Ever since the Era of Distortion, the ocean was an even more dangerous wilderness.
The original ecology of the ocean had already suffered irreversible damage, and a new aberrant biosphere had taken its place. In a certain sense, there were no living creatures in the ocean that were not aberrant. Even the most common of fish and shrimp had traces of aberration.
Jin Tong silently swam in the ocean. Even someone as experienced as him had to be extremely careful in such a region, not to mention that he was currently heavily injured. But from another perspective, it was only in this environment where danger lurked on every side that he could slightly dispel the deep pressure Her Majesty Empress Wu exerted on him.
Perhaps Her Majesty Empress Wu had the demeanor of a powerhouse who would keep her word, but his hunter's instincts still made Jin Tong use the complex environment of the ocean to make a series of evasive maneuvers.
Right now, he was at least a hundred kilometers away from the shoreline. He had stirred up two large shoals of fish along the way. With them as cover, even the most proficient in tracking techniques would find it hard to track his movements in a short amount of time.
But during the tense process of making arrangements, he would occasionally have bad memories enter his mind. Most of them were scenes of bitter defeats in Xia City. There was nothing he could do about it. He unconsciously had to use Her Majesty Empress Wu as a foundation when he made all his arrangements. Every thought was a type of deduction and calculation. It was impossible to escape.
Only after directly confronting Her Majesty Empress Wu did he understand how terrifying this woman was.
Jin Tong had mingled in the inner world for a long time. He was a first-rate hunter in the wilderness. He recognized nearly all of the hundred or so Extraordinaries in the world. He had a deep understanding of the situation in this circle. Of the Extraordinaries he knew, none of them could be underestimated. Each of them had their own unique skills. However, in the fifty years since the advent of the Era of Distortion, there had not been a truly complete cultivation system in the world. All ability users, including the Extraordinaries, were still fumbling around.
When he sparred with those Extraordinaries, he could feel the different brilliance and brilliance of each person. He could feel their marvelous domains, but upon closer examination, there were always some details that were a bit prickly. It was hard to call them perfect.
Only when sparring with Her Majesty Empress Wu gave him a completely different feeling.
Strictly speaking, the clash between the two lasted only three rounds. But in these three rounds, Her Majesty Empress Wu's moves seemed simple and clear, but they were all just right. Not one bit more, not one bit less. Her control of the battlefield, her attacks, and her changes in tempo were simply textbook demonstrations. It made people feel that she was not only broad-minded, but also had a mature and stable set of rules.
From Jin Tong's point of view, Her Majesty Empress Wu's attack had no flaws or weaknesses. Every detail was perfect, forming a towering peak that could not be moved — this was the so-called "the more you look up to it, the more you look up to it."
What was a divine weapon and what was a piece of scrap metal? It was clear as soon as one touched it.
In fact, when the Martial Monarch released the techniques of the Dripping Sword and the Burning Heart Saber on the Internet, it had already given people such a feeling. It wasn't difficult to come up with an offensive technique. What was truly difficult was to be precise, concise, and high-level.
The more Jin Tong experienced it, the more he felt that there was a lot of knowledge in it. Looking at it this way, even though he had lost miserably, he had gained a lot as well. It would be greatly beneficial for him to comprehend it carefully when he returned.
Jin Tong sighed unconsciously. "Are there really people who are born with knowledge in this world?"
No, that's not right!
Jin Tong suddenly shook his head and subconsciously touched the metal band on his forehead. The perennial chill seeped into his skull, but it suddenly stirred up a fire in his heart.
There was no such thing as someone who was born with knowledge in this world. Putting the "miraculous" label on an unsolved matter was just the behavior of a fool. Rather than putting someone else on a pedestal, it was better to put himself in their shoes and think. Perhaps Her Majesty Empress Wu's achievements had a more complicated origin … just like what he had experienced in the past.
The fire in his heart didn't last too long, and baseless speculation couldn't solve his current injuries.
Jin Tong sank that speculation to the bottom of his heart and wanted to find a relatively safe area to recuperate. He moved, gently shaking his body to rub against the vibrations of the seawater. He emitted ultrasonic waves like a dolphin, probing the surrounding terrain and the living creatures.
