Free Web NovelChapter 1175: Chapter 380: Decaying Wood Reaching the Sky
Jiang Wang, watching from the stands, soon received a detailed and complete report about Lin Zhengren’s Ghost Raising Ability—this displays the profound strength of Qi Country as one of the top six powers in the world.
Lin Zhengren’s divine skill, named "Hundred Ghosts Daywalk", is one of the most suitable for raising ghosts.
Its effect is simple: the ghosts nurtured by the cultivators through this divine skill will lose the common weaknesses of specters. As its name suggests, the hundred ghosts can "walk in daylight"!
It might not sound particularly terrifying, but the true potency of this skill was thoroughly demonstrated by today’s Lin Zhengren...
Of course, what’s truly alarming isn’t just the divine skill, but also Lin Zhengren’s performance in battle.
From the start, Jiang Wang made a completely different choice than Jiang Limeng in the Dream Order simulation.
Because he deeply knew how cunning Lin Zhengren was.
He was aware of the potential issue with the Consuming Yuan Water Ghost and also anticipated the existence of the Tree Ghost.
But even he overlooked Lin Zhengren’s eyes until near the end of the battle.
Although he realized this before Jiang Limeng, he still held the advantage of being an observer, which hardly counts as a successful counter.
Lin Zhengren clearly knew Jiang Limeng very well, having anticipated her choices from the beginning and prepared accordingly; he hid the Blood Ghost in his eyes, was never truly blinded by intense light, but pretended to have been blinded.
He intentionally acted furious and insane, then gradually threw out clues, leading Jiang Limeng by the nose throughout the ordeal.
First using Hundred-Eyed Ghost for a "performance," leading Jiang Limeng to use powerful Dao Technique to annihilate the Hundred-Eyed Ghost.
Then using the Consuming Yuan Water Ghost in conjunction with "reminders", making Jiang Limeng waste both Path Origin and time.
From the beginning to the end of the act, even when victory was assured, he never revealed the slightest hint.
Using a supposedly destroyed Blood Ghost, he buried Jiang Limeng’s last hope.
This man... is terrifying!
Especially that final retreat.
Even when Jiang Limeng had lost all capacity to resist, his choice was still to retreat!
As if he would never make any mistakes and completely denied his opponent any opportunities, utterly cold to... a chilling extent.
To have such a person as an enemy, one must kill him early and prevent further growth.
Although Zhuang Country is small, monopolizing the resources of a whole nation has also allowed Lin Zhengren to develop well. His performance today proves it!
His goblins, if not for the support of Zhuang Country’s resources, how could they be raised so well? It would be impossible with his own means alone, even if he spent every penny he had.
Jiang Wang had already made calculations in his heart, but his face revealed nothing.
The sound of the evil ghost devouring flesh on the Arena was chilling to the bone.
From the stands to the east, a voice fell—
"Sheng Country’s Jiang Limeng admits defeat, let’s leave it at that!"
That was the voice of Dream Endless, the Vice Minister of Sheng Country.
He was an old man with crane-like features and a long beard, his large sleeves billowing, exuding an immortal aura.
His face still looked calm like breezy clouds, however, his interjection at this moment clearly indicated his urgency.
However, despite this, he did not break the rules and directly interfere with the Arena.
The general of the Divine Strategy Army responsible for the Bing Arena immediately stepped up: "The battle on Bing Platform has ended, the winner is Zhuang Country’s Lin Zhengren!"
Lin Zhengren is even more a "rule-abiding" person. After this Divine Strategy Army general personally announced the result, he immediately withdrew the three little ghosts. Under his intentional control, these three ghosts only ever worked to disintegrate Jiang Limeng’s resistance and did not forcefully proceed to kill her, leaving her with a breath of life.
Killing Jiang Limeng would not align with Zhuang Country’s interests and for him at this moment, the disadvantages far outweigh the benefits. Eliminating a talent who henceforth regarded him as an enemy would only earn the enmity of the entire Sheng Country. Sharing the same Dao lineage, the opportunities to interact were many. If conditions were suitable, Zhuang Gaoxian might not protect him.
Wiping the bloodstains from the corners of his eyes and the disarray from rolling around, retracting the vicious appearance of the little ghosts, Lin Zhengren at this moment still appeared dignified and scholarly.
He took off his outer garment, stepped forward, and kneeled on the ground, gently covering Jiang Limeng’s gruesomely wounded body with the garment, showing great respect for her dignity.
"As Elder Sister Jiang said, belonging to the same Dao Veins, united in spirit, my honor is also Elder Sister Jiang’s honor. Just now, I was provoked and used excessive force, I hope Elder Sister Jiang can understand."
After saying these words, he stood up, retreated, and faced the gazes from all around.
However, Jiang Limeng was already unconscious, so it was unclear to whom these words were addressed.
Then again, had Jiang Limeng not been unconscious, she might have likely jumped up in anger by now.
The battle officially ended, people from Sheng Country immediately came forward, some stopping the bleeding, some treating the wounds, while carrying Jiang Limeng away, with one person casually grabbing Lin Zhengren’s outer garment and throwing it on the ground. Such hostility was expected, but inevitably disrespectful.
However, Lin Zhengren just sighed, went over, bent down to pick up his own garment, and without a word, silently walked down from the Arena.
In the stands, Sheng Country’s Vice Minister Dream Endless nodded and said: "Your Lin Zhengren from Zhuang Country, both his strength and cunning are present, and he shows great composure; not bad, not bad."
The words seemed casual, but the listeners took them to heart.
Sitting next to him, Zhuang Country’s Prime Minister Du Ruhui immediately complained: "This Lin Zhengren uses too much force. Even if his Elder Sister Jiang was excessive, she is still an elder sister of the same Dao lineage, how could he be so ruthless? I will not let him off lightly when we return."
Dream Endless felt frustrated by these words, but he could not refute them.
The battle was clear to everyone, indeed as Du Ruhui said, it was Jiang Limeng who "went too far" first.
Even if Lin Zhengren did some planning, those were opportunities actively given by Jiang Limeng.
If Jiang Limeng had not held back her strength, aiming for better results in the main match at the Yellow River Gathering, and if she had not underestimated Lin Zhengren, only relying on sheer strength to clash with him, today’s battle would still likely have been in her favor.
Too smart for one’s own good leads to self-imposed traps, stopping one’s progress.
"Since stepping onto the Arena, winning should be of the utmost priority. Let’s not talk about excess or lacking."
Dream Endless waved his hand, showing the demeanor of a grand state minister: "I think Lin Zhengren performed very well. It is rather Jiang Limeng who was arrogant and careless, her loss is deserved."
"Dream Minister, let’s not spread this word," Du Ruhui shook his head and chuckled: "Who are you? Just one word of praise from you could make even rotting wood reach the heavens! If Lin Zhengren hears it, his tail might just shoot up to the sky!"
Dream Endless gave him a smile and looked at him silently, not saying another word. free𝑤ebnovel.com
For this pair leading the rise of Zhuang Country, Dream Endless has never underestimated them.
But it was only today that he felt he still underestimated Du Ruhui.
Sheng Country’s previous judgments about Zhuang Country were not accurate.
The man, as a minister of a country, could humble himself. But at critical moments, leaning on a weaker nation, he dared to compete directly. Truly capable of bending and stretching, bent, he hides in the depths, stretched, he soars to The Nine Heavens.
With such a Prime Minister, there is a Lin Zhengren.
Viewing from this, the future of Zhuang Country might not be limited to just the present.
