Chapter 212 - 182: Trajectory of Fate (2)

"Then just stabilize your breathing."

Xuan Shuang, covered in mottled bloodstains, came in from outside. "Jiang Wu has far more people than we do," she said. "If we keep fighting like this, we don’t have any advantage."

Su Mo thought for a moment, then said, "Don’t be in a hurry to kill the prisoners we’ve captured. We can still use them."

Little Nine was quick on his side, preparing the medicine in no time.

Su Mo stuffed the packet of medicine into Xuan Shuang’s hands. "Have the prisoners take this back with them."

Xuan Shuang frowned. "Incite a rebellion?"

Su Mo nodded. "Want to give it a try?"

"Alright!" Xuan Shuang said, her brow furrowed. "Let’s take the gamble!"

She refused to believe that all of Jiang Wu’s subordinates were death warriors with no regard for their own lives. ’Surely some of them want to live!’

The first step was to sow discord among their ranks. Otherwise, if they continued fighting this way, their own forces would soon be depleted.

With that, Xuan Shuang took the items and went out.

The trick had some effect. By dawn, Jiang Wu’s side was in a state of disarray.

Mo Xiao, Xuan Shuang, and the others seized the opportunity, leading their men to cut a bloody swath through the enemy.

Xuan Shuang stood in the center of the crowd, holding up a pill. "For those who surrender now, I still have a way to control the effects of the Fiery Fire Pill in your bodies!" she announced in a deep voice. "Otherwise, in less than seven days, most of you will bleed from all seven orifices and die! Throwing your life away for someone like Jiang Wu is a suicide mission! If you decide now, there’s still time! Any later, and I’m afraid not even the Daluo Immortals could save you!"

Murmurs rippled through the opposing army. Naturally, some were tempted, but no one dared to step forward.

Jiang Wu sat in her sedan chair, her face grim as she stared at Su Mo on the other side.

She then rose, her icy gaze sweeping over the crowd. She grabbed a soldier who was about to desert, sliced open his chest with one stroke of her sword, and ripped out his heart, tossing it back into the ranks.

"Anyone who deserts, I will immediately send him and his family to see King Yama. Kill them!"

Amidst the roars, crimson light splattered all around.

Su Mo vaguely heard someone outside the throng of people calling her name, but she had no time to search for the source of the sound!

Xuan Wei stood behind her, her tone grave. "It seems the only surefire plan is to deal with Jiang Wu as quickly as possible."

Su Mo drew her long whip and met the red figure that flew out of the sedan chair.

The crack of the whip and the whistle of the sword clamored in the dark night. The piercing killing intent in their every move was enough to make the moonlight itself shy away.

From night until dawn, and then to dusk again, the ground became littered with corpses.

Both Su Mo and Jiang Wu were covered in wounds, but the murderous glint in their eyes hadn’t diminished in the slightest.

In the heat of battle, Jin Tong shot an arrow that struck Jiang Wu’s Beast Husband, Ruo Xu, in the heart.

Jiang Wu could have tried her best to save him, but she was tied up with Su Mo and couldn’t break away. There was no way she would risk herself to save Ruo Xu.

Ai Ci picked up the man from the blood-soaked ground, watching as Ruo Xu stared unwillingly at that red figure.

Ruo Xu was the highest-Level Beast Husband by Jiang Wu’s side. His death was enough to strike terror into the hearts of the others.

It also tore an opening for Su Mo and her allies!

From the distance, a familiar voice called out again.

Su Mo looked up and saw them in the rear: Fu Ying, Huang Ming, Fei Yun, the Clan Leader, Ah Nuan, her own group of Beast Husbands, and tens of thousands of citizens from the Beast World...

Their gazes were like torches, fixed in her direction.

Fu Ying, her eyes red, shouted, "You broke your promise! Why didn’t you call me when the war started? Were you planning to win and hog all the glory for yourself? I won’t let you have your way!"

Huang Ming’s brow was tightly furrowed. "Miss Su, this battle concerns everyone in the Beast World Clan. We’ll fight alongside you!"

...

Su Mo averted her gaze. She lashed out with her whip, her attacks growing even fiercer. Unable to dodge in time, Jiang Wu was struck by the blow.

