When he ca to his senses, his body had already crashed into the rock wall behind him, setting off a loud rumbling noise and kicking up a cloud of dust.
From Jiang Dali’s attack to his being flung away, the whole event had lasted only a mont or two.
A flicker of panic finally crossed Gu Santong’s mind.
This young man was terrifyingly strong, beyond imagination.
Now his Inner Strength was completely depleted, and relying solely on his Martial Arts and physique, he simply could not withstand the opponent.
After all, in terms of Martial Arts, this young man’s skills were exquisitely potent.
In terms of physique, the opponent’s body didn’t seem human at all, surpassed even his own normal physical state.
Previously, with his Inner Strength supporting his body, he could still fight the opponent for a long ti.
But now...
In a flash of thoughts in his mind, Gu Santong imdiately sensed the rushing wind behind him and violently twisted his body, managing to pull the heavy iron ball out from the dented rock wall. His body suddenly flipped, and the iron ball crashed toward Jiang Dali.
"Get in there!!!"
Jiang Dali charged furiously, the air under his Heavenly Demon Seven Steps sprint turning as if into a liquid, making it feel like kicking in water.
He roared as he struck out with both palms.
Twisting his waist and exploding with his legs, the power throughout his body connected in segnts, his palms enveloping a whirlpool-like Qi Force, which fiercely slamd into the large iron ball.
Bang!!
A thunderous explosion burst forth.
The giant iron ball trembled intensely and smashed back toward the wall.
"No!!"
Gu Santong watched in terror as the wall drew closer, barely managing to shield his whole body with his hands in ti.
The next mont!—
Boom!
The wall shook, unleashing a circle of Qi Force shockwaves.
Rubble burst and shattered, dust flying everywhere.
Gu Santong felt as though his body was being squeezed by two massive mountains, and he was the at in between, his fra nearly falling apart, blood streaming from his mouth, nose, and ears as the iron ball brutally crushed him into the wall.
If not for the shackles and iron chains between him and the iron ball providing so buffer, he might have suffered multiple fractures all over his body.
"Huh!!—"
Jiang Dali exhaled sharply, brushing off the debris and dust from his hair.
His nostrils forcefully expelled a breath, blasting out the clogged dust and grit.
Instantly, his breathing beca much smoother.
With a body towering over ten feet tall, he stood beside the giant iron ball, his eyes cold as ice, staring at the iron ball embedded halfway into the wall, his lips curling into a slight smirk.
"Senior Gu, even the Vajra Invulnerability Divine Skill isn’t useful for you! This Divine Skill seems to have grown dusty with you. If the Heavenly Pond Strange Hero knew you lost to like this, wouldn’t he be ashad?"
Trapped within, Gu Santong roared like a wounded beast upon hearing this, his face flushed with sha and indignation.
But deep down, he felt an intense frustration and discouragent.
He boasted of being unbeatable, which showed his arrogance.
He refused to transmit his Divine Skill to Jiang Dali because of his strong pride, preferring soft approaches over hard demands.
Jiang Dali aggressively demanded the Divine Skill, which naturally made him reluctant to comply.
If Jiang Dali had ingratiated himself, buttered him up, and revealed the whereabouts of his son, following his demands...
Perhaps he might have actually transmitted the skill in good spirits.
However, Jiang Dali always acted straightforwardly, never bothering with flattery or letting others dictate his actions.
Thus, these two stubborn n were destined to clash, to see who would break first.
But now, it was the Invincible Naughty Boy, Gu Santong, who couldn’t hold out, defeated in the area where he was proudest and strongest.
Mocked so by Jiang Dali, recalling his past defeat to the Iron Gall Divine Hou, Zhu Wushi...
His heart filled with despair and gloominess, truly a sorrowful state.
"Alas..."
A sigh echoed from within the rock wall, Gu Santong’s face pressed against the icy, irregular rock, he closed his eyes in pain.
"I’ve always thought my Inner Strength Divine Skill to be unrivaled," Senior Gu lanted. "Yet, to think I would be defeated by Old Thief Zhu and then by you, a junior.
Old Thief Zhu defeated through a trick back then, but you, my junior, defeated fairly and squarely. I, Gu Santong, am truly ashad!
It’s ti for the Vajra Invulnerability Divine Skill to find a more suitable, more robust successor—not a worn-out old man imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison without seeing the daylight..."
"Ding!"
Jiang Dali felt a stir in his heart as he noticed a prompt on his panel.
He opened it to see.
"You have triggered the quest ’Transmission’
Quest content: You have defeated the Invincible Naughty Boy, Gu Santong. Feeling dejected and in awe of your vigorous body and strength, Gu Santong wishes to pass the ’Vajra Invulnerability Divine Skill’ to you, hoping you will carry it forward.
Quest requirent: Inform the Invincible Naughty Boy, Gu Santong, about his son’s condition.
Quest reward: ’Vajra Invulnerability Divine Skill’!
Accept?"
Just then, inside the rocky wall, Gu Santong indeed said,
"I will pass the ’Vajra Invulnerability Divine Skill’ to you. Can you now tell about my son’s whereabouts?"
Jiang Dali’s mouth curled into a smile. "Of course! It should’ve been done earlier."
A smile slowly appeared in his eyes.
In his past life, players after much appeasent, had successfully moved to the third segnt.
However, the task in the third segnt was to ’Conquer the Invincible Naughty Boy, Gu Santong’!
It was this task that caused all players to fail.
Eventually, it was only when Cheng Shifei accidentally entered the Heavenly Prison Ninth Floor that he inherited all of Gu Santong’s skills except for the Absorption Skill.
It should be noted that Gu Santong, stubborn, short-tempered, and imnsely proud,
didn’t even regard the mighty Iron Gall Divine Constable, Zhu Wushi.
How hard would it be to conquer such a person?
In his past life, all players tried various thods, and families even consulted ancient materials attempting to complete the quest.
But none succeeded.
Jiang Dali was well aware of the difficulty of such a task.
Thus, from the beginning, he didn’t conventionally appease Gu Santong, despite holding information unknown to all past players and families—about Gu Santong’s son.
Yet previously ntioning the son did not trigger any quest prompt.
Jiang Dali then realized that informing Gu Santong of his son’s whereabouts wouldn’t necessarily earn him the ’Vajra Invulnerability Divine Skill’.
Because even telling about the son’s whereabouts might not conquer him.
And after years in the Heavenly Prison, Gu Santong’s behavior was even more severe than a Demon’s, even to the extent of cannibalism.
Even showing him kindness may not earn much gratitude.
So what else could conquer Gu Santong?
Only one answer filled Jiang Dali’s mind—overpower him!
Gu Santong claid invincibility; defeating him squarely would break his belief in his invincibility and naturally conquer him.
Now having successfully triggered the final ’Transmission’ quest, Jiang Dali knew his strategy and guess were correct; he had succeeded.
However, strictly speaking, using the thousand-year-old Yellow Ginseng Juice during the fight might not count as a definitive victory over Gu Santong.
"Gu Santong didn’t see taking the drug, so it counts as a rightful victory. I, Jiang Dali, have conquered with reason!" Jiang Dali declared.
He reached out, grabbed the thick chain on the great iron ball.
Flexing his arm, his muscles bulged like iron bars, and he forcefully pulled the great iron ball from its recess in the wall.
He then saw Gu Santong, his face covered with the dust of defeat and reeking of sourness.
With a wry smile, he said, "Senior Gu, state your Divine Skill first."
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