Chapter 999: Chapter 998: Cangmang Mountain, Ye Tianchen Appears!

Although Hu Gao is unreliable and nonsensical, he showed the crowd in front of him that he has backbone. Hu Gao is a man of principle, not just a troublemaker. At critical moments, he is a man of integrity, a man of his word, and he stands tall and dignified.

In comparison, Golden Strange Cloud is fickle, arrogant, and boastful. He declared that if he couldn’t kill Hu Gao with one punch, he would end his own life. Hu Gao endured it; although he was gravely injured and on death’s door, barely clinging to life, he stubbornly activated the remaining Martial Arts True Power in his Dantian, wrapping the Jade Rope around himself to keep standing in front of Golden Strange Cloud.

Bam!

Golden Strange Cloud broke his promise in front of everyone and threw another punch, stooping to the lowest level of despicability and shamelessness, intending to kill Hu Gao to silence him, leaving no evidence.

“Golden Strange Cloud is truly despicable and shameless. I once thought his battle strength was profound and cultivation strong, that he would walk the Peak path of Martial Arts, possessing a broad mind, but I didn’t expect him to be so narrow-minded, despicable, and shameless!”

“Breaking promises and being untrustworthy, from Golden Strange Cloud one can see that the Golden family is powerful and domineering, but also extremely ruthless.”

“From this, it seems that Hu Gao is a courageous and principled person. Though somewhat unreliable, he is a Martial Artist who stands upright and proud.”

The Martial Artists watching the spectacle couldn’t help but start discussing. Indeed, from what they saw now, Hu Gao’s initial unreliability and nonsense made them want to beat him up. But no one expected that Hu Gao was also tough as steel. Although his cultivation battle power was weak, he did not bow to the strong. Golden Strange Cloud, despite his strong battle power, was shameless and despicable, earning the crowd’s true disdain.

The current Golden Strange Cloud not only broke his promise but went back on his word, unwilling to uphold his own statements. Instead, he wants to kill to silence Hu Gao. At this time, Hu Gao had no power to counterattack, relying only on the last bit of Martial Arts True Power in his Dantian to activate and manipulate the Jade Rope, wrapping it around his broken body to keep from falling. It used up all his strength, and he had no power left to fend off Golden Strange Cloud’s deadly strike, nor even the energy to dodge!

“Boss, I’m about to die; avenge me. Remember to burn some beauties for me every year when you visit my grave!” Hu Gao shouted into the sky as Golden Strange Cloud’s fist approached.

Bang!

An explosion happened; the place where Hu Gao fought blew up. Dust flew everywhere, making it unclear what happened. Many were shocked. Is Hu Gao dead? Was he blasted to pieces by Golden Strange Cloud’s punch, not even leaving bones behind?

“Hmph, just an ant, daring to fight me? I’ll kill you with one punch!” Golden Strange Cloud snorted coldly, speaking arrogantly.

“What a pity. Although Hu Gao was the weakest among this group of young challengers, he had the most integrity and was the only one who could anger Golden Strange Cloud to the point of jumping with rage, almost vomiting blood.”

“At first, I didn’t think highly of Hu Gao either. I didn’t expect this kid to have such character.”

“Hu Le and Hu Gao, this grandfather and grandson duo, while a bit outrageous and quirky in character, haven’t actually done anything wrong. They have caused no harm in the Ancient Martial World and have never slaughtered the innocent. They are much better than Golden Strange Cloud!”

Seeing Hu Gao finally crushed by Golden Strange Cloud’s punch, the Martial Artists present felt a bit of regret. At the same time, their anger increased considerably. Golden Strange Cloud was too domineering, too arrogant, and didn’t respect anyone. He was narcissistic to the extreme, narrow-minded, despicable, and shameless. How could such a person receive a good reputation?

“What? Are you upset about the death of this ant? Go ahead, be upset, come and fight me, I dare you?” Golden Strange Cloud had completely lost his mind, not knowing whether it was due to fighting for too long or if Hu Gao had really driven him crazy. At this point, Golden Strange Cloud was shouting recklessly, garnering hatred for himself and the Golden family.

“Golden Strange Cloud is too arrogant. Let’s join forces and kill him!” One Martial Artist couldn’t help but suggest.

“No, Golden Strange Cloud’s battle strength is profound. He indeed has the strength to contend for the top young strongest position in the Ancient Martial World. Don’t naively think that the Golden family would just send an outstanding disciple out without hidden means of protection. The Golden family is a secluded, powerful, and forceful family and should not be provoked lightly.”

“Indeed, remember when Tuoba Ye fought Golden Strange Cloud? With Tuoba Ye’s strength, suppressing Golden Strange Cloud shouldn’t have been a problem, yet he was attracted away by someone stronger. This indicates the Golden family also has measures to protect their outstanding disciples, fearing that they might be obliterated by other old generation experts in the Ancient Martial World.”

