Berserk God of War

Anyway, let’s just call it the Duoye Seal for now.

The attributes within it were already unimaginably complex, and as the meridians in Sikong Jing’s body that belonged to the Duoye Seal grew stronger and stronger, his True Qi also began to gradually transform.

There were actually signs of breaking through to the Emperor Martial Stage.

And just as Sikong Jing settled and fused the seventy-ninth difficulty, the whole little tree hollow lit up completely.

Could it be that the tree patterns on the Willow Leaf Holy Wall that could be deciphered ended here?

Of course not...

The mysterious old man suddenly said, ”Little fellow, there’s still one last thing you need to comprehend. Continue now.”

Sikong Jing’s whole body trembled slightly at these words. Only the last one remained?

But he didn’t say or ask much. The next moment... hum!

Sikong Jing saw all the lit-up tree patterns suddenly change like wind and cloud under the old man’s light stomp.

All the tree patterns changed along with it...

In the blink of an eye, the tree patterns seemed to still be those same ones from before, but all of the layout had already changed at its core. At the same time, the fully lit state from just now also changed—there were a few places completely dim, without the slightest light, not even any tree patterns.

At this, Sikong Jing was of course somewhat puzzled.

But the old man didn’t let him ask more, and instead chuckled low, ”Come, begin.”

Taking a slight breath, Sikong Jing also continued without asking in detail. After that, he felt that this final attribute was vast and terrifying.

Compared to the previous seventy-nine attributes, it was far more vast and profound...

The power of the aura in that attribute was almost on par with the willow tree’s Body itself, which also proved that the final spirit object was extremely formidable.

Just as Sikong Jing was comprehending bit by bit, he suddenly got stuck.

He got stuck precisely at those dim, patternless spots, which made Sikong Jing’s spirit tremble again. He opened his eyes slightly and said, ”Senior, so you also failed to crack the final problem.”

He certainly understood why he got stuck here.

He understood even more clearly why there were a few places where the tree patterns weren’t connected—because the old man had failed in his research at this point.

And Sikong Jing certainly wasn’t surprised. If the old man had succeeded, what would he need him for?

Sure enough, the old man replied in a low voice, ”Correct. I myself got stuck here and could no longer continue. What you must do now is find a way to complete what I could not complete.”

Hearing this, Sikong Jing understood that what came next was the true difficulty.

The first seventy-nine were all things the old man had been imparting to him. The last one would have to rely on himself—to crack and fuse this final difficulty on the foundation of the old man’s research...

But just then, Sikong Jing suddenly withdrew all his power...

After that, he smiled lightly and said, ”Senior, how about I go deal with the matters outside first, then come back to continue?”

What Sikong Jing meant, of course, was: right now he wanted to leave the Willow Leaf Holy Wall and didn’t want to continue.

They had reached the most critical juncture—he had to see how the old man would react.

However, the old man only laughed without surprise, ”I seem to have told you that I can only pull you in, not push you out.”

As he spoke, the old man’s Mind Spirit Shadow and Sikong Jing locked in a cold stare.

But in the next instant... hum!

The True Qi under Sikong Jing’s feet suddenly flickered slightly. In a flash, it restored the surrounding tree patterns to their previous state—back to the layout of the first seventy-nine difficult tree patterns.

After finishing that, Sikong Jing smiled again and said, ”Senior, everything you know, I now know as well. It seems you can’t fool me anymore.”

Don’t forget, Sikong Jing had now learned everything the old man had regarding the attribute problems...

Which meant he could now get out on his own!

He could directly pass through the passages inside the Willow Leaf Holy Wall and make use of a portion of the Holy Wall’s power.

Just like the previous analogy...

On the surface, the Holy Wall was like a maze. There were always eighty attributes in the maze. Only by fusing and cracking all the attributes could one truly enter the core of the Holy Wall, but one didn’t need to fuse all of them to move around inside the maze.

Just like the mysterious old man—after comprehending seventy-nine attributes, he could pull them in.

Now, it was naturally the same for Sikong Jing...

Sikong Jing, as he was now, could already shuttle through the Holy Wall and leave.

He could also sense the channels that led out. As for ”can’t push you out,” he had of course confirmed it was just a lie.

Yet after Sikong Jing spoke, the old man showed no surprise at all...

He still chuckled lowly and said, ”But I’ve been in the Holy Wall for so long—I’m bound to have my own arrangements and setups. If I say you can’t get out, then you definitely can’t get out.”

As soon as he finished, the old man suddenly stomped heavily...

The surrounding tree patterns immediately turned back into the appearance of the eightieth difficulty, with several spots still broken.

At this moment, Sikong Jing’s eyes narrowed slightly...

He now fully understood that the old man simply didn’t want to let him leave. What he called his ”own things” were his Formations and similar arrangements inside the Holy Wall, meant to forcibly stop Sikong Jing from getting out.

”Senior, anything can be discussed. I still hope you can let me go out first.”

Sikong Jing spoke in a low voice, ”I truly do have urgent matters outside. Tearing our faces off won’t do either of us any good.”

His tone was still sincere...

Sikong Jing still hoped for peace. If he could avoid conflict, he would; if he could make a friend, he’d prefer to. As long as the old man agreed to let him out, he would naturally agree to come back in and continue cracking it.

Sadly, the old man didn’t buy it at all. The aura of his Spiritual Shadow grew more and more grim...

”Little fellow, I like to keep things in my own hands. Who knows whether you’ll come back after you leave?”

”Who knows whether you’ll only return after ten or eight years?”

”Ten years from now, I fear I won’t be able to control you anymore.”

The old man, who had previously put on a friendly face, finally began to bare his fangs...

What he meant, of course, was that if Sikong Jing only came back in ten years, he feared Sikong Jing would be too strong to control.

In response, Sikong Jing’s expression didn’t change as he replied, ”Why does Senior need to control me? Aren’t we in a mutually beneficial relationship? I help you crack the Willow Leaf Holy Wall, and you impart to me the methods to decipher the Holy Wall so I can continually improve, isn’t that so?”

He still didn’t want to tear things open and was still hoping to persuade the old man to let him leave.

Right now, no one knew what might happen in Willow Leaf City, and the troops of Imperial Dragon Mountain would certainly be arriving soon.

Sikong Jing naturally didn’t want to be stuck here too long...

More importantly, for the last Holy Wall attribute, familiarity and comprehension were no longer enough—he had to research it himself.

Who knew how much time that would take? He didn’t have time to wait now.

Of course, all these words were still probing the old man, to see how he would ultimately answer him.

And as expected, the old man laughed mockingly...

”Little fellow, your little schemes are useless before me. Aren’t you just trying to test me?”

”Then I’ll tell you plainly: since you’re in, don’t even think about going out again.”