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Chapter 170 Mutation
As Liu Huan and several Hongzhao Palace disciples climbed onto the top of the wall, the refugees' defense on the earthen wall of the house collapsed in an instant.

This was just a temporary place for them to stay. The so-called defense was just piling people up there, and the organization was sloppy. In addition, the farm had been abandoned for many years, and the earth walls were severely weathered. Many places were uneven, and even people could not stand steadily, so they could not form an effective resistance.

All of a sudden, the refugees wearing dirty cotton-padded clothes and leather coats and leggings jumped down like dumplings, while the brightly dressed disciples of Hongzhao Palace followed the two demon hunters in a row. The wind whistled at night, and the light of the torches jumped. The battle was pushed into the courtyard in just one encounter.

At this time, the leader of the refugees, who was called "Hu Gao" by the male demon hunter, finally took action.

Facing the people who jumped over the wall, Hu Gao's face was ferocious. He kicked his feet, and the ground cracked inch by inch. His body was like a cannonball, and he crashed straight into the male demon hunter.

Su Daoshan's pupils shrank slightly.

He didn't recognize the martial arts technique of Hu Gao's move, but through reading, he could clearly see every detail of Hu Gao's body from being still to moving.

Before Hu Gao kicked the ground, he took a deep breath. This made his chest and abdomen bulge abnormally high, looking like an inflated toad. Then, with a sound of air force exploding, it seemed as if an invisible breath burst out of his body.

These auras were invisible and intangible, as if they were gushing out from the body's acupoints, or exploding from thousands of pores. Only Su Daoshan could see that at this moment, the dust in the air around Hu Gao seemed to be stirred by thousands of invisible air currents and became chaotic.

In the flickering firelight, Hu Gao's face was covered with a green aura, and his right leg and foot were one-third larger. When such a foot stepped hard on the ground, the powerful reaction force directly pushed his body into the air at high speed, like a rocket ignited and launched into the sky.

The next second, more intensive Qi explosions sounded, making Hu Gao like a string of flying firecrackers. It was impossible to tell which part of his body or which movement these Qi explosions came from.

But what Su Daoshan could sense was that Hu Gao, who was advancing, had a faint, cold, black aura lingering around him that made people feel extremely uncomfortable, as if an evil ghost was possessed by him.

In a flash, Hu Gao was in front of the male demon hunter, and his arms and hands holding the knife became much thicker in an instant. The more than one-meter-long saber made a sharp whistle that broke through the air and chopped down fiercely on the head.

The male demon hunter roared, swung the sword in his hand, and rushed forward.

With a loud bang, the two separated immediately. The male demon hunter's ring knife was almost knocked out of his hand, but he managed to avoid it by turning around at the critical moment and evading it with his footwork.

Hu Gao's sword was as powerful as a bamboo, and he finally chopped the ground with his saber. The fierce sword energy burst out, cutting a two-meter-long gully in the ground. Dust flew up, and mud and gravel flew everywhere.

The sword missed, but Hu Gao did not stop. He moved his body sideways, turned 270 degrees like a windmill, swung his saber and chased the male demon hunter with a horizontal slash.

The knife whistled and the knife light spun, following like a shadow.

"boom!"

The male demon hunter flashed and arrived in front of a cart. Seeing Hu Gao chasing him, he stretched out his hand, grabbed the shaft of the cart and pulled it hard, turning the cart weighing more than a thousand pounds sideways to block Hu Gao, and at the same time he pulled away and flew away.

With a loud bang, the saber in Master Hu's hand smashed the carriage to pieces. Not only did the heavy wooden railings burst and shatter under the blade, but even the steel frame at the bottom twisted as the carriage rolled. The stoves, pots, pans, food and other sundries that had not yet been unloaded on the carriage were scattered like waves hitting a reef, ping-pong-pong-pong all over the ground.

As the two men fought, the house was in chaos.

