Chapter 383: Make you a sage (1/2)

Chapter 383: Make you a sage

Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations

In fact, everyone thought that the results of this battle was a foregone conclusion.

Pinnacle Heavenly Reflection State against a pinnacle Supernatural State.

Was there any doubt?

This was what the candidates thought, and it was also what Nangong Hao thought. He was not arrogant. In fact, he had been extremely meticulous in preparing for his battle with Fang Zhengzhi.

It would be impossible for Nangong Hao, who was in the pinnacle Supernatural State, to not be confident about defeating Fang Zhengzhi.

Nangong Hao had expected that he would battle with Fang Zhengzhi. He also expected that Fang Zhengzhi would not admit defeat. He expected Fang Zhengzhi to put up quite the struggle.

However, he never expected that Fang Zhengzhi would be able to last this long!

”What's going on? Has he not depleted his energy yet?” Nangong Hao was shocked after the eighth clash.

He knew exactly what Fang Zhengzhi was doing, and he knew the consequences of Fang Zhengzhi's actions.

Fighting for his life?

Could he last long?

Of course no. If he could last long, then it wouldn't be a last-ditch attempt. This was akin to sprinting at the end of a marathon. Could someone sprint the entire marathon?

But Fang Zhengzhi was doing just that...

Every strike was filled with every ounce of force he could muster. Every charge tore a hole in the fabric of the universe. One could only imagine the exertion required to maintain such power.

Nangong Hao knew exactly how tiring this was. As such, he was in no hurry.

He knew that Fang Zhengzhi could not last long. He thought that Fang Zhengzhi was just trying to ensure that his defeat was not too humiliating.

Nangong Hao could understand this. Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi had proposed a fair fight and rejected his offer to suppress his cultivation state to the Heavenly Reflection State.

This was reason enough for him to take Fang Zhengzhi seriously.

But...

Fang Zhengzhi was holding out for a ridiculously long time.

Furthermore, it felt like Fang Zhengzhi still had more in him. He continued to charge and swing manically. It didn't look like he was fighting for his life. In fact, it looked like he was just venting his anger.

”What the hell?” Nangong Hao could not understand what was going on. He had been in the Heavenly Reflection State before and knew how much resources were at his disposal. Even if Fang Zhengzhi had more than the average person, this was getting a little too ridiculous.

That was what Nangong Hao was thinking.

However, what he did not know was that Fang Zhengzhi was actually venting.

Fang Zhengzhi had always been quite thrifty and conservative with his use of these resources. After all, he could not afford to waste it.

But this time, he realized that he had something that he could use to refill his resources.

That was a vast ocean.

An ocean filled with raw energy.

Every swing of the blade would wipe out all of the raw energy in the sky inside his pocket dimension. It was such a great feeling.

Every swing would wipe it out.

Fang Zhengzhi could only use one word to describe it.

Awesome!

The vast ocean in his pocket dimension roared as it kept filling the sky with more of the white mist. Every time it was filled, it would be emptied, only to be refilled again.

Fang Zhengzhi had no idea how long it would take before the ocean would be completely depleted. However, he had the feeling that it would take at least an hour.

Even though he had no way of defeating Nangong Hao, to be able to last more than an hour in battle was admirable.

Fang Zhengzhi knew that they couldn't mock him for such a feat. He smirked subconsciously, a queer sight amidst all the dust and battle.

What Fang Zhengzhi did not know was that whilst the ocean of mist was raging, the huge tree in his pocket dimension was also changing. Leaves began to sprout from the branches and the fruits began to morph.

They were initially smooth and ordinary. But now, patterns began to appear on the surface. There were mountains, rivers, flora, grass, trees, snowflakes...

The fruit that changed the most was the purple colored one.

That fruit already had patterns on it, but now, with the vaporization of white mist, that fruit began to glow.

...

Fang Zhengzhi was having the time of his life.

Nangong Hao was shocked. He even had a feeling that Fang Zhengzhi's attacks were getting more and more powerful.

Even though...

The change was so minute that it was almost unnoticeable...

He still managed to feel it.

”If I had suppressed my cultivation state to the Heavenly Reflection State, could I have won?” Nangong Hao wondered to himself as he fought.

All this while, Nangong Hao never doubted the path that he chose. After all, he had chosen this path after much consideration and research.

This was the most direct path in the cultivation world.

Initially, he had given up learning the Green and Blue Secret Art in favor of the Dragon Combat Plan. His reason for not choosing the Green and Blue Secret Art was not because he was scared of its difficulty.

He chose it for the starting point.

The Dragon Combat Plan provided a better starting point.

He would learn the Dragon Combat Plan first, then proceed to the Green and Blue Secret Art. He had never revealed this plan to anyone.

Including Nangong Mu.

Nangong Hao knew exactly why Nangong Mu chose the Green and Blue Secret Art. He had tried talking Nangong Mu out of it but to no avail. As such, he had no choice but to support his brother.

As long as Nangong Mu participated in the exam, he would not participate. Furthermore, he would not fight with Nangong Mu for any honor.

On many occasions, Nangong Hao had promised in his heart that he would help Nangong Mu master the Green and Blue Secret Art after he had distilled all the essence of the Dragon Combat Plan. He would help make his brother a sage!

This was Nangong Hao.

He did not lust after reputation or benefits. All he wanted was to find the best cultivation techniques.

But now, for the first time ever, he began to doubt the method he chose. This doubt originated from Fang Zhengzhi.

Nangong Hao's surprise was considered mild.

All of the candidates were completely floored by this time. They kept trying to guess how long this battle would last.