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Chapter 293 Smashed to pieces with a single palm strike

The moment he sensed this surge of energy, Gu Shaoan paused for a moment. In the blink of an eye, he lightly touched the ground with his toes and swiftly headed towards the East Bamboo Forest like a gentle breeze.

As Gu Shaoan drifted into the bamboo forest, his gaze immediately fell upon Su Xin, who stood by the bamboo pavilion with a look of anxiety on her face.

Five zhang away, in a relatively open area, Gu Santong stood still like a sculpture, his whole body filled with the powerful and visible energy of Gang Yuan.

Moving to Su Xin's side, Gu Shaoan took the initiative to speak, "Miss Su Xin."

Upon hearing the voice, Su Xin, who was completely unprepared, was startled at first. But when she saw that it was Gu Shaoan, her tense nerves suddenly relaxed.

He immediately asked anxiously, as if he had found a pillar of support, "Young Master Gu, what's wrong with San Tong?"

Following Su Xin's direction, Gu Shaoan looked at Gu Santong. After observing him for a few moments, Gu Shaoan replied, "Judging from his aura, which is as restrained as an abyss and as overflowing as the sea, if I'm not mistaken, Uncle Gu must have made a breakthrough in his martial arts. Miss Su Xin, there's no need to worry."

As if to confirm Gu Shaoan's judgment, the moment his words fell, a muffled sound suddenly came from Gu Santong's body.

At the same time, an even more powerful surge of vital energy began to flow throughout Gu Santong's body.

Visible shockwaves suddenly exploded outwards from him.

The tranquil bamboo forest was instantly swept away as if by a raging storm. Countless slender bamboo branches were forcibly pressed down, and the tough bamboo leaves were forcibly stripped from the branches, turning into sharp green blades that were swept away by the terrifying sound and energy and shot out in a ring in all directions.

However, when these energies approached Gu Shaoan and Su Xin, they vanished instantly, like mud oxen entering the sea.

They couldn't even lift the hem of Su Xin's or Gu Shaoan's clothes.

Just then, in addition to his own internal energy, countless golden energy began to emerge from Gu Santong's body.

It was as if ten thousand golden lamps were instantly lit within his body, with every joint and every major acupoint radiating a dazzling yet gentle pure golden light.

The golden light made him look like a golden Arhat, extraordinary and divine.

But in the next instant, the golden energy and qi energy that had been surging wildly around Gu Santong began to converge and intertwine wildly, using Gu Santong's body as a furnace.

A moment later, under Gu Shaoan's observation, it seemed that the golden energy in Gu Santong's body had been repeatedly melted and purified millions of times due to the "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill," and the violent attributes and outward radiance contained within it were gradually subdued and quenched away.

The dazzling light just now receded inward like mercury spilling onto the ground, and its color slowly transitioned from an extreme crimson gold to a warm golden yellow, and finally transformed into a clear and transparent liquid like flowing water.

At the same time, the golden color around Gu Santong, who had just appeared golden and resembled a Buddhist golden image, returned to normal as the gold coin changed.

Seeing this, Gu Shaoan's face showed a strange expression.

Just then, under Gu Shaoan's gaze, the Qi around Gu Santong, and even the golden Qi that had become as clear as water, all converged into his body.

The bamboo forest, which had just felt like it was in the eye of a storm, gradually quieted down.

Their gaze fell upon Gu Santong.

At this moment, in Gu Shaoan's eyes, Gu Santong clearly did not activate the Gang Yuan and Jin Yuan in his body, but his aura became more profound and heavy as a mountain.

After waiting for another hundred breaths, Gu Santong, who had been motionless with his eyes closed, let out a long breath and opened his eyes. A golden light flashed in his eyes, and joy leaped onto his face.

Then, Gu Santong looked at Gu Shaoan standing to the side and laughed loudly, "Kid, come on, give me a palm strike to try."

"it is good!"

At this time, Gu Shaoan was also extremely interested in Gu Santong's breakthrough.

Faced with Gu Santong's challenge, Gu Shaoan didn't waste any words. After responding, he flicked his left hand, and the Yitian Sword immediately plunged into the ground. Then, he took a step forward, and his body, like a swimming dragon, fiercely tore through the air and appeared a foot in front of Gu Santong.

In contrast, Su Xin was surrounded by rapidly fading shadows.

The moment his feet touched the ground and he stabilized his body, Gu Shaoan felt as if his feet were rooted to the ground, his strength rising from the earth and his energy pressing down on his dantian.

