I am Zhao Zhijing, a poor Taoist priest, and I have disciples all over the world.

Chapter 181 The Needle Hidden Behind the Tail
This set of Gale and Thunder Kung Fu was extremely powerful. In addition to weapons and fists and kicks, Huodu also shouted out scriptures from the Western Region Tantric Buddhism.

The tone was weird, with no sense of rhythm at all, and from time to time there were thunderous roars that pierced the clouds and cracked the rocks.

Although there are many people present, they are all warriors from the Central Plains. How many of them can understand both Tantric scriptures and Tibetan at the same time?
Therefore, those with lesser skills would feel dizzy and even unable to stand after hearing a few words, and could only retreat.

Although Yang Guo had cotton in his ears to attenuate the thunderous shouting as much as possible, Huo Du's moves also became much faster and the pressure suddenly increased.

Fortunately, he understood the meaning of Dugu Nine Swords, which was to anticipate the enemy's moves. Through repeated exchanges with fellow brothers who used different weapons, he summarized various common moves and situations into a set of fixed patterns.

When the time comes to fight, he will deduce and break down the opponent's moves based on the patterns he has in mind, thereby striking first and defeating the enemy.

Huodu used a folding fan as a weapon, and his Gale and Thunder skill also included fist and kick skills, which can be considered a very strange martial art.

However, Yang Guo had once experienced the iron pen skills of his senior brother Cao Qinghua. The iron pen and the folding fan were both short weapons, and when it came to the variety of moves, Yang Guo was slightly better.

So although Yang Guo's skills were shallow, he relied on his amazing comprehension, the Autumn Water Sword, and the advance preparations made by his master Zhao Zhijing, and was able to fight Huo Du on equal terms, and it was difficult to tell the winner for a while.

"How old is this kid? How come he has such a profound inner strength that he can actually withstand my full-strength shout?"

Huo Du used all his skills, but still could not defeat the kid. Feeling that he had lost face in front of others, he immediately attacked more fiercely and used more deadly moves.

He was seen opening and closing his folding fan, creating gusts of wind that blew the clothes of the spectators around him. Except for Zhao Zhijing and Guo Jing and his wife, a few others were not affected, while the others retreated further and further away in the strong wind and thunder, and the competition venue became larger and larger.

"The boxing style used by Guo'er has some shadows of Brother Zhou's Kongming Fist, and also the palm style used by Taoist Zhao when he fought with Rong'er last time in Huashan."

Guo Jing's martial arts skills were top-notch, and his eyesight was naturally amazing. He couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that although Yang Guo was like duckweed in the wind and his whole figure was caught up in Huo Du's fierce attack, he was always able to resolve the crisis at the critical moment.

"As for this sword technique, it is something I have never seen or heard of before. The more complete the martial arts moves in the world are, the more advanced they are. Taoist Zhao can actually do the opposite. This is really rare in the world!"

Among all the people present, the one who was most happy and surprised for Yang Guo was Guo Jing. When he saw that his sworn brother Yang Kang's child had mastered such martial arts, and that the Yang family had a successor, and thought of the friendship between the two families for generations, he could not help but feel mixed emotions of sadness and joy.

Huang Rong, who was standing beside her, saw that her husband's eyes were slightly red, but there was a smile on his face. She felt the same way in her heart and reached out to hold Guo Jing's hand.

"When did Yang Guo acquire such martial arts skills? In comparison, Brother Wu and I are far behind."

Guo Fu originally wanted to join forces with the Wu brothers, and the three of them fought against Huodu together, but were stopped by her father Guo Jing.

When Yang Guo was the first to go into battle on behalf of Quanzhen Sect, the three of them gathered together to discuss secretly. The Wu brothers were all defeated by Huodu, and they all felt that Yang Guo was arrogant and would only lose more miserably.

But at this point in the fight, although Yang Guo was at a disadvantage, he had already broken through dozens of their moves and was countless times stronger than the two brothers.

