Chapter 408: Unscrupulous Strategy (1/2)
Chapter 408: Unscrupulous Strategy
Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_
”Well, I made it after all!” Wang Tong retorted.
”Haha, you had learned from the best. Li Feng wouldn't choose you if I didn't have any mojo. On the other hand, Li Shiming had done a great job by becoming one with the blade.” Mr. Wannabe praised.
”Ah... about that… Do you know what happened at the end when I struck him with the lance? I can't remember a thing.”
Mr. Wannabe pulled a tout face and said, ”Oh.. mm... you have done a good job, rest well. I have something else to take care of, bye.” Before Mr. Wannabe left, he rolled his eyes at Wang Tong. He knew what it was called, Reverse Causality, but he had no idea how Wang Tong had pulled that off. What was worse, Mr. Wannabe didn't want to admit that he couldn't answer his question.
Wang Tong didn't mind Mr. Wannabe's perfunctory reply. Not only had Mr. Wannabe provided an immeasurable help to him, but the most saline point in certain techniques could also never be taught. Although Wang Tong was victorious, the fight had exposed some of his shortcomings. Luckily, those shortcomings could be mended through strenuous training and conditioning.
Li Shiming possessed a keen battle awareness, but it was no match for Wang Tong's survival instincts. Even Mr. Wannabe admitted that he had underestimated Wang Tong's ability.
Before the fight, both combatants had equal power, and both of them had advanced their cultivation in the heat of the battle. But in the end, Wang Tong won the fight with a hair-thin margin.
Regardless of Wang Tong's recent improvement, he knew that the fight with Patroclus would be a tougher nut to crack than the last match. He promised himself that as long as he was able to move about tomorrow, he would go and watch Patroclus's fight with Lie Jian. Wang Tong conceded that he had almost exhausted his abilities while Patroclus was still holding back his power. He wished that Lie Jian would be able to force Patroclus to reveal more about his concealed abilities.
Everyone knew that as long as Lie Jian was able to defeat Patroclus, he would have gained the title of the champion, since both Wang Tong and Li Shiming would not be 100% after injury. Lie Jian's strategy was simple, 'Finish the fight as fast as possible and use the fire poison to slow down Patroclus.'
”Michaux, do you think I will win?” Lie Jian asked.
Michaux was amused by the question. ”You never ask things like that.”
”Hehe, yeah. Somehow, the more I advance my cultivation, the less confidence I have.” Lie Jian said as he flexed his wrist. He always told Michaux his deepest feeling as Michaux, a friend since childhood, was the only person he could confide in.
Michaux smiled lightly and said, ”Your winning chance is less than forty percent. It's not your fault though, Patroclus is just too powerful for you.”
”So, you knew I will lose all the while?” Lie Jian asked without betraying his resignation.
The young master nodded.
”F*ck it! Even though the odds are against me, I will show him who I am!” Lie Jian burst out, his face knotted. He was still very confident in his abilities, despite the urge to agree with his friend's outlook.
”Let me help you. We can't let them look down on us Martians,” Michaux announced.
”How? Do tell!” Lie Jian was pleasantly surprised. He knew that the Divine Masters had many tricks up their sleeves. Some might not appear to be deadly on the spot, but they could be useful when deployed at the right time.
”I learned a secret technique called Soul Transfer that allows me to store a part of my soul energy inside your sea of consciousness to increase your power,” Michaux said.