The Galgame Martial Saint

Being forcibly kicked out of the room for the 【Hundred Bones Resonating of Love】, the silence of the surroundings formed a sharp contrast with the overwhelming power on the training ground just now.

Gu Chengming rubbed his chest, which was still throbbing with pain; the residual force of that single punch seemed to linger in his body.

It took a long time for Gu Chengming to gradually sort out his thoughts.

There was no doubt that this time, the behavioral pattern of the Hundred Bones Resonating Phantom in the room was worlds apart from the pale figure encountered previously in the room for the 【Huiyuan Sword Manual of Love】.

That pale figure was like a machine that only knew how to execute perfect sword moves without any emotional fluctuations, while this Hundred Bones Resonating Phantom was not only identical in appearance to the personified image of 《Hundred Bones Resonating》, but even displayed distinct emotional colors.

She would sigh because Gu Chengming’s attack was too weak, use a contemptuous gaze to beckon him with a finger in provocation, and after catching a killing move like “Emperor Bai, help me!” with her bare hands, she openly displayed expressions of arrogance and disappointment.

However, Gu Chengming soon shook his head.

Over-analyzing the difference in their emotional displays wouldn’t have much practical use for clearing the challenge at hand.

Recalling the brief clash just now, the Hundred Bones Resonating Phantom’s behavior of abandoning all defense and allowing him to launch his strongest strike might have seemed like a blatant provocation, but if broken down into game mechanics from his previous life, it was actually more like a damage output test.

This was because when he used “Emperor Bai, help me!”, it didn’t trigger any conditions for a clash of moves like in a sword duel.

In other words, the Hundred Bones Resonating Phantom hadn’t set any defensive actions like countering or parrying; she truly just stood there and took all the damage head-on.

If the damage didn’t meet the standard, she would clear the field with a backhand punch.

But having understood the mechanism, the helplessness in Gu Chengming’s heart only grew, and he secretly grumbled to himself.

“Old Bai, the stat values you set for this are just too ridiculous…”

By all rights, “Emperor Bai, help me!” was already the highest single-target burst damage card Gu Chengming could currently play, yet when it landed on that phantom, it seemed like it truly didn’t cause any substantial damage at all.

【Hundred Bones Resonating seemed exceptionally dejected: Is it because I’m inherently too weak?】

Hearing this, Gu Chengming sighed helplessly and spoke to comfort it, “No, quite the opposite. The reason we can’t win is precisely because you are too strong.”

According to the theory from the previous room for the 【Huiyuan Sword Manual of Love】, the current Hundred Bones Resonating Phantom should also be the limit that Hundred Bones Resonating can reach in a theoretical state.

So it was exactly because Hundred Bones Resonating was too strong that this situation, which was quite difficult to overcome, had appeared.

【Hearing these words, Hundred Bones Resonating suddenly stood up straight with its hands on its hips, its previous dejection swept away as it began to feel smug: Hahahaha! So that’s how it is! Since that phantom is my limit, she naturally should have such a world-unrivaled style!】

【Emperor Gu! Do not be discouraged! We will step on her sooner or later!】

Who was the one who was discouraged just now?

Gu Chengming thought helplessly.

Well, seeing Old Bai’s carefree appearance, he didn’t need to worry about how to comfort it for the time being.

…

During the peaceful days after returning to the Wenjian Sect, aside from occasionally going to the Training Ground to guide his juniors, Gu Chengming spent almost all of his remaining time in the small courtyard in the back mountains.

Refusing to give up, he tried to clear the room for the 【Hundred Bones Resonating of Love】 two more times in a row.

Through repeated trials, Gu Chengming also discovered some unusual aspects of this new room.

Unlike the strict restrictions in the 【Huiyuan Sword Manual of Love】, where one had to follow pure sword dao rules and could only use the Huiyuan Sword Art for move confrontations, the rules in this vast training ground for the 【Hundred Bones Resonating of Love】 could be described as extremely loose.

To use the phantom’s contemptuous attitude as an explanation: use whatever means you want, as long as you can break my defense.

In this room, Gu Chengming could use any cultivation method, any move, and any unlocked CG effect he possessed without hindrance, and he could even bring in his Dharma Sword from outside.

This undoubtedly greatly enriched Gu Chengming’s tactical options.

