novelraw Chapter 933 792: The Situation Changes Dramatically
Chapter 933 792: The Situation Changes Dramatically
"In this world, there is no more Su Jikuan..."
As the forceful gusts of the battle weakened, the observing Blue Child knew the fight was over, and the distant shout confirmed the outcome he had predicted.
At first, he couldn't believe it. Standing relatively far away and unable to see clearly, the loud proclamation from Shi Chun was irrefutable proof.
"This guy actually shattered the new generation prodigy of the Divine Sect..."
He stared at Shi Chun from afar, murmuring to himself, with a look of shock and a hint of other excitement glimmering behind his mask.
The Immortal Strangling Silk shrank into a streak of white light, landing back in Shi Chun's outstretched palm. The silk had several sections noticeably torn as if worn with fibers. Shi Chun didn't spare it a glance, gripping it with force, relishing in the inexplicable comfort and delight after the shout.
Never had he felt so exhilarated in years.
To have defeated Su Jikuan head-on was something he had never anticipated at the start.
Initially, he had no intention to confront Su Jikuan. With the latter's reputation standing tall, he wanted only to avoid conflict. Yet he was forced by Su Jikuan to confront him fully, only discovering the opportunity to win during the course of the battle.
The victory, the greatest point wasn't in killing Su Jikuan, but in greatly boosting his self-confidence, instilling self-assurance in himself.
It turned out his secret confidence accumulated over the years had grown into the strength to battle top-tier experts like Su Jikuan.
This encouragement was extremely precious, directly altering his mindset and will profoundly impact his subsequent series of decisions!
Retrieving the 'Immortal Strangling Silk,' he raised his hand to his face, removing his mask and letting it fall to his chest, clashing back into position with a crack.
At this moment, the blood traces on his mouth and nose were formally exposed in the Heavenly Mirror among the five command centers.
There was no helping it; even though he won against Su Jikuan, Shi Chun couldn't deny one fact: the power of Su Jikuan's 'Star-shattering Finger' was indeed too strong, and the power of distant attacks was weaker but overwhelming under Su Jikuan's dense bombardment.
He had fought desperately against the dense bombardment to push forward, fearing that a slight relaxation would give Su Jikuan a chance to catch his breath.
The consequence of steadily resisting dense bombardment was that many defense parts on his front were not replenished with Green Qi in time, relying solely on treasure armor, and the Treasure Robe within plus his cultivation for hard resistance.
Lacking a layer of defense in resolute resistance resulted in sustaining internal injuries from continuous dense bombardment, naturally exhausting his body and mana.
Thankfully, he held out; Su Jikuan fell before him.
However, as he swept his gaze around, his eyes locked onto the Blue Child still staring at him from afar.
This made him feel the danger, firstly uncertain of the Blue Child's strength, and secondly, he was internally injured, with significant bodily depletion, at a vulnerable moment.
His body, although with a strong self-healing capability post-injury, at such perilous times, if anything arose, the self-healing speed would obviously be insufficient.
Thus, his gaze fell on the 'Blood Soul Blade,' feeling the evil spirit inside the blade excitedly turbulent after absorbing a feast of blood energy.
In the next moment, the evil spirit inside the blade was seized with panic and fear.
Nothing else but Shi Chun activating the Bath Demon Skill, directed at the evil spirit in the blade for absorption and intake.
As the blood energy transformed by the evil spirit flowed into his body and circulated, his severely exhausted body began rapidly replenishing and recovering, his fatigued vitality noticeably revitalized, and the bloody split tiger's mouth on his palm started healing visibly.
Regarding this, he covertly pressed his palm, not wanting it to be discovered by the possible watching Heavenly Mirror, while also turning to survey his surroundings, secretly guarding against Blue Child.
In front of the mirror image at the command center of the five teams, a deathly silence took hold, pairs of eyes staring at Shi Chun intently.
