Chapter 488: Radicalization
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Chen Fei’s clone cautiously flew forward, and compared to the speed of the main body, it was quite slow.
Chen Fei’s clone came from the Soaring Heaven Technique technique in the Primordial Sword Scripture which cultivated seventy-five acupoints. In the realm of acupoint cultivation, it was considered rather average.
Later, as Chen Fei melted into the Primordial Sword Scripture the seven techniques complemented each other, and the speed of the Soaring Heaven Technique had indeed improved, which in turn increased the clone’s speed slightly.
However, this situation changed noticeably when Chen Fei broke through to the Combined Aperture Tempering realm realm.
The clone of Soaring Heaven Technique was said to possess thirty percent of the main body’s strength, but in reality, when Chen Fei reached the pinnacle of acupoint cultivation, the clone’s strength did not increase proportionally.
Now that Chen Fei had reached the Combined Aperture Tempering realm realm, the increase in the clone’s power was minimal. Besides gaining the ability to fly, its strength was not much different from what Chen Fei had when he initially reached the pinnacle of acupoint cultivation.
This wasn’t the fault of Soaring Heaven Technique being weak; it was just that this technique was only at the level of acupoint cultivation. If you wanted it to perform like this in the Combined Aperture Tempering realm realm, it wasn’t realistic.
It was precisely because of this that when Yu Shoucheng mentioned going for reconnaissance earlier, Chen Fei didn’t take the initiative to volunteer. With the clone’s speed and strength, once discovered by someone, there would be no escaping for sure.
However, no one had antic.i.p.ated that after Yu Shoucheng left, he would simply disappear without returning.
Chen Fei’s clone advanced for dozens of miles, and from a distance, he sensed the aura of the enemy’s battle flag. However, apart from the battle flag, he couldn’t sense the auras of the other five individuals.
The eyes of Chen Fei’s clone emitted a faint glimmer, and with the Star Gazing Art he could vaguely sense the auras of a few people, but it was not very distinct.
The clone’s strength was too weak, even with the Star Gazing Art its ability to probe the area was extremely limited unless he closed the distance further. But with the current strength of the clone, even if its aura was eliminated using the Slaughter Spirit Technique it would still be easily discovered.
After breaking through the limitations of the mind in the Combined Aperture Tempering realm, compared to the Aperture Tempering realm, both the precision and scope of perception had greatly increased.
Previously, Chen Fei could rely on his clone to move around under the noses of those in the Aperture Tempering realm, but under the perception of the Combined Aperture Tempering realm it was too conspicuous.
After all, if you were constantly on the move, other Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivators could clearly sense something unusual, regardless of whether you had an aura or not. Even a stone moving around would be a big issue.
“However, although I can’t see clearly what they are doing, the fact that they didn’t take immediate advantage and charge over here indicates that there are some significant limitations in eliminating Yu Shoucheng.”
Chen Fei’s clone pondered for a moment and then relayed the situation here to the main body, informing Qin Haishan and the other two.
Chen Fei’s clone didn’t recklessly continue moving forward; there was always a faint feeling in his mind that proceeding further would be dangerous.
Although the clone’s strength was lacking, due to the shared source of consciousness, its perception of danger was still very keen.
As for Chen Fei’s main body, after a year of battling the second-tier Evil in the Strange Heart Realm, his mental power had grown significantly.
Coupled with the boost from the Suppressing Dragon Elephant Spirit Tempering, in terms of perception alone, Chen Fei’s mental power was stronger than anyone in the cave.
“They should have long-range surveillance capabilities; no wonder trouble arose as soon as Yu Shoucheng arrived.”
Chen Fei’s clone furrowed his brow slightly; it was neither ideal to continue nor to retreat. The situation had become somewhat complicated.
If he continued forward, the clone would likely be annihilated, and perhaps he could see who was behind it and if there was anything unusual. However, the clone would be completely unusable.
In the short term, the clone couldn’t be reconst.i.tuted.
If he retreated, he would have some valuable information about what he had sensed earlier, but its value would be extremely limited.
Chen Fei’s clone stroked his chin and glanced around. Many places were shimmering with light, indicating resources that could aid the growth of the battle flag.
He then looked in the distance where several auras seemed to be gathering together. It was likely that they weren’t fully focused on acquiring resources, which suggested that their primary goal wasn’t to let the battle flag grow.
However, possessing a treasure that could prevent Yu Shoucheng from escaping, and even now, if they found an opportunity to eliminate one person from Chen Fei’s side, the overall situation would be largely settled.
The growth of the battle flag could naturally be placed in second place. After all, to make the battle flag grow, a significant amount of resources were required, and it couldn’t be achieved in a short time.
If it came down to a direct compet.i.tion between battle flags, the advantage of eliminating one person from Chen Fei’s side first would be significantly reduced. On Chen Fei’s side, even though they had more people, they couldn’t afford to choose the long-term route.
They would undoubtedly opt for a swift and decisive battle, relying on their own treasures to find an opportunity to eliminate one person and solidify the situation.
Chen Fei’s clone cautiously approached a pit, looking at the jadeite that was mostly enveloped by rock layers in the pit, his expression slightly moved.
Compared to the resources he had seen on his side just now, the resources here possessed a remarkable amount of spiritual energy.
