Dao Equaling the Heavens-Chapter 76 - 68 A Snap Conceals the Sky
76: Chapter 68: A Snap Conceals the Sky
76 -68: A Snap Conceals the Sky
Gu Wen leapt across rooftops, heading swiftly toward the south gate to escape Bianjing.
A figure was rapidly closing in from behind.
Glancing back and recognizing it was Hee Huan, he chose not to turn and counterattack.
As the pursuer drew near, their gaze was complex, filled with many doubts and words to say, but knowing the urgency of the moment, said, “Brother Hongchen, once out of the city, it’s best to take the water path.
Otherwise, if you encounter the army led by Wenren Wu, it will be a hopeless situation.”
“Why?” Gu Wen countered, “Armies move slowly, and can hardly form an encirclement for a killing blow.
I might fear him alone, but leading a group, can they even fly?”
“Military might…
he’s the third-ranked general from the Mixed Element Sect, merging array and military dharma forms.
His Qianyuan Secret Skill can conjure thousands of Fake Spirit Images as soldiers and dharma forms as generals, an army in one man.”
Hee Huan was not one to beat around the bush, and he knew there was no time to waste.
The True Monarch from the military sect who had just entered the city had noticed them and was swiftly closing in.
“Do you see that gigantic dharma form?
That’s not its actual size.
It’s the Fake Spirit Images combining with the dharma form to manifest the army’s might.
The downside is they can’t hide and their feet must touch the ground.
It’s a flaw, like an array that traps you in by drawing a boundary with a gate of life.”
Military might was an extremely formidable concept, virtually a mobile array, combining the power of an array with mobility.
But nothing in the world is perfect; when something is extraordinarily strong in one aspect, it inevitably has flaws.
“Take care of yourself, I can’t help you anymore.”
With that, Hee Huan immediately turned to flee.
Although he had always wanted to owe Gu Wen a favor, under these circumstances, even he couldn’t hold out.
Simply providing some intelligence was already going above and beyond; he, Hee Huan, had done right by the name of a friend.
“Thank you.”
Gu Wen changed direction, heading for a water gate near the south gate, used for boats to transport goods into Bianjing.
Even though the boat he arranged may have already departed at this time, it couldn’t have gone far.
He could certainly catch up using a smaller boat.
Looking down at the green pearl hanging around his neck, the Jade-eyed Water Wave Pearl had the ability to repel water.
As long as his mana was plentiful, he could stay underwater for a day without issues.
Whoosh!
Feeling a chill on his back, Gu Wen whirled around and thrust his spear, colliding with another mana-infused golden spear flying toward him.
The gold spear couldn’t match the hardness of Gu Wen’s heavy spear and shattered upon impact.
From afar, a colossal figure drew its bowstring, shooting another arrow.
Boom!
Gu Wen shattered it into gold dust with his spear.
Yet a relentless stream of golden arrows rained down, slowing him with each step.
Five miles away from the South Water Gate, ships were visible in the distance, but the dharma form soldiers had already blocked Gu Wen’s path.
Below, a general clad in tiger-faced armor and wielding a large halberd stood three zhang tall, bold and imposing.
“The Saint Emperor decrees, surrender and you may live.”
“Further talk is pointless.”
Gu Wen rocketed forward like a shot arrow, unleashing a full-powered thrust with a flood dragon’s ferocity.
Wenren Wu faced the onslaught head-on, undaunted by Flame Dharma’s killing aura, and unfazed by Gu Wen’s immense strength.
Their collision sent shockwaves through the air, roofing tiles whistling in the wind while the people inside the houses trembled from fear.
The city of Bianjing had not emptied; the reason the streets were deserted was that people knew to hide from trouble.
Whether it was immortals brawling, a civil uprising, or a coup, most people would stay out of sight.
Boom!
Suddenly, a deafening clash of metal, like bursting firecrackers, filled the air around the South Water Gate.
Gu Wen and Wenren Wu exchanged dozens of blows in a flash, their arms and weapons blurring into a dense, impenetrable flurry.
This time, though, Gu Wen was on the losing end; with each clashing strike, his palms split open and blood began to seep out.
Clearly, his opponent had held back, intending to capture Gu Wen alive.
The Third Level of Dao Foundation and military dharma forms could not rival a True Monarch.
Realizing the enemy wanted to take him alive, Gu Wen’s strength in his hands grew weaker as if nearing exhaustion.