For instance, during the second attempt, Gu Chengming selected ten ancient swords of extremely high grade from the Burial Sword Tomb and activated the bond of the Tenfold Sword Array. He then attached the transformed Water Severing sword intent to the sword array, layering it around the Hundred Bones Resonating Phantom to try and significantly weaken her physical defense.

After finishing all these preparations, Gu Chengming took a deep breath, and his blood qi power erupted without reservation.

“Emperor Bai, help me!”

His peak punch, carrying the strangling force of the sword array, slammed into the Hundred Bones Resonating Phantom’s chest.

However, the result was still despairing.

The sword array shattered inch by inch the moment it touched the phantom’s protective aura, and the ten ancient swords were sent flying back with mournful cries. Meanwhile, Gu Chengming’s strongest punch was once again effortlessly caught by the phantom with one hand.

The phantom hadn’t even moved her feet an inch.

She clapped her palms, the disappointment in her eyes growing more intense as she threw a backhand straight punch that seemed slow but was actually unavoidable.

Gu Chengming was once again sent flying without suspense, his vision going dark as he exited the CG interface.

Lying on the bed in the small courtyard in the back mountains and looking at the simple wooden roof, Gu Chengming’s eyes appeared quite hollow.

The repeated setbacks had not sparked his anger; instead, they gave him a sense of relief.

He recalled a popular manga he had seen in his previous life and couldn’t help but feel a strong sense of empathy for that strongest sorcerer who had been cut in half.

Gu Chengming folded his hands over his stomach and silently recited that classic line in his heart with a blank expression.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t make Lord Hundred Bones Resonating enjoy herself to the fullest.”

The threshold for this damage check was simply not a realm he could touch right now.

It seemed that before his cultivation realm broke through or he found a new defense-breaking mechanism, he didn’t need to worry about clearing the room for the 【Hundred Bones Resonating of Love】 for the time being.

…

While Gu Chengming was questioning his life choices at the ceiling in the back mountains, two people were sitting at a stone table in Yu Wenqiu’s courtyard.

One of them was naturally Yu Wenqiu, who had put on her Wenjian Sect elder robes again. At this moment, she was holding her head with both hands, looking as if she wanted to shrink under the stone table.

Sitting opposite her was a clean-looking female disciple.

This female disciple was named Lin Wan, and she was the kind-hearted colleague who had often stood guard for Yu Wenqiu when Gu Chengming was looking for someone in the Scripture Repository. Lin Wan’s greatest hobby, besides studying sword books, was collecting all sorts of storybooks about gifted scholars and beautiful ladies, which was why the two of them got along quite well.

At this time, this female disciple was slamming her teacup onto the stone table with a crisp thud, looking like she was frustrated by Yu Wenqiu’s lack of progress.

“Elder Yu, what should I even say about you…”

Lin Wan spoke quite helplessly, “Think back on it yourself. Was that even something a normal person would say?”

Lin Wan took a deep breath and raised her voice to mimic Yu Wenqiu’s tone at the time:

“‘Stay by this elder’s side and write storybooks for a lifetime!’ Elder Yu, who on earth could understand what you meant by that?!”

Yu Wenqiu covered her flushed cheeks with both hands, and a faint, thread-like cry of sorrow came from between her fingers.

Lin Wan had no intention of letting her off the hook: “This is just too pathetic! You are a dignified Fourth Realm great cultivator; you didn’t retreat even half a step when facing evil cultivators outside, so why did you wimp out like this at the critical moment?”

Yu Wenqiu finally couldn’t help but defend herself, arguing, “It was my first time too! It was the first time I’ve ever expressed my feelings to a man, and I was so nervous I didn’t even know where to put my hands. And Little Gu’s eyes were so sincere at the time. If I had just said it directly and gotten rejected, how awkward would it be for us to see each other in the sect later…”

She spoke with less and less confidence, finally ending with a long sigh.

“Isn’t it normal to fail the first time? The heroines in those storybooks also have to go through many twists and turns before they can achieve a happy ending.”

“Elder, reality is not a storybook!” Lin Wan ruthlessly shattered her fantasy. “Don’t you see the situation clearly yet? What is Senior Brother Gu’s current status? He’s a peerless genius at the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking! He’s a vice commander of the Night Guard Division! Even the Sect Master has high hopes for him.”

“Do you believe that as soon as he shows his face at this Sect Disciple Grand Examination, the fairies from all the major sects will pounce on him like cats smelling fish!”

