“That’s right, we’re looking for Brother Gu to cooperate with.” Zhang Huangling said, “Killing some low-level minotaurs is boring. Since I’ve come to this Origin Gate World, although it’s for points, it’s also to contribute my meager strength. Although the General Realm isn’t much among the minotaurs, it’s not weak either. My goal is to hunt down more General Realm minotaurs, but with my strength alone, hunting them is still quite difficult. However, if Brother Gu joins us, it will become much easier.”
"Brother Zhang is very righteous." Gu Yu clasped his hands and said to Zhang Huangling. Zhang Huangling was right. Although the general realm was very common among the minotaurs, they were also the backbone on the battlefield. Every one killed was a loss for the minotaurs, after all, every one killed was one less.
"I wish us a pleasant cooperation," Zhang Huangling said, clasping his hands in return.
"Okay." Gu Yu nodded, and then he left with Ri Jiu and Zhang Huangling to begin their hunt.
"Gu Yu is already far from Tu Niu City. When should we make our move?" Jiang Kuang asked Jiang Ze.
"No rush. A month is enough time for us to take action. You keep a close eye on his whereabouts. I believe some people will start to get restless," Jiang Ze said confidently.
"Okay, I'll go keep an eye on him right away." Jiang Kuang left immediately after hearing Jiang Ze's words.
Gu Yu, Zhang Huangling, and Ri Jiu were hiding behind a rock. In front of them stood a dozen minotaurs, each with a sinister expression.
"Lord Temon, the current state of Slaughter City..."
"Hmm?" Upon hearing the words "Tanuki City," the minotaur known as Temon emanated a surge of anger, startling the minotaur who had spoken.
"Niuhua City." The minotaur who had spoken immediately changed his words, "Although there aren't many humans guarding the city, only three at the King level, their weapons are too powerful. I'm afraid even if King Niu San personally led his troops to attack, it would be hard to say. As for the specifics, I haven't found out. Those humans have very strong detection technology. If you get too close, you'll be discovered immediately. Of the more than thirty of our people who went, only I came back."
"Useless trash! I sent you to gather information, and all you found out was useless stuff." Temon was furious when he heard the report.
"Lord Temon, it's not my fault. Even Lord Tak was captured alive by them," the minotaur said cautiously.
"Damn humans, let's see how you resist when the Seven Kings' allied forces arrive!" Temon roared in fury.
"The Seven Kings Alliance?" Upon hearing Temon's words, the minotaur who spoke was immediately shocked.
“Niuhua City has been captured by humans, and the royal city is furious. They are determined to take it back, so this time they will send seven kings and an army of 700,000 to join forces to retake Niuhua City,” Temon said.
"An army of 700,000 and seven King Realm experts?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Huangling and Gu Yu frowned. The human garrison of Tu Niu City only numbered 50,000, half of whom were cultivators. Even with high-tech weapons, it would be difficult to defend against an army of 700,000 and seven King Realm experts.
"Who goes there?" Temon suddenly looked in the direction where Gu Yu and the other two were hiding, and threw a hammer in his hand toward them.
"Thunder Technique, Thunderclap!" Zhang Huangling instantly transformed into a thunder god. With a swift movement, a bolt of lightning directly met the iron hammer.
boom…………
An explosion rang out, the hammer was knocked back and returned to Temon's hands, and Gu Yu and his two companions were immediately exposed. A dozen minotaurs immediately surrounded them.
"Humans." Upon seeing Gu Yu and the other two, Temon's bull-like face flashed with anger. Without saying a word, he swung his twin hammers and swept towards Gu Yu and the other two.
The double hammers swung, creating a series of sonic booms.
Gu Yu and the other two's expressions changed drastically. The Temon in front of them was a General Realm cultivator. Unlike the General Realm cultivator they had killed before, this General Realm cultivator had a weapon and had not been deliberately suppressed by Long Aotian. Therefore, its strength far exceeded that of the previous Cone Realm cultivator. Most importantly, among the dozen or so Minotaurs, three were Five Cones Realm cultivators, and the weakest was Three Cones Realm.
This is also why the three of them didn't attack immediately when they discovered the group of minotaurs. They were no match for them and wanted to wait for an opportunity to strike when they were isolated one by one, but they didn't expect to be discovered by the enemy in advance.
