Chapter 163
Chapter 163: The Card
Returning to the spaceship, Wang Jie used its equipment to contact the outside world, sending out the news about Wu Yun chasing him.
Lie Qiu watched as the message was sent successfully and let out a relieved sigh. As long as the outside world was aware of the situation, someone would come to deal with Wu Yun, and they would be safe.
“Wu Yun’s injuries are obviously worse than I thought. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have made it back with this ship,” Wang Jie speculated.
Lie Qiu forced a smile. “I never expected that even Lock Path interval could draw a deacon’s pursuit.”
“Just wait, the outside world will have news soon,” Wang Jie replied.
In Black White Heaven, after Xing Xue walked out of the Elder Hall, the Elder Hall immediately issued an order to capture Wu Yun and announced to the outside world that Wu Yun had trespassed into Lock Path interval. Once captured, he was to be killed without mercy.
The announcement shocked countless people.
No one had expected that a mere deacon would enter Lock Path interval to assassinate Wang Jie.
Wang Jie’s name spread far and wide.
On Sword Mastery Heaven, inside the spaceship, Miao Tai’s voice echoed from the screen. “Lord, the Elder Hall has dispatched cultivators to Lock Path interval to hunt down Wu Yun. Please avoid making any public appearances for now. I fear Wu Yun may become desperate.”
“I know,” Wang Jie replied.
“Also, Senior Xing Xue sent word to me. She said that if Wu Yun is determined to hide, it will be difficult to find him. Lock Path interval is no longer safe. She suggests you head to Zhi Academy.”
Wang Jie was surprised. “Zhi Academy?”
“Yes, Senior has already sent someone to pick you up. They’ll be here in no more than three months.”
Wang Jie thought for a moment. This was indeed the best choice. With Wu Yun hiding in Lock Path interval, and the Elder Hall’s anger now fully ignited, it would be impossible for him to escape. If he stayed, he would either be forced to hide forever or be captured.
Leaving the area was the safest course of action.
However, this decision also left Xing Xue’s elder with some reluctance. She had spent a long time taking control of Lock Path interval, and now, leaving meant that things might change in her absence. But there was no other option—better to leave than to die here.
It was a gamble, and no one could win.
“Alright. Please relay the message to Senior. I’ll wait here on Sword Mastery Heaven.”
“Understood.”
“Also, tell Zong Cheng Ping and the others to send all the materials to me. Don’t reveal that I’m going to Zhi Academy yet. When the time comes, you’ll travel with me.”
Miao Tai did not hesitate. “Understood, Lord. Don’t worry.”
Afterward, Wang Jie and the others stayed as far from the spaceship as possible, fearing Wu Yun might track them down through it. He didn’t know where Lie Qiu was hiding now, but he had promised her that he would take her with him when he left.
Now, on the tenth floor.
Before leaving, he had to take Zhong Yi’s sword with him.
The tenth floor was also quite secure. Even if Wu Yun stood at its entrance, he wouldn’t be able to enter.
In the distance, the Eight Prison Berserk clan creature still lay motionless on the ground. Only the cracks in the earth indicated that it had woken up earlier.
Wang Jie walked toward it, this time without hiding.
The berserker tribe creature suddenly opened its eyes and sat up, locking its gaze on Wang Jie. Its pupils fixed on him, staring intently.
Wang Jie met its gaze. “Aren’t you planning to eat me? Come on.”
The berserk creature grinned and grabbed the chains, swinging them violently. The massive chains came crashing toward Wang Jie. He immediately dodged, and the lock force hit the ground, creating a huge crack that caused the earth to tremble.
The beast’s power surged to 150,000 battle strength.
Wang Jie activated his Sword Step, moving swiftly and appearing beside the creature. He raised his arm and threw a punch, with the energy of air and force merging together, completely unhidden.
The berserk creature, with its eight arms, responded by unleashing a simultaneous attack.
Wang Jie suddenly stopped, the wind from his punch clashing against the eight arms, creating an unstoppable wall of flesh that blocked his strike. The immense power even pushed Wang Jie back.
He quickly retreated using Armor Eight Steps.
This creature was stronger than Wu Yun. Wu Yun relied on strange star force and the Great Domain Canon, while this creature relied purely on physical strength, fighting head-on—a completely different combat style.
Dealing with Wu Yun was possible as long as he could find a weakness, but with this creature, even close combat to break through its defenses was extremely difficult.
Wang Jie landed some distance away. Above him, the chains came crashing down, and the berserk creature roared.
The earth cracked under the impact of the chains, and the surging star force turned into a howling wind, sweeping across the entire tenth floor.
Wang Jie waved his hand to shake off the star force. This particular star force felt weak, as though it had been exhausted.
This creature had been trapped here for too long, and its star force clearly hadn’t been replenished.
“Human, I will kill you~~” the berserk creature shouted.
Wang Jie stood at a distance, watching. He didn’t need to engage in a direct fight. He could grind it down slowly. Raising his hand, he pointed and unleashed the Starry Finger technique.
The planet spun, the world changed color, and countless finger shadows rained down upon the berserker tribe creature.
It raised its arms to block, smashing the finger shadows with its fists and palms, but still took injuries from the technique.
Wang Jie didn’t expect to win with a single Starry Finger. After all, he was fighting against a wandering star realm expert.
Sometimes he wondered if Starry Finger was too weak, but against enemies of two levels above him, any single finger shadow could easily kill them.