The open space of this house is only 30 to 40 meters long and wide, not too small, but not too big either. With three large cars parked and hundreds of people crowded in, the space for movement is already limited. When the two men fought, the 1.5-meter-long saber alone would create a killing range of more than three meters in diameter. With the two men moving and chasing, the affected area was even larger.

As the carriage was broken, the chaos spread even faster. For a moment, the refugees ran around in panic, fearing that they would be dragged into the battle and become victims of the sword.

"Dangdangdangdang..." With a series of clanging sounds of metal, in the blink of an eye, Hu Gao and the male demon hunter had already exchanged seven or eight moves.

The two figures flew from east to west, from south to north, like two marbles, ricocheting and turning around in the courtyard, leaving a mess wherever they passed. Two refugees were unable to dodge, and one was knocked away by the retreating male demon hunter, breaking his bones. The other was simply hit by Hu Gao's saber, splitting his body in two and turning into a pile of exploding flesh and blood.

"This leader is at the upper sixth rank," Song Xier frowned and said, "In terms of martial arts strength alone, the demon hunter is probably no match for him."

Su Daoshan nodded.

After reaching the sixth level, the warrior's strength turns from external to internal, from raw strength to mature strength. The power exerted by the strength becomes more and more terrifying. It also means that the use of strength becomes more handy and reaches perfection.

A seventh-grade warrior can only hear the sound of Qi when his martial arts moves are performed and his strength catches up. Moreover, most of the Qi sounds are the explosions of fists, feet and clothes breaking through the air.

However, the sixth-grade warrior has reached the state where the mind moves first, and the Qi and energy in the body can be used at will, just like using one's arm. There is no need to deliberately mobilize the energy, and the energy can be used in the most perfect way.

The sixth-grade Qi power all comes from the body. It is the sound that Qi, blood, muscles, and bones naturally make when they stimulate the power to explode.

However, even though they are both at the sixth level of martial arts, the difference between each level is huge.

At the lower stage of the sixth grade, the so-called "strength is like a running wolf, and energy is like a rolling stone" means that when the warriors at this stage drive the qi and blood and transform force into strength, the strength they exert is as fierce and fierce as a wolf, and when it is running, it feels like there is a rolling stone rolling under the muscles and skin.

When it comes to the middle stage of the sixth rank, the description of the warrior's Qi becomes "vigorous like a tiger, and Qi like running beads". This means that the strength at this stage is already like a tiger, fierce and vigorous, and the momentum is already established. At the same time, the original running state of the body like an iron ball is also dispersed into small beads, which are lighter and faster when running, and the movement is smoother and smoother.

When one reaches the upper sixth level, one’s strength is as strong as a dragon or an elephant, and one’s breath is as swift as a gossamer thread.

When the Qi flows in the body, the finer the divisions, the smoother it flows, and the more powerful the force it ultimately produces!
At this moment, Hu Gao's fighting power was the most profound portrayal of this state. He was seen whistling back and forth with a saber in his hand, the sound was like a huge wave, and his momentum was overwhelming. Wherever he passed, he was like a mad elephant, and no one could stop him. However, whether it was his footwork, martial arts or control of the huge saber in his hand, they were all extremely precise, and the explosion of the energy in his body was also extremely fine.

This is exactly how its enormous control power is manifested.

The male demon hunter tried to fight back several times, but he couldn't find any flaws. Whether it was strength, speed or momentum, he was completely crushed.

"However," Su Daoshan said as he absorbed experience from this rare actual combat, "Since they chased us all the way here and were able to call out the leader's name, they should know something about him and have a way to deal with him, right?"

As a bystander and a scholar, Su Daoshan has keenly noticed some subtle changes that have occurred unconsciously in the scene.

As expected, the situation on the field changed as soon as Su Daoshan finished speaking.

While the leader was fighting the male demon hunter, Liu Huan and the others were also not idle, fighting with a group of blood sticks. The blood sticks were weaker, but they were outnumbered, while Liu Huan and the others were disciples of the sect and were very strong, but they were outnumbered. For a while, it was difficult to tell who would win.

