Chapter 256: Defeating the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis!

The Undefeated Urchin Gu Santong was free and unrestrained back then, lawless, which was why he was calculated step by step by Zhu Wushi, eventually losing Su Xin and being locked in the Heavenly Prison.

Now Zhu Wushi saw this lawless spirit again in Gu Qing.

"Wushi let Yidao stop investigating this matter without any selfish motives."

The Iron-Gall Godly Marquis said: "This is the secret that Qilin Zi protected with his life. Although Zhu Wushi is in the imperial court, he is also a *Jianghu* person, has a heart of chivalry, and knows that a promise is worth a thousand gold."

The Iron-Gall Godly Marquis spoke righteously.

"What does that have to do with me?"

Gu Qing asked with a smile.

The smiling face the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis had just squeezed out gradually turned cold, staring fixedly at Gu Qing.

"Foster Father, Master."

Duan Tianya saw the situation was not good, hurriedly walked between the two, and said: "We can talk slowly."

Zhu Wushi stared at Gu Qing and said: "If Gu Guo Guo Daxia insists on investigating, why not have a match with Wushi? As long as Gu Guo Guo Daxia can win one or two moves against Wushi, Wushi will definitely offer the secret. If Gu Guo Guo Daxia loses one or two moves..."

"I can go to the Heavenly Prison to accompany Gu Santong."

Gu Qing said composedly.

"That won't be necessary!"

While speaking, Zhu Wushi's figure flashed, crossing Duan Tianya, and came to the open space outside Qilin Shanzhuang. There were still flames burning houses here. This rolling airflow also made Duan Tianya, Haitang, and Guihai Yidao unable to see the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis's expression at this time, not knowing if he was calm or angry, but they all felt that the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis at this time was very terrifying!

Gu Qing followed closely, said to Yuki: "Take Fu and them and hide far away. Watch your husband take the title of World's Number One today."

Yagyu Yuki and Yagyu Fu had already seen Gu Qing's strength clearly in Japan. Hearing Gu Qing's instructions, they hurriedly walked to the distance, clearing the field for Gu Qing and the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis.

"World's Number One?"

A trace of sinister gloom flashed in the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis's eyes.

Gu Qing chuckled, pointed with his hand, elegant and free, the finger force heading toward the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis's *Danzhong* acupoint.

The Iron-Gall Godly Marquis did not dodge, letting this internal energy rush into his body like a clay ox entering the sea, and then the Marquis raised his hand.

Back then, when Gu Santong and the Eight Great Sects fought by the side of Taihu Lake, Zhu Wushi mixed in, relying on the *Sucking Power Great Law* to absorb the internal energy of 107 people, and also learned their martial arts. This included the Four Great Constables. It was this accumulation of internal energy that gave Zhu Wushi the courage to fight Gu Santong.

Over the years, Zhu Wushi had absorbed some internal energy here and there, making him even stronger than the Battle of Tianchi back then. Now this casual palm was like a sea tide, wrapped in dust, wood chips, thick smoke, and flames, burning toward Gu Qing.

Gu Qing's movement was light and nimble; just as this palm was gathering force, Gu Qing had already shifted his position, raised his hand to gather Qi, and struck directly at the face with a "Dragon Subduing Palm" move: "Regret of the Dragon."

"Bang!"

The Iron-Gall Godly Marquis condensed purple in his hand, raised his hand to collide with force, and the overflowing energy headed in all directions.

"Dragon Repents!"

"Dragon Repents!"

"Dragon Repents!"

Gu Qing stacked three palms in an instant, surging toward the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis.

The Iron-Gall Godly Marquis's palm force slashed repeatedly, colliding with Gu Qing's palm from a distance. This was Qilin Shanzhuang, a field of fire. The two internal energies clashed from a distance, and the surroundings were like high mountain crosswinds, whistling and scattering, blowing the flames dim and the roof tiles shaking.

In this strong wind, Gu Qing rushed to the front, the *Tianshan Folding Plum Hand* came out as he wished, sweeping toward Zhu Wushi.

*Jin Gang Finger*!

*Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Fist*!

