The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 378 Night Battle in the Imperial Palace
For the next day, Wu Chengyu remained invisible. Wu Qianyu seemed to want to find him, but he avoided her early on. This trip to Xixia was finally coming to an end today. Tonight was the day he had arranged with the old monster to help her break through the encirclement.

Late at night, Wu Chengyu once again sneaked into the Western Xia Imperial Palace. Sure enough, the old monster had long been unable to hold back and had already left the Remnant Dream Palace. The people outside were also on high alert, and the two sides confronted each other.

The Western Xia emperor reappeared, sitting at a distance, surrounded by skilled guards protecting him.

"Your Majesty, I'll say it again: let me leave, and I will live out my remaining years and never interfere in the royal family again."

“Grandma, you know I don’t believe a word you say. I just want to see you stay here forever. Your days are numbered, so why cause more trouble? I can assure you that when you die peacefully, you will be buried with the highest honors according to royal rites.”

"Hmph, I don't believe what you say. I'm afraid you already hate me to the core. Wouldn't you want to grind me to dust in the end?"

"Since that's the case, why should we say more? You should go back. There's no point in fighting. I will not let you escape no matter what."

The old monster stopped speaking. She carefully observed her surroundings, trying to find Wu Chengyu's whereabouts. Unfortunately, she had too many innate defects and had not undergone the sublimation of perception of the outside world through the microscopic realm.

At this moment, Wu Chengyu was completely in a state of deep concentration, blending himself into the artificial mountains and flowers in the palace. The old monster could not find his hiding place at all, nor did he know whether Wu Chengyu had really kept his promise and come.

However, she could not calm down at all. These past few days, she had been hiding in the palace alone, relying solely on herself to maintain her internal energy, as there were no palace maids to provide her with any internal strength.

The royal family cut off the supply of those medicinal herbs again. The more anxious she became, the more she could feel her life force draining away. Now her face was no longer as smooth as jade, but covered with wrinkles.

Therefore, even without her agreement with Wu Chengyu, she had no choice but to storm the palace today. If she remained trapped here, she would soon be left to die.

Wu Chengyu ignored the situation on the field. Even if a fight broke out, it would take a while. Taking advantage of the stalemate between the two sides, he quietly sneaked into the Remnant Dream Palace by himself. He hadn't been to the old monster's palace last time.

At this moment, the Remnant Dream Palace was completely empty. The few palace maids who had no martial arts skills and were only responsible for cleaning were also gone. The palace was completely undefended.

He went straight to the old monster's palace, opened the 3D map, and searched carefully. Unfortunately, he still couldn't find the martial arts manuals that the old monster had collected. The old guy only took out the Tianshan Six Yang Palm and the Xiaoyao Zhemei Hand last time because he had no other choice.

The rest of the manuals were probably either destroyed by her in the past few days or hidden somewhere that Wu Chengyu couldn't find. Unless he spent a lot of time digging, he wouldn't find anything by searching everywhere in a short period of time.

Furthermore, given her nature, if she were to truly escape, she would only target Wu Chengyu in the future. How could she possibly keep her promise and give him the remaining martial arts manuals of the Xiaoyao Sect?

However, Wu Chengyu was not disappointed. Among the secret manuals of the Xiaoyao Sect, the only ones worth reading and referencing were the Beiming Divine Art and the Supreme Pure Yang Art. The other martial arts were probably not bad either, but they were not worth Wu Chengyu's attention.

As expected, Wu Chengyu searched the entire palace but found nothing. However, he had only done his best. These two manuals were not what he urgently needed. He would not regret it if he did not obtain them in the end, as he had already obtained all the martial arts techniques of the Xiaoyao Sect that were useful to him.

Once he had completely given up, Wu Chengyu leisurely walked out of the Remnant Dream Palace and hid at the palace gate to observe the situation.

By this time, the old monster and the mummy had fought countless rounds, and as he had expected, the old monster was in terrible condition and was completely at a disadvantage in this exchange.

The mummy wasn't having an easy time either, but it felt no pain. It would get injured if it was hit by a palm strike, but it attacked the old monster without any regard for the injury.

But the old monster was in an even worse situation. Every time her internal energy clashed, her physical condition would decline. After several internal energy backlashes, she could no longer maintain her strength and was forced to retreat step by step. At this moment, she finally couldn't help but shout out.

"If you don't come back, all previous deals will be void, and you can forget about getting the divine skills of the Free and Unfettered Sect."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the arena immediately tensed up. It was clear that the old monster had brought reinforcements. The Emperor of Western Xia suddenly stood up, using the torchlight to observe his surroundings. At the same time, he waved his hand, and several of his experts stepped into the arena to prepare for battle.

Wu Chengyu also knew that the time was almost right. He was still hoping that the old monster would escape and fall into his trap again. From the moment he decided to fight the old monster, he had been looking forward to this moment. Therefore, the old monster could not die at the hands of others and had to escape.

As soon as the old monster finished speaking, seven or eight figures suddenly appeared in the arena. Since arriving in Xixia, Wu Chengyu had been hiding his strength and had been holding back for so long. His last encounter with the old monster was mostly a test, but now he could finally go all out.

Seven or eight figures rushed into the arena and attacked the Western Xia experts simultaneously, each making a move against one of them and immediately withdrawing their attacks.

Wu Chengyu has now mastered the Innate Skill and is truly a top master in the world, on the same level as the Eastern Heretic, Western Poison, Southern Emperor, and Northern Beggar. Perhaps his internal strength accumulation is not as good as these old guys who are twenty or thirty years older than him, but with the immense strength of his body, he is in no way inferior in a head-on confrontation.

