Fang Zhengzhi had actually experienced something like this before. That was in the Divine Constabulary's Heavenly Treasure Hall, when he fought with Lu Yusheng from the Battle Constabulary.
At that time, Lu Yusheng had strangely broken through to the Heavenly Reflection State. He then "chased" Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu in the Heavenly Treasure Hall.
Then, Fang Zhengzhi used the Mirror Technique to understand the Heavenly Reflection State. Then, the two of them fought in the Heavenly Treasure Hall.
That time, it looked like Fang Zhengzhi had caught Lu Yusheng off guard, but in reality, he had used his better control of the Dao of All Creation to forcefully take over Lu Yusheng's Domain of Ice and Snow, and successfully defeated Lu Yusheng.
The circumstances were different, but the principle was the same.
Of course, to do this, there were two conditions. First, he had to have the same Dao in his pocket dimension as his opponent. Second, he had to have better control of his Dao than his opponent.
Nangong Hao was in the pinnacle Supernatural State. His control of the Dao of All Creation was naturally better than Fang Zhengzhi's. Furthermore, the Dragon Combat Plan allowed him to contain any Dao.
As such, it was not difficult for him to do this.
Nangong Hao did not find it difficult, but Fang Zhengzhi found it difficult.
It was almost as if he had stabbed out with his sword, only to realize that the sword was not his own. What was yours was mine, what was mine was still mine. How was he supposed to fight?
Fang Zhengzhi knew that Nangong Hao was strong, but he did not expect him to be this strong. This was not something that could be explained with just the word 'strong'.
Steal someone else's Dao?
Thoughts flashed past Fang Zhengzhi's mind. He was trying to figure out the weaknesses of the Dragon Combat Plan. However, the problem he was facing now was not just that. There was something more important...
He had to dodge Nangong Hao's attack.
There was no wind, no waves. However, it was fast, fast as lightning.
Nangong Hao's attack came from the front. He did not use any tricks. He simply pierced the Wuwei Sword into the waterfall, then pierced through it towards Fang Zhengzhi's throat.
However, Fang Zhengzhi had no choice but to give up on the powerful High Mountain Flowing Water Technique and retreat rapidly.
"Ding!" A crisp sound rang out.
There wasn't much vibration, just the sound of the two swords separating after a brief contact. However, it was exceptionally clear to everyone's ears.
Nangong Hao stopped and pointed his sword at Fang Zhengzhi. His eyes glowed with a golden light.
"Congratulations, you've received my sword!" Nangong Hao's tone was extremely calm, just like when he walked out of the Icy Monkey Settlement. He was so calm that it was as though he was not involved.
Ever since Fang Zhengzhi mentioned the 388 types of Daos in his pocket dimension, Nangong Hao's eyes had been in a daze. Now, he was as calm as still water. Nangong Hao had only used one strike.
With just one strike, he had adjusted his state of mind to become as calm as water.
This was the nature of the Dao heart.
"Fang Zhengzhi really blocked Nangong Hao's attack?!"
"This battle is even more exciting than I had imagined."
"However, I wonder how many swords Fang Zhengzhi can block under the suppression of his cultivation state? If he knows what's good for him and lets Nangong Hao fight as a Heavenly Reflection cultivator, perhaps a miracle will happen! "
"Mm, pinnacle Heavenly Reflection State cultivator blocking a pinnacle Supernatural State cultivator's attack. Impressive!"
All of the candidates looked at Fang Zhengzhi with a complicated expression. This commoner, who they had once looked down on, had a bright future ahead of him.
However...
Nangong Hao was too powerful.
This was a huge difference in cultivation state. Therefore, no matter how hard Fang Zhengzhi tried, he would not stand a chance against Nangong Hao.
To be able to block one strike...
That was already a victory.
All of the candidates thought to themselves. Chen Feiyu was feeling a little down. Even though he was in the Supernatural State, he had not been able to block one of Nangong Hao's attacks...
Yan Xiu was not too surprised. Fang Zhengzhi blocking one of Nangong Hao's attacks was within his expectations. However, he did not expect it to be so difficult.