"Thunder Magic, Purple-Gold Thunder Hammer."
"The Creation of Heaven and Earth".
Gu Yu and Zhang Huangling immediately unleashed their ultimate moves to defend against the Minotaur's attack. Their ultimate moves collided with the Minotaur's twin hammers, sending Gu Yu and Zhang Huangling flying backwards, while Temon also staggered back a few steps.
His expression was rather grim. One of these two was only at the peak of the fourth cone realm, and the other was only at the peak of the first cone realm. However, the combined combat power of the two of them was enough to go head-to-head with him, a general realm cultivator. The one at the peak of the fourth cone realm was nothing special, but the other one was only at the peak of the first cone realm. This was simply too astonishing.
Although there are geniuses among the Minotaur race, and those royals, who are young and already at the Commander level, they definitely don't have such great power when they are at the peak of the First Cone level. At most, they can only fight against someone at the peak of the Second Cone level.
“Brother Zhang, we need to hold on for a while. I have already called for reinforcements,” Gu Yu said to Zhang Huangling.
"Okay." Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Zhang Huangling's body crackled with even more lightning.
"Kill them quickly, or none of us will escape when the human experts arrive." Temon said to the other minotaurs, but when he looked at Rijiu, he was clearly stunned. "Capture that little wench alive. I've never tasted a human woman before."
Upon hearing Temon's words, the Minotaur tribe immediately attacked Gu Yu and his companions.
"Thunder magic, reaching to the heavens and penetrating the earth."
"Extinction Cross Slash".
"Phantom Clone".
Gu Yu and the other two immediately unleashed their ultimate moves, but the Minotaur were too strong, especially Temon, a general-level cultivator. Their attacks were instantly neutralized by the Minotaur.
"Primordial Spirit, Thunder Child." Zhang Huangling immediately summoned his Primordial Spirit, and with its appearance, thunderous energy instantly enveloped the surroundings.
"Thunderous Might!" Terrifying thunder instantly spread out, and apart from Temon, the other minotaurs retreated. Zhang Huangling, who was using his primordial spirit, had already reached a strength comparable to a general.
"Primordial spirit, nine-tailed fox." The golden nine-tailed fox primordial spirit instantly appeared behind Ri Jiu, and a terrifying aura emanated from it as well.
Looking at Lei Zi's primordial spirit and the Nine-Tailed Fox's primordial spirit, Gu Yu felt somewhat embarrassed. However, he immediately raised the wooden sword in his hand above his head, and a surging and violent divine and demonic power immediately spread out. A terrifying aura shot straight into the sky. Although it was not as good as Zhang Huangling's Lei Zi's primordial spirit, it was no less powerful than Ri Jiu's Nine-Tailed Fox.
"Humans, you have certainly impressed me." Temon said, looking at the aura emanating from Gu Yu and the other two, as well as their primordial spirits. His voice was deep and hoarse, and the qi around his body swirled wildly like a black whirlwind, constantly forcing back the aura released by Gu Yu and the other two. His eyes burned with crimson flames, revealing a beast-like ferocity and savagery.
Suddenly, Temon's body vanished from his spot like a ghost. The next moment, he appeared in front of Gu Yu and the other two.
"Bull Demon's Thousand-Pound Hammer!" Te Meng swung his twin hammers down with the force of a thunderbolt. The air seemed to be compressed at that moment, producing a deafening roar.
Gu Yu and the other two looked solemn; this extraordinary ferocity was even stronger than they had anticipated.
boom…………
Suddenly, Zhang Huangling's thunderous power slammed down on Te Meng, Gu Yu unleashed a heaven-opening strike, and Ri Jiu's nine-tailed fox spirit instantly merged its nine tails into one, also blasting towards Te Meng.
At that moment, the air seemed to ignite instantly, unleashing a deafening roar that shook the surrounding earth.
The aftershocks of the energy instantly sent the surrounding minotaurs flying.
Gu Yu and the other two stumbled backward, and Te Meng also stumbled back several steps.
"Thousand-pound Bull Demon Fist!" Just then, the three five-headed minotaurs simultaneously attacked Gu Yu and his companions.
Gu Yu steadied himself first. In the clash with Te Meng, he did not use his full strength. He kept his eyes on the three-headed Minotaur at the General Realm in order to guard against this move. He quickly slashed out with his wooden sword, and three sword energies immediately spread out.
boom…………
In the second collision, this time with one against three, Gu Yu was sent flying backwards, crashing into the distant mountain like a cannonball.
