by Fang Xiang
He felt guilt but when the words reached his mouth, it became, "Hm hm, I have a very high-intensity cultivation plan here. If you can finish it, you might rise to colonel level!"
"Really?" Dong Zi's eyes were bright and filled with desire.
"If you can complete it."
"I will definitely complete it!" Dong Zi said in a loud voice as though he was swearing an oath. His face was filled with determination.
"Such a brave youth!" Wei praised. "You are becoming more and more devious."
Zuo Mo ignored Wei and said, "However, Dong Zi, you have to promise me something."
"Something? A Zuo, speak." Dong Zi asked curiously.
"You can see that my present state is not good and A Gui is very soft and weak. My family has already sent people to get us but they are too far away. They will probably arrive after a long time. During this time, you have to protect A Gui and I." Zuo Mo's tone was serious.
"Of course, you and A Gui are so weak. A Zuo, you might understand a lot but your body is too weak." Dong Zi's face was matter-of-fact. Suddenly, his expression became nervous. "A Zuo, is someone targeting you?"
"Uh, no, this is just in case."
"That's good, that's good!"
———
Dong Zi becoming captain level caused a ruckus in Shattered Stone Town and Ka Zhuo's reputation had become unrivalled. Countless parents came with their children to find Ka Zhuo and Ka Zhuo was in a sorry state dealing with them.
No one came to bother Zuo Mo. Zuo Mo's sickly looking appearance caused people to not bear to disturb him.
In the sea of consciousness.
"I have an idea," Zuo Mo said seriously, "what if I also engrave a mo matrix into myself?"
Pu Yao and Wei were shocked by Zuo Mo's idea.
"You are not a mo," Pu Yao was the first to object.
"But I have achieved the Great Day mo physique," Zuo Mo said unhesitatingly.
Pu Yao was silent. He finally remembered that this freak had made it to the Great Da mo physique even though he was not a mo.
"What kind of mo matrix do you want to engrave?" Wei asked gravely.
"My body right now is like a volcano that is about to erupt. The power inside is increasing, and the collisions are becoming more violent. The end result is exploding." Zuo Mo was calm as though he was describing something unrelated to him. His tone was calm and composed. "The best method is to reorganize the powers in my body back to their state from before, but it is too difficult and I do not know where to start. The other way is to strengthen the volcano by making the mountain stronger and harder to break through."
"Interesting! Even though it cannot solve the root problem, we can try," Wei said. "But the effect of low level mo matrixes will not be strong with your present state. Your physical powers are also in chaos so you probably cannot activate high level mo matrixes."
Zuo Mo nodded and said, "Yes, I want to engrave a portion of a mo matrix on my arm. When the mo matrix is engraved, the blood and flesh there would recover. It would be like a strong barrel. I will then try to direct the powers into the barrel. This way, the other parts of my body would not contain these chaotic powers, and can recover more quickly."
He turned around and said to Pu Yao, "You said last time you had a yao art that could guide the powers in the body out? Since it can guided out, then it definitely can be used to guide the powers to my arm."
Pu Yao and Wei sank into deep thought.
But quickly, the two raised their head simultaneously and their eyes flashed with an excited light.
"The yao art needs to be changed slightly, en, but not by very much."
"The mo matrix has to be strong, but only has to be strong. With this kind of requirement, a mo matrix is easy to find!"
Once the direction was confirmed, the rest of the matter was not very hard for experts like Pu Yao and wei.
Zuo Mo was slightly excited. He finally had hope of bidding farewell to this paralyzed state.
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"This is the mo matrix for the Thousand Layer Iron Cowrie, colonel level mo matrix, very suited to you. The mo matrix is not complex. This is a mollusc that lives deep in the sea, each is the size of a fist. Its outer shell is one of the hardest materials in the world and can tolerate shocking amounts of power."
Wei quickly found a suitable mo matrix. The mo matrixes that Pu Yao collected were mostly powerful and great mo matrixes, but in terms of how much he knew, he could not compare to Wei, especially in obscure areas.
"It really isn't complex." Zuo Mo examined it for a long time.