Zhu Wushi used both fists and palms, bombarding Gu Qing with all his might. Zhu Wushi, who was proficient in many martial arts, had reached a state of doing as he pleased in the application of moves. This Buddhist finger force and Daoist fist technique, under the blessing of Zhu Wushi's thick internal energy, struck several times in a row, like a god performing magic, unstoppable, forcing Gu Qing to retreat repeatedly.

High numerical values are just strong.

"Get down!"

Zhu Wushi had the upper hand with several consecutive punches, feeling that he had returned to his familiar territory. He struck with a punch toward his face and shouted at Gu Qing.

"Bang!"

Zhu Wushi's punch collided with Gu Qing's fist. This punch carried the power of "sinking." It should have been a punch that made Gu Qing's limbs and bones feel dizzy and sinking, forcing him to the ground. But when it collided with Gu Qing's fist, he felt Gu Qing's fist was empty, and this full-force punch actually felt like it had landed in empty space.

This was precisely the *Empty Bright Fist*.

Gu Qing twisted his fist, neutralized the force of the incoming punch, and struck with his left hand using the "Submerged Dragon" move, aiming straight for Zhu Wushi's face.

Zhu Wushi had already seen this palm stance of Gu Qing several times. Seeing this palm, he naturally raised one hand to block.

"Hit!"

Gu Qing's palm pressed on Zhu Wushi's arm bone.

Zhu Wushi's whole body was attached with extremely strong internal energy. His arm was horizontal, and it should have been able to block Gu Qing's palm stance. But when the two touched, Zhu Wushi discovered that this palm was empty, as if there was no force. While he was surprised, this palm force permeated in all directions, striking Zhu Wushi's face head-on. Although Zhu Wushi's internal energy was strong and his body was not injured, this palm strike knocked off Zhu Wushi's hair bun, leaving him disheveled and in a sorry state.

Gu Qing smiled at this. The palm force of *Hidden Dragon Does Not Use* was not emitted from the palm center in the first place. It was only natural that Zhu Wushi lost this move. "Take this!"

This hair bun being knocked off was like a modern person having their hairpiece pulled off. Zhu Wushi was extremely angry. He used the *Sucking Power Great Law* to grab the nearby house. Under the *Sucking Power Great Law*, the house collapsed, and the rubble and walls mixed together, flying toward the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis, and guided by the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis, headed toward Gu Qing again.

"Swish..."

Seeing this situation, Gu Qing's figure flashed, letting it pass directly.

In this *World's Number One* world, Gu Qing was still confident in his own movement technique. He let Zhu Wushi's palm force unleash, pushing houses and lifting tiles. Gu Qing drifted east and west, never letting Zhu Wushi suppress him with these things.

Zhu Wushi's palms both had light purple. One palm pulled the surrounding houses and walls, and the other palm struck the air, wanting to capture Gu Qing's figure to apply hard control. But Gu Qing drifted back and forth, and could even borrow force in the void. Every time he dodged, it was far beyond Zhu Wushi's expectations, making his changes complex, but he never touched Gu Qing.

"Master's situation is not good."

Duan Tianya watched Zhu Wushi display his divine power, while Gu Qing drifted east and hid west, saying with worry.

Guihai Yidao also watched the field, full of worry. He hoped from his heart that Gu Qing could win, hoping that the murderer of his father could surface. This basic principle of repaying kindness with kindness and hatred with hatred was also taught to him by Guihai Bailian.

"I think it's Zhu Wushi's situation that's not good!"

Yagyu Fu hummed and said: "He is wasting internal energy like this, but he can't touch Husband at all. Excess cannot last long; he is doomed to lose!"

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"Back then, Foster Father and Gu Santong fought for three days and three nights at Tianchi."

Shangguan Haitang had no feelings for Gu Qing and supported the Marquis from her heart, so she naturally spoke up to refute at this time.

Yagyu Fu's little face changed.

"Swish, swish, swish, swish..."

When Gu Qing flew up in the field, his hands flicked repeatedly. The *Six Meridians Divine Sword* gathered into many sword Qi, shrouding Zhu Wushi.

The original Zhu Wushi was displaying his divine power, but suddenly encountered sword Qi, hurriedly using his energy to resist. He only felt that in an instant, swords fell like rain, six or seven long swords changed unpredictably, completely surrounding Zhu Wushi. Amidst the bombardment of sword Qi, Zhu Wushi's *Sucking Power Great Law* power was exhausted, and the surrounding houses were clattering, out of Zhu Wushi's control.

