NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 212-215
Chapter 212: Dragon Protection Squad
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Within the Yan Capital, the torrential rain remained.
Ninth Prince Lin Yun stood under the downpour with an expression of anxious worry. The torrential raindrops splattered on his face, however, he remained completely still.
In front of him was the Advanced Academy. Eunuch Pan, wearing an official robe, waited outside the door of the Advanced Academy, signifying that Emperor Lin Mubai was inside.
The World of the Sage had gone out of control.
This was a very urgent matter. Because, nobody knew what was happening within the World of the Sage. Not only did this concern the conducting of the imperial examination, more importantly, it concerned the safety of the creme of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Most importantly, Ping Yang was also trapped inside.
Princess Ping Yang, one who was favored most by the Emperor. More importantly, one who could not afford to suffer the slightest bit of mishap.
Even the current crown prince’s importance couldn’t compare to that of Ping Yang in the Great Xia Dynasty. Because, Ping Yang represented protection. A protection that concerned the entire Great Xia Dynasty.
If it was any other time, Ninth Prince Lin Yun would definitely rush into the Advanced Academy without the slightest bit of hesitation, even if he were to meet with a raging temper of a dragon.
But now…
He stopped.
The reason was that other than Eunuch Pan, there was a team of soldiers in brightly-coloured armour standing outside the door of the Advanced Academy.. No matter how much the torrential rain battered them, the armour on their bodies remained clean.
Their territory could be exposed to the outside world. Furthermore, it could be maintained indefinitely. This only meant that every single one of them had a power above the Heavenly Reflection Intermediate State.
An army composed completely of people above the Heavenly Reflection Intermediate State.
There was only one in the entire Great Xia Dynasty.
That was the Dragon Protection Squad.
A soaring golden dragon was etched on the chest of each soldier, representing their grand status. They do not have to greet princes, nor do they have to dismount when they enter the imperial capital. That was the privilege of the Dragon Protection Squad.
The background of every single member of the Dragon Protection Squad was extremely noble. They came from the thirteen constabularies and were the direct descendants of noble families. However, they only obey the orders of the present Emperor.
They represented the Emperor. At the same time, they were the link that connected the Emperor to the thirteen constabularies and all the noble families.
The Dragon Protection Squad appearing in the imperial capital wasn’t something very out of the ordinary.
However, dozens of Dragon Protection Squad members appearing at the imperial capital at the same time represented only one possibility. Something big had happened. Something big that concerned the entire Great Xia Dynasty.
Ninth Prince Lin Yun stopped. He hesitated. However, he didn’t hesitate for much longer.
Very quickly, Ninth Prince Lin Yun moved.
Step by step, he walked towards the door of the Advanced Academy.
Standing guard at the door, Eunuch Pan moved his lips, but didn’t speak. The dozens of Dragon Protection Squad members also looked at Ninth Prince Lin Yun.
A person walked out from the group, blocking in front of Ninth Prince Lin Yun.
His expression was as cold as ice.
He held a sword in his hand. That was a sword that was already unsheathed. The blade of the sword was polished until it was sparkling bright, glowing with a silver light under the battering of the torrential rain.
“Ninth prince, you seem to have an urgent matter?” The person who spoke wasn’t the one holding the sword. Instead, it was a person standing beside Eunuch Wei. He was over thirty years of age, and his expression was just as cold.
“Yes!” Ninth Prince Lin Yun nodded with a determined expression.
“How urgent?”
“Very urgent!”
“What has ninth prince been governing recently?”
“The imperial examination.”
By right, the imperial examination concerns the future of the Great Xia Dynasty and is extremely urgent. However, I believe you can still wait for a while.”
“What if in addition to that, it also concerns Ping Yang’s safety?”
“Ninth prince, please enter!”
The Dragon Protection Squad member blocking Ninth Prince Lin Yun’s path kept his sword and made way.
Without another word, and without any form of apology, he left quietly and returned to where he initially stood. It was just as if he had never moved before.
Eunuch Pan’s expression contained some shock. However, he still quietly pushed open the door of the Advanced Academy.
Ninth Prince Lin Yun walked in. The moment he crossed the main door that led into the Advanced Academy, the raindrops that stuck to his body seemed to have been fixed in place, hanging in mid-air. Then, after Ninth Prince Lin Yun crossed the door completely.
Those raindrops fell onto the ground and returned back to the storm.
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Within the Advanced Academy, a faint aroma hung in the air. However, the aroma was mixed with a trace of blood scent.
Two members of the Dragon Protection Squad stood on the left and right sides of the academy respectively. A flag stood in the dead center of the academy. A flag stained with blood.
A person was covered under the flag.
This was a form of etiquette, an etiquette that belonged to the Dragon Protection Squad. There was only one circumstance under which such an etiquette would appear. The meant that there was someone among the Dragon Protection Squad who died.
And now, this dead person was carried into the Advanced Academy.
Then…
Things weren’t as simple as somebody dying.
The Dragon Protection Squad comprised five hundred people. This was something that remained constant ever since the Great Xia Dynasty was founded. Fifty people formed one group. Every group was appointed a Dragon Envoy.
“A Dragon Envoy died?!” Ninth Prince Lin Yun finally understood why the Dragon Protection Squad member at the door would claim that even the imperial examination could wait.
Because, it had been ten years ever since a Dragon Envoy had to be replaced.
What exactly happened?
Ninth Prince Lin Yun didn’t ask. Because, this wasn’t something he should ask. What he needed to do now was to answer, answer properly when inquired by Emperor Lin Mubai.
“Hail Emperor!”
“Speak.” Emperor Lin Mubai’s voice came from behind the table. However, it didn’t seem to carry any intention of asking the Ninth Prince to rise.
“Report! The World of the Sage had gone out of control. Everyone who entered the third round of combat examination have been trapped in the World of the Sage. May Emperor spare my uselessness!”
“Have you investigated the reason behind this?”
“Replying Emperor, I didn’t dare to jump to a conclusion for the definite reason behind this, however, I guess that it might be related to the sword in the World of the Sage.”
“Guess? As the invigilator of the imperial examination, you dare to tell me that you are guessing? Furthermore, you are guessing about the sword that doesn’t exist? Do you know the incident about Ping Yang entering this combat examination?”
“I know.”
“With her abilities, even if she uses the Blazing Qilin Spear, the time would definitely come when she exhausted her strength. She… didn’t enter the third round, right?”
“Ping Yang didn’t use the Blazing Qilin Spear. She followed Fang Zhengzhi, passed the Broken Bridge, the Twin Stone Tablets and entered the third round…”
“Broken Bridge, Twin Stone Tablets? You mean Fang Zhengzhi was able to solve the Broken Bridge and Twin Stone Tablets?”
