Cao Mang approached Gu Chenan step by step, exuding an overwhelming aura of pressure.
Even though Gu Chenan considered himself to be on par with Cao Mang in terms of strength, he couldn't ignore the fact that Cao Mang had been fighting for the Black Owl for over a decade.
Their combat experience was on completely different levels.
"I must say, I admire your courage in coming here alone," Cao Mang said as he took off his coat. "At the same time, I'm delighted because I can kill you to avenge Gong Fei!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Mang's figure flashed like lightning, instantly appearing in front of Gu Chenan.
Witnessing this, Lin Yu and the three female leads' eyes widened simultaneously.
It was too fast, incredibly fast, making it impossible to see his movements clearly!
Gu Chenan was equally startled by Cao Mang's speed and hurriedly activated his Primordial One Qi Exercise.
"You're... too slow!"
Cao Mang grinned and threw a punch.
This punch seemed to carry the force of a thunderbolt, its speed leaving Gu Chenan dumbfounded.
He hastily raised both arms to protect his face.
Bang!
A moment later, a loud, muffled sound echoed.
The force of the punch sent Gu Chenan flying back three meters, his arms immediately turning red.
"Heh, you actually managed to block it. I'm surprised."
Cao Mang smiled, then suddenly stomped his foot, his figure flashing as he appeared in front of Gu Chenan, raising his leg for a kick!
Bang!
Another muffled sound, and Gu Chenan was knocked back again, his spine slamming hard against the wall, leaving a white mark on the back of his dark blue shirt.
"Chenan!"
"Young Master Gu!"
The three female leads called out worriedly, their expressions filled with anxiety.
Lin Yu smirked, glancing at the three of them, thinking to himself, "I'll let you watch with your own eyes how Gu Chenan is defeated, and then let Gu Chenan watch how I have my way with you. I'm such a genius!"
Cao Mang didn't stop, taking a step forward and throwing a punch aimed at Gu Chenan's face.
The fist enlarged in Gu Chenan's vision, growing bigger and bigger as Cao Mang's lips curled into a smile: "With just this level of skill, you're going to die!"
Boom!
A huge sound erupted, and due to the old and dilapidated state of the wall, a large cloud of dust appeared.
However, according to the "no injury where there's smoke" rule, Gu Chenan was definitely unharmed.
Sure enough!
From within the smoke, Gu Chenan threw a punch, hitting Cao Mang in the abdomen, causing him to immediately spit out saliva.
He clutched his stomach and leaped out of the smoke cloud, with Gu Chenan swiftly pursuing, launching a kick.
Cao Mang extended his hand to block, and the two became entangled in combat!
Their movements were extremely fast, like two streaks of light constantly colliding!
Gu Chenan's punches were swift as lightning, each strike leaving afterimages and accompanied by a whooshing sound as it cut through the air.
Cao Mang's form was like electricity, dodging and weaving, seizing opportunities to launch sweeping kicks like a whip, each attack faster and more powerful than the last, visibly gaining the upper hand!
Lin Yu grinned, stretching lazily.
Cao Mang's strength was truly living up to its reputation. No wonder people said he was the strongest Hawk under the Chief!
Cao Mang's legs struck Gu Chenan's body again and again. Even though Gu Chenan managed to block each strike, his defensive arms were reaching their limit.
Finally, unable to withstand the onslaught, Gu Chenan staggered backward until Cao Mang's next attack sent him flying with its overwhelming force.
Bang!
Gu Chenan's back slammed into a rusty machine, pain immediately coursing through him.
At this moment, Gu Chenan was covered in dust, his arms red and swollen.
Clearly, he was no match for Cao Mang.
[Damn, Cao Mang is actually this strong. I underestimated him!]
Gu Chenan gritted his teeth, looking up at the smug Cao Mang.
"System, if you don't save me now, I'm really going to die."
"It doesn't matter. Even if the host dies in the novel world, you'll restart the plot. Whether you die or not is irrelevant," the System replied coldly.
Cao Mang walked towards Gu Chenan with his hands in his pockets.
"Gu Chenan, when you killed Gong Fei, did you ever think this day would come?" Cao Mang asked.
"Sigh."
Gu Chenan shook his head: "Cao Mang, we were colleagues once. Is this really necessary?"
"Huh?"
Cao Mang was taken aback, his face wearing a mocking expression as he came up to Gu Chenan and said, "Do you really think begging for mercy now will save you?"
"Let me tell you, I, Cao Mang, have never spared anyone..."
Bang!
"Ah!"
Before Cao Mang could finish his sentence, a muffled thud accompanied by a scream rang out.
Cao Mang's expression twisted in pain as he clutched his calf, grimacing.
At this moment, Gu Chenan stood up, holding a solid steel pipe in his hand, smiling triumphantly: "Cao Mang, when you kicked me, did you ever think you'd end up like this?"
"You son of a bitch!" Cao Mang was instantly enraged.
I deliberately didn't let Lin Yu interfere because I wanted a fair and square one-on-one man's battle, and you pull this dishonorable move, pretending to beg for mercy and then hitting my calf with a steel pipe? What's wrong with you?
Have you no shame?
Following the principle of striking while the iron is hot, Gu Chenan pounced on Cao Mang with the steel pipe in hand.
"Damn you, showing off! Trying to act cool!"
"I admit you're better than me, but why did you have to show off?"
The steel pipe repeatedly struck Cao Mang's body, making him howl in pain.
Normally, with Cao Mang's skills, he could have easily dodged this barrage of attacks, but Gu Chenan's dishonorable sneak attack on his calf with the steel pipe had significantly slowed him down!
Seeing this, Lin Yu picked up a steel pipe and charged towards Gu Chenan.
Clang!
The two steel pipes collided, producing a heart-stopping metallic sound.
"Gu Chenan, you scoundrel!" Lin Yu shouted angrily.
"You have the nerve to call me that, you idiot!"
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Lin Yu and Gu Chenan clashed with their steel pipes, while Cao Mang took the opportunity to catch his breath on the sidelines.
"Damn it, this Gu Chenan is truly despicable!" Cao Mang spat and cursed disdainfully, looking at the bruises all over his body.
Bang!
A muffled sound.
Lin Yu's chest took a hard hit, causing him to stagger back a few steps, clutching his chest and grimacing in pain.
Compared to Cao Mang's unfathomable skills, Lin Yu's abilities were completely inadequate.
According to the original plot, at this point in time, Lin Yu's skills should have been on par with the current Gu Chenan.
However, since Tang Yunjin had expelled Lin Yu from her tutelage, he hadn't received any guidance in the ancient martial arts.
As a result, his strength had naturally fallen far behind.
"What a waste."
Gu Chenan looked at Lin Yu mockingly: "No wonder you couldn't become a Hawk. With skills like yours, you wouldn't even qualify as a personal bodyguard anywhere."
"You!"
Lin Yu gritted his teeth. He had endured countless such taunts and mockery before, mostly from Gu Chenan.
So when he heard Gu Chenan's ridicule again, he immediately lost his cool.
"Gu Chenan, I'll kill you!"
Lin Yu charged forward with the steel pipe, yelling loudly.
This was exactly the effect Gu Chenan wanted. He grinned and stepped forward in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Lin Yu, swinging the steel pipe before Lin Yu could react.
The steel pipe came down from above, smashing towards Lin Yu's head with brutal force.
[This strike will end your life!]
However, at that very moment.
Cao Mang suddenly attacked, kicking out at Gu Chenan!
Bang!
Gu Chenan was sent flying!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