Is this to strengthen resistance and obtain resources within the opponent’s territory to better a.s.sist the growth of their own battle flag?
It should be for this reason; only then would the compet.i.tion between the two sides become more intense. Otherwise, if they all just gathered resources within their own territory and only fought over the battle flag in the end, it would become a matter of who was more diligent.
“So, the best choice for this flag-s.n.a.t.c.hing battle is to secretly transport the opponent’s resources back?” Chen Fei thought to himself.
It seemed that Mo Shiyi and the others were probably afraid that Chen Fei’s side might try to eliminate one of them during the chaos, so the five of them were not splitting up at the moment.
Therefore, it was likely that the opponents didn’t fully understand the situation in the wilderness, or they did but were solely focused on how to use their treasures.
Their goal was quite straightforward: waiting for their treasures’ restrictions to open and then charging in.
Chen Fei informed Qin Haishan and the other two about the situation his clone had observed, and their expressions all changed slightly.
What they saw now was that the treasures in Mo Shiyi’s hands were either still in the restricted period or had some unresolved side effects.
If Qin Haishan and his group launched a full-scale attack while Mo Shiyi and his group were still dealing with those side effects, there might be a slim chance of success.
Of course, the presence of side effects or restrictions on their treasures were speculations on Qin Haishan’s side. They hadn’t witnessed the scene when Yu Shoucheng was eliminated, so they couldn’t accurately a.s.sess the situation.
As for Yu Shoucheng, who had seen everything, he had already been eliminated and couldn’t provide precise information.
Therefore, charging in carried risks. If Mo Shiyi and his group were indeed waiting for such a move to capture them easily, then the flag-s.n.a.t.c.hing battle would end abruptly.
But if they didn’t charge in, all their treasures would be limited to the battle flag, and their best option was to make the battle flag grow as quickly as possible to gain decisive power.
Compared to Mo Shiyi and his group, the biggest advantage on Qin Haishan’s side was that the aura of their battle flag had been erased. It would take Mo Shiyi and his group a considerable amount of effort to find them.
On the other hand, they could observe Mo Shiyi and his group from a distance, given how prominent the battle flag’s aura was. By constantly changing their positions, they could delay significantly.
In just a moment, Qin Haishan had figured out the situation and made a decision.
Thanks to Chen Fei’s efforts in erasing the battle flag’s aura, they had options. Otherwise, Qin Haishan’s choices would have been severely limited.
Chen Fei’s main body, accompanied by Qin Haishan and the other two, reached the boundary area. Chen Fei asked Qin Haishan and the others to stay slightly behind and began collecting resources at the boundary points.
Chen Fei’s main body activated the Star Gazing Art to its maximum extent, combining it with his innate perception of danger, constantly surveying the surroundings and the distance.
Compared to his clone, Chen Fei’s main body’s use of the Star Gazing Art was undoubtedly much more effective, providing clearer insights into the position of the enemy’s flag and other areas nearby.
In the following time, Chen Fei’s main body collected resources almost one after another and had his clone deliver them to Qin Haishan, who quickly made the battle flag absorb them.
Meanwhile, Qin Haishan and his two companions didn’t idle either; they tirelessly mined resources at the boundary.
Compared to the resources near their cave, the resources here contained much stronger spiritual energy, significantly speeding up the growth of the battle flag.
This covert resource collection near the edge of the enemy’s surveillance felt quite thrilling.
Chen Fei did feel a bit regretful that he hadn’t asked Yu Shoucheng to stay and come over himself at the beginning.
However, in hindsight, if Yu Shoucheng hadn’t been eliminated, Chen Fei wouldn’t have known about the opponent’s possession of such a treasure.
In that case, if the opponent had used it unexpectedly, someone would still have been eliminated, whether it was Chen Fei or any of Qin Haishan’s group.
So, in this sense, Yu Shoucheng’s elimination seemed to have gained some value, at least making Chen Fei and his group much more cautious and their approach to the situation more extreme.
Otherwise, if Yu Shoucheng hadn’t been eliminated, Chen Fei’s group wouldn’t have been able to gather resources near the boundary like this.
Even if they had been too cautious at the beginning and hadn’t sent anyone for reconnaissance, they probably wouldn’t have known how abundant the spiritual energy in the boundary and the opponent’s territory was.
At the same time, the opponent would have noticed the issue with the boundary resource points first and then upgraded their battle flag in advance, which would have led to a worse outcome for Chen Fei’s group.
Due to a series of fortuitous events, the situation had evolved into its current state.
On Chen Fei’s side, they were happily mining resources, and outside the Haiyue Cave, everyone was staring wide-eyed at the scene displayed on the water curtain.
No one had expected Qin Haishan’s group to become so aggressive after eliminating one person, going directly to the boundary between the two sides to mine resources.
Meanwhile, Mo Shiyi’s group didn’t seem to know what they were doing; they were all gathered together. Only Mo Shiyi occasionally roamed the perimeter, checking for any unusual occurrences.
However, the area Mo Shiyi could investigate was limited, and there was still a considerable distance from the boundary. While they could sense the aura of the battle flag at this distance, they couldn’t detect individual auras.
As time pa.s.sed, the aura of Mo Shiyi’s group, which had decreased due to infusing power, gradually recovered, and they continued infusing without any issues..