Hearing the sounds around him, Shi Jian's face turned very ugly.
"He's a member of my Dragon Clan, he would never do such a thing, please believe me," Number Five hurriedly said.
"Dragon Clan? What is your Dragon Clan? You didn't show up when we were facing life and death, and now you're here protecting thugs. It's truly despicable," someone said.
"The Dragon Clan is bullying us! Everyone, follow me and kill that villain!" Fang Jingru suddenly said, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.
“I can testify that I did not steal any spoils of war,” Gu Yu said, looking at the scene before him.
"You scoundrel, still trying to argue?" Hu Tu pointed at Gu Yu and said. If it weren't for the four Grandmasters of the Dragon Clan blocking his way, he probably would have rushed up and killed Gu Yu long ago.
“You accuse me of killing my own people and robbing others of their spoils, but I have no spoils on me,” Gu Yu said. To be honest, this was the first time he had ever been suspected like this, whether in his past life or this one. He was clearly focused on saving people, and he was clearly trying his best to stop the opening of the Source Gate, which resulted in him being seriously injured. He never expected to end up like this.
"So what if we don't have them? Can't you hide the spoils somewhere else?" Hu Tu said. If people didn't know that he didn't know Fang Jingru, they would probably think that he was in cahoots with Fang Jingru.
“You…” Gu Yu looked at Hu Tu. He had no grudge against this person! Yet this person had been targeting him, leaving him speechless.
"Kill him! Kill him!" someone suddenly shouted.
As long as someone takes the lead, others will follow, which puts immense pressure on the four members of the Dragon Clan standing in front of Gu Yu.
"Number Five, what should we do?" Numbers Three, Six, and Seven asked Number Five.
The five men looked troubled. To be honest, they also had some doubts about Gu Yu. After all, the seven people on the ground were indeed killed by Gu Yu, but Gu Yu had saved their lives. If they stepped aside, they felt that their conscience would be a little guilty.
"I swear on my life that Gu Yu would never do such a thing," Shi Shuai said to Number Five.
This put Number Five in an even more difficult position. They knew more or less about Shi Shuai's identity, and even if they didn't believe Gu Yu, they had to believe Shi Shuai.
"Gentlemen, our Dragon Division will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you all justice," Number Five suddenly said.
"It seems the Dragon Clan is truly going to protect the mastermind." Fang Jingru watched as Number Five suddenly hardened his resolve, releasing his aura with a sudden burst of power. He absolutely could not allow Gu Yu to leave safely. Today was the best opportunity to kill Gu Yu; if he missed it, he might never be able to kill Gu Yu again. Moreover, he absolutely could not allow the Dragon Clan to investigate the truth, because some people had escaped while they were seizing the spoils. Although he had already sent people to hunt them down, there was no guarantee that no one would slip through the net.
"The Dragon Clan is indeed powerful, but if I compromise, who will avenge my disciple? Do they deserve to die? Are the lives of us helpless rogue martial artists so worthless?" Fang Jingru said righteously again. He knew he could never defeat the Dragon Clan members, so he had to incite hatred among others.
“Master Fang is right. If we just let the thugs get away like this, won’t our lives be trampled on at will? We won’t stand for that,” Hu Tu said.
Immediately, the surrounding people surged forth with imposing auras. By this time, most of the martial artists who had come up the mountain had gathered. Although some people did not understand the situation, they felt that they had heard most of it. It was nothing more than the Dragon Clan abusing their power, which resonated with them.
"Damn it." Number Six looked at the eager crowd around him. It seemed that if they wanted to protect Gu Yu, they would definitely face a big battle. The key was that these people were all human, their compatriots. This time, they had all sacrificed themselves to kill the mutated snow wolves.
Seeing that his words had provoked everyone's anger, Fang Jingru instantly attacked, charging towards the four Dragon Clan Grandmasters.
Number Three hurriedly stepped forward to block Fang Jingru. As Fang Jingru made his move, the other martial artists also rushed forward, and the scene immediately turned into chaos.
