I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1774 - 207: Weakness

Chapter 1774: Chapter 207: Weakness

The defense line at Surging Rock Beach held, and Red Cloud Mountain repelled the war beasts of Ten Thousand Beasts Manor. When this news reached Unparalleled City, the townspeople cheered and spread the word excitedly.

However, the council members in the City Hall were looking at each other in disbelief, to be honest.

Before Mr. Mi descended like a divine soldier, none of the council members believed this battle could be won. Therefore, they had already started devising second and third alternative plans, preparing mentally for the worst-case scenario.

So when the victory report came, they were somewhat stunned, so much so that the official announcement from City Hall came even later than the street rumors.

But a win is a win. From the information sent back by Wind Media, unless Shi Muzhi wanted to risk the centuries-old foundation of Ten Thousand Beasts Manor, there was no way he could break through the Crystal Iron Colossus line of Unparalleled City.

Risking Ten Thousand Beasts Manor for "justice"?

How could Shi Muzhi be such a leader? As the council members of City Hall realized this, they felt emboldened and abandoned all their backup plans.

Previously, the situation was stronger than us, but now it seems like we’re not weak either, so all we lost should be reclaimed!

After issuing the announcement, City Hall began consolidating opinions, believing that since there were so many powerful puppets hidden at Surging Rock Beach, the battle line should be pushed forward to pressure Ten Thousand Beasts Manor.

But this opinion was rejected by Mi Bai: "Combat is the business of the Marshal Star Pavilion and the guard posts; City Hall shouldn’t get too involved in opinions. We should focus our main efforts on logistics and supplies. After two great battles, the Marshal Star Pavilion will surely need various supply supports. Please have the Wind Media Department make a trip. As for the current reputation of Longzhou... I believe the truth will naturally prevail over time."

Du Ting couldn’t help but frown deeply upon hearing this. If it weren’t for Mi Bai holding the dean’s token, he would have wanted to directly expel the person from the conference hall.

The other council members also showed displeasure. After all, in their view, with reinforcements from the Beast Taming Clan yet to arrive and Ten Thousand Beasts Manor’s side filled with defeated and broken soldiers, it was the best time to apply pressure.

As long as Shi Muzhi couldn’t withstand the pressure and admitted that Ten Thousand Beasts Manor was at fault, the pressure of public opinion on Unparalleled City in Longzhou would not be as great, breaking the deadlock.

But such a good opportunity presented itself, and Mi Bai seemed unable to see it, causing the council members to question his political savvy. Yet doubt had no power.

As a city official personally appointed by Tang Luo, no matter how dissatisfied the people were, they could only agree with a grunt and leave angrily.

Only Shen Dafa awkwardly stayed behind and, after everyone else had left, mildly suggested to Mi Bai, "I think the council members have a point. Mr. Mi, why aren’t you willing to adopt it?"

"In response to Mr. Shen, I believe that through coercion, one cannot gain anyone’s approval."

Mi Bai said gently, "If Master Shi can realize the mistake in this matter, he will naturally retreat without our pressure, resolving major issues into minor ones, which is best. But if he doesn’t realize and wants to use force against us, us applying pressure when the situation is favorable will only breed more resentment, which is unwise."

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The fact is objective reality, but even facts witnessed with one’s own eyes can be misleading. Rumors can easily distort the truth, just like how Unparalleled City was a revered martial sanctuary ten days ago, and now it’s seen as a bully against Ten Thousand Beasts Manor.

Especially with the bloodstains stretching from Lanshan Crossing to the Ten Thousand Beasts Manor’s stronghold, showcasing Red Cloud Mountain’s dominance to the fullest.

Anyone would think Shi Muzhi would wait for the Beast Taming Clan of Longzhou to gather before marching towards Red Cloud Mountain.

Yet unexpectedly, the following day, a majestic pure-blood Bi’an emerged from the camp of Ten Thousand Beasts Manor, with a warrior as grand as a Golden-armored War God riding its dragon-winged form across the waves, leaving a towering silhouette at Lanshan Crossing.

Many Wind Media members, witnessing Shi Muzhi charging towards Red Cloud alone, wrote passionately with tears in their eyes, praising the outsider of Mao Sect as a lone hero and deeming him the highest courage of an outsider from the sanctuary.

Shi Muzhi was well aware of this; otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen to depart at a time when the most people were present in a single day.

Riding alone to the vicinity of Surging Rock Beach, the First Star General had been waiting for a long time. The two engaged in a fierce battle again. This time Shi Muzhi was wiser, avoiding getting close to Du Sha, leveraging the agility of his divine beast and the power of two divine artifacts to the utmost, employing hit-and-run tactics.

Du Sha, like a patient hunter, maintained his pressure while consistently driving Shi Muzhi towards the outskirts of Red Cloud Mountain.

Both understood that as long as no fatal errors were made, this would be a tough war of attrition.

This kind of combat style is evidently not favored by spiritual cultivators, yet this manor master of Ten Thousand Beasts seems to revel in it. Onlookers from the Marshal Star Pavilion and Wind Media could only deduce that he was desperately anxious.

The combat continued from noon until dusk, and only then did Shi Muzhi reluctantly retreat.

Another major victory in a general-to-general duel put the disciples at Surging Rock Beach’s Marshal Star Pavilion into a raucous celebration, with no one noticing a shadow quietly appearing and leaving.

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Lanshan Crossing, Ten Thousand Beasts Manor Camp

Eager to return to the city, Shi Muzhi rushed to the main hall without even removing his divine artifacts, asking the composed Liu Xiaojiang: "Did sir see clearly, what exactly is this puppet? Does it have any weaknesses?"

"I’ve said, this is not a puppet."

Liu Xiaojiang responded calmly, "There are only some Crystal Iron Colossi reflecting the three-body imprint at Surging Rock Beach, unfortunately."

"Please avoid using these incomprehensible terms. I simply need to know the weaknesses and how to deal with this colossus,"

Shi Muzhi grumbled.

"It can be dealt with using four methods: one mark, three li, three body, and three incense sticks."

Liu Xiaojiang replied calmly, "These colossi can move agilely because someone has inscribed some earth control soul marks. If this can be destroyed, the colossi would become like dead objects."

Delighted by this, Shi Muzhi asked, "Then where is this soul mark?"

"Uncertain."

Liu Xiaojiang replied indifferently, "It could be on the chest, abdomen, back, between the thighs, or the empty neck—each colossus’s soul mark is in a different location."

"Isn’t mentioning the mark pointless then? What about the other three?"

Shi Muzhi asked discontentedly.

"The divine soul mark can only be controlled by earth, yet all god controlling arts have range limitations. For such towering colossi, if the distance exceeds three li, no master can maintain contact with the soul mark. So, determining the location of the inscriber and distancing from it would render the colossus ineffective."

Liu Xiaojiang continued, "But if avoidance is not possible, breaking the source of the spiritual power supply hidden in the colossus would suffice for its defeat. If even this cannot be done, enduring for the time of three incense sticks would lead to the exhaustion of the divine soul mark, and the entity within the colossus would be powerless."