As the internal energy and metal energy surged wildly into his right hand, his back undulated like a dragon, and as his right shoulder pressed down, his palm struck out forcefully.

In an instant, a massive dragon-shaped aura, almost solid, entirely golden, and roaring with its head held high, condensed out.

"hold head high!"

The arms surrounding Gu Shaoan lashed out at Gu Santong with a palm strike.

Wherever his palm passed, the space and even the light and shadow became somewhat distorted due to the terrifying force of the palm.

Even a wisp of residual energy from Gu Shaoan's palm strike caused fallen leaves and sand to swirl around him.

Seeing this, Gu Santong neither dodged nor avoided, letting Gu Shaoan's palm strike him directly in the chest.

"clang----!!!"

A deep, resonant sound, like the bronze bell of an ancient temple, suddenly echoed out.

The deep echoes reverberated and piled up repeatedly in the dense bamboo forest.

A visible and violent ring of air emanated from the two people, causing countless bamboo leaves nearby to fall in a rustling sound.

Gu Shaoan felt as if his palm strike had hit a mountain wall forged from steel and rock, when it landed on Gu Santong.

The palm force and power gathered in his palm, enough to split stone and shatter monuments, disintegrated and dissipated by 80% the moment it touched Gu Santong's body, just like a raging wave crashing against an unmoving reef.

Only 20% remained, which was forcibly injected into Gu Santong's body using Gu Shaoan's skillful technique of "treating light things as heavy things".

A small dust storm vortex formed around Gu Shaoan, demonstrating just how terrifying the power unleashed by that palm strike was!
However, even with such a violent and concentrated force impacting him head-on, Gu Santong's feet only sank slightly, leaving two shallow footprints on the edge of the shallow pit beneath his feet. His entire body was like an iron pillar nailed to the ground, completely unmoved.

The next second, a series of drops of blood suddenly fell from the air onto Gu Shaoan's sleeve.

Looking at the few drops of blood on his sleeve that had not yet soaked into the fabric, Gu Shaoan raised his head slightly and met Gu Santong's eyes.

A gentle breeze suddenly arose and blew into the bamboo forest, bringing with it the rustling sound of bamboo leaves rubbing against each other.

At that moment, both of them looked bewildered and shocked.

Gu Shaoan's first thought was whether Gu Santong was acting. But when his gaze fell on the bloodstains around Gu Santong's mouth, his medical skills confirmed that Gu Santong was indeed injured.

After a moment, Gu Santong asked, "Has your strength improved again?"

After thinking for a moment, Gu Shaoan replied, "My skill has increased a little. Now I can manipulate the power of the surrounding world without using the Emei Sword Manual, and the power of my palm technique has also increased a little."

Gu Santong: "."

After a pause, Gu Shaoan asked, "Shall we continue?"

Gu Santong pointed to his face and said irritably, "What are you talking about! You hit me a little bit here, a little bit there, but when you really hit me, it's not just a little bit, one slap and I'd be injured. What, you're tired of our relationship? You want to kill me?"

In response to Gu Santong's words, Gu Shaoan said irritably, "You asked me to make the move, how am I supposed to know you can't even withstand one palm strike?"

Gu Santong opened his mouth, but when the words reached his lips, he didn't know what to say.

Finally, he swallowed back the grievances and heartache mixed with the blood in his mouth.

At that moment, the joy that Gu Santong felt from the breakthrough of the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill" was shattered by Gu Shaoan's palm strike.

After a short while, Gu Shaoan asked, "Are you sure your 'Invincible Vajra Divine Skill' has broken through to the twelfth level?"

Seeing Gu Shaoan's slightly doubtful expression, Gu Santong rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think that if I hadn't broken through to the twelfth level, I would have just coughed up blood if I had stood there and taken that palm strike from you?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan belatedly realized what was happening.

The strength of any martial art varies from person to person.

Gu Santong once absorbed the power of two martial artists using the "Absorption Technique". Although he is now in his early fifties, his own power has reached the level of sixty years.

With the Bodhi Exquisite Pill given to him by Gu Shaoan, his internal energy was nearly seventy years greater.

However, Gu Shaoan's skill level had already reached ninety years.

Moreover, in terms of the purity and power of the Gang Yuan, it surpasses that of the ancient Santong.

In terms of skill level and purity of Qi alone, Gu Shaoan can be said to be in an absolutely overwhelming position.

