Chapter 1423 - 756: Zhang Yujiang’s Doctrine of the Mean
Chapter 1423: Chapter 756: Zhang Yujiang’s Doctrine of the Mean
"The Sealing Array can block the flow of superpower energy. This is a unique rune of Linjiang, and I haven’t discovered such runes in other forces yet."
Liang Yuan spoke, addressing the frowning Ling Yurong.
At the same time, he added, "But there’s no need to worry, the Sealing Array does not differentiate between foe and ally. As long as one is within the array, they will be affected by it."
"Neither we nor our opponents can utilize superpowers."
"The only thing to worry about is the enemy using gunpowder weapons."
Just as he finished speaking, a harsh command from Zhang Yujiang reached them.
"Kill them for me!"
Soon after, those superpower users who charged up immediately drew standard-issue pistols and submachine guns from their waists!
Watching this scene, Liang Yuan couldn’t help but laugh, "Look, this is Zhang Yujiang’s trump card."
"Using the Sealing Array to seal the operation of superpowers, forcibly bringing you and me down to the level of ordinary people, and then leveraging the advantage in equipment to try to kill us."
"Heh, it’s a pity that, as a gene recombination user, he doesn’t know that the Sealing Array cannot block gene recombination!"
As he spoke, Liang Yuan stepped forward, with his body’s genes rapidly recombining.
A large mist of blood enveloped him.
Gene recombination is the reorganization of the physical body.
In this process, superpowers are not utilized.
Only by using talent ability or genetic skills, do superpowers come into play.
As Liang Yuan underwent gene recombination, the blood mist around him surged and expanded rapidly.
When he reappeared, a terrifying, towering, thirty-meter-tall golden beast stood before everyone.
Golden Fur Beast!
The Golden Fur Beast had a pair of golden wings growing on its back, with a lion-shaped camel body, mane like flames around its neck, a coral-shaped jade-colored horn on its head, and eyes that shone with supreme majesty!
Even without superpowers, its physical body alone could withstand any gunpowder weapon assault!
Bang bang bang...
The sound of gunfire rang out incessantly as countless bullets struck Liang Yuan in his Golden Fur Beast form.
Clangs echoed continuously, sparks burst from Liang Yuan’s body.
Liang Yuan laughed heartily, "Hahaha, just with this scrap metal, Zhang Yujiang, you won’t escape your fate today!"
Bang!
With a height of over thirty meters, he took a step forward, stamping on the deck ahead.
In an instant, the entire Ark began to shake violently.
Those superpower users at the genetic species level staggered, powerless to resist within the Sealing Array.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ling Yurong also underwent gene recombination.
Her body was already refined from the bones of exotic beasts, so even without gene recombination, gunpowder weapons couldn’t harm her!
However, slaughtering in such a manner would be too slow, so she chose to enter the gene recombination state just like Liang Yuan.
Suddenly, she transformed into a forty-meter-high giant mermaid.
Alongside Liang Yuan, they swept across the Ark.
Bang bang bang...
Shells constantly struck them, to no avail.
The whole Ark, due to the rapid transformation in their size and weight after gene recombination, started to sink.
Seeing this, Zhang Yujiang’s eyes twitched, and he immediately gave an order.
"Go, return, immediately enter diving mode!"
They hurriedly retreated into the Ark, activating the diving mode.
The Ark quickly began to descend, attempting to shake off Liang Yuan and Ling Yurong.
As the Ark submerged, Liang Yuan and Ling Yurong were quickly engulfed by the floodwaters.
Standing underwater, with their height reaching three to four tens of meters, even underwater, when they stood up, they wouldn’t be more than one to two hundred meters from the surface.
The depth of the flood was just a little over two to three hundred meters.
As the Ark continued to dive, due to buoyancy, Liang Yuan and Ling Yurong’s bodies floated away from the Ark.
Taking this chance, the Ark accelerated furiously underwater to escape.
Seeing this, Liang Yuan’s golden eyes flashed with a hint of a cold smile.
With a sway of his form, he transformed once again.
Genes recombined, transforming him into a Divine Water Phoenix Kite!
In the transparent Water Phoenix form, his wings gave a powerful flap.
Splash!
He seemed like a terrifying undercurrent, swiftly darting through the water.
The water offered no resistance, becoming his aid, pushing him continuously forward!
Ling Yurong, following behind, was secretly amazed.
"Water attribute gene recombination form! How many gene recombination forms does he have? What exactly is his true form?"
At this moment, Ling Yurong’s heart was incredibly tumultuous; she had witnessed Liang Yuan using several genetic forms.
Each was different, each incredibly powerful, multifaceted, complex.
She couldn’t help but sigh; losing to Liang Yuan, she truly had no grievances about her defeat.
Such a superpower user, not one had appeared even from the Ancient Era till now.
With a gentle flick of her tail, Ling Yurong’s form accelerated, quickly catching up with Liang Yuan.
The two, one in front of the other, swiftly journeyed underwater for several kilometers!
Appearing directly on either side of the Cloud Mist Ark.
In the Divine Water Phoenix Kite form, Liang Yuan’s wings flared fiercely, creating a terrifying whirlpool.
The whirlpool churned wildly, rendering the Ark immobile, unable to advance.
Close behind, Ling Yurong didn’t say a word and opened her mouth to exhale!
Whoosh—!
Terrorizing cold air swept over, freezing the entire Ark in an instant.
With their simple collaboration, the massive Cloud Mist Ark immediately transformed into a giant ice block, frozen in place!
The Ark’s engines roared and vibrated, spewing intense flames, hoping to melt the surrounding ice.
