Chapter 12686
Chapter 12686
Zhang Baiyu suddenly realized: "No wonder Lin Yi has been receiving divine assistance, both overtly and covertly, since entering Tianjun. I thought it was just the God of the Track favoring him, but it turns out that people like you are also pushing things along."
The previous generation's strategist, the previous generation's Confucius, plus Kong Jisheng and his group, would definitely be an immense force in Tianjun.
They can do whatever they want, and nobody can stop them.
Moreover, given their cunning and their consistently subtle and methodical approach, even someone as perceptive as Zhang Baiyu would find it difficult to detect them immediately.
Not to mention others.
"This is called 'borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha'."
Kong Jisheng corrected, "The future of Tianjun cannot be handed over to an outsider. If a ruler of Tianjun is to be chosen, you are the most suitable candidate."
"Only under your leadership can Tianjun flourish."
"Didn't you think Tianjun was too corrupt and have always wanted to reform it?"
"Now's your chance! You'll take over Tianjun, and we'll fully cooperate with you to transform it!"
These words would be enough to make anyone's heart flutter.
Zhang Baiyu showed no joy whatsoever: "Are you really that confident that you can strangle Lin Yi like this? Someone like Chen Agou will never be his match, he's not even worthy of carrying his shoes."
"Of course."
Kong Jisheng said naturally, "Chen Agou is just a pawn. It doesn't matter whether he wins or loses in this race, since he's just exchanging pieces with Lin Yi anyway."
Zhang Baiyu's expression changed slightly: "You want to use the racetrack secret realm to trap Lin Yi?"
Kong Jisheng made no attempt to hide his true feelings: "That's right. As long as the chains of public opinion remain unbroken, he will never be able to escape the secret realm of the racetrack. After a while, we can banish him permanently!"
Zhang Baiyu frowned: "Public opinion is like water. Are you really that confident in the chains of public opinion? If I reveal the truth now, the public opinion you've been manipulating will collapse instantly!"
"I don't deny this."
Kong Jisheng remained completely calm, looking at Zhang Baiyu with composure:
"So the final decision is in your hands. You can choose to reveal the truth and let Lin Yi see the light of day again, or you can choose to fulfill your long-cherished wish and personally give Tianjun a more reliable future."
From any perspective, Zhang Baiyu had no reason to choose the former.
Although he had pledged allegiance to Lin Yi, their relationship was far from deep enough to withstand such a test.
Kong Jisheng indeed left no room for maneuver.
With Zhang Baiyu's shrewdness, any attempt to conceal anything or make any other small move would not escape his notice.
If even the slightest flaw is revealed, the entire situation will fall apart.
Kong Jisheng wouldn't do something so stupid.
His biggest backup plan is that he has no backup plan at all.
This is how you deal with smart people.
At this moment, in front of Zhang Baiyu, he was an extremely sincere fellow traveler, wholeheartedly dedicated to helping him rise to power.
Kong Jisheng said sincerely, "Now, give me your choice."
Secrets of the racetrack.
At this moment, Chen Agou had been beaten into a pulp.
In name, the two sides were roughly equal in terms of raw strength, with him even having a slight advantage. However, their application of power was completely different.
"Don't look at me like that. Your use of power is too inefficient."
While pressing his head down and beating him, Lin Yi kindly explained, "With the same 100 points of power, others can achieve 100% effect, but you can only achieve 50%. If you don't lose, who will?"
Chen Agou laughed angrily: "You're a perfect score?"
Lin Yi shook his head frankly: "No, I got 200 points."
"..."
For a moment, Chen Agou felt an urge to vomit blood from anger.
In that instant of losing his composure, his entire primordial spirit immediately began to surge uncontrollably, like a small boat caught in a raging storm, on the verge of capsizing at any moment.
Chen Agou immediately realized: "You deliberately lured me into being attacked?"
Lin Yi clicked his tongue: "You figured it out pretty quickly."
Given their current strength, even if they fought completely unrestrained, his chances of winning would be at least 95%.
However, if he could use psychological warfare to increase his chances of winning to 100%, he wouldn't mind.
Regardless, the opponent is now at the peak of the Two-Zhang Dharma Aspect. Even if they don't know how to use this power, just having the Two-Zhang Dharma Aspect there is like having an incredibly hard tortoise shell.
It's quite difficult to knock on it from the outside.
The best way, of course, is to dismantle it from within.
The greater the power, the more ferocious the backlash will be if it is lost.
This is exactly the effect Lin Yi wanted.
Unfortunately, Chen Agou saw through it.
While defending with all his might, Chen Agou sneered, "You really think I'm a fool, huh? Sorry, now it's your turn to get beaten up!"
After saying that, he immediately seized the opportunity and launched a counterattack.
The beating Lin Yi gave him just now did inflict serious injuries, but it also helped him adapt more quickly; it was a double-edged sword.
With Chen Agou's talent, he is absolutely no worse than anyone else.
Even if the other party is Lin Yi.
"If you can't kill me in one wave, I'll kill you in one wave!"
The phoenix image behind Chen Agou suddenly pressed against him, like a layer of skin, clinging tightly to his body.
With its energy density of two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) and terrifyingly high temperature, an ordinary physical body simply cannot withstand it.
Less than half a second after it was applied, Chen Agou's skin was completely melted, and his flesh sizzled all over.
However, Chen Agou did not react at all.
He had only one thought: even if he could only hold on for a second, he would use his strongest form to crush Lin Yi and win this race!
As a result, Lin Yi's figure vanished on the spot.
No matter how hard he tried to activate his divine sense, he couldn't detect any trace of Lin Yi, even though he knew Lin Yi was right beside him!
"Die!"
With a roar, Chen Agou's Phoenix Law enveloped him tightly, making him look like a giant humanoid egg.
But the terrifying fluctuations emanating from this giant egg already carried an aura of world destruction.
The entire secret realm of the racetrack shook along with it.
Even a hydrogen bomb test is nothing special!
"Phoenix Rebirth!"
Sacrifice yourself to survive!
This was Chen Agou's ultimate trump card, which he had never shown to anyone, not even his master Kong Jisheng.
He didn't care whether he could lock onto Lin Yi or not. This move was a full-range burst, and as long as Lin Yi was still in this race track secret realm, there was absolutely no chance of him escaping.
Just then, a clear and beautiful phoenix cry rang out.
The Phoenix Cry Blade then fell upon him.
Phoenix Cry Strike!
That wasn't all. Then came the Seven Fireflies, seven consecutive slashes falling, each one piercing flesh, interspersed with critical hits.
With a mournful cry, before Chen Agou could even unleash his Phoenix Rebirth, the phoenix egg wrapped around him was smashed to pieces!
Watching this scene unfold, Chen Agou was filled with utter terror. (End of Chapter)
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