Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Chapter 586: Chapter 586 Scattered Pages

“I lost.”

Indeed, competing with a genius from the first tier was too forced.

Yang Yu had considered many possibilities, but he hadn’t expected Wan Ze to be suppressed so thoroughly. Every move and style from Wan Ze seemed as if they were all planned out, targeting vulnerabilities directly. Yang Yu’s room for maneuver was compressed to nothing.

Yang Yu hadn’t neglected the consideration of counter-attack strategies. If only the block of earth beneath his feet hadn’t been kicked up by Wan Ze, he might’ve had a chance to counter-attack.

When Wan Ze was momentarily suspended in midair, Yang Yu had plenty of opportunities to attempt a breakthrough.

But after some thought, Yang Yu decided against it.

Once his opponent’s rhythm picked up, and he had been sucked into Wan Ze’s rhythm, the hope of victory was extremely faint, almost zero.

Now wasn’t worth revealing all his trump cards for a test, especially since the other side was also a competitor.

Until now, Wan Ze’s Status Bar still showed the “drunk” attribute, meaning he had executed all those maneuvers completely drunk.

It was a case of sheer power overwhelming techniques.

Even though Yang Yu’s own attributes weren’t poor, they were still too weak compared to Wan Ze’s. His own Skill set wasn’t enough to deal with an enemy with such a vast difference in strength and barely any in technique.

There was no choice, though he was reluctant to walk away empty-handed, it seemed Yang Yu could only make long-term plans.

He must prioritize enhancing Bai Jin and the others’ strength, expand the team’s upper limits, then set off to conquer the Underground Maze, boost attributes, and improve his personal floor.

Not having obtained the Skill he wanted, Yang Yu didn’t feel dejected.

If not this time, then next time they’d fight. Anyway, if he wished to obtain “Fury Blood,” an inevitable battle awaited. He’d already learned the other’s non-secret teachings; was he afraid he couldn’t learn what had become a common non-secret?

Yang Yu admitted defeat without hesitation, causing Wan Ze to slightly furrow his brow. The wine in his gourd suddenly lost its flavor.

“You sure know how to run away clean. And I thought I’d finally found someone who could exchange more than a few moves with me. That time, you clearly had a chance to hit me…”

Maybe because he’d broken a slight sweat, some of Wan Ze’s consciousness returned, but he didn’t correct his staggering steps and took several toward the tall Wan Huawen.

“By… By our usual rules, I’ve lasted over five minutes against you, or, defeated the person you sent. So, today’s drinking… you—you can’t hold it against me.”

Having said that, Wan Ze fell backward, sprawled out, using the earth as his bed, and started to snore heavily.

Wan Huawen let out a deep sigh; how did he end up with such a son? Gifted in a unique way, but with a terribly flawed character, always listless and slack, never caring about the outside world, only interested in drinking. He hoped by the Dragon God Conference in a little over a year, his son would experience setbacks and learn a lesson.

Not bothering to look at his foolish son sleeping on the ground, Wan Huawen turned his gaze to Yang Yu. Although Yang Yu had conceded the match quite straightforwardly, his performance just before was noteworthy.

Wan Huawen had thought that once Wang Ze used that move, the outcome would have been decided.

Yet he didn’t expect Yang Yu to dodge Wang Ze’s attack and to have persisted for so long. Yang Yu had already surpassed eighty percent of those he had taught.

With such aptitude, Wan Huawen already recognized him, but…

“Sorry, you weren’t able to wake my youngest son just now, so according to what was said earlier, I cannot allow you to join the Daoist School to learn.”

These words immediately aroused Xin Mang’s dissatisfaction. She stood next to Wan Huawen, twisting the hilt of her sword so that the scabbard brushed against Wan Huawen’s thigh.

“Uncle, I think Mr. Potato Thorn has done very well; he’s fully qualified to become a disciple of this Daoist School. When I first joined, the tests were not this difficult.”

“Of course, when you joined, Wan Ze was still young and did not have such strength.”

“Uncle, forgive my frankness, but waking up a drunk Wan Ze should belong to the tasks of a graduated disciple; I’ve never seen you make things so difficult for someone!” Xin Mang pouted, expressing Yang Yu’s dissatisfaction on his behalf.

Wan Huawen still shook his head, “I always stick to my word, if he didn’t complete it this time, then he didn’t complete it. However, considering his outstanding performance this time, I am willing to show him the “Red Blood Path” he wants to learn. Letting him see the key points of using this skill is also in order for him to learn it sooner.”

Speaking, Wan Huawen turned to Yang Yu,

“Watch carefully. When you have time, come and test again. Here there are no restrictions on tests; as soon as you feel strong enough, you can challenge at any time. Next time, I’ll change to a more suitable task for you. After the task is over, come back.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Yu’s eyes suddenly lit up, sweeping away the regret in his heart.

Although he had not succeeded in waking Wan Ze just now, his performance had already gained Wan Huawen’s recognition, and now he was definitely in the mood to teach him something.

Without hesitation, Yang Yu immediately asked Wan Huawen to demonstrate “Red Blood Path” right there in the open field.

Before long, a new learning entry popped up on Yang Yu’s skill panel, “You can spend 200 points to learn ‘Red Blood Path’. Do you want to learn ‘Red Blood Path’?” Without much hesitation, Yang Yu acquired the skill.

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At this very moment, in the All Things Library, in the fourth reading room, a hunchbacked old man was sitting on a huge book, organizing the bookshelves.

Carefully ensuring every book was in its proper place, Li Yan’s face, covered by white hair, revealed a smile.

Right then, an untimely knock on the door broke the quiet, and the door to the reading room was opened. The first thing that came into view was a large blue magic hat, followed by the petite silver-haired girl hidden beneath the hat, who was holding some old pages in her arms.

“Master, I have finished the task you assigned. The latest discovered Underground Maze has been covered within our scope,” Tico reported truthfully. “This time, thanks to Latis, truly worthy of being a Princess, with her green card, I encountered no obstacles along the way.”

Li Yan wore a kindly smile on his face, “Mm. Very good, Tico.”

“Also, Master, this ‘Dragon God’s Might’ was found in a Super Large Maze. I heard that in order to obtain it, one must defeat very strong monsters.

But it looks like a very ordinary ancient book, ‘Dragon God’s Might’ hopes to borrow the power of the All Things Library to decipher the content on it…”

As she spoke, Tico used magic to deliver the old pages to Li Yan’s hands.

Below the white hair, Li Yan’s eyes, like those of a giant dragon, skimmed over the pages, yet he discovered that he had never seen the script before.

He had never seen the script, but Li Yan could tell the paper had been copied and aged, with numeric footnotes that even they could understand—6, 14, 22… The pages were not continuous.

This was not the original; it was a copy left by the creators of the maze.

Perhaps, conquering those Super Large Mazes might procure all the pages and reveal what was written within, but…

Among the sixteen known Super Large Mazes, only seven had been conquered… The trend of Super Large Maze growth had slowed, but they were still increasing.