"What are you doing standing behind me?" Ri Jiu said indignantly, because she was now at the very front of the battle team.
“Your cultivation is the highest! Peak of the fourth cone.” Gu Yu said. He did this not on purpose. His contribution points were exhausted and he had to preserve them to face the dangers ahead. As for the power of gods and demons, Gu Yu felt there was no need to use it. After all, they could deal with these minotaurs in front of them.
"I have the highest cultivation level?" Ri Jiu looked at Gu Yu, still somewhat indignant.
"Yes! Your cultivation is much higher than mine." Gu Yu shrugged and said. He was telling the truth. His current cultivation was only at the peak of the first level, but his trump cards were just more extraordinary.
“Your cultivation is weaker than mine?” Ri Jiu said through gritted teeth. “I don’t have the strength to cut off the Demon Emperor’s arm, and you are the gang leader.”
"Brother Gu Yu, Sister Ri Jiu, please stop arguing. I'll go to the front." Yang Xinxin said to Gu Yu and Ri Jiu as they were arguing.
“Xin Xin, don’t get involved in this. He’s a grown man, so he should stand up for himself,” Ri Jiu said.
"Sigh!" Gu Yu sighed, then stopped talking and walked towards Ri Jiu's front.
Seeing Gu Yu suddenly stop arguing with her, Ri Jiu blinked, and the next second she suddenly grabbed Gu Yu's arm.
"How about this? Let's each compromise and stand side by side in front. What do you think?"
But just then, the minotaurs charged over.
With a flick of his wrist, Gu Yu conjured a wooden sword in his hand. His body surged with Origin Qi, and the inscriptions on the sword lit up instantly, unleashing a sharp burst of sword energy.
"Extinction Cross Slash!" Gu Yu instantly transformed into countless afterimages, sweeping towards the charging Minotaur.
Of the thirty-odd minotaurs that charged forward, five or six fell instantly under the blade's power.
The other minotaurs were even more enraged when they saw their companion killed by Gu Yu.
"They really are thick-skinned." Gu Yu frowned as he looked at how he had only managed to kill five or six minotaurs with a single move.
If this were a human, one of them would surely knock down at least half of them with that move.
Unfortunately, among all races, humans are the weakest physically, and naturally, they are also weaker in strength compared to others of the same level.
"Ri Jiu, Yang Xinxin, He Wen, stop them!" Gu Yu shouted. His defenses had been breached. If these minotaurs were allowed to break through to the students behind them, it would be disastrous.
He can kill five or six opponents with one strike, and one opponent can knock more than a dozen of them flying. It will be a terrible sight.
Buzz...
Yang Xinxin's aura exploded instantly, and she transformed into a "Golden Barbie" form, even more ferocious than the charging Minotaur.
Boom boom boom...
In a few punches and kicks, he sent four minotaurs flying.
"Wow, impressive!" Gu Yu had just killed a minotaur when he saw Yang Xinxin punch a minotaur away, and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
He Wen, wielding the divine weapon Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear, fought against three opponents single-handedly, holding his own in the slightest, and killed one of them in just a few breaths.
When facing the Minotaur, Riju maintained a calm and unhurried expression.
"This human girl is so alluring!" A dozen or so minotaurs stopped simultaneously when they saw Ri Jiu. They stared at her greedily, their saliva dripping down their faces.
"Hmph!" Ri Jiu snorted lightly, a hint of disgust in her eyes. The next second, her pupils suddenly contracted, and a ripple spread out, causing the minotaurs to stare blankly.
"Want me?" Riju asked in an extremely seductive voice.
"Yes!" the minotaurs said in unison.
"But there are so many of you, and I'm all alone. People like strong people. Whoever is the strongest, I'll go with them," Ri Jiu said coyly and sweetly.
The next second, a scene that left Gu Yu dumbfounded unfolded: more than a dozen minotaurs started fighting each other. Their attacks were incredibly fierce, and in no time, half of them fell down. The remaining half were also injured, but they seemed oblivious to the pain, their eyes still glazed over.
