Chapter 69: The Wrong Way to Pass

The Jin Kingdom army had failed too many times, and even someone like Meng Jingzhou sank into despair, feeling that victory was impossible.

"Can I really win?" Meng Jingzhou asked himself in the cave, feeling the answer to this question was so bitter it was hard to speak.

"Hmm, a spider?" Meng Jingzhou noticed the spider weaving its web.

The spider failed time and time again, trying time and time again, which shocked him greatly.

"The spider fights repeatedly despite failure; can I be worse than a spider?"

Meng Jingzhou was greatly encouraged, reorganized his troops, and wanted to fight the Liang Kingdom one more time!

"The Liang Kingdom army is stronger than us, but the gap is not a chasm. And how can I give up because of a few failures? If I give up, what will happen to the Jin Kingdom behind me?"

"I believe that this time, as long as the strategy is appropriate, it is possible to win!" Meng Jingzhou clenched his fists tightly, a plan already in his heart.

After several failures, he was already familiar with the Liang Kingdom general's routine. The Liang Kingdom general had won many times, so his mindset must be inflated. He could use this psychology, pretend to fail, flee in a sorry state, lure the Liang Kingdom army into a canyon, and surround them in turn.

This time, he would definitely be able to strike unexpectedly and not let down the expectations of the Jin Kingdom's elders!

"Thank you for the lesson." Meng Jingzhou cupped his fists to thank the spider. If it weren't for the spider's inspiration, he would definitely have been unable to recover, and then there would really be no hope of victory.

There were many mosquitoes and insects in the cave. To show his gratitude, Meng Jingzhou caught a bug and sent it to the spider.

The spider didn't seem to understand Meng Jingzhou's approach, treating him as an enemy, and bit him.

"It's a poisonous spider..."

Meng Jingzhou's head spun, and he fainted.

Don't know how much time passed, maybe a few minutes, maybe ten minutes, anyway, not long. Meng Jingzhou woke up and felt his body was full of strength.

"What happened to me?"

Meng Jingzhou felt his body had undergone some kind of change. His vision, hearing, and perception were all becoming stronger, and his body was unprecedentedly flexible, as if he had been reborn.

His right hand moved subconsciously, his middle finger and ring finger curled, and white silk sprayed out from his wrist.

"What the hell is this?"

The white silk stuck to the wall. Meng Jingzhou pulled hard and found it was exceptionally tough.

"How is it like spider silk?"

Meng Jingzhou pressed both hands against the wall and was surprised to find his hands could stick to his arms, making flying over eaves and walking on walls a breeze.

"I remember it was after being bitten by the spider... Right, where is the spider?" When Meng Jingzhou found the spider, it had already been killed by a mantis.

Meng Jingzhou stomped the mantis to death, avenging the spider.

He inherited the spider's last wish, reorganized the army, and fought the Liang Kingdom army again.

On the night before the decisive battle, he wore night-walking clothes and, relying on his newly acquired strength, carried out a decapitation operation alone, directly beheading the Liang Kingdom general.

The Liang Kingdom general was dumbfounded at the time. Everyone was a general; shouldn't they be fighting with swords and weapons on the battlefield, a final decisive battle or something? You directly jumped to the end, general killing general?

The Liang Kingdom general had cultivator guards, but they weren't as flexible as Meng Jingzhou. Meng Jingzhou successfully killed the Liang Kingdom general.

The Liang Kingdom general was a rare military genius. After he died, the group of dragons had no leader. The Liang army had no one who could preside over the overall situation, and Meng Jingzhou led the Jin army to crush the Liang army.

Meng Jingzhou passed the trial.

At the Immortal-Decaying Sect headquarters, the Sect Master and Vice Sect Master finished watching Meng Jingzhou's way of passing and didn't speak for a long time.

A second way to pass had really appeared.

The Sect Master rubbed his brows: "What's the situation with this spider? How can a bite make someone acquire spider abilities?"

"Could it be that if I bite the spider, the spider can transform?"

The Vice Sect Master was also confused. He pondered for a while, as if thinking of something, took out a classic from his storage ring, pointed to a paragraph of text, and said: "Found it. Look, it's recorded in ancient books that there was once a peculiar spider on the Central Continent. Its own strength was the same as an ordinary spider and it never bit people, but anyone bitten by it would have their body mutate."

"This kind of spider went extinct tens of thousands of years ago."

The Vice Sect Master analyzed reasonably: "The Jin Kingdom and Liang Kingdom happened ten thousand years ago, and we perfectly reproduced the scene at that time, so theoretically, it is possible for this peculiar spider to appear in the cave."

The Sect Master nodded: "It seems this Meng Jingzhou not only has perseverance and a flexible brain, but also good luck."

Luck is ethereal; perhaps only the legendary "Qi-Gazing Technique" can truly evaluate how one's fortune is.

However, it can be reflected from other aspects. For example, Meng Jingzhou now—so many people are going through this trial, and only he was bitten by the spider and mutated, showing his fortune is extraordinary.

A person with excellent fortune has a smooth path of cultivation and will achieve extremely high accomplishments in the future.

"Let's look at others. I don't believe there is a third way to pass."

Lu Yang watched the spider weaving its web and failing repeatedly, falling into deep thought.

"A spider weaving a web can capture prey, so why did waiting for the rabbit fail? Aren't they both staying in place waiting for prey to come to the door? What is the difference?"

"Is it because bugs have no brains and can only stupidly hit the web, while rabbits are smarter and know how to avoid trees?"

"If bugs have no brains, it means the spider also has no brains. Then the spider experiencing failure repeatedly and weaving webs repeatedly, is it a manifestation of willpower, or the persistence of a fool?"

"Rabbits know not to hit trees, so why are there still people who won't turn back until they hit the south wall?"

Lu Yang let his thoughts wander, thinking very far.

He wasn't discouraged after experiencing failure, just avoiding the rain in the cave, and thinking about how to defeat the enemy by the way.

Now seeing the spider weaving its web, he thought of many questions that seemed profound but were actually useless.

Suddenly, a mantis appeared, caught the spider off guard, and launched a sneak attack. The spider struggled hard using the advantage of the web. The mantis's movements were agile and fierce, and after a few rounds, it killed the spider.

Lu Yang witnessed this process, was thoughtful, stood up, and recalled the mantis's movements.

In terms of technique, he learned from the mantis's clever use of its two flexible forearms; in terms of footwork, he learned from its sudden leaps of flashing, dodging, and moving forward, backward, left, and right.

"Imagine yourself as a mantis..."

Lu Yang muttered to himself. He felt he seemed to have learned something similar and was very talented in this aspect.

Lu Yang was like a human mantis, combining hardness and softness, brave and fast. Any opponent would fall under his fist technique.

The Jin Kingdom general in history was in the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Lu Yang inherited the Jin Kingdom general's cultivation, which was also the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Practicing to the end, he directly changed his form, becoming a large mantis, his forearms striking quickly, shattering the cave with one punch.

Lu Yang sighed: "So this is the Mantis Fist passed down in the martial arts world? It's so powerful, it's just that ordinary people can't learn it."

Lu Yang simplified the Mantis Fist, making it simple and easy to learn, and promoted it on a large scale in the army. The combat power of the Jin Kingdom army directly exceeded that of the Liang Kingdom. He didn't need any strategy; he just pushed through all the way.

Lu Yang passed the trial.

"Who passes the trial like this!" the Vice Sect Master said angrily.

Added update for the alliance leader "Give me a hug".

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 70 =====