Pu Yao also produced the recipe needed. He had studied mo matrixes for a long time, even longer than Zuo Mo. This was not hard for him.
But when Zuo Mo gave the recipe to Ka Zhuo, Ka Zhuo's expression became strange.
"Is there a problem?" Zuo Mo saw something was not right.
"Teacher, the materials on here … …" Ka Zhuo said slowly, "are very expensive … …"
"Very expensive?" Zuo Mo blanked.
"Yes, Teacher, very expensive! Like this, Date Fish Bone Powder, this student has only heard of this, and has never seen it before. This Blood Gelatin, this student has never seen it before, and it is definitely not sold in most shops … …" Ka Zhuo stammered out.
Zuo Mo became depressed.
He finally got a plan with some hope but found that his jingshi, oh, mo bei, wasn't enough!
Even more depressing was that it wasn't that Zuo Mo didn't have the wealth, but that he couldn't take the jingshi out!
Was there anything more tragic than this?
Zuo Mo cried inside.
An unfamiliar voice suddenly interrupted Zuo Mo's grieving.
"Hello, Mister Zuo."
The one who spoke had a very deep voice with a unique resonance.
Zuo Mo looked up and examined the person. A tall and proportional figure wrapped in dark green armor. Dark red eyes looked at Zuo Mo without any hint of warmth.
Colonel level!
Zuo Mo instantly discovered the other's strength from the presence the other exuded.
Zuo Mo's heart shook and felt a thread of danger.
Translator Ramblings: Lil' Cliffy makes a comeback.
Chapter 547: Jie Master Ceng Yi
Colonel level.
If this was in the past, Zuo Mo had complete confidence he could destroy the man standing in front of him. At normal strength, he was also colonel level but his Great Day mo physique was ranked second among colonel level physiques and would allow him to dominate mo of the same level. Average mo that were in brigadier level wouldn't be a match for him.
But now, Zuo Mo grimaced. A single colonel was enough to defeat everyone in Shattered Stone Town.
"I hadn't expected to meet a colonel expert in a little place as Shattered Stone Town, it really is my honor." Zuo Mo's tone was light as he said, "Apologies, this one's body has some problems and is unable to move. If there is any offense, Sir, please have tolerance."
The other smiled slightly and said, "No matter, this one has heard long ago about Mister Zuo and knows Mister Zuo is not a normal person. Seeing you today, you are as extraordinary as expected. This one is Chao Yu, and is under the command of Ceng Yi Daren."
His voice was deep and carried an unique resonance.
Heard long ago? Zuo Mo's heart shook. Had the matter with Dong Zi attracted the other's attention?
Seeing Zuo Mo remain silent, Chao Yu was not angry. His dark red eyes stared at Zuo Mo as he said directly, "Which teacher did Mister Zuo have? Matrix awakening masters that can cause their targets to level up through matrix awakenings are very rare."
Zuo Mo did not answer and asked in response, "Does Sir have a matter to ask of me?"
Chao Yu did not pursue the topic and looked meaningfully at Zuo Mo. He said, "It seems that Mister Zuo doesn't have simple origins."
For some reason, Zuo Mo felt this person's words were dark like a cold wind blowing at his back.
Chao Yu smiled and drawle
d, "This one wants to invite Mister Zuo to be a guest for a few days at Stone City."
Be a guest? Stone City?
Zuo Mo was a clever person and naturally was able to hear the implied threat in the words.
Suddenly, a mo walked over holding an unconscious Ka Zhuo in his hand.
"What are you dragging on for?" the income said discontentedly. He was clearly unsatisfied with Chao Yu's efficiency.
Zuo Mo knew that he was unable to avoid it and said in a deep voice, "I'll go with you!"
Chao Yu laughed unconcernedly and said, "Maybe Mister Zuo will thank us in the future."
Zuo Mo remained silent and only stared coldly at the other.
"What to do? Do you have a solution?" Zuo Mo impatiently asked Pu Yao and Wei in the sea of consciousness. A Gui was lost to the world, her shen power only working occasionally. If the other were provoked it could be disastrous. But he had no ability to fight. Zuo Mo was extremely panicked.
"With your present state, even the best solution is useless," Pu Yao said coldly.