If it were a human, they would have long since snapped out of Riju's spell after being attacked. But the Minotaur are different. God gave them powerful bodies, but also made them less intelligent. In other words, they are all brawn and no brains. And the simpler an animal is, the harder it is for it to wake up after being charmed.
The remaining minotaurs continued to kill each other, while Riju stood there, watching the show with great ease.
With the threat here temporarily over, Gu Yu turned his gaze to other places. At this time, most places were still embroiled in battle, but the number of minotaurs had decreased dramatically. Of course, other gangs were not as lucky as Gu Yu's group. Without Ri Jiu, who could charm the minotaurs, they had suffered casualties among their students.
Dugu Xing did not move. The aura emanating from him terrified the minotaurs. Although the minotaurs were not very intelligent, they knew that tough nuts were hard to crack, so they deliberately avoided Dugu Xing. Dugu Xing's gaze was fixed on the three minotaurs at the very back, who seemed to be the only ones who posed a threat to him.
"Let that guy out!" Long Aotian said to a middle-aged man behind him.
"Minister, shouldn't we wait until they deal with those three generals before we talk?" Shi Polu's expression changed drastically upon hearing Long Aotian's words. One marshal and three generals were invincible enemies to the students of the Dragon Division.
Even though these people are prodigies and can fight beyond their level, their strongest is only at the peak of the fourth level, and even if they fight beyond their level, they still cannot defeat a commander.
"I'm quite satisfied with their strength, and I'm extremely pleased with their performance against the minotaurs. However, they shouldn't have suffered any casualties. With their strength, if they cooperated, killing these minotaurs wouldn't have been a problem at all. But they were all fighting individually, completely disregarding the lives of their own kind," Long Aotian said with some disappointment. "No matter what grudges they may have, they should put them aside at this time and fight together. Perhaps the enemy's strength is insufficient!"
"Minister, what if something unexpected happens? Releasing that Commander-level beast now will only increase the mortality rate," Shi Polu said.
“If we can make them understand the principle of mutual assistance, shedding a little blood today is nothing. It’s much better than dying in the real battlefield one day,” Long Aotian said. “Look at them, they are all so arrogant. Little do they know that although their talents are among the best in humans, they are nothing in the Minotaur race. That guy is a Commander-level expert, but he is only eighteen years old.”
"Alright!" Upon hearing Long Aotian's explanation, Shi Polu didn't say anything more. Indeed, this was something that had to be experienced on the path of growth, and something that had to be experienced in the future to resist the invasion of the Source Gate. Sooner or later, they would have to go through this, so it was better to grant their wish today.
roar……………
Just then, a deafening roar rang out, causing the expressions of all the students present to change drastically, even the usually calm Dugu Xing's expression shifted.
"The Commander Realm? This is the Commander Realm?" Zhang Huangling, who was currently attacking the Minotaur while his body was enveloped in lightning, exclaimed in surprise.
"What's going on?" Gu Yu looked at Long Aotian on the city gate. This guy is really going all out.
“I am very dissatisfied with your performance. This is a genius from the Minotaur race that I captured a few days ago. If we calculate his age according to our human age, he should be eighteen years old this year and at the mid-stage of the Commander Realm.” As soon as Long Aotian finished speaking, the students were in an uproar.
Even the arrogant Dugu Xing was shocked. He was thirty-three years old and at the peak of the fourth cone. Although his combat power was far above the peak of the fourth cone, it would still take him several decades to break through to the commander realm.
As for Gu Yu, he wasn't surprised at all. He had seen too many geniuses in his previous life, including an eighteen-year-old King Realm cultivator, let alone an eighteen-year-old Handsome Realm cultivator.
“Your talents are nothing compared to his,” Long Aotian said.
The next second, a young minotaur appeared at the city gate. His appearance was different from the other minotaurs. Apart from a pair of bull horns, he looked almost exactly like a human.
"You said you'd let me go if I killed them," the Minotaur youth said, looking at Long Aotian on the city gate.
"Don't worry, I'll let you go as long as you kill them," Long Aotian replied.
"Good!" The Minotaur youth's eyes sharpened. He looked at everyone and then suddenly rushed towards Gu Duxing. The three Minotaur generals who had not moved until now also set off as the youth moved.
