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Chapter 199: Jiang Chen's Calculated Strategy
🕑 Added 2023-06-29 22:00:03 +0000 UTC
"The Sword Dao... is it thus?!"
"The strength of the Great Dao... My Spear Dao, should it be..."
Fang Yuan was perpetually murmuring to himself.
Gifted with the protagonist's template, his aptitude was incredibly exceptional, only somewhat lesser to Jiang Chen, who held the Wordless Heavenly Jade.
Within the expansive Purple Heaven Holy Land, and even in the vast Everflowing Truth Domain, besides Jiang Chen, his martial aptitude was likely the greatest.
After all, he had honed the Fierce God Seven Killings Spear Technique, a Dao Comprehension realm martial skill, to the Fifth Move - Setting Sun, whilst at the Early-stage Heavenly Origin realm.
He had already stolen a glance into the Dao Comprehension realm!
Coupling his superior martial talent and the intricate teachings learned from the Fierce God Seven Killings Spear Technique, Fang Yuan's progress was swift!
Shortly, he had instinctively grasped some mysterious teachings of the Spear Dao.
Alas, he had not yet ascended to the Inquiring Journey realm, and absent the Dao Core, he was incapable of condensing the power of the Great Dao.
In addition, Jiang Chen had been meticulously monitoring Fang Yuan's every action, not letting even a subtle shift in his expression slip past.
Now that Fang Yuan was exhibiting inklings of comprehension intermittently, how could Jiang Chen overlook it?
'Desire to fathom the profound teachings of the Great Dao? Hehe!'
A faint smirk surfaced at the corner of Jiang Chen's mouth.
His figure blurred, launching an attack on the three-headed demonic python.
The following instant, a tail as colossal as a celestial column swung over, instantly scattering the dense clouds overhead.
Bang!!
Jiang Chen, grasping his long sword, collided with the tail of the three-headed demonic python, promptly stripping it of dozens of scales.
However, the impact flung him backward, propelling him forcefully towards Fang Yuan!
"This is bad!"
Fang Yuan sensed a crisis of life and death, wrenching himself from the state of understanding the Great Dao, and the profound insights evaporated instantly into the void.
Yet, he had no alternative but to dodge hastily towards the distance!
Rumble!
Jiang Chen impacted the colossal peak where Fang Yuan stood, like a meteor.
In the subsequent violent explosion, the entire massive peak unexpectedly disintegrated as if made of foam!
In the wake of the intense detonation, Fang Yuan barely managed to control his trajectory, blown away like a willow catkin caught in a tempest.
With a thunderous crash, a gargantuan rock plummeted from the sky, barreling towards Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan's expression shifted dramatically, hastily pulling out his long spear to obliterate it.
However, at that instant, the three-headed demonic python was already lunging towards him!
The python's body cast an enormous shadow, completely engulfing Fang Yuan.
"Move!"
Jiang Chen abruptly materialized beside Fang Yuan, seized his arm and hurled him to safety.
"Roar, Roar, Roar!"
The three lake-sized mouths of the three-headed demonic python swooped down from three directions.
Jiang Chen was practically cornered, immediately ensnared by the demonic python's central head.
Bang—!!
An incredibly dull noise resonated as the cavernous mouth clamped shut, causing the heaven and earth to seemingly quake!
"Jiang Chen!!"
Within the Soul Embodying Ring, both Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning felt their hearts involuntarily tighten!
If Jiang Chen were to fall here, it would indeed be a lamentable loss!
Yet, at this very moment.
Rumble!
Boundless raging flames burst forth from the clamped mouth of the demonic python, billowing out through the spaces between its fangs.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
The three-headed demonic python immediately extended its neck, widely agape, and roared towards the heavens, expelling an endless torrent of crimson flames.
Jiang Chen's silhouette materialized, appearing dire, his entire form in disarray!
"He escaped!"
Within the Soul Embodying Ring, both Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning exhaled a breath of relief.
Fang Yuan touched down on the ground, his heart pounding wildly, yet his primary concern was not that Jiang Chen had saved him, but that he had nearly grasped the Great Dao of Spear just now.
Even without a Dao Core, he was able to understand the profound teachings of the Great Dao, and upon entering the Inquiring Journey realm, he could immediately exhibit some of the power of the Great Dao.