The two battle groups seemed to have nothing to do with each other, and Liu Hua and the others even avoided Hu Gao and the male demon hunter's route several times in advance for fear of being affected. However, this time, when Hu Gao was chasing the male demon hunter through the open space in the middle of the courtyard and slashed in the air again, suddenly, the female demon hunter and Liu Hua, who were in two battle groups and seven or eight meters apart, rushed straight to his back without any prior arrangement.

The silk threads on Liu Huan's body suddenly exploded at this moment. Dozens of silk threads strangely appeared on Hu Gao's body out of thin air, holding his limbs and body. Liu Huan merged with the long sword, and under the pull of the silk threads, he turned into an accelerated sword light and rushed straight to Hu Gao's vest.

At the same time, the witcher spun in the air and uttered a sound like an oriole, clear and melodious, just like a young woman in a theater singing. The next second, the witcher, who was dressed in a short outfit, suddenly swelled up her sleeves and threw them out like clouds and water.

The long sleeves, like two living white pythons, circled around Liu Hua in the air, and shot towards Hu Gaofei from the left and right. In the sleeves, two scimitars spun with cold lights, which was breathtaking!

Just as the two women took action, the male demon hunter who had been running also stopped.

I saw that his height suddenly rose to more than 2.2 meters, and his body swelled up like a balloon, more than doubled in size. His thick arms and legs directly burst the clothes on his body. Immediately, he bent his knees slightly, straightened his chest and waist, and stood up with a roar. The ring knife in his hand swept across and met Hu Gao!
Three people, one in front and two behind, formed a V-shaped trap, which suddenly closed at this moment!
The murderous intent is immediate!
"That's right," Song Xier said coldly, but could not hide her affirmation. "I didn't expect that one of these demon hunters is an actor and the other is a porter. With such a perfect teamwork, it shouldn't be a problem to capture the leader of the refugees."

Su Daoshan was also dazzled by what he saw.

In addition to the five main paths of scholar, farmer, merchant, and soldier, extraordinary warriors also have a miscellaneous path.

Miscellaneous ways are all-encompassing, and almost all unorthodox professions are included in this category. According to the records of Yimen Jianghu Lu, there are dozens of types of people, including actors, doctors, thieves, prostitutes, jugglers, circuses, matchmakers, fortune tellers, beggars, etc.

Although the extraordinary warriors of the miscellaneous paths do not have the corresponding five elements special arts, and their future growth level is much lower than that of the five major orthodox paths, the miscellaneous paths are also an existence that should not be underestimated because of their numerous professions and various special arts.

Especially in team battles, the cooperation of some extraordinary professions can often produce miraculous effects.

Take these two demon hunters in front of us for example.

The profession of the female demon hunter is an actor. The unique characteristics of this profession are extraordinary imitation and performance abilities. They can keenly grasp the surrounding environment and perceive the emotional changes of others, read their words and expressions, and use performances to unconsciously infect or even control others.

The special skill used by the female demon hunter at this moment is called [Water Sleeves].

The actors who mastered this strange art can possess and control two water sleeves that can be up to ten meters long. When these two water sleeves are spread out, it is like having two super arms with perfect flexibility that are not afraid of swords, water or fire. The water sleeves can do everything that human arms can do, and they can also do actions that humans cannot do due to joint restrictions.

Just like at this moment, when the witcher's sleeves wrapped with two scimitars attacked Hu Gao, the high, far and incredible attack angle alone was enough to increase the threat tenfold.

As for male demon hunters, their occupation is porter.

According to the "Records of Different Sects and Martial Arts", the unique characteristics of porters are extraordinary physique, endurance, leg strength and balance. They can use and adapt to any terrain. When carrying a certain range of weight, porters will not be affected by the weight.

