novelraw Chapter 90: Yang Wanli is Dead
Chapter 90: Yang Wanli is Dead
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Skill Name: Commanding Mountains and Rivers
Level: Level 1
Refining Mountains and Rivers: 0/2
Description: Commanding Mountains and Rivers is generated through the enhancement and mutation of the Rare Combat Lord Skill [Mountain and River Array]. Upon mastery, a Player Lord can communicate with the spirits of mountains and rivers. By consuming Chaos Energy, they can refine and absorb these natural features into their body for personal use.
The current skill level is Level 1. For every level the skill increases, you can refine one additional mountain and one additional river.
Upgrading to Level 2 requires 10,000 Lord Experience.
The maximum skill level is Level 5!
Note 1: Enhance +1 grants the special effect [Mountain and River Body Refining]. Every time this skill is used to refine a mountain or a river, the Player’s Physique is strengthened.
Note 2: Enhance +2 extends the skill’s effective range from within the territory to anywhere, with no geographical restrictions.
Note 3: Enhance +3 adds the ability [Refining River into Soldiers]!
Note 4: Enhance +4 adds the ability [Refining Mountains as Armor]!
Note 5: Enhance +5 increases the maximum skill level by 2, up to Level 7!
Note 6: Enhance +6 increases the maximum skill level by 2, up to Level 9!
Note 7: Enhance +7 unlocks Free Mode at Level 7, providing Mountain and River True Qi that can be used for Moving Mountains, Mountain-Breaking, severing rivers, and redirecting their courses.
Note 8: Enhance +8 grants the Full Level special effect [Mountain and River Burial]: Nine mountains collapse in unison, as the land itself performs the burial.
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’Whoa, this skill... Refining River into Soldiers, Refining Mountains as Armor... it feels a little over the top. It needs 10,000 Lord Experience just to reach Level 2? And what does unlocking Free Mode even mean? And the Full Level ultimate is to shatter all the mountains and rivers inside my own body?’
Wang Yi was shaken. His intuition told him that this golden, Enhance +8 Lord Skill was outrageous.
Just then, Pang Damao ran outside the Chaos Warehouse and shouted, "Boss, Minister Man and Guard Yang are back! They brought tons of supplies. Wow, a full ten oxcarts, and five big turtles are also carrying goods! They even brought back several beautiful women!"
"Excellent! It’s great that they’re back!"
Wang Yi was overjoyed. After quickly tidying up the materials in front of him, he rushed over to Eggshell Square.
A large crowd had already gathered. Sure enough, Man Datou and Yang Wanli were back. There really were ten oxcarts, and five Hardworking Turtles also had supplies strapped to their backs. Among the crowd were five women in heavy, garish makeup, holding instruments like pipas, guzhengs, and bamboo flutes.
When Yang Wanli and Man Datou had gone to Kaiyuan County, they traveled by water. On their return, they took a land route, which was why the journey back took longer. This was mainly because there were too many supplies for the five Hardworking Turtles to carry, so they had no choice but to travel by land and use oxcarts.
"That Kaiyuan County Magistrate didn’t dare try anything funny. Everything he promised at the banquet is here, not a single item missing, and the quantities are all correct..."
Yang Wanli was currently holding forth, bragging about his deeds to Yang Qingniu and the others.
Wang Yi stepped forward to get the full story. He learned that the ten oxcarts and all the supplies had been prepared by the Kaiyuan County Magistrate, who had also arranged for drivers and guards.
However, upon reaching Huangni Village, Yang Wanli had sent the drivers and guards away. He kept the oxcarts and the oxen, then called upon the villagers of Huangni Village to help transport the goods the rest of the way.
"So, you also went ahead and took their ten oxcarts and ten oxen!"
Wang Yi watched Yang Wanli and Man Datou with great interest. The fact that they had managed to transport so many supplies back so quickly, and had even brought five young women with them, had truly exceeded his expectations.
’That County Magistrate is an interesting one. I can’t tell if he’s a fool or just a coward. For now, there’s no need to start a conflict with him. In fact, we should engage with him more, which will make it easier to purchase supplies from Kaiyuan County in the future.’