Finally, it was the Beiju Commander Lan She whose complexion turned pale, first making a motion, staggering backward several steps, nearly losing composure and collapsing to the ground had it not been for Xiao Ruomei swiftly reacting and moving in to support him.
On the high platform, pairs of eyes all stared at him sharply, everyone aware the Beiju Team was in trouble this time; not to mention those capable of fighting were killed by Shi Chun, at least all who could intimidate indeed met their end at Shi Chun's hands.
Especially Su Jikuan's death.
Without Su Jikuan as the greatest deterrent, other teams no longer had to worry about attacking this side, dreading whether Su Jikuan lurked covertly, nor need to fear if Su Jikuan had secretly maneuvered over there.
In other words, the strategic deterrence point managed by the Beiju Team was lost, and any tricks would be futile.
Without the deterrent power against other teams, the consequences were predictable.
Equally lost was the morale of the Beiju Team; Su Jikuan's death couldn't be concealed, other teams wouldn't help keep it secret, instead, it would certainly be heavily exploited.
The Heavenly Court Team lost Dongguo Shou, yet they still managed to use the tokens in hand to hide within the Extreme Abyss. The Beiju Team, however, had nowhere to go; they could either hand over the tokens or have them forcibly taken away.
The Beiju Team seemed to have already secured their defeat in advance.
To be defeated during a final battle is understandable, given that only one can emerge victorious in the end. But to fail prematurely at this moment—this is not the fault of war but rather a failure in command, a result of the Commander's poor decision-making.
If the outcome does not reverse, the Commander's future will be utterly ruined here.
In the East Victory Command Center, Wei Mo suddenly turned to the Mountain River Map and said solemnly, "Where are those tokens that were on Su Jikuan now?"
Tao Zhi glanced swiftly at the Mountain River Map and immediately pointed to one of the brightest spots, "That brightest spot on the slopes of Turning Cloud Mountain is it, where over a thousand tokens have converged, not too far from where Su Jikuan was defeated. Yan Zhili is rushing towards Shi Chun, which means he was going to pass by the vicinity of Turning Cloud Mountain anyway."
Wei Mo said with resignation, "Su Jikuan was close to Shi Chun's position, and I should have foreseen that Lan She would redirect him to intercept; I should have realized it was just an eye-blocking skill over there and should have dispatched someone to seize them. Alas, moving now may already be too late, the others aren't fools… Shi Chun has now delayed major matters."
Hearing this, Tao Zhi nodded and hurriedly said, "Sir, not necessarily. If Su Jikuan dared to leave, those tokens must have been entrusted to capable hands, likely in the possession of Su Jikuan's deputy, Chang Shifei. Chang Shifei's prowess is also outstanding, leaving aside other abilities, just with his Earth Immortal Great Success realm cultivation, if he intends to escape with the tokens, it's not easy for just anyone to catch up, unless Dongguo Shou's 'Inch and Mile' divine skill reappears. Therefore, we still have a chance. Moreover, whether there's a chance or not, we must keep an eye on obtaining them; it's a thousand tokens that we can seize."
After a brief silence, Wei Mo decisively said, "Go arrange it, and prioritize utilizing Yan Zhili."
"Yes." Tao Zhi accepted the order.
Soon, the mirror images quickly switched to investigating the main token gathering spots of the Beiju in the area around Turning Cloud Mountain in the Demon Realm.
In the West Ox Command Center, Huang Xiu suddenly hesitated, "That blade can absorb blood, a bit eerie."
Niu Qian let out a breath and snorted, "He really has a lot of magical treasures on him, I've never been this wealthy."
Huang Xiu hurriedly said, "These small items, Sir wouldn't even look at them."
Niu Qian sighed, "The key is there wasn't any to look at during the right period, winning is not entirely reliant on magical treasures either. Shi Chun, that bastard, it's no wonder Mulan Jin went through so much trouble to get him out of the Life Prison. Ah, the Stargazing Pavilion indeed deals in intelligence, knowing even the most obscure details more than anyone else. Dongguo Shou is gone, and now this guy pops up; just worried Manxi will use this to stir up trouble."
