Chapter 934: Chapter 182 Crossing the Bridge
In the midst of their rapid escape, Chu Mi lamented, "I still have so many wishes unfulfilled. Sadly, there’s no chance to fulfill them now."
Jiang Wang said, "I also have many things I want to accomplish. One of them is being realized right now."
"What?" asked Chu Mi.
Jiang Wang released the secret technique that took advantage of the slope and charged directly forward, dispatching the oncoming Sea Clan with clean, swift strokes of his sword.
Then he stated, "Forty-one to go."
"Is that your target for absolving sins?" Chu Mi repositioned his arm over his shoulder and asked.
"Yes."
"Commander-level Sea Clan?" The muscles on Chu Mi’s face twitched, finding it a bit too harsh: "How many do you have to kill?"
"One hundred."
Why do I feel that a person who’s been punished like this still has some backing?
That was the question Chu Mi asked himself internally. Aloud he said, "What kind of mistake did your friend have to make to need such a redemption?"
"Sometimes one gets punished not because they made a mistake."
After speaking, Jiang Wang looked back and felt the net of the Sea Clan tightening around them, leaving almost no room to maneuver.
Chu Mi fell silent for a moment, then said, "You’re right."
He paused, then asked again, "So you should also believe that I have been wrongly accused, right?"
"Do you want the truth or a lie?"
"Of course, I want the truth... dammit!" Chu Mi caught on, "I’m not listening anymore! Talking to you is so frustrating!"
"Then save your energy, so you can die with some dignity later."
Chu Mi clenched his teeth in anger, "Thanks a lot!"
But after a while, he added, "But, speaking of which, I do believe that you’ve been wronged."
Jiang Wang replied insincerely, "Well, I thank you for that."
"Sometimes I really envy people like you, for whom this world seems to have been prepared..."
At a time like this, Chu Mi sure had a lot to say. But Jiang Wang no longer responded because he realized that his ultimate goal seemed unattainable now.
The same piercing shriek that they had heard once before rang out again, excruciatingly shrill. Yu Siqing was catching up!
That sound was like the final knock of death.
"I really was falsely accused," Chu Mi said hurriedly, yet it seemed as though he had suddenly come to terms with it: "But it doesn’t matter, I’m not a good person anyway. If not for this sin, there would be another."
Jiang Wang clearly wasn’t listening, instead saying to himself, "We have to find a way to kill him."
Of course, Chu Mi knew who ’he’ was and, struggling to breathe, said, "Is that even possible?"
Jiang Wang obviously wasn’t very confident either but looked resolute: "Whether it’s possible or not, we’ve got to do something, right?"
Chu Mi glanced sideways at the young man and indeed saw a light in him that was hard to face—not because it was too sharp, but because the reflection of his former self, fading away, was excruciating!
Jiang Wang did not ponder on this.
They were approaching.
With Chu Mi’s cooperation, he had been running as fast as he could. Yet the sound grew more intense, and the vast true form of the Sea Clan leader had entered their visual range.
And he held his sword, turning around.
In these final moments, he made every effort to move towards areas with fewer Sea Clan members, fighting for space for a last struggle.
So, this was the moment.
It was time to test the strength of the mightiest high-ranking Commander-level Sea Clan in this area.
To engage in a battle to the death!
Just as Jiang Wang’s will to fight surged.
A sound suddenly arose.
Upon closer listening, it seemed silent.
A sense of annoyance rose in his heart, that discomfort coming out of the blue but quickly subsided.
Jiang Wang realized that the feeling did not originate from himself alone, it was the entire environment undergoing some change.
"Look!" Chu Mi’s voice echoed with excitement.
In front of them, not more than ten miles away, a swirling five-color light band appeared, signifying shattered time and space, collapsing rules, a Boundary River dozens of yards in length!
Just as they faced their most desperate moment, the Lost World had undergone a shift!
Within the topsy-turvy Lost World, the Boundary River was also constantly changing. These changes were almost without pattern; today it could be here, tomorrow there, and it might not change again for several months.
That’s why neither the Human Race nor the Sea Clan permanently built defensive fortifications in front of the Boundary River. It would be meaningless after one night, no matter how much was invested.
The moment he spotted the Boundary River, Jiang Wang suddenly changed direction. He executed the Green Cloud Step, sprinting away swiftly.
If death was inevitable, then before dying, he would ensure his adversaries paid a heavy price.
But if there was still a chance to escape, escaping was certainly his top priority!
Another Dao Technique, the Eight Tones of the Incinerating Sea, was left behind to block the enemy’s approach. Jiang Wang sped to the Boundary River and took out a crystal-clear small bridge from the Storage Box and directly "laid" it across the Boundary River.
A crossing bridge made of Lost Crystals!
The tiny bridge expanded when met with the wind and was placed upon the Boundary River. Underneath the bridge, the surging rainbow colors suddenly stilled, as the broken rules were momentarily suppressed and new rules formed, briefly persisting.
The colorless, transparent crystal bridge above the five-color Boundary River was precisely the manifestation of normal rules.
Allowing passage to anyone!
Connected by the secret technique that took advantage of the situation, both Jiang Wang and Chu Mi flew toward the bridge.
However, as they sensed the shift in the Lost World and fortuitously saw the Boundary River appear nearby, Yu Siqing, hot in pursuit, naturally witnessed the same scene.
He surged with black torrents, smashing into the Eight Tones of the Incinerating Sea’s Dao Technique to tear it apart with a distant claw!
A warning flared within Jiang Wang, and he braked sharply, halting mid-air.
And right in front of him, less than two meters away, the terrifying claw wind pierced directly through space.
If he hadn’t stopped just then, he and Chu Mi would have been torn in half.
Yu Siqing had predicted Jiang Wang’s position based on the speed he had displayed.
However, having already understood Yu Siqing’s special maneuvers, Jiang Wang in turn anticipated Yu Siqing’s attack.
It seemed that he had gained the upper hand, but as he was forced to stop by the claw, a monstrous figure with six wings on its back and eighty feet appeared, blocking this newly formed Boundary River.
It was Shuiying Shuang!
As the second fastest among the Sea Clan army after Yu Siqing, he had immediately followed upon Yu Siqing locating his target. Now in his true form, he blocked the way.
Jiang Wang was well aware of Shuiying Shuang’s strength and knew he had no chance of instantaneously killing him.
But at this very moment, there couldn’t be the slightest hesitation.
Because the more terrifying, Yu Siqing, was right behind him!
Therefore, after Jiang Wang halted, he moved forward directly, facing his opponent, unleashing a terrifying killing intent.
Within the second Inner Mansion, glimmers of frosty light flickered.
Astray Path was activated!
But let’s say Shuiying Shuang hastened to intercept them in front of the freshly emerged Boundary River.
He certainly wanted to prove himself, but seeing the young man without a hint of hesitation killing his way forward, he suddenly remembered the scene where, despite being surrounded by nine, six of his Sea Clan peers were slaughtered.
A thought rose in his heart—I could be instantly killed!
He couldn’t help thinking: With Yu Siqing here, this person can’t escape. My bloodline is noble, why should I perish alongside him? Better to avoid the sharp edge first.
So, at the critical moment of the clash, he suddenly flapped his wings and withdrew from his position, also leaving the bridge behind unguarded!
