In this garden, there is a martial arts training ground. Inside the training ground, a large number of martial arts equipment are arranged, such as plum blossom stakes, stone blocks, stone locks, etc. There are also weapon racks with all eighteen kinds of weapons, such as knives, spears, swords, and halberds, all displayed prominently.
"Brother Gao, what weapon do you use?" Shangguan Chuxiong asked rather humbly.
"Haha, I won't use weapons. Let's fight without ruining our harmony. For now, let's just use fists and palms. Of course, if Brother Shangguan's martial arts require weapons to perform, then we can use weapons. I don't like to take advantage of others," Gao Jianfei said nonchalantly. In fact, the reason Gao Jianfei dared to accept the challenge even though he hadn't gained the upper hand in terms of internal energy was because he was confident in his abilities.
He is confident he can defeat his opponent!
The reason is that Gao Jianfei's strength doesn't lie in his internal energy! It's actually... Fu Hongxue's swordsmanship! And Little Li's Flying Dagger! If he really can't win, Gao Jianfei wouldn't mind taking out a sharp knife from the Ghost Den, or even throwing a flying dagger from his waist!
On the other hand, Shangguan Chuxiong was also full of confidence in defeating Gao Jianfei.
He had just exchanged blows with Gao Jianfei using internal force, but in reality, he had held back 20% of his internal force! That is to say, his 80% internal force was equivalent to Gao Jianfei's 100% internal force! He was a full 20% stronger than Gao Jianfei! In a battle between masters, every little bit matters, let alone 20% of internal force!
"Brother Gao, we are both exorcists, with diverse fighting styles. Since you don't want to use weapons, I won't force you. However, I reserve the right to use weapons. Moreover, in addition to weapons, you can also summon your captured pets to fight! Let's have a comprehensive sparring match to test our overall combat strength!" Shangguan Chuxiong said slowly and deliberately. He wanted to assess Gao Jianfei's strength this time, to see if Gao Jianfei was worthy of being their secret weapon! The so-called secret weapon was to ambush and kill those Illusion-level exorcists for the Shangguan Gang, therefore, it had to have considerable and reliable combat strength. If it failed, the consequences would be unimaginable!
"Whatever you say." Gao Sifei smiled slightly.
So cunning
Shangguan Chuxiong took a long sword directly from the weapon rack. Instantly, the sword's momentum surged, revealing itself to be the Quanzhen Sect's sword technique!
In the novel *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*, Qiu Chuji and Wang Chuyi, two of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, mastered the Quanzhen sword technique to an unparalleled level.
"please!"
With a shout, Shangguan Chuxiong thrust out his longsword, and frost covered the ground. A set of Quanzhen sword techniques, like mercury spilling onto the ground, enveloped Gao Jianfei!
Gao Jianfei used the lightness skill of Tian Boguang, who traveled ten thousand miles alone, to dodge while unleashing the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!
The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are powerful and fierce, a level above the Quanzhen Sword Technique. After a while, Gao Jianfei completely gained the upper hand, forcing Shangguan Chuxiong to retreat repeatedly.
However, despite being at a disadvantage, Shangguan Chuxiong's swordsmanship remained disciplined. He fought evasively while nodding and smiling, saying, "Good! As expected of Hong Qigong, you've learned the authentic Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. Watch this!"
Suddenly, Shangguan Chuxiong threw down his longsword, his hands transformed into claws, and he unleashed an exceptionally sharp claw technique, attacking Gao Jianfei with each strike.
Each claw strike was an exceptionally subtle and profound grappling technique. Combined with his full internal energy, it restrained Gao Jianfei's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms at every turn.
It should be noted that Shangguan Chuxiong's claw technique is quite remarkable. It is none other than the Shaolin Thirty-Six Forms Dragon Claw Hand, which was used by the Shaolin monk Kongxing in the novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber to fight Zhang Wuji!
Kongxing rarely had the opportunity to leave Shaolin Temple in his life, immersing himself in the Dragon Claw Hand for no less than several decades. His skill was profound. In addition, Shangguan Chuxiong learned Kongxing's internal energy martial arts and also learned the internal energy of the high-level martial arts ghost. His internal energy was actually higher than Kongxing's. Therefore, when he used this Dragon Claw Hand, it was tricky, fierce and unmatched!
In a daze, Shangguan Chuxiong's monk robe fluttered in the wind, his figure leaping and tumbling, his whole body like a giant dragon, churning and thrashing, his claws attacking Gao Jianfei's vital points!