“He even solved the stone house.”
“So, Ping Yang is now trapped in the World of the Sage as well?”
“Yes.”
“What are you still kneeling for?! Follow me to the Imperial Academy!” After Emperor Lin Mubai finished speaking, he stood up from the chair and charged out directly, completely ignoring the ninth prince.
When the two members of the Dragon Protection Squad witnessed this, they didn’t speak a single word. Instead, they continued to stand quietly on the spot. Their expression was as calm as before, just like two carved statues.
Ninth Prince Lin Yun took once glance at the two members of the Dragon Protection Squad, looked at the Dragon Envoy on the ground covered by a flag, then turned around and left. He didn’t say a single word. However, he seemed to be pondering something.
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Within the World of the Sage.
The crisp cry of the sword resonated in the sky. The golden sword rose from Ying Shan’s side and turned into a streak of light, landing in Fang Zhengzhi’s hand.
A cool gust of wind blew past, billowing Fang Zhengzhi’s robe.
With the spear on his right hand, the sword on his left, and even a trace of a smile at the edges of his mouth, Fang Zhengzhi looked somewhat comical. However, not a single person would make fun of him at this moment.
Because, the sword Fang Zhengzhi held in his hand was the sword of Sagely Battle God Meng Tian.
Ying Shan’s expression was frightfully dark.
In his entire life, he had been praised by countless people. However, behind the praises, he had also similarly went through countless failures and setbacks. This caused his personality to become cold yet firm and persistent.
But now…
That firm and persistent personality of his seemed to be facing the greatest challenge of all.
His distorted expression represented the rage in his heart. The feeling of being played around in the palms of others caused him to have no way of holding back the burning anger in him.
Most importantly, the person who played him like a fool, was someone who was less powerful than him.
That feeling was like an adult who experienced dozens of years of trials and hardships being fooled around by a three-year-old kid. Shame, unwillingness, anger, misery…
Ying Shan didn’t say another word. Instead, he swallowed the shattered teeth that he had bitten.
Then, he tore off the layer of skin on his forehead.
An emerald green pearl was revealed on his forehead. Its faint sea green glow was like the flames of hell, causing people to shudder involuntarily.
The demon eye, origin of the demon’s power.
“Green?” Fang Zhengzhi was somewhat confused.
He remembered that in the previous county examination, the demon he defeated had a blue demon eye. However, the one on Ying Shan’s forehead was instead green.
“The emerald green demon eye means that Ying Shan had already entered the Supernatural Intermediate State.” Yan Xiu said.
“Seems that the colour of the demon eye is related to one’s power?” When Fang Zhengzhi heard Yan Xiu’s words, he understood and guessed that the colour of the demon eye should represent the power of the demon.
In the previous county examination, the demon’s power was around that of Star Conglomerate.
This meant that the Star Conglomerate State was blue and the Supernatural State was green. What about the Heavenly Reflection STate?
Just as Fang Zhengzhi prepared to speak, the words that reached his mouth turned into another sentence…
“If the demon eye turns black… what does that mean?”
“Turns black? Oh no!” Yan Xiu didn’t reply Fang Zhengzhi’s question. Because, his expression had already changed. There was never a previous time when his expression was as shocked as this.
Nangong Mu’s expression similarly turned extremely shocked. He gripped the Green and Blue Dual Blades in his hands tightly, and his legs unconsciously shifted two steps towards the direction of Fang Zhengzhi.
This was an instinctive movement. However, the meaning behind this action represented the fear that rose in Nangong Mu’s heart.
Ever since Ying Shan’s identity was exposed.
To holding off Ying Shan afterwards, and then lastly slicing the chains on the sword.
Nangong Mu had never revealed the slightest bit of horror.
But now…
He had clearly taken two steps backwards.
The other examinees were also terrified.
Each of them felt as if they had seen Death crawl out from hell. They were absolutely terrified.
“Quick, run!”
“Why can’t we leave even though the sword had been pulled out?!”
“I don’t want to die!”
The examinees started to shout. Their voice, filled with hope for a miracle, rang out. However, ever since Fang Zhengzhi had pulled out the sword, there weren’t any further movements.
The sword…
Was it real, or was it fake?
This wasn’t a question that they were concerned with anymore.
They were more concerned with how they were going to hold their ground for fifteen minutes.
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t know these. Instead, his face was filled with confusion.
At this moment, Ying Shan’s face turned extremely distorted. The emerald green demon eye on his forehead seemed to have been completely sucked in, turning into a black colour, the same black colour as a black hole.
This was an extremely strange scene. At the very least, Fang Zhengzhi didn’t understand. What is Ying Shan trying to do?
“Should we… run?” Ping Yang’s clear eyes gazed towards Ying Shan. Despite her arrogance and pride, her expression at this moment turned into one of hesitation and indecisiveness.
Her hand held tightly onto Fang Zhengzhi’s arm.
This was also an instinctive move. Even Ping Yang herself wouldn’t be able to explain why she would always grab onto Fang Zhengzhi instinctively.
“Run where?” Fang Zhengzhi asked.
The perimeter limits of the sea of swords in front of them could be seen with one glance. There was simply nowhere to run.
“I’ll ask you one last time, is the sword in your hand… real or fake?” Ping Yang looked at the sword in Fang Zhengzhi’s hand with a trace of hope.
“I don’t know. Don’t I have to test such a thing out before I know?” Fang Zhengzhi explained very innocently. He really didn’t know.
“I think it isn’t very convenient to try anymore.” Ping Yang wanted to speak further, but stopped.
“Why…” Fang Zhengzhi didn’t manage to finish his sentence before he hurriedly shut his mouth. Because, Ying Shan had already charged towards him.
In reality, this wasn’t because Fang Zhengzhi couldn’t see Ying Shan’s movements.
However, Ying Shan had disappeared.
In an instant, he disappeared without a trace. As compared to his shadowless form within his dark territory, this time, Fang Zhengzhi could confirm that this was a form of speed.
Extreme speed.
Almost within the span of a thought, Fang Zhengzhi felt a slight numbness on the skin of his head.
As if his face had been cut by a blade.
That was also extreme speed. However, it was the wind generated by the extreme speed…
Sneak attack?!
No, this was a head-on attack!
Fang Zhengzhi had never entered the Hall of Dao, nor did he practice any fist techniques in his past life. However, he knew one rule. This was a rule that he had concluded based on his own experiences.
If someone wanted to attack your face…
What should you do?
Should you dodge to the left, or dodge to the right? Or, should you turn around and run? Or even fall to the ground?
