Chapter 1367: 587: Battle Across the Void! (Part 2)

Chapter 1367: Chapter 587: Battle Across the Void! (Part 2)

If the other party finds the name of the sword technique, something inconceivable would happen to himself.

“Stop.”

Old John suddenly spoke.

The small words on the silver short staff all disappeared.

This elder in a tailcoat, with a full head of white hair, grinned, speaking in a sinister tone:

“What is this?”

“—On me, using the power of a term, to surveil me?”

Shen Ye’s heart sank, then he felt a chill.

He’s discovered it!

To think it could be discovered!

Shen Ye remembered clearly, the term “Detachment” had a note—

“Unless the other party possesses a ‘Saint’ level term, or you tell them actively, the other party might not detect the sentry you placed on them.”

Old John has a Saint-level term!

—What on earth is this guy!

Charlotte’s voice suddenly rang out:

“Be careful—I’m saying, if it really doesn’t work, we must immediately return to the Truth World, hiding deep within the Truth Land.”

“Why?” Shen Ye asked.

“Only a Saint can obtain a ‘Saint’ level term, Shen Ye.”

Charlotte tried to keep his voice steady.

Shen Ye was somewhat puzzled.

A Saint?

For God’s sake, you being a Saint, why are you making gate power deals with me?

What is it you can’t obtain?

…I really can’t understand.

Elsewhere, Old John had the wrinkles on his face bend into a shape, as if smiling, or as if he was seeing a plate of food placed before him, ready to start feeding.

“An interesting term… but do you think you can surveil me with just this term?”

Old John said.

Shen Ye remained silent.

“Of course, I can destroy this term at any time, but right now I’ll let you watch helplessly as your move completely disappears.”

“Not just that.”

“I will thoroughly strip you of everything.”

Having said this, Old John disregarded the “sentry” on him, continuing to wave the silver short staff, while saying:

“There is a sword technique.”

“That encompasses dream, time…”

He pondered for a moment, then continued:

“It should also include the Law of Death, and a final law.”

Old John was lost in thought.

Elsewhere.

Shen Ye heard Charlotte’s urgent voice:

“Quick, think of a way.”

“If he guesses your sword technique, something extremely unfavorable might happen to you.”

“I know.” Shen Ye said.

But the next moment—

In the Dream World, Old John had already deduced the principle and law of the sword technique:

“The final law is control.”

“Then, with the Double Blade Continuous Slash, the four laws cycle endlessly…”

Old John gripped the silver short staff with one hand, raising it high, roaring:

“Search for such sword techniques immediately.”

“—If they exist, they must be revealed!”

On the silver short staff, numerous small words changed wildly and incessantly.

But as time passed—

It was still unable to search successfully.

Old John showed a look of surprise, paused in thought, and then understood.

His whole body suddenly erupted with a ferocious killing intent.

“It’s not the Double Blade Continuous Slash!”

“Nor is it four types of laws!”

“The slash you executed on me actually held back, not going all out?”

“…It’s been so many years, and I couldn’t imagine anyone daring to hold back in front of me.”

His killing intent seemed almost tangible, causing deep, bottomless cracks to appear all around the earth.

Shen Ye felt it.

Yet Shen Ye remained silent, listening as the other continued:

“So, you’re using this to humiliate me?”

“Yes.” Shen Ye said.

Old John did not expect him to be so direct, actually stunned for a moment.

“It’s to humiliate you indeed.”

Shen Ye added another sentence.

Now both sides were in a life-and-death struggle!

In this situation.

—Admitting was also a kind of deception!

To enrage him was an unavoidable strategy!

Otherwise, the other party might perceive another fact—

Yes.

He intentionally mentioned Dual Slash, precisely to mislead the opponent.

In fact.

This Zouma Lantern technique’s core is the Three-Sword Continuous Slash.

Young Shen Ye, Teen Shen Ye, Original Spirit Body—

Taking turns to strike.

Using this cycle, the dream is never ending.

Thus, Augustus, the Old Blind Man, and even O Jia couldn’t break free!

Because breaking free from one layer, still had two more; breaking two layers, the destroyed ones would restore again and again.

When slashing this Old John, he did not hold back intentionally, but subconsciously did a probing.

Why probe instead of going all out?

Shen Ye suddenly asked himself.

…Ah.

He probed.

—A probing move naturally couldn’t be all-out.

For deep within, he sensed the opponent’s strength and subconsciously felt—

Even going all out, he couldn’t defeat the opponent.

This is the answer!

So his strategy was:

To delay time.

—Delaying time naturally doesn’t require fighting with full force.

Subconsciously, also to prevent the opponent from acquiring his real information.

—So Old John deduced two blades, deduced four types of laws, yet it still wasn’t the true nature of this move!

Because he didn’t go all out.

Who would have guessed—

This was actually his lifeline!!!

Shen Ye felt somewhat emotional.

A strategic choice during battle, unexpectedly determined his life and death.

A Saint.

Truly exceeded his imagination.

This “Old John” received one slash, and could deduce the few source laws the sword technique called upon.

Utterly terrifying!

Shen Ye’s heart jolted suddenly—

Actually, he too had some experience with searching information.

During a search, if some content couldn’t be found, what would he do?

—Try inputting similar search data.

For instance.

Changing dual slash to triple slash, quadruple slash.

If this terrifying guy wanted to try his luck, couldn’t he discover the truth?