Chapter 280: Returning to the Southern Lands, Encountering an Ambush (Seeking Subscriptions)

If it is not for this child's own reasons, then, is it a bridge that those two have used to cast aside past grievances and cooperate closely?

The True Person Chief General's heart stirred at this moment.

This is indeed possible; ever since the trip to the Southern Border, those two have clearly begun to draw closer. This time, the reorganization of the south was led by one and supervised by the other, yet they were able to get along harmoniously, and in the end, both sides felt satisfied, rather than the usual outcome of endless arguments, mutual power struggles, and parting on bad terms.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, as long as this possibility exists, then when reporting to the True Monarch later, it should be suggested to eliminate them as soon as possible!

Undercurrents surged in the upper echelons, while Du En moved forward calmly.

If he knew that a True Person was secretly watching him this time, he certainly would not feel surprised, nor would there be any ripples in his heart.

After all, when it comes down to it, his current outward appearance is still just that of an ordinary genius, and for now, he will not attract excessive attention.

Moreover, there are two in the upper echelons who think highly of him, and their influence is significant enough to ensure he is safe for the time being.

Even if the other one harbors malice toward him, with a two-to-one ratio, there will be no rash actions.

"As for the last two, forget it; for such figures, speculating without cause might instead get myself trapped."

"As for now, I will go look for people from the Fudong Immortal Gate while continuing to maintain my 'grind-training'."

As long as the grind-training goes up, naturally, the water rises and the boat floats; sooner or later, a genius will become a heaven-gifted talent!

Arrived in the east that day, left the east that day.

Walked out of the no-fly zone, used the Ice Breath Art, dove into the shadows to act, and circled back to the south.

Looking back, on the distant horizon, the haze of war had not yet faded, and a smear of deep pitch-black still remained, exceptionally piercing to the eyes.

Du En began to slow his pace, moving along the borders of the various southern cities, investigating the personnel that the Fudong Immortal Gate might have secretly infiltrated during this reorganization.

This was destined to be a needle-in-a-haystack operation.

He did not feel anxious either; while walking slowly and searching, he popped medicinal pills and ate meals, not even needing to enter the cities, just maintaining his grind-training on the borders.

Time quickly arrived a month later.

Before he had any further breakthroughs, an unexpected harvest appeared instead.

Or rather, the surprise jumped out on its own.

"Who are you?"

It was basically a question asked knowing the answer; after all, at a time like this, there were only a few scattered possibilities for someone to come knocking.

Seeing that the person was only a strong first-rate Golden Core Perfection, the answer became very obvious.

Someone from the Fudong Immortal Gate!

Looking at Du En's calm gaze, which was like inspecting pork and seemingly finding it not very fresh, the attacker could not help but be furious and immediately shrieked: "Du En of Luoyu, I tell you, you are dead today!"

As he screamed, his magic power flowed, shaking the comical pig-face mask covering his burly face so much that it trembled repeatedly, as if it were about to burst open.

"Oh? Relying on you, a strong first-rate Golden Core Perfection? Or is there some other ambush?"

Du En prepared his Hundred Imperial 【weapons】 in formation while scanning the surroundings, making preparations for both possibilities.

"Hmph! Killing you requires no great effort at all!"

The attacker was extremely arrogant and smug: "My sect has never missed when sniping enemy geniuses; you can consider yourself lucky to enjoy this today!"

"Is that so."

Du En nodded calmly, then with a thought, the Hundred Imperial weapons appeared.

His mouth is quite hard now, but I wonder if he can keep it up in a moment.

Facing his offensive, the attacker did not panic at all and directly unleashed the secret technique he had long been brewing!

In an instant, the Hundred Imperial weapons stopped, and Du En raised his eyes slightly.

"This is?"

"Hahaha! Didn't expect it, did you? Against your Solid Spirit Body, there is actually such a restraining secret technique. That's right! It is expanded from the Spirit-Drawing Art, specifically targeting your situation of refining yourself into a spirit-stone body!"

The Spirit-Drawing Art, capable of guiding and drawing out the spiritual energy within spirit stones, is a low-grade spell that basically everyone learns; it can be used to cultivate with spirit stones and is considered a normal basic skill.

Du En did not have it.

However, that did not prevent him from knowing it, from associating it.

This secret technique is indeed extremely restraining to the Solid Spirit Body, which references the mysteries of spirit stones to refine oneself into a spirit body; it can be said to target the very weak point!

If one were truly hit, with magic power being continuously drawn out and strength depleted, the whole person would be seventy or eighty percent crippled, effectively leaving one at the mercy of others!

"As expected of the Fudong Immortal Gate..."

"Hahaha, it's too late to beg for mercy now! Die!"

The attacker seemed frantic, spouting nonsense, but in reality, his magic power was brewing, and he had taken the opportunity to launch a strong attack.

Flame Blast, a high-grade spell, with small success!

Clusters of flames like bombs directly bombarded Du En's side, triggering chain explosions, instantly turning the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees into ash and debris, with not a trace of normal peace to be seen.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Talisman papers flew out one after another, absorbing spiritual energy and turning into spells; this was Du En's counterattack.

"Good, good, good, as expected of a genius who climbed up from the bottom, you can indeed still struggle like a trapped beast, but now that your magic power has leaked and your Golden Core is hard to maintain, how can you compare to me?"

The attacker's Golden Core shook, and his spirit-controlling ability was unleashed, interfering with the talismans at close range, causing them to die out before they could take shape, breaking down with 'pop, pop, pop' sounds.

His attitude was very arrogant, and under the pig-face mask, it seemed as if a smiling mouth was revealed, but his movements were very calm, even meticulous, like a machine; his spells never stopped, bombarding Du En's side repeatedly.

Facing this desperate situation, Du En did not panic; he took the magic tools that had just been affected by the bombardment and fallen to the ground, and at this moment, they leaped up and stabbed at the attacker!

"You can still control weapons? No, this is... interesting, locally detonating the weapon restriction to bring about propulsion. This kind of unique weapon restriction, so that's it, you brat actually have some insights into the way of weapon refining!"

The attacker quickly saw through the trick and immediately dodged, because, unsurprisingly, the next step was self-detonation!

A weapon restriction specifically tinkered with for self-detonation, and one that can even detonate in stages, is indeed quite eye-catching.

Boom, boom, boom...

The magic tools detonated one by one, but none of them hit the attacker, and after a dozen or so, the others fell powerlessly.

"Hahaha, now you don't have a Solid Spirit Body to bear the backlash, and your Golden Core is unstable; the more you explode, the more miserable you'll be. You're finished!"

The attacker glimpsed a chance for victory and immediately beat the dog while it was down.

In their heart, they thought coldly that Du En was truly troublesome; they had assumed that once their secret technique was unleashed and his Spirit-Hardened Body was broken, they could end the battle quickly, but they had not expected so many twists and turns, which was truly unexpected.

"It seems you really have no accomplices."

"Hm?"

The attacker could not help but be stunned, because the voice of Du En came from behind them.

When did he arrive behind me?

Also, how did he determine that I have no accomplices here?

"It's very simple; just now when you flew over like that, and before that, while you were having a blast blowing things up, I had already finished a quick sweep of the surroundings."

As he said this, Du En's hand had already gripped the other's neck, and with a slight exertion of force, the attacker felt as if their head were about to fall off.

The situation turned sharply in an instant!

(End of this chapter)