madnovel Chapter 468: Grandmaster
Chapter 468: Grandmaster
"Is it over just like that?"
Hoduo watched with a sense of loss, while being utterly shocked by Ding Ling’s archery skill.
The distance was so great.
Yet, he could hit the target directly.
And Ding Ling’s palm could conjure flames out of thin air! What kind of technique was that?!
Hoduo felt a chill down his spine, and his respect for Ding Ling grew deeper.
Ding Ling’s eyes were profound, his expression indifferent as he gazed toward the direction of the valley.
Kublai wanted to kill him.
But this sudden fire had instantly claimed the lives of the two or three thousand death warriors he had meticulously prepared!
These death warriors were all elites.
Kublai had a hard time cultivating them, and their deaths would surely cause him great pain.
"Let’s go."
Ding Ling picked up Hoduo again and set off toward the Northern Lands.
This time, he came with the conviction and purpose to decisively kill Kublai.
If he didn’t kill Kublai, his thoughts would not be clear.
Kublai outwardly showed him all sorts of favors and even wanted to appoint him as National Preceptor, while secretly laying down all kinds of sinister and vicious plans.
The purpose of which was obvious without asking.
But how could Ding Ling possibly be someone who would let others manipulate him?
In the Three Kingdoms World, on the surface, Cao Mengde was the emperor, but in reality, he was the Supreme Emperor!
Kublai tried to bind him, merely to use him as a tool!
How could Ding Ling agree?
And since he did not agree, the conflict between them was bound to erupt again.
Such a brilliant and talented person as Kublai could not possibly allow a person, who was uncontrollable and extremely dangerous, to exist beside him, and would surely implement a plan to eliminate Ding Ling decisively!
From his intricately linked ten or so plans of elimination, it was evident how detailed and energy-consuming Kublai’s plans were.
Having done so much.
How could Kublai possibly suddenly give up on his plan to encircle and kill Ding Ling?
Unless Ding Ling was very cooperative with Kublai.
But how could Ding Ling be a puppet? He would rather overthrow all the regimes of this world, recreate Heaven and Earth, than obey any authority!
He might cooperate with others, but to make him a tool? That was wishful thinking!
...
Then.
Under Hoduo’s guidance.
Ding Ling destroyed one elaborate setup after another.
There was the plan to drown Ding Ling on the small island in the middle of the lake!
There was the plan to poison Ding Ling in the hidden mountain paths.
And more...
Ding Ling, with profound martial prowess, having reached the Innate Perfection Realm, exhibited the grandeur of an unparalleled grandmaster with every move! A simple slash of his palm!
Even an Initial Tier Innate Expert would be killed by him!
His current strength could probably kill an Initial Tier Martial Arts Grandmaster who hadn’t cultivated the Breathing Technique!
Such mere Innate Experts.
How could they possibly be his match?!
Ding Ling strolled through the void like flowing smoke, rushing in all directions. Wherever he passed, one trap after another collapsed, one death warrior after another was either drowned by water; or poisoned by toxic fumes...
At the same time.
Ding Ling also gathered many Secret Manuals and Great Medicines.
These were all lures to entice Ding Ling to negotiate in these hidden places!
It seems Kublai, under the players’ hints, knew what Ding Ling lacked and desired.
Hoduo informed him of this.
Naturally, Ding Ling was not going to hold back.
The Secret Manuals he gathered amounted to thousands of volumes.
There were many duplicates.
But there were still over a hundred different ones in total.
80% were second or third-class.
First-class accounted for 20%.
He read them all.
Mastered them all to full level.
Among the first-class Secret Manuals, there were many excellent techniques.
Including some Inner Power Heart Methods.
[Kundong Yuan Technique Full Level]
[Inner Power Value +90]
This was an Inner Power Heart Method from a major sect in the Northern Lands.
After reaching full level in this Secret Manual.
Ding Ling realized that this Manual was highly compatible with the previous Frost Flowing Blade Technique and Illusionary Blade Flowing Knife Technique.
He knew then. This Heart Method was most likely also from Japan.
Unexpectedly, Japanese Martial Arts were so impressive as well.
Ding Ling raised an eyebrow slightly.
But didn’t ponder much more.