Although the four grandmasters of the Dragon Clan were powerful, they could not kill them and had to give way at every turn.
Someone found an opening and thrust a sword at Gu Yu. Gu Yu hurriedly dodged, but was still cut on the arm by the sword.
"If someone kills me, I will kill them in return," Gu Yu murmured softly. Then he brandished his long sword, preparing to gather his Origin Qi for battle.
"I...I can prove that he...he didn't kill me intentionally." Just as everyone was fighting, a faint voice came out, which made everyone stop fighting and look at a thin martial artist.
The speaker was also a high-level martial artist, but compared to the many grandmasters present, he seemed insignificant.
Upon hearing this man's words, Fang Jingru moved swiftly and unleashed a palm strike at him.
Number Three instantly stood in front of that person, blocking Fang Jingru's palm strike.
"What are you doing?" Number Three shouted angrily.
“He’s in cahoots with Gu Yu,” Fang Jingru said, his eyes narrowing.
"No...no, I don't know him at all," the man hurriedly explained.
"You think you can just say you don't know me? Who can prove it?" Hu Tu said from the side.
“He and he, and he can all testify,” the man said, mustering his courage. The men he pointed at chimed in, “We can indeed testify that they don’t know each other.”
"What if you're all in cahoots?" Hu Tu asked again.
“Impossible, I can’t possibly be in cahoots with them,” a grandmaster said.
"Even if you can prove you're not in cahoots, how can you prove Gu Yu didn't kill them? How can you prove Gu Yu didn't kill people to steal the spoils?" Hu Tu asked.
"What I saw was the whole story: they attacked the ancient master first, and only then did the ancient master kill them," the man said.
"They attacked first?" Hu Tu was taken aback, and everyone else was also surprised.
"Nonsense! How could my disciple attack a grandmaster?" Fang Jingru immediately rebuked. "Even if they had the greatest courage, they wouldn't dare to go against a grandmaster. You're talking nonsense."
“If Grandmaster Gu were at his peak, I think they wouldn’t dare to attack him. But what if Grandmaster Gu is seriously injured?” Shi Jian stepped forward and said, “They thought Grandmaster Gu was on his last legs and harbored ill intentions towards him. They didn’t expect to lose more than they gained and were killed. And you, having just witnessed this scene, have immediately concluded that Grandmaster Gu killed him to steal his treasure.”
“Nonsense, how could my apprentice do such a thing?” Fang Jingru immediately denied, as this would not be in his best interest.
“Then we’ll have to ask you, Master Fang,” Shi Jian said. “I’ve been investigating the looting incident recently. Although I don’t have any concrete evidence, most of the evidence points to you, Fang Jingru.”
Shi Jian's words drew everyone's attention to him.
“Nonsense! I think you’ve run out of tricks and are trying to shift the blame.” Fang Jingru hurriedly explained, “Please don’t believe their slander. They’re doing this simply to protect the criminals.”
At this moment, Hu Tu was completely confused, and the others were also unsure of who to believe, but they were still more inclined to side with Fang Jingru.
“Fang Jingru, although most of the people whose spoils were stolen by your men were killed, a small number survived. Even though you sent people to hunt them down, can you guarantee that they will all be killed? As long as there is even one survivor, the truth about your dirty deeds will come to light,” Shi Jian said.
"We don't need to wait that long, I've already found evidence against him." Just then, two figures came from afar, moving very fast, and appeared in front of everyone in an instant.
Sensing the aura emanating from the newcomer, the surrounding grandmasters all wore solemn expressions; this person was very strong.
"A tenth-grade grandmaster?" Number Five frowned.
"Tell me what you know!" The man next to the newcomer said, pointing at Fang Jingru.
"It was him, it was all him. His eldest disciple stole our spoils and killed all my companions. If I hadn't run away quickly, I probably would have met the same fate. They even sent people to hunt me down. If I hadn't met an elder from my family, I would have died at their hands."
boom……
Everyone felt their heads spinning, as if struck by lightning. It turned out that Fang Jingru was the murderer, and Gu Yu was framed. They had been accomplices to the murderer all along, constantly pressuring an innocent victim. This left them at a loss, and they lowered their heads in shame.
