Gou Zai Liang Jie as a Human Gu

"What am I thinking? There are many ways to absorb power; it doesn't have to be this way."

Lin Mo shook his head, banishing the distracting thoughts from his mind.

Just then, Butler Fu stumbled in: "Master, something terrible has happened! Zhou Liehu and his gang are here again, and they've brought Wei Chong, the head constable from the Prince's Mansion, with them."

"Wei Chong?"

Relevant memories surfaced in his mind: this person was skilled in archery and crossbows, and had reached his limit after six rebirths, and was currently attempting to break through to the eighth rank of martial arts.

"Perfect timing, let me go and meet them."

forecourt.

Wei Chong, along with Zhou Liehu and other guards from the Prince's Palace, were shouting and making a ruckus in the courtyard.

"Quickly tell [Golden Knife] to come out and die."

"What [Golden Knife]? In front of our Chief Wei, it's just a soft knife."

"Aren't you coming out yet? Are you afraid of our Chief Wei?"

Amidst the commotion, Lin Mo arrived, sword in hand.

"We've finally arrived."

Wei Chong's eyes lit up, and he slowly raised the longbow in his hand, which exuded a chilling murderous aura.

The bow is nearly four feet long, with a core of refined black iron inside and covered with century-old mulberry wood on the outside. The whole body is a deep dark brown with a layer of matte black gold.

Starting from the handle, a four-clawed dragon winds and coils along the bow's edge, its head raised on the left bow tip and its tail tucked into the right. The layers of scales are clearly and distinctly carved in relief, and the dragon's whiskers, horns, and fangs are sculpted with lifelike detail. Dark red gold powder fills the gaps in the dragon's body, and it shimmers with light when the light moves.

The bow was curved like a crescent moon, exuding a solemn and menacing aura even before it was drawn. Now, in Wei Chong's hands, it was slowly drawn to its full length, and the dragon patterns on the bow seemed to come alive, faintly revealing a low, hoarse dragon's roar.

Lin Mo stepped into the front yard and, upon seeing this divine weapon, couldn't help but exclaim, "What a magnificent bow!"

This dragon bow is a family heirloom of Wei Chong. Legend has it that the bowstring was stripped from the body of a snake demon that was about to transform into a dragon.

The bowstring was drawn taut, and an invisible arrow condensed on the bow, its energy locking onto Lin Mo in an instant.

boom!

Lin Mo's body surged with energy, his Vajra Force pushed to its limit, and golden light emanated from his body, making him resemble a Vajra Arhat in a temple, awe-inspiring and majestic.

"My name is Wei Chong, and I have come today to offer my guidance."

Wei Chong shouted loudly, his voice like a booming bell. The servants in the mansion felt their eardrums throb painfully upon hearing it, and the weaker ones were even more overwhelmed, collapsing and fainting on the spot.

  

"I possess an arrow named 'Piercing Clouds and Subduing Dragon,' and I humbly request 'Golden Blade's' guidance!"

boom!

The bowstring snapped open, instantly creating a white shockwave at the tip of the arrow.

Wei Chong's face was distorted and severely deformed by the shockwave.

Zhou Liehu and the others beside him were directly thrown off balance by the invisible shockwave, and were swept backward in all directions.

Before the words of instruction had even faded...

The arrow, accompanied by the roar of wind and thunder, sliced ​​through the air with unparalleled force, creating a shockwave that instantly struck Lin Mo's chest.

"Ha!"

Lin Mo did not choose to draw his sword, but instead focused on his stance, planting his feet firmly on the ground.

The floor tiles shattered instantly, and his feet sank deep into them.

The arrow struck his chest without mercy, and in an instant, Lin Mo's shirt exploded into pieces.

His chest burst forth with unparalleled golden light, like a golden shield, directly confronting the arrows.

This is the clash between the strongest spear and the strongest shield.

Which is more powerful: the arrows of [Piercing Clouds and Subduing Dragons], or the copper skin and iron bones formed by [Diamond Strength] and [Alligator Dragon Strength]?

boom!

A huge shockwave rose up in the courtyard, stirring up sand and stones, and everyone instinctively raised their arms to cover their faces.

Only Wei Chong remained unmoved, his gaze fixed intently on Lin Mo.

His arrow pierced Lin Mo's chest.

But the next moment, Lin Mo's figure suddenly disappeared.

His brow furrowed involuntarily, and a sense of unease crept into his heart.

The means to vanish instantly belong to either a Confucian scholar or a sorcerer.

