Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 1044 - 299: What is your relationship with the Cunning Immortal Venerable?
"Indeed, very powerful," the five words that suddenly came out of Fan Wu’s mouth made the several people behind him pause in surprise.
Because this was the first time they had ever heard such a phrase from Fan Wu’s mouth, it was truly somewhat inconceivable.
In their impression of Daoist Fan Wu, no matter what kind of enemy he faced, he would only find the opponent somewhat interesting at most.
Whether facing Demons and Devils or an Evil God, he always exhibited such a demeanor, never deeming the adversary as particularly powerful.
But at this moment, hearing the word "powerful" from the lips of Daoist Fan Wu was simply unprecedented!
The reason Fan Wu made such a statement was because even now, although he was still outside the National Teacher’s Mansion, even through the numerous barriers, he could still distinctly see a piece of attribute information inside that was particularly eye-catching, vividly red, and conspicuous!
"[Disaster Celestial Venerable—a mere incarnation—Life: 100000—Power: 800—Skills...]"
Unless Fan Wu were blind, there was no way he could fail to see such an attribute display.
Aside from those enigmatic beings full of question marks, this was the most absurd Life attribute Fan Wu had ever seen in his lifetime. The perfectly rounded figure of one hundred thousand points for Life was terribly eye-catching.
And the opponent’s Power attribute was not to be underestimated either, it was ridiculously high—soaring to the point of eight hundred points—it was enough to utterly crush the San Qing Supreme Demon!
In front of this being... it’s likely the San Qing Supreme Demon couldn’t withstand even a few moves!
Perhaps this person, with just a backhand slap on one of the Demons and Devils, would be able to extinguish all three of them!
No wonder the San Qing Supreme Demon showed such respect to the State Preceptor of the Shangwu Dynasty—the gap in strength between them was colossal.
Fan Wu deduced that the other party was the State Preceptor of the Shangwu Dynasty because, who else could be the most powerful within the National Teacher’s Mansion if not the State Preceptor of the Shangwu Dynasty?
Disaster Celestial Venerable...
A strange term appeared before Fan Wu’s eyes, suddenly reminding him of the Tricky Celestial Venerable he had encountered before.
If just an incarnation is this powerful, then how terrifying must the original entity be?
What sort of relationship existed between these so-called Celestial Venerables? Did they know each other?
Or could it be that they were actually one and the same person?
Why would the other party choose to appear amongst humankind in the Shangwu Dynasty, and even become the State Preceptor?
One question after another bubbled up in Fan Wu’s mind, but he was not particularly fixated on these mysteries—what he didn’t know, he didn’t know, and that was not a big deal.
"Disaster Celestial Venerable..." he muttered these four words, recalling the previous manipulations orchestrated in secret by the other party. Fan Wu thought for a moment and then said to the people behind him, "There’s no need for you to follow me inside, it’s best if you flee as far as you can. If possible, you might want to urge the nearby people... to escape together."
"Otherwise, I’m not too sure if I can protect your lives. What comes next is not something you can meddle in, nor something you can approach."
Every word spoken by Fan Wu at this moment was exceedingly calm, but when it fell on the ears of Yun Jiuqing and the others, it was like a heavenly tribulation thunderbolt falling from the sky!
Hiss!
They couldn’t help but take a sharp intake of cold air, as no one expected to hear such words from the mouth of Daoist Fan Wu.
"Brother Fan Wu, could it be that..." Just as Yan Dahu was about to ask something, he suddenly found his arm seized by his older brother, Yan Dalong.
Yan Dalong, with a face as if the sky were collapsing, hurriedly said, "Idiot, stop talking! If Brother Fan Wu tells us to run, then we’d better start running! Damn it, do you want to question Brother Fan Wu’s judgment?"
Ultimately, it was Yan Dalong who was a bit more rational and a bit more clever among the two brothers.
When Fan Wu spoke those words, Yan Dalong had already sensed that something was very wrong.
The fact that Fan Wu could speak like that led Yan Dalong to believe that the ensuing battle was indeed not something they could interfere with—perhaps even a slight ripple from the fight could claim their insignificant lives!
In reality, Yun Jiuqing and Xing Fengzi, the two who knew Fan Wu best, were the ones who ran the fastest. Without a second word, they took the Destiny Coffin and Old Blue Ox and turned to flee.
On the other hand, Yan Dalong, Yan Dahu, and Bai Sheng were the ones who ran the slowest. However, it was fortunate that Fan Wu did not rush into the National Teacher’s Mansion but instead gave them the chance to escape the area.
Just then, a voice emanated from inside the National Teacher’s Mansion, piercing directly into Fan Wu’s eardrums, "Hahaha, worthy of the renowned Daoist Fan Wu of Qiulong Temple. Can you already see that this State Preceptor is no ordinary being?"
"I had thought that a person like you would not care about the lives of those irrelevant people. But to my surprise, you actually do care. Hahaha! Does this count as discovering a weakness in you?"
The State Preceptor of the Shangwu Dynasty did not pursue Yun Jiuqing and the others. It seemed that, in his eyes, those people were of little importance; what mattered was Fan Wu.
Fan Wu just smiled. Facing a being whose attributes were almost off the charts, there wasn’t a trace of worry on his face, "If you think that’s a weakness of mine, then you can give it a try."
"Hahahahaha! Interesting!" After the State Preceptor of the Shangwu Dynasty’s laughter subsided, the mansion’s grand doors suddenly opened of their own accord, revealing a path inside.
Seeing this, Fan Wu, undaunted by the possibility of an ambush, stepped forward and entered.
Once inside, Fan Wu found the interior of the National Teacher’s Mansion completely empty, devoid of any people. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Oh, well, the only entity that could barely pass for a human was probably that State Preceptor of the Shangwu Dynasty.
Following this path, Fan Wu walked past building after building until he finally reached the backyard of the mansion.
The backyard of the mansion looked quite poetic and picturesque, featuring a man-made lake.
Within that lake stood a pavilion, connected by a long bridge, with a person seated inside.
Then, the voice of Shi Wangdao sounded again, "I have sent all the servants in the mansion away. Now, only the two of us remain here."
"And... the moment you entered the mansion, I smelled a somewhat familiar scent from you."
Shi Wangdao, sitting in the pavilion holding a cup of tea, asked, "What is your relationship with that fellow? Why do you carry His scent?"
"Oh?" Fan Wu replied with a smile, "The fellow you’re referring to, he wouldn’t happen to be called the Arcane Immortal Venerable, would he?"
"Indeed." Shi Wangdao nodded candidly.
In their tones, there wasn’t the slightest bit of respect for the Arcane Immortal Venerable.
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