mtl008 Chapter 59 The Protagonist's Cautious Measures
Chapter 59 The Protagonist's Cautious Measures
Looking at Bai Yue, Dongfang Yao's eyes revealed a somewhat complicated emotion, but he quickly hid it and flew to the center of the arena, standing opposite Bai Muzhen and Bai Yue.
"Come on." Dongfang Yao remained calm, then turned to Li Muyang and whispered, "Young Master Li, at this point, can I ask you for a favor? If I have to leave here today, could you please take over as the leader of the World's Number One Sect?"
Li Muyang (；?＿?): Huh? No, wait, there really are villains who give the protagonist an experience pack before they die!
"No way! You're dumping this mess on me? Am I brain-damaged?" Li Muyang's eyes widened. He was about to leave this world! Take over the world's number one?
Dongfang Yao shrugged and said, "Are you sure? Tianxiayi is now the number one sect in the martial arts world, with many powerful members and the Azure Dragon Society. I urge Young Master Li to seriously consider this! I'm not joking! If you agree, I will pass on the leadership to you right now!"
Li Muyang, bewildered, pointed to the top disciple of the First Heavenly Disciple beside him and asked, "Since you're worried about not being able to leave, why not pass the position to your disciple instead of me, an outsider?"
Dongfang Yao bluntly stated, "Him? His cultivation level was only raised by relying on the Red Sun Blood Essence. His foundation is destroyed. He can't possibly be a match for those old foxes in the sect. He can't hold the line! The World One and the Azure Dragon Society need absolute strength to suppress him!"
"Young Master Li, if you are unwilling to take over, after I die, the World Alliance and the Azure Dragon Society will inevitably split, which may cause turmoil in the martial arts world! Please consider this carefully!"
Li Muyang's face darkened: "Are you threatening me here?"
"Of course not," Dongfang Yao replied with a wry smile. "It's just to provide an insurance layer for the sect. At this point, what right do I have to bargain with you?"
"You wanted to stir up trouble in the martial arts world before, and now you're telling me you want to stabilize the world and the Azure Dragon Society? What do you mean?" Li Muyang continued to ask cautiously.
Dongfang Yao remained calm: "It's simple. I never intended to release the Crimson Sun Blood Essence! It was all a lie! I believed you had a plan, but I never expected your plan to ruin the game! It's beyond repair!"
Li Muyang remained silent for a moment.
"To be honest, the moment my teacher died, I suddenly lost my purpose. As for the Longevity Realm, hehe, you might not believe it, but I didn't care about it at all! My original goal of unifying the martial world was just to fulfill my teacher's orders."
"My lifelong goal was to unify the martial arts world according to my teacher's orders. Now that my teacher is dead, my biggest motivation to continue is gone. So, during this time, I have been trying to find ways to have fun, or rather, to find a motivation to keep living."
At this point, Dongfang Yao revealed a meaningful smile: "Unfortunately, I haven't found one yet. So, now, I want to try and see what someone like you, Young Master Li, would choose to do if you took over Tianxia Yi and Qinglong Society?"
"Chongming is really dead?" Li Muyang asked in disbelief. "How could he suddenly die without any warning?"
Dongfang Yao said helplessly, "I don't know either. One day after I went to see him, I suddenly found that the teacher was silent. Before that, he was communicating with me normally."
"Now, Young Master Li, what is your choice?"
Li Muyang fell silent. What should he do?
"Are you still going to fight or not?" Bai Muzhen couldn't stand it anymore after seeing Dongfang Yao and Li Muyang exchanging glances for so long. Actually, she could hear their conversation, which was why she couldn't stand it! You little brat, trying to steal my son-in-law?!
Uh... how did Aunt Bai come to this conclusion?
"Fight, of course we must fight." Dongfang Yao chuckled, no longer looking at Li Muyang, and said to Bai Muzhen and Bai Yue, "Today we'll settle the score between Wuxiang City and Tianxiayi!"
Having said that, he unleashed his imposing aura!
He went all out! His strength and momentum were on par with Bai Yue and Bai Muzhen combined!
Bai Muzhen: They really did have a trick up their sleeve!
In an instant, the two sides were already engaged in combat!
The most elite martial arts masters clash! The special effects are truly impressive! All the martial arts practitioners are intently watching the battle unfold before them.
Li Muyang had quietly approached Shen Feiyan and asked, "Uncle Feiyan, what's the situation with the military?"
Shen Feiyan glanced at Dongfang Yao, who was fighting two against one, and explained, "Just as you guessed, the military knew about the Azure Dragon Society's collection of Red Sun Blood Essence and was also involved in the research. Of course, it was all done in secret, and the military was unwilling to take the blame."
Li Muyang nodded, then remembered something, handed Xiaobai to Shen Feiyan, and whispered a few words in his ear.
Upon hearing this, Shen Feiyan was somewhat puzzled, but she still left with Xiaobai.
The battle between Dongfang Yao and the two women from the Bai family was also evenly matched for a time. Dongfang Yao's hidden power was really beyond their expectations. They thought that he relied entirely on the special nature of the Red Sun Inner Force, but they did not expect that he would be much stronger than before without using the Red Sun Inner Force!
