Stranger Danger

“Keke… so what if you’re strong? You’re still dancing in my palm!”

Chen Cang coughed a couple more times before glancing in the direction of the Marsh of Eternal Rain. Although his current location was five or so kilometers away from the marshland, he could still feel the anger and clashes emanating from within the Anomaly. A cruel smile spread across his pale face.

If there was one flaw with his backup plan, it was that the Lord of Eternal Rain probably wouldn’t be able to kill Ye Qing. Although the Lord of Eternal Rain was powerful—in fact, one might say that it was on par with a Sage—it had two massive and irreparable flaws. One, it had no intelligence. Two, it could not leave the Marsh of Eternal Rain. If Ye Qing managed to escape the Anomaly, then the Lord of Eternal Rain would stop chasing no matter how furious it was.

There was no chance in hell Ye Qing would ever be able to defeat the Lord of Eternal Rain. But escape? That was a different story. At most, the Lord of Eternal Rain would give Ye Qing a bruise or two. In the end, the young man was almost certainly going to make an escape.

In fact, the backup plan was not meant to kill Ye Qing. It was insurance in case he failed to kill Ye Qing, and his nemesis was healthy enough to come after him. He was going to delay Ye Qing with the Lord of Eternal Rain while he made his escape.

Sure, he did not need to run since he possessed a second life thanks to the Pregnant Soul Reincarnation Art, but its sequelae were so severe that he would rather not activate it if at all possible.

Unfortunately, the best laid plans of mice and men often went awry. Ye Qing was even stronger than he expected, and his nemesis managed to kill him before he could even begin to run. His backup plan still worked, but it came at a terrible cost to himself with no actual gain.

That was fine though. After all, his trump card had always been Xiang Weilong and the Dragonmount Duke.

“Don’t worry, Ye Qing. The show has just begun.”