True Meaning

True Intent

Gusu Fu froze. "Me, join hands with Baili Tu?"

"That's right." Ouyang Ke nodded. "Baili Tu can't take him down."

Gusu Fu looked somewhat embarrassed. Asking him to join hands with Baili Tu to deal with a junior—he really could not bring himself to lose that much face. So he said awkwardly, "This boy is indeed surprising, but Mr. Ouyang, rest assured. Baili Tu still has reserves he hasn't brought out. Let's keep watching for now."

Though he was wary of Ouyang Ke, in terms of status, they were equals; there was no question of one commanding the other. Therefore, he had the right not to obey Ouyang Ke—he simply had to phrase it tactfully.

Ouyang Ke gave a cold snort and made no further demand.

Below, however, Baili Tu fought with increasing ferocity, driving his ruler technique's true intent to the limit, his face flushed crimson from battle.

The entire space before the hall of the Jiang Mansion was already a scene of devastation. The floor had split apart, and buildings had collapsed. Xiang Pang had already retreated a hundred meters away, not daring to come closer.

With the Jiang Mansion in an uproar deep in the night and the flying boat looming over the night sky, it had naturally drawn countless townspeople to watch.

"That's the Qi Family's flying boat."

"The Qi Family's people really came fast. They truly can't tolerate letting Jiang Feng live even half a day longer!"

"Look, they're already fighting."

"Who's the one fighting Jiang Feng? He's so strong. That ruler technique is this fierce and mighty—the force it stirs up actually destroyed the Jiang Mansion. Is this the power of a battle between Earth Martial Realm experts?"

"Heavens, isn't that the Qi Family's senior guest official, Baili Tu?"

"The Qi Family really thinks highly of Jiang Feng. They actually sent Baili Tu."

"Wait, look on the flying boat. That handsome man—could it be Gusu Fu?"

"It really is Gusu Fu. They even sent Gusu Fu to hold the line. Could it be they're afraid Baili Tu isn't Jiang Feng's match?"

"Hold on. Who's the one beside Gusu Fu?"

"That's Qi Hao's adviser. What's so surprising about that?"

"Not that one. The other one. That man..."

"Heavens, they've gone mad, mad! That's the chief senior guest official of the Qi Mansion, Ouyang Ke!"

"Ouyang Ke? Ouyang Ke, eighth on the Earth Ranking? Ouyang Ke, who once heavily injured a Heaven Martial Realm mighty expert?"

"That's right. If not him, who else could it be?"

"...The Qi Family... really does think highly of Jiang Feng. Not only did they send three senior guest officials to deal with Jiang Feng, they even sent Ouyang Ke. Jiang Feng is certain to die tonight!"

"Baili Tu alone has Jiang Feng suppressed so badly he can't even draw his spear. Looks like Jiang Feng really ends here tonight."

Those whose cultivation was insufficient could not see the battle clearly at all. They only felt that Jiang Feng was suppressed by Baili Tu's ruler technique until he had no strength to fight back, yet they could not see that Jiang Feng was moving with ease beneath the Great Ruler True Intent.

After all, in this Zhushan Town, one truly could not count many experts capable of seeing the battle situation clearly.

The battle continued. Half of the Jiang Mansion had already been razed to the ground, and the watching townspeople kept retreating, afraid of being caught in the fallout.

Xiang Pang also withdrew to the outskirts with the crowd. He knew that in a battle of this level, he could not help. If he stayed too close, he would only distract Jiang Feng into worrying about him.

"Mm, just a little more." Jiang Feng's brows were tightly furrowed. "Just a little more, and I'll be able to comprehend true intent."

"Ten more moves... mm, five moves... yes, just like that, exactly like that!"

"True intent. So this is true intent!"

"It really is profound!"

Baili Tu, who was fighting Jiang Feng, suddenly sensed a great change in Jiang Feng's aura. Jiang Feng, whose aura had originally been smooth, rounded, and seamlessly whole, abruptly became sharp-edged and fully revealed.

"What's going on?" Baili Tu frowned. "I'm actually feeling an enormous threat!"

"No, I can't hold back anymore, or else I may have no chance left tonight!" Baili Tu abruptly came to his senses. "Brat, you actually forced me to such a point!"

"To die beneath my Bloodthirsty Eight-Fold Wave is enough for you to be proud of."

Without the slightest hesitation, Baili Tu's aura abruptly surged. The giant ruler in his hand trembled violently, and after energy surged through the ruler, it roared out.

"Bloodthirsty Eight-Fold Wave!"

On the flying boat, Gusu Fu recognized Baili Tu's martial skill at a glance.

"As expected, Baili Tu has still been forced into using Bloodthirsty Eight-Fold Wave."

"This time, Jiang Feng should die violently on the spot, shouldn't he?"