"Who knows if you might be Gu Yu's accomplices?" Hu Tu said, pointing at the newcomers, unable to believe what he was seeing.
“Yes, you are an accomplice,” Fang Jingru said, pointing at the newcomer.
"Hehe..." The newcomer chuckled helplessly, then his figure moved instantly, sweeping towards Fang Jingru.
Facing a tenth-grade grandmaster, Fang Jingru, despite being a seventh-grade grandmaster, had no chance to resist and was instantly blasted away by the tenth-grade grandmaster, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Fang Jingru, you murdered your compatriots to seize spoils of war, a heinous crime. Today I will kill you here and let the spirits of the heroes you killed know it." After the tenth-grade grandmaster finished speaking, a long sword instantly appeared in his hand and he thrust it towards Fang Jingru.
Fang Jingru hurriedly reached into the wooden box he had been carrying. The moment the longsword approached him, a surge of electricity erupted, and the terrifying current instantly sent the tenth-grade grandmaster's sword flying. The tenth-grade grandmaster was also forced to stagger backward by the force of the shock.
Everyone around also retreated. The power of the electric current was too strong, so strong that even a grandmaster dared not face it head-on.
"Hahaha..." A loud laugh rang out, and as the electricity disappeared, a humanoid mecha appeared in front of everyone.
"Source Armor?" Gu Yu exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the metal mecha in front of him.
The mech is two meters tall and made entirely of white alloy. One of its two mechanical arms is equipped with an alloy sword, and the other arm is equipped with a cannon.
"How could he have Source Armor?" Number Three was equally shocked. Source Armor is a product of supreme technology, but it is still in the experimental stage and has not been successfully developed.
"So what if I did it? You're all going to die today." Fang Jingru said, wearing his mecha. Then, his figure flashed and he appeared in front of the tenth-grade grandmaster. He slashed down with his sword. The tenth-grade grandmaster hurriedly activated his source energy to form a gas barrier in front of him. However, when the sword struck, the gas barrier shattered like tofu in an instant. The tenth-grade grandmaster's body was sent flying backward and crashed into the stone wall next to him, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"He has the power to break through limits. Let's join forces to take him down." The tenth-grade grandmaster stood up, disregarding everything else. With a flick of his hand, the longsword that had been knocked away returned to his hand, and a torrent of Origin Qi surged out.
"Breaking through the limit?" Everyone was shocked when they heard the words of the tenth-grade grandmaster. They knew that Fang Jingru, who was wearing a mecha, was powerful, but they never expected that he was powerful enough to break through the limit.
What does "breaking the limit" mean? It means that at the very least, one's combat strength must exceed 10,000, breaking the limits of the human body.
"Those at the third-grade Grandmaster level or above should participate in the battle; the rest should retreat and seek reinforcements," Number Five said. With their Breaking Limit strength, even if everyone present joined forces, they probably wouldn't be able to defeat the opponent, let alone the fact that most of them were injured.
Upon hearing what Number Three said, most people retreated and fled, leaving only seven people to surround Fang Jingru.
With the help of Shi Shuai and Che Tong, Gu Yu prepared to leave, but Fang Jingru's gaze fell on Gu Yu.
He moved instantly, and electricity surged forth, blasting away the seven people surrounding him. He appeared in the air, continuously releasing electricity from his body.
"No one is leaving. You will all die today." After Fang Jingru finished speaking, eight alloy cones flew out from behind him. The eight cones immediately shot out in all directions, and then emitted huge electric currents. Four of them floated in the air, and four were stuck into the ground. The currents emitted by them were interconnected, forming an electric cage that imprisoned everyone inside.
One of the grandmasters threw a punch at the electric cage, but was instantly thrown back by the shock, coughing up blood and seriously injured. The others stopped in their tracks, terrified.
