Chapter 2648: I Changed My Mind

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

“What do you think? Is it rewarding?” Ling Chang grinned as she spoke to Su Mo at a low volume, both watching Quan Ruhai leave.

“Not bad indeed!” Su Mo smiled too and shake his head helplessly. Ling Chang can be quite mischievous!”

“We have to be prepared too. We can’t let Quan Ruhai get it!” Ling Chang reminded him.

“Right!” Su Mo nodded. The two then slowly approached the Dosu Tree.

Up in the air, Quan Ruhai flew directly towards the Dosu Fruit containing the Life and Death Rule, and very soon it got within a hundred feet.

Whoosh!

At that point, many people noticed that Quan Ruhai had taken action. Not wanting to be left behind, they sped towards the Dosu Tree as well in an attempt to get the Dosu Fruit they needed.
‘They came from all directions.

Quan Ruhai, who took the lead, was just a hundred away from the Dosu Tree.

But then he stopped abruptly. His face grew pale, and his hands kept waving in the air, as though he had been ambushed.

By then, a large number of disciples had also entered the area. They, too, came to a halt.

Some people began to attack crazily, some spun on the spot, and others rushed left and right, as though they were trapped.

“Looks like getting that fruit isn’t going to be easy!” Su Mo said solemnly. He and Ling Chang were two hundred feet away from the Dosu Tree.

“Since the Dosu Tree is intelligent, it certainly won’t make it easy for us to pick its fruits,” Ling Chang said.

“You wait here, I’ll give it a try!” Su Mo said. He was highly skilled and fairly bold. He showed no fear.

“Alright!” Ling Chang nodded without hesitation.

So, Su Mo took big steps towards the Dosu Tree and, very soon, he was within a hundred feet from it.

It was then that he realized the Dosu Tree had gone, and so had the rest of the disciples, leaving behind a boundless and thick fog.

Swish!

Then, something happened. A harsh burst of air suddenly sounded.

Numerous long foggy swords condensed in that boundless fog charged quickly at Su Mo.

‘These longswords condensed in the fog and were extremely mighty and sharp, containing powerful Sword Rules.

Smash!

Without hesitation, Su Mo fought back and punched outwards.

Instantly, the vast Chaotic Source Power blasted at the swarm of long swords like the blazing sun.

Bang!

With a loud burst,the many long swords were all smashed and once again transformed into fog, melting into the surroundings.

But that was only the beginning. Afterwards, a large amount of fog was condensed into a collection of blazing, fiery lances, wielding the terrifying power of the Fire-Based Rule.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The lances equipped with the terrifying power of the Fire-Based Rule charged at Su Mo. Based on the harsh sounds, their attacks were obviously two tiers stronger than the swords in the last round.
Bang!

Su Mo went on the offence again. With another punch, he crushed all the lances.

But the attacks did not stop there. At the next moment, they heard the loud cry of a bird.

The fog instantly formed a large white bird, five feet in height.

It was a strange-looking bird, with a slender body and an extremely pointy beak resembling a sharp sword.

But the bird did not attack Su Mo straight away, but instead flew around Su Mo with an incredible speed.

“That’s fast!”

Su Mo was astonished. The bird’s manner was not too imposing, almost equivalent to an ordinary martial artist at Ninth Grade, High Rank, but this speed made it unable for him to lock in on it.
Moreover, his Holy Senses and mental perception could not even detect the bird’s traces. He could not even see it clearly.

Su Mo could be sure that the bird’s flying speed was definitely faster than the average Middle-rank Supreme Being.

“The Rule of Speed!” Su Mo said as realization dawned on him. The bird had applied the Rule of Speed, the one studied by Qin Zhi.

Qin Zhi mentioned before that he had chosen that Rule to save himself, mostly to run away from a crisis.

But Qin Zhi’s Rule of Speed was not strong. His accomplishments were not very high.

“The power of this rule is indeed a life-saver!” Su Mo decided, and then the sword light flashed in his hand as he conjured the Ultimate Sacred Sword.

He closed his eyes, his divine thoughts firmly locked onto his body. Once the big bird attacked him, he would react immediately.

“Die!” Su Mo attacked a brief moment later, his sword charging straight forwards. He had locked onto the bird’s traces and therefore made a move.

Boom!

With a bang, the sword instantly struck the giant bird, which dissolved into fog without a trace once more.

It was then that Su Mo realized his surroundings had returned to normal. All the disciples from the Ancient Cloud Star Alliance appeared, as well as the Dosu Tree at the front.

“There may still be traps if I go and pick the Dosu Fruit!” Su Mo mumbled as he stared to the front, then he slowly backed away.

He did not have enough confidence to be the first to obtain two Dosu Fruits amongst so many competitors.

So he would rather wait for Quan Ruhai.

Other than that, he changed his mind. He wanted not just two Dosu Fruits, but all of them.

Each of the three thousand Dosu Fruits contained a rule. One rule could be mastered with every fruit consumed. So, he wanted to master all of them.

His Vastness Purple Qi alone could incorporate any Rule, so he should not have any problems studying three thousand of them.

Although Quan Ruhai had said that only one fruit could be consumed every hundred years, and that multiple servings could greatly decrease its effect, but that only meant the effectiveness of breaking through bottlenecks would decrease. Studying the Rules would not.
‘The idea was crazy!

Incomparably crazy!

Even Su Mo himself thought it was rather crazy.

After all, an ordinary martial artist could only study one Rule in their lifetime. It was already extremely difficult to master just a single Rule.

‘Those with a higher level of understanding or the gifted ones would occasionally study two Rules, at most three. But they would distinguish between the primary and secondary and choose one as their main attack.
Ahigher power of the Rule would transform into stronger combat power. The number of Rule types would not greatly increase it.

For example, between two fighters of around the same level, one had achieved the Seventh Order for one Rule, while the other had achieved the Fifth Order for three Rules.

Obviously, the former would be much stronger. The latter might practice a few more Rule types, but their power could not be combined. They only contributed to more methods in fighting.
To the average person, studying three thousand Rules just seemed too much, or the person doing so was just plain greedy.

After all, martial artists had limited energy. Given ten million years, or a hundred million, or even a billion years, it would be impossible to master each and every one of the three thousand Rules.
But Su Mo eagerly hoped to study the three thousand Rules, because he could always rely on devouring attainments to enhance the power of those Rules.

He had just witnessed the amazing Rule of Speed, and understood that each rule was a skill or even a supernatural power which posed great usefulness.

“Why are you back so suddenly?” Ling Chang asked doubtfully when she saw him return to her side. In her opinion, with Su Mo’s abilities, there was a great possibility for him to get the Dosu Fruit first.
“Senior, I change my mind!” Su Mo grinned oddly at her.

Ling Chang was startled by that. She examined him once and nodded, “Are you up to something again?”

“Eh?” Su Mo smiled, speechlessly this time. “Senior, do you know what I’m planning to do?”

“T know everything that’s happening inside your head,” Ling Chang rolled her eyes at him, pursing her red lips. She had already made a good guess.

“Senior, you have changed. You have become so much like Qingxuan!” Su Mo said, looking solemn. Having known each other for so long, he had not seen the other behave so much like a lady before now.
At the moment, he was illuded. The person in front of him seemed to be Hong Qingxuan, not Ling Chang.

“How do you plan to do it?” Ling Chang did not intend to talk about Qingxuan with Su Mo. Instead, she put on a serious face and asked him. Even with their skills, it would be difficult to achieve this goal..