"Brother Gu!" Zhang Huangling called out worriedly as he watched Gu Yu fly backward. Just then, Te Meng rushed up again, swinging his double hammers and smashing them down on his head.
"Thunderous Jade Shattering." The Thunder Spirit behind Zhang Huangling also swung its hammer, colliding with the extremely powerful hammer.
boom…………
A powerful shockwave suddenly swept out, and Zhang Huangling was also sent flying backward.
“You overestimating human, even if you are exceptionally talented, you must bow down before me,” Te Meng said disdainfully. “Human woman, if you are willing to follow me, I may spare your life.”
"Nine tails unite, dawn breaks." Upon hearing Te Meng's words, Ri Jiu first gave him a flirtatious wink, as if she was about to submit. Just as Te Meng relaxed his guard, the nine large tails instantly merged into one and smashed towards Te Meng's chest with the force of thunder.
"You won't shed a tear until you see the coffin, I like that." Te Meng immediately swung his hammer to block, and although he took a few steps back, his eyes gleamed. Minotaur people are naturally warlike, and they also like brave women.
According to the records of the Minotaur race, human women are all delicate and gentle, but no one expected them to be so brave.
"Go to hell!" Just then, Gu Yu, who had crashed into the mountainside, suddenly flew out, his wooden sword slashing down at Te Meng.
With a powerful double hammer strike, Te Meng clamped down on Gu Yu's wooden sword.
"It seems this woman is yours, but you're too weak to be worthy of her," Te Meng said. The next second, he shook his hammers, and Gu Yu was immediately knocked back. He swung his right hammer and smashed it towards Gu Yu's waist.
"Purple-Gold Thunder Hammer." At this moment, Zhang Huangling suddenly appeared, wielding the thunder hammer and swinging it at the extremely powerful hammer.
The two hammers collided, and the power of thunder immediately spread out, forcing Te Meng and Zhang Huangling to retreat.
"Are you all dead?" After regaining his footing, Te Meng roared at the three five-star minotaurs. If he had known that he might not have been able to defeat the combined forces of Gu Yu, Zhang Huangling, and Ri Jiu, he was fortunate to still have three subordinate five-star minotaurs.
Upon hearing Te Meng's angry shout, the three Five-Chips immediately charged towards Gu Yu and his companions.
"Brother Zhang, hold on for a bit, I'll take care of these three first." Gu Yu said to Zhang Huangling as he looked at the three Five-Chip Warriors charging towards them.
“Okay.” Zhang Huangling nodded. Although fighting separately was disadvantageous for them, it would be even more disadvantageous if they didn’t get rid of those three five-pointed spears.
Swoosh...
"Rijiu, help Brother Zhang." After Gu Yu finished speaking, he instantly faced the three five-pointed swordsmen. He wielded his wooden sword with wide, sweeping movements and immediately engaged the three five-pointed swordsmen in a fierce battle.
These three are all at the Five Cone level: one is at the late stage, two are at the middle stage, and Gu Yu, who uses the power of gods and demons, is roughly equivalent to the peak of the Five Cone level.
Although he had the upper hand, the Minotaur race was inherently stronger than humans of the same level. Within three rounds, Gu Yu was at a disadvantage.
Zhang Huangling and Rijiu were also being overwhelmed by Te Meng, and the situation was very unfavorable for Gu Yu's side for a while.
"Extinction Cross Slash." Gu Yu instantly transformed into countless afterimages, weaving among the three minotaurs.
However, he was punched in the shoulder by a minotaur and sent flying backward.
Meanwhile, Zhang Huangling, who was fighting Te Meng, was already struggling to hold on. A little blood appeared at the corner of his mouth, and the lightning on Lei Zi's primordial spirit had also weakened considerably.
“No, we don’t know when reinforcements will arrive. If Zhang Huangling is severely injured by Te Meng, he will have no chance of escaping today,” Gu Yu said, frowning.
His aura suddenly changed; the power of gods and demons vanished instantly, replaced by primal energy.
"Triple amplification, sword nurturing technique, heaven-opening." In the next instant, 150,000 strands of Origin Qi spread out and merged into the wooden sword in the blink of an eye. The inscriptions on the wooden sword lit up instantly, and a terrifying aura spread out.
