Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 684: Chapter 321 Change of Plan

After discussing with Jing Lin the day before,

officials of the Giant City, as well as the large and small Spiritual Ability Families within, all received invitation letters from the Jing Family.

Although each party wanted to conquer the Immortal Palace, it was highly likely that some unpleasant conflicts would arise during the process.

But they could also choose to cooperate and achieve mutual success.

One could be a rival, but also a friend.

Thus, Jing Lin’s banquet met with little resistance and even gained the support of his own family.

At least in this respect, holding a banquet was beneficial to the Jing Family.

The main branch of the Jing Family also wanted to maintain good relations with other families, holding core intelligence that already gave them an absolute advantage.

While other families were still fumbling with the Immortal Palace, they might have already achieved their goal.

If they didn’t allow the other powers to have a share, being the sole beneficiary would seriously risk offending others. It was hard to say whether someone envious would act against the Jing Family within the Immortal Palace.

Therefore, the main branch of the Jing Family promised to reveal some regional intelligence to aid other forces in gaining greater benefits.

This tempted many families, who eagerly prepared for the upcoming banquet.

Li Yelai did the same, but while other external families and forces were preparing exquisite clothing and fine gifts,

Li Yelai was fitting his own Grade A Spiritual Armor.

Inside the testing area of the Equipment Department at the East City Branch, Li Yelai, clad in the Black Scale Gold Woven Bright Armor, was moving swiftly.

His body flickered, and three afterimages charged out simultaneously, transforming into rapidly moving figures.

Approaching metal blocks from different directions, they almost all struck with their long spears at the same moment.

‘Boom!’

The three sounds erupted almost simultaneously, the thrust from the afterimages distorting the metal blocks.

After the attack, the three afterimages immediately disappeared.

Li Yelai walked over to the metal blocks from not far away, looking at the nearly shattered metal blocks and nodded in satisfaction, “The ‘Flowing Illusion Shadow Strike’ of the Netherworld Path really is powerful. Even though the afterimages aren’t as strong as the real body, they’re not weak either. It would be quite dangerous to suddenly face this in close combat.”

A proper close combat duel could suddenly have three or even more afterimages lashing out from different directions, and the enemy, caught off guard, could be cleaved into pieces.

“Actually, ‘Flowing Illusion Shadow Strike’ has many applications,” a tall and graceful figure appeared beside Li Yelai, calmly stating, “If you can grasp the rhythm of the afterimages’ successive appearances, you can achieve continuous strikes.

For instance, when you and your opponent exert force simultaneously and your weapons collide, as his force dissipates and before he can exert force again, your afterimage has already slashed out, quickly creating suppressive force.”

This girl, naturally, was Little Mad King.

Since Li Yelai returned to Giant City, they had only seen each other once at the apartment.

Although they were teammates who had shared hardships and were worthy of each other’s trust,

Little Mad King was rather reclusive, rarely communicating or engaging in idle chatter with Li Yelai during their routine daily lives.

Last time, during Li Yelai’s Armament Ceremony, even though she was nearby, she didn’t greet him.

After all, she never had any friends…

She didn’t know, nor was accustomed to, how to interact with friends.

This time, it was only after learning that Li Yelai’s Grade A Spiritual Armor had been completed, and that its ability was the ‘Flowing Illusion Shadow Strike’—which she had perfectly mastered—

that she came over to teach and guide him in the subtleties of the technique. It could be considered a form of communication with a friend. It was a challenge for her…

Speaking, she picked up a long sword and directly slashed at a metal cube.

The long sword fell, leaving trails of sword afterimages in mid-air. Each afterimage followed the long sword with the same angle and force as it slashed down.

It appeared to be just one strike, but it was as though a dozen people had launched a coherent attack, directly severing the metal cube.

Li Yelai praised, “Lucky you’re on our side. Otherwise, facing a master like you would be too much pressure.”

He could see the peril of the move; it was even more exquisite than the afterimages attacking from different angles.

It was as if multiple strikes had landed at the same spot instantly, the enemy might block the first and maybe the second attack, but the unending onslaught would leave them no chance to swing their second strike.

Let alone the continuous attacks by Little Mad King, resulting in ever more afterimages…

Every direct attack followed by a dozen more. How could one combat that?

No wonder indeed, the human traitor Feixue from Border City No. 2, a master swordsman with terrifying swordsmanship, capable of slaying giant dragons without a scratch. On swordsmanship alone, she ranked amongst the top in the three Border Cities.

Even Little Mad King admitted she was inferior to Feixue in the understanding of swordsmanship, and without using her ability, she would quickly be defeated.

Yet the final outcome of their duel was Feixue still being suppressed.

It wasn’t that Feixue was all bark and no bite, but that Little Mad King had developed her own ability to the extreme.

“This is a strategic approach to using your ability, you need to explore it more yourself,” Little Mad King remained aloof, retracting her long sword into the Soul Well. She then asked, “Are you planning to do something? Or is it that you need to kill someone?”

“How did you figure it out? Is it that obvious?” Li Yelai was taken aback. He hadn’t mentioned Ye Han’s situation to anyone. It should be known only to Jing Lin and himself.

“Last night, you requested ten tons of Extraordinary Creature Blood from headquarters. Normally, this blood is used as fertilizer material, sometimes even discarded as waste. Thus, almost no one requests it.”