"
“Yes! My great-grandfather was also very curious. Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be possible, but the facts are right in front of us, and we can’t help but believe it,” the old man said.
"Great-great-grandfather, what do you need me to do to save him?" the girl asked.
"You all go out first," the old man said, glancing at the four members of the Dragon Clan.
"Okay." The four members of the Dragon Division nodded and left. At this time, only the girl, the old man, and Xu Da remained in the emergency room.
“Ling’er, we need your Phoenix Source,” the old man said.
“Fengyuan.” Upon hearing the old man’s words, the girl hesitated for a moment, then looked at the old man. “Great-great-grandfather, Uncle Xu Da said he saved many people’s lives. I am willing to use Fengyuan to save him.”
“Ling’er! You need to think this through carefully. Every time Feng Yuan is used, it will cause you harm…” The old man hesitated upon hearing the girl’s words.
"It's alright. If I get hurt, it's worth it if it saves his life," the girl said.
"Alas! Even Great-Grandpa couldn't do anything about it." After saying this, the old man gestured for Xu Da to leave, and then he also left the emergency room. Looking at the closed emergency room, the old man murmured.
"You owe the Xu family a huge favor, no, you owe Ling'er an enormous favor."
Inside the emergency room, only the girl and Gu Yu remained. The girl looked at Gu Yu lying on the bed, and white flames appeared around her.
Her eyes turned white, and a phoenix engulfed in white flames flew out of her body. Her body trembled, and the white phoenix looked at her.
"Save him." The girl's voice turned icy cold, like a demon from hell, hollow and devoid of emotion.
"Do you understand the price?" the white phoenix asked, equally coldly.
"I understand," the girl replied.
"Is it worth it to compromise just to save a complete stranger?" Phoenix asked.
"It's worth it," the girl said without hesitation.
"Your smile no longer belongs to you," the phoenix said.
“…Okay.” The girl paused for a moment before replying.
"That's good." The phoenix then flew towards Gu Yu, hovering above him, and white flames instantly enveloped him.
A strange change occurred to Gu Yu's body. Her body, which had been burned by the electric current, recovered rapidly, and his damaged blood vessels were also quickly repaired.
"One hundred and eight blood apertures, I never expected that he could actually fill one hundred and eight blood apertures." Phoenix suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "I suddenly regret it. If I could take over his body, it would be the same. He is seriously injured now and has no power to resist. He is much easier to deal with than you. I wouldn't need to pay attention to any contract power and I could reappear in the world."
"No." The girl was stunned when she heard Phoenix's words, and then tried to stop him, but how could she possibly stop Phoenix?
Under the girl's unwilling gaze, the power of the phoenix began to invade Gu Yu's blood vessels.
"You can't!" the girl cried out. She was there to save people, not to harm them. Gu Yu didn't have the power of the contract to restrain the phoenix. Once the phoenix invaded him, he would become the phoenix himself, which was not her intention.
Upon hearing the girl's shouts, the people outside the emergency room immediately prepared to rush in, but the old man stepped aside and blocked the door.
"Get out of the way." Mo Tai looked at the old man blocking his way. Out of concern for Gu Yu, he suddenly lost his temper and tried to force his way in. But the next second, he felt that his body could not move, and so could everyone else. This power came from the emergency room, including the old man.
"What happened?" The old man frowned deeply. Even with his cultivation level, he couldn't move. Could it be Feng Yuan? Oh no, is Ling'er in danger?
Inside the emergency room, the phoenix turned ferocious. It never expected that its original intention was to possess Gu Yu's body, but it never anticipated that a suction force would come from Gu Yu's body. This suction force was devouring its phoenix power, and the devouring force was extremely strong, making it feel a sense of crisis.
"Damn it, how did that thing get into your body?" The phoenix, which had been overjoyed, was now anxious. Its phoenix power was draining away more and more severely, and it would die if this continued.
“Roar…” Just then, Long Yuan, who had been sleeping in Gu Yu’s blood aperture, suddenly awoke and flew out instantly, standing opposite the phoenix.
"Fool, thank you for your power. Otherwise, I don't know when I would have been able to recover," Long Yuan said in human language.
"Damn it, I'll kill you!" Phoenix was furious upon seeing Long Yuan, but Gu Yu's suction force on it did not stop, making it extremely uncomfortable. Its attempt to steal a chicken had backfired; this time it had truly failed. "Weren't you absorbing my power?"
"I can't directly absorb your power. You shouldn't have chosen to possess him." Long Yuan looked like he was watching a good show. What a joke! If possession were really possible, he would have done it long ago. Why would it be Phoenix's turn?
"What exactly is he?" The phoenix was somewhat terrified at this moment. It had absorbed too much power, so much that it was becoming weak.
"How should I know?" Long Yuan rolled his eyes and said.
"Damn it." Suddenly, the white flames around the phoenix intensified, and in the next second, it was completely burned away.
"Phoenix rebirth?" Long Yuan said, looking at the vanished phoenix. "It's wonderful that it can come back to life after dying. If I had your skill, I wouldn't have died either."
The next second, the phoenix appeared above the girl's head. It became much more ethereal. It glared fiercely at Gu Yu and Long Yuan, and then instantly returned to the girl's body.
As the phoenix returned to the girl's body, Long Yuan also instantly returned to Gu Yu's blood aperture, and the pressure that had immobilized everyone vanished in an instant.
"Dragon Source." The girl looked at this scene in shock. She did not expect that Gu Yu would have something like Dragon Source in his body. Dragon Source is no less than Phoenix Source. Dragon Source is the essence of a dragon after it dies, while Phoenix Source is the essence of a phoenix after it dies. However, her Phoenix Source is a little different from the normal one. Her Phoenix Source is a companion Phoenix Source.
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