"Wait for a chance!" Wei said calmly, "Since they came to find you, they definitely have something to ask. Before you learn the details of the situation, do not do anything."
Zuo Mo thought and quickly calmed down.
Wei was right, the other clearly had intentions.
"They might have come for the mo matrix." Pu Yao's eye narrowed and murderousness flashed through his bloody pupil. He was clearly discontent. "They are brave to act against me!"
If something happened to Zuo Mo, none of them would end up well. Acting against Zuo Mo was acting against them.
Zuo Mo felt slightly ashamed. Compared to the two old veterans, his mentality was still slightly tender. However, he was a leader, and after calming down from the initial panic, his mind started to quickly turn.
Those two people were both colonel level. After interacting with Uncle An Ya in these days, Zuo Mo knew the general situation. In Shattered Stone Jie, colonels were in the ranks of experts. It was not a small matter for two colonels to appear together. Chao Yu and the other came in the open and had no intentions of disguising themselves.
Zuo Mo was curled up in A Gui's embrace as he continued to organize his body. Even though the effects could not be immediately seen, it was the only thing he could do now.
Chao Yu and the other had two enormous black bats as steeds. The wingspan was six zhang, and the back was broad enough to hold seven to eight people.
The black bats looked intimidating but they did not fly quickly. When they flew, a ball of black wind enveloped them which blocked the harsh winds.
After flying for two days, a black mountain appeared in Zuo Mo's view.
The entire mountain was as black as ink, the dropoffs steep as it floated in the sky. Zuo Mo noticed that there were layers of wind around the mountain. The wind carried countless shards of rock that formed a belt of shattered rock.
When they flew near the shattered rock belt, sharp howls almost pierced people's eardrums, the wailing causing the hearer's scalp to prickle.
Chao Yu had been paying attention to Zuo Mo the entire journey. He couldn't help but marvel as he saw that Zuo Mo's gaze was still calm right now. In this shattered stone belt, the hard wind cut like blades. As the wind carried shattered rock fragments, if one was pulled in, even the strongest body would be ground into powder.
"Has Mister Zuo seen such a thing at other places?" Chao Yu couldn't help ask.
"No," Zuo Mo replied indifferently.
It was the first time that Zuo Mo had no agency, he was unable to take the initiative. He was like a fish on the chopping block and could only await for others to act on him. His fighting abilities were zero, his most trusted powers had disappeared. Forced to such a hopeless situation, all of the carelessness, nonchalance, and laziness had disappeared without a trace.
Because there was still A Gui.
Other than his little life, there was still A Gui.
Chatterbox Zuo Mo became silent once again. He wrung out his mind to try to think of anything he could do. He used every second to organize his body even though the actions did not have much meaning.
All of his stray thoughts disappeared. Zuo Mo was focused.
Chao Yu saw that Zuo Mo didn't have the interest in talking so he smiled and closed his mouth.
The two black bats charged into the shattered stone wind belt without any hesitation. A light shield lit up around the bodies of the black bats. The piercing howls instantly disappeared. Zuo Mo felt his vision blur and the scenery change.
The floating black pieces of stone formed a path that appeared in front of them and stretched into the distance.
The black bats flew above the stone path. Soon after, they flew in front of a black palace.
There were two mo guarding the palace gates. One of them saw Chao Yu and his fellow, smiled and said, "You have just returned? Jie Master has almost run out of patience."
Chao Yu grimaced. "We didn't dare to rest for a moment on the road, we didn't even take break to drink water until now."
Zuo Mo's gaze focused slightly. Jie master! Shattered Stone Jie only had one jie master. Zuo Mo remembered Uncle An Ya had said the jie master of Shattered Stone Jie was called Ceng Yi.
"Don't complain to me," the mo guarding the door laughed and said. He then examined Zuo Mo and tsked, "This little boy is the matrix awakening master you found? Are you sure! He's so sick! This girl is also so ugly!"
Hearing this, murderousness rose inside Zuo Mo.
He looked deeply at the other and memorized the other's appearance.
———
In the sea of consciousness.
"Zuo Mo's killing energies are much heavier than before," Wei said lightly.