"Don't worry, I won't let you die in vain. You are all heroes. After I kill you, I will go back and tell the government that you all died at the hands of the mutated snow wolves, but you also successfully killed all the mutated snow wolves." Fang Jingru said. At this moment, he felt an unprecedented power, a power that he had been striving for with all his might. Today he obtained it, although it was through the armor he was wearing, but the armor was now his.
The seven people who had been thrown back stood up and looked at the cage in front of them with solemn expressions.
"We can only get out by killing him," Number Five said.
“He is very strong, probably around 1000 combat power. Even if we add up our strength, we are no match for him,” said the tenth-grade grandmaster. Although the combined combat power of the seven of them was far higher, it was not as simple as one plus one.
"Isn't there any other way?" Shi Jian asked.
"No, in the face of power, everything is futile," said the tenth-grade grandmaster.
"Are we just supposed to stay here and wait to die?" Hu Tu said. He was a fourth-rank Grandmaster and was the most seriously injured. Among the seven Grandmasters, he was the weakest. He felt uncomfortable thinking about how he had spoken up for Fang Jingru earlier.
"No," Number Five said firmly. "Even if the outcome can't be changed, we can't just sit here and wait to die. Number Three, Number Six, Number Seven, let's charge!"
The next second, the four of them unleashed a powerful aura, and when the tenth-grade grandmaster, Shi Jian, and Hu Tu saw this, they also clenched their fists, and their auras also surged.
Seeing the seven people on the ground still fighting against him, a hint of disdain flashed in Fang Jingru's eyes.
"Since you're so eager to die, then I'll send you on your way."
After Fang Jingru finished speaking, he pointed the cannon on his left arm at the ground, and a surge of electricity appeared. Instantly, an electric cannonball shot towards the seven people on the ground.
"Sword Sharpness Piercing".
Faced with the electric cannonball, the tenth-grade grandmaster's longsword suddenly flew towards the top of his head, and a sword light appeared at the tip of the sword.
"Whistling Fist"
The four people in number five simultaneously unleashed their fists.
"Pinghai Palm" (a martial arts technique).
Shi Jian unleashed a powerful palm strike.
"Zhenbei Fist".
Hu Tu also threw a punch.
Sword light, fist light, and palm light simultaneously met the electric cannonball. At the moment of collision, a huge roar was heard, followed by an energy shockwave.
Rumble...
Seven people were shaken so badly they coughed up blood. Others with weaker cultivation levels were also shaken so badly they coughed up blood. Fang Jingru, who was in the air, took several steps back and shook his head.
"I really underestimated you. You actually managed to withstand one of my shots. I wonder if you can withstand another one." After saying that, Fang Jingru instantly fired another shot, facing the electric shell that was attacking again.
All seven men's expressions changed drastically. Hu Tu was no longer able to fight, and Shi Jian was in no better shape. Although the tenth-grade grandmaster and the four members of the Dragon Division could still fight, they were seriously injured after taking a single shot.
"Dodge!" The tenth-grade grandmaster finished speaking and immediately retreated. The four members of the Dragon Division did the same. Shi Jian was able to retreat with difficulty, but Hu Tu was directly covered by the electric cannonball.
Rumble...
The roar resounded again, and a large patch of darkness appeared on the ground. Hu Tu, who was unable to dodge in time, was still electrocuted and turned into a black mass. Even Shi Jian was unconscious at this time.
Only five people remained to fight Fang Jingru in the arena. The five looked at Hu Tu, knowing that it wouldn't be long before they, like Hu Tu, would be electrocuted and charred.
"Why aren't you blocking anymore?" Fang Jingru looked at the five people who had dodged on the ground and mocked, "Weren't you very strong? Elites of the Dragon Clan! Existence that the world looked up to. And you, weren't you going to kill me? Come on! Tenth-grade Grandmaster, how powerful! Come and kill me! Hahaha..."
Hearing Fang Jingru's words, the five men were somewhat annoyed, but anger was useless. On the contrary, it would only make them look weaker and even give Fang Jingru the feeling that they were desperate.
Who would have thought that Fang Jingru would have a set of source armor!
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