Chapter 84: The Three Great Super Rookies!

  The 20th day of the battle for control has begun.

  The ferocious Dog King Bao stood facing Gu Chao, less than two zhang apart, in a standoff.

  The rumbling sound of the waterfall rises in my ears, and a huge white splash bursts out beside me.

  Wang Ben recognized Gu Chao at first glance, although he had never seen Gu Chao in person, but Gu Chao's portrait had been posted everywhere on Zhongxi Peak. Gu Chao was one of the three big rookies among the twenty-name list this time, and the other two were Murong Ying and Zhuang Feihe. Of course, both of them had already fallen, leaving only Gu Chao undefeated. Wang Ben looked at Gu Chao and immediately judged that the reason why Gu Chao's nameplate had not been taken away was because he was hiding behind the waterfall, which was indeed an out-of-the-box hiding method.

  "Kid, hand over your quota token." Wang Ben's scarlet copper long knife flashed out, a snowy light gleaming as he swung it at Gu Chao.

  Wang Ben was the backbone of the scouting system, studying Yun Tan Jian Fa. This set of Yun Tan Jian Fa had already shown some signs of small success in its movements, as if the clouds were swirling around the knife, and if you weren't careful, you wouldn't notice where the blade was. Wang Ben was also secretly comparing his own strength with Gu Chao's while attacking. Wang Ben himself had a late-stage ninth-level internal force, plus the small success of Yun Tan Jian Fa, giving him considerable strength, while Gu Chao was just a rookie who had only been practicing for ten months.

  Lose!

  Wang Ben drew out his sword.

  Gu Chao also drew out his crimson copper long knife.

  Two swords crossed in mid-air for an instant.

  Wow!

  Gǔ Chāo and Wáng Bēn's figures crossed each other in mid-air, switching positions. Wáng Bēn sneered: "Rookie, have you seen my strength?" As soon as he finished speaking, he involuntarily paused, at this moment, he saw that his clothes had been torn apart, with a long knife wound on his chest, blood splashing out instantly, and he felt a sharp pain.

  Wang Ben suddenly reacted, and at the moment when the two knives intersected just now, Gu Chao's knife had already missed his own knife and swept across his chest. What a fast knife! After Wang Ben made such a remark, he half-knelt on the ground, exhaling a mouthful of air, and wondered how someone who had only been practicing for ten months could have such a fast knife.

  "Gu Chao, you're strong, but the fight just now has exposed your location. Others will find you soon, and you won't be able to keep your nameplate token." Wang Ben panted, wiping his knife clean. This was also a matter of dignity. Gu Chao had entered the sect too recently; if he were to hold onto the nameplate token against those who had entered six, eight, or even ten years earlier than him, it would be a humiliation for his senior brothers. That's why in previous competitions for the nameplate token, as long as someone from the two mountain villages obtained the token at the beginning, they would be challenged by many senior brothers and ultimately lose the token.

  As a tenth-generation member of the Shan Manor, it's unimaginable how difficult it is to guard the token.

  Gu Chao had already sheathed his sword with a clang: "You can keep your eyes open and see how I guard my own quota token." Defeating the first opponent was too easy for Gu Chao. Although Gu Chao's internal strength was only at the 9th level of the Post-Heaven Realm, with his exquisite knife skills, ordinary 9th-level Post-Heaven Realm cultivators were no longer his match.

  Gu Chao planned to go to the hotel on Zhongxi Commercial Street first and have a good meal.

  After twenty days behind the waterfall, I had been eating only dry rations and was getting a bit tired of the taste, so it was just right to go to Zhongxi Commercial Street for a good meal.

  Anyway, my figure has already been exposed, and there's no need to hide anymore. Besides, I was planning this all along, the first twenty days of nourishing my spirit were just waiting for a fierce battle like this.

  Gu Chao carried a long knife on his shoulder and headed straight for the Zhongxi Peak Commercial Street.

