Chapter 340: Chapter 118 Lightning Resistance
“Gongsun Wenyuan, what are you doing here!?” Ye Changsheng asked in shock, his breathing uneven and his speech strained.
“Ye Changsheng, are you okay? Where did that smug arrogance you had earlier go?” Gongsun Wenyuan taunted. However, he knew Ye Changsheng was not ordinary, possessing some skill to withstand such potent poison that could instantly claim a life. He deliberately maintained his distance, focusing on advancing his winning strategy step by step.
“You really don’t seem to grasp who you’ve angered. Have you heard of a System?”
“What’s a System, Gongsun Wenyuan? What are you talking about?”
“Heh, it’s no wonder. You’re a native, you probably don’t understand what it means to be truly chosen, the one and only!” Gongsun Wenyuan waved his hand, and fences made of light began to materialize around them, like a cage of luminescence. He wasn’t using sorcery but seemed to have altered the very laws of the world, completely sealing off this space.
“This is the power of a System Host. You natives can never comprehend it!”
“I-I have to run… What’s happening! Why isn’t the teleportation talisman working!” Ye Changsheng couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
“Give up. This is a prison prepared specifically for you. No matter what you do, you cannot escape! The spatial laws here have been altered!” Gongsun Wenyuan casually picked up a stone and threw it towards the fence as a demonstration. The stone, which should have passed through, was forcibly teleported back into the cage of light.
“For the next hour, no matter what sorcery, divine abilities, or magical artifacts you use, you cannot leave this space. Even I can’t… This is a deathmatch arena created for us!” This was Gongsun Wenyuan’s plan. First, he’d lured Ye Changsheng into pledging allegiance and acting on his behalf, enduring humiliation to rejoin the Azure Peak faction and gain their trust. Then, he obtained intelligence about Ye Changsheng’s fatal weakness: a fear of lightning. While heading to the Boundless Desert in the Western Regions, he temporarily feigned a departure from the group to ensure safety and lower their guard. Afterward, he had Wu Ziming poison them from the shadows, seizing any opportunity to kill them outright. If the poison failed, he at least intended to cripple their combat strength significantly before making his appearance to finish the job. By exploiting Ye Changsheng’s weakness, he would create an environment from which escape was impossible, and finally, defeat him using the System. It was a flawless, airtight plan; Ye Changsheng’s hidden strengths would be useless! Unless he possessed the strength of the True Immortal Realm? Gongsun Wenyuan even felt he was overthinking things. As a Protagonist with a System, expending so much effort on such a task felt… perhaps he deserved a “Cautious Hero” title from the System.
“Gongsun Wenyuan, what are you thinking? Why are you going to such lengths to deal with me!” Ye Changsheng asked, bewildered.
“Oh, starting to panic? Your value is simply too high. Obtaining heavenly orthodoxies would only grant me a million points, but killing you will earn me ten million points!”
“Ten million points…?”
“Hahahaha! Ten million points, ten million points! I can obtain the strongest Physique, the Chaos Physique, and even become someone with a Void Spirit Root. I will be stronger than Ye Fan in the future!”
Ye Changsheng fell silent. Gongsun Wenyuan sighed with disappointment. “Chatting with natives like you is so boring. You probably don’t understand what I’m saying, so I’ll just kill you directly.” Gongsun Wenyuan drew his magic sword. His current Spirit Root attribute was Earth, part of a Heavenly Spirit Root. The magic sword he used was no Mortal Grade item; it emanated a dim glow, as if devouring the surrounding light, named Void Devourer. “Void Devourer can absorb anyone’s Spiritual Power. Anyone who fights me will have their Spiritual Power continuously depleted… Oh, why am I explaining so much to a dead man!” Gongsun Wenyuan stared provocatively at Ye Changsheng. “Ye Changsheng, Ye Changsheng, you’ve been played right into my hands. Your little tricks have sealed your doom!” Gongsun Wenyuan unleashed his sword technique, infusing his True Qi into the magic sword and charging at Ye Changsheng in three swift steps. He displayed astonishing speed, employing a movement technique that allowed him to tread on air, creating sonic booms. The Sword Light of Void Devourer blazed, like a black hole, distorting everything, making escape impossible. At that moment, Ye Changsheng, who had appeared on the verge of collapse, changed his expression as Gongsun Wenyuan approached. The fatigue and pain on his face vanished, as if he were saying, “I won’t play along anymore.” Ye Changsheng formed a hand seal, one far beyond Gongsun Wenyuan’s comprehension of his realm. He couldn’t figure out what seal it was. “Mountain Embracing Art.” Ye Changsheng thrust his hands forward, and from the hand seals, towering mountains materialized, crushing the Sword Light of Void Devourer and smashing into Gongsun Wenyuan. Gongsun Wenyuan’s body contorted, becoming almost unrecognizable, and he was flung outwards, slamming into the light net fence that covered the sky. He fell back into the space. His Meridians were broken, his bones shattered, blood staining the desert as he lay there barely clinging to life, like a dying dog. In an instant, Gongsun Wenyuan saw a montage of his life flash before his eyes, his heart pounding with terror. “System, repair my injuries!” Gongsun Wenyuan seemed to communicate with the System he mentioned. Ye Changsheng, unable to hear their Divine Sense exchange, quickly approached with a strange gait. “Hurry up and repair, don’t dawdle, or your host will die! No matter how many points it costs!!” The moment Ye Changsheng reached him, Gongsun Wenyuan’s body was fully repaired, but he only had a second to think before Ye Changsheng formed the Mountain Embracing Art again. One second passed, and Gongsun Wenyuan could only form one thought: *Damn it, why!?