First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!-Chapter 828: White-Clad River Crossing—A Crushing Reversal

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What kind of lowly tier are they, to think they're worthy of a win-win situation with him?

This wasn't targeted at Great Jing specifically.

But rather, within the territory of Great Jing, the vast majority of people, the vast majority of factions, Lu Ding simply looked down on them.

A bunch of things with complicated backgrounds.

They actually had the gall to come before him and spout such arrogant nonsense.

Yu Zhen's emotions began to fluctuate: "Grand Duke Lu, why must it be like this? The battle at Tianshun Prefecture has already declared your might to the world, why must you create more slaughter at Clear Bright Lake!"

"Right now, the gaze of the entire Great Jing is fixed upon Clear Bright Lake."

"As long as you nod, my Listening Rain Pavilion can take the lead in negotiating with you. Wouldn't it be better if you then passed through Clear Bright Lake without incident and headed directly south?"

"If there's anything, you can go to Four Dukes Mountain and speak your piece there, unleashing your power in that place."

"Once past Four Dukes Mountain, you can proceed straight into the Royal Capital."

"If a fight breaks out at Clear Bright Lake, how will you deal with Four Dukes Mountain afterward?"

"Pass peacefully through Clear Bright Lake, and the difficulty at Four Dukes Mountain won't be too great. If a battle erupts at Clear Bright Lake and you can't get through, then nothing more needs to be said. But if you do get through Clear Bright Lake, then resisting at Four Dukes Mountain would mean making an enemy of the entire Qi Refiner community of Great Jing."

"At that time, those blocking your path would number not just in the tens of thousands? The powerful individuals blocking your way would be far more than just those at the God Ascension realm!?"

Lu Ding listened and laughed. How could there be people in the world with such soft spines.

And they were even trying to play mind games against their own country.

Moreover, these mind games were insidious and hard to guard against, not particularly difficult, just utterly disgusting.

Something even a grandson could think of, but who would have thought there really was a grandson daring enough to use it.

To put it simply, it was those eight enduring words: the wolf in front pretends to sleep, all to lure the enemy.

The events at Tianshun Prefecture had angered and shaken all of Great Jing, raising the difficulty of the Clear Bright Lake 'instance'. If a fight happened here, the difficulty at the subsequent Four Dukes Mountain would increase exponentially.

Because Four Dukes Mountain was the final stop before Lu Ding entered the Royal Capital.

Fighting his way through continuously would be like dancing on the dignity of the entire Great Jing Qi Refiner world.

If he didn't fight at Clear Bright Lake and passed through peacefully, then the difficulty at Four Dukes Mountain would decrease somewhat, or at least, forces from across Great Jing that were previously watching from the sidelines wouldn't join the fray.

At that time, what Lu Ding would face might only be those local forces at Four Dukes Mountain.

Furthermore, these local forces at Four Dukes Mountain, seeing Lu Ding hadn't taken action at Clear Bright Lake, would also let their guard down.

Then, when he struck unexpectedly, getting past Four Dukes Mountain wouldn't be difficult...

Although it was very underhanded, it wasn't a bad plan.

But how was this any different from the 'White-Clad River Crossing' stratagem?

It was utterly contemptible.

It wasn't like Lu Ding lacked the strength to face things head-on.

He was on a diplomatic mission, representing Great Han. Pulling this kind of stunt would disgrace not only himself but also Great Han.

Lu Ding sneered coldly, pointing a finger at Yu Zhen: "You motherfucker are truly rotten to the core."

"Your own spine is soft, and you want to drag others down into the mud with you, to be as shameless as you are. Vermin of Clear Bright Lake, parasites of Great Jing." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

He didn't explicitly refuse.

But these words were even more severe than an explicit refusal.

Yu Zhen truly hadn't expected Lu Ding to refuse, and to insult him!!!

He couldn't find any reason for Lu Ding to refuse.

Yu Zhen forcefully suppressed his anger: "Since that's the case, then the Listening Rain Pavilion will lead the Qi Refiners of Great Jing to respectfully await Grand Duke Lu's esteemed arrival at Clear Bright Lake."

"Threatening me?"

Lu Ding stood up.

