Chapter 507: Desperate Breakthrough: Intermediate Martial Master

At the end of one's rope, breaking through to be reborn!

These eight characters are a true portrayal of Zhou You's current state.

When he risked everything to break out of the encirclement of the Shaman people and challenged Gaoyang Ruoqiang single-handedly, the situation had already reached the extreme; his strength had hit rock bottom, and his Qi and blood were only enough for one strike of his spear.

Gaoyang Ruoqiang, however, was in his prime, waiting at ease for him to come forward on his own.

With a formidable enemy in front, surrounded by a crowd of foes, and no help from the outside, it could be called a desperate situation with ten deaths and no life.

However, Zhou You resolutely lunged forward and clashed solidly with Gaoyang Ruoqiang; the opponent did not lose a single hair, but he himself was struck by a sword that pierced through his body, causing his heart to stop suddenly and his internal Qi, blood, and strength to vanish in an instant.

In that moment, Zhou You truly felt the kiss of death, at zero distance, without obstruction.

Yet, this was also the opportunity he had risked coming here for, carefully orchestrating the situation and fighting bitterly for a long time to wait for.

The moment passed in the blink of an eye, but to Zhou You, it felt like a century, as if the heavens and earth had drifted for a hundred years.

Gaoyang Ruoqiang's sword, acting as an external force, stimulated Zhou You's body, which had fallen to rock bottom; in the blink of an eye, his skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and internal organs were squeezed to produce a new strength from a state of extinction.

This strength usually could not emerge under the pressure of his vast and endless Qi and blood, remaining hidden deep within his flesh.

But now, with his Qi and blood exhausted and under the threat of an external enemy, the hidden strength erupted completely.

The bottleneck leading to Intermediate Martial Master was broken in an instant! Zhou You caught his breath, raised his Iron Spear and thrust it, and two bucket-sized heads soared into the sky.

His skin, flesh, bones, and internal organs were baptized by the Qi and blood of an Intermediate Martial Master, and their elasticity was greatly improved.

Being hard to the extreme but turning soft does not mean the physical body becomes completely soft, but rather that there is resilience within the hardness, capable of bending and stretching.

Zhou You swallowed his saliva, melting the medicinal power of the Heaven-Moving Secret Medicine to replenish the huge gap brought about by his body after the breakthrough.

He originally had the Qi and blood of 8 hearts, and his overall Qi and blood were as vast as a peak Intermediate Martial Master; now that he had broken through to Intermediate Martial Master, his empty Profound Hearts needed to be replenished, and the gap was 8 times that of a normal Intermediate Martial Master.

The heaven-defying aspect of the Heaven-Moving Secret Medicine was displayed to the fullest at this moment.

Ordinary Secret Medicine replenishes Qi and blood like a bucket catching water under a faucet, slowly accumulating from shallow to deep until full.

However, Heaven-Moving is different; after the medicinal power is digested, it is like a refresh, in the blink of an eye, one original heart and seven Profound Hearts

return to a full state, and the large and small wounds and bruised blood on his body disappear without a trace.

Zhou You recovered to his peak state, and it was the peak state after breaking through to Intermediate Martial Master.

"Bold, don't think about hurting Gaoyang."

"All move aside, let me release the Gu Insect to bite him."

The Shaman people from all directions reacted; Zhou You had not only not died, but had even broken through to Intermediate Martial Master.

In an instant, his threat level increased tenfold; he was already so troublesome as a Primary Martial Master, now that he had improved by a realm, wouldn't he be...

"You are using me as a whetstone?"

Gaoyang Ruoqiang was no fool; after realizing Zhou You's purpose, he immediately felt the anger of being fooled.

"How bold, today I will make sure you don't live to enjoy this fortune!"

Gaoyang Ruoqiang waved the Bone Sword in his hand, "Blood Sacrifice Sword Technique."

The eerie bone-white glowed with blood, sweeping across, crisscrossing like lightning, circling and cutting around Zhou You; for a time, danger was everywhere, and the trajectories of cracks cut by the sword edge were everywhere.

Any slight touch by Zhou You of the sword technique traces carrying the blood glow would surely penetrate his skin and destroy his flesh and limbs.

He was handsome in appearance and dressed in luxury, and his sword technique contained terrifying lethality within its lightness; just looking at his appearance, no one would think he was a Shaman from the background, but rather a noble son of a great family.