Lin Wan held up two fingers: “You have the advantage of being close to him, after all, you’ve gone through hardships together. But Elder, if you keep putting on the airs of a senior and only know how to discuss what pastries to eat or what storybooks to read all day, then in Senior Brother Gu’s eyes, you will always just be a pet that needs to be taken care of!”

Being a pet is just too insulting!

Yu Wenqiu suddenly sat up straight, wanting to object but lacking the confidence, finally slumping back onto the table. “Then what should I do now? I can’t just rush into his courtyard, grab his hand, and shout ‘I like you,’ right?”

“Go now? The timing is wrong.”

Lin Wan rubbed her chin and quickly stepped into the role of a strategist.

“Confessing is all about the right time, the right place, and the right people. Previously at Lingyue Pavilion in the capital, you had the right place and the right people, but unfortunately, you didn’t grasp the right time and lost your nerve. Now that we’re back at the sect, we have to find a new opportunity.”

“The closest major event is the Sect Disciple Grand Examination.”

“The grand examination?” Yu Wenqiu was a bit hesitant. “That kind of occasion is crowded and dangerous with swords and blades. How is it suitable for romance?”

“Elder, you’re being foolish!”

Lin Wan sighed in frustration, “It’s precisely because it’s the grand examination that it’s the best time. Think about it, Senior Brother Gu is bound to make a stunning debut on the stage and overpower everyone. When he stands at the highest point and receives the cheers of ten thousand people, his battle intent and aura will reach their peak, but his heart will also inevitably have a moment of emptiness and exhaustion.”

“On the night the grand examination completely concludes, you invite him out alone under the pretext of a celebration. No need for any fancy preparations, and don’t mention any of that nonsense about writing storybooks.”

“You just look him in the eye and tell him directly: ‘Gu Chengming, I’m not going to be your elder anymore.'”

Yu Wenqiu was stunned by this impactful line. “Not an elder anymore, then what?”

“Be his dao companion!” Lin Wan was a bit frustrated by Yu Wenqiu’s denseness. “Directly state your determination to change your status and break that deep-rooted senior filter in his mind.”

“…Will that work?”

“It has to work!”

Seeing Lin Wan’s expression, Yu Wenqiu knew she was completely stuck on this ship. She took a deep breath, slapped her cheeks hard with both hands, and her gaze gradually became resolute.

“Okay!”

Yu Wenqiu nodded heavily, “It’s settled for the night the Sect Disciple Grand Examination ends. This time, this elder will absolutely not retreat again!”

Watching Lin Wan leave the courtyard, Yu Wenqiu sat alone at the stone table, looking at the tea that had already gone cold, her heart filled with both nervousness and anticipation.

The Sect Disciple Grand Examination…

At that time, she must muster her courage and not retreat like last time.

Yu Wenqiu took a deep breath and drank the cold tea in one gulp, as if to bolster her courage.

…

Main Peak of the Wenjian Sect, the Sect Master’s study.

Sandalwood smoke curled, and tea mist lingered.

Shen Qianqiu sat behind the desk, holding a cup of top-grade spiritual tea, but his gaze frequently drifted toward Gu Chengming, who was sitting in the guest seat.

As the Sect Master of the Wenjian Sect, Shen Qianqiu’s mood lately had been exceptionally cheerful.

After the battle in the Tianque Secret Realm, the Wenjian Sect had not only crushed the Longevity Sect’s conspiracy but had also made a huge name for itself in the entire Daqian cultivation world.

And the number one contributor to all of this was now sitting quietly in front of him drinking tea.

“Chengming, you were busy with many matters in the capital. Upon your return to the sect, I should have let you rest for a few days.”

Shen Qianqiu put down his teacup and coughed twice, putting on the formal air of a senior.

“However, the Sect Disciple Grand Examination for the major sects is about to begin. This is a rare grand event in the cultivation world.”

Gu Chengming put down his teacup and bowed respectfully, “If the Sect Master has any instructions, please feel free to speak.”

Shen Qianqiu stroked the beard on his chin and slowly began to introduce the stakes of this grand examination.

“Past grand examinations have aimed to exchange skills and allocate cultivation resources within Daqian. To motivate the disciples of each sect, the Daqian imperial family and the Daoist Alliance will provide some extremely rare treasures as rewards for the first place. And the top prize this time is a rare spiritual item called the ‘Blood-Burning Breakthrough Pearl’.”

