Chapter 1368: Yan Xiao's Thousand Ways to Die

The chaotic mind of Yan Xiao could no longer recall how many times it had perished.Was this the sixtieth time, or the hundred and sixtieth?It had endured countless methods of death!But evil as it was, chaotic and mad as it was, it was naturally unwilling to yield.Time and again it roused itself, time and again it revived, time and again it battled, and time and again... it was defeated.Its opponent was like a majestic mountain, and like a vast sea; no matter how it chose to charge, it could not shake the mountain or the sea.Drawing upon divine power once more, reviving from nothingness, wings and talons restored, Yan Xiao snarled, "Heh heh... how long can you maintain this intense state of battle?"As it spoke, Jiang Wang had already closed in, his left hand pressed against its head. With a gentle press, he drove a Life-Slaying Nail into its skull.He asked casually, "How much longer can the one behind you persist?"Wind scattered remnants like falling smoke.Within the surging divine power, Yan Xiao condensed into form once more.Jiang Wang was already intimately familiar with this divine power, and even more so with Yan Xiao's process of revival.Advancing with a step, he swiftly delivered two clean劍strokes, breaking Yan Xiao's offensive posture.With a wave of his left hand, the Samadhi True Flames formed fiery rings.They encircled Yan Xiao's neck, wing roots, and dual claws.Though they did not touch Yan Xiao, they rendered it utterly immobile, forcing it to remain floating in place. It had long since memorized the might of the Samadhi True Flames, knowing that the slightest movement, catching on these divine flames, would reduce it to ashes.Thus, it appeared...As if five fiery rings held it suspended in the air."Do you think you can maintain this posture longer, or can the Dragon God persist longer?" Jiang Wang asked."Hehe," Yan Xiao chuckled, "I don't think you can last much longer.""Is... that so."Jiang Wang's five fingers closed, and the fiery rings of Samadhi True Flames tightened abruptly, instantly incinerating Yan Xiao into flying ash!Amidst the scattered flying ash, there was a brief tranquility in the Forest of Suspended Skulls.Yan Xiao's form slowly condensed once more. Its resentful gaze was the first to look over.It hissed, "Do you truly believe that monk can defeat the Dragon God? It is but a螳螂's attempt to block a chariot, a mayfly trying to shake a tree. When he dies, you will be next!"Chang Xiang Si swept upwards from below, splitting it in two down the middle.In the chilling night, the long blade remained like a clear autumn water, lucid and bright.Truly a precious sword.It slew enemies without staining its blade.Jiang Wang gently shook the long sword, and amidst Chang Xiang Si's soft hum, he reviewed his understanding of swordsmanship, analyzing his latest kill of Yan Xiao...Yan Xiao was not a good opponent for practicing swordsmanship, but it was an excellent target for swordsmanship practice. He could unleash his sword art inspirations upon it to his heart's content, with almost infinite opportunities for summarizing experience."You deserve to die! To die! Do not let me find an opportunity, I will surely torture you fiercely!"The newly revived Yan Xiao began to clamor once more.Jiang Wang, however, merely asked softly, "Speaking of which... do you understand the Dragon God?"As he spoke, he was already close, Chang Xiang Si piercing through the heart with sharp swiftness, creating a gaping hole in Yan Xiao's chest and abdomen, through which one could see the other side.This was precisely the sword of an old general in his twilight years."You needn't answer yet, wait for next time," he said.What that black substance was, Jiang Wang had never been able to ascertain.He could only guess it was some form of accumulated evil thoughts.In any case, Yan Xiao revived once more within the condensation of this black substance."I won't say anything—"It was once again sliced into a Yan-stick, standing upright in the night sky."Think carefully before speaking," Jiang Wang said thus, then leveled his long sword and once again beheaded it with a single stroke.Witnessing the Yan-head flying high, witnessing the ferocity in its gaze dissipate once more...It was exceedingly simple.Yan Xiao's misconception lay in believing that its escape from the Yan Nest signified its combat skill had rapidly approached Jiang Wang's.Little did it know that Jiang Wang had merely been adapting to a new battle strategy—how to balance the two goals of "minimum expenditure" and "killing Yan Xiao as quickly as possible."Killing Yan Xiao itself had become completely effortless. Simultaneously pursuing two highly difficult objectives was the challenge Jiang Wang had set for himself.It was only by doing so that he had given Yan Xiao an opportunity to escape the Yan Nest.In reality, having lost the support of the Yan Nest, it had nowhere to go, nowhere to parry, under Jiang Wang's sword.Especially as battles occurred repeatedly, and understanding was constantly refined...It held almost no secrets from Jiang Wang.One could say that with a single movement of its body, its combat choices had already appeared in Jiang Wang's mind.All he had to do was harvest them casually.Master Guanyan's