Not to mention that when Gu Shaoan made his move just now, he also used the technique of "making light things seem heavy" and the power of heaven and earth.

Gu Shaoan believed that even if Zhang Sanfeng did not actively defend himself by circulating his internal energy, he would still be injured if Gu Shaoan's palm struck him squarely.

Gu Santong was able to withstand the blow without actively circulating his internal energy, and only suffered minor injuries, which is enough to demonstrate the strength of his own defense.

It would be extremely difficult to achieve this if one had not broken through to the twelfth level of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill.

If Gu Santong's "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill" had reached the twelfth level of perfection, Gu Santong wouldn't have even been injured by Gu Shaoan's palm strike just now.

Thinking of this, even Gu Shaoan couldn't help but marvel at the defensive power of the twelfth level of the "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill".

Half an hour later, in front of the bamboo house.

As Gu Shaoan accepted the tea from Su Xin with a smile, Gu Santong, who had been healing himself, suddenly appeared in front of the bamboo stool and plopped down.

Seeing that Gu Santong's breathing and complexion had recovered, Gu Shaoan's eyes lit up.

"You've finished adjusting your breathing so quickly?"

According to Gu Shaoan's estimate, given the injuries Gu Santong just suffered, he would need to circulate his internal energy and regulate his breathing for at least the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

But in just a quarter of an hour, Gu Santong had already returned to normal, much faster than Gu Shaoan had expected.

In response, Gu Santong casually replied, "After the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill reached the twelfth level, the golden energy had been integrated into all parts of my body, circulating endlessly and smoothly. Furthermore, I have a round and round energy protecting my body. I was just careless before, and your palm strike shook my internal organs. The injury is not serious."

Gu Shaoan asked, "When you broke through just now, it seemed like there was a change in the golden essence within your body?"

Gu Santong did not hide anything from Gu Shaoan, saying frankly, "That's right! After entering the twelfth level, the golden essence, the qi, and the primordial energy in my body merged and underwent a transformation. In addition to the change in the color of the golden essence, the golden essence in my body now contains primordial energy."

As he spoke, Gu Santong raised his hand.

With his five fingers spread, the gold coin hung in Gu Santong's palm, flowing gently like a clear stream.

Gu Shaoan thought for a moment, then raised his hand to touch the "gold coins" in Gu Santong's palm.

But when his fingers were still three inches away from the "golden coin" above Gu Santong's palm, Gu Shaoan felt a powerful, invisible force blocking his hand like a barrier.

Withdrawing his hand, Gu Shaoan said with a hint of surprise, "I didn't expect that after the 'Invincible Vajra Divine Skill' reaches the twelfth level, the golden essence and the primordial energy would merge into one."

Gu Santong nodded and said, "It is also because of the fusion of the gold essence and these primordial energies that the gold essence in my body can now operate automatically at all times, and the primordial energies in my body are constantly being generated. This is why even though I did not move just now, I was only slightly injured by your palm."

"Compared to when the 'Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill' was still at the eleventh level, its defensive power is several times stronger. If one can reach the twelfth level of perfection, with this complete and rounded energy, one can truly be indestructible."

At this point, a smile appeared on Gu Santong's face.

The successful advancement of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill to the twelfth level signifies a significant further increase in Gu Santong's strength.

Currently, among the top experts in the Great Wei Kingdom, Gu Santong can be considered the number one in terms of defensive capabilities alone.

Based on Gu Santong's description, if Gu Shaoan were to fully activate his "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill," unless he used "Sword Nine - One Sword Separates Worlds," he wouldn't dare say he could defeat Gu Santong.

In response, Gu Shaoan smiled and said, "I didn't expect to see you break through as soon as I got back. It's quite a pleasant surprise."

Gu Santong shook his head and said, "I have to thank you for that Bodhi Exquisite Pill. Otherwise, I don't know when I would have gotten to this point."

As his thoughts drifted, Gu Santong couldn't help but think back to the more than twenty years he had been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. Looking at Su Xin beside him and Gu Shaoan opposite him, the smile on Gu Santong's face softened considerably.

At this moment, Gu Shaoan asked, "Uncle Gu, you've now reached the twelfth level of the Invincible Vajra Divine Skill. Do you think you can handle the Absorption Technique in your current state?"

　I felt it got a bit too long halfway through, so I deleted it and rewrote it! I've shortened the fight sequence! Hope you all like it!
　　
　
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