Hearing the words “spiritual item,” Gu Chengming’s expression became a bit more serious.

Shen Qianqiu continued to explain, “After a cultivator consumes this spiritual item, they can, within a few breaths, cause their own blood qi, spiritual power, and even divine consciousness to surge several times over. It can significantly increase a cultivator’s probability of breaking through a realm. Even if not used for a breakthrough, its short-term boost can serve as a life-changing trump card, equivalent to having an extra life.”

At this point, Shen Qianqiu’s tone paused for a moment.

By right, as the Sect Master, he should strongly recommend his most outstanding disciple to go and take the top spot. But facing Gu Chengming, Shen Qianqiu felt an unprecedented and inexplicable sense of guilt.

Letting Gu Chengming participate in the Sect Disciple Grand Examination?

Shen Qianqiu briefly visualized that scene in his mind.

The heavenly prodigies and once-in-a-century geniuses of various sects would be fighting back and forth on the stage with sword qi crisscrossing.

Then Gu Chengming would walk onto the stage slowly, not even drawing his sword, and directly throw a punch, blasting someone’s chief disciple—whom they had painstakingly cultivated for over a decade—into dust along with their protective artifacts.

If this kid really went on stage, let alone the disciples of the same generation, even the sect elders leading the teams would probably not be able to withstand a few of his physical salvations.

But…

Shen Qianqiu picked up his teacup to hide the upward curve of his lips. Just the thought of those old monsters, the sect masters of other famous sects, looking frustrated and unable to find any fault while their proud geniuses were being ground into the dirt by Gu Chengming made every pore of his body feel refreshed.

Gu Chengming was indeed an inner sect disciple of the Wenjian Sect, and his realm was a solid middle stage of the Third Realm.

Letting him represent the disciples in battle completely followed all the rules of the grand examination.

If your own disciples can’t win, it’s because your own skills are inferior. Can you really blame our Wenjian Sect disciple for having fists that are too hard?

He was about to give Gu Chengming some psychological preparation, with theories like shooting fish in a barrel isn’t your fault, it’s the fish’s fault…

To his surprise, Gu Chengming’s eyes suddenly lit up upon hearing about the “surge in status several times over within a short period.”

He was just worrying that he couldn’t pass that insane ultimate DPS check with his current regular damage. If he could get this “Blood-Burning Breakthrough Pearl,” he might be able to forcefully break the phantom’s defense threshold with that burst of power.

“Rest assured, Sect Master!”

Gu Chengming accepted the task decisively, his tone even carrying a bit of impatience, “This disciple will definitely go all out in the Sect Disciple Grand Examination and bring both the top spot and the spiritual item back to the Wenjian Sect!”

Shen Qianqiu was stunned for a moment by Gu Chengming’s excessively high battle intent, then he clapped and laughed.

“Good! Good! We sword cultivators should have such world-swallowing sharp spirit! Go and prepare; on the day of the grand examination, I will personally back you up!”

…

After leaving the Main Peak hall, Gu Chengming did not immediately return to the small courtyard in the back mountains, but instead went directly to the Market City of the Wenjian Sect.

When a peerless genius on the Hidden Dragon Ranking and the current man of the hour, Gu Chengming, personally visited, the shopkeepers of the Market City naturally welcomed him with smiles all over their faces, thinking he was there to select some Dharma Sword or sword talisman.

As a result, the long list of purchases Gu Chengming called out left them dumbfounded.

“Soul-Condensing Incense, the highest quality.”

“Jiao Reverse-Scale Pills, yes, the kind of pill body cultivators use to overdraw their blood qi in desperate situations, give me three.”

“A Bone-Corroding Heart-Rotting Pot, no need for an antidote, just the one where the poison acts fastest and can instantly invade the meridians.”

“Golden Body Sacred Embryo Pills, Dragon Saliva Treasure Soup, and for the Eternal Karma Fire Stones, I want the batch with the heaviest curses.”

The shopkeeper’s hand holding the brush was trembling.

He looked at the miscellaneous and even somewhat sinister-looking poisons and potent body-cultivator drugs on the list, thinking to himself, Is he planning to drag his enemies down with him to a mutual destruction?

The shopkeeper wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and cautiously reminded him:

“These items have extremely overbearing and conflicting properties. Especially that Bone-Corroding Heart-Rotting Pot, it’s a highly toxic substance. If you don’t have the corresponding protective measures, using it carelessly might damage your foundation for the Dao. Do you want to add a few doses of gentle pills for clearing the heart and detoxifying?”

