Chapter 355: Chapter 354: An Annoying Conversation
We meet again.
Yes, we meet again. The young man had seen Jiang Zuo before. And though Jiang Zuo hadn’t seen him, he recognized the man.
The one who cultivated the real Dream Realm.
The one who had his eyes on Su Qi’s aura of misfortune. This person could not be allowed to live.
Jiang Zuo sighed internally. ’If we weren’t on the Elemental Level, I wouldn’t be this person’s match.’
So, he was still too weak.
If he were alone, Jiang Zuo would fear nothing. If he couldn’t win, he could flee. He could even predict danger and avoid it beforehand. But not anymore.
He could not retreat behind Su Qi.
Even in death, he could not put Su Qi in front of him.
Revenge was completely meaningless.
Su Qi was someone to be protected.
So he still needed to get stronger. True strength, strength in Cultivation—that was the best way to solve problems.
"Human, why are you everywhere?" the young man asked.
Jiang Zuo looked at him, then glanced at the Seven Elemental Spirits.
’Sure enough, I spotted the Water Elemental Spirit I beat up before. It seems I really was the cause of the so-called Elemental Wound.’
’But these Elemental Spirits are really pathetic.’
’They’re being stepped on, yet they don’t even fight back.’
’No, they’ve probably been beaten so badly they don’t dare to resist anymore. Truly spineless.’
’They’re not even as good as my Fire Elemental Minions. Every one of them has fire in their eyes, full of fighting spirit.’
’No matter how strong the enemy, you can’t be a coward.’
’They should be more like the Fire Elemental Army—treat life and death as trivial; if you have a problem, just fight.’
Jiang Zuo retracted his gaze and said, "Your Dream Realm is incomplete. Are you trying to patch it up with the Seven Elemental Spirits?
But they won’t cut it."
The young man frowned. "Human, you know a lot."
Jiang Zuo replied, "I think you know a lot, too."
The young man said with contempt, "You are not worthy of wielding the Battle Spirit Stele."
Jiang Zuo retorted in kind, "It is the Battle Spirit Stele’s honor to be wielded by me."
The young man froze for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Human, you’re hilarious. Your ignorance is boundless! You don’t have an ounce of reverence.
You can no longer truly wield the Battle Spirit Stele.
If you’re going to cheat, you need the heart of a cheater. You are only fit to be a slave to the Divine Stele forever. You will never be able to wield it.
From the moment you said that, you’ve lost the ability to truly use the Battle Spirit Stele."
Jiang Zuo looked at him as if he were an idiot. ’The Battle Spirit Stele is indeed good, but it’s not worthy of being my permanent weapon.’
’At my peak, I could have crushed it with a single finger.’
’What is this guy so proud of?’
Faced with Jiang Zuo’s gaze, the young man awkwardly stopped laughing. With no one playing along, there was no way to make the other party understand how terrifying the Divine Stele was.
’It’s like casting pearls before swine. No matter how masterful the music, it’s useless if the audience doesn’t understand.’
’You might even be taken for a fool.’
Then, the man’s expression turned serious. "Human, don’t get in my way. I can give you time to grow. As you are now, you are not worthy of being my enemy."
Jiang Zuo looked at him and said, "I’ve guessed one possibility. You are indeed very strong, but you’re afraid of something.
Is it that you don’t dare leave the Dream Realm and step into the present world?"
The youth scoffed, "A joke. Is the Elemental Level not the present world?"
Jiang Zuo shook his head. "The Elemental Level is still different from the present world."
The young man didn’t respond to Jiang Zuo, instead asking, "So, you’re still going to interfere?"
’This guy is so annoying,’ Jiang Zuo thought. ’Such a string of stupid conversations.’
He said no more. At this point, talking was useless.
The young man also said nothing. He kicked the Fire Elemental Spirit aside and walked toward Jiang Zuo.
On the Elemental Level, aside from the power of the Dao, no one could use any combat method other than physical brawling.
’As for this person, he has clearly Entered Dao, but for some reason, he can’t use the power of the Dao.’
’If he could use the power of the Dao, he wouldn’t have needed to enter this way.’
’He could have just forced his entire being in.’
’Although I don’t know his exact situation, it’s true that this person is being restricted.’
By this time, the man had arrived before Jiang Zuo. His steps weren’t fast, but they had a disorienting effect on onlookers.
He then threw a punch at Jiang Zuo.
Jiang Zuo ignored the attack in front of him and instead reached out to his left.
His hand caught the young man’s fist perfectly.
The young man was visibly stunned.
But by then, Jiang Zuo’s fist was already flying toward his face.
BAM! The young man’s face was nearly knocked crooked, but he wasn’t knocked down. He didn’t even take half a step back. He took Jiang Zuo’s punch head-on and then counterattacked.
Jiang Zuo blocked the attack, using the momentum to retreat some distance.
He then looked coldly at the young man, in no particular hurry to attack.
’Su Qi is still outside Crossing the Tribulation. I just need to stall for time.’
’Once she’s done, if there’s any danger, I’ll take her and escape from here.’
At this moment, the young man looked at Jiang Zuo grimly. "Human, I didn’t expect you to be so familiar with this place."
Jiang Zuo shook his head. "I don’t come to the Elemental Level often, but to deal with you, combat instinct is enough. Any technique meant to confuse the eyes is useless against me."
"Hmph, don’t celebrate too early." With that, the young man charged at Jiang Zuo once again.
This time, he didn’t try anything fancy, directly attacking Jiang Zuo with his true strength.
Jiang Zuo stepped forward, punching directly into the opponent’s attack.
BANG! The two collided.
Jiang Zuo didn’t move an inch.
But the young man went flying.
"Feigning strength while being weak. It seems your restrictions are even more severe than I expected." Looking at the fallen youth, Jiang Zuo added, "Oh, and by the way, I was just testing the waters at the beginning."
"You..." The young man struggled to his feet and stared daggers at Jiang Zuo. "Human, who are you?"
Even with his severe restrictions, he was still invincible on the Elemental Level. No one who hadn’t Entered Dao could possibly be his opponent. He had been very confident about that.
This wasn’t the past; it was impossible for that kind of Mage to exist now.
Jiang Zuo looked at him and said, "Even if I told you, would you know who I am?"
The youth: "..."
He nearly coughed up blood from anger.
Was that what he meant?
But Jiang Zuo wasn’t wrong. It was impossible for the other man to know him; his fame was from his previous life.
"Human, your Cultivation isn’t high. I’m very curious how you managed this." Strength on the Elemental Level wasn’t determined by a high Cultivation.
Below Entering Dao, even a Tier Seven wouldn’t be invincible here.
They probably wouldn’t even be a match for the Elemental Spirits.
Only by having sufficient knowledge of this place and undergoing special training could one become strong enough to reliably suppress the Spirits.
But in this era, did anyone else understand the Elemental Level?
Besides him and that Mage, was there a third person?
Without entering with the power of the Dao, who could possibly be his opponent?
So who exactly was this person?
Jiang Zuo, however, was unaware of these thoughts.
In reality, Jiang Zuo could be much stronger; it was just that his body limited him.
If one day he died...
...then, that would likely be the start of his true rebirth.
But the dead are dead, after all. Any form of death is still death, and it’s highly likely the consciousness dies too. (His previous life’s death wasn’t a conventional one.)
So from the very beginning, Jiang Zuo had never considered such a thing.
’In the past, if I died, I died. But how could I possibly die now?’
’Su Qi would cry herself to death.’
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