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Chapter 975 - 629: Then Don’t Be Born

Chapter 975: Chapter 629: Then Don’t Be Born

Based on the integrated information, there are three strong points of the Three Corpses God.

First, his proficiency in various magical skills.

He was already one of the most dazzling legends in that era of competing philosophies. The Three Corpses of Guiguzi...

He has witnessed too many extraordinary systems with severed inheritances, and even the extinct Extraordinary Soldiers are not unusual to him.

He may have even seen the likes of Bai Qi, an Extraordinary Soldier.

Therefore, when faced with the arrays and magical skills of the Association, he can quickly find some targeted methods to break through them.

Sword in Wine was forced into close combat with the Three Corpses God because a certain magical skill broke his Ten Thousand Swords Decree.

Against this, our only options are to try to surround him or to use magical skills that the Three Corpses God is not familiar with.

Second, his array capabilities are strong, and he can "Planting Beans into Soldiers."

By using Taoist Soldiers to form arrays, he can turn the battlefield to his advantage, blocking, luring, and splitting the enemies.

He can also use arrays to augment his own strength, excelling in both offense and defense.

To get close to him, Li Changhe and others must first break or circumvent the arrays.

The third is his means of manipulating the Three Corpses. According to the information from Li Kun’s confrontation, he is similar to the old man in a kimono we encountered before.

When getting about twenty meters close, Li Kun’s Purification Talismans began to ignite and trigger, each lasting about 18 seconds as they were consumed.

To counter this, Purification Talismans are still effective. We just need to pay attention to the stock of Purification Talismans and the distance between us and the enemy.

What’s difficult is the method the Three Corpses God used on Sword in Wine.

With just a clap of their hands, all the Purification Talismans on Sword in Wine were exhausted without Sword in Wine even realizing that his Three Corpses had been controlled.

This is the most dangerous aspect.

Based on the experience of players, the Three Corpses God must have made contact with Sword in Wine’s limbs.

He left his Divinity on the causality of Sword in Wine and used it to control the Three Corpses of Sword in Wine.

Of course, the Three Corpses God also has weaknesses.

Although Guiguzi himself was successfully ambushed by the Demon, causing his own Three Corpses to rebel and leading to his death on the Heavenly Road,

he did come up with many countermeasures against the Three Corpses God.

That bronze coffin is currently the most effective measure.

Because of it, the Three Corpses God’s own movement has become very slow, and he even had to let two Ghost Hands carry the coffin.

This made their wish to quickly leave the mountainous area nothing but a distant hope.

And in battle, that’s the extent of the Three Corpses God’s mobility.

"So, to deal with the Three Corpses God, we must have a master of arrays to break through them. In addition, our cooperation must be tacit, using various magical skills targeted at the Three Corpses God, making it impossible for him to break them one by one. Finally, we need to avoid close combat as much as possible?" Qiu Wentian summed up the strong points of the Three Corpses God, then stood on tiptoe to pat Li Changhe’s shoulder and said, "Then your so-called invincibility in close combat as an Extraordinary Soldier is completely useless here, isn’t it?"

The greatest advantage of an Extraordinary Soldier lies in the high-speed calculations and analysis during close-quarters combat. Any slight flaw or hesitation in the enemy can lead to their death at the hands of an Extraordinary Soldier.

Thus, during that period, for enemies, it’s almost about giving up the goal of killing an Extraordinary Soldier and instead thinking about how to survive the duration of the Extraordinary Soldier’s onslaught.

And from the information we have, the methods of the Three Corpses God are indeed unsuitable for close combat. After all, once touched, one might end up like Sword in Wine.

"Don’t forget, the Black Mud Divinity can suppress the Three Corpses. And I myself am the possessor of the Black Mud Divinity," Li Changhe didn’t agree, "Whether he can reverse my Three Corpses is in question. Moreover, I am an Archer, even if I don’t enter the Extraordinary Soldier state, I can still inflict damage from long range. Also, if any of you are affected, with my Black Mud Divinity, I can help you suppress your Three Corpses."

"Indeed, but you still need to avoid physical contact with the Three Corpses God as much as possible. We can’t afford to take that risk," Li Kun said, "Compared to your historical timeline, we currently have the upper hand. We have dispersed a large number of Transcendents, minimizing the chaos the Three Corpses can cause. At the same time, we have distanced ourselves from the River Dragon Vein, preventing the Three Corpses God from returning to his peak strength. Moreover, we now have you, a bane of the Three Corpses, as well as the intelligence on the Soul Locking Coffin. Actually, we are at an advantage."

"That’s true," the Fishpond Master said, "But based on my battlefield experience, we should actually consider it from the perspective of the Three Corpses God."

"From his perspective?"

"Yes, simulate his situation, analyze his methods, and deduce his actions. This is actually the job of the Strategy Group, but I think I’m talented in both intelligence and bravery, so I can give it a try now."

"With your so-called intelligence and bravery, all I can see is a bit of narcissism," said Li Changhe and the others, muttering under their breath.

