Chapter 1000: Chapter 836: Tremendous Strength

Gu Chengyu had already heightened his vigilance, knowing that the opponent would definitely use this move. He thought, couldn’t they come up with something new?

The rope stretched across the entire official road but was placed at a low angle because it was designed to trip horses’ legs.

Gu Chengyu’s eyesight was excellent, and his reactions were swift. As the horse’s hooves were only a few steps away from the rope, he squeezed the horse’s back and sharply increased the speed.

At this moment, making the horse stop was absolutely unthinkable; it was too dangerous. The only way to avoid the rope was to go even faster than before.

With a single move, Gu Chengyu’s horse soared upwards, effortlessly leaping over the long rope. Simultaneously, he drew the sword from his waist and slashed at the rope.

The Soft Sword, like a long snake, struck towards the rope, which instantly snapped, allowing Ming Mo and his party to successfully gallop forward.

The man was dumbfounded at the sight. Gu Chengyu’s horse-riding move compelled the man to secretly admire him.

No one expected this young man’s horsemanship to be so impressive; it was truly breathtaking.

The old man saw this and thought to himself, "This is not good, we must leave!"

He summoned all his Inner Strength and took off in another direction. At this point, he couldn’t care less about that fool of a man; saving his own life was more important.

The man wasn’t overly foolish either. Seeing his plan fail, he quickly channeled his energy and chased in the direction of the old man.

After Gu Chengyu and his party crossed the rope, they didn’t gallop forward but instead abandoned the horse and used their Qinggong to catch up with the two fleeing men.

Gu Chengyu’s Qinggong was excellent. With a few leaps, he was instantly behind the two. Since these two wanted to kill him, he naturally wouldn’t show mercy.

He casually struck at the man behind him with his sword. The man, sensing the fierce sword energy coming from behind, knew he had been caught up with.

Since he’d been pursued, he decided not to run any further and drew a large blade with his left hand, swinging it back in retaliation.

The clash of sword and blade rang out with a sharp, ear-piercing sound, causing the old man fleeing ahead to pause slightly.

Ming Mo and his party closely followed, bypassing Gu Chengyu and the man to charge directly at the old man. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Gu Chengyu had already divided the tasks beforehand. He was fast, so he chased one person while the other two ganged up on the other.

The old man looked astute, so Ming Mo and his party quickly closed in on him to prevent his escape.

The old man initially had some distance from Ming Mo and his party, but the momentary distraction just now allowed Ming Mo and his party to catch up.

Gu Chengyu glanced slightly out of the corner of his eye and saw that Ming Mo and the others had caught up with the old man. He was relieved and focused entirely on dealing with the man in front of him.

The two exchanged moves quickly; in a short time, they had gone back and forth twice, and Gu Chengyu gauged the man’s capabilities.

The man’s moves were quite fierce, and he was tremendously strong, though lacking a bit in agility.

Gu Chengyu’s martial arts moves were precisely agile, spinning, leaping, attacking from all angles, pressing the man into desperation, his clothes drenched.

Although the opponent’s moves weren’t agile, his strength was indeed considerable.

As the saying goes, "Strength conquers skill," and even with flaws in Sword Technique, great strength could compensate somewhat.

Such tremendous power required even someone with deep Inner Strength like Gu Chengyu to focus on dealing with him.

"Clang!" Gu Chengyu’s hand on the sword hilt went numb, and his heart trembled. Competing in strength was absolutely out of the question.

Now, he could easily lift a stone weighing a hundred to two hundred pounds, but the man’s strength surpassed his by far, likely capable of lifting several hundred pounds.

Since brute force wouldn’t work, he had to rely on strategy.

Gu Chengyu nimbly wove around the man, dazzling him. He hadn’t expected Gu Chengyu’s martial arts to be so formidable; it was simply unbelievable.

He knew very well that his immense strength was his strong point and relied on it to fend off Gu Chengyu.

Earlier, he could still manage a round with Gu Chengyu, but now he could only defend passively. The opponent’s moves were too cunning, leaving him overwhelmed.

The old man on the other side saw the man being beaten by Gu Chengyu without the ability to retaliate and instantly grew furious. He was enraged at the man’s insistence on not following his orders.

If it weren’t for relying on his great strength to defend, the man would have long become Gu Chengyu’s defeated opponent.

The old man felt helpless and had to show his true skills. With both of them besieged by three, if he didn’t step up to help, the man wouldn’t last another minute.

After all, no matter how strong, exhaustion would eventually set in.

If captured, Gu Chengyu would deal with them along with the two followers. At that point, he’d be taken down along with the man by Gu Chengyu.

Why they wanted to kill Gu Chengyu was surely a mystery to Gu Chengyu. Once they fell into his hands, wouldn’t they be at his mercy?

Even taking a step back, if he managed to escape on his own, he doubted the man’s lips would remain sealed, potentially exposing their mission and identity.

The old man pulled out a Nine-section Whip from his sleeve and swung it towards Ming Mo and his companion. The speed was astonishing, forcing them to temporarily keep their distance.

The Nine-section Whip’s hallmark is its flexibility and versatility; it can be retracted or extended, straight or curved. Against the Nine-section Whip, Ming Mo’s sword was at a disadvantage.

The old man swung the whip in a sweeping motion, driving them back two steps. Then, with another horizontal sweep, he nearly knocked the sword out of Ming Mo’s hand.

Gu Chengyu glanced over, frowning at the scene.

As expected, this old man was the hardest to deal with. He was now certain that the old man’s Cultivation Technique likely had a feature to conceal cultivation.

The old man’s mastery of the Nine-section Whip was extraordinary; using it without Inner Strength was impossible. With profound Inner Strength and possibly decades of practice, wielding the whip was second nature.

Gu Chengyu knew Ming Mo and his companion could only prevent the opponent’s escape. Getting close to the old man was indeed challenging.

He glared at the man in front of him, realizing there was no time for a prolonged fight. Initially, he wanted to use the man for practice, but the urgent situation demanded immediate action.

The man felt as though Gu Chengyu’s swordplay changed, shifting from nimble, Dragon and Phoenix-like play he could barely, to defending against.

But now he sensed the chilling sword energy emanating from the opponent’s blade. Gu Chengyu passed in front of the man, and with a flick of his sword, struck at an unimaginable angle towards the man’s back.

The man knew things weren’t right when Gu Chengyu maneuvered behind him. He immediately turned to swing his blade in defense.

But it was too late; Gu Chengyu’s sword had already left a deep wound on him.