worries were not unfounded. Yan Xiao's repeated resurrections and continuous progress were indeed prone to inducing despair. Even opponents stronger than it could easily be worn down to death by it.But Jiang Wang was also "progressing" at a rapid pace.This "progress" was reflected in the increasing proficiency of slaying Yan Xiao.Because of the rapid fulfillment of understanding, for a time, Jiang Wang appeared to be killing with increasing ease.Of course, if time could continue indefinitely, Yan Xiao's progress would eventually catch up to Jiang Wang. But that would not happen overnight.In fact, Jiang Wang's exhaustion would occur even before that...And Jiang Wang's decisive change in tactics, reducing consumption, was precisely to delay that moment."I will also understand you very well!" the newly revived Yan Xiao said viciously.This was clearly a threat.However, it was very low-level."I feel I have a duty to leave a secret manual for the Senhai Origin Realm." Jiang Wang reached out and grabbed Yan Xiao by the neck with one hand, driving a Life-Slaying Nail directly into its body from the neck—"A Thousand Ways to Die for Yan Xiao'... how does that sound?"He would kill Yan Xiao a thousand times!The Yan Xiao that revived once more still had the same body as the beginning, unchanged.It was still in perfect condition.But its eyes had changed.That complex, ferocious, chaotic gaze, even while it was still alive, already seemed on the verge of scattering.Only it had ever brought fear to its enemies.It could not feel fear.How could it feel fear?The last time it fought this person, it felt fear because it thought it would truly die.It believed that when it could not revive through the power of the Senhai Origin Realm and needed divine power to revive, it would be erased by the Dragon God as a burden.But the Dragon God did not.The Dragon God still needed it greatly. It needed it to destroy the Senhai Origin Realm, it needed it to restrain the world will, to restrain that bald monk...Now, as a divine rank linked to the Dragon God, it was even less of an existence that could be easily abandoned.As long as the Dragon God existed, it could revive indefinitely, and this process was even something the Dragon God could not stop at this time.So what did it have to fear?But despite thinking this..."I don't know much," it said.It seemed unable to control its mouth at all. It encouraged itself inwardly, but verbally surrendered to its opponent.There were thousands upon thousands of chaotic wills in its mind.Countless thoughts clashed at every moment.But at this moment, at this moment after dying countless times, the thousands upon thousands of chaotic wills... all conveyed the same fear!Even an immortal existence could not withstand hundreds of deaths.Its will to resist was shattered piece by piece in death after death.It was already softening, but the answer to it was still a sword.This剑 pierced through its head.It was still sharp, without the slightest deviation."Just get straight to the point, talk less nonsense," Jiang Wang said flatly.Death...More death.Yan Xiao had witnessed death thousands of times, and created death thousands of times.It had also died.But generally, it died at most five times before the opponent collapsed.It had never died so many times in such a short period!After battling for so long, the hands of the person before it had not trembled even once.So much so that it was somewhat in a trance, unsure who was the one who could always remain in a perfect state.When it drew upon divine power to revive once more..."He is a true dragon!" it immediately exclaimed.It swore that it was telling a great secret!But the response to it was a blast of fierce flames."Outdated news."The cold voice said so.Its body was ashes, its soul like smoke.Samadhi True Flames, burning everything.What else do I know?Quickly!What else do I know?While its body was still in the process of reconstruction, the voices in its mind were already quarreling.The moment Yan Xiao opened its eyes, it shrieked, "His state was very poor when he came to this realm, and he slept here for many years before awakening! I know where he slept at that time!"Jiang Wang frowned, "This is indeed new information, but it doesn't seem very important... What do I need to know where he slept for? The value of this information is too low... How about this, I'll let you live for three breaths longer."So he began to count, "Three, two, one!""Wait, I've thought of something else!" Yan Xiao cried out.The long sword slowly withdrew from Yan Xiao's chest, Jiang Wang shook his head, "This time there are only three breaths of time, as agreed, no going back. Do better next time."Divine power descended, black substance emerged from nothingness.The chaotic-minded Yan Xiao could not remember clearly, but Jiang Wang remembered distinctly.This was Yan Xiao's three hundred and seventy-first revival.After Yan Xiao's beak was absorbed by Bu Zhou Feng, no further changes could be felt, it was probably reaching a limit... But adhering to the principle of absolute no waste, Jiang Wang still cut it off and consumed it completely with Bu Zhou Feng.The first action of the three hundred and seventy-first revived Yan Xiao was no longer escape or attack, but opening its mouth