Gu Qing was already at the Marquis's side at this time, rushing forward, moving his fists and feet again.

*Dragon Claw Hand*! *Capturing Hand*!

Zhu Wushi's face was gloomy. Just now he could use moves to force Gu Qing back. At this time, his internal energy was still full, and every move was powerful, heading toward Gu Qing.

Gu Qing was close, and his strength transformed into softness in an instant. *See Dragon in the Field*, *Divine Dragon Wags Tail*, *Leaping in the Abyss*, *Beneficial to Cross the Great River*. These four consecutive *Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms* were all avoiding the solid and striking the empty, specializing in attacking his side. After four moves, these soft *Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms* were like a cotton net. Zhu Wushi's fierce momentum was trapped in it, and Gu Qing's moves were free and easy, with more to spare. The palm stance shuttled, taking advantage of the situation to counterattack, trapping the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis in a disadvantage.

Zhu Wushi's palm stance changed—throwing, slapping, chopping, swinging—trying to break free. Amidst the changes of the Eight Great Sects' *Capturing Hand*, he suddenly grabbed Gu Qing's palm stance. After several soft moves, just as he was about to lock Gu Qing's pulse, he felt a pain in his leg, and the person fell out. The whole person was tripped by Gu Qing and rolled several times on the ground.

In terms of numerical values, Zhu Wushi was strong, but in terms of actual combat, Zhu Wushi was a little brother.

Zhu Wushi's face was livid. Since his *Sucking Power Great Law* was successful, he had never suffered such a loss. Gu Qing was pulling his hairpiece and tripping his footsteps, making Zhu Wushi lose all face.

At the beginning of the fight with Gu Qing, Zhu Wushi said one or two moves to decide the outcome, but at this moment, Zhu Wushi had already lost two moves.

When he stood up, Zhu Wushi's face was livid.

"Bang!"

Gu Qing struck with a palm.

Zhu Wushi's gaze condensed. Just now when fighting Gu Qing, Zhu Wushi had already mastered Gu Qing's move pattern. Seeing this palm technique again, his arms suddenly exerted force. One hand changed, holding Gu Qing's wrist, and the other hand moved forward, grabbing toward Gu Qing's chest!

*Sucking Power Great Law*!

Zhu Wushi's gaze was fierce, staring fixedly at Gu Qing. He felt the massive internal energy rushing down, but after it was converted into his whole body's meridians, Zhu Wushi did not feel the internal energy harmonizing. Instead, at this moment, he felt he had no internal energy at all, the strength in his hands also weakened by more than half, and even his legs were powerless.

"Surprised?"

Gu Qing asked with a smile: "Why do you think I pointed at you at the beginning?"

The Iron-Gall Godly Marquis's *Sucking Power Great Law* was strong, but it had a drawback. Like when Su Xin woke up, after the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis absorbed the twenty years of cold energy in her body, there was no way to resolve it, and he still needed Cheng Shifei to help with the *Jin Gang Indestructible Divine Art*.

And in the new revision of *Heavenly Dragon*, the *Dissolving Power Great Law* was no longer an internal energy change, but a set of poison techniques. Inputting poison techniques into the opponent's meridians could make the opponent lose control of their internal energy.

Gu Qing knew the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis's weakness, so he buried a path of poison gas in his body early on. When fighting the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis, he didn't even use the *Wedding Dress Divine Art*, giving the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis a path of *One Yang Finger* internal energy, just waiting for the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis to suck it.

After several calculations, the flaw was finally sold, giving Zhu Wushi a chance to suck internal energy, and taking the opportunity to send the poison gas out.

Zhu Wushi was powerless in his limbs, staring at Gu Qing in front of him... Gu Santong back then was a reckless man, and thus was calculated step by step by Zhu Wushi. But when Zhu Wushi faced Gu Qing, he fell into a big pit.

"Bang!"

Zhu Wushi, powerless all over, knelt directly on the ground, and also knelt in front of Gu Qing.

"Didn't you say that if you win one or two moves, you will offer the secret of Guihai Yidao?"

Gu Qing looked at Yagyu Yuki, Yagyu Fu, Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang, who had all come close, and shouted: "Zhu Wushi, speak!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 257 =====