Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Chapter 317 Unlocking Potential_1

Gu Chen circulated the Great Emptiness Dragon Transformation, and his combat power soared as if a fish leaped through the Dragon Gate, undergoing sublimation. His aura surged around him, and with a punch, he sent Su Du flying.

"Pfft!"

In mid-air, Su Du coughed up three mouthfuls of fresh blood. Had it not been for having unlocked eighty-eight orifices, releasing a great amount of his body's latent potential and consequently increasing the strength of his physical body, that punch from Gu Chen could have almost taken his life.

"Could it be so sinister?!"

Su Du looked at Gu Chen with horror, clueless as to how Gu Chen's combat strength could suddenly increase by a full thirty percent.

Gu Chen stood his ground, his eyes gleaming, hair fluttering, his physique as robust as a dragon with a dazzling gleam all around him. His blood qi emitted a rosy glow, wrapping around his body like a deity of this world, with an extraordinary aura.

Whoosh!

Gu Chen's figure flashed, charging towards Su Du once more. He wouldn't stop until he killed him.

Seeing this, Su Du's expression darkened. He was more than a decade older than Gu Chen, and now he was being suppressed in a fight by a junior with much lower cultivation. If word of this got out, his reputation would plummet to rock bottom.

"I refuse to believe that you can maintain this state indefinitely!"

Su Du's expression turned vicious. He chose not to meet Gu Chen head-on anymore because he knew that he stood no chance against Gu Chen in his current state.

Thus, he began to use his own advantages, engaging in guerrilla warfare with Gu Chen in the hope of wearing him down.

With the Great Emptiness Dragon Transformation in effect, Gu Chen's cultivation and physical fitness improved overall, which naturally included his speed. He couldn't outrun Su Du over long distances, but in close combat, his ability to shadow Su Du closely could achieve remarkable results.

With a whoosh, regardless of how Su Du conducted his guerrilla tactics, Gu Chen instantly locked onto him, arriving behind Su Du. The image of an azure dragon twined around him, enhancing his strength, and with the sound of thunder in the void, Su Du was scared witless.

Swish!

Su Du, gritting his teeth, exerted all his strength. His blood seemed to ignite at that moment, and he narrowly dodged Gu Chen's strike by the skin of his teeth.

"Aaah—"

He bellowed with extreme unwillingness. If this continued, he would have no choice but to retreat.

Since entering the Spiritual Realm, Su Du had been dogged by misfortune, barely encountering any opportunities that were meant for him. Yet to his dismay, Gu Chen appeared out of nowhere.

That could have been forgiven, but what he had thought would be an easy kill on Gu Chen, with full confidence, had now turned on its head. It was he himself who was on the verge of defeat.

To fall from the clouds to the bottom of the valley in an instant—it could be said that at this moment, Su Du was feeling incredibly conflicted. He was not willing to accept this.

Because, although there were many opportunities in the Spiritual Realm, Su Du hadn't gained any up to now. If things continued like this, not only would Lu Xing, Bu Nantian, and others leave him far behind, but it was also very likely that others would surpass him as well.

"I'm going all out with you!"

Su Du went mad, roaring to the sky. He got desperate and actually began burning his own essence blood!

It was known that once essence blood was excessively burned, it would damage the martial artist's very foundation, possibly halting their martial arts progress for life or even causing their cultivation to regress, both of which were highly probable.

It could be said that Su Du was staking his life against Gu Chen.

But Gu Chen was unafraid. His eyes shone bright like stars, the Great Emptiness Dragon Transformation operating, having greatly increased his own combat power, he charged at Su Du once again.

"Die!"

Su Du bellowed, blood mist spraying from his pores. He employed his strongest martial arts, condensing all his cultivation, intending to clash head-on with Gu Chen.

Boom!

Within a twenty-zhang radius, the collision of their true Qi exploded the air instantly, creating a vacuum in the area, with blinding light flickering, causing wild winds and flying sand and stones, the ground folding outwards, leaving a huge pit where they stood.

Thud!

Gu Chen's fist radiated brilliant light, like a little sun fused into the palm of his hand. He used the Mountain and Sea Fist scripture, powerful and unmatched, as if it could split heaven and earth, with a terrifying fist spirit imbued within, accompanied by eight azure dragons following the trail of his fist as it charged out.

Thump!

Su Du's body shook, blood trickling from the corners of his mouth, his bones creaking, barely able to bear the load.

Gu Chen's physique was unparalleled in strength, and he was protected by the mid-grade divine weapon level Silkworm Armor, which gave him a significant advantage in close combat!

Boom!

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Qi surged around Gu Chen as he threw another punch, the punch as biting as a blade, causing Su Du's skin to ache all over.

Su Du's complexion changed; he didn't dare to truly risk his life. Seeing that he was still no match, he used his agile movements to flee into the distance.

"Pfft!"

Before fleeing, Su Du took another punch from Gu Chen, coughing up blood as he ran faster.

Gu Chen's gaze was deep as he watched Su Du leave and chose not to pursue.

Only when Su Du had completely gone did a trickle of fresh blood appear at the corner of Gu Chen's mouth.

"Hundred Orifices Stage grand completion truly lives up to its reputation."

Gu Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. At present, just in terms of cultivation, the Great Sun Divine Gang cultivated within him for a thousand and thirty years was not much inferior to Su Du's.

However, since Su Du had managed to unlock eighty-eight orifices, releasing a vast amount of human potential, and far surpassed Gu Chen in realm, Gu Chen was much weaker in this aspect. To be able to fight Su Du to this extent was already quite astonishing.

Moreover, the protective Silkworm Armor he received from Chi Yan had also played a significant role in this battle.

As one progressed further in the Hundred Orifices Stage, unlocking each additional orifice would release more human latent potential. With thirty-four orifices compared to eighty-eight, Gu Chen was at a considerable disadvantage.