Chapter 444: We'll go down together
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
The wind was strong and dark clouds covered the sky.
A gargantuan wave of force rushed out from Canyang's body. If the blast from Fang Zhengzhi was a lake, Canyang's was a vast ocean.
A raging ocean.
It was so terrifying that even the demon soldiers standing behind Canyang took a step back, their bodies trembling.
"Is this the rage of a half sage?"
The joint forces could all feel the immense rage that Canyang was showing. They all felt a chill down their spines.
The Heavenly Dao...
What a scary existence!
All of the joint forces could not help but feel shock and awe as they watched Canyang. Then, they turned to look at Fang Zhengzhi.
Canyang's power could be keenly felt by everyone. However, the terror that Fang Zhengzhi instilled cut straight to their heart.
None of them knew how he had done it.
But the fact was that Fang Zhengzhi had escaped his restraints and successfully knocked Yun Qingwu unconscious.
In order to do this...
The only explanation was that he had understood the Heavenly Dao.
He was not even 16 years old...
He was still so young.
And yet, this young teenager had already done something that billions of his seniors couldn't! How talented was this person? How terrifyingly powerful could he be?
No one knew how powerful Fang Zhengzhi would end up being... but they knew that he would not be weaker than Canyang.
That meant...
That there would be a half sage amongst the humans sooner or later.
Furthermore, he would be a half sage with hundreds of Daos in his pocket dimension!
Monster!
In fact... that would be an understatement. There were no words to describe Fang Zhengzhi's talent.
They were all shocked by Canyang's power as well as their realization of Fang Zhengzhi's talent.
Nangong Hao looked at Fang Zhengzhi.
For the first time, Nangong Hao seemed under immense pressure. This was something that he had never felt before.
However, Fang Zhengzhi did not look at the others around him. He looked at the raging Canyang innocently and wiped the dust off his clothes.
"What do you want? A fight? Come on, hit me!" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Canyang in disdain as he plucked an arrow from the ground and brought it to Yun Qingwu's neck.
Negotiation...
With Yun Qingwu as a hostage...
That was Fang Zhengzhi's goal.
However, there was no need for Yun Qingwu to be awake. She did not need to be the one to give the order for them to lay down their weapons.
One needed to be a genius to think of this plan.
In fact, many kidnappers made the mistake of negotiating directly with their hostages. In the end, they died by the hand of their hostages.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fang Zhengzhi was not going to make the same mistake again.
Furthermore, Yun Qingwu was an extremely intelligent lady and there was no guarantee she would give the order for them to lay down their weapons.
As long as Yun Qingwu was conscious...
There was an unknown element.
As such, he had to knock her out.
That was the safest option.
As long as he didn't kill Yun Qingwu, then he would still have the initiative. As long as he had control over Yun Qingwu, the demons would definitely follow the orders!
Fang Zhengzhi looked at Canyang as he resisted the pressure from Canyang's power, smirking as he did so.
Was he really the savior of the world?
Let the applause and the cheers of victory begin!
Fang Zhengzhi waited.
But...
The entire battlefield was silent, terrifyingly silent.
Then, a figure landed right next to Fang Zhengzhi, her pink dress dancing in the wind.
But, something was wrong.
Hang on...
Why was she alone?!
Fang Zhengzhi's expression changed. He knew exactly what was happening.
He looked to the side.
He saw exactly what he had predicted. There was a figure in red armor levitating in the air. She gripped a fiery red spear in her hand.
However...
The spear had lost all of its domineering aura.
"Hmph!" A snort cut through the air.
Then, with a wave of his right hand, Canyang sent the Snow Wind Eagle tumbling out of the sky.
It crashed into the ground, dead.
"F*ck... me!" Fang Zhengzhi's expression changed. He knew exactly what had happened, but he never expected that his actions had not paralyzed the demons.
The old man still knew what to do!
Fang Zhengzhi had knocked Yun Qingwu unconscious in that manner for a very special reason.
He wanted to infuriate Canyang.
In order to get to Yun Qingwu, Chi Guyan and Ping Yang had to sacrifice themselves.
In that time, Canyang also had the opportunity to take control of Chi Guyan or Ping Yang.
Amongst the two...
Ping Yang was the likelier option.
Ping Yang was much too weak.
In order to distract Canyang from this, he had to make a decision to infuriate Canyang. He also issued a challenge.
Like...
Asking Canyang to fight him.
This was the best thing that Fang Zhengzhi could come up with. However, it did not seem to be of much use.
Canyang was angry...
But he had not lost his rationality. Instead, he immediately went for Ping Yang, levelling the playing field.
