Full-Level Fierce Person
Chapter 282 - 177 Martial Alliance_2

Chapter 282: 177 Martial Alliance_2

"The Luo Family is one of the Four Major Families in Dan State, and Qinghe County is just one part of their territories, but losing Qinghe County wouldn’t hurt them much, the insult however would be severe."

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A few people huddled in a corner, whispering quietly to each other.

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhixing felt a sudden, ominous premonition.

"I didn’t expect the struggle between the Sub-Prefect and the Prefectural Governor to have escalated into the open."

Fang Zhixing couldn’t help but think, should the Governor be dismissed and investigated, Luo Keji would surely suffer as well, and then he...

The banquet became even livelier.

After Tian Taixing and Lu Yu met, the two were all smiles and pleasantries, creating a harmonious atmosphere and giving off a sense that they deeply regretted not meeting each other sooner.

Someone immediately speculated that Tian Taixing and Lu Yu might have already joined forces to deal with Luo Qianqian.

"Hmm, this is going to be interesting to watch."

Fang Zhixing leisurely drank his wine, calmly indulging in the spectacle.

The night deepened.

Fang Zhixing returned to Yixiang House.

As soon as he arrived, Xigou rushed towards him, complaining, "Such a big event, why didn’t you take me with you?"

Fang Zhixing rolled his eyes, disdainfully saying, "Dog meat can’t be served at the feast; you’re not fit."

Xigou bared his teeth and angrily said, "Eating all the good stuff yourself again, you have such a bad conscience, sooner or later, you’ll end up eaten by dogs."

Fang Zhixing snorted, thumb on his knife’s blade, and smirked, "You want to feast? How about I prepare a table of dog meat for you right now? Come on, produce a shadow clone."

Xigou instantly glanced at Fang Zhixing’s system panel.

[4, dissect an entity of the same level...]

"Damn!"

Xigou was instantly horrified and sprinted away, exclaiming, "I’m a Second Level Mutant Beast, not on the same level as you."

Fang Zhixing scoffed, his gaze falling onto the system panel, murmuring, "Condition 1 and 4, perhaps they can be completed together."

Condition 1 is to hunt a Third Level Mutant Beast, and Condition 4 is to dissect a Third Level Mutant Beast, a perfect match.

Completing the two tasks together would kill two birds with one stone.

The next day, there was good news from Wind Singing Pavilion.

The whereabouts of the "Eight-legged Tian Luo Spider" had been found.

Fang Zhixing immediately rushed to Wind Singing Pavilion.

The white-bearded old man warmly received him, smiling as he explained, "We’ve discovered that the Eight-legged Tian Luo Spider is a very ferocious Mutant Beast with a Fourth Level Bloodline. Once matured, they become terrifying Fourth Level Mutant Beasts, capable of destroying a town in an instant."

Fang Zhixing understood and responded, "I don’t need to hunt a Fourth Level Eight-legged Tian Luo Spider, are there any Third Level ones?"

The old man replied, "The vast Qinghe County has only one Fourth Level Restricted Area, and only that area contains Eight-legged Tian Luo Spiders."

"Fourth Level Restricted Area!!"

Fang Zhixing’s heart grew wary, with his current strength, he could hardly traverse a Third Level Restricted Area, let alone the even more perilous Fourth Level Restricted Area.

Seeing his reaction, the old man insightfully suggested, "Young master, if you have connections, maybe you could hire a Nine Ox Realm expert as your bodyguard."

Fang Zhixing gave a wry smile, "In Qinghe County, being at Nine Ox Realm is considered the epitome of strength, all are individuals of high status. Who would willingly be driven by money to serve others?"

The old man nodded in agreement, chuckling awkwardly, "You’re right, I was being presumptuous."

Fang Zhixing thought for a moment, then inquired, "Does the Eight-legged Tian Luo Spider have any weaknesses?"

The old man replied, "I haven’t heard of any particular weakness, but their advantages are astonishing."

Fang Zhixing leaned in to listen carefully.

The old man elaborated, "The silk produced by Third Level Eight-legged Tian Luo Spiders is exceptionally tough and sharp, difficult to sever even with Second Level weapons. A mere touch could cause severe lacerations."

"Additionally, they produce an astounding quantity of silk during battle, able to instantly create networks of traps and barriers, laying down a Heavenly and Earth Net, making escape virtually impossible."

Fang Zhixing frowned, surprised, "That sounds very much like the effect of the Luo Family’s Inherited Divine Skill ’Tian Luo Secret Scripture.’"

