The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

"Jennifer, tone down your weird fetishes and don't ruin our flawless cargo," the bald eagle in the sky spoke in a human voice.

"I know, ugh, damn bald eagle." Jennifer, the female superhuman, flashed a hint of impatience in her eyes. "I'll pluck all your feathers sooner or later."

The little conch lowered its body, trying to dive into the water.

“Hey, I can’t let you dive into the water and escape like last time.” The special fishing net next to Jennifer immediately opened at lightning speed and cast its net at the little conch.

Whoosh!

A sonic boom suddenly rang out in the distance.

A sudden, intense sense of crisis rose within Jennifer: Was someone targeting me?

At the last second, Jennifer shifted her body several centimeters away, narrowly avoiding the attack aimed at her.

A strong gust of wind blew the hair around her ears, and a strand of hair slowly fell down.

"Heh, a mere trick." Jennifer looked towards the shore. "But since you dared to ambush me, I'll teach you a lesson."

"You're pretty lucky," Gu Ran said casually, weighing the stone in his hand. "But you managed to dodge it once, and dodge one stone... but what if I doubled the odds?"

"What just shot at me wasn't a bullet, but a rock?" Jennifer's pupils constricted as she looked at Gu Ran. "A martial arts expert?"

In an instant, Jennifer put aside her earlier underestimation of her opponent.

If it's a firearm, then it's indeed a minor skill, because it means the enemy's own abilities are not strong, and they can only rely on this kind of external force.

However, if an ordinary stone thrown by a martial arts expert possesses such power, then it should not be underestimated.

boom!

A loud bang suddenly came from the sky.

The shattered dust fell from the sky in a flurry.

“Jennifer, this kid is tough to deal with. He just threw two stones, one of which hit you, and the other big stone hit this fishing net, almost sending it flying to the other side of the river.”

The bald eagle flapped its wings and shouted loudly.

The large rock that almost flew away with the fishing net was crushed by its claw, and the fishing net is now hanging on its claw.

Yes, Gu Ran actually threw two stones in a very short moment, one to save someone and the other to prevent the enemy from stopping him from saving someone.

Because Gu Ran is currently only a martial artist who has been cultivating for a short time, the effective methods he can use are not as numerous as before.

Gu Ran glanced around and noticed a number of stones.

So he quickly collected some stones suitable for throwing, intending to use them as his ranged weapons.

Seeing the little conch seize the opportunity to dive into the water, Gu Ran bent down and grabbed a handful of pebbles.

"So you call yourselves the Giant Shark Squad, is that it?" Gu Ran said, deliberately feigning contempt. "Today, I'm going to be a shark hunter and strangle your so-called giant sharks in this river."

"Heh, arrogant brat, which team do you belong to? Are you trying to double-cross us?" Jennifer floated in the air, not making any rash moves.

At first, they did not categorize Gu Ran with the mermaids.

Because of the bounty hunter culture prevalent in New Testament City, coupled with the murderous aura emanating from Gu Ran, they naturally regarded Gu Ran as a fellow hunter.

In the city of New Testament, there are only hunters and lambs waiting to be slaughtered. The people of the slums and the slaves are their lambs, and they are also the lambs of the upper families and the strong. There is no mercy or kindness in them, so they do not think that Gu Ran is someone who wants to do good deeds or act chivalrously.

As for the mermaid romance, I never even considered it. Who would really believe in fairy tales?

Gu Ran sensed the two bounty hunters' attitude and suspicion towards him. He didn't deny belonging to a bounty hunter team, but simply smiled faintly and said:

"We've been wanting to get rid of your Giant Shark Squad for a long time. This time you're doomed, and your spoils will belong to us."

After saying that, Gu Ran didn't let them think about it and immediately launched an attack.

Whoosh whoosh!

The sonic boom rang out again, and several pebbles shot towards Jennifer and the bald eagle like bullets leaving a gun.

However, for the two who were already prepared, this was not an attack that was difficult to deal with, even though these stones were faster than bullets.

Jennifer slowed down the stones that were being shot at her, and they eventually fell limply into the river.

The bald eagle spread its wings and shielded itself, the stones striking its wings producing a metallic clang.

"You guys keep going to catch that pink mermaid. Her mother is on our boat, she definitely won't escape. I'll deal with this kid."

The black-haired martial artist with centipede scars on his face leaped off the boat, but instead of falling into the river, he flew into the air and headed towards Gu Ran.

"Martial arts Qi Condensation?" Gu Ran looked at the black-haired martial artist warily.

Reaching the Qi Condensation stage in martial arts cultivation qualifies one to be called a martial arts expert.

At this stage, martial artists can condense the gaseous spiritual energy in their dantian into liquid spiritual energy, resulting in a qualitative improvement not only in their strength but also in their combat endurance.

Moreover, martial arts experts who have mastered Qi Condensation can fly in the air for a short period of time by relying on condensed and liquefied spiritual power.

