Martial God Development Plan

It was fatal enough to both him and Ji Zhao...a move that would lead to mutual destruction!

If it were an ordinary warrior, he would definitely not seize such an opportunity, and would rather wait and find other flaws to gain advantage. However, Taoist Dong did not hesitate at all. He did not even look, completely abandoned the defense in the direction of Ji Zhao's attack, and went straight to Ji Zhao's flaw!

Dragging this wounded body, the Dong Taoist's desire for victory reached its peak.

[“Win… Win! End it all!”]

He pleaded earnestly in his heart.

If I fail to win this battle, then everything will be in vain. However, as long as I win this battle... I don't ask for anything in return, nor do I expect to be understood, and I never think about my posthumous reputation... As long as I win, it's fine!

There was no room for anything else in the Taoist Dong's eyes. At this moment, there was no need for him to observe anything else... This was the move that would end everything!

"..."

call out----!

Along with a sharp sound of wind, the thing that Taoist Dong least wanted to see appeared. It was Ji Zhao's palm. According to his plan, this hand was supposed to be heading towards his face. Even if Ji Zhao saw his attack and changed his moves temporarily, it would be too late. Otherwise, how could this move be called a killing move.

But Ji Zhao's hand appeared here.

bump!

Ji Zhao deflected the Taoist's sure-fire attack... However, this was a desperate move that the Taoist had concentrated his internal energy on for a long time and Ji Zhao was unable to dodge it completely and was still hit in the chest and abdomen. The surging force came rushing over him, and Ji Zhao felt a sweetness in his throat and spat out a large mouthful of blood... But that was all. The move that was thought to be able to kill with one blow ultimately failed to have the desired effect.

During this process, Ji Zhao's beaten body and arms seemed to belong to two independent individuals. The former did not affect the latter at all. Ji Zhao grabbed the Taoist Dong with his backhand, and above his palms, the scarlet red moon's internal energy surged.

boom!

Ji Zhao stretched out his palm. At the last moment before his body was blown away, he relied on the power of the Scarlet God Robe and the powerful explosion of the Red Moon's internal energy to exert his palm. He used his two hands, one on the left and one on the right, to strike the Taoist Dong's ears with great force, like clapping, directly on both sides!

Buzz——————————!!!

Severe tinnitus instantly filled the Dong Taoist's brain, and his body's ability to balance disappeared for the most part. He fell to the ground uncontrollably, with a large amount of blood spurting out of his ears.

As for Ji Zhao, he rolled several times and landed on the ground. After several breaths, he slowly stood up. His face was splattered with a lot of blood, some of which was his and some of which was from the Dong Taoist. But even so, there was still no expression on Ji Zhao's face. He looked like a god of death.

After standing up, Ji Zhao did not stop for a moment, not even bothering to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and walked towards the dazed Dong Taoist.

At this time, he had his back to the western sun. In the eyes of the Dong Taoists, that figure was just like a celestial dog that swallowed the sun, walking towards him step by step, eating up all the light and hope in the world.

Volume 5: Human Escape Part 1: Chapter 76: Heaven’s Destiny is upon you!

There was a violent buzzing sound in his ears, the world was spinning, and the Taoist Dong fell to his knees in a daze, his mind went blank, and he could only watch Ji Zhao walk towards him.

[“That look… is it deceiving me?”]

At this point, how could the Taoist Dong not understand that the look just now was a trick used by Ji Zhao to deceive him.

Deception is one of the most classic tactics in martial arts combat, and belongs to the second tier of tactics, second only to trash talk in frequency of use. The lowest level of deception is very simple, shouting the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and using a crotch-kicking kick. As for the more advanced ones, it is nothing more than a psychological tactic. From a certain perspective, it is actually the same as trash talk, the only difference is whether it is true or false.

As for Ji Zhao's trick of using 'eye contact' to set up a trap, the Taoist Dong had never heard of or seen such a trick before... The two of them fought in a split second, and Ji Zhao's physical fitness, reaction ability, and dynamic vision were not as good as the Taoist Dong's, which meant that he did not have much room for error in a fight. If he made a wrong move, he would lose everything. In this case, using something like 'eye contact' to set up a trap?

If the two sides were at a certain distance and the Taoist Dong attacked Ji Zhao, Ji Zhao kept looking behind the Taoist Dong. The Taoist Dong could fully understand this kind of "setting up a trap", but in close combat... not only did he have to deal with five or six consecutive hits in one second, he also had to deceive the enemy with his eyes.

【"impossible......"】

Yes, that's impossible.

For example, if you let a person who can throw ten punches per second stand in front of a sandbag, prepare labels from one to ten, and then ask him to punch in order, he will inevitably spend more time than before... This is just an example. In fact, what Ji Zhao has to do is much more difficult than this. In such a fierce fight, how can a person go against his fighting instinct that has been cultivated over the years and force himself to divert his attention to do such a thing?

However, the fact is the fact...Ji Zhao did it.

The Taoist Dong remembered that he had a disciple named Han Shou, who said something like this.

'There is only one thing you can trust in your enemy.'

