Chapter 171
Chapter 171
[Shadow of Heaven’s Way] (Rare SS-Rank)
Description: The affairs of the world are unpredictable. Even peerless powerhouses sometimes cannot be in two places at once, so an ancient master created this method to intervene when needed.
Skill Effect: Causes a projection of the selected target to descend at a marked location. If you select yourself, the projection possesses 50% of your panel attributes. If you select someone else, it possesses 40% of their panel attributes.
Duration: 30 minutes
Cooldown: 3 days
Cost: If the projection is killed, your Level decreases by 20 and your overall strength decreases by 10%.
Level Requirement: 200
Learning Requirements: Possess the power to shatter space, have extremely high mental resilience, and have mastered at least 10 SSS-Rank skills and 3 SSS-Rank forbidden spells.
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This was definitely an extremely useful skill, especially for providing long-range support. It somehow had the air of a technique reserved for true heavyweights.
And it was only SS-Rank. Once enhanced to SSS-Rank, it would become even more useful.
However, Shadow of Heaven’s Way had exceptionally harsh learning requirements. One glance was enough for Zhou Ming to understand why it had been placed inside the treasury.
Possess the power to shatter space!
On the entire Destiny Continent, no one besides Ning Wushen could meet that requirement.
But that was not a problem!
Judging by its effects, this was another support-type skill. Xiaoyou’s exclusive trait should allow it to ignore the learning requirements by force.
With time running out, Zhou Ming did not dare hesitate. He reached for the pale-gold skill book, only to strike an invisible barrier just before his fingers touched it.
Ding!
[System Notification: Due to a special restriction, you cannot take this item!]
“Senior Yun!” Zhou Ming called.
Yun Wuyou had told him to take only one item for good reason.
The items inside the treasury could not be touched so easily.
Understanding immediately, Yun Wuyou rushed to Zhou Ming’s side and aimed a hand at the skill book. Azure light flowed across his palm and clashed against the restriction.
Ding!
[System Notification: Vanishing Swift Shadow · Yun Wuyou has used the exclusive skill [Forbidden · Formless Windshadow], unconditionally eliminating restrictions below SSS Rank!]
Forbidden · Windshadow Shatter!
Forbidden · Formless Windshadow!
One broke toughness, while the other broke restrictions. These two skills were the foundation that allowed the Windshadow Rogue to steal throughout the world without equal.
After dismantling the restriction, Yun Wuyou grabbed the skill book and stuffed it into Zhou Ming’s arms. “Did you find the Yasakani no Magatama?” he asked urgently.
They did not have much time!
The treasury had been robbed, and the powerhouses of the Sakura Region’s super main city would soon rush over.
“No!”
Zhou Ming shook his head. “It isn’t here!”
“What a shame.”
Yun Wuyou sounded regretful.
At this point, they could only follow the momentum of events and proceed according to plan.
Yun Wuyou grabbed Zhou Ming and flashed out of the treasury in an instant, then retraced their route.
The silence of the night shattered as commotion swept through Amaterasu City.
Countless guards rushed toward the treasury, including more than a few formidable powerhouses.
“This place isn’t far from the location shown by the Universe Compass!” Zhou Ming reminded him.
Yun Wuyou said with certainty, “Then the Yasakani no Magatama is one hundred percent in the hands of the Sakura Region’s emperor!”
Within the imperial palace, the emperor’s residence was not far from the treasury. Given the Yasakani no Magatama’s special status in the Sakura Region, no one else was qualified to possess it.
Whoosh!
Like an arrow from a bow, the two reached the agreed location.
“How did it go?” Cangxuan asked.
“Sigh!”
Yun Wuyou let out a long breath. “We came back empty-handed!”
He and Zhouyou Shijie had taken an enormous risk to break into the treasury, yet gained almost nothing. Their efforts had been largely wasted.
With no time for further explanation, Zhou Ming looked toward the magnificent building close at hand and said gravely, “Continue according to plan!”
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At the same time, inside the emperor’s bedchamber.
An unsightly man was enjoying the gentle attentions of a shapely concubine. His wandering hands drew a coquettish protest from her.
“Stop!”
“As the saying goes, when a woman says no, she means yes!” The man leered and grew even more brazen.
[Emperor of the Sakura Region · Shimizu Jin] (God-Tier Boss)
Crash!
The doors suddenly flew open, and a soldier rushed inside. “Your Imperial Majesty, something terrible has happened!”
“Hm?”
Annoyed at having his pleasure interrupted, Shimizu Jin asked, “What is it?”
“The treasury has been robbed!” the guard reported urgently.
Yun Wuyou’s movements had been far too covert and sudden. Furthermore, he had broken the lock and restriction with such ease that the Sakura Region’s powerhouses had no time to react.
“What did you say?”
Shimizu Jin’s expression changed drastically. All thoughts of pleasure vanished as he flew from his residence and raced toward the treasury.
Here he came!
The moment they saw a man fly out of the building, everyone readied themselves.
“Attack!”
At Zhou Ming’s command, the group surged forward.
Clang!
A blazing greatsword descended from the sky.
“!!”
Shimizu Jin’s heart jolted. The attack came too suddenly, and Heavenrend’s guaranteed-hit property made evasion impossible. He could only meet it head-on.
Holding a water-blue spear, he thrust upward.
Boom!
The spearhead collided with the Heavenrend greatsword and shattered it into fragments.
Zhou Ming watched without finding the result strange at all.
He still needed more time before he could contend with or even kill a god-tier powerhouse head-on. However, now that he possessed a Sacred Weapon, a sacred pet, and a Sacred Dragon, his instincts told him that day was not far away.
While Shimizu Jin counterattacked, everyone moved to surround him.
This was Zhou Ming’s objective.
As the god-tier emperor of the Sakura Region, Shimizu Jin could not stand by while the treasury was robbed. That naturally gave them a chance to make their move.
Feeling the pressure of the surrounding powerhouses, Shimizu Jin’s pupils contracted. “It’s you, Zhou…”
Soul Refinement!
Fire erupted in Zhou Ming’s eyes.
Ding!
[System Notification: You have used [Soul Refinement] to launch a mental attack against [Emperor of the Sakura Region · Shimizu Jin], inflicting Stun for 0.5 seconds! (Note: Due to the effect of the Yasakani no Magatama, the control duration has been halved.)]
Shimizu Jin’s consciousness blurred for an instant.
As one of the Flame Demon Emperor’s divine skills, Soul Refinement’s greatest advantage was its instant activation, which caught opponents completely off guard.
Ding!
[System Notification: Abyssal Sword Demon · Cangxuan has used [Sword Prison], rendering the target unable to move for 1.25 seconds! (Note: Due to the effect of the Yasakani no Magatama, the control duration has been halved.)]
Ding!
[System Notification: Sword Saint · Ye Zhibei has used the skill…]
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No one else remained idle. They also used control skills, ensuring that Shimizu Jin could not resist for a short period.
Shimizu Jin burned with anxiety.
He knew they could not kill him instantly, but this relentless barrage of control skills meant they were undoubtedly plotting something.
After roughly three seconds, he broke free and prepared to call for help, only to see an empty grassland instead of Amaterasu City.
Ding!
[System Notification: Due to Divine Ember Queen · Qianying’s [Targeted Teleportation], you have been teleported to the [Lonely Wind Plains]!]
Gulp!
Shimizu Jin swallowed hard, his face ashen.
A dark and windy night, far from civilization.
Four god-tier powerhouses watched him like hawks!
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