Chapter 260 - 258: Fang Can Goes Fishing, the Willing Take the Bait

Chapter 260: Chapter 258: Fang Can Goes Fishing, the Willing Take the Bait

’The Fourth Turn is part of the rules itself?’

The group looked at Bai Xiaosheng, their faces filled with confusion, hoping for a more detailed explanation.

Bai Xiaosheng slowly bent his index finger, a mysterious expression on his face as he explained, "The Transcendent Body Realm, when it comes down to it, is merely the realm of a brute-force Martial Artist."

"They may possess the brute strength to fight ten thousand men, but ultimately, they’re no different from a block of wood or a piece of iron."

"Even a Heart Image, at the Transcendent Body stage, can only influence a person’s mind. It cannot interfere with the physical world."

"From the First to the Third Turn, their legacies and Heart Images are anything but ordinary. They can be described as truly Extraordinary."

"Once a Martial Artist enters the Heaven-Ascending Road, their legacies are entirely about defying the natural order."

"A pebble tossed into the air falls back into your palm instead of hovering in mid-air. This is the law of nature." ℯℯ𝑙.

"But a Martial Artist on the Heaven-Ascending Road can use their will to make it hover, defying that very law."

"However, this is ultimately a crude approach."

"Those who break through to the Fourth Turn don’t seek to fight nature. Instead, they seek to become one with it, to replace it."

"A Fourth Turn Martial Artist like myself can deploy a domain around me, allowing me to replace the will of heaven with my own."

"Within my domain, as long as my will remains strong, my words become the law of the world. And since it is the law of the world, your abilities are naturally nullified."

Seeing the group lost in thought, Bai Xiaosheng offered a polite smile and said,

"I’ve now answered your questions. Consider this last answer a gift. Since there’s nothing else, please feel free to go about your business."

KRAK KRAK KRAK—

As Bai Xiaosheng’s eyelid twitched, Ji Donglai cracked his knuckles, the sound echoing ominously.

"Are you all going to go back on your word?" Bai Xiaosheng asked, a hint of worry on his face.

Ji Donglai grinned menacingly. "Of course not. We said we wouldn’t kill you. You shouldn’t mind if we just paralyze you, right?"

"Besides... with the recovery ability of a Fourth Turn, as long as we don’t kill you outright, you should be able to heal on your own within an hour."

Bai Xiaosheng said hurriedly, "Fang... Young Hero Fang, help me!"

Faced with the plea for help from outside the space, Fang Can had already sat down cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation, oblivious to everything.

The next moment, Ji Donglai grabbed Bai Xiaosheng by the collar. Superman F’s fist, holding nothing back, slammed viciously into his face.

BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—

If anyone had been standing on the peak of Hidden Cyan Mountain looking toward the Celestial Secret Tower at that moment, they would have seen the nine-story building trembling violently before huge holes were blasted through it one after another.

The originally exquisite and magnificent nine-story tower exploded in an instant, like the Twin Towers being struck by airplanes.

The tremors lasted for a full ten minutes before Ji Donglai walked out of the ruins, looking refreshed and satisfied.

Inside, the once-intact building had completely collapsed. Bai Xiaosheng lay half-buried in the rubble, his clothes in tatters. He was beaten black and blue, without a single patch of unharmed skin on his body—a truly miserable sight.

Walking slowly down the mountain, Ji Donglai asked with a calm expression, "How much of your strength did you use just now?"

"I didn’t hold back at all," Superman F stated with certainty.

"You didn’t hold back at all, and after ten minutes of beating him, you still couldn’t kill a Fourth Turn who wasn’t even fighting back?" Ji Donglai felt a headache coming on.

"If I were enhanced by a Divinitist, I’m confident I could kill him in ten punches," Superman F said.

"But if he had prepared to fight to the death, everyone here except for Boss Ji probably would have died," Fang Can said, opening his eyes.

"From the very beginning, we were inside his domain. With just a single sentence, his ability to make his word become law could have killed us instantly," Fang Can stated calmly.

"The space inside Boss Ji’s body can only block pure force, but an ability that makes one’s word become law can bypass spatial rules to attack us," Fang Can explained evenly.

As Fang Can spoke, a flash of surprise appeared in the eyes of the King of Blunders and the others. "Why didn’t you say so earlier?"

Thinking of that coward who had just been howling in pain, not daring to fight back, a flicker of lingering fear crossed the superhumans’ eyes. They had nearly taken a stroll through the gates of hell.

"Don’t worry. That guy cherishes his life. As long as it’s not a fatal threat, he won’t make a move," Fang Can said confidently. ’If there had been any real risk, I would have warned you long ago.’

"All we can say now is that we were lucky. There aren’t many rule-based Fourth Turns like him. Most Martial Artists are straightforward fighters. We can consider this as having dealt with a potential rival ahead of time."

"However... I feel that while he wasn’t lying, he was hiding something from us," Fang Can said, closing his eyes in thought.

"Hiding something?" Ji Donglai paused.

"Mhm. Don’t you think he was a little too agreeable? He was practically cowardly enough to kneel before us."

"After all, he’s a Martial Artist who managed to cultivate all the way to the Fourth Turn. His act was a bit over the top."

Fang Can said calmly, "But my intuition tells me that whatever he’s hiding won’t affect our battle in a few days, so I just let him continue his performance."

While Fang Can and the others were talking, back at the ruins of the Celestial Secret Tower...

Sensing that the group was long gone, Bai Xiaosheng’s pained expression became calm and indifferent. His voice whistled from his ruined mouth as he said, "I have healed."

As the words left his lips, his body recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, returning to its original state in the span of a single breath.

Looking at the room, which had been reduced to a ruin, he continued, "The Celestial Secret Tower will restore itself to its previous state."

As soon as he said it, countless pieces of rubble and broken bricks began to move on their own, assembling themselves. The shattered first floor started to reform.

Then the second floor, the third, the fourth...

In the time it took to say a few sentences, the nine-story tower had completely restored itself. Before long, it was once again gleaming, as if no disaster had ever occurred.

Having done all this, Bai Xiaosheng stood on the roof, a hint of exhaustion in his eyes.

He gazed in the direction where Ji Donglai had disappeared. ’This should mean... I’ve passed my life-and-death trial, right?’

’However... next, I need to remind the Zen Sect disciples. While they settle their karma, I have to make sure they don’t interfere with my advancement to the Fifth Turn.’

’As for those people from the Exotic Realm... I’ve already revealed what needed to be revealed.’

’Whether I can break through to the Fifth Turn in one go will depend on the results three days from now, and on whether those people from the Otherworld can pull their weight.’

With this in mind, Bai Xiaosheng walked downstairs at a leisurely pace, grabbing a bundle from within the tower and carrying it as he descended.

Before long, he had vanished from the mountain, heading toward the borderlands of the Great Zhou.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ji Donglai emerged from the foot of the mountain and returned to the Dayan Capital City in just a few strides. Fang Can and the others then emerged from the space within his body.

Seeing them return, the King of Willpower, whose left foot was pinning down the Disciple from the Inverted Gate, looked at the group and said, "I’ve already planted a mental brand in this guy’s mind."

"What do you plan to do next?" the King of Willpower asked.

"Simple. I’ll have him take me to the Inverted Gate."

Fang Can looked at the fawning Second Turn Disciple and said, "I’ll act as the bait. Let’s see how many big fish—Fourth Turns—we can catch three days from now."