The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 329: Chapter 204: If I’m Not Invincible, Who Is?

’If I’m not invincible at my tier, who is?’

"Then I can act more boldly?" Shangguan Lingyue ventured.

Jiang Man nodded. "Go all out."

Then, Shangguan Lingyue brought up the Demon Beast he had absorbed. "This Demon Beast is very strange. I got some information after absorbing it, but it’s all very fragmented. I should be able to learn more if I keep absorbing them."

Jiang Man was a little surprised, then told him he could lure a few more to himself.

He could handle them all.

Shangguan Lingyue said he understood.

He then took his leave.

When Hai Lian and the others saw him, they asked, "Does he want us to surrender?"

"Where are the people from the Celestial Essence Array?" Shangguan Lingyue asked.

"They’re waiting outside," Lin Chenling said.

Shangguan Lingyue nodded. "Take me to them."

’I didn’t tell Jiang Man that they had already arrived. If Jiang Man had told me to yield, I would have had nothing to say.’

’But now that I have his answer, there’s no need to mention it.’

’Besides, I have a personal score to settle.’

’Ambushes come with a price.’

"We’ve been waiting for some time now," a woman’s voice rang out. "We might be patient, but the others from the Celestial Essence Array outside are running out of it."

"If they have to wait any longer and decide to rush in, they won’t be as courteous as I am."

"Don’t tell me Shangguan Lingyue is too seriously injured to show up?"

"In that case, have your Array Master come."

"Otherwise, who’s to say he isn’t just as badly wounded as Shangguan Lingyue?"

"He’ll be here right away," Zhao Qiu said subserviently.

’These people from the Celestial Essence Array are so arrogant.’

’We’re all at the Middle Stage of Golden Core. If we were to fight, it would be hard to say who would win or lose.’

’But...’

’The other side has more people.’

’That’s a well-known fact to everyone out here.’

’They’re not just strong; they’re numerous. Provoking them never ends well.’

He knew this from personal experience.

"The people from the Celestial Essence Array are certainly well-informed, to know that I was injured," Shangguan Lingyue said as he walked out from inside.

The moment she saw him, the woman from the Celestial Essence Array looked surprised. "You’re not hurt?"

"Are you disappointed?" Shangguan Lingyue asked, standing before her.

The woman didn’t seem to mind. "The Celestial Essence Array is absorbing your group. You’d best be ready to receive us."

Shangguan Lingyue asked curiously, "And what will be required of us after we submit?"

"You will hand over ninety percent of your fruits and ninety percent of your Array Materials. Furthermore, you’ll need to dispatch half your people to deal with the Blood Sacrifice Array, while the other half focuses entirely on finding more materials," the woman said.

"The fruits are only useful within our own Array," Shangguan Lingyue stated.

"Which means if you perform well, you’ll be allowed to keep more of them," the man behind her added.

"But if the fruits aren’t consumed, the tree won’t grow new ones."

"That will no longer be your concern."

Hearing this, Shangguan Lingyue nodded. "I understand."

A smile spread across the woman’s face.

She was just about to say something about how wise people know when to yield to the circumstances.

However, Shangguan Lingyue walked right up to her, grabbed her by the face, and before she could even react, slammed her head down with immense force.

BANG!

The back of her head hit the ground.

A loud crash echoed.

Blood gushed out.

As searing pain mingled with the blood, the woman’s face on the ground twisted in fury. "Shangguan Lingyue, you’re provoking the Celestial Essence Array!"

At that moment, figures emerged from behind Shangguan Lingyue, one after another, all ready for battle.

"Package them up and deliver them to the Blood Sacrifice Array," Shangguan Lingyue’s cold voice rang out. "From now on, it’s our turn to go on the offensive."

Without the support of an Array, it was anyone’s guess who would emerge victorious.

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「Zhenyue Bureau」

Red Eagle and two others were sitting in the main hall.

"Still no news?" You Yu asked.

Red Eagle nodded. "That’s right. No news at all. We’ve been completely ignored."

"What are we to make of this situation?" Xiang Tianlin asked.

"Should we ask again?" You Yu suggested.

Red Eagle considered this for a moment. "If he’s refusing to respond because he can’t deliver, asking again would be pushing it."

’In truth, he already had a sinking feeling about the answer.’

’Being ignored like this most likely meant the other party couldn’t deliver.’

The others had likely reached the same conclusion.

But they felt the Special Inspector shouldn’t be so incapable.

The three fell silent.

But just then, Red Eagle unexpectedly received a reply.

The other party had replied with two words: "Can do."

You Yu was bewildered. "That’s it? When do we leave for the Immortal Sect?"

After a slight hesitation, Red Eagle said, "I’ll ask."

He asked what they needed to do.

This time, the reply was just a single word: "Wait."

’Wait?’

’Wait for what?’

’Wait until when?’

The three of them were mystified, but there was nothing they could do.

’He’s probably just buying time to figure things out,’ they thought.

’Still, they had to give him some time. The fact that he could even arrange for them to visit and borrow what they needed proved he had some capability.’

’It just didn’t feel as impressive as they had expected.’

’He didn’t seem as incredible as the rumors made him out to be.’

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