'Neither words nor body language, neither a knee-jerk reaction nor a considered response'

"The only thing I can trust is a corpse... Then, in order to reach this only truth, I will give my enemies death."

That’s right... nothing is trustworthy. The only thing that is trustworthy is the corpse and death. At this moment, the Taoist priest really understood.

boom!

Ji Zhao suddenly made a move. When he was still five or six meters away from the Taoist Dong, he suddenly rolled up and clapped his sleeves, and the scarlet red moon energy shot out immediately!

【“…Move.”】

In a world full of buzzing sounds, the Dong Taoists can only hear the call of their own hearts.

Get moving…get moving.

move!move!

It is hard to tell whether it is a roar or a prayer, this sound fills the Dong Taoist's brain.

So, he really moved. At the moment before the Red Moon's Internal Energy rushed over, he moved his body with difficulty and rolled sideways to barely avoid the Red Moon's Internal Energy. It was an almost miraculous dodge. With his previous physical condition, it was impossible for him to avoid this attack, but he did it miraculously. An indescribable feeling surged in the Taoist Dong's heart, as if he was blessed with a destiny, and new strength emerged from his whole body.

[Dong Daoist: Adversity lv4→lv5]

[Dong Daoist: Duel lv5→lv6]

[The Dong Taoists realize that 'heaven's will']

[God's will: Carrying the will of God, before completing the mission, you will gain incredible vitality and good fortune. ]

(Destiny... is with me!)

[“I won’t lose!”]

The Taoist Dong gritted his teeth and released his internal energy once again.

[“Because I am————”]

Before he could even utter the roar in his heart, a gust of evil wind suddenly blew in front of him. Taoist Dong subconsciously used his internal energy to strike back with a palm in an attempt to repel the enemy. He had launched such attacks countless times before, and Ji Zhao, who was afraid of death, chose to dodge or block every time. However...

bump!

A dull collision sound was heard, and the Taoist Dong's palm hit Ji Zhao's chest. A tremendous force surged, and the sound of bones breaking was clearly audible.

Then...

puff!

Ji Zhao, who suffered a heavy blow, had a blank expression on his face. He relied on the red divine robe to steady his body and punched out with the Red Moon's internal energy. He punched directly through the Taoist Dong's chest, which had no internal energy to protect it. The punch went in from the front and out from the back, with his white hands in and his bloody hands out. It was not enough to pierce the chest, he also pulled out the heart and crushed it!

The whole process was extremely smooth and unimaginably fluent. Anyone who saw this scene would have a strange thought in their heart.

How many people did he have to kill to become so skilled?

Even the most murderous demon and executioner in the world is just an apprentice in front of Ji Zhao.

The Dong Taoist slowly lowered his head and looked at the arm that pierced his chest. His pupils suddenly contracted... and then everything went dark.

Wow...

As Ji Zhao pulled out his bloody arm, the remnants of his heart fell to the ground. The Taoist priest no longer had the strength to stand. His legs went soft and he fell to the ground, then his body fell down.

Having one's heart blown up... is an absolutely fatal injury in this worldview. As for those special existences, such as the thing under the demon-suppressing coffin, Ji Zhao was not sure, but Taoist Dong... he was dead.

【“…”】

However, when Ji Zhao was about to step away, the Dong Taoist grabbed his ankle.

There was no strength at all, and it couldn't be considered a counterattack. He just grabbed Ji Zhao's ankle.

"Kill..." Blood continued to flow out of his throat, and the Taoist's words were no longer coherent. His tone was like a plea, but also a bit crazy, "Kill him, he will... destroy..."

These words were spoken to the surrounding warriors. Although the battle between Ji Zhao and the Taoist Dong was short, the momentum was quite strong. The Red Moon's internal energy was of the kind that was usually hidden very deeply and did not seem to have much momentum, but when it exploded it was extremely powerful. Not to mention that the Taoist Dong chose to fight like a desperado, running his internal energy in a way that exceeded the load on his meridians, so the momentum was naturally moving.

Ji Zhao did not interrupt the Taoist priest... His voice was so small and unclear that it was not an exaggeration to say that he was talking to himself. Others could not hear him at all. Even if they could hear him, who would believe him?

"It will...destroy the world."

Taoist Dong might be aware of this, but he still did it... He used up his last bit of strength, endured unimaginable pain, and held Ji Zhao's ankle tightly, unwilling to let go.

Volume 5: The Escape of Man: The Vitality of Being Destroyed at the End of the Volume

How embarrassing.

Ji Zhao no longer had that dull yet terrified expression on his face. He lowered his eyes slightly, staring at the Taoist priest who was not even struggling to death, and these four words popped up in his mind.

How embarrassing.

How did you end up like this, Taoist Dong... With your level of cultivation, there's no place in the world that you can't go.

Whether you want to live a life of luxury or sing and dance in the wilderness, it is easy to do, but in the end, you end up in such a miserable situation... Why bother? Who will understand you, who will agree with you, and who will believe you?

Ji Zhao slowly squatted down, his dark eyes staring quietly at the bloodshot eyes of the Dong Taoist.

Without a doubt…it’s just me.

