Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations At that moment, Gao Tianming stood solemnly at the top of Mist Peak. The twelve kite puppets responsible for collecting resources operated according to his will. As he collected resources, he could use the kite puppets to look into the distance and enjoy the beautiful scenery at the foot of Mist Peak. This feeling of looking down on all the mountains made him feel, for the first time, the pleasure of standing at a high place and obtaining infinite power.
The feeling of having power was indeed wonderful.
For Gao Tianming, Shadow Dao was like a piece of chocolate that his body had been craving for sugar for a long time. It gave him a strong sense of satisfaction both mentally and physically.
Shadow Dao, Shadow Image, and the unique Shadow Image ability that had been activated …
Gao Tianming had no idea that there was such a magical power in this world.
He didn't know how he could lose the competition with this special ability.
He could use Shadow Image to bring people into the Shadow Image space, and then forcibly transform them into his puppets who would work in the space. In the long run, his Shadow Image space could expand without limit, and thus accommodate more puppets. And these people who had been turned into puppets would become stumbling blocks on his road to success!
For Gao Tianming, these puppets were like rewards from a claw fishing machine in the mall. Not only would they become employees in his puppet factory, but they would also become unique collectibles.
"Captain, there seems to be someone at the foot of the mountain."
At that moment, a voice sounded in Gao Tianming's ear. The speaker was the deputy captain of No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School, Xie Ming, a man with naturally curly, blond hair.
Xie Ming had also become Gao Tianming's puppet.
But Gao Tianming still held back when it came to his classmates.
He didn't include them in his puppet factory. After the competition was over, Gao Tianming would release all the students from No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School. It was too dangerous to let them act according to his own thoughts.
It would be better to turn them into his puppets and let him control them; that way, he would be able to win the competition smoothly.
Because of the lush vegetation around Nine Dragon Mountain, Gao Tianming was worried that there might be a blind spot that he couldn't cover, so he had sent a professional chess piece like Xie Ming to hide at the foot of the mountain as a human guard. Once he discovered the enemy, he could quickly use the kite puppets' threads to fish them back to the top of the mountain to report the situation.
Thus, Gao Tianming was very surprised when he heard Xie Ming's report.
He had already noticed that the coward Nan Yixiu had run away with the scouts.
Then, who else would come?
Titan High's Zhu Hanyun? Or No. 60 High's Lotus Sun?
Gao Tianming imagined his opponents in his mind. Judging from the first round of the knockout round, he felt that the strength of these two people was close to his own.
If it was Zhu Hanyun, he could take advantage of the situation to subdue him and turn him into a puppet, using him as a meat tank.
If it was Lotus Sun …
Gao Tianming felt that if it really was Lotus Sun, he would turn her into his puppet.
Gao Tianming still had plans to become the son-in-law of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, and the reason why he was working so hard was that one day he could rival Lotus Sun.
Sometimes, a person's birth determined the starting line.
Gao Tianming had to admit that he was too late to start.
But if he worked harder, he might be able to catch up.
In Gao Tianming's eyes, the powerful abilities he had obtained were the best proof of his hard work.
However, when he dispatched the kite puppets to observe the person at the foot of the mountain, Gao Tianming's expression abruptly changed.
He had guessed wrong.
This person wasn't Zhu Hanyun or Lotus Sun.
It was No. 60 High, someone he couldn't think of no matter what.
"This person is …"
Gao Tianming tried his best to recall this expressionless young man with a pair of dead fish eyes who had climbed Mist Peak from the foot of the mountain. The wind pressure on Mist Peak blew his loose school uniform up and down, causing it to flutter in the wind.
The teenager moved with ease as he faced the enormous wind pressure and advanced steadily. Mist Peak could be divided into four stages from the foot of the mountain to the top.
The first stage was the stable stage, during which the wind pressure was moderate and similar to that of a typhoon.
The second stage was the transition stage, during which the wind pressure was more violent than that of a typhoon. Cultivators who needed to reach the top would use the absorption ability of spirit energy to firmly anchor their feet to the ground and advance step by step. If there was insufficient spirit energy in this stage, it was very likely that they would be overturned halfway up the mountain.
The third stage was known as the Hellish Windstorm. At its peak, the wind pressure could weigh more than a dozen tons. It was like a truck falling from the top of a mountain, constantly pressing on one's shoulders. Without any assistance, one's life might even be in danger.
The fourth stage was the safe stage. Because of Mist Peak's unique geographical location, only the top of the mountain had zero wind pressure.
But as someone who had already reached the top, when Gao Tianming saw Wang Ling stroll through the second stage in such a relaxed manner like an old man strolling through his back garden, and even in the third stage, "Hell's Phoenix Mist," it was simply inconceivable to Gao Tianming.
"He's actually not affected in the slightest by such strong wind pressure?"
But very quickly, Gao Tianming noticed something off about Wang Ling.
He saw that talismans were actually burning nonstop on Wang Ling's right hand …
That was a huge number of Wind-Stabilizing Talismans! As long as he had these talismans, he would be able to stand tall in a typhoon.
"So it's not because of his strength." The sharpness in Gao Tianming's eyes gradually faded as he stared at Wang Ling, who was burning the Wind-Stabilizing Talismans nonstop at the foot of the mountain, and he couldn't help sneering in his heart. In his opinion, this was just a weirdo who was about to throw his life away.
Admittedly, there was no need for Wang Ling to use the Wind-Stabilizing Talismans.
The wind pressure of this mere Mist Peak couldn't crush him.
But considering that this was a competition, and that someone might be paying attention to their movements at any time, Wang Ling decided to play it safe and use the talismans to conceal his true strength.
In this way, it would look like he was borrowing the power of the talismans.
After successfully reaching the top of the mountain, the wind on the mountaintop calmed down, and Wang Ling naturally didn't need to continue burning the talismans.
With one hand in his trouser pocket, he walked in Gao Tianming's direction.
At such a close distance, he could already sense the evil power emanating from Gao Tianming's body …
This wasn't because the power of Shadow Dao was evil.
It was because Shadow Dao stimulated the evil in a person's heart and awakened their inner demons.
If you were a good person who had socialist core values, who was well-rounded in all aspects of morality, intelligence, physique, beauty, and labor … then not only would you obtain the formidable power of Shadow Dao, you wouldn't be eroded by evil.
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