As the fight progressed, Bai Muzhen started complaining: "Dongfang Yao! What's wrong with you? I've never seen you this strong before! Why are you hiding your strength like this!"
Dongfang Yao was struggling a bit against two opponents, and panting, he joked, "Is it possible that I deliberately hid a large part of my strength because I didn't want my teacher to be jealous of my talent? As for you guys, it seems this new system is truly extraordinary!"
Bai Muzhen seemed to understand something. It was like how she was very talented back then and often bullied You Shuyun at first. But as she gradually became more sensible, she tried to avoid getting serious in front of You Shuyun in order to take care of You Shuyun's feelings.
So... Dongfang Yao was hiding his true strength because he didn't want to show too much combat power in front of his teacher, entirely to take care of Chongming's feelings?
I'm provoked!
Bai Muzhen's grip tightened even more instantly! Let's see who can last longer!
After several encounters, both sides were exhausted.
Bai Muzhen and Bai Yue possess profound inner strength, but their mastery of the ultimate mental cultivation is far inferior to that of Dongfang Yao. Moreover, Dongfang Yao has also mastered the ultimate physical cultivation! That's right! Even Li Muyang is frustrated, unsure where to find a senior to guide him in mastering the ultimate physical cultivation!
This made the two women very upset! The seemingly thin and weak Dongfang Yao had actually mastered the ultimate power! It was outrageous! As for the ultimate technique, the three of them were about the same level.
But we can win.
After all, it was two against one. Although Dongfang Yao was strong, his strength was still limited. It could only be said to be equivalent to 1.9, but not 2.
Bai Muzhen is equivalent to 1.8, and Bai Yue is equivalent to 1.6. However, their combined combat strength cannot be calculated as addition. When combined, they are only at the level of 2.1, which is why it is so difficult.
However, as his energy expenditure increased, Dongfang Yao's condition inexplicably began to deteriorate.
Bai Muzhen and Bai Yue naturally realized this and could not give up the opportunity to press their advantage!
Dongfang Yao could only endure his physical discomfort and continue fighting the two. It was a life-or-death battle between experts! There was no way he could call a halt!
Just then, Dongfang Yao suddenly stared blankly for a moment. When he came back to his senses, Bai Muzhen and Bai Yue's attacks had already landed on him, and he was immediately hit and spat out a mouthful of blood!
However, before the two could even remark that it was finally over, Dongfang Yao grabbed their arms! A terrifying suction force emanated from Dongfang Yao! He actually began to absorb their internal energy!
I did use this move before, but it's clear that the Innate Heart Sutra is inferior to the Formless Skill in absorbing internal energy.
But the situation is clearly different now!
This guy actually had something up his sleeve?
Something's wrong with Dongfang Yao!
Bai Muzhen and Bai Yue suddenly noticed that Dongfang Yao's eyes had turned red! His expression was also different from his somewhat indifferent demeanor just now! He looked more like he was going crazy!
Fortunately, Li Muyang had been carefully observing the situation. As soon as Dongfang Yao showed any unusual behavior, he appeared between the three of them with the Shennong Ruler in hand and smashed it down on Dongfang Yao's head!
Dongfang Yao sneered inwardly, gathering his energy to withstand the attack head-on. Only by absorbing the inner strength of these two remnants of the Bai family, combined with his disciple's superb physical body, could he approach the Longevity Realm! They thought they could get close to the end of their lives with such petty tricks…
And then, these were his final thoughts.
The Shennong Ruler struck Dongfang Yao's head, instantly splitting his skull open!
At the same time, the last wisp of resentment from the old ghost Chongming, which was parasitizing Dongfang Yao, vanished instantly! He had no strength left to resist! His proud mastery of the Heart Technique couldn't save him in the slightest!
Immediately afterwards, Dongfang Yao's shattered head began to regenerate at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Okay! Heal while attacking! Heal as much as you deal damage!
Dongfang Yao still looked dazed, unaware of what had happened. He looked down and saw that he was still holding Bai Muzhen and Bai Yue's arms. He quickly let go, afraid that the two of them would absorb his internal energy again. He was terrified of being drained of his internal energy earlier!
Only then did he realize that Bai Muzhen and Bai Yue looked pained and their gazes toward him were strange.
"...What happened?" Dongfang Yao turned his head blankly and asked Li Muyang beside him.
"It's alright. Your teacher wasn't completely dead; he left a wisp of his spirit in you, which I just killed," Li Muyang explained calmly.
Dongfang Yao touched his head in a daze. Why did he feel like he had just been cracked open?
"Oh, it wasn't my imagination. I did crack your skull open just now, but it's healed now," Li Muyang explained slowly.
Dongfang Yao (￢_￢): ...So, I just died once?
After explaining a few words to Dongfang Yao, Li Muyang had already treated Bai Muzhen and Bai Yue. The resentment of the old ghost Chongming was full of negative energy, and in just a few seconds of contact, Bai Muzhen and Bai Yue had been corroded by the Red Sun Blood Poison! If they didn't receive timely treatment, they might not live much longer!
In this situation, Bai Yuxiu also rushed over in a panic to check on the two of them.
"Don't worry, I'm here, everything will be alright." Li Muyang comforted Bai Yuxiu while treating the two women: "Aunt Bai, Great-Aunt, what should we do? Should we continue the treatment?"