Actually, all of these weren’t fast enough.
Falling to the ground was the easiest. However, it would be rather hard to crawl back up again.
Hence, in conclusion.
Squatting, was the fastest.
This squat wasn’t any simple squat. It had to be a deep squat. Moreover, it had to be an instinctive deep squat. One cannot fear splitting his pants. After all, face… was the most important.
Fang Zhengzhi had this awareness. Furthermore, he had remembered this learning experience by heart.
As such, he squatted very quickly, and very deeply. A little bit more and his butt would have touched the ground.
“Rippp!”
Without a doubt, it was impossible for the underwear he wore inside to withstand such a fast and deep squat. It bidded goodbye to its life with a rather muffled sound.
However, as the saying went, gain is luck, while loss is fate.
You can’t make progress by clinging to old things. If the old doesn’t go, the new will not come.
Most importantly, Fang Zhengzhi felt that he had saved his face. It was very thrilling, and very dangerous. A fist stopped right on top of his head…
Chapter 213: The Most Powerful Strike
This fist naturally belonged to Ying Shan.
For the first time, the distance between Fang Zhengzhi and Ying Shan was reduced to a brushing of shoulders. Actually, a better description would be a brushing of the head.
How quick!
Fang Zhengzhi exclaimed to himself. However, his actions didn’t stop.
Squating deeply was a matter of skill.
This matter of skill naturally wouldn’t be just a simple squat.
When one squatted all the way, it also meant that the power in his body had reached an explosive point. It was just like a bow being drawn suddenly.
As such, after squatting deeply, Fang Zhengzhi very naturally continued with another action.
Thousand Years of Pain!
Under normal circumstances, the best position to use the Thousand Years of Pain would be behind a person’s body. However, Fang Zhengzhi had always been somebody who didn’t care too much about the details.
Being behind had its benefits, however, being in front… had its own advantages as well.
The Blazing Qilin Spear and the sword naturally wasn’t suited for such a move. Hence, When Fang Zhengzhi squatted down, he had already kept these two weapons into the Heart Protection Mirror.
Thus, he could use this move without any worries.
Furthermore.
He definitely could put in all the power he had.
“Kill!”
Fang Zhengzhi pressed his palms together. Using all the strength he could muster, he pushed towards the position on top of his head.
Did this move hit its target?
Actually, one could know based on the feelings coming from his two hands alone.
“Boom!”
Compared to Ying Shan, Fang Zhengzhi’s power was naturally somewhat lower. However, it was impossible for the power of a strike that contained all his strength to not be immense.
In addition to that, the target of this strike was among the most vital parts of the human body.
Furthermore, it was an extremely soft part.
One hard, while the other soft.
Actually, the outcome of this could be imagined…
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t know if Ying Shan would feel the pain.
However, he could hear the sound of something shattering. Most importantly, he felt Ying Shan’s body tremor. This was a tremor that truly originated from the soul.
“Ah!”
At this moment, even a man as powerful as Ying Shan shouted out with a sound that came from the depth of his soul. Then, he retreated. He advanced fast, but retreated even faster.
The entire world seemed to have turned silent at this moment.
Nobody could understand what had just happened.
It was too fast…
So fast that nobody was able to observe clearly.
All they saw was Ying Shan moving, then, disappearing. The next moment, Ying Shan appeared in front of Fang Zhengzhi. Then, Fang Zhengzhi seemed to have squatted then. After that…
Ying Shan retreated.
He even let out a shout when he retreated.
This voice sounded very desolate. Furthermore, it carried some peculiar form of shame and anger.
Everybody’s gaze instinctively shifted to Fang Zhengzhi.
Thus, somebody saw the posture Fang Zhengzhi was in before he had time to pull back his hands.
They had no idea what kind of technique this was. Because, there were never any books that mentioned it, nor were there anybody who had described it to them. However, they could see where this technique targeted.
Then, they looked towards Ying Shan.
Very quickly, they realised that Ying Shan’s face was distorted in a rather exaggerated manner. He was unable to resist the trembling in his legs, and furthermore, he even instinctively pressed his legs together.
“Don’t tell me…?!”
“Seems like, it is that place?”
“…”
When this thought flashed across their minds, everybody instinctively reached out their hand and used it to cover a certain part.
Pain…
Even though they didn’t experience it personally, they could imagine that kind of pain.
Nangong Mu’s gaze towards Fang Zhengzhi suddenly turned somewhat strange. He believed that he had read all the books in the world, however, he had never seen this technique before.
Even though this technique wasn’t very morally upright.
But, what he was more concerned about was, how did Fang Zhengzhi think of this?
Because…
Ying Shan’s movements were too fast. It was so fast that simply nobody would have time to think. However, Fang Zhengzhi’s reaction was mysteriously fast. Not only was he able to use the action of squatting to avoid Ying Shan’s punch, he was even able to add in a continuation to utilise this technique.
It was definitely impossible for Fang Zhengzhi to have thought of this on the spot under such circumstances.
Then, there was only one explanation. This technique had always existed within Fang Zhengzhi. Or, it could be said that he had either used it before or practiced it before.
Ping Yang’s clear eyes at this moment seemed somewhat stunned. However, after the moment of shock, her small face suddenly flushed red. She looked at Fang Zhengzhi and huffed very shamelessly.
“Shameless!”
Yan Xiu definitely wouldn’t scold Fang Zhengzhi for being shameless like Ping Yang did. Instead, he looked at Fang Zhengzhi, then pressed his palms together and tried mimicking Fang Zhengzhi’s movements for a few times.
Fang Zhengzhi felt the various types of gazes coming towards him from all around.
He was somewhat confused.
Why does everybody’s gaze seem so strange after seeing this Thousand Years of Pain? Don’t tell me they don’t know the beauty of this technique?
Didn’t I manage to cause Ying Shan to retreat? Why is nobody praising me?
Don’t tell me that this world…
Didn’t contain such a move?
When Fang Zhengzhi thought of this, a trace of understanding suddenly rose within him. So that is the case.
He had initially felt that the reason his move succeeded was due to its continuous flow. However, now it seemed like the true reason why his move was successful was because this technique simply didn’t exist in this world.
Since that was the case, Ying Shan naturally wouldn’t be able to expect Fang Zhengzhi to employ such a move.
That, was the critical reason for Fang Zhengzhi’s success.
And next, Fang Zhengzhi realised something even stranger. He had initially felt that Ying Shan would be able to recover very quickly. After all, Ying Shan was of the Supernatural State.
Even though this move was deadly, it was ultimately impossible for it to cause any severe injuries.
