I Can See Your Combat Power

Chapter 1029: Chapter 323: Star Suan Chapter 1029: Chapter 323: Star Suan The weakened Wang Ying still didn’t know that he had become the target of Hook Chen. Hiding at a safe distance, he watched as Hook Chen was besieged by hundreds of magical beings, his eyes filled with the pleasure of revenge.

The love and hatred of children are always so direct. For this opponent who had made him feel the terror of death, his heart was filled with nothing but loathing.

But he understood, even with the power of the formation, he was no match for Hook Chen, whose bodily cultivation had exceeded the limits of a bodily master and reached an elusive realm.

However strong a bodily master might be, they are still mortals in flesh. Surrounded by countless magical beings, they would eventually show signs of fatigue and flaws.

And the tireless magical beings wouldn’t, as long as their blood essence wasn’t depleted and their soul thoughts weren’t extinguished, they could attack relentlessly, without fear, without mistakes, and certainly without mercy.

The Devil Lord Hook Chen, with flames of anger filling the sky, finally showed signs of weariness. When the blade of the first magical being sliced across the hem of his Star Robe, tearing open the strong muscles of his abdomen, it left behind a white mark.

This seemed like a signal. Since then, the seemingly vigorous Devil Lord Hook Chen kept getting hit by the magical beings. Despite his continuous dodging and shifting, his injuries worsened within the tight enclosure of magical beings.

After all, this was the sky, the least advantageous battlefield for a bodily master. Hook Chen had to defend against attacks from front, back, left, right and also be wary of sneak attacks from directly above and below. Being able to do so with just his fists and legs was an achievement no one could criticize, but war is not just about skills. The magical beings might be weak, but with their infinite resurrection trait within this formation, no matter how formidable Hook Chen was, he couldn’t escape a doomed defeat.

Although he was continuously breaking through in a certain direction, his punching speed slowed, and his injuries became more severe. Looking inside the tattered Star Robe, one could see numerous wounds. Although they were being forcefully closed, blood continued to seep out, making Hook Chen look like a blood-soaked figure paired with a half-corroded mask and a mangled jaw, resembling a battle-worn living corpse.

Wang Wei was still luring him, but Hook Chen no longer cared. From time to time, his seemingly resolute eyes revealed a sense of despair and dejection towards the resurrecting magical beings.

He was getting weaker and weaker, Wang Ying thought unconsciously. The eyes of the previously fearful Three Yin Corpse Refinement now gleamed with eagerness.

Wang Ying wanted revenge. Although the magical beings were sure to kill Hook Chen, he still wanted to do it himself. Now, the only problem was that only one of them, either he, as the Formation Eye, or Wang Wei, as the Formation Heart, could move. Otherwise, the killing formation would shatter, and the magical beings without the enhancement of the formation’s spiritual power would lose strength after just a few resurrections.

Although he wanted to take revenge personally, the thought of Hook Chen’s strength still made him hesitate.

“Let’s wait a bit longer,”
the unusually cautious Wang Ying thought to himself.

After a while longer, Hook Chen’s injuries grew increasingly serious, with several broken shafts of earth spears sticking out of his body. Feeling the time was right, Wang Ying sent a message to Wang Wei, “Don’t move. Let me take the Devil Lord’s head!”

The Wood Spirit Patriarch, who had been maintaining a safe distance to control the magical beings, couldn’t help but laugh and cry when he heard Wang Ying’s message, immediately replying, “My little ancestor, can you please just stay still!?”

“Why!?” Wang Ying angrily retorted, “He’s already so weak now. Do you think I will still lose?”

“If you could only listen more to your teacher’s lectures, there would be no need for this patriarch to remind you!”

Having controlled more than a dozen puppets to fill the gaps, Wang Wei transmitted his voice to Wang Ying, “From the beginning of the battle to now, have you seen him use any Spirit Arts other than the one Blood River Divine Sword technique? A physical practitioner at the peak of the Fierce Realm with such formidable strength should have one or two ultimate Spirit Arts in reserve. Yet until now, apart from his physical techniques, have you seen any of his innate soul techniques? Those wounds look severe, yet they are but superficial injuries; his Spiritual Power level remains at peak condition!”

“Hmm…” Wang Ying carefully recalled and then exclaimed in horror, “You mean…”

“That’s right, the current Devil Lord Gou Chen is extremely dangerous!”

Wang Wei, who had always remained in a safe position, declared with conviction, “He was constantly approaching me just now, surely he has some kind of ultimate move that could kill with one strike, and as soon as either of us gets injured, this Spirit Puppet Slaying Array will collapse without a fight. Now, do you still want to get close to him?”

After hearing Wang Wei’s explanation, Wang Ying angrily said, “This guy is way too cunning! No wonder the Buddha’s Country has put out a warrant for him. Quick, have the Spirit Puppets kill him!”

“That is precisely what this sect is doing!”

Gou Chen had thought he had acted convincingly, yet he failed to lure the naive young man into his trap. He first believed the other party had grown smarter, but after overhearing the secret conversation between the two, he realized that his own fighting style had led to their misunderstanding.

After all, in this era where cunning dominates, even the most traditional physical cultivators would have one or two desperate Spirit Arts, and judging from the combat power exhibited by Gou Chen, his ultimate skill would undoubtedly be earth-shattering, as the might of Blood Asura God Shocking Finger and Blood River Divine Sword had led everyone to such a conclusion. Yet Gou Chen had not used a single Spirit Art while breaking through, making it no wonder why they were so cautious.

So be it then. One cannot, after all, drain a lake just to catch the fish. If it doesn’t bite, then let it be; I shall focus on the breakout!

Channeling a vast amount of Spiritual Power into his soulsphere, a solid black ball appeared beneath Gou Chen’s feet, knocking aside all the Spirit Puppets attacking from below, and once again he stood on solid soulsphere ground. Gou Chen’s combat power surged up several levels in an instant, bursting the surrounding dozen Spirit Puppets into dust in a flash.

This sudden change left Wang Ying and Wang Wei stupefied. The once feeble Gou Chen, standing on the black ball, seemed to have transformed into someone else. He moved incessantly toward the boundaries of the formation, shattering one Spirit Puppet in every instant. The three hundred Spirit Puppets, which seemed numerous, couldn’t stop Gou Chen’s escape.

“This… this must be his ultimate skill, right? I’m so glad I didn’t go forward!”

Wang Ying, frightened but relieved, patted his chest.

“Idiot, now is the time to attack!”

Wang Wei, hiding in a safe position, with eyes gleaming ruthlessly, used the Way of the Spirit Garment to consolidate the soul essence of the three hundred Spirit Puppets and summoned a hundred giant spirits to block Gou Chen once more, saying to Wang Ying, “Softness cannot be maintained for long, and passivity cannot be safeguarded. His current Spiritual Power is less than a third of what it was just a moment ago, which shows that this is indeed his ultimate move. If he fails to break out, the battle will be definitely lost. We must stop him no matter what!”

“Alright, I’ll listen to you!”

Although Wang Ying was frightened, he decided to trust Wang Wei’s judgment. Gathering the weakened Evil Qi of his Three Yin Corpse Refinement, and using the cover of the giant earth puppets, he prepared to advance and launch a sneak attack.

“Finally, he took the bait!”

Feeling the two men’s full commitment to their secret techniques, Gou Chen was moved to tears of joy, for the Star Robe he had painstakingly researched could finally see the light of day!