Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 490: Chapter 490: Who Plots Against Whom Chapter 490: Chapter 490: Who Plots Against Whom Wu Manyue’s movement technique was far slower than Jiang Fan’s.

After quite a while, she finally caught up, panting heavily. “Is this the place?”

Wu Manyue looked around, puzzled.

The area was empty, completely devoid of any signs that it held strategic resources.

Jiang Fan said, “I once read an ancient book. After the war of the Ancient Giants ended, the sages hid the remaining strategic resources near this place.” “Let’s search together and see if we have a chance.” “Whoever finds it first gets to read the Thunder Extension Order first.”

Saying that,

Jiang Fan immediately began searching for any suspicious mechanisms.

Wu Manyue was invigorated.

She was extremely eager for the cultivation techniques on the Thunder Extension Order.

And who got to read it first or last, was not a matter of sequence.

But rather, whether the latter had any chance to read it at all!

If Jiang Fan read it first and kept the Thunder Extension Order, what was she to do?

She couldn’t defeat him.

And they were surrounded by Jiang Fan’s elders.

She had to seize the opportunity first!

She quickly looked around, her eyes scanning the surroundings anxiously.

Suddenly, she noticed a protruding brick wall.

Compared to the neatly stacked brick walls around it, with no gaps even for a blade to fit through, this protruding brick wall seemed very conspicuous.

She was about to walk over.

When her eyes shifted.

No, such an obvious protrusion, how could Jiang Fan have missed it after being here for so long?

Could it be that he sensed some danger?

And pretended not to see it?

Wanting me to step on the trap for him?

Thinking of this, she sneered coldly in her heart, “Does he think Wu Manyue is so easy to deceive?”

She quickly thought of a plan and said, “Hey, Junior Brother Jiang, this brick wall is sticking out.” “Could this be the mechanism you mentioned?”

She wanted to see, how Jiang Fan would act.

If he pretended to be surprised but did not dare to approach, it would mean the mechanism was definitely problematic.

If he pretended to rush over, it would likely be to lure her into triggering the mechanism.

In any case, she would not fall for it.

Hearing this,

Jiang Fan quickly turned around.

His eyes followed Wu Manyue’s finger, showing a trace of excitement in his eyes.

But he quickly covered it up.

He said nonchalantly, “It’s nothing special.” “Just a protruding brick.”

But his body, stealthily moved towards the protruding brick.

This sneaky move of the weasel trying to steal the chicken made Wu Manyue pause.

It was completely different from what she had anticipated.

Could it be that Jiang Fan really hadn’t noticed this protruding brick earlier?

Was she overthinking it?

With these thoughts shifting in her mind, she restrained her impulse and continued to probe, “Is that so?” “Why do I feel like it’s the mechanism?” “Let me try it!”

She extended her hand towards the brick.

If Jiang Fan were to back away at this moment, it would one hundred percent confirm that the mechanism was problematic and that Jiang Fan was setting her up.

If he still came over at the same nonchalant pace, it would show he was acting.

Boom—

But suddenly her vision darkened.

Before she could react, the Five Magnetic Yuan Mountain rammed straight at her.

With a bang,

Wu Manyue was sent flying.

Both shocked and angry, she shouted, “What are you doing?”

Jiang Fan laughed as he retracted the Five Magnetic Yuan Mountain, cupping his hands, “Sorry, Senior Sister Wu.” “All’s fair in war.” “I found this mechanism first.”

Immediately, he swiftly pressed down on the mechanism.

Wu Manyue was dumbfounded.

She almost wanted to slap herself. “Wu Manyue, you are too clever for your own good!” “You clearly found the mechanism first, but ended up handing the opportunity to Jiang Fan!!”

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

How could she do something so foolish!

Seeing Jiang Fan about to activate the mechanism, while she had been thrown several dozen feet away, far too late to contest it, she gritted her teeth, and decisively took out a palm-sized Jade Person.

On its forehead was a drop of her essence blood.

On its chest, her name was written.

With a forceful throw, the Jade Person hit Jiang Fan.

It was a magical scene.

The Jade Person transformed into Wu Manyue out of thin air.

While Wu Manyue’s previous spot turned into a Jade Person.

Wu Manyue sneered, “Sorry, Senior Sister saw this first!”

She raised her palm, sending the unprepared Jiang Fan flying away.

She then decisively pressed down on the brick mechanism!

However, she was slightly stunned.

Even though she didn’t use much force,

Jiang Fan had been sent flying far away.

Upon closer inspection, he had been using his movement technique to accelerate backward, distancing himself from her and the mechanism.

Wu Manyue’s heart skipped a beat.

Had she, after all, fallen into a trap?

She tried to take her hand back.

But it was too late.

With a crack, immediately, a terrifying, Nascent Soul-level destructive blue light exploded.

Emanating in a radial pattern, sweeping across a radius of thirty feet.

It appeared quickly.

And disappeared just as quickly.

Not even a tenth of a second passed.

Just a flash, but Wu Manyue, who had been pressing the mechanism, her body turned into ashes like burnt paper money.

All turned to dust, blown away by the wind!

Jiang Fan, from afar, was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. “A Nascent Soul Strike?” “It was that dangerous?”

The evil spirit understood, “This mechanism wasn’t designed to kill enemies.” “It was set up to prevent birds and beasts from accidentally triggering the mechanism and exposing the space.” “If it was meant to kill enemies, with the sages’ strength, the mechanism’s power wouldn’t be just this much.”

While those words were true, for the Human Clan of the Nine-Sect Land, it was indeed an extremely dangerous mechanism.

Fortunately, a scapegoat was found.

Otherwise, no matter how many tricks Jiang Fan had, he couldn’t have blocked that strike just now.

Crack—

Suddenly, in the distance, the small Jade Person with blood on its forehead and Wu Manyue’s name on its chest exploded.

Amidst the shards, Wu Manyue’s figure reappeared.

Her face was pale, clutching her violently beating chest, crouching on the ground, gasping for breath.

Jiang Fan wasn’t too surprised.

This woman had escaped the pursuit of the Demon Priest, proving she was not simple at all.

It was expected that she would survive this.

He clapped his hands and praised, “Senior Sister Wu is truly skilled.” “Junior Brother is impressed.”

Hearing these words,

Wu Manyue suddenly raised her head, drew her dagger, and without a word, charged at Jiang Fan.

She shouted, “You damned thing!” “I knew you had no good intentions inviting me here!!!”

She had lost another life-saving magical treasure!

This was a substitute puppet that was as valuable as a space scroll!

Jiang Fan, half-smiling, took out the Five Magnetic Yuan Mountain, “I don’t understand, Senior Sister Wu.” “You struck me to seize the mechanism.” “How am I the one with ill intentions?”

Wu Manyue gritted her teeth and charged at him regardless.

She couldn’t explain the convoluted twists.

But she and Jiang Fan both knew very well if it was a set-up or not!

Just as the two were about to fight, there was a buzz!

The city wall beneath their feet twisted eerily.

Like a still lake surface, rippled by a small boat passing through, creating waves.

Then, in the twisting, a dark, dull hole with no gloss appeared.

Surrounding it was the power of space.

It was clearly the entrance of that space!