* BOOM! Gongsun Wenyuan’s body was pulverized by the mountain and sent flying again, only to hit the fence once more. The cage, originally meant to trap Ye Changsheng, now seemed to have turned into a trapped beast scenario, with him being the beast. This time, he had calculated in advance, having the System fully repair him the instant he was injured. Upon landing, he immediately used his footwork to create distance. “Hoo… hoo… hoo…” Gongsun Wenyuan’s heart pounded wildly, a feeling of fear welling up within him. Since arriving in this world, he had been arrogant and overbearing due to his System, never suffering such a setback. This was the first time he had hovered on the brink of death, and he couldn’t understand why. He vaguely recalled seeing this technique in the System store; the Mountain Embracing Seal was an ancient demonic art capable of unleashing the power of a thousand mountains falling. In the world of Qixia Isle, few cultivators could resist it. Just who was this Ye Changsheng!? Gongsun Wenyuan roared, “Neither the Son of Destiny nor a System Holder like me has reached the Integration Stage! You absolutely cannot have the cultivation of a True Immortal Realm!” “I am indeed not a True Immortal,” Ye Changsheng replied truthfully. “When did I ever say I was a True Immortal?” In Gongsun Wenyuan’s eyes, Ye Changsheng was clearly mocking him. After all, an indecisive person saw everything cynically. “Ye Changsheng, I admit I underestimated you. But… the final outcome remains unchanged. Look up, Ye Changsheng. All of this was merely a prelude.” Gongsun Wenyuan spent some points to have the System repair his State of Mind, restoring him to his usual calm and excellence. Ye Changsheng looked up, somewhat astonished. It turned out Gongsun Wenyuan hadn’t been in vain. He had created weather resembling thunderclouds in the sky, and not just ordinary thunderclouds. Lightning seemed to be roaming within the dark clouds, converging into something magnificent and grand. Ye Changsheng found it somewhat familiar, even recognizing it. “I don’t know what divine pill or elixir you used to counter Wu Ziming’s poison, but you overlooked the most important thing: you’ve been betrayed by Wu Ziming. He has already stolen crucial intelligence from your Azure Peak!” “You mean…” “That’s right, lightning! The fatal weakness you left behind in Panyin Mountain! This is a lightning feast meticulously prepared for you!” Gongsun Wenyuan spread his arms, simultaneously taking out a scroll exchanged from the System store, altering his eyes, and laughing maniacally as he ascended into the sky. The dark clouds in the sky cracked open, and a colossal entity merged with Gongsun Wenyuan. Its entire body flowed with brilliant blue electric light, a humanoid beast covered in purple armor, wielding a bow made of lightning, emitting a sound that shook heaven and earth, reaching the very top of the firmament. “Susanoo: Indra’s Arrow!!” The lightning descended, completely covering every inch of the fenced space, delivering a flawless, all-directional strike. It seemed as if the world was about to be destroyed, with endless lightning flashing, consuming everything. Anything touched by the destructive lightning turned to dust, like a world-ending Heavenly Tribulation. “Hahaha, hahahaha!!” Gongsun Wenyuan let out a hearty laugh, like an Uchiha. Under such lightning power, absolutely no cultivator in Qixia Isle could survive! This was Gongsun Wenyuan’s ultimate technique. Whether it was Shen Pingchuan, Jiang Tianhuang, or even the Sun Moon Pavilion. This one strike was enough to destroy all the forces in Qixia Isle! After the lightning subsided, a bottomless chasm appeared below. However, a figure floated in the sky. It was Ye Changsheng! He was still completely unharmed, holding a sword dusted with snow, impossibly clean, like an immortal descending from the heavens. Gongsun Wenyuan was dumbfounded and filled with disbelief. Ye Changsheng brandished his magic sword, summoning an endless blizzard. Each snowflake was like a sharp magic sword, its changes infinite, circulating Dao intent and forming a Sword Formation. Ye Changsheng swung his sword towards the sky. Gongsun Wenyuan quickly controlled Susanoo to intercept. However, this war god couldn’t block the surging blizzard. Snowflakes seeped through the cracks in the armor, and Sword Qi erupted, shattering Susanoo. Gongsun Wenyuan, covered in blood, fell from the sky like a rag doll. Ye Changsheng’s sword pierced his chest, pinning him against the fence. Ye Changsheng threw out the small ball containing Wu Ziming’s soul and the magic artifact used for communication, crushing them with his Spiritual Sense. As Wu Ziming’s soul let out its final wail, Gongsun Wenyuan finally understood what had happened. “Gongsun Wenyuan, I’m actually quite sorry,” Ye Changsheng said with a smile. “My Lightning Resistance is actually quite high.”
