Volume 4: Hidden Battles – Chapter 195: The Wildman’s Wildness
Looking at the old man with the triangular eyes, Chu Tianyu’s lips twitched slightly. Just as he had arranged his attack, Chu Tianyu suddenly unleashed a tremendous force from his entire body, breaking free from his senior brother Liu Xiangshi’s grip in an instant. With a punch carrying a fierce gust of wind, he struck at the man with the triangular eyes. Though the punch was aimed at him, Chu Tianyu’s force covered the entire area ahead. Even the old man with the purple face was shocked, feeling as though the massive punch was also aimed at him. He quickly gathered his vital energy and took a defensive stance.
As for the man with the triangular eyes, needless to say, he was already forced to puff up his sleeves by Chu Tianyu’s fierce punch force, using his vital energy to resist. He was also horrified, unable to believe that such a simple punch could possess such power.
Yet both old men were seasoned fighters with rich experience. Though shocked inwardly, they showed no outward signs of it. In battles between masters, momentum often plays a crucial role. So, suppressing their thoughts, they faced Chu Tianyu’s fierce attack together, disregarding any sense of status. Their palms emitted light simultaneously, coordinating with each other to clash against Chu Tianyu’s punch in a combined effort.
With a “Boom!”, as soon as they made contact, Chu Tianyu didn’t even waver slightly, while the two old men stumbled back several steps before barely stabilizing themselves. The intense pressure in their arms was unbearable—it felt as though countless bubbles were forming and bursting inside their arms.
This energy didn’t resemble normal vital energy nor any special internal force from cultivation. To the two old men, it seemed like pure muscle power, enhanced by some strange kind of force.
Despite their combined resistance stopping Chu Tianyu’s offensive momentum, he was thrilled inwardly. It was rare for them to be able to withstand such a punch. A sense of satisfying release spread throughout his body.
“Good! One more!” Excitedly, Chu Tianyu delivered another domineering punch.
The two old men never expected this wildman to possess such high skills and such wildness. He took the initiative to attack and seemed relentless, as if they owed him money…
Yet these two were also seasoned veterans. Seeing Chu Tianyu’s robust build, formidable strength, and fierce aura, they assumed he was the type who charged in recklessly and fought in a brute-force manner, with attacks that were straightforward and relied heavily on physical power. So although Chu Tianyu displayed exceptional offensive prowess, in the eyes of these two elders, it was still considered inferior. After all, from the perspective of cultivators, fighting purely on the basis of physical instincts without the support and application of true energy meant that no matter how high one’s achievements might be, they remained limited. Therefore, when facing Chu Tianyu’s second punch, the two elders showed no panic at all. Instead, they used their martial arts skills to drift aside, avoiding his direct attacks, and launched a guerrilla-style assault, occasionally striking him with palm forces from above. Seeing this, Chu Tianyu was amused—these two old guys really thought of him as a simple-minded, physically strong brute. So he didn’t make a fuss. When facing the palm strikes from above, he simply blocked them casually before pretending to be anxious and continuing to attack with straight punches. Though his speed was fast and his power was great, such simple attacks could be easily dodged by the two elders using their light-footed skills or clever maneuvers. As for Chu Tianyu’s durability, they were well prepared for it. With such a muscular brute, it was obvious that the slight palm forces they sent from above were not enough to threaten him. They merely intended to keep pressure on him. Once the brute failed to land any attacks and became impatient, showing signs of weakness or exhaustion, they would launch a sudden attack with their ultimate moves, targeting his vital points, ensuring a one-shot kill and a decisive victory! The fierce struggle among the three in the arena involuntarily captivated everyone else present. Even the Yunluo Six Demons temporarily gave up the idea of surrounding them and instead continued to circle at a distance, maintaining vigilance while watching their fight. Although it was hard to imagine that those two elders, who usually thought themselves one rank above them, would be forced into such a situation by a brute, having to rely on their agile skills to dodge attacks, they could still see the two elders’ fighting spirit. Just by witnessing Chu Tianyu’s overwhelming fighting will, which no one else dared to confront, they were deeply shocked. They even felt sorry for the two elders, knowing that although their current tactic of dodging was necessary, being hit by those massive fists would be extremely dangerous!
As for the Cloud Gate disciples in Chu Tianyu’s realm, there’s no need to mention Liu Xiangshi—he’s only worried about Chu Tianyu now, not about the outcome of his battles. Instead, he’s concerned that Chu Tianyu’s killing intent is growing stronger, with fighting, combat, and slaughter seemingly becoming the main ways for him to release his accumulated energy. Moreover, this has turned into a vicious cycle, evident even when he was fighting various wild beasts in the forest. The more he killed, the more lunar energy he absorbed at night, allowing him to use more energy during the day, which in turn demanded even more killing…
It’s hard to say what will happen to Chu Tianyu after this battle. While Liu Xiangshi is worried, the three Cloud Gate disciples surrounded him are full of interest, staring intently at Chu Tianyu, forgetting that they’re still trapped in the sword formation.
The two middle-aged men holding fans watch him intently, hoping to spot something different about him. The middle-aged man with the sword, on the other hand, keeps glancing at the six people outside, staying vigilant. Yet his expression seems somewhat naive, and his cultivation level is far inferior to those two with fans.
Regardless of the others’ expressions, Chu Tianyu and the two elders had almost finished their fight when they sensed a decline in Chu Tianyu’s speed and strength. By then, Chu Tianyu had already figured out their tactics. He deliberately feigned a desperate charge, calculating the triangular-eyed elder’s movement pattern. Just as the elder was about to change his stance, Chu Tianyu suddenly pressed his toes to the ground, spun around, and used the immense force generated from his feet to instantly change direction, launching himself forward like a fired projectile.
