Chapter 208: Is This the Power of “Dao”?!
Cheng Yu did not need to explain his words in detail.
Nor did he need to provide any ironclad evidence.
As long as he planted a seed of suspicion in Ning Dingyuan’s heart, that heart of his, whose defenses had already been broken, would naturally respond accordingly.
“Nonsense! Cen’er inherited my talent. He is absolutely my child!”
Ning Dingyuan himself did not even realize what was wrong.
Cheng Yu clearly had not said anything.
So why had he taken the initiative to defend the son he had raised for decades, and why was he refuting it so emotionally?
Without him noticing it at all, anger continued to dominate his emotions.
Cheng Yu knew that this was the Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard constantly influencing Ning Dingyuan.
A cold smile flashed through his eyes.
Generation after generation of Taiyi Sect’s Headmasters and Grandmasters had been unable to escape the Heaven-Reckoning Disk’s manipulation.
Naturally, Ning Dingyuan needed no further mention.
“I never said whose son Ning Cen was. I was only assuming that if he was not, then you would be losing far too much.”
Amid his cold mockery, Cheng Yu silently condensed the system reward—that Tyrannical “Dao” belonging to the Jinyiwei inheritance.
“Stop spouting nonsense! No matter what you say, it will not affect me!”
Ning Dingyuan roared.
The giant bear phantom beside him erupted again, and its two paws suddenly attacked Cheng Yu.
He knew very clearly that Cheng Yu’s words were disturbing his mind.
In martial contests and even life-and-death battles, an unstable Dao Heart was the greatest taboo.
But knowing it was one thing.
He simply could not control himself. For no reason at all, he kept thinking about Cheng Yu’s words.
If Ning Cen truly was not his son, then everything he had paid, and the trust he had placed in him by assigning him the responsibility of contacting Prince Chu...
All the affection he had given Cen’er would turn into blades that flayed him with a thousand cuts.
It clearly had not happened, yet it seemed to be right before Ning Dingyuan’s eyes.
A tremendous sense of disparity erupted in his heart.
Even his powerful internal energy was affected by his emotions at this moment, and the giant bear phantom instantly shattered.
Ning Dingyuan’s eyes widened.
How was that possible?
Ever since he had broken through to the seventh rank, he had never been affected by emotions during battle.
Now that he had already reached the ninth rank, his Martial Dao heart had become even stronger and more steadfast.
How could he instead have become easier to influence?
Ning Dingyuan had no time to think about his own problem. Cold black fog suddenly surged up before his eyes, blocking his vision and senses.
In the next moment, the black fog once again transformed into a wraith war-general that came hacking down with a saber.
“Playing tricks!”
Ning Dingyuan roared, condensed the giant bear phantom, and punched out. He used raw power to smash the war-general apart and disperse it, restoring his obstructed vision.
But just as he had no time to withdraw his move, Cheng Yu had already circled behind him, and the Dragon-Dethroning Xiuchun Saber came slashing down fiercely.
He wanted to seize the battle opportunity created by the Heaven-Reckoning Disk!
On the rooftop not far away.
When Lu Zhi saw this scene, he immediately became surprised. “He is using the Cold Ghost Fiend Flame as cover to secretly prepare his true killing move...”
“I did not expect Cheng Yu to be able to use the Jinyiwei cultivation method like this as well. Ming’er, you cannot remain arrogant any longer. These cultivation methods are not only used well by the Lu Family.”
Lu Ming stared at Cheng Yu’s figure and gritted his teeth as he nodded.
The Cold Ghost Fiend Saber, the Cold Ghost Fiend Flame—these were all core cultivation methods in the Jinyiwei inheritance.
They came from the Supreme Weapon Under Heaven, the Blood-Chasing Saber, which was controlled by the Lu Family.
Cheng Yu was a Jinyiwei from the provinces, yet his method of using these cultivation methods actually did not lose to Lu Ming, who had truly seen the Blood-Chasing Saber before!
A sense of crisis suddenly rose in Lu Ming’s heart. Cheng Yu was so young and possessed extraordinary martial strength. If he achieved great merit again, his status would surely rise with the tide.
In the future, he might very well affect the Lu Family’s control over the position of Jinyiwei Commander!
