Chapter 768: Chapter 774: Should I give it a try? (4/10)
“That’s impossible!”
Within the Yaochi Saint Palace, Yue Qian abruptly stood up, his complexion the grim color of settling bruise, his aura tumultuous, clearly enraged beyond asure.
“On Mount Suru, how can there be such terrifying prohibitions? Who could possibly reach the top under conditions of True Essence suppression?”
Yue Qian’s eyes scanned the group of people around Lin Haotian, his deanor grim as he sneered coldly: “Who did it? Who?”
Who knows who did it!
Elder Jian stole a glance at Yue Qian. Regardless of who had done it, it was sohow pleasing to the nerve. Looking at the Third Saintess, her face nearly bursting in laughter. If the situation were different, she might even be giggling outright.
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Lin Haotian was in such a wretched state, a state he’d never been in before. Who could have imagined that Lin Haotian, usually immaculate in white, near perfection personified, and so lofty, would have such a disgraceful day?
Oh my, these two falls, ‘plop’ raising a cloud of dust, covered in mud—his face, his clothes. He looked utterly baffled as he raised his head towards Yang Zhen, his expression totally vacant.
Even the powerful ones in the Circulation Phase, under conditions where they couldn’t use their True Essence, if they fell like that, they’d be in utter disarray, feeling downright miserable.
The Palace Master of the Yaochi Holy Land couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth, his face filled with surprise and hesitation, doubtfully saying, “Although there is a prohibition on Mount Suru that suppresses realms and True Essence, there is not a prohibition specifically targeting climbers. At least we have never noticed one. Could it be… is sothing changing on Mount Suru?”
“Changes?” Yue Qian’s face altered, his gaze fixated on the Yaochi Saint Palace Master. He demanded in low voice, “What changes?”
The Yao Saint Palace Master suddenly exclaid, “I rember now, before the trials began, I was observing the fluctuation in Eagle Fall Cliff day and night. I saw celestial anomalies in the sky above Eagle Fall Cliff, a faint sound of dragon roars and tiger howls, but it was too vague. I was not sure, so I did not report to the Palace Master.”
Elder Jian was dumbfounded, looking at Yao Saint Palace Master with confusion. He had been in Yaochi Saint Palace all this ti, but he hadn’t seen even a glimpse of Yaochi Saint Palace Master observing toward Eagle Fall Cliff direction, let alone any such thing as celestial anomalies or dragon roars and tiger howls.
This big-eyed wily old man from the Yao Saint Palace, could lie with the utmost ease.
Yue Qian’s face fluctuated from dark to light while looking at the Yao Saint Palace Master. After the latter finished speaking, he returned to being impassive, maintaining an appearance of equanimity.
Yaochi Holy Land’s Palace Master’s face turned somber, he rebuked, “This was your negligence. In the future, similar situations must be reported faithfully.”
Yao Saint Palace Master hurriedly nodded, bustling a playful chuckle, “I will pay attention in the future.”
Yue Qian let out a sarcastic laugh, about to speak, when Elder Jian suddenly yelled out, frightening everyone.
All eyes inside the grand hall fell on Elder Jian, who had his eyes wide open, laughing uproariously. He loudly said to the Yaochi Holy Land Palace Master, “Congratulations Palace Master, congratulations to Yaochi Holy Land. Once celestial anomalies appear, there will certainly be unexpected changes in Mount Suru. The roar of dragons and the howl of tigers signifies the confluence of the forces of heaven and earth on Mount Suru.. Between daylight and darkness, the Heavenly Star Stele would definitely be activated.”
Upon hearing Elder Jian’s words, the Yao Saint Palace Master wore a puzzled expression, hurriedly adding, “Ah? Oh, it’s like that. Congratulations, Palace Master. Our Yaochi Holy Land might finally see the day the Heavenly Star Stele is fully activated.”
The Yaochi Palace Master laughed heartily, his eyes full of the image of two old n concocting lies without a blink, but due to his slightly titled head, Yue Qian couldn’t see.
At that mont, a roar ca from within the Sky Observing Mirror, and Lin Haotian quickly jumped up, bellowing at everyone, “Who did it, who dared to do it, show yourself.”