To turn weakness into victory when facing a stronger opponent, one had to wait for the opponent to expose a flaw and then strike with all their might in one fatal blow.
If that failed, there was no other option but to escape.
In his plans, he had not anticipated a True Monarch’s interference, nor did he expect Wenren Wu to return from thousands of miles away in just a matter of days.
Wenren Wu also slowed down his attack, but in that instant, Gu Wen’s eyes contained myriad deadly lights, as he used up all his mana, with the Flame Dharma form coiling around him, and the Five Spirit Forms appeared.
A spear thrust out, a streak of crimson light condensed to the extreme emerged.
The Flame Spear possessed a hint of divine skills, and it was the only move designed to kill.
The Soldier Dharma Form could not withstand it, and a halberd, which seemed like a Spiritual Treasure, was knocked aside, as the crimson light attached to the spear tip was about to touch the neck, and a strand of hair just slightly stirred by the wind turned to ash gray.
One chi, one cun, one hair…
In a flash, a hundred zhang of golden light rose, and limitless martial spirits arrived, pulling Gu Wen into the domain of the dharma form.
A towering Divine General stood above the battlefield, with thousands of Spirit Form soldiers arranged in military formation.
Eighth Level of Dao Foundation, three of which were fulfilled.
The Dark Heavy Spear had no possibility of advancing further, as the martial spirits themselves formed an array, founded on soldiers, with generals forming the array, an array that could be established in an instant.
Wenren Wu’s position was always at the heart of the array; he had the strength of ten thousand jun, yet also the finesse of diverting a thousand pounds with four liang; between the spear tip and the throat, the martial spirit turned into thousands of blades and shields.
The Dark Heavy Spear broke one chi of its tip, Gu Wen flew backward, landing as he had anticipated by the river bank, crashing through the dragon bone of an official ship, yet he seemed to have no strength to flee.
A mouthful of fresh blood spat out, the knock to the head together with the assault on his Divine Soul nearly made Gu Wen pass out.
‘He’s tens of times stronger than that old eunuch.’
He finally sensed the specific level of the opponent’s cultivation, the Eighth Level of Dao Foundation with three levels fulfilled, so at this stage, he basically had no chance of winning.
In the distance, a drop of blood flowed from Wenren Wen’s throat, he reached up to wipe it off, then looked at the blood on his fingertip somewhat dumbfounded.
Could he actually trade wounds with me?
Gu Wen was only at the Foundation Establishment Third Level, and he was at the Eighth Level; moreover, he also had the foundation of a True Monarch.
There should be no chance they would be a match, not even a chance to resist.
The gap and bridging the gap, these are the best standards to measure a person’s talent.
If I were a step later in returning to Bianjing, then no one could stop him.
“Gu Wen, your talent is enough for me to exert my full strength.
This is your last chance, become the Crown Prince of Daqian or die here.”
Wenren Wu stepped toward Gu Wen, lying inside the cabin, his vague understanding of why the Saint Emperor valued Gu Wen so much—the opponent’s talent would surely surpass his own given time.
Five years of servitude and still, he managed to establish three levels of foundation, and with just those, he could injure my skin and flesh.
And if I don’t accept being a dog now, in the future it is I who will die and my Dao will be destroyed.
Gu Wen struggled to get up, wiping the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth, and said, “But I haven’t used my full strength yet.”
“Oh?” Wenren Wu was interested; he stopped in his tracks and, with great dignity, said, “It’s not honorable for me to bully the weak, so if you have any moves left, feel free to use them; I won’t stop you.”
Gu Wen swallowed the pill Yu Hua had given him, a warm flow soothing his pain, then he stood up and walked toward the break in the cabin he had created—his palm glowed with a faint light, and two characters faintly emerged.
“Qingcang.”
These characters had already reacted when he faced Wenren Wu.
If it hadn’t been for the unexpected event of Wenren Wu, naturally, he could have run, but now, with a True Monarch in pursuit, if he didn’t shake things up, it would be his problem.
Gu Wen softly said, “I ask the immortal to aid me.”
Background is also a kind of strength; you’ve been pressuring me with your background for so long, can’t I press back on you?
Wenren Wu felt a chill shoot straight to his forehead, and without a moment’s hesitation, he charged at Gu Wen with all his might.
Boom!
A sudden tumult rose like a thousand layers of waves.
Above the Nine Heavens, a thousand miles away, a snap of the fingers covered the sky.
A faint profound sound descended from heaven.
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