In the eyes of the Minotaur youth, Dugu Xing was the strongest among them all. As long as Dugu Xing was killed, the others would be no match for his slaughter.
Faced with the charging Minotaur youth, Dugu Xing's expression suddenly changed. The next second, three more youths rushed up behind him, and these three youths were all four-star minions.
"I'll hold him off from the front, you guys attack from the sides." After Dugu Xing finished speaking, a golden aura emanated from his body, and he charged straight towards the Minotaur youth.
One of the three generals actually rushed towards the direction where Gu Yu and the others were.
"Damn it." Gu Yu frowned. Out of so many people, why did this minotaur choose them?
"Ri Jiu, Yang Xinxin, He Wen, let's deal with him together." After saying that, divine and demonic power immediately appeared around Gu Yu. Now, Gu Yu's trump card is not divine and demonic power, but a three-fold amplification. With the three-fold amplification, his various methods combined make his explosive power comparable to the mid-stage of the General Realm, and he even has the opportunity to kill a mid-stage General Realm cultivator.
"Open the Heavens!" Gu Yu suddenly rose into the air, raised his wooden sword, and a sword aura more than ten meters long appeared in an instant. He slashed down at the charging minotaur.
Nine large tails instantly appeared behind Ri Jiu, sweeping towards the Minotaur race. Yang Xinxin clasped her hands together, her muscles trembling uncontrollably.
"Xuanwu." Xuanwu's primordial spirit appeared behind her and charged towards the Minotaur in the next second.
"Nine Netherworld Soaring Thrust." Black demonic flames suddenly appeared around He Wen, and the light of the Nine Netherworld Soul-Seizing Spear became even stronger. The black body of the spear now emitted a dark luster, with ancient inscriptions flashing on it, like a dark light from the abyss.
He Wen's eyes flashed with a crazed and fervent light. His figure transformed into a demonic shadow, his speed soaring to its limit, bringing with it a gust of cold wind that howled past. Upon seeing this, the minotaur's expression changed drastically. He could withstand the attacks from any one of them individually, but combined, they had already caused him some harm. For some reason, He Wen, who wielded the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear, had the lowest cultivation level, yet that spear still made him somewhat terrified.
He hurriedly activated the source energy within his body, condensing it into a sturdy defensive light shield in an attempt to withstand all attacks.
However, the combined power of Gu Yu and his three companions was terrifying. When all the bombardments struck the defensive light shield, the shield instantly collapsed, turning into countless fragments that dissipated into the air.
The minotaur was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Hmph!" Seeing the minotaur cough up blood, Gu Yu snorted coldly. This beast clearly thought of him as an easy target, and now he's suffered a great loss.
However, Gu Yu was shocked. When He Wen, who was wielding the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Spear, launched the Nine Nether Sky-Piercing Thrust, the power of that attack was amplified several times, probably approaching the peak of the fourth cone. The divine weapon was indeed a divine weapon.
"You deserve to die." The minotaur was seriously injured at this moment. If it weren't for his thick skin, this might have rendered him unable to fight.
The Minotaur was surrounded by a powerful aura, his fists clenched, and he charged towards Gu Yu and his group once again.
"Thousand-Pound Bull Demon Fist." The Minotaur swung his fist, and a fist formed from condensed qi instantly spread out.
"Open the heavens!" Gu Yu unleashed another slash.
"Black Tortoise, extreme cold storm."
"Nine tails unite as one, dawn breaks."
"Nine Netherworld Soaring Thrust".
The four forces immediately met the attack head-on.
boom……………
Instantly, a ripple of energy spread out, and Gu Yu and the other three retreated one after another. The Minotaur, who was at the General Realm, also took a few steps back. He shook his head and was panting heavily, clearly extremely angry.
"What should we do? This guy is too strong. Even if we all attack together, we still can't beat him." Ri Jiu asked Gu Yu. She was puzzled. Gu Yu clearly had the strength to fight the Minotaur, but he didn't use it. What time is it? Why is he still saving his strength?
"Can you charm him?" Gu Yu asked Ri Jiu.