As Golden Strange Cloud continued to be arrogant and domineering, the surrounding Martial Artists were provoked, wanting to rush up and defeat him. But thinking of Golden Strange Cloud’s battle power, and the Golden family’s forcefulness, along with the likelihood of hidden protections for their disciples, they hesitated. Killing Golden Strange Cloud might lead to relentless pursuit by the Golden family, something ordinary people couldn’t bear. But just then, Hu Gao’s voice rang out again, completely collapsing even Golden Strange Cloud himself. Hu Gao wasn’t dead yet?

“Fool, Grandpa’s not dead yet!”

Hu Gao appeared, still entwined with the Jade Rope, and covered in wounds, yet his spirit was much improved. It seemed as if the essence energy lost from his body had returned. The power of Huangjin Qiyun’s second punch seemed not to have harmed Hu Gao at all, which shocked everyone present, and even Huangjin Qiyun was staring in disbelief, his expression completely incredulous.

“You…” Huangjin Qiyun was too astonished to speak. Given his own cultivation battle power, it was perfectly reasonable to expect that one punch could kill Hu Gao. The fact that the first punch didn’t kill him was already somewhat crushing and unbelievable, and that the second punch left Hu Gao unscathed was simply beyond belief.

“Could it be… that we underestimated Hu Gao’s combat power?”

“Does Hu Gao have some kind of secret treasure on him?”

“Could it have been left by his grandfather, or is Hu Gao hiding his true strength?”

Other martial artists couldn’t help but start discussing. Everyone knew and could see that, with Huangjin Qiyun’s combat power cultivation, killing Hu Gao should truly be as easy as turning over a hand. Yet Hu Gao had survived, and even after two punches from Huangjin Qiyun, he was still alive. It was simply too unbelievable.

“You… who are you really? You’re not Hu Gao!” Huangjin Qiyun could only think of this possibility.

“I’m not Hu Gao? Is your father Hu Gao then? I just told you, not just two punches, but even ten punches, you won’t be able to kill me, because your despicable nature has angered the heavens!” Hu Gao looked at Huangjin Qiyun with disdain and said.

Huangjin Qiyun frowned, suddenly he seemed to think of something and laughed furiously: “Hmph, someone is helping you, let me see if anyone can protect you from my next move!”

As he spoke, Huangjin Qiyun disappeared from where he stood, turning into a streak of golden light and charged towards Hu Gao. This time, he attempted close combat, wanting to shock kill Hu Gao from close range. He suspected someone was aiding Hu Gao, as Hu Gao shouldn’t have survived his second punch with his lack of cultivation and battle power. Close combat was the best way to force out anyone hiding behind to assist Hu Gao.

Bang!

In close combat, Huangjin Qiyun punched towards Hu Gao. Hu Gao himself no longer had combat strength, not even the energy to dodge. Faced with Huangjin Qiyun’s fiercely coming punch, it was impossible to avoid. But just as Huangjin Qiyun’s punch was about to kill Hu Gao, a figure blocked in front of Hu Gao and swung a punch to meet Huangjin Qiyun’s attack head-on.

Bang-dong!

Both the figure in front of Hu Gao and Huangjin Qiyun retreated two steps, coldly staring at each other. Hu Gao couldn’t help but be stunned, then grinned and shouted, “Boss, boss, you’re finally here. My dear boss, if you hadn’t come, I’d be dead meat by now. I did this all for you! Came to nag at this motherless dog, didn’t expect him to be so unrighteous and hit me, almost costing me my life, and the fragrant hands of Qing Chengyue beauty I would…”

Bang!

Hu Gao couldn’t finish his rambling before being punched and sent flying by the person standing in front of him. However, this punch didn’t use any martial arts true power, it merely knocked Hu Gao away due to not being able to stand his incessant chatter.

“Who is this person…”

“He’s amazing, took Huangjin Qiyun’s punch head-on and wasn’t defeated, he blocked it!”

“Didn’t Hu Gao swear brotherhood with Ye Tianchen? He called him big brother earlier, could this person be…”

“Ye Tianchen!” Huangjin Qiyun said coldly, staring at the person before him.

At this time, the one standing in front of Huangjin Qiyun, who blocked his strongest killer move, was indeed Ye Tianchen. However, this Ye Tianchen seemed somewhat cold, expressionless, only looking at Huangjin Qiyun coldly. Faced with Huangjin Qiyun’s words, he also didn’t reply, and had earlier ignored Hu Gao’s chatter, giving an impression of being inscrutable and unfathomable.

“Are you too disdainful to speak with me? Very well, since you’ve finally come out, I shall kill you then!” Before Huangjin Qiyun finished speaking, he aimed an extremely powerful palm strike towards Ye Tianchen. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)