Overlord of the Wilderness

Ling Kongyun flew rapidly for some distance. After confirming he had escaped the Thousand-foot Python’s attack, he heaved a long sigh of relief. He stopped and was about to use his Inference Technique to divine Zhaang Ye’s whereabouts. But at that exact moment, he felt an ominous premonition.

"Hm?"

Ling Kongyun’s expression changed slightly. Those who excelled in the art of inference were exceptionally sensitive to fortune and disaster; a sudden thought or warning that appeared in their minds could often become reality. Ling Kongyun was a genius of the Calculation Dao and naturally knew this kind of feeling was the most accurate. The moment this ominous premonition appeared, it immediately caught his full attention.

’My luck has been terrible lately, which is why Master repeatedly warned me not to descend the mountain. But I inferred that there might be a complication in the Divine Strategy Double Eagles’ operation, so I dropped everything and rushed thousands of miles to this Python Marsh. Now the Little World has collapsed, and there’s no sign of the Divine Strategy Double Eagles or Ling Wuliang. Could they have all met with an accident?’ Ling Kongyun’s mind was filled with uncertainty as he hurriedly began his inference.

Ling Kongyun’s Inference Technique was exceptionally refined, reaching the point where he could cast a hexagram at will. His eyes casually swept across Python Marsh, passing over nine small lakes before his gaze settled on the seventh one.

Just like that, Ling Kongyun used the seventh small lake to cast his hexagram. In a mere moment, he deduced a result filled with murderous intent. After briefly analyzing the hexagram, his face turned ashen. ’The Divine Strategy Double Eagles are dead. Ling Wuliang is dead. The item is lost! How could this be? How could this be? They were all great masters of the Martial Arts Ninth Layer! Who could possibly have killed them?’

Ling Kongyun let out a low roar as True Qi surged madly from his body, his eyes filled with a bone-chilling killing intent. After a long moment, he suppressed the murderous urge in his heart. Calming his mind, Ling Kongyun once again began his inference. This time, he was divining the identity of the killer who had slain the Divine Strategy Double Eagles.

After a period of inference, Ling Kongyun arrived at an ambiguous hexagram. Silently analyzing it in his mind, he spoke six words with a grim expression: "Ancient Dragon Power, Ancient Elephant Power!"

A monstrous killing intent erupted from Ling Kongyun. This person, who possessed both Ancient Dragon Power and Ancient Elephant Power, had repeatedly slain disciples of his Da Ling Kingdom True Hall, repeatedly ruined his plans, and interrupted his path to rapid advancement. This individual had now become someone he absolutely had to kill.

While hating the killer to his very bones, Ling Kongyun’s heart was also filled with frustration and astonishment. ’My Inference Technique was derived from the Barbaric Stars. Nothing under the starry sky should be able to hide from it. Yet this person with Ancient Dragon Power and Ancient Elephant Power has repeatedly managed to evade my technique, making it impossible for me to divine his location or physical features. Can it be that he is no ordinary person?’

Although the Inference Technique was incredibly profound, it also had various limitations. Generally speaking, there were three types of people who could not be divined. The first were those with immense strength. The stronger a person was, the harder they were to divine, as such individuals had faintly begun to merge themselves with heaven and earth, making any attempt to divine them extremely difficult. Additionally, people with extraordinary innate talent were also difficult to divine, as they were the darlings of the heavens, and acquired inference techniques had little effect on them. Aside from these two types, there was one other kind of person who was very hard to divine: the reincarnation of a supreme expert. They possessed formidable Soul Power, and the Inference Technique could not grasp the trajectory of their destiny.

’Could this killer be one of those three types?’ Ling Kongyun’s expression flickered, but he quickly dismissed the thought.

After a moment of contemplation, Ling Kongyun cleared his mind. ’I’d better go back and ask Master about this matter. For now, I should focus on finding that person from before. I have a faint feeling that he has something I need. I must find him!’

Although Zhaang Ye had displayed astonishing speed just now, Ling Kongyun’s perception was incredibly sharp. With just a single glance from afar, he had discerned that Zhaang Ye’s Cultivation was only at the Martial Arts Eighth Layer. In his eyes, such a meager level of Cultivation was like that of an infant he could defeat with ease.

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE—

Using a newly comprehended flight method, Zhaang Ye flew at a speed far exceeding that of sound. He wanted to fly straight back to Python City, heal his internal injuries, and continue his Cultivation. However, while this new flight method was incredibly fast, it was also extremely draining on his True Qi. After flying for two hundred thousand li, Zhaang Ye had already consumed more than half of his True Qi, and the injuries he had been suppressing began to flare up.

Inside the Little World, Zhaang Ye had clashed head-on with eight Martial Arts Ninth Layer masters. Even with the power of Water Spirit Qi and his formidable physique, it was more than he could bear. He had already been severely injured from the fierce battles; if not for his body being tempered by Dragon Elephant Power, it would have long since shattered into pieces.