"Ah..." A five-pointed minotaur could never have imagined that Gu Yu would suddenly become so much stronger. His body was instantly pierced by a knife and he fell to the ground.
The other two minotaurs with five cones were terrified when they saw this and retreated repeatedly, fearing that they would be killed by Gu Yu.
At this moment, Gu Yu once again transformed the power within him, switching to the power of gods and demons.
"Brother Zhang, let me handle this." Gu Yu suddenly charged towards Te Meng, streams of light swirling around him, and a strong sense of sorrow swept out, as if the heavens and earth were grieving. Sensing this sorrow, Te Meng's pupils contracted, "Such a powerful battle technique."
"It's that move again." Sensing the sorrowful aura emanating from Gu Yu, Zhang Huangling's expression changed. He had seen Gu Yu use this move before; it was a technique capable of killing a general. Last time, if it weren't for the blood energy pulling him along, Liu Mang would have been dead without a doubt.
Gu Yu's figure appeared and disappeared in the flowing light, like a lonely ghost.
"Heaven and earth grieve together." Gu Yu's eyes became deep at this moment, like the surface of a lake in winter, reflecting endless sorrow and desolation.
Gu Yu slashed down with his sword, the endless sorrow transforming into a blade that whistled through the air as it struck Te Meng.
"Bull Demon's Thousand-Pound Hammer!" Te Meng hurriedly swung his two hammers, unleashing his battle technique.
boom…………
The blade, formed from a sense of desolation, struck the Bull Demon's Thousand-Pound Hammer, instantly shattering it. In a flash, the two hammers in Te Meng's hands flew out of his grasp, and the blade pierced through his body. Te Meng stood there dumbfounded, somewhat incredulous.
"What kind of battle tactic is this?" Te Meng asked Gu Yu.
"A battle tactic specifically designed to kill minotaurs, specifically for killing beasts," Gu Yu replied.
"You..." Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Te Meng was instantly enraged. However, he was already at his limit. As he became angry, he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed the next second.
As Te Meng collapsed, Gu Yu's body went limp and he fell downwards. Ri Jiu quickly rushed over and caught Gu Yu, who was panting heavily and extremely weak.
However, he discovered something: after using the power of gods and demons to unleash the Heaven and Earth's Sorrow, it seemed that the backlash wasn't that severe.
Upon seeing Te Meng's death, the other minotaurs' expressions changed drastically, and they turned and fled.
Just as they were about to flee, two middle-aged men wearing black gold source armor arrived instantly. These two men, armed with cannons, wiped out all the minotaurs in just a few dozen seconds.
"Why didn't you come sooner?" Ri Jiu complained, looking at the two sets of black gold source armor. "Everyone else has finished dealing with this, and you're only just arriving. Honestly, you're so inefficient."
Looking at the weak Gu Yu in her arms, Ri Jiu was furious. If she had arrived half a minute earlier, Gu Yu wouldn't be in this state.
"You killed a General-level being?" The two sets of black-gold source armor that arrived were numbered 26 and 27. Their source armor was equipped with two small nuclear reactors, and their combat power was comparable to that of a War Marshal. After killing more than a dozen minotaurs, they were extremely surprised when they saw the corpse of the exceptionally powerful being.
Even if a Minotaur at the peak of the General Realm, especially someone like Te Meng, came to kill him, it would take some effort. But these three people in front of them actually killed him.
As for Ri Jiu's complaints, they heard them clearly. Indeed, they arrived too late; the battles had already been over. However, they couldn't be entirely blamed. They had been told not to stray too far from Tu Niu City, but these guys ignored them and ran as far as they could, making it take them a long time to catch up.
“We have something important to report,” Gu Yu said.
"Important matter?" Number 26 was taken aback when he heard Gu Yu's words. He was curious about what important matter it was.
"The Black Bull Kingdom, the Seven Kings Alliance, and 700,000 Minotaur tribesmen—they want to reclaim Bull Slaughter City," Gu Yu said.
"What?" Numbers 26 and 27 were shocked upon hearing Gu Yu's words. The Seven Kings Alliance, with 700,000 Minotaur warriors, was a devastating battle for Slaughter Bull City.
"Where did you get this information from?" Number 26 asked, as this matter was of great importance.
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