Berserk God of War-Chapter 1663: Not Bad, Kid—There’s Always Someone Better
Sikong Jing, for now, can’t be said to be Su Old Demon’s heir.
So if he wants to give Overlord Commerce some things about the Qianyuan Soldier Killing Formation, he must start with those two fragments... Conversely, having those two fragments as an excuse, he would have a source for the formation in the future.
In the future, Sikong Jing could entirely claim that he comprehended the Qianyuan Soldier Killing Formation from the two fragmented maps.
Then he wouldn’t need to worry or be restrained like the previous night when showcasing the formation to Pei Yushan.
Across from him, Murong Jianyun was stunned at his words but showed no excitement.
He even furrowed his brows and stared at Sikong Jing.
He wasn’t suspicious of Sikong Jing having any ulterior motives regarding the fragments; he just felt Sikong was exaggerating.
Murong Jianyun admitted that Sikong Jing was the most mysterious and incomprehensible young man he had ever met, but figuring out something from the Qianyuan fragments was far from easy.
Doesn’t Overlord Commerce have any super Soldier Formation Masters?
After hesitating, Murong Jianyun eventually nodded, took out one of the Qianyuan fragments from his storage space, and handed it over.
He didn’t believe Sikong Jing could manage it; he just wanted to give the young man a bit of trust.
Seeing Sikong Jing accept the fragment, Murong Jianyun continued, "You might as well try. If it doesn’t work, don’t force it."
He actually wanted to say that it wouldn’t hurt to let this kid face some setbacks.
As for what Sikong Jing mentioned...
Sikong saw many illusionary scenes before Su Old Demon died, but Murong Jianyun didn’t think much of it—an illusion is just an illusion, no matter how many you see, it only lasts a moment.
The main reason was that everyone knew the difficulty of the Qianyuan Soldier Killing Map, and the fragmented map was even worse, almost to the extreme.
On this side, Sikong Jing wasn’t focused on what Murong Jianyun was thinking.
He was slightly trembling as he held the Qianyuan fragment.
He thought of the scenes where he met Grandpa Su, and this was his second time seeing the original Qianyuan Soldier Killing Map paper.
But it had been split into several pieces, falling into the hands of major powers.
It was these pieces that sparked turmoil across the Central Plains, and they still influenced its landscape today.
Taking a deep breath, Sikong Jing finally set aside all distractions and explored the Qianyuan fragment. But the fragment was truly fragmented, its contents disjointed without any order.
It was as if a space had shattered, leaving only scattered images, with the rest engulfed in darkness.
However...
Sikong Jing had Grandpa Su’s complete second Qianyuan Soldier Killing Map, allowing him to reference and piece together the disjointed elements. He was confident when he said he would repay Overlord Commerce.
Thus, Sikong Jing observed the fragmented elements inside, constantly thinking and cross-referencing.
After a full hour, he reopened his eyes...
At this time, Murong Jianyun had somehow sat by a nearby creek fishing. The moment Sikong Jing opened his eyes, Murong called out without turning his head, "So, did you gain anything?"
In his heart, he secretly thought: the kid will surely say he’s regretfully failed.
"Heh, how could I word it so that it both hits and encourages at the same time?"
Murong Jianyun pondered silently.
It’s about time for some payback after the surprises from the kid; he needed to understand there are always greater heights and stronger people.
However, Sikong Jing said, "Don’t rush, Great Heavenly Decision, give me another hour."
After speaking, Sikong Jing took out a blank sheet of Black Jade Paper and closed his eyes again...
What he aimed to do next was naturally: to replicate and extend the contents within the fragment.
Of course, it’s impossible to achieve a perfect replica, or even five percent, but compared to others who couldn’t even manage 0.01 percent, it was significant.
Meanwhile, Murong Jianyun continued fishing.
But his mind was still partly on Sikong Jing, pondering internally: Could the kid indeed have a breakthrough? No way, it must be he only comprehended something trivial in the fragments.
With that thought, Murong Jianyun didn’t watch Sikong Jing, instead pretending to focus on fishing.
An hour later, Sikong Jing opened his eyes again...
Sweat was now faintly visible on his forehead, and he looked a bit exhausted, but he smiled at the Black Jade Paper in his hand, saying, "Great Heavenly Decision, I finally managed something, take a look."
Sikong Jing was quite satisfied with himself, as he had extended roughly eight percent, much stronger than expected.
Hearing this, Murong Jianyun stood up slowly, looking at Sikong Jing’s smiling face with some doubt as he walked over. Could there indeed be some significant breakthrough? Impossible... it must be only self-believed insights.
Thinking this, Murong Jianyun still took the Qianyuan fragment and Black Jade Paper from Sikong Jing...
And just as he was about to delve into the Black Jade Paper...
Suddenly, an displeased female voice rang out from outside.
"Murong Jianyun, you’ve lured my Ajing away for more than two hours, what are you up to?"
The voice was none other than Venerable Ba Lian.
Then, she and Beicang Tianjue entered from outside the Ba Yun Secret Realm, and upon seeing Sikong Jing unharmed, Venerable Ba Lian breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Ajing, did Old Murong do anything to you?"
At these words, Murong Jianyun naturally paused his probe of the Black Jade Paper, saying, "Alian, how could I do anything to the Heir of the Overlord Soul? Don’t you have too much prejudice against me?"
Evidently, Venerable Ba Lian was impatient from waiting and burst in, clearly highly distrustful of her Great Heavenly Decision.
In response, Venerable Ba Lian snorted, "Who knows what sneaky thoughts you might have. You weren’t clear on your stance at first and wanted to suppress us; who knows if you’d sell out Ajing the next moment?"
With that, Venerable Ba Lian ignored Murong Jianyun and directly said to Sikong Jing, "Ajing, let’s go."
It seemed she truly didn’t want Sikong Jing to have too much contact with Murong Jianyun, or maybe Beicang said something that upset her.
In any case, Venerable Ba Lian dragged Sikong Jing and turned to leave...
And Sikong Jing could only somewhat helplessly glance at Murong Jianyun, bid farewell, and leave.
It wasn’t until they exited the Ba Yun Secret Realm that Beicang sighed, "Though I explained a lot to Alian, she still doesn’t trust you, fearing you’d sell the Heir of the Overlord Soul to Qianwang Holy Tower..."
Murong Jianyun chuckled helplessly, "I’d be lucky not to be outsmarted and sold by the Heir of the Overlord Soul." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
At this, Beicang Tianjue widened her eyes slightly in surprise, "You being outsmarted by the Heir of the Overlord Soul?"
Suddenly, she noticed the Black Jade Paper and Qianyuan fragments in Murong Jianyun’s hands, "What were you just doing?"
Murong Jianyun smiled, stating, "The Heir of the Overlord Soul is indeed surprising. He underestimated the Qianyuan fragments, claiming he could repair them. This is his repaired Black Jade Paper; I’m curious to see how it turns out..."
Having said that, Murong Jianyun sent his consciousness into the Black Jade Paper, and his smile instantly froze.