Yan Xiu's attention was different from the rest. He was focused on Fang Zhengzhi's hand.
And now...
That hand was trembling slightly.
...
Fang Zhengzhi had thought of many ways to block Nangong Hao's attack. For example, he could use as many Daos as he could to increase the difficulty of Nangong Hao's Dao.
He had also thought of trying one Dao at a time.
He did not believe that the Dragon Combat Plan could contain all of the Daos of All Creation.
But did Fang Zhengzhi have the chance to try?
No.
As such, he could only use the most primitive method. He did not use Daos. Instead, he used his physical strength.
He had blocked Nangong Hao's attack.
However, just as Yan Xiu had guessed, if his sword did not contain any Dao, how could he go up against Nangong Hao's Dragon Combat Plan?
When Fang Zhengzhi's sword clashed with Nangong Hao's, a powerful force surged towards him. It was as powerful as a mountain.
If not for the fact that Fang Zhengzhi was wielding the Traceless Sword...
He would not have been able to block that attack.
"Sagely Battle God Meng Tian was once the War God of the Great Xia Dynasty. His sword had split open the Blood Shadow City of the Demon Race, and that sword scar still remains in the Blood Shadow City. His sword was stained with the blood of Demon Lord Si Kong, and he was the pride of the Great Xia Dynasty. Therefore, the Traceless Sword in your hand is really a good sword. Nangong Hao looked at the Traceless Sword in Fang Zhengzhi's hand, the golden glow in his eyes growing brighter. His white robes danced in the autumn wind.
Fang Zhengzhi knew what Nangong Hao was trying to say.
He knew that Nangong Hao had seen through what he relied on to block that sword strike, and he also knew that Nangong Hao's next sword strike would definitely not be easy to block.
Was the difference in their cultivation states really that huge?
The Dragon Combat Plan!
How was he going to break the Dragon Combat Plan?!
Stealing someone else's Dao. There was no way to break this. As long as you used your Dao, he would be able to steal it. How could such a person lose?
But Nangong Hao had lost...
He had lost to someone. That person's name was Chi Guyan.
Fang Zhengzhi knew about this. However, he did not know how Chi Guyan managed to break through Nangong Hao's sword technique.
Was it the Million Sword Illustration?
The only technique that Fang Zhengzhi had seen Chi Guyan use was the Divine Constabulary's Million Sword Illustration. This was his only hope.
However, could the Million Sword Illustration really break the Dragon Combat Plan?
Fang Zhengzhi did not think that it was possible.
If that was not the case, how did Chi Guyan defeat Nangong Hao?
Fang Zhengzhi tried hard to recall all the times he had met Chi Guyan. The last time they had met was in the Northern Mountain Village. That time, Chi Guyan had pointed out his flaws and made a bet with him.
Chi Guyan wanted him to participate in the court examinations.
As such, Chi Guyan would have guessed that he would have to fight Nangong Hao.
However, why did Chi Guyan not mention anything about the Dragon Combat Plan to him? Did Chi Guyan think that he could not defeat Nangong Hao? Or did Chi Guyan mention it, but he did not realize it?
Fang Zhengzhi recalled the details of his last meeting with Chi Guyan over and over again. However, he could not think of any hints from Chi Guyan.
Okay...
Chi Guyan must have thought that he could not defeat Nangong Hao!
Fang Zhengzhi felt a little angry when he thought of this. His trembling hands stopped trembling and he tightened his grip on the hilt of the Traceless Sword.
What he did not notice was that when he tightened his grip on the Traceless Sword, the purple mark on the tip of the sword changed slightly.
It felt as if his blood was flowing.
Fang Zhengzhi did not continue thinking about it. Based on his understanding of Dao and cultivation, he could not think of a way to break the Dragon Combat Plan.
As such...
The rest was simple.
Do it!
Do it without thinking!
As such, Fang Zhengzhi moved. He did not wait for Nangong Hao to attack. Even if he did not have the upper hand in terms of power, he could not lose to Nangong Hao in terms of aura!
It did not matter if he could not defeat Nangong Hao. However, he could not lose to Nangong Hao!
That was what Fang Zhengzhi thought, and that was exactly what he did.
