Yu Daohong knew that Guo Cunhai would never believe his lies. If a fight broke out, he should be able to hold him off with his Nine Reincarnations Eye.
The two stood locked in a stalemate. Guo Cunhai couldn't wait any longer. He ordered the two young men beside him, "I'll hold him off, you two go and retrieve the Soul-Protecting Bronze Ring."
As soon as Guo Cunhai finished speaking, he drew the crescent saber from his waist and charged at Yu Daohong, "Apologies, Young Master Yu."
Yu Daohong swung the Dragon-Subduing Mace in his hand and struck back.
*Bang*
The Dragon-Subduing Mace collided with the crescent saber. Guo Cunhai, with a knuckle duster on his other hand that appeared out of nowhere, punched fiercely at Yu Daohong's stomach.
Yu Daohong dodged Guo Cunhai's punch and Guo Cunhai seized the opportunity, gripping the crescent saber tightly and slashing at Yu Daohong again.
Yu Daohong, having just regained his footing, could only raise the Dragon-Subduing Mace to block.
The crescent saber struck the Dragon-Subduing Mace heavily, and Yu Daohong was directly pushed back, bracing himself against the wall behind him with his foot.
Yu Daohong's expression turned serious. Guo Cunhai's strength was at least on par with Executioner Li, and he was skilled in close combat. If it were purely a matter of strength, Yu Daohong would gain no advantage.
Inside the room, the two young men who had entered earlier were kicked out by Qiangzi.
The two young men got up and ran to Guo Cunhai's side.
Yu Daohong looked at Qiangzi beside him. Qiangzi's face had turned pale, indicating that the poison had acted up again.
"Can you hold on?" Yu Daohong asked Qiangzi.
Qiangzi nodded, "I won't die anytime soon."
Guo Cunhai looked at the two young men beside him and said sternly, "I'll hold off these two, you quickly go and get the Soul-Protecting Bronze Ring."
As soon as Guo Cunhai finished speaking, he swung his crescent saber and attacked the two.
Qiangzi gripped the copper coin sword and struck back. Yu Daohong stood at the doorway of the room. The two young men exchanged glances, gripped their crescent sabers, and slashed at Yu Daohong.
Yu Daohong dodged to the left, evading one of them's attack, then kicked the man fiercely in the stomach.
The man fell to his knees, clutching his stomach and curled up like a shrimp. Yu Daohong didn't pause, raising the Dragon-Subduing Mace to smash at the other young man.
Seeing this, the young man raised his crescent saber, preparing to block the Dragon-Subduing Mace.
The moment the crescent saber touched the Dragon-Subduing Mace, the young man's face sank. Shock and disbelief appeared on his face. His entire body knelt down, and then he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Yu Daohong looked at the young man, "For a half-baked fighter like you to withstand my strike without passing out is enough for you to brag about to your fellow disciples."
After speaking, Yu Daohong ignored the young man and joined Qiangzi's fight.
Guo Cunhai gripped the crescent saber and slashed fiercely at Qiangzi. Qiangzi raised the copper coin sword to block, feeling a sharp pain surge from his arm, and was forced back.
Guo Cunhai pressed his advantage, raising the crescent saber again to strike at Qiangzi. Seeing this, Yu Daohong flashed in front of Qiangzi, raised the Dragon-Subduing Mace to deflect the incoming crescent saber, then formed a hand seal with his left hand, took a deep breath, and a raging inferno spewed from his mouth.
Guo Cunhai's expression changed drastically, but it was too late. The flames engulfed him.
Yu Daohong breathed a sigh of relief. The power of the Flame Devouring Art was not to be underestimated. At such close range, even a strong practitioner on the Black List wouldn't emerge unscathed.
As the flames dispersed, before Yu Daohong and Qiangzi could fully relax, their expressions instantly turned grim.
As the flames dissipated, Guo Cunhai was miraculously unharmed, holding a small black umbrella.
Yu Daohong and Qiangzi both looked at the black umbrella. It had a sandalwood handle, and the umbrella was covered not with fabric, but with black paper, embroidered with an incomprehensible fierce beast, resembling a tiger but with horns.
This must be the Evil-Dispelling Umbrella, one of the five treasures of the Zhenbao Sect.
Yu Daohong felt a pang of regret. The Evil-Dispelling Umbrella could defend against all flames. He hadn't expected them to bring out another treasure just to retrieve the Soul-Protecting Bronze Ring.
Guo Cunhai put away the umbrella, gripped the crescent saber with his other hand, and slashed over.
Qiangzi took out three talismans from his pocket and shot them out.
Just as the talismans were about to hit Guo Cunhai, he opened the umbrella to block the incoming talismans.
The talismans exploded the moment they touched the umbrella, yet the umbrella remained unharmed.
Yu Daohong's brow furrowed, "I refuse to believe this today."
As soon as Yu Daohong finished speaking, he condensed his Nine Reincarnations Eye, filling his entire eye sockets with black liquid.
A drop of reincarnation blood tear flowed from his eye socket and floated in the air. Yu Daohong waved his hand, and the reincarnation blood tear shot directly towards Guo Cunhai.
Guo Cunhai also opened the umbrella to defend. The moment the reincarnation blood tear touched the umbrella, it was directly repelled and shot into the roof, penetrating it and leaving a hole.
Yu Daohong looked astonished. Was this umbrella too powerful? The reincarnation blood tear was something that could penetrate anything.
Qiangzi beside him also looked disbelieving.
Guo Cunhai put away the umbrella, "Young Master Yu, don't waste your efforts. The Evil-Dispelling Umbrella can defend against all magical attacks."
Yu Daohong gave Qiangzi a look. Qiangzi nodded and ran towards the room.
Just as Guo Cunhai was about to go after him, Yu Daohong's grip on the Dragon-Subduing Mace tightened. A flame covered the mace, and Yu Daohong raised the mace and smashed it towards Guo Cunhai, "I really don't believe it can defend against everything."
The Dragon-Subduing Mace struck the umbrella heavily, but the umbrella, completely intact, blocked the mace's attack.
As expected, it could indeed defend against everything.
Grateful words: Thank you to [Yi Quan Xiao Zhang], [Liang Ke Ke], [Ye], [Wei Shen who loves roasted chicken], [Humble Candidate], [Er Gou Zi], [Wei Du Fa Shi], [Huang Shang Shang], [Zhi Xia], [Wu Xin] for the gifts, thank you for your support of the author.
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