When Guo Fu saw Yang Guo so brave and handsome, and his graceful sword complemented him perfectly, she immediately forgot about the little disagreement from the previous two days and stared at Yang Guo without blinking.

As a result, the Wu brothers couldn't help feeling sour and uncomfortable. Although they knew it was wrong, deep down they still hoped that Yang Guo would be defeated in the end, and the more serious the fall, the better.

While the onlookers were thinking about their own things, Yang Guo and Huo Du had already exchanged nearly a hundred moves in the arena.

The moves of the Gale and Thunder skill will eventually run out, so while Yang Guo was defending his position, he had already started trying to fight back. Although the situation was still unclear, a few people including Zhao Zhijing could see that it was only a matter of time before Huo Du was defeated.

After a few more moves, Huodu finally ran out of energy, his shouts gradually faded, his moves were not as swift as at the beginning, and he had to start all over again after using all his skills. Yang Guo was waiting for this moment, he made a sword gesture with his left hand, and used the Autumn Water Sword in his right hand to push away the attacking folding fan, then he went straight in and stabbed Huodu in the face from bottom to top.

This sword move was not the Dugu Nine Swords, but an ordinary sword move called "Jie Tian Yun Tao" from the Quanzhen Sect.

But the timing of its use was perfect, and the hidden tricks were even more varied.

"it is good!"

When the heroes saw that Huo Du had no way out and defeat was inevitable, they cheered and celebrated their victory in the first round.

But at this moment, the situation on the field suddenly changed. Huodu had no time to retract the folding fan in his right hand. In desperation, he pressed the mechanism on the fan handle, and three hidden weapons suddenly flew out of the folding fan.

The three hidden weapons emitted brilliant light under the moonlight, and were obviously coated with poison. Moreover, Yang Guo's straight thrust of the sword shortened the distance between the two men, and they were about to be hit.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

There were only three crisp sounds, and Yang Guo turned around with his sword freely and elegantly. The sword light directly knocked away the hidden weapons everywhere. It turned out that this move that seemed to be able to decide the outcome was actually a feint!

Everyone in Lujia Village was watching at this time, and no one expected Huo Du to be so shameless as to use a poisoned hidden weapon to plot against a junior.

What was even more unexpected was that Yang Guo seemed to have seen through everything and seemed to be deliberately luring Huo Du to use his hidden weapon.

"lucky!"

Although Yang Guo responded with great stability, he secretly felt lucky in his heart. If his master had not reminded him in advance, he would have been unable to dodge at such a close distance.

"Master can actually see through all of Huo Du's details. He is truly a god!"

When the heroes saw that Yang Guo was safe and sound, they cheered again, but at the same time they did not forget to curse Huodu for being despicable.

Huo Du was more surprised than anyone else. The mechanism with nails hidden in his door was extremely concealed and had never been used since it was made.

Although Yang Guo's swordsmanship is very advanced, with his level of cultivation, it would be impossible for him to dodge this unexpected move of "needle hidden behind the tail" if he did not know it in advance. But how did he know it from?
"Look at the hidden weapon!"

Yang Guo shouted and swung his sword to the left. Huo Du thought Yang Guo was going to follow suit, and thought there might be a similar mechanism in the sword. Without thinking too much, he quickly dodged to the right.

However, there was no hidden weapon at all. Yang Guo dragged the Autumn Water Sword in an arc in the air, just like autumn water leaving no trace. While Huo Du dodged, he stabbed out with a sword from the right.

Huodu was already worried that his mechanism had been discovered, and was distracted by Yang Guo's words "watch out for the hidden weapon". Now he had no way to retreat and could only try to twist his waist and move sideways.

"Bah!"

The Qiu Shui Sword was so sharp that it pierced through Huo Du's clothes directly, cut through his skin and flesh, and left a deep blood mark.

(End of this chapter)