However, Ying Shan didn’t seem to be as calm as before. Instead, he bit down on his lips very tightly. That pain had even caused sweat to appear like raindrops on his forehead.
“What is this all about?” Fang Zhengzhi was very confused.
When Yan Xiu heard Fang Zhengzhi’s words, he looked towards Ying Shan. There wasn’t too much of a shock in his expression. Instead, he looked as if everything had been expected.
“Ying Shan had completely absorbed the power of the demon eye into his body. Hence, he had lost all Supernatural abilities. However, his power and speed had completely surpassed his initial Supernatural Intermediate State.” Yan Xiu explained.
“This is possible?”
“The cost of this is that after fifteen minutes, his power would be gone completely.”
“This means that we must drag for fifteen minutes?”
“Yes.”
Fang Zhengzhi understood. However, what he also understood was that these fifteen minutes would be easy to drag. The reason he was able to cause Ying Shan to retreat a moment ago was completely because of luck.
However, luck cannot shine on a person forever.
Hence…
He still had to think of a way to defeat Ying Shan.
On the other hand, Ying Shan naturally wouldn’t give him any time. After his face contorted in the extreme manner. Ying Shan finally moved again. He took a step forward, but a slight tremor continued to run through his body.
It was likely due to the extreme pain.
Yan Xiu blocked in front of Fang Zhengzhi. Because, he could tell that Ying Shan’s target was Fang Zhengzhi. As such, blocking Fang Zhengzhi was the same as blocking Ying Shan’s attack.
Nangong Mu also blocked in front of Fang Zhengzhi.
His expression was very calm. However, his eyes were filled with determination. There was no reason for this. He just stood right at the front, holding the Green and Blue Dual Blades and pointing to the front.
“Work together!” Two words came out of Nangong Mu’s mouth.
“Okay.” Fang Zhengzhi nodded.
“Yes.” Yan Xiu also nodded.
As such, the three youths stood together. Fang Zhengzhi stood in the middle, Yan Xiu stood on the left, while Nangong Mu stood on the right.
The other examinees exchanged glances. Then, two people stood out.
Among them, one was Wang Chuanping, the person who Fang Zhengzhi had let off in the first round.
The other was a middle-aged man.
“My name is Wang Manxin. I am Chuanping’s cousin. Since Chuanping had stood out, I will stand out as well.” The middle-aged man spoke.
“Nicely done!” A clear voice sounded out. Then, a figure appeared beside Fang Zhengzhi, wearing a Red Flame Flower Armor that flashed with a red glow under the light.
“What are you doing here?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at Ping Yang.
“I am wearing the Red Flame Flower Armor, I can take at least a blow!” Ping Yang raised her tiny head high, with an air of arrogance and determination.
“You are going to be my meatshield?”
“Hmph, your words are always so annoying. This is called sharing delights and common hardships. Don’t you know?”
“The meaning of sharing delights and common hardships is sharing your food and suffering together. Then, can you share half of your treasures in the Ping Yang Residence for me to play around with?”
“Dream on!”
“Shut up!” When Ying Shan heard Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang quarreling like kids, he finally couldn’t take it anymore. He couldn’t even be bothered to care about the pain in his body. In an instant, his speed had actually reached an extreme state once again.
“You are all going to die!”
Ying Shan’s enraged roar reverberated in the air.
A smoke-like shadow charged towards Fang Zhengzhi with a blazing speed.
Nangong Mu’s sword had also moved at this moment.
A green and blue glow lighted up. Without any form of dodging. It slashed down directly towards that shadow.
Yan Xiu had also opened the Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan. A light that was as bright as the starry skies glowed from the Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan, crushing down on the shadow with the force of a mountain.
Wang Chuanping and Wang Manxin’s body also lighted up, using their two different types of territories to protect the six people.
However, the clash they expected never happened.
“On top!” An alarmed cry came from an examinee at the back.
The six of them raised their heads at the same moment.
In the sky, a black shadow was plunging down rapidly.
Fang Zhengzhi had no idea how Ying Shan achieved this. However, Ying Shan did indeed manage to do so. Charging at them head-on with an extremely fast speed, yet suddenly appearing at the top.
Nangong Mu’s sword had already slashed forwards, while Yan Xiu’s Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan had also been used.
Then, the only people who were able to defend against Ying Shan’s attack seemed to be Wang Chuanping and Wang Manxin’s double territories.
Fang Zhengzhi could initially wait until Wang Chuanping and Wang Manxin fended off this blow before he attacked. However, since the both of them had stood out, that meant that in a way, they were like ants on the same string.
He naturally couldn’t let these two people get injured as easily.
Hence, he moved.
Holding the Blazing Qilin Spear and the sword in his left and right hands respectively at the same time, he thrusted out towards the black shadow that fell from the sky.
Can the sword and spear be used together at the same time?
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t think so. However, if he had ten hands, he definitely wouldn’t mind grabbing ten weapons to fend this off.
“No, it isn’t the top! It’s below!” Right at this moment, another voice sounded out. That was the severely injured Xing Qingsui.
“Below?!” Fang Zhengzhi startled.
Then, he suddenly felt as if his legs had been trapped by something, just like a pair of metal cuffs locking his feet and preventing him from moving.
“Die!” A voice came from below the ground. Immediately after, a palm rose out of the ground. This was a knife-like lam. It was blazing fast and carried along with it an intense and powerful killing intent. The target was Fang Zhengzhi’s throat.
Fang Zhengzhi believed that it was already exceedingly difficult to change from a mad charge to an attack from the top.
However, he had simply never thought that Ying Shan would actually still have something up his sleeves.
The shadow on top was an illusion.
The attack from under the ground was the real, deadliest blow.
This was experience. An unparalleled amassing of battle experience. At the same time, this was the most powerful technique that made Ying Shan the Vice Domain Chief in the Ying Domain of the Ten Devilish Domains.
Double Shadow Kill!
Even among the demon race, there were rarely people who had seen this move.
This was a deadly move with the intent to kill.
It was Ying Shan’s most powerful killing technique, combining the five Daos of shadow, sunlight, earth, Asura’s kill intent and immobilisation.
Using sunlight to project the shadow on the ground into the sky, then lighting the sky up with an intense glow, causing people to be unable to discern whether the shadow was real or fake. Then, immersing into the earth to reach beneath people’s feet, first immobilising the opponent, then unleashing the killing intent of Asura.
It was very complicated.
And, most importantly, it was very fast.
So fast that people would have no way of reacting.
Fang Zhengzhi’s thoughts were as boundless as the sky, however, he had no experience fighting with elites in the battlefield. Hence, he naturally wouldn’t be able to see through Ying Shan’s move.