“No need, just these.”

Others were naturally curious why this world-renowned sword cultivator would buy these strange things that had nothing to do with the sword dao, but they didn’t pry too deeply.

After all, geniuses were allowed to have their own quirks.

But only Gu Chengming knew in his heart that he bought these things purely to clear the 【Hundred Bones Resonating of Love】.

In the gaming world of his previous life, when facing those bosses with health bars so thick they were hair-raising and defenses high enough to cause despair but with a certain wind-up, players would often use an extreme playstyle.

This playstyle was jokingly called a “monkey show” by the vast majority of players.

A monkey show, as the name implies, was like a performance, involving a series of extremely tedious operations before launching the final attack.

Players would trigger the “low health damage boost” passive by constantly swapping specific equipment, consuming various conflicting potions, and using self-harming skills with side effects, then stacking countless short-term buffs.

This entire process was extremely tedious and had a very low margin for error; a slight mistake could lead to instant death due to buffs expiring or excessive self-harm.

But as long as this long string of “monkey show” operations could be perfectly linked and all the enhancement statuses reached their peak at the same instant, a player could strike a terrifying blow that exceeded the limits of the game version.

Gu Chengming’s current plan was to replicate this “monkey show” concept from his previous life’s games.

Since the Hundred Bones Resonating Phantom wouldn’t fight back, she couldn’t blame him for stacking buffs.

…

In the dead of night, at the small courtyard in the back mountains of the Huiyuan Gate.

Returning to the courtyard, Gu Chengming carefully categorized and arranged these materials, then began to repeatedly simulate the entire process in his mind.

The timing of each step, the duration of each enhancement status, and the sequence of each buff stack could not have the slightest error.

He closed his eyes and meditated for a long time until he was sure the entire process was engraved in his mind. Then he opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and adjusted his status to its peak.

“Activate 【Hundred Bones Resonating of Love】.”

The scene changed, and the desolate, dark-red training ground once again came into view.

The fierce wind remained the same, and the iron-gray sky seemed to be pressing down, making it hard to breathe.

In the center of the training ground, the phantom that was identical to the personified image of 《Hundred Bones Resonating》 remained in that same posture.

Seeing Gu Chengming appear again, she didn’t even lift an eyelid; she just casually opened her arms, revealing the openings in her chest without reservation, her demeanor full of the arrogance of “come as you please, if you can break my defense, I lose.”

Gu Chengming did not hesitate. A wisp of spiritual fire flickered from his fingertip, instantly lighting the burner of “Soul-Condensing Incense” in front of him. As soon as the pale purple smoke entered his nose, Gu Chengming felt his entire Sea of Consciousness begin to sway and churn violently. His massive mental power was forcibly gathered. When that swaying soul climbed and quietly reached the subtle threshold of one-quarter of his total mental capacity, Gu Chengming suddenly opened his mouth and swallowed that entirely red “Jiao Reverse-Scale Pill.”

The pill dissolved the moment it entered his throat, and a violent, malevolent potential crashed through his meridians like a volcanic eruption, forcibly overdrawing his body’s limit blood qi and pushing his physical explosive power to a dangerous peak.

At the exact instant his blood qi churned, Gu Chengming’s hands rapidly formed seals, his internal spiritual power communicating with the outside world.

“Tenfold Sword Array, rise!”

He timed it precisely, utilizing the mechanism where a sword cultivator, in the early stages of deploying a large-scale sword array when the sword intent is just forming, produces a brief sharp resonance that slightly increases damage, and just barely deployed half of this slaughter array.

Cloud-like sword shadows appeared in the void. Before they could fully solidify, that extreme sharp aura was already added to his right fist. Following that, he crushed the “Bone-Corroding Heart-Rotting Pot” in his left hand without hesitation. The dark green toxic miasma instantly enveloped him, crazily invading his meridians through his pores. At the moment the poison took effect, he tilted his head back in a fluid motion and swallowed the “Golden Body Sacred Embryo Pill” and “Dragon Saliva Treasure Soup” he had held in his mouth beforehand. The pills turned into pure life force, barely protecting his heart and major organs, allowing him to forcibly maintain a fragile “health lock” status under the poison’s erosion, enjoying the extreme boost from being near death without dying on the spot.