This was a small technique that experts of the physical side used in place of spiritual senses. It was said that there were many living creatures in the natural world that could emit ultrasonic waves and infrasound waves. Dolphins, bats, tigers, and elephants before the Era of Distortion were all typical examples. After the change of generations, there were only more such living creatures. Jin Tong knew that there were at least a hundred species of living creatures on land and in the sea that possessed similar instincts.
However, to be like Luo Nan of Xia City, to be able to emit destructive high-energy infrasound waves by relying on a Mutant tool that wasn't even remotely related, or …
Oh?
Jin Tong's thoughts suddenly froze. That's not right. There was no reason for him to suddenly think of Luo Nan!
Jin Tong's psychic senses of an Extraordinary and the reality of his heavy injuries made him exceptionally sensitive. Moreover, he really did have a feeling of discomfort.
His figure suddenly came to a stop, calmly hovering in the seawater. He temporarily stopped using ultrasonic waves to probe. His figure merged with the seawater, and only his thoughts and senses spun at high speeds.
He switched from active probing to passive receiving. Every movement in the surrounding sea area was transmitted to him through vibrations, temperature, and other forms.
He didn't have the extensive and meticulous perception methods of psychic ability users, but his tempered psychic senses could target a vague threat point in a certain direction and obtain an instinctive response.
He could at least know where the threat was coming from through this method.
However, the problem was much more serious than he imagined it to be. After he truly reacted, he discovered that all around him, above and below him …. Actually, he could sense the entire sea area. He had entered a subtle and ice-cold atmosphere.
Perhaps there wasn't anything that could directly threaten his life right now, but it was as if there was an incorporeal specter near him. The specter wandered about, drifting up and down. A bone-chilling chill that transcended the plane of reality seeped into him, thread by thread.
This chill seemed to be familiar to him.
Jin Tong's figure floated up with a thought, and he broke through the surface of the sea. The gloomy colors of the sea and sky had persisted for many days. The surroundings of Xia City and the open sea were all like this. Right now, the sea was covered in powdery rain. It couldn't be considered a freezing rain, but it was still cold and dense.
Jin Tong allowed the powdery rain to brush against his face as he gazed into the distance. He relied on the keen perception of an Extraordinary to lock onto a blurry yet tangible dividing line from the dusky scene of the sea and sky. It was this dividing line that separated the pure power of nature and the interfering scene that was infused with the will and emotions of an individual …. Commonly known as a domain.
This dividing line continued to push into the distant sea area without end. It dyed the boundless sea and sky with a deep personal color, as well as a bone-chilling killing intent.
"So that's how it is …."
Jin Tong had long since seen through the strange phenomenon of the freezing rain in Xia City. It was the result of human influence. But he had always believed that the work, including the Raindrop Sword's slaughter, should have come from Her Majesty Empress Wu.
But after fighting with Her Majesty Empress Wu, he suddenly came to a realization. This was absolutely not the work of that person …. The chill was exposed, and the killing intent was dense. It was far too different from Her Majesty Empress Wu's perfect harmony.
Of course, it wasn't Ouyang Chen either. This state of wanton spreading was completely different from that person's strict style.
In other words, there was actually a third person besides Ouyang Chen and Her Majesty Empress Wu.
This person was ….
Jin Tong carefully sensed the concentrated emotions and killing intent in this region, and he came to an answer. There was no doubt that only those extraordinary characters of the mental side, and they weren't bound by common sense, could construct such a weak yet inconceivably embryonic domain.
There were many famous characters in Xia City, but most of them were already set in stone. There was only one up-and-coming star who had made a great name for himself in a short period of time. Moreover, this star was one of Jin Tong's targets in his trip to Xia City.
Luo Nan? Was it him?
Jin Tong was still a bit uncertain. The interference power of this Freezing Rain Domain towards the plane of reality was very ordinary. It lacked a constructed pillar and backbone, and it wouldn't pose too much of a threat to true experts. But how far was he from the shore?