Even though Nangong Mu and Yan Xiu were experienced, how could their experience match up to that of Ying Shan?
Furthermore, with Ying Shan’s current abilities, it would be rather impossible for the six of them to fend off Ying Shan’s relentless attacks even if it was a head-on collision.
Under such powerful anger.
Ying Shan had actually given up unleashing it head-on. Instead, he chose to employ such a mysterious sneak attack and killing blow. The endurance of his mind could be clearly seen.
Furthermore, Wang Chuanping and Wang Manxin’s territory mainly defended them against attacks from the top and around them.
As for an attack from below the ground.
It was evidently extremely weak. This also ensured that Ying Shan’s attack didn’t meet with much resistance. His speed was also so fast that nobody was able to see it clearly.
Fang Zhengzhi was able to think of methods to defend against people hitting his face.
However, in his previous world, he had completely zero experience seeing people suddenly appear from below the ground. Hence, there naturally wouldn’t be any habitual moves for him to defend against such an attack.
It seemed very helpless.
But, this was reality.
It was always impossible to forcefully cross the huge difference between power and experience.
Even if one was as smart as Fang Zhengzhi.
Then, he could only look on helplessly as the palm pierced towards his throat. A palm that was like a knife, carrying along with it the killing intent of Asura and the penetrating power of an extreme speed.
“Boom!”
A tremendous boom sounded from where the six people stood.
That was a sound generated by the force of the strike. At the same time that sound rang out, a black light exploded outwards like a ripple.
The entire World of the Sage shook from this powerful impact.
At the same time, a mouthful of boiling, red blood spurted towards the sky. Under the glow of the sunlight, the beads of blood seemed shiny and transparently bright, just like the blossoming red flowers.
Chapter 214: Thrice
The bright flower blossomed in mid-air, turning into blood mist droplets that were as thin as dust as they landed.
Fang Zhengzhi felt his face grow somewhat hot. That was the heat generated by the blood mist falling onto his face. The palm of his hands also grew hotter. Because, he held a boiling hot hand in his own.
Ping Yang’s clear gaze looked silently at Fang Zhengzhi as the edges of her mouth curved into a happy smile.
“I have said… my… my Red Flame Flower Armour can block off one strike, am… am I right?” Ping Yang’s lips opened slightly, breathing out a wisp of air, likening that of an orchid flower. However, this wisp of air also contained the faint scent of blood.
“Why?!” Fang Zhengzhi couldn’t understand.
He really couldn’t understand. There wasn’t much friendship between him and Ping Yang. Furthermore, considering Ping Yang’s arrogance, why would she serve as a meat shield for him at this moment?
“Because, I am smart enough.”
“Smart?”
“I want to live, so, you definitely cannot die… as long as you don’t die, there is still a chance I can live…” A trickle of blood flowed down the edge of Ping Yang’s mouth. Her body suddenly grew limp, completely falling into the arms of Fang Zhengzhi.
“Boom!” Another loud sound exploded.
This time, it naturally came from Nangong Mu and Yan Xiu fighting Ying Shan together.
After Ping Yang blocked off an attack for Fang Zhengzhi.
Nangong Mu and Yan Xiu were the fastest to react and detect Ying Shan’s location. The Green and Blue Dual Blades as well as the Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan exploded with a bright glow, pressing down on Ying Shan.
After Ying Shan charged out from the ground, the distance between the six people and Ying Shan had become a tiny circle. Hence, Ying Shan naturally had nowhere to run.
Furthermore, after a successful attack.
Ying Shan didn’t have the slightest bit of intention to retreat. He was ready to continue attacking. However, he had no choice but to deal with Nangong Mu and Yan Xiu’s joint attacks.
A pair of empty palms clashed with the Green and Blue Dual Blades as well as the Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan.
However, it was Nangong Mu and Yan Xiu who stumbled back.
In addition to forcefully absorbing the power of the demon eye into one’s body without a care for destroying one’s powers, how could Nangong Mu and Yan Xiu’s joint attacks defeat Ying Shan of the Supernatural Intermediate State?
“Die!” Ying Shan’s expression turned wild. At this moment, he only had one thought. That was to kill, to kill Fang Zhengzhi, to kill Fang Zhengzhi regardless of anything else.
Hence, after causing Yan Xiu and Nangong Mu to retreat, he set his aim upon Fang Zhengzhi once again.
Fang Zhengzhi carried Ping Yang in his arms.
However, Ping Yang’s body was still etched in between him and Ying Shan.
If he allowed Ying Shan another blow, there was a very high possibility that Ping Yang would block another attack for Fang Zhengzhi.
“Boom!”
Another palm contacted.
Bright red blood soared in the air, creating a sparkling blood mist like that of a blood rain.
Fang Zhengzhi looked towards a man standing in front of him whose face was a deathly shade of white. He wanted to ask once more, why. However, this time, the man didn’t wait for him to ask.
“Princess is right… if Young Master Fang … dies, none of us would be able to… live…” The man fell to the ground with the similar trace of a smile on his mouth.
At the moment the man fell, another man blocked in front of Fang Zhengzhi.
He was Wang Manxin, Wang Chuanping’s cousin.
The man just now was naturally Wang Chuanping. He was the only person fast enough to be able to block Ying Shan’s palm strike. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a Red Flame Flower Armour on his body.
“There is still me!” Wang Manxin looked at Ying Shan. He held his blade horizontally in front of his chest with a firm and resolute expression on his face.
At this moment, time seemed to have stopped completely.
Everybody stared with shock at Wang Chuanping, who had fallen to the ground, as well as Wang Manxin, who was standing in front of Fang Zhengzhi. Everybody understood.
This wasn’t a rash action. This was the hard truth.
From the time Ying Shan appeared until the time he successfully completed his sneak attack.
Xing Qingsui had fallen. Even though Nangong Mu had harmed Ying Shan, it was only a superficial injury.
Only Fang Zhengzhi.
Ever since Fang Zhengzhi stood out, Ying Shan suffered setbacks after setbacks. He suffered the injury on his back, then allowed Fang Zhengzhi to successfully delay enough time for Nangong Mu to slice open the chains.
Then, after which, pulling out the sword and causing Ying Shan to retreat once again, and almost losing the battle completely.
One incident followed by another told everybody one fact. That was, Fang Zhengzhi was their true last hope in being able to escape the World of the Sage.
Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi still held that sword in his hand.
The sword with the greatest chance of reopening the World of the Sage.
Most importantly…
Ying Shan’s target was completely focused on Fang Zhengzhi.
How big was the difference between a killer with a target and a killer without one? That was the difference between an normal person and a madman.
