Above the Mandate of Heaven
Chapter 839

Pressure Test

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Mohists excelled at defense and feared no danger.

Back when the Empire still existed, relying on the Infinite Possibilities their Realm of Encirclement could reach, the Mohists did not even fear being besieged by opponents more than ten times their rank.

The more opponents there were, the more possibilities they could exploit, and the greater the threat they could bring!

"Deflecting an opponent's attacks is merely one application. Once you master it deeply enough, you can also act after them yet arrive before them, devising a strategy before the opponent even launches an attack.

"Even..."

Heavenly Furnace paused for a moment. Before he could speak, Ji Jue had already faceplanted.

"Just like that."

Everything the enemy wanted to do would fall into the worst possible consequences, causing all of their attacks not only to accomplish nothing, but even to injure themselves instead.

The instant an enemy revealed hostility toward a Mohist, the worst possibilities and the tiniest probabilities were already in the Mohist's grasp. When Ji Jue climbed up from the ground with a mouthful of Federation curses and was about to speak, he saw Heavenly Furnace suddenly smile warmly.

"Want to learn?"

"Yes!"

Ji Jue nodded frantically, rubbing his hands ingratiatingly.

In an instant, his gaze became incomparably clear and reverent—Master-Grandfather, it's me, Ji Jue!

"Oh, then go figure it out yourself."

Heavenly Furnace threw back his head and laughed, finally barking like a dog.

Ji Jue's expression twitched, veins bulging on his forehead.

"This move is nothing more than the utilization and development of the Realm of Encirclement. There's nothing difficult about it. Back then, after watching someone demonstrate it twice, I figured it out with a little study."

Once Heavenly Furnace had laughed enough, he turned back and asked with a half-smile, "Don't tell me that after

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