Free Web NovelChapter 890: Chapter 142 Gao Jie
Lost World, the Dingwei area.
A sea beast, shaped like a huge elephant, walked slowly.
It had a pair of snow-white tusks, two earflaps like doors, a long trunk, and sturdy limbs. If not for the sharp, fierce spines on its back and the streamlined fins on both sides, it would have been almost identical to an elephant.
In the right ear of this spiky elephant, a handsome young man with a sword sat cross-legged.
Of course, this was just an illusion created by the King Shen Pearl.
In the spiky elephant’s left ear, where Jiang Wang’s true body was located, it seemed empty but was concealed by the King Shen Pearl.
With the level of the Soul Stealth Snake, whether it could control the Sea Clan was already doubtful. After the evolution of the sea lord’s true form, it had become completely impossible. However, devouring several senseless sea beasts and replacing them was still feasible.
Jiang Wang had already dispatched thirty-four Soul Stealth Snakes to control various sea beasts, patrolling the area he had designated.
Using the sea beasts as the first layer of cover, he thus gained an advantage in the confrontation with Granny Bizhu.
Jiang Wang, whose true body sat in the left ear of the spiky elephant, held a small dressing mirror in his hand and delved into deep contemplation.
It was only after surviving the Flying Snow Disaster that he truly unlocked the various marvelous uses of the Red Mirror, such as creating illusions and probing abilities. Of course, the most important currently was the enhancement of his spirit after the disaster.
After surviving the Fuhai Disaster, the probing range of the Red Mirror had increased from five miles to fifty miles.
After surviving the Asking Heart Disaster, while the probing range hadn’t increased, its probing ability had enhanced. If previously, the Red Mirror had reflected everything before Jiang Wang’s eyes, and he couldn’t discern unclear objects with his naked eye nor through the Red Mirror, now it could analyze details for him first. Objects unclear to the naked eye might become clearer through the perspective of the Red Mirror. However, exactly how much this probing ability had improved remained unmeasurable.
However, Jiang Wang now valued another advancement—even now, the myriad uses of controlling the Red Mirror didn’t require entering the Mirror World.
Jiang Wang seldom chose to enter the Red Mirror to observe the outside world, precisely because leaving his physical body in the Mirror World was too dangerous. If the Red Mirror were shattered, his physical body would perish instantly. Although he could always jump out quickly, there was still a process involved, and even a brief moment could lead to him being captured.
The safety had now improved significantly; observing the environment required only holding the Red Mirror.
Jiang Wang observed the outside world from beneath the cover of the left ear of the spiky elephant using the Red Mirror.
Fifty miles was not considered far for Outer Tower Cultivators, but when Jiang Wang initially used the Red Mirror to gain an advantage over Hai Zongming, it seemed likely that it could also be effective against Granny Bizhu.
The only issue was that holding the Red Mirror and directly observing the environment within a fifty-mile range caused a faint pain in his spirit. Although not intense and still bearable, there was a faint crying sound from a woman, not very clear nor frequent, but it did occur.
Jiang Wang knew that this was the result of his God Soul Origin being strengthened multiple times. Had it been his spirit before obtaining the Red Mirror, it wouldn’t just be simple pain. Just that crying sound alone would have been enough to trouble him deeply. A collapse of his spirit was not out of the question.
The more familiar Jiang Wang became with the Red Mirror, the more he realized that it wasn’t a deeply fortunate artifact. On the contrary, it carried deep resentment and stubborn curses.
The reason he had to enter the Mirror World physically to use some of its functions was actually a protection mechanism of the Red Mirror. When one was in the Mirror World, the world itself isolated some negative influences. What exactly hid in the vast fog outside the explored range in the Mirror World remains to be discovered.
But the Red Mirror itself was truly not a fortunate artifact.
However, the use of artifacts is determined by people. Whether an artifact is one of resentment or fortune also depends on its user.
Hu Shaomeng used the Red Mirror and still died. Jiang Wang, having obtained the Red Mirror, had managed to use it to escape death on multiple occasions—such was the case.
Because of the negative effects of the Red Mirror, Jiang Wang needed to stop periodically and cleanse his spirit before he could observe again. It wasn’t that he couldn’t endure forcefully, but if observing weakened him, it would be a loss not worth the gain. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
In the time he stopped, he explored the Inner Mansion, earnestly practicing his cultivation.
Normally, he would choose to complete his atonement as quickly as possible and stay away from Granny Bizhu, after all, there was indeed a gap in their combat power.
But for Jiang Wang, he would never let go of Granny Bizhu. Also, from a practical perspective, Granny Bizhu’s greed for him was already beyond control. He wanted to avoid her, but she would not let him, so he had to strike first.
In terms of pure combat power, he was certainly no match for Granny Bizhu, but combat is not just about ranking realms. A child wielding a knife can murder an adult in a stealth attack.
Now fully armed, as long as he had the initiative, he might be able to assassinate the old devotee.
At this moment, it was actually a contest of patience. fгeewebnovёl.com
Granny Bizhu was waiting like a tiger by a tree on the Floating Island, while Jiang Wang was in the outer ring, waiting for the one who wouldn’t catch the rabbit to leave.
In terms of patience, Jiang Wang might not win, but he had another advantage—his meticulous control over Path Origin, which allowed him to resist alienation longer than other cultivators of the same realm.
This was the fine control honed in confrontation with the True Man of the Age.
And this meant that even if Granny Bizhu patiently waited until the last day she anticipated, Jiang Wang could still hold out for one more day.
He would definitely win the waiting game, and this would be his first step to victory.
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Life is a series of matches: where there are winners, there are losers.
Amplified to the entire race, the entire world, it is likewise.
For countless ages, it should be said that the Human Race has firmly held the upper hand. After all, the Sea Clan were once "driven" to the Cang Sea, and, despite spanning two great eras, have not managed to retaliate.
Living in a harsh environment, the Sea Clan gradually evolved into its current form, which, although stronger than its predecessors, represents a forced adaptation, a testament to failure.
They could have lived in the rich and peaceful present world, roamed in the calm Near Sea, and swam in the clear rivers. Now, they are forced to face all kinds of life-threatening crises in the harsh Cang Sea.
However, it must be said that the Sea Clan has not been wiped out to this day and will continue to exist for the foreseeable future, which is also a testament to their strength.
The Human Race is supported by generations of prodigies, and the Sea Clan too has seen generations of strong individuals striving to turn the tide.
The Sea Clan sage who once created the true form of the Sea Master was such, as is the current Sea Clan power Wan Tong, who constantly watches over all Sea Clan and uplifts them.
Or perhaps, say Gao Jie.
Not only is he unknown to the Human Race, but very few within the Sea Clan truly understand his existence.
Wan Tong is a name given to him by Wei Xun, while his real name is Gao Jie.
Lying in the deepest part of the Cang Sea, watching over every member of the Sea Clan with countless eyes that keep growing and perishing.
