Gu Chen vs. Wu Changkong

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That king was really getting more and more ridiculously powerful the more he fought.

People like me, who won one match and lost the next, were directly classified as Veteran Players, completely toyed with by the matchmaking system.

In King, players were either expensive trash or useless trash.

Also, there were some painful points early in this book. I saw them, and that really was my problem. I've already made some minor revisions.

After all, there were some things I genuinely hadn't figured out back then, and I even forgot some of the settings outright.

Post your issues in the comments. I can see them all. I basically check the comments every day, and if something reasonable can be changed, I'll change it. If there's an error, I'll fix it too.

I was extremely proactive about admitting mistakes.

It was my first time writing something like this, so mistakes were inevitable. And there might be more than just a few. I might even end up contradicting the settings later on, so please help fill in the gaps.

By the way, aside from the Mountain Dragon King, how many dragons were lying in Dragon Valley again?

Were there any others?

Was the Mountain Dragon King the only Dragon King in there, or were there others?

They just weren't as famous, so I didn't even know about them.

Wu Changkong waved a hand. The people who had collapsed on the ground to rest acted as though they had been granted amnesty, scrambling to their feet and retreating far away.

Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie frowned and immediately moved in front of him protectively.

Gu Chen: "..."

Although Wu Changkong had given him time to adjust his condition, it seemed Gu Chen did not need it.

His Soul Power was only level 27, but its quality far surpassed that of Soul Grandmasters of the same level.

Gu Chen only needed to think about how to handle those ten exchanges.

This was guidance from a Soul Emperor expert...

Guidance!

"Come when you're ready!"

As Wu Changkong's deep, imposing voice rang out, the long spear in Gu Chen's hand shot forth like a flood dragon emerging from the sea.

In an instant, a chilling gleam that made one's heart tremble streaked like lightning toward Wu Changkong's chest.

A crisp sound rang out—"Smack!"

An ordinary-looking wooden sword severed the spear shaft in Gu Chen's grip with blinding speed.

Not only was that sword unbelievably fast, its force was astonishing as well. Before the severed shaft could even hit the ground, the wooden sword continued onward, brutally slapping toward Gu Chen's arm.

Yet despite taking such a heavy blow, Gu Chen's expression remained unchanged.

He snorted coldly as the Soul Power within him erupted. The powerful energy shockwave instantly shattered the entire broken spear shaft into countless tiny wooden fragments.

As though controlled by some mysterious force, those fragments transformed into sharp concealed weapons and crashed down upon Wu Changkong with howling force, forming a storm of wood chips that blocked one's vision.

Although Gu Chen possessed Double Pupils and could clearly perceive every trajectory of Wu Changkong's attacks, his neural reaction speed was somewhat lacking.

Thus, against Wu Changkong's storm-like assault, he could not completely evade or defend in time. At most, he could only respond by trading injury for injury.

Just as the shattered fragments rained down on Wu Changkong, the intact Dark Iron Spear Tip that had been severed from its shaft suddenly stabbed straight at him like an arrow loosed from a bowstring.

Dark iron was not particularly expensive. There were many wild dark iron mines, and items or even weapons forged from it were quite good in both sharpness and toughness.

This material was perfect for arrowheads or daggers. Although it was a bit wasteful to forge it into the tip of a long spear, it did not matter.

At the same time, Gu Chen stomped hard against the ground, and his entire body flickered away like Gui Mei.

The next moment, his figure had turned into a blurry afterimage, appearing directly behind Wu Changkong with lightning speed.

The Qilin Step was not merely a Supernatural Ability meant for killing. It possessed exquisite applications in movement, attack, sealing, and many other aspects.

At this moment, Gu Chen had fully utilized the Qilin Step's advantages in movement, allowing him to circle behind Wu Changkong so swiftly and silently in preparation for a fatal strike.

Though surrounded, Wu Changkong showed no fear. His expression was as calm as water, his eyes as firm as stone.

Facing the fierce attacks coming from both sides, he flashed forward rather than retreating, accurately catching the gleaming Dark Iron Spear Tip.

Then he spun around, swinging the longsword in his hand. A streak of sword light cut through the air like lightning, slashing toward Gu Chen with incomparable momentum.

Gu Chen swiftly twisted aside to evade.

His movements were nimble, and he dodged the fatal strike like Gui Mei.

At the same time, he reached out and pressed down on the wooden sword with one hand, then raised his head to stare directly at Wu Changkong.

At that instant, his Double Pupils suddenly opened and closed. A mysterious, powerful Chaos Qi erupted forth, rapidly transforming into a black divine light that shot straight at Wu Changkong like an arrow released from its bowstring.

Seeing this, Wu Changkong did not dare be careless. He forcefully kicked off the ground and leaned his entire body backward, barely avoiding that destructive black divine light.

However, because he had thrown everything into evasion, his opening was inevitably exposed.

Naturally, Gu Chen would not let such a perfect opportunity slip away. He tightly gripped the wooden sword with his left hand, turned his right hand into a blade, and viciously chopped down on the sword's body.

With a crisp "Crack!", the seemingly sturdy wooden sword snapped apart.

After all, aside from the Soul Emperor's Soul Power reinforcement, this wooden sword was merely an ordinary, worn-out wooden sword. Its material was not particularly hard.

As the wooden sword broke, Gu Chen decisively tossed the remaining blade in his hand aside.

He was now completely immersed in battle, and not a trace of emotion remained in his heart. Gu Chen: Battle! Awesome!!!

His right fist clenched, kicking up a gust of wind as it blasted straight toward Wu Changkong's left eye like a cannonball.

"Bang—"

It hit!

Without using Soul Power, Wu Changkong's hand-to-hand combat skills were slightly inferior to Gu Chen's. Three years of illusory duels had allowed Gu Chen to discover every one of his own flaws, granting him truly flawless combat instincts.

If his speed had been faster, Wu Changkong would not even have been able to touch him!

Under the Double Pupils, Wu Changkong was practically full of openings. Gu Chen fought as though he had a god's-eye view.

Gu Chen was even confident that, if they were at the same level, he could kill Wu Changkong in a single strike with these eyes!

This was no longer a gap in Soul Power, but a difference in essence and standing.

"Uh!"

"Gu Chen, this is..."

"It's over. Chen Ge hit Teacher."

"..."

In the Little Four's eyes, Gu Chen and Wu Changkong had exchanged a dazzling, incomprehensible series of moves.

Gu Chen punched Wu Changkong's left eye socket until it swelled, then, just as he started to smile, Wu Changkong suppressed him with a backhand.

Gu Chen: "He can't afford to lose!"

His words were automatically ignored by the Little Three and the other students still standing there in a daze.

Only after Wu Changkong left did the students snap out of their stupor, staring at Gu Chen as though he were a monster.

Those strange looks made Gu Chen feel extremely uncomfortable.

After the other students had left, Gu Yue helped Gu Chen up from the ground. After discussing it, they decided to go find Wu Changkong.

The Little Three glanced at Wu Changkong and Gu Chen, then lowered their heads and pretended to be quails.

Wu Changkong directly ignored the four of them, applying some swelling-reducing medicine to himself before finally turning his gaze to Gu Chen.

"Oh my, isn't this the boxing champion?"

Wu Changkong said teasingly.

As the saying went, no friendship without a fight. After exchanging blows, Wu Changkong found Gu Chen much more pleasing to the eye.