This made him very worried, and he quickly scanned his surroundings with sharp eyes, wary of a sneak attack.

"Where is he?" Zhou Liehu asked in surprise when he couldn't find Lin Mo after the dust and sand settled.

Wei Chong remained silent, instead carefully searching for Lin Mo's whereabouts.

His colleagues cheered with joy at the sight.

"Dead?"

"They must not have even left behind any remains."

"To be pulverized to pieces?"

"Good riddance."

"What golden knife? It's utter bullshit."

"Commander Wei is mighty!"

Wei Chong's face was very pale.

He wasn't sure if he had managed to shatter Lin Mo into pieces.

Lin Mo vanished without a trace, neither alive nor dead.

What kind of concealment technique is this? It doesn't reveal a single sound.

A fine layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Wei Chong was uneasy because he had not found the body!

Inside the [Mysterious Heaven Treasure Mirror] space.

Lin Mo sat cross-legged, his upper body bare, with a huge bloody hole in his chest.

The hole ran from his chest to his back, the wound widening, his back almost completely blown apart, and his faintly beating heart was visible.

Thanks to his abnormally strong physique as a martial artist, Lin Mo survived by sheer luck and activated the [Alligator Dragon Technique].

Supernatural Power [Muscle Regeneration] activated!

The horrific wound is healing little by little at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, Lin Mo's wounds were completely healed, as if he had never been injured at all.

Opening his eyes, Lin Mo reviewed the reasons for his defeat: "If I didn't have this cheat ability, I would have died this time... Sigh!"

"Even if I cultivate a body of copper and iron, being reborn three times is still not as good as being reborn six times. I will not attempt to fight against a rock again."

This defeat was intentional on Lin Mo's part.

He wanted to test his physical strength and see if he was the chosen one who could defeat experts of a higher level.

As it turns out, he wasn't.

Looking down at his recovered chest, Lin Mo frowned and muttered, "To be able to recover from such a severe, potentially fatal injury, there seems to be something wrong with the martial arts of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

His intuition told him that the martial arts of the Great Zhou Dynasty seemed to have some connection with the cultivation of immortals in grotto-heavens.

But with a formidable enemy at hand, this is not the time to delve into these matters.

Lin Mo quickly got up, entered the [Hall of Inquiry], and took out the scripture.

"Who wants to fight you by brute force? I'm a cultivator!"

"I will repay the emperor's kindness with my life," wrote Wei Chong's name.

On the scroll, Wei Chong's name instantly shone with golden light, then transformed into a beam of golden light and shattered the void to disappear.

in reality.

Wei Chong searched everywhere but could not find any trace of Lin Mo, and Lin Mo did not show up to launch a sneak attack.

This made him wonder: "Could it be that I really shattered him to pieces? Has my cultivation level increased significantly?"

"Could it be... an eighth-rank official!"

Feeling that he had already touched the edge of the eighth rank, Wei Chong put aside his doubts, relaxed his tense nerves, and a look of excitement appeared on his face. He happily accepted the flattery and praise from his colleagues.

next moment.

boom!

Wei Chong's chest suddenly exploded with a loud bang. The explosion was so abrupt that his sycophantic colleagues who were surrounding him were immediately baptized in a fountain of blood.

Zhou Liehu, in particular, stood in front of him, his face splattered red by the spray of blood, and he swallowed a mouthful of blood.

Zhou Liehu was so shocked that the fawning smile on his face was still frozen. The next second, he was completely taken aback, his features instantly contorted with terror.

The scene was completely silent. All the guards of the Prince's mansion stared wide-eyed at Wei Chong, whose chest had exploded, with disbelief on their faces.

How did it suddenly explode?

Such a bizarre injury.

Unheard of.

The next moment, they all realized what had happened, their scalps tingling with fear, as if their souls were about to emerge from their fontanelles. They all retreated in unison, trying to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Wei Chong was startled. He felt very unwell. His limbs began to feel cold, and a chill swept over his entire body, even his consciousness.

He subconsciously looked down at his chest.

Upon seeing the blown-open chest, his pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes filled with incomprehension.

He was all too familiar with this kind of injury.

That's the power of an arrow!

Countless targets perished under the power of this arrow.

Now he has actually experienced it firsthand.

He didn't understand.

He was shot without even realizing it.

The person who shot that arrow was an absolute master.

"What a fast arrow!"

Wei Chong uttered his last words, then collapsed to the ground with a thud, dying instantly!