Nobody wished for that to happen, regardless of whether they admitted it or not.
Now, their lives were firmly tied to that of Fang Zhengzhi. As long as Fang Zhengzhi lived on, Ying Shan’s target would always be only Fang Zhengzhi. Hence, they could employ unlimited tactics by the side.
However, what if Fang Zhengzhi died?
Then, the consequences could be imaged.
Ying Shan, who had lost his target, would begin a mad killing spree. Nobody would be able to escape the World of the Sage, and nobody would be able to prevent their imminent death.
“There’s me as well!”
“Me too!”
“I don’t want to die! But… I still have to stand out!”
One by one, the examinees began to move towards the six people. Their eyes contained the same look. They were all ants on the same piece of string. Either they lived together, or they died together.
…
Ying Shan charged out from among the six people.
The time Ying Shan took to deliver three palm strikes was extremely little. So little time passed that it was easy to neglect it. However, within such a short span of time.
Ping Yang was injured. Wang Chuanping had fallen from that one palm strike.
Nobody knew whether he was alive or dead.
Even Nangong Mu and Yan Xiu suffered light injuries from confronting Ying Shan.
Nangong Mu’s chest had already completely been stained red. It was unknown whether this was due to the blood mist that fell from the sky or the aggregation of his previous injuries.
Yan Xiu’s face was pale and white. His breathing was heavy and laboured.
Such a scene was evidently an even greater crisis than before.
However, it was due to such a crisis that the examinees turned wild. Each of them stood out one by one and blocked in front of Ying Shan with their chests puffed out.
Even Xing Qingsui had stood up. Furthermore, he stood right at the front, holding the sword stabbed into his chest and allowing droplets of fresh blood to spill onto the rock below.
“Ying Shan, come on! I, Xing Qingsui, am not afraid of you!”
…
Ying Shan’s expression at this moment turned malevolent. Black light flashed around his body continuously, making him seem extremely unstable, and extremely berserk.
“Those who block me shall die!”
Ying Shan let out an enraged roar and moved again. He turned into a misty blur shadow and charged towards Xing Qingsui. The berserk black light revolved around his two palms.
At the moment Ying Shan charged towards him, Xing Qingsui raised the sword in his hand. Once again, his hand became as stable as the mountain, pointing the Black Meteor Sword at Ying Shan.
He carried a proud expression on his face, just as if he was a general on the battlefield. He smiled as he gazed at the tiny enemies that charged towards him. That was a form of contempt. No matter how powerful the opponent was, in Xing Qingsui’s heart, he would be as tiny as an ant.
This was because…
He was fearless.
This time, Ying Shan didn’t attempt to cross Xing Qingsui.
His palm was aimed directly at the sword wound on Xing Qingsui’s chest. Killing a creme of the human race such as Xing Qingsui was also part of his task.
However, right at this moment.
A golden light plunged down from the skies. That was like a waterfall, a waterfall that fell from the skies to the ground, carrying along with it a rapid current of light rays.
A powerful waterfall from the sky, just like the silver river descending from Heaven.
This was the Mountain Waterfall Cascade.
However, at this moment, there was no mountain. There was only the sky shining with a faint golden light. This was a waterfall that fell from the sky. It was higher than the mountain, and the current was more than that which fell from the mountain as well. It had an even greater destructive power.
Within the flowing current, there was also a sword.
A sword that was initially impaled into a rock and was pulled out in the end.
At this moment, Ying Shan’s gaze followed that stream of golden light. He suddenly felt somewhat emotional. All along, he believed that he was a genius, born with a talent and gift that greatly exceeded that of his race.
In the previous world he lived in, he was the most powerful.
Starting out by joining the Ten Devilish Domains as a pawn.
Time and time again, he managed to live on the battlefield, and time and time again, his accomplishments filled the books. He didn’t have a powerful background, nor did he have a fortunate childhood. Instead, due to having to live a harsh life ever since he was born, his body turned frail and weak due to malnourishment.
Despite his numerous accomplishments in battle, opportunities passed by time and time again, opportunities that he was not allowed to take advantage of due to his weakly appearance.
Until…
He met a woman.
That was a woman that he would remember for life.
He recalled the first time he met with the woman, there wasn’t a second person following beside her. Despite her noble status and background, she came alone.
The woman stood in front of her within the blood-filled battlefield, stepping on a pool of blood that had already turned black, and looked at him…
She only said one simple sentence.
“A book cannot be judged by its cover!”
This was a famous quote from the world of the human race. Ying Shan didn’t know why the woman would say such a thing to him. However, ever since the woman had said this, he became the Vice Domain Chief of the Ying Domain.
The second time he met the woman, she had also said one sentence.
“A book cannot be judged by its cover!”
It was still the same quote from the world of the human race. However, this time, Ying Shan understood.
He understood that his appearance had finally become his advantage. He could be leveraged on to achieve greater things. He was about to enter the human world and become the most important member of the demon race planted among the thirteen constabularies.
Within the time of three years, he led and controlled the elites of the demon race within the Yan Capital. Time and time again, he was able to deliver the most critical information during the most critical times of battle, ensuring that the demon race was always at an advantage in the war against humans.
The third time he met the woman…
Was beside the Ten Mile Lake. She was wearing a white dress with hair that was as silky as a waterfall. Ying Shan deeply remembered every single word she spoke and every single action she made.
Even though he couldn’t understand why the woman wanted him to participate in the combat examination.
He couldn’t understand why he was tasked with such a job despite his status.
Was it because he hadn’t done well in these three years?
Or was it because he was becoming older?
He couldn’t understand. However, he had no reason to question. Instead, he asked about the person’s characteristics.
The woman replied.
“A person who cannot be judged by his looks!”
Initially, Ying Shan didn’t quite understand this sentence. But now, he understood. When that golden waterfall fell from the sky above his head, he understood.
He understood why the woman would request for him to enter the combat examination.
He understood even more why he had to be the one carrying out this task personally.
Because, this was indeed a person who cannot be judged by his looks!
A fifteen-year-old human with intelligence so sly that even he couldn’t compare to. And now, he had displayed a talent in combat that the rest of the world wouldn’t be able to match.
If this person continued to live, the demon race would be at risk!
“Kill!”
Ying Shan gave up Xing Qingsui despite their close proximity.
Because, his true target in the combat examination had always been one person. That person was Fang Zhengzhi. A person whom the young lord of the demon race was willing to sacrifice a vice domain chief for in order for the person to die.
…
The riverside of the Ten Mile Lake was experiencing a storm. A white dress danced in the torrential rain.