However, all of the candidates were shocked when they saw Fang Zhengzhi attack. Instead of defending, he chose to attack?
Was he giving up?
Nangong Hao's eyes flickered. Of course, he could feel how much effort Fang Zhengzhi took to block his attack. However, Fang Zhengzhi's next move was to initiate an attack?
"That's right!" Nangong Hao's Wuwei Sword moved again.
He knew what Fang Zhengzhi was thinking. Even if he lost the battle, he did not lose to Nangong Hao. To put it bluntly, he was giving up.
Nangong Hao had always known that his battle with Fang Zhengzhi would not last for too long.
Three strikes!
That was his baseline.
Initially, when he heard that Fang Zhengzhi had 388 Daos in his pocket dimension, he had wanted to add a little more to his baseline. He wanted to experience Fang Zhengzhi's power as a Heavenly Reflection cultivator.
However, Fang Zhengzhi rejected him.
As such, he would respect Fang Zhengzhi's decision.
As such, he decided to end this battle as quickly as possible. As for who was stronger, the one with more Daos or the one with a stronger state of mind?
Nangong Hao had always been certain of this.
It did not matter much whether he tried or not.
In other words, Nangong Hao felt that he could wait for this opportunity. One day, when Fang Zhengzhi was lucky enough to break through to the Supernatural State, he would come back to experience it.
Of course, that was if Fang Zhengzhi could reach the Supernatural State. Furthermore, he would not have broken through to the Rebirth State.
388 Daos!
This was an advantage, but it was also a disadvantage!
It was not a problem to be the best in the same state. However, breaking through to the next state was many times more difficult than breaking through to the next state.
This was too simple. If you used 10 years to understand one Dao, or 10 years to understand dozens or hundreds of Daos, you did not need to think too much about which Dao you would understand better.
Nangong Hao had no intention of continuing to fight with Fang Zhengzhi, because he had his own unique mission in the war between the Great Xia and the Southern Region.
Similarly, he thrust his sword out soundlessly.
The difference was that Nangong Hao's sword split into four.
Four swords meant that there were four people.
When the Wuwei Sword in his hand split into four, Nangong Hao also split into four people. His white scholarly robes danced in the wind.
At the same time, the four swords flew towards Fang Zhengzhi from the four directions of the North, South, East and West.
...
Fang Zhengzhi was not shocked by the fact that Nangong Hao had split into four. He knew that there were many ways to achieve this.
For example, creating illusions, or using the Mirror Image Principle.
Using the refraction of light to project three identical shadows in the same space-time was too easy. Of course, Fang Zhengzhi couldn't do it himself.
Alright...
Fang Zhengzhi did not expect that there would be such a huge difference between the first and the second sword.
Nangong Hao's first sword strike was ordinary and plain. Apart from being fast, it was also fast. As for the second sword strike, it came from four different directions at the same speed.
How could he block it?
There was no way to block it!
Fang Zhengzhi wanted to fight to the death. However, he was afraid that if the fish died, the net would not be broken. What would he do then? If he used all his strength to kill one Nangong Hao...
But this Nangong Hao was an illusion?
Then he would be dead...
Nangong Hao would still be alive.
He could not use the Dao of All Creation to block Nangong Hao's sword. However, Nangong Hao was able to use the Dao of All Creation smoothly and even split into four.
How could two fists defeat four hands?
Fang Zhengzhi felt that he was done for. Without being able to use the Dao of All Creation, dealing with Nangong Hao was like a defenseless villager dealing with a huge beast.
There was nothing he could do.
So, was he really going to lose?
Fang Zhengzhi did think that he would lose. However, this was the only battle where he only had to defend against one sword attack after so many battles.
One sword?
Wasn't this a little too embarrassing?!
Fang Zhengzhi was a little indignant. After all, if word of this got out to Ping Yang or Chi Guyan, how could he have fun in the future?
No!
Even if he was going to lose, he had to block a few more swords. Or rather, force him to block a few more swords?
This was a thought that flashed through Fang Zhengzhi's mind in this desperate situation. However, it was this thought that suddenly opened up his mind.
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