Chapter 139: Enemy and Friend Decide the Battle

  The scene of Huiwu's match in the ordinary hall final of the second stage is rarely seen before.

  The warriors in the realm of Jingying are just a glimpse into the grand entrance of martial arts, and not even one foot has truly stepped inside, so the brilliance of their competition is naturally limited.

  Today's final, to some extent, subverted everyone's cognition. The martial artist in the later stage of Jingying Realm, on the basis of mastering the Benming Totem skill, combined with the Yuanjue that has a higher degree of matching with himself, has already opened up a relatively large gap with ordinary secular practitioners in terms of ability.

  All the audience felt that it was worthwhile for them to witness this magical match, and more people began to ask about Hu Gao's identity. When they learned that he was the successor of the Hu family, their mouths were all agape with astonishment.

  "This is the man who will marry Musubi in the future, he's really strong!"

  "Yes, I heard he just started practicing, with this speed, his future achievements will be boundless."

  "After this, our Ning City will be relying on him for protection!"

  Many people have a good impression of Ning City's Hu family, after all, they blocked the invasion of Yue City's Lang family. It is said that Yu City, not far from Ning City, has almost been occupied by those wolves with wild ambitions, and they do not want to live in a place where water is deep and fire is hot.

  Little did they know, Hu Gao felt extremely stifled as the object of attention!

  Due to the constant use of the mysterious jade pendant to treat his injuries, his spiritual power was consumed extremely quickly, which also caused great hindrance to the operation of the secret method.

  At this moment, he was like a bereaved dog, with his wrists propped on his knees, panting heavily, and staring straight at Li Rou who was sitting cross-legged in front of him. He simply couldn't believe that this guy was actually about to break through!

  "However, the winner of this match is still me!"

  Hu Gao didn't dare to delay any longer, he forcibly dragged his damaged body, step by step, until he reached Li Wuyi's side, then slowly raised the Shadowless Sword in his hand.

  "It's over!"

  The sword without a shadow drew an arc that was not beautiful, just as it was about to fall on Li Rou's body, something strange happened!

  Suddenly, a circle of yellow light burst out from Li's head. Upon closer inspection, in the middle of the light was a small white rabbit with long ears standing upright and red eyes revealing a fierce killing intent!

  No one had expected that Li Nu's Totem was actually a Jade Rabbit.

  The yellow light spread rapidly, and Hu Gao was blown away without any suspense. With a loud "bang", he sat on the martial arts stage with his butt facing down, his two arms seemingly broken, unable to lift them up for half a day.

  But Li Yao, who was originally breaking through, didn't feel good either. With a "wow", a large amount of fresh blood spurted out like a fountain!

  At the critical moment of breaking through, Hu Gao interrupted and exploded with such a huge totem skill that seemed to be some kind of powerful protective body, making Li Rou's body seem like it was about to explode.

  At this point, the realm of martial artists, totems, and yuan jue are no longer decisive. The desire for victory and the endurance of martial artists themselves are the key to winning.

  "Unexpectedly, this actually allowed you to break through to the Unity Realm!" As a martial artist who had just broken through to the Unity Realm, Hu Gao couldn't help but feel a little unbelievable that Li Wuyue had actually succeeded.

  Hu Gao twisted his neck and found that the numbness in his arm made it impossible for him to control his center of gravity. After trying a few times, he discovered that even standing up was extremely difficult.

  "Cough, cough!" Li Wu covered her mouth with her hand, but couldn't stop the coughing caused by the blood surging up. The blood stained her black tight-fitting suit like a plum blossom pattern, which was quite beautiful.

  "It turns out that the feeling of being in a state of flow is like this."

  Hu Gao was stunned and didn't expect Li Rou to say such a thing.

  Li Yao smiled slightly, her mouth silently reciting a phrase, and then saw the white rabbit lying on her hair suddenly twitch back into her body. "This is the first time my totem has been injured, Hu Gao, I'll remember you."

  "Am I that good-looking?" Hu Gao concentrated his last bit of spiritual energy and managed to restore his possibly dislocated arm, struggling to get up from the ground.

  He spoke, and the Bloodlight Serpent had already taken advantage of the opportunity to sneak up behind Liewu. In this protracted battle, he, with his powerful recovery ability, undoubtedly held a great advantage, and he did not want to miss this perfect opportunity now.

  "Your tenacity reminds me of a certain kind of marine creature, I think you must have some powerful treasure hidden on you that can be used for healing. If you agree to one condition from me, I can help you keep the secret of your possession of the Variant Totem Bloodlight Snake and this treasure."

  "Is that so?" Hu Gao paused for a moment, "If your condition is for me to surrender, then my answer will definitely not be what you want."

  "Of course... no, I really didn't think you were a narcissist." Li Ou curled her lip and said disdainfully, "I will definitely win this match!"