The pent-up emotions of this period made him ruthless this time, unleashing his full power with unbridled joy.

A master from the Western Xia Dynasty struck out with both palms simultaneously, the force of which was enough to break metal and shatter stone. His palms were red, clearly indicating that he had practiced a powerful palm technique such as the Red Sand Palm.

Wu Chengyu unleashed the Raging Tide Palm Technique, his palm force surging forth like the Qiantang River tide, forcefully forcing back his opponent's palm force. At the same time, he met his opponent's two palms with a single palm. After a muffled thud, the Western Xia expert's arms shattered, blood gushing from his mouth. He was thrown three or four zhang away, and before he even hit the ground, he was already dead.

There was also a Western Xia expert, wielding a red-tasseled spear, who twirled it and conjured seven or eight spearheads that pointed at Wu Chengyu's brow, throat, and heart.

But Wu Chengyu's figure swayed slightly, maintaining a three-foot distance from the opponent's twelve-foot-long spear without advancing an inch. Then, with a slight flick of his finger, the invisible and intangible finger force was even more undetectable in the night. The spear in the man's hand was still twirling when his head was already pierced by the Canhe Finger.

Among the experts of the Western Xia, there were those skilled with broadswords. Upon seeing their companions die tragically, they immediately brandished their broadswords. The flashing blades, illuminated by the surrounding torches, created an impenetrable defense, prioritizing avoiding mistakes over achieving merit.

But as soon as Wu Chengyu unleashed his Gale Leg Technique, his toe lightly struck the blade. The expert was struck as if by lightning and could no longer grip the sword. As the long sword flew out, his chest was immediately struck by the toe. A surge of dark force rushed in, and the man immediately became weak and collapsed to the ground. He then began to cough until he coughed up his lungs before finally dying.

The top-notch warriors carefully selected by the Western Xia emperor all died at Wu Chengyu's hands in a single encounter.

These people wouldn't have been so bad originally, but unfortunately, Wu Chengyu's internal strength and arm strength were too overpowered, and his attacks were too fast, leaving them no time to defend themselves.

As these experts were all killed or wounded, the seven or eight figures disappeared at the same time, and Wu Chengyu's true form appeared beside the old monster and the mummy brother.

When Wu Chengyu suddenly appeared, the old monster was overjoyed. She mustered all her strength and used several moves to force the mummy back. However, her own blood and qi were surging. She could not hold on for long. She still had a lot of internal energy, but her body was on the verge of collapse. She was too old.

The old monster had no choice but to retreat, struggling to hold on and secretly recovering his strength to heal his injuries. He was unable to make another move for a short period of time.

Wu Chengyu didn't waste any more words and immediately took over all of the mummy's attacks. Although the guy opposite him was a puppet controlled by someone, he was still the true heir of the Xiaoyao Sect. He had cultivated the Xiaoyao Sect's divine skills since childhood and had been tempered little by little.

He was also a true innate being, far superior to the old monster who had taken shortcuts to innate talent.

The old monster had defeated him entirely by relying on his internal energy, since he had absorbed all of the mummy's father's internal energy, which included the century-old power of the Three Elders of Xiaoyao.

Therefore, after Wu Chengyu actually fought the mummy, he was immediately suppressed. Although he obtained the martial arts manual of the Xiaoyao Sect, he did not have time to practice it.

The techniques he usually uses, such as the Raging Tide Palm, the Gale Leg Technique, and the Bone-Dislocating Grappling Hand, belong to the four great generals of the Murong family. They are a level below the Tianshan Six Yang Palm and the Carefree Plum Blossom Hand in the hands of the mummy.

Of the martial arts he knows, only the Nine Yin Divine Claw and the Canhe Finger can barely compete with his opponent in terms of moves and lethality.

However, the greatest advantage of a master of innate strength is the innate protective energy that protects them. The quality of this energy is far superior to internal force. Wu Chengyu's attacks were fierce, but they were completely blocked by the opponent's innate protective energy, preventing him from causing any effective damage.

How unstoppable he was when facing other experts, how helpless he was when facing the mummy's innate protective energy.

It was slightly inferior in terms of technique, much weaker in terms of internal strength, and its destructive power was easily neutralized by the opponent.

Fortunately, Wu Chengyu also had his own advantages; his speed was simply too fast.

The mummy was controlled by a flute, and its speed and reaction were even slower than the old monster's. Compared to Wu Chengyu, whose lightness skill was unparalleled, it was completely unable to react.

Wu Chengyu created seven or eight clones, surrounding the mummy and launching a full-scale attack. The innate qi could no longer cover everything.

However, the other party's body had already decayed, and apart from not feeling pain, his physical strength was far inferior to that of Wu Chengyu after his transformation.

Wu Chengyu seized these two advantages, using speed to find the opponent's weakness, while abandoning the contest of internal force to counteract the reaction force of innate qi. He gradually approached the mummy, attempting to use his physical strength to imprison the opponent.

At this moment, the mummy's attack range was gradually reduced, and he could no longer use his exquisite moves. Finally, Wu Chengyu grabbed his hands and made him unable to move.

At that moment, Wu Chengyu shouted and made his move. The old monster who was recovering his breath rushed forward and used the Yangge Tianjun move.

Only innate qi can counter innate qi, so this fatal blow still has to come from the old monster.

But the old monster was not honest. She used both hands simultaneously, employing the Yangge Tianjun technique. One strike was aimed at the mummy, while the other was aimed at Wu Chengyu's head.

(End of this chapter)