to shout, "I know where they are fighting, I know the anchored position of the Yuheng star at this moment, I can sense it!"Jiang Wang quietly watched it, and in its increasingly uncontrollable fear, grinned, "Good news."This smile was simply an unforgettable comfort to Yan Xiao for all eternity.And Jiang Wang raised his left index finger, gently drawing a line downwards in the air.A scarlet line of fire burned vertically in the air.It was fantastical, brilliant, and was slowly shortening at a constant speed."It is worth thirty breaths of time. During these thirty breaths, you can rest, or you can attack me... As long as you don't escape, I won't kill you no matter what you do," Jiang Wang said. "This is your reward."He did not say what would happen after thirty breaths, because it was completely unnecessary to say.Yan Xiao glanced at the scarlet flame line, and couldn't help but become nervous."Let me think, let me think...""Stupid brain, what do you understand!""Stop arguing! Think quickly of anything related to the Dragon God!"The state of chaos once again gained the upper hand, but they were only arguing about the Dragon God problem.Jiang Wang had even promised to allow it to attempt an attack during these thirty breaths.However, ferocious as it was, it seemed to have completely forgotten this option...Over a long period of time, Yan Xiao used repeated deaths and resurrections to tame the Senhai Holy Race, making head-offering a habit.And Jiang Wang used hundreds of varied and novel killings to tame Yan Xiao.After all, "A Thousand Ways to Die for Yan Xiao"... to others, it might just sound bizarre. To it, however, it was truly horrifying.Seeing the flame line gradually burning out, Yan Xiao gritted its teeth and said, "The Dragon God has treasures hidden in the world rift, I know the exact location!""Oh," Jiang Wang responded indifferently.Yan Xiao was stunned, unable to fully understand Jiang Wang's reaction, but still continued, "As long as you spare me, I can take you there."Jiang Wang glanced at the flame line, which had burned down to just a spark, and said flatly, "Time's up."Pointing his index finger remotely at that spark, he casually flicked it, and the spark shot out, instantly spreading into a fiery net. The fiercely burning Samadhi True Flames net covered Yan Xiao."You can fabricate information as you please, I will judge its truthfulness myself," he said.Yan Xiao was burned completely within the fiery net.What kind of pain was death?One thing was certain: most people in this world could not endure it.Yan Xiao was able to endure it, and had endured it many times.But when this number expanded to hundreds in an extremely short period... its capacity to endure was also broken through.The moment it revived this time, it angrily shouted, "I am telling the truth!"Jiang Wang looked at it calmly, "My judgment may not be right, but I will definitely believe myself. So when you express yourself, you had better find a way to make me believe you—what I said might be a little awkward, I hope you can understand.""What if I can't understand?" Yan Xiao asked hatefully.Responding to it was a straightforward sword: "Then understand a few more times."The cold light was agile, the Yan corpses were displayed separately.Jiang Wang's coldness at this moment would be unforgettable to Yan Xiao for all eternity.The Yan Xiao that revived once more was almost in a state of collapse, howling in despair, "Either you find a way to kill me completely, if you don't have the ability then don't do it! I don't want to revive anymore! I don't!"Yan Xiao's sanity was already incomplete, it had relied solely on the accumulation of devoured skulls to improve its intelligence. At this moment, after its defenses had been repeatedly breached, it was incomparably fragile and suffering...However, Jiang Wang did not show the slightest bit of mercy.Frowning, he advanced with his sword, killing it once more: "You are too noisy."When life and death become an inescapable cycle that begins and ends rapidly...The pain is impossible to describe in words.The revived Yan Xiao shrieked, "He seems to have always had an enemy, not that monk, even before that monk! The reason he needed to sleep here was because of that enemy!""Who is his enemy?" Jiang Wang asked.Yan Xiao met his gaze and instinctively shrank back, "I don't know..."Jiang Wang raised his hand.Yan Xiao suddenly closed its eyes and actually burst into tears. It cried aggrievedly, its breath catching in sobs, "Why... why are you doing this to me, I haven't eaten you...""Shut up," Jiang Wang said.Yan Xiao immediately closed its mouth.From the void, two black chains emerged, one wrapped around Yan Xiao's neck, the other around its right claw.Due to his shallow research into the Secret Arts of the Legalist School, the Body Imprisoning Chains were now rarely used, but in a situation where the enemy was completely controlled, their effectiveness was undeniable."Take me to where he used to sleep," Jiang Wang said.If Yan Xiao still had any temper left, it would certainly question Jiang Wang—didn't you say this information was worthless and only worth three breaths?But it clearly had no temper left.It merely mumbled obediently, "Oh... alright, alright."It meekly flew ahead to lead the way.