Chapter 719: Schemes in Mind! (1/6, Autumn Subscription)

Between life and death lies great terror.

In the moment he was nearly burned to ash by the Undying Fire, Mang Liuzi almost believed there was no saving him.

Unexpectedly, Captain Wu descended from nowhere, took out the anomaly with a single punch, and saved his life.

The surge of emotion left Mang Liuzi, who had narrowly escaped death, unable to contain himself.

When Miss Yang Hongxia arrived with her people and had someone carry him along the way, Mang Liuzi laboriously rolled his throat and said to Captain Wu, "Captain Wu, you saved my life. From now on, if you need anything, just say the word. I won't refuse!"

Captain Wu waved his hand. Since Mo Cun, he had saved far too many people to count; he didn't take it to heart at all.

Not to mention… he had once sworn he would kill every single anomaly — not one left alive!!

Clenching his fists, Captain Wu looked deeply toward the battlefield where Fang Yue was.

The current him… was finding it harder and harder to keep up with Fang Yue's pace.

Once Captain Wu could fight shoulder to shoulder with Fang Yue, but now, even with his golden radiance activated, he could only watch Fang Yue fight from afar, unable to join in.

Human-rank… that was a level he couldn't get involved with.

Boom—

Just then, an explosion suddenly rang out from the direction of Fang Yue's battle.

A wave of cold air spread out in all directions like a blizzard.

Wherever the frost passed, it condensed into scattered ice crystals, its momentum terrifying.

"Captain Ye…"

Captain Wu silently tightened his fists and quickened his pace toward Dou Hongyi.

……

"Frozen Heart Method!!"

Fang Yue pushed the Frozen Heart Method to its full power. The surroundings had already become a dense snowscape, and frozen along with it was the humanoid anomaly 【Nuomian Gui】 not far away.

And at the midpoint between 【Nuomian Gui】 and Fang Yue, Tian Wangchuan was half-kneeling on the ground.

"How… how can it be this strong!"

Tian Wangchuan looked up, staring in disbelief at Fang Yue, whose entire body was drenched by the black ring.

Earlier, on the high platform, he had already crossed blades with Fang Yue and had indeed been at a disadvantage, fleeing in disarray.

But at that time, he could feel that Fang Yue's control over that freezing power was far from reaching its current level.

It was as if he were a whetstone — through constant clashing, Fang Yue's blade grew ever sharper, his mastery of the freezing power increasingly refined.

That freezing power, even compared to the freezing power of the Extreme Ice Sect, seemed nowhere near as potent.

"Who… who exactly are you!"

"Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is, if you want to live, tell me where the Phoenix Organization base in Chunuan City is, and everything you know!"

Tian Wangchuan let out a cold laugh at those words.

The Phoenix Organization had eyes and ears everywhere.

Chunuan City had now blown up into such a huge incident that the threat of the city's destruction loomed.

Especially those anomalies — somehow able to evade the formation's detection, appearing in the city to harm people directly, and now even gathering together in an organized manner to cause trouble.

If the Phoenix Organization still wanted to hold onto Chunuan City, it would have to step in to stop this unrest, and at the same time… save him!

Ox Seat… as long as Lord Ox Seat arrives, the person before him is nothing!

And what he had to do was keep his life until then.

Kneeling to betray the Phoenix Organization's information, or finding a way to fight back — it was hardly a choice that needed thinking.

He, Tian Wangchuan, had never endured such humiliation!

Crack… crack!

The frost covering 【Nuomian Gui】's entire body was developing layer upon layer of cracks — clearly, it wouldn't be long before 【Nuomian Gui】 regained mobility.

Tian Wangchuan's expression hardened. With 【Nuomian Gui】 in front and Fang Yue behind, if he wanted to live…

His figure flashed, and Tian Wangchuan darted straight to 【Nuomian Gui】's side, sword light flashing several times.

Under Fang Yue's stunned gaze, Tian Wangchuan helped 【Nuomian Gui】 break free.

The moment the shattered ice hit the ground, dozens of small hands densely burst out from 【Nuomian Gui】's body, like extensions of arms, scrambling to pounce on Tian Wangchuan.

Retreat!

Wild retreat!

Having done all this, Tian Wangchuan retreated frantically.

Anomalies targeted humans — it was indiscriminate attack.

Although he didn't know what relationship existed between 【Nuomian Gui】 and Fang Yue, judging from the fact that Fang Yue and 【Nuomian Gui】 looked nearly identical, and from Fang Yue's hurried act of freezing 【Nuomian Gui】 with frost, the two were clearly enemies!

So then… divert disaster by drawing water away, and use the chaos to escape!

That's right — everything Tian Wangchuan did was no longer for fighting, but for survival.

In his two clashes with Fang Yue, he had completely understood that Fang Yue's strength surpassed his own.

Moreover, as time went on, Fang Yue's grasp of his abilities grew more practiced, and his strength steadily rose!

It was like a child who had just gotten a divine weapon — through constant exploration, he was increasingly learning when to strike and when to hold back.

Under such circumstances, continuing to tangle with Fang Yue would be a death sentence.

Only by bringing in outside force and fishing in troubled waters could he possibly escape — or… turn the tables!

【Nuomian Gui】's strength was such that even Tian Wangchuan had to be wary.

And Fang Yue's strength was equally unfathomable.

When two tigers fought, he could be the fisherman who reaped the reward.

"Goo goo goo!"

Like walking a dog, after attacking the Nuomian Gui, Tian Wangchuan immediately sprinted toward Fang Yue, with the Nuomian Gui roaring behind him.

One man and one ghost, both moving at incredible speed, soon crashed right in front of Fang Yue.

But Fang Yue's expression remained calm, showing no sign of fear.

Back when he was at Dongliu Mountain, the Nuomian Gui had indeed been troublesome for him.

But now, he already had the strength to fight the Nuomian Gui head-on!

Taking a deep breath, he bent slightly into stance, exhaled icy breath from his mouth, and his two-meter-long blade instantly extended to fifty meters.

As the man and ghost drew near, he slashed horizontally with a blade carrying extreme frost.

Howling cold wind swept in, instantly freezing frost onto both their legs, slowing their speed, while the potent ghost curse further froze their reaction time and mental acuity.

Though not obvious, this was only because Fang Yue had just begun mastering the Frozen Heart Method.

If he refined the Frozen Heart Method to Lord Han's level and depth, one strike would freeze the mind of ordinary foes, leaving them stunned and helpless before his attack ended them.

Fang Yue could imagine the terrifying power the Frozen Heart Method would reach at its peak.

And now, this power had already begun to show its face.

The two of them — one man and one ghost, both at the Xian peak of Chunuan City's combat strength — slowed their movements, cut clean through by the fifty-meter blade.

Clang!!

Tian Wangchuan gathered his inner energy, raised his sword to block, his feet dragging like anchors across the thick ground, leaving long grooves as he was pushed back several meters; he steadied himself on the frost-covered earth, but both arms were numb.

(End of Chapter)