Chapter 639: Chapter 639 Interception

Jiang Quan was frustrated for a moment, but he could only return to the academy helplessly.

What’s the point of staying at the camp?

He had just come out of the Elemental Cave, so now he needed to go back to the academy, exchange the Elemental Core for Contribution Value, and speed up the advancement of his cultivation.

Although he could look down on Shi Hao now, this young man was growing too quickly, he also had to improve his cultivation as soon as possible. Otherwise, Shi Hao might actually catch up to his realm, and then he would certainly be no match for Shi Hao.

Unfortunately, there was no opportunity to kill this young talent; from now on, he could only act low-key and stay far away from this demonic youth.

As he walked, he suddenly paused.

A person appeared ahead.

Shi Hao!

Huh, was this guy actually waiting for him on the way back to the academy?

Are you here to deliver your own death?

Jiang Quan was both shocked and delighted. Obviously, he wouldn’t dare to kill Shi Hao under the public eye, not even dare to injure him–if the Sword Emperor found out, he might find himself in serious trouble.

But now Shi Hao was coming to him voluntarily, in this desolate wilderness, if he killed the man, it would truly be unknown to both gods and ghosts.

However, he immediately became alert.

Could Shi Hao really be that foolish?

So, was there an ambush? Was this a trap?

Jiang Quan did not dare to act rashly. He looked at Shi Hao and said, “What are you doing here?”

Meanwhile, he released his Divine Sense, searching the surroundings for any unusual circumstances.

He believed that even if Shi Hao had indeed set a trap for him, it could only be from the Supplementing Divine Temple–if there were Great Sacrificial Heaven experts present, wouldn’t it be better to just ambush and kill him?

Therefore, as long as he was careful, there should be no problem.

Shi Hao could tell Jiang Quan was worried about something and sneered. “Naturally, I am here to kill you!”

“Kill me?” Jiang Quan shook his head. “On what basis can you kill me?”

He was fishing for words from Shi Hao.

“My strength, of course.” Shi Hao raised his fist.

Jiang Quan laughed dismissively: “Shi Hao, you are too arrogant! Have you forgotten what I told you, that you were able to kill Bei Yan not because your strength has truly reached the level of the Supplementing Divine Temple, but simply because Bei Yan couldn’t exert his full strength.”

“If that’s the case, why are you so timid?” Shi Hao beckoned with his fingers. “Dare you come over here?”

“Why wouldn’t I dare?” Jiang Quan proudly said, walking towards Shi Hao.

He was certain that within a thousand zhang there were no ambushes.

As he approached, Shi Hao suddenly leaped up and dashed away swiftly.

“Where do you think you’re going!” Jiang Quan hastily pursued, but he dared not follow too closely, instead holding back a third of his strength.

By doing so, if there was an ambush, he could react immediately and secure a way out for himself.

However, as he chased, he still did not notice anything unusual.

Huh?

Had he been overthinking it, and in fact, Shi Hao was just an exceedingly arrogant person, hence daring to show up alone and provoke him?

Soon, a canyon with steep cliffs on both sides appeared ahead.

Could this be the place of ambush?

Jiang Quan became alert again. The Supplementing Divine Temple could not fly; being trapped in such a steep canyon, with a squeeze from both sides, he would become a trapped beast.

He immediately stopped and no longer pursued.

Shi Hao also stopped and turned around, “What’s the matter, don’t dare to chase anymore?”

Jiang Quan scoffed: “Don’t treat me like a fool to play with!”

He scanned the surrounding environment, trying to locate the ambushers, but no matter how he searched, he could not find any trace of ambush.

What on earth was Shi Hao hiding in his gourd?

Jiang Quan hesitated for a while before eventually deciding to continue the pursuit.

Missing this opportunity, it might never again be possible to kill Shi Hao.

As long as Shi Hao was killed, he wouldn’t have to worry about the day when he might be surpassed by Shi Hao. To settle matters once and for all, taking this risk was worth it.

“Shi Hao, today I shall take your head!” Jiang Quan pursued him once more.

Shi Hao let out a hearty laugh and headed towards the gorge.

Jiang Quan gave chase, but still remained extremely cautious, not moving too swiftly.

Then, he quickly realized that this was a dead valley.

There was no way out, and the walls of the valley were incredibly steep, also covered with green vines.

Those were Green Iron Vines, the vine covered with spikes not only could break through any Elemental Power but also contained a strange poison that could paralyze the nerves, causing instant loss of mobility, and could even be effective against the Supplementing Divine Temple.

However, the toxin was also easily flushed out of the body, not lasting more than half a breath, and once the poisonous spikes were plucked, the toxin would decompose on its own after ten breaths, so the vine couldn’t be used to lay a trap for someone.

Yet in this place, the presence of the Green Iron Vine meant that it was impossible to climb the valley walls to leave; half a breath’s time was enough to fall back to the ground.

Therefore, there was only one way out–retrace the original path.

Also, the existence of these Green Iron Vines meant that there could not possibly be an ambush here.

This kid was really courting death, running into such a dead end.

Good, very good.

“Shi Hao, do you seriously not know how the word ‘death’ is written?” He shook his head, confident of victory, now deeming Shi Hao’s demise a certainty.

He leaped forward to attack, “Let me teach you how to write it!”

Boom, he unleashed his full combat power instantly, launching an attack towards Shi Hao.

–He was aware of Shi Hao’s incredible strength, so he had no thoughts of underestimating his opponent, and besides, even when catching a rabbit, a lion uses all of its strength.

Die.

Shi Hao smiled and released his Royal Court.

A double-layered Royal Court.

This was truly a monster, to actually stack the Royal Court in two layers!

Even though Jiang Quan had seen it before, he couldn’t help but feel amazed again.

Others built one Royal Court after another, and here you are, stacking them layer upon layer. Would there be a third layer in the future?

But what of it, even a double-layered Royal Court? As long as it was a Founding King Court, it could never possibly be his match.

He clapped his palms together rapidly, while also using his ability to control the Metal Element, planning to conglomerate all the Metal Element inside Shi Hao’s body and pierce it out directly from the top of his head, thus completely resolving this young and powerful opponent.

With internal and external forces combined, success would be assured in one strike.

Shi Hao smiled and used the Royal Court to suppress his own body.

Jiang Quan immediately found that his ability to control the Metal Element had failed.

No, it wasn’t quite a failure, but rather Shi Hao seemed as if he wasn’t part of this world.

If the man was not present, how could he be manipulated?

This heavy-handed tactic had failed just like that?

But he sneered coldly, although that had failed, how powerful was his assault? Wasn’t it something Shi Hao could withstand?

You’re still going to die!

Bam!

At that moment, Shi Hao also moved to meet Jiang Quan.

Fire Scorches the Heavens, go!

A sweeping flame erupted, as if it could incinerate heaven and earth.

What!

Jiang Quan was startled; how could there be such a terrifying attack?

In the battle with Bei Yan, why hadn’t Shi Hao used such a powerful move?