Chapter 380 (1/2)
Chapter 380
Chapter 380: Not even one round?
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
Since the ancient days, people had always wanted to compete to see who was better . However, some people had higher cultivation levels whilst others had better techniques .
Then, how would they decide?
The easiest method was to have a fair fight .
However, after the candidates heard that Fang Zhengzhi had 388 Daos in his pocket dimension, no one doubted his abilities anymore .
After all, history had proven that those who managed to grasp more than 100 Daos were all heroes amongst their peers!
. . .
Nangong Hao had been a bright star ever since his childhood days . He had been surrounded by compliments for the past 20 years .
More and more complimentary phrases had been piled on over the years .
Mature, calm, stable, talented, the future of his generation . A plethora of different compliments had been heaped upon him .
Anyone in his position would be incredibly arrogant .
However, Nangong Hao was not . He knew that the higher he went, the greater the fall would be . As such, he never stopped working hard to improve himself .
For the court examinations, despite having every advantage, he still spent effort to read up on his opponent's character and techniques .
He felt that as long as he did the necessary preparations and found Fang Zhengzhi's achilles heel, victory was certain .
But now?
Fang Zhengzhi had countered almost perfectly . Fang Zhengzhi had ruined his plans, unsettling him greatly .
Nangong Hao recovered slowly .
He raised his head as he looked into the blue sky . He felt the chilly spring wind and looked at the stunned candidates around him .
He knew that right now, Fang Zhengzhi was just on the same level as him .
However, if one saw it from the different perspective . . .
His knowledge advantage, ability advantage, geographical advantage . . . virtually all his advantages had been neutralized by Fang Zhengzhi!
Nangong Hao did not bother thinking any more . He did not try to rebut Fang Zhengzhi . Instead, he slowly raised his clear sword .
”In this battle, I will suppress my cultivation level to the Heavenly Reflection State . ” Nangong Hao started rather shakily before calming down .
All of the other candidates were taken aback by what they heard .
”Nangong Hao wants to suppress his own cultivation state?! He proposed this himself? What is going on?”
”Why would he do such a thing?”
”It is no wonder he is the top talent!”
Some of the candidates could not understand what Nangong Hao was thinking . However, some of the faster ones understood almost immediately .
The logic was not difficult to understand . However, few people would make the same decision if they were placed in that situation . Nangong Hao's action was admirable .
That being said . . .
If he didn't make that decision, he wouldn't be Nangong Hao .
. . .
Nangong Hao's hand was steady, his eyes as bright as the sun, rays of light beaming out of his pupils .
That look of confusion had disappeared completely .
Nangong Hao knew the risks involved in such a decision . However, only by making such a decision would he feel the rush he did .
He couldn't remember the last time he had been this excited to battle someone .
But now . . .
He felt the rus.h.!.+
When he heard that Fang Zhengzhi had 388 Daos in his pocket dimension, he had two choices . One, he could use his cultivation state superiority to oppress Fang Zhengzhi .
However, if he did so, he would have lost the battle of the heart .
Nangong Hao's pride refused to let that happen .
This was especially after Fang Zhengzhi managed to neutralize all the posturing advantage Nangong Hao had .
The strong could only remain strong if they were confident enough .
Only these people would be willing to take risks and push themselves to the limits .
Only people like that would be able to stand at the pinnacle and become true powers .
Nangong Hao could choose the easier option .
He could use his cultivation state to oppress Fang Zhengzhi . However, this would mean that he did not dare to take up the challenge and prove that his method was the right one .
This battle could ruin his life!
Nangong Hao had complete faith in his choice . He was willing to pay the price for his choice . He was not afraid of losing, he was afraid of not daring to lose .
Of course, Fang Zhengzhi had to be capable enough to defeat him .
Nangong Hao's calm slowly morphed into confidence and excitement . This was a rush he felt from discovering a worthy opponent .
How powerful was someone with 388 Daos in the pocket dimension?
Nangong Hao stared at Fang Zhengzhi . He wanted to find out for himself if the numbers made a difference, or if the heart would be the determining factor .
. . .
Fang Zhengzhi never thought that he would be gifted with such a golden opportunity .
In actual fact, when he heard that Nangong Hao had broken through to the Supernatural State, he wanted to turn back and tell Nangong Hao that he would reschedule .
Of course, he didn't do so .
There was no need to explain his reasons . In the end, he had managed to neutralize the posturing advantage Nangong Hao had . Then, he received yet another piece of good news .
Nangong Hao was going to suppress his own cultivation state!
Hang on!
So if Nangong Hao was defeated, would it be legitimate?
Fang Zhengzhi's excitement did not last long . He remembered that the purpose of battling Nangong Hao was to fulfill his promise to nangong Mu .
If he defeated Nangong Hao whilst his cultivation state was suppressed, he would not have achieved what he set out to do .
That was what Fang Zhengzhi thought .
Even so, to the candidates and the deputies, the fact that Nangong Hao was willing to suppress his cultivation state meant that he was extremely confident . This gave him the slight advantage .