However, the efficiency was too low; even with a protective shield, it could only tremble desperately within the ice, unable to budge.
Liang Yuan smiled, speaking to Ling Yurong, "Is there a way to capture Zhang Yujiang?"
Ling Yurong nodded slightly and said, "No problem."
Her arm reached for the ice block, and as her hand extended in, her entire arm turned into a glistening ice block, able to pass freely through the ice layer!
"Is this... Ice Elementalization?"
Liang Yuan was thoughtful, his Ice Bear lacked this ability.
At this moment, Ling Yurong’s palm, as if probing into a giant ice block aquarium, she directly grasped the ark’s defense shield.
With a sharp jab of her finger.
Dong!
In an instant, the ark’s defense shield caved in a large section.
Immediately after, she relentlessly jabbed forcefully four more times!
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!
Four booming sounds exploded, the ark’s defense shield within the ice block instantly shattered!
In a flash, terrifying cold swept away, and the flood instantly submerged towards the ark.
Immediately, the people inside panicked, and Zhang Yujiang also showed a look of horror at this moment.
He no longer hesitated, suddenly activating his superpower!
Buzz!
With the activation of his superpower, a dense mist also spread wildly around him.
Then, a gigantic Tree-man leaped directly out of the thick blood-red mist!
This is Zhang Yujiang’s Genetic Form!
Amte Divine Card Woodman!
Wood Attribute Genetic Species!
As he leapt out, the Tree-man’s body grew feverishly, the branches and vines around him sharply drilled into every crack in the surrounding ice layer.
In almost just a few breaths, they filled these ice block cracks directly.
And the next moment, with a forceful tremor of the Woodman’s body!
Rumble!
A booming sound, and the surrounding branches and vines vibrated, directly blasting the ice blocks surrounding the ark into pieces, turning into countless shards of ice, shooting in all directions!
At the same time, he leaped from the ark, rooting his feet into the mud at the water’s bottom, drawing energy from the earth.
His body, at this moment, surged again.
From the original ten meters, it surged directly to over twenty meters, almost reaching thirty meters!
Liang Yuan saw this scene and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow: "Its Genetic Form actually reaches thirty meters?"
"Could it be that his gene recombination progress has reached 30%?"
Ling Yurong at this moment retreated slightly, avoiding the entangling ice blocks, saying, "No, it doesn’t seem like the gene recombination progress increased, but he’s using some ability to temporarily boost his strength."
Liang Yuan became interested: "There’s this kind of ability as well?"
At this moment, as a giant thirty-meter Tree-man, Zhang Yujiang’s body surged with branches and vines, like a towering seabed tree, occupying an entire building nearby!
He looked up at Liang Yuan and Ling Yurong, his dry bark face filled with anger.
"Liang Yuan! I’m not easily bullied; you really think I have no ability to resist?"
"For so many years, outsiders only know the military’s top expert is Feng Jiangong, hahaha, but who would’ve thought, I’ve already crossed over into the 20% gene recombination stage six months ago!"
"I was a full two months earlier than him, stepping into the 20% gene recombination realm!"
"You really think I have no combat abilities?"
"Liang Yuan, if you dare, let’s go one-on-one, come on!"
He issued a challenge, his momentum overwhelming.
Liang Yuan shook his head slightly, saying, "You’ve hidden deep, with this strength, yet you willingly support Feng Jiangong as the military’s top expert, why?"
"What good does this do for your own prestige?"
Zhang Yujiang laughed loudly, coldly said, "I was already the military commander long before the flood, already wielding power, do I still need those useless titles?"
"As the saying goes, ’the tallest flower is always windblown’; Feng Jiangong became the top military figure openly, and the assassination attempts against him, who knows how many there have been."
"You think the Three Great Sects, the Hawk Faction in the military never resisted?"
"Do you know how many times Feng Jiangong almost died, and it was I who personally rescued him?"
"Heh heh, if I revealed my strength publicly, the one almost dying might just have been me!"
"Our ancestors told us long ago, in life, one must learn the middle path!"
"Liang Yuan, your arrogance will eventually lead to your downfall!"
Zhang Yujiang sneered, looking at Liang Yuan with eyes full of mockery.
He admitted that this young man before him was indeed remarkable.
To be able to rise step by step from an ordinary nobody to this extent, it was indeed beyond his expectations.
If it were before the great flood, such a person could never have come forward.
Under societal rules, such dangerous individuals would either end up in prison or have to serve people like him.
But alas, a great flood, destroyed the basic functioning rules of this society.
Actually giving these people a chance to emerge.
Damn it.
Damn flood!
Damn... mud-legged peasant!
He did not conceal his dislike for Liang Yuan, his gaze carrying a sinister gleam.
Liang Yuan’s Spiritual Power was so keen, he naturally sensed the gloom and resentment in that gaze.
Liang Yuan smirked coldly, "Zhang Yujiang, the era has long changed."
"In this chaotic world, without reputation or strength, how can one inspire respect?"
"If one cannot even withstand petty assassins and underhanded attacks, they are doomed to never become a leader!"
"Your so-called middle path is nothing more than your innate cowardice and darkness, using Feng Jiangong as a shield; true middle path is the art of concealing one’s craft, it’s wisdom in disguise!"
"Just like now, no matter how well you hide, haven’t you exposed your incompetence?"
"Today you absolutely won’t escape, I say it!"
Zhang Yujiang sneered fiercely, "Hahaha, arrogant words, if you dare, come and try!"
Liang Yuan stopped wasting words, without further ado, his body rolled and transformed into a massive shadow dragon!
It was the Dark Abyss Shadow Dragon form!