Chapter 371: Dragon Combat Plan (1/2)
Chapter 371: Dragon Combat Plan
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
Nangong Hao's statement was directed at Fang Zhengzhi.
However, when this statement rang out, Wu Feng, Chen Feiyu and the other candidates were visibly more shocked than Fang Zhengzhi.
”Nangong Hao came out alone?”
”What is he trying to do?”
All of the candidates looked at each other in disbelief.
When they saw Nangong Hao walk out from the Icy Monkey Settlement, they thought that they were hallucinating. This was quite unfathomable
Is Nangong Hao stupid?
Of course not. So, what is he trying to do?
Is he going to take on 10,000 men at once?
There were more than 40,000 soldiers behind Fang Zhengzhi. Yan Xiu had another 6000. Their combined strength was almost 50,000.
How was Nangong Hao going to defeat them all alone.
No one could understand what was going on. As for Fang Zhengzhi, he did not think about it at all.
”Actually, we have yet to be acquainted.” Fang Zhengzhi smirked, then turned to look at one of his deputies. ”Are you familiar with him?”
”Ah?” The deputy was slightly taken aback. He looked at Fang Zhengzhi, then back at Nangong Hao, unsure of what to reply.
However, he grit his teeth when he remembered which side he was on.
”Nope!”
”It is said that there is no better way to be acquainted than to have a friendly duel. Since we are not familiar with each other, let's launch a few arrows to increase the familiarity.” Fang Zhengzhi nodded satisfactorily.
”Launch a few arrows?” The deputy was stunned.
What kind of reason was this?
He could not follow Fang Zhengzhi's train of thought. That being said, he still registered the order, albeit in a rather confused manner.
What the hell?
Was the fight about to break out?
They did not even prepare. More importantly, Nangong Hao had come out from the Icy Monkey Settlement alone. Was Fang Zhengzhi not curious as to what Nangong Hao's motives were?
He did not really understand.
But he still obeyed the order!
”Archers, ready!”
”Fire!”
His voice rang out in the air and hundreds of white feathered arrows were launched skyward. They flew towards Nangong Hao.
This scene stunned all of the deputies as well as the surrounding candidates.
Who would do such a thing? This was blatant bullying! Nangong Hao had greeted Fang Zhengzhi. Yet, Fang Zhengzhi started a fight with a single statement.
Who fought that way?
Furthermore, his opponent was Nangong Hao!
Was Fang Zhengzhi not afraid?
...
Was Fang Zhengzhi terrified?
Naturally not.
He did not even bother explaining his ideas and thoughts to those around him. His actions were not easily understood by those around him.
He had two other reasons for doing this. Firstly, he did not believe that Nangong Hao was alone.
Fang Zhengzhi had tens of thousands of soldiers!
If Nangong Hao did not realize that, firing a few arrows would allow him to realize it.
That was the first reason. His second motive was to agitate Nangong Hao.
Fang Zhengzhi was too lazy to guess what Nangong Hao's motives were. He planned to agitate Nangong Hao into revealing his intentions.
”Ding ding ding...”
The arrows sailed through the sky and embedded themselves deep into the ground when they landed.
Nangong Hao did not move during this entire exchange.
He stood quietly and looked at Fang Zhengzhi. A faint white mist surrounded his body.
When the arrows hit the white mist, their flight paths changed, almost as if they were pushed to the side by an invisible force...
In fact... it looked like they were slipping off the mist.
”Is the Nangong Family's Dragon Combat Plan based on the ice element?” Fang Zhengzhi thought to himself bitterly.
When he had met Nangong Mu, others had told him that the two greatest arts of the Nangong Family were the Dragon Combat Plan and the Green and Blue Secret Art.
Nangong Mu chose the Green and Blue Secret Art. Green represented wood, blue represented ice.
Fang Zhengzhi did not understand the Dragon Combat Plan well. He had heard of it, but had never seen it in action. He could only guess.
However, there was no way of confirming his guesses. After all, the Dragon Combat Plan was one of the two greatest arts of the Nangong Family. It could not be that simple.
”The Dragon Combat Plan is not completely ice.” Yan Xiu muttered.
”Not completely ice? Then... what else is there?” Fang Zhengzhi thought that Yan Xiu would continue explaining, but Yan Xiu said nothing.
”There are two schools of thought. One says that the Dragon Combat Plan is nothing. The other one says that the Dragon Combat Plan is everything.” Yan Xiu replied.
”Nothing? Everything?” Fang Zhengzhi still could not understand.
”To put it simply, the Dragon Combat Plan is not based in any specific element. It is an all accepting art. It is completely different from the Green and Blue Secret Art. The Green and Blue Secret Art uses two opposing forces to augment each other. However, the Dragon Combat Plan is blank. The limit is simply how much you can fit into it!” Yan Xiu explained.
”Blank? I see!” Fang Zhengzhi finally understood what Yan Xiu was getting at.
Furthermore, he could guess why the Nangong Family disciples chose to learn the Dragon Combat Plan and not the Green and Blue Secret Art.
If what Yan Xiu said was true and the Dragon Combat Plan was blank, then its ideas were simple.
If everything in the universe was a word, the Dragon Combat Plan was the canvas for people to write the words on.