"Ha!"

The old man slapped his thigh, energized, "You’ve guessed correctly! There have been rumors that the Luo Family ancestors comprehended the ’Tian Luo Secret Scripture’ from the Eight-legged Tian Luo Spider."

Fang Zhixing inwardly nodded, thinking it made sense.

Indeed, the attack effects of the Heavenly Net Divine Palm are to slice the target into thousands of pieces, remarkably similar to the cutting effect of the spider silk.

He couldn’t help but ask further, "Have you heard of the ’Heavenly Net Holy Blood Book’? This cultivation technique also contains ’Tian Luo’ in its name; does it relate to the ’Tian Luo Secret Scripture’?"

The old man thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Hard to say. There might be some; I need to check it out first. Do you want me to investigate?"

Fang Zhixing paused, then smiled, "I was just asking casually. You go ahead and focus your energy on investigating the other two matters for me as soon as possible."

"Alright!"

The old man didn’t mind and happily agreed.

Fang Zhixing returned to Yixiang House, took out the latest map, and spread it out on the table.

The Fourth Level Restricted Area was located three hundred and eighty li west of the County, known as the "Wind Thunder Restricted Zone."

"If I want to tackle the Fourth Level Restricted Area more securely, I must make ample preparations..."

Fang Zhixing’s mind raced, and he quickly thought of two ways to enhance his strength.

The first was to complete condition 3, integrating a second type of cultivation technique.

The second was to forge or buy a Third Level weapon.

"Hmm, condition 4 can actually be done first too..."

Fang Zhixing only needed to make a trip to the Agate Restricted Area, where he could hunt down a Third Level Mutant Beast and conduct a dissection.

While he was considering this, Hongye approached and spoke softly, "Master, the Qinghe Martial Arts Tournament is being held tomorrow. Will you go to watch it?"

Fang Zhixing looked up. Speaking of which, he wasn’t very interested in the Qinghe Martial Arts Tournament; he preferred to focus on completing tasks and enhancing his strength.

However, the Qinghe Martial Arts Tournament involved a covert struggle between the Prefectural Governor and the Chief Justice, which might impact him as well.

"Well, since the Qinghe Martial Arts Tournament is just for one day, I might as well join in the excitement," he quickly decided.

Hongye was overjoyed and smiled, "I would like to go watch it too."

"Good, I’ll take you with me tomorrow."

Fang Zhixing had no objections.

Before long, it was the next day!

This morning, the weather was clear and sunny.

Inside and outside of the County, the sounds of drums and firecrackers filled the air, creating a festive and harmonious atmosphere.

The Qinghe Martial Arts Tournament was held today, with countless elites gathered together, all vying for supremacy.

Fang Zhixing got up early, bringing Xigou and Hongye to the banks of the Qingshui River.

They hadn’t left late, yet by the time they arrived at the Qingshui River...

Looking around, the riverbank was packed with huge crowds of people.

It was incredibly grand!

Even many people had come to secure their spots at midnight the day before.

Fang Zhixing didn’t care who had secured a spot first; he spent some money and bought a spot in a very favorable viewing location from someone.

On the river surface, two large nets were stretched across, spanning the whole width of the river at a distance of one thousand meters from each other.

Three large fishing boats came from upstream and released a large number of "Shallow Water Arrow Fish" between the two nets.

Afterward, ten warships came slowly upstream and lined up abreast on the river.

Fang Zhixing’s gaze sharpened, and he immediately spotted a figure on the largest warship; it was indeed Luo Keji.

Luo Keji stood at the bow, commanding the warship, full of vigor.

A beautiful woman stood next to him, and without guessing, it was known that she was the Mistress Dong Minzhu.

That wasn’t all!

Behind Luo Keji, two other figures appeared, one of whom was the General of the Wolf Riders, Luo RuJie.

As for the other person...

Fang Zhixing gasped, his face showing disbelief.

That person was incredibly tall, towering over three meters.

He stood among the crowd like a giant, dwarfing everyone else, looking down on his competition.

"Giant Soldier..."

Fang Zhixing involuntarily shivered, suddenly recalling a detail.

During his time at the Iron Casting Hall in Qinglin County, he had seen a type of armor with a breastplate over one and a half meters long, exaggeratedly large.

He had never known who such large armor was for.

This moment, he finally realized: it was Giant Soldier Armor!

"Damn, this Ancient Martial World actually has real giants!"

Fang Zhixing clicked his tongue in wonder, astounded beyond belief.