The woman lightly held a green umbrella in her hand. The ink painting on the umbrella seemed even clearer and brighter. Beside the woman, the bright red rock was being pounded on continuously by the rain, becoming so smooth that it was like a sea of fire.
A boat travelled gradually towards her on the surface of the lake.
Drawing a faint line on the surface of the stormy lake, as if connecting all the droplets of water that landed on the lake into a pristine white pearl necklace.
Not too long later, the boat stopped beside the lake.
A few women wearing green dresses walked down. None of them held an umbrella. The torrential rain battered their faces, but their expressions remained extremely respectful.
“Young lord.”
“Yes.” The woman nodded, but she didn’t move.
“There is news from the Yan Capital. The Imperial Academy had lost control of the World of the Sage. I guess, is this related to Vice Domain Chief Ying Shan?” A girl in a green dress at the front of the line spoke softly.
“Unrelated.” The woman didn’t even think before immediately shaking her head.
“Young lord feels that it is?” The girl in the green dress was somewhat confused. However, she didn’t dare to express any form of doubt.
“Fang Zhengzhi.”
“Fang Zhengzhi?! No matter how talented he is, he is ultimately only a human who had just entered the Heavenly Reflection State. With Vice Domain Chief Ying Shan’s powers, Fang Zhengzhi should be dead by now. Then, how will the World of the Sage being out of control be related…” The girl in the green dress suddenly stopped speak and knelt down instantly.
“It is fine. Rise. Actually, the probability of Ying Shan being able to kill Fang Zhengzhi is only one out of ten. Or, it could be said that it is only five percent.” The woman looked towards the Yan Capital with a pondering look.
“Thank you young lord! But, why… why is it… five percent? Ying Shan is…” The girl in the green dress rose gradually. Her expression evidently looked somewhat shocked, as if in disbelief. However, she had no choice but to believe.
Because, the person who stood in front of her was her young lord. At the same time, she was claimed to be the most talented genius the demon race ever had within the past thousands of years. A miraculous girl who was well versed with the The Art of Becoming Invisible, astronomy, geography, deduction from aspects of celestial bodies, one who knew everything under the world, one who was always in control of any situation on heaven and earth.
“Actually, the reason I sent Ying Shan into the combat examination is only to delay Fang Zhengzhi from entering the imperial government.” The woman spoke calmly.
“Using a vice domain chief to exchange for the time a person enters the imperial gov…”
“Very worth.”
“…” The girl in the green dress grew silent.
“The Double Dragon Roll Champion would shock the world, and bring peace to the world!”
“I understand, I am stupid and shallow!”
“You can leave.”
“Roger!”
A gust of wind blew past. The woman lightly raised her head. Her beautiful eyes gazed towards the direction of the Yan Capital once again. Her jet-black hair lightly danced in the wind while the white cloth on her face billowed, revealing a stunning beauty.
If Fang Zhengzhi witnessed this scene, he would definitely recognise this woman.
Because, her name was…
Yun Qingwu!
Chapter 215: The Vast Lake
The scholars in the Great Xia Dynasty had a lot of opinions about Yun Qingwu.
Song, dance, poetic essays and the four arts, she was proficient and knowledgeable about all of them. But, she was a miraculous woman. However, she was a woman with a veil. There was almost nobody who had ever seen Yun Qingwu’s face.
Until Fang Zhengzhi appeared.
In the Huai An County, during the Hundred Flower Gathering, Fang Zhengzhi unveiled Yun Qingwu in one move.
Afterwards, he entered Yun Qingwu’s boat at the riverside of the River of Trust, gaining the reputation of a lecher.
Fang Zhengzhi had asked Yun Qingwu a question in the boat, asking whether she was an influential figure. At that time, Yun Qingwu only said one sentence.
“My surname is Yun!”
In reality, her surname was really Yun. Because, the Demon Lord who controlled the Ten Devilish Domains also had the surname Yun.
Yun Qingwu, a person without any influence, bringing along only a group of maidservants, travelling about the various capitals and cities alone. Who would ever think that she was actually the young lord of the demon race?
However, this was the miraculous woman pursued by scholars all over the world despite never having seen her face, a person who nobody dared to offend. Who could she be if not the young lord of the demon race?
The situation…
Finally descended into chaos from this moment onwards.
…
Within the World of the Sage, The expression in Ying Shan’s eyes carried a sense of yearning. It was a yearning for the past, and it is this very yearning that gave him an unwavering determination in his heart.
He had to complete this task.
Because…
This was recognition.
How many times would a demon even be recognised in his entire life?
“Kill!” The black light on Ying Shan’s body congregated completely at this hands, carrying a vast and powerful air of death as it pushed towards the golden waterfall that descended from the skies.
The golden waterfall crashed down.
Without dodging, surging forward rapidly, the golden tip of the sword concealed itself within the waterfall. It was faintly discernible.
In reality, Fang Zhengzhi could afford to hide behind the crowd of people.
Over ten people…
Even if Ying Shan was able to kill each of them in one strike of the palm, he ultimately still required some time.
The longer time was delayed, the higher Fang Zhengzhi’s chance of living.
Fang Zhengzhi wasn’t the Holy Mother, he didn’t have the great ambition of protecting the world, nor did he possess the sense of righteousness to rescue the human race from disaster. However, with a group of people blocked in front of him.
Who were willing to block off the fatal blows for him, one following another.
How could he continue to hide behind?
This wasn’t the Holy Mother, nor was this ambition and righteousness. This was the pride of a man, especially when there was a woman who was about to faint falling to the ground in front of him.
Even though he didn’t really like this woman.
But she was ultimately…
Still a woman.
How could a man allow a woman to block in front of him?
“Die!” Fang Zhengzhi knew he couldn’t defeat Ying Shan. However, he had to try. Even if he had to completely let out all the energy he had in his pocket dimension, he still had to try.
A sword slashed down!
The golden light exploded outwards.
The waterfall that fell from the skies seemed to have found an avenue to escape at this moment. The golden rays of light crushed down completely, slamming together with a ink-black palm.
The light and the dark.
The golden ray and the faint shadow.
Two completely different lights intersected.
Fang Zhengzhi fixed his gaze tightly on Ying Shan below him.
Ying Shan also fixed his gaze tightly on the Fang Zhengzhi on top of his head.
The four eyes met.
Yet, their expressions were completely the same. It contained determination, an unwavering determination. Both of them bit down hard on their lips. Fang Zhengzhi held the sword hilt in his hand.
While Ying Shan held the sword blade.
“Boom!”
A huge boom resounded. The golden light and the black light exploded with the two people at the center. Countless rays of golden light that resembled swords and countless rays of black shadow shot out in all directions.