He used the satellite positioning system to confirm his latitude and longitude. He was roughly two hundred nautical miles away from Xia City. The straight-line distance was nearly four hundred kilometers. If the range of Xia City itself was included, then it could be said that it was truly a thousand kilometers away. It blotted out the sky and covered the earth.
What a joke. Anyone who could expand their mental senses to a tenth of the range would be an Extraordinary. Then what was this fellow?
Extraordinary x10?
Jin Tong suddenly understood how Gang Xiong and Noise had died. Doing things within this range of mental senses was practically the same as putting one's heart against the tip of a knife, shouting, "If you don't stab me to death, then you're my grandson."
What was the point of not dying?
Though he was already several hundred kilometers away from Xia City, Luo Nan's knife-light had begun to draw shadows behind his neck.
Jin Tong snorted coldly when he thought of this. His energy surged outwards, forcefully breaking through the rain and mist that filled the sky. The penetrating chill was isolated outside.
He soon discovered that this was meaningless.
He suspected that Luo Nan's domain did not specialize in confinement and killing. It was more like a carrier for mental senses. So what if he drove it away and shielded it? The dividing line of the sea and sky scene was several dozen kilometers wide. It was vast and mighty, and it was hard to see the end. How could he drive it away with the strength of one person?
Could it be that he had guessed wrong?
Luo Nan had the strength of one person. How in the world did he accomplish this?
He carefully examined the principles of this domain. It was connected to the polar domain above and to the microscopic form below. Only by severing this connection would he be able to act. It would have been fine if he was on the mental side. At worst, he could just retaliate back. But in this current situation ….
Jin Tong let out a breath. He was simply unable to estimate the limits of Luo Nan's soul strength. He was also unable to imagine the scale of Luo Nan's reserves.
"Cough cough!"
His blood rushed to his throat, causing a knot to form in his heart. His irritation gradually rose. If he were at his peak, he wouldn't care. Even if Luo Nan entangled him, Luo Nan would be nothing more than a mosquito. Luo Nan would not be able to harm his foundation. But right now, he urgently needed to find a place to heal his injuries. How could he gather his strength if he was constantly being watched?
Jin Tong suppressed his negative emotions with difficulty, but he knew that he had to change his plans. He hoped that Her Majesty Empress Wu was a person who kept her promise.
He used his wristband to contact his subordinate who had been lingering in the open sea. He reported his current coordinates. "Come here and pick me up."
It was safest for an injured beast to lick its wounds in an isolated and uninhabited place. But right now, Luo Nan was like a maggot attached to the bone. He needed to leave the sea area covered by the Freezing Rain Domain as soon as possible. He crossed the dividing line with the fastest speed possible, suppressing the expansion speed of Luo Nan's domain.
Jin Tong quickly hung up the phone, but he could still hear his subordinate trembling with excessive joy. Clearly, the news of his great defeat in Xia City had already spread.
Do they think I'm going to die!?
Jin Tong snorted coldly. He recalled the rather famous female streamer from the inner world in the office building. With such a person there, the news of him being blasted out of Xia City would probably be known by the entire world. Even though he was at his level, empty fame was no longer a burden. But when he thought of Her Majesty Empress Wu's awe-inspiring divine might, he couldn't help but be in a bad mood.
His thoughts reached this point, and his mind became a bit absent-minded. He unconsciously recalled the details of his experience fighting against Her Majesty Empress Wu. He pondered over how he should deal with her if they were to fight again.
It was absolutely impossible for ordinary methods to match up to her perfection and profoundness.
His thoughts entered the alley, and it was hard to deviate. Jin Tong stood on the surface of the sea, his mind immersed within. He was in a trance, unaware of the passage of time.
Jin Tong only came to his senses when the sound of his subordinate's airship entered his ears. He wanted to move, but his chest suddenly felt stifled. He discovered that he was lacking in blood essence.
"Hiss, I was actually exhausting my mind to make a deduction just now …. How could I do something so unwise?"
Jin Tong's mind was agitated, and it was as if a cup of ice water had been poured over his heart. He suddenly felt that something was wrong. The airship that was approaching at high speed was already clear in silhouette. He could even see the cockpit and the figures of the people on the front deck.
But why were those people staring in shock and fear?
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