Chapter 534: Using Others’ Strength to Achieve One’s Own Goals

“Damn it!”
Eji Mu Laozu mistook himself for being trapped by the terrifying grand art of “Great Paralysis Technique.” Even if Tian Yu only possessed a superficial understanding of this technique and couldn’t fully immobilize him, in a life-or-death duel, mere difficulty in moving could be fatal.
“Break through!”
“I must break his Great Paralysis Technique! Otherwise, I’ll just be taking hits passively and surely lose!”
Eji Mu Laozu gathered his vital energy, trying to break free from the invisible force restraining him—especially the pulling sensation under his feet. He had to eliminate it to regain normal mobility.
At this moment, he had no time to attack Su Che; he could only do his utmost to regain freedom of movement.
“Kill!”
Su Che roared fiercely, suddenly withdrawing his spatial slashing technique and instead wielding a top-tier Dao weapon—a war hammer—to smash down on Eji Mu Laozu.
Unable to dodge due to his limited mobility, Eji Mu Laozu summoned a top-tier defensive Dao weapon to form a protective barrier. As a result, his invisibility technique vanished, revealing his true form.
“It’s him!”
Su Che immediately recognized Eji Mu Laozu. He had seen this man at Yunzhong Temple. It was an ordinary-looking old man, unremarkable among the fifty Mahayana-level warriors. Yet, it was often such people who were most inscrutable.
Boom!
The war hammer struck his defensive barrier, causing a loud explosion. But with just one strike, a top-tier offensive Dao weapon couldn’t break through a defensive barrier of the same level.
It didn’t matter. The hammer strike was merely a feint by Su Che to draw Eji Mu Laozu’s attention. The real killing blow was still coming from the shadow.
Sometimes, killing someone is actually very simple—even if that person is stronger than you.
That was exactly the case now. Eji Mu Laozu didn’t want to be on the defensive; his goal was to win and capture Su Che alive. Of course, he wasn’t willing to be trapped on the ground by the “Great Paralysis Technique.”
Protected by his defensive Dao weapon, Eji Mu Laozu knew that Su Che wouldn’t be able to break through his defenses easily. So, despite the unfavorable situation, he still had a chance to turn the tables.
With his extensive combat experience, Eji Mu Laozu wasn’t nervous.
But when he saw Su Che put away the war hammer and pull out a double-edged battle axe, he grew slightly anxious.
Xiao Hei’s battle axe!

The true energy within Su Che also possessed the attributes of chaos, allowing him to use the weapons of the Witch Clan to a certain extent. Even during his Foundation Establishment phase, he had used an early version of this battle axe to kill a Golden Core cultivator. At this moment, although he couldn’t wield the axe as skillfully as Xiao Hei, he could still use it to strike a few times. Of course, the Ancestral Extreme Wood had seen this axe before and had witnessed it effortlessly sever those black tentacles—its indestructible nature was truly astonishing. “This axe was given to me by the Witch God. Even the Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Immortal Realm can be slain with it,” Su Che said darkly, holding the ten-foot-long battle axe. “Today, I will use this axe to sever your head.” Though he said this, Su Che didn’t charge in for close combat, as he was also worried about the Ancestral Extreme Wood’s counterattack—being blasted off the ground would be disastrous. “Die!” With a fierce roar, Su Che gathered all his strength, swung the axe in a circle, and then threw it at the Ancestral Extreme Wood. The battle axe given by the Witch God was being used by Su Che as a throwing weapon… Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh… The massive axe spun rapidly in the air, looking incredibly formidable. “What kind of move is this?” The Ancestral Extreme Wood was extremely nervous. No one in the world dared to underestimate the “battle axe given by the Witch God.” At this moment, he believed that Tian Yu’s move must be terrifying—there was only room to dodge, not to confront it head-on. The Ancestral Extreme Wood didn’t know much about the Witch Clan; he had never fought any Witch Clan warriors in his life and had no experience in such matters. From various legends, he only knew that the combat abilities of Witch Clan warriors should not exist in the mortal world but belong to the realms of the Immortal Realm. Moreover, this was an axe personally forged by the great Witch God—it might easily slay ordinary people… Faced with the giant axe coming toward him, the Ancestral Extreme Wood was filled with fear and instinctively wanted to dodge, never considering fighting it head-on. Fortunately, the axe’s speed wasn’t exaggerated—by moving a few steps sideways, he could avoid it. “I must dodge at all costs!” In that instant, the Ancestral Extreme Wood exerted all his strength to resist the pulling force beneath his feet, break free, and move a few steps aside to avoid the Witch God’s axe!

