Chapter 699 - 287: The Young Lord’s Downfall, Emergence of the Pagoda (Part 3)

With just a breath, the path had already been cleared, truly stepping back by the distance of an arrow, with swords and guns lowered, and arrows drawn from strings.

"Why bother?"

Chen Ping did not mind whether Shentu Hong would go back on his word, once they retreated, they might once again assemble troops to attack.

He presumed the other party would not dare.

He was indeed a clever man.

No matter the era or the world, one cannot deny there are always clever people everywhere.

Moreover, one cannot judge a person’s talent by appearance.

Just like General Shentu, he had both the heart of a tiger and the cunning of a fox, truly a talented individual.

However, whether someone is talented or not, it actually doesn’t have much to do with him, at least, with his current status, he could by no means recruit the opponent.

The best approach is to part ways peacefully and not interfere with one another.

You don’t come to kill me, I have no reason to kill you.

Compared to Shentu Hong, this Young Master Dongyuan was much more tragic.

Mistake after mistake, losing everything.

Back to the very first moment, this Young Master Dongyuan made a decision in a single thought, and his ending wouldn’t be too glorious.

He probably never realized that he once held a trump card.

Not only having both kings, but also four twos.

No matter how this hand is played, it could not lose.

Yet he lost, who could be blamed for this? Only that character decides fate, and heaven’s will cannot overrule one’s mind.

Chen Ping was new here, not even clear about what exactly should be done, helping whom or not was inconsequential.

He even speculated whether the Heaven-Reaching Tower brought him here to stage a drama of dragon ascension, assisting this Young Master Dongyuan to revenge his wanderings, then turn defeat into victory, raising an army, sweeping across the lands to unify the world.

Gathering national military and civil strength to accomplish some rescue mission.

Saves always boil down to rescuing people, saving the world.

The information sent to his brain by the Heaven-Reaching Tower, what does it aim to achieve, it wasn’t too hard to guess.

It’s just that there’s too little information, some stuff hasn’t surfaced yet, not quite clear to see.

Chen Ping fumbled on Young Master Dongyuan’s embroidered garment, and found something with a nice texture at his left waist.

A yellow cloth-wrapped object, about the size of an egg.

Took it out for a look, the trapezoidal octagonal object that greeted his eyes appeared with a yellow jade gloss, feeling weighty in hand.

"Heaven-Reaching Tower!"

Next to him, both Han Xiaoru and Ji Mingyue had their eyes lit with recognition.

This was evidently the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

Although it’s just one level.

But those four doorways, and the dangling beads and bronze bells, even the peculiar cloud patterns painted on the eight edges were very familiar, had seen them not long ago.

"So, the secret of Acceleration is here."

Chen Ping’s massive Soul Power couldn’t be utilized, but the essence remained, placing this Tower level against his forehead, with slight sensing, he comprehended the usage.

A wisp of Spiritual Power touched the core, with a thought, he felt his body seeming hollow, from skin to bone, even the cell layers deep in the marrow simultaneously arose a cool sensation, like a breeze passing through.

His body became extremely light and agile.

The most peculiar thing was, holding this Tower level in hand, he felt this mundane and ordinary body was undergoing a subtle transformation, imperceptibly, edging towards some sort of perfect metamorphosis.

With a glance, he saw Han Xiaoru and Ji Mingyue also astonishingly rising into the air, stepping out seven or eight zhangs in a single stride, doubling their speed at least.

"Enhancing speed, transforming physique, like some sort of Divine Techniques. It can even designate individuals, what a treasure, but why is there only one level?"

Indeed, after getting Gansu, one looks towards Sichuan, Chen Ping knew what he should do next.

Meanwhile, he also understood the intention behind the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

Moreover, he understood why the Grand General of Yan Kingdom sent troops to pursue Young Master Dongyuan.