CHAPTER 133: CHAPTER 110: STRANGULATION

Chen Ku, wearing fiery red boots, walked from the entrance of the Twin Rivers Guild towards Qu Feng and Zhao Chuanzu.

At this moment, at the grand entrance of the Twin Rivers Guild, backed by the Dragon River, all the onlookers felt as if their breathing had stopped. They could only stare in disbelief at the pair of iron-hot boots beneath Chen Ku’s feet.

"He really put them on and walked this far?"

"The barber from the Fish and Dragon Association only managed to walk five steps in glowing Iron Boots years ago, and that set the foundation for a hundred years for the association."

"How many steps did Young Hero Chen take to walk over from the entrance?"

"I counted! Thirty-six steps!"

At this time, feeling the terrifying heat radiating from Chen Ku’s feet—heat potent enough to desiccate all flesh and blood, to char anything—Qu Feng and Zhao Chuanzu were dumbfounded. Even Huang Muxia was incredulous, waves of shock stirring in his heart:

Impossible!!

The barber of the past was able to walk five steps in Fire Boots, which was practically the limit. Despite carrying on silently, he died from the pain after five steps.

Chen Ku...

Was this young man not human?

"Chen Ku, he..." Sui Qingfang covered her mouth in shock. "How could this be possible?"

Even the haughty Lin Xinglong had a face full of disbelief. "This... Were those Fire Boots really glowing hot?"

"They were absolutely glowing red!"

Upon hearing this grating statement, Huang Muxia subconsciously blurted out, "Even if my Twin Rivers Guild had the audacity of a giant, we wouldn’t dare to deceive the public under such scrutiny."

Most people believed it. After all, unless the Twin Rivers Guild had no shame and didn’t want to stay in Baojiao County anymore, they wouldn’t dare do such a thing.

Much less help Chen Ku cheat.

At this moment, a voice came through.

It was Thirteenth Young Master Xie Qingfeng of the Xie Family, his eyebrows slightly furrowed as he said, "The Fire Boots are definitely genuine; even I can feel the intense heat emanating from them. But, there’s no smell of charring?"

Everyone else realized it afterwards. It was mainly because walking in glowing Iron Boots barefoot had such a visual impact that people subconsciously overlooked the fact that flesh should normally get scorched. Years ago, the barber only walked five steps, and the whole street was filled with the smell of burning.

"Chen Ku, you..." Zhao Chuanzu looked at the young man before him in horror, then cast his gaze down to feel the temperature of the Fire Boots, which were definitely glowing hot. He was so close that he could feel the burn, and his face turned pale as he said, "What kind of tricks did you use?"

Chen Ku remained impassive. "How could I tell you that? Would you readily share the Nine Dragons Union of your family or the Vitality Iron Shirt from the Firewood Iron Shop with others?"

At these words, everyone was even more shocked.

This... could it be that Chen Ku had mastered some kind of Divine Skill?

"Cousin, does such a Martial Art really exist in the world that makes one Impervious to Water and Fire?" Sui Qingfang couldn’t help but blurt out.

"Naturally, it exists," Lin Xinglong said after pondering. "In the Hanging Temple of You State, there is a Martial Art called ’Indestructible Golden Body.’ Once mastered, one is not only Vajra Indestructible but also unafraid of Water, Fire, Poison, Medicine. One becomes capable of staying Sleepless and Restless, with Skill flowing ceaselessly; it is truly miraculous in the extreme. Even if not yet at the Realm of Perfection, it can still rebound an enemy’s attack. However, this Divine Skill is a Supreme Level Martial Art. How could a country bumpkin from a county town have learned it..."

"’Then, how did Chen Ku...?’" Sui Qingfang asked in disbelief.

After some deep contemplation, Lin Xinglong speculated, "Unless the blood flowing in his veins is special? Perhaps a bloodline with a certain special physique that allows him to be fearless of fire. Although rare in the Martial Forest, such cases do exist. For example, in the Murong Family of You State, their family members are born with a ’Cold Poison.’ While this physique causes them immense suffering, it also allows them, on a full moon night at Midnight, to train with ten times the efficiency of others. Rumors in Jianghu say that the Murong bloodline carries the ancient ’Taiyin Cold Cicada,’ which grants them such extraordinary talents, different from ordinary people."

"Bloodline?"

At this revelation, both Huang Muxia and Xie Qingfeng seemed contemplative.

While everyone was speculating endlessly, in front of Zhao Chuanzu and Qu Feng, Chen Ku took off the glowing Iron Boots, revealing that his feet were completely unharmed...

This further reinforced Lin Xinglong’s belief that Chen Ku might have some special bloodline.

"A bloodline is often a kind of Root Bone," Lin Xinglong said solemnly. "No wonder he possesses the Irresistible Power of Four Elephants. It’s just unknown what kind of bloodline this exactly is."

As Lin Xinglong was speculating, Chen Ku, in front of Zhao Chuanzu, calmly spoke, "Now, I guess I have won two challenges. If either of you could complete one more, I will go climb Blade Mountain. So... does Brother Qu want to try the Poison, or does Brother Zhao want to climb Blade Mountain, or perhaps... would you both like to try on these boots as I did?"

He kicked the glowing red pair of boots towards Zhao Chuanzu and Qu Feng with his bare foot.

Qu Feng was horrified and instinctively dodged. It was no different from throwing a red-hot branding iron at him. His Iron Cloth Shirt could withstand sharp edges, but that didn’t mean it could withstand fire, or he would have already tried to wear them.

Zhao Chuanzu also dodged in fright, watching the Fire Boots roll on the ground, sparking flames.

Then he turned back to look at Chen Ku as if he were a monster.

Only one thought occupied his mind now:

Why hasn’t his Break Intestine Grass toxicity taken effect yet?

Because he had already felt the Break Intestine Grass he had consumed reacting in his stomach. If he hadn’t sealed his breath using Acupoints Striking, he would have succumbed to the poison long ago.