Saying this, he then abruptly changed the topic, "Where are Su Jikuan's tokens now?"
As if agreed upon, whether it was the West Ox Team's command center or the Nanshan Team's command center, they had yet not fully recovered from the shock of Shi Chun defeating Su Jikuan but immediately cast this matter aside. The mirror images abandoned Shi Chun in a hurry and swiftly shifted focus to the area around Turning Cloud Mountain in the Demon Realm.
There's no way around it, a single team has only three thousand tokens combined, while Su Jikuan's team had over a thousand concentrated.
Even capturing Shi Chun, prying his mouth open, would still mean having to plow little by little through the Extreme Abyss, which is no fun to chase around. On the premise that Shi Chun is easy to catch, who can still have the confidence they had at the start?
Right now, with the immediate rewards at hand, anyone would know which side to prioritize.
The situation changed dramatically in an instant!
Only the Heavenly Court Team's Heavenly Mirror remained fixed on Shi Chun, given that their troops are resting in a deep ravine, having no allocation issues with idle mirror resources.
Manxi, focused on the mirror images, was first utterly speechless with shock, then shifted to a combative, chin-stroking pose.
The sideburns seemed to have something sticking to them that couldn't be cleaned off, the eyeballs rolling messily, occasionally casting a glance at Mulan Jin.
Mulan Jin also stayed mute, the outcome of this battle far exceeding the range anticipated by his Stargazing Pavilion's intelligence network.
He could manage a task like freeing Li Hongjiu, but to duel Su Jikuan head-on and even take down Su Jikuan—this bordered on the ridiculous, astonishingly absurd, leaving him momentarily at a loss for comprehension.
Soon, this side received secret reports from several command center informants, and after Manxi read them, he said to Mulan Jin, "Commander, with Su Jikuan dead, the situation has drastically changed. Those few teams should now be heading for the tokens concentrated by Su Jikuan while Shi Chun's escape route might become significantly smoother."
Mulan Jin did not respond, as if it had no connection to him.
Manxi waited for a while, then sighed with emotion, "Su Jikuan used to be called the number one under heaven, and now this 'number one' has been cut down. This battle by Shi Chun could indeed be said to have brought him fame across the realm."
Mulan Jin still remained silent.
Unable to open up a conversation, Manxi started pacing nervously, scratching his head, and after a while, suddenly stopped not far from Mulan Jin, deliberately raising his voice to shout, "Go, widely disseminate the news of Shi Chun slaying Su Jikuan among the forces hidden in the Extreme Abyss to boost morale!"
After the orders were given, he leaned close to Mulan Jin, exhaling long and short as he transmit his voice, "Commander, this matter might be a bit troublesome now. You see, if not for this battle, Shi Chun could have just taken your beloved one and comfortably hid in the Extreme Abyss till the battle concluded.
Now he has defeated Su Jikuan in a direct duel, and not just that, but defeated him sensationally under the eyes of several great teams. This battle can't be concealed, and sooner or later, everyone will know.
Had Dongguo Shou been around, him continuing to hide in the Extreme Abyss wouldn't matter, but with Dongguo Shou no more, the main figure who could hold the fort in the Heavenly Court Team is gone, leading all the troops to be stubbornly hiding in the Extreme Abyss.
If Shi Chun continues hiding there at this time, clearly possessing the strength but refusing to contribute, with you, Commander, giving assurance it might be irrelevant, but how would the Heavenly Court perceive it? How would His Majesty view it? Everyone knows Shi Chun was saved from the Life Prison by you to protect your beloved. Now watching the Heavenly Court's face being obliterated, willing to later endure the four great royal courts sneering at the Heavenly Court's lack of dominion, this might be... rather inappropriate."