This sudden change in strategy shocked the triangular-eyed elder, who was used to Chu Tianyu’s usual attack patterns. As Chu Tianyu’s body turned toward him and his fist grew larger in his eyes, the elder was powerless—his body was too old to react. He couldn’t retreat nor advance! It was as if he were destined to stand there and wait for Chu Tianyu’s punch; there was no way to avoid it!
Those who try to calculate others will themselves be calculated. They originally thought this barbarian was simple-minded and crude, believing they could defeat him with their tactics. But now it’s clear that it’s actually him playing them.
Only at this point did the elders realize that this barbarian wasn’t just insane but also extremely cunning—having planned this move all along to force them into a head-on confrontation.
But even in a head-on clash, with his nearly sixty years of mastery, he wasn’t to be underestimated. It just didn’t align with his principle of “doing the least to gain the most.” In the blink of an eye, there was no time for the old man to make further decisions—Chu Tianyu’s fist had already struck, forcing him to grit his teeth. He gathered his vital energy, focused it in his arms, formed a fist with one hand, and instantly launched a counterattack to meet Chu Tianyu’s fist, just managing to collide with it. With a “boom~~~” that shook the ground, the intense force sent everyone except the purple-faced old man and the two middle-aged men with fans from the Yunmen sect stumbling back several steps before they could steady themselves. This was exactly the effect Chu Tianyu wanted. He wasn’t aiming to win outright; to deal with these two old men, if he had used “Pojun” from the start, leveraging its adaptive attack style and ever-changing tactics, he would have ended the fight long ago. What he wanted was this kind of direct confrontation, allowing his own vital energy to clash and compete with an equally strong opponent, rather than relying on Pojun’s direct attacking power to strike at weak points—that would be too boring, and it wouldn’t help hone his energy for absorbing moon energy later that night. After their fists collided, Chu Tianyu felt a tremendous force ahead blocking the further release of energy from his body, absorbing his force like a ball of cotton. Realizing this was the resistance generated by the old man’s entire vital energy, Chu Tianyu grew even more eager, increasing the intensity of the moon energy he used throughout his body, continuing to send waves of energy forward. To outsiders, the clash between Chu Tianyu and the old man seemed like a storm with little actual impact—aside from the initial surge of energy, the two remained in that fist-to-fist position, standing motionless without any sound. In truth, the man with the triangular eyes knew only too well how fierce that wildman was; it seemed he had endless strength, constantly increasing the force, leaving him struggling to hold his own. Seeing his companion in danger, the purple-faced old man ignored all notions of status, and instantly a burst of starlight appeared in his palm as he rushed at Chu Tianyu without warning. The starlight enveloped Chu Tianyu’s entire body, ready for the old man’s palm strike to unleash his energy…
“Great! I was waiting for you!” Chu Tianyu suddenly retracted his fist, and the energy within it ceased flowing. His meridians were extremely strong, so this backlash had no effect on him at all. The retracted fist didn’t pause at all; instead, he channeled his energy through the “Piercing Army” technique and struck the suddenly attacking old man with a purple face from an extremely clever angle—a invisible punch of combat energy shot forth instantly. Then, regardless of the outcome, Chu Tianyu swiftly countered with another punch. The old man with the triangular eyes was thrown into turmoil by Chu Tianyu’s sudden withdrawal of his fist, feeling extreme discomfort. He wasn’t as abnormal as Chu Tianyu, who could freely retract his emitted combat energy and true energy. Thus, his true energy naturally surged forward, meeting Chu Tianyu’s counterpunch head-on, and the two collided violently once again. But this collision wasn’t like the previous one—it was the result of Chu Tianyu’s premeditation, forcing the old man into this awkward situation. His body felt as though its energy had been drained, and the true energy he emitted seemed to miss its target. Just as he tried to retract it, his enemy attacked again! With a series of cracking sounds, the old man’s fingers and arms began to burst under Chu Tianyu’s immense force, sending up clouds of blood. Not a single piece of intact flesh or bone remained—everything was torn apart by Chu Tianyu’s terrifying power and scattered… Before the old man could even react or scream in pain, Chu Tianyu had already moved, leaving hundreds of punch marks on his body in an instant, right after delivering that powerful punch while the old man was still opening his mouth, unable to utter a sound. As the old man collapsed like a pile of rotten flesh, Chu Tianyu rushed to the old man with the purple face, who had been pushed back by his earlier attack. He planted one leg, stepped forward, and with a downward thrust of his right arm, dodged the old man’s desperate strike. Without turning around, he used his shoulder to push downward, followed by a step forward, as if rolling into the old man’s arms. Given Chu Tianyu’s current size, it seemed somewhat unbalanced, as if the smaller figure was engulfing the larger one.
“Bang~Thud~” A series of muffled sounds were heard. By the time Chu Tianyu stepped away again, the old man with the purple face was standing motionless there, unable to even fight back against Chu Tianyu who was so close. Just then, a gust of mountain wind blew, causing the old man’s body to fall backward. His face was covered in blood—he had already died. Unfazed by his successive successes, Chu Tianyu continued moving, turning toward those who were staring in shock and confusion at the mutation. Six sharp swords and an excellent sword formation could not stop Chu Tianyu’s punches and combat energy. Moreover, when their proud swords struck Chu Tianyu, they could at most leave a white mark, forcing them to pay with their lives for that strike…