In his entire life, Gao Jianfei had never encountered such a formidable opponent. He unleashed several martial arts techniques in succession, including the Seven Injury Fist and the One-Finger Divine Skill, but still could not defeat Shangguan Chuxiong! He was forced to retreat in defeat!
"Polar bear, come out!"
With a fierce roar, Gao Jianfei summoned a genetically mutated polar bear that appeared in front of him. Gao Jianfei mounted the polar bear and began to run at high speed in the training ground!
"Hahaha! Using a pet? What's so special about that!" Shangguan Chuxiong laughed heartily, but instead of summoning his pet, he used his light footwork to chase after the polar bear that was attacking Gao Jianfei, his entire figure moving like a wisp of smoke!
He displayed extraordinary lightness skill, running like a ghost, and was able to catch up with the incredibly fast polar bear that Gao Jianfei was riding!
This is the unparalleled lightness skill that Shangguan Chuxiong learned from Wei Yixiao!
Green-Winged Bat King Wei Yixiao!
In the novel *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*, he is one of the four kings of the Ming Cult! His lightness skill is almost the strongest among all the martial arts characters in Jin Yong's works!
Therefore, Wei Yixiao, relying solely on his lightness skill, became a level 5 ghost with martial arts prowess cobbled together by Shangguan Chuxiong!
"Hahaha! Brother Gao, your mount is not bad, but it can't withstand my Frosty Palm! Hahaha!" Shangguan Chuxiong became more and more courageous in battle, and laughed loudly.
Instantly, the surrounding air turned icy cold, and his palms seemed to freeze solid. He used his lightness skill to catch up with Gao Jianfei, and a chilling palm strike, extremely Yin, was about to strike Gao Jianfei! (To be continued)
Chapter 606 Analysis
Chapter 606 Analyzing the Map
After their exchange, Gao Jianfei felt unprecedented pressure! This Shangguan Chuxiong truly lived up to his reputation as a Level 6 Exorcist! He had mastered the ancient martial arts of China to its pinnacle! Now, Gao Jianfei was essentially facing two masters: Wei Yixiao and Master Kongxing! Wei Yixiao was a character from the novel *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*. In terms of martial arts, he was slightly inferior to Xie Xun, whom Gao Jianfei had encountered. However, Wei Yixiao's lightness skill was truly terrifying, a paragon of lightness skill among all the martial arts characters created by Jin Yong! It's important to know that in the fictional world of *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*, Wei Yixiao was an extremely difficult character to deal with; those with higher martial arts skills couldn't kill him! He was practically elusive!
At this moment, Gao Jianfei rode the mutated polar bear and galloped wildly across the flat training ground, while Shangguan Chuxiong caught up effortlessly. The surrounding air was filled with cold air, and his Frosty Palm was about to strike!
It's important to understand that Gao Jianfei's strength doesn't lie in the internal martial arts of Jin Yong's school; he mainly inherited the essence of Gu Long's martial arts... a one-hit kill!
Li Xunhuan's flying daggers are like this, and so is Fu Hongxue's fatal blow!
In other words, Gao Jianfei's current pursuit is not about fighting methodically, punch by punch; he's pursuing killing! Instant killing! Ending the enemy's life with minimal cost and lightning speed!
However, this kind of skill highlights a drawback... For example, in this situation, Shangguan Chuxiong is testing Gao Jianfei's martial arts skills, not engaging in a life-or-death struggle. And Gao Jianfei doesn't intend to kill Shangguan Chuxiong immediately either; after all, Gao Jianfei also wants to mutually benefit from the Shangguan gang in order to better implement his plan to find the orange ore.
Gao Jianfei cannot kill anyone now! Besides, killing Shangguan Chuxiong would have serious consequences; at the very least, he would face being wanted and hunted down in Longqiu. If Gao Jianfei weren't searching for orange ore, it wouldn't matter; if someone was chasing him, he could immediately retaliate. But right now, finding orange ore is the top priority, and he absolutely cannot act rashly!
However, having accepted a mission worth 100 million experience points, Gao Jianfei is determined to defeat Shangguan Chuxiong.
So he decided... to intimidate!
Although various thoughts rushed through his mind, they were but a fleeting moment in the battle between Gao Jianfei and Shangguan Chuxiong. So much so that Shangguan Chuxiong's icy palm strike hadn't even been unleashed yet! And at that moment, Gao Jianfei's right hand had already touched the throwing knife!
Li Xunhuan's Flying Dagger!
That terrifying aura instantly locked onto Shangguan Chuxiong!