  Along the way, he also encountered several opponents who wanted to intercept Gu Chao, but their strength was not too strong. They were basically at the same level as Murong Ying or slightly stronger than Murong Ying's strength, and they were all defeated by Gu Chao's swift and decisive blows. The Zhongxi Peak Commercial Street was already in sight.

  Life is like this, can't rely solely on wisdom.

  But at the same time, we cannot rely solely on force either.

  As a wise man, one who wants to stand at the top of the world, whether it's wisdom or martial arts, must be trained.

  Now is the time for martial arts training.

  Gu Chao's lips slightly curled up, and the next ten days will definitely be very enjoyable.

  ……

  At this time, Zhongxi Peak was also extremely lively.

  "Have you heard? The last of the three great newcomers, Gu Chao, has finally revealed his whereabouts." a young man in yellow clothes said.

  "This guy named Gu Chao is really good at hiding, he actually hid for a full twenty days without anyone finding him. In comparison, the other two disciples Mu Rongying and Zhuang Feihe were discovered much faster." Another youth with a scar on his face said this, the scar was quite deep, it could be imagined that he must have suffered a serious injury, if it was any deeper, his head might have been chopped off. The Jianghu world is just so cruel, in comparison, the internal conflicts of the sect are much more gentle."

  "It's said that Wang Ben, the hunting dog king, discovered this rookie."

  "Hunting Dog Wang Ben is quite skilled in tracking, but his actual strength isn't that great. Of course, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with a mere rookie like Gu Chao." Another person said: "Next, we'll go track down this Hunting Dog Wang Ben?"

  "No, Wang Ben heard that he was defeated by a rookie named Gu Chao."

  "Oh, this rookie still has some skills? Can defeat Wang Ben, of course, Wang Ben's own strength is not that great either."

  "Right, where is that rookie now? Let's go bother him. People who are good at hiding are hard to find once they hide."

  "I heard that this rookie is now heading straight to Zhongxi Business Street, eating and drinking on the wine floor of the business street." said a thin and weak outer disciple.

  "What? This rookie actually dares to openly eat and drink on the commercial street's wine tower." The people who heard it were all somewhat unbelievable, they widened their eyes. In every battle for the token, those with the token in hand would be running around in the mountains and forests, hiding everywhere in order to reduce the chances of encountering opponents. This rookie named Gu Chao, his actions in the early stages were normal, he had been hiding well for twenty days, how could he have gone crazy now, daring to go to such a conspicuous place like Zhongxi Peak Wine Tower to eat and drink? It's truly too reckless. It can be said that in all the previous battles for the token, such things rarely happened. Occasionally when they did happen, it was only those with extremely high abilities, geniuses who would dare do such things. Gu Chao, a rookie who had just entered the Tai Shan Sect for ten months, what made him dare to do such a thing?

  "Go, grab the flag."

  "The target is too obvious, let's go grab the token." One by one, they all rushed to Zhongxi Peak Commercial Street to grab the token. They didn't care about damaging the commercial street or anything, if it got damaged, they would just compensate for it. Compared to compensating with tens or hundreds of taels of silver, the precious opportunity to enter the Xiantian Cave was undoubtedly much more important.

  At one time, countless people surged towards Zhongxi Peak Commercial Street.

  While receiving the news of Gu Chao in Zhongxi Peak's commercial street, Luo Tao and Gao Ren both let out a bitter smile. Gu Chao's move was indeed not ordinary arrogance, but their strength was too weak. In this struggle for dominance, although they could participate, they basically couldn't exert any power.

  At the same time, Murong Ying took a deep breath and headed straight to Zhongxi Peak Commercial Street. He had long lost his own token and now wanted to take a look at the commercial street. If he had the chance, Murong Ying would not hesitate to seize Gu Chao's token.

  Eight winds and rains gather on Commercial Street.

  (Um, the first update is here.)