The magic used by the male demon hunter at this moment is called [Carrying the Mountain]. After mastering this power, one can instantly burst out ten times the strength and withstand attacks far beyond the limit of what one can normally withstand.

what does this mean?
This means that when Hu Gao fought with the male demon hunter repeatedly and gradually got used to the other party being defeated by his violent power, he had fallen into a fatal trap.

The male demon hunter can take him!

Not only can he take it, he even has enough energy to fight back!

At this moment, Su Daoshan could almost see the scene where Hu Gao's fierce slash was steadily caught by the male demon hunter, his body paused with a shock in his mind, and then he was covered in blood in the silent sneak attack launched by the two women behind him.

However, at this moment, Su Daoshan's spiritual awareness was suddenly provoked by something. A strange intuition surged into his heart, instantly making his back cold.

It was like something blew a breath of evil air on the back of my neck.

In my vision, the world is still the same world - deep, remote and quiet valley. Dense forests swaying in the wind. Stone steps covered by weeds and moss between the ancient temple and the farm. A stream flowing with broken light. Barren farmland, dilapidated farm houses and walls, swaying figures in the firelight, flashing swords, splashing blood...

Liu Huan was still one with the sword, transforming into a ray of sword light. The long sleeves of the female demon hunter flew up like colorful clouds emerging from a mountain. The giant male demon hunter stood on his horse with his sword in hand, as steady as a mountain.

In the middle of the three, Hu Gaozheng flew into the air and fiercely slashed at the male demon hunter. They were less than a meter apart. So close that Su Daoshan could almost see the sparks when the saber and the ring knife collided, and heard a loud "clang".

Everything seems so normal, yet everything is so weird—because this picture is actually still!

Even what was still was not only the farm and the surrounding mountains and forests, but also himself and Song Xier beside him!

Su Daoshan was a little dazed for a moment. At first, he felt as if he was in a dream, and had some kind of illusion. But soon he found that at this moment he was like a drunkard. Although he had drunk so much that he spoke incoherently and walked crookedly, his consciousness was extremely clear.

This is not a dream, nor is it an illusion!
"when!"

Su Daoshan vaguely heard the sound of a gong.

"It's dry, be careful with fire." A voice sounded, as if it was far away in the sky, but also as if it was right in front of me.

Swish! All the lights in the farm suddenly went out at this moment. The night instantly stained everything like ink, so thick that you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

The frozen picture, the sound of the gong, and the extinguished fire... everything happened at the same time. The next second, as if the movie screen had been distorted, the world before my eyes resumed its flow.

However, the previously envisioned scene of Hu Gao's blood splattering five steps did not happen. On the contrary, the situation suddenly reversed!

Hu Gao is missing!
At the same time, a huge wound strangely appeared on the chest of the male demon hunter. As if he was chopped by an invisible knife, the wound stretched diagonally from the left shoulder to the right side of the lower abdomen. If he was not physically strong, this wound would have almost ripped his intestines apart.

He stared with eyes wide open in disbelief, his huge body staggered backward, blood splattering all the way, and finally after seven or eight steps, he sat down on the ground dejectedly.

At the same time, the female witcher in another direction was hit by an invisible rhinoceros. She flew backwards and knocked down a section of the earth wall. She fell out of the yard and rolled on the ground for more than ten times before she stopped. She lay on the ground motionless, and it was unknown whether she was dead or alive.

The only one still standing was Liu Huan. However, the girl no longer had the momentum of charging forward with her sword, but instead stood there in the middle of the field with her sword hanging down.

On her swan-like neck was a long saber. The one holding the hilt with a fierce smile on his face was none other than the refugee leader Hu Gao, who had suddenly disappeared in their encirclement.

"Damn, this guy is the night watchman!" Song Xier's exclamation came to my ears.

"Wait..." Before Su Daoshan could catch her, the girl flew out like a swallow, and leaped several times along the stone steps beside the fortress to the middle of the stairs. Then her figure suddenly turned into mist and dissipated.

When she appeared again, she had teleported to Hu Gao's side and stabbed him with a sword.

(End of this chapter)