The Legend of Fangren

Chapter 140: It's you two again?

Black Stone Dragon Carp? Wrong, it's a Black Stone Dragon Person!

Fang Shi, who had just emerged from his hiding place, hadn't even had a chance to grasp the situation before he was confronted by Fei Xuange's astonished gaze.

Who are you?

Fang Shi thought the other party would recognize him, but his dark appearance made it difficult to recognize him.

There was no time for a detailed explanation. The old general behind Fang Shi didn't care who this dark-skinned person was. Since the other party had taken the bullet for Fei Xuange, then he would expose them together!

He twisted his wrist, retracting the spear that had been tilted, and the phantom of white teeth enveloped the spear tip again, thrusting out once more, seemingly intent on piercing through the two men.

"Watch out!" Fei Xuange didn't care who the person in front of him was. Since the other party had taken a bullet for him, he couldn't let him take another one. He hurriedly reached out to push Fang Shi away, but unexpectedly, his palm went numb after touching him. Fang Shi didn't move at all.

Fang Shi seemed to be reacting very slowly at this moment. He didn't react when he was pushed, and he didn't react when he was poked in the back.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

To everyone's surprise, it was the old general who screamed. The moment his spear tip pierced Fang Shi's skin, a surge of electricity shot through him, rushing up the spear to his hand and instantly coursing through his entire body. He was enveloped in black lightning, screaming and convulsing, thrashing about on the ground like a dying fish.

As for the spear that pierced Fang Shi's skin, it was pushed out by a large mushroom. Of course, the spear tip did not penetrate into the flesh immediately, thanks to the fact that Fang Shi was wearing a layer of armor. This armor was equipped in the space, and even though his clothes were all blown to ash, it still served its purpose.

It was precisely because of this that he was able to survive the explosion of the Black Stone Dragon Carp's corpse and quickly recover and crawl out.

What is his current situation? He feels like a fully charged battery, his body brimming with profound energy more clearly than ever before. The profound energy impacting him gathers in the mycelium layer beneath his skin, constantly compressing and circulating, actually managing to contain the energy that spilled out from the explosion.

He finally understood. Others build a spiritual platform and cultivate a qi pool for their outer circumference, and then forge their natal artifact to cultivate their outer circumference, so as to refine the natural qi from the outside world. But his outer circumference is this layer of mycelium qi, just like these mystical beasts, where yin and yang are mixed together, and the inner and outer circumferences are united as one.

The problem is that he feels like he's about to explode. Even the sensation on his skin is obscured by the energy surge in the mycelium layer. If he couldn't still see things, he would think he has become an energy body like the Lightning Man.

Then, by sheer coincidence, the old general's zodiac sign was metal, which represents the most concentrated power. This was in harmony with the most dispersed power, lightning. When his spear pierced Fang Shi's body, the surging energy current instantly flowed out along the spear. It was gathered by the metal energy within and guided to surge wildly towards the old general's inner and outer circulatory system.

This electric shock was not just physical damage, but a complete shock that affected the entire body, both internally and externally. It was like the explosion of the Black Stone Dragon Carp Corpse was buffered by Fang Shi, and then it exploded again in the old general's place.

How could a fourth-order cultivator withstand the exploding corpse of a fifth-order great mystic beast? Fang Shi's physique was so special that it was comparable to that of a mystic beast, but the old general's body was already old and frail, and this time he forcibly increased the activity of his metal energy using the evil sect's method. As a result, the lightning energy was guided by the metal energy, and the more active the metal energy was, the more violent the damage that the lightning would cause to his body's circulation.

Then, just three or four seconds later, an old man with pitch black skin appeared. Although he was still wearing his clothes, he had turned into charcoal like Fang Shi. His messy hair had exploded, and the only white parts of his eyes were the whites of his eyes and the foam he was spitting out. He looked even more pathetic, half-dead.

This scene startled the old general's men so much that they stopped what they were doing. As the saying goes, to catch the thief, you must first catch the king. Fang Shi has done just that, hasn't he?

Fei Xuange, as expected of a general, although he still didn't understand what was going on with the person in front of him, saw a breakthrough in the crisis and immediately reacted. He shouted at the rebels, "See? Your old general is finished. You have no leverage over him anymore. If you surrender now, you can at least be accused of being coerced into rebellion by the old general, and you won't be pursued by Emerald City. You can even get a lighter punishment."

After some persuasion, many people were swayed. They were already wavering in their resolve, and it was only because they were caught red-handed and kept told that there was no way out that they made one mistake after another.

"General Fei, I admit my mistake. I'm just a lowly soldier. I was only here to follow orders; I know nothing else!"

"Yes, General, even if we few soldiers under your command rebelled, what benefits would we gain? We would only be following orders and dare not disobey."

As soon as one soldier laid down his weapon, others followed suit. However, these were mostly young soldiers, while some of the older commanders and leaders were still hesitant.

Having been around for many years, they were not easily persuaded. They also knew that the old general had already revealed their weaknesses, and Fei Xuange had heard it too. How could they not settle accounts with them when they got back?

Putting aside the fact that they are given a lenient sentence, they understand how serious the consequences would be if the evidence against them were exposed.

"What's wrong? You've all worked so hard to climb up to these important positions over the years, and now that the old general's retirement is a certainty, you have a chance to rise. Don't you want to seize it?"

Fei Xuange kept a close eye on the situation, without provoking them, but instead using incentives rather than coercion to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.

However, at that moment, two dark figures flew out of the forest and landed in front of everyone. The two were dressed in black, their entire bodies and faces shrouded in cloaks, making them extremely mysterious.

Fei Xuange's people didn't recognize him, but the old general's people did. Wasn't this the evil sect member who persuaded the old general to defect from the city? They dared to come out in the open like this. Weren't they afraid of attracting the great general of Emerald City?

The leader of the men in black glanced around, seemingly understanding the situation, and said to the old general's group, "Gentlemen, the old general has already negotiated all the benefits for you. If you want to give up now and stay in this small city of Qingyang for the rest of your lives, it would be a pity. Besides, do you really think you'll be treated leniently if you go back? Are you all newcomers to the Ministry of War?"

"Thanks for reminding me."

Those who had hesitated just now immediately made up their minds. The man in black nodded in satisfaction, smiled sinisterly, and then retreated behind them.

The scene became tense again, but Fang Shi, who was standing in the middle, looked at the two men in black and felt that they looked somewhat familiar.

The two people on the other end clearly didn't recognize him either, since he was in complete darkness at the moment, like an unlocked character.

His gaze was noticed by the man in black, and the man in black behind him looked at him, and suddenly trembled.