These words were really amusing, like children having a conflict at school, then issuing a threat: 'Don't leave after school on Friday, I'll call my big brother to beat you up.'

When encountering this kind of situation, you should immediately punch him in the face right then and there, give him a black eye.

Because generally, the ones who issue threats first are either the ones who can't gain an advantage at the moment, or those whose confidence is insufficient.

If you really wait until Friday, who knows what changes might occur by then.

Strike first, ask questions later!!

"Fuck your mother, then don't go back today!"

BOOM!!!!!

Thunder roared.

Instantly, dark clouds pressed down overhead.

Lu Ding flashed away with the lightning.

Yu Zhen's soul nearly fled his body in terror. Although he was a full major realm higher than Lu Ding.

But Lu Ding's glorious achievement of single-handedly wiping out eleven opponents at Tianshun Prefecture made him face Lu Ding's attack with a level of seriousness as if it wasn't him who was a major realm higher than Lu Ding, but Lu Ding who was a major realm higher than him.

He couldn't muster the slightest will to fight; if he could run, he would run.

Yu Zhen turned and transformed into ink-black smoke, dispersing.

This was also why the Listening Rain Pavilion had sent him to negotiate with Lu Ding.

Even if the talks broke down, he could still run.

If facing the previous Lu Ding, without using the [Black Prison of Death's Body] to smash directly in his face, perhaps this Yu Zhen really might have escaped.

But the current Lu Ding possessed [Three Thousand Thunder Movements].

Comparing movement techniques?

Want to run?

Two figures teleported, flashed through the air.

Yu Zhen's figure continuously dissolved into ink-black smoke, shifted positions, appeared in new locations, coalesced, then dispersed again!

Lu Ding followed closely behind, his figure arriving with the lightning, descending with the thunderclaps. Beneath the dark clouds, everywhere was his domain; within the storm, he was the sovereign.

The dancing black petals, shimmering with the luster of life's end, dazzling and multicolored, under the manipulation of the [Qi of the Ticket Wind], coiled and intertwined like dragons and snakes, shattering each solid form Yu Zhen's ink smoke coalesced into.

The interval between seeing his dispersed form coalesce into a solid entity again and Lu Ding's subsequent attack grew shorter and shorter.

The pressure grew more and more intense.

Beneath the dark clouds.

When Yu Zhen once again vainly attempted to condense into smoke and flee.

BOOM!!!

Thunder exploded right beside his ear.

Yu Zhen's heavy heartbeat sounded.

THUMP!!!

The perspective came from behind the dumbstruck, standing Yu Zhen, looking forward at that figure shrouded in billowing black smoke, entwined with black lightning, standing tall beneath the sea of thunder and storm. The most prominent feature was undoubtedly that single eye pupil emitting a viscous, bloody light.

Like the gaze of an abyss.

Dark arcs of electricity coiled around his arm, spreading to his palm, adopting a condescending posture, firmly gripping the crown of Yu Zhen's skull.

Preventing him from transforming into smoke, dispersing, and escaping.

The corner of Lu Ding's mouth pulled back, leaking black smoke.

The human face gradually transformed into that of a dragon, ferocious and tyrannical, exuding wrath without needing to display authority.

"Run. Keep running."

Feeling the spiritual energy within his body being continuously scattered, the unique divinity of the God Ascension realm he had just gathered, along with the sizzling sound transmitted through bone conduction from the crown of his skull, was being devoured completely, leaving Yu Zhen with nothing but endless despair.

The God Ascension realm cultivated divinity, brimming with infinite possibilities. But the things on Lu Ding's person capable of breaking divinity were far more than the fingers on one hand. Setting aside Brother Full Responsibility's [Way of the Jinche] for now.

The [Torture-Crushing Great Rotation] was also not without its advantages.

'How is this possible, how could he catch up to me?'

'What is this thing, why can it devour my divinity...'

"Lu... Lu Ding... calm down, we can talk, yes, we can talk. The influence of the Listening Rain Pavilion in Great Jing is far greater than you imagine. Although I don't know what you came to Great Jing to do."

"But... as long as the Listening Rain Pavilion supports you, you will have control over the discourse of the literati. All the scholars under heaven can support you."