Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 1515: Chapter 1510: Human Tree (19)

You just can’t kick this bad habit, can you!

If you can’t wreck the body, you’ll switch to wrecking the mind, right?

As Fu Qian laid out the plan, it undoubtedly stirred a strong response.

Luyi, who was being pointed at, had already lost his ability to speak, and the two women were also hesitant to speak.

”I understand your point. In your view, the erosion accumulated through crying is not the same as psychological torment?”

At this critical moment, it was Mr. Li Sr. who stepped in to stabilize the troops, looking thoughtfully at Fu Qian.

”Of course, whether fool or lunatic, in my view, it’s all destructive to the will, rather than constructive.”

”And the erosion we are currently suffering is like implanting a life into the will, so intense it can manifest physically.”

Fu Qian expressed his views calmly, even casually brushing over the tender sprouts above, filled with admiration for life.

Within moments, the trees before Brother Luyi seemed even more luxuriant; the nourishment from a Transcendent’s flesh and blood was indeed remarkably potent.

”No matter how you look at it, it seems like a clever carving using human will as the material. And as everyone knows, the more exquisite it is, the more fragile.”

Fu Qian made a gesture of toppling over, but his eyes were on Lady Ji Ning.

”It seems that Lady Ji Ning is quite skilled in this area?”

...

”My abilities indeed mainly concern the spiritual realm...and your earlier views, they do have some merit.”

Although directly named, and despite her expression remaining calm, Lady Ji Ning neither retreated nor refused, directly offering her comment.

”But here’s the issue, the Mind Piercing I’m skilled at has already been used once just now, and it didn’t seem to trigger a reaction. So either your speculation doesn’t hold, or my type of ability isn’t quite right for it—”

”No worries, I have a method for that.”

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, Fu Qian said without hesitation.

Hmm...

Even Mr. Li Sr. couldn’t hide his surprise at this moment.

”Didn’t you say you specialize in abilities related to flesh?”

And beside him, Lord Aike couldn’t help but voice his suspicion.

”That’s correct, which is why this isn’t my ability but comes from an Extraordinary Item.”

Raising his hand, Fu Qian openly displayed the Tyrant’s Fist upon it.

Dark red and glossy, like a ring formed by twisting slender blood vessels, it was rather harmoniously matched with the surrounding scenery.

He wasn’t lying, every strike from the Tyrant’s Fist could rob someone of their sanity, seemingly very well-suited for the situation.

But such an act itself was anything but cautious.

Even though until now, while traversing the worldly society outside, Fu Qian had been accustomed to hiding the ring within his flesh, presenting it before such a well-connected group of High-level Extraordinaries still added an element of exposure risk.

Even at the same time, Fu Qian wasn’t so trusting of Lady Ji Ning’s claim.

It seemed logical and well-founded, but as a Spiritual Demi-god of considerable standing, Fu Qian did not believe she would truly be so powerless.

The reason was simple: even someone as reckless as he, focused on flesh, could resort to tools if his abilities were lacking.

This seemingly incapacitated demeanor seemed more like a reverse attempt to probe him.

...

It is completely understandable.

From the beginning until now, not only was his background mysterious, but even the things he did to push the team’s progress later stood out sharply to this group.

In a situation filled with enigmas, no matter how broad-minded, it’s impossible not to pay attention.

And it seemed, under such circumstances, the most proper course for him was to act low-profile and wait for Mr. Li Sr. to urge Lady Ji Ning to think up more solutions—he nearly certainly would do so.

But that was only how it seemed.

The axiom of success says a crisis is also an opportunity.

The watchfulness of people like Mr. Li Sr., these renowned figures, inherently carries its own value.

When Night Holy City chose Divine Skin, one of the bases was the similar aura it shared with the Tyrant’s Fist.

Therefore, Fu Qian had never given up exploring this early-acquired artifact and the essential power it represented.

And now, with top talents in the academic circle right in front of him, even conducting a comprehensive evaluation of him, how could he easily waste this opportunity?

If he were truly to gain some information related to the ”Tyrant,” what was a little risk?

And by conveniently recommending himself and showcasing this power, the process would not only seem more natural than nature itself, but would also incidentally demonstrate a normal human’s survival instinct, achieving multiple gains in one move.

”It does feel quite special, its effect is?”

At this moment, under the display, Lady Ji Ning’s expression was visibly odd, instinctively exchanging a glance with Mr. Li Sr.

And when the latter looked again at the dark red ring, he finally nodded in commentary.

”It can conjure a phantom whip, each strike causing the target to lose sanity, a process that is gradually cumulative, in my opinion, suitable for the current situation.”

Although Fu Qian explained candidly, he had no intention of showing a demonstration.

These days, hunger marketing is in vogue, after all; teasing them a bit might help Mr. Li Sr. and his peers watch more closely later.

”The only problem is its ranking isn’t very high, so the process may not be very fast. Considering efficiency, do you, Ma’am, have a method to weaken mental resistance?”

The last sentence was spoken while looking at Lady Ji Ning.

...

”If it’s just that then...there’s no problem.”

Though Fu Qian’s actions repeatedly caught her off guard, as a seasoned worldly figure, Lady Ji Ning did not become flustered.

She made no further excuses, calmly nodding, fully demonstrating the demeanor of a High-level Extraordinary.

”Then let’s begin.”

To this, Fu Qian also reacted indifferently, immediately turning around.

”The loss of sanity...are you sure it’s reversible?”

With his movement, Lord Luyi appeared as if struck by lightning for a moment.

After slowly calming down, the conversation just now had been heard in detail, and clearly, he did not think he could avoid misfortune.

Although the team was full of talents, the first to be eliminated was the one operating the tool, followed by one amplifying the effect.

And as the member with the strongest perception in the team, Li He was clearly the best candidate to observe whether there were changes.

The scope of potential targets for whipping had already become very small——

”I’ll go.”

Yet even before Fu Qian could respond, someone suddenly spoke up.

Ah?

Incredulously looking at Aike beside him, Luyi was obviously baffled at having escaped harm and couldn’t figure out why the other party was doing this.

”This was supposed to be my duty... Shouldn’t it work on the Demi-god?”

However, Aike didn’t even bother to glance at him, only staring at Fu Qian, firm in his tone.

”It should.”

As the Tyrant’s Fist had yet to be upgraded, Fu Qian’s answer remained conservative.

”Then what are you waiting for—”

In the next moment, as Lord Aike urged, a scarlet shadow directly swallowed the rest of her words.