Chapter 497: Facing the Giant

The Gu-Dao elite army has an extremely cruel selection mechanism.

Talented children and youths are selected from various Witch Tribe tribes, gathered for training and elimination, and sent deep into the harshest parts of Beijing to hunt down charms, exotic beasts, and vicious criminals.

This is merely the standard content for entry.

The Gu-Dao elite army focuses on the word "Gu"; everyone must raise at least one Gu Insect.

The king of all insects is called a Gu; this magical creature that coexists with the Witch Tribe is the very source of inspiration for the Gu-Dao elite army.

Through layer upon layer of selection and elimination, the one who survives in the end is the king; this is true for insects, and it is also true for people.

The Gu Insects circulating among the tribes are all third-rate goods; the truly good things are in the hands of the upper echelons.

Since the Gu-Dao elite army is personally trained by the Martial Saint, the Gu Insects they come into contact with are naturally of the top-tier variety.

The stronger the Gu Insect, the more ferocious and dangerous it is; the process of symbiosis with the human body can be described as a narrow escape from death.

Powerful strength must come at a great price; this is true for martial artists, it is true for Witch people, and it is even more true for the Gu-Dao elite army that accepts Gu Insects.

Gu, this strange and ferocious creature, makes martial artists suffer to the extreme.

In Zhou You's understanding, this thing is like the Seven Injuries Fist; it messes you up with five labors and seven injuries before it even hurts anyone else—it's evil!

The Gate Guest's corpse was dragged back to the main camp, hastily wrapped in white cloth, and placed on a fire to be burned.

"Hmm?"

"He was a believer of the Release God Sect; he told his companions while he was alive that he wanted to be cremated after death."

Zhou You heard Pei Li's explanation and became even more puzzled; he hadn't paid attention to the Release God Sect for a long time—had it developed this quickly?

In his past memories, the believers of the Release God Sect were all commoners from the lowest social strata; now, even the Gate Guests of noble families believe in this? Setting that aside for now, the Gu Insect that killed the Gate Guest is a headache; it can even gnaw through Qi-Blood Divine Weapons and specifically targets human brains.

The best way to deal with it is to not let this Gu get close to your body; once it touches your skin, even a god couldn't save you.

After this warm-up duel, it was finally time for Liu Fengji and Gaoyang Ruoqiang to take the stage.

Gaoyang Ruoqiang is a stunningly beautiful young man, dressed in luxurious furs; although it is still the clothing style of the Witch people, judging from many details, he is definitely a superior person comparable to the nobles of great families.

Liu Fengji is an acquaintance of Zhou You; seeing him again now, he has already recovered to the peak state of a high-level Martial Master.

The danger and ruthlessness of their exchange were in no way inferior to ordinary martial artists and Witch people; all kinds of powerful and exquisite fist techniques and secret methods emerged one after another.

Some people standing in the front even wanted to see the process of the exchange clearly, but were accidentally injured by the aftermath of the two fighting.

The occasional strange shrieks and explosions were the result of both sides hitting each other's vital points, accidentally triggering secret treasures for self-defense and life-saving.

Liu Fengji has the entire Liu family backing him, and Gaoyang Ruoqiang's ancestor is a Grandmaster-level Witch Chief; secret treasures that ordinary people rarely see are as common as dirt in front of them.

Just the treasures at the level of clan-protecting heirlooms appeared 7 or 8 times during the exchange.

Protective gear for the body, soft armor, and battle robes—one torn, another appears; they are layered like nesting dolls.

Liu Fengji and Gaoyang Ruoqiang are both armed to the teeth; they have been deadlocked for more than a month, competing in consumption. Their actual bodies have not yet suffered too much damage, and even if there are small wounds, they are closed up by cost-no-object medicine.

Zhou You couldn't help but yawn; it's boring. He originally thought it would be a passionate collision between two muscular bros, but he didn't expect it to be two old cowards wearing layers of armor to outlast each other.

Like this, even if they fought until the end of time, there would be no winner.

His eyes have been opened this time; he thought he was a "Boy of Many Treasures," but standing in front of these two young masters, he is simply a small witch in the presence of a great one.