The surrounding onlookers also sensed the sudden change in aura. At this moment, the aura on Baili Tu's body could be described as being like the sun at its zenith. Before such an aura, the flying sand and rolling stones around him were all blasted away.

"Ah, Jiang Feng is going to be left a corpse on the spot!"

"What a pity, what a pity!"

"This is the fate of opposing the Qi Family!"

"That's Baili Tu's Bloodthirsty Eight-Fold Wave. Although Baili Tu hasn't cultivated it to the great completion, he can still unleash four waves. Each of the four waves is stronger than the last. Its power is beyond our imagination."

"This time, Jiang Feng is dead for certain!"

In the field, Jiang Feng also sensed Baili Tu's suddenly surging aura, as well as the martial skill he was about to unleash.

"Looks like he also sensed the true intent I comprehended and, in fear, immediately unleashed his martial skill."

"This martial skill isn't bad. Unfortunately, unleashed blindly like that, it still isn't enough to threaten me!"

Jiang Feng saw through the flaw in Baili Tu's martial skill at a glance. When unleashing a martial skill, one had to avoid blindly chasing quick success and instant benefit; instead, it had to be used at the right moment. Baili Tu's current execution was somewhat too hasty.

"Since you helped me comprehend true intent, I'll grant you a quick death!"

The corner of Jiang Feng's mouth lifted. His right hand turned into a spear, wrapped in surging force, and instead of retreating, he actually advanced!

"Is he looking to die?" the onlookers cried out in shock.

"Exactly! At a time like this, instead of retreating, he's advancing and completely exposing himself to Baili Tu's ruler waves?"

Xiang Pang grew anxious as well. What was Jiang Feng doing?

On the flying boat, the corner of Gusu Fu's mouth lifted slightly. "Jiang Feng is still too young. To think he would make such a low-level mistake. It seems I won't need to act."

Ouyang Ke's eyes widened instead, and he said in shock, "Not good. Baili Tu is dead for sure!"

"What?" Gusu Fu was stunned, unable to understand why Ouyang Ke would say Baili Tu was dead for sure!

Below, Jiang Feng's right hand formed a spear, wrapped in powerful force. Spear Intent unfolded, and like a sharp needle, it easily pierced into Baili Tu's ruler waves. Like an icebreaker, it split through layer after layer of ruler waves.

Baili Tu's expression changed drastically in an instant, and he roared, "I can't accept this!"

Under everyone's watching eyes, Jiang Feng's right hand stabbed into Baili Tu's chest and pierced straight through.

The giant ruler in Baili Tu's hand lost its support and smashed deep into the earth beneath his feet.

In just half a breath, every trace of life on Baili Tu's face vanished, utterly exhausted!

"Wh-what happened?" The onlookers had no idea what had just taken place.

"Just now, Baili Tu clearly erupted with a terrifying aura and unleashed his famous martial skill. It looked like Jiang Feng was about to be left a corpse on the spot. How did Baili Tu end up being the one dead in the blink of an eye?"

"Exactly! Baili Tu's chest was actually pierced through by Jiang Feng's right hand!"

On the flying boat, Gusu Fu was dumbstruck. Jiang Feng had actually killed Baili Tu in one strike while Baili Tu was unleashing Bloodthirsty Eight-Fold Wave. One had to know that Baili Tu, while using Bloodthirsty Eight-Fold Wave, was tyrannical to the extreme and at the peak of his strength. Even he, Gusu Fu, would not dare clash with him head-on.

Yet Jiang Feng had actually killed him in a single strike.

Moreover, the method of killing had been so bizarre!

Gusu Fu turned to look at Ouyang Ke, wanting to learn the reason from him. After all, Ouyang Ke had predicted Baili Tu's death in advance, so he had clearly seen the battle situation clearly.

Ouyang Ke's expression was grave as he slowly spoke. "This boy was actually deliberately concealing his strength, using Baili Tu to temper the techniques of his true body. If I'm not mistaken, just now he deliberately moved through Baili Tu's ruler techniques, using the opportunity to comprehend the true intent belonging to his spear arts."

"Baili Tu sensed the sharp edge of this boy's spear true intent and fear arose in his heart, so he hastily unleashed Bloodthirsty Eight-Fold Wave. In the end, that let the boy see through his flaw, and he followed the momentum by turning his right arm into a long spear, unleashing true intent, and taking Baili Tu's life in one strike."

"What a monstrous genius. Truly, what a monstrous genius!"

Ouyang Ke was indeed the only person present who had seen the battle clearly. At that moment, he truly and vividly felt Jiang Feng's monstrosity. To actually comprehend true intent in the midst of battle—such wisdom was enough to make one jealous!

Gusu Fu's lovely face flushed red. He was unwilling to accept it, because he had not even seen the battle clearly.

"I'll go test him!" Gusu Fu snorted coldly and leaped down.