For now, he continued to unleash the Starry Finger every so often, gradually wearing down the berserker tribe creature.
One arm was broken, then two, then three, until all eight arms were completely destroyed. The creature continued to struggle, but after more than a month, it gave one last reluctant roar and collapsed to the ground, dead.
Wang Jie finally approached its body, his expression tired.
Killing the creature had taken a lot of his strength.
Crossing over the creature’s corpse, he arrived at the back of the archway and gazed at the sword embedded in the earth.
The sword was pure white and exquisitely crafted, carrying a sense of indescribable beauty.
Unfortunately, it was somewhat delicate and didn’t seem suitable for him.
Wang Jie gripped the sword’s hilt and drew it out. With a crisp sound, the sword rang, just as delicate as its appearance.
He examined the blade, swung it casually, and with barely any effort, the sharpness cleaved through the earth, cutting through thick mountains as if they were paper.
So this is the five tribulations star artifact?
It didn’t seem to have star force inside it. Could it be that Zhong Yi didn’t use star force when wielding it? That makes sense—if it had five tribulations star force, how could she use it?
The Five Tribulations corresponded to the Star Refining Realm.
No matter how strong Zhong Yi was, she couldn’t fight against the star refining realm star force inside the sword while also engaging in external combat. That would be foolish.
It meant that while this sword was technically a star artifact, it was akin to an ordinary tool made from eighth-grade materials. Without a celestial refinement master injecting five tribulations star force, it wasn’t truly a star artifact.
He stashed the sword away and spent some more time on the tenth floor, recovering his lock force before heading to the sixth floor to find the Stone Sword creature.
The Stone Sword creature was happy to see Wang Jie and, as usual, began looking for food for him.
Wang Jie reminded it not to go to the surface, and instead, just find food within the fifteenth floor.
For the next while, Wang Jie would focus on researching the fields.
The fields were his way to increase his power, and until he understood them completely, he wouldn’t feel at ease.
Having tried many approaches before, he planned to continue experimenting.
One day, after playing with the Stone Sword creature, Wang Jie returned to the field, only to find something in the third field.
A card?
He crouched down and saw half of the card buried in the soil, with the other half exposed. He touched it but found nothing unusual. It didn’t seem to react like the green sprouts, where touching them immediately revealed their needs.
So, should he pull it out?
He decided to pull it out.
The card appeared to be ordinary, but upon closer inspection, Wang Jie was astonished to realize that the pattern on the card was exactly the same as the one hundred different species of fish he had once collected.
These fish were the materials required for the Liu Shui Sword Style.
That was back on Blue Star.
Although it had been a long time, Wang Jie still remembered the general appearance of the fish.
He thought about it, then stared at the card again.
Yes, those were the fish. The card depicted those exact fish.
Why was it here?
He looked at the first field. The material seemed to come from the first field, but why was it appearing in the third field as a card? Could it be that the materials thrown into the first field could be recycled? But how?
He spent a long time researching it, but couldn’t figure it out.
As for how the card appeared, he had an idea.
Last time, when he was bored in the third field, he had pulled out Zhong Yi’s sword and practiced the Liu Shui Sword Style.
That must have been the reason.
Some materials might be planted in the first field to create certain techniques, while in the third field, those techniques could be manifested as cards.
So, the first and third fields were connected.
The only question now was, how could he use the card?
Wang Jie walked out of the tenth floor and found Lie Qiu. He figured that if he couldn’t use it himself, perhaps giving it to her would yield results. He decided to test it out.
Lie Qiu quickly arrived, looking both expectant and excited. “Are we leaving?”
“Not yet.”
“Then why did you come to find me?”
“I found this. Take a look.” Wang Jie casually threw the card to Lie Qiu.
Lie Qiu instinctively caught it and looked at it. “What’s this?”
Wang Jie said nonchalantly, “I don’t know. I thought you might. You must know more about Sword Mastery Heaven than I do.”
Lie Qiu furrowed her brow. “It’s just a simple card. Maybe someone dropped it. It doesn’t seem to be of any use.” She said this and was about to return it to Wang Jie.
Wang Jie stopped her. “Keep it for now. Give it back to me later.”
Lie Qiu was confused. She glanced at the card. “Why not just give it to you now? Why wait?”
She had initially planned to throw it away, but now she felt she should keep it.
The atmosphere grew tense.
Wang Jie waited to see how Lie Qiu would react to the card. But Lie Qiu seemed ready to leave. Their contact wasn’t here yet, so there was nothing left to say.
Suddenly, Wang Jie asked, “How did you reach Full Star Realm?”
Lie Qiu froze and said, “Well, that’s a long story.”
“Then take your time.”
Lie Qiu…
Soon, while telling Wang Jie how she had slowly gained control of the Four Alliances, her face changed. She appeared anxious and puzzled.
Wang Jie’s eyes flashed. “What’s wrong?”
Lie Qiu frowned. “It’s strange. Why do I need to collect one hundred different types of fish?”
Wang Jie stared at her blankly. “You want to do what?”
Lie Qiu’s expression was odd, full of resistance but with an incomprehensible complexity. “I need to collect one hundred different types of fish.”
Wang Jie exhaled. “Why would you do something like that?”
“I don’t know. It feels like I’m supposed to.”
“No one told you to do this?”
“No.”
“Then you’re really strange,” Wang Jie said, and then walked away.