Yang Zhen jumped in fright at Lin Haotian’s roar, quickly ducking behind Mo Shuiyan, peeping out half her head from behind him. She expressed with worry, “Brother Lin, what is happening? Could it be… could it be that both tis an intentional act was taken against you? Who would be so bold to do that, wanting to toss aside their own life?”
Lin Haotian fixed his gaze on Yang Zhen. If looks could kill, Yang Zhen would’ve already died countless tis.
Everyone else was equally frightened by Lin Haotian, all looking towards Yang Zhen and Lin Haotian in surprise and uncertainty.
Could it really be that soone provoked this twice over?
But who on earth could control all of Mount Suru?
Forget controlling Mount Suru, even just trying to control a rock at such a height feels phony.
Without a foundation in True Essence, who could possibly be so powerful to perform such a precise act… of digging pitfalls under these circumstances?
No matter how you phrase it, it’s irrefutable that Lin Haotian failed. He failed twice, failing to ascend at all. It’s no wonder Lin Haotian was fuming with humiliation.
After being so humiliated, Lin Haotian wouldn’t kill soone, would he?
Everyone shrank back a step in shock as they looked at Lin Haotian.
Feeling sowhat uneasy under Lin Haotian’s ominous stare, Yang Zhen suggested from behind Mo Shuiyan, “Shall…shall I give it a shot?”
Lin Haotian was taken aback, as was everyone else.
“Damn, Yang Zhen really knows how to brown-nose!”
“Is he trying to give Lin Haotian a way out? Yang Zhen has let down! Wasn’t he always cocksure, offending anyone and everyone? Why is he such a pushover in front of Lin Haotian?”
“Because that’s Lin Haotian!”
The crowd had lost so respect for Yang Zhen. Even Mo Shuiyan looked at Yang Zhen with a puzzled expression, unsure of what he was playing at.
After hesitating for a mont, Lin Haotian looked gloomily at Yang Zhen and gently nodded, “You’re up.”
His two words were spoken without room for debate.
The crowd sneered. Despite his cocky attitude and prior failures, Lin Haotian was making a show of his power.
Yang Zhen, however, nodded and bowed hastily, “Sure thing!”
Lin Haotian ca back to his senses, shifting his attention to the crowd. Clearly, if Yang Zhen found himself in the sa tricky spot, it wouldn’t be his doing.
The next mont, Lin Haotian looked even more perplexed.
Yang Zhen let out a stream of strange shouts, sped off like lightning, and was even a hair faster than Lin Haotian.
“That’s impossible!”
Countless people widened their eyes, their faces growing more and more astonished. Yang Zhen’s speed even surpassed that of Lin Haotian?
That had to be a trick, right?
Before anyone could open their mouths, Yang Zhen let out another strange yell, blasting off like a rocket towards Mount Suru.
Buzz!
A series of large and small pits appeared, so pits within pits, so pits filled with water, even with spikes in them. It was far more terrifying than when Lin Haotian had climbed the mountain.
Countless people gasped in astonishnt, looking on as Yang Zhen had no steady ground to land on. They all felt a great sense of horror.
Lin Haotian narrowed his eyes to slits, staring incredulously at the sight unfolding before him.
The next mont, everyone gaped, and their jaws dropped, especially the won. Their faces paled, hands covering their quivering lips, cries of horror ringing out.
A barrage of soil and stone pillars stood in Yang Zhen’s path. This wasn’t mountain-climbing; it was like braving hell itself.
Yang Zhen shrieked, his face twisted in sorrow and rage, “Which bastard did this? This is utterly immoral! Brother Lin, you must find this godforsaken scoundrel. He’s despicable!”
Bam!
Yang Zhen landed at… the edge of a large pit, shattering a stone pillar as he barreled upwards.
This… left the onlookers stunned and gasping.
No one expected Yang Zhen to be so reckless.
Lin Haotian was questioning his own existence. He’d experienced how hard those stone pillars were. Just how tough was Yang Zhen’s body, after all?
Mid-air, Yang Zhen surreptitiously wiped a red mark from the corner of his mouth and bellowed, “Bastard, you’re truly despicable!”
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