Finally, he threw a pitch-black “Eternal Karma Fire Stone” into the half-deployed Tenfold Sword Array in front of him.

Boom!

The karma fire was instantly ignited, the black flames spreading wildly along the lines of the sword array. Piercing, mournful cries of cursed spirits instantly pierced Gu Chengming’s ears. The destructive power of the sword array, the blood qi malevolence of the Jiao pill, the near-death struggle of the bone-corroding poison, and the world-burning power of the Eternal Karma Fire were all unreasonably kneaded and compressed into his right fist at this moment.

In the split second before his reason completely collapsed and his body was about to disintegrate, an unprecedentedly crazed light erupted in Gu Chengming’s eyes.

“Emperor Bai, help me!!!”

The entire dark-red training ground trembled violently under the pressure of this punch, and space let out an unbearable groan.

During Gu Chengming’s tens of seconds of tedious and ridiculous “monkey show” buff-stacking process, that Hundred Bones Resonating Phantom truly lived up to her arrogance.

She just stood there quietly with her arms open, not even blinking her eyes much, completely making no attempt to interrupt or defend.

Before the punch could reach her, the terrifying sonic boom had already sent the rocks beneath the phantom’s feet flying.

Boom!

The two massive forces finally collided without reservation.

This time, there was no silence like a mud cow entering the sea.

A deafening roar resounded through the sky, and the blinding light briefly stripped away all vision.

When the light dissipated, Gu Chengming stood in the center of the training ground, maintaining his punching posture, his right fist firmly pressed against the phantom’s chest.

And that Hundred Bones Resonating Phantom, who had always been overbearing and represented the pinnacle of defense and power, saw the contempt fade from her eyes for the first time.

She looked at the fist pressed against her chest, felt the terrifying destructive power that had entered her body like a physical substance, and a quite surprised expression appeared on her heroic face.

She didn’t effortlessly catch it with one hand like before. Under the powerful impact, the phantom’s shoulders swayed slightly, and her toes carved a shallow mark on the dark-red rock.

She took a step back.

【《Hundred Bones Resonating》 shouted: Hahahaha! You mere fake, so what if you represent the limit?! Under the perfect combined attack of me and Emperor Gu, you still have to retreat obediently!】

However, getting carried away is often the beginning of a tragedy.

After she stabilized her figure, she looked down with interest at Gu Chengming, who was now having trouble even standing because he had exhausted all his trump cards and the various potent drugs and poisons were starting to backfire.

Then she slowly raised her hand and used her bracer-clad fingertip to flirtatiously lift Gu Chengming’s chin.

The Hundred Bones Resonating Phantom tilted her head slightly, her gaze passing over Gu Chengming as if looking at the original 《Hundred Bones Resonating》 itself, her eyes seeming to say: See, as long as you have enough power, you can do whatever you want to Emperor Gu like I am doing now.

【《Hundred Bones Resonating》 felt an unprecedented humiliation: How dare you! Whatever tricks you have, aim them at me! Let go of Emperor Gu! Do not touch him with your dirty hands!】

The interest in the phantom’s eyes grew more intense. Looking at Gu Chengming’s face, which was pale due to exhaustion but still handsome, she didn’t even say a single redundant word before leaning down slightly, as if about to do something quite intimate.

【Hundred Bones Resonating’s brain short-circuited, but it also seemed to have been awakened as if by a sudden realization】

No, what are you two even doing?

Gu Chengming only felt like his whole body was falling apart, and now he had to act out a defeat CG after losing a fight; he was completely fed up.

But at that moment, as if his body truly couldn’t take it anymore, the entire dark-red desolate training ground, along with that heroic face that was inches away, collapsed with a bang in a blinding white light, turning into countless fragments of light and shadow and completely dissipating.

In reality, Gu Chengming suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from his bed, gasping for breath, his chest heaving violently.

【Seeing that the phantom didn’t succeed, Hundred Bones Resonating’s originally grief-stricken and indignant emotions finally found relief, and it let out a sigh of relief】

【But at the same time, it recalled the gaze of that phantom in the Hundred Bones Resonating of Love, and its heart was filled with mixed feelings】

【So, the price of not being strong enough is that Emperor Gu has to be… like that…】

【We escaped this time, but what about next time?】

No, look at what the hell you’re even saying.

Gu Chengming was completely speechless.