“Ah!” A examinee who wasn’t able to dodge in time was directly hit by the light. He grabbed his shoulder tightly. There was a wound on his shoulder, a wound that seemed to have been slashed by a sword.
Yet, the golden light and the black shadow didn’t stop.
Each of the examinees gritted their teeth. They wanted to dodge. However, the speed of the golden light was too fast. In addition to the initial injuries on their bodies, how hard it was to dodge could be imagined.
However, after a huge mountain stood in front of the examinees.
The situation seemed to have taken a turn.
Very quickly…
Green and blue rays lighted up at the same time, immersing itself within the huge mountain and turning into a gigantic territory that shielded the examinees within.
Rays of golden lights and black shadows crashed onto the territory, resounding with a rumbling sound.
Regardless whether it was Nangong Mu or Yan Xiu, or even the heavily injured examinees hiding within, they could clearly feel the intensely sharp power contained within these rays.
“How powerful!”
“Why would it be so powerful?”
The examinees couldn’t quite understand. How can a person who had just entered the Heavenly Reflection State be so strong? So strong that they were trembled, so strong that they were fearful.
His power…
Where did it come from?
“It is concentration!” Nangong Mu’s lips parted slightly, gazing at Fang Zhengzhi who was bathing in the golden light.
“Concentration?” The examinees were confused.
“The two of them are both deep in concentration!” Yan Xiu also spoke. He didn’t choose to combine strength with Fang Zhengzhi at this moment. Because, he knew that anybody who was concentrating on a task wouldn’t wish for anybody to distract them.
This was the trust between friends. It was also respect for a friend’s abilities.
Fang Zhengzhi wanted to prevent Ying Shan from killing people, while Ying Shan swore to kill Fang Zhengzhi.
Two different beliefs, yet, they both became a form of concentration.
However, the difference in power was still unavoidable. This was reality, a reality that one had to face no matter what.
Ying Shan had the power of the Supernatural Intermediate State. In addition to absorbing all the power of the demon eye, how could Fang Zhengzhi defeat the blow that Ying Shan had put all his strength in?
The golden sword crashed with the black shadow. A tremendous power crashed towards Fang Zhengzhi like a wave, endless and infinite.
Fang Zhengzhi had never felt such a powerful force before. Even when he was faced with Chi Hou in the Divine Constabulary, he never had such a feeling.
It might had been because Chi Hou held back, or it might be due the amount of determination contained in this force.
Regardless, Fang Zhengzhi had no way of preventing this force from entering him. The powerful force flowed from the blade of the sword to the sword hilt, then forced itself into Fang Zhengzhi’s body through his arms and crushed towards his heart.
Dao grew from the heart.
The pocket dimension of the human race was located at the heart.
If the heart faced an impact too powerful, the pocket dimension would also face a similar damage, and might even shatter and collapse.
Then…
Even if the person didn’t die, he would still become a disabled man.
Fang Zhengzhi knew this. However, that force was too strong. All he could do was to release all the power he had in the pocket dimension to oppose that force.
However, in his previous full-force attack, he had already channeled the power in his pocket dimension. How would he have any leftover power?
A lush green glow suddenly lighted up.
Protecting Fang Zhengzhi’s heart like a layer of film.
The force slammed into the layer of film, generating an intense tremor. The feeling caused Fang Zhengzhi to feel somewhat uncomfortable, agitating the blood and air in his body.
However, that force didn’t enter into his heart.
“What is it?”
“Don’t tell me… it is the Heart Protection Mirror? The Heart Protection Mirror that Chi Guyan lost to him when he was leaving the Divine Constabulary?” Fang Zhengzhi recalled the scene at the Divine Constabulary.
He suddenly had a feeling that Chi Guyan seemed to have lost to him on purpose…
Other than being able to contain items, this Heart Protection Mirror seemed to actually be able to protect the heart?
Fang Zhengzhi felt that his luck was rather good. At the very least, he seemed to have obtained a rather good treasure. However, the Heart Protection Mirror was able to protect one’s heart, but was unable to counter the force that entered his body.
If it wasn’t able to defend against that force, the Heart Protection Mirror would be destroyed sooner or later.
It was only a matter of time.
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t know how much power his pocket dimension still contained. The previous attack had already completely used up all the white mist in his pocket dimension.
However, in his pocket dimension, there was a tree. That was a humongous tree that almost reached into the sky. On the tree, there were completely lush green leaves, and various kinds of fruits.
Below the tree, there was a lake that was as vast as the sea.
The water that fell from the huge tree, droplet by droplet, came together and formed a stream. Then, it formed a pond. And now, it was a lake…
Eight years ago…
Fang Zhengzhi planted the heart of Dao in his heart by observing the Illustration of All Creation.
After battling with the Blue Fire Wolf, he successfully accessed Dao, attaining Divine Seal, then Star Conglomerate. Each of these successes came naturally.
As for the rest of the time, he began to continue collecting stars. He collected stars continuously, one by one by one, causing hundreds of stars to fill his pocket dimension.
These stars dripped water onto the earth below the tree.
After ordinary people conglomerated stars, it was one droplet of water that fell to the ground. However, in Fang Zhengzhi’s case, hundreds of droplets of water fell to the ground. Naturally, a lake formed within his pocket dimension.
There was a time when Fang Zhengzhi felt that he could already rule the world.
He depended on this lake, the lake that was as vast as the sea. This had always been something he counted on, forming the source of his confidence.
However, things that occurred afterwards caused Fang Zhengzhi to change his view. He realised that enlightenment state might be more important. Hence, the lake remained a lake, waiting silently within his pocket dimension.
It had never been used by Fang Zhengzhi before.
However, the current circumstances seemed somewhat different. The white mist in the sky had been completely used up.
Then, what was left?
It was the lake of course.
Hence, the lake began to roll, and began to boil. It was like a pot of boiling water. Threads of white mist rose from the middle of the lake, quickly filling up the sky once again.
Immediately after, the dense white fog clashed together with the force that entered his body.
There was no movement. There was no sound.
However, when this white fog clashed with the force that entered his body, Fang Zhengzhi felt somewhat dizzy and his limbs felt somewhat weak. He didn’t know if this was due to exhaustion.
The only thing he could confirm was that the force entering his body hadn’t completely disappeared.
It continued to crash towards his heart.
Then…
He could only cause the lake to boil once again, then, filling up the sky with white fog again.
Once, twice, thrice…
After the fourth clash, Fang Zhengzhi suddenly felt that his head wasn’t dizzy anymore. His limbs weren’t weak anymore either. Because, the force that entered his body had already completely disappeared.