Now, Gao Jianfei's mastery of the Little Li Flying Dagger is far beyond what the inexperienced newcomer once was! Especially with his improved martial arts skills, the increasing number of people he's killed, and the growing intensity of his killing intent, coupled with his mastery of Fu Hongxue's deadly strike, Gao Jianfei's current state of focus and power is truly terrifying!
In an instant, Shangguan Chuxiong was plunged into a world of ice and snow!
A very real sense of death permeated my heart!
He was still sweating profusely from every pore of his body, and his monk's robe was instantly soaked with cold sweat!
You must understand, he himself cultivated Wei Yixiao's Frosty Palm technique, and his true energy was inherently yin and cold... He himself was a block of ice, a blizzard of goose feathers, yet now he felt the cold! This was extremely terrifying! It was a coldness that came from the depths of his soul! It was utterly uncontrollable and irresistible!
His internal energy vanished instantly, and his light, agile steps froze. He felt as if he had been thrown into a world filled with murderous intent, surrounded by sharp, piercing blades from all sides!
He began to panic! Helpless! His whole body convulsed! Just like a lost child!
He looked up and saw Gao Jianfei's eyes.
Those were eyes filled with boundless, yet seemingly harmless, killing intent! Those were eyes like those of a demon god!
"ah!"
Finally, Shangguan Chuxiong screamed in terror. "Alright! Brother Gao! We were just sparring! You...you won! Quickly put away your murderous intent! I admit defeat! I'm no match for you!"
"Hahaha! Of course, of course." Gao Jianfei immediately returned his polar bear mount to the special space of the Ghost Den, looking at Shangguan Chuxiong, who was already covered in cold sweat, with a half-smile. "Brother Shangguan, you flatter me."
Gao Jianfei's victory stemmed from his focused spirit and the sheer number of people he had killed, including hundreds or even thousands of powerful Beast King aliens. This experience in slaughtering alien warriors and mages was something that people like Shangguan Chuxiong and Shangguan Longfei could never possess.
Therefore, the murderous aura that Gao Jianfei deliberately exuded was extremely oppressive. If an ordinary person were glared at by Gao Jianfei, they would probably faint from fright!
"Big brother, you...you lost?" Shangguan Longfei looked at his idol, Shangguan Chuxiong, with an incredulous expression.
Gao Jianfei focused all his energy on locking onto Shangguan Chuxiong, a one-on-one confrontation, without affecting Shangguan Longfei. Therefore, Shangguan Longfei didn't feel the pressure Shangguan Chuxiong was under. He had no idea why Shangguan Chuxiong, whom he had already possessed, would suddenly concede defeat.
Only Shangguan Chuxiong, who was at the forefront of the attack, truly understood how terrifying Gao Jianfei was!
He had no doubt that Gao Jianfei could have killed him with a single thought! He inwardly groaned… “This kid, what high-level ghost did he come to learn from? He’s incredibly powerful!” Therefore, he instinctively blurted out, “Brother Gao, which ghost are you? Could you reveal it?” He thought to himself that his level was similar to Gao Jianfei’s; if Gao Jianfei could summon a ghost, he could summon one too. Then, after learning from him, he wouldn’t be afraid of Gao Jianfei at all!
"Heh, everyone should have their own secrets," Gao Jianfei said casually. "Brother Shangguan, there are some things you shouldn't ask too many questions about."
In fact, even if Gao Jianfei told Shangguan Chuxiong, it wouldn't matter. First... the opportunity the system gave Gao Jianfei was to meet Li Xunhuan. However, the system doesn't arrange for Li Xunhuan to meet the user with every Super Ghost Device. Some might be arranged to meet Qin Shi Huang; others might be arranged to meet other high-level ghosts. Besides, alien users haven't read Earth's martial arts novels, so even if they met Li Xunhuan, they wouldn't know what Li Xunhuan's trump card was, and they'd probably just chat with Li Xunhuan for a long time.
Besides, these alien users, whose martial arts are supposedly supernatural, are just guessing; they wouldn't specifically name people like Fu Hongxue. They've never even read Gu Long's novels.
Seeing Gao Jianfei say this, Shangguan Chuxiong didn't say anything more and nodded, saying, "Brother Gao is very capable, I admire him very much. Okay, let's talk inside."
The three of them returned to the living room together.
At this moment, the intelligent program cheerfully said to Gao Jianfei, "Darling, since you defeated an exorcist of similar level to yourself, you have completed the task I assigned you and gained 100 million experience points."