The Inch-Defense Soft Armor has great defense, right? They are wearing at least 3 layers on their bodies, aren't they? The Iron Spear at the level of a Charm-Subduing Treasure has strong armor-piercing power, right? They are holding even higher-level Calamity-Charm Treasures, which can pierce the defense of an early-stage Martial Saint without any effort.

As for things like Flying Tiger Shirts, Iron Feather Battle Robes, and so on...

The two fought from the ground to the sky, treating any rugged terrain as flat ground; they must also have similar flight secret treasures.

If Zhou You were to face either one of them, it would definitely be a result of being completely crushed. The intuitive feeling brought a despairing gap.

Pei Li, Bian Zhou, and others beside Zhou You also remained silent; this level of exchange has already exceeded the limits of their imagination.

The folk martial arts halls have to admit that they are bumpkins who have never seen the big world.

"Hmm?"

A sudden change occurred in the arena; Liu Fengji seized the opportunity and threw out a ball of golden light—it turned out to be a hollowed-out golden sphere.

The golden sphere rotated, and the air passing through the hollow patterns emitted a woo-woo whistling sound.

The two groups of Gu Insects released by Gaoyang Ruoqiang were suppressed by the golden sphere and fell into a sluggish state.

Liu Fengji took this opportunity to slash his sword across the opponent's chest, leaving a mark on Gaoyang Ruoqiang's chest.

The entire Witch people camp was stirred up, sweeping over like an awakened giant beast to receive Gaoyang Ruoqiang back into their own camp.

Seeing this, the martial artist side also swarmed up, surrounding Liu Fengji as they slowly retreated, isolating the battlefield in front.

It seems both sides have a tacit understanding; as soon as something goes wrong, they step forward to support, and it is impossible to let their own young master be in danger.

If they keep fighting like this, let alone deciding a winner, even getting injured is a rare thing.

After separating, the two camps clamored for a while and soon finished their discussions.

The exchange between Liu Fengji and Gaoyang Ruoqiang came to an end, and the next part was the warm-up time.

The one sent out by the Witch people was a 2.5-meter-tall Giant, possessing a strange bloodline; standing there, he was like a high mountain.

Zhou You looked up and remembered the legends of the Myriad Phenomena Martial Saint and the Human-Seed Sect; back then, the Myriad Phenomena Martial Saint conducted human experiments, attempting to create the most perfect Perfected Human.

However, experiments always have margins of error, and thus many strange-looking 'Sub-humans' were born; the Giant was one of them.

In the end, the experiment was declared a failure, and these 'Sub-humans' were packed up and banished to Beijing, out of sight and out of mind.

As time passed, the Sub-humans integrated into the Witch Tribe, exchanging bloodlines with each other, and have continued to this day.

The harsh environment of Beijing is a natural elimination dish; the exotic bloodlines that can be passed down are all tough and powerful.

Giants practice fist techniques, and their power is uniformly increased by several percent or even several times; whether it is speed, defense, or strength, they all exceed that of ordinary people.

The Martial Saint Great Witch Baxiang Shanshanluo is a leader among the Witch people's bloodlines.

In the Gu-Dao elite army, exotic bloodlines account for a large portion.

"Zhou You, you go for this battle."

Zhou You was still wondering who the martial artist side would send to fight, to be able to withstand a Giant that was like a big beast.

Unexpectedly, from the direction of Liu Fengji, came the order naming him to fight.

"Me?" Pei Li whispered to remind him, "Brother Zhou, be careful. The Giant of the Shaman Tribe may look simple and clumsy, but that is actually a disguise. They do not move unless necessary, but when they do, they are as fast as lightning. Do not be fooled."

"They have massive bodies and thick Qi and blood; you must attack their fatal weaknesses. Do not wear them down."

Although he had joined the camp following Pei Li and had long been prepared for battle, was it not a bit too early to go onto the field after watching only two matches?

Zhou You was suspicious, but his footsteps were not slow; he wove through the gaps in the crowd and walked to the front.

Giants were a rare breed, and he had never fought one before; having the chance to go up and experience it in this match could be considered an opportunity.

(End of chapter)