Even though you don't understand me, don't agree with me, don't believe me, and don't know why I do everything, but at this moment, I am indeed the only person in the world who can understand you, agree with you, and believe in you.

For some reason, Ji Zhao thought of Liu Qing...Is it exactly the same as at that moment?

However, Ji Zhao will eventually understand Liu Qing, but Taoist Dong will never have the chance to understand Ji Zhao.

"Fu Tong." Ji Zhao called out Taoist Tong's real name, which was the name Xiaoyao Feng had found out. "You know, I have a bad habit when I kill people. I like to say this... People are always ungrateful for being alive."

The Taoist Dong may have lost the ability to speak, as blood kept flowing out of his mouth. He didn't know what the double ear-piercing blow had done to him, so that his eyes were full of blood, and his pupils were bright red, which looked particularly terrifying.

Ji Zhao didn't care. He looked calm, and while using his inner breath to heal the wound on his chest, he said, "What this sentence means is that some people don't know how to respect life. When they are the strong party, they kill wantonly, but when they become the weak party, they immediately become terrified... Such people, no matter how old they are or how strong they are, are essentially no different from children. They don't realize one thing, that is, death is the fairest and only fair thing in the world."

He paused and continued, "I didn't say this to you... Even though you and those who are willing to believe in you have pushed me into desperate situations time and time again, making me scared and angry, I still won't say this to you, because you are prepared. Whether you take someone else's life or have your life taken away by someone else, you will definitely not be satisfied with the current result. But unfortunately, this is the fact. The fire of your life will be extinguished, and everything in the past will leave you... In the end, Fu Tong, I want to ask you a question. You may not be able to answer it now. That's it. If the answer is 'yes', let go of your hand. If the answer is 'no', don't let go."

The Taoist priest still did not respond. He seemed to be dead, but he was unwilling to leave, so he lingered in the human world. But he eventually understood that he was going to die, so the fire of life became weaker and weaker.

Ji Zhao stared at the Taoist priest and asked in a low voice: "Do you... regret your choice? Including now, have you ever thought that it would be better if you just ignored this matter and lived your life?"

The Dong Taoist loosened his grip on Ji Zhao's hand slightly... Was this his answer?

No, that was not his answer.

Ji Zhao stared at the Dong Taoist's...body in silence.

he died

That's right, dead.

Perhaps because Ji Zhao was too long-winded, he was unable to finish listening to Ji Zhao's question, nor was he able to give an answer. Before that, the fire of his life had completely burned out, without even a trace of ash left.

Before his death, he left no words except "He will destroy the world", which no one except Ji Zhao heard.

No one knew about his obsession, which was gone with the wind.

【“…”】

Ji Zhao was silent for a moment, gazing at the Taoist priest quietly.

The destroyer of the world, Ji Zhao, what exactly did he see in his eyes?

Finally, Ji Zhao pried open the Taoist's hands and stood up.

The moment he stood up, his brain felt dizzy... In order to achieve the final victory, whether Ji Zhao was willing or not, he inevitably suffered two fierce blows from Taoist Dong. Despite the protection of the Scarlet Divine Robe, Ji Zhao was still seriously injured... Although it is a heavenly weapon in the form of clothing, the strength of the Scarlet Divine Robe does not lie in its protection of the body.

Ji Zhao felt a sweet taste in his throat and a pungent smell of rust came over him. His face turned black and he vomited blood several times before he managed to steady himself.

After the battle, all the attribute enhancements and damage reductions from the common characteristics disappeared. An indescribable feeling of loss immediately filled Ji Zhao's heart, as if he was possessed by a ghost. He couldn't exert any strength in his body. The air seemed to be filled with lead, and he had to use up all his strength with every breath... It was so uncomfortable that he felt like death was worse than life.

“Hmm…Hmm…Hmm…Hmm…”

Even though his body was in such a condition, Ji Zhao seemed unable to control himself and slowly began to laugh.

An indescribable feeling of joy filled my heart...My body was so uncomfortable that I wanted to die, but my heart was filled with joy.

Should we say finally...the Taoist priest who represented a glimmer of hope was killed by his own hands.

Time and again, the ghost haunted me, then my younger brother, then my old subordinates, and then myself again...but it finally ended.

Ji Zhao's mind was clear and the haze in his heart was swept away. Something that had been oppressing him disappeared at this moment. In this indescribable sense of relief, the barrier that had been holding him back loosened.

[Ji Zhao: Comprehension lv7→lv8]

[Ji Zhao: Duel lv7→lv8]

【Ji Zhao: The God of War has added a new entry, "Suppression". 】

[Suppression: Gain suppression of adversity based on the level of Wuwei. The higher the level of Wuwei, the less the increase the enemy gets from adversity.]

“Ji…Ji-brother?!”

At this moment, Gu Qu's somewhat panicked voice sounded. She came in a hurry to meet Ji Zhao because of the earthquake. As a result, she sensed Ji Zhao's internal breath halfway, so she hurriedly accelerated. She never expected to see such a bloody scene - Ji Zhao's right arm was still covered with the blood of the Dong Taoist.

"What's wrong?! Are you okay?!"

"I am fine."