Section 72: Sword Cascade Succeeds
Author: Gu Zhenren
Date: 2013-02-09
As the Tribulation Demon spoke, a spherical, dark green luster silently appeared, enveloping the small boat. This Dao Method torrent poured down, but it could not penetrate the thin dark green luster. Instead, it was scattered and fell into the sea.
The sea suffered greatly. The surrounding three hundred miles of sea was bombed into a unrecognizable state, forming a massive sea pit with a radius of a hundred zhang.
Under the protection of the green luster, the small boat remained completely unmoved, suspended in the Dao Method torrent, stable to the point of despair.
“Is this the strength of a Tribulation Demon?” Chu Yun’s expression was solemn. The Dao Method torrent was a killing move he had created himself, relying on the characteristics of the Sky Fox. Now, it had been dealt a heavy blow without any effect.
“I originally wanted to keep this trump card, but it seems I can’t anymore.” Chu Yun gritted his teeth and summoned the two spirit swords he had obtained from Yan Dongliu. That wasn’t all; he also took out the Bai Diao and the Saint Armory Compendium.
He unfurled the armory compendium, which also contained many precious swords. They were all trophies he had captured on the battlefield. While there were no Spirit Monster Swords, there were eight Great Demon Swords and over three hundred Lesser Demon Swords.
“Yan Dongliu self-detonated a Spirit Monster Sword, which could disintegrate the Eight Trigrams Battle Formation. With one Spirit Monster Sword leading nearly six hundred Lesser Demon Swords, it could suppress the Dao Method torrent. This time, I will self-detonate all the swords in my hand and unleash the Sword Cascade Dao Method. I wonder how powerful it will be?”
Chu Yun licked his lips, filled with anticipation. Ever since he obtained the Sword Cascade Dao Method, he had been pondering how to maximize its potential. Now that he had such a good test subject, he naturally couldn’t be happier.
“The first move has passed. Little Tyrant, if you know what’s good for you, you can stop now… What! This is the Sword Cascade Dao Method!”
Before the Mad Confucian General could finish speaking, he suddenly cried out in alarm. He was shocked to see a sky-covering, immeasurable sword light, like an ocean of sword light, pouring down upon him.
No words could describe this attack.
Between heaven and earth, there was sword light everywhere. Endless sword light, like a mountain collapsing into the sea. It destroyed heaven and earth, was invincible, swept over all living beings, and cleansed the muddied world.
This was a Dao Method that the Sword King had comprehended with his profound wisdom, a Dao Method that surpassed Supreme grade. Once unleashed, even Spirit Monster Swords could hardly withstand its damage.
This time, Chu Yun had spared no expense, willing to self-detonate all the demon swords in his hand to fully unleash the magnificent power of this Divine Path Technique.
He had succeeded!
The Mad Confucian General’s Sky-Shaking Green Mountain Brush, which was merely a small Tribulation Demon of hundreds of thousands of years, struggled to maintain the dark green light sphere. Blood flowed from its corners, eyes, ears, and nostrils.
It was injured!
Even with the power of a Tribulation Demon, it still suffered light injuries under this sword waterfall. This was the result of the simultaneous self-detonation of two Spirit Monster Swords, eight Great Demon Swords, and over three hundred Lesser Demon Swords.
In this world, the strong feared the ruthless, and the ruthless feared those who were willing to die.
Chu Yun was unaware that the Tribulation Demon was injured. Taking advantage of the sword waterfall obscuring the sky and filling the world with sword light, he turned and fled.
He activated the Colorless Rainbow Demon and the Swift Grass Shoes, and used the Life Spring Imperial Seal to constantly replenish their demon essence, thus unleashing his fastest speed to break through the void and rapidly retreat.
What three-move agreement? He had never taken it to heart. He was not someone bound by promises, especially not those made with an enemy. If not now, then when should he leave?
“How can he, alone, control so many demon swords?” After withstanding the Sword Cascade Dao Method, the Mad Confucian General stood stunned on the spot. Chu Yun had long since vanished.
This question gnawed at him until he remembered the Ten Thousand Beasts King.
“This brat must not be let go!” he exclaimed, his killing intent boiling. Although his Tribulation Demon was injured and he was supposed to let Chu Yun leave according to their agreement, what was a promise?
In the Mad Confucian General’s eyes, it was merely a means of winning without losing. If Chu Yun surrendered, the Shu Family could also surrender directly, saving so much trouble.
But the outcome had exceeded his expectations.
“What if he collects more demon swords and can truly contend with my Tribulation Demon battle power?!” The thought only intensified the Mad Confucian General’s killing intent!
However, in the end, he did not catch up with Chu Yun. In the vast ocean, finding a person was incredibly difficult. Especially since his Sky-Shaking Green Mountain Brush was injured and not adept at speed. Of course, he had supportive spirit monsters that were fast. But the initial distance between them had already become too great.
“You’re lucky this time. But next time, you won’t be so lucky. We’ll meet on the battlefield!” The Mad Confucian General stomped his foot in frustration and left with extreme reluctance.
Enraged and embarrassed, upon returning to the Tie Family battlefield, he personally took action and wreaked havoc. Several island strongholds, which the Tie Family had meticulously fortified, fell one after another under his Tribulation Demon battle power.
In an instant, the Tie Family suffered heavy losses, forced to abandon some islands and shrink their defenses.
This gave the Shui Family strategists, Zhen Youcai, more room to maneuver. He employed one ingenious plan after another, gradually expanding and solidifying their advantage, while also creating situations and making arrangements.
Yan Que, who was skilled in grand strategy, was the first to notice: “The opponent is creating a situation like a master chess player, controlling the entire board. He is forcing us into a decisive battle!”
“There’s nothing we can do. We can only delay as much as possible and wait for the Tiance Tower to be completed. The key point is that he is an Abacus Master. With even the slightest clue, combined with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, he can deduce our army’s true movements. This is simply terrifying; our any surprise attacks are rendered useless. Major military operations are as if conducted right under his nose.” In the council hall, Hua Ying also felt helpless.
“Currently, only three Tiance Towers have been built. The fourth will be completed in three days. The remaining four cannot be finished in the short term,” Master Yu Ya sighed.
“The more Tribulation Demons we have, the greater our chances of winning. But the key is that once the Tiance Towers are built, they cannot be moved. My Star Sea Dragon Palace Immortal Pouch also cannot temporarily carry Tribulation Demons due to insufficient cultivation. The longer it drags on, the greater the pressure on the Shui Family and Jianghan Kingdom, the weaker the Tie Family becomes, and the more advantageous it will be for us,” Chu Yun said.
“How do we delay? We are doing our best, but we cannot affect Zhen Youcai’s strategic progress,” Huang Xiao sighed deeply. Although he was a master of commanding troops, the Mad Confucian General was not inferior to him in this regard. More crucially, Zhen Youcai’s calculations were terrifyingly fast. With a simple calculation, he would know all military intelligence.
As the saying goes, know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Intelligence is crucial for combat.
On this point, neither the civil nor military officials in the hall had any solution.
“We do have an Abacus Master, actually.” Suddenly, Chu Yun spoke, breaking the silence in the hall.