After leaving the Little World, Zhaang Ye had then struck out and killed the Divine Strategy Double Eagles and Lu Junjie. The resulting chaos in his internal Ancient Dragon Power compounded his wounds, making them even worse. Under these circumstances, Zhaang Ye’s injuries had reached an extremely grave state. If he didn’t find a way to suppress them, healing in the future would be incredibly troublesome.

’Oh well. I’ll find a place to recover first,’ Zhaang Ye quickly decided. He observed his surroundings, paused for a moment, and then plunged beneath a massive lake.

The lake was ten thousand li in circumference and completely silent, making it an excellent place for Cultivation.

As someone who possessed Ancient Dragon Power, Zhaang Ye released a slight amount of it after diving into the water. As the Ancient Dragon Power radiated outward, the lake water WHOOSHED aside, allowing him to descend without even a corner of his robes getting wet.

Zhaang Ye quickly descended to a depth of a thousand feet. He then carved out a small sanctuary at the bottom of the lake and began to regulate the Ancient Dragon Power within his body.

A day later, Zhaang Ye’s Ancient Elephant Power had recovered significantly. His Dragon Power and Elephant Power re-established their balance, transforming into Dragon Elephant Power that circulated within him, slowly healing his injuries.

Zhaang Ye’s body had been tempered by Dragon Elephant Power, so using it for healing was quite effective. In just three days, his injuries were nearly half-healed and had stabilized. All he needed was to return to Python City and recuperate for a while to make a full recovery.

This was the true power of Dragon Elephant Power. If an ordinary Martial Artist had suffered such severe injuries, with both internal and external wounds flaring up at once, they likely wouldn’t have survived. But after being tempered by Dragon Elephant Power, Zhaang Ye’s body had not only become extremely resilient, but his regenerative abilities also far surpassed those of ordinary people. To heal nearly half of such critical injuries in a mere few days was nothing short of a miracle.

Zhaang Ye was tempted to seize the opportunity to advance his Cultivation to the Martial Arts Ninth Layer. But his internal and external injuries had yet to heal. Forcing a breakthrough would lead to unpredictable consequences, so after some thought, he abandoned the idea.

"WHOOSH!" Zhaang Ye shot out of the lake and headed toward Python City. He had only flown for a few hundred li when he felt a fluctuation in the void ahead. A figure in white suddenly appeared before him, directly blocking his path.

"Hm? Ling Kongyun?" Zhaang Ye’s brow furrowed slightly.

"Hahahaha! Didn’t expect this, did you!" Ling Kongyun stood proudly in the void and said slowly, "Boy, I am renowned throughout the Thirteen Abandoned Countries for my Inference Technique. I have already locked onto your aura. No matter how fast you fly, you cannot escape my pursuit!"

Zhaang Ye’s gaze fell upon Ling Kongyun as he said slowly, "Ling Kongyun, you’re blocking my path. What do you want?"

"What do I want?" Ling Kongyun stared at Zhaang Ye with a slight smile. "What I want is very simple: to search your entire body. You’d best be cooperative and comply with me willingly. Otherwise, I’ll have no choice but to beat you half to death and then slowly search you."

Ling Kongyun excelled in the Calculation Dao, and he faintly sensed that Zhaang Ye possessed something he needed. That was why he immediately demanded to search him upon seeing him.

Searching another person’s body was an incredibly domineering demand. But Ling Kongyun was immensely powerful, and he felt he had the right to be domineering.

Hearing the demand to be searched, Zhaang Ye let out a laugh of disbelief. He stared at Ling Kongyun and said, word by word, "You want to search me? You, Ling Kongyun, are not worthy."

Ling Kongyun’s expression changed. His status was exceptionally noble; even experts of the older generation dared not address him by his full name. His peers all respectfully called him "Shen Ji Zi" or "Young Master." Zhaang Ye had now called him by his name twice in a row, acting as if he were nothing, which instantly enraged Ling Kongyun.

"You think you can rely on your fast Body Technique to get away from me, is that it?" Though furious, Ling Kongyun’s expression remained impassive. "If I let you leave here so easily, then I wouldn’t deserve to be called Shen Ji Zi. Boy, take a look around you..."

Zhaang Ye glanced around, and his brow couldn’t help but twitch. Surrounding the lake were five or six experts at the Martial Arts Seventh Layer Late Stage. While their strength wasn’t high, they were more than capable of obstructing him for a moment. And with Ling Kongyun’s power, all he needed was that briefest of delays to close in.

Shen Ji Zi, Ling Kongyun, stood proudly and stared at Zhaang Ye. "You can’t escape. If you don’t want to die, start taking off your clothes, piece by piece. I’m going to search everything."

(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)