How many people would be able to keep their cool in that fashion?
"Princess!"
"Your highness!"
Many voices began to ring out from the ranks of the Dragon Protection Squad and the Mountain Breaking Army.
Xing Yuanguo paled.
Princess Ping Yang was captured?
This was something that could threaten the Great Xia's existence.
"Ah ah ah... I can't move! Shameless fella, come save me, I can't move! Didn't you figure out the Heavenly Dao? Help me get out of it! I saved you just now, you must return the favor!" Ping Yang's voice rang out.
It was clear that...
Ping Yang was someone who treasured her life very much. She was not one to sacrifice herself for the greater good.
Her words had just told Fang Zhengzhi that she would have his life if he didn't save her.
Fang Zhengzhi smiled bitterly as he looked at Ping Yang.
He really wanted to save her, but, how was he going to?
The Heavenly Dao...
Fang Zhengzhi wished that he knew how to wield it, but he knew that he hadn't made it to that point. He could break free of the restraints because he had figured out the rules behind the whirlpools.
In other words, he could save himself but not others.
Even if Fang Zhengzhi could help unravel the whirlpools around Ping Yang's body, what good would that do?
How far could Ping Yang run?
She was going to go up against a half sage who had been in that state for more than a decade...
Fang Zhengzhi tried repeating some of the passages regarding the Heavenly Dao to Ping Yang.
"Shameless fella, what are you muttering? Come and save me!" Ping Yang bellowed.
"Your Highness, I believe in your talent. I am sure you can understand the Heavenly Dao!" Fang Zhengzhi complimented.
"Scram!"
"Okay, I'll be on my way."
"Don't you dare!"
"Your highness... what would you like me to do?"
"Isn't it obvious? I want you to save me! I am still young and have my whole life ahead of me! I cannot die here!"
"Then try to understand, try to understand the Heavenly Dao! I can teach you. First, you must calm down, and imagine that you are in a huge lake. There are many whirlpools around you..."
"F*ck your whirlpools, come and save me!" Ping Yang interrupted.
"Aish... you are unteachable." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head in disappointment. He had told her what he knew, but she wasn't willing to accept it.
He looked to Chi Guyan.
He felt like it was her turn to think of a plan.
However, Chi Guyan didn't seem to have any plan in mind. She looked at Fang Zhengzhi, her eyes glistening like the stars in the sky.
"Why don't you save her? Repeat to her what you said to me?" Fang Zhengzhi looked to Chi Guyan with anticipation.
"Lame." Chi Guyan glanced at Fang Zhengzhi, unwilling to entertain his nonsense.
Fang Zhengzhi sighed.
This was not something that would be easily resolved.
What was he going to do now?
He had Yun Qingwu but his opponent had Ping Yang. He only had two options. Exchange, or bluff.
"Come on, we can hurt them both!" Fang Zhengzhi knew that he normally had two options. But in this case, he did not.
Even if he had tried for an exchange, he may not be able to save Ping Yang and may even lose his life.
He was heavily outnumbered.
That was the current situation.
"I will never make a deal with you. Release our princess now, or I will kill Yun QIngwu!" Fang Zhengzhi decided to make his position clear.
"Is that so? Even though I am blind, but if I am correct, I have the legendary Princess Ping Yang in my control!" Canyang replied calmly.
"The legendary Princess Ping Yang?" Fang Zhengzhi had no idea why he would describe Ping Yang in that manner.
Was it because Ping Yang was the favorite princess?
Or was it because of her reputation in the capital.
Fang Zhengzhi shook his head. Although these were possible, it did not seem very likely.
His opponent was Canyang, a half sage. Why would a half sage bother with insignificant details like that?
Fang Zhengzhi did not understand it, but when he turned to look at Chi Guyan, he realized that her expression had changed.
"What's happening?" Just as Fang Zhengzhi was at a loss, he realized that the expressions of Xing Yuanguo, Xing Qingsui, as well as the Dragon Protection Squad and the Mountain Breaking Army, had all changed.
Most importantly...
Even Shan Ling and the settlement chiefs paled when they heard the name "Princess Ping Yang".
Was she really that famous and popular?
"Blind man, since you know that I am Princess Ping Yang, you should let me go! You should know the consequences if I am hurt!" Ping Yang's voice was rid of terror and replaced with arrogance.
Fang Zhengzhi had no idea where Ping Yang was getting this confidence from.
Hurt?
She was being completely immobilized.
Fang Zhengzhi felt that Canyang would ignore Ping Yang.
However, after hearing Ping Yang's words, he did not seem to make a mockery of it. Instead, he began to contemplate the words he had just heard...