After the long, drawn-out struggle, she began to silently count down the time until Jiang Wu would be forced into her true form!

Although Jiang Wu had taken precautions against Su Mo’s poisons, she couldn’t help but be affected by them now.

’Damn it! She’s trying to force out my true form again!’

’I absolutely cannot let her succeed! If my true form appears again, Su Mo will definitely find a weakness, and I really will have my body and soul obliterated!’

’No, I can’t keep fighting like this. I have to make Su Mo die, and fast!’

Jiang Wu quickly swallowed a pill.

When Jiang Wu attacked again, Su Mo could clearly feel that her Inner Strength seemed to have increased once more!

"Su Mo, die!"

Su Mo focused to counter, but unexpectedly, Jiang Wu suddenly turned her blade, aiming for Fei Yan, who was not far behind her!

Su Mo’s heart tightened, and she instinctively lashed her whip to block Jiang Wu’s sword strike.

The next second, Su Mo sensed a murderous aura closing in from nearby. An arrow, pulsing with killing intent, was heading straight for her!

A triumphant glint flashed in Jiang Wu’s eyes as another poisoned arrow tore through the air, striking her.

The arrow struck Su Mo in the left shoulder, its shaft coated with a drug that suppressed Inner Strength. This drug wasn’t just meant for her; it was also aimed at Mo Xiao and the others.

As she fell from the air, the others nearby also lost their strength and were struck by hidden arrows!

Amidst the chaos, Xuan Qing and Long Yan reacted quickly, speeding towards Su Mo.

Jiang Wu’s body began to heat up. She could feel the elixirs boiling within her. She had recently consumed too many Elixirs to boost her Inner Strength, and catalyzed by Su Mo’s powder, she was now uncontrollably changing into her true form!

’If I hadn’t taken those Elixirs to boost my Inner Strength, maybe the reaction wouldn’t have been this fast. It’s obvious Su Mo anticipated this move and prepared a different kind of drug for me than last time!’

’I can’t change into my true form!’

’I possess the most powerful weapon in this world. There’s no way I can lose to Su Mo!’

’No, that’s not right. I won’t lose. The worst-case scenario is just total annihilation. What do I have to be afraid of? I, Jiang Wu, have never feared anyone or anything!’

Jiang Wu wiped the blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. She smirked at the people on the ground and said smugly, "Nobody move. If anyone dares to move an inch, I’ll kill Su Mo and the rest of them immediately!"

With a flick of her wrist, a golden light flashed. Countless star-like runes flowed across the surface of a disc, weaving into intricate patterns.

Su Mo frowned. ’Is this Jiang Wu’s Golden Finger?’

In her mind, Little Nine spoke in a grave tone, ’Host, it’s the Heavenly Destiny Star Disc! If one’s Divine Soul resonates with the Star Disc, they can rewrite their path of fate. As long as the Star Disc is not destroyed, the Divine Soul will never perish.’

’I’ve heard that manipulating the Life Plate requires an equivalent exchange. Although Jiang Wu can restart the gears of fate, she is powerless to change her own ending. Perhaps this is why she is trapped in a cycle of reincarnation. However, her Divine Soul resonates with the Star Disc, so her will can indeed influence it. She must be summoning the Star Disc now to suppress her transformation into her true form. Like a Totem, the Star Disc also possesses immense power.’

Su Mo understood. This was the secret to Jiang Wu’s multiple Nirvana Rebirths.

Little Nine frowned. ’She’s so eager to reveal her trump card. This can only mean one thing: she has no better cards left to play!’

Realization dawned on Su Mo. ’She’d rather reveal the Star Disc than her true form. This proves that the secret of her true form panics her even more than the Life Plate! She must have exchanged something important for it, and if she reveals it too many times, the secret will be exposed. That’s why she’s so reluctant.’

Little Nine said, ’Then we must find a way to discover the secret of her exchange, kill her true form, and destroy her Life Plate!’

Su Mo looked up at the Compass in Jiang Wu’s hand. ’Perhaps before I do all that,’ she thought, ’there’s something else I need to do first!’