"Since you are also a martial artist, then let's have a fair and square martial arts duel." The black-haired martial artist, carrying his sword, flew in front of Gu Ran.

"It's been a long time since I've had a martial arts master who can excite me. I hope you can give me some fun." The black-haired martial artist drew his weapon, which looked more like a knife than a sword.

Gu Ran looked at the weapon in his hand and said thoughtfully, "Are you from Far East City? I remember that martial arts cultivation methods originated from Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City, and the people of those two cities don't like the people of Far East City, so they strictly forbid the people of Far East City from practicing martial arts. If they find out, they will gang up on you."

Far East City is the least populated of the nineteen main cities of the Human Alliance, with a population of only about 30 million.

Because this city is not built on land, but on an archipelago near the sea, its maximum capacity for people is much smaller.

The black-haired martial artist couldn't help but glance at Gu Ran again: "Your insight is quite good, being able to recognize me as someone from the Far East City at a glance. However, this is neither Azure Dragon City nor Vermilion Bird City, but New Testament City, which is known for its freedom. The martial arts prohibitions of Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City do not apply here."

"However, I also hate Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City. Although our martial arts training methods in Far East City were learned from Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City, we have already forged our own path. Those damned martial arts prohibitions actually want to control the martial artists of Far East City."

Gu Ran thought for a moment and said, "Heh, you martial artists from the Far East City have forged your own path? I think it's because you're not skilled enough, you've just pieced together bits and pieces, added a bit of the dregs of the Far East City, and that's how you formed your so-called path. If you have even a third of the effectiveness of the original cultivation method, that's already pretty good. You're really like frogs in a well, arrogant and ignorant."

After saying that, Gu Ran shook his head, his face full of sarcasm.

The black-haired warrior was immediately enraged; this had touched a raw nerve.

He discovered that although he had reached the Qi Condensation stage of martial arts, he was actually much weaker than martial artists of the same level when challenging those who practiced the martial arts techniques of Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City.

Therefore, he racked his brains and tried every method and means to improve his combat skills.

This includes improving one's weapons, making good use of various hidden weapons, and other psychological tactics; in short, they will stop at nothing to achieve victory.

He considered these things to be part of the battle, and therefore part of the martial arts. He believed that his skill in using them was not something to be despised, but rather something to be praised, because he took the battle seriously in order to win.

Gu Ran naturally couldn't figure out the black-haired martial artist's strange thought process; all he wanted to do was try to provoke him.

"You must pay the price for your sin of offending the martial arts predecessors of Far East City!" The black-haired martial artist could no longer maintain his composure and launched a direct attack on Gu Ran.

boom!

The black-haired warrior unleashed a burst of sword energy.

"too slow."

Gu Ran sidestepped the sword energy, then shot the remaining pebbles in his hand at the black-haired martial artist.

"The power of this casual strike is at least thirty bears or more. It seems that my strength should also be above thirty bears or more," Gu Ran thought to himself.

By the time the black-haired warrior dodged the pebble he shot, he had already closed in on him. Then he clenched his fist and punched the black-haired warrior in the chest.

This time, Gu Ran naturally wouldn't hold back like he did when he fought that brown bear; instead, he used all his strength from the very first move.

At the same time, a large amount of spiritual energy floating between heaven and earth converged towards Gu Ran's dantian, replenishing the spiritual power he had consumed.

"It's so fast!"

The black-haired warrior had no time to sigh and hurriedly tried to dodge to the side.

However, Gu Ran's fist was too fast, and his body had no time to dodge it.

boom!

The black-haired martial artist was sent flying into the river by Gu Ran like a cannonball.

“I knew it. The martial arts training methods in your Far East City have gone astray. Look at yourself, you're too weak. I haven't even reached the Qi Condensation stage yet.” Gu Ran shook his head.

76. The terrifying Gu Ran has advanced to the Qi Condensation stage in martial arts!

Gu Ran's tone was very indifferent, as if the black-haired martial artist was really that insignificant.

However, the black-haired warrior's weakness was indeed beyond Gu Ran's expectations.

He thought that even the worst martial arts expert who had mastered Qi Condensation wouldn't be able to be sent flying by his punch, right?

After all, how long has he been practicing martial arts?

He provoked the black-haired warrior so much that he wanted to expose a weakness in him during the battle.

Of course, although the black-haired warrior was sent flying by his punch, he didn't expect to be able to end the fight with just one punch.

A martial artist's body is stronger and has greater combat endurance than that of a superhuman.

Sure enough, the next moment, a tall column of water erupted from the river, and the black-haired warrior soared into the sky with the water column.

"Damn it, you've successfully enraged me! Prepare to die!"

The black-haired martial artist hovered in the air, unleashing a series of sword energies towards Gu Ran.

The sword energy rained down, crashing onto the ground and leaving deep furrows. A large area on the bank looked as if it had been plowed, with not a single patch of flat, intact land remaining.

Although the black-haired warrior's sword aura was highly destructive, no target was visible at the scene.