The second duel had already begun, with Zhao Changhe facing a burly, bearded man.0

Gu arts came in many forms: some enhanced the user’s abilities, some were used like beasts to attack, some only activated after entering a target’s body, and some created external effects.0

At this moment, Zhao Changhe was dealing with one that created an external effect.0

The bearded man’s palm struck toward him, flames blazing.0

What came toward him was not a palm, but a Flame Gu.0

For low-level martial artists, fire and lightning were nearly insurmountable. Unlike in games where getting hit by a fireball would merely take away some health, fire could literally burn someone to death in the real world. Even someone as powerful as Yan Que from the Ranking of Earth would not dare to withstand lightning or fire with just his body. Once one was ignited, that spelled severe injuries at the very least.0

This was why Vermillion Bird’s combat abilities were often overestimated. People...0