That was something Lu Ming absolutely did not want to see!
Lu Zhi saw that his son’s thoughts were chaotic and reminded him, “Stop thinking wildly, Ming’er. Be ready to strike and kill Ning Dingyuan at any moment...”
The battle should continue for quite a long time.
They could not lower their guard.
As he was speaking, he suddenly discovered that a major problem had appeared in the battle on the other side.
Ning Dingyuan’s condition was not right!
“You are courting death!”
Ning Dingyuan’s vital blood surged upward, and he roared, trying to free himself from the influence of his emotions.
But while he was inside the Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard, he was unknowingly affected by the Heaven-Reckoning Disk’s power. He only felt that his anger was difficult to suppress.
Facing Cheng Yu’s fierce attack, the best choice was absolutely to calm down temporarily, defend and dodge, and then search for a chance to counterattack.
But when he looked at Cheng Yu’s figure, there was only anger in his heart.
That brat Cheng Yu was spouting nonsense and sowing discord between father and son! He was detestable to the extreme!
Under agitation and hatred, Ning Dingyuan did not dodge or defend at all. Instead, he chose to punch out in rage and meet the attack head-on.
The giant bear phantom roared as it pounced forward, its bloody maw merging with his fist.
Furious Bear Tyrant Fist!
His strongest strike, a move that had once killed a late eighth-rank martial artist.
It was perfect for crushing Cheng Yu and venting his rage!
When Cheng Yu saw that Ning Dingyuan neither dodged nor avoided the attack, he immediately realized that the Heaven-Reckoning Disk had taken effect.
A good opportunity. Now!
His saber slashed fiercely onto Ning Dingyuan’s incoming fist.
The saber and fist collided. Two tremendous forces suddenly crashed together, and another terrifying wave of air swept outward.
Cheng Yu’s saber did not completely break through Ning Dingyuan’s internal energy defense, but he had not intended to do that from the beginning.
This saber was meant to seize the chance and attack first.
If he erupted with too much power, Ning Dingyuan would instead easily react.
The true killing move was still to come!
Although Ning Dingyuan’s defense had not been broken, this saber forced him several steps back.
His face filled with shock.
Why? Why had he just been so reckless as to take Cheng Yu’s attack head-on?
This was not something he would do!
More importantly, Ning Dingyuan did not realize the existence of the Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard. Cheng Yu had been strengthened, while he had been suppressed.
He only knew that the Furious Bear Tyrant Fist he took such pride in had failed to overpower Cheng Yu’s attack just now.
How was that possible?
Amid the shock, rage, and doubt in his heart, the Xiuchun Saber in Cheng Yu’s hand slashed over again. A trace of pure Saber Intent rewarded by the system was injected into it, making its power increasingly sharp and fierce.
The Saber Intent gathered at the saber’s tip and transformed into a force capable of breaking through all defenses. It wildly cut open Ning Dingyuan’s internal energy as easily as cutting tofu.
“How is that possible?”
Ning Dingyuan was greatly shocked. What kind of terrifying method was this?
He could only turn his body sideways to dodge the attack, yet the Xiuchun Saber still chopped fiercely into his shoulder.
White bone was exposed, and blood flowed without stopping.
He was injured!
Cheng Yu, a mere junior in his twenties, had actually injured him in a head-on clash!
And what awaited him next was not merely an injury.
Cheng Yu did not let the opportunity slip by in the slightest and chose to pursue his victory. Another incomparably terrifying force suddenly erupted from him.
An extreme arrogance and disdain flashed through his eyes. “A mere Duke Dingguo showed no respect for Heaven’s Will, dared to trespass into the Imperial Prison to raid it and rescue someone, and harbored evil intentions! Today, I will cut you down to atone for your crimes!”
Ning Dingyuan’s eyes widened.
He only felt an aura lock onto him, and his entire body became so stiff that it seemed as if he had been plunged into a land of extreme cold.
All power and courage seemed completely insignificant before this aura. There was no need to resist at all.
Because they were simply not existences on the same level!
This feeling was...
A terrifying thought suddenly appeared in Ning Dingyuan’s heart.
“This is... the power of ‘Dao’?!”