Chapter 546 - 301: Wait For Me to Exit Seclusion

Chapter 546: Chapter 301: Wait For Me to Exit Seclusion

Before the small hill.

Jiang Man stood with the stillness of an abyss and the stature of a mountain.

At this moment, his body was covered in chains, each one pulling taut against him.

These were locks from the Heart Spirit—chains born from within it.

Their purpose was to bind him.

To have him shackle himself.

But...

Jiang Man strode up the small hill. His steps were heavy, but he never faltered.

As he moved forward, the chains, stretched taut to their limit, shattered powerlessly into dust.

Jiang Man’s gaze fell upon the ink-black fruit, and he found himself marveling at the turn of events.

Originally, he had only practiced his Cultivation outside the forest.

He had done so to avoid the Abyssal Evil God.

But he hadn’t expected the Ancient Well Type Evil God to take the initiative and influence him. To his surprise, he found his Cultivation speed had increased.

It was like he had taken a powerful Elixir.

After switching to the Evil God’s Technique, his progress had become even faster.

After a moment’s hesitation, he had chosen to cultivate the third volume of the Evil God’s Technique.

As he practiced the first form of the third volume, the technique granted his body increasingly formidable strength, and it even allowed him to gather the Evil God’s power faster and more potently.

Then, he realized the aura of the Ancient Well Type Evil God seemed to be guiding him deeper inside.

He had been reluctant at first.

However, the entity opened a path for him, one that allowed him to bypass the Abyssal Evil God.

He also noticed that the Abyssal Evil God’s aura wasn’t paying him much mind.

This was likely due to the influence of the Ancient Well Type Evil God’s aura.

After testing the power within, Jiang Man discovered that the deeper he went, the greater the boost to his Evil God’s Technique.

Moreover, the Evil God’s Technique was capable of dealing immense damage.

So, he decided to take the risk.

’If I’m fast enough, I can get out of here in one piece.’

He had also notified the Zhenyue Bureau.

Partly to leave himself an escape route.

And partly to complete his mission at the same time.

Once inside, he had still found a suitable spot to hide and continue his Cultivation,

avoiding the brunt of the Evil God’s power.

That was, until he discovered the source of the Evil God’s power.

The fruit on the tree.

He could sense it clearly: if he consumed it, his Evil God’s Technique would advance to a new level.

His strength would increase immensely.

A great increase in Zui Fusheng’s power would also make it easier for him to survive here.

So, he dropped the act.

He tore apart the shackles of his Heart Spirit and ripped off its iron chains.

He took the initiative, approached, and launched his Attack.

At first, the entity had been excited.

It seemed to want to use a suitable body to accomplish greater things.

They rushed to meet one another.

This continued until Jiang Man ignored all the shackles of the Heart Spirit, crushing every single chain.

The fruit began to panic. It started recalling its aura.

As Jiang Man drew nearer, the pace at which it recalled its power became more frantic.

Jiang Man didn’t stop it. The more power it recalled, the better it was for him.

However, as time went on, the amount of power it could recall diminished.

’This fruit looks impressive, but it’s weaker than I expected.’

’It’s just a fruit born of the Evil God’s power, operating on a sliver of conscious instinct. I can’t really blame it.’

A few breaths later, Jiang Man stood before the tree.

The fruit had now gathered all its power, sealing the surrounding space in a vortex. In an instant, this Heart Spirit vortex fell upon Jiang Man.

It intended to destroy him from within, shattering his will to live through his Heart Spirit.

It was an attack of mutual destruction.

However, Jiang Man simply stood his ground, allowing the vortex to wash over his Heart Spirit.

It buffeted the thoughts within his Heart Spirit.

The slightest stray thought would be caught in the vortex, twisted and magnified until it tore the person’s mind apart.

But Jiang Man remained utterly still, his gaze fixed calmly on the fruit.

A long moment passed.

An emotion emerged: despair.

It came from the fruit.

Jiang Man reached out and grasped it. "Don’t despair," he said calmly. "You should be happy. You’re getting to witness a true Unparalleled Celestial Pride."

"If you can remember this in your next life, you’ll have bragging rights for an eternity."

As his voice fell, Jiang Man squeezed his hand hard.

Instantly, a terrifying aura erupted.

The fruit began to struggle, mounting a final, desperate counterattack.

Meanwhile,

The members of the Zhenyue Bureau had already approached the woods.

They were blocking the Evil God’s power as it tried to return from the sky.

But they had no idea what was happening inside the woods.

They reached the scouting location, where an Array was monitoring the Evil God’s aura.

On the surface of the Array were several droplets of water. From above, a deluge of droplets was pouring down, converging on the center.

They were being held back by some unseen force.

And in the very center, a massive torrent of water churned.

It was swirling faster and faster, like a tempestuous sea in a storm.

The Array itself trembled from the force of its movement.

It looked as if it could shatter and burst free at any moment.

"The most we can do is block the Evil God’s power from returning. Right now, the Evil God’s energy in the woods has formed a vortex that’s trying to devour the person at its core."

"It must have been pushed to its limit. This is a tactic of mutual destruction."

"I’m afraid our agent is doomed," the scout reported immediately.

The scout also felt it was a great shame.

Someone who could enter an Evil God Domain and launch such a ferocious Attack was no ordinary member of the Zhenyue Bureau.

To lose someone like that would be a terrible waste.

But...

The Evil God’s Attack was already underway.

They were powerless to stop it.

The Zhenyue Bureau’s Steward looked down and sighed. "When the Evil God’s power erupts, there will be a massive shockwave. It should create fissures in the domain."

"Find a way to pull him out alive."

The Ancient Well Type Evil God specializes in destroying a person’s mind.

As long as he still has the will to live, we should be able to save him.

Just then, the scouting Array suddenly began to shake violently.

BOOM!

The torrent of water went berserk, threatening to indiscriminately destroy everything around it.

A wave of despair began to spread, surging outwards.

It infected everyone present.

This despair threatened to consume them all.

Even the scouts, who were merely observing through the Array, felt a terrifying palpitation in their hearts.

They felt an overwhelming urge to flee.

Yet, just as the despair reached its peak, the torrent of water abruptly stopped moving. Then, it began to thrash wildly.

Despair—an unparalleled despair—radiated from the water.

This wasn’t an aura meant to influence others. It was the despair of its own powerlessness.