A master's bloodline, a proud son of heaven, every gesture was full of powerful self-confidence and an invincible state of mind.

Zhou You fought him with his spear for a moment, the momentum of the black clouds becoming more urgent, clashing and intertwining with the Bone Sword, inseparable.

He observed in all directions and saw the surrounding Shaman people each occupying their positions, eyeing him covetously.

It was conceivable that once Zhou You had any move to harm Gaoyang Ruoqiang, he would surely face a swarm of Shaman people attacking him. Fighting like this was meaningless! "Watch the spear."

Zhou You suddenly shouted, the rhythm of the Iron Spear becoming rapid, thrusting toward the corner of Gaoyang Ruoqiang's eye.

In a small space, with a big turn, the change of moves was both urgent and fast, and for a time, dangers appeared one after another.

There was a commotion all around; the Shaman people, fearing that Gaoyang Ruoqiang might suffer a loss, swooshed and inserted themselves forcefully, leaving behind trails of afterimages.

In an instant, seven or eight Shaman people stood in front of Gaoyang Ruoqiang, and the rest were all besieging Zhou You.

Zhou You, taking the opportunity of being knocked away by a Giant swinging a blade, did a somersault in the air and waved his hand, "No need to see me off, I'm off!"

The next moment, he did not look back, stepping on the Feather-Stepping Heaven-Ascending Steps and flying higher and higher.

After breaking through to Intermediate Martial Master, his physical strength increased, and the most intuitive change was that the allowed flight height increased to above five hundred meters.

He flew higher and higher, and those slow-witted Shaman people hurriedly drove their Shaman beasts to chase, with batches of Gu Insects spiraling up like clouds.

But this time, Zhou You was determined to pull away, not looking back.

"Stop, how can you run away?"

The Shaman people roared angrily, desperately tearing at the clothes on their chests.

Zhou You's cunning was far beyond their imagination; just a moment ago he was full of heroic spirit challenging Gaoyang Ruoqiang, and in the blink of an eye, he abandoned everyone and turned to leave, his speed so fast that there was no time to react.

Zhou You's battle robe combined with his Lightness Skill was sharp during battle, and even more unreachable when fleeing.

Swish, swish, one Shaman beast after another was left behind; they desperately flapped their wings and sucked in air, but still could not catch up with Zhou You's pace.

Gu Insects darted out one after another, but they could not reach Zhou You's height and fell one after another as their momentum was exhausted.

In an instant, the sky was filled with raindrops of flying insects and Gu Insects.

Zhou You was seen stepping higher and higher under the moonlight, as if stepping on invisible stairs.

The scene was dreamlike and illusory.

"..."

Gaoyang Ruoqiang narrowed his eyes and took out a bow and arrow from his bosom; the bow was made of branches and the arrow was made of bamboo, looking as rough as a child's toy.

He drew his bow and shot an arrow at Zhou You's back; the sound of breaking through the air rang out, and the arrow's shadow disappeared at the end of his line of sight.

Under the moonlight, Zhou You's back trembled violently, then he accelerated and disappeared from the sight of the many Shaman people.

"Let him go!"

Gaoyang Ruoqiang put away the bow and arrow, expression calm, not even glancing in Zhou You's direction.

The dashing demeanor lasted only a moment before shattering, "Where are Shantuo's two great hammers? This little thief, he didn't even forget to pilfer them on his way out!"

Just moments ago, during the chaos, Zhou You had taken the hammer heads from beside Shantuo's corpse.

……

Zhou You lay on the ground, reached out to pull out the bamboo arrow, and with a slight movement of his thoughts, the wound healed and the blood stopped flowing.

Gaoyang Ruoqiang's secret treasure was truly formidable; it struck from a distance and even broke through the dual defense of the Iron Feather battle robe and the Ruanruan Armor.

The focus of the defense on his body was his torso; although his limbs were also protected, they were ultimately not as prioritized as his vital heart and lower abdomen.

If the bamboo arrow had struck his chest or back, it definitely would not have drawn blood.

The physical body of an Intermediate Martial Master has greatly enhanced healing power; after a slight squeeze, it stopped bleeding, leaving only a shallow mark where the wound had been.

(End of chapter)