"Awesome! 100 million experience points in one go!" Gao Jianfei was overjoyed. He remained outwardly calm, simply following the Shangguan brothers into the living room.
Once inside the living room, the three of them sat down.
Shangguan Chuxiong simply took off his cassock and tossed it aside, revealing his bare chest and the intricate tattoos covering his chest.
At this moment, his facial expression was slightly ferocious, and coupled with the dragon and phoenix carvings all over his body and his bald head, he looked like a wild and untamed creature.
The cassock he tossed aside has become a testament to his transformation!
"You all get out," Shangguan Chuxiong ordered, calling all the women and henchmen out of the hall.
"Hehe, let's get down to business." Gao Jianfei knew perfectly well what was going on.
As expected, after everyone had left, Shangguan Chuxiong fixed his gaze on Gao Jianfei. "Brother Gao, your skills are excellent, and you're quick-witted. Now, I'll give you a path to take. This path leads directly to a golden road, wealth, glory, and a lifetime of honor! It all depends on whether you dare to take it!"
"Oh? I like beautiful women and money, but although I have a lot of skills, I feel like I have nowhere to use them," Gao Jianfei casually replied.
Shangguan Longfei said directly, "That's because you don't have connections, you don't have a social circle in the upper class, and you don't have power. These are exactly what we have."
Gao Jianfei shrugged. "Well then, just tell me straight, what do you want me to do?"
"Okay. I like straightforward people like Brother Gao." Shangguan Chuxiong stood up, turned off the lights in the living room, and then turned on the projector in the center of the living room. "Brother Gao, look at this."
Suddenly, a large map appeared on the screen. On the map were some markings and tiny print.
"Brother Gao, this is the map of our Dragon Ball!" Shangguan Chuxiong said with a smile.
"A map?!" Gao Jianfei's heart leaped with excitement!
You see, if he wants to find orange ore on the completely unfamiliar planet Dragonball, he must first study the distribution of countries and the geographical environment of Dragonball.
Now, Shangguan Longfei and Shangguan Chuxiong personally took out the map and explained it, which was truly wonderful!
“Brother Gao, I think you must have seen the map of our planet. However, this map of mine is not an ordinary map. It shows the distribution of power of our 45 exorcists and the various countries of Dragon Planet.” Shangguan Chuxiong’s face was fierce, revealing the demeanor of a ruthless hero.
"Brother Shangguan, please speak, I am all ears," Gao Jianfei said with a smile.
"As everyone knows, our Dragon Planet has a total of 15 countries!" Shangguan Chuxiong patiently explained. "It's divided into four continents, four landmasses, the rest are oceans, and there are countless glaciers..."
As Gao Jianfei listened, he carefully studied the map of the Dragon Ball.
He knew that by studying this map carefully, he might be able to directly determine the location of the Orange Ore Dragon Ball!
Chapter 607 Cross-Level Hunting Mission
Chapter 607 Cross-Level Hunting Mission
Gao Jianfei began listening to Shangguan Chuxiong explain the map of Dragon Ball, its geographical features, and its customs. Dragon Ball has four continents floating on the ocean, collectively known as the Four Continents. This is similar to Earth, except Earth has one more continent, making it five continents. And the ocean area of Dragon Ball is much larger than its land area!
"Brother Gao, across the four continents of Dragon Ball, there are 23 countries, and 45 exorcists control the underground forces of these 23 countries! They influence the political situations of these 23 countries, wielding immense power. Take our Tianyi Country for example, the capital is a prosperous and wealthy area, controlled by our Shangguan Gang. The other cities in Tianyi Country are relatively underdeveloped, controlled by two Level 4 exorcists and one Level 5 exorcist. Among the 45 exorcists on Dragon Ball, two are incredibly powerful, controlling the underground forces of 10 countries!" At this point, Shangguan Chuxiong's eye twitched a few times. He pointed to a wound on his left chest and said to Gao Jianfei, "Brother Gao, this scar is from when I was fighting for territory, injured by a Level 7 exorcist, almost fatally!"
Gao Jianfei looked at the scar, and it was indeed shocking; the skin and flesh were turned outwards and charred black, as if it had been burned by flames.
Shangguan Chuxiong explained, “Brother Gao, that level 7 exorcist is skilled in a martial art called ‘Flame Blade.’ He summoned a ghost named ‘Kumārajīva’ and another named ‘Qiao Feng.’ They are extremely powerful; I am no match for them!”
"Oh?" Gao Jianfei exclaimed in surprise. He understood immediately... So they were Kumārajīva and Qiao Feng from the high-martial arts world of 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'.