The first step was taken, a very difficult one; the second step was equally tough, but it was also overcome. Yet the third step—on this infinitesimal moment, just as Ji Mu Laozu exerted all his strength to lift his left foot and take the third step—suddenly, the pulling force beneath his feet vanished.

This sudden change, in ordinary terms, meant exerting the wrong force, something that could easily break one’s waist and catch one off guard, causing great harm.

Not only that, but with this change in force, the shadow on the ground no longer pulled at Ji Mu Laozu’s right foot but instead exerted a completely opposite upward force.

Ji Mu Laozu was already using all his strength to counter the invisible restraining force beneath his feet. What would happen now with this additional upward force?

As a result, with the shadow’s “help,” Ji Mu Laozu successfully broke free from the earth’s grasp, lifting off into the air with both feet off the ground.

Using force to amplify force!

Ji Mu Laozu had already used this tactic once in the hall before, with great success. But this time, Su Che and the shadow outwitted him using the same principle.

“Hahaha…”

As soon as someone violated the game rules, the mysterious old man’s laughter would appear immediately.

“I’ve been tricked! My life is over!”

That was Ji Mu Laozu’s last thought as he hovered in midair.

Pfft!

A great warrior at the Mahayana stage was killed by Su Che and the shadow’s scheme, his flesh scattering across the ground as he perished.

“He’s dead!”

Su Che, having won, stood there in a daze. The thought that came to him was: “I remember when I was a young constable, my master told me that the most skilled assassins aren’t necessarily those with the highest martial arts skills, but rather those who know how to make the most of everything around them that can benefit them. That’s how they can assassinate opponents far stronger than themselves without suffering a scratch.”

Today, Su Che realized that he was able to defeat Ji Mu Laozu not through true skill, but by taking advantage of various factors, including the game rules, to overcome such a powerful opponent.

But anyway, this was the first true enemy at the Mahayana stage to die at his hands.

Yes, Ji Mu Laozu was also Su Che’s enemy. He must have played a role in that great disaster back then…

Swish!

The shadow returned to Su Che’s feet and said cheerfully, “Su Che, how about that? Am I amazing?”

“Yes.”

Su Che also replied in the Language of the Soul, “Shadow, you are the most terrifying killer in the world. Who would be on guard? Who can guard against their own shadow?”
The Shadow chuckled and said, “I’ll give you two gifts.”
With that, two items—one large and one small—appeared out of thin air in front of Su Che.
The smaller one was, of course, the crimson Survival Token; the larger one was the amethyst giant sword used by the purple giant. At this moment, the sword still retained its enormous size of eighty feet long. Up close, it didn’t resemble a sword at all but was more like the deck of a ship.
“Did you take this sword as well?” Su Che wondered in slight surprise.
“Hmph…” The Shadow laughed. “I thought this sword was quite special. It could even clash evenly with Xiao Hei’s battle axe. When that space collapsed, I just took it along casually… I’m not only the most terrifying killer in the world but also the greatest thief!”
Amused, Su Che laughed and stored the amethyst long sword in Immortal Prison, while keeping the Survival Token in the Palace of Great Wealth. This was because Su Che believed there must be some kind of connection between the Survival Token and the mysterious old man. If the token were placed in Immortal Prison, cutting off that connection, it might arouse his curiosity, leading to unnecessary trouble.
With the Death Ancestor of Extreme Wood dead, Su Che finally truly obtained a Survival Token.
“It’s only been a dozen or so hours. There’s still plenty of time. Let’s keep searching for other Survival Tokens!”
Deciding on this, Su Che chose a random direction and set off.
Aow…
Wow…
Those two strange beasts followed closely behind him, determined not to let Su Che go. Driven by hunger, they stuck to him.
Su Che wasn’t stingy either. Every hour, he would take out two livestock infused with life force and feed them to them. The amount had to be just right—neither too little nor too much, otherwise, it might spoil their appetites.
While traveling, Xiao Hei studied the amethyst long sword in Immortal Prison, aiming to figure out whether it could become a useful weapon for Su Che.
Xiao Hei was still best suited for using the Witch Tribe’s battle axe. No matter how good this long sword was, there was no need for him to use it. It seemed that only through the battle axe could Xiao Hei unleash that supreme power that could create and destroy the world.
After studying it for a while, Xiao Hei tentatively infused a little chaos energy into the sword. Buzz…
The amethyst long sword suddenly emitted a loud buzzing sound, as if greatly stimulated, struggling and resisting on its own.
“It has quite a temper.”

Lao Hei chuckled and stopped pressing him further, immediately ceasing to infuse it with chaotic energy to continue his research and contemplation… Su Che also occasionally observed the long sword in the Immortal Prison through his mind, feeling a vague sense that perhaps, during the journey ahead, this sword could be of great help to him…