After some quiet consideration, Wang Yi ordered someone to summon Zhang Dashan, Yang Qinggu, and Guangkun, telling them to come and collect the items they required.
Wang Yi made some inquiries and found that the seeds Yang Wanli brought back were mainly for rice, soybeans, and wheat. He didn’t know the first thing about farming, nor did he know which crops could be planted in the current season.
But planting crops didn’t guarantee an immediate harvest, so their food reserves remained an issue.
At that moment, just as everyone was joyfully taking inventory of the supplies, a streak of purple light suddenly shot into the sky above Eggshell Square.
It rapidly transformed into a palm-sized, purple humanoid figure. The figure’s eyes glowed as it fixed a sinister grin on Yang Wanli. It spoke in a sharp voice, like the grinding of metal, "Yang Wanli, village chief of Stone Village. An old man. Aura of a Demon Cultivator. The characteristics match. It has to be you!"
"Hm? What is that thing?"
Everyone looked up at the small purple figure.
Wang Yi looked up as well, but he was different from ordinary people. He could see some basic information about the small purple figure.
[Thousand-Mile Flying Knife: A Spiritual Object summoned by Shen Xingnan, the Player Lord of Mengbai Island. Its mission is to hunt and kill the Player Lord Yang Wanli. The hunt is relentless and will not cease until death.]
"Master, be careful! That thing is demonic!"
Qin Mo suddenly appeared, his face full of vigilance as he stared at the purple figure in the sky, shielding Wang Yi behind him.
Yang Wanli looked up at the small figure and asked in confusion, "What in the world are you? You’re here for me!"
"KEKEKEKEKE..."
The purple figure let out a piercing laugh, then suddenly transformed into a streak of light. Moving at a speed the naked eye could not follow, it instantly shot through the center of Yang Wanli’s brow.
The next moment, the purple figure reappeared high in the sky and announced, "Mission complete. My life is forfeit!"
Then, CRACKLE, CRACK, CRACK, its body shattered, turning into purple smoke that vanished in an instant.
Only then did Yang Wanli’s body collapse to the ground with a THUD. A bloody, thumb-sized hole ran clean through his head, from the center of his brow to the back of his skull.
This sudden turn of events immediately caused a series of gasps and cries.
Yang Qingniu cried out, "Father, how did you die again!"
Wang Yi’s expression froze for a moment. With his sharp mind, he instantly realized that the true target of Shen Xingnan, the Player Lord of Mengbai Island, was himself. She had simply mistaken Yang Wanli for the Player Lord.
In a sense, Yang Wanli had taken the hit for him.
’Shen Xingnan, Player Lord of Mengbai Island... since you’ve brought the fight right to my doorstep, don’t blame me for being ruthless!’
A cold resolve settled over Wang Yi as he silently set his new short-term goal: annihilate Shen Xingnan of Mengbai Island!
「On Mengbai Island, atop Mengbai Mountain, inside a cave abode.」
Shen Xingnan, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly snapped her eyes open.
A look of delight appeared on her face.
A system notification had arrived: the mission of the Thousand-Mile Flying Knife was complete. It had successfully slain Yang Wanli, the chief of Stone Village.
"Success! So what if he stole the quest to clear out Black Mountain Stronghold? I had him killed anyway... Strange, why didn’t I plunder any Chaos Energy or gain any Lord Experience? The Thousand-Mile Flying Knife couldn’t have made a mistake, could it?"
Shen Xingnan rubbed the Jade Ring on her thumb, which was a storage item. With a single rub, a short sword flew out of it.
"Yang Wanli is dead. Head to his territory at once and seize all of his resources and supplies!"
With those words, Shen Xingnan flicked the short sword. It transformed into a streak of light and sped off into the distance.
This was the technique of Flying Sword Communication, and the recipient of the message was, of course, Xiang Tianchen.
Upon receiving the message, Xiang Tianchen was overjoyed and muttered to himself, "Excellent, excellent. Finally, another chance to impress her! Last time, when I brought back that purple Chaos Egg, Xing’Er wasn’t as pleased as I’d hoped. This time, I have to handle things perfectly. I must make Xing’Er satisfied!"