NOVPUBZhou Tai stepped across the water’s surface, scooping up a bedraggled Zhou Yu and Pang Tong from the water, then successively knocked away the barrage of arrows shot by Gan Ning’s men, and with a burst of Inner Qi, he flew toward the distant battle ship.
"Gan Xingba, do you dare to fight me one-on-one!" shouted Zhou Tai as he flew!
"Pfft!" Zhou Tai tried his best to protect Zhou Yu and Pang Tong, dodging vital spots, but still, a blue light arrow streaked across his abdomen, leaving a massive wound.
"Your intelligence really is a problem! Me, Lord Gan, a Naval Admiral, to fight you, a mere water pirate one-on-one, really is beneath my dignity. All forces, charge towards the direction where that voice came from!" Gan Ning laughed heartily; he was a ruffian through and through. He would do whatever benefited him. As an Aristocratic Family Member who had even been a water pirate, there was nothing he could not stoop to!
"Gan Xingba, just you wait, I, Zhou Youping, will one day make you pay!" Zhou Tai, furious to the core, yelled after setting down Zhou Yu and the shivering Pang Tong, adhering to the principle of "losing the fight does not mean losing the dignity."
"Tsk tsk tsk, I remember you have said that before," Gan Ning said irritably, "You have no hope in this lifetime! All forces, charge! If Zhou Youping is there, Zhou Yu must be there too!"
Zhou Tai was shocked, only to hear Zhou Yu sigh. "We have lost this battle. We’ll retreat to Shouchun as planned. Chen Zichuan’s spiritual power is always a problem. The cold fog is easy to break, but with Chen Zichuan present, there is simply no way to do it, and thus the Celestial Phenomenon will be very difficult to withstand." 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
"Don’t mention him. My spiritual talent has no effect on him," said Pang Tong bitterly. "I can’t gain any power to enhance my abilities from him."
"My spiritual talent does work on him, but how to compensate for this Celestial Phenomenon is the question. Competing in spiritual power against him, we are at a complete disadvantage," said Zhou Yu, shaking his head as he walked to the cabin, listening to the gong sounds in the background.
"The coverage is too broad. Although he can fully control only about a dozen miles, within that range, I fear even two or three Celestial Phenomenons are hard for me to alter. Truly, it is as if he defies nature," Pang Tong also said with a worried face, for that level of spiritual capacity was truly terrifying.
Of course, Pang Tong knew that if he could gain the abilities of five or six Zhuge Liangs, he might be able to contend with Chen Xi for a brief period. After all, Pang Tong had realized that Chen Xi’s spiritual capacity had a limit, not due to lack of capacity, but like with his intelligence, there was a limit of a living being.
"His spiritual capacity must have been accumulated over time. I can try to struggle against him with a burst of spiritual capacity, but he can maintain his peak indefinitely, while I only have a moment, and that is simply not enough to make a difference," Zhou Yu said helplessly, as their peak outputs of spiritual capacity were not much different...
Although they had lost this battle, Zhou Yu had gained considerable understanding of Liu Bei’s Navy’s combat power, which was just above second-class but not quite first-class. After all, Zhou Yu commanded mere water pirates. The truly organized and elite navy had not been mobilized; his purpose was to gauge the combat power.
However, what currently troubled Zhou Yu was not the combat power of Liu Bei’s Navy, but rather had never been considered before: Chen Xi’s spiritual talent. Such an immense amount of spiritual power made alteration of the Celestial Phenomenon too convenient, with no viable way to counter it.
"There’s no better plan now, if we fight against him, we might as well give up on predicting the Celestial Phenomenon, and as for that cold ice..." Pang Tong looked at Zhou Yu, "Do you think this could be a Spiritual Talent?"
"Yes, because our spiritual power can protect us, it indicates a Spiritual Talent," Zhou Yu nodded and said.
"I always feel that this Spiritual Talent shouldn’t belong to Kongming," Pang Tong said somewhat uncertainly, "Kongming’s Spiritual Talent shouldn’t be like this. Although it is indeed very strong, based on my familiarity with Kongming and the impressions from before, it definitely shouldn’t be this Spiritual Talent."
"I’m not clear about that," Zhou Yu shook his head, "It must be someone who has two talents, which is quite normal,"
Zhou Yu’s casual comment landed heavily on Pang Tong. Which idiot said this was very normal? Does everyone think they’re like Zhou Yu? However, with Zhou Yu as a precedent, although Pang Tong didn’t really believe that Chen Xi or Zhuge Liang might have a Dual Talent, he ultimately accepted it.
"Liu Bei’s big ships and Gan Ning’s courage and strategy are both not bad. With Gan Xingba leading the Navy, relying solely on this courage, the battle will either be a great victory or a great defeat. However, a person of his courage and heroism is likely to turn the tide at the most desperate moment," Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "Truly a good general."
"Just like this time we all thought he wouldn’t be able to find our Central Army hidden in the fog, it was unexpected that things still went awry. It seems we fell into their trap from the beginning," Pang Tong shook his head and said, "Deliberate leniency, what a pity."
"Xingba seems to be doing a good job!" Chen Xi said with a smile, "We’ll start dispelling the fog in a moment. The fog is seriously cold. Speaking of which, why do I feel like this ability is somewhat similar to Zijing’s? I can manage Changing Heavens, but as for such abnormal abilities, it seems only Zijing has it, though not as strong."
"I can use the Spiritual Talents of all our people," Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "This indeed is Zijing’s Spiritual Talent. I guess he didn’t go all out before. I have just logged onto everyone’s Spiritual Talents, and they are really handy, although it’s a pity I don’t have yours."
"So that’s how it is," Chen Xi smiled, "No wonder I felt something was off about you before. But why didn’t you continue using it? Even without my Spiritual Talent, the collective strength of the others is still very strong."
"It’s precisely because it’s too strong," Zhuge Liang said with a wry smile, "But I don’t know why there was no backlash after I activated it for just a while. Although my intuition tells me something will definitely go wrong if I continue, there was nothing strange other than a bit of discomfort for those moments."
When Zhuge Liang spoke, he was obviously excited. If he had known it wouldn’t cost him any life span, he would have activated it earlier, even if it was for less than Half an Incense Stick Time. In that situation, Zhuge Liang had one feeling: Pang Tong could easily beat them at their own game, the opponents were nothing but trash, and our own people could have guessed what they were up to.
"Oh, Zuo Yuanfang told me about this, everyone has their limits, and that must be yours," Chen Xi nodded and said. Zuo Ci had also told him not to mess around; if he misused his Spiritual Capacity, he might hurt himself. There would be no problems if he used it below his limit, but he was advised not to touch the upper limit, for the reason relates to the limits of a Living Being.
Zhou Yu had made plans to retreat early in the morning. He had obtained the intelligence he wanted, and although it left his own situation a bit messy, the overall situation still went according to his plan. Sunx Ce’s Navy, with their light boats and favorable winds, heard the gong signal and the demoralized Sunx Ce’s Army quickly turned their ships around and sped towards the Lower Yangtze (to be continued). If you like this work, we welcome you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.
