Chapter 325: 183 Breaking the Rules

How did he do that?

That was a Source Artifact with Spiritual Wisdom.

Even if it were an ownerless object, it would be extremely difficult to Forge without sufficient time to foster affection, yet the other party just tapped it a few times and it submitted willingly…

“Could he be an expert at… Taming Artifact Destiny?”

After the shock subsided, a glint of joy flashed across Mo Baiye’s eyes.

Taming Artifact Destiny was a Forth-Level Destiny, capable of quickly taming Source Artifacts with Spiritual Wisdom and claiming them as one’s own… Such a destiny was extremely rare, and each holder commanded a very high status.

Especially within the Wanxiang Sect, you could say they were second only to one and above tens of thousands; even the leaders of the Six Sects would sometimes beseech them personally.@@novelbin@@

“This fragment of the heavens is mine…”

Clenching his fist, his gaze turned icy as he looked over to the middle-aged man holding long sabers and then he bowed deeply, “I must ask for Brother Du’s assistance. As long as you can kill him, I agree to the conditions you proposed earlier!”

“Good!”

Brother Du, who had been moving at a steady pace and remained mostly silent, nodded his head in response to the firm answer he received.

After glancing at “Shi Yunjing”, he stomped on the ground, causing the dirt to swirl around him, and he charged out at top speed.

He seemed ordinary and somewhat introverted, but now in action, he was like a tiger descending from the mountain. Ling Yusheng, Mu Hongtao, and the others all tensed up, their pupils involuntarily constricting.

Though he was merely using the strength of his physical body and not zhenqi, they still recognized it.

His strength was definitely beyond Galaxy 6-dan, at least reaching 7-dan, or even higher!

Mo Baiye had actually enlisted such a powerful expert!

Luckily, they didn’t turn against him for the sake of profit earlier; otherwise, were this person to make a move, all of them together might not be able to defeat him.

The line between Galaxy 7-dan and 6-dan was the dividing line between a Four-star Fate Master and a Three-star Fate Master – one was heavenly, the other earthly. Despite being a minor rank difference, the gap was huge.

Even at the primary stage of Galaxy 7-dan, they wouldn’t need to use two moves to defeat the two of them.

“Shi Yunjing” could toy with them, but against a 7-dan powerhouse, he would have no chance of resisting.

Realizing this, both of them turned to look in his direction,

At that moment, “Brother Du” suddenly unleashed his power and appeared like lightning less than ten meters away from “Shi Yunjing”, the long saber in his hand whistling down.

The might of this slash was even more powerful than Mo Baiye’s full-strength wielding of Mo Dao, and before it even reached him, a radiant glint of the saber spread out, causing the ground’s dead leaves and pebbles to split apart, revealing a deep trench carved in its wake.

“So strong!”

Unexpectedly powerful, “Shi Yunjing’s” complexion changed, paying no heed to idle chatter, and he hurriedly raised his Mo Dao to meet the attack.

Mo Dao held horizontally, the strength within his body flowed through the Source Pool and into his entire body.

Bang!

The two sabers collided, and “Shi Yunjing’s” face turned a ghastly red as he was sent flying backward, blood spraying wildly before he even hit the ground.

With only a single move, he was severely injured.

“So strong…”

Knowing he was no match, even before hitting the ground, he twisted his body and “Shi Yunjing” no longer bothered taunting Mo Baiye but swiftly made his escape.

Escape first was his priority.

“Think you can escape?”

With a sneer, “Brother Du” stomped his foot again, and his whole person seemed to pull shadow clones out of thin air.

Merely with strength, to accomplish this feat, shows that this individual is not only powerful, but his flesh has also been tempered to an extreme degree of terror.

Just as “Shi Yunjing” had fled, he hadn’t expected the other’s speed to be so fast. His expression changed slightly, and he twisted his body, dashing out rapidly to one side.

With a light chuckle, “Brother Du” swung his long saber horizontally.

The glint of the saber spanned more than ten meters, enveloping the other party once again.

“Shi Yunjing,” forced into a corner, raised his Mo Dao to defend once more, his body shaking as he was sent flying sideways again, fresh blood spraying forth.

Seeing this scene, Mo Baiye breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been afraid the fellow had escaped too quickly, and that even “Brother Du” would have no means against him, but now it seemed his worries were somewhat superfluous.

With the strength of a Galaxy 7-dan expert striking several times in succession, even someone with a cultivation comparable to Zhang Xuan would find it hard to endure, not to mention that the other part might not have even broken through Galaxy 4-dan.

Excitement flickered in his eyes, contemplating whether he should take the opportunity to make a move, when he saw “Shi Yunjing” in the sky, seemingly unable to bear it, circulating his zhenqi and shooting straight off into the distance.

Mo Baiye scoffed.

The rules of this Heaven Mandate Domain dictate one cannot use zhenqi to run wildly, or else they will be returned to their original spot. This guy dared to do so. Although he avoided danger for a short time, it was essentially no different from seeking death.

Without mentioning other factors, as long as “Brother Du” stood with his saber at the place where he had used his zhenqi just now, there was no need to pursue; the man would run back on his own after a while.

“Brother Du, there’s no need to chase…”

He couldn’t help but cry out, stopping “Brother Du,” who was about to give chase.

“Alright!”

“Brother Du” pondered for a moment, and realizing this was the case, nodded his head and stood guard with his saber at the original spot.

However, after waiting for a while, the figure of the one escaping got farther and farther away, eventually disappearing completely from their sight, as if truly gone, without any further movement.

“He left?”

Ling Yusheng was full of confusion and couldn’t help saying, “Shall we not pursue?”

“There’s no need. According to the rules, he will definitely come back…” Mo Baiye said confidently.

Seeing that he had his own plans and intentions, Ling Yusheng said no more, and the crowd all stood quietly in their original spot.

After a while, “Brother Du” started feeling numb from holding his saber as the escapee failed to show even a half of a shadow, and he gradually sensed that something was amiss.

Even if he had run far, bound by the rules, he should have returned by now, right?

“Shall we wait a bit longer?”

Seeing his puzzlement, Mo Baiye clenched his teeth.

“Brother Du” could only continue waiting.

Soon, a quarter of an hour passed, and the surroundings were as empty as ever, without a trace of a shadow to be seen.

“Brother Du” no longer had the composure he had moments before, turned his head to look at Mo Baiye nearby, “Should you… have a run to test it?”

Understanding his meaning, Mo Baiye went to the spot where “Shi Yunjing” had fled, channeled his strength, and charged forward, matching the direction and speed exactly.

He wanted to replicate the escapee’s route to see if the rules of this place had undergone some change.

With energy surging, Mo Baiye moved swiftly. After a moment, the scenery before his eyes blurred, and soon he saw “Brother Du” and the others reappear before his eyes.

Meaning, when he had just used strength, the rules hadn’t disappeared, and he had still been returned to his original position.

Since the rules hadn’t changed, how had that guy just disappeared into thin air?

Looking around and seeing not a single figure, Mo Baiye, “Brother Du,” and the others exchanged glances, feeling bewildered.

Could it be that not only did that guy know many rules unknown to them, but he also knew how to break those rules? Otherwise, how could he just vanish while running?