And there were five or six similar Inner Power Heart Methods.
Some strong, some weak.
After mastering them all to full level.
[Inner Power Value +370]
Without surprise.
Ding Ling’s strength underwent a transformation once more.
[True Power Value: 10 points]
Upon reaching the Great Perfection Innate stage.
Ding Ling could clearly sense that every move he made seemed to stir the heavens and earth, a commotion that could only be triggered at the world’s ultimate limit!
But Ding Ling felt he could possibly advance a bit further.
He chewed on Great Medicine.
As his Inner Power Value constantly increased.
Crack!
The Nine Yang True Water in his dantian split once more, producing a droplet.
[True Power Value: 11 points]
This time, he truly broke through the shackles of innateness, stepping into a new martial arts realm: Grandmaster!
Upon reaching the Grandmaster Realm.
The most noticeable thing for Ding Ling was.
The time he could traverse the void in this world had extended significantly.
He could even stand in the air for a moment without support, and at this stage, there was practically no difference between him and the Martial Dao God.
"Didn’t expect to reach the top so soon."
Ding Ling raised an eyebrow, thinking:
"It seems that leveraging a nation’s strength is indeed extraordinary, just like in the Three Kingdoms. With a nation supporting the Prince’s Mansion, Diao Chan and others lacked nothing for cultivation, except time."
The same applies to this world.
Just by breaking Kublai’s schemes one after another.
Ding Ling had merely harvested a batch of lures Kublai sent forth.
It allowed him to consecutively break through the shackles of innateness and reach the Grandmaster Realm!
"It seems this world won’t hold us for long."
With Ding Ling’s physique and cultivation realm reaching the pinnacle of this world, there’s no further room to advance.
Consuming Great Medicines now was of no use to him.
So he stuffed several boxes of Great Medicines into his Storage Pouch.
The Storage Pouch, filled with the Drumming Golden Hammer, Divine Whip, short knife, and now these few boxes of Great Medicine, was brimming full.
This was because Ding Ling had earlier taken out some pots, pans, and other items; otherwise, they wouldn’t have fit.
In the end, Ding Ling even took out a short knife, securing it at his waist.
With the Divine Sword strapped on his back, it allowed him to fit the last of the herbs inside.
"These herbs can be used for Little Dragon Girl."
Ding Ling had a plan in mind.
"Now that my strength is at its peak, with unmatched defense, and upon reaching the Grandmaster Realm, the defensive Gang Qi of the Nine Yang Divine Skill rises considerably. Now, even Early Innate Experts may find it hard to breach my defense, so I am invincible in this world. What is there to fear?!"
Ding Ling’s confidence soared, his spirit exuberant:
"Since the Great Song Court is decadent and inactive and Mongolia is aggressively invading, I might as well break this Heaven and Earth and recreate the world."
Ding Ling decided that after killing Kublai this time.
He would return to consolidate an army, overthrow each Great Army, and select someone to be the emperor.
In this way.
When Diao Chan and the others ascend into this world in the future, they would have sufficient security guarantees.
Ding Ling knew that when Diao Chan and the others ascend, they would certainly be dispersed, but no matter who ascends to this world, they could all receive secure and resourceful support.
Of course.
Ding Ling hoped that Diao Chan and the others wouldn’t ascend immediately, as he planned to bring down a sufficiently potent cultivation technique for them in the future.
But the Three Kingdoms can only be returned to temporarily; now is not the time.
Besides that.
The most crucial is that Ding Ling can use the power of a nation to gather all kinds of Secret Manuals for him, enriching the foundation, accelerating the manifestation of the Martial Arts Melting Furnace.
...
At dawn.
Ding Ling swiftly traveled through the air, carrying Hoduo, arriving outside a sprawling military camp spanning several miles.
Kublai was here.
Ding Ling, fearless, simply sealed Hoduo’s acupuncture points, leaving him aside, then ventured forth alone, deploying Spiral Nine Shadows, storming into the camp like a gust of wind.
"Who goes there?!"
Someone noticed Ding Ling.
But Ding Ling paid no heed.
Darting left and right like a bolt of lightning, heading straight for the Central Army Tent.
Hoduo said Kublai was there.