Pu Yao said unconcernedly, "This is good, the boy lacked motivation, and was too content with what he had."
"He treats A Gui very differently," Wei said meaningfully.
"Women are the most effective!" Pu Yao felt slight regret. "If I'd known sooner, I would have shoved a few women towards him before!"
"A Gui isn't bad." Wei seemed to think of something, his tone reminiscing.
"How about shoving a few more women at the boy … …" Pu Yao spoke to himself.
———
"This is the matrix awakening master you found?" a man slowly asked.
Zuo Mo examined the jie master of Shattered Stone Jie.
Ceng Yi's figure was not tall nor brawny. His body was actually very thin, a thinness that felt abnormal to Zuo Mo. He was wearing pure white robes. What surprised Zuo Mo the most was that he couldn't feel any killing energy from the other.
Ceng Yi's chin was pointy, his face exquisite. What was most eye-catching was his almond-yellow eyes that were extremely similar to snake pupils.
But if one underestimated him because of this, they would die a tragic death!
General!
This jie master that looked as though he could be blown away by the wind was the first general mo that Zuo Mo had ever encountered!~
As expected from the master of a jie!
The general rank of mo was equivalent to the yuanying of xiuzhe. Even if Zuo Mo was fully recovered, he would not be a match for Ceng Yi.
"Is he a snake mo?" Zuo Mo asked Wei.
'En, a rare white fanged snake mo!" Wei's tone carried a rare thread of seriousness.
"White fanged snake mo?"
"En, this branch of snake mo is an ancient snake mo. Their succession is a very unique kind of mo physique, the white fang mo physique." Wei talked rapidly, "If they break into general rank, they can cultivate the white fang mo physique. The White Fang mo physique is a general rank mo physique."
Zuo Mo's heart dropped. His Great Day mo physique was a colonel level mo physique which was two ranks lower than the other's White Fang mo physique. Even if Wei didn't say it, Zuo Mo knew that the difference between the two of them was insurmountable.
Now even Pu Yao did not talk. The Great Day mo physique was ranked se
cond in colonel rank. If he encountered normal brigadier level mo physiques, he might have a chance, but facing a general, there was no chance.
"En, we'll think of something else." Zuo Mo recovered his calm.
Pu Yao and Wei exchanged a look and saw the shock in each other's eyes. They hadn't expected that Zuo Mo would still have such motivation and spirit under such a disadvantageous and unbalanced situation.
Chao Yu's voice interrupted the communication between Zuo Mo, Pu Yao and Wei.
"Jie Master! This subordinate encountered Mister Zuo coincidentally in Shattered Stone Town. This subordinate personally saw him awaken the matrix for a youth, and the youth directly level up to captain level."
A burst of conversation instantly rose in the large hall. All the mo had disbelieving expressions. Matrix awakening was common among low level mo but directly leveling up was extremely rare.
Ceng Yi had some surprise on his face. "Oh, you are saying he caused a youth to directly level up to captain level?"
"Hes, this subordinate saw it personally," Chao Yu said respectfully. He then pointed at the unconscious Ka Zhuo and said, "He is called Ka Zhuo, and he is Mister Zuo's student."
"Jie Master, this is Ka Zhuo, this subordinate has seen him before, he is not bad, but this subordinate has never heard of him having a teacher." Among the crowd, a tall mo stood up, "Hmph! I think Chao Yu is just making things up!'
Chao Yu didn't even look at the mo and said, "Jie Master, you can wake Ka Zhuo up and question him personally."
Ceng Yi smiled and lightly waved his hand. "A Yu is a careful person and wouldn't make a mistake."
Finishing, he suddenly stood up and slowly walked in front of Zuo Mo.
Translator Ramblings: Two Lil' Cliffys! Between the three of them, who is the id, ego and superego?
Chapter 548: Incurable
The almond-yellow pupils were clearly harmless but Zuo Mo felt as though their stare was gripping him by the throat and he was unable to breathe.
Was this the difference in their strength? Zuo Mo was shocked.
Just as Zuo Mo was going to suffocate, the restless power inside his body suddenly exploded!
