"Er Gou, hit me,"
Just as Zhang Er Gou continued to attack the surrounding stone forest, he suddenly heard Chi Yu's serious words.
"Master, are you serious?" Zhang Er Gou was stunned and stopped his offensive moves.
"Nonsense, do I look like I'm joking with you?" Chi Yu scolded impatiently.
"Heh heh, Master, I was just afraid of hurting you!" Zhang Er Gou rubbed his nose and chuckled foolishly.
"You brat, when I started cultivating, you didn't even know what you were. You think your meager cultivation can hurt me."
Chi Yu was amused by Zhang Er Gou's words. Was this kid asking for a beating lately? So arrogant?
"Alright, then Master, I won't hold back," Zhang Er Gou grinned, having made up his mind.
He hadn't been spared Chi Yu's torment these days. Since he had such a good opportunity, how could he let it go easily?
Seeing Zhang Er Gou's darting eyes, Chi Yu saw through his little schemes.
Soon, a whistling sound echoed through the stone forest, and Zhang Er Gou charged directly at Chi Yu.
Of course, he didn't use any spiritual energy or magical skills, only close-quarters combat techniques. Thanks to the basic training like running, Zhang Er Gou's speed had improved considerably.
With a flash, Zhang Er Gou appeared before Chi Yu. Just as he was about to unleash his Lion's Roar to attack, the tragedy had just begun.
No matter what he used, his punches, elbows, kicks, or whip kicks, which were usually his strong suits, he couldn't break through Chi Yu's defense.
Chi Yu's own spiritual energy shield was like a thick turtle shell, no matter how he tried, he couldn't break it. Even though he had previously shattered a mountain-like boulder with a single punch,
it didn't even cause a ripple on Chi Yu's spiritual energy shield.
Seeing Chi Yu's smiling face, Zhang Er Gou's stubbornness surged again. He let out a roar and charged forward.
But the result was the same. This time, he increased his strength, but still couldn't shake Chi Yu's defense.
Instead, Chi Yu waved his hand gently, and Zhang Er Gou was sent flying backward.
Bang!
Dust flew everywhere as Zhang Er Gou crashed heavily to the ground, creating a large pit.
"You brat, get up. Your strength is still not enough," Chi Yu called out from a distance, urging Zhang Er Gou to stand up.
The defiant Zhang Er Gou wouldn't be defeated so easily. He stood up, ignoring the dirt on him.
Gathering all his strength again, Zhang Er Gou took a deep breath.
Ah!
Shouting loudly, Zhang Er Gou charged straight at Chi Yu. He realized that no matter what moves he used, he couldn't break through Chi Yu's defense.
So, Zhang Er Gou decided to use all his strength, concentrating it on his shoulder, and leaned into Chi Yu, similar to the Iron Mountain Lean technique.
Bang!
Unsurprisingly, Zhang Er Gou was once again sent flying by Chi Yu's wave of the hand, creating another large pit in the ground.
"Again!"
Zhang Er Gou stood up. Although he couldn't shake Chi Yu's defense every time, his eyes grew more determined.
Ah!
Bang!
...
This repeated, and it was no longer known how many times Zhang Er Gou had been sent flying by Chi Yu's palm strike. He stood up, wiped the blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
Zhang Er Gou charged forward again...
The result was as expected. This time, Zhang Er Gou still couldn't break through Chi Yu's defense and was once again sent flying by Chi Yu's wave of the hand.
Chi Yu yawned lazily, looking at the少年 who got up again, a smile appearing on his lips.
Although Zhang Er Gou had attacked nearly hundreds of times without breaking Chi Yu's defense, Chi Yu felt his progress the deepest with each attempt.
Chi Yu, as the target of the attacks, naturally felt the most about the increasing strength of Zhang Er Gou's every strike.
The少年's stubborn figure and unyielding spirit filled Chi Yu with gratification, but he didn't hold back his strikes at all.
At this point, Zhang Er Gou was covered in bruises. If it weren't for the ten-thousand-jin armor protecting him, Zhang Er Gou would have likely broken his bones by now.
The bruised and swollen少年 stood up again, his hair disheveled, blood flowing from his nostrils unchecked.
His gaze towards Chi Yu turned fierce. After attacking for so long, perhaps it could be said differently, having been tormented for so long, Zhang Er Gou's heart was filled with rage.
But he couldn't do anything about the turtle shell-like spiritual energy shield, so he could only glare angrily at Chi Yu opposite him.
"You brat, what are you looking at? If you're not convinced, come and attack. Weren't you quite capable at the beginning?"
Chi Yu shouted at Zhang Er Gou, his tone filled with provocation.
"Master, your spiritual energy shield, as thick as a turtle shell, is too hard to break. How can I hit you like this?"
Zhang Er Gou grumbled with a bitter expression.
"Nonsense, am I supposed to drop my defense and let you beat me? What's the difference between that and offering myself up to be beaten? Do you expect your opponent to not use their defense when you fight them?" Chi Yu scolded impatiently, his words making Zhang Er Gou blush.
He had been stuck in a rut just now, thinking that if he only used physical strength to attack, his opponent could only use physical strength in return.
But he had forgotten that although the continent of Yinzhou was vast, cultivators who specialized in body refinement were very few. Would those cultivators who were not adept at physical attacks give up their magical skills during a fight?
The answer was naturally no. Why would others give up their advantages?
With these thoughts, the stubbornness on the少年's face faded slightly. He recalled his attacks from the previous hundreds of times.
Although the force of each attack was not weak, it dispersed upon contact with Chi Yu's spiritual energy shield.
It didn't achieve the effect of breaking through in one strike.
If you can't even break your opponent's defense in a fight, what's the point of fighting? You'd be lucky not to get beaten.
The少年 fell into thought. This time, he didn't rush to attack, but instead, he recalled the moves he had used in the previous hundreds of attacks.
Whether he used punches, palms, elbows, or leans, he couldn't concentrate all his strength into a single point.
As long as the spiritual energy shield had a continuous supply of spiritual energy, it would remain in its original state, no matter how he attacked.
If he could concentrate all his strength into one point, like a needle prick, would that be enough to pierce the turtle shell-like spiritual energy shield?
With this thought, Zhang Er Gou's eyes lit up.
However, how to concentrate all his strength into one point was also a significant challenge. His strength had increased a lot compared to before,
but he hadn't fully adapted to how to use this strength.
With no other option, Zhang Er Gou wondered if he could concentrate all his strength into his fingers and use them to poke through the spiritual energy shield.
No sooner said than done, the少年 patted the dust off his body and stood up from the ground.
Then, with a loud shout, amidst Chi Yu's astonished expression, he lunged towards Chi Yu with his finger...