Ignoring them, the Fishpond Master fell into contemplation for a moment before saying, "Although I haven’t faced the Three Corpses God directly, from his arrangements, he’s extremely cautious and has a strong intent to eliminate dangers in advance. He actually launched two operations earlier, dividing our squad and acting against Sword in Wine. Had there not been unexpected occurrences, either Sword in Wine or the Dumb Mentor would have died, or even both."

This was indeed true—if the Dumb Mentor had died by Sword in Wine’s hand earlier, Ghost Hand and Li Kun would not have been as calm as they are now.

"Understandable, he must have obtained some intelligence about us from the Japanese Transcendents, and then started calculating who among us poses a threat to him. As a result, he identified the Dumb Mentor..." Li Kun said, "In this case, his priority to kill the Dumb Mentor would be inevitable."

"That actually allows us to guess his next two courses of action," the Fishpond Master analyzed, "First, have the Japanese Transcendents carry the coffin and quickly leave this mountainous area. Head to the nearest Dragon Vein site, either to recover strength or to escape the Soul Locking Coffin. This is the safest approach. But in the end, he will still face us, better prepared, and the Dumb Mentor who brings unknown threats to him. Moreover, due to the special effects of that coffin, their movement is very slow. Without the help of vehicles, it will take them several days to leave this mountainous area undetected by us."

"And the second point... is to find the right opportunity to kill the Dumb Mentor decisively, eliminating the unknown threat completely," said the Fishpond Master, "Take advantage of the fact that we have not realized what danger the Dumb Mentor poses to him, and nip the danger in the bud, just as you might have done in the past. That also explains why the Dumb Mentor was among the last to perish."

Li Kun’s expression changed at that point.

"Nip it in the bud..."

....

Elsewhere, several kilometers away at the entrance of a mountain cave.

The two Japanese Transcendents didn’t flee with the coffin but instead carried their unconscious comrades into the depths of the cave.

Those once companions, unable to resist the possession of the Three Corpses, had their minds utterly destroyed.

They became akin to comatose vegetables.

And now, they served as sacrificial materials for the spellcasting of the Three Corpses God.

In the cave, seated at the center of an array, the Three Corpses God pinched his fingers in one hand, rapidly calculating something.

The unconscious ones were placed at the focal points of the subsidiary arrays.

The results of divination and deduction were mostly vague, and at times it was difficult to comprehend what was deduced.

But... if the caster were willing to pay a price, it was possible to "see" a bit more clearly.

That’s why those who rashly sought to peer into the Celestial Mechanism would oft meet with unexpected misfortune.

The Three Corpses God, naturally, was unwilling to pay any price, as he had better options.

He suddenly pointed his other hand towards one of the unconscious individuals.

Like a medical marvel, that individual abruptly sat up cross-legged and, speaking in an ancient tongue, said, "I am willing to die in your stead."

As soon as the words were spoken, the individual bled from the seven orifices and died, breath ceasing.

The Three Corpses God frowned. Even with the sacrifice of a Transcendent, he still could not see the results clearly. He could only make out a young woman vaguely.

This was somewhat beyond his expectations. Or was it that the realm of the Japanese Transcendents wasn’t high enough?

"Indeed, the Celestial Mechanism related to oneself is hard to penetrate... and the price is greater than I expected. But, I still have many chances!"

With that said, the Three Corpses God pointed at another person.

The second unconscious Japanese Transcendent spoke, "I am willing to die in your stead."

’Pfft’

Seconds later, the neck of the second person was severed by some imperceptible force, and the head rolled on the ground.

The Three Corpses God now saw more clearly. It was a Daoist girl with bright eyes and white teeth, also an Earth Level Transcendent.

"In the era of a hundred schools contending, there are few who can achieve the Earth Level Transcendent status at such a young age... This girl is indeed talented, but she is far from threatening me. Instead, it is Li Kun and that Celestial who are the real dangers. Could it be that Guiguzi has prepared another inheritance somewhere else to deal with me?" The Three Corpses God furrowed his brows; this had puzzled him for some time.

In the face of enemies that included Li Kun and that Celestial, whose destiny he could not deduce, he could only predict the fatal danger the girl posed to him.

Thus, the Three Corpses God extended three fingers.

Three unconscious individuals sat up cross-legged.

’Pfft’

The next second, all three were turned into a pulp by some force.

As a result of sacrificing the lives of three Transcendents, the Three Corpses God saw even more clearly, even the mute woman’s life history.

From being abandoned as a female infant, to becoming a beautifully carved little girl,

Then, a figure appeared beside her, time gradually passed,

The girl grew statuesque, until one night she embraced that figure, and then...

She was happily caressing her small belly.

....

"This is....Hahaha." The Three Corpses God was taken aback. He finally understood the Celestial Mechanism and burst into laughter, "The one who poses a danger to me is actually an unborn child!"

This was too absurd. An unborn child was determined to be a threat to him?

Who was he? He was Guiguzi’s Stubborn Corpse! The one who had indirectly killed Guiguzi and taken over most of his powers!

To think that his demise would be at the hands of a creature not even born yet?

No wonder he could never forecast it!

But after his laughter subsided, the Three Corpses God’s expression became very serious.

Ridiculous as it may be, if the Celestial Mechanism showed his death at the hands of that individual, then...

"Then you shall not be born...."