'Damn it!'
'Just a bit more!'
'That Jiang Chen just had to crash into my observation spot, damn it!'
'...'
Fang Yuan's thoughts were steeped in immense bitterness and resentment.
Simultaneously, on the other flank.
"Roar!"
The three-headed demonic python agape its bloody maw once more, its body radiating a terrifying aura of the Poison Great Dao, savagely lunging at Jiang Chen!
"You foul beast, today you shall meet your end under my blade!"
Jiang Chen clenched his teeth, brandishing his sword with both hands, and instantaneously appeared above the demonic python's central head, violently hacking down towards it.
However, the three-headed demonic python was prepared, the two flanking heads instantly launched a pincer assault!
Jiang Chen had no choice but to abandon his strike; his figure dissolved from the spot once again.
As he reappeared, the agile tail of the three-headed demonic python swayed menacingly towards him.
Jiang Chen was forced to evade in an 'ungraceful' fashion.
Simultaneously, he yelled at the distant Fang Yuan: "Fang Yuan, for heaven's sake, flee quickly, I can't resist much longer!!"
'Best if he perishes!'
A trace of a sinister smile flickered across Fang Yuan's heart.
On the surface, however, he maintained his composure, still using the duel between Jiang Chen and the three-headed demonic python to comprehend the profound teachings of his own Great Dao.
Even Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning in the Soul Embodying Ring were taken aback by this behavior.
"Fang Yuan!"
"You must depart now!"
Shangguan Ning spoke quite frankly, directly rebuking in a cold voice, "Jiang Chen genuinely can't endure any longer, there's no point in you remaining here. Do you intend for all of us to accompany you to the grave!"
"No!"
"I'm on the verge of grasping the Great Dao, I'm about to gain strength, I won't depart!!"
Fang Yuan bellowed like a madman, his eyes riveted on the threads of the Great Dao's power that were swirling and fading on the battlefield.
"Fang Yuan!"
"Do not be obstinate!"
Nangong Wan too, reprimanded in an icy tone, extremely displeased with Fang Yuan's stubbornness.
"It's my tenacity that has brought me this far!"
"Do you comprehend how I've endured these past two years!!"
Fang Yuan's emotions crumbled under the rebuke from Shangguan Ning and Nangong Wan, letting loose a wail resembling a blood-curdling scream.
Yet his eyes, streaked with bloodshot veins and a gaze of defiance, remained staunchly fixed on the battlefield!
On the battlefield, Jiang Chen deliberately allowed himself to be cornered, ruthlessly pursued by the three-headed demonic python, narrowly evading the jaws of death at every juncture!
Fresh blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, staining his garments.
His right hand, gripping the sword tightly, revealed prominent veins, trembling with a subtle yet uncontrollable shiver.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
The three-headed demonic python unleashed a bloodthirsty bellow, its terrifying onslaught once again targeting Jiang Chen.
Fangs, venom, poisonous fog, scales, snake tail... Each strike carried a lethal threat.
Jiang Chen kept on evading, akin to an average person dancing on a tightrope at the edge of a cliff, where a careless step could result in a fatal plunge into the abyss.
But in reality, he even had the spare capacity to observe Fang Yuan while strategizing his next move.
'The tactic of self-inflicting injuries to gain the enemy's trust is nearly perfectly executed, it's time to conclude.'
'Next, I'll push the trick to its extreme, go all out, and exterminate the three-headed demonic python.'
'At the same time, I must ensure that Fang Yuan gets attacked by the Shadow Wind Dark Obsidian Marten without raising any suspicion from Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning.'
'In this manner, Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning will surely intervene, leading to their exposure!'
'And all this, will be the outcome of Fang Yuan's stubbornness!'
'...'
A cold smile flickered in Jiang Chen's eyes.
In his mind, the Dao Comprehension realm sword manual, 'Blood Sword Heaven Encompassing Secrets', began to emerge.
This was a power-boosting sword manual that involved self-harm, filled with profound and abstruse content, yet it encompassed only one move - 'Blood Sword Encompassing the Heavens'!
'Wordless Heavenly Jade!'
Jiang Chen's mind stirred, recalling the Blood Sword Heaven Encompassing Secrets at the quickest possible speed!
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