  "Huh?" Hu Gao suddenly felt the sword in his hand sink, this crazy woman had not given up even at this time, truly a formidable opponent. However, what he was more curious about now was what kind of conditions she would propose to him at this moment.

  "I'm getting tired of this place in Ning City." Li Rou's gaze drifted to other places, lingering on Zhong Qing and Hu Fang for a moment before looking away into the distance. "This is just a rotten and decadent backyard controlled by the aristocratic families. Wang Zhong once said that hiding one's strength will only make a warrior weak, only conquest is the true way of kings! I want to find my own path!"

  "Can't help but say, this is a great goal, but what does it have to do with me?" Hu Gao didn't expect that Li Rou's ambition would be so grandiose. Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, they might really become sworn enemies!

  "I'm leaving now, I hope you can take care of Hu Fang and Zhong Qing, they are my ties, I don't want to be distracted by their affairs." Li Wan said lightly, before speaking, she was a little hesitant, but when the words reached her lips, she suddenly spoke out without any scruples.

  Hu Gao was taken aback, he didn't expect Li Wuyue to propose such a condition, and even more unexpectedly, he found many similarities between himself and this female warrior. At that time, when facing the fat boss, he also made such a request, but he never thought that this time, it would be his turn to become the entrusted party.

  "Alright, why me?" Hu Gao couldn't understand how this crazy woman would entrust such an important matter to him. They weren't even close friends, let alone confidantes; they were practically strangers who hadn't exchanged a single word before today's final match.

  "Feel it! The unique feeling that only women have, I believe you can do it." Li Rou wiped the blood stain from her lip corner, "Don't worry, no one else will know about the Bloodlight Snake incident."

  "Alright, I promise you!" Hu Gao nodded his head. As a member of the Hu family, Hu Fang would naturally take care of him. As for Zhong Qing, he thought of someone else who could take care of her in his place, so he readily agreed.

  Actually, Hu Gao didn't realize that at this moment, he had already regarded Li Rou as his own friend! A true friend and foe!

  "Alright! Let's have a final showdown then!" Li Nu gripped the curved knife in her hand tightly, her eyes coldly saying.

  No sooner had her words fallen than she swung the knife in a beautiful 360-degree arc, striking at the Bloodlight Serpent lurking behind her.

  Hú Gāo felt a pang in his heart, and with eyes wide open, he watched as the Bloodlight Snake was blown away by the whirlwind created by that gigantic silver curved knife. Alright, this time they were really on the same starting line.

  "Kang Meng Bei Bi, I am Hu Gao, and I will definitely be the last one standing on this stage!" Hu Gao endured the intense pain and rushed forward quickly, determined to fight to the end in this battle.

  No one expected that this wonderful match would end with such a dramatic scene, two masters of the same level actually started a primitive sword fight on the martial arts stage, each holding their own weapons.

  Two guys without any special powers or totems, relying solely on their own willpower, quickly started fighting with each move and style.

  For a moment, the stage was filled with flashing knives and swords. Li Wu had been in the ordinary hall since she was twelve years old, and it had already been five years, so to speak, she had gone through hundreds of battles, and her mastery of basic moves was completely pure and perfect. Although Hu Gao lacked actual combat experience, he had read a lot about Yuan Jue in the hidden book pavilion, and his grasp of basic martial skills could be said to be able to anticipate the enemy's moves before they happened.

  The two can be said to have met their match, and in an instant they killed dozens of rounds.

  At first they still had each other's offense and defense, but gradually, the movements in their hands could no longer keep up with their consciousness, and they began a desperate strong attack rhythm.

  And so, the scars on his body gradually became clear, like a water-ink painting under the brush of an artist.

  Yun Feng had also arrived at the martial arts arena by then. If it weren't for a reminder from his fellow disciple of Wu Xu Sword Manor in Ning City, he would have almost missed this wonderful match.

  But with a mindset of coming to watch the play, when he saw this life-and-death scene on stage, he was completely stunned.

  Yun Feng never thought that a female warrior could actually push Hu Gao to this extent!

  To know that in the beginning, in the Dragon Jia Mountain Range, how many times facing desperate situations and dangers, Hu Gao was able to smile and stand out, protecting him and Han Chong, finally turning danger into safety.

  "How is that possible... Didn't they say that ordinary hall disciples are only at the Condensing Shadow Realm?" He bellowed, asking his fellow disciple beside him.

  The other party was clearly startled by Yun Feng's ferocious expression. As a fellow disciple of the Wu Xu Sword Pavilion, in his mind, Yun Feng had always been a genius with a warm and elegant image. What happened today?

  "Cloud Senior Brother! Li Lian indeed is a warrior in the later stages of the Realm of Condensed Shadows, but..."