“No, he is at the General Realm. I can only charm those with lower cultivation levels than me. If they are higher than me, I will suffer a backlash,” Ri Jiu replied.
Previously, whether it was Yang Xinxin, Ma Li, or Gu Yu, their actual cultivation level was below that of Ri Jiu; they were only high in combat power.
"I will tear you to pieces!" The minotaurs charged again.
At this moment, Dugu Xing, who was fighting against the Minotaur Commander, was also being knocked away repeatedly. Although Dugu Xing was in a sorry state, he was not injured. On the contrary, he became more and more courageous in the battle. As for the other three people beside him, they were already seriously injured.
The other two minotaur generals who were being attacked were not in such a bad situation at the moment.
Xiang Tianjiao fought one opponent alone. Although she was at a disadvantage, the battle was evenly matched. Xiang Tianjiao's primordial spirit was a snow leopard.
Ma Li fought alone against one opponent, remaining undefeated under the blessing of his Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Primordial Spirit, and even exerting some suppression on the Minotaur Clan at the General Realm.
The others, however, did not offer any assistance; instead, they simply watched the show.
The expressions on the faces of Gu Yu and his companions were grim as the Minotaur charged forward once again.
"I'll lead the attack, you all will support me," Gu Yu said. He swung his wooden sword, and divine and demonic power instantly surged forth. He then pushed off with his legs and charged towards the Minotaur race.
boom…………
The minotaur swung his arm, blocking Gu Yu's sword strike, and immediately punched Gu Yu in the abdomen. At that moment, Ri Jiu rushed forward, her whole body radiating golden light, and her nine fluffy tails instantly merged into one, smashing down towards the back of the minotaur's head. The minotaur could only use the fist he was about to smash towards Gu Yu to smash into Ri Jiu's tails.
boom…………
Ri Jiu was immediately sent flying backwards, while Gu Yu instantly retreated and hovered in the air.
"Extinction Cross Slash!" In an instant, countless blade energies surged towards the Minotaur race.
"Bull Demon's Wrath." Facing Gu Yu's blade aura, the Minotaur inhaled sharply, his chest instantly swelling and expanding. The next second, a deafening sound wave emanated from him.
Roar... Boom...
Gu Yu's Extinction Cross Slash instantly crumbled. Gu Yu was blasted away by the roar, and Yang Xinxin and He Wen, who were about to rush forward, were also blasted away.
The minotaur strained its legs and attacked in the direction Gu Yu had flown.
Gu Yu is the strongest among these people. Once Gu Yu is defeated, the others are easy targets.
"Oh no, Brother Yu..." He Wen steadied himself and just saw the Minotaur swing his fists at Gu Yu. Gu Yu was sure to be seriously injured.
Facing the minotaurs who attacked with lightning speed, Gu Yu's expression was equally grim. Even with his triple boost, it was too late now. Sure enough, one shouldn't be a miser and be unwilling to part with contribution points, which brought him such a huge crisis. He really deserved it!
whoosh...
Just as the minotaur's fists were about to strike, a bolt of lightning appeared and instantly took Gu Yu away. The minotaur's fists missed their mark and slammed heavily into the ground, producing a loud boom.
"Thank you." Gu Yu said gratefully, looking at the young Taoist priest who was holding him.
"Brother Gu Yu, you're welcome. If it weren't for your formation last time, I would probably have died at the hands of the Demon Queen. I should be the one thanking you," said the young Taoist. This young Taoist was Zhang Huangling from Longhu Mountain. At this moment, he was radiating white lightning, which was the strongest battle technique of Longhu Mountain: the Thunder Technique.
"No matter what, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have been killed by this beast by now," Gu Yu said.
“Brother Gu Yu, there’s no need for further words. Let’s join forces and destroy this beast,” Zhang Huangling said.
“Okay.” Gu Yu nodded. Although Zhang Huangling’s cultivation level was at the peak of the fourth cone, his true combat strength was definitely more than that. You must know that Zhang Huangling was a disciple of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain.
The